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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
1
The article contrasts the high casualty ratio in aerial combat with noncombatant deaths at an orphanage during a Zeppelin battle, arguing protecting bystanders is impossible in modern war. It also notes local politics in Aust in Dobson era, a new city administration's staffing pains, and a Maryland couple's $12 wedding amid economic hardship.
The notice explains baggage value checks and fees for insurance. If trunk contents exceed one hundred dollars the traveler pays ten cents per extra hundred. A five hundred dollar trunk value incurs forty cents insurance. Railroads urge strict adherence to the policy to avoid loss.
The text argues for a standard valuation of baggage contents and a fixed charge for excess carrier liability. It predicts future complaints over settlement speed and urges clear understanding of baggage value to favor passenger compensation.
The Georgia pardon board and Governor face a long fight over commutation or execution for Leo M. Frank, convicted of Mary Phagan's murder. Public doubt and prejudice claims color the debate as governors consider state interests and justice. The Washington Post notes the ongoing struggle and the fear an innocent man may die by the gallows.
The snippet quotes multiple newspaper lines with garbled names and phrases about War footing and navy trim. It references Toumanta ordering shoes, Persia breweries, Omar Khayyam era, Taft, and California court phrases, all in a collage of headlines and misprints.
A nostalgic poem by Q. Boyer in Baltimore, recalling a youth’s return from hardship. The speaker emphasizes the mother’s tearful blessing, the youth’s strengthened heart, and the solace of home as fear and grief fade.
A historical account of Napoleon Bonaparte's Imperial Guard from its origins in the early republic era to Waterloo. It traces the guard's prestige, discipline, and pivotal role in battles, followed by the postwar fate of survivors who formed a Texas settlement at Champ d'Asile and later sought refuge in Galveston and New Orleans.
A garbled but dramatic mix of quotes about bishops and patrons. Notable lines reference a former Bath and Wells bishop and a palace door farewell, with stray notes on theology, learning, and a trawler sunk by shell fire in the North Sea.
An account recalls Sir Francis Drake landing near present day San Francisco in 1579. Indians decorate him with a feather war bonnet and seek gifts, making him seem king for a brief ceremony, a hoax that Drake accepted amid celebration and drums.
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