Hoover Confers With President Coolidge On Continuity Of Administration
President elect Herbert Hoover met with President Coolidge at the White House to discuss general affairs of government and ensure continuity of policy. He then reviewed foreign affairs with Secretary Kellogg and planned future actions with Senators Watson and Gillett as he prepares for March 4.
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Washington
Hoover
White Mouse
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Kellogs
State Department
White House
Florida
Mr. Hoover
Kellogg
Paris
Watson
Indiana
Gillett
Massachu
Day Chief Blames Local Conditions On Enforcement
New Haven, Feb 20 James M Doran prohibition commissioner told Yale that cooperation between state and municipal governments and power in the federal government are needed for stronger enforcement. He faulted local authorities for failing to enforce laws and cited corrupt city machines with police ties to crime. He praised federal cleanliness but urged shared duties under the eighteenth amendment and civil service for federal agents.
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New Haven
Conn
James M. Doran
Department of Economics, Sociology and Government
Yale University
Doran
Prohibition Bureau
Supreme Court
United States
Federal Prohibition Bureau
Federal District Attorney
Eastern rail map overhaul eyed by four giant mergers
Washington reports sweeping plan to unite eastern trunk lines into two new mega systems led by Pennsylvania and New York Central, with Van Sweringen and B&O proposals seeking extensive expansions. Each seeks control of key lines and terminals, promising to absorb weaker roads as directed by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Vandreme
New England
Pennsylvania
New York Central
van Sweringen
Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Cleveland
Ing
Central of
Newry
Maryland
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Toledo and
Irenton
Chicago
Indianapolis
Louisville
Wabash Railway
Ann Arbor
Lehigh and
Hudson River Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
Pere Marquette
Erie
Nickel Plate
Virginian
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Shawmut
Northern
Delaware and
Hadson
West Virginia
Montour
Smith Seen as Winner in West Virginia Sixth District
Charleston West Virginia February 26 Joe L Smith Beckler Democrat appeared assured of election to Congress after Kanawha County court said recount ballots should be discarded restoring the district totals to Smith leading England by 209 votes. Court cited an open vault during recount and tampering evidence with certification postponed for potential appeal. England 67662 Smith 67871 in the sixth district.
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Charleston
W. Va
Joe L. Smith
Beckler
Congress
Kanawha
E. T. England
Smith
England
State Supreme Court
Arrested Man Has Maps Of Chicago Massacre Region
A Detroit man, George A Wis, 36, was arrested for a Chicago murder and found with maps of the Chicago district where seven men were killed last week. He denied gang links, claimed the alias Joe Nosey Lewis, and tried to flee by throwing a blackjack through a hotel bathroom window when intercepted by police.
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Detroit
George Awis
Chicago
Bugs” Moran
Joe
Nosey) Lewis
Turner appeals for more money
Dr. John Roscoe Turner, president of West Virginia University, urged restoring original budget estimates to fund a four year building program and a library. He pressed for $200,000 yearly for the buildings and $55,000 for the library, arguing the lower figures would ruin the university’s plans and the state’s prospects.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Roscoe Turner
West Virginia University
Senate
House
University
Turner
Idaho
Illinois
Harold Matthews
Walter S. Hallanan
Mathews
State Board of Control
Etate
West Virginia Coase
Illnois
Virginia
Tur
Water power bill to be reported favorably
Charleston W V Feb 20 A Waterpower bill built on the Hugues framework was ordered reported favorably to the senate by the senate judiciary committee. Senator Ira L Smith said the bill would advance for printing and remain on calendar for study by various interests. The committee adopted amendments providing the governor with final say on water power licenses.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hugues
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ira L. Smith
Marion County
Smith
Judiciary Committee
Wright Hague
Ohio County
Rimmer, Virginia man, dies from skull fracture after car crash
John W. Rimmer, 22, of West Graham, died at Bluefield sanitarium from injuries after being struck Tuesday night by a car driven by Jack Davis, 17. Davis posted bond and faced a continued hearing. other occupants faced bonds as witnesses.
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John W. Rimmer
West Graham
Bluefield
Jack Davis
Burkes Garden
Rimmer
Young Davis
C. K Wimmer
Davis
Ab Davis
Carl Cullup
Mark A. Bird
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
J. Frank Anderson
Twin City National Bank
Bird
Kimmer
Cullup
Greever Avenue
Graham
Andy Broyles
Seroyles
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Stewart Attacks Rockefeller Aides In Indiana Oil Fight
Chicago Feb 20 Col Robert W Stewart assails Jon D Rockefeller Jr and his supporters in a fight for control of Standard Oil Indiana. He accuses opponents of moral superiority while saying proxies and revocations favor him. The blast targets Winthrop Aldrich and Ivy Lee after a 72 page Rockefeller document.
