Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1893 Publication Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph ESLAGLASHED 1893. Published every morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. 412 Bland street Bluefield West Virginia. Entered as second class matter December 18 1893 at Bluefield post office under March 3 1878 act. Member of the Associated Press with exclusive rights to news dispatches and local news. Subscription rates Carriers 35 cents a week Mail West Virginia 15.00 per year. Other zones vary. Advertising representative Kats Agency Inc.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Malin
West Virginia
Waters and Faith Advice From Isaiah and Aughey
A devotional note urges readers to seek spiritual nourishment without price and to strengthen faith through effort. The Aughey quote adds that faith grows as one stretches toward unseen things, reinforcing persistent practice.
West Virginia Fights Fuel Oil Imports To Protect Coal
West Virginia leaders in Washington push to curb foreign fuel oil imports that threaten coal production and jobs. Senator Neely cites data showing adverse effects and urges passage of the Gossett bill raising the tariff from 10 cents to 1.05 per barrel. If enacted, the move aims to shield coal producers, miners, and regional commerce from cheap imports.
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Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Washington
Neely
Senate
America
Senator Neely
Congress
Virginia
Gossett
Franklin Earliest Hero of Electrical Discovery
Harvard historian Dr. I Bernard Cohen argues Benjamin Franklin’s role in electricity is foundational not merely practical He notes Franklin coined terms like battery positive and negative and his lightnings rod work proved electricity powers grounded conductors He credits Franklin with early ideas of electrical fluid and charge laying groundwork for atomic theory and modern science
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United States
Benjamin Franklin
Harvard University
I. Bernard Cohen
Franklin
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia
Cohen
Harvard
Continued Dissension Over State Department Infiltration Probes
The nation watches the investigation of communistic infiltration in the State Department with rising tumult in both chambers. The debate and witness examinations fuel public division and questions about how the inquiry and statements by the accused and accusers may impact federal government officials and the Democratic administration.
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State Department
Department of State
Washington
Senate
Republic
Wisconsin
Editorial: Postmaster Patronage as Political Liability
The Morgantown Post argues that Senate confirmation of postmaster appointments can yield political patronage, which many lawmakers resist. It notes West Virginia senators and representatives who view offices as liabilities, yet acknowledges most current members favor retaining the patronage system unless public opinion shifts.
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Kent
Senate
Congress
West Virginia
Mmy
Morgantown
W. Va
Those Dear Old Hills West Virginia Theme
A nostalgic verse extols West Virginia as the beloved homeland with dreams of its hills. The piece dedicates sentiment to the state and ends with a contact line for Mrs. Car Childers of Sault Ste. Marie Michigan.
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West Virginia
Car Childers
E. Spruce St
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Austro Jaycee Eric Geiger Visit Highlights US goodwill
Drew Pearson reports on Eric Geiger of Salzberg Austria, a JCC member adopted by Texas Jaycees, touring the United States to foster people to people friendship. Geiger stayed with Amarillo hosts, observed Congress sessions, and praised American democracy. He inspired further European Jaycee adoptions and exchanges.
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Salzberg
Austria
Texas
Geiger
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Us.a
Amarillo
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Salzberg Chamber
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U.S.A
Congress
Lattimore
Dean Acheson
North Carolina Congressman Promises Dam Money Then Economy
A North Carolina congressman visits two dam towns on a home trip. He pledges a balanced budget drawing the biggest applause, then vows to fund the dam anyway in a later stop. The audience responds with enthusiasm, and he leaves with every vote in his pocket.
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North Carolina
Rambling Musings and a Telegraph on Stage
A local rehearsal of the Blue Field Symphony Orchestra ran late as musicians played with precision. One performer stood out for using the front page of that day’s Daily Telegraph as a music stand, while others noticed the odd sight amid the tuneful passages.
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George
Bill Caruth
Bluefield Symphony Orchestra
Daily Telegraph
Flying Saucers Reported by Noted Guests in Connecticut
Billy Rose recounts a 1950s Newtown sighting on Paul Osborne's lawn with Paul and Mary Osborne, Josh Logan and spouse, and John Hersey and spouse. They described three large disc shaped objects 200 feet across flying at 3000 to 5000 feet under searchlights. They suspected a hush hush military exercise. The narration notes the group feared possible hoaxes or capture.
