Byrd Offers Virginia Aid to Punish Lynchers in Kentucky Case
Governor Harry F. Byrd of Virginia pledges full assistance to investigate and punish the mob that lynched Leonard Woods in Whitesburg after he killed Herschel Deaton of Wise County. Virginia and Kentucky officials vow to pursue the guilty, with a mob of Virginians and Kentuckians storming the jail and a crowd of about 1,000 at the lynching.
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Richmond
Virginia
Nevo
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Wr. Fields
Kentucky
Wise Cour
Vernon Tate
Kennedy
Wise County
Moore
Jenkins
Leonard Woods
Harry L. Moore
Cans
Letcher County
Woods
Whitespurs
Virginia-Kentucky Inc
Herschel Deaton
Deaton
Flysby
Kiam J. Fields Moore
Pet
Harry
Sam H. Pripélice
Yre
Whitesburg
Gap
Privittaid
West Virginia
Wood
Mra. Ittaker
Eskimos To Join Byrd On South Pole Flight
Commander Richard Byrd said he will take six Eskimos on his next year south polar flight. The Eskimos who aided his 1926 Arctic expedition will help with fur clothing and driving dog teams during the Antarctic mission.
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New York
Richard Byrd
Byrd
Slaying at Laurel Run Leaves Braxton Seekers Pacing
Braxton county authorities expect developments within a day or two in the Laurel Run double murder of Jefferson L. Harris and his wife. Bloodhounds lost the trail twice but investigators suspect a neighbor. Robbery is the motive. High powered rifles killed the couple. coroner's jury returns gunshot verdict.
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Rose
Harris
County
Frightened Boy Pages Lilliendahl Case Drama
A 12 year old boy testified in the Lilliendahl murder trial, describing an intimate connection between Mrs Lilliendahl and Willis Beach. Witnesses described quarrels and alleged illicit liaisons as the trial proceeded amid surprises and withdrawals of earlier testimony.
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Maud Landing
N. J
Lewis Benler
Alfred Lilliendahl
Margaret Lillien
Willis Beach
Beach
Lilliendahis
The
Seabee
Ae Beach
Dr. Lilliendahl
Mr. Lilliendahl
Hebert
Hendahl Beogits
Sanderson
Ohio
Lilliendah
Sean
Jack Thororro
Tapoutos
Windstorm Tears Down Buildings In Cumberland And Grafton
A severe windstorm in Cumberland Maryland and nearby Grafton West Virginia caused widespread damage. Buildings and a large glass factory were toppled with injuries reported including two men under factory walls and a laborer pinned under wreckage. The storm moved east toward Cocke and cut power and phone lines.
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Cumberland
Alleghany County
Cumberland Narrows
Maryland
West Vrginia
Pennsylvania
Grafton
Clarksburg
W. Va
Russell
Storm Causes $10,000 in Damage to Tele p hone Lines
Local Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone officials said a severe wind and rain storm struck Fairmont West Virginia at 8:30 p m causing about $10,000 in damage as poles were toppled and lines entangled.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Means Denied Parole by Attorney General
Washington November 0. Attorney General Barger refused to approve parole for Gaston B Means former deputy at Atlanta penitentiary. Board recommendation denied because Means had not paid fines totaling twenty thousand dollars. He cannot take pauper's oath until term and 2004 behavior credits applied.
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Washington
Barger
Gaston B. Means
Atlanta
Conto
Department of Justice
Means
Harry M
Prices of New Ford Cars Are Announced
Detroit November 30. Prices of the new Ford cars show a range from 385 to 610 dollars for various models. Sedan prices run around 495 dollars, coupe 495, phaeton 395, roadster 555, roadster with pickup 595, chassis 325, and other light trucks 460 to 570 dollars.
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Detroit
Ford
Leaders Favor Small Tax Cut Amid Treasury Safety Line
Washington reports indicate administration leaders press for a tax reduction not to exceed 225 million dollars, aligning with Treasury safety limits. House Republicans Tilson and Mellon defend the cap while the Chamber of Commerce backs a larger cut, while Democrat Garner argues for deeper reductions and promises further action when the tax bill reaches the House.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Representative Tilson
House
Mellon
Tilson
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Presdent Coolidge
Madden
Chamber of Commerce
Representative Garner
Texas
Ways and Means
The
Mine Union Furnishes Bail for Prisoners
Four coal miners jailed at Steubenville were freed when eastern Ohio union officials posted bonds of 1000 dollars to answer charges of violating a federal injunction protecting non union mines in eastern Ohio. The men Henry Buley Steve Farrier John Schmidt and Ben Maskivich are accused of beating George Hemming a driver at the Webb mine south of Bellaire which operates non union.
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Bellaire
Steubenville
Ohio
Ball
Eastern Ohio
Henry Buley
Steve Farrier
John Schmidt
Ben Maskivich
George Hemming
Webb
Freezing Weather Halts Ohio Flood Rush
Rapid cold snap across Ohio checked rising rivers and flood waters after days of heavy rain. Reports from various counties described water in basements and flooded roads as rivers neared flood stage.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Aoe
Flood to Subside Near Pittsburgh
Flood conditions existed along the Allegheny river north of Pittsburgh but forecaster W S Brotzman said there is no danger of flood stage in the city. The river may rise tomorrow as upriver water arrives. Water covered streets and tracks near Old City and Boughton as fears grew that ice water could break a lumber dam releasing fighting timber. East Hickory streets were affected.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny River
W .S. Brotzman
Allegheny
Monongahelp
Ohio
Old City
Boughton
Eastery
Ler and Dusenbury Lumber Company
East Hickory Etree
Refuge in Bradford Flood Faces Merchants and Residents
In Bradford Pennsylvania the business district and lower residential areas sit under several inches to over four feet of water. Residents and merchants have improvised temporary dams at store entrances to shield against rising floodwaters.