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Chicago
Robert W. Stewart
Jon D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Ol Company
Indiana
Rockefeller
Indiana Company
Stewart
Rockefeller, Jr
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Five miners dead in Peoria rail catastrophe near Hollis
Five miners were killed and about 150 injured when four cars of a Peoria Terminal Railway train derailed down a 25 foot embankment near Hollis, transporting workers to Crescent coal mines. Families rushed to the scene despite subzero weather as hospitals treated the injured. Names of the deceased and many injured are reported.
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Peoria
Wile
Peoria Terminal Railway Company
Hollis
Here
Crescent
William Brown
Lester Jones
George Wilkinson
Cecil Walker
Charles Luthy
James
Tariff hearings near finish as House committee weighs free list
Washington February hearings on tariff revision moved toward completion with 288 witnesses—the largest to date—testifying on the free list. Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau urged duties on bananas broom corn cotton cattle hides and vegetable oils to protect farmers and raise revenue. Proposals also covered sugar machinery cream separators and Bibles with varied ad valorem and per unit rates.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Chester Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
Free
Farm Bureau
Eugar
Wintery weather halts travel across the region
A heavy snow storm blankets southern West Virginia from six to eight inches with drifting causing travel disruption. Be ckl ey and Charleston report eight inches in some areas while lines between Bluefield Williamson and Bluefield Norton see similar totals. Rail service slowed as snow recedes in parts with limited urban routes remaining operational.
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Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bluefield
Williamson
Norton
Charleston
W. Va
West
Virsida
Beckley District
Huntington
Parkersburg
Postponed Sentencing for Washington Society Woman
New York February 20. The sentencing of Mrs Esther Fyvane DeForres Wilson a Washington Society woman convicted of second degree assault for shooting her husband Dallett H Wilson was postponed again. The court set next Monday as the date and Mrs Wilson remains in Helewne hospital observation ward for two weeks as physicians seek more time to complete their investigation.
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New York
Esther Fyvane
Wife of explorer and writer seeks divorce
In Reno on February 20 Mary Turner Mason wife of Gregory Mason writer and explorer was granted a divorce in district court. She claimed his dictatorial quarrelsome conduct and noted his past lecturing across the country. Custody of their five year old son will be divided.
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Reno
Nev
Gregory Mason
Mary Turner Mason
George Kebbe Turner
Mason
New York Evening Sun
The
Outlook
Supreme Court weighs ICC power in lake cargo coal case
The Supreme Court toyed with dismissing the northern railroad coal rate dispute while examining whether the Interstate Commerce Commission can bar rate cuts. Justice McReynolds signaled dismissal as northern and southern carriers settled a 35 cent differential, leaving judges to decide if the ICC may prevent southern cuts to meet the northern rates. John W. Davis and J. W. Norman argued for Northwestern consumers that court meritorious review is required.
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Washington
Lake Cargo
Supreme Court
Northren
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern
Southern
Charleston
W. Va
John W. Davie
J. W. Norman
Northwestern
Deckelon
Tree Judge Court
J. V. Norman
Power of Interstate Commerce Commission
Ture
AFL floats plan to suspend immigration ten years
Miami reporters said the executive council of the American Federation of Labor discussed a ten year immigration suspension and a government funded 15 million dollar public works program to ease unemployment. President William Green would present these ideas at the federation's next meeting to relieve jobless strain during industrial downturns.
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Miami
Fla
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
Cinamon Hanes
Ant Modten Peep
Ned Workmen
West Virginia Delegates Weigh Capitol Levy Tax Changes
West Virginia legislators faced tax policy fights as they debated a 5 cent per $100 levy for the Capitol building. The house advanced the measure to third reading after a clash over funding and broader taxation. The tax department and luxury tax proposals were rejected by the committee, with a report sent to the house for receipt.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Capitol
State Department of Education
House
Senate
BE. Leslie Long
Harrison County
Long
Commissioner of Agriculture
Judiciary Committee
Fourth Escaped Prisoner Seized as Manhunt Ends
Columbus police and Ohio officials recaptured four of five inmates who escaped from the state penitentiary, with James Walton and William H. Young still at large near Columbus and Marietta respectively. Authorities said the escape prompted a legislative investigation and that guards were questioned after one guard was charged with an untrue report.
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Columbus
Wm. H. Young
Marietta
Shadeville
Ohio
Franklin County
Ohio Penitentiary
UPA
House of Representatives
James W. Walton
Cleveland
Willliam H. Young
Washington
Young
Pat McDermott
Dem KR. Mellett
Canun
Mike Jacko
Joe Rosse
Cleveland Obber
James T. Anderson
Stark County
Mellett
Benevolent and Penal Institutions Committee
P. E. Thomas
Thomas
J. B. Isaacs
Isaacs
McDermott
Jacko
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