B and O Proposes Merger to Form Four Eastern Rail Systems
Baltimore and Ohio asks federal regulators to approve expansion via acquisition of Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Detroit Toledo and Ironton Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Wa bach Ann Arbor Buffalo and Susquehanna plus full or partial stakes in Western Maryland Reading Central of New Jersey Lehigh and Hudson river and more. The plan envisions a 13,814 mile network worth over 2.19 billion dollars creating a rival to New York Central Pennsylvania and the Van Sweringen group with four large trunk systems.
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Washington
Eastern Railroad
United States
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
Chicago, Indianapolis
Louisville
Wabach
Ann Arbor
Susquehanna
Western Maryland
Reading
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Lehigh and
Hudson River
Baltimore and Ohio
New England
Montour Railroad
Pittsburgh and West Virginia
Pittsburgh, Chartiers and Youghingheny
Detroit and Toledo Shore Line
Baltimore and Ohlo Eyetem
New York Central
Pennsylvania
van Sweringen
Chesapeake and Ohio
Senate Seeks Finer Teeth for Prohibition Law
Washington Feb 19 A bill passed by the Senate would impose a maximum $16000 fine or five years in prison or both on first offenders and violators of the prohibition law. The measure, approved 65 to 18, seeks stronger enforcement though some senators called it too drastic. Senator Pingham proposed exempting first offenders, but the motion failed 51 to 31. The final tally showed 36 Republicans with 29 Democrats in support, while Senator Vorah opposed for tougher enforcement. Turn to Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bardeed
Senate
House
Mengre
Jones
Sehington
Borah
Idaho
Reed
Missouri
Wayne
Drae Tc
Pingham
Connecticut
Vorah
House Taxation and Finance Committee
State Department of Education
Education
Finance Committee
Taylor County
Kingwood
Preston County
Sixteenth Judicial
Former Policemen Held in Jail in Coal Region Killing
Pittsburgh Feb 19 former Coal and Iron policemen W J Lyster H P Watts and Frank Slapikas were ordered held for grand jury on murder charges in the fatal beating of Santiago miner John Bercoveskie The coroner jury urged immediate investigation of the Coal and Iron police system and heard from Dr J M Patterson physician for the Pittsburgh Coal company among witnesses who testified.
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Pittsburgh
W. J. Lyster
H. P. Watts
Frank Slapikas
Coal and Iron
John Bercoveskie
Santiago Miner
J. M. Patterson
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Lyster, Watts and Slapskas
Clues Grow Fainter in Doris Smith-Murphy Disappearance
San Francisco police search for four year old Doris Smith-Murphy shifts to tracing letters signed by K K purporting to be from the kidnapper. Investigators reveal a note stating the girl would be kept for a while as she resembles a dead wife, with a $5500 reward offered for her return.
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San Francisco
Doris Smith-Murphy
San Francisco Bay Region
Edward J. Murphy
Per
Morvalema
Doris
K. K
Duncan Mathieson
Matheson
California
Berkeley
Ulysses Edward Smith
Smith
Navy
Lont
Shanty Victim Pete Bedick Found Brutally Beaten
In Steubenville Ohio February 19 the body of Pete Bedick 45 was found in his shanty at Toronto near Steubenville. John Hudak 60 reported the slaying and described three visiting strangers who warned him to leave. Bedick suffered severe head injuries and a blood stained hatchet and pick handle were found. authorities noted $75 in his pockets.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Pete Bedick
Toronto
John Hudak
Hudak
Bed'ek
Medick
West Virginia Senate Approves Confederate Veterans Pension
West Virginia lawmakers approve a $20 monthly pension for remaining Confederate veterans, passing the bill to the House. Senator Miller votes no. Senator Hiner abstains due to economy pledges. The session also memorialized John T. Harris and moved several educational and local public works measures through committees and readings.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Senate
House of Delegates
A. B. White
Wood County
M. T. Miller
Boone County
Ben H. Hiner
Pendleton County
Senate
John T. Harris
West Graham Man Seriously Injured In Car Crash
John W. Rimmer, 22, of West Graham, was struck by a car on Greever avenue and thrown against a pole. He was taken to Bluefield Sanitarium with a grave fracture base of skull while driver Jack Davis, 17, of Burkes Garden, paid $5,000 bond for his appearance at Bluefield court.
