General Levies Lode Bill Passes Senate in West Virginia
West Virginia Senate approved the general levies code bill to codify state tax levy laws plus the Poling seeds bill and the Coburn archives measure. Amendments added on livestock restrictions extended to geese turkeys and chickens with county referendums and magisterial district options.
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Charleston
Wo Va
Scitie
Cobun
State Department of Archives and History
Senate
Maryland
Potowaws
West Virginia
Harmer
Luther
Insurance Committee
Labor Committee
House
Finance
Demonstration Packing House
Judiciary Committee
Harner
Scherr
McClintic
Godfrey
McPherson
Delegate Hall
Hall
Cill
Hendricks
Building and Loan Associations
Rankin
Mfforis
Yeas
Kikendall
Bills Advance Amid Contested Measures In State Senate
Eleven bills moved from first to second reading while the Bloch boxing commission bill faced adverse report yet survived on Sen Bloch's plea. Harmer led against the Lewis state depositories and treasurer's road bills, both reported without recommendation and rejected. Later the senate held memorials for late Senator R L Gregory with remarks from Duty Gribble Morton and Kump, and a letter from Wells Goodykoonty was read.
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Bloch Boxing Commission
Bloch
Harmer
Lewis State Depositories
Lewis
Judiciary Committee
Senate
R. L. Gregory
Parkershire
M. K. Duty
W. B. Gribdle
BE. Hi. Morton
GG. K. Kump
Wells Goodykoonty
Methods for Carrying Out Wheat Guarantee Debated
Washington February 44 grain dealers exporters and millers told the house agricultural committee that the government should bridge the gap between the guaranteed 32.06 a bushel and the falling world price by direct payments rather than keeping artificial levels. They urged a continuing grain corporation to support prices, with proposals ranging from buying and selling grain to paying only the price difference to farmers. Representatives of interests differed on details but favored maintaining the corporation and its role in stabilizing prices amid shifting world markets.
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Washington
Feo
United States Grain Corporation Oy
Ain
Grain Corporation
Nitro plant not retained in entirety as government facility
Charleston West Virginia February four War emergency plant at Nitro valued at seventy five million dollars will not be kept as a government plant. A War Department survey headed by Major Joyce recommends retaining only the storage area at Nitro for ordnance depots and preserving the Nashville explosives plant for production. Lieut Col D K Shratleff named to dispose of the remainder with chamber of commerce aid.
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Charleston
W. Va
Nitro
Channer of Commerce
War Department
Washington
Joyce
Nashville
Tenn
Xitve
Ordnance Department
D. K. Shratleff
Chamber of Commerce
Forty One Medal of Honor Awards Battle Era Honor Roll
The War Department announced the awarding of forty one Congressional Medals of Honor for Great War service. Two lists name officers and enlisted men with posthumous recognitions noted. Recipients include Emery Pike Des Moines Iowa and George S Rol Salina Kansas among others for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in sustained combat actions.
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Washington
America
War Department
Pershing
Emery
Pike Des Moines
Iowa
George
Rol
Salina
Kansas
South Infantry
Seehawk
Hiis
Edward C. Allworth
Crawford
Wash
Sixtieth Infantry
Canal of the Weuse
Iis
Allworth
Harold A. Furlong
Detroit
Sofrd
John J. Kelly
Kimball Avenue
Chicago
Seventy
Einth Regiment
Marine Corps
Harold W. Roberts
San Francisco
Roberts
William Sawelson
Harrison
N. J
312Th Infantry
J. Hunter Wickereoham
Denver
353Rd Infantry
Samuel Wooarts
Fort Thomas
Ineim
Ness Wold
McIntosh
Minn
138Th Infantry
Wold
Ness
Lloyd M. Sibert
Cal
Oscar F. Miller
Los Angeles
861St Infantry
Argonne Forest
Altheesh
George H. Mallon
Kansas City
182Nd Infantry
Offenders to Suffer Suitable Punishment Emphasized
Paris February 4 Sir Gordon Helvar British attorney general says offenders regardless of rank must face suitable punishment without delay. Officials caution precise charges and procedures remain under careful consideration as peace talks limit public discuss. Commission on offenses continues work with secrecy deemed essential.
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Paris
Gordon Helwart
Committee On Responsibility
Peace Conference Committees Make Quick Progress
Paris February 4 The Anglo American drive speeds up work of peace conference committees lifting hopes for League of Nations and possibly early settlement of peace terms before President Wilson departs. President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George favor no delays and urge speed amid some opposition.
