Appalachian Electric Power listed in federal probe of American Gas
Federal trade commission testimony links a March 31 1926 transfer of American Gas and Electric subsidiary assets to Appalachian Electric Power for securities valued at 112 million dollars. The books show the assets cost 62.69 million and yielded a 50 million dollar profit. The properties served 250 communities including Roanoke Lynchburg Pulaski Huntington and Kingsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
American Gas Company
Appalachian Electric Power Company
American Gas
A. R. Colbert
Commission
L. Boyd Hateh
New York
Colbert
American Gas and Electric Company
Appalachian Company
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Pulaski
Virginia
Huntington
Charleston
Logan
Bluefield
West Virginia
Ashland
Hazard
Pikeville
Kingsport
Tenn
Plan to Make Chicago Too Hot for Gangsters
Chicago leaders unveil a secret six committee of the Association of Commerce aimed at cleaning the city of law defying elements within six months. Col. Robert Isham Randolph says the drive will be unremitting with potential expenditures of up to 1,000,000 dollars to underwrite the clean-up and secure ample funds.
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Chicago
The
Association of Commerce
Robert Isham Randolph
Union Mines Seek Uniform Wage Scale in West Virginia
A Feb 27 meeting in Fairmont adopted a resolution by Van A. Bittner of the United Mine Workers calling on coal operators to meet miners’ representatives in a joint conference to draft a uniform wage scale. The move mirrors a recent Morgan town gathering.
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Fairmont
W. Va
van A. Bittner
United Mine Workers of American
West Virginia
Morgantown
Rivers rise with flood threat eased by cooler air
Rising rivers and a drop in temperature were reported in Pittsburgh on February 27. Forecasters doubted widespread flooding despite submerged railroad tracks on the north side. The river stage at the point stood at 24.1 feet, .9 feet below flood stage.
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Pittsburgh
Cruiser Wistaria Visits St Thomas and Sails to Santo Domingo
The British cruiser Wistaria called at St Thomas for coal on February 27 and immediately departed for Santo Domingo to engage with events surrounding the revolution there.
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St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Wistaria
Santo Domingo
Dr Howard Snook to be Electrocuted for Murder
Highlights core day notices report Columbus case of Dr Howard Snook scheduled for execution for the murder of Theora Hix. Other items include Taft's condition, trade probes, sports upsets, and political shifts in Paris and the Dominican Republic.
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Columbus
Howard Snook
Theora Hix
Mysterious Lady Bountiful Aids Homeless in Bowery
Miss Marion Spore, unknown to most, quietly gave away about 120000 dollars to help 5000 ragged homeless men over three years. She started with ten dollars after reading of two starving men, funds raised without charity solicitations, managed with a few trusted friends.
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New York
Marion Spore
Angel
Lower Bowery
Manhattan
Bowery
Park Avenue
Lady Bountiful
Page Five
Dean of American publishers George Haven Putnam dies
New York reports the death of Major George Haven Putnam at his home at age sixty something. He led G P Putnam's Sons, fought for international copyright and helped found the American Publishers Copyright League in 1886. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by France for his work. The obituary notes his aim to die in harness and his role in promoting U.S. literary rights.
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New York
American Publishers
Warrior
Man of Letters
George Haven Putnam
Major Putnam
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pirates of Literature
United States
Mr. Putnam
American Publishers’ Copyright League
Congress
France
George Palmer Putnam
England
Continent
Congressmen Kunz and son acquitted in con game case
Congressman Stanley H. Kunz and his son Stanley Kunz Jr were acquitted today of operating a confidence game and obtaining money under false pretenses. Trochowski charged the pair took 400 dollars as a bribe to obtain a civil service police job for his brother. The defendants denied the bribe claim and said the money was a loan that was repaid.
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Chicago
Stanley H. Kunz
Stanley Kunz Jr
Kunz
Roman Trochowski
Trochowski
Three Cornered Confabs Continue Amid Naval Talks
London Feb 27 The British coalition narrowly survived a coal bill vote 280 to 271 easing tensions as naval conference talks resume. Three cornered meetings among American Japanese and British delegates dominated the day with Stimson Reed and Matsudaira pursuing allied positions at St James Palace and the House of Commons.
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London
MacDonald
France
Henry L. Stimson
Reed
Matsudaira
Japan
Colonel Stimson
J. Theodore Marriner
House of Commons
St. James’ Palace
MacDonald Wins Narrow Victory In Coal Bill Vote
In the house of commons London February 27 Prime Minister MacDonald won a small majority of nine votes on a Liberal amendment to the coal bill. The tally stood 280 to 271 as eight Liberals abstained and four sided with the government. Sir William Edge resigned as Liberal whip.
