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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
6
A reflective note cites St. John and Cicero on spiritual birth and the effect of celestial contemplation on speech and thought, contrasting fleshly and spiritual origins and their influence on human affairs.
Detroit arrest of Kenneth Gradeau sparks renewed attention to the Hall Mills killings in New Jersey. Authorities call the tale a myth and doubt its truth while noting the case has previously provoked perjury claims and public nausea.
General trade continues at a steady pace despite two weeks of freakish northern cold. Retail buying slows for hot weather goods while more summer items await. Rail movement remains strong with freight car loadings for the week ending May 25 at 1 061 416, up 15 237 from last week and 40 013 year over year. Grain shows a slight recovery with wheat near 1.17 58 and corn oats posting gains.
The article notes the annual memorial service by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the G at Hamilton. Citizens of Hinton are divided over a con question as J. P. Norton is killed in a Norfolk town train incident. Bluefield band opened outdoor concert. Willis Anderson and Tom Bowling return from overseas. Three Black men die in a Big Four automobile wreck.
The article notes that grain price improvements rely on expected farm relief legislation. It cites removal of the expert debenture plan and possible Senate approval of a farm relief bill with a $500,000,000 fund for surplus crop control. Delays in Congress could slow recovery and buying power.
The prospect of Prime Minister MacDonald visiting the United States to confer with President Hoover on Anglo American relations draws worldwide attention. Both nations seek a sharp arms reduction and renewed leadership for world peace, with a Hoover MacDonald conference seen as pivotal for progress.
The poem recalls a farmer who once lived among neighbors and shared their ways. Elders predicted hardship after April rains, but the man continued to work, now tending another field for twenty years. The piece reflects nostalgia and enduring labor in a rural community.
Washington reports that the War Department paid the price for secrecy over the Ely Enocks clash and Fuqua promotion amid wider friction in infan try leadership. The Bystander described the issue as a tempest in a military teapot, while Boston attackers sought to block Fuqua’s rise.
Since 1925 the Pacific coast has seen a steady rise in acute cerebrospinal meningitis with 128 cases among steerage passengers on a single transportation company across 14 ships since November 1928. Officials urge strict isolation, quarantine, and travel screening to curb spread and mortality.
In New York on June 13 a spotlight falls on Robert Daine inventor of the teleregister a new Wall Street stock report device. Writer John Cowper Powys and artist Mahormi Young are also mentioned with Greenwich Village life and the city’s theatre scene critiqued with a cheeky ledger of the season’s plays.
A whimsical note recalls Henry Ford borrowing two cents for a two cent stamp as a hint of finance and satire. The piece then observes a town growing as editors notice youths lingering late in the chop suey parlor, hinting at changing social life.
Governor Young states that if innocence is established a pardon should follow, else if doubt exists the case should be treated like other prisoners, and if guilt is probable the prisoner should remain. The piece argues this undermines beyond reasonable doubt and endangers public trust in justice while praising Mooney’s case and urging scrutiny.
In the first quarter earnings for 498 large industrials rose 32 percent to 645 235 000, with railroads up 41.3 percent from 1928. The piece argues railroads must curb extortionate charges and oppose public-interest measures, warning of tighter regulation and potential government action. Wheeling edition.
Old Orchard Maine French plane heads for Paris and an American plane wreck on a beach. San Antonio Texas one aviator killed another parachutes as wings lock. Washington House rejects de benture. Pittsburgh Mrs Shaw's will probated no value given. London Dawes to see MacDonald in Scotland Sunday. Lake Arrowhead California Mary Aiken Carewe confirms remarriage to Edwin Carewe. Cleveland Sawyer dies from clinic gas fumes disaster toll 123. Elizabeth New Jersey torch slayer convicted first degree murder. San Antonio bank messenger robbed of 18000 dollars. Hollywood Bill Hart cancels talkie contract. Richmond Virginia state officer and two county officers wounded ambuscade. Havana American burned to death four injured in plane crash. Washington Senate approves census reapportionment bill goes to White House.
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