Magnates vie over W and L E stock in ICc rift
Washington December 10. Inter state Commerce Commission hears rival Cleveland magnates contend for control of Wheeling and Lake Erie line. Nickel Plate holds 53 percent stock but ordered to divest. Taplin interests bid to acquire. Arguments focus on routing freight and ownership structure amid Pennroad ties and coal mine competition.
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Washington
Wheeling and Lake Erie
van Sweringens
Tapline
Cleveland Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nickel Plate Railroad
Nickel Plate
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Taplins
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Commission
C. F. Taplin
F. E. Taplin
Pittsburgh and
West Virginia
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
John H. Agate
W. H. Boyd
Andrew P. Martin
W. A. Colston
Pennroad Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boyd
Taplin
The
Pennsylvania
F. E Taplin
Rescue in Yukon After Plane Crew Found Alive
Two months after a seaplane vanished in the frozen Yukon, Bob Marten and Emil Kading were found alive. Captain BE Burke died from exposure. Navigator Everett Wasson and guide Joe Walsh led the search, locating the men by a signal fire forty miles from the crash site near the Liard River. The rescue, aided by planes from the United States and Canada, is recalled as one of aviation’s dramatic recovery efforts.
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White Horse
Y. T
Yukon
Bob Marten
Wranmgall
Alaska
Prospector
Emil Kading
BE. J. A. Burke
Pile Everett Wasson
Marten
Kading
Burke
Liard River
Wasson
Joe Walsh
Wolf Lake
United States Navy
Robin Renahan
Seattle
Princeport
B. C
Industrial chiefs urge water line from Pittsburgh to Lake Erie
Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio steel iron and coal interests pressed Congress to fund a Pittsburgh to Lake Erie waterway after engineering feasibility surveys. They estimated 100 million dollars could profitably canalize the route with routes debated via Mahoning to Mosquito lake or Shenango Greenville corridor.
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Washington
Pennesylvania
Ohio
Pitsburgh
Lake Erie
Congress
Army
Mahoning River
Pittsburgh
Warren
Mosquito Lake
Greenville
Shenango River
Detcent
Board of Engineers
War Department
Swick
Youngstown
Tri- River Association
John G. Cooper
Republican
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Cheeter C. Bolton
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Thomas C. Cochran
Mercer
Pennsylvania
W. C. Culkins
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Tri-State
Ohio River Canal
Rivers and Harbors Congress of the
United States
Plot to Bomb Train Foiled by Chilean Police
In Santiago on December 10, more than fifteen people including two major generals were detained over a plot to kill President Carlos Ibanez. Government agents, aware of the plan, watched as dynamite was placed under a Rio Maipo railroad bridge before the presidential train arrived, then halted the scheme and captured the ringleaders connected to earlier plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Conection
Carlos Ibanez
Rio Maipo
Ibanez
Hoover submits world court protocol to Senate
The Day In Washington reports President Hoover sent the world court protocol to the Senate as the chamber opened debate on the $110,000,000 public works bill. Democratic Leader Robinson responded in the Senate to the president as the session proceeded. The House passed a 44 hour week for 300,000 postal workers. Senate confirmed Frank McManamy of Washington as interstate commerce commissioner. Admiral Pratt, chief of naval operations, said the U S would not reach London treaty limits by 1936.
