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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1925
Page
1
William Grant Burleigh profiles Mac Day as a government officer amid Appalachian mountain life. The piece blends biography with social observations, praising mountain loyalty, bravery, and environment shaped character while warning of rising social care movements and curious anecdotes from Buchanan County.
New York bankers and Russian industrialists held a secret banquet at the Bankers Club to discuss Soviet American trade. Charles M. Schwab praised Russia resuming trade with the United States as Chase National Bank officials and other leading financiers and industry figures observed the event.
Mellie Dunham of Maine, famed for old-time tunes, joins Henry Ford in a revival campaign to lure Detroit dancers. His orchestra featuring dulcimer and zimbalow will replace the jazz band at a leading hall next Saturday, marking Ford’s first effort to win Detroit's crowd.
New York December 12 Maria Jeritza added another role to her repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera and was forced to answer twenty curtain calls before agreeing to return. The Ovation followed the first Metropolitan performance of Wolf Ferrari I Goti a Della Madonna, a reception rarely equalled in the company’s history.
Clarksburg West Virginia December 12 A Wolf Summit farmer William Pratt was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for stealing an automobile from A B James The same court sentenced P Angel a former Clarksburg chef to four years for forging an $85 check Hermat Talkington North View laborer received a two year term for forging a $25 check
Two bodies are still to be recovered from the ill fated Overton mine where fifty two men were killed by the explosion. State and federal investigators plan a day of action while the mine is partly wrecked and entombs a score of workers.
Baltimore reports a shift of the Atlantic rum fleet toward Maryland coast. The Baltimore Evening News cites sources claiming a cargo of holiday liquor was landed last night at Miller Island by bootleggers, while Salisbury Evening Times notes six truckloads landed near Ocean City for Philadelphia. Prohibition agents deny a Baltimore landing.
Eighty repairmen employed by the Kingston Coal service ney, an independent Westside company, have been called out by union officials. They performed special work during the suspension but were not maintenance workers. The action followed the failure of company officials to meet a general grievance committee over a dispute.
President Coolidge has approved the court martial sentence of dismissal from the army for Captain Fran M Nihoof of Montgomery West Virginia. He was the custodian of funds for the 42nd Infantry at Camp Gaillard in the Canal Zone.
Geneva reports the League Council moves to advance world peace by asking Sir Eric Drummond to prepare a summary of suggestions for pacific settlement of disputes and a survey of arbitration conventions before the next meeting. Attitudes toward discussing navy reductions hinge on disarmament as part of a broader program.
Washington reports the $325 million tax reduction bill moved to the test stage in the House with expected approval before week’s end. Debate over twenty hours yielded broad Democratic and Republican support, with amendments likely on surtax, inheritance tax rates, and the tax board provisions. A separate attack on the inheritance repeal movement tied to Texas and Iowa tax clubs was voiced by Representative Connally as part of ongoing debate.
Carnegie Tech announces its 1926 football schedule with new opponents West Virginia University Detroit University and New York University. Dropped were St Louis University Drexel Institute and Mount St Marys. Key games include Adrian College Thiel College Washington University Pittsburg University of Detroit Notre Dame Juniata and West Virginia with several home dates.
Clarkaburg Virginia December 12 James Morgan twenty two of Pennaboro confessed to officers that he broke into the general store of J B Nestor at Cornwallis and robbed it of about 100 dollars in cash A revolver was found in his pocket when he was arrested Morgan was taken into custody at the distance of Cornwallis officers who telephoned here before the train arrived and his identity was shown by his railroad fare in nickels and dimes Most of the loot was in small change
In Little Rock Arkansas on December 12 at least twenty four people were injured when the Choc taw Limited on the Rock Island lines derailed near Roland. Hospital and Rock Island claim department lists show overlapping counts with several names not matching between lists.
In Wilmington Delaware Madame Cherevco one of thirteen person members of The Song of the... Company injured when stage rigging collapsed at The Playhouse last night shows signs of improvement tonight. Doctors say her condition is not alarming with a slight brain concussion cited among injuries.
Lord Dawson, physician to the king, visited Rudyard Kipling in Burwash England on December 12. A bulletin issued after his departure stated Kipling continued to improve.
D A Burt of Wheeling was named chairman of the new state tax commission appointed by Governor Gore. The panel includes Virgil L. Highland John M Crawford James Elwood Jones Henshaw and others to study the state tax situation with an initial meeting planned in the coming weeks.
In Bradley, a mining village west of Steubenville, unknown burglars entered five houses with skeleton keys, chloroformed about twenty five people including children, stole over $1000 and jewelry, then released the victims after ensuring ventilation. Four dogs were killed and all victims survived with medical care.
Four cutters from the coast guard vessel Seneca were freed after being chained between decks all week. The men had been involved in the Wil liam Dwyer liquor case connected to Rum Row. Captain G C Carmine said no charges or court martial instructions had been received, so their status remained that of any crew member.
