Four-Cent Gasoline Tax Fails in West Virginia House
In Charleston on June 2 the West Virginia House defeated a four cent gasoline tax 38 to 44 after votes shifted and amendments failed. The Senate meanwhile passed a firearms bill and adopted a resolution opposing freight-rate differentials harming coal shipments from West Virginia fields.
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Upper Branch
West Virginia
Charleston
W .Va
House of Delegates
Beard
Hawkins
Arnold
Ball
Bartlett
Bayer
Beavers
Brewster
Brown
Campbell
Cox
Cooke
Crawford
Cullen
Dean
Dorsey
Edwards
Grove
Hall
Mingo
Harper
McDowell
Pendleton
Heatherlin
McCrum
Morgan
Pence
Radabauch
Read
Robinson
Solins
Smith
Berkeley
Jackson
Spradlin
Street
Taylor
Thompson
Trainer
Turley
Tutwiler
van Sickle
Keatley
Andrewe
Armstrong
Austin
Belknap
Bird
Bishop
Brammer
Bramage
Coffield
Cotton
Davis
Delander
Dealey
Duval
Dye
Embleton
Engle
Fox
Fry
Furbee
Wetzell
Harvey
Hays
Hundley
Jones
Lockhart
Mathews
McCulloch
McCullough
McPherson
Meadows
Morris
Morrison
Moulds
Petty
Aine
Roberts
Putnam
Stevens
Sydenstricker
Underwood
Weiss
Andrews
Senate
Department of Public Safety
Interstate Commerce Commission
Henshaw
House
Handley
Judiciary Committee
Body Man Trapped in Coal Fall Recovered
Hazelton Pa June 2 The body of John Kanyak trapped yesterday by a fall of coal at the Dritton No 1 colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company was recovered at 12 30 this morning Over a hundred tons of coal had been removed before the workers reached the remains He was instantly killed Kanyak was the father of eighteen children fourteen of whom are living.
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Hazelton
John Kanyak
Dritton
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Kanyak
Relief party to assist Amundsen venture set for flight
A leadership team is named to organize relief for Roald Amundsen's expedition effort. Key figures include Sven Bran and Lutzow Holm, both veterans of Amundsen's earlier explorations. The plan aims to mobilize support for the aviation task in California and broader preparation for the venture.
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Oslo
Norway
Jane
Norwo Plan
Mortens
Lutzow Holm
Califo
Hughes denies aiding UMW in injunction fights rumor
T C Townsend chief counsel for the United Mine Workers in West Virginia and Howard Voitle dispute a published claim that Charles Hughes offered to help in federal injunction cases. Hughes arrived in New York from Bermuda denying the statement. Townsend says he never made such a remark and notes Voitle drew on imagination.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Charles Evan Hughes
United Mine Workers
T. C. Townsend
Union
West Virginia
Howard Voitla
Ughes
New York
Bermuda
Townsend
Voitle
Hughes
Wheeling Register
Vottle
French Troops Open Offensive in Morocco Amid Tense Uprising
French forces in Morocco mounted an offensive against Abd-El-Krim loyalists behind the lines as authorities investigate a nationwide anti French propaganda plot led by communists. Arrests were reported in Marseilles and Casablanca with ongoing secrecy over broader conspiracies and expulsions in the protectorate.
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Paris
Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Marseilles
Casa Blanca
Two Clever Defensive Fighters Set For Polo Grounds Bout
New York June 2. Two defensive specialists Tom Gibbons and Gene Tunney prepare for a fifteen round heavyweight duel at the Polo Grounds. Tunney has not been knocked off his feet in over fifty contests while Gibbons has only two losses by decision in his career. Tunney once lost to Harry Greb in 1922, a setback he avenged in later meetings.
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New York
Tom Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Polo Grounds
Billy Gibson
Tunney
Gibbons
Harry Greb
Jack Dempsey
Greb
Pittsburg
Voters Overlooked As City Board Reports Delinquent Taxes
City board meeting reveals about 25 000 dollars in uncollected Blufield taxes with real estate about 18 000 and personal property around 6 000. Delinquent lists were ordered published. several ordinances were finalized including street paving and alley vacations.
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City Board of Directors
Groveland
Wyoming
Roanoke
Carroll Streets
Bland
Union Streets
Earl Street
Lynndale Avenue
Cliff Street
Lather Street
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Cash Tire Company
Murgun Paving Company
Commerce Street
Federal
Stewart Streets
Blufeield
C. O. Stahlman
Republican City Executive Committee
H. A. Lucas
Mr. Stahlman
L. A. Jackson
Two Workmen Killed and Several Injured in Fireworks Blast
In McKees Rocks a truck loaded with fireworks exploded as it was being loaded. Two workers Frank Artzberger and Edward Himons were killed. Four others were injured, treated by a physician. The warehouse and surrounding buildings sustained about $20,000 in damage.
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Pittsburg
McKees Rocks
Frank Artzberger
Edward Himons
President W G Lee Re-elected Leader of Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen
Cleveland June 2 William G Texas re elected president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at a convention. He won over A F Whitney in a vote that affirmed his leadership.
