West Virginia Doctors Gather for 58th State Medical Session
The 58th annual West Virginia State Medical Association meeting begins in Bluefield with expected 300 plus delegates. Dr. G. D. Jeffers presides as sessions run four days, featuring addresses by Dr. Roy Ben Miller and Dr. Curran Pove, plus a noted report on Hyper Calcium Therapy of Tuberculosis by Dr. H. C. Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State Medical Association
Bluefield
Mercer
McDowell County
West Virginia
Virginia
G. D. Jeffers
Parkersburg
West
C. C. Coleman
Phillip F. Barbour
Willie
David Riesman
Philadelphia
Ralph Pemberton
Roy Ben Miller
Curran Pove
Louisville
H. C. Hall
Elkins
Hall
Council
House of Delegates
Dr Jeffers
Association
G. A. McQueen
State Association
Charleston
Sterrette O. Neale
Hugh G. Nicholson
H. P. Linsz
Wheeling
G. H. Maxwell
Morgantown
John Foulk
Bridgeport
J. E. Rader
Huntington
R. H. Dunn
South Charleston
H. G
W. E. West
Earthquake Shakes Bogota with Light Casualties
An earthquake felt across Bogota and surrounding areas caused limited damage to buildings and churches. Reports indicate seven fatalities in Bogota, with lesser impact in nearby regions such as Tolima and other districts, while north and south of the capital saw strong shaking.
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Bogota
Campin
Sune
Consid
Mine Disaster At Sturgis Delivers Five Bodies
Five bodies recovered from mine No 9 of West Kentucky Coal Mining Company after an explosion blamed on a gas pocket ignited by a lamp. Twelve men remain missing or believed dead. rescue crews treated for gas exposure as inspector James Merritt had earlier deemed the mine safe. The early search located George Richardson and William Thomas, with three more unidentified victims found later.
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Sturgis
Weat Kentucky Coal Mining Company
George Richardson
William Thomas
Mal Ours
Neel McCann
McCann
West Kentucky Company
James Merritt
Merritt
Liston
Lansford
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Ignatz Matsick
Joseph Wemnovitch
Coolidges Attend Informal Reception in St Paul
President and Mrs Coolidge attended an informal reception at the state house in St Paul before boarding a special train to Washington. An hour was open for the public to meet them and they then proceeded to board the train scheduled to depart shortly before midnight. The couple spent over an hour shaking hands with local citizens as crowds greeted them at the station.
Olds Offered as Assistant to Kellogg
Washington report notes Secretary Kellogg may offer Robert Edwin Olds of St. Paul the post of assistant secretary of state. The vacancy follows John Van A. MacMurray's appointment as minister to China. Olds joined the Davis Kellogg Severance firm after Kellogg left practice in 1917 to enter the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kellogg
Minnesota
Robert Edwin Olds
St. Paul
John van A. MacMurray
China
Olds
Davis, Kellogg & Severance Law Arm
Senate
Coolidge Praises Norse Immigrants at State Fair
President Coolidge spoke at the Norse-American centennial at Minnesota State Fair Grounds praising Scandinavian settlers who helped build the agricultural empire. A wind and rainstorm caused a crush injuring about thirty people. ambulances aided ten. The event, presided by Henrick Shipstead, featured Kellogg, Christiansen, Norbeck, and Perus with greetings from Norway and Canada.
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State Fair Grounds
Henrick Shipstead
Minnesota
Minnesota State Fair Grounds
Coolidge
Northwest
Kellogg
Mr. Coolidge
United States Senate
Coolige
Christiansen
Bryan
Norway
Canada
Thomas H. Johnson
Winnipeg
Norbeck
South Dakota
Perus
Miner Pronounced Safe Before West Kentucky Mine Explosion
James mine inspector examined underground workings of West Kentucky Coal Mining Company No 9 between 6 and 6:30 am and found slight gas. Two hours later a blast in entry No 1 killed seventeen miners. Missing is inspector Merritt's nineteen year old son Liston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
West Kentucky Coal Mining Company
Anso
Merritt
Liston
Gitlow Free Speech Ruling Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court divided seven to two upholding Benjamin Gitlow’s conviction under New York’s criminal anarchist statute for publishing in the Revolutionary Age and advocating a party manifesto. The court ruled the statute valid and punishable for advocating force or unlawfulness even without direct incitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Benj. Gitlow
Washington
Benjamin Gitlow
New York
Gitlow
New York City
New York Court of Appeals
Congress
Workiwemen’s League
Sing Sing
Liberty
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Smith
Suit for 14 Million Dollars Is Dismissed
The Court of Claims dismissed a $14,000,000 suit by Pary & Jones shipbuilders of Delaware against the government over wartime contracts. Dismissal cites pending proceedings in other courts in which the shipbuilders are defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Court of Claims
Pary & Jones, Ahipbuilder
Delaware
Drought Ends After Weather Song Ban In Kensett
Kensett Arkansas June 8 After the city council banned public singing whistling or humming the song Taint gonna rain no more the long drought and heat wave ended with good showers today The temperature dropped nearly forty degrees and rains refreshed the area.