A government hospital plane carrying Walter Reed patient Frank Sheets encountered engine trouble over the mountains near Cumberland Maryland. The craft made a forced landing and was badly wrecked though both occupants escaped with minor injuries. Sheets, en route home to Wheeling from Washington DC, later traveled by train in a Pullman car and remained in serious condition from the shock.
Washington December announces the defense says the court martial of Major Lester J McNair will likely conclude next Wednesday as Representative Frank Reid, defense counsel, warns the trial on Colonel William Mitchell multiple air defense plans controversy moves toward end. The charge alleges air defense plans for Hawaii in 1923 were withheld or misrepresented. McNair asserts plans existed and were kept updated, countering Mitchell's claim of treasonable conduct.
In Washington M. Berenger, new French ambassador, says France will settle its war debt to the United States as part of restoring Franco American relations. He spoke to the French Colonial Institute, replying to M. Loucheur who urged France to sign a binding contract. Meanwhile deputies debated navy expenditures with calls to curb new shipbuilding.
Pittsburgh December 12 Asbury Wilson twenty a student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology was found dead with a gunshot wound in the head on the outskirts of the city late today. Indications pointed to death by own action as a revolver was found near the body and letters to relatives and friends were in his pockets. Wilson resided in Wilkinsburg suburb.
Mexico City reports the municipal elections delayed for seventy two hours after a contending party obtained a writ of habeas corpus. Irregular ties by the electoral council are charged and under scrutiny.
Twenty five members of five families in Bradley Ohio were chloroformed this morning by a band of robbers who looted $600 in cash and nearly $1000 in jewelry and watches. Half a dozen dogs were chloroformed and two died. The raid occurred at nine o'clock as residents slept.
Reports said the steamship Cotopaxi with thirty two crew members sank during a tropical storm off Charleston. A cable from Clinchfield Coal Co. claimed the crew were safe though later authorities reported no confirmation of Havana landings.
Seattle Washington December 12. With drawal of the large universities from the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection of officials for next year's conference football games and election of new officers for the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference marked today's session here. Washington State College the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural College and University of Montana withdrew from the Northwest conference. smaller colleges announced they had already organized and would retain the name and eligibility requirements. Officials emphasized the move was harmonious and mutual in advantage. A resolution requires all Pacific Coast Conference teams must play at least four games with other conference schools to have schedules considered standard.
Weston West Virginia December 124 percent The Tony Glass Company plans a second plant in Huntington in 1926 to produce fancy and cut glassware Louis Wehing manager says the Weston plant opened December 24 and will run year round to meet demand The local workers are highly skilled and largely trained in European plants before coming to the United States
Reports from Albucemas Bay say Rifian bombardment of Spanish military posts around Alhucemas Morocco has grown so fierce in twenty four hours that most civilians have fled back to Melilla where Spanish forces landed last September.
J. Ashcraft a 40 year old miner from North View was killed in the Columbia mine at Despard when slate fell in a tunnel trapping him beneath its weight. The tragedy occurred this afternoon in Clarksburg West Virginia as rescue attempts were hindered by the collapse.
A. W. Gregg solicitor of the Internal Revenue Bureau criticizes a senate committee investigation for cherry picking isolated cases of irregularity and fraud to portray the bureau as typical. He defends ongoing corrective work while maintaining the search targets only the “black spots.”
Three anthracite district executive boards of the United Mine Workers issued a brief statement through John L. Lewis noting the meeting was routine and held no policy changes. Lewis criticized operators for rejecting Governor Pinchot’s settlement terms and refusing joint negotiations, while reaffirming the workers’ readiness to pursue a statewide settlement.
Noblesville Indiana December 12 D C Stephenson returned to Indiana state prison with little hope his life term for the Madge Oberholtzer murder would be set aside. His lawyers prepare an appeal while he works in the prison chair factory as Judge Sparks overruled his motion to arrest judgment.
Newton Mass December 12 A lifelong friend Alonzo H Blood seventy six of New York awaits at the bedside of Maunice J Esten seventy six hoping to marry her in her last hours. Although doctors say death could come any moment Blood obtained a marriage license yesterday and a clergyman is ready to officiate if she recovers enough to answer questions.
Chicago on December 12 the Illinois Rhodes committee interviewed twenty one male candidates from colleges and universities for the 1926 Rhodes scholarships. A single scholar will be chosen to advance to Oxford and study abroad. The panel will send a sealed report to the national committee in Philadelphia, which is expected to announce the winners Monday.
A civilian was killed today while resisting a disarmament order amid municipal elections in Mexico City. Six civilians nationwide are legally permitted to carry guns, with three federal officials and chauffeurs among them. Police and soldiers, numbering fourteen thousand, have been deployed to maintain order.
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