Norfolk and Western to raise wages for machinists and carmen
The Norfolk and Western Railway agreed to a voluntary five cent per hour wage increase for all machinists machinist helpers apprentices carmen and helpers in the mechanical department effective February 1. About 950 workers in Bluefield area will share in the rise, marking the first raise in years and underscoring company prosperity.
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Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Mechanical Department
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Mechanical Association
Confidential Secretary Resigns Position in Oklahoma
Mrs. C. Co. Hammonds, confidential secretary to Henry B. Johnston the suspended governor, resigns amid house committee inquiries into her activities in the governor's office. The resignation follows controversy over an office created without statute and related impeachment charges from December 1927.
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Oklahome ‘Ty
C. Co. Hamd
Henry
Johnston
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Mra
Hammond
House
Hammonds
Huntington Smith Gowen will probate after lawyer settlement
Greenwich February 6 ten lawyers resolved the dispute over the 7 million dollar will of Mrs Margaret Huntington Smith Gowen McCarthy granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller Standard Oil magnate. The settlement awards Peggy Gowen 18 daughter of Mrs McCarthy funds for Western Reserve University while her husband Dr James McCarthy receives a 30 12 percent residuary share leaving Mrs McCarthy with substantial additional inheritance. University receives part of the bequest.
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Methy
James
Greenwich
Gowen
the University
Ted
McCarthy
Italian astronomer discovers new planet named Sc-28
Prof. Luigi Volta of the University of Turin reports a new planet orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Mars. Confirmed with Barcelona and Heidelberg observatories, the world is provisionally dubbed Sc-28. The find marks Italy’s first planet discovery since 1910.
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Rome
Luigi Volta
Astronomical Observatory
University of
Turin
Alexander Volta
Barcelona
Heidelberg
Jupiter
Mars
Volta
Indian children abuse charges erupt in Senate hearing
Former Indian Service workers testified to mismanagement and mistreatment at Arizona and Nebraska reservation schools. Allegations included beatings, underfeeding, poor sanitation, and administrators ignoring calls for action, with specific claims about Genona and Superintendent Samuel B. Davis.
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Washington
Arizona
Nebraska
Senate
The
Indian Service
Indian Bureau
Julia C. Carroll
College Park
Genona Indian School
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Jensen 19 Still Seeking Record
Roosevelt Field, N. Y., Feb. 6. Martin Jensen fought through rain and darkness to extend the solo endurance flight toward the existing mark of 35 hours 25 minutes set by Royal Thomas. Jensen aimed to stay aloft until 9:29 p.m. tomorrow night despite cold, hunger, and dwindling fuel.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Martin Jensen
Long Island
Weather Bureau
Jensen
Hawaii
Royal Thomas
Mob law and terrorism still reign in Bombay
Bombay on February 6 reports say mob violence and religious clashes continued as troops fired on rioters. In Mazagaon a mob of 200 Hindus attacked the homes of moslems, killing three of nine in the area amid ongoing disorder.
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Bombay
Mazadaon
Federal Reserve Credit Use To Be Checked
The Federal Reserve Board announced it will restrain speculative use of credit by banks and brokers. It warned that rising brokerage lending worsens credit conditions and could harm business nationally while stating reserves are ample if properly managed. The New York bank loan total hit new highs in late January and rose again last week.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
New York Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve System
Bankers oppose proposed Watkins Brown bill in West Virginia
Bankers from northern West Virginia panhandle telegrammed state representatives urging a hearing on the Watkins Brown bill. The legislation, pending in Charleston, would regulate state chartered banks and includes a provision forbidding banks from purchasing stock for their own accounts, a matter seen as vital by Wheeling Bank and Trust Company official J. Howard McDonald.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia Panhandle
Watkins-Brown
Charleston
J. Howard McDonald
Wheeling Bank and Trust Company
Keaman
West Virginia House Debates Shorter School Term
A proposal to cut the minimum West Virginia school term from eight to seven months was defeated 45 to 35 in the House of Delegates. Proponents from rural districts led by B C Radabaugh argued attendance suffers in the final month. opponents contended it harms students and worsens the system.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House of Delegates
B. C. Radabaugh
Upshur County
F. M. Peters
Mercer County
Radabaugh
Joseph H. Cooper
Wyoming County
J. D. Chipley
Hardy County
R. F. Kidd
Gilmer County
Thayer M. Mclntire
Wood County
Harvey Cline
Ritchie County
Cooper
Chipley
Kidd
McIntire
Robbers Take 5000 Pounds Sugar From Catlettsburg Warehouse
Catlettsburg Kentucky police hunted tonight for two men who backed a truck to the wholesale grocery warehouse door, loaded 5,000 pounds of sugar and fled. Other items in the warehouse remained untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catlettsburg
Catlettaburg
Bon Trotzky Reported on Soviet Soil After Malaria Attack
AP dispatches from Moscow report Bon Trotzky suffering malaria on Soviet soil. Source notes he may have been exiled from Russia and possibly lost at sea en route to Constantinople via the Black Sea.
