Seven Crushed to Death in Debris at Crane Creek
Bluefield W Va June 10 Preparations begin to recover seven people killed when a slate pile downdrafted by a cloudburst crushed a house at Crane Creek A rescue party member also died and others were injured Steam shovel will be used to reach the victims later today Dead include Mrs Shellman West and her son Tony Dewese Fletcher Dewese Emilio Proveno. Railroads and highways in Mercer and McMeowell counties suffered flood damage with bridges sidings washed out and a mile long highway stretch destroyed
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Bluefield
W. Va
Crane Creek
Shellman West
Tony Dewese
Fletcher Dewese
Emilio Proveno
John West
John Cochran
Luke Graham
Pete Double
Mercer
Meowell
Mercer County
McDonald Files Candidacy for Ohio Attorney General
State Prohibition Commissioner RB F McDonald filed a declaration of his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General with Secretary of State Brown in Columbus. Lewis B Houck of Mt Vernon signed the petition among others.
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Columbus
RB. FcDonald
Brown
Lewis B. Houck
Mt. Vernon
Baltimore and Ohio seeks 35 million bond authority
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company asked the state utilities commission for permission to issue 35 million dollars in bonds at 96 1 2. The funds would refund bonds now matured.
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Columbus
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
State Utilities Commission
Deaths and Funeral Notice Mrs Elizabeth Snow
Mrs Elizabeth Snow of Clarks Chapel dies Monday at her home aged about 75. Born in Bucks County Pennsylvania, she moved with her parents to Athens County and lived there ever since. Her husband died about 40 years ago. Survived by six children Maurice E Charles F Mary P Eva F at home Prof John E Snow Armour Institute Chicago Ir and Mrs W B Phillips Lisbon. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Elizabeth Snow
Clarks Chapel
Chicago
Lisbon
Drunken Driver’s License Suspended After Collision
William James Jr of Sugar Creek faced a magistrate for driving while intoxicated after a collision with FE Atkinson in a Ford and Dodge touring cars. He was fined $100 plus costs and received a six month license suspension. he could not pay and was returned to jail.
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William James, Jr
Sugar Creek
C. H. Porter
James
FE. L. Atkinson
Atkinson
South Bridge
McKinley
Rich Belgian mines may exact toll from cancer victims
Editorial in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry warns that rich radium ore found in the Belgian Congo could trigger high prices. It notes ore grading up to 85 percent uranium oxide and argues profits should not block access to radium for medical use.
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New York
Belgium Congo
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Belgian Congo
Beligan
America
Denver
Canadian record breaker Le Prende rises in pole vault
Toronto University athlete Le Prende set a new Canadian record by clearing 12 feet 2 inches in an intercollegiate pole vault meet. A recent high school graduate, he is viewed as Canada's leading Olympic prospect and a notable foe for American competitors.
Insurance on Miss St. Louis for 100000 in Atlantic City pageant
The Miss St. Louis contestant Miss Charlotte Nash has a $100,000 policy against scarring or blemish and other damage that could affect her during the Atlantic City Pageant of September 1924. Nash, last year’s Miss St. Louis, narrowly missed the Golden Mermaid title as a top beauty rival.
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Les
Charlotte Nash
Overlook Waste in Education Says Glass of 1924
The speaker laments wasted material in schools from elementary to college, arguing for self education and intellectual hobbies. He contrasts rote teaching with liberal arts, condemns sensational media, and urges clergy to read beyond theology to engage congregations. He warns against high brow labels and notes personal examples of lifelong learners.
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France
Casey
Athens
Republican National Convention Outline of Day's Proceedings
Journal notes from Cleveland June 10 outline the convention schedule and actions. Opening remarks by John T. Adams set the process in motion with invocation by Bishop Wm. F. Anderson and the reading of the official call. Burton is presented as Temporary Chairman and delivers the keynote. Temporary officers and committees are named and adjournment follows.
