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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1925
Page
1
A jumble of small ads and notices lists storage offers, coal dealers, violin lessons, rental space, real estate for sale, piano registration, store hours, Labor Day closings, and brief police court notes. Names include Mercer Coal and Supply Co, Brooksy Coal Company, M. G. Whitlow Hardware, and Dr. Watts. places such as Roanoke Street and Raleigh Avenue. events cover classes, sales, and a police court docket with several local residents.
Duluth Minnesota September 4 Evelyn Peterson twelve years old vanished while picking berries August 26 in the woods near Lakewood. She was found alive after eleven nights surviving on wild berries with wolf Howls heard, her shoes worn and muddy. She described getting lost and avoiding water, and asked to go home as police and farmer Johnson assisted in recovery.
About one hundred coal miners from seven mines near Minton Indiana walked off today protesting a fare increase on the Clinton and Western Tadana railroad. Monthly tickets, once $1.19, now cost 250 dollars. The rise was approved by the public service commission, triggering the disruption.
The Health and Welfare Department of Bluefield announces a water emergency with rationing rules. Public watering stations will distribute limited water for essential uses, and wasteful consumption faces fines or shutoffs. Construction and nonessential uses must seek alternatives. drinking water remains controlled.
Pilladiphin Sept 4 (). An attorney secured the release of two clients charged with unlawfully possessing liquor after a Sunday search. The warrant, signed by a magistrate on Saturday, was not served until Sunday. Judge Marty J. Mubevitt affirmed the ruling and freed the defendants.
Foot and mouth disease reports spread anew in Teana and Galveston Texas areas. Federal authorities command disease eradication drive after the slaughter of about 8 000 cattle infested in earlier outbreaks, with operations starting in early August.
Mrs. Roe Philips of Charlestown, wife of the cashier of the Waners and Merchants Nenesti Company, was killed in a collision on the Berreve-Ville turnpike when her car collided with another vehicle. Six others were injured.
A large fire destroyed a garage, a stable, and two houses in a densely built area. The blaze caused extensive property loss and disrupted nearby facilities. Investigators probe the cause as residents assess damage and begins cleanup.
Fragmented report from Keystone shows a man fined 190 dollars after an incident near Welch. John McRoberts, claimed worker at a water-related site in Wyoming County, held on a 3000 dollar bond in a Bluefield machinery case. Early morning discovery led to police tracking and capture of 120 gallons of lash war.
In Bluefield doctors propose forming an efficient health department and appointing a local committee of experts to advise the board. A plan to designate a city health head and organize the Realtin department is discussed. Tonight a meeting at 8 is to formalize these suggestions and consider appointing a local magistrate officer.
Supreme Court Justice Aaron J. Levy issued a temporary order directing city officials to show cause next Tuesday why WNYC should not be shut down for airing political speeches. The case followed prior denial and promises from city counsel that no further political broadcasts would occur.
Several arrests followed a raid in McDowell County led by state prohibition officers and federal agents. Individuals including Nind Kelly with liquor were charged and appeared before Squire Wafford in Welch.
A Jersey coast rum raid ends with dynamite Joe, Joseph Sy fudt of Waterwitch, dying from a stomach wound in front of Joseph West’s home after a gunfight with Coast Guardsmen from Seabright. A pursued runoff boat fled. a stash of liquor in the beached craft was found at sea level two miles from the residence.
Lansing Mich Sept 4 Assets of 644 024 488 were shown by the Ford Motor Company in its annual papers in the state corporation division The statement listed cash on hand patent rights farm machinery goodwill and value of machinery 285 723 526 etc Liabilities payable 38 416 280 employees' bene gements 24 489 888 expenses and taxes payable 98 128 714 capital stock 927 264 600 total assets 542 476 496 The firm also paid 82 129 in taxes for other concerns controlled by either Ford or Henry Ford
Oakland Cal Sept 4. P com posing continental aviame bile trip in four days sights on hours and thirty minutes Thansas P. Henry president of the American Automobile Association and BRON Smith general manager arrived in Oakland at 67308 an in May They fete Washington DC at 1 a m August 30 They left immediately in Bacraingotu to visit the state all Their especially constructed ima ctivery equipped with a bud in the tonneau and one alapi while the othay drove They averaged twenty two driving hours daily.
Chicago report on September 4 states Standard Gas and Electric Company plans a major Louisville hydroelectric project. The initial plant will produce 108000 horsepower with eventual capacity up to 135000. A two mile federal dam for navigation will cost 3.25 million dollars, with power housing costing 7.5 million. Annual output projected at 357 million kilowatt hours.
Loulaville Kentucky September 4 The Anti Evolution League of America announced William Jennings Bryan Jr as president and set up a campaign committee to seek his acceptance to lead a nationwide drive against teaching evolution in public schools New York and California reports note Bryan Jr said he would consider the office while Sacramento notes a candidate Broderick Kunstman of Crime by the Sea declared his run for California governor on an abolitionist platform promising anti capitalist measures.
Mrs Staniforth of Highland avenue, a patient at Blynfield sanitorium, suffered minor injuries when a car traveling with Mrs Beane lost control on Highland avenue and struck a telephone pole. Mrs Brainforth, in the front seat, was thrown head first through the windshield but survived with non serious injuries.
In Altoona Pennsylvania on September 4, Ruth Anderson and Mrs William Schwarta were arraigned on disorderly conduct charges after being seen smoking cigarettes during a parade. They were fined 66 dollars plus costs. Separately, Reynett Hill set a new track record during a 300 mile qualifying race, clocking 334 seconds for the lap at an average speed of 199.3 miles per hour, surpassing the previous best from June.
The Vatican announces a major step in enforcing modest attire for women in Rome. At Santa Maria Maggiore authorities require women to cover heads and wear high necked dresses with long sleeves, signaling a stricter dress code for worshipers.
A kidnapper seized a six year old girl in Montclair New Jersey triggering a wide search with police troopers and citizens scouring the Watchung mountains aided by an airplane. The motorist driver David Daly’s chauffeur was shot during pursuit and remains hospitalized. The abductor’s motive unclear amid conflicting reports as officials offer rewards.
Chicago dispatch notes helium, once costly, dropped to cents per cubic foot through government methods. It describes Fort Worth and Petrolia facilities costing about 5 million dollars, a Utah reserve set aside by Coolidge, and helium finds in several states including Texas. Shenandoah wreckage news mentions 2,000,000 cubic feet of helium produced by the Fort Worth plant, now operating at full capacity with output about 4.26 million cubic feet monthly.
Geneva Sept 4 The Mosul dispute between Great Britain and Turkey was referred to a subcommittee by the league council. Turkey’s foreign minister Tevfir Rashed Pasha gave no assurance that Turkey would accept the council’s eventual decision. The subcommittee of Alberto N. Chant Uruguay M. Anden Sweden and Count Quinones de Leon Spain will seek a compromise using Geneva methods to satisfy both sides, who remain at odds over control of the region.
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