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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1913
Page
4
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The Daily Telegraph notes Dayton votes to replace the old system with a city manager plan. Five commissioners will be elected. the top vote-getter becomes mayor. They will appoint a nonpartisan general manager to run four departments: finance, public safety, utilities, and city property.
A woman files for divorce asserting her husband is an avistor and she deserves separation. The New York Mail urges action to counter lingering flyers.
A discussion on overwork argues that true achievement stems from toil and ambition. It notes the burden falls on those driven by wealth desire and responsibility, while stressing work as essential to human wellbeing and lasting progress.
Editor Newett branded Roosevelt as drunk and the remark stirred controversy. The source explores how Newett arrived at his description and whether his claim rests on evidence or rhetoric.
The article outlines five intoxication stages polite talkative quarrelsome lachrymose and helplessness. It notes cases where legs remain steadier than the mind and others where the mind leaves the task while the body still walks. It cites varied behavior as limits of drunkenness in courts and studies.
The text discusses varied intoxication types and judges opinion, noting drunkenness can mean failing to rise after a fall. It adds a claim of three women per man and questions why women want voting rights. The Arkaneas judge is referenced as sole judicial authority on the matter.
The piece argues the public's right to petition Congress and criticizes lobbyists and political influence in tariff matters. It stresses that competency comes from understanding conditions and testimony, not mere votes or patronage promises.
Report notes widespread exhaustion as teams compete in the Polkan war scene. Players struggle to maintain pace amid rising fatigue and tight schedules.
A Washington Post analysis cites rising railroad casualties from 1912 with 4 000 total accidents in the last quarter, 433 due to collisions, 423 passenger mishaps, and 2 611 other deaths and 18 729 injuries. It links unsafe equipment, broken rails, and defective wheels to increasing fatalities and notes the problem’s broader historical impact.
West Virginia remarks from Wheeling, noting Governor Hatfield’s firm labor policy and stance against anarchist influence. Preston Randoloph Stalnaker of Wheeling credits Hatfield with enforcing the law, improving internal affairs, and boosting state development as later senate inquiry would publicize.
General Felix Diaz is the only candidate listed for the presidency. Manuel Casero, a former Mexican ambassador to Washington, is likely to oppose him.
A strenuous campaign ends in Portland Oregon as city voters prepare for the first commission plan election. Four commissioners one mayor and one auditor will be chosen among ninety candidates contesting six offices.
Seventy Mexican regulars and constitutionalists were reported killed in a battle at Columbia on the Rio Grande, twenty five miles above Laredo. Twenty rebels crossed the boundary and were captured by the Fourteenth United States Cavalry.
A compilation of satirical quips from Philadelphia Philadelphia Press New York Press Hartford Post Charleston Post New York Sun on suffrage bread arithmetic tourism and capitalism with Emma Goldman and pastry notes. The item hints at era tone and editorial humor through brief sentences and scattered topics.
A New York Sun passage notes a restaurant crowd noticing two stylish women who remove gloves revealing cheap rings, sparking commentary on their social status and taste. The scene illustrates how attire and jewelry mark class distinctions.
The text explains how ears of mammals of prey tilt forward to hear in the direction of prey while ears of prey that fly turn backward to catch sounds from pursuers. It notes tigers foxes wolves cats and similar beasts adapt to directional listening for hunting and evasion.
Mr Hicks asks why Mrs Hicks won t attend Dr Goodly s church. She answers she won t associate with that class of people. She cites a past sermon in which the preacher called parishioners poor miserable sinners. St. Louis Post Dispatch report.
A wry note from the Atlanta Constitution on public life. The quotation jokes about constant activity around voting and seeking office, and the fallback of offering unsolicited government guidance. It captures a period voice on politics and citizen engagement.
The article explains a lesser known reverse side of the Great Seal featuring a truncated pyramid with an eye in a triangle and sunburst, the motto Annuit Coeptis, and the date 1776. It notes Charles Thomson designed it in 1782, and that critics rejected it, yet Congress adopted it as part of the seal.
A caller presses for cancelling bonds described as matrimonial in nature, while a lawyer dismisses the request as outside his scope, framing the dispute as a private matter reported by the Philadelphia Ledger.
A pithy Deservt News quip notes a man may outspend his income but cannot outlive his allotted time. The remark frames financial limits in the broader context of life’s finite span.
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge and Major General Wotherspoon visited Littlestown Pennsylvania to supervise preparations for the fiftieth anniversary encampment marking the Battle of Gettysburg.
President Huedta has given no intimation on when a national presidential election call will be issued. Observers doubt a long delay, though no date is set.
A German scientist estimates a bolt that struck a house in Hesse last summer had about 50 000 horsepower. The figure follows from the bolt melting two large nails instantly, with an assumed 200 amperes and 20 000 volts. The work occurred in a fraction of a second.
In a Louisville Courier Journal account, a young man tells an heiress he is willing to work and asks to speak to her father. She replies that her father is always hiring youths with similar qualifications, implying rejection.
Chicago News weighs the villain in the new Hamme theater play. The debate centers on whether the author or the producer crafted the character, reflecting public curiosity about backstage responsibility.
The London Punch quips that “Between You and I” was a best friend rule before two others met. The line plays on improper grammar to humorously claim intimate closeness and set up a cheeky social aside.
Zeb White recalls how his wife silenced a boastful neighbor by fighting him when he threatened to harm Zeb. The fight ends with the wife overpowering the man, reshaping their marriage dynamics and leaving Zeb fearing her newfound edge.
Forty six children aged three to six who went missing in the holiday crowds were still unclaimed at the children's society headquarters today.
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