Supreme Court to review Lake cargo coal case
Four appeals contest ICC interference with a twenty cent per ton rate cut by Southern railroads on lake region coal. The case follows an injunction blocking rate reductions and involves Barton Coal, Pittsburgh coal fields, and carriers serving Southern West Virginia Eastern Kentucky Eastern Tennessee and Southwestern Virginia.
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Washington
Lake Cargo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Eupreme Court
Charleston
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
Commission
Pittsburgh-Ohio
Barton Coal Company
Pittsvor Coe
Baltimorean
Rajronda
Innsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Suthwestern Virginia
New Freight Rates Set for Coal Shipments to Great Lakes
New rates go into effect to establish a 35 cent per net ton differential between Southern West Virginia South Western Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee coal and Northern fields. Northern and Southern lake cargo carriers reached a 35 cent compromise after earlier demands of 45 and 25 cents. A 10 cent per ton refund applies to coal bound north of Port Huron and Sarnia with the refund ending December 31 when the permanent differential is expected in place.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Great Lakes
Port Huron
Sarnia
Ontario
Unknown intruder targets city jail in late night break in
Police hunt a young man who climbed the city auditorium roof and entered the jail through a window near the corridor. A bottle dropped during his escape and an alcohol odor led officers to suspect an attempted prison escape aid, but prisoners denied knowledge of the visitor's mission.
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City Auditorium
City
Ingram
Operation on Siamese twins postponed after conference
New York August 15 Dr Francis P Weston said he would not perform the separation of Mary and Margaret Gibbs 17 year old Siamese twins. He announced the operation had been indefinitely postponed after a conference with another physician.
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New York
Francis P. Weston
Mary
Margaret Gibbs
Weston
Survives Plane Crash In Ohio River Valley Flight
William Grodt a 19 year old student filer from Martins Ferry Ohio escaped injury when his solo plane crashed into the Ohio river at Warwood a suburb of Wheeling West Virginia during his second solo flight.
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Wheeling
W. Va
William Grodt
Martin's Ferry
Ohio
Filer
Ohio River
Warwood
River Dynamited as Body of Huntington Boy Is Recovered
The body of 8 year old Gordon White of Huntington was found in the Ohio River after a dynamiting operation. He drowned yesterday and was identified when the body was recovered today.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Gordon White
President Coolidge Addresses Kellogg Briand Pact Support
President Coolidge praised the Kellogg Briand pact as a hopeful step for peace during a Wisconsin American Legion convention in Wausau. He urged maintaining adequate defense while supporting the treaty and noted veterans' loyalty and service amid a two hour visit ending with a train departure.
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Wausau
Wis
America
Coolidge
Wisconsin American Legion
John
United States
Mr. Coolidge
Marinette
Ronde
Theymes
Emal
Frank Schneller
Thirteen Dead in Irvona Coal Mine Blast
A late day explosion at the No. 3 mine of Irvona Coal and Coke Co. in Coalport Pennsylvania killed thirteen men with one survivor. About 150 workers were present. rescue teams were delayed by gas and heat as officials continued recovery efforts into the night.
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Coalport
Irvona Coal and Coke Company
No. 3
Coccia
Persson
W. H. Mays
Mags
Mays
G. B. Goheen
Stewart
Clearfield
Miss Garrett
Ira Homaée
Harrisburg
Smith Daniels talk reinforces Dem hold in South
Governor Smith meets North Carolina publisher Josephus Daniels in Albany as Southern figures predict solid Democratic support in November. Daniels says Smith will enforce prohibition, views Hoover speech cautiously, and notes North Carolina reaction to Hoover remains unfavorable.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Josephu Daniels
North Carolina
South
Daniels
Callege
Carter Glase
Virginia
Glaes
Navy
Daniela
Houston
Hoover
Prohibition
Bessely
Corru
Harding
Aviators Plan To Hop Off To Sweden Today
Rockford observers report Bert Hasse and Parker Cramer pilots of the mono plane Greater Rockford will take off at 6 a m Thursday for a flight to Sweden. The pair expects to reach Cochrane Ontario eight hours after departure.