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W. G. Lee
Cleveland
William G
Texas
Brotherhood Railroad
Mr. Lee
A. F. Whitney
Proposals on Grog Sales Tax Rule in West Virginia Legislature
West Virginia lawmakers revise the gross sales tax law with in-depth votes in both chambers. The senate pursued schedule increases while the house kept to the finance committee bill, rejecting most amendments. A notable clash over a two and a half percent gas tax drew opposition from Underwood and allies.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House
Iit
Underwood
Tyler Ty
Bishop
Stiles
Septimus Hall
Robinson
Finance Committee
Brewster
Herald
Marsh
Suddarth
Henshaw
Hugus
Martinsburg Approves 310000 School Bond Issue
Martinsburg West Virginia voters approved a 310000 bond issue to erect a new high school building by a vote of 1711 to 677. The result came in a tight contest as reported from Martinsburg.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Martinsburg Independent
Nation's Tribute to Tom Marshall Funeral Service Held in Washington
A memorial service in Washington honored Thomas Riley Marshall former wartime vice president. President Coolidge led officials as his body then moved by train toward Indianapolis for Thursday morning Masonic rites and burial at Crown Hill Cemetery after a New Willard Hotel service.
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Coole
Indianapolis
Crown Hill Cemetery
Marshall
New Willard Hotel
Charles Wood
Covena
Campbell Deval Killed in Brooke County Truck Crash
Wellsburg West Virginia June 2 Campbell Deval fifty eight prominent farmer of Brooke county was instantly killed and James Cummings twenty six seriously injured when their truck loaded with grain was struck and overturned by a street car near McMabbs Both men were pinned beneath the vehicle and extricated by streetcar passengers Deval was dead and Cummings taken to a Wheeling hospital Cummings drove the truck and backed toward the car tracks by mistaking the accelerator for the brake
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Campbell Val
Brooke County
James Cummings
McMabbs
Deval
Cummings
Wheeling
Heat Wave Persists Across Eastern Half of Nation
The eastern half endures a two day heat wave with highs forecast to continue tomorrow and Thursday. Forecasters expect no relief soon unless a western disturbance accelerates movement, sidelining hopes for cooler conditions this week.
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Washington
Wth Lynch
Bane Ae
Appeal of Banker Stillman Denied
Albany N Y June 2 The court of appeals denied Stillman banker James A Stillman the appeal to reopen his divorce suit against wife Anne A Stillman The court held he was guilty of adultery and thus ineligible for divorce The opinion by Judge William 8 Andrews also modified the lower courts ruling by removing references to infant Guy Stillman legitimacy The case began in 1921 when Stillman denied paternity of Baby Guy and accused Mrs Stillman of misconduct with Fred Beauvais The legitimacy of Baby Guy was upheld by a referee in 1922 and Stillman was found to be father of two other children The banker failed to reopen the case in subsequent petitions
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
James A. Stillman
New York
Anne A. Stillman
William 8. Andrews
Guy” Stillman
Canada claims no new land in polar dispute
In Provincetown Massachusetts Lieutenant Commander Donald B. MacMillan said Canada’s north pole land claim is not new and any lands found on this month’s expedition from Boston will be claimed for the United States. The voyage aboard the Peary and Bowdoin is set to sail June 17.
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Provincetown
Mass
Donald B. MacMillan
Associated Press
Charles Stewart
Interior
House of Commons
Canada
Dominion
North Pole
Boston
United States
Polar Sea
Alaska
MacMillan
Bowdoin
Covenant Not a Scrap of Paper Says Burton at League Talks
Representative Theodore E. Burton, head of the American delegation, declared the league of nations covenant not a scrap of paper and that it would protect European countries. The Lithuanian delegate praised the American remark as Russia fears were discussed amid plans to exempt Poland, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, and Finland pending Russia’s adhesion.
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Geneva
Theodore E. Burton
League of Nations
League
Russia
Poland
Rumania
Esthenia
Latvia
Finland
Riots in Shanghai tied to radicals and foreign powers
The Chinese government protested to Italy over the Shanghai rioting. Reports say Pekin radicals and Moscow agents financed disturbances aiding Sun Yat Sen followers. In Shanghai, 5,000 workers struck. a U S dentist Thomas G McMartin was wounded during street clashes.
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Peking
Moscow
Shanghai
Hong Kew Creek
Broadway
Tuan Chi-Jui
Sun Yat-Sen
Riverside
Canton
China
Check-Off Questioned In West Virginia Coal Dispute
Federal proceedings in Wheeling and Elkins outline injunctions against United Mine Workers and allied operators. Judge Baker extends orders, with June 12 hearings in Elkins for restraining action while Chicago representatives discuss legality of the check-off and related antitrust claims.
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Chicago
Illinois Operators Association
Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Panhandle
West Virginia
W. E. Baker
West Virginia-Pittsburg Coal Company
United States Court of Appeals
Richmond
Elkins
Baker
John L. Lewis
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall Counties
United States
Canada
United Mine Workers of America
Tilinolg Coal Operators’ Association
Lou Smith
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Central
Union
Tman
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Howard Woitie
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Tom Marshall
New Willard
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
John Bunyan
Thomas Riley Marshall
Naae
Dr. Wood
Taft
McReynolds
Moses
Robert Lansing
William B. Wilson
Campbell Deval
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Middle West
Stillman
Guy
League Covenant
Nanking Road
Thibit Road
Thomas G Mackmartin
Seattle
Thomas G. McMartin
France
Dental Corps
Victoria
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