Mining Law Revisions Pass as Gas Tax Clear in Senate
Parleston reports Governor Gore vetoed a boxing bill that would have created a state athletic commission. The mining law revisions, including rock dusting and more inspectors, passed both houses quickly. A three cent gasoline tax bill also cleared the Senate and heads to the House for action.
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Gore
House
George W. McClintle
United States District Court
Cogar
American Legion
Delegate Street
House of Delegates
Senate
Te House
Turley
Virginian Railway President Resigns Amid Lease Talks
New York April 2 W Huntington president of Virginian Railway Company today announced he has tendered his resignation effective April 30 He said he expects the directors to lease the road to the Norfolk and Western Railway pending formal action by the board.
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New York
W. Huntington
Virginian Railway Company
Ulows
Norfolk and Western
Publishers Agree Faster Labor Talks At Convention
The American Newspaper Publishers Association approved a reform to speed labor contract negotiations by placing authority with the board of directors rather than the convention. Ratification still rests with the association membership. The move aims to cut instruction time from a year to about six weeks and respond to impasse over union talks.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
S. E. Thomason
Board of Directors
Association
Thomason
Radio Committee
Oer Group
Chicago
Alaska
Mickey Walker to Meet Harry Greb in Big Show
New York on April 22 reports welterweight champion Mickey Walker and middleweight king Harry Greb set to fight fifteen rounds as a companion feature to the Harry Wills vs Charley Weinert match at the Polo Grounds for the Italian Hospital fund on June 19. Also planned are Paul Berlenbach's attempt to take Mike McTigue's light heavyweight crown on May 29 and Gene Tunney versus Tom Gibbons at the Polo Grounds a week later.
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New York
Mickey Walker
Harry Greb
King Stenad
Harry Wills
Charley Weinert
Polo Grounds
Italian Hospital Fund
Paul Berlenbach
Astoria
Long Island
Mike McTigue
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Miners Arrested as Bench Warrants Issued in WV Strike
Three miners were placed under arrest in Wellsburg Brooke County by Deputy Marshal Welch on bench warrants from Federal Judge Baker. Fourteen other miners were cited for contempt of court over the injunction protecting West Virginia Pittsburg Coal Company mines at Colliers. The strike in northern West Virginia continues as mass meetings and pickets proceed, with John L. Lewis expected to address soon.
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Wheeling
W. Va
We'burg
Brooke County
United States
Charles K. Welch
William E. Baker
Elkins
Louis Buchwald
West Virginia- Pittsburg Coal Company
West Virginia-Pittsburg Coal Company
Colliers
Wellsburg
A. G. Dayton
Baker
Tony
Robert Cotrodi
Pearl Dooley
Federal District Court
Buchwald
Columbus
John A. Howard
Howard
Fairmont
van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Register Today For Heese Bond Election
The Bluefield area announces a school bond election with voters to use last general election registrations. Those moved should seek a transfer before Saturday, while new eligible residents must ensure their names are registered. The Daily Telegraph notes if approved, local labor from Bluefield and Hunter Pond districts will be employed for school construction.
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Heese Et Ney
Priesday
Istrars
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Board of Education
Bluetied
Hunter Pond
Senate Debates Unsigned Letter amid State Depository Bill
In Charleston W V April 22 a letter claimed to be from State Treasurer W B Johnson accused officials of diverting funds into private accounts and lacking accounting. The senate referred Senator Herolds resolution for investigation and debated a revised state depository bill and related taxicab regulation. The dog law protecting sheep from dogs passed, along with bills on livestock diseases, National Guard, school board vacancies, and a full time county health nurse levy.
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Charleston
W. Va
Johnson
Herold
Senate
Darnall
Kee
Grant P. Hall
Judiciary Committee
Hugus
National Guard
Board of Education
House
Jury convicts Lloyd Martin of first degree murder
A jury in Morgantown West Virginia found Lloyd Martin guilty of murder in the first degree for the slaying of John Obrintt. The jury recommended clemency.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Lloyd Martin
John Obrintt
Mascart Loses To Corbett On Foul In Cleveland Bout
European featherweight champion Edouard Mascart made his American debut in Cleveland tonight losing to Al Corbett when referee Matt Hinkel awarded the bout in the ninth round of a 12 round scheduled fight on a foul.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Edouard Mascart
al Corbett
Matt Hinkel
Corbett
Lowden paints grim view of farmer plight and needed reforms
Former governor Frank O Lowden warned at the American Newspaper Publishers Association banquet that farm distress has worsened with bankruptcies up more than six hundred percent since 1920. He urged national farmer organization to secure fair prices through unified markets and annual congresses, blaming misrepresented gains and unrestrained competition for continuing misery.
