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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
1
Louisiana congressman laments high living costs and foreign settlers in cities. He calls for remedies to congestion and proposes policies to ease urban strain while outlining what the South has to offer.
Representative Ransdell of Louisiana tells the house a southward migration can curb city congestion and rising living costs. He argues Santa farm wealth and diversification, praises Louisiana’s potential in crops, livestock, mining, and industry, and notes immigration could bolster southern prosperity.
The speaker asserts racial harmony is possible with separate social spheres and cooperates without mingling. He says whites and blacks can work together, with colonization as a preferred plan in some southern areas, and notes most farmers and business people in the region are white.
Washington reports widespread Flag Day observances with public buildings schools and private homes displaying the Stars and Stripes. Governors issued proclamations and schools held exercises while the National Museum drew thousands to view flags. The article notes the flag’s 1777 adoption and 1818 revision adding stars for new states.
Roanoke Virginia June 14 Farmers nationwide gain tips for good roads as 10 000 copies of Good Roads Without Money by Ward King are distributed by Norfolk and Western Railway president L E Johnson. Farmers can obtain books via F H LeBaume or station agents. the King Split Log Road Drag is loaned free to groups of six for use as a road pattern and instruction.
On Ripon College campus a historical pageant showcased three major moments. About 500 actors in period costumes portrayed the Nicolet treaty with Native Americans the settlement of Caresco Valley and the 1854 birth of the Republican party in Ripon inside the preserved house.
Washington reports the government gathers evidence to prosecute the Great Lakes Towing Company under the Sherman antitrust law for alleged restraint of trade.
President Taft will tour West Virginia on June 14 making no political remarks. He will stop at Graf ton Clarksburg and Parkersburg before heading to Marietta Ohio for a college commencement and return to Parkersburg. Senator Elkins cannot attend the Marietta remarks due to railroad bill conferees’ report demands.
President Taft leaves Washington for Marietta Ohio to speak at the diamond jubilee at Marietta College tomorrow. A 15 minute stop in Parkersburg West Virginia is planned at 6 40 p m. He also visits Muskingum Park for the 1797 founding anniversary and attends the Marietta commencement.
J. C. Mars announced he will attempt a flight tomorrow from Topeka to Kansas City in a Curtiss biplane. He expects to cover the sixty seven miles in three hours including stops for the $5,000 prize.
Webb City Missouri June 14 explosion of six boxes of dynamite at the Mercedes mine this afternoon kills two men and seriously injures two others. Authorities investigate the cause and secure the scene as rescuers assist the injured workers.
Lee county Republicans named delegates to the Abingdon congressional convention on July 20 and instructed them to vote for Blemp. J Morrison Smith was elected chairman and W K Hopkins secretary as the county committee was reorganized.
Mrs Mary F McCleary widow of T B McCleary died at Rapidan, Culpeper County, at age 100. She was active until death and is survived by three sons, twenty three grandchildren and fifty three great grandchildren.
Weather report notes fair conditions in West Virginia for Wednesday and Thursday. In Virginia, forecast calls for fair, warmer Wednesday and Thursday with light variable winds, mostly west.
The University of Chicago marked Convocation Day with the cornerstone laying for the Harper Memorial Library in a ceremony led by Clement Andrews. The library, costing about 900000 dollars with 600000 raised by John D. Rockefeller, will be a six story building with a main reading room for 400000 volumes, expandable to 800000.
Guthrie reports escalate as state officials return except Governor Haskell and Secretary Cross. Demurrer to enjoining capitol removal argued in district court. Judge Huston to rule. Guards guard state house. Daugherty papers searched before departure. Mayor distances from search. two federal marshals say Haskell threatened them. Federal order seeks capitol move to Oklahoma City.
Denver California June 14. The National Mothers Congress likely to endorse a proposal for a new national department of the home and child with a woman head. Resolutions favoring the department are being prepared and former President Roosevelt is said to support the idea.
In Salem on June 14 Roanoke special report states J. S. Persinger won the mayoralty over incumbent W. W. McClung by seventy one votes. W. A. West defeated E. K. Moore, incumbent, for town sergeant by the same majority. The old council was reelected.
In a feud battle in Breathitt county yesterday two Crawford family members were killed and a Johnson family member was fatally wounded near Lexington Kentucky.
The chairman and members said to accept gifts disqualify a person from acting on a bill to prohibit such acceptance by senators representatives and judges.
Washington reports the conference report on the railroad bill presented to both chambers. Senate debates public land withdrawal and Owen motion on direct election of senators while House members debate the deficiency bill. Randall of Texas sparks a recall motion on gifts from rail and telegraph firms. motion blocked 121 to 20.
Washington reports Theodore Roosevelt will receive a twenty one gun salute as the South Carolina first dreadnought leads an escort into New York Harbor. The escort includes five torpedo boat destroyers and the Colphin. Navy Secretary Meyer has issued orders and army officials will cooperate with local authorities for the homecoming observance.
A ceremony in Monterey California on June 14 marks the taking of possession at a monument to Blake. The event involved raising the American flag as part of the observance.
The monument honoring Rear Admiral John Blake Bloat who claimed California for the United States on July 7, 1846 and raised the US flag at Monterey was unveiled today at the Presidio of Monterey under the California Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masonry. Attendees traveled from across the state to witness the dedication ceremony.
Grafton West Virginia on June 14 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company awarded the contract for a new passenger station. The building is expected to cost three hundred thousand dollars.
The Texas railroad commission released a statement noting warnings by thirty two Texas railroads increased from three to seven percent.
Friends of Congressman William P. Hubbard in central and southern West Virginia urge him to withdraw from the United States Senate race after Senator Scott's victory in the Thirteenth district. Amos Bright, Sutton lumberman and Republican committee member, says Hubbard is beaten and should back Scott to preserve party harmony for the fall election. Other Hubbard supporters echo the view, admitting no chance of victory and fearing continued fighting hurts the party’s prospects.
William H. Flynn longtime Tombs warden died of heart disease aged sixty five in his prison apartment where he lived with his wife and one son. He oversaw inmates including Charles Morse Harry Thaw Roland Molineux Nan Patterson and Dr Kennedy and was praised for his humane treatment. Flynn served 21 years in corrections and held roles as waykeeper deputy warden before taking over the Tombs after James J Hagen retirement. He was active in Democratic politics.
New York June 14 The United States court of appeals vacated the Wright Companys temporary injunctions against Paulhan and the Curtiss company in a patent dispute over aeroplane technology. The decision leaves infringement questions to be resolved at trial.
The general alumni association of Virginia Polytechnic Institute met in Blacksburg and elected new officers. It adopted a resolution expressing confidence in the college administration.
At the world missionary conference in session in Edinburg about a thousand delegates from the United States and Canada attend the gathering. The participants include both official and unofficial representatives from all branches of Protestantism.
The third World’s Missionary Conference began in Edinburgh with thousands of delegates and visitors. About 1,000 US and Canadian delegates and 1,000 from Great Britain attend, with other nations represented proportionally by mission boards and women’s boards. The event will hear reports from eight commissions and feature eminent addresses, but will not adopt resolutions.
Thousands witness unveiling of a monument at the site of the old county courthouse in White Plains New York. The memorial marks July 10 1776 when the Provincial Congress proclaimed the Birth of the Independent State of New York. The White Plains chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution organized the event and the shaft is built from stones of the former courthouse.
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