Bluefield Readies for Safety Day 40000 Attend
Bluefield prepares for West Virginia Safety Day on September 22 with 40 000 expected visitors. Committees led by W E E Koepler and Robert Lilly organize first aid contests vaudeville fireworks national speakers mine explosion reenactment and a large parade crowd handling and transportation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
W. E. E. Koepler
Pocahontas Operatore Association
State Safety Day Association
Robert M. Lambie
J. W. Sullivan
State Association
Chief Lambie
Bluefield
Mountain State
City Rk
Bluefield College Athletic Field
Grouads
Morgantown
Huntington
South Bluefield
Ville
Stoney Ridge
Tim
Thirteen State Prisoners Get Paroles Or Pardons
In Moundsville West Virginia on August 21 thirteen inmates of the state penitentiary received paroles or pardons twelve were freed on parole and one was granted a pardon according to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
State Penitentiary
Doctor Dapper Shot on Secluded Country Ride Near Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh detectives probe motive after 27 year old Dr Harry Dapper was killed on a country road while an unidentified man drove them away in his car. Dapper called his father to join, fearing the trip. robbery or revenge are considered. Investigators seek a foreigner about 35 years old as suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Harry R. Dapper
Here
Dapper
Henry J. Dapper
Fort Pitt Brewing Company
Carrick
Cap
Raskob Attacks U S Prohibition Roundup
John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee, denounces the federal roundup of prominent New Yorkers subpoenaed in the liquor law case. About ten persons appeared at the federal building for informal questioning, with no names released and no oath administered.
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New York
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Raskob
Federal
Woman from Charleroi dies. police suspect self inflicted wound
In Charleroi Pennsylvania Mrs Josephine Bono aged 33 died from a bullet believed self inflicted after police found she took a gun from her trunk and placed it by her bed. Her husband Joseph Bono said he saw the gun and she offered no clear explanation. Doctors noted her medical condition and imminent motherhood.
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Charlero
Josephine Bono
Angelina
Bono
Tragic double murder suicide in Granite City
In Granite City Illinois on August 21 John King 28 shot and killed his estranged wife Alice 18 and her brother James Soonesaey 32 before taking his own life after a household quarrel closely witnessed by a man who saw him dancing with his wife.
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Granite City
John King
Alice
James Soonesaey
King
Governor Smith Visits Friends Amid Political Hiatus
Governor Smith plans a short political break to visit personal connections. He expects to complete his address within an hour and will welcome Senator Robinson and Senator Pittman along with their wives to his family circle today. Cronies will lodge at a local hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Circle
Smith Prefers Golf and Stockbridge Visit Over Politics
Governor Smith slipped from Albany to Stockbridge Massachusetts on the eve of his nomination to relax with friends and prepare for the campaign. He plans a formal acceptance speech tomorrow at the New York capitol with Senator Robinson and Senator Pittman present, while his aides and Democratic leaders gather nearby.
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Albany
N. Y
Berkshires
Smith
Stockbridge
Maso
Norman H. Davis
Wilson
Executive Mansion
Robinson
Arkansas
Key Pittman
Nevada
Pittman
Dewitt
Raskob
Thacher
Victory seen by Work on Hoover Curtis electors
Washington reports that Hubert Work, Republican national chair, says every state west of the Mississippi will cast electoral votes for Hoover and Curtis. He plans a personal survey of torn states and notes Ohio and Indiana are secure for Republicans. Senator Fess praises Ohio Republicans and forecasts House gains for the GOP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mississippi
Hoover
Curtis
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Ohio
Indiana
Fess
Smiths Expression To Be Broadcast By Television
Albany N Y Aug 21 Television will broadcast Governor Smiths facial expression and gestures as he delivers his acceptance speech An experimental setup by General Electric engineers will transmit a television pick up from outside a studio Listeners with receiving gear can tune to WGY and short wave stations 2NAF 2XAD to view the broadcast
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
General Electric Company
WGY
2NAF
2XAD
Smiths Record to Confront Him Again Says White
William Allen White defends his roll call of Governor Smiths public legislative record and denies personal attacks. He argues the Smith record reflects Tammany Hall influence and clarifies he raised no questions of motive while contrasting Smiths stance on the Hughes race track gambling bill.
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Smiths
White
Paris
William Allen White
Smith
Calleu
Tammany Hall
Smith Record
Tammany Record
Hughes
Nine Die In Major Tornado Rips Texas? Minnesota Area
Nine killed and over 100 injured as twin tornadoes struck Austin Minnesota and nearby areas near the Iowa border. Two separate twisters joined to hit Austin causing six deaths and more than 50 injuries. Property losses reach about 3 million dollars across farms towns and counties with further deaths reported near Rockwell City Iowa.