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Hoover
Senate
Robinson
House
Frank McManamy
Washington
Admiral Pratt
Naval Operations
United States
Woodcock Discusses Prohibition Enforcement At Hearing
Prohibition Director Woodcock testified before major dry groups in executive session about enforcing the eighteenth amendment. He urged use of education to curb non commercial violations and thanked supporters for approving 500 more dry agents. He highlighted non poisonous denaturant and pledged continued prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Woodcock
National Association of Organizations
A L Longworth Injured In Wreck Near Berwind
A L Longworth circulation manager for the Daily Telegraph and Sunset News and Virginia Side city council member escaped serious harm when his Dodge sedan plunged down a 100 foot embankment about five miles south of Berwind in Mc Dowell county. He was found at the bottom of the embankment in an addled condition and brought to Bluefield Virginia suffering from bruises and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Longworth
Daily Telegraph
Sunset News
Virginia Side
Berwind
McDowell County
Longworth
Bluefield
Bob McGuire
Cedar Bluff
McGuire
Convict Labor on Roads Debate Stalls at WV Association
West Virginia road builders summit ends without a vote on a resolution opposing convict labor in highway work. The motion was referred to directors. New officers named include Julius K. Monroe as president and Huntington chosen for the 1931 convention.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia Road Builders’ Association
Julius K. Monroe
Lewisburg
Huntington
W. H. Armstrong
Fairmont
Armstrong
William Brewster Sr
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
State Board of Control
W. S. Price
Morgantown
Brewster
West Virginia
Times
P. Walsh
State Road Commission
Walsh
W. F. Burgess
J. M. Dunbar
Woodford
J. M. Oliver
T. F. Baltz
Parkersburg
J. M. Woodford
Elkins
Harry McGraw
Wellsburg
Howard A. Levering
Ceredo
Governor receives copies of Schroder trial ruling
New Castle, Pa. reports certified copies of the supreme court ruling denying new trials to Mrs. Irene Schroeder and W. Glenn Dague were sent to Governor John S. Fisher. An appeal to the pardon board is being prepared for the two, now under death sentence for the slaying of a state highway patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Supreme Court
Irene Schroeder
W. Glenn Dague
John S. Fisher
R. M. Campbell
Thomas W. Dickey
Four Unmasked Thugs Loot Kansas City Bank
Four robbers seized Inter-State National Bank in Kansas City as time lock opened. They held 27 people at gunpoint, escaped with about 45000 dollars after forcing employees to the vault area. Bank staff described suspects aged roughly 40 to 50, fled in two cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Inter-State National Bank
Rebbers
Austin Young
Livestock Exchange
Stockyards and Packing
Young
Drovers National Bank
Logan Court Sees Second Resignation In Two Weeks
Roscoe Ferrell resigns from the Logan county court in Logan West Virginia the second member to depart the panel within two weeks. Arthur Ferrell is named to fill the vacancy until the next election as Anthony Cook had already resigned and William Shrewsbury was appointed previously. The three defendants in impeachment proceedings stay pending as the case continues to the January term. Claypool’s term ends at year’s start.
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Logan
W. Va
Roscoe Ferrell
Logan County
Arthur Ferrell
Anthony Cook
William Shrewsbury
Ferrell
Cook
G. R. Claypool
Circuit Court
Claypool
Farm Bureau Federation Opposes Change in Act
The American Farm Bureau Federation adopted a resolution opposing amending the Agricultural Marketing Act now and urged operation of Muscle Shoals by a cooperative organization of farmers. Other actions included stricter regulation of grain and cotton exchanges and immediate loan funding for drought relief and foundation stock.
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Boston
American Farm Bureau Federation
Muscle Shoals
Cooperative Organization of
Agricultural Marketing Act
Congress
Federal Treasury
Federal Land Bank
Bonda
Huntington federal building expansion bill introduced
A bill introduced by Rep. Hogg of West Virginia seeks a $600,000 appropriation for an addition to the federal building in Huntington, West Virginia. The proposal aims to fund expansion work and is part of ongoing federal construction priorities.
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Washington
Huntington
W. Va
Hogg
West Virginia
Arrival Of Famous Scientist Revives Parlor Relativity
New York reports Albert Einstein arrives in the United States aboard the Bergenland for a visit that rekindles public interest in relativity. The piece explains motion and time as intertwined, notes three proofs of relativity, and cites 1919 astronomers backing Einstein’s predictions on light bending.
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Albert Einstein
United States
Bergenland
New York
Essary
Einstein
Newton
Protest Against New River Power Applications
Protestants in the Cheat river water power case challenged the West Virginia Power company license on New River near Hinton and Bull Falls. The hearing before the Public Service Commission focused on technical testimony about construction safety, geology, and the impact on navigation, roads, and water supply, with witnesses noting potential downstream benefits from higher low water flows.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cheat River
Public Service Commission
West Virginia Power Company
New River
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Hinton
Bull Falls
W. 8. Downs
Morgantown
James D. Sisler
West Virginia
Charles B. Hodges
Commission
Hodges
Albert B. White
A. Spates Brady
Elkins
Robert Permar
Wheeling Intelligencer
Kanawha County
West Penn
Downs
Sisler
F. W. Scheidenheim
New York
Scheidenheim
Robinson seeks unity amid party rifts in relief push
Arkansas Senator Robt Robinson urged inter party solidarity as Hoover confronts relief funding fights. He backed drought relief measures, farm board wheat disposal, flood state roadwork, and continued extension work, proposing bond issues over tax increases, while defending past foreign aid claims.
