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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1915
Page
4
Evening Musings on Happiness and Spiritual Wakefulness
A reflective verse fragment by Robert Louis Stevenson. The speaker seeks divine aid to awaken the spirit and overcome spiritual dullness through renewed grace and moral resolve. The lines invoke struggle with joy, nature, and inner sin as a plea for awakening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
West Virginia Officials Earn Praise for Debt Case Fight
The article lauds current West Virginia state officials for their vigorous defense in a Virginia debt case, noting the governor and attorney general led efforts to secure evidence and manage the legal battle, despite an unfavorable judgment. It commends energy and determination from Charleston officials in saving the state millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
Explosives and Medicines Shine in April Export Report
Commerce Department analysis shows April exports rising in many sectors. Explosives valued at 6.1 million dollars, motor vehicles 9 million, leather goods 7.2 million, chemicals 6 million, wool manufactures 16.5 million, medicines 6 million. The report notes broad export growth and asks if medicines aid those injured by munitions, implying care on both war fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Norfolk appoints Francis Bacon scout commissioner
Recognizing a new city movement Norfolk appoints Francis Bacon as scout commissioner to lead the Boy Scout movement in the city. The action mirrors changes in St. Paul Indianapolis and other cities as Richmond plans military training in its high schools, a trend across districts amid debate on universal peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Francis Bacon
Boy Scouts
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Springfield
Richmond
Offer to pay the debt sparks court dispute
The Daily Telegraph column prints an offer to pay the debt that the Supreme Court says is owed. The state will not accept the offer, and the piece notes the feature but does not comment on it. The writer focuses on the core issue behind the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telease
Supreme Court
Patent medicines and their high alcohol content debated
The piece argues that many patent medicines claim large alcohol quantities and questions the reader about their true content. The author defends the article as responsible journalism while noting alcohol in medicines differs from whiskey beer or wine and may mislead drinkers.
Paying the Judgment: Bonds Considered for State
Speculation runs on methods to fund the state judgment by issuing fifty year bonds totaling 36 million dollars. Annual payments would reach 720 thousand dollars with 480 thousand interest and 240 thousand principal. Some urge an extra legislative session to issue bonds now to save interest, though bonds at three percent may be hard to float before the 1917 regular session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Hostile Influence Reflected in McDowell Recorder Editor Threats
The McDowell Recorder reports Gol Swope editor plans to obtain a pistol license and may carry artillery after a road incident near Welch hospital. A speed maniac tried to run down a boy, prompting Swope to threaten lethal force against the offender, though tire damage might be seen as a safer act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
McDowell Recorder
Gol. Swope
McDowell
Welch Hospital
West Virginia Wealth Growth Outpaces Virginia Say Critics
The author rebuts claims of bankruptcy and a need for a receiver, citing historic property valuations: Virginia in 1880 valued at 707 million and West Virginia at 50 million. by 1912 Virginia 2.29 billion and West Virginia 2.80 billion, with 1904 figures showing West Virginia surpassing Virginia in wealth growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
West Virginia
Commonwealth
South
Air not navy futures noted in quotes
A string of editorials and quotes weigh opinions across papers. Secretary Daniels predicts naval air power, Detroit notes a massive 950 million bushel wheat crop, and Charleston ridicules past and present military scrimmage. Carranza recognition is mocked by whiskers, while Tennessee’s Sims quips about public resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
German Balloon Sheds Damaged by Allied Bombing
Allied airmen damaged German balloon sheds at Brussels during an air raid reported from Amsterdam via London on June 19. The blast caused slight damage to the structures and their surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
London
Brussels
Austro Germans in Day's March of Galician Capital
Reports indicate limited military movement with shelling at Gorizia suggesting Italian batteries advanced. Bulgaria's terms rumored as acceptable yet no formal alliance. Bulgaria demands concessions before any treaty. Gallipoli updates claim British French forces hold about ten square miles at southern tip as Turkish fortifications resist with nighttime bayonet assaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galician
Gorizia
Bulgaria
Sofia
Gallipoli
Becker case looming on fate of death sentence
Albany report says that close observers believe Governor Whitman will not commute the death sentence of ex police lieutenant Charles Becker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal unless new evidence of innocence is produced. The governor is to return from California tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Whitman
California
Segregation Ordinances Upheld by Kentucky Court of Appeals
The Kentucky court of appeals upheld the constitutionality of Louisville segregation ordinances. They prohibit occupancy by either white or black individuals in homes or public assembly spaces on blocks where the majority houses are of the opposite race. The ruling was issued in Frankfort on June 19.
