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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1923
Page
1
A persuasion piece argues Bluefield should issue municipal bonds totaling 850000 to fund 9.23 miles of sewers 7.03 miles of storm sewers 360000 paving 80000 toward streets 106000 for a new city hall 200000 for street widening and 50000 for parks and playgrounds. It notes existing debt 260000, per capita around 10 to 11 and claims bond funding will not raise taxes.
Voter sites listed by ward include First Ward office at Bluefield Avenue and Pearls Street, Second Ward City Hall, Third Ward Mercer Garage at Raleigh and Scott, Fourth Ward South Bluefield Fire Station Bland Street, Fifth Ward Lee Street Grocery at Princeton Avenue and Lee Street, Sixth Ward Central Fire Station Pulaski and Mercer, Seventh Ward Storeroom Pulaski and Reese, and Eighth Ward Virginia Apartments first floor Bland and Preston. Sunrise 4 34 AM and sunset 7 28 PM.
Assistant State's Attorney Charles Wharton flew to Clifton Arizona to pursue B H Rouw who claims four youths lowered a body beneath a pier the night Leighton Mount disappeared in September 1921 Northwestern University student Rouw says several others with unusual caps watched the burial State's Attorney Crowe says the case may reopen if Rouw's story holds up and he can identify the four men involved
A new syndicate company for the economic development of Turkey has been formed by an English group led by Leslie Urquhart with French capital. The venture, signed before a Lausanne notary, aims to control the Turkish National Export and Import Co. through reciprocal arrangements. It envisions a vast commercial program akin to the Chester project financed by an American syndicate.
Berlin reports Berlin notes to nonparticipating powers condemn Franco Belgian terrorism and death sentences on German citizens. It says occupiers’ posture makes German efforts to calm the population futile and risks acts of desperate recklessness with wide effects beyond the occupied region.
New York report states Stella Halsey aged 63, wife of engineer and author Frederick A. Halsey, committed suicide by hanging amid ill health concerns. Police attribute motive to poor health and deteriorating condition.
A Paris reception honoring suburban mayors was disrupted when a group of communists created loud disturbances during Interior Minister Maunoury’s speech, prompting guards to eject them. The incident occurred in Paris on June 16.
The Association of Catholic Official Societies appeals to the pope for help in highlighting the deportations from the Ruhr of officials who stayed loyal to the German government.
Bluefield launches a dignified campaign to raise $100,000 for Bluefield College beginning Monday June 25 with Edwin Mann as general chairman and George Dunglinson Jr as vice chair. The effort is endorsed by 187 business leaders and the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, promising a respectful drive without begging or entreating.
Porter N. Newman a Cipco plumber was found not guilty of assault with intent to murder and kidnapping in the Dowling flogging case. He is the second man acquitted of charges related to the incident in Birmingham.
Frenchlick Ind June 16 Senator McKellar Democrat of Tennessee said party platforms will not include a liquor plank and that the wet and dry issue will not be an issue as the country is dry. He declined connection with Governor Smith's visit and noted Smith is popular in the south for passing the repeal bill but states rights doctrine does not appeal to southern voters.
The Daily Telegraph distributes four sections this morning totaling fifty-two pages with three sixteen page sections and a four page comic section. The note compares to last Sunday when forty-four pages were issued.
Bluefield will see a new department store by October 1 to be known as the Thornton McCulloch Co. It will occupy the Elk's Theatre building at Federal street and Raleigh with three entrances and an elevator, offering men’s women’s and children’s ready to wear and accessories. The existing Thornton Clothing Company and Men’s and Women’s Mart partners form the new firm. the Mart will be discontinued and its assets possibly sold. The site is a prime Bluefield location and the building is being remodeled into a three story store with up to date equipment.
Yale University marks its 222nd commencement on Baccalaureate Sunday and commencement day with a King Lear performance by the dramatic association. The day honors Nathan Hale’s 150th graduation anniversary, plus a Hale exhibition in the university library arranged by George Dudley Seymour with Connecticut Historical Society cooperation. alumni arrivals indicate large turnout.
In Bellport New York June 16 a prized Argus pheasant owned by George Washington escaped its enclosure. The owner warns locals in ads not to shoot the bird, which sports a sixty inch tail and wing eyes. He hopes it returns home before winter.
Parkersburg West Virginia June 16 local federal officers pursue three men and two women after a joy ride party tore a United States flag from the Mineral Wells post office yard on Flag Day morning. They carried the flag about a half mile and dumped it in roadside mud. Authorities have the car number and expect arrests. Postmaster Mrs Bertha A Ruble is named.
FE C Yellowley chief general agent of the prohibition department said about ninety percent of liquor sold in Chicago is made within the city. He spoke in Chicago after reviewing the smuggling situation in Detroit and declined to detail Chicago's exact status, noting production and possible Canada smuggling.
Acquaintances in New York say George DeBrodes, a Washington Law School graduate employed in a federal department, shot his mother Frances G. DeBrodes in a rooming house in Washington and then tried to kill himself. Mary Bayes witnessed the tragedy as DeBrodes claimed the act was to spare his mother from suffering. The pair had arrived from New York that afternoon and rented a room near the hospital. Police say DeBrodes admitted the offense and planned suicide after the failed cartridge.
Judge John C. Southern in Harrison county criminal court suspended thirty days of execution for five men sentenced to be hanged at Moundaville on June 22 to allow appeals to the circuit court. Patsy Corbi, convicted of murder in the Naples death, also received suspension for appeal. Those released include Dick Ferri Nick Salamante Philip Connizzaro Sam Muratore and Jim Alello.
Chicago today opened its municipal bathing beaches for the season. Young women bathers appeared with tape forms of Egyptian symbols printed on their bare arms, creating a bold King Tut design once the tan develops and the tape is removed.
Bermuda will be a liquor parking station for Lamport and Holt liners between New York and Buenos Aires starting July 14. Rumors circled that British and French trans Atlantic liners might use Halifax or French islands off Newfoundland as liquor depots. Sailors on Homeric and Carmania deserted as crews balked at the dry ruling, with forty Homeric sailors and three Carmania coal passers deserting.
The piece notes widespread interest in the University Summer School with churches and clubs welcoming participants. The Princeton Power Company issues a special order to sell students and faculty school tickets at the regular reduced price, and University staff express public appreciation for these courtesies.
Warrants for the arrest of Mrs. Katherine O Connor and John R Walsh were issued in Denver for alleged violation of the prohibition laws. Father Walter A Grace surrendered on bond after being indicted in three Pueblo cases. Prohibition director kK H MacClennahan and four agents were arraigned and released. Indictments involve $20 000 missing whiskey and forged applications. O Connor is charged with conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. penalties include prison or fines.
A cable from Bland Missouri claims Mrs R B Kays is the supposed Mrs Guy Marone tied to the Croker will contest. Kays says she married Guy Marone in 1911 and lived with Davies in Northampton, Massachusetts for six months in 1911.
Surrogate Foley reduced the ten percent state transfer tax on Henry C. Frick's 1919 estate to six percent. Executors argued the delay was unavoidable and the tax of about $1.95 million applied to only part of the $90 million estate, most of which was taxed in Pittsburg.
Jerusalem reports the government states all but one of twenty bandits involved in the raid on the gendarmerie escort of the high commissioner Sir Herbert Samuel have been captured. Five British officers were killed in the attack.
Bluefield announces The House Beautiful opening at 7 o'clock tomorrow on East River and College avenues. The display showcases modern home features from cellar to attic and aims at busy workers and housewives seeking rest and efficiency.
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