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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1916

Page

5

Reg is EERIE Cove 240 v.

Reg reports an eerie cove setup with a 240 volt system rated at 5.00 units. Local details about installation or safety concerns are not provided.

Eerie Cove

Paraphrased quotes on virtue and justice

A collection of aphorisms about freedom duty and integrity. Includes Cicero on masters and slaves Browning on ends and virtue Emerson on rogues and exposure. The lines reflect moral idealism and social critique.

Supreme Court Issue Sparks Debate Over Politics and Purity

The piece denounces political interference in Supreme Court appointments and argues for merit over partisan aims. It cites Hughes and Taft as examples, criticizes both parties, and notes inflationary costs of war while favoring baseball-style competition over European warfare.

Hughes Receptive to Nomination as He Wept Briefly

Mr Hughes is reported to have wept a little upon hearing he was nominated. Several federal office holders did not respond with emotion. The Daily Telegraph Want Ads are advised for further notices.

Hughes

Who is supporting the Belgians and why

A call for greater US aid to Belgium notes the $132 million spent on relief in Belgium and northern France, with only about 15 cents per person contributed by Americans. It cites Herbert Hoover and urges Americans to donate at least a quarter per person, listing the Belgian Relief Society at 71 Broadway, New York.

Albert America Belgium Herbert (. Woover London France United States Commission New South Wales Victoria Belgian Relief Society Broadway New York City

Clever quips on pork money and heaven in editorials

The passage compiles witty snippets from newspapers mocking politics and society. It cites Albany Journal on pork barrel spending, Cleveland Leader on France’s war nurse, Louisville Courier-Journal on Hughes and testimonials, and Cleveland Plain Dealer on tobacco in heaven.

Congress Albany Journal France Wes Cleveland

Social Roundup of Visitors and Guests in the City

Local notes list Miss May Guy of Elkhorn and Miss Virginia Thomas of Wytheville visiting relatives. Visitors include James and Agnes Nunan of Gary, Julius Hall from Glen Alum, and Ira Kleiman returning from West Virginia University. Other entries name trips to Roanoke Washington Harrisonburg Danville and Morgantown with residents from Narrows Matthews and Covington visiting family and attending events.

Rainy Day Reflections On Farming And Providence In Kansas City Star

Jay P. Iden writes from Kansas City Star about a day of steady rain shaping farm work. The speaker recalls planting corn, guiding horses, and watching rain pool in the fields, feeling debt to Providence yet grateful for rain that feeds the crops.

Providence Jay P. Iden Kansas City Star

Right Foot Fractured In Drama on New River Embankment

Mr and Mrs C R Brown of Tazewell were injured when their touring car tumbled twenty feet into New River near Lurich. Mr Brown suffered a fractured right foot while Mrs Brown had minor cuts and bruises. They are at Bluefield Sanitarium and expected to leave soon. Their children were uninjured. they had been returning from Washington and Lee commencement in Lexington Va where their son earned a law degree.

C. R. Brown Tazewell New River Lurich Bluefield Sanitarium Mr. Brown Lexington Washington and Lee

Los Angeles Prepares for Knights Templar Conclave Visitors

Los Angeles readies for the Knights Templars triennial gathering as the advance guard arrives and the main delegation is due to descend on the city over the weekend. Local officials expect a large influx of delegates and visitors.

Los Angeles Cal Knights Templars

New England Bankers Hold Informal Swampscott Conference

Officials and members of the bankers association of the New England States gathered in Swampscott Massachusetts for a two day informal conference on business and finance. The principal sessions were scheduled for tomorrow with several hundred in attendance.

New England Swampscott Mass Banker’ssociation New E Ngland Nformal

Deputy Sheriff Shoots In Self Defense In Delorme

Deputy Crawford of Mingo county claims self defense after a confrontation with a group of African American railroad workers near Delorme on Wednesday night. He fired as he was attacked and would likely have been beaten, witnesses say, with one man fatally wounded.

Crawford Mingo County Norfolk and Western Section Delorme Matewan

Agreeable Surprise From Chamberlain's Tablets

The notice touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for poor appetites and weak stomachs. It claims the tablets strengthen the stomach to perform its duties naturally and notes hundreds of testimonials. Available for a quarter and obtainable everywhere. Tu-Sat.

Man Arrested in Powhatan Coal Store Theft

John Randolph Taylor was arrested in Richmond Tuesday night for stealing 304 dollars from the Powhatan Coal Company store. He reportedly confessed and was taken to Northfork by Special Agent If satisfaction is what you want Tyree of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency who effected the arrest.

John Randolph Taylor Richmond Powhatan Coal Company Northfork Tyree Baldwin-Felts Virginia Laundry Co. It Agency

Robbery at Powhatan Coal Company Tipple

Saturday night a robbery occurred at a Powhatan Coal and Coke Co tipple site with the safe unlocked. Suspect Taylor, employed by Link-Belt, vanished then reappeared Tuesday and was arrested after letters from Richmond were found in his boarding house room. A watch valued at $40 and about $150 were recovered. Special Agent Tyree traced the case to Richmond.

Taylor Powhatan Coal and Coke Co Richmond Tyree Powhatan

A Rip Van Winkle Story

A man wakes in 1895 France after twenty years of sleep and encounters a modern war scene. He meets a German general and staff. he mistakes aircraft and gas for magical omens, learns of trenches and millions of soldiers, and realizes the conflict is far from peaceful. He heads to Paris, where a headline proclaims Yankees debating preparedness for war.

Rip van Winkle Stone Marne France Catskill Mountains America Stone Gettysburg Paris

Switzerland Taps Most Water Power In Use

Switzerland uses a large share of its water resources with about 700000 horsepower of the 1200000 available from streams, marking a high level of utilization compared to other nations.

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