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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1925

Page

19

Society News Highlights From Mrs V B Harvey Event

Society column notes Mrs V 8 Harvey served as the evening’s main diversion with guests attending. Lights were served for the affair as part of the page five continuation.

Baby Born at Glenwood Park Nine-Pound Girl Reported

A nine-pound girl was born to Mr and Mrs Ray Belcher at Glenwood Park. The YWCA sewing class, meeting Tuesday, was so popular that another session is planned for Friday. Interested participants should call Mrs Hoge Mason at 434.

Ray Belcher Glenwood Park Hoge Mason

Local Personal News Reveals Town Social Ties

Rabbi Joseph Marcus trips to New York and Washington. Several residents report illnesses shopping and visits. Pauline McIntosh and Mrs. McNeer from Princeton seen in town. Nona Boyd leaves for Union West Virginia. Several locals attend medical care, hospital work, and family visits. Residents from Bluefield, Princeton, and Charleston are noted.

Joseph Marcus New York Washington Lula Hale Lynn Street Ella Simpson Richmond Memorial Hospital Medical College of Virginia R. C. Peery H. Haley Tazewell Sanders Bridges Jaeger M.S. Matheny Charleston J. M. Sanders Ornhurst Avenue Nona Boyd Union W. Va MR. Walker Bramwell Leon Worley Bluefield Bluefield Sanitarium J. W. Clemmens Crumpler Frank Tomlinson Ashland Lucy North Keystone Beulah Craig The Western Union Kimball W. A. Broyles Eckman

Vast railroad consolidation moves forward with Cotton Belt link

New York bankers and railroad men see a step in creating a sprawling southern system led by Southern Pacific. Rock Island gains control of the Cotton Belt lines, boosting traffic links to Fort Worth Shreveport and Louis. Officials declined comment while unofficial Rock Island sources suggest limited expansion beyond this. The Cotton Belt stake largely comes via 50 000 preferred shares tied to Keawin Gould.

New York Mar St. Louis Southwestern Railway Rock Island Southern Pacific Walltreet Fort Worth Shrevers Louis Interstate Commerce Commission Kéawin Gould

Huntington Man Held By Police At Pittsburg

Pittsburg police arrest thirty five year old Felix Fugate of Huntington West Virginia on a larceny warrant from Huntington. He allegedly obtained two thousand dollars from W J Jenkins and was lodged at the station as Huntington authorities were notified. Poultry embargo lifted in six states with Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Connecticut and Wisconsin cleared for shipments. Iowa Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania New Jersey and Ohio remain restricted.

Pittsburg Mar S. P. Fugate Huntington W. Va TW. Patterson W. J. Jenkins Fugate New York Department of Farms and Markets Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Connecticut Wisconsin Iowa Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio

Contract to Bring Out Body of Floyd Collins

W H Hunt announced he has closed a contract with Homer Collins to remove Floyd Collins body from Sand Cave. He plans to begin rescue work about April 1. The announcement comes from Central City Kentucky with details of past rescue efforts and the cave incident.

Floyd Collins Central City W. H. Hunt Sand Cave Homer Collins

Miss Grace Owen Injured in Beavwer High School Play Night

Miss Grace Owen, daughter of the late W. T. Owen of Earl Street, was struck by a car on Thomas Street driven by Gordon Dick of Vineyard Street. Taken to Bluefield Sanitarium, injuries described as a fractured wrist and a slight head cut. driver not blamed. Dick, a Beaver High School Springtime cast member, aided the injured and rushed her to the hospital.

Grace Owen W. T. Owen Earl Street Gordon Dick C. H. Dick Vineyard Street Thomas Street Bluefield Sanitarium Miss Owen Beaver High School Miss Owens You Lady

Autopsies Fail to Reveal Cause of Two Deaths

Autopsies performed in Ridgeway Ontario fail to determine cause of death for Mrs. Rose C. Kahn and Norman Mack found dead in Mack's Fort Erie home. Organs sent to Toronto labs. results require about three weeks. Coroner Stackhouse plans a jury and delays proceedings until April 2. Authorities consider ptomaine poisoning but keep open murder or suicide theories.

Buffalo N. Y Ridgeway Ont Rose C. Kahn Norman Mack Mack Fort Erie University To Toronto Laboratories W. R. Stackhouse Ae Ee

Broken Glass Makes Good Enough Razor

Two inmates in Franklin County jail shaved off three months of beard using fragments from an old razor found in a cell. The sheriff’s inspection revealed the makeshift razor and led to questions about jail safety and policy.

Southwest Times Franklin County

Enraged husband shoots wife and self in Cumberland

Arthur H. Boyd 42 shot and slightly wounded Mrs C E Thorne then killed himself after a previous divorce and restraining order. He and wife had lived in Keyser and Stevens City area. Boyd reportedly threatened to kill himself and their son if she did not return. Boyd to be taken to North An W Va for trial.

