Trial Nears End in Hatfield Case With Three Defendants Testifying
Welch West Virginia December 16 The trial of C E Lively George Pence and William Salters for killing Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers moves toward closure with defense rested and jurors expected to hear brief rebuttals. Pence Salters and Lively testified denying they began the shooting.
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Pence
Salters
Lively
Matewan
Sid
Sid Hatfield
Chambers
William Salters
Court House
G. L. Counts
Baldwin- Felts
Pastee
Baldwin-Felts
Hatfield
Hatfields
Welch
Page Stix
Rail carriers oppose general rate reductions in three districts
Washington reports renewed arguments against Interstate Commerce Commission rate cuts. Erie vice president T C Powell and Wabash official W C Maxwell testified that earnings and traffic would suffer, citing a 2.2 percent return on ten months of 1921 for class lines and lower revenues since 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
T .C. Powell
Erie
W. C. Maxwell
Wabash Lines
E Southern Railroad
Propand Transportation
Lambh
Wall Street Bomb Suspect Arrested in Warsaw Case Update
Polish police announce the arrest of Wolfe Lindenfeld alias William Linde in Warsaw in connection with the Wall Street explosion of September 16 1920. He allegedly confessed to assisting the New York plot with a $30 000 payoff and naming ring leaders linked to Moscow Third Internationale. Local DOJ officials in New York deny prior knowledge of Lindenfeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Warsaw
Wolfe Lindenfeld
William Linde
Wall Street
New York
Department of Justice
Lindenfeld
Rosa Luxemburg
Berlin
J. P. Morgan
Silvester Cosgrove
Department
America
Cosgrove
Paul Altencorf
Europe
Morgan
Altendorf
Lindee
Moscow
Secret Service
Cold Wave Grips Rocky Mountain Region
Denver reports a cold wave across the northern Rocky Mountain area with temperatures near zero and several places showing two degrees above. heavy snowfall is observed in northern Wyoming and Montana per the district weather bureau.
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Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain
District Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Montana
Jury Frees Fred Decker of Murder Charge
In Columbia City Indiana jurors found Fred Decker not guilty of murder in the death of Leroy Lovet of Elkhart Indiana. The state alleged a plot to obtain $200000 in insurance and Decker was accused of instigating the scheme. His brother Virgil Decker is serving a life sentence for the same murder.
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Columbia City
Ind
Fred Decker
Ratification of Irish Free State Treaty by Parliament
London reports confirm overwhelming ratification by both Houses of the British Parliament. Ulster die-hards and Ulsterites attacked the pact bitterly over the boundary commission issue, while Lloyd George and Chamberlain faced charges of broken pledges. The Dail Éireann set a public session for Monday to consider ratification.
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Associated Press
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Dail Eireann
Andrew Bonar Law
Iliffe
Dublin
Lloyd George
Austen Chamberlain
Thomas Moses
Belfast
Ulster
Robert O'Neill
Dail
New York
Committee of One Hundred
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Great Britain
Dail Aireann
Arthur Griffith
Jiail Eireann
Dail Éireann
DE Valera
Griffith
Seven Arrests in Logan County Armed March Case
Seven men arrested in Dry Branch and Cabin Creek homes under a blanket warrant following Logan County grand jury indictments for aiding abetting and counseling in the shooting of deputy John Gore during the Blair Mountain march. Frank Kitchin named as actual slayer remains jailed awaiting trial. Police reports say arrests proceeded without resistance.
