Court Set in Charles Town for Logan County Treason Trial
Charles Town West Virginia prepares for a major Logan County treason and murder trial related to the armed march on Logan in the 1910s. More than 100 mine union leaders and others arrive ahead of hearings in the building where John Brown was tried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Logan
John Brown
Charleston
McCoughley
Keadle
Logan County
Jefferson County
John Gere
Hiair Mountain
Gere
Boone County
Mingo
United State
Core
C. Frank Keeney
District 17
United Mine Workers
Iantington
H. W. Houston
T. C. Townsend and
Seven Hundred Seventy Five Mares Enter Kentucky Futurity
Lexington Kentucky April 22 seven hundred seventy five mares have been named in the $21000 Kentucky futurity for foals of 1922 entries for which were closed by the Kentucky Breeders Association on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Ben
Kentucky Horse Breeaders Association
Second Battalion Sixth Artillery Begins Homeward Journey
Coblenz April 22 The second battalion of the United States Sixth field artillery leaving Europe for home after long service since 1917. They head to Fort Oglethorpe to join their regiment aboard the transport Cambrai which sails from Antwerp tomorrow. Thousands bid farewell as the contingent departs with 200 men from the 16th ordnance company and an air service detachment.
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Coblenz
United States Sixth Field Artillery
Europe
Fort Oglethorpe
16Th Ordinance Company
Air Service
Cambrai
Antwerp
Culves Mystery of Burglaries Solved by Police
In Granville Ohio the six burglaries that unsettled Denison University were solved by Dr E C Brock of the Columbus police. Paul George Phypers a Richmond Heights senior in the prep school admitted joining a club of burglars and claimed no valuables were taken. The incident began with a poker night and a window smashing spree ending with the jewelry store break in. The Granville marshal held for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Granville
Denison University
E. C. Brock
Columbus Police Department
Marshal Shipley
Paul George Phypers
Richmond Heights
O'Connor
Phypers
Phypters
Phyphers
Marshal
Granvile
Peat Paul Tanner
University
Levee Break Near Myrtle Grove Sparks Flood Fight
About six hundred men battled to close a seventy foot Mississippi River levee break at Myrtle Grove thirty miles south of New Orleans. Water reached 22.4 feet, the highest on record except Baton Rouge, with 10,000 acres of plantation land inundated and residents relocated as sandbag defenses held.
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New Orleans
Myrtle Grove
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Greenville
Miss
Gulf
Baton Rouge
Stand Erect During Anthem Question Answered
Mrs George Maynard Minor president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution advised at the thirty first continental congress in Washington that women should stand erect with hands at the sides facing the flag. If a item is being held it should be dropped inconspicuously and no talking or adjusting of wraps or hats should occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Maynard Minor
Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
Gompers Urges Labor Self Reform in Lockwood Hearing
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, tells the Lockwood committee to keep hands off unions and let building trades fix abuses from within. He objects to laws curbing labor and urges patience as unions purge practices deemed unfair and unwise. The committee adjourns to May 3 for further testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lockwood
Samuel
Gompers
Organized Labor
Untermyer
Brooklyn
Brothers and Sons
Prominent Bourbon land owner to be questioned in nurse drag case
Paris Ky April 22 Developments of a sensational nature were promised as authorities planned to question a wealthy Bourbon county land owner, unnamed, over injuries to Mrs Pearl Robertson a trained nurse dragged by a car through the streets. Witnesses said she clung to a radiator and was run over as the driver sped away. She alleged the driver had been trying to kill her since leaving Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bourbon County
Pearl Robertson
Louisville
Four Hundred Miners to Return to Work in Henderson
Four hundred coal miners will resume full time starting Monday at the South land company's mines in Henderson, Kentucky. The payroll runs about $50,000 monthly and orders from Chicago and the west keep the mines operating for several months. Miners in Henderson county were out since April 1 due to lack of orders, not a UMW calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson, Ky
Southland Company
Chicago
West
Henderson County
United Mine Workers
Oldest Postmaster in Point Service Dies at 112
Marlinton West Virginia April 22 Rev George P Moore of Edray famed as the oldest postmaster by service in the United States died at his home aged 112 He was appointed postmaster at Edray in 1858 by President James Buchanan and served almost continuously except one term during Grover Cleveland’s administration Born in Pocahontas County in 1810 he lived in Edray all his life and was known to nearly every county resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlinton
W. Va
George P. Moore
Edray
United States
James Buchanan
Grover Cleveland
Pocahontas County
Moore
Rates on Agriculture Goods to Be Cut, Says Congressional Panel
The joint congressional committee on agricultural inquiry urges lower transportation rates for agricultural products. It warns current charges distort prices and urges rate makers to favor relative commodity value, extend through rates for grain, and maintain adequate rail equipment. It also calls for coal and steel rate reductions and improved marketing practices.
