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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1916
Page
5
Rates listed for cash in advance daily six months and one week with prices such as $1.25 and $2.50. Advertising furnished on application. Remittances to Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Box 328 Bluefield West Virginia.
A dated brief from June 11 1916 presents quips from Seneca and Wadsworth about life duty charity and the burdens and sweetness of family. The page frames moral maxims attributed to known thinkers to accompany a Sunday edition.
The Chicago result shows Hughes favored by many Republicans and Roosevelt unlikely to accept the Progressive nomination. Roosevelt voters faced forced unity four years ago but now must find a new reason to follow him. West Virginia delegates also supported Hughes after deliberation.
The House passed the pork laden rivers and harbors bill amid Republican filibuster attempts. Senator Tillman denounces the fourty million appropriation as waste and tax heavy, saying it would fund two battle cruisers instead of essential needs. He urges President Wilson to veto the measure.
The veto encompasses the park provisions within the rivers and harbors bill and the Hey military bill. It signals executive opposition to both pieces of legislation and sets the stage for potential congressional reconsideration. The move reflects broader policy clashes over funding, oversight, and national priorities.
Engineering Record argues filtration of urban water could save 3000 lives annually by lowering typhoid rates from twenty to fourteen per 100 000. Johnson calculates a $22.5 million annual vital capital saving, suggesting $100 million for filtration plants and $12 million annual operating costs, framing pure water as a key public health fund and preparedness measure.
West Virginia Republicans at the national convention urge party unity after primary outcomes. The delegation cites unanimous choices for national committeeman and committee members and calls for loyal support of the presidential nominee and state nominees, while Democrats discuss Roosevelt’s nomination and its impact on Wilson.
The passage argues that Justice Hughes’ vacancy is Republican and suggests ex President Taft as the best qualified candidate for the Supreme Court, noting Taft’s bipartisan actions and urging Wilson to appoint him, comparing to Taft’s past appointment of two Democrats.
The late James J. Hill said the war would end when somebody was licked and the only obstacle is convincing the losing country. A New York church recently completed features a roof garden for summer worship showing progress against the idea churches should be poorly ventilated.
Colonel Roosevelt paid nine hundred dollars a day for a private telegraph line from the Chicago convention. The hefty cost underscored the value placed on fast news and reporting.
Authoritative estimates indicate more than 20 women and girls have joined the labor market since the start of the war, signaling a notable shift in workforce participation.
A compact verse from Rudyard Kipling advising resilience and self control. It outlines how to endure doubt deceit and hatred while maintaining virtue and ambition. The poem urges balanced ambition calm under pressure and steadfast integrity to achieve mastery and respect.
Excerpt discusses baseball and football as outlets for deep seated instincts to throw run and strike linking to survival and ancestry. It contrasts athletic throws with modern minds and notes girls awkward throws. Also includes a Luck reflection by Judge on luck as a social excuse and shield from accountability.
A naturalist traveling in the East Indies observes monkeys reacting to humans with almost human emotions. They stare, cough, snarl, and display gestures of abhorrence and shock, expressing anger and contempt toward mankind and highlighting a sense of horror at human presence.
A historic note announces the establishment of the first tin refinery in America and the first of its kind in the world, located at Perth Amboy New Jersey, highlighting a sensational dinner price comparison as a window into era commerce.
Margaret Whitcomb aims to run a large business while Belle supports a husband in commerce. Johnny Hartwell, an office boy, learns stenography and rises to head the firm as Margaret remains unable to gain control. Margaret learns she was best suited for a family, not leadership, while Belle’s husband avoids a swindler named by a wife’s nose remark.
The new street car features doors that cannot be opened while in motion and the car cannot start with doors open, enhancing passenger safety.
A wind vane controlled light system has been invented to keep flags aloft and illuminated at night by aligning a portable electric light with the flag’s position.
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