Pennsylvania Rejects State Seizure of Coal Mines
Attorney General Woodruff said Pennsylvania cannot seize anthracite mines but advocates a interstate compact to treat mining and distribution as a public utility. He proposed a regulated framework with states like New York and New Jersey and possible federal consent to govern interstate coal utility amid ongoing strike talks.
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Washington
Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Jacobstein Democrat
New York
United States
New Jersey
Congress
Pinchot
Jacobstein
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Ernor Pinchot
W. W. Inglis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Yorkers
Inglis
Ness Trente
Pinc Ta Hot
Governor Donahey orders OSU probe and house cleaning
Governor Vic Donahey demands a thorough house cleaning at Ohio State University after a prohibition raid on Dabney Horton, an English department instructor. Horton faces liquor charges and alleged Communist sympathies with reports of university drinking parties and faculty involvement under review. Horton and wife reportedly lost U.S. citizenship for French subjects.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Board of Trustees
Ohio State University
University
State Prohibition Department
Dabney Horton
Donahey
Horton
Board of Directors
Unia
Propat
America
Propst
France
Wheeling Woman Found Dead in Bathroom
In Wheeling West Virginia on December 9 Mrs Eliza Stanton widow of former board of education clerk Frank Stanton was found dead in her Formosa apartments bath tub body unclothed and face downward Acting Coroner David Cleary announced an inquest will be held Monday afternoon.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Eliza Stanton
Frank Stanton
Wheeling Board of Education
Formosa
David Cleary
Budget Bureau explains dollar flow 1927 breakdown
Washington reports how the government’s money is earned and spent in 1927 estimates. Income sources include income and profits tax and customs. outlays cover general government, military retirement, debt service, public works, and various departments. Trust funds and interest on debt recur across categories.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Veterans Bureau
Agriculture
Commerce
Interior
Justice
Judiciary
Navy
State
Treasury
Panama Canal
District of Columbia
West Virginia Treasury Shows December 1 Cash Balance
The December 1 cash balance in the West Virginia treasury stood at 10,864,731 dollars with a total balance of 30,407,481 dollars including investments. Funds invested include school, state road sinking, workmen's compensation, and various state revenue accounts, with detailed fund balances listed.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. S. Johnson
General
The
State Road
Virginia
Workmen's Compensation Fund
Deputies Fail to Serve 50 Warrants at Library Riot
Pittsburg December report says deputies failed to serve fifty Joe Doe warrants at Library scene of a miners riot. One killed and two injured when a Pittsburg Coal Co truck rammed a crowd. Frank Flora hospitalised with leg fractures. Inquest delayed until driver attends. Susie Bezek improving. Union leader P T Fagan notes possible criminal action over Mrs Tinko oath. Mine at Library operates under 1917 scale.
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Joe Doe
Pittsburg
Library
Frank Flora
George Tinko
Susie Bezek
P. T. Fagan
United Mine Workers
Tinko
Convicts Escape Blue Ridge Prison Near Houston
Three of four escapees from Blue Ridge prison farm were sighted in nearby woods as bloodhounds pursued suspects. The men overpowered a guard, seized his pistol, and fled in an automobile owned by Captain T. Rosell, assistant manager. An overnight search was planned.
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Houston
Texas
Blue Ridge
T. ©. Rosell
F Arm
Aged Doctor John Bowen Smith Dies in Clarksburg
Dr. John Bowen Smith seventy eight retired physician died at his home in Clarksburg W Va of paralysis at 4 PM He was a Jefferson Medical College graduate class of 1872 A native of Indiana county Pa he practiced at Farmington and Martinsburg before moving to Clarksburg For eighteen years he no longer practiced medicine and focused on real estate interests.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
John Bowen Smith
Smith
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Mitchell court martial heated by impeachment and contempt bids
Washington December 9 The Mitchell court martial saw turmoil as impeachment and perjury hints arose and a motion sought contempt against prosecution counsel Major Allen Gullion led the forenoon with Captain Thomas Hart testimony about Winged Defense. Defense lawyer Reid clashed over use of the book as evidence amid a noisy gallery.
