Reapportionment Plans Propose Kanawha County Boost
Two bills in West Virginia legislature outline Senate and House reapportionment. Kanawha would gain ten delegates under Street plan and eight under Johnson plan. Harrison would receive six or five respectively. Both plans create a Kanawha senatorial district and aim to adjust county representations while preserving or altering House sizes and districting.
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House
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House of Delegates
W. A. Street
Barbour County
C. B. Johnson
Kanawha County
Kanawha
Harrison
Brooke
Hancock
Ohio Counties
Marshall
Pleasants
Ritchie
Tyler
Wetzel
Calhoun
Gilmer
Roane
Wirt
Wood
Cabell
Jackson
Mason
Boone
Lincoln
Logan
Wayne
Putnam
Mingo
McDowell
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
Wyoming
Fayette
Raleigh
Clay
Braxton
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Webster
Barbour
Pocahontas
Randolph
Doddridge
Lewis
Marion
Monongalia
Taylor
Grant
Mineral
Preston
Tucker
Berkeley
Hampshire
Hardy
Jefferson
Morgan
Pendleton
Ohio
Upshur
Jecerson
Johnson
Pleasters
Berkely
Morgan Counties
Beckley
Four jurors accepted in Hartman slaying case at Gettysburg
Gettysburg Pa Jan 26 four jurors were accepted as the Hartman murder trial began to unfold for the October 14 1924 slaying of Fran cis J Haley state policeman. Judge McPherson presided as thirty one of sixty jurors were examined and cross examined. The four chosen were Allen Knouse H T Brown William Bittinger and Hugh McKillhenney. District Attorney Batt predicted a full jury by tomorrow night and trial to start Wednesday morning with thirty witnesses subpoenaed. Hartman’s brother Emery attended with the defendant’s father in the packed courtroom.
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Gettysburg
Philip A. Hartman
Francis J. Haley
Here
D. P. McPherson
Allen Knouse
Farmer
H. T. Brown
William Bittinger
Hugh McKillhenney
John P. Batt
Hartman
Emery
Booth Tarkington Wins $500000 Damage Suit
Los Angeles Jan 26 Booth Tarkington author won a $500000 damage suit opened against him here today without appearing in court He was sued by Miss Maud Greenwood of Palestine Texas who alleged he had stolen her plot for one of his film works The superior court threw out the case.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Booth Tarkington
Echo of Great Eclipse Seen in Bluefield Theatre
A Bluefield theatre showed a slide warning of the eclipse on Friday evening. A stylishly dressed woman scoffed that she had seen the warning in New York six months earlier.
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Bluefield
New York
Coolidge Renews Tax Cut Drive for 1926
President Coolidge dedicates four years to cutting taxes and reducing federal expenditures. He says if Congress sustains current budget plans, a further tax relief can be proposed next fall amid an expected 373 million dollar surplus in 1926. He warns against unnecessary spending and calls for efficiency without payroll cuts. The address was broadcast nationwide by radio.
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Washington
President Coolidge
Treasury
Closing plea for defense in veterans bureau conspiracy trial
Chicago January 26 closing arguments began in the veterans bureau conspiracy trial. Randolph with former Director Charles R Lorbes led the defense as the prosecution urged the jury to convict to uphold government integrity.
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Chicago
Veterans’ Bureau
Randolph
Charles R. Lorbes
Ralph Potter
Hold Hearing Here on Proposed New River Dam
The Eastern States Development Company seeks federal permission to divert New River waters from West Virginia. Major H P Trippe of the Huntington district will preside at Bluefield hearing on February 25. No decision will be made until after a parallel North Carolina Central Power Company case heard in Roanoke, Virginia.
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Rpptesten
Eastern States Development Company
Federal Power Commission
New River
West Virgonia
Bluefield
H. P. Trippe
United States
Huntington District
Trippe
Central Power Comany
North Carolina
Roanoke
Eastern States Development Eee
Central Power Companys
Virginia
North Carena
Civil docket opened as Dunagan suit vs Appalachian Power grows
United States district court began civil docket activity after criminal terms. Principal matter is Dunagan versus Appalachian Power Company seeking about 10000 dollars for the death of Emory Dunagan near Mayberry McDowell county on May 21 1924 when he touched a high tension line while responding to an outage. Dunagan worked for Pocahontas Fuel Company and was keeper of the Anglo fan house. Evidence shows line interruptions near his home and work that day.
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United States District Court
Dunagan
Appalachian Power Company
Ellen Mary Dunagan
Emory Dunagan
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Mayberry
McDowell County
Anglo
Pennsylvania Opposes Four-System Railroad Plan
Washington January 26 heads of New York Central Baltimore and Ohio and Nickel Plate railways outlined four large systems uniting northeastern mileage. Samuel Rea and Pennsylvanias leaders rejected the plan, arguing it would create an oversized Pennsylvanias route and unequal competition.
