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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
6
A girl in pink and a young man introduce chess and its pieces, debating moves and rules. The pair banter about the game’s complexity, with the girl eager to play six games at once while the man explains basics and cautions against overreach.
The Dundee Advertiser quotes Edward Loer vett describing an ancient doll from five hundred years before Christ. The battered stick figure is valued as a priceless artifact showing continuity between historic and modern childhood imagination.
Oscar L Martin town sergeant of New Castle Craig county died at Jefferson hospital after being shot in his yard by Harvey D Loone on June 16. Loone remains implicated in the case as the suspect.
A man known as Tea Escape Irriteme in New York on June 27 raced a short distance before a police officer shot himself, tired of standing on one beat. The incident highlights local tensions and law enforcement fatigue in the city.
At the Democratic convention, speakers push for Woodrow Wilson with strong claims linking Connecticut voting history to national outcomes. Westcott touts Wilson as a scholar and public servant, while Indiana and Ohio supporters stress Indiana and Ohio’s pivotal roles in electing the president and upholding democracy.
Washington New Jersey June 27 Frank Kinnaman a young man from this town sails for Europe to avoid a $5 fine after being among sixteen youths arrested for mischievous damage to private property. They were fined $6 each and given a week to pay.
Atlantic City mayor issued an order prohibiting abbreviated bathing costumes for men and women, with immediate effect. Ball playing on the beach and use of profanity are also banned under the new measure.
In White Plains on June 27 the Thaw case session shifted to private talks between Justice Keogh special counsel Willis nt Jerome and Thaw chief counsel Clarence J Shearn. The exact change in procedure remained undisclosed.
A reunion of Civil War survivors was held on the Gaines Mill battlefield in Richmond Virginia to mark the fiftieth anniversary. Members of the Fifth New York Volunteer Infantry Duryee Zouaves and the Robert E Lee Camp Confederate Veterans attended the commemoration with both blue and gray veterans present.
Edward Skaee, a Detroit capitalist, was killed when his car ran over an embankment near Pontiac. The accident occurred today and Skaee died instantly.
Washington June 27 William M Bullitt of Louisville will be named by the president to succeed Frederick W Lehmann solicitor general The appointment fills the vacancy created by Lehmanns departure and marks Bullitts ascent to a key government post from private life and Louisville connections.
Chicago June 27 Toothpicks have been banished from Hutchinson Hall the college commons of the University of Chicago. Professors say their use is vulgar and carelessness by summer students caused the action. Some complaints followed and the manager noted students overdid the habit in classrooms and on desks.
In Tarrytown New Jersey on June 27 an Italian railroad yard worker tried to entertain friends with pepper fed to an elephant named Jumbo II. The elephant sneezed and knocked him down, grabbing him with its trunk and tossing him fifty feet onto a coal car before the man was carried home.
Baltimore June 27 Bryan and Y Gorman will write the platform for the convention. The resolutions committee lacked a cohesive draft so two subcommittees were formed to prepare it. Bryan and O Gorman were designated to perform the service.
Representatives from major western Canadian cities begin a two day conference in Calgary to discuss trade rates immigration and issues expected to arise with the Panama Canal opening George E Foster and Robert Rogers are scheduled to address the gathering.
The annual national convention of the Swedish Finnish Benevolence Association began in Hibbing Minnesota on June 27 and will continue through next Monday. Delegates attend from numerous regions of the United States and Canada.
Baltimore dispatch notes limited gossip on the vice presidency with little focus until the presidential running mate is chosen. The piece suggests scant attention will be paid to the veep selection before the standard bearer is selected.
New York June 27 Jacob Biskman sues three opposition butchers for 15000 damages claiming they pulled out his beard forces.
In Washington on June 27 reports show New York state manufactured goods valued at eleven million dollars per day, highlighting strong industrial production across the region.
The piece laments how ease and fear of gossip push people into routines and discourage new pursuits. It notes laziness and self consciousness keep women from joining clubs and expanding reading to broader worlds, stressing that new interests keep life vital and youthful.
A reader from Shellhorn Alabama recounts severe weakness and near collapse until taking Cardui, then two bottles restore health. the letter promotes Cardui as a trusted women’s tonic. The ad highlights Cardui’s long record of effectiveness and urges consult a druggist for purchase and a Tennessee office for free literature.
Morris Turk of Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia seeks discharge from debts after bankruptcy under federal law. Hearing set for July 26 1912 in Bluefield with notice to creditors by order of Judge Benj. F. Keller.
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