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John W. Rimmer
West Graham
Greever Avenue
Bluefield
Ekull
Jack Davis
Burkes Garden
Rimmer
Squire C. K. Wimmer
Andy Broyles
Parente
G. W. Rimmer
Youngs Rimmer
Carl Cullen
Davie
Davis
J. A. Wallace
James Abshire
Fifty In Subway Car Injured In Hudson Tube Fire
A Hudson tube train bound for New Jersey suffered a fire in its first car near Christopher Street in Manhattan. Fifty people were injured, including four men and two women seriously, and about 200 passengers were affected by smoke and fumes.
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New York
Christopher Street
Manhattan
TAZEWELL WOMAN WINS ACQUITTAL IN MURDER CASE
Mrs Mabel Dishman 22 was found not guilty by a Tazewell circuit court jury after about an hour of deliberation in the killing of Walter Simpson 36 on January 19. Defense claimed self defense as Simpson allegedly forced entry after drinking. Simpson died from gunshot wounds near the Dishman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Dishman
Walter Simpson
Tazewell
J. Powell Royal
Richmond
Sherman Bradley
Bluefield
Bradley
J. M. Rose
Gratton
Claypool Hill
Liner Rescues Two From Abandoned Motorboat
The Red Star liner Lapland reports it picked up Hiram and Berell Davis of Tampa, Florida from an abandoned motorboat V-15745 off the east coast of Florida. The ship is due in New York February 21.
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New York
Red Star
Lapland
Wireless
Hiram
Berell Davis
Tampa
Fla
H Harvey
International Mercantile Marine Company
Berel Davis
Florida
Objections Filed Against Bus Line Permits in Beckley
Objections to permits for Beckley to Whiteaville bus lines were filed with state transportation supervisor F C Sanders by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. The railroad argues the lines would parallel its passenger routes, which it says already provide adequate service. Applicants include Alonzo Jones Sarah E Jones William E Zofer and others from Beckley and nearby Ben H Ashworth and B C Houchins of Beckley.
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Charleston
W. Va
Beckley
Whiteaville
F. C. Sanders
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Bua
Alonzo Jones
Sarah E. Jones
William E. Zofer
David E. Ashworth
Ben H. Ashworth
B. C. Houchins
States May Cooperate on Potomac Bridge Plan
A Maryland bill proposes the state road commission coordinate with West Virginia on a Potomac River bridge from Kitzmillersville Maryland to Blaine West Virginia. The measure was introduced in the Maryland house of delegates.
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Annapolis
Coolidge Receives Proposals But Delays Postoffice Plans
President Coolidge is SD with numerous postretirement offers but has not decided on his path. He will wait until after March 4 to respond, with writing for newspapers and magazines floated as a potential activity. He may write occasional reminiscences after leaving office but will not commit now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Mr. Coolidge
Porter embargo resolution tabled by house committee
The Porter embargo measure to empower the president to ban arms exports to belligerents was tabled by the house foreign affairs committee. Porter plans reintroduction next Congress, noting Kellogg’s preference over Capper’s plan which would name treaty violators by proclamation. The panel said action was infeasible this session and reporting the resolution would be futile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kellogg
Capper
Reublican
Kansas
House
Impeachment Recommendation for Judge Hardy by Committee
Sacramento report states the legislative committee investigating Judge Carlos E. Hardy of Los Angeles for accepting a $2,500 check from evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson has voted to recommend impeachment. Walter J. Little, chair, announced the decision tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Carlos 8. Hardy
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Walter J. Little
Father of Fourteen Killed in Railroad Crash
Edward Martin, 45, a farmer and father of fourteen, died when his car was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad train at Shreve near Wooste. The vehicle was demolished in the collision.
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Wooste
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shreve
Martin
Appalachian Power Plans Radford Hydro Plant Confirmed
Official confirmation of a proposed Appalachian Electric Power hydro electric plant near Radford Virginia was received in an open letter from Herbert Markle Bluefield general manager to Radford Mayor W H Painter. The project would cost about 11 million dollars and include an 80000 kilowatt plant on New River creating a 24 mile long lake. The company offered 225000 dollars for Radford’s Little River plant and would likely cancel a planned 175000 dollar city bond vote for renovations.
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
Radford
Herbert Markle
Bluefield
Appalachian Comny
W. H. Painter
Little River
New River
J. Markle
City of
Hoover Plans Tegomer With President Cabinet
President elect Herbert Hoover continues secret discussions with his cabinet choices for ten posts. He and his wife had an uneventful trip from Florida as reports emphasize discretion and ongoing selections.
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Herbert Hoover
Florida
Hoover returns to Washington to discuss early conference with Coolidge
President elect Hoover flies from Florida to Washington to hold an early meeting with President Coolidge and map transition plans. Cabinet talks surface as potential reshuffles emerge with Stimson and Donovan speculated for top posts while Borah signals retention of senate chair. The final cabinet remains unsettled as inauguration nears.