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Washington
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Nickel Plate
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
United States
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Road
J. J. Bernet
O. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Erie, Chesapeake and Ohio
P. E. Crowley
Daniel Willard
Pennsylvania
First Bluefield Radio Show Opens Amid Weather Hurdles
Bluefield hosts its first radio show in the Bailey building with about a thousand attendees despite rough weather. The event showcases Atwater Kent, Federal, Radiola, Crosley, and Murad sets, with engineers giving talks nightly. WLW Cincinnati features a Crossley broadcast to boost the week.
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Bluefield
New Bailey Building
William H. Thomas
WLW
Cincinnati
Crossley
Atwater Kent
Flat Top Auto & Supply Co
Federal
Bluefield Hardwre Co
Radiolas
Superior Supply Co
Crosley
Post<Glover Electric Co
Murad
Bluefield Supply Co
Oil Indictment Plea Arguments Submitted in DC
Arguments on pleas to quish indictments tied to naval oil reserve leasing were completed in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Chief Justice took the case under advisement.
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Washington
Quish
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Ere
Negro Straddles Auto Motor Beneath Hood
In Elmira New York on January 26 a Baltimore inmate Ernest Thomas, a Negro, was found straddling the motor beneath the hood of an automobile in the reformatory garage. Painter instructor F L Harley operated the car when the incident occurred triggering an investigation.
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Elmira
NX. Y
Elmira Reformatory
Ernest Thomas
Baltimore
F. L. Harley
Senate Approves Rates in Postal Pay Bill Fight
Washington January 26 The Senate advanced the postal pay and rate bill approving a one and a fourth cent reading matter rate, parity with religious and educational periodicals, and rejected a two cent general publication rate. It also okayed a two cent postcard rate and rejected higher rates for certain mailings amid a push to curb second class zone rate increases. The zone plan would merge eight zones into three with three, six, and eight cent rates.
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Washington
Senate
Post Office Department
Statewide institution building plan proposed in bills
In Charleston officials introduced a state institution building plan with a special fund and a feasibility study. A joint Senate House committee would assess needs of all institutions and a building program would be created with revenues to support it. Other measures include liquor dispensation on physician prescription and higher circuit judge salaries.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Hogg and
Willis
House of Delegates
Keatley
Capitol
B. H. Brown
Kanawha County
Darnall
Thomas J. Davis
Fayette County
Statement from Stone referenced to judiciary committee
Washington January 26 by unanimous consent the senate referred back to the judiciary committee the nomination of Attorney General Stone to be a supreme court justice. Executive session action at the request of Senator Curtis Kansas. Stone is expected to be confirmed.
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Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Stone
Supreme Court
Curtis
Kansas
Coolidge
Herriot Attacks Catholicism as Political Force in France
Paris, Jan 26. Premier Herriot denounces Vatican influence in France urging bishops not to use Catholic groups to press politics. He insists Rome seeks to make Catholic parties, cites Germany and Italy, warns of a great misfortune for France and says the pope should stay neutral.
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Paris
Rome
France
Herriot
Holy See
Republic
Vatican
Germany
Italy
M. Herriot
United States
Paul Simons
Wilson
Europe
Four killed in gas shaft tragedy at Columbus building
Four iron workers died in a gas filled shaft at the American Insurance Union building caisson in Columbus. Big Bill Martin repeatedly descended the shaft to recover the victims, removing his gas mask to aid the rescue before collapsing on top of the shaft. A fifth man survived the perilous ordeal.
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Columbus
Ohio
New American Insurance Union
C. R. Bowen
Greenwood
Ind
Jack Smith
New York City
Joan McCarthy
John Peterson
John Gill Construction Co
Cleveland
Bowen
McCarthy
William V
Martin
Bill
Big Bill
Motion to Remand Poe Case in Federal Court
Huntington W Va January 26 Motion to remand the case of J F Poe a state prohibition agent charged with murder of Chesley Childers will be entered at the opening of the March term of U S district court Here L R Via prosecuting attorney said Childers a nineteen year old was shot last August while fleeing Poe after his arrest on a liquor charge Poe was indicted in state courts Some weeks ago his counsel obtained a removal order arguing Poe acted under a federal officer Via contends the federal officer lacked power to delegate authority to Poe
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Huntington
W. Va
J. F. Poe
Chesley Childers
United States District Court
L. R. Via
Childers
Poe
Via
Turman Accused of Hiding $250000 in Get-Rich Scheme
New York report says Moe Turman profited $2,009,000 from a sensational scheme but allegedly concealed about $250,000. Assistant District Attorney Richard Murphy claims the discrepancy between investors’ funds received and amounts spent is at least $250,000 and may still be in Turman’s possession. Judge Koenig postponed pleaders in the second degree forgery case until Wednesday.
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New York
Moe Turman
Richard C. Murshy
Turman
Murphy
Koenig
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Philip Hartman
Congress
Mortimer
Appalachian Power CO
National Reformatory
Bailey Garage
Ouate Institution
Big Bill Martin
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