Lashes, Collusion Claims Highlight Florida Inquiry
A joint committee hears testimony on Martin Tabert’s alleged 119 lashes at Clara Florida private camp. Former jailer Jerry Poppelle details arrests and alleged bribery by Sheriff Jones and Judge Willis, plus drunken officials and a brutal whipping of a Black woman.
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Associated Press
Tallahassee
Fla
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
Clara
Joint Legislative Committee
M. B. Bell
Putnam Lumber Co
Tabert
Walter Higginbotham
Higginbotham
J. R. Jones
B. F. Willis
Leon County
Grimson and Kneeshaw
Jerry M Poppelle
Jones
Putnam Lambero
Leon
Lumber Company
Stokes
England to repay Bank of France loan in seven years
Paris April 21 The loan of 60,000 pounds sterling by the Bank of England to the Bank of France on April 25 1916 will be repaid in installments over seven years under an agreement reached by representatives of both banks.
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Paris
Bank
England
Bank of France
Gumstenauurw
Memorial Service Reserved by State Senate for Two Senators
Charleston West Virginia April 21 the state senate reserved Monday afternoon for a memorial to two members Senator R P Shinn who died in the current session and Senator J N Shackleford of the tenth district who died after the last legislature A list of speakers includes Senators Kidd Herold Kee Johnson Darnall Bowera Baker Hill and Coffman plans call for appropriate decorations and brief speeches.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Senate
R. P. Shinn
J. N. Shackleford
Kidd
Herold
Kee
Johnson
Darnall
Bowera
Baker
Hill
Coffman
Move to Abolish Agriculture Out of Consideration
The House rushed a bill to repeal the state agriculture department, substituting a measure to create a commissioner of agriculture to coordinate with the university extension service. The substitute passed 69 to 3, with three delegates in opposition.
Wholesale Marriages at House of David
Benton Harbor Mich April 21 Fourteen couples at the Israelite House of David were wed by Justice Elizabeth Forhan on the eve of a grand jury probe. The colony confirmed the marriages saying permission was given and that love prompted the weddings despite litigation. Prosecutor Gore said any newly married women would be summoned to testify, though the ceremonies may affect spousal testimony.
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Benton Harbor
House of David
Elizabeth Forhan
Justice Forhan
Francis Thorpe
Grand Jury
Charles W. Gore
St Louis Post Dispatch to Launch Sunday Evening Edition
The St Louis Post Dispatch to publish a Sunday evening edition starting tomorrow after major league games and priced at the daily rate.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Trotzky Urges Grain Exports to Reopen European Bread Market
Leon Trotzky declares it vital for Soviet Russia to export grain to regain Europe’s bread market now controlled by America. He predicts Europe will trade bread for Russian machinery, counts on continued industrial recovery and says the Communist International backs the move. Izvestia notes the congress supports Russia standing alone and pursuing favorable long term deals.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Community Party
Leon Troteky
Russia
America
Trotzky
Europe
Trotazky
Congress
Communist Internationale
Soviet Russia
Izvestia Today
G.S. Zinovieff
Central Committee
Communist Party of
Céunae
Thirteen Start for Penitentiary Parade
Thirteen men were marched from the county jail to the B and O depot for transfer to Moundsville penitentiary. Among them Dick Ferri Nick Salmante and Philip Connizarro face the gallows for the Naples murder. Micciche pleaded to second degree murder and received eighteen years. Two others await new trial motions.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Moundsville
Merrilly
Dick Ferri
Fairmont
Nick Salamante
Philip Connizarro
Downs
Frank Naples
Ferri
Connizarro
John C. Southern
Harrison County
Capitol
Philip Micciche
Lumberport
Naples
Micciche
Will E. Morris
Southern
Patsy Corbi
Baltimore
Jim Aiello
Meaddew Brook
Jim Guzzi
Turbulent Scenes at Miners Convention in DuBois
In DuBois Pennsylvania April 21 the special district No 2 United Mine Workers convention faced frequent verbal clashes between delegates backing President John Brophy and the Somerset strike and John Hefley sent to represent the miners international organization. The morning session heard charges that international officers were not backing Somerset. Brophy outlined negotiations between district and international officers. The adjournment saw the convention vote to continue active support of the Somerset strike.
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Dubois
United Mine Workers
John Brophy
Somerset Field
John Hefley
Miners International Organization
Somerset
Brophy
No Reduction in American Farm Products in 1320
A committee of eighteen economists told Secretary Wallace that U S farm supplies should hold steady this year as domestic demand remains strong and European demand stays modest. They cite prosperity boosting European demand but warn about mounting European debts and Ruhr issues, predicting continued foreign competition for U S farmers. Domestic demand should stay solid for six to nine months, while farm labor shifts reduce production capacity.
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Washington
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
United States
Europe
Ruhr
Winnipeg engineers blast channel to divert Assiniboine flood
April 21 report from Winnipeg shows engineers and CPR volunteers blasting a channel to divert flood waters of the Assiniboine River. Portage La Prairie faces imminent inundation as ice jams cause rising water, isolating downtown Portage and trapping residents. Brandon area receded as rivers eased Marginal damage and marooned farmers noted.
