Williams to be executed at Moundsville for brutal Charleston crime
Leroy Williams, labeled colored, faces death at 5:30 pm in the Moundsville penitentiary death house after a high profile Charleston case. Governor Morgan will not grant clemency despite an NAACP appeal. Williams’ crime involved assaulting Mrs. H. F. Stephens and nearly burning her body in a gas grate. Williams has since occupied himself with reading and is described by the warden as a pious man.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Leroy Williams
Moundsville Penitentiary
Williams
Morgan
National Association For the Advancement of the Colored Race
Houston G. Young
Young
West Virginia
H. F. Stephens
Charleston Society
Charleston
Huntington
Pershing seeks Harding aid to block army cut
General John J. Pershing appealed to President Harding to stop Congress from reducing the regular army to 115000 men. The request framed the issue as a defense priority amid budget pressures and national security concerns.
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Washington
Mar
John J. Pershing
Harding
Congress
Prince of Wales Tours World Despite Cupid’s Darts
The Prince of Wales remains in peril from Cupid as he travels the world and currently hunts in India. Miss Geraldine Miller Graham, linked to the prince, is noted as a love interest among American and international circles during his tour.
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Prince of Wales
van Cupid
India
Geraldine Miller Graham
America
Harding plan limits sale of insurance certificates to banks
Congress would turn over insurance certificates to ex soldiers in place of a cash bonus. Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board proposes that only national banks state banks and trust companies may accept the certificates to curb profiteering by private individuals.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Fordney
House
Ways and Means Committee
South Korea Suffrage Steps Urged By Seiyu Kai
A Diet resolution sponsored by the Seiyu Kai calls for immediate preliminary steps to grant suffrage to Koreans. The proposal seeks to set in motion debates and policies governing political rights for Koreans in the governing framework.
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Tokio
Seiyu-Kai
Auditors In Athens To Examine City Records
Examiners C. S. Hetrick and EF. A. Hagger y from the state auditor’s office are in Athens to audit city officials. The review covers November 30, 1920 to the present and will include all accounts of city officials except the board of education.
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C. S. Hetrick
EF. A. Haggery
Office of the Auditor of State
Athens
Board of Education
No-To-Bac Tobacco Cure Guarantee
Quit tobacco with No-To-Bac tablets that suppress cravings. Advertisers claim the product halts all desire and improves mental, physical, and financial well being, offering a full refund if cravings return.
France Repudiates Debt Proposals Until US Responds
Paris officials deny that France will pay its financial debt to the United States now. The stance indicates France will refrain from payment steps until the American government issues a formal note on the issue.
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Paris
France
United States
Moonshine Killings Dominate Floyd Circuit Docket
Prestonburg Ky March 3 Twenty eight murder cases are on the Floyd circuit court docket in session most crimes occurring in the Beaver Creek district where moonshine raids have been common moonshiners have been slain by revenue agents in private feuds and battles with each other.
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Prestonburg
Floyd Circuit Court
Beaver Creek
London jewelers irked as fashionables wear less jewelry
Jewelry shops in London report a drop in sales as women of the fashionable set wear far less jewelry than in the past, citing changing styles and greater restraint in accessorizing.
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London
Miners Leave Hom Field To See Old Homes
In Wilkes Barre Pa on March 3 an exodus of miners begins as a suspension of weeks in the anthracite fields seems likely from April 1. Many workers return to their native lands with steamship tickets in strong demand. Poles Italians Slovaks and Austrians join the departure as families long separated during the war seek reunion.
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Wilkesbarre
International Harvester
Auto license funds soon in hand for road work
An Athens check-up on auto license handling by E. L. Pratt of the state automobile department urged speedy remittance of license funds. Harvey C. Smith, secretary of state, is accelerating the process so counties and municipalities in mining districts can share funds for road and street improvements. Pratt noted remittances are generally prompt and more labor will be supported by the money soon.
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Athens
E. L. Pratt
State Automobile Department
Harvey C. Smith
Warrant Issued for Phillip Reinhardt in Shipbuilding Case
A bench warrant for the arrest of Phillip Reinhardt of Baltimore was issued today by Justice Hitz in district supreme court. Reinhardt, formerly treasurer of the Virginia Shipbuilding Company, was indicted last week along with Charles W. Morse.
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Wasrington
Phillip Reinhardt
Laltimore
Justice Hitz
District Supreme Court
Reinhardt
Virginia Shipbuilding Company
Charles W. Morse
Flapper Trend Sees Best Boy Photo Buckled on Shoes
A new craze among flapper girls features wearing a photograph of the best boy mounted on the buckle of their shoes. The fashion signals flirtation and social heartbeat of the era as young women display romantic symbols in daily wear.
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Rishell
Wrice
Packard Organ
Hestia
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