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Washington
Joint
Congressional Committee of Agricultural Inquiry
Anderson
Commission
Two Policemen Killed by Bandits in St Louis Robbery
In St Louis on April 22 bandits killed two policemen and wounded a third during a Morris & Company branch office robbery. The group, seeking $65, fled after firing into the officers. Patrolman Michael O'Connor was shot while firing from a window, Mengel died later, and Held remained in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Morris & Company
Michael O'Connor
B. ©. Mengel
A. Held
Lady Astor Captivates Pan American Conference Audiences
Virginia born Lady Astor the first woman member of Britain's house of commons drew loud approval from conference attendees as she praised suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt and noted her own role in expanding the world’s reconstruction. She quipped about suffrage heroes, mentioned her six children, and planned a trip to Washington next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Lady Astor
Virginia
House of Commons
Carrie Chapman Catt
Hegland
Astor
Washington
Appeals for tents to house evicted miners in Pa
John Brophy president of district No 2 United Mine Workers telegraphed Governor Sproul and War Secretary Weeks requesting 1,000 tents from government stock to shelter striking miners and families evicted from company houses in the district. He likened the men and children to flood and fire victims and noted companies own both houses and surrounding land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresson
William C. Sproul
Pennsylvania
Weeks
Washington
John Brophy
United Mine Workers
Brophy
Johnstown
Salem
Half Million Pounds of Wool for Pooling Minted in West Virginia
In Clarksburg on April 22 five hundred thousand pounds of wool are earmarked for pooling through the federation of term bureaus warehouses. A P Leatherman of Eyser, committee chair, said Harrison county will supply 39 000 to 50 000 pounds for the effort.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Federation of
A. P. Leatherman
Eyser
Harrison County
Pugilist Willie Jackson Valued For Million Dollar Save
New York April 22 Willie Jackson known as Oscar Tobler a lightweight fighter has saved nearly a million dollars his wife claims in a divorce filing She seeks 200 a week alimony and 4000 in counsel fees as the case awaits settlement The husband is charged with cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willie Jackson
Jackson
Oscar Tobler
Tobler
Adulterating Olive Oil Becomes Large-Scale Scam
New York health officials report olive oil adulteration as a major illegal business. Seventeen percent of examined oil samples were tainted, with cottonseed and other oils yielding over 300 percent profit as olive oil. Twenty five arrests in three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Copeland
Health Department
Senator Orah Rejects Bonus Bill Barter Charge
In Washington on April 22 Senator Orah a Republican from Idaho denounced a telegram from the Pocatello American Legion warning of political punishment over backing the soldiers bonus bill. He called the idea of buying votes with public funds a bartering scheme and criticized those who use taxpayer money to gain office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Orah
Idaho
Pocatello
Milwaukee brewers leader Henry Tithlein dies at 77
Henry Tithlein sixty seven, Milwaukee brewer and head of the Sehita interests, dies in Milwaukee Wisconsin on April 22 at his home. He led the family brewing operations and controlled local Sehita properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Uthlein
Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Tithlein
Milwaukee Brewers
Sehita
Heavier Coal Loading Reported Across West Virginia Districts
West Virginia coal loaders reported April activity higher than the prior day with a statewide gain of 4550 cars, despite declines in several districts. Fairmont rose 34 cars to 206, Elk River fell 5 to 78, Upper Potomac 20 versus 25, Pocahontas district up 90, New River 58, Logan 41, Tug 5. Big Sandy down 47, Williamson 42, Clinch Valley 20, Winding Gulf 10, Kanawha 7.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Operators’ Association
Fairmont
Elk River
Upper Potomac
Pocahontas District
New River
Logan
Big Sandy
Williamson
Clinch Valley
Winding Gulf
Kanawhe
Woman Accused of Shooting Husband in Steubenville Home
In Steubenville Ohio on April 22 Carrie Abel thirty four allegedly shot her husband Alexander Abel thirty eight at their home on 127 South Seventh Street at 8 PM. She fired twice hitting him in the right breast and right hand as they discussed divorce terms. Abel is hospitalized and expected to die while Carrie Abel remains in Jefferson County jail awaiting the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Carrie Abel
Alexander Abel
South Seventh Street
Abel
Jefferson County
Soviet Russian envoy attends Genoa talks amid French objections
George Chitcherin, head of the Soviet delegation, dined with the Italian king aboard the dreadnaught Dante Alighieri and appeared in photos shaking hands with Louis Bartho and Lotis Filhou. The Genoa conference grappled with French distrust of Germany's note and Russian questions delaying progress on a Russo German accord.
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Rapallo
Ten Po
Genoa
Paris
Russia
London
M. Chitcherin
Lloyd George
France
Germany
England
George Chitcherin
Italy
Dante Aligheiri
Lotis Filhou
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Culves
AoKo Lockwood Committee
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Pocatello Post
Legion
Pocahontas
Winchester
F. J. Scheniderhan
Nak
Gaslig
Victor Emanuel
Louis Bartho
Associated Press
Representa of
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