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St. Paul
Minn
Austin
Minnesota
Iowa
Rockwell City
Owa
William Whiting appointed to succeed Hoover
President Coolidge accepted Herbert Hoover’s resignation as secretary of commerce and named William F. Whiting to head the department. Whiting, 64, is a Holyoke, Massachusetts industrialist and long time Republican political figure who will take oath in Coolidge’s presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Whiting
Whiting Paper Company
Holyoke
Mr. Coolidge
Massachusetts Senate
Massachusetts
Washington
Commerce Department
Hoover
Coolidge
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Commerce
Duluth
Logan lad killed in friendly scuffle in West Virginia
Logan, W Va Aug 21. Clinton Adams 17 was shot and killed during a friendly scuffle. He wrestled with August Hall when Earl Moore a friend fired a pistol that allegedly was empty. Moore surrendered to sheriff's deputies immediately after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. Va
Clinton Adams
August Hall
Earl Moore
Moore
Sheriff's Deputies
Democrats To Wage Battle For Ballots In Southland
Senator Robinson of Arkansas will open his presidential campaign in the South with a tour starting September 6 or 21. He will visit Texas Tennessee Northern Florida Virginia Kentucky and other states, delivering about ten to fourteen speeches. He and Mrs. Robinson left Hyde Park for the Roosevelt home in Albany to attend Governor Smith's notification.
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Southland
New York
Robinson
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Ark
Texas
Tennessee
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
Virginia
Kentucky
Sosemens
Hyde Park
Hudson
Franklin D. Roeeivel
Roosevelts
Albany
Smith
Hoover Makes Pilgrimage To Home Of His Boyhood
Candidate and his wife visit the high school building for a reception. They greet numerous old friends and hundreds of others while promising aid for farmers and reflecting on his boyhood hometown.
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Hoover
Candidate
Hoover's childhood town hosts presidential swing through West Branch
Herbert Hoover lingered in West Branch Iowa Aug 21 among the people who raised him. He breakfasted in his birth cottage and visited his parents grave, then walked the yard of his Uncle Allan Hoover. A banner touted his coffee and he spoke on farm relief before moving east to campaign doors.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Allan Hoover
Bert” Hoover
Hoover
Herbert Jr
Allan
Jennie Scellars
Mollie Brown Carran
West Branch School
Hooper
Newt Baker
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Stephenson Habeas Corpus Bid Blocked by Indiana Court
La Porte Indiana August 21 D C Stephenson’s latest bid to gain freedom from prison via habeas corpus was halted when the Indiana Supreme Court granted a writ of prohibition blocking issuance of a habeas writ. Chief Justice Myers issued the prohibition for Warden Daly as Stephenson faced a circuit court hearing. He must show cause September 4 why the writ should not be denied. He is serving a life term for a young girl’s death.
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Richter
Supreme Court
Stephenson
Supreme Cout
Whiskey Caravan Seized En Route to Pittsburgh
Prohibition agents nabbed seven men guarding a whiskey shipment valued at 36000 dollars in a wooded Somerset Cambria county area. Joseph Frayne led the operation assisting as a prospective buyer while hidden agents waited for the deal.
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Pittsburgh
Somerset County
Prohibition
John D. Pennington
Somerset-Cambria
Joseph Frayne
Prohibition Enforcement
Pennington
Frayne
Prohibition Office
Fliers Believed Dead Or Near Death In North Atlantic Search
Chicago reports that Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer of Greater Rockford are missing after departure from Cochrane Ontario on a flight toward Stockholm. Rescue ships from the United States, Canada, Denmark, and Greenland scour Davis Strait as authorities confirm radios and signals from the crew ceased Sunday.
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Chicago
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
Rockford
Davis Atraits
Labrador
Greenland
United States
Canada
Denmark
Davis Strait
Ill
Stockholm
Sweden
Cochrane
Ont
Mount Evans
United States Coast Guard
Marion
North Atalntic
Charlea Sceleth
Albania to Turn Into Monarchy Rumors Sweep Belgrade
Reports from Tirana and frontier points say Ahmed Zogu will be proclaimed king within days with the title Scanderbeg III. Albania, about the size of Cleveland with a population near that of the Ohio city, faces European reaction and internal division over a potential royal restoration.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Albania
Tirana
Ahmed Zogu
Scanderberg III
Albani
Tuurkey
Italy
Cleveland
Ohio
West Virginia
Hoover Pledges Farm Unity if Elected President
Herbert Hoover spoke to thousands in West Branch Iowa pledging to gather agricultural leaders to tackle farm problems. He highlighted farm aid, crop surplus disposal, and waterway development, recalling his boyhood and birthplace to emphasize enduring values. He named Frank Lowden as a key adviser and omitted tariff proposals from this address.
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West Branch
Iowa
Herbert
Frank G. Lowden
Illinois
Bert" Hoover
Hoover
Cedar
Midwest
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Coast
Boyehood
Tova
Protests Against Two Power Dams Filmed in West Virginia
The Hatfield Campbell's Creek Co of Cincinnati protested the New Kanawha River Power Co plan to build two dams on the New River near Hawks Nest. The protest, sent by telegraph to the Public Service Commission, argues about the effect on Kanawha navigation and awaits the September hearing date.
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Charleston
W. Va
New
Kanawha River Power Company
New River
Hawk's Nest
Public Service Commission
Hatfield-Campbell's Creek Company
Cincinnati
T. Hatfield
Hatfield
Kanawha River
Kanaw River
Kanawha
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