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London
House of Commons
MacDonald
William Edge
Creative Erateet Ba Party
Witnesses Urge State Regulation of Liquor Sales
A House judiciary hearing heard witnesses call for returning authority to regulate liquor to state hands. Du Pont and other industrialists urged repeal of federal prohibition, citing lawlessness and lack of popular support, as witnesses warned the Eighteenth Amendment harms governance and prosperity.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Middle West
John Malick
First Unitarian-Congregationalist
Cincinnati
Pierre S. du Pont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company
Wilmington
Del
Anti-Saloon League
Raymond Pitcairn
Philadelphia
H. H. Curran
John Gebhart
Association Against the
Alexander Lincoln
Boston
Robert M. Harris
New York
Fabian Franklin
Henry Alan Johnston
Voly Committee of Lawyers
Cole B. Morgan
Hearst
du Pont
Pitcairn
Franklin
Deposed Shah Ahmed of Persia Dies in Paris
The deposed Shah Ahmed of Persia, an eighth century descendant of the prophet and reputedly among the world's richest men, died in Paris today at age 82. He was deposed in 1925 by the Persian mejliss and had lived mostly in France since.
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Paris
Shah Ahmed
Persia
Mejliss
France
B and O Wins ICO Approval for Buffalo Rochester Pittsburgh Merger
The New York Times reports Baltimore and Ohio has won Interstate Commerce Commission approval to acquire the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad as part of its $2 billion consolidation plan. Circles expect ICC to grant B and O permission to also acquire the Buffalo and Susquehanna as a supplementary line. The merger aligns with terms that ensure all stockholders receive the same price previously paid by Allegheny and Rockefeller interests.
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New York
New York Times
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh
Times
Commerce Commission
Baltimore & Ohio
Buffalo & Susquehanna
Buffalo, Rochester
Appeal Urges Citizens to Support YWCA Budget Drive
Workers race to cover a shortfall of more than 3600 toward a 10500 annual budget. Tonight at 6 15 they meet for dinner at the Y to file final reports. Readouts show Team totals ranging from 21 to 405 with a running sum of 6962 30. public urged to pledge at Y headquarters before six fifteen.
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Bluefield
Ohio Professor Snook to Die by Electric Chair Tonight
Dr James Howard Snook the Ohio State University professor condemned for the murder of co ed Theora Hix faced execution at Ohio Penitentiary. Governor Cooper denied clemency and commutation requests as Mrs Helen Snook pleaded for mercy.
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Columbus
Ohio
P. E. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
James Howard Snook
Ohio State University
Gchio Penitentiary
Ohio State
Snook
Cooper
State Board of Clemency
BE. O. Ricketts
Morales May Be Provisional Leader In Dominican Crisis
In Santo Domingo supporters of President Vasquez and insurgents meet to discuss a provisional president to oversee May elections. Gen. Estrella Arena and Desiderio Arias command 2000 followers and hold the capital. Angel Morales seeks the post with backing from insurgent allies as Vasquez resigns.
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Santo Domingo
Washington
Dominican Trepublic
Uaa
Dominican Republic
Horacio Vasquez
Rafael Trujillo
Ozama
Vasquez
Jose Alfonseca
Senor Angel Morales
Rafael Estrella Arena
Desiderio Arias
Irene Schroeder Confession Claims In Pennsylvania Slaying
Three Maricopa County jail inmates testified that Irene Schroeder confessed to killing Pennsylvania state troopers near New Castle. The women said Schroeder acted during a December confrontation with officers, detailing the shootings and her motive to avenge her brother’s prison death. Schroeder awaits extradition as Dague confessed his part.
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Phoenix
Ariz
New Castle
Maricopa County
Irene Schroeder
Benwood
W. Va
Corp
Brady Paul
Pennsylvania
Paul
Copa
Edward Crawford
Jefferson City
Irene
Vare Plans to Return to Philadelphia Soon
Philadelphia report says William S. Vare will return to the city next week to confer with political lieutenants about remaining a candidate for the Republican nomination for U S senator against Joseph R. Grundy. Ware discussed Pennsylvania affairs with Secretary of Labor James J. Davis in St Lucie, reviving speculation that Davis may enter state politics as a running mate of Ware or Brown.
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Philadelphia
Florida
William
United States
Joseph R. Grundy
Ware
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
St. Lucie
Davis
Francis Shunk Brown
Man Arrested in Slaying Named by Authorities as Jake Devilbliss
In Charlies Town West Virginia on February 27, county officials identified the arrestee as Jake Devilbliss of Great Cacapon Morgan County. He confessed when confronted by his father George Devilbliss and brother Melvin. Autopsy showed Beckmann had been drinking.
