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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1925
Page
1
The piece muses on the summer solstice and the late July peak of heat, then shifts to reflections on dogs, child rearing, and social costs. It contrasts modern central heating with historic fireplaces, recalling how hearths once anchored family life and nightly storytelling.
The state convention of undertakers will convene in Bluefield the first week of the month with hundreds of visitors. The article notes the rising importance of sanitary practices in mortuary work and the growth of photographic news as a modern interpreter, contrasting pictures with printed words for those who cannot read. The piece hints at developing urban life and includes a scene describing boys in homemade denim pants and reinforcements, leading into continuation on the next page.
A terse 1920s style blurb critiques sailors over morale while noting admiration for the fleet. The text glances at Australian attitudes toward race and uniforms, mentioning a Morning and bouldered sailors and colored welsh terms, with unclear OCR obscurities.
London reports indicate miners and owners prepare for Wednesday conference as July 21 deadline looms for the current agreement. A government inquiry was rumored to propose a temporary subsidy to the mining industry amid wage dispute tensions and loss of foreign markets.
Chicago July 25 Federal district Judge Adam Cliffe granted a writ of mandamus against Wilson and Cahy company ordering meat packers to open all their books to the United States department of agriculture. The packers had given notice of an action.
In Chicago Scott Russell Scott, awaiting execution for murder, faced a sanity hearing as defense lawyers argue prison psychosis. Mrs. Billa May Scott and Scott's family support efforts to save him while the state presses to carry out the verdict.
Major Percy Owen prohibition enforcement director for Illinois is indicted and suspended. Ralph, Bernard Rumps, Albert Bennett, George Bruce, Harry Schlau, Louis Abelson, Dr. Louis Quabeiri, and Morris Zimbroff face charges of complicity in the withdrawal of more than half a million gallons of wine. The probe also targets 100 plus associates. Washington investigators shift focus to beer and alcohol rackets as raids hit the Fish Fans Club in Lincoln Park with liquor seizures and arrests.
In Brawley California a search for a third body believed linked to the duel that killed Henry Kirk and John Truden of Imperial met with no success. Authorities pursued leads including David Kirk the dead man's brother and a Maryland acquaintance of the principals. Truden's body was found with a note claiming he killed Kirk and then died by suicide.
Crude oil is flowing today from the Smackover field to the Mississippi tidewater for the first time with the formal putting into service of a million dollar pipeline by Standard Oil. Oil is carried from wells to water carriers at Eudora Arkansas on the Mississippi River. Plans call for pumping into barges at Eudora and possible direct to ocean going ships during high river stages.
Wash July 25 The treasury plans to reorganize enforcement with a start around September 1. Boundaries shift for six districts and two regional areas. Michigan leaves Indiana and Virginia links with West Virginia with Roanoke, Va. as the West Virginia Virginia division HQ.
Washington July 25 Dis missal of Loren H Wittners evolution suit will be asked by government counsel before Justice Siddons in the district of Columbia supreme court The move seeks to show government employees lack standing and may lead to further efforts to have the case thrown out based on precedents in Frothingham and related decisions resulting in no direct injury to plaintiffs.
In Iowa the recount of uncontested ballots shows Senator Brookhart leading Daniel Steck by about 1 500 votes, with 200 gained in the first week. Brookhart held a seat by certificate showing a 755 majority later increased to 1,385 after a 630-vote gain from the voting machine review across 500 precincts. Some 100 Steck votes were found uncounted, mainly in Carroll Cedar and Cass counties, as the process continues.
Twenty five armed guards will patrol New York fur district within two weeks to curb depredations costing furriers over 250000. John S. Stott of the furriers security alliance announced after a $175000 Schild Fur Company robbery. Police Commissioner Enright endorsed the plan as necessary.