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Logan County
Grand Jury
Frank Kitchin
Charleston
W. Va
John Gore
Blair Mountain
Dry Branch
Cabin Creek
Mack B. Lilly
Ben Kanoski
John O'Meara
Dana Irvine
Dewey Batley
Walter Hancock
Tom Thompson
Ronnie Cooper
Logan Jury
Gore
Lilly
Road Contracts Awarded Across Eleven West Virginia Counties
West Virginia road contracts totaling 583000 dollars were awarded by the state road commission in eleven counties. Companies including Keeley Construction Co and L J Chandler Co won multiple awards for roads ranging from two to five miles, with Parsons and Morgantown projects among the notable jobs.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Greenbrier County
Crawley
Clintonville
Joe Carola
Ronceverte
Boone County
Danville
Peytona
L. J. Chandler Co
Virgilina
Pocahontas County
Huntersville
Jackson County
Ripley-Fairplain
Keeley Construction Co
Clarksburg
Marshall County
Moundsville
Taylor's Ridge
Stringer & Springer
Calhoun County
Grantsville
Arnoldsburg
Cavin & Powers
Grant County
Pendleton County
M. N. Shilesly
Johnstown
Morgan County
Berkeley Springs- Hancock
Souder Construction Co
Lancaster
Cabell and
Wayne Counties
Huntington-Hodges Creek
Christmas Joy for Children of Vienna
Coblenz Dec 16 American 606 soldiers and officers in the occupation area will share Christmas joy for Vienna children. One thousand dollars, the men’s gift, has been sent to the Austrian capital. After New Years the occupation army will be reduced to a single brigade as the second is disbanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coblenz
Vienna
No Obligation to Take Arms Under Four-Power Pact
Senate debate cites four-power Pacific treaty as not binding any nation to military action. Administration aides say the pact does not compel arms and region definitions include Japan Australia and New Zealand. Senator Reed warns it could force action against China or Russia, though officials deny mainland Asia involvement. No further discussion until formal submission by President Harding.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Pacific Ocean
Australia
New Zealand
Reed
Democrat
Missouri
Japan
United States
China
Russia
Asia
Curtis
Kansas
Harding
Interchange Case Heard At Fairmont
The West Virginia public service commission hears the Hickman Run interchange dispute in Fairmont with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad resisting and the Monongahela Railway supporting. Witnesses include J M Scott of the B and O and W G Conley, legal representative, as the case may extend into next week.
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Fairmont
W. Va. Dee
Hickman Run
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Riversville
Monongahela Railway
Baltimore and Ohio
J. M. Scott
Wheeling
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
W. G. Conley
Charleston
Wall Street bond theft suspect may have squealed
Unconfirmed reports say a man involved in the $5,000,000 bond theft plot has "squealed" and up to $1,500,000 in securities could be recovered. Assistant District Attorney Pooling declined to discuss the reports.
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New York
Wall Street
Pooling
Negotiations for naval arms reduction hit a snag
Washington reports a French push for a ten ship 55 000 ton capital fleet between 1925 and 1936 upsets the plan to scrap 68 ships and set navies on a five five three balance. Britain and the United States oppose giving France supremacy while secrecy papers fuel tensions at the committee of fifteen.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Great Britain
Japan
Shantung
Senate
Reed
Democrat
Missouri
United States
Naval Committee of Fifteen
Committee of Fifteen
State Department
Kely
Naval Committee
Iughes
Briand
Hughes
Marland
Airship Roma to be christened with liquid air bottle
The army semi rigid airship Roma, bought from Italy and assembled at Langley Field, will be christened with a bottle of air in liquid form, using the element she travels in. The christening is set for tomorrow on arrival.
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Air Washington
Army
Roma
Italy
Langley Field
Conflicting Views On Silk Imports Hearings Close
Hearings before Senate tariff framers on the Fordney bill silk schedule closed after contrasting testimony. Horace B. Cheney of the Silk Association warned the industry faces menace from imports while Samuel Kridel of New York claimed six percent of consumption and overall benefits. Rewriting of the measure to be presented to the Senate in February, with finance committee set to examine sundries items tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
Horace B. Cheney
New York City
Silk Association of America
Samuel Kridel
Finance Committee
Zone Hearing January 4 on Toledo Time Zone
Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing in Toledo on January 4 to decide if Toledo and nearby northern Ohio railroad operations should be placed in the eastern time zone.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Toledo
Ohio
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Pence and Salters
Hree
Ed Chambers
State
Rocky Mountain Region
Irish Free State
Commons
Mack Lilly
State Commission
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