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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1923
Page
1
Leading citizens endorse Bluefield College as a vital addition to higher education amid a nation-wide surge of enrollments. The piece argues many colleges reach capacity and predicts continued need to build new colleges and expand existing ones to serve growing demand.
The French liner Paris and White Star liner Cedric, defying American dry laws by bringing liquor into New York, had their illicit cargo seized. Officials dumped thirteen kegs of beer from the Paris and sent almost four thousand wine bottles to warehouses. Cedric yielded 7,387 beer bottles ninety spirits bottles and thirty seven assorted liquor bottles. No word yet on subsequent action by the line.
District Attorney Banton and U S Attorney Hayward vowed a joint effort to target bucket shops and other stock market frauds in New York. They will jointly prosecute suspects, with the stronger case deciding which office proceeds. The plan focuses on mail fraud and bankruptcy violations by brokers and bucketing crimes in district cases. Also, Wim Silkworth resigns as New York Consolidated Exchange president, replaced by Laurence Tweedy, while Silkworth plans to continue stock speculation.
New York June 26 The Brooklyn elevated railway disaster that killed seven and injured eighty six yields two updates. District Attorney Dodd begins presenting to the Kings County grand jury evidence on causes and names possible higher ups at Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Co. Mayor Hylan blames both transit interests and the state transit commission and pushes for Walker Donohoe transit control home rule via a special legislative session. B M T president Menden denies rotten guard rails caused the crash, saying the train toppled and the accident was unavoidable.
The Interstate Commerce Commission barred railroads from giving special car supplies to mines for railroad fuel or favoring private coal car owners. The decision, amid dissent from four commissioners, aims to abolish assigned car practices and distribute equipment pro rata during shortages.
Great Falls Montana June 26 Jack Dempsey completed six days of training for the July 4 heavyweight title bout with Tom Gibbons in Shelby After a rest he boxed five lively rounds with three sparring partners and alternated bag work with heavy bag swings and a leather dummy His handlers called the workout highly satisfactory.
White Plains N Y June 26 The attorney general efforts to build a criminal case against Walter S Ward confessed slayer of Clarence Peters of Haver hill Mass were crowned today with a supreme court decision releasing for inspection by the grand jury a series of cablegrams between Ward s brother and father tied to a blackmail plot Ward says underlay the killing
Bluefield leaders plan early fall start on sewer program and street widening. Bland street and East Princeton avenue to be widened while surface asphalt resurfacing covers Princeton Avenue Raleigh and Federal streets. Administration aims to begin signing property agreements immediately and proceed with bids for the new municipal building project.
Bluefield Bluefield College campaign managers met in the Chamber of Commerce to refine a $100,000 drive. One team reported $8,750 in subscriptions, lifting total pledges to $38,800 since Monday’s banquet as canvassing runs Wednesday through Saturday under eight named team chairmen.
John L. Whitfield, wanted for the murder of Patrolman Dennis Griffin in Cleveland, was cornered by 27 officers at a Michigan avenue lumber yard and arrested. Traced from Madison via Chicago, he waived extradition to Cleveland. The fugitive previously fled after conspiracies involving a 14 year old girl, a roadster, and a May 11 disappearance.
City officials report a cash balance of 101896.69 with a projected 50000 surplus carried over into the next fiscal year. The administration aims to reduce the tax rate from 89 to 85 cents per 100 valuation beginning July 1, citing bond proceeds funding sewer projects and lower city costs.
Scranton reports Rinaldo Cappellini leader of the Insurgents urges 100 percent organization, effort, love, and brotherhood as miners prepare wage demands for a new contract after July 4 negotiations. International officers John Lewis Philip Murray and Wm Green to attend. Separate note shows National Retail Coal Merchants Association pushing labor restraints and moving offices to Washington with next year in White Sulphur Springs.
Bert Savoy and Jack C. Grossman both of New York, members of vaudeville acts Savoy and Brennan and Jack Vincent, were struck and killed by a lightning bolt while walking along Long Beach New York. Two others, R. W. Webb and John Haley, were injured but survived after tempest shock.
In Lewisburg West Virginia on June 26 a jury was formed for the William Blizzard murder accessory trial. Twelve jurors include eight farmers a merchant a carpenter a garage owner and a mine laborer from across the county. Jurors were questioned about opinions on Blizzard and the 1921 armed march at Logan with deliberations to begin tomorrow.
President Harding touted federal tax and debt reductions and urged state, municipal, and county action to mirror federal progress. He credited the Budget Bureau for easing expenditures and noted the British-American debt settlement further relieves American taxpayers. He claimed the United States leads the world in debt reduction.
Governor Walton placed Okmulgee county under martial law citing a state of lawlessness and terror. Aldrich Blake announced the proclamation saying civil authority would be superseded and military control limited to the sheriff’s office for now.
The Federal Reserve Board today withdrew the 1921 privilege allowing member banks to act as agents in rediscounting for non member banks. Henceforth the privilege will be granted only upon application by the non member bank and approval by the Federal Reserve Board.
United States customs officers seized 292 quarts of liquor from the Toyo Kisen Kabushiki liner Korea Maru in Honolulu. The Korea Maru was the first Japanese vessel to arrive since the new law restricting liquor on ships became effective.
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