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Washington
Mitchell
Allen Gullion
Thomas C. Hart
Pacific
Frank R. Reid
Major Gullion
Captain Hart
Red
Herbert A. White
Guilion
Howard C. Rath
Los Angeles
Calif
Woman charged with murder in Papula stabbing case
Benwood West Virginia December 9 Mrs Mary Papula twenty two faces a murder charge after her husband Andrew Papula died from stomach wounds inflicted with a butcher knife Friday She has confessed saying he refused her food police said State's Attorney J Lloyd Arnold Marshall County filed the charge tonight following the death.
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Benwood
W. Va
Mary Papula
J. Lloyd Arnold
Marshall County
Andrew
House presses tax reduction bill as Senate rests
Washington December 9. The House moved ahead with its tax reduction bill while the Senate took a half holiday to finish organization work. President Coolidge’s budget message urged a $160 million rise in next year’s appropriations as committees press to shape measures carrying out his program.
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Congress
Senate
Washington
Dee
House
Coolidge
Ways and Means Committee
Rainey
Illinois
Hull
Tennessee
Hawley
Mills
New York
Dickinson
Missouri
Fact
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Engagement Announced for Elaine Hammerstein and James Kaise
Los Angeles announces the engagement of Elaine Hammerstein motion picture actress and James W Kaise a local businessman. The couple plans marriage in the near future and resides in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Elaine Hammerstein
James W. Kaise
Hamburg American Line to Borrow Ten Million in US Issues
Speyer & Company announced a public offering of 6.5 million dollars in marine equipment bonds by the Hamburg American Line, the first German shipping company to borrow in the United States. The loan totals 10 million dollars, secured by a first mortgage on 74 ships valued over 25 million.
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New York
Hamburg American Line
United States
Speyer & Company
Judge Lindsey On Youths Problem At Bluefield Talk
Judge Ben S. Lindsey of Denver Juvenile Court spoke at City Hall in Bluefield on the roots of youth crime. He urged understanding home school and church influence and warned most delinquents are normal youths misdirected, calling prevention key and noting reforms in Colorado law.
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America
City Hall
Ben S. Lindsey
Juvenile Court of
Denver
Colo
Lindsey
Bluefield
Men of Christ Episcopal Church
W. H. Thomas
United States
Colorado
Thomas A. Edison
Bluefield Census Boosts Population to 23682 Across City
Census figures presented to the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce show a total population of 23,682 for Greater Bluefield, with 19,843 in Bluefield West Virginia, 3,218 in Bluefield Virginia, and 1,121 in the newly annexed Virginia section. The WV side gained 4,061 residents, while the overall rise reflects rapid growth versus the national average, and costs were kept under 100 dollars for the Virginia side. The count credits enumerators and local volunteers, praising Captain Adam Bernard and Chamber efforts for a thorough recount and fiscal efficiency.
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Greater
Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Nicholas
United States Census Bureau
W. Va
Bluefiel
Buefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Bir
Nicholas
Herbert Markle
West Virgnia
Virginia 8
Coolidge Backs Nonpartisan Tax Bill Amid Budget Outlook
President Coolidge released the 1927 budget showing total expenditures at 3.896 billion with a projected surplus of 350 million. Postal and veterans bureaus receive significant increases to cover payrolls and the soldier bonus law, while aviation and air service funding aims to sustain peacetime industry.
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Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Postal Department
Veterans’ Bureau
Post Office Department
Army
Navy
Aviation
Shipping Board
Rand
Department of Agriculture
Coast Guard
Prohibition Unit
Customs Service
Coolridge
Air Service
House
Ways and Means
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Nicholas Longworth
House of Representatives
Longworth
OIC Probe University
Trustees of State
Blue Ridge Prison
Mitchell Court
Houge
Duang
Greater Bluefield
Census Bureau
Chamber of Commerce Works
Adam B. Bernard
Wichita Falls
Veterans Bureau and Post Office
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