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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1921
Page
3
All four colored convicts who escaped Thursday morning from the Tazewell road camp have been recaptured. The men made their escape and were pursued by authorities until they were finally detained.
A convict escaped by tripping a guard and grabbing a pistol but was overpowered after climbing a tree. Another guard had his cap shot off during the pursuit. Earlier, the same man knocked Guard Jones unconscious. two men were shot by Mr. Jones months earlier. Also noted are church services and the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Farris dying at one week old with interment at Maple Hill cemetery.
Mme Sarah Bernhardt will perform three or four times in Spain in Daniel a role she praises for its sentiment. She will tour France giving lectures and hopes to appear in La Giliore in early autumn before taking a short rest.
An Arab glass lamp dating to the fourteenth century sold for 7500 dollars here. The lamp carries Koran inscriptions and a translation reading Power and might be our lord and Sultan, Protector of the World and Religion.
Yale defeats Harvard on the Thames in New London by three quarters of a boat length in a four mile race. official times Yale 20 minutes 41 seconds Harvard 20 minutes 44 15 seconds. Yale holds 27 victories to Harvard 26 in their storied rivalry.
A large turnout is expected for the Rotary Kiwanis third game of the series at the fairgrounds this afternoon. Admission is fifty cents including war tax. Players in quirky pregame banter promise lively action as local stars like Tom Wilson and Bill Smith showcase their skills.
The Kentucky racing commission announced Latonia opens September 3 and runs thirty one days through October 8. Churchill Downs hosts races October 12 to 21 and Lexington hosts October 24 to 29, totaling forty seven racing days in the season.
The Charleston District wins silver loving cup for most C E Experts while Grafton M P Church takes longest distance travelers shield. Rev J Wallace Moore, missionary to Japan, speaks on foreign work as Miss Sarah Bowen plays piano. Flag ceremony and awards precede the convention closing and a Bluefield tour.
Mr. and Mrs Constant Lamont of Watsonville California welcome a daughter. Mrs Martha Mastin formerly Miss Mastin. Mrs George Smith of Bluefield recovering well after Welch Hospital operation. Mrs Smith is Dr Hall's sister. Mrs John Turner of Huntington visiting Mrs J Logan Hill and a former Welch resident. Mrs C C Switzer and children Dorothea and George visiting her son C A Switzer Salem. Mr and Mrs H Bert Wright of
Pocahontas town notes include visitors from Roanoke Bluefield and Charleston. Mrs R C Farris and Miss Warner Hutson visit their mother at Lewis Gale Hospital Roanoke while Miss Louise Lambert from Bluefield visits Miss Eloise Beavers.
Commodore William Tanguy of Somers Point comments on city rules allowing bare legs and one piece bathing suits for girls. He says he is seventy and could do the job, but opposes harsh restrictions even as Mayor Crissey endorses lenient attire.
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