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Charlies Town
Jefferson County
W. Va
Robert Cole
Crucible
Theodore Beckmann
Jake Devilbliss
Great Cacapon
Morgan County
George Devilbliss
Melvin
Devilbliss
Beckmann
Three Suspects Held in Policeman Death
Three men identified as Ray Hall George Evans and Lawrence Hiatt of Indianapolis were arrested after a late day chase in Indianapolis on suspicion of belonging to a rum running and hijacking gang linked to the death of a policeman near Detroit. Police report the trio were captured following a car pursuit.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Detroit
Mich
Ray Hall
George Evans
Lawrence Hiatt
Woman 75 Hangs Self in Bellaire Home
Mrs. Carrie Myers, 75, committed suicide at her Bellaire residence by tying a rope to a door hinge. Ill health is listed as the reason for her action.
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Bellaire
Carrie Myers
Missing Western Air Express Plane Searched Near San Bernardino
Search efforts for pilot James EF Doles and two crewmen A W Bieber and John W Slaton narrowed to a 50 mile arc north of San Bernardino California after the ship vanished Sunday from Kingman Arizona bound for Los Angeles. Deputies rode and drove through brush while four Western Air Express planes combed the area.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express
James EF. Doles
San Bernardino
Cal
Doles
A. W. Bieber
John W. Slaton
Kingman
Ariz
San Bernardino Mountains
Senate in overtime clash over lumber tariff vote
The Senate rejected a lumber tariff bid 39 to 34 amid heated accusations of logrolling on lumber oil and sugar. Senators Norris and Walsh pressed deals allegations while Wirt Franklin was subpoened for oil tariff questioning. An immediate cotton rate proposal was set to follow the oil contest.
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Washington
Far
Northwest
Senate
Dill
Norris
Nebraska
Walsh
Montana
Senate Lobby Committee
Wirt Franklin
American Independent Petroleum Producers Association
Tomorow
Jones
McNary
Steiner
Oregon
Nye
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Shortridge
California
Opponents Block Tardieu Plans in French Cabinet Fight
Paris February 27 The deadlocked right and left in the chamber of deputies widen the gap as former Premier Andre Tardieu seeks to reassemble a government. He offers Foreign Affairs to Edouard Herriot, who rejects the post and backs his Radical Socialist bloc against Tardieu. The crisis may last days with no cabinet statement until March 6 or later.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Andre ‘Tardieu
Chautemps
M. Tardieu
France
Ife
Piake
Taft Close to Death as Capital Prays and Hoover Cancels Reception
Grief sweeps Washington as former president and chief justice William Howard Taft slides toward death. Doctors say no real improvement is possible as Mrs Taft and daughter Helen Taft Manning stay by his bedside. President Hoover cancels tonight’s reception, and social events are abandoned while Bishop Freeman leads a national prayer.
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Hoover
Washington
Taft
Wyoming Avenue
Juste
Charles Evans Huces
William Howard Taft
Francis R. Hagner
Helen Taft Manning
Robert
Cincinnati
House of Representatives
James E. Freeman
Taft Sons Hurry to Washington as Father Fades
Cincinnati dispatch notes Robert A. Taft left at 10 tonight for Washington to be with his critically ill father William Howard Taft. Charles P. Taft may follow tomorrow if condition warrants, according to reports.
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
William Howard Taft
Washington
Charles P. Taft
School Trustees Probe Death of Youth in Connecticut
Meriden Conn Feb 27 the board of trustees of the Connecticut School for Boys pledged a thorough investigation after a 33 page welfare report charged brutal inmate treatment and incompetence by officers The death of Rudolph Brown who died from wounds allegedly inflicted with a pitchfork by inmate Austin Mille preceded by a note of a grudge was not the trigger for the inquiry officials call Brown’s injuries accidental.
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Meriden
Conn
Connecticut School For Boys
State Welfare Department
Rudolph Brown
Austin Mille
Brown
Imposter Samuel Weinberg Arrested On Broadway
Samuel Weinberg also known as Lieut Sterling G Wyman was arrested on Broadway after being pursued for almost a year to serve a prison term for practicing law without a license He once convinced President Harding as a naval lieutenant and representative of Princess Fatima to gain an audience with the president and secure her an audience in 1922
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New York
United States
Samuel Weinberg
Sterling G. Wyman
Broadway
Weinberg
Wyman
Harding
Fatima
Midland Trail Route Change Authorized
A route alteration for U S Route 60 at Lewisburg Greenbrier county was approved by the state road commission and Lewisburg residents. The plan includes a short paved stretch to remove two dangerous curves on the western approach to Lewisburg.
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Charleston
Lewisburg
Greenbrier County
State Road Commission
Wharf boat sinks at Moundsville after leak
Moundsville West Virginia February 27 a wharf boat sprang a leak and sank today though attendants removed all freight beforehand. The boat valued at one thousand dollars. Henry Ernst, owner, provided statement.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Henry Ernst
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