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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
4
A garbled excerpt blends Shakespearean lines about life’s mingled yarn of good and ill with disjointed phrases on resisting vice and upholding duty. The text reads as a damaged note mixing quotation fragments and stray letters, offering little coherent narrative or context.
Supreme court orders West Virginia to pay 12 395 929 50 covering principal and interest. Interest accrues at 4 percent until 1891 then 3 percent to 1915, with 7 182 507 46 principal set in 1911 and credits totaling about three million reducing the balance. Payment to be made over twenty years, five percent interest accumulating until settled, with ongoing efforts to delay or evade payment amid political debate.
Insolvencies in May reached 1707, down from April and March but still above long term averages. Total liabilities totaled 21,053,212 dollars, the lowest monthly figure this year and below May 1914 levels. Despite improvement, business mortality remained hundreds above several years average, yet a 40 percent drop from January shows encouragement.
Robert Lansing, aged fifty one, born in Watertown New York, serves as secretary of state ad interim and appears among top experts in state affairs and international law. He has acted as U S counsel in major cases including the 1891 Bering Sea arbitration, the 1896 Bering Sea claims case, the Alaskan boundary dispute, and the Atlantic coast fisheries matter.
The British claims case of 1912 highlights Charles E. Lansing as counsel, with deep ties to his father in law, John W. Foster. Foster, former minister to Spain and secretary of state under Harrison, influenced Lansing's diplomatic approach from their shared Washington home. Lansing, a cool headed official, benefits from Foster's counsel and Republican-era State Department experience, though he is a Democrat rather than a politician.
Huntington editor argues the state faces a 12 million dollar debt burden from a U S Supreme Court decision. Legislature must craft payment terms, avoiding repudiation while protecting growth. The piece notes WV has no bonded debt and warns terms should not cripple resources or institutions.
The St. Louis Times criticizes William Jennings Bryan for defying state instructions at the Baltimore convention, accusing him of discarding free silver commitments and challenging the president, signaling a public readiness to “throw” Bryan.
A Collinsville man described mine workings in Jefferson county as active only one or two days weekly. When asked about his view, he said he had understood the situation similarly during Cleveland's administration about twenty years ago, reflecting on past policy.
Oakvale West Virginia letter writer urges commuting a life or death sentence. The writer argues mercy reflects public wishes and notes several states have abolished capital punishment. Cites uncertainty of guilt and nationwide drift toward mercy. Signed by I. Not. Pailey dated June 12 1915.
A fragmented poem from the Buffalo News recounts ten little flies in a line, one swatted and reducing numbers with a repeated Swat. The piece shifts to a wartime tone, mentioning April and a massed swarm with a curious, playful cadence.
Kentucky Republicans meet in Lexington with over 2,000 delegates. Bull Moose faction returns to GOP ranks while a statewide prohibition plank faces possible defeat. Judge Ed C. O Rear of Frankfort to lead prohibition drive. leaders expect county unit law endorsement. Auto Tour Across Continent opens in New York. three transcontinental tours align routes via Philadelphia, Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, through Colorado to California.
Rome reports Italian general staff statement of successes and bombardments. At Monte Pilio Austrians repulsed after bombardment of forts Platz and Weiss. Austrian ammunition exploded in Cortevole valley. works at Vassasi damaged. Malborgette fortress explosion in Garnia. prisoners claim serious Austrian losses, many from regiments facing the Serbians.
June 15 reports from Tignesbruck and through Geneva and Paris describe twenty five thousand Austrian and Hungarian troops moving from Trent to push at the Italian line near Riva Rovere front. Strong units from the Austro Hungarian army threaten the Italian positions and advance preparations continue.
The letter argues doubt over Leo M Frank's guilt and urges the governor to commute his sentence. It cites witness contradictions, notes allegedly tied to the case, and broad public calls for confinement or life imprisonment instead of execution, claiming the people favor commuting the sentence. It compares to Wilson and Will of the People during wartime negotiations.
Miss Geraldine Marrar begins a trip to California to break an earnings record for film work. Her salary is reported at over two dollars a minute while before the camera for movies.
The inauguration of Dr. Frederick W. Hinitt as president of Washington and Jefferson College drew notable educators from the east. The ceremony occurred at 11 this morning in the college town.
The last spike in the Mascot and Western Railroad was driven today in Tucson Arizona in a ceremony attended by western capitalists. The copper spike marks the new line tapping the Dos Cabezas copper camp and signals completion of the route's latest phase.
The entering class at West Point on June 15 numbers 142 cadets, the smallest in years, with one Chinese cadet among them. Many vacancies in the corps remain unfilled.
An official war office statement from Rome dated June 14 via Paris accuses Austrian military authorities of fostering brigandage behind the advancing Italian army. The brief message notes charges and outlines alleged actions tied to Austria's conduct in the rear of the front.
An American girl of Scotch descent attracts two suitors, John Kershaw and Michael O Connor, in a triangular courtship. On Independence Day she rebuffs both for reasons of heritage and propriety, then introduces Marivand, descendant of Lafayette, as a third possible escort while hints of a pending choice linger.
June 15 five hostile airmen bombarded Karlsruhe for forty five minutes this morning. Several persons were killed or wounded. The attack came via London and involved German forces.
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