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Bon Trotzky
Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Black Sea
Constantinople
Cruiser Leasure To 6010 House Advancing Cruiser Bill
Washington February 6. The cruiser bill with two senate amendments will return to the house as the first business of the day with an expected immediate adoption. Chairman Britten will move unanimous adoption of the senate amendments, with a possible special rule to set the action without debate if objections arise. Plans aim to start construction on the cruisers by July 1 and include a proposed $12 475 000 amendment for five cruisers and an aircraft carrier, allocating funds to several shipyards. Britten expects passage and presidential approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Longworth
Britten
House Naval Committee
Mare Island
California
Puget Sound
New York Navy Yards
Shipways
Washington Navy Yard
Senate cruiser bill sparks editorials in Paris papers
Paris editorials condemn American claims on parity with Britain amid the cruiser bill debate. Le Temps and Journal des Debats show little sympathy for the United States while accepting British officials' statements on England's needs pacific aims and sacrifices in scrapping warships.
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Paris
Senate
le Temps
Journal Des Debats
America
Great Britain
Hoth
Austen Chamberlain
W. G. Bridgeman
Admiralty
England
William H Ward, Ward Baking Co. Head, Dies at 44
William H Ward, 44, head of the Ward Baking company, died suddenly in his Bronx office from a heart attack. He had been working in another office and returned to his own to prepare for departure when found slumped over his desk. A Pittsburgh native, he began his career in 1906 in the bakery industry.
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New York
William Hh. Ward
Ward Baking Company
Bronx
Ward
Mr. Ward
Pittsburgh
State Senate Overrides Governor Gore Veto on Probation Commissioner
West Virginia state senators vote 23 to 0 to repass a bill creating the probation commissioner in Kanawha county. The measure’s passage faces House referral and awaits further debate amid sharp exchanges over bonding provisions and influence from federal judges.
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Kanawha
Charleston
W. Va
State Senate
Gore
Kanawha County
Frank
Senate
House
William B. Hogg
Judiciary Committee
Edwin M. Keatley
Keatley
George W. McClintic
Walters
Hallanan
Hallaan
West Virginia
Wright Hugus
Ohio
Two Held as Result of Maybenry Thefts
Federal warrants issued for George White and Walter Carpenter now jailed at Wet Union and Earl Rowe in Portsmouth as fugitives from justice. They are wanted in Huntington West Virginia for transporting a stolen automobile from Maybenry to West Union, per U S Commissioner Harry N Smith. A deputy marshal moved to West Union to bring them to Portsmouth for arraignment.
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Cincinnati
George White
Walter Carpenter
Wet Union
Earl Rowe
Portsmouth
White
Carpenter
Huntington
W. Va
Maybenry
West Union
Harry N. Smith
United States
Strange Exchange Of Wives And Husbands Is Revealed
A faultless tale from Minott N D February details two couples from Lageford who divorce on the same day for infidelity. The four parties wed again across the border in Manitoba in a double ceremony and return to their farms with custody arrangements for five Knight children and two Kikensrud children.
