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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1925
Page
2
Several Bluefield notices advertise coal from Quality Pocahontas and Raven Red Ash with service from Ser vice Coal Company and The Coal Company. Other items discuss taxes, a reward for trespassers, and local shop promotions including hosiery specials and a Christmas club. Homer Rodeheaver broadcast and store openings are noted among neighborhood business updates.
Mexico City decree announces the government's petroleum bill now in effect. It regulates exploration, pipelines, and refineries. Foreign ownership rules will be clarified under article 27, with measures to facilitate foreign investment and reduce hardware barriers for investors.
Sergei Yessinin, once linked to Isadora Duncan, died by suicide in Moscow. The couple had faced border entry refusals in 1922 New York, later touring American cities before returning to Europe. Yessinin had been jailed in Moscow for alleged anti Soviet remarks. His wife sought divorce shortly after.
Five real farmers continue to till the soil in New York City. Census figures show Manhattan farm area at seventy two acres as of January 1, with 138 acres five years earlier and no change in farm count. Livestock includes two mules eight horses and seventeen dairy cows. Of seventy two acres sixty eight were harvested with twenty five acres devoted to white potatoes.
Pittsburg Prohibition Administrator Baird said agents would be on duty New Year’s Eve to curb illegal liquor activities. Revelers and cabarets planning celebrations risk arrest if found selling or permitting intoxicants. Protective measures and warnings were issued to establishments expecting crowds.
Rome reports Pope Pius the sixteenth centenary of the Council of Nicaea in A D 925 marking church split of east and west. The ceremony in Hall of Benediction was attended by twenty three cardinals including Cardinal Hayes New York and Cardinal Bourne London. Bishops present included Thomas F Lillia Kansas City Missouri Michael Hoban Scranton Pa Thomas W Drumm Des Moines Ia and John A Lawler Lead Sd.
Washington death notice for Miss Antoinette Margot co founder with Clara Barton of the American Red Cross. Born in Lyons France she served as a nurse on battlefields in the Franco Prussian War where she met Barton. Margot long resided in Washington and led Catholic circles.
Bluefield Kiwanis heard Bernard McClaugherty’s informative after dinner talk on community impact during the past year. Special guests Katie Tonko Bernard Plackewell and Mrs. P. W. Poff attended with reports on charity work and a bed donation to a needy child. An annual meeting set for January 4 at Hotel West Virginian plans a 10 o'clock dance with attendees from other civic groups.
Plymouth Vermont December 28 Colonel John C Coolidge father of the president was reported not seriously ill. He rests with faulty circulation and loss of use of his right leg. Dr Albert C Cram Bridgewater his physician made two visits and said no cause for fear.
An inquest into the deaths of Charles Thompson a 63 year old junk dealer and his housekeeper Miss Mabel Ward 27 will proceed after coffee analysis results arrive from Pittsburgh. Two boys Edward Ward 15 and Charles Pchens 17 who drank the coffee have recovered consciousness and are expected to recover. Coroner G C Howard suspects one of the couple placed poison in the coffee after a lovers quarrel.
Chicago writer reports American composer W Frank Horling received an offer from Arthur Hopkins to compose a three act jazz opera based on modern American life. Horling notes his use of saxophones in the orchestra and believes Tinpan Alley influences music more than serious composers combined.
New York December 28. Orthodox Rabbis of the Agudath HaRabonim charge Rabbi Stephen Wise with misleading the house of Israel and opening the way to baptism. They protest his statements and contend he is unfit to chair the United Palestine Appeal which seeks 6 million dollars to rebuild the Jewish homeland.
The icy grip of winter chilled the region with six below zero overnight and seven below in Bluefield yards. Cars, plumbing, radiators, and furnaces suffered heavy damage. a single furnace section and several radiators failed, coal yards were overwhelmed, and many service calls went unanswered as temperatures stayed well below zero through Monday night.
Washington reports December income tax returns shown a four percent increase. Assistant Secretary notes higher filings, with emphasis on individual returns and steady growth in revenue collection.
Martial law has been proclaimed in Bekes and Bipar flood districts due to repeated crimes against life and property. Eighty thousand acres are inundated.
A report states that Tory Winston, from the treasury, expects the day’s figures to exceed by a few million dollars the preliminary estate assessment of 350 million dollars.
New York December 28. A U S district attorney Buckner led a drive against denatured alcohol diversion to bootleggers. Two women and eight men were arrested. one woman known as queen of illicit alcohol admitted earning 1000 to 2500 dollars daily selling alcohol. The other woman Jane was a bookmaker tied to Olivetta Distributing Company and arrested. Over forty warrants issued in the drive.
Mexico City reports that the federal government outlawed marihuana cultivation. Health inspectors will destroy crops and arrest those still growing the plants nationwide. The drug is linked to delirium and insanity among users and dealers are targeted.
New York December 28 representatives of the building trades withdrew a threatened January 1 strike after meeting employers to reconsider wage demands averaging 150 dollars a day. The outcome hinges on the January 6 special meeting of the employers association.
Mrs. J H Lewey aged fifty four died at home on Woodlawn avenue after a prolonged rheumatic illness. A Bluefield resident born February 6 1871 in Giles County Virginia she was married December 11 1895 as Erika Elizabeth Marin. Survived by husband six children sister and brother including Rev W Martin. Funeral at Trinity Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 20 pm with ministers Rev J M Carter Rev Frank Y Jackson and Rev Tyler. Interment Walnut Grove cemetery.
A vintage ad claims eczema, boils, pimples, and rashes vanish by building red blood cells with 8 S S. It warns of impure blood and weak defenses and touts a larger bottle as more economical, selling the product through Adhnevists.
Harlow Whisman died Sunday evening at St Luke's Hospital from a stomach ulcer. A 39-year-old Bluefield merchant and real estate dealer, he was born in Grove Smyth County Virginia and married Hannah Schuler in 1911. He leaves four children Harold Paul Mary Lee and Evelyn, his parents Mr and Mrs W Whisman of Sugar Grove, three sisters and one brother. Funeral was at Trinity Methodist with burial in Sugar Grove.
The Hankla Grocery Company moves from the old stand in the Hawley building to a fine new quarters in an apartment building at Bland and Ra-Seet Os. The change occurred yesterday as the old location was vacated.
Mr Hankla announced the establishment will open for business today following renovation. The upgraded quarters provide excellent facilities for customers and staff, signaling a fresh start for the venue.
A blaze at 7:50 Monday night wrecked the Busy Bee restaurant, a store room and dwelling, and the Cedar Bluff Motor Company building, with losses about 25 000 dollars. A locomotive from Richlands via the Norfolk and Western saved another structure and lines. The unoccupied store and dwelling were spared and the motor company kept most cars and equipment.
Funeral service for the late Benton Crumpler former well known resident of Bluefield occurred Monday at 2 o clock from Bland Street Methodist church. The ceremony was largely attended with flowers carried by nieces and nephews. Interment was in Walnut Grove cemetery.
A fragmented notice appears to address rupture risks and urging readers to seek information. It names Eugene M. Pullen, a carpenter in Manasquan New Jersey, offering guidance and a method to reach out for life saving information or an operation to stop worry and danger.
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