Mrs. Thorne Mrs. Boyd Stevens City Keyser Boyd Thorne

Legislative Amnesty for Ferguson Passed by House

Austin Texas March 12 legislative amnesty for James E Ferguson ouster for governor was completed as the house finally passed the Woodward bill restoring his civil rights from the 1917 impeachment judgment. The bill has cleared the senate and goes to Governor Miriam A Ferguson who is expected to sign after James E Ferguson returns from Haskell Texas for his sister’s funeral.

Austin Tex James FE. Ferguson House of Representatives Woodward Ferguson Senate Miriam A. Ferguson Haskell Texas

Negotiations Start for Dempsey Burke Championship Bout

Albuquerque dispatch reports manager Jack Kearns says talks are under way for a June title fight between Jack Dempsey and Martin Burke. Kearns notes Dempsey plans three or four bouts next summer with possible opponents Wills Gibbons Renault Bob Roper and Burke. Dempsey is training steadily after marriage and can take a 30 day notice bout.

Albuquerque N. M Jack Dempsey Martin Burke New Orleans Jack Kearns Newark Kearns Dempsey Wills Gibbons Renault Bob Roper Burke

Conlon Defeats Brady in Ten Round Bout at Wickes Port

Dick Conlon of Altoona won a decision over Jimmy Kady of Detroit in a slow ten round boxing match at Wickesport tonight.

Conlon Brady Pitteburg Dick Conlon Altoona Jimmy Kady Detroit Wiekeesport

Michigan House Defeats Capital Punishment Bill

Lansing March 12 The Michigan lower house defeated the capital punishment bill by a 54 to 46 vote. The measure has not yet been considered by the senate.

Lansing Mich Michigan Senate

Poison Mystery Probed in Ohio Family

Medina Ohio March 12 A prosecutor says a mysterious poisoning strike on Fred Gienke and family near Olmsted Falls, killing his wife and later his son, sickening three children, prompts sending coffee samples to Elyria for analysis. The motive is unclear.

Medina Ohio Mar Fred Gienke Valley City Olmsted Falls Gienke Joseph Seymour Elyria Seymour Glenke Marie Rudolph Ellyria Fred, Jr Herman Richard Walter Curtis

Senate to vote today on Isle of Pines treaty

Washington reports that the Senate approved a unanimous consent plan to vote by 3 p m tomorrow on the twenty year old Isle of Pines sovereignty treaty with Cuba. Senator Copeland’s filibuster ended after eight hours, followed by brief remarks from Senator Shipstead and others as debate moves toward a final vote.

Washington Mar Copeland New York Senate Cuba Isle of Pines Shipstead Farmer-Labor Minnesota Pepper Pennsylvania

Questionnaires Show 98.6 Percent Benefit for Pinkham Remedy

The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co sent over one hundred thousand surveys to women who used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Among replies from diverse backgrounds 98.6 percent said they had been helped and relieved of ailments.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Senator Copeland Says Treaty Ratification Depends on Vote

While poring over records, Senator Copeland declares his fight on principle to protect citizen rights on the island and concedes the treaty, pending for over twenty years, would be ratified only if brought to a vote.

Copeland

Coolidge greets German envoy as Ebert tribute noted

President Coolidge accepted the credentials of Baron Ago Von Maltzan as Germany’s ambassador in Washington. He praised Germany’s path to prosperity and peace and paid tribute to the late German president Ebert during the ceremony at the White House.

Washington Mar Baron Ago von Maltzan United States Germany Coolidge White House Ebert German Republic

McKenna and Joyce Trial Open in Pittsburg Court

Pittsburg March 12 Charles R Mc Kenna and Joseph Joyce two of seven men on trial before Judge Thomas D Carnahan charged with crimes the court heard they had tried all they could to avoid bloodshed as proceedings began.

Pittsburg Mar Charles R. McKenna Joseph Joyce Thomas D. Carnahan

Carnegie Disorder Riots Seen as Vehicle for Deputy Aid

Testimony in the 1923 Carnegie disturbances shows residents and Ku Klux Klansmen claiming deputy sheriffs asked for help to prevent bloodshed on August 25. J. J. Dillon, a former deputy, testified he deputized McKenna Joyce and Timothy O'Donnell as trouble loomed. Defense case expected to end tomorrow.

Carnegie J. J. Dillon McKenna Joyce Timothy O'Donnell

Two Days to Eczema Relief with Korene

Advertising copy promises rapid eczema relief after using Korene wash mornings and nights. The offer claims a six ounce bottle for 60 cents and a money back guarantee if itching persists, touting easy use and speedy action.

Paris Hankla Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy East End Pharmacy Fairview Pharmacy

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Nixon Paint & Paper Co Olight Arthur H. Boyd Watch Sale Bulova Teche Joyce Co. Jewelers Bluefield’s West Virginian Hotel Deal Harrisburg Axminster Rugs Axminster Warlick Furniture Co A Deller President Ebert Dre York Corfi Rialto Theatre
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