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Assiniboine River
Portage la Prairie
Winnipeg
Portage LaPrarie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Portage LePrarie
Here
Five killed as Martin bomber crashes into Great Miami River
In Dayton Ohio on April 21 a Martin air service plane nose-dived into the river during takeoff from McCook Field. Captain W R Lawson Technical Sergeant Birdwell Sergeant Wesley Rowland civilian A M Smith died. Technical Sergeant F B Shaw died later. All five had fractured skulls. Brigadier General Mitchell and Major McIntosh led investigations, Mitchell planning a report after visiting Bolling Field.
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Dayton
Ohio
Martin Air Service
Miami River
W. R. Lawson
Langley Field
Birdwell
Wesley H. Rowland
Selfridge Field
Mich
A. M. Smith
Board of Standards
Washington, D. C
F. B. Shaw
Smith
Miami Valley Hospital
William Mitchell
Air Service
L. W. McIntosh
McCook Field
Mitchell
Bolling Meld
Washington
D. C
Food 16 Dropped by Rescue Plane on Fox Island
Frank J. Parker, pilot, described eight men and one woman starving for three weeks on South Fox Island. Beans and frozen potatoes were all they had, with tension rising as supplies dwindled. Parker’s government plane aided by Wilson & Co. brought rice stew and bacon, while a rescue attempt planned by a car ferry was set to break ice and reach the group.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Frank J. Parker
Chicago
South Fox Island
Parker
Nels Ask
Frankfort
Wilson & Co
West Virginia approves state deposit reform bill
Charleston April 21 reports State Treasurer W S Johnson stating gratification that the house of delegates passed a bill to amend state deposits law. The measure would divide deposits among counties by valuation and route all payments to the treasury, noting fifty counties hold only a tenth of state deposits. A telegram from J L Jacobs backs the bill as aligned with good governance.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
W. 8. Johnson
Johson
J. L. Jacobs
Acobs
Legislative drama in Charleston senate over taxation and amendments
Charleston W V April 21 The senate tackled taxation and appropriation issues amid five constitutional amendments. A proposal to tax money notes and bonds at fifty cents per hundred was adopted two to twenty two with three against. A key house resolution to allow income tax amendments failed fifteen to eight. The day saw bills on bank deposits, hotel taxes, and poor farms advance, while a plan to limit levies by statute stalled for further amendment.
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Charleston
W. C
Senate
Charlies G. Coffman
Capitol
House
Johnson
Huntington
Stay Young and Fresh by Inhaling Your Food
Dr Paul Haupt of Johns Hopkins told the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia that perpetual flap perism explains youthfulness. He blamed over eating for the haggard look of many modern goddesses at 25 and cited gin tobacco smoke and other excesses as contributing causes.
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Philadelphia
American Philosophical Society
Paul Haupt
Johns Hopkins University
Haupt
Summer Time Begins In Britain This Weekend
London reports that summer time for the British Isles starts tomorrow at 2 AM. Clocks move forward one hour, signaling the start of daylight saving as residents adjust their schedules.
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Britain
London
British Isles
Fresh Start In West Virginia Capitol Plan Proposed
A Charleston resolution would dissolve the present capitol commission, create a new body with mixed party and two women, set a $5 million cap on building costs, and require plans be submitted without cost to the state. It directs relocation to Charleston and validates old contracts while restricting new expenditures and architectural claims.
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Charleston
W. Va
J. 8. Zimmerman
Hampshire County
House of Delegates
Cass Gilbert
Capitol Commission
Gibbert
New Commission
Gilbert
Nstead
Women Auxiliary of Legion reports progress in West Virginia
Parkersburg April 21 The executive committee of the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion department of West Virginia met and heard reports of aid to former service members. They discussed the state convention to be held in Huntington. Attending were Mrs Archy Booker Bluefield president Mrs K Hi Tripper Grafton vice president Mrs John Brown Kingwood treasurer Miss Lulu Evans Grafton recording secretary Mrs Creel B vard Fairmont Mrs W H Daniels Elkins Mrs E P Kelly Parkersburg and Mrs W Woodyard Parkersburg.
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Parkersburg
Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion
Department of West Virginia
Huntington
Archy
Booker
Bluefield
K. Hi. Tripper
Grafton
John Brown
Kingwood
Lulu Evans
Mirs
Creel Bdlvard
Fairmont
W. H. Daniels
Elkins
E. P. Kelly
Parkerspera
Parkersure
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Lewis County
W. Cooper
Webster County
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Righter
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Willis
Somerville
McLarechlin
School of Mines
J. S. Zimmerman
2. F. More
Mir. Zimmerman
Soviet
Communist Party
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War
Philip Connivaro
Miners’ Convention
Capt. Lawson
Bidwell
Rowland
Shaw
State Capitol
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