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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1919
Page
4
Rates for cash in advance include daily, weekly and monthly terms. The notice lists one year six months three months one month and one week options with rates furnished on application.
A brief religious reflection invokes II Corinthians 13 11 urging believers to pursue perfection comfort unity and harmony with God and each other as a path to divine blessing.
An editorial urges funding for a county courthouse and a modern Bluefield city hall. It argues the current jail hall is inadequate and outdated, calls for public support to back a bond issue, and notes Bluefield’s rising wealth to finance the project.
The article argues Senator Borah may not abandon the Republican Party as they unite on a firm stance against the League of Nations. Borah seeks the presidency and believes his chances are better within the GOP. he notes the party likely elects the next president and that league policy could split factions, though most leaders won’t break with the party while prospects look favorable.
A column argues that governance shifts will accompany German peace signing, while veterans claim no names to a harsh peace. It notes AFL endorsement of the League of Nations, farming influence, and a worldwide desire for lasting peace as tensions ease. Bluefield faces crowding and housing needs.
A reader laments many homes under construction and suggests a capitalized company build affordable houses for profits. The piece contrasts congressmen’s service goals, questions social etiquette for ladies smoking in public, condemns a Hapsburg throne plan, and jokes that senators eating nuts resembles cannibalism.
The piece argues that a new generation may embrace prohibition but current drinkers evade the law amid dangerous practices. Wood alcohol and flavoring extracts pose serious health risks, with cases of blindness and poisoning noted in Lewisburg as enforcement lags. It warns that moonshine and dangerous pipes threaten lives until drinkers quit or face grim consequences.
A collection of brief quotations from newspapers including the Birmingham Age-Herald and Boston Transcript criticizing wartime prohibition policy and U S Senate handling of Britain’s troubles. It notes a Mexican ambassador protest over a hostile reference and mentions Scheidemann’s assessment of Germany in 1914.
The speaker narrates final acceptance of fate as they reach the uttermost gate. Lost friends greet with laughter, signaling return to peace. The journey ends, strife ceases, and death is framed as a beginning rather than an end.
Governor Riggs orders submarine chaser 310 to Yakutat to quell a native uprising. The gunboat Vicksburg is sent to Kodiak and Port Althrop amid cannery strikes and reports of Bolshevik activity.
A charter issued by the secretary of state grants Minter Home Corporation capital stock of 1,200,000 to build homes in Huntington West Virginia. Incorporators are W. F. Winter J. B. Purcell C. W. Purcell Bernard Mason and C. J. Preston all of Huntington.
Charleston West Virginia reports the distribution of eight trucks to counties in a June 21 release. The event outlines delivery plans and the involved logistics authorities.
Counties approve overhaul and repainting for Summers Kanaw Wetzel Moooongathela Marion Wood Harrison Logan and receive bills for two trucks of two tons and sixteen trucks of three tons each from Cleveland Ohio totaling thirty seven forward to the commission. Jetfields of Greenland described as half a mile thick in the readable text.
The Princeton Swathmore chautauqua edition for July 7 13 features a War focused program with Frederick William Wise addressing Great Britain and the United States on Johnnie Bull and Uncle Sam. Notable speakers include George H. Bradford Thomas Green Carlton Chamberlayne and Miss Welby B Honsineer alongside a varied lineup of plays songs and music.
A large number of Mercer County Farm Bureau members protested the adoption of the Shropshire sheep and asked for another vote. The meeting to decide the breed was moved up to avoid conflicts with Morgantown events, causing many members to miss notices. A new meeting is set for July 12 to reconsider preferred breed.
The Mercer county proposal for a new courthouse and jail gains wide support after a Princeton Chamber of Commerce directors meeting. H. H. Ball urges memorial features honoring war dead to secure taxpayer backing, with county business groups mobilizing sentiment early. Sixteen Mercer farm bureau officials and club members travel to Morgantown for a West Virginia University agricultural prize course, after a schedule shift due to smallpox.
A marriage license was granted yesterday to Lee McCargo, 46, and Taura Washington, 39, of Prince ton, authorizing their marriage. The couple plans to wed in the near future.
Governor Cornwell named an advisory trio of colored leaders to work with the state board of control on locating the state funded insane asylum for colored residents. The three counties bidding are Fayette Raleigh and McDowell.
Police and state troops raided three radical centers in New York securing nearly a ton of printed and written material linked to Bolshevism investigations. The I W W headquarters, the New York Communist newspaper office edited by John Reed, and the Rand School of Social Science were searched with sympathizers present but no arrests.
Winnipeg Man June 21 one man died and six injured when Royal Northwest Mounted Police charged a silent parade forbidden by the mayor. The city is under martial law with armored cars at strategic points. A street car was destroyed in the riot amid strike protests.
Captain John Alcouk and Lieutenant E A Brown of the Vickers Vimy announce they will divide equally 8 000 pounds of the 10 000 pound Daily Mail prize for the first North America to Ireland nonstop flight. The remaining 2 000 pounds go to the factory workers who built the aircraft.
The soviet government faces a religious movement described as mystical among peasants. Reports say Premier Lenine is called the anti Christ foretold in the Scriptures. Bolsheviks are said to be opposing the movement.
The Handley Page bomber commanded by Vice Admiral Mark Kerr is expected to take off from Harbor Grace around 9 a.m. tomorrow for an attempted flight to the Irish coast. The plan was announced in St. Johns Newfoundland on June 21.
John A. Murthy of Buffalo New York and L L Trigg former secretary to Frank P Walsh join Walsh in New York on June 21. This indicates a developing collaboration between notable figures connected to Walsh.
War labor board members sailed today aboard the French liner Espagne for Paris to join Mr. Walsh and former Governor Edward F. Dunne of Illinois in the American mission to the peace conference on behalf of Ireland.
The senate naval committee completed revision of the naval appropriation bill and ordered it reported. The bill authorizes about 630 million dollars in appropriations, compared to 601.5 million approved by the house.
The Temps reports Tomasso Tittoni will likely replace Signor Orlando as principal delegate to the peace conference in the new Italian cabinet. June 21 Paris.
A rear end freight train crash on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Kenton Ohio injuries two people. The incident occurred on June 21 and caused an emergency response. Investigators began examining the accident scene for cause and safety factors.
The event injured Fireman Leonard and Brakeman Wolfe of Cleveland and damaged shipments valued near $100,000. Authorities reported the incident leading to the damages and injuries.
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