Death of Charles Smith After Moonshine Raid
Charles Smith twenty of Pike county Kentucky died at St Luke Hospital after a bullet wound to his right leg inflicted by prohibition officers during a raid on a still on White Oak Mountain Wyoming county about nine thirty yesterday morning. Eddie McPeak of Floyd Virginia alleged Confederate was captured and is held for federal court at Huntington on bond five thousand dollars. Prohibition officers say Smith fled up a ravine and was shot while fleeing. The still eightythundred gallon capacity and seven hundred gallons mash were destroyed.
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Smith
Prohibition
White Oak Mountain
Wyoming County
Northforth
Bluefield
Eddie McPeak
Floyd
Etill
A. J. Hearn
United States
Huntington
Keystone
R. D. Bailey
Wyoming
McPeak
McDowell County
Smith and McPeak
R. L. Taylor
Leonard Lambert
Ell Watking
Olice J. J. Stewart
Keystore
F. C. Woodyard
McDowell Vaney
McPea
Watkins
Stewart
Mc Peak
Caplinge
R. K
Blue- Smith
Eylor
Lambert
Woodyard
Still
Kellogg Returns to Washington After Brief Vacation
Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg cut short a vacation in St Paul and will return to Washington early next week. He was to confer with President Coolidge in Swampscott before proceeding to the capital as the foreign debt and Chinese sitution may prompt rapid developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Swampscott
Washington
Kellogg
Minn
State Department
Swampscoot
Mass
Coolidge
Eee
Kebee
Department
Kelee
Nateral
American Debt Commission
Frank B. Kellogg
Wesehington
Riff Chief Expected to Refuse Autonomy Offer
Paris reports France and Spain propose Abl el Krim autonomy in the Rif to be supervised under a Spanish protectorate. Abd el Krim likely rejects any Spanish directorate while Franco Spanish accord allows French forces to pursue fighters in the Moroccan zone as needed.
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Paris
France
Spain
Riff
Morocco
Madrid
Abd-el-Krim
Rocco
Queenstown mother to be indicted for kidnapping son
New York July 9 District Attorney Newcomb of Queens announced a grand jury would be asked next week to indict Mrs. Virginia Canaday of San Antonio Texas for kidnapping her five year old son Roscoe Jr from his father's Forest Hills home. He noted conflicting dispatches and declined to accept them as an alibi.
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New York
Newcomb
Queens County
Virginia
Canaday
San Antonio
Texas
Roscoe, Jr
Forest Hills
Long Island
Brooklyn Eagle
Caraday
A Woman's Wear Mail Order House Declares Involuntary Bankruptcy
PoHipsborn's Inc a major women's wear mail order house in Chicago faces involuntary bankruptcy with liabilities over 1 million dollars and assets near 760 thousand. The 1922 reorganization and three year effort to return to profit ended in receivership amid poor weather hurting the ready to wear line. J L Mellinery, vice president, cites adverse weather as a key factor and underwriters suffered a 2 million dollar loss on preferred stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
PoHipsborn’s Inc
J. L. MelInery
Dayton Awaits Opening of Evolution Case in Tennessee
Dayton, Tennessee prepares for the July grand jury indictment of John T Scopes on charges of teaching evolution. Defense and prosecution lawyers assemble near the courthouse as technicalities loom over testimony in the historic trial.
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Dayton
Adkins Held in Ashland Policeman Murder Case
Huntington West Virginia July 9 Leo Adkins twenty four of Huntington was arrested tonight at the request of Ashland police in connection with the murder of Alonzo Castle Ashland policeman weeks ago He is the second man held Ollie Cooper of Chesapeake Ohio arrested last week Cooper is held in Boyd county Kentucky jail awaiting grand jury action Adkins waived extradition and will be taken to Kentucky today
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Huntington
W. Va
Leo Adkins
Ashland
Alonzo Castle
Adkins
Ollie Cooper
Chesapeake
Ohio
Boyd County
Cooper
Kentucky
Coolidge Inspects Link in Boston Harbor Defenses
President Coolidge on a summer cruise from Marblehead to Fort Andrews inspects coastal Boston defenses including 12 inch mortars and storehouses. An accident near the fort elevator shaft injured no one, as Jervis escaped a four foot plunge with no injuries reported.
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Coolidge
Boston Harbor
Swampscott
Mass
President Coolidge
Fort Andrews
Boston
Jervis
White House
Secret Service
Darwin Merchants Dayton Store Amid Evolution Controversy
In Dayton Tennessee Jim Darwin, long-time general store owner, faces boycotts sparked by rumored links to Charles Darwin and evolution. Locals debate origins in Darwin family history while Darwin himself avoids the Scopes trial, focusing on business.
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Jim Darwin
Dayton
Tenn
Tennessee
Jim
Charles Darwin
Darwin
America
Darwins
Kinaman
Margaret Darwin Walters
Miners and operators clash over wage demands in Atlantic City
Atlantic City July 9 John L. Lewis urged a ten percent wage increase and checkoff restorations for 168 000 anthracite miners as a two year contract condition. Samuel Warriner warned market conditions favored wage cuts and arbitration in deadlock.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Samuel Warriner
Teply
Warriner
Ats
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Arbitration Commission
Becaus
Werriner
Warring
Warrinen
Dissolution of Major Grain Co operative Reported
Chicago on July 9 officials of the 26 million dollar Grain Marketing Company announce dissolution of the farmer producer co operative venture. Armour Grain Company and Rosenbauc Grain Corporation resume trading on the Chicago Board of Trade while still possible restricted operation or re incorporation under Minnesota law is considered. A board meeting is planned next Monday to plan fund disposition from stock sales to farmers.
