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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
1
President urged immediate action to revise tariff and banking laws to free enterprise. He warned against new monopolies and called for elastic currency, public control of banking, and robust credit to empower independent business and expansion.
President Wilson defies a century of habit by delivering a currency message in person urging quick passage of banking reform. The address to a packed House and Senate signals early committee work with Glass and Owen to introduce administration legislation and potential extra sessions if needed.
In Washington on June 23 Ray M Stewart aged eighteen fired three shots in a violent assault during a criminal court session. He aimed at United States Attorneys Hawkins Givens and the judge Justice Wendall T Stafford, narrowly missing them. A witness tackled Stewart and he was knocked unconscious and later jailed on a pending charge of shooting with intent to kill.
A Glen Jean West Virginia post office, recently filled by Fred J. Jasper, is reduced from third class to fourth class in a federal salary readjustment. The change places the post office under civil service. Jasper may need to step aside or take an exam. The package also raises Point Pleasant to second class with higher pay. Senate confirmations named new postmasters for Berwind Gary Kimball and Sistersville.
The Virginia Beach post office was forced open early today and the postmaster lost several hundred dollars in stamps. An attempt to blow the safe failed and no money was taken. The report notes several small Virginia post offices robbed in recent weeks.
Judge Ritz grapples with motions to strike evidence in Smith and Mollahan cases. The review argues the accused deserve punishment but are beyond the law, criticizing the board of directors and the state banking department for an institution deemed insolvent throughout its existence. Indictments against Smith and Mollahan remain pending in Washington City.
In Hinton on June 23 the night session dismissed the Mollohan Smith and Harne indictments after the state’s attorney Marcus expressed disappointment with the court’s interpretation of the law and noted pending Washington indictments for Smith and Mollohan.
In Hinton West Virginia on June 23 the case against S M Smith for embezzling funds from Fidelity Banking and Trust Company of Bluefield ended as Judge Miller ruled the state failed to prove Smith had legal custody of the funds. The lengthy decision outlines legal standards and cautions about public clamor, punishment, and the reach of law.
President Wilson to receive a full report from Attorney General McReynolds on the Diggs Caminette white slave case and related Western Fuel Company directors matter. The episode prompts calls for McReynolds removal and scrutiny of possible political influence in prosecutions. Representatives Kahn and Hinebaugh push investigations while Mann urges Caminette’s ouster.
Leaders from nearly every nation gathered in London for the International Road Congress. The American Road Builders Association sent a 25 member delegation from the United States and Canada to attend the opening session.
Harrisburg approves 450000 total for Gettysburg semi centennial, funding veterans transport and camps. Governor Tenor and Col. Lewis Beitler secure extra appropriation after War Department limits to 40 000 attendees, with PA covering costs for up to 50 000. Separate sums set for visitor camps and veteran transportation.
A party from the National Society Sons of the American Revolution leaves Philadelphia to trace George Washington's 1775 journey from Philadelphia to Cambridge to assume command of the Continental Army. The trip marks 139 years since that historic ride.
The self inflicted death of Thomas A. McDermott, a Dairy Ireland native employed by Virginia Supply Company, was solved when a note to his sweetheart disclosed a planned suicide. He traveled from Princeton to Bluefield to obtain poison, leaving a farewell letter and unknown burial arrangements to be handled respectfully by authorities and Catholic church members.
Madison June 23 The first summer session of the University of Wisconsin school of journalism opens today and runs through July. Professor W G Bleyer heads the program covering newspaper reporting correspondence news gathering writing of stories and preparation of magazine articles for papers.
Little Rock June 23 leading Progressive party representatives gather for the state convention to name a governor nominee to replace Joe T. Robinson who resigned for a Senate seat. Col George W. Murphy, a former Democratic attorney general, is the probable nominee.
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