Locomotive Company to End Compound Engines
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY The Baldwin Locomotive Works announced they would discontinue the manufacture of the compound type of locomotive. Col. H. L. Beury, pioneer coal operator of the New River field died at his home at Beury, Fayette county. Conductor W. A. Vawter and Engineer Alfred Hock staged an exciting chase after a wild car down Tip Top mountain and finally recaptured the runaway near Bailey.
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Baldwin Locomotive Works
Col
H. L. Beury
New River Field
Beury
Fayette County
W. A. Vawter
Alfred Hock
Tip Top Mountain
Bailey
Daily Telegraph Advertising Rates and Delivery Fractions
Published weekly notice from Bluefield W V detailing subscription prices by mail and city carrier, regions covered, and rate structure for various service tones. Includes dates and carrier options.
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West Virginia
Beauty for Ashes Spring Awakens in Verse
Poem excerpt celebrating spring’s return and nature’s revival. The speaker urges abandoning dull study and embracing the season as gardens awaken, lilies bloom, meadows turn green, and beauty regains life after winter. Attributed to Thomas Curtis Clark in the Chicago Tribune.
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Thomas Curtis Clark
The
Chicago Tribune
Morgan Partners Keep Profit Splits Secret in Firm
In Ashington on June 1 Rodney Dutcher reports J P Morgan and his partners maintain strict secrecy over profit shares. New partners receive small percentage portions while older partners like George Whitney Lamont and Henry Sturgis Morgan hold broader control. The inquiry notes high fees for John W Davis and Pecora, with normal tensions and potential relocation hints to England.
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Morgan
Wall Street
Senate
House of Morgan
England
George Whitney
Thomas W. Lamont
Unius Spencer Morgan
Henry Sturgis Morgan
Howe uses Fort Hunt to demobilize 1933 bonus marchers
Washington bystander recounts Col. L. McH. Howe guiding most bonus marchers to Fort Hunt beyond the planned departure. Fewer than expected remained, and Howe proposed an army style reconditioning camp for forest work with veterans eligible for enlistment.
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Col. L. McH. Howe
Fort Hunt
Potomac
Washington
Mr. Howe
Macers
Howe
Screen Life In Hollywood
Hollywood consensus favors ending long term contracts to boost quality and artistry. Fred Rogers notes freelance work lets stars writers and directors pursue roles and stories they truly like, reducing costs and delays.
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Hollywood
Charles R. Rogers
Rogers
Pathe
Probing Private Bankers and the Morgane Influence
A critique of the Morgane private banking network, detailing how Morgan partners allegedly wield power to influence politics, gain favors, and protect interests. The piece argues that connections between financiers and public officials raise questions about motive, fairness, and the potential for coercive influence in government.
Century of Progress opens in Chicago World Fair draw
Chicago's Century of Progress opens drawing millions to the second largest U.S. city. Opening day attendance reached 250000 as organizers expect heavy turnout despite economic conditions. The piece notes vast changes since 1893 and calls for readers to visit with a newspaper contest backing local merchants.
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Chicago
Gulf Stream Course Change Rumors Spark Global Interest
Reports from Captain George H. Grant of the San Blas arriving from Guatemala claim the Gulf Stream has shifted offshore, sped to five knots, and warmed to 72 degrees, potentially altering climate from the British Isles to Western Europe. If verified, this shows the earth's climate and geography are not permanent and subject to change.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
United States
George H. Grant
San Blas
Boston
Guatemala
Hatteras
British Isles
Maine
Europe
Illinois pink colleges bill draws editorials across pages
Opinions split on an Illinois bill proposed by the American Legion to withhold state funding from schools that teach seditious matter and remove exemptions from taxation. The Morgantown Post condemns the measure as dangerous censorship and warns of bureaucratic overreach, while others compare it to state socialism and urge caution against government control of education. The piece questions who defines seditious content and urges defenders of academic freedom.
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Illinois
American Legion
Americanism Commission
Legion
United States
Spain
America
Illinois Senate
Hitler
Morgantown Post
Mark Sullivan
Washington
John Saure
Saare
Throwing The Harpoon To Uphold The Department Honor
A Hutchinson Kansas police chief fines his own wife one dollar for overtime firing provoking public debate. A 97 year old learns saxophone, celebrated as a timely achievement. Professor Piccard plans balloon ascent using buckshot ballast, a Chicago style mockery of weather. J P Morgan hints at retirement as New York state provides old age pension. Al Smith addresses four thousand Gotham students on sidewalk cleanliness.
