Williamson Fire Tragedy Kills Eight in Williamson
In Williamson West Virginia a hall way fire swept a rooming house killing eight including Mrs Will Hampton her three children and four others. Deputy Sheriff John L Marcum died unable to strap his cork leg. The hallway exit failure left families trapped as flames confined to the hall.
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Myrtle Johnson Browning
John L. Marcum
Bob Ireson
Albert Ireeon
William Bland
Archie
Kirk
Will Hampton
Hampton
Dockie Johnson
Inez
Wilcondale
Will Browning
Willl Hampton
Will
Jim Conn
Hale Siding
John Bailey
A. &. Ireson
Williamson
Fred Ireson
Welch
Will Vaughan
Lena Ireson
Willamson
Virginia Walker
Wise County
Virginia
W. J. Treson
Roanoke
R .W. Ireson
Ethel Hash
W. F. Ireson
Mingo County
Wade H. Marcum
Dingess
Lonnie
Opal
Virgil
Bill Marcum
Breeden
Everett Francisco
Bluefield
E. Gilmer
Huntington
Mildren Conn
Porthmouth
Ohio
Harry Smith
George Mager
Marcum
George Hager
Senate seating battle begins over Smith and Ware
The opening in Washington shows a dramatic Senate fight over seating Frank L. Smith of Illinois and William S. Ware of Pennsylvania, Republicans. Early speeches focus on primaries finances and alleged influence by utilities interests, with further debating expected tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
William
Ware
Pennsylvania
Norrin
Nebraska
Reed
Deneen
Smith
Missouri
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Samuel Sneall
Chicago
Smith’ Camn
Norrie
Varese
Vare
Philadelphia
James M. Beck
Beck
Norma
Unpiloted Plane Lands After Crash Feat
In Memphis Missouri an unpiloted plane stayed about 1500 feet aloft for several minutes and landed safely after the pilot and a passenger died. Lee H Briggs 45 a local aviator and O D Oliver student flyer from Troy were ejected from the cockpit and perished. The craft reportedly righted briefly and then descended wobbly to the ground.
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Memphis
Lee H Briggs
O. D. Oliver
Troy
Boy 15 Kills Mother Injures Father in Ohio Shooting
In St Clairsville Ohio Andrew Dyken 15 shot and killed his mother Mary Dyken 33 and wounded his father Nick Dyken 35 and a boarder John Martin 30 after returning home with a shotgun. He fled but was later found and held awaiting sheriff arrival. The incident followed alleged parental discipline and occurred near Willow Grove two miles from town.
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St. Clairsville
Andrew Dyken
Willow Grover
Mary Dyken
Nick Dyken
John Martin
Martie
Gutenes
Rumored Houston Mines Sale May Ensure Year-Round Operation
Reports of a sale of all Houston interests in McDowell county excluding Junior Pocahontas tract could not be confirmed. Unofficial figures put price above 15 million dollars with Kopbers company among potential buyers. If finalized to coal users, the mines would run full capacity year round, producing about 750000 tons annually.
