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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1925
Page
21
A calf born on S. W. Francisco’s farm near Brush Fork displayed a bizarre head deformation. The jaw projected forward and curved up to block the nostrils, with long teeth and ears resembling a rabbit. the calf died at birth and was preserved in embalming fluid.
Mrs Stella Carson of Linden Iowa formerly a housekeeper in the McClintock home testified that Mrs Shepherd removed some jewelry from Mrs McClintock’s body. The question and answer were stricken from the record and the jury told to disregard the matter. Some jurors had been isolated for more than a period.
Mr Bakey aged eighty eight, a well known resident of southern West Virginia, was killed on his farm when a pet bull struck him with its head. He had kept the animal for years and it knocked him to the ground during what was described as play, causing fatal injuries.
After three weeks of confinement the jurors petitioned the judge for more liberty. They will be allowed to attend a theatre tomorrow and go automobile riding. They also asked to walk in nearby Lincoln Park during breaks from the trial.
McHenry county authorities open an inquiry into the death of George Schofield, 50, inmate at the Heaven cult colony near Harvard Illinois. Officials examine Schofield’s ties to a Virginia woman and the colony’s founder Albert J. Moore.
In New Waterford Nova Scotia on June 13 fifty United Mine Workers members were sworn as special constables to support local police during a strike by women against British Empire Steel. Five thousand miners attended the funeral of William Davis, shot by a steel company policeman amid rioting as the power station was captured. A military and provincial police detachment under Lieut-Col W H P Elkin remained inside the steel plant enclosure at Sydney.
In Clarksburg West Virginia on June 13 Judge John C Southern sentenced Gilbert Hurst sixty eight a laborer at Salem to four years in the state prison for feloniously shooting Patrick Devine formerly of Salem but now offfield O Bernard Anderson then by Shinnston a necurate tme to breaking ending the state Consolidation Coal Company to two years and Frank Follo of Clark street to four years for owning and operating a moonshine still.
The article notes Warren Stone’s body to lie in state Monday with attendance expected from many states. It mentions business and social ties during his life and condolences arriving from across the nation, portraying him as a hero to his brotherhood.
Dayton Tenn June 13 Judge J L Godsey defense counsel filed in circuit court a motion to quash the indictment against Professor John T Scopes. The motion argues the indictment and the anti evolution law are unconstitutional vague and violate U S and Tennessee constitutions. A July 6 jury is to be drawn from about thirty men at Rhea county court. The Scopes trial site high school will serve as an emergency hospital with physicians and nurses on standby.
New York's theatre district watched as four defense planes routed five enemy aircraft in an aerial sham battle over Times Square. The display, by the 27th division air service of the New York National Guard, promoted an upcoming air meet with field glasses provided to spectators at dining tables and radiocast results from one plane.
William Green, AFL president, announced organized labor will support manufacturers of automobile license plates to counter competition from convict-made plates in several states. He urged action to curb this competition and align efforts with manufacturers.
The mammoth brick business and office building on Mercer street by the Hale Store and Office Company is nearing completion. It will house sixty office rooms on the upper floors and Hale Pharmacy on the first floor. Completion is expected by August first. A new Pulaski bus route connects the towns, with daily noon and midafternoon trips, and potential additional service as the line grows.
News of Colored Folk reports at Scott Street Baptist Church Pastor H P James leads 9 30 Sunday school and morning preaching on Shining Stars of Expectation. Evening message He Had His Ticket But He Could Not Ride. Junior choir led by Mrs Moore sings. Visitors welcome.
Nine Behr man family members wake to a cat alarm and flee their burning Glencoe residence. Fire crews battle the blaze, with residents escaping unharmed. Authorities investigate the cause of the fire.
Mrs Sara Tebles dressed in male attire to seduce and mislead her husband. Police caught her in disguise and she paid a $100 fine.
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