Treaty Amity and Commerce With Mexico Proposed
The American government proposes a treaty of amity and commerce with Mexico to safeguard property rights of U S citizens held in Mexico before 1917. The move would imply recognition of the Mexican government and follow Cabinet discussions at the White House. Obregon suggested moving forward, with negotiations led by George T Summerlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Republic
Washington
Mexico
State Department
Harding
Obregon
George T. Summerlin
Mexico City
Hughes
Summeriin
Calles
de la Huerta
United States
Department
Two Held After Martial Law Arrests in Williamson
In Williamson West Virginia Major Tom Davis reports that thirty eight of the forty two men arrested at the Lick Creek tent colony have been released after examination. Lee Hatfield and Bud Francis were kept in custody on charges of violating Gov Morgan’s martial law proclamation amid coal field disturbances.
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Williamson
W. Va
Tom Davis
Mingo County
Morgan
Lick Creek
Lee Hatfield
Bud Francis
Two Flying Cadets Die In Plane Crash At Langley Field
Flying cadets Noel R. Thompson of Jacksonville Illinois and C A Bowen of Quitman Georgia were killed when their airplane struck a tree top during a bombing flight at Langley Field. Three of the four bombs exploded and the plane was totally demolished.
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Hampton
Noel_ R. Thompson
Jacksonville
Illinois
C. A. Bowen
Quitman
Georgia
Langeley Field
Chicago Boy Ha sen A Vaughan Funeral Held Sunday
The father of Ha sen A Vaughan, a Chicago youth killed near Soissons, was told the union forbade Sunday funerals but friends loaned cars and the ceremony proceeded on a Sunday.
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Chicafio
Hasen A. Vaughan
Chicago
Soissons
Locust Plague Hits Bouches du Rhone Villages
Millions of locusts invade the Bouches du Rhone department crippling agriculture. Twenty villages suffer serious damage as mayors urge government troops to aid in pest destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
Bouches de Rhone
Death claims Hon Alvin T Hert Republican committeeman
Alvin T Hert of Louisville Kentucky and Republican national committeeman died suddenly at the New Willard hotel in Washington on June 7. In Huntington West Virginia on June 7 John Pradshaw, alleged murderer of Deputy Sheriff Atkins, surrendered at Cabell county jail after escaping with nine others last Wednesday night.
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Kentucky
Washington Hotel
Washington
Alvin T. Hert
Louisville
New Willard Hotel
Huntington
W. Va
John Pradshaw
Atkins
East Hamlin
Cabell County
al Koss
Government and coal men clash over industry control
Washington June 7 coal operators dispute further government interference as Secre tary Fall warns cooperation or competition with the federal government. The Interior Department hosts a conference on Senator Frelinghuysen’s bill to publish coal statistics and Hoover, Calder and Frelinghuysen attend.
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Washington
Interior Department
Fall
Frelinghuysen
Republican
New Jersey
Department of Commerce
Hoover
Frelinguhysen and Calder
New York
J. A. Bradley
National Coal Association
Secretary Fall
Congress
C. L. Couch
Buffalo
American Wholesale Coal Association
Couch
House Sends Naval Bill Conference Fight Seen
Washington June 7 The House moved toward fighting to strike the Borah disarmament amendment from the naval appropriation bill by sending it to conference 232 to 110 Republicans indicated no direct vote on the Borah amendment Mondell Wyoming urged acceptance as a substitute of the Porter resolution leaving the decision to President Harding on calling an international disarmament conference Senate conferees Poindexter of the naval committee Hale Maine and Mondell met the president but did not disclose any details of disarmament talks
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Washington
House
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Foreign Affairs Committee
Harding
Senate
Poindexter
Naval Committee
Hale
Maine
Mondell
Billy Sunday Opens Revival Demonstration At Tuesday Service
The tabernacle crowd of about 8000 packed the huge hall for Billy Sunday’s Tuesday night sermon The Unpardonable Sin. He urged converts to stand and many did, then staged a striking revival age demonstration and condemned anti revival preachers. The Grace M. E. B church Men's Bible Class joined in with a Zion marching hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacle
Billy Sunday
Grace M. EB. Church
Daniel H. Carr
Jesus Christ
Zion
Coalwood Hears Mrs Asher Speak to Big Crowd
Mrs William Asher spoke at Coalwood Sunday addressing a crowded schoolhouse with Miss Katy Noell of Roanoke. The event followed a Welch visit and featured a short Billy Sunday Club report by Noell and a sermon on "The Alabaster Box" that day, drawing keen attention from villagers.
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William Asher
Coalwood
Bland Street M. E church program and meetings
Today afternoon service at 2 30 for all attendees and a night service at 7 30 for all. Departments and Business women's auxiliary meet from 11 00 to 2 00. Mrs Asher speaks. Business women's invitation committee at 2 30 also at Bland Street church. Bible study class on the platform at the tabernacle after the afternoon service, Miss Kinney in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Women's
Ijueneon
Bland Street
M. E
Asher
Business Women's Invitation Committee
Tabernacle
Miss Kinney
Campaign Sidelights At Bland Street Church Bible Class
The Bland Street Methodist Church bible class meets tonight at 6 45 to march to the tabernacle with reserved seats. The high school Girls Bible Class convenes Wednesday at 4 15 in the Blue Triangle for John Chapter Two taught by Miss Kinney.
