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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1928
Page
1
The article warns of firecracker injuries, urges safe Independence Day celebrations, and notes ordinances limiting sales. It contrasts urban safety gains with persistent risks to children from sparklers and Roman candles, then shifts to reflections on women’s evolving roles and independent living, and ends with musings on the origins and myriad uses of common materials and objects.
New York man wins Kentucky support as Smith leads in delegates toward the Democratic nomination. In Houston, Democrats assemble to choose nominees and draft a platform while foes challenge Smith’s delegate total amid farm relief and prohibition debate.
Lakin Fiske Roberts an associate professor of education at West Virginia University, drowned in the Cheat river near Beaver Hole Preston county after rescuing his daughter who had fallen in. He and his family visited for a weekend. his body was not recovered this night as the river is described as treacherous.
Mrs. R. H. Goad reported two men entered her Memphis home at midnight and slashed her arm seven times belted her, locked her inside, and started a blaze. The husband was away. brothers-in-law helped extinguish the flames, with the assailants claiming revenge against him.
President Coolidge enjoyed a tranquil Saturday at Cedar Island lodge Wisconsin with fishing gear in hand while Mrs Coolidge rested from a Washington trip. Secretive by nature he avoided public contact as Kansas City convention news filtered in via Edward T Clark and aides.
Doorn Holland June 18 flags flew in all parts of the town in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of former Emperor Wilhelm accession to the German throne. The festivities began yesterday with Wilhelm conducting devotional services at Doorn House for family and suite.
A fierce storm leveled Blair Oklahoma, killing four and injuring many more. Reports list Elmer Castle and Mrs. George Rogers among the dead, with several others critically injured and many buried in debris as relief crews respond from Mangum and Altus.
A near cloudburst hit eastern Nebraska with an electrical storm. Omaha reported nearly two inches of rain in under thirty minutes. Cars stalled in high water across the city.
Reports from Wichita Falls indicate a June storm swept through Blair Oklahoma and nearby Martha blowing down about sixty telegraph poles. Telephone wires between Wichita Falls and Altus were knocked out around 9 PM with no injuries reported.
William F. Johnson known as Pussyfoot Johnson of Westerville Ohio wed Mrs. De Bessie Stanley of Washington DC in Syracuse New York. They set their home at Smithville Flats Chenango County and were married by Rev. Dr. Lewis P. Tucker after obtaining a license. Johnson who lost an eye in a student melee in England ten years ago called it a sacrifice for a dry world.
Hayward Kendall of Cleveland offers to donate 1,000,000 to Cornell University if policies are changed. He demands fraternities be abolished and co eds moved to a separate college. Kendall, Cornell 1898 graduate and former fraternity member, says he will not contribute otherwise. The World will publish his open letter to President Livingston Farrand. Farrand declined to comment.
Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama spoke for over two hours to about ten thousand in a suburban field when a temporary platform collapsed. He escaped injury as the crowd plunged to soft ground. Troopers backed his exit and he continued his denunciation of Catholic influence and Smith’s candidacy.
Dan Bollick aged 16 drowned in the Elk river near Elk Two Mile Creek after his younger brother and friends feared he was in distress. The elder Bollick rushed in from the river bank without removing his clothes and was swept under. The younger brother made it ashore safely and Dan Bollick’s body was recovered shortly after.
A 75 story $45 million skyscraper to rise above the Illinois Central tracks east of Michigan Avenue between Randolph and Wacker. At 845 feet it would surpass New York’s Woolworth Building, hosting a vast apparel mart, hotels, offices, convention halls and clubs on its many floors.
Kennett Missouri reports the St Francis river flood as more than 3 000 workers push to shore up dykes along a 25 mile front north of town. A 150 foot breach opened early morning flooding 25 000 acres and forcing hundreds from homes. Crests may top flood stage tonight or tomorrow threatening 75 000 more acres. The crevasse widened to 300 feet by day, water now within five miles of the area surrounding Kennett.
About 250 of 1,000 displaced by the White river flood in Jackson county face several days in improvised shelters. A dyke break at Stephens 12 miles south of Newport sent floodwaters over 35,000 to 40,000 acres, forcing residents to flee with belongings. Some remain in the flooded area, others seek shelter with friends or on high ground.
Washington reports the 1100 pledged delegates for the Democratic national convention, 24 from Virginia remaining unselected, with totals showing claims by campaign managers. The listing includes state by state tallies for Smith Reed Ayres Hitchcock and others, noting disputed and unclaimed delegates.
In St Clairsville Ohio three boys aged fourteen were charged for cutting forty two miles of AT&T trunk line at Mutton Hollow Mine. One boy admitted the trio cut the lines and sold the wire for junk. The action disrupted Republican convention radio service east of Cincinnati for about an hour.
City directors, aided by manager Boyd A. Bennett, warn of a severe budget gap from damage suit payouts totaling 21 000 to 22 000 over two years. If suits persist, 80 000 may be needed next year. A special levy may be necessary to cover interest, sinking fund, and debt, unless drastic cuts and economy avert it.
Hollywood June 16 An inserted report says Jim Tully hobo author now enjoys domestic peace after a recent estrangement. He credits reconciliation to friends Henry L Mencken Judge Ben B Lindsey and Rupert Hughes, who he says helped mend matters with his wife.
West Branch Iowa June 16 The only Democrat in this community is now a Republican Newt Butler boyhood friend of Herbert Hoover and former postmaster here under the Wilson administration for eight years announced last night as 4000 locals celebrated Hoover’s nomination for the presidency.
Hoover responds to congratulators and plans talks with party leaders during the week. All rival candidates except Senator Goff are reported to have wished him well as National Committeemen must be chosen.
Secretary Hoover, amid tasks on his new status as Republican presidential candidate, meets Sen McNary and surveys the new commerce department building. He lunched with Secretary Kellogg and receives congratulatory messages from many voting rivals, while weighing his cabinet tenure and campaign timing.
Bland street merchant J. J. Price was shot and badly wounded late last night by an unidentified Negro who approached from a driveway near the Bailey and Bradmann Buildings. Price, with his wife, had closed his shop and heard a call to “come here minute.” A struggle followed as the assailant fired, hitting Price in the right wrist and just above the hip as he fled toward Bla street. Price is hospitalized at Sanitarium. witnesses recalled the assailant emerging from behind the Bradmann building.
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