Grapevine Brings News Of Howell Pardon To Frank Howell
Frank Howell, convict in a 1929 filling station robbery, is pardoned unconditionally by Governor Conley. Warden Scroggins awaits papers as Marshall County officials and others confirm Dague and Mrs Irene Schroeder confessed to the crime. Howell and his wife were later acquitted on related charges in Cadiz Ohio.
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Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
Howell
Warden Scroggins
Secoun
Marshall County
W. Glen Dague
New Castle
Jack Cotts
Fairview
New Martinsville
Cadiz O
Dague
Harrison County
Ohio
Cadiz
Victor Rowland
James L. Smith
Wirt County
Taylor
G. A. Davis
Cabell County
Conley
House of Delegates
J. William Cummins
Ohio County
House Journal
Cummins
Bethlehem bonuses questioned in accounting order
Newark N J Jan 14 The Bethlehem Steel Corporation and thirteen officers and directors were ordered to show cause January 27 why they should not give an accounting for bonus payments totaling 36493668 The order sought by four small stockholders who want a refund if excess was found and a temporary injunction restraining further bonuses was denied The bonuses covered January 1 1911 to June 30 1930 and were disclosed during testimony in a trial over a merger with Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
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Newark
N. J
BethLehem Steel Corporation
Backes
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem
North Dakota Reservoir Proposal Submits Plan for River Control
Chicago reports a proposal for a large North Dakota reservoir aimed at Mississippi river flood control irrigation and navigation. W. Thompson presented the plan at a water conference with Mayor Thomp son. Conference leaders work on a resolution to urge Congress to release remaining flood relief funds.
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Chicago
North Ota
W. Thompson
South Dakota Water Conservation, Commission
William Hale Thompson
Congress
Severe Earthquake Shakes Mexico City
A strong quake in Mexico City at 8 48 p m caused at least one death and four injuries, started fires, cracked buildings, and forced residents into the streets. Lights failed, telephones and power lines fell, and a yellow lightning glow lit the sky as rain fell and crowds sought safety amid cold and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Snow Falls South of Mexico Border Report
New York reports a widespread cold spell with rare Mexico City snow and a sharp drop in temperatures across the southern border region. The storm also brings freezing winds to Morocco and parts of Europe, while Dixie and the Carolinas experience snow and single-digit lows.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Morocco
Buffalo
N. Y
Spain
Dixie
Chattanooga
Tenn
Johnson City
Piedmont
Carolinas
Virginia
West Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Atlanta
Florida
Gulf
Canada
Middlewest
Seaboard
Smith and Lucas spar over banks cartoon apologies
Washington reports Robert H. Lucas of the Republican National Committee says he would apologize to Alfred E. Smith if Smith endorses prohibition. Smith counters a barroom cartoon misrepresenting him and Raskob. Congressional record friction follows as Kent and Kent election ties surface and Democratic objections arise.
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Washington
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
Alfred E. Smith
John J. Rascob
Smith
Prohibition
Lucas
Hoover
New York
Wagner
Republican National Organization For
al Smith
Capitol
Lucas-Smith
Glenn
Illinois
Congressional
Frank R. Kent
Baltimore
Raskob
Kent
Robinson
Arkansas
The
Sun
Earth Tremor in Vera Cruz Sends Citizens to Streets
A long lasting earthquake struck Vera Cruz Mexico at 7 55 p m causing widespread fear. Most residents fled into the streets despite a light rain as alarms rang through the city.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
Ritchie Seated for Fourth Term In Maryland Inauguration
Annapolis Md Jan 14 Albert C Ritchie inaugurated as Maryland governor for the fourth time remarks focus on national questions. He pleads for smaller government opposes national prohibition and argues unemployment should be solved by business not government. Broadcast nationwide few thousand attend Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Maryland Free State
House of Delegates
Ritchie
Capitol
United Fuel Gas Rates Suspended in West Virginia
West Virginia Supreme Court suspended rates fixed by the Public Service Commission for United Fuel Gas in southern counties. An appeal was allowed by the court for protesting cities including Charleston Huntington and Williamson. The final hearing date remains to be agreed upon by counsel.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Fuel Gas Company
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Public Service Commission
Haymond Maxwell
Woods
Maxwell
Homer Woods
J. H. Hatcher
Huntington
Williamson
United Fues
Charles Ritchie
Gangsters Sent to State Prison for Safe Keeping
The six desperadoes arrested in Bluefield were transported toward Columbia after South Carolina officials dispatched officers to ensure safe keeping at the state penitentiary. The group faces multiple murders and robberies charges, with Ernest Thomas named as the principal actor in brutal acts. Police reported large crowds and heavy police presence at Asheville as the prisoners were moved.
