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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
1
City and Coalfield Short Items advertise Hazen Red Ash and Mohawk coal with prompt service and weighed loads. Auto sales include a five passenger car and a Wenex Coach with payment terms. Community notices list bake sale, shoe inventory sale, and a synagogue service with a lecture on Judaism.
A rear coal house on Raleigh Terrace belonging to W. C. Tracy caught fire Thursday afternoon. City firemen responded to the alarm from box No. The damage was slight. The property is owned by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
Audrey Pearl Griffith two and a half months old was found dead in bed Thursday morning by her mother.
A Bluefield notice reports the Benefida sister as the farthest from home today with 9 J. W H. McNeill of Atlanta and Mrs Reuben Griffith involved. the father was absent when the discovery was made. The child, found in good health at bedtime, died suddenly and will be buried at Walnut Grove cemetery at 2 PM.
Secretary Hughes testified before the house naval committee that elevating gun angles on American capital ships would not break the arms treaty but could spur naval competition. He noted Britain believed changes would fall within prohibited major alterations, while Japan saw them as minor.
Washington June 8 A resolution adopted by the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Associations asks Congress to direct the Federal Trade Commission to investigate charges of a boycott of cooperatives by the American Tobacco Company and the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain. The group also denounces attacks on the cooperative movement by Henry Ford and glows about cooperative marketing as a remedy for farmer economic difficulties. It also expresses appreciation for support of President Coolidge Secretary Gore Hoover and state legislatures that enacted the standard cooperative marketing law.
Howard Eimer, city bacteriologist for three years, plans resignation and will depart January 15 for Toronto. He joined Cluefield after the municipal health department formed and provided valued service. A successor has not been formally announced by Dr. David H. K. Littlejohn, city health officer, though a replacement is understood to have been secured.
Waldren of Welch owner of 75 Bluefield Avenue inspected the nearly destroyed building after a Wednesday morning fire. He estimated 18000 needed to rebuild walls and restore the structure above the first floor, noting the need to tear down and rebuild sections.
Alvin Jones charged with possession of liquor. Police judge Easivy sentenced him to thirty days in jail and fined him one hundred dollars last evening.
Bluefield Fire Department lists fire alarm stations with locations and cross streets across Southside Northside Princeton Avenue Russell Bluefield Mercer Boggs Good Allen Powell Pulaski Park Bland Bland Jones East River College Walid Roanoke Clarke MacHandy Orange North Midway Henry Greenbrier Union Forest and Osklarat. Alarms and alarm data transmitted from central station.
A mother and her three year old son were buried together after a murder suicide attempt that also left two other children, Aunt and Evangeline, hospitalized. The funeral in Bluefield Va was led by Rev. Cole with a large crowd, while the rest of the family faced medical and legal fallout amid a wider report involving Admiral Kolchak and other figures.
Los Angeles dated January 8 Kid McCoy famed pugilist and former husband of eight wives was sentenced to one to ten years in the state penitentiary on a manslaughter conviction in the killing of Mrs Teresa W Mors last August. Judge Chall denied McCoy's motion for a new trial and refused to set aside the verdict. He will stay in county jail pending appeal while his trial on four robbery counts and three counts of assault with intent to kill proceeds next month from the Mors antique shop incident.
Montreal, Jan 4. Hearings in the case of Arthur Evang football star of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and four others held responsible for the death of Mary Kelly of Hamilton Ont were postponed to day until tomorrow after arraignment on a murder charge. Police allege Kelly died from effects of an illegal operation. T Hicks Miller director of athletics John Corrigan rugby squad manager Alexander Sweeset named in the case and Imalda Bourgeu a telephone operator are among those held.
The four masted schooner Deering sailing from Houston to Mexican ports went down off Frontera, Mexico, on December 25. All hands, at least ten crewmen, were lost except one Mexican survivor. Ed Blackburn, charterer, and Don Tomkins, who brought the news, said the vessel sprang a leak and sank rapidly after departing Houston December 10.
Lane McClure, 35, electrician for Pocahontas Fuel Company, died at St Luke's Hospital at 630 pm Thursday after suffering burns from contact with acid at a Pocahontas garage where he was on duty. A native of Texewell County, he lived in Pocahontas, was married, and funeral arrangements were completed last night.
Representative Temple of Pennsylvania, acting chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, said no action had been taken on the Britten resolution for a Pacific rim white nations conference and no directive had come from Chairman Porter, who was said to have cabled from Geneva. Committee members expect the resolution to die in committee with no vote.
Jimmy De Forest veteran boxing trainer is barred from training or taking part in any A A U boxing events. The suspension of his boxed quartet Dick Kenny Joe Canamore and Mike McNally was announced after Mendoza was disqualified and the stable withdrew from the New York state amateur tournament. De Forest had appeared with his amateurs after weigh in and matchups for the 118 pound class. Louis Angel Firpo is set to train under him in America.
Tommy Gibbons of St Paul Hecht heavyweight defeated Jack Burke of Pittsburgh in the sixth round of a ten round no decision fight in Grand Rapids Michigan. The referee stopped the bout awarding Gibbons the technical knockout as Burke could not defend himself. Burke weighed 176.5 pounds and Gibbons 179.
The obituary lists surviving relatives including wife four children Mrs Trallia Swisher and Lawrence Bradley of Bluefield Lee Bradley of Portsmouth Ohio and Clinton Bradley of Baltimore Also named are his aged mother Mrs Mildred Bradley of Bedford and sisters Mrs A He Hock of Dinfield Mrs Annie Belg and Miss Mabel Bradley of Radford
Miss Florence Marguerite Clark of Peoria Illinois married yesterday in Rome to Filippo Caracciolo Duke of Melita. She is the daughter of the late Charles Corning Clarke former Peoria mayor and merchant founder. her mother lives in Florence.
Neighbors discovered Guy Abalte, a bachelor coal miner, dead in his blood smeared kitchen after a two day disappearance. The head was severed with two bullet wounds from close range, and the room showed signs of violence and disorder.
A bouffant evening frock features a tight bodice and a long skirt in white taffeta with delicate thread like black lace over it. The design emphasizes a refined silhouette suitable for formal occasions.
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