Death by Self Inflicted Gunshot in Welch 192x Incident
Ray J Carter a traveling drug salesman died by suicide in his brother’s Welch room at the Hill Swope building on Elkhorn Street, after threats and a tense struggle over a 32 20 revolver. Witnesses describe a final act on the bed as Ed and Jesse Stultz returned with water and permission to fetch Carter’s brother. Carter, 25, left a note for his brother and a message for his fiancée Kathryn Stallard, with his personal effects given to her. He is survived by four brothers and two sisters, and funeral services are set for Bluefield after remains are transported from Welch.
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Ray J. Carter
Himsel
Jesse Stultz
Hill-Swope
Elkhorn Street
Carter
E. Carter
Ed Stultz
Jesse
Jess
S. K. Carter
Ray
Ray Carter
R. E. Yost
Corbin
H. G. Camper
O. J. Douglas
KE. Carter
Welch
Stults Brothers
Miss Kathryn Stallard
Fairfield
Miss Stallard
FE. Carter
Davy
Ray Jackson Carter
Edward P. Carter
Pennington Gap
Lee County
8. B
Gall 'T
Moran
Robert
Kermit
Mingo County
T. J. Eiliot
Canebrake
This County
S. A. Hoskins
Tipton Carter
Ellwood Hotel
John Witt
Gail Carter
Mountain State Motor Company
Cincinnati
Huntington
Liberty of George Jarrel Short Lived
Four days after his release from county jail George Jarrel returned to await the July grand jury after a hearing before Mayor Stewart at Keystone on larceny charges. He is said to suffer from a loathsome disease and was released on Dr H G Camper coroner advice. He allegedly posed as a Graham Grocery Company salesman at Eckman and collected partial payments, duping a housewife out of 4 50 on a 7 purchase before his arrest by Deputy.
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George Jarrel
Stewart
Keystone
Jarrel
H. G. Camper
Eckman
Graham Grocery Company
Renewed Conference Efforts Stall in House Debate
Lawmakers continued consideration of a conference agenda as Dr. Bruns and supporters pressed a resolution amid party divisions. A vote failed 42 48 with eight allied Democrats defecting. another vote 38 51 reflected further defections. The House adjourned without returning Senate Bill 148.
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Zimmerman
Byrne
Dr. Bruns
House
Senate
Discontinue Filming of Historical Novels Urged
Julien Champenois of the French ministry urged filmmakers to halt producing historical novels. He warned American productions distort history and inflame international incidents, noting audiences abroad dislike inaccuracies and cartoons of past events.
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New York
Julien Jacques Champenois
Ministry of Public Education
International Congress of Motion Pictures
France
United States
M. Champenois
Injunction Against Virginia Klan Dissolved
Richmond Va June 7 The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan local chapter reach a settlement with the state ending an injunction from October that barred meetings and activity in Virginia The compromise lets members withdraw from the group swap robes for refunds of national assessments and funds and property disputed in court
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Richmond
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Virginia
Klan
National Organization
Sentences for auto theft ring in United States district court
In Indianapolis on June 7 Judge A B Anderson imposed sentences ranging from ninety days to eighteen months in federal prison plus fines from 200 to 5000 dollars on fourteen alleged members of an automobile theft ring. The group headquartered in Louisville and New Albany, with cars stolen from seven states. Restor Johns received eighteen months and a $5000 fine. G Shelby Patterson got eighteen months and a $2000 fine. Henry Kraft, a Louisville attorney, was given fifteen months for forging bills of sale.
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Indianapolis
Atlanta, Ga
A. B. Anderson
United States District Court
Louisville
New Albany
Ind
Restor Johns
G. Shelby Patterson
Henry Kraft
Raid Clears Out Undesirables In Shelby Montana
Helena dispatch says Sheriff Benjamin of Toole county reported a raid in Shelby starting at 10 PM and lasting until near noon. Several arrests were made and men with no visible means of support and unwanted women were ordered to leave town within 24 hours.
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Helena
Mont
Shelby
H. FE. Benjamin
Toole County
W. D Rankin
Shrine convention parades 140000 attend festival in nation unity
Thousands of Shriners parade through Washington with 140,000 registrants as nations unite in a pageant. Conrad W. Dykeman becomes imperial potentate and Ben Ali Temple of Sacramento receives a charter. President Harding named honorary member as 110 temple bands play Sousa led concert before 40,000 at the ballpark.
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Louis XIV
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert Pike
Marshall
Lewis and Clarke
Oregon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Shriners
Conrad W. Dykeman
Brooklyn
Imperial Potentate
Ben Ali
Sacramento
Harding
John Phillip Sousa
Wm. A. White
Army School of Music
American League
Harry Diamond Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
In Valparaiso Indiana on June 7 Harry Diamond was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Michigan City on October 12 for the murder of his wife Nettle Diamond. Judge Hannibal Loring imposed the sentence as Diamond offered no remarks and remained silent. Diamond’s mother had attended every trial session but was absent for the sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Harry Diamond
Nettle Diamond
Michigan City
Hannibal Loring
Diamond
Runaway Trolley Car Kills Girl in New York
A runaway trolley car struck twelve year old Margaret McLaughlin and injured three others at 125th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Slippery rails from heavy rain were blamed for the wreck as the car crashed into a five story tenement, destroying the lower floors.