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Sweden
Rockford
Bert Hasse
Parker Cramer
Greater Rockford
Cochrane
Ont
Flood Threat Dims in Georgia After Storm Rains
Georgia reels from a tropical storm that flooded upper river basins with extensive crop and highway damage. Mitledgeville and Macon face rising waters, water systems fail, rail lines wash out, and 57 marooned passengers need food. Florida reports Kissimmee river recession but Everglades areas remain flooded with damage above half a million dollars.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Mitledgeville
Macon
Milledgeville
Savannah
Athene
Augusta
Southern Railway
Brunswick
Cochran
Atlantic Coast Line
Florida
Everglades
Brice dam breaks in three places near Quitman Ga
Quitman Georgia police chief G A Clanton said Brice dam broke in three places today sending Okapilco creek over its banks to the Withlacoochee river. Residents in lowland flood path were warned to move to higher ground and no loss of life was expected.
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Jacksonville
Fla
G. A. Clanton
Quitman
Associated Press
Brice Dam
Okapilco Creek
Withlacoochee River
Clanton
Democrats Name Kenna and Price for State Supreme Court
At the Democratic state judicial convention in Clarksburg West Virginia Joseph N. Kenna of Charleston and Andrew Price of Marlinton were nominated for the state supreme court of appeals. James Mason Jr. was chosen for the unexpired term ending 1928. Electors were named for the slate with J T Ferrell of Logan County among the district picks. Senator Neely hailed the Democratic program and urged Republicans to join in voting Democratic in November.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Joseph N. Kenna
Charleston
Andrew Price
Marlinton
State Supreme Court of Appeals
James M. Mason, Jr
Charles Town
Jefferson County
W. N. Miller
Kenna
Price
Mason
Edward A. Brannon
Weston
Ernest D. Lewis
Clarkeburgh
Co. W. Campbell
Huntington
Charles FE. Hodges
Morgantown
Epee
Alfred Smith
Neely
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Taylor
West Virginia
North Is Safe After Three-Week Geology Expedition
John D. Fuller and four Iowa students going to Hudson Bay region were missing over three weeks. Royal Mounted Police report they found Brochet on Reindeer lake and secured supplies. The party led by Fuller left Brochet in late July and moves toward their goal.
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Regina
Sask
John D. Fuller
Iowa
Reindeer Lake
Saskatchewan
Hudson Bay
J. J. Malloy
Pelican Narrows
Royal Mounted Police
Brochet
Crystal Lake
Peter Boddum
Gordon Armstrong
Britti
Max J. Kane
Iowa City
Prospector Andy Taylor Rescued After Weeks Lost
Andy Taylor, a North country prospector, returned to civilization in an airplane with friend Fred Cole after living on frogs and dead fish for roughly four to five weeks. He walked little, wore out shoes, and wore torn cloths while surviving near Burntwood lake until Cole found him on an island.
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the Pas
Man
Andy Taylor
Prospector
Fred Coleman
Ontario Prospector
Coleman
Taylor
Burntwood Lake
Coloma
End of Matto Grose Guerilla War Ends In Drastic Exodus
Ten thousand vigilantes led by Jose Morebeck drive 2,000 native diamond prospectors across the border from Matto Grose in Brazil. Reports describe jungle battles and town burnings as natives revolt after being paid with counterfeit money for weeks of prospecting.
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Janeiro
Brazil
Jose Morebeck
Cecil Rhodes
South America
Matto Grose
Guyaz
Delegates Battle Over Democratic Platform Road Bond Endorsement
At Clarksburg on August 15 delegates clashed for two hours over the party platform. The debate struck the 35.9 million road bond endorsement and amended the prohibition enforcement section and primary election provisions. The bond endorsement failed 57 to 15 in the good roads section, and the platform was adopted after seven hours, with adjournment near the front of the auditorium.