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Bland Street
Blue Triangle
John
Miss Kinney
Girl Leaves Baby at Nursery Forgets Check
Tuesday night an unnamed girl abandoned a baby at the nursery and forgot the check for the child. An announcement from the platform urged her to return after the meeting to claim the youngster.
Methodist Men's Club Postpones Regular Monthly Meeting
The article notes the regular monthly meeting of the Methodist Men's Club has been rescheduled. Details on new date and location are not provided in readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Men's Club
Collection for Billy Sunday Next Sunday
Next Sunday the farewell offering for Billy Sunday will be collected as he conducts the Bluefield evangelistic campaign. Envelopes and blank checks were distributed last Sunday, with a push for a record-breaking gift from Bluefield and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sunday
Bluefield and Vicinity
M. Archer
Sunday
C. B Hancock
Finance Committee
Sunday Echoes of Faith and Salvation
A devotional meditation on God’s judgment and mercy urges concern for souls. It emphasizes salvation through the Holy Spirit and the Trinity, declares sin serious, and calls readers to heart-led faith over mere intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Freeling Opens Tulsa Riot Inquiry After Mass Violence
Attorney General S P Freeling arrived in Tulsa Oklahoma and immediately began an investigation into the race riots and arson that last week caused thirty three deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
S. P. Freeling
Sunday Sermon on Being in Agony Draws Big Bluefield Audience
The article recounts Billy Sunday's final weeks as a guest in Bluefield with a Sunday afternoon sermon from Luke 22 44 on being in agony and earnest prayer. It notes an enlarged crowd, extended seating, and support from locals including Mrs Asher and Rody in song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Billy Sunday
Tabernacle
Dill
Rody
Dr. Osler
Glen White Welcomes Rodeheaver Matthews Evening Program
After a long day of travel and three church services, Billy Sunday colleague Homer Rodeheaver and Robert Matthews hosted a Glen White audience. The entertainment night in the New River Coal Company Recreation Hall drew a crowded crowd and hearty reception, with the pair visiting local hosts Edward White and family before continuing to Bluefield.
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Billy
Recreation Hall
New River Co
Billy Sunday
Homer Rodeheaver
Robert Matthews
Glen White
Rody
Rob
Mr. Rodeheaver
Mr. Matthews
Ieckley
Edward White
Bluefield
Bob
New River Coal Company
Wodeheaver
Matthews
New Theories About the Formation of Coal
Josiah Keely, general manager of Cabin Creek Consolidation Coal Company, presented at the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute in Fairmont on June 7 proposing local coal formations formed by separate outpourings rather than gradual ages. Geologists largely rejected the view, though he received strong attention from attendees.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Josiah Keely
Rayford
Cabin Creek Consolidation Coal Company
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
Final Army Bill On Senate Vote For 170000 Force
Washington June 7 A Senate vote by four to approve a minimum army of 170000 for next year follows heated debate on scaling the force. Two Democrats and thirty two Republicans backed the amendment while eleven Republicans and nineteen Democrats opposed. The army now about 220000, the bill as House passed calls for 150000. total bill price 356 million. Chairman Wadsworth hopes final passage before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Fletcher
Florida
Myers
Montana
United States
House
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Wadsworth
Assessors Braced for Action Over April Remittances
Charleston June 7 Auditor John C Bond ordered assessors from Fayette Logan Jackson Marshall and McDowell counties to remit April funds this week or face legal action. The warning targets five counties where reports were allegedly not filed.
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Charleston
W. Va
John C. Bond
Fayette
Logan
Jackson, Marshall and
McDowell
Bond
Gibbons Knocks Out Keeler in St Paul Bout
Tommy Gibbons of St Paul earned his tenth straight knockout by stopping Willie Keeler of San Francisco in the second round of a ten round match in Omaha. Gibbons felled the Western fighter twice in the opening round.
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Gibbons
Keeler
Omaha
Neb
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Willie Keeler
San Francisco
White Bailey feud flares anew in Barbourville shooting
Barbourville Kentucky reports state troops deployed after a deadly Barbourville clash linked to the White Bailey feud. William Lee of Knox County was shot by Bart Reid amid tensions over indictments against Jim Lee. Troop details followed orders from Adjutant General Morris and London Major James K. Gillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Barboursville
William Lee
Bart Reid
Barbourville
Knox County
Lee
Reid
Jim Lee
Josh Faulkner
Louisville
Bailey- White
Frankfort
Jackson Morris
James K. Gillion
London
Jesse
Tuggle
Adjutant General's
Congress to Extend Flood Relief to Pueblo Victims
A joint resolution authorizes the secretary of war to provide all possible relief to Colorado flood sufferers with health safeguards shelter and subsistence. Pueblo officials report progress with water light gas and a refugee camp as laborers clear debris and towns brace for recovery.
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Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of War
Colorado
Phipps
Hardy
Pueblo
Colo
United States Public Health Service
John C. Cornell
Health Service
Patrick J. Hamrock
KE. BK. Withers
Red Cross
James FE. Fieser
Ohio
A. W. Jones
St. Louis
Corpus Christi
J. W. Pressy
Turkish Government Resigns Over Drinking Scandal
Two Turkish ministers resign after being caught drinking a popular Turkish drink similar to vodka but weaker. Police posts are set up in towns to catch people buying the beverage amid the Albania era context.
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Constantinople
Angola
Asia
Minor
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