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South Carolina
State Penitentiary
Robert Eldridge
Bluefield
Asheville
N. C
Peery
Eldridge
William Linkenholker
J. B. Gilpin
W. Lewie
Gilpin
Bond
Lewis
North Carolina
Columbia
Woode
Woods
Wood
Ernest Thomas
Thomas
Carbon Monoxide Death of Recluse Miss Pachter
Carbon monoxide poisoning is listed as the definite cause of death for Miss Tillie Pachter an 80 year old recluse whose body was found near a gas stove in her Pittsburgh home Her will may reveal an estate around 200000 Her sister Esther died in 1909 prompting a life of seclusion lasting over 20 years.
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Pittsburgh
Tillie Pachter
Miss Pachter
Esther
Mail Order Rum Ring Smashes. 3 Arrests in Times Square
Federal agents claim a nationwide mail order liquor ring worth about 5 million dollars was disrupted with the arrest of two men and a woman in a Times Square office. H J Simmons said documents list many prominent customers and shipments were sent across the country. He predicted further arrests and noted liquor source remains undetermined. A small quantity was seized at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Times Square
H. J. Simmons
Department of Justice
Simmons
Prosecution to Seek Death Penalty in Coalwood Killings
Reports say Wilson Anderson McDowell County prosecutor will seek the death penalty for Jess Neidifer in the Christmas Eve killings of roommates T. A. Bryant and J. M. Jackson in Coalwood. Neidifer is the alleged killer in the Neidifer home incident.
Neidifer Faces Life-or-Death Battle in Coalwood Case
The former minor league pitcher Jess Neidifer, accused of fatally shooting T A Bryant and J M Jackson in Coalwood on Christmas Eve, faces a possible death penalty as prosecutors seek capital punishment. Bond may be set at 15000, with defense predicting acquittal. Neidifer surrendered after the killings and will enter pleas in McDowell criminal court.
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Wilson Anderson
McDowell County
Jess Neidifer
T. A. Bryant
J. M. Jackson
Neldifer
Coalwood
Nedifer
McDowell Grand
Graham Sale
Anderson
Neidier
Coalwood Robin
Sale
Neidifer
Bryant
Jackson
Tennessee
Big Jess
McDowell
Welch
McDowell Criminal Court
Trail of it Girl Painted in Court
Clara Bow described as drunk in an asserted confession read during Daisy DeBoe's grand theft trial. The statement claims Bow’s letters by Harry Richman and Gary Cooper were burned to hide trouble. De Bue testified as the stenographer read the confession. the DA investigator Blayney Matthews faced threats of prosecu tion.
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Los Angeles
Clara Bow
Daisy DeBoe
de Boe
Harry Richman
Har Pierson
Dallas
Gary Cooper
Clara
Miss Bow
Dorothy Adams
Miss de Bue
Blayney Matthews
Rites Today for H Sol White Matewan Pioneer
Henry Solomon White 90 of Matewan died after a brief influenza illness at Grace Hospital Welch. He will be buried in the White mausoleum at Williamcon after funeral services at his Matewan home. White served in the Civil War, was a West Virginia state senator, chaired the Union Soldiers and Sailors Memorial commission, and fought Cass Gilbert over a Capitol monument unveiled July 4. He is survived by his widow and seven children.
