Bluefield Faces Major Problems as Incoming Board Takes Charge
Bluefield trustees confront a slate of challenges including a petition by Bluefield Water Works for plant revaluation and rate hikes set for July 24 in Charleston. The city also faces approximately 90 000 in suits tied to the Vaughn contract and other claims to be heard in August. Major Cutter is expected to testify and City Manager Ridley may need to stay in Bluefield during the trial.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
R. B. Berheim
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Charleston
Eity
Ridney
Ritz
Mr. Ritz
John Kee
John Vaughn
Roanoke
Ridley
Major Cutter
Fort Meyer
Fla
A. F. Kingdon
Ntale
Kingdon
Public Service Commission
Montvale
Bland Street
Lawrence Kersey
Kersey
Williams
North Streets
North Street
Williams Street
Rt. Kearsey
Politician Pushes Christ Belief Clause for Teachers
United States Senator Cole L. Blease of South Carolina announced support for a state law requiring all public school teachers to affirm belief in the deity of Jesus Christ. He said he would urge stricter terms than an anti evolution bill planned by Rep. Thomas H. Peoples of Richland County.
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Greenville
S.C
Test attack on co called moral treaty fails before federal judge
Federal Judge Mack ruled the courts lack power to compel prosecutors to enforce the liquor import law tied to the so called moral treaty with Great Britain. The suit by New Neptune Association of Masters and Mates sought to declare the treaty unconstitutional. Plaintiffs claimed American shipping harmed as passengers chose British ships to obtain liquor beyond the three mile limit.
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New York
Great Britain
United States
Mack
New Neptune Association of Masters and Mates
Poloneetioneks Et Es Reaty
Agreement to unite peace forces in US
The World Court and Outlawry of War Joint Committee announced a joint proposal to be sent to the Senate. It urges immediate American adherence to the court protocol with the Harding Hughes Coolidge reservations and plans withdrawal after a set time unless an international conference to outlaw war is convened.
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Washington
Senate
World Court and
French Commander in Morocco Visits Paris
General Stanislas Naulin, newly named commander in chief of French forces in Morocco, arrived in Paris and was received by Prime Minister Painleve.
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Morocco
Paris
Stanislaus Naulin
1924 Trade Record Sees Little Room for Complaint
Hoover notes a favorable balance of trade of 1.04 billion dollars in the 1924-25 fiscal year and broad gains in employment, agriculture and construction while warning of difficulties in the bituminous coal sector and uneven gains in shipping and textile industries.
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Washington
Hoover
Commerce Department
Department
United States
Mr. Hoover
Freerment of Commerce
Eight Hour Day Considered in Oil Industry Shift
New York and New Jersey oil companies weigh eight hour workdays after Standard Oil adopts an eight hour schedule. Tidewater and others say they are studying or may follow the move, signaling a possible industry-wide shift from twelve hours.
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New York
Standard Ol Company
New Jersey
Tidewater O1
Gross sales tax receipts fall sharply in West Virginia
Charleston figures show gross sales tax for the year ending June 30 totalled 2 565 012 dollars, down 164 percent from 1923 24. Experts cite industry slowdown, but a late 1925 quarter suggests possible improvement though second quarter lags 1924.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Tax Department
Tax Department
Wheeling Seeks to Stay in Pittsburgh Freight Territory
P. M. Neigh of the Wheeling Chamber of Commerce and Wheeling Steel Corp urged the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington to keep Wheeling in the Pittsburgh freight district. He argued that inclusion within that district has supported Wheeling's steel industry for sixty years and a change would disrupt the established grouping.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
P. M. Neigh
Wheeling Chamber of Commerce
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Rebellious Tribesmen Increase Pressure Near Taza
Advices from the French front indicate growing pressure of the tribesmen on French forces near Taza in Spanish Morroco. The rebels cut the Fes Algiers railroad threatening communications between the protectorate and Algiers as the military situation becomes serious.