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Kensett
Ark
West Virginia Diocesan Woman’s Auxiliary Meet in Bluefield
The West Virginia Diocesan Branch of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the National Council of the Episcopal Church holds its annual meeting in Christchurch Bluefield on June 19 11 12. Bishop Gravatt will give the welcome address and Grace Lindley executive secretary will attend as a principal speaker with Bible study hours led by Mrs. Vinson. Public luncheon daily by St Mary’s Church Bluefield Va and program includes holy communion business sessions and reports of secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Woman's Auxiliary
National Council of the Episcopal Church
Christchurch
J. W. Hobson
New Orleans
China
Japan
Philippines
Alaska
Sandwich Islands
East Africa
South
Central America
West Indies
W. L. Gravatt
Grace Lindley
National Organization of the Woman's Auxiliary
Women of America
Miss Lindley
Cyrus Field
Stephen Field
United States Supreme Court
Episcopal Church
Vincent
Trinity Church
Huntington
Bluefield
St. Mary's Church
Vinson
Killing With an Axe at LSU Remains Unsolved
Oscar B. Turner, an LSU instructor, was killed with an axe in the agronomy building. Investigators say the crime may remain unsolved after a fruitless coroner's inquest and lack of usable fingerprints. Relatives arrived from Alabama and Illinois. burial planned in Plymouth, Indiana.
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University of Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Jone
Oscar B. Turner
Louisiana State University
Jeal
Ousy
Turner
Mename
Alabama
Illinois
Plymouth
Til
Seven White Men and Five Negroes Killed in Indiana Train Crash
A Chesapeake and Ohio railroad maintenance accident at Converse near Peru Indiana killed seven white men and five Black workers when coal cars overturned. Five others were seriously injured. officials released a casualty list tonight.
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Peru
Ind
Ema
Chesapeake and Obie Road
Converse
Gerard Praises Hindenburg as Good German Leader
New York June 5 James W Gerard former ambassador to Germany returns from Europe and says Hindenburg election is a bulwark against Reds at home and Soviet Russia abroad He expects a stronger government and possibly a monarchy later He cites Coolidge foreign policy as successful including Mexico policy and Isle of Pines dispute He denies criticizing the French debt note and plans to report to the Democratic party tomorrow The wheel goes around
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New York
James W Gerard
Germany
Europe
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
Soviet Russia
Hindenburg
Gerard
von Hindenburg
Paris
Hungary
Austria
Mr. Gerard
Coolidge
French explorer to hunt for Amundsen
Paris June 8 Dr Jean Charcot plans to depart in early July to search for the missing Amundsen Ellsworth polar expedition. He believes the party is safe and will reach civilization before the polar winter. Oslo June 8 meteorologists and Dornier engineers return from Spitsbergen doubt wreckage claims and think Amundsen and Ellsworth trek ice toward Cape Columbia rather than attempting flight.
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Paris
Jean Charcot
Oslo
Spitszbergen
Bergen
Amundsen
Bluefield City Primary Sets Director Nominations and Committees
Bluefield voters choose ten candidates for five district boards and appoint Republican and Democratic city committees. Twelve candidates originally contested, three in each district, with one elimination per district. Polls run 6:30 am to 6:30 pm across 15 precincts. Telegraph will publish results tonight from its Bland Street building.
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Telegraph
Bland Street
Bluefield
Board of Directors
John Roberts
W. R. Graham
A. J. Stewart
W. T. Williams
W. A. Hancock
Wm. Looney
Looney
W. C. Warlick
J. F. Salisbury
G. W. Troutman
Wade
W. R. Keesee
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield Oakland
Price Street
Ramsey Street
Mercer
Bowman's
Farmer Street
Sutter’s
Albemarle
Washington Streets
South Bluefield
Hanson
Princeton Avenue
Lee Street
Underwood
Wayne Street
Central Fire Station
Peters
Ruble
Park Street
Tilson
Lewis Street
Shelton
Bland and
Williams Streets
Daily Telegraph
Scopes Defense Focuses on Due Process Clause
John T. Scopes defense chief counsel John Randolph Neal says the case hinges on the due process clause of the federal constitution. He argues that Tennessee overstepped its police power by deeming evolution teaching a violation of the Bible and that curriculum regulation by a state legislature is novel. Clarence Darrow and Dudley Field Malone have offered to help and will confer with Scopes' attorney tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
John Randolph Neal
Knoxville
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Dudley Field Malone
Corfer
Scopes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Samuel W. Moore
Clarence Ridley
McDowell County Medical Society
W. L. Peck
Mercer County Medical Society
R. O. Rogers
State Medical Association
Chester R. Ogden
Clarksburg
Richmond
Coolidges
Hardy Norsemen
United States
Diogegan Fs
Christ Episcopal Church
Gravatt
United Thank
Democratic Party
Bert Atwell
W. J. Cole
C. L. Cheyney
Oanngnaes McClaugherty
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