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Henry Solomon White
Matewan
West Virginia
Grace Hospital
Welch
Williamcon
Tewan
Phillips
Tueday
White
Iona White
Alice Fifield
Battle Creek
Mich
Kembel White
Fairmont
C. R. Bourland
Hope
E. A. Hansbarger
Williamson
H. S. White Jr
Theresa White
H. Sol White
Michael White
Wadestown
Allegheny County
Capitol
Gilbert
Democrats start new aid dispute over drought relief funds
Washington January 14 The Senate passed a 45 million dollar emergency drought loan measure for farmers to plant this year amid a dispute over relief funding. Senate Democrats proposed a direct 25 million dollar treasury appropriation for the Red Cross to administer drought relief and threatened a spring extra session. Senator Robinson argued the new fund could be added to the agriculture appropriation with a two thirds vote, while administration opponents argued the Red Cross could handle relief with existing funds.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Democrats
Treasury
Red Cross
Robinson
Arkansas
House
Caraway
Black
Alabama
Hoover
Agriculture Department
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate Action on Drought Relief and Red Cross Funding
The Senate passed a 45 million drought relief bill. Senators Robinson and Black urged 25 million for Red Cross drought relief, while Senator Thomas claimed 25 million was already available. John Barton Payne denied the claim. Red Cross chairman Walsh sought reconsideration to postpone world court action to next session. Wheeler criticized Hoover for recalling criticism of the senate’s request to recall three power commission nominees.
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Senate
Robinson
Black
Red Cross
Thomas
Oklahoma
John Barton Payne
Walsh
Wheeler
Hoover
Power Commission
Proposals to Probe Water Power Act And Utility Rates
In Charleston on January 14 1931 the West Virginia senate opened with two proposed investigations. Senator Henshaw seeks a seven member committee to scrutinize the 1929 water power act passage and its integrity. Senator Hatfield calls for examining utility rates and valuations by the senate to address public concern over high charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Senate
Harry P. Henshaw
Berkeley County
McGinnis Hatfield
McDowell County
Senate
Monay
Henshaw
Reof
Hatfield
Public Service Commission
Red Cross drought relief drive gains momentum
Alfred E. Smith endorses the Red Cross appeal for drought relief funds. John Barton Payne reports swift responses to Hoover's call for 10 million dollars with large contributions from New York chapters including the Times and Mrs. Eli Harriman. Winter conditions worsen in several states as tribes seek aid.
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Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Hoover
Red Cross
American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
New York
The
New York Times
Eli. H. Harriman
Oklahoma Independent Indian Tribes
National Red Cross
West Virginia Legislature Opens with Controversial Topics Previewed
The 1931 West Virginia legislature began a sixty day session in Charleston with a joint session hearing Governor Conley’s message outlining state problems. Proposals to investigate the 1929 Water Power Act and public utility rates were referred to next meetings. Leaders elected included Senate president Mont White and House speaker J Alfred Jorn.
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Conley
Water Power Act
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House
Mont Z. White
Mingo County
J. Alfred Jor
Fayette County
Heard Goy
Ernor Conley
Unti
House of Delegates
J. W. Hartigan
Monongalia County
Cummins
A. J. Wilkinson
Cabell County
Taylor
Blakey
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Frank Howell
North Dakota
State of
United Fuel
Public Service Body
Crotian Indian
Gang
Bluefield Firm
Miss Deboe
H. ‘Sol’ White
State
Solon
Associated Press
Payne
M. Stanley Hodges
Pendleton County
Roscoe Mullens
Putnam County
A. E. Marschner
Robert T. Kidd
Taylor County
Hal Depue
Kanawha County
Oscar O. Allison
Hancock County
A. C. Herold
Braxton County
Jacob B. Smith
Lincoln County
Braxton
H. P. Henshaw
W. Edwin Wells
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