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Chicago
Apo
Co-Operative
Armour Grain Company
Rosenbauc Grain Corporation
Chicago Board of Trade
Armour Company
Gray Silver
Minnesota
Mr. Silver
Joan W. Coverdale
Board of Directors
Agreement Reaches Temporary Alimony in Knox Suit
In Washington on July 9, opposition lawyers in the separate maintenance suit brought by Mrs. Josephine Pavie Knox against Philander Knox Jr. agreed on a temporary alimony amount. The exact figure awaits a consent order to be filed in court tomorrow. The hearing was postponed to allow settlement talks, making court work unnecessary on that feature.
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Washington
Josephine Pavie Knox
Philander
Knox, Jr
Knox
Federal Judge Ross Found Dead Under Wrecked Auto
Jackson Tenn July 9 Judge J W Ross of the Western Tennessee federal district court was found dead under his wrecked automobile in a creek seven miles from the wreck. An inquest was not deemed necessary. He died within a day after Madison county grand jury indicted him and three bank officials for embezzlement and breach of trust. Funeral services are planned.
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Jackson
Tenn
J. W. Ross
Federal District Court For
Tennessee
Madison County
J. W. Saunders
Ross
People's Savings Bank of Jackson
Judge Ross
Bessie Buffalo
Madison County Grand Jury
T. B. Carroll
John Carroll
W. I. Cawthon
T. J. Murray
Peoples Savings Bank
Massachusetts
T. W. Pope
Thomas B. Carroll
Sam
Carroll
Lamping
Memphis
George Harsh
Memphis Bar Association
Association
Playing Indians Proves Fatal to Boy of Nine
A nine year old boy in Erie Pennsylvania died when a small rifle carried by his playmate Robert Brown discharged as he slipped on an embankment. The bullet struck the boy in the head. Authorities ruled the death accidental after investigation by the coroner and police.
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Erie
Oor Brown
Robert Brown
Robert
Wheeling Doctor Held for Grand Jury
Wheeling West Virginia July 9 Dr A G Harness a Wheeling physician was arrested on a Harrison narcotic act violation he posted 10000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing and bound to the October term grand jury Narcotics valued at 800 were found at his residence and he admitted giving a habit forming drug to a cripple woman several days ago Narcotics inspectors led by Lloyd M Graves have been pursuing an active West Virginia campaign with arrests in Fairmont and Clarksburg in the past two days
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Dayton
Tenn
Tennessee
Butler
Marion County
Tennessee General Assembly
Austin Peay
John Thomas Scopes
Rhea County
Scopes
John T. Raulston
Court House
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Dudley Field Malone
Arthur Garfield Hays
New York
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
Los Angeles
A. T.art
Eighteenth
Tennessee Judicial Circuit
Wochester
William Goldsmith
Southwestern College
Winfield
Ranges
Wheeling
W. Va
A. G. Harness
Harness
Lloyd M. Graves
Clarksburg
Graves
Ming
West Virginia
Fairmont
Martins Ferry Hearing on Disturbance Delayed
In Martins Ferry Ohio July 9 hearings for two ministers and a businessman over a disturbance at a police probe were postponed in Mayor Duff court. Rev C T Hewitt Rev W M French and Brook Brown faced charges while Police Chief Edward Hyland's misconduct case was sent to the city civil service commission for decision. Prosecution had three witnesses. no ruling tonight.
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Martins Ferry
Ohio
Howard Duff
Ms Case
City Civil Service Commission
Common Pleas Court
B. McDonald
Woman of Ninety Two Among Heat Victims
Pittsburg reports two heat related deaths during a spell of hot weather. Victims include Miss Nance McKee, ninety two, and George Carnahan, a McKee sport worker. Temperature reached 92 degrees by six p m with low humidity and a brief shower forecast.
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Pittsburg
Nance McKee
George Carnahan
McKee Sport Will
Weather Bureau
Carter Oil to transfer office staff to Pittsburg
Pittsburg July 9 The major part of Carter Oil Company office staff will move from Parkersburg West Virginia to Pittsburg after Carter merges with Howe Construction and Refining Company A V Hoenting becomes vice president of Hope Company and will work with J B Corrin and other Hope executives The Carter Companys eastern division is the part consolidated with Hope
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Pittsburg
Carter Oil Company
Parkersburg
W. Va
Carter Company
Howe Construction and Refining Com
A. V. Hoenting
Hope Company
J. B. Corrin
Hope
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Charles Smith
Pike County
St. Luke's Hospital
This City
Rhea Circuit Court
Piet
Monkey Town
Allene Sumner
James Darwin
Virinia
W. P. Darwin
Darwin Station
Southern Railroad
Deansville
Mt. the
Evansville
Charles Tre Eeutes
of Grain Marketing Co
Martin’s Ferry
Force Oil Company
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