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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
8
New Yorkers rush to file back income taxes after Al Capone's Chicago arrest and the opening of a similar drive in New York. Federal agents examine bank and brokerage accounts of suspected racketeers as frightened evaders rush to comply amid ongoing prosecutions.
A Kanawha County coroner's jury rules Wilbur Miller a 47 year old Kanawha Two Mile farmer died from accidental wounds. He bled after striking a shotgun on the floor to retrieve it amid a quarrel with his wife over dinner. His son Clarence Miller, 20, was released from jail after the inquest.
Madrid reports President Alcala Zamora ordered Cardinal Primate Pedro Segura into exile in France to preserve public order after a five hour cabinet session. The letter expressed regret at the expulsion but urged the prelate to remain outside Spain for a time.
In New York on June 18, prosecutors described the murder case against ex-convicts Harry Stein and Samuel Greenberg as a frameup. They cited chauffeur Harry Schlitten's admissions of driving Stein, Greenberg, and Vivian Gordon on a night ride into the Bronx as part of the alleged crime.
A historical report notes a woman allegedly drawn a noose about her throat in February and, after emitting a cackle, her body was tossed into Van Cortlandt Park. The fragment references a crime scene near the park and identifies Van Cortlandt as the location of the disposal.
Bluefield ministers meet at First Christian Church at 1 30 this afternoon to discuss inviting evangelist Rev Earl Kernham of Boston for a non denominational revival. If approved, plans will set the time and place in a later session.
Mica Margery Durant of New York ends a 7009 mile air journey with pilot Charles Lafotte in Baden Baden Germany. She praises European North African and Asia Minor flying facilities and notes owners can view these regions from the air. Durant began from England after shipping her monoplane to Southampton.
Secretary Hurley considers a August departure for Manila to inspect the Philippines. He has conferred with Manuel Quezon and Major General Frank R. McCoy joined the talks. Congress may revisit Philippine independence at the next session.
Teachers in Huntington schools adopted a resolution offering cooperation with the board of education in an economy program including wage reductions if other taxing groups cut salaries of Cabell county and Huntington city employees. The move followed a board discussion of salary reductions for teachers.
G Hall Roosevelt nephew of Theodore Roosevelt and Detroit city comptroller urged a compulsory unemployment insurance system in a speech before the International Association of Comptrollers and Accounting Officers. He suggested the United States could follow Russia's example in planning for the future.
City and Coalfield News reports Raleigh Hotel Dining Room hosting family style meals at 50 cents with plate lunches at noon for 25 and 35 cents. Dance nights Tuesday and Friday at Lake Shawnee from 9 to 1:30, admission $1.50, featuring Jack Ralston and his orchestra on WHIS 5 to 6 pm. Warlick Furniture showcases a 9‑piece dining room suite in walnut veneer and oak interior for $95. Raleigh Hotel also offers attractive weekly or monthly room and meal rates.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beavers near Finney Virginia was totally destroyed by fire of undetermined origin last night. No one was home and nothing was saved. Mr Beavers works as a telegraph operator for the Norfolk and Western Railway at Finney. The residence stood about a quarter mile east of Finney.
In Cincinnati on June 18 a Pittsburgh widow, Mrs. Eliza beth Schaefer, 34, told city hall she was kidnapped by four men while walking to a Pittsburgh grocery. She said she endured five nights of abuse in a whiskey-filled house before a guard fell asleep and she escaped to Cincinnati. Detectives said she also worked as a housekeeper for her uncle Fred Jordan, Pittsburgh candy company manager.
In St John’s Newfoundland on June 18 physicians linked beriberi outbreaks along the south coast to a diet of only white bread. About 500 people were affected, with 130 adults partly or fully paralyzed. The health board urged shift to whole wheat flour and green foods, while supplying varied food to the destitute.
Judge McClintic outlines rulings on prohibition law violators with multiple defendants receiving two year sentences or longer and probation terms. The docket includes numerous names from McDowell Mercer and Pocahontas counties plus entities like the National Training School in Washington. A separate three year probation list appears alongside ongoing Pinnacle Motor case arguments before Judge Bailey and U S Seal receiver for First National Bank of Pineville.
New York June 18 The Evening Post says it has learned that Richard B. Mellon brother of Andrew B Mellon secretary of the treasury and Richard K Mellon the secretary's nephew are directors of a firm with Soviet contract interests.
The Koppers company of Delaware and its Pittsburgh unit secure the coke oven design and build contract for the Magnetogorsk steel plant in Siberia, urged by Arthur G. McKee and company. The project aims to become the world’s third largest steel plant with an estimated cost of 200 million dollars, with all funds deposited in Chase National Bank.
A dozen persons were injured tonight as police fought with demonstrators protesting the treatment of political prisoners at Mount Joy prison in Dublin. A number of arrests were made.
A historical medicinal claim touts 666 as a remedy for headaches neuralgia and colds. It promises relief within twenty minutes for headaches or neuralgia and a cold check on the first day, with malaria addressed in three days.
Senator Davis calls for a standard line for East Holdings as freight rates hurt northern coal fields. He describes Alabama workers earning as little as 90 cents a day and notes operators seeking wage scales from the United Mine Workers to restore normal conditions. He warns against dog-eat-dog competition.
A vintage advertisement promotes ZEMO to end dandruff and itching on the scalp. It claims cooling healing cleansing effects and urges use freely as a family antiseptic for skin and scalp irritations. Sold in 35c 60c and $1.00 formats.
A newspaper excerpt notes that coal from other fields sells below cost and is used locally, leaving miners of our own mines with only bare necessities. The article laments lack of mining activity and failing industrial support, highlighting economic strain on workers.
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