City readers weigh bold medical trends and road plans
A reflective column surveys surgical feats like removing sneezes and grafting glands, skeptical about cosmetic aims. It urges civic participation in elections, notes Bluefield hosting medical and undertakers conventions, praises safer traffic oversight, and applauds a twenty three mile road project to connect Bluefield Princeton Beckley and Charleston. It laments costly delays in construction and highlights a caterpillar style approach to healthy living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Raleigh
Bluefield
Charleston
Simmons Mountain
Beckley
Stanilaus Zbyszko Internally Injured in Match
Stanilaus Zbyszko, veteran Pole, was taken to a hospital in St. Lo this afternoon before a scheduled championship match with Joe Stecher of Ne ece. Reports state he suffered internal injuries and a bond was posted for Stecher under a law, while three guards secured a local hotel room until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lo
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Pole
Joe Stecher
Neece
Zee
Ternal Jalertenser
Zbyszko
Streher
Ruard
Tom Packs
Fteed
Plot to Kidnap Mary Pickford Uncovered in Los Angeles
Los Angeles May 30. Police announced a kidnapping plot targeting Mary Pickford Fairbanks. Three men Charles Z Stevens Billy Woods and Claude Holedlbe were arrested. The plan involved abducting Pickford from her car on the way from the studio to her Beverly Hills home with a $100000 ransom and possible larger demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford Fairbanks
George K. Home
Charles Z. Stevens
Billy Woods
Claude
Fat) Holedlbe
Pola Negri
Buster Keaton
B. L. Doheny
Pickford-Fairbanks
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Pickford
Mary
Captain Home
Home
Fossilized Sea Creatures Found in Endless Caverns Near Luray
In Endless Caverns near Luray Virginia an expedition of 22 scientists from the American Museum of Natural History and the Explorers Club of America led by Dr. Chester A. Reeds found bryozoa fossils dating millions of years and fossil coral beds attached to slimy rock walls along an underground river. A 15 foot waterfall was noted but inaudible due to a soft limestone bottom absorbing sound.
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Luray
American Museum of National History
Explorers Club of America
Pocmece
Endless Caverns
Chester A Reeds
American Museum of Natural History
Elkhart Crash Kills Boy and Injures Ten
In Elkhart Indiana May 30 a race car driven by Fred Mathews of Cassapolis Minnesota crashed through a fence in a fifty mile race. Robert Leib eleven was killed and ten spectators were injured including Maurice Schwartz Ralph Easterday and Joseph Lauer all seriously. The accident followed a passing attempt by Fred Davidson of Dayton Ohio which shoved Mathews into the guard fence. A third driver D Shawshan of Dayton struck Mathews from behind. all drivers were only slightly scratched.
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Elkhart
Ind
Robert Leib
Fred Mathews
Cassapolis
Minn
Maurice Schwartz
Mishawaka
Ralph Easterday
Joseph Lauer
Fred Davidson
Dayton
Ohio
Mathews
D. Shawshan
Princess Louise Gives Birth To Stillborn Child
Stockholm may 30 the crown princess louise gave birth to a stillborn child today there is anxiety about the princesss condition she was born louise mountbatten daughter of prince louis of battenberg who became mountbatten during the war prior to her marriage to gustavus adolphus in 1923
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Louise
Gustafus Adolphus
Great Britain
Louise Mountbatten
Prince Louis
Battenberg
Mountbatten
George Latimer Potter Dies at 68 in Baltimore
George Latimer Potter aged sixty eight and former third vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad died in Baltimore today. Funeral services will be held Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
George Latimer Potter
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Monay
National Capital Observes Memorial Day with Coolidge Address
In Washington the national capital paid tribute to the dead of all wars with President Coolidge delivering an Arlington cemetery address. He walked to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and placed a large wreath while Mrs. Coolidge laid a bouquet. The ceremony praised law observance and stronger local government, urging strict enforcement and highlighting ongoing state versus federal authority debates. Navy festivities included a poppy anchor in the Potomac from the USS Sylph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Capital
President Coolidge
Arlington Cemetery
Soldiers Home
U. S
Grampus
Potomac River
Sylph
Secretary of the Navy
Arlington Amphitheatre
Ooolidge
America
Coolidge
Bronze Doughboy On A Granite Monument Unveiled
Martinsburg West Virginia May 30 a granite monument surmounted by a bronze doughboy was unveiled during Memorial Day exercises Funds for the memorial were raised through voluntary contributions Klee Whitmore unveiled the monument and it was accepted for the county by Herbert F Hannis Congressman Frank L Bowman Morgantown spoke urging peace with honor noting veterans services and red tape in the system
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Klee Whitmore
G. B. Whitmore
Herbert FE. Hannis
Frank L. Bowman
Morgantown
Bowmhan
America
Veterans’ Bureau
Monument Unveiled On Hoboken Water Front
Hoboken New Jersey May 30 a monument was unveiled along the water front honoring 1 500 000 American soldiers who embarked there for overseas service during the war. The memorial features a ten tower with four tablets and inscriptions near the gate used by troops marching to Europe. Colonel John J Bradley, head of the embarkation point in the war, delivered the principal address. The Hoboken council of the Knights of Columbus erected the monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
United States
Europe
John J. Bradley
Hoboken Council of the Knights of Columbus
Canadian killed in fight with Vermont officers
Colebrook New Hampshire May 30 federal officers clashed last night with a party of alleged narcotic smugglers along the international boundary at Canaan Vermont. A Canadian named Bilodeau was shot and fatally wounded in the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colebrook
N. H
Canaan
International Boundary Line
Bilodeau
Fifty three Lost Lives Coal Glen Explosion
Fifty three miners perished in a Coal Glen North Carolina mine disaster at the Carolina Coal Company. Bion Butler, vice president, announced after rescue work concluded that the last two bodies had been recovered. Burials occurred across Chatham and a ing counties in yard after yard of somber drills.
