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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1925
Page
1
Local classified notes list coal prices for Genuine Raven Red Ash nut and Pocahontas washed nut, contact numbers for coal firms, furniture bargains, and a truckload wood delivery price. Also notices of musical acts, fraternal meetings, cleaning services, show cases for sale, and a theft charge involving Shannon Ashbury.
Mrs Edna Brockmeyer wife of Charley Brockmeyer of Huntington fell forty feet from a high wire during a Dreamland Park performance in Newark New Jersey She and her husband known as Edna and Eugene Brock performed in Bluefield years ago with John Robinson Circus They have worked with Barnum and Bailey Ringling Bros and other big tops Reports say she will recover from the serious injury sustained last Monday
Patrolman Frank Bean of the city police wears the standard uniform yet uses a large palm leaf fan to stay cool while patrolling in heat. He argues many eastern cities drop coats for summer and adopt lighter shirts during hot days.
Three delegates from the Japanese Government Railway headed by Yentaro Yamashita visit Bluefield. Electrical engineer Yamashita and aides Ogawara and Hashimoto will study Norfolk and Western electrification methods and visit local operations for several days. They stay at the Weat Virginian Hotel as guests.
Residents face continued high temperatures with Bluefield topping ninety. Ice cream stands and soft drink shops report heavy business as the heat persists. Local physicians note a rise in illness among children amid the scorching conditions.
Forms for paving Winona Street by Foyil and Harvey under private contract are now being placed. Winona Street connects Glendale Avenue with Union and Wyoming Streets and will be paved privately. A central mixing plant has already been erected for the project in the Dew residential section owned by A. F. Kingdon and others.
Brick work started on the new addition to the W. R. B. Keesen garage on Bluefield Avenue. Contractor P. L. Dye has made a good showing and is now in position to advance the project. W. R. Keesen & Company represent the Dodge Bros. Motor Company in this action.
Wirt Hatfield a Republican won the Williamson mayoral race by 455 votes, a record margin for a Republican in the city. L. C. Ward, a Democrat, will serve as city clerk, and Toney Webb, a Democrat, will be commissioner.
Washington reports gas production at a record rate with Avril Awards totaling 11 760 000 while claims on Hed Wiver field move toward the Secretary of Work. A plan to shift the Bureau of Mines from interior to commerce is considered. State advice cites Chinese disturbances spreading from Shanghai and Canton to Changsha. Acting Secretary Davis urges governors for stronger state and local defense cooperation.
Hartford Conn June 4 Gerald Chapman a notorious bandit who was to hang June 25 for the October murder of a New Britain policeman will not be put to death on that date Governor John T. Trumbull granted a reprieve setting December 3 as the new execution date The reprieve follows an appeal to the supreme court by Chapmans counsel and the possibility of further appeals to the state board of pardons the first Monday in November
Fairmont West Virginia June 4 according to Local Weather Observer Creed Bolyard the mercury rose to 100 degrees in the shade the hottest day of the year and a record for June in Fairmont one death from heat reported in Morgantown a middle aged miner was found dead in his garden at 7 pm the death due to heart failure caused by heat
The Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine at its closing session in Los Angeles granted a charter to Tadmore Temple Akron Ohio, the youngest temple in the order. Tadmore had operated under a special dispensation and the council set a life membership fee at not less than ten times the annual dues. Annual dues were raised from five to ten dollars, and the annual crippled children's hospital fee was set at two dollars.
Crown Point Ind June 4 Mrs Anna Cunningham forty nine of Gary Ind held without bail pending arraignment on indictments charging murder by poison of three children The indictments were returned by a grand jury The illness of her son David Jr from poisoning led to the arrest in Chicago An investigation revealed deaths of David Sr and four children since 1912 All were injured She confessed she killed those children who loved best and tried to poison herself to “ton pain heaven” Insanity defense to be argued by her attorneys
In Marianao a chauffeur and another man are jailed on murder charges after a girl, unconscious, was placed against a tree and an empty car driven into her. Rafael Leon and Pablo Hernandez are named as suspects. Hernandez confessed to a judge that he was hired by Leon to drive them to Beraccoa Beach with the girl.
Encarnacion Casado Brito, after drinking, is assaulted on a return trip to Mariano. Leon knocks the girl unconscious with a rum bottle and, under threat with a pistol, forces Hernandez to drive to a tree where the body is dumped. Police initially think the death was accidental after finding the wrecked car and crushed body.
Atlantic City New Jersey June 4 Howard Robbins thirteen of Springfield Ohio proved too much for Stanley Smith Newark in the semifinals of the marbles tournament. A pocket phonograph provided tunes as Robbins dazzled in the ring while Thomas Raley thirteen of Owensboro Kentucky set a world mark by making twelve consecutive shots and sweeping three straight games from Selwyn Jackson of Fresno California.
The two boys are eligible to enter the finals tomorrow morning. The winner of four out of seven games will be crowned national champion. Jimmy Cambens of Youngstown was outclassed by the Kentucky boy and lost his chance to win due to nerves. Louis Wells of Pittsburg was defeated by the Newark lad. John Forenson of Fort Worth drowned while ragged games to the Fresno hov.
A notice touts electric service as a great value and necessity, stating that the Appalachian Power Company will gift a Golden Rod Electric Iron to each person signing for electric service for an unwired old house. The offer expires July tet.
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