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New York
Margaret McLaughlin
125Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Five German Children Shot Dead in Ruhr By Occupation Forces
Five German children aged seven to sixteen were shot to death after Franco Belgo occupation entered the Ruhr according to Drexeitu. The paper lists the victims by name with dates and localities of their deaths and notes two girls among the dead.
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Berin
Ruhr
Drexeitu Today
Oil firms dispute judge ruling in Argentine customs case
The West India Oil Co. and Compania Nacional De Petroleo issued a statement from Buenos Aires denying a federal judge’s verdict that the firms defrauded Argentina’s customs on oil valued at over 3 million. They call the ruling a grave mistake based on erroneous information.
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Buenos Aires
West India Oil Co
Compania Nacional de Petroleo Today
Rock Island Shopmen To Get Two-Cent Pay Increase
management announced an hourly raise of two cents for shop workers on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Chicago Rock Island and Gulf roads, effective June 16. The announcement comes as a notable wage improvement for employees in Rock Island.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Roads
Lady Mac Master Dies in London Widow of Sir Donald MacMaster
Lady Mac Master Ella Virginia DeFord of Baltimore Maryland dies in London. She married Sir Donald MacMaster in 1890.
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M'’Masters
London
Lady Mac- Master
Donald Mac- Master
Mac- Master
Ella Virginia DeFord
Baltimore
Donald MacMaster
Stills Hidden on Mountain Destroyed in Raid
Sheriff raided a mountain site one and a half miles east of Maybeury near Mercer county line and destroyed three hidden stills. The raid team included Hub Herndon Jones Lay Silas White John Justice and Peanut Gibson. A five foot deep artificial pool supplied water via a pipe line to the stills and fourteen sixty gallon mash barrels were seized. Authorities suspect foreign owners from Mercer County operated the setup and planned to run the production.
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Maybeury
Mercer County
Hub Herndon
Jones Lay
Silas White
John Justice
Peanut Gibson
McDowell County
Welch Briefs Highlight Local News And Events
McDowell Post American Legion cancels the Memorial building dance due to Ray J. Carter’s death. Bateman's orchestra to perform for the 150th Infantry dance at Eckman Community Hall tonight. Lakle Rose of West Welch dies at 20 from tuberculosis. Funeral today with Big Jenny burial. County clerks issue marriage licenses to eight couples from Kimball Hemphill Powhatan Mohawk and Thorpe. A trash pile fire at Welch Lumber Company triggers a fire alarm and near-mit accident on McDowell Street. Welch baseball hosts Marytown Tigers Saturday with renewed hope after two tough games. Help wanted for a reliable sorter at Peerless Steam Laundry in Welch.
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Lakle Rose
West Welch
McDowell County
Big Jenny
Davy
Welch Lumber Company
McDowell Street
Lepinsky’s
German Railway Officials and Laborers Aiding French
Berlin reports between forty and fifty German railway officials and 2000 German laborers are engaged in the railroad service run by the French in the occupied region. The Berliner Tageblatt says it verified the figures after reports of larger numbers circulated.
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Berlin
Berliner Tageatt
Strut Your Stuff Real Estate Office Boasts Big Sales
A promotional piece extols a real estate office for large sales and strong market influence. It touts nearly forty thousand dollars in sales last week, equating to over two million yearly, and claims unmatched confidence and aggressive buying since 1921.
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United States
U. S
Edward R. Juhling Named Real Estate Specialist
Edward R. Juhling is identified as a specialist tied to West Williamson Lots and Shoreacre Properties along with Country Club Mountain Bankers Land Company Properties and Edward Raymond Co. Properties. The listing presents a multifirm real estate association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Williamson
Shoreacre Properties
Country Club Mountain
Bankers Land Company Properties
Edward Raymond Co
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Welch and
Canaan
N. H
Ray J. Garter — Dead BY
Owa Hane
Bluefield
McDowell County Post No
American Legion
Elk Lodge
Flatiron
Logan
Gavan Drug Company
Bristol
Trainiog
van Dyke
Herndon
Thvis
Liberty
George Jarrell
Isaac T. Mann
James Felwoo
A. J. McBride
Mgr
L. Alexander
D Jones
Thomas F Farrell
MH. R. Hawthorne
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Coal Field
Tidewater
Icreat Lakes
Pocahontas Fuel Company Incorporated
Tocahontas
Pocahontas Coalfield
Pocahontas Fuel Company, Incorporated
Broadway
Norfolk
Boston
Mass
Ohio
Traction
Portland
Pocahontas Wharf
Moulton Bt
Atlantic
Tisewaver Pleza
Lambert's Point
Genela Point
Newport News
City Plere
Great Lakes
Sandusky
Toledo
Dvans & Reid, Ltd
Leadenhall St
B. C
England
Italy
Henry Coe & Clerici
Plagia S. Manteo
Genova
Pocahontas Fuel Co., Inc
N. Y
Pocahontan
Watkins
Scott
Western Union
Lieber
White House
Rock Island
Welch Briefs
Lena Dmror
Ora Green
Kimball
W. J. Turell
Annie Bell Jackson
Hemphill
H. C. Wanbook
Bessie Craig
Powhatan
Domenick Connelli
Angeline Duluke
Ashland
Matthew L. Blankenship
Jane F. Cline
Mohawk
Elijah Smith
Lelia May <Reagett
William Swan
Minnie Scales
Thorpe
Marytown Tigers
Tigers
Peerless Steam Laundry
W. Va
Telegraph
Edward R. Juhling
Carnation Milk Products Company
Carnation Building
Ocosomowoc
Win
Carnation
Jie
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