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Bradford
Russian Plan For Global Disarmament Sparks Cautious Debate
At Geneva the Soviet plan to dismantle land air and sea forces, if others do the same, meets skepticism. The disarmament commission delays detailed discussion until 1928 while Russia signals willingness to proceed piece by piece. French socialist Paul Boncour urges frank co operation and warns against empowering great powers over smaller states.
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Geneva
Russia
League of Nations
Ccall Wilson
M. Paul Boncour
League
Paul Boncour
M. Litvinoff
Cold Wave Grips Midwest With Early Snowfall
A late November cold wave sent temperatures plummeting from the Rocky Mountain region to the Mississippi River. Snow blanketed Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas panhandle and Missouri as far east as Colorado Wyoming and Montana. Subzero readings appeared in Minnesota and North Dakota with Edmonton Alberta at minus 26.
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Kansas City
Middlewest
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Canadian
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Missouri
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Minnesota
North Dakota
Edmonton
Alberta
Missing boating expedition crew reported safe in Camp Pearson
A radio message from Fort Douglas reports that the group that left Green River Utah on November 10 for a Colorado river voyage is safe at Camp Pearson Arizona. The message confirms their unharmed condition and ongoing status of the expedition.
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Salt Lake City
Green River
Utah
Colorado River
Camp Pearson, Ariz
Fort Douglas
Army Signal Corps
Remus Murder Trial Witness Describes Mental Strain
John T. Rogers a former St Louis Post-Dispatch reporter testified in George Remus murder trial detailing alleged plots by Mrs Remus and Franklin L Dodge to deport Remus to Germany and later have him killed. He described Remus being driven to fits by rumors of his wife and Dodge and by pursuits of affection, drinking and wild parties.
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Cincinnati
John T. Rogers
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
George Remus
Remus
Rogers
Innocene Holmes Remus
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr
Germany
Dodge
Post-Dispatch
Atlanta
Mayflower
Washington
Hous
Pittsburgh
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French Italian War Is Scouted in French Chamber
Paria November 30 Foreign Minister Briand told the French Chamber of Deputies that war between France and Italy is unthinkable and impossible despite tensions with Italy. He dismissed fears from some radicals that Italy aims to unsettle relations and noted Mussolini's cautious stance in safeguarding Italian interests. Briand also commented on Russia's army of 700,000 as a broader regional factor.
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Paria
Briand
Smith Believes He Will Be Admitted
Chicago November 30 States Senator elect Frank Smith departs for Washington confident he will be awarded his seat when the Senate convenes next A committee from Illinois Legislature heads to Washington to petition seating on the basis of the election results.
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Chicago
Frank Smith
Senate
Illinoislature
Ce Cate
Richmond Club Secretary Charged in Teacher Slaying
TOHN W. FAISON a secretary of a fashionable Richmond Virginia club is charged with shooting and killing Mrs Elsie H Snipes a music teacher He asserts she killed herself in self destruction and insists on his innocence the case draws local attention.
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Tohn W. Faison
Richmond
Elsie H. Snipes
Proposed Senate Slate Faces Independent Opposition
Western Republican independents voiced discontent with parts of the Republican slate for senate officers to be chosen as Congress convenes. They oppose Moses of New Hampshire for president pro tempore over past filibuster actions and Barry for sergeant at arms due to defiance of orders amid the campaign funds controversy. Senator Lafollette hosted the meeting, backing Reed in the filibusters.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Moses
New Hampshire
Special Campaign Funds Committee
David 8
Barry
Rec
Senate Treasury
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Reed
Missouri
Coal Combine May Involve 50 Million Merger Plans
Pittsburgh reports a meeting of bituminous coal operators linked to merger plans. A committee will draft a value scale for a proposed amalgamation of over 20 firms with about 50 million dollars in capital. Names include Hillman Coal and Coke and Bertha Consumers Coal among others.
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Pittsburgh
A. Taylor
Pitteburgh
Taylor
Pitteburgh Sun Telegraph
Hillman Coal and Coke Company
Bertha Consumers Coal Company
1D Valley Camp Coal Company
Mines To Resume Work Guarded In Colorado
Denver, Nov 30. National guardsmen were stationed at every coal mine in northern Colorado where operators planned to resume operations after a seven week suspension. Only the Columbine mine had seen fatalities during the strike. Guards were also present in the southern Colorado fields as tensions persisted between mine owners and workers.
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Denver
Colorado
Columbine
Wesker
Coal Freight Rates Fight Continues Before Rate Tribunal
Minnesota officials defend reductions in coal freight rates as a key step, noting that lower Western rates followed a Pennsylvania field cut. Witnesses emphasize the need for clearer public knowledge of commission actions and the aim to align grain and coal pricing with interstate rules.
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Daily Telegraph
Minneapolis
Minn
Interstate Commerce Commseign
Minnesota
Northwest
J. BR. Campbell
West Virginia
Kentucky
Campbell
Pennsylvania
A. P. Mills
Michigan Farm Bureau
J. van Noreman
Southern Shi
Inter
Norman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Issioner Campbell
Northwestern
Indus
Detroit
Malne
St. Paul
Eet
Tod
Easons
Op Coal
Onio
Norfolk Louise & Tly
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Faerae
Melber
Cilliendarl
Man
Cumberland, Md
Sargent
Tilson and Mellon
Mine Union
Smoky City
Oil City
Disarmament Commission
U. S
Count von Bernstorff
Wilson
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Norway
von Bernstorff
Benes
United States
Security Committee
Hugh R. Wilson
State Department
Loudon
Middle West
Rogers Pictures
Remus AG
King
Smith
Displeaoes
Pew
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