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Coal Glen
N. C
Carolina Coal Company
Bion Butler
Chatham
Ing
Fate of Amundsen expedition remains clouded
Oslo reports the Amundsen polar party missing nine days after the poleward start. Norway may dispatch relief if no word by May 21 after a fortnight. Speculation grows on reappearance near Spitzbergen or Cape Columbia as Maude messages fail to deliver. The French vessel Pourquoi Pas is offered for relief work and could join Cherbourg preparations for a northward voyage.
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Oslo
Norway
Roald Amundsen
Pole
Amundsen
Dee
Siberian
Maude
Ministry of Marine
Cherbourg
Probing Methods by Defense Lawyers in Shepherd Case
Chicago May 30 State's Attorney Crowe opened a probe into methods used by defense lawyers William Scott Stewart and W W O'Brien in prior cases as tensions rise over suspected jury fixing in the Shepherd murder trial. Edward J Roos, a defense witness in a recent acquittal, was placed under technical arrest and questioned after giving a highly improbable story. With no court session today four jurors and eight veniremen remained confined until Monday as the effort to select 12 jurors for William D Shepherd continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert BE. Crowe
William Scott Stewart
W. W. O'Brien
Shepherd
Crowe
Edward J. Roos
O'Brien
Atorneys
William D. Shepherd
Intensives Bombing Hits Yehal Tribe Regions
Spanish air squadrons bombarded the Yebala tribe regions from Tetaun to Spanish Morocco, driving the population to interior areas. Fewer guards remain as women and children flee, with reports of 800 rebel casualties at Zoco El Sebt De Aslau.
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Tetaun
Spanish Morocco
Yebala
Yabaia
Zoco-El- Sebt De-Aslau
Smirteen File Ag Candidates for Board Directors
Fifty-seven petitions were filed by midnight, detailing candidates for Bluefield elections on June 9. Thirteen for board directors across districts. sixteen for Democratic committee. twenty-eight for Republican committee. District specifics list directors and ward nominees, with each ward selecting one male and one female for party committees.
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Bluefield
Board of Directors
Democratic Committee
Republican Committee
Northside
Westside
South Bluefield
Bert Atwell
W. J. Cole
John Roberts
I. Cheyney
Bernard McClaugherty
A. J. Stewart
W. C. Warlick
W. T. Williams
Wm. Hancock
Wm Looney
J. F. Salisbury
Geo. W. Troutman
W. P. Tabor
T L. Smithdeal
G. T. Thornhill
Effie Loudermilk
Sir Armistead
Mary D. Becker
M. B. Postlethwaite
W. H. Warman
J. R. Murphy
Annie Killey O'Keeffe
C. B. Wilson
W. E. Ross
Henry Kendrick
Virginia M. Ward
Vera C. Bailey
J. A. Whitlock
Olga H. la Hue
Ernest Henson
R. C. Wright
Armentrout
W. F. Jonas
Geo. E. Hale
L. . Auares
Sue Payne Stewart
J. Republican Committee
R. C. Lilly
Virla B. Wallace
J. W. Brown
R. Be.rnard
Carrie Ball
H. J. Shott, Jr
Virginia Martin Nash
Philip Kletman
Roy T. Ballengee
C. O. Stahlman
Mae Maynard
R. M. Corvin
G. Lane
Ward
C. Snyder
W. Francisco
Ollie Smith
India delegate calls India land of slaves at labor conference
At the International Labor Conference in Geneva on May 30 Indian delegate Chamanlal denounced forced labor in India, alleging one third under native rule suffers starvation as workers toil in coal fields for little pay. He pressed what the labor bureau will do. Immigration remained a conference topic with Latin American states advocating liberal policies. Dr Ridell of Ontario cautioned Canada would cooperate with reservations and urged careful handling of immigration issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Chamanlal
India
Labor Bureau
Walker A. Ridell
Ontario
Canada
Immigration Bureau
Negro questioned in Kane murder case in Brooklyn
Detectives probing the murder of Florence Kane questioned a Black man in Brooklyn, tied to an attempted attack on a woman nearby on May 17. Detective James A. Kane identified the body and aided the search after being relieved for shock following the discovery of Miss Kane's strangled corpse near her home.