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Newtown
Conn
Paul Osborne
Paul
Josh Logan
John Hersey
Documentation Replaces Flying Saucer Delirium
In a column reflecting on rumors of flying dishes, Henry J. Taylor on an ABC GM broadcast asserts two saucer types: a true unmanned disc 20 inches to 200 feet, and a crewed jet platter with supersonic speeds. He cites sightings near Wildwood New Jersey and Galveston Texas, and warns against revealing missile details.
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Martanns
Navy
Air Force
Henry J. Taylor
General Motors
ABC
Taylor
Derby Hunches and Trouble For Shadda Haddim
H. I. Phillips Shadda Haddim guesses Mr. Trouble will win the Kentucky Derby amid persistent money and handicap worries. He insists on his hunch despite others calling it theory and fretting over fuel costs and oil capital.
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Trouble
Lee
Grant
Nick Podadoulis
Shudda Haddim’s Derby Hunches A Bit Confusing
A quirky exchange follows Shudda Haddim as he mutters about hosts, Greek ships, and pastry while scanning racing charts for the Derby. He bets on Hill Prince and Mr. Trouble, noting he has had better luck on certain hunches, and wishes good luck to an unnamed addressee.
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Sunglow
Mr. Trouble
Trouble
Shadda Haddim
New York Store Markets Packaged Homes in Ad
A New York department store advertises packaged homes as consumer products while shoppers consider bungalo options. The piece also mentions King Phumiphon Aduldet of Thailand writing music for Mike Todd's musical and hints at Bronx Broadway links. Milton Berle receives tribute for cancer fund work.
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New York
Phumiphon Aduldet
Thailand
Mike Todd
Bangkok
Broadway
Chiang Kai-Shek
Milton Berle
Cancer Fund
Senator Soaper and the World Crisis Mailbag
A quirky column mocks political relics and global events. It jests about Jesse James, Roy Rogers, and a Saar pun while noting various mail offers and contrived world crisis solutions in a light satirical tone.
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Jesse James
Roy Rogers
Soviet Made Linen Napkins Spark Trade Debates
A Miami chain store sells Soviet Union napkins at 3 for $1 while U S products fetch higher prices. The author warns against slave labor goods and urges reporting mislabeling to chambers of commerce and labor unions. He cites tariff changes and Torquay talks as risks to American linen makers.
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Miami
Florida
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Torquay
England
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Poland
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Japan
Prac
Census plans and dry spell in old town remembered
Daily Telegraph recounts fifty years ago census work to run June 1 to June 15 with an enumerator aiming to record 156 names per day, totaling 616200. It notes continued licensing delays leaving the town dry and residents buying spirits elsewhere. The piece also recalls forty years ago a 10000 gallon water tank collapse at the Matz hotel boiler yard and Walter Graham promising a thriving furnace venture with favorable ore and coke rates nearby.
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New Matz
Walter Graham
Plumb Plan Talk and Conference Highlights From Local Events
Thirty years ago F C Roberts of Washington spoke on the Plumb plan at Elk's opera house with W S Brookey presiding and W W Brown of Princeton opening the event. A Bluefield district conference service sermon was led by Rev A B Moore of the Rock charge. The district included 27 pastors and 92 churches. Twenty years ago J Frank Marsh of Princeton spoke at the final Rotary International session in Charleston. Hopewell Virginia reported a 710.7 percent population increase to 11 325 from 1 397 in 1920. Vic Sorrell, former Bluefield pitcher, was selected by Detroit against Washington as the Tigers lost 5-4 with 11 hits to 10 for the Senators.
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F. C. Roberts
Washington
W. S. Brookey
Central Labor Union
W. W. Brown
Princeton
A. B. Moore
Rock Charge
Bluefield
M. F. Church
South
Bramwell
J. Frank Marsh
Charleston
Hopewell
Vic Sorrell
Detroit
Tigers
Noted Fielding Eliot to speak at West Virginia chamber event
Major George Fielding Eliot will be the principal speaker at the fifth annual meeting of the West Virginia chamber of commerce in Bluefield. The program includes Dr. Charles E. Lawall West Virginia University president Richard Harte Parkersburg W V chamber president W J Jenks Norfolk and Western Railway president and C C Dickinson Charleston National Coal Association president. A highway crash near War killed Ed Helmondollar Welch and Curtis Blevins Filbert.
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New York
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Charles E. Lawall
West Virginia University
Richard Harte
Parkersburg
State Chamber
W. J. Jenks
Norfolk and Western Railway
C. C. Dickinson
Charleston
National Coal Association
Ed Helmondollar
Welch
Curtis Blevins
Filbert
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