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New York
Frank O Lowden
Llinota
Bureau of Advertist
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Department of Agrculture
Lowden
Department of Agriculture
Warner Bros Buy Vitagraph Company in Major Deal
Warner Bros Inc announced the purchase of the Vitagraph Company of America making Warner Bros a leading distributor in the United States. The move adds a historic producer to its growing film operations with origins tracing to a small theatre in New Castle Pennsylvania.
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New York
Warner Bros. Inc
Los Angeles
Vitagraph Company of America
United States
Warner Bros
Warner Brothers
New Castle
Holding Hands in Church Is All Right
The Dean of Manchester Rev Douglas H Johnson said holding hands in church by boys and girls is acceptable. He recalled his vicar days at Allringham and noted the church lit to ease closeness, with youths later joining in matrimony.
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Dean
London
Manchester
Douglas H. Johnson
Allringham
Gem
Wheeler Admits Discussing Oil Permit With Interior Officials
Great Falls Mont April 22 Senator Burton Wheeler testifying admitted he discussed one oil land permit with Interior Department officials in a case alleging he accepted a fee for prosecuting permits for his client Gordon Campbell Wheeler said the matter was not an appearance and he would have done it for any Montana citizen He denied claims about hotel conversations and telephone assurances regarding Campbell’s permits or management and asserted the discussion concerned company affairs only
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Great Falls
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
Department of the Interior
Gordon Campbell
Montana
John L. Slattery
Wheler
Department
Eadwin
Booth
Wheeler
New York
Interior Department
Campbell
H. C. Glosser
Washington
Campbell Company
L. J. Wertheimer
Wertheimer
Tentative Plans for Fifth Trunk Line Outlined
New York April 22 L F Loree president of the Delaware and Hudson outlined to the interstate commerce commission tentative plans for a fifth east trunk line built around the D and H. He favors a supplementary system including Lehigh Valley Lackawanna Henry Ford's railroad Detroit Toledo and Ironton Wabash Bessemer and Lake Erie and other lines with a small interest in several minor road groups and shared trackage with the Big Four trunk lines.
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New York
Delaware and Hudson
L. F. Loree
Interstate Commerce Commission
Big Four
Ironton
Wabash
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburg
Maryland
Virginian
Norfolk and Western
Loree
Michigan Peninsula
Philadelphia
Reading
Jersey Central
Lehigh
New England
Lehigh and
Hudson
Body of Floyd Collins Freed From Cave After Death
The body of cave explorer Floyd Collins was retrieved from Sand Cave after being trapped since January. It will be raised to the surface at 9 a.m. and lie in state at the Baptist Church in Sand Cave for a few days before funeral plans are set. An armed guard remains at the shaft mouth overnight.
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Baptist Church
Sand Cave
Cave City
Floyd Collins
Send Cave
W. H. Hunt
Central City
Hunt
Collins
Ant
Hays
Smith
William B
Skeets) Miller
Courier Journal
Mr. Hunt
Salt Air Resort Fire Destroys Utah Landmark
The Salt Air resort on the Great Salt Lake shore near Salt Lake City burned late today, with damage pegged above 600000. A 25 mile wind fueled the blaze. the bathing section was saved and no injuries were reported as workers stood by for a directors meeting on reconstruction.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Air
Great Salt Lake
Here
Salt Air Company
Lease of Virginian by Norfolk and Western Raises Community Debate
The proposed Virginian Railway lease to Norfolk and Western shocks Southern West Virginia and dominates business circles. While officials praise the plan, Bluefield fears loss of growth opportunity. Virginia Commission opposes leasing as not boosting Hampton Roads development. Public-interest questions center on port impact, competition, and potential rate changes.
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Norfolk and Western
Virginian Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern West Virginia
Telegraph
van Sweringen
Pennsylvania
Bluefield
Virginian
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Hampton Roads
Virginia Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk
Corporation Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
Detroit
Toledo
Lranton
Ford
New York Central
Ripley
Commission
C. C
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