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Hutchingon
Kan
Piccard
Chicago
J. P. Morgan
New York State
Brazil Will Seek Market for Coffee
Brazil's delegation to the world economic conference in London led by Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brazil will press for open coffee markets and back efforts to cut trade barriers and release frozen credits.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
London
Joaquim Francisco de Assis
Spain Aims to Lower Trade Barriers at London Conference
Madrid. Salvador de Madariaga, Spain’s chief delegate to the League of Nations, says the republic will participate in the London economic conference with the idea of cooperating in measures designed to lower trade barriers.
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Madrid
Salvador de Madariga
Spain
League of Nations
Saye
Republic
Kreuger Prosecution Shows Law Tangle
Stockholm four clarification asked by K G Sandstrom prosecutor in Kreuger affairs. Under current law it allows a person to defraud thousands of people of large sums and go unpunished while defrauding a definite person of a definite amount leads to severe penalties.
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Stockholm
K. G. Sandstrom
Ivar Kreuger
Sandstrom
First aid supplies for the family medicine chest
The article lists essential items for home first aid including adhesive tape sterile cotton gauze pads and scissors kept solely for medical use. It covers plain bleeding control with gauze and possible tourniquet use for arterial bleeding and notes ready-made wound coverings and stimulant aromatic spirits of ammonia. It also mentions magnesium milk and baking soda for alkaline needs and paregoric for menstrual cramps as commonly advised by physicians.
Radio Program Schedule Across Regions and Time Slots
A detailed listing of standard radio programs by regional networks East Midwest Northwest Canadian South and Pacific Coast with a 7:00 through 11:30 schedule. It includes musical clocks news flashes various orchestras hosts and show titles such as Musical Clock Blackstone Products Ed Gregory Watch Tower Studio and Dance Hour with regional repeats and coast-to-coast cuts.
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Blackstone Products
Ed Gregory
Watch Tower
Granada Theater
Charles Cassell
Rockcliff
Chicago House Furnishing Company
Sunrise Bottling Company
Hill Brothers
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Ray
Margaret
Calvary Quartet
Elma Owens
Ellen
Roger
Ae Kol
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Kvi Kern
Kmj
Kfbk
Stamp Adventures
Martin
The
Happy Bakers
Skippy
Midwest
Mildred Bailey
Buck Rogers
Madison Singers
Dixie
Travelers’ Quartet
Orch
Leon Belasco Jr
Boake Carter
Basic
Howard Ely
West
Nino Martini
Foreign Legion
Irvin
Cobb
Edwin C. Hill
Lou Holtz
Little Jack
Rich's Columbians
Friedman Orch
Geo. Hall
Wabe
Kso
Northwest & Canadian
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Good For Biliousness Black Draught Ad
Charles E Stevens of Columbus writes of bilious spells and fatigue melting after taking Thedford s Black Draught. He feels better and notes relief from dizziness and sleepiness. The ad mentions children liking the syrup form.
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Thedford
Charles E. Stevens
Columbus, Inc
Gains In Oyster Culture Shown In Charleston
Oyster culture in the Charleston area has progressed over 15 years so that less than 10 percent of shell planted to catch spat is now lost, compared with about 75 percent at the start. Cultivation uses shore beds and deep water methods, with shore beds being more extensive and productive due to the technical demands of deep water plantings.
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Logan County Coal Operators’ Association
United States Bureau of Mines
West Virginia
Logan
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Appalachian
Charleston
S. C
101 Ranch Tries Garden Experiment in Oklahoma
Powca City Oklahoma four The 101 Ranch once a western showplace is now rehab under Col Zack Miller. He tests 100 acres of onions and 160 acres of potatoes as the ranch offers land and labor while a produce company provides seed fertilizer and sacks for marketing.
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Powca City
Okla
Col
Zack Miller
Missionary Leader Mrs Wilson Heads Westminster Society
Mrs L W Wilson, 80, has led Westminster Presbyterian church missionary society in Topeka for 35 years, with current members joining as young girls.
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Topeka
Kan
L. W. Wilson
Missionary Society of Westminster Presbyterian Church
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