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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1919
Page
4
Classified instruction directs all communications and remittances to DAILY TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Box 38 Bluefield West Virginia.
A compact biblical verse excerpt underscores divine judgment and righteousness. The text references Psalm 96 13 and Matthew 26 52 highlighting God’s authority to judge all nations and separate people with truth.
The Summers county town of Hinton pushes for a class A road to Flat Top via Jumping Branch to connect with Virginia and the southern road system. Local Bluefield writers lampoon politics and President Wilson while soldiers denounce the Willard Dempsey fight as a sham. A Paris divorced American woman mocks alimony achieving only a snide remark about stockings. An aviator is celebrated for a historic water rescue many years ago.
In a satirical turn the piece notes that historic Channel crossing achievements pale beside later air navigation feats. It ridicules young reformers who lampooned aviation while Germany taxes luxuries to cover indemnities, claiming citizens pay taxes on both luxuries and necessities.
A Camden Post Telegram note cites returning soldiers puzzled by higher costs for clothes and goods after World War I. It argues for government action to restore the dollar’s purchasing power, noting buyers face double prices and the war’s lingering price impact.
A collage of witty lines and editorial quips from early papers includes jests about Cubo oil and car pleasure, a critique on patent medicines, a labor bureau note on rising food prices, a Petrograd firing claim misread as Bolsheviks in control, and a Burleson dismissal pun tied to presidential timing.
Philadelphia May 31 two transports Shoshone and Canadagu a bringing homeward bound troops from France are off the Delaware capes and due by tomorrow noon. Shoshone carries seventy ninth division units including the 304th ammunition train and field hospitals. Canadagu a holds eightieth division units from western Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. General Gorgas with New England troops also expected.
In Houston on May 31 two twelve cylinder Liberty motors powered exhausts that outbeat the wedding march. The unusual sound drew attention as the engines performance interrupted the ceremony. Local observers noted the dramatic clash of industrial noise with wedding traditions.
Washington May 31 Secretary Wilson urged Congress to enact a permanent public employment service for the United States. He sent letters to House labor Chairman Smith and Senate labor Chairman Kenyon and attached a bill outline. The plan keeps the federal employment service as a permanent bureau in the Labor Department under a director.
Differences between the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co and its employees have been sent to the government wire operating board in New York for adjustment. Union leaders say a nationwide strike could follow if settlements are not reached by Monday. Brown denies discrimination against union members and notes only six of 550 Atlanta women operators were discharged since May 1.
A proposed national program would establish public employment offices in each state with state and federal cooperation. The national government would provide funds to states to maintain their offices and support local workers seeking jobs.
Modern Hospital editorial argues health insurance movement grows from Europe examples to Labor support and commissions. It cites labor willingness to cover half costs, political party openness, and state legislatures acting on social reform without overburdening taxpayers.
Stephen Doughton notes in Chamberlain’s that Americans seek awe in history and castles rather than the sacred. A recent two day tour for hundred Yanks on leave included Stratford on Avon, Leamington Spa, Coventry, Warwick Castle, and Kenilworth ruins. Harry Gordon Selfridge sent 50 pounds of peanuts to greet the visitors at Warwick.
Columbus May 31 Four persons were instantly killed when their car was struck by a Big Four passenger train at the North Ogden avenue crossing. The victims include Mr and Mrs W A Houden of Detroit and Mr and Mrs John Courtright of Columbus. The women were sisters. The Houdens were visiting the Courtrights on their way to see the 824th artillery parade arriving from France.
Creditors of the late J. W. Parnes are required to prove and file their accounts for settlement within sixty days from date. R. W. Crockett is the administrator. May 27, 1912.
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