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Cleveland
Ati Am
John T. Adams
Wm. F. Anderson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio
Kentucky
Lockwood
Burton
Adams
Lovers Hideaway Sparks UW Campus Prank Navy
At University of Wisconsin, a campus prank grew from a distaphone connected to a loud speaker at Lovers Beach. Students gathered nightly for whispered exchanges until authorities or changes drained the spot, with plans foiled and the bench left quiet.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Park Street
Lake Mendota
Dad Morgan
States Street
Cadiz man faces murder charges from prohibition raid
Frank Marcenek confessed to a layer of two officers at his Duncanwood home two weeks ago. Judge John B. Worley of Harrison county common pleas court set his trial in first degree murder case stemming from the raid on his property.
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Cadiz
Frank Marcenek
Duncanwood
John B. Worley
Harrison County
Common Pleas Court
Marcenek
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Promises Quick Digestion Relief
A New Jersey druggist touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a powerful remedy for dyspepsia gastritis and stomach pain claiming hundreds of bottles quickly convert weak digestion into vigor. The ad asserts the product is 80 percent tonic and offers a purchase price refund if not satisfied.
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New Jersey
Dave
McKee Drug Co
Mye
Prize stock slaughtered at Athens packing plant
A wagonload of Whiteface prize cattle was killed today at the Stedman Packing Co plant in West Athens. The two year old steers averaged about 1000 pounds and were raised at the Ohio Experiment Station Wooster. The stock was purchased from Fayette Producers Co in Washington D. C. and on display there before purchase.
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Stedman Packing Co
Verne's Globs Girdling Pace To Be Distanced
London reports that a future world traveler by air could circle the globe in seventeen days, far faster than Jules Verne's hero. The Air Ministry schedule shows Australia reachable from London in nine days and New York in fifteen, with a 27,000 mile circuit completed in seventeen.
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London
Jules Verne
British Air Ministry
Jules Vene
Australia
New York
Weight gain claim advert prompts health scrutiny
An old promotional snippet touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a simple way for thin people to gain weight in 30 days, promising 5 pounds minimum and money back. It compares tablets with cod liver oil and cites druggists and Civic Pharmacy. It also notes a 1928 wheat crop estimate by the Department of Agriculture.
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MfcCoy
McCoy's
Civic Pharmacy Co
McKee Drug Co
Department of Agriculture
Italy Joins Race for Air Supremacy With England
Italy moves to quadruple its air force within six months aiming for 1000 to 1290 first line planes by 1924 end. England plans 600 by 1925, France 2000. Britain says France drives the arms buildup. Prime Minister Mussolini leads policy as Air Secretary amid war scare.
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London
Italy
England
France
Foroca Fa
Turin
Milan
Muscolini
Nerves on Fire from Neuritis
Advertises Neuritis Tablets claiming to soothe throbbing pain from neuritis and rheumatic nerve inflammation. Mentions availability in Ath ena via McKee Drug Co and Roericker Runyon Co Mfra San Francisco. Indirectly promotes a patent remedy with physician endorsement and a $1.00 price.
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Athena
McKee Drug Co
Roericker Runyon Co
Mfra
San Francisco
Penny Swear-Words and Bowdlerise Frolics in Bath
England Bath Hospital reports large donations from the Anti Swearing Club organized by 12 year old Bath girls. Each swear word costs the offender one penny fine, two on Sundays holidays. The club includes men and grows. In 1818 Bowdler published expurgated Shakespeare edition giving rise to bowdlerise.
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Bath
England
Bath Hospital
Bowdler
Woman 77 Wears Six Wedding Rings in Widowhood
Mrs Jane Rebecca Whall of Cosham near Portsmouth proudly claims six marriages. Her seventh husband has just died, and her sixth spouse was convicted of bigamy. She wears six rings six on the right and two on the left.
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London
Jane Rebecca Whall
Cosham
Portamouth
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Athens Book & News Co
Cline Bldg
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