Two Witnesses Questioned In $50,000 Brotherhood Case At Trial
In Bluefield 1917 court scene, W H Heatherington and J W Simpson faced a lengthy day of documentary evidence in the damage suit by Simpson against the Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Simpson described humiliation and loss of travel and insurance after expulsion from the lodge.
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Bluefield i
L. EB
Lodge 448
Norfolk and Western
J. W. Simpson
Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Heatherington
Engineer Simpson
Herndon
3. A. Smith
Kirtner Defies Officers in Lunacy Stand Off
Deputy sheriffs L N Lambert and W L G McKenzie and city police were sent to Athens to arrest Ed i Kirtner on a lunacy warrant. He fired a shotgun and threatened to kill if officers advanced. Charles Martin of Athens was ordered to take Kirtner into custody but reportedly could not handle him. Kirtner, Martin’s uncle, had threatened neighbors and claimed rights to adjoining lands including part of Bud Shumate’s property.
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L. N. Lambert
W. L. G. McKenzie
W. J. Elliott
Athens
Edi Kirtner
Kirtner
Sherri Elliott
Charles Martin
Martin
Bud Shumate
Shumate
Lunacy Case Escalates as Neighbors Rally and Land Seizures Reported
The article describes escalating tension around Kirtner with a fellow farmer Will Bennett offering land to him under threat, while authorities plan a lunacy hearing at 7 o clock tonight in Athens. Officers say they avoided closing in on Kirtner to prevent danger, noting Athens citizens advised restraint as they believed their lives were saved by keeping distance.
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Will Bennett
Kirtner
Kirtners
Athens
Government reclassification holds for registrants after appeals
A district board in Charleston awaits guidance as government appeals from discharges of married men remain in force while registrants of all classes are held subject to reclassification. Annex notes from Treckenridge Jones urge broad opportunity for enlistment before December 15.
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William Gordon Mathews
Charleston
General Crowder
Treckenridge Jones
Censer
Army and Navy
Jones
Prohibition and Suffrage Amendments Up Soon
Washington reports an informal understanding to vote in the House on nationwide woman suffrage on December 11 and nationwide prohibition on December 20 six days before Christmas recess. House leaders say congress should focus on war legislation but pressure mounts for action on both amendments. The House Judiciary Committee meets next Tuesday to vote on both resolutions and report them promptly.
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Washington
House
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Enthusiasm in Italy for Wilson War Ask
Rome December 5 reports President Wilson's request to declare war on Austria Hungary met with widespread enthusiasm in Italy. People and groups plan to send greetings to Wilson and the United States praising moral and military support. Also from a field note in Italy British and French armies announce aviators ready for action with Canadian and American fliers among scouts. Berlin December 5 notes Roumanian armistice talks extend to Romanian troops as war office confirms.
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Rome
Wilson
American Congress
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Jane
United States
America
France
Officials say two US officers acted without orders in Russia
Washington announced that Lieutenant Colonel Judson and Major Kerth acted without Washington instructions in sending messages to the Bolshevik government about the US stance on a separate peace and armistice with Germany. Kerth protested the armistice, Judson used softer language. no Washington dispatches have been received. The department had previously said the US favored tolerance toward the Bolsheviks to preserve democracy progress rather than risk autocratic reversal.
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Washington
State Department
Judson
Russia
United States
Germany
Kerth
Tolsheviks
Fuel Administration to Supervise Coal Contracts
Washington December 5 Direct supervision of coal contracts will be assumed soon by the fuel administration. Regulati ons to be issued require operators and wholesalers contracts to be submitted for approval and not exceed one year. Deliveries must begin within six months and may be cancelled any time at government fixed prices. Retailers come under the same rules. Dr Garfield said price controls have reduced runaway markets and bituminous prices in many areas. He added licensing of coal operators or dealers is not being considered.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Complete Cooperation In Conduct Of The War
London reports that the inter allied conference in France reached full cooperation between the United States and allied governments. A naval affairs council will supervise sea coordination. A production committee will unify armament and aircraft output to avoid duplication. An international transport coordinating body will optimize shipping and free tonnage for American troop movement.
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London
United States
France
Council On
Planning to Force Mere Boys into Army
Amsterdam reports an Essen General Anzeiger appeal urging boys aged sixteen and seventeen to join the juvenile corps as Germany prepares for broader military mobilization. The piece says the nations’ struggle may require these youths to be called up for army service soon.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Essen
Army Mission Inspects American Army in France
Col House and American mission with General Pershing and Viscount Northcliffe inspect the American army in France. House says he will report to President Wilson on the energy fitness and enthusiasm of the troops. American aviator Charles Trinecard of Sroeilyn killed in France in an aerial accident. He was the first American in the Lafayette flying corps to die in service.
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France
Col. House
General Pershing
Viscount Northcliffe
Wilson
Paris
Charles Trinecard
Sroeilyn
Lafayette Flying Corps
Foreign Legation
Lafayette Flying Corns
The Daily Telegraph WANT AD Way
The Daily Telegraph touts its WANT AD service as the quickest and most satisfactory method for readers to place advertisements. It emphasizes speed, ease, and reliable placement for requests, sales, and notices.
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