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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1925
Page
9
Welch mayor cites the twenty second annual East ern Star session as a booster for Welch and McDowell County. Visitors praise the citys streets housing school system and courteous treatment while denying claims of mining oppression.
Kimball Kiwanis Club appointed a committee to fight typhoid with Dr. C R Hughes as chair. Vaccination of residents proceeded while wells and springs were closed to stop spread. No new cases reported yesterday and conditions improved. The Colored Presbyterian Church serves as a temporary hospital and boiled water is urged for all drinking use.
The text warns employees of coal companies about the danger of fire in the early fall. It notes the state fire marshal's office in Charleston is active, aiding prevention efforts and distributing newspapers and related materials.
Norfolk reader Mrs. J A Jones credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health during the change of life after a failed medical course. She recalls writing in 1904 and notes rapid improvement after using the remedy, improving from a weakened state to a robust condition.
Rocco Legor fio of Powhatan Coal and Coke Company had the fingers of his left hand amputated after a slate fall in the mine. He was brought to Grace Hospital for treatment and rested as well as could be expected last evening.
Welch commerce slowed to near standstill as eight to nine hundred visitors left and many McDowell County business people traveled to Bluefield for the Shrine ceremonial. A drizzly day, mud covered roads, and lingering absences left Welch looking deserted while merchants and professionals from across the county attended the event.
Welch High and Hinton battled to a scoreless football game in Mercer County. The report lists many local residents and families among those who attended and supported the teams.
Mr Hayes questions the reason behind the movement as he and Illinois State Federation of Labor leader John Walker clash over parental control. Walker advocates education to counter “foolish notions” that an amendment would strip parental rights.
New York reports the United States Marine Corps will raise its personnel by lowering the minimum height. Effective today the minimum height drops from five feet five inches to five feet four inches, allowing more applicants to qualify. Many potential recruits have been turned away for being just under the former requirement.
The army prepares its largest railway artillery piece a fourteen inch rifle on a moving mount for a 3000 mile overland journey from Aberdeen Maryland to Fort MacArthur San Diego expected to arrive two months after departure with firing trials to assess rail mounting effects. The plan developed in a conference with army officials and railroad representatives aims to test heavy coast defense guns on rail mounts along the coast. The departure date is not set but expected within two to three weeks with multiple stops to allow inland towns to view the gun.
Rain cut the program for the first anniversary of the battle of Point Pleasant as crowds gathered for the second day of a three day celebration. Cold weather and steady showers limited events but did not dampen enthusiasm at the West Virginia site.
The first snow of the season fell at Niagara Falls with frequent flurries today though melting as temperatures hovered near 34 degrees. Snow also touched several Pennsylvania points including Glen Summit and Philadelphia as cold air moved over the region.
New York October 9 Representatives of Florida trade and news papers met at the Waldorf Astoria over lunch to discuss curbing fraudulent misrepresentation of Florida land and securities. Herman A Dann proposed publishers in other regions establish a Florida bureau to gather facts or make the Florida State Chamber of Commerce a volunteer representative to serve in the same way.
Joe Sapolio, 40, died after throwing himself under a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train in Huntington. Coroner Dr. R L Hume ruled death a suicide. Police, who had detained Sapolio last night for questioning, identified him.
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