United States Steel reports record November unfilled tonnage
The US Steel corporation announced the largest November rise in unfilled tonnage since 1925 and a second straight month of higher bookings. November 30 unfilled tonnage reached 3,639,636, up from October’s 3,481,763, with 4,125,345 on November 30, 1929.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation Today
Iron Age
Dr McClung Takes Over Huntington State Hospital
Charleston W Va December 10 The state board of control was told that Dr W D McClung former Spencer State Hospital superintendent has assumed active charge of Huntington State Hospital succeeding Dr L V Guthrie who died last September The board also said Dr D D Chapman former Weston State Hospital assistant superintendent has taken charge at Spencer succeeding McClung
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Board of Control
W. D. McClung
Spencer State Hospital
Huntington State Hospital
L. V. Guthrie
D. D. Chapman
Weston State Hospital
Spencer Institution
McClung
Police Sergeant Testifies in Dunn Slaying Trial
Middlebourne West Virginia December 10 AP A night session aimed to speed up the Dunn trial for killing three year old Garlan Bay less focused on admissibility of confessions. Sgt H V Mattingly testified about obtaining statements and denied mistreatment claims while Sheriff William Baker described transfer of prisoners to Wetzel county jail and possible interrogations.
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Middlebourne
W. Va
James Dunn
Garlan Bayless
Dunn
H. V. Mattingly
State Police
Grandview Island
Ohio River
Eva Bailey
William Baker
Tyler County
Clyde McBee
Charles and
Ray Pat Henry
Wetzel County
Baker
F. C. Poe
Sand Lick Citizen Dies by Own Hand
J B Linkus aged 52 a Sand Lick Junction resident and American Coal Crane Creek employee died from a self inflicted shotgun wound in his Sand Lick home. He used shoe laces to trigger the gun tied to a couch leg after placing the muzzle to his chest. Mrs Linkous was upstairs when the shot rang out. A coroner s inquest was held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Linkus
Sand Lick Junction
American Coal Company
Crane Creek
Linkous
Sand Lick
Aviatrix Nichols Smashes Coast-To-Coast Time Records
Ruth Nichols flew the monoplane The New Cincinnati from Wichita to New York in 18 hours 21 minutes 43 seconds setting new coast to coast records for speed among women. She beat previous female times by about an hour and trailed only Capt Frank Hawks and Lindbergh in overall coast to coast pace. The journey covered 2390 miles with an overnight Wichita stop for rest.
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New York
Ruth Nichols
Cincinnati
Wichita
Kan
Cherries A
Lindbergh
Roscoe Turner
Frank Hawks
Los Angeles
Hawks
Pacific
Keith Miller
Governor Proclaims Howard Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge
Charleston West Virginia December eleventh proclamation confirms Reno F Howard Republican elected unopposed to the eighth judicial circuit covering Mingo and McDowell counties. Howard received 20766 votes and will serve a term ending January 1987. Governor Conley announced the result following last year’s ballot.
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Charleston
W. Va
Conley
Reno F. Howard
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Mingo
McDowell
Howard
Ernor Conley
QO. Herndon
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Cleveland
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Toplins
Nickle Plate
Aiamen
Bob Martin
Pilot
Balk
Associated Press
A. L. Longworth
Virginia Side Council
Schroder
BANK
Logan Court
Farm Bureau Federation
Service Commission
Hinton Dam
Navi
President Hoover
Arkansas
Solon
White House
Robt
McKellar
Tennessee
Blaine
Wisconsin
Farm Board
Russia
Europe
United States Steel Corporation
DR. M’clung
J. B. Linkous Trips
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