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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1925
Page
1
A 1920s style column muses on cuteness myths and sun bathing over water pools. It cites Egyptian Roman notions, mocks public bathing, and notes rising cosmetic spend by men. It urges Bluefield voters to participate, warns about low turnout, and laments social distractions from radios and jazz.
Two Rochester youths Pasquale Pargano thirteen and Frank Baretti fifteen were fatally injured when the aerial bombs they handled exploded during a community celebration. Both boys suffered severe injuries including loss of limbs and eyes. they were taken to a hospital where doctors reported little hope for recovery.
Paris July 4 The belief that General George Washington held the honorary rank of French marshal conferred by King Louis XVI was discussed by Robert P Skinner US consul general in an address to the American Women's Club of Paris. He cited no archival record but noted a 1780 French order to honor Washington and the Rochambeau command as possible basis for the belief.
Oslo prepares to greet Captain Roald Amundsen and his party arriving by government steamer from Spitsbergen. Festivities include colors, banners, a choir, flowers, and a royal reception at the palace after a flight from Horten. The rural home near Oslo awaits with flags and a huge bonfire.
Santa Barbara California July 4 a band concert speeches and flag display marked the nations day while steam shovels and hammers cleared quake wreckage. Seventeen slight tremors were recorded with a graphic thermometer and another sharp shock renewed nervousness though no damage was found.
Fifteen polling places open Tuesday as Bluefield voters choose a five member board for four year terms. Ten candidates, two from each district, compete with tickets split into two groups and broad but uneven campaigning including newspaper ads and pamphlets.
A board of California engineers said the total damage to public and business buildings in Santa Barbara from Monday's quake is 6,230,000 dollars. The estimate excludes private residences.
President Coolidge dined on the Mayflower for his fifty third birthday with Mrs Coolidge and guests. Fireworks lit the shore at Marblehead while steady drizzle kept the party below decks. A White House visit produced a birthday cake gifts and a box of chocolates for Jimmy Walker who also received a silver pencil from Mrs Coolidge.
New Kensington Pennsylvania July 4 three persons were killed and two injured when a tree sheltering people in a city park was struck by lightning. The dead include Andrew F. King thirty eight his wife and Edith Sherer seven all of New Kensington. William ten and Alice Shearer four were hospitalized.
A large crowd of about 3,000 attended Bluefield's Fourth of July events at the Bluefield fairgrounds, organized by the American Legion. The day featured a 21-event program including a ball game, sham battle, Virginia tournament, sack race won by Tom Muncy, potato race won by Emma Montgomery, shoe race won by Army Lambert, balloon race won by Millie Gregory, and a two-session high school tumbling display. Prize money ranged up to $15 in various horse and rider classes, with numerous donations from local businesses.
In St Clairsville Ohio during the Old Trail centennial 30 000 spectators attended 10 000 autos Mrs Sarah Jane Davis aged 89 was run down and killed by a car Judge Warren Cowen witnessed the accident George Furbee and family from Glendale fell thirty feet while returning from the celebration Furbee sustained broken ribs and internal injuries
Seven persons die when a three story wooden apartment house burns in Saranac Lake New York early today. Victims include George Martin and several Saranac Lake residents. fire origin undetermined. George Duckett remains in critical condition with severe burns.
Brest France July 4 All charges against Max Jerome Phaff an American on bail were dismissed in the piracy raid case linked to the steamer Mulhouse. Phaff was arrested in Paris in September 1924 and brought to Brest for trial where the penalty was death by hanging.
Fourth of July injuries at Martin's Ferry hospital include Margaret Wright four, who bit a toy pistol cap exploding in her mouth risking speech loss. Walter Worman twenty one of Bridgeport shot in the knee when his gun discharged as his auto stopped. John Boon fifty six of Fairport to lose both eyes from a premature cracker explosion.
London July 4. Sir Edward Hulton former newspaper proprietor who died May 23 left an estate of about 2,000,000 pounds. A legacy of 5,000 pounds is requested for the Catholic Church of Leatherhead Surrey where he resided. He once owned The Evening Standard The Daily Sketch The Sunday Herald of London The Daily Dispatch and The Evening Chronicle of Manchester. He sold them in 1923 to Lord Beaverbrook and Lord Rothermere.
War Department reports from nine corps areas indicate a patriotic response on Defense Day though one day volunteers turnout was down from last September. Regular army and guard figures declined while organized reserves and civilian participation showed progress but remained below prior levels.
Rescue workers labored through the night after the Pickwick Club roof and five stories collapsed in Boston's Chinatown. Eleven bodies were recovered, with twelve known dead and many injured as investigators opened a grand jury inquiry. The club building was blamed on overcrowded conditions.
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