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Washington
Hoover
Florida
Coolidge
National Capital
Henry L. Stimson
William J. Donovan
Stimson
Borah
Idaho
J. Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Hoover
AFL Council Discusses Clearing House for Unemployment
The American Federation of Labor executive council in Miami on February 19 debated a potential national unemployment clearing house under federal control. They urged aid to help displaced workers and noted types of unemployment including seasonal technological and physical.
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American Federation of Labor Executive Council
Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
William Green
Federation
Congress
Plane crash in Birmingham injures announcer and pilot escapes
Birmingham, Feb. 19 A%- Stedman Gunning announcer for Radio Station KWKH Shreveport La was perhaps fatally injured and Dan Leary pilot of Shreveport escaped with minor hurts today when the plane they had just taken off from the flying field here crashed into a housetop.
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Birmingham
Ala
Stedman Gunning
Radio Bitation
KWKH
Shreveport
Dan Leary
Washington News In Brief From the Hoover Era
President-elect Hoover returned to Washington while the senate passed the Jones bill to raise penalties for prohibition violations. The house approved the White bill to extend the radio commission’s term and the ICC sought approval to regulate several carriers. The supreme court heard Lake cargo coal argument and concluded Harry F. Sinclair’s appeal largely. A special commission would probe charges against Federal District Judge Winslow. The House studied the carillon tariff and Salt Creek leases fraud report. Lenroot denied lobbying in a senate nominating inquiry.
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Hoover
Washington
Senate
Coolidge
House
White
Radio Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Lake Cargo
Harry F. Sinclair
Winslow
New York
Senate Lands Committee
Salt Creek
Forer
Lenroot
Court of Appeals
Winter Storm Closes In Across West Virginia
A strong winter snap hit West Virginia with heavy snow and plunging temperatures. Bluefield and nearby areas saw flurries and several inches of snow, disrupting schools and signaling the season’s heaviest snowfall to date. Northern Panhandle and Wheeling reports ranged from three to six inches.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Wil-iamson
Norton
Charleston
W. Va
Pairmont
Panhandle
Wheeling
M Dermot and Jacko Caught After Escape
Pat Mc Dermott and Mike Jacko life-term slayers who escaped from Ohio penitentiary with three others were captured by suburban police in a stone quarry near Upper Arlington Columbus this evening. They were identified by penitentiary officials and had not progressed more than five miles from the prison in about eighteen hours before being returned.
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Ohio
Columbus
Pat McDermott
Mike Jacko
Ohio Penitentiary
Upper Arlington
Five convicts escape Ohio penitentiary using improvised ladder
Five offenders including Pat McDermott, a killer of Canton editor Don R. Mellett, broke from the Ohio penitentiary by sawing cell bars and building a mattress ladder. They vanished for hours before fleeing and leaving little trace, with a wide search underway.
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Columbus
Pat McDermott
Don R. Mellett
Canton
Ohio Penitentiary
Sinc
Northern Rails and Producers in Lake Coal Rate Fight
Three judge federal court ruling on the Interstate Commerce Commission's authority to curb reduced lake port coal rates is pressed in the U S Supreme Court. Northern operators had long enjoyed a 26 cent advantage, later widened to 45 cents after a further 20 cent reduction. Southern carriers seek to match cuts. the case centers on commission prohibitions and joint through rate arrangements involving northern and southern lines and lake ports.
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Washington
Lake Cargo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Charleston
W. Va
Buelness
Northern
Southern
Luther M. Walter
Commission
Wolf Bible
Baltimore and Ohie
Ernest G. Ballard
Northern Coal Mine
August G. Gutheim
Pittsburgh
Lake Rate Committee
Federal District Court
Southern Railroads
Radio Rulers to Leave New Term
Washington reports lawmakers moved to extend the life of the Federal Radio Commission as an administrative body for another year. The House passed a companion White bill without a record vote and the Senate planned to act during a night session. Debate cited completing preliminaries of broadcaster organization before transfer to the Commerce Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Federal Radio Commission
White
Capitol
House
Representative Free
California
Legisla
Universal Wimunication Company
Ans
Davis
Marine
Ik T
Tam
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Ford Railroad
van Sweringen Group
LAW
Solon
Welch
Moundsville
Mullens
Virginia Side Lad
LINER
Hardy
Appalachian Hydro-Electric
East Radford
Southern Coal
By James L. West
U.S. Employment Agency
M Dermot
Jacko
Watson
Indiana
Department of Commerce
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