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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1924
Page
57
Public spirited men in both Virginia towns push for a name change that would fuse the two border towns into Bluefield, a city rivaling Lynchburg and Petersburg in size. Citizens anticipate a wide public demonstration with participation from both sides.
In federal court this week a large number of offenders charged under prohibition laws were noted for poverty illness and deformities. The piece discusses crime as a possible disease and questions how the system may better help underprivileged individuals in the future.
The report notes that gardens began to grow and gardeners revived their hopes as Guam summers arrived with temperatures above 80. Some locals lament the heat, while country and city backyards welcome summer and its abundance despite late arrival.
The state treasurer shows cash funds of 16,675,465.06, school bond investments of 991,750.00, and workmen’s comp bonds at 12,711,515.06, totaling 29,711,615.06. The note praises West Virginia’s health and contrasts it with poorer states, expressing pride in the state.
A 1914 stock swindle era is recalled with claims of $250 million taken and predictions of larger future plunder. The piece cites Americans as gullible investors, warns against “something for nothing” schemes, and notes Ellen Fullard Lee’s Honolulu islands legal caveat. It ends with reflections on life’s value and a page turn to continue on Page Two.
Chicago reports the official start of summer at noon with forecasts of temperatures near ninety and rising to extreme heat across the area. The Weather Bureau predicts a hot spell as relief rains decline, while the heat wave leads to deaths from heat-related causes in the region.
Rhode Island Senate remains split as Republicans fled the chamber amid a hostile standoff with Democrats. A civic leaders committee and Governor Flynn were set to discuss legal steps to resolve the deadlock after a conference chaired by T. F. I. Donnell.
Milwaukee June 21 A resolution favoring Robert M Lafollette to head a new third party was introduced by Mayor Daniel Hoan at the state Socialist convention. Congressman Victor Berger urged Socialists to back Lafollette as an independent candidate on a third party ticket if done honestly without harming the Socialist movement. Hoan said he supported Lafollette in a new party but opposed an independent Republican or Democrat run.
Warren Stone was elected president of the locomotive engineers' brotherhood insurance association for three years and will focus on finances. General Secretary W. B. Prenter of Cleveland was chosen first vice president and treasurer to assist in handling funds from all sources as the group reorganizes under the amalgamation plan.
A statement from Bishops Candler Denny Darlington Ainsworth and Dickey of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Atlanta argues against general unification. It warns the proposed plan fails to reduce duplication or friction, notes jurisdictional differences, and recalls the 1844 plan of separation.
Frank H. Farris of Missouri, delegate at the Democratic convention, has been chosen as chairman of the rules committee. The panel has gained prominence as it may face abolition of the two thirds rule at the current gathering.
President Coolidge held talks with William M. Butler and advisers in Washington to lay groundwork for the Republican national campaign. The group met aboard the Mayflower and at party headquarters in Chicago as Democratic convention loomed and Dawes planned to join discussions.
Two joint fact-finding committees will investigate wage increase demands by Pensylvana shopmen and clerks. One panel includes management and the company union, the other management and the clerks union. Both groups will operate separately to hear the issues.
Signor Lusia Sarto Boschini, a sister of the late Pope Pius X, died today.
McAdoo campaign managers say a minimum of 450 first-ballot votes is the objective, with most coming from unit-rule delegations. They list states totaling 374 plus 92 from primaries, reaching 466 if Illinois Wisconsin and Pennsylvania add in. Roosevelt leaders in New York appoint officers for the nomination fight.
Williamson West Virginia June 21 contract for construction of the Mountaineer Hotel has been awarded to the Payne Construction Company Ashland Kentucky with a bid of 256000 funds were raised earlier by a popular subscription in Williamson County.
London June 21 AP Ramsay MacDonald and French Premier Edouard Herriot exchange views on European peace, reparations, and the post armistice order. They review expert reports and plan a broader allied conference likely mid next month after Herriot’s London visit.
Washington, June 21. The treasury will be ready July 1 to refund more than 16 million dollars in overpayments of income taxes made March 15 after the twenty five per cent reduction granted by congress. Comptroller McCarl said funds appropriated for illegal tax refunds may be used and Secretary Mellon ordered payments to about 1,085,000 persons. Most refunds will be under a hundred dollars.
New York June 21 The fight for the Democratic presidential nomination pits McAdoo against Smith with unpledged delegates in flux. Delegates arrive amid the push for party unity as Klan issues fade from the forefront and both camps press to win support.
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