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Melilla
Spanish Morocco
Taza
Fes-Algiers
Algiers
Third Day of Scopes Evolution Trial Ends Amid Stormy Scenes
Dayton Tenn July 14. The Scopes trial ends a day of waiting as Judge Raulston delays reading his ruling on the motion to quash the indictment. A journalist committee was appointed to report in court to morrow. The identity of the suspected offender was not stated.
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Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
Rhea County
John Thomas Scopes
Tennessee
John T. Raulaston
Informa
Raulston
International News Service
Eme
Jury to Try Young Schoolteacher Delayed by Court Controversy
In Dayton Tennessee the trial of a young schoolteacher stalled as the jury had not been sworn. A defense motion sought to end the case by attacking the Tennessee evolution statute and challenged the court’s daily morning prayer. The judge delayed ruling, ordered press standards reviewed, and referred the prayer issue to the Dayton Ministerial Association.
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Dayton
Tenn
I Idea
John T. Raulston
Richard Beamish
Philadelphia Inquirer
Forest Davis
New York Herald-Tribune
Philip Kinsley
Chicago Tribune
Earl Shaub
Universal Service
Tony Muto
New York Evening Bulletin
International News Service
Rhea County
Arthur Garfield Hays
Stewart
Dudley Field Majone
Dayton Ministerial Association
Raulston
A. C. Stribling
Dayton Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Clarence Darrow
John T. Scopes
Darrow
Malone
Huntington Minister Signs Petition Against Prayers By Fundamentalists Only
Dayton Tennessee July 14 A petition to stop morning prayers by fundamentalist clergy during the Scopes trial was presented by defense counsel. The petition urged alternation of officiants with non fundamentalist ministers and cited offensive prayers to some participants. Judge Raulston referred the petition to the Dayton Ministerial Association for selection of speakers.
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Huntington
Dayton
Tenn
Kaulston
Rauben
Charles Francis Potter
West Side
D. M
Rhea County
John T. Scopes
Hays
Parleys Fail to Bridge Hard Coal Negotiation Gap
Atlantic City July 14 miners warn of a strike by September 1 if the August 31 contract renewal fails. Talks lack a state element as stalemated wage, check-off, and contract duration issues remain unresolved. Key leaders Lewis Murray absent. Williams and Strambo stand in. Mine owners’ subcommittee chair Inglis also absent.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Enoch Williams
Coal River Collieries to name successor to Warren S. Stone
The Coal River Collieries Company board will meet in Huntington on July 21 to choose a successor to the late Warren S. Stone. J T Dunigan, president and general manager, announces Stone served as chairman of the directorate for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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Huntington
W. Va
Coal River Collieries Company
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood
J. T. Dunigan
Bramwell approves $10,000 bond for street improvement
A bond issue election in Bramwell passed unanimously with 205 votes in favor and no negative ballots. The community records a perfect vote, with few habitual opponents noted, as the measure funds street improvements in Bramwell.
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Bramwell
Bids Sought for New Air Mail Routes
Postmaster General announces schedules for eight new air mail routes linking with the transcontinental service. Bids due September 15 from contractors. Required speed about 90 mph and six round trips weekly per route. Routes include New York to Boston via Hartford and others through Chicago, Elko to Pasco, Salt Lake City to Los Angeles, and Seattle to San Francisco with several stops.
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Washington
Postmaster General New
New York
Boston
Hartford
Conn
Chicago
Army Summer Training Emphasized by Pershing Series
General Pershing explains the regular army’s role in training civilians for the citizen army. He notes the 1920 Defense Act divides forces into regular army, national guard, and organized reserves and calls for expanded mobilization in war. Regulars train guards and reserves nationwide, with camps in almost every state, highlighting lengths travelled by units and the need for better barracks and staffing.
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United States
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Minnesota
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Iowa
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Virginia
Potomac
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Camp Custer
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Pacific
Fortress Monroe
Atlantic
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Oklahoma
Ily
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