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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
4
The Charleston Post questions the motives behind a special legislative session. It asks why gas and oil interests secured votes and why a Harrison ring allegedly influenced senators to pass the measures. It probes where the benefits went and who was rewarded for the political shift.
The civ il war created West Virginia, and there is growing support for the national government to assume the state debt. Congressman Hamilton first proposed it, with Secretary Plaine deeming it possible and just. Hamilton has long opposed the idea in Congress, while other states are expected to act for us.
War statistics suggest a rapid close as totals show Germany 1,572,000 casualties and prisoners, Austria 1,225,000, France 2,116,000, Britain 433,000, Russia 3,485,000. Engaged total reaches 20,503,128 with 8,831,000 killed wounded or imprisoned, all within under a year.
The article argues Russia exports prisoners, claiming Devlin cites 4 610 000 enemy soldiers taken by June 1, of which 4 840 000 were Russians. It ponders why so many flee to Germany, warning that three years hence no Russian soldiers remain and Germany would then house four million unarmed men. It questions Purcit's strategy to starve others by consuming provisions.
An editorial urges universal service during wartime, arguing every able bodied man must work or fight. It targets idle rich, praises national discipline, and cites examples from universities and farmers while linking reform to social justice and wartime effort.
A compiled clippings style item notes public figures and editorials discussing patriotism, diplomacy, and politics. It references Huerta on Long Island, a note to Germany signed by Mr. Lansing, and a bequest in upstate New York for entertaining a benefactor with jokes.
A June sale at The Quality Shop highlights white items offered this week. An included note mentions a Chicago inventor and a massage device that allows massage cream to be applied during use.
An advertisement touts vegetable calomel from may apple root as a gentle liver stimulant and bowel cleaner. It claims a mercury free alternative to calomel, promises mild, non irritating effects, and offers a free physician trial by sending four doses to Covington Kentucky.
In Owosso Michigan on June 21 a hearing was held for Charles H. Miller a real estate dealer charged by his wife with administering bichloride of mercury tablets to her intending to kill her She says he sabotaged medicines prescribed by their family physician and that envelopes with mercury tablets were delivered to her and later found in his pocket The case notes a long-standing marital feud and possible extra marital links while investigators seek how Miller obtained the tablets
In the United States District Court Southern District of New York Judge Hand ruled on June 4 1915 in favor of Thomas A Edison Incorporated dismissing the Victor Talking Machine Company patent infringement suit on all claims and allowing costs to Edison.
Testimony before the Annapolis court of inquiry into the cribbings scandal shows that for at least a year academy examination papers and midshipmen ratings may have been stolen.
Official dispatch from London dated June 21 states Emperor William was present at the Beekid battle for control of the Brodek line west of Lemberg as German forces engage on the front.
The New York Sunday World reports the 1916 Hudson car set sales records in New York after its debut. Hudson Motor Car Company of New York took over local distribution June 1 with Harry S Houpt as president. In ten days the first cars arrived and Houpt opened a new salesroom at Broadway and Sixty-first Street. The model features yacht lines, lustre finish, larger tonneau, and a $200 price drop, selling over 130 units in under two weeks. The Bluefield Garage supports strong city demand for the model.
The eighth annual convention of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges opened in Los Angeles with ninety real estate exchanges represented. The gathering marks a key industry event as leaders discuss market conditions and association goals.
G Masunaga, engineer to the Imperial government railways of Tokyo, spent days touring the Norfolk and Western system with A Kearney and L P Ligon. He observed the electrification project, heavy freight electric motors, and Bluefield yards, then proceeded to Columbus and onward westward.
Presiding Elder J B Ward delivered a Sunday night sermon at Hinad Street Methodist urging tithing from Malachi 3 8. He cited a North Carolina tale of a turkey raiser who kept one tenth yet suffered tragedy and praised Colgate the soap maker for giving a tenth, noting heirs must tithe five tenths. Rev Z T R Randall of Emory and Henry College preached at morning service and was described as well recommended.
Deputy revenue commissioner S. F. Stowers explains through the Daily Telegraph how the war tax is calculated after an extension. Taxpayers must prorate six months of the year against annual amounts, with examples for tobacco dealers pool hall operators and brokers.
Capt R L Taylor of Company L received word from the state adjutant general selecting Parkersburg as the site for the second regiment encampment. Taylor announced readiness training will begin at the armory and all members must qualify as marksmen before shooting at the range. The encampment likely starts July 29. Taylor belongs to old Company A, formed in 1894, which previously carried the regiment in the Spanish American War and held an encampment in Parkersburg in 89.
The Mock Coal and Fuel Co of Western Kentucky under manager David Roencke expects to start shipping coal July 1 from Elkhorne City near the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio line. The plant will ship about 2000 tons daily at first, expanding as operations grow, making it one of the region’s largest coal plants this summer.
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