Alimony Described as Greatest Curse by Judge Gemmill
Chicago February 6 Judge William N Gemmill denounced alimony as the greatest curse in America as he presided over a divorce case involving Mamie Stebbins and Charles Stebbinag. He said alimony spurs divorce and urged limiting payments to a nominal five dollar weekly allowance.
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America
Chicago
William N. Gemmill
Superior Court
Gemmill
Mamie Stebbins
Charles Stebbinag
Gremmill
Heflin Pushes Flag Policy After Senate Rejection
Senator Heflin Alabama vowed to push a bill to ban hoisting the chaplain's flag atop battleships during church services after the Senate rejected the measure 68 to 10. He defended the Ku Klux Klan and claimed the Democratic party would have a new leader not from New York, as he warned colleagues.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabama
Eea
Senate
Alfred B. Smith
Democratic Party
New York
Alfred Emanuel Smith
Franklin Roosevelt
Pittsburgh Coal Reports Losses in 1928
The Pittsburgh Coal Company released its annual report for 1928 showing a net loss of $493,870.67 and gross earnings of $3,007,373.28. Operating loss stood at $423,799.09, with minority earnings of $70,071.87, and total assets near $61.56 million. Chairman W. G. Warden blamed low coal market and price declines since 1916, urging vigorous pursuit of fair freight rates and noting large depletion and depreciation expenses. The firm mined 11,395,085 tons in 1928 across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky, down from 9,128,922 in 1927.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Company
W. G. Warden
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Lindbergh Ends Silent First Mail Trip In Americas
President elect Hoover plans to return to Washington days before the inauguration on March 4. He will keep headquarters at his home and release cabinet details with the Senate nominations. Lindbergh completes the first air mail from the United States to the Panama Canal Zone, delivering 350 pounds of letters in a 21 hundred mile, three leg voyage.
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Lindbergh
Miami Beach
Fla
Hoover
Weehington
Senate
Manila
Henry JL. Simeon
Philippines
Ray Lyman Wibar
Stanford University
Stanford
la Party
Stimson Ss
Mevreary
Wilbur
Fort Myers
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Harvey
Pirestone
Colon
Panama
Charles A. Lindbereh
France Field
City
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Chy
Terras
Baratera
Oriduy
Pranre Held
Kereh
Miami
Monmlay
Wotil
Lindbergh Fpeck
All Mail
Owa Woman Kills Two Sons With Poker
An Iowa woman, Mrs Herbers, allegedly attacked her sons Walter four and Leonard two at Walbur near Carroll. She is said to have fallen into an insane state. A neighbor intervened to stop her from using a knife on herself. The incident occurred today at the family home.
Gary Mines Resume Full-Time Operations At Filbert
About 300 to 400 workers to return as No 9 operation at United States Coal and Coke resumes at Filbert in McDowell County. No 8 mine already back, six days a week, with several thousand on payroll and more to be employed as recovery spreads. W E B Koepler calls Southern West Virginia coal business mighty near perfect amid improving demand and rail shipments.
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No. 9
United States Coal and Coke Company
Filbert
McDowell County
Gary
Iaan
Gary No
Norfolk and Western Territory
W. E B. Koepler
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Clinch Valley
Norfolk
Western
Nice
United States Steel Corporation
Southern
Clemency Denied for Henry Grogan in Raled County Case
Governor Howard M. Gore refused clemency for Henry Grogan a 19 year old Negro sentenced to hang for the April assault on Mrs Bart Akers Peckley normal school student. Gore said the case was carefully reviewed and he would not interfere. Akers died after the attack in Raled county.
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Charleston
W. Va
Henry Grosan
Bart Akers
Peckley Normal School
Howard M. Gore
Gore
Grogan
Raleid County
Akers
Tal
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CPL
He. T& S
Rex
Flier
New York Banker Group
Peters
William B. Ward
Baker King
Core
Missioner and State Police
McDowell
Reflin
U. S
Pittsburgh Coal
Tiami
W. E. E. Koepler
Henry Grogan
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