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New York
Florence Kane
Brooklyn
James A. Kane
Miss Kane
Attearenc
Maphat
Coolidge Sends Wreath to Tomb of Wilson
President Coolidge sent a wreath to the Tomb of Woodrow Wilson. The American Legion and other groups accompanied by two soldiers and two sailors attended the ceremony at the National Cathedral. A prayer followed as services were held at the tomb and Admiral’s memorials were honored by various organizations.
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Coolidge
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
American Legion
National
Admiral of Pros
Memorial Day Joint Ceremony in France Honors American Dead
Paris May 30 two nations held joint Memorial Day services over American graves in France. French and American mourners, including Gold Star Mothers, French Sisters in Sorrow, and boy and village delegates, saluted crosses as Americans heard taps. Messages from Premier Painleve and Generals Gouraud Debeney lauded American valor, with ceremonies at Suresmes and other cemeteries, and pilgrimages by villagers and Wellesley graduates bearing cornflowers and daisies to Belleau Wood.
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Paris
America
France
Premier Painleve
Weeks
United States
Gouraud
Debeney
Myron T. Herrick
Suresmes
Rheims
Wellesley
Paria
Belleau Wood
Automobiles Hit by Train at Crossing Near Bellaire
At Stewartsville ten miles west of Bellaire Ohio an automobile returning from a baseball game was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at a grade crossing. Samuel Holmes of Gordon Ohio died. Abe Williams John Craney of Gordon and Peter Smith Herman Cook of Georgetown Ohio were seriously injured. Williams broken ribs chest crushed Craney broken arm ribs lacerations Cook and Smith badly cut car demolished.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Samuel Holmes
Gordon
Abe Williams
John Craney
Peter Smith
Herman Cook
Georgetown
Stewartaville
Baltimore
Helms
Williams
Craney
Cook
Smith
Osteopathic Society elects leaders at annual West Virginia meet
Dr P B Grandy of Clarksburg is named president of the West Virginia Osteopathic Society at its 21st annual convention in Huntington. Bluefield will host next year’s gathering. Officers include Vice President William Ure of Charleston and secretary treasurer G B Morris of Clarksburg. J D Bade and J H Henderson, both of Bluefield, and W H Carr of Bluefield are trustees. M A Boyes of Parkersburg is named delegate to the American Osteopathic Society convention. The event ended with an open forum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
P. B. Grandy
Clarksburg
West Virginia Osteopathic Society
Bluefield
William Ure
Charleston
G. BE. Morris
J. D. Bade
J. H. Henderson
Body of Dennis Colbert Found in Chicago River
Dennis Colbert head of a Chicago real estate firm bearing his name was to face federal court on a charge of possessing stolen securities from a $1,500,000 Union Station mail robbery. His body was found in the Chicago River after his disappearance in February. his son Burton said the indictment could not have caused his death, noting his father had ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dennis Bk. Colbert
Union Station
Burton R. Colbert
Memorial Day Observance in Bluefield Honors Nation's Dead
Bluefield held Memorial Day ceremonies under American Legion auspices with a Colonial Theatre service, a Raleigh Street parade, grave decorations, and a rifle salute. Hon. W. W. McNeal delivered the address as hundreds watched bands, taps, and the Star Spangled Banner amid patriotic displays and a capacity audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bluefield American Legion
American Legion
Maple Park
Walnut Grove
Robert A. Sheffey
Colonial Theatre
Raleigh Street
W. W. McNeal
American Legion Post No. 8
America
H. C. Sprague
Salvation Army
Ruth Bodell
Taps
Ensign Sprague
Princeton Avenue
Legionnaire
J. B. Kirk
Harry ©. Weller
Western Are
Norfolk and Western Way Company
George Donglison, Jr
Norfolk and Western
City Planning Commission
Clarence Ke, Ridley
American Legion Band
Jesse Bell
Bluefield Post No. 9
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Roy Scott Post
Salvation Army Corps of Bluefield
Mary Bluefield No. 9
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New City
State Medical Association
State Undertakers Convention
West Virginia
Stanilaus Zbyszko
Mary Pickford
Arlington
Hoboken Water Front
Vermont
Republican City Committee
Dennis Colbert
Legion
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