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Associated Press
Paris
League of Nations
Wilson
Lloyd George
Two Motormen Killed by High Voltage Wire Collision
In Huntington West Virginia two motormen Frank D Selby of Huntington and Marty Wutts of Ashland Ky were fatally shocked when a high voltage wire from Boyd County Electric Co swung into a private Ohio Valley Electric Railway Co telephone line Selby died while calling Huntington for orders and Wutts who had not received the safety warning also stopped at a company phone seeking orders and was killed several other employees were shocked but not seriously hurt
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Huntington
W. Va. Pelt
Boyd County
Kentucky
Hits
Ashland
Armstrong
Clarence Quussey
Houston
Wes
Oussey
EF. W. Croll
Armour &‘c
We Noles
Swift & Co
Arstrong
Heney
Veeder
Schwarzechild
Holroyd Named Superintendent of Spencer State Hospital
Dr Samuel R Holroyd of Athens Mercer county was named by Governor Cornwell to head Spencer State Hospital for the insane in Spencer Roane county. He succeeds Dr Robertson of Charleston who resigned to enter military service. Holroyd has practiced medicine in Mercer county for years at the hospital in Spencer the state's facility for insane patients.
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Charleston
W Va
Seo
Samuel R. Holroyd
Athens
Mercer County
John J. Cornwell
Spencer State Hospital
Robertson
Spencer
Roane County
Holroyd
Government Urges Meat Industry Monopoly to Save Supply
Senate hearings heard Livestock leaders urge federal control of meat, cattle prices, and packer practices as the only way to prevent bankruptcy among producers and safeguard future meat supply. Witnesses attacked Hoover policy and alleged profit bias toward packers, warning of growing bankruptcies and a shrinking market.
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Washington
Senate
George Atmsiveng
Fort Worth
Texas
Howard CC. Lasater
National Livestock Association
Dlive Stock and Barkers Division
The
Food Administration
House
Lasater
Hoover
Witnews
Sian
England
Forth
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Paeker
Wilsons Three Year Naval Building Plan Debate
In the U S House today Representative Padgett disclosed President Wilson pressed Congress for a three year naval build up and ten dreadnoughts and ten scout ships. Huddleston condemned the plan as imperialistic while Butler Miller and Kelly urged expansion amid wartime tensions and disarmament talk.
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Washington
Lairman Padgett
Wilson
Daniels
Congrees
Padeset
Mer Padsert
Mr. Padgett
Huddleston
Alabama
Kelly
Michigan
Mitice
Miller
Butter
Penneaysl Vadia
Naval Committee
Europe
Graham
Counstess
Papama
Butler
Swift & Company ad practices questioned by Senate panel
L T Weld of Swift & Company research testified that widely publicized ads on the Swift dollar mislead readers of rural papers. He cited that only 2.04 cents of every dollar goes to credit with 85 cents to live stock and the rest to expenses, countering claims of higher profits.
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Veeder
England
Ileney
Swift
L. 7 Tl Weld
Swift & Cals Research Department
Senate
Norris and Gronna
Weld
Crowder's Military Record Declared Unmarred
Washington reports prompt war department statement denying any reprimand of Provost Marshal Crowder. The issue arose from a disputed medical examination provision during the second draft planning with General March. Secretary Baker reviewed the exchange and altered language to clarify there was no reprimand intended.
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Washington
Crowder
Mareh
War Department
March
Jeter
Baker
Long Step Toward an International Supreme Court
Foreign Minister Sonnino and Premier Venizelos push talks to merge Italian and Greek aims over Aegean islands while two main plans for the League of Nations draft divide small and great powers. The commission weighs legislative and executive structures, with arbitration or a tribunal as central features. The debate centers on power balance and how to include small nations in governance.
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Associated Press
Paris
Wilson
Commission
The
Society of Nations
League
Hag
Prench
Julian Hoth
Aid
International Supreme Court
Luis
Fie Piocet
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
International &Rt
Carh
Great Powers
International Supreme Council
Greall
Thse
Sonnino
Venizelos
Ially
Greece
Aegean Sea
Turkey
Asia Minor
Adalia
Hpilas
United States
British Empire
Quai Dorsay
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Mallon
Sidney G. Gueperts
New York City
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Clayton KO Slack
Lampson
124Th Machine
Willie Sandhin
Hayden
Frank Dart
Newark
N. Jd
Ninth Infantry
John Ho Prultt Phoenix
Ariz
Gordon Hewart
Committee On Responsibility For War
Committee OF Peace Conference
Stone Cuttist Trolley Company
DR. Holroyd
Tnnsane
Gattle
Mr. Lasater
Waching
Wilon Wwaloto
Padgett
He Weimher
Delate
Hiuddleston
Bel
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Sonning
Preemier
Aly
Venean Islands
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