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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
4
A collection of quotations on truth, self honesty, and the social ties that bind people. Classic thoughts from Goethe, Shakespeare, and Emerson emphasize genuine behavior, self fidelity, and the webs of kinship and community.
The author criticizes President Wilson for delaying action amid Mexican tensions and the Carranza regime. It contrasts past U S victories with current border policy, labeling defacto authorities as celebratory while urging decisive American response and potential annexation ideas.
A compilation of editorial quips from multiple papers notes clever lines about Mexico City and the Panama Canal reopening. It mentions Mrs. Villa’s arrest in El Paso on the way to learn of her husband’s death, reflecting violent era headlines and cross‑city reaction.
Matthew Arnold reflects on a life lesson from nature that duty and toil persist in harmony with tranquility. The poem commends steady labor beyond noisy schemes, praising silent ministers of work as they continue perfecting tasks even after humanity ends.
The actor Frederick Lemaitre jealously avoids the dot and the trousseau for his daughter's marriage. When the notary reads the contract Lemaitre orders the dot struck out. The suitor counters that the daughter can wear her father's fame and asks the trousseau be struck as well.
A man awakened by a burglar challenged the intruder and warned that taking any property would leave the thief responsible for the remaining installment balance. The burglar claimed to be robbing the place, but the resident argued credit buys the goods, not theft.
A Louisville Courier Journal item reports a playful dialogue where a bride questions her husband about his daily use of cloves, while he remains unsure of her underlying motive. The exchange hints at hidden intrigue behind ordinary habits.
A Rosemary scene features Marguerite Siow at the New Rex today as locals describe a staged performance with stage directions and audience reaction shaping the event atmosphere.
In a French chateau ballroom during the second empire a man in a half century old Prussian dragoon uniform appears among dancers. Women recall Gaston de Veaux and a chilling voice asks if he is the missing aristocrat. The apparition vanishes after a tense exchange and a later decayed body is found nearby.
Mexico City June 29 Minister of War Obregon told General Trevino to inform Consul Garcia in El Paso that no impediment would block the Americans from taking the Carrizal troopers’ bodies to United States burial. He said the transfer cost must be borne by the American government.
San Antonio reports army officers say delay in new talks with General Carranza would benefit the United States if a clash with the de facto Mexican government occurs. The advantage would include freeing 55,000 regulars on the border by using national guardsmen, and mobilizing supplies, transport, and the air arm for a potential campaign.
Parkersburg West Virginia June 29 A state executive committee meeting resulted in Clarence W Watson defeating Col John T McGraw as Democratic national committeeman The body named Parkersburg as state headquarters and urged the appointment of Solicitor General John W Davis to the United States Supreme Court bench to succeed Charles E Hughes
Jack Dillon of Indianapolis outboxed Frank Moran of Pittsburgh in nine rounds at Washington Park, despite Moran carrying a 35 pound weight advantage and six inch height edge. Moran weighed 204 and Dillon 169. Dillon pressed the attack from the opening bell.
In Waukegan Illinois on June 29 the three day cross examination of Will H Orpet charged with Marian Lamberts murder ended. The defense began to argue the Lake Forest high school girls death was self inflicted. Two witnesses testified about access to poison and Marian entering the high school lab on February 8 the day before her death.
The Interstate Commerce Commission found Chesapeake and Ohio railroad rates from Richmond Norfolk Lynchburg Roanoke and other Virginia cities to eastern North Carolina points not unreasonable. The rates were also judged not to unjustly discriminate against Virginia cities or unduly favor Cincinnati and Louisville.
A justice figure laments society lacks a stable labor balance. He warns of famine from idleness or burnout from overload, arguing the central goal is to avoid a perpetual toil that drains life. The quote critiques opportunity without steady demand.
A Temple of domestic drama unfolds as a man praises his wife to a bystander on a train. The scene shifts to a different topic about a cook being escorted out under tense circumstances. The dialogue mirrors social expectations in a city setting.
A fragmented OCR reads about a woman in a sacred space, describing a golden sanctuary and an idol influence. Details are garbled but imply devotional or ritual themes centered on a feminine figure within a temple setting. Entitites are unclear due to text corruption.
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