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Houston
McDowell County
Pocahnotas
Welch
Kopbers Company
Pittsburgh
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Jersey City
Maittland and Carswell
Keystone Coal and Coke Company
King Coal Company
Tidewater Coal , Coke Company
Houston Coal and Coke Company
Pocahontas Coal Company
Cincinnati
Massachusetts Gas Companies
New England
New River
Gulf
American Gas and Electric Company
Sinclair Must Show Innocence in Oil Conspiracy Case
Washington December 6. Harry F Sinclair and associates Henry Mason Day Sheldon Clark with William J Byrne W Sherman and C L Veltech of Burns detective agency are on trial for criminal contempt before Justice Frederick Siddons. They must prove they were not guilty of tampering with the Fall Sinclair jury after the Burns agency shadowed jurors in the oil conspiracy trial. The government plans to begin testimony by detailing the agency's employment and surveillance while Gordon and Burkinehaw expect a ten day presentation. Charles A Douglas argues contempt requires completion of the act and disputes the propriety of jury shadowing.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Ail
Henry Mason Day
Sheldon Clark
William J. Byrne
W. Sherman
C. L. Veitech
Burns Detective Agency
Frederick Siddons
Sinclair
Siddons
Burna
Evience
Gordon
Neil Burkinehaw
Burne
Charles A. Douglas
William J. Burns
Veltech
Acta
Escaped Raleigh County Prisoner Recaptured In Wetzel
Frank Wyatt, 33, who fled State Road Camp No 21 three months ago after a yearlong Raleigh County sentence, was tracked to Marion Virginia and returned to prison. The facility also received ten new Raleigh inmates Barbour five others and one parole violator from Raleigh.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Frank Wyatt
Raleigh County
State Road Camp No. 21
Wetzel County
Wyatt
Marion
Raleich
Barbour
Copeland Defends Farm Relief Bill At Farm Bureau
Senator Royal S. Copeland defends the McNary Haugen farm relief bill arguing it is not more economically unsound than existing protective tariffs or price fixing systems in use in America. He spoke before the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago during the convention.
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Copeland
Chicago
McNary- Haugen
America
Royal
New York
American Farm Bureau Federation
Man Who Wanted to Elope Puts Old Folks to Sleep
Hanford California December 6 a coroner jury found James Allendale 29 liable for the slaying of Mrs Mace Artist wife of a ranch foreman using a crowbar He attacked the couple at their home Sunday and left her dead with a crowbar and her husband with a fractured skull who was expected to die
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Hanford
Calif
James Allendale
Mace Artist
Allendale
President Coolidge Addresses Nation as Senate Debates Recess Appointments
Washington moves quickly after the address as the Senate opens fights over seating William B. Ware of Pennsylvania and Frank L. Smith of Colorado. The House takes up a 236 million dollar tax cut and a 198 million dollar deficiency bill while the president sends a long list of recess appointments including Elliot Northcott to the fourth circuit and Dwight W. Morrow as ambassador to Mexico Cuba and Turkey. Western independents press for farm relief and curbs on federal courts while a conference with regular Republicans shapes the plan for action in Latin America.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Senate
William 8. Ware
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
Clinde
House
Elliot Northcott
West Virginia
Fourth Circuit
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Huntington
W. Va
Mexico
Cuba
Turkey
Morrow
Ppatie
Reguae
Elim
McNary-Haugen
Latin America
Curtis
Kansas
Federal Agencies Stand Aside in Coal Mining Crisis
Federal agencies refrained from decisive action in the northern coal dispute as President Coolidge weighed conciliation by the Labor Department. Secretary Davis left Washington for New York, while federal mediators were temporarily dismissed, and state intervention was considered by Pennsylvania and other troubled states.
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Washington
Northernields
Coolidge
Labor Organization
White House
Labor Department
Labor
Davis
New York City
Pennsylvania
Fisher
New York
U S Aviators Kill 37 Rebels in Nicaraguan Clash
A joint patrol of U S marines and national guardsmen reports 37 rebels killed near E Chipote in the encounter a week ago, higher than the initial four. Planes returned safely to Ocotal. Two guardsmen killed in a separate engagement between Jicaro and San Fernando. Casualty figures among rebels not known.
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E Chipote
Maincorp
Sus
Ocotal
Gulick
Jicaro
San Fernan
President Coolidge Urges Economy and Defense in Annual Message
President Coolidge’s annual message calls for continued economy with a moderate expansion of national defense. It covers farm relief, flood control on the Mississippi, Muscle Shoals, Colorado river development, tax cuts, and Senate approval of revenue plans. reactions from leaders are mixed.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
William Tyler Page
America
House
Colorado
McNary-Haugen Farm
Federal Farm Board
Coopers Ives
Mississippi River
Navy
Treasury
Philippine Islands
Snell
House Rules Committee
Tilson
Robinson
Senate
Mississippi
Garrett
Dickinson
Iowa
Haugen
House Agriculture Committee
Longworth
Willis Tosses His Hat in Ring
Senator Willis of Ohio declares readiness to be Republican presidential candidate at the 1928 convention. He made the statement after President Coolidge announced he had eliminated himself from the race. Willis cites support from Ohio and other states and joins Senator Curtis of Kansas as an announced contender.
