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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
6
In York on May 31 Governor orders the trial of Mick Henry on charges tied to perjury allegations against District Attorney James B. Smith who was accused of attempting to form a gambling partnership. William Hudson of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad suffers a likely skull fracture in Pittsburgh incident.
A brakeman, believed from West Virginia, is hospitalized with a fractured skull after being thrown from the top of a car at Willow Grove yards yesterday.
A woman on her porch watches ants bury a fat caterpillar in sand. The ants dig a deep hole, haul the caterpillar down, and place stones over the mouth, suggesting they store it for future food for their young.
The text traces Ireland’s shift from wool to linen in the 17th century. Charles II era restrictions on wool exports to England and Wales, then a later ban on all wool or woolen exports from Ireland, reduced the wool trade to domestic needs and propelled linen manufacture. It notes flax’s old Irish name thin and the adoption of linen cultivation by brughaids.
Ray Bright played Santa at the Thompson kindergarten in Terre Haute for a Christmas party. He kept his voice and actions hidden from his own child, but a white handkerchief on his neck betrayed the disguise. His daughter later acknowledged Santa’s visit and remarked on the boots around his neck.
Jones told Smith walking was perfectly safe to prank him. Smith stepped out boldly and fell for the hoax, injuring himself. The exchange shows the humor backfired on the prankster and left Smith hurt. The incident centers on the neighborly misjudgment and its consequence.
A readable fragment describes a mistake and a diner complaint about a seat in a restaurant. The quote compared seating unfavorably to a pig's place, reflecting a disrupted dining moment.
Washington May 21 Senate and house conferees failed to reach agreement on the annual river and harbor appropriation. With a recess imminent the panel reported further conference would be futile, meaning no river appropriations this year. The house favored 12 million dollars, the senate 24.6 million, and the stalemate kept talks open only for a possible compromise of 15 million dollars that the house rejected.
The Bolsheviki reportedly sent 100000 tons of oil by sea from Baektu to Russia. Old Azerbaijani officials are being removed from offices. A report mentions Vin Awochaijan and other unclear names.
The British and Polish missions arrested at Baku remain in custody as prisoners, with no change in their detention status. The situation highlights ongoing diplomatic and military tension surrounding the incident.
D J Ross president of the Logan Coal Association warns northwest coal shipments are lagging with only one million tons sent this year versus seven million typical. Next winter demand is estimated at thirty million tons, risking a critical shortage without faster coal car returns.
An association plans to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel lines linking the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Hooking Valley to return coal cars owned by those two railroads immediately.
Washington May 31. Urges creation of a federal court of industrial relations similar to the Kansas system. Advocate argues such a court would handle labor disputes efficiently and standardize relations across industries.
Senate and House conferees tentatively agreed on midship marine legislation authorizing the Shipping Board to sell certain classes of government owned merchant ships to aliens if advisable. George Allen of the state recommended preceding discussion before the senate committee about implementing President Wilson's second industrial conference recommendations.
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