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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
4
A cryptic reflection on fairness and life, questioning what is fair and how to achieve it. The piece ponders personal and universal elements of equity, hinting at how intent and action diverge in practice.
Bluefield’s future brightens as a new railroad survey progresses. Chamber efforts push for the line to reach the city, with real estate activity upticking since the project publicized. If the south Bluefield valley route fails, the proposed line would still approach within three miles, aiding growth and prosperity.
Readers are told the fair grounds in Bluefield will become a hub for public entertainments drawing visitors from surrounding towns. Significant funds have improved the grounds, touted as the prettiest plot in the area, with future gains for those involved.
The piece contrasts past and present war conditions from Wellington’s era to today noting faster communication, better evacuation, longer gun ranges, and more lethal rifles. It argues little overall progress beyond technology, condemning repeated human costs and tactics, with a closing jab at boxer Jess Willard.
The Washington Post reports Mr. Bryan resigns from the State Department amid clashes with the president over German policy and temperance aims. He seeks a return to religion and moral leadership, while the department continues with new leadership. The public is seen supporting firm policy against German actions and Bryan's departure is framed as a shift from party leadership to private life.
Fragmentary poem from the Argonaut contrasts simple rural longing with a note about a 1918 Rio Grande valley cement trade. It reports Brownsville area shift from cotton to corn and a cement sale to Australia valued at 6278 dollars. The text ends with a stray date line and a misprinted phrase.
Arrangements nearly complete for eighteen mile Rockhorse Creek Branch from Blackey into Rockhouse Creek linking to Louisville and Syonville. Rich coal and timber regions along the route with steam gas and coking coal. West Virginia investors and Willmate developments show interest amid industrial activity on the Louisville and Washville road.
Judge James P. Lewis sells 1,500 acres of coal and timber lands along Upper Hockhouse Creek to Job Lite and associates of Coeburn Virginia for about 50000 in cash. The buyers plan early development this year once Rockhouse Creek Branch of Louisville and Nashville railroad is completed. In Chicago, testimony on western railroad freight rate increases features 140 witnesses and 41 railroads with 98000 miles seeking potential revenue of 1800000 annually.
In Princeton Kentucky Acting County Judge Collins Lee married Grace B Dyer. His brother Joseph Ellis Lee married Edna Dyer. Collins Lee is noted as Kentucky's youngest county judge. The ceremony occurred at the Presbyterian church.
Miss Marjorie Pepper Bell daughter of Nicholas M Pell who founded the international parcel post married Richard E. B Heinrichs in St Peter's Episcopal Church St Louis. Bell quit Mary Institute recently to become a bride and brings millions in her own right.
Lieut. Wadleigh Capeheart of the U S Navy will marry Miss Elizabeth Scudder at the bride’s Brooklyn home tomorrow. She is the daughter of Justice and Mrs. Scudder.
The Christian Herald argues that mastering music or any trade requires complete devotion. It asserts that a girl must become a slave to music, a boy to his trade, and a leader to the welfare of the people, emphasizing total self surrender as a path to greatness.
The text discusses Joseph Addison using the pseudonym Clio and references his manuscript practices across locations including Lowen and Islinaten. It notes annotations of yes and eh amid references to his office and spelling variations.
Fragmentary wartime note reports misaligned air maneuver as enemy troops seize left flank. General orders caution while lines tighten and officers debate next move. Unclear specifics on location or unit names in the read text.
A thousand delegates from all sections of the grain belt gather in Minneapolis for the National Association of Managers of Farmers Cooperatives Elevator companies convention. The event starts tomorrow as organizers push the grain trading and cooperative movement forward.
In a rural setting a film crew stages a mock romance between Josh and Mathalda Jencks. A spontaneous wedding occurs when the crew, aided by local ministers, declare the couple married after a playful on set sequence.
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