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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
2
Local items include weather notes for Virginia, a house for sale with multiple listings, veterinary services by Dr. Thompson at Northfork, and a hardware promotion with a free electric iron. Also reported are sports notes on Pocahontas, newsboys day at the fairgrounds, homecoming planning, a funeral, sc hool and marriage notices, and upcoming road convention attendance.
Venus Roberts a 24 year old Black woman died from loss of blood after attempting to jump through a hotel window. The incident occurred early this morning with authorities reviewing the case as a possible suicide attempt.
A woman detained for a lunacy hearing escaped at 2:50 AM, jumped from a second story window in Raleigh Street, ran two blocks to the Imperial Hotel where her husband and two children stayed. An artery was severed and she died before a doctor arrived.
Mrs. Everett KE. Carter Jr died of pneumonia Sunday night June 1919 at her parents home in New York. Before marriage she was Miss Lucile Beatrice Hartman daughter of Mr and Mrs J B Hartman of New York. The groom is son of the late mayor and Mrs EK B Carter of this city. The young couple were married in Washington DC where the bride...
Mercer Healing Springs opens for the season on Wednesday with a formal supper preceding a dance in the hotel ballroom. Supper engagements should be made early. The season promises to be very successful with a full corps of experienced helpers, some brought from Florida coast hotels. The drive from Bluefield to the springs is a pleasant hour’s ride.
At a meeting of the Colored Y M C A on Scott Street a playground association was formed to secure a playground for colored children. The executive and finance committees will solicit funds. a large turnout is anticipated at Thursday’s follow up meeting at 7 PM.
Machine shop employees of the Norfolk and Western Railroad returned to work on the system yesterday after a Roanoke conference between company officials labor leaders and railroad administration. Local shops began the first shift at 7 AM. No report on the Roanoke talks could be obtained locally, with leaders predicting a several day settlement period.
A reader letter from Ed Whart of Ranzeley endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as superior to other syrups for coughs and colds. The note urges trying the product to preserve a favorable opinion.
Zemo advertised as a cure for pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm with a clean antiseptic liquid that is non greasy and stain free. Sold at drug stores for 25 cents and an extra large bottle for one dollar. The D. W. Rose Co. Cleveland Ohio promotes Zemo as dependable and affordable skin treatment.
Roanoke visitors Arthur and Harold Clendenin travel to Bluefield to visit relatives. A newborn son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stemp at St. Luke's hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Denton Poole welcome a son at St. Luker hospital in Williamson. Dr. J. B. Martin returns home from North Carolina after visiting his mother. Frances Fitzgerald returns from West Virginia University after a year as a student. Emily Bell Boothe of New Orleans and Margaret Beams of Tazewell will stay with Miss Lee Fretwell for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Shawver and daughter Helen leave for Anderson Indiana for camp meeting. Sarah Shelton leaves for Lexington to attend Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee finals. Mrs. David E. Johnston of Portland visits then heads to Beckley to see her son D. Howe Johnston. Lee Fretwell returns from Martha Washington College where she won a scholarship medal this year.
Otto Rogertson aged sixty and his wife Mandy Robertson aged forty five were killed when Norfolk and Western Passenger Train No 1 struck them at Hull four miles west of Jeger. A fast freight blocked a third track and concealed the couple on the westbound line as the passenger train passed at about forty-five miles per hour. The bodies were taken to a relative's home nearby.
A promotional blurb touts Freezone as magic for corns and calluses. It claims a tiny bottle costs a few cents and, when applied, instantly stops pain and allows the corn or callus to be lifted out with the skin, leaving no irritation.
Tax drivers from Bluefield to Princeton Matoaka Hinton Beckley and other rail served points must collect an eight percent tax on transportation charges over forty two cents. Local operators failing to collect are under federal investigation as officials publish the ruling from Washington stating regular routes in competition with rail or water carriers owe the tax.
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