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Clarksburg
John Sweeney
Parkersburg
Clarence Martin
Martinsburg
Platform Committee
W. Ouenton
Fayetteville
Robert White
Romney
Ben H Butcher
Huntington
William H. Sawyers
Hinton
Graham Sale
Welch
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Hundreds Join Hunt for Killer in Missouri Swamps
Bey St Louis Missouri August 15. Headed by bloodhounds hundreds of angry white men scour the coastal swamps seeking Silan Richardson a Negro who yesterday shot Chief of Police Mark Oliver and killed John Camberine a garage employee as they entered his jail cell for a key to a stolen car. Four members of the Negro family including his mother were observed being abused at the home.
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Bey St. Louis
Mias
Silan Richardson
Mark Oliver
John Camberine
West Virginia GOP nominates Maxwell and Lincoln for court and electors
In Fairmont on August 15 the West Virginia Republican nominating convention named Haymond Maxwell to the supreme court bench to fill the unexpired term and John J. Lincoln as the fifth district elector. John H. Hatcher was unanimously renominated for the state supreme court, with circuit judge Charles Ritchie endorsing him. District electors were chosen without opposition, including Mrs. A. M. Fredlock for the second district and Hiram A. Carpenter for the third.
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Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia
Republican Judicial Nominating Convention
State Supreme Court of Appeale Bench
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtie
Haymond Maxwell
Supreme Court
William Miller
Howard M. Gore
Charleston
Maxwell
John H. Hatcher
Charlies Ritchie
Hatcher
H.C. Ogden
Wheeling
Mra
James A. Meredith
Fairmount
C. E. Wyckoff
Grafton
Taylor County
Mra. A. M. Fredlock
Keyser
Randolph County
Hiram A. Carpenter
St. Marys
Pleasant County
J. D. Overton
Ritchie County
John J. Lincoln
Elkhorn
McDowell County
Burke O'Neal
Montgomery
Fayette County
Hoover Heads East for Campaign Swing Across States
Herbert Hoover plans a cross country trip beginning in California with platform stops from Los Angeles to Kansas City. He will detail farm relief views in Wheaton Branch Iowa and map appearances in Glendale Pasadena San Bernardino Williams Gallup Dodge City Topeka and Kansas City.
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Sanford University
Cal
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Weat Branch
Lows
Hoover
California
Palo Alto
Santa Harbara
Glendale
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Pasadena
San Bernardino
Arizona
Williams
Republican County
Grand Canyon
Gallup
Rou An
Was
Dodge City
New H Topeka
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Inee
A Hoover
Ipother Allan
West Virginia Republicans Adopt Platform Endorsing Road Bonds
The Republican judicial nominating convention in Fairmont adopts a platform pledging support for the property classification tax amendment, endorsing a $35,000 road bond issue, and praising Governor Gore's administration. It calls for tax reform, curtailed primary ballots, wage freedom, and continued prohibition.
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Fairmont
Republican Party
West Virginia
Republican State Judicial Nominating Convention
JH. C
Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Adde
Republican National Administration
Democratic Party
Cammanyize
Tammany Organization
Elsterhoood
Gore
West Virginia University
West Virginia Collegiate Institute For Colored Youth
West Vic
Coolidge
Boy cuffed to wire in police complaint in court
Huntington West Virginia August 15 A $5,000 damages suit was filed in worn court by George C Hatfield for his son John Hatfield against Corporal L M Emerick of the state police. The complaint alleges the boy was bound to a diam ant pole guy wire for several hours.
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Huntington
W. Va
L. M. Emerick
State Police
George C. Hatfield
John Hatfield
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J. T. Ferrell
Logan County
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Ritchie
Smith Annapolis
Albert C. Ritchie
Sale
Good Roads
French
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Curtis
Thomas H. Scott
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A. A. Lilly
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