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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1915
Page
4
Advertising rates furnished on application for the Daily Telegraph Bw ae co sending remittances to Bluefield West Virginia. Office notes telephone and room numbers listed. Post office entry indicates second class matter.
The text expounds that happiness is a personal duty and its effects are unseen but beneficial. It argues that happy people sow anonymous benefits, becoming benefactors whose impact may surprise even themselves.
The city must secure expert and legal talent to counter the water company as the Public Service Commission considers the dispute. Bluefield banks show strong deposits and a growing economy. Independence Day festivities are planned with a large crowd expected at the fair grounds.
The article lists a colorful mix of professions and characters as a reflection on old-fashioned farming dwindling. It notes Greenbrier County battling over the county seat with Lewisburg and the temptation of Tronceverte to move the capital. It also references Rabbi Moses J. Gries speaking at the Central Conference of American Archives meeting in Charlevoix amid war’s impact on European Jewry.
Kokomo Indiana voters chose the dry column by a majority of 153 in the local option election held today. Two years ago the drys led by 100 points.
A mother urges her four-year-old daughter to go to bed as it gets late. The child retorts that upstairs would not be any earlier than staying downstairs, in a lighthearted family exchange.
A Dakota farmer laments inability to hire farmers and relies on nonfarm workers for labor. He cites notable examples of former farming helpers including relatives of a British parliament member and a renowned surgeon, highlighting a shift away from farming as livelihood.
Bank condition as of June 23 1915 shows assets 2 330 325 30 and liabilities 2 830 325 30 in Mercer county West Virginia. Cash reserves deposits and loans reflect standard banking structure with officers Hooper Custard Mann McCulloch Holland listed as directors.
St Louis June 24 History repeats as 36,500 miles of American railroads sit with receivers. A June 30 1896 tally showed 30,475 miles. only 1908 avoided higher figures since then. A compiled comparison lists Northern Pacific Union Pacific Atchison Topeka Baltimore & Ohio Norfolk & Western Philadelphia & Reading and others with total miles 24,475 in 1896 and 80,500 miles in 1915 along with par values of securities around 1.8 billion.
Montgomery Alabama residents face statewide prohibition as the new law ends local option. At 11 p m tomorrow Alabama becomes dry under a January passed measure overriding the governor. This marks the second statewide dry period, following earlier Carmichael and focal option eras.
The National Museum in Washington showcases rare original locomotives and many models tracing steam engine progress from Hero of Alexandria to Trevithick and Watt. It covers Newcomen, Evans, Murdoch, and Stevens, with notable finds like the John Bull and Rocket among others.
Saloons in Alabama adopt strict regulations barring any transportation company from delivering more than one quart of liquor to a single person within the state. Governor Henderson declines to sign the bill.
In Chicago on June 29 lawyers asked for a writ of habeas corpus to free Dr Arthur L Blunt who faces charges of aiding drug users to break the Harrison narcotics law The judge K M Landes denied the writ and Blunt remained jailed for lack of bond as no court commissioner could be brought to set one.
June 29 report from Williston North Dakota notes 3000 acres of alfalfa land opened for entry drawing a heavy rush. Most land lies along the Missouri river and is natural alfalfa country. Primary rush occurred today and earlier squatters will be treated as trespassers with no rights.
A study notes sixty five percent of employed women in Philadelphia department stores are older than twenty one. A separate figure records Denmark in 1914 exported 921564 510 pounds of butter.
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