A tornado struck Sydney Ohio at 3 30 p m injuring about twenty five people and causing an estimated 750 000 in damage The Chautauqua tent in Gramercy collapsed burying 1000 to 1200 attendees while a Boy Scout 14 James Anderson suffered a skull fracture Rescue teams cleared hundreds trapped as telegraph and telephone lines failed Farmers saw destroyed crops in a four mile wide path and several farm homes and county residences were destroyed The business district avoided damage
Swampscott Massachusetts July 25 Robert Woods Bliss minister to Sweden called on President Coolidge reporting relations between the two countries satisfactory. Bliss said commercial conditions are improving and may be as strong as in other European nations. He noted Sweden's limited prohibition was under government control with bootlegging present but less than in the United States.
General Frank T. Hines, director of the veterans bureau, and U. S. Senator David A. Reed spoke at the dedication of Disabled Veterans Hospital 103 in Aspinall Pa, Pittsburg reports say.
The Norfolk and Western freight depot on Bluefield avenue begins service Monday at 7 am costing about one million dollars. Officials claim it is the largest on the system and second to none in size in the country, covering about ten acres with extensive tracks and modern freight handling facilities for a 300000 population area.
Pittsburg July 25 Six suits were filed in common pleas court by the state banking department for notes totaling over 100000 due the Carnegie Trust Company. Defendants include State Senator Max G Leslie and John B Wilson among others. Cameron secretary of banking seeks 75000 with interest from December 31 1924.
In Philadelphia on July 25 a raid led to the arrest of Noble Dorsey and Herbert Waters for robbing two safes over the past week. They allegedly implicated Teddy Reddy, a four foot midget claimed to be the brains of the gang, described to police nationwide.
Moundaville West Virginia July 25 Frank Mazic a leading city merchant tailor with ten years in business filed a voluntary bankruptcy before U S Commissioner John Conrad Assets listed at 14524 liabilities 15329
Mrs Anna Cunningham of Gary Ind was found guilty of murdering her ten year old son Walter. The jury sentenced her to life imprisonment after a trial that began yesterday. She faces further indictments and appeals are planned. The case ties to the mysterious deaths of five family members dating back to 1918.
A stalled fuel train derailed in Haskell Oklahoma at a rural siding. The forty car oil train left the track and caught fire prompting more than thirty residents to flee nearby homes as the blaze spread before being contained.
Atlantic City observers say miners might prefer Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania as mediator if federal aid becomes necessary in coal negotiations. Operators favor the Coolidge administration, while miners label coal issues a Pennsylvania matter and seek clarification amid mixed signals from officials.
Pittsburg July 25 Dr Edward A Stahl University of Pittsburgh faculty member and former Pitt football lineman was held for court to Butler today by Alderman C G Phillips. He is charged with reckless driving and transporting liquor.
Vice President Charles G. Dawes arrives in Denver for a brief stop before traveling to Wagon Wheel Gap Col for a week at Col A F Humphreys ranch. He is accompanied by his wife B G Dawes and Mrs Harry B Hoyt, with children Dana and Virginia joining in.
The Thirty-First Annual West Virginia Funeral Directors Association convenes in Bluefield bringing about 250 attendees. Twenty-seven casket and funeral supply firms will exhibit in the city auditorium and West Virginian Hotel, with public viewing three days. A banquet and musical program cap the opening events as prizes are awarded for best displays.
Governor Howard M. Gore will attend the eightieth division veterans association reunion in Clarksburg West Virginia August 27 to 30. Lieutenant Colonel Louis A. Johnson confirmed the plan and invitations also went to Governors Lee Trinkle and Gifford Pinchot. Major General Adebert H Cronkhite will join, with about 5000 veterans expected. a Pittsburg delegation will travel by boat to Fairmont then by traction cars to Clarksburg.
New York police identified the 29 year old Danish university student Hans Jensen as the man who shot himself in the dining room of the Hotel Plaza early today. Mrs Margaret Wyley, a friend, confirmed the name after fifteen hours of investigation and said she knew no reason for the suicide.
Jon Rosnak twenty one employed at the Francis mine of Consolidated Coal Company ten miles south of Moundsville was killed this afternoon when crushed between two cars in the mine.
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