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Frankfort
Louisville
Wentucky Court of Appeals
Quieting Yaqui Valley Progress Report
Radiograms to Admiral Howard report the Yaqui Valley quiet with no additional Indian molestation of Americans. Communications between Guaymas and the valley have been reestablished and coastal movements continue from San Diego in mid June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Mexico
San Diego
Cal
Yaqui Valley
Admiral Howard
Gnuaymas
Earliest Recorded Eclipse Traced to 2127 B C
Researchers Hirayama and Ogura publish in the Tokyo Mathematico-physical society proceedings on fixing dates for early eclipses in Chinese literature. They argue the first documented solar eclipse occurred on October 1 2127 B C, though likely not visible in China. They suggest later Chinese astronomers misdated the event.
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Messrs
Hirayama and
Ogura
Tokyo Mathematico-physical Society
Chung Kang
Hsia Dynasty
China
Rubber and gutta percha sources differ by region
The article explains key distinctions between india rubber and gutta percha and notes they cannot always substitute for one another. India rubber comes from trees widely distributed in tropical regions, while gutta percha is sourced only from trees in Borneo Sumatra and the Malay archipelago.
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India
Borneo
Sumatra
Malay Archipelago
Shoes Drop Silence in Nighttime Quiet
A Toledo Blade line notes that in the night the man in the upper flat dropping his shoes shatters the silence, a sound not noticed by day but piercing the stillness of darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Penelope and Percival in a Clairvoyant’s Room
Penelope and Percival discuss a clairvoyant session with Penelope in the room for about two hours. Percival notes the clairvoyant would need weeks to reveal Penelope’s past. The scene centers on fate and certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope
Marecella
Percival
Judge
No Pursuit Necessary in a Varied Phrase
The Houston Post notes that catching does not always require motion. Some pursuits occur without movement, linking to ideas from hades to rheumatism while one stands still.
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Houston Post
Traffic incident fuels tense exchange
A Detroit Free article notes a woman faced a traffic officer and backed up her car after a tense exchange. The piece implies she remained silent or restrained, highlighting the charged interaction between driver and officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
The German Attack and the Solo French Defiance
In 1871 near Taris a German unit assaults a roadside barricade of stones and timber. A single French defender, a young woman, stood at the parapet guiding a lone cannon, repelling the attackers before French troops arrive and retake the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taris
Mademoiselle
Monsieur
Becket Visit in Sing Sing Death House
Sing Sing, June 19. Chas Becker awaiting execution for the Rosenthal murder was visited today in his death house cell by a fellow inmate and other unnamed officials as authorities prepare the final steps before the scheduled death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing Sing
N. Y
Chas ‘Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker seeks clemency cue after rejection of appeal
Martin Manton of New York meets with Becker to discuss appealing to Governor Whitman for clemency as the New York Court of Appeals denies a reargument on Becker’s second conviction. Manton would not comment. Separately, Circuit Judge Pitman rules a state law unconstitutional in Ryals jitney case while federal challenge remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin ‘T. ‘Manton
New York
Manton
Becker
Whitman
Court of Appeals
Mr. Mantom
Tennessee
A. B. Pitman
S.B. Ryals
United States
Weather alert warns Kansas City residents of imminent flood
The weather bureau warned Kansas City residents to move from first to second floors and be prepared for rising floodwaters. A separate dispatch from Memphis notes Tennessee allows indemnity bonds for jitney operation.
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Kansas City
Kansas
City
The
Weather Bureau Today
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
German forces capture Abermenil village east of Nancy
Berlin reports Abermenil village about thirty miles east of Nancy has fallen to German troops after heavy French fortifications. The war office noted the village was defended by French forces during the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
German War Office
Abermenil
Nancy
Constantine Improves in Athens Telegram Reports
Slow but steady improvement in King Constantine's condition was reported today from Athens, after a bulletin to the Greek legation in Washington.
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Constantine
Washington
Athens
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