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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
4
The article explains more than 83 million dollars in interest coupons on Liberty bonds issued since the war remain unclaimed. Owners can deposit coupons in any bank for payment without personal presentation and convert them into bank credit to aid circulating money and restore commerce and industry to normal activity.
A harsh anti Turk diatribe argues for expunging Turks from the earth and praises a German for acquitting a young Armenian student accused of killing a Turkish official. The writer calls Turks despoilers and barbaric and urges drastic action against them.
Fragmentary remarks speculate on a proposed 400 mile per hour air line while noting the apparent singular fatality of Mr. Kaber amid ongoing plotting. The text hints at whether any passenger or operator has been imagined for the fast flight.
The St Joseph Missouri community faces scandal after a church sign promises a sermon about sin and habit while a separate report notes a Kansas City police officer died from a bite by a woman prisoner he had arrested years earlier.
A retrospective notes T H and B F Mebane called to Wytheville for their father’s death. J A Hooper and Miss Mary Hooper travel to Lynchburg after sister in law Mrs Rives Hooper’s death. John Pruitt and Beverly Kinder killed in Burke s Garden railroad wreck. Herbert Hunter buys vacant Princeton avenue lot and builds two story brick business house.
A town uses Amos as a reformer figure who censures films women and alcohol and judges neighbors. He claims to expose vice and railroads the town out of anger at his meddling. The tale closes with a warning that intruding to gain fame backfires.
The piece argues for a bold Methodist skyscraper cathedral in downtown Chicago as a symbol of American revival in art and church life. It notes towers like the Woolworth and Campanile set a trend toward decorative forms and laments the small scale of church spires atop office blocks.
An editorial questions the effectiveness of American relief in Europe noting endless fund demands and warning charity must foster independence. It argues relief should end reliance and criticizes pauperization while citing a New Yorker’s fortune left to an actress as a cautionary contrast.
The Senate rejected the Sterling bill for federal trade commission regulation of the packing industry by 33 to 1. The Senate then passed the House packer regulation bill with minor amendments, 45 to 21, sending the measure to conference.
The West Virginia Health Service bulletin argues that a stringent venereal disease law, passed after careful debate, must be backed by public sentiment and moral reform. It contends disease control intersects with morality and requires sanitarians and reformers to find common ground to enforce the law effectively.
Floral Bell Woods died at 5 10 yesterday morning at 566 Bluefield avenue after a week long illness. Her mother died soon after birth and her father is in Mt View Hospital in serious condition. Funeral at 9 this morning from J M Durhams home with burial at Walnut Grove cemetery.
A collection of brief quotes and satirical lines from newspapers including remarks on gold in the United States traffic in life and politics. It cites the Geneva Times Washington Post Nashville Banner Charleston Gazette Norfolk Ledger Dispatch St Louis Globe Democrat Elmira Star Gazette Cleveland News Columbus Dispatch Detroit Free Press and others.
Hurt and Wise were held for grand jury action in Dallas on 500 bond for allegedly contributing to the delinquency of a fourteen year old girl from Oak Hill. They were arrested with the girl Thursday night by Officers Carter and Looney and denied bond before remand to jail as the case was turned over to the state by the police chief.
A National Geographic bulletin reflects on Alexandria's long history from Caesar’s mobs to Athanasius and the 19th century port city. It notes the city’s influence on world culture and design, the modern neglect of its past, and lingering legends about the Library and Pompey’s Pillar.
Mrs. Daniel K. Miller formerly Ursula Broderick, aged seventeen, who killed her father in 1916 and served time for the 1919 murder of her stepfather Joseph Woodlock, was paroled today by Circuit Judge Hartmann in St. Louis.
A green brakeman on a steep Sierra ascent recalls the uphill struggle with the engine while the seasoned engineer jokes about the effort. The dialogue features a lawyer, cautious doctor, a comical teacher exchange, and a quip about normalcy and home life, all in brisk vignettes.
The Prince of Wales will own the Scilly Islands, joining a history of myth and peril around Lyonnesse and pirate lore. Read on about lighthouses, gardens, and an unusual feudal tenure that shaped the Isles.
Denver June 17 The American Federation of Labor pledges support to packing house workers in wage fight. John Mooney appeals to free Thomas Mooney and Warren Bil lings from prison amid a California conspiracy claim. Lewis supporters gather while John S. Lewis remains mostly silent.
Lester Newhall rejected the alleged confession to Harrisburg police that he killed 19-year-old Josephine B. Howard, a telephone operator. He said he loved her and did not remember making such statements before a preliminary hearing. He was held for the coroner's inquest.
The state Christian Endeavor Society plans a whirlwind countryside tour for about 300 visitors during next week’s convention in the city. The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce seeks about 75 automobiles and local citizens are urged to volunteer their cars by contacting the chamber.
Gunmen fired about a hundred shots at the home of Mack McCoy in Alma Thacker on the Kentucky side near Matewan. Mrs McCoy was wounded in the hip and evacuated to a hospital. No arrests or motive confirmed.
The Carr Kahle meeting at New Hope Church is set for Sunday July 24 with Rev. R. E. Kahle preaching at 11 a m for his birthday. The writer leads the afternoon service and attendees are asked to bring dinner and remain for a quiet, brief service seeking spiritual baptism. Everyone is welcome.
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