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Washington
Willis
Ohio
Coolidge
Republican National
Willie
Feld
Curtis
Kansas
Mrs. Hert
Watson
Inana
Hilles
Dawes
Rapid City
Longworth
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Ernst
Kentucky
Ste
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Lawmakers Echo Coolidge Verdict on 1928 Candidacy
Washington opinion splits after Coolidge Rapid City statement. Most GOP leaders read it as definitive declination, while a few national committee members and echoing voices urge cautious interpretation. Dawes and Hilles affirm the elimination. Pepper and Ernst call for a chosen candidate.
Remus Pictured as Tax Dodger in Murder Trial
In Cincinnati on December 6, George Remus, facing murder charges, is portrayed as a tax dodger whose assets may total over ten million dollars. His secretary George Connors testified Remus claimed no cash while seeking papers to shield holdings from the government and to use against Mrs. Dodge in a Mann act case. Remus argued insanity and clashed with Judge Shook, threatening contempt as court resumed.
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Cincinnati
George Remus
George Connors
Remus
Walter K. Sibbald
Sibbald
Connors
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr
Dodge
Atlanta
Doubles figure in murder trial
In Mays Landing New Jersey on December 6 the Lilliendahl murder trial featured doubles for the defendants Willis Beach and A J Rider. A nurse Alice Longley resembled Mrs Margaret Lilliendahl while witness Sanderson sought to clarify his testimony about Beach. The court adjourned as the defense rested and prosecutors prepared for closing arguments.
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Mays Landing
N. J
Lilliendahl
A. J. Rider
Willis Beach
A. William Lilliendal
Alice Longley
Margaret Lilliendahil
Beach
Rider
Ohio
Sanderson
Hinkle
Death row climbs to sixteen at Sing Sing
New York December 6. The electric chair's waiting list at Sing Sing rose to 16 with the death sentence of Joseph Lefkowitz of Brooklyn for plotting the drowning of 20 year old Benjamin Goldstein to collect 70000 in insurance. Accomplice Irving Rubinzahl received 20 years to life in prison.
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New York
Joseph Lefkowitz
Brooklyn
Kayer
Electric Chair
Sing Sing
Lefkowitz
Benjamin Goldstein
Irving Rubinzahl
Persecution of Jews and Baptists Reported in Romania
New York December 6 A preliminary report by the American committee on the rights of religious minorities cites “hideous intimidation and brutality” against Jews in Romania. The survey also notes persecution of Baptists, Hungarian-speaking Lutherans, and Roman Catholics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Romania
American Committee On the Rights
Fight for convention still waged as city delegates press
Delegations from cities vying for the Republican convention urge national committee members to keep their support after Chairman Butler backed Kansas City. The White House said the president had no instruction, while contesting groups argue for Kansas City amid ongoing pushback.
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Washington
Coolidge
Cairman Butler
Kansas City
Butler
White House
Coolidge declares he will not run in 1928 and calls for a new candidate
President Coolidge told the Republican National Committee that he is eliminated from the 1928 race and urged the party to nominate a successor. He reaffirmed his August 2 statement not to seek the presidency and urged mature deliberation to select a distinguished new candidate.
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Washington
Coolidge
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
White House
Chairman Butler
Republican Committee
Butler
Kanesas City
Congress
Senate
House
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Vare-Smith
Koppers Company
G. O. P. Tangle
Northcott and
U. S
Nation
Fess
Sleep
Lige
Feas
William M. Butler
Alvin T. Hert
Charles D. Hilles
National Committee
Hillee
Connor
Nurse
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