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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1916
Page
8
T Johnson admits firing on Harry McCoy and waives examination. McCoy, a Virginian railroad man, suffered a flesh wound to the leg but left hospital Sunday. Johnson held on $500 bond, following an altercation at Fifth and Mercer streets.
The Mercer county court opens a recount of the Robinson Lilly race at 10 o clock. The result depends on disputed points and lawyer arguments, with an expected two to three day session. Debates focus on alleged irregularities in affirmation books at precincts and whether such non compliance could void precinct results. Assessment work nears completion as J J Via expects countywide totals to match or exceed last year. The Princeton Power Co operates large electric cars between the city and its park, the biggest in the region, noted for their smooth ride.
A Beckley grand jury opened yesterday into the Winding Gulf shooting that killed Deputy Sheriff Wyatt and wounded Deputies Bragg and Phipps. Special Officer Ellis reports thirty eight African Americans in custody. Phipps’s condition is uncertain and he may lose speech if he survives.
Architect A F Wysong draws plans for enlarging the Christian church building here with specifications and an estimated cost of about five thousand dollars.
Returns from Monroe report that Rev. G. A. Reid has returned to the city after his monthly tour through Monroe County filling church appointments. He was accompanied by Mrs. Reid.
Mrs. L. C. Delp of this city suffered a dislocated ankle Sunday when stepping from a carriage, the accident occurring as she alighted and causing her injury.
More than 1,000 editors are expected as the National Editorial Association sessions open in New York City and run through Friday. President Lee J. Rountree of Georgetown Texas will preside. Speakers include Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and lawmakers L C Crompton and others. Governor Whitman and Mayor Mitchel will welcome the delegates at the opening.
The article warns that confinement and lack of fresh air lead to unhealthy fat and weaker vitality. It endorses oil of kerein capsules from pharmacies as a weight reduction aid for those 15 to 20 pounds overweight, claiming quick noticeable benefits after several days.
Purports to contain no opium or narcotics and may be given to children as well as adults. Claims it is excellent for coughs and colds and available everywhere Tuesday to Saturday.
Vitalac's reputation is said to rest on the wreck of public confidence with Bluefield residents praising it as the best remedy for nervousness insomnia stomach trouble and chronic constipation. It promises money back if no benefit and lists White and Central Pharmacy in Bluefield Welch Drug Co and Northfork Drug Co as agencies.
Two women who sometimes relieved night duty by listening in on the wire testified in the Orpet murder case. They heard a February 8 call in which William H. Orpet urged Marian Lambert to meet him, she refused saying her mother knew of her illness. He mentioned catching the 5 o clock train to Madison.
The report notes a decade of change in UK telephone infrastructure with fluctuations in the number of active lines. It highlights ongoing adjustments in network capacity and service demand across regions.
An advertisement touts a vegetable blood remedy labeled S. S. S. from Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Georgia. It claims roots herbs and barks cleanse the system remove poisons and build up the body while avoiding mineral medicines. It invites readers with peculiar cases to write for guidance.
A Blackwood's report describes Constantinople and Konia dervishes and mendicant orders. A Sheik preps two knife tests piercing cheeks with no blood, followed by spiked ball acts that show wounds heal as white scars. An iron bazaar worker from the previous night emerges unharmed, a striking contrast.
A note from the Kansas City Journal highlights Mrs Cincinnatis Wombat as a tireless figure moving from domestic duties at the cooker to the senate, portraying her as a eminent, capable leader.
A concise aphorism attributed to Lyman Abbott asserts that the sole true loss is the surrender of courage, framing courage as a lasting moral deficit beyond material or external harms.
Richmond Virginia cities faced a mild blue Sunday amid the new oyster law as soft drink stands were closed in many areas gasoline sales were prohibited in some places and cigar and tobacco sales were affected.
The law curtailed segregation in several areas and abolished segregated districts in Newport News and Norfolk. A score or more arrests occurred across cities, largely as test cases.
Paris reports German war office says 1917 class recruits fight on Verdun front with new divisions observed. The statement notes soldiers of the 1916 class used as reinforcements and indicates a shortage of German reserves as young 1917 class troops appear in front line formations.
Wallace also known as Norman L M Bruce is an American youth to be deported from England upon request of the American consul general. He allegedly enlisted three times in the British army and was released by his parents after the first two enlistments.
A Seaforth Highlanders serviceman, who previously left the unit, is detained in London on charges of being an absentee from his regiment as deportation proceedings proceed.
Parkersburg West Virginia June 19 Earle Neale center fielder for Cincinnati Nationals has signed a contract to coach the West Virginia Wesleyan football team next fall.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel for liver relief. It claims calomel causes salivation, weakness, and sickness, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver without side effects and suits adults and children. The ad urges trying it at 50 cents with a money-back promise if unsatisfied.
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