Bluefield College Commencement Ends Amid Brisk Rain
Dr Henry Louis Smith spoke on the supreme task of a democracy and urged citizens students to grow breadth and depth in knowledge while remaining rooted in faith. President Boatwright and Dr Lansdell praised the college and a Monday reception in the dining hall featured music and informal talks as summer students linger on campus.
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Bluefield College
Henry Louis Smith
Bluefield and
Graham
James Elmer Brown
Philip Lilly
Helen Mitchell
Binfield College
Dr. Smith
F. W. Boatwright
University of Richmond
Maud Sutter
Doris Smith
Boatwright
West Virginia
Lansdell
Alleged bootlegger bailed by Chief Justice Taft
Charles M. Simpson, accused of bootlegging in West Virginia, was released on $25,000 bail by Chief Justice Taft after presenting his habeas corpus writ in Washington. Simpson has been convicted twice for liquor possession and sale in Charleston and is indicted again, having previously jumped bail.
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Washington
Charles M. Simpson
West Virginia
United States
Charleston
Simpson
Capitol
Kanawha County
Taft
Supreme Court
Expanded conference body in fate of budget bill
In Charleston West Virginia June 12 the fate of the budget bill rests with an expanded conference committee of ten members instead of six. The Senate added George W Bowers Clyde B Johnson J B Zimmerman and D M Willis as new appointees while the House retained members and added two from each chamber.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
House of Delegates
House
George W. Bowers
Marion County
Clyde B. Johnson
Kanawha County
C. L. Estep
Logan County
Democrats
Mr. Zimmerman
F. Guy Ash
Monongalia County
William Farris
Mineral County
West Virginia
Seo” Hall
Wetzel County
Ash and
Farm
S. R. Holroyd
Mercer County
J. A. McLaughlin
Pocahontas County
Mr. Willis
Logan
Bride of Month Shot and Killed in Beckley West Virginia
Mrs. Mattie Dobbs a 21 year old bride of one month was shot to death at Oswald near Beckley by Willie Reed 21 who fled to the hills and was captured near Mount Hope by deputy sheriffs Reed, released from Raleigh county jail a week earlier, had just married Dobbs when the shooting occurred.
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Willie Reed
Mattie Dobbs
Oswald
Mount Hope
Robert Dobbs
Reed
Dobbs
Harold Wilson
No Possibility for OLP to Evade Liquor Law
An item notes that the French liner France must withdraw wine ration as required by French law. The department issued a ruling indicating the wine ration cannot be construed as medicine and must be sufficient to ration the crew.
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France
Move to extend search and seizure limits over ship liquor
Washington reports indicate the United States may allow foreign vessels to bring sealed liquor to U S ports if an international accord extends the search and seizure limit to twelve miles Ambassador Jusserand of France met with Secretary Hughes at the state department after talks centered on the Supreme Court ban on ship liquor within US waters No statement followed the conference and details of positions or possible actions remain undisclosed A potential workaround using medical stores for crew rations was dismissed late today with the news mentioning a turn to Page Two
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Washington
United States
Jusserand
France
Hughes
State Department
Supreme Court
Tras
Kansas governor weighs abolishing court of industrial relations
Topeka June 12 Gov Jonathan M Davis says a special session to abolish the Kansas court of industrial relations is under serious consideration saving more than 1 million dollars in the present biennium. Samuel Gompers calls the ruling a step toward freedom and warns the court may become inoperative.
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Topeka
Kas
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Washington
Kansas
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
Thrifty Husband Sued as Wife Reveals Ring Disposition
Mrs. Clara Enfield of St Louis filed for divorce and testified that her husband gave her three diamond rings yet wore them himself. The case notes his thrifty gesture and disputes ownership of the jewelry.
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St. Louis
Clara Enfield
Luck family rescued from blaze on second floor
Chicago firemen saved Henry Luck his wife and four children trapped by flames on the second floor of their home.
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Lucky
Chicago
Henry Luck
Most Disastrous Flood Strikes Oklahoma and Arkansas
Tulsa reports 3000 to 4000 homeless as Arkansas river and tributaries flood areas near Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Arkansas refugees number in the hundreds and one life is reported near Sand Springs as rescuers battle widespread damage across the region.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Arkansas River
Oklahoma City
Sand Springs
Low bids on 56 West Virginia road projects total 3.5 million
Charleston reports the State Road Commission opened bids totaling 3.5 million for fifty six road and bridge projects across two dozen counties. Several contracts, including the Northwestern Turnpike final projects, will be awarded after commission approval with many firms cited for specific county routings and bridge work.
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Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
Score
Parkersburg
Winchester
Boone County
Jackson
Pleasants
Tucker
Kanawha County
Lewis
Putnam County
Abbott Brothers
Marion County
Glovers Gap
Wetzel County Line
Wetzel Construction Co
New Martinsville
Harrison County
Goodhope Lewis County
Kester Construction Co
Nuter Fort
Cabell County
Melissa-Salt Rock
Gillespie & Werninger
Huntington
Brooke County
Wellsberg Road
Fred Robinson
New Cumberland
Racine
Whitesville
J. M. Cain & Co
McArthur & Hood
River Road
Ben C
Stringer
Ragland
Ohio
Ben C. Stringer
Rales County
Crab Orchard-Amigo
O. C. Young
Beckley
Taylor County
Cairo- Nutter Farm
W. A. Wilson & Son
St. Marys
Lewis County
Jane Lew-Harrison County Line
Seiple- Wolfe Construction Co
Preston County
Kingwood-Reedsville
Jones Construction Co
Salem
Marshall County
River Oeny & Sons
Moundsville
Upshur County
Buckhannon-Clarksburg
Marshall & Gillooly
Clay County
Lower
Two Mile Run
Coda-Nash Construction Co
Northwestern Turnpike
J. T. Gephart
Elkins
Cabell County Bridge
Capitol Construction Co
Columbus
Jackson County
Concrete Pont Bridge Co
Clarksburg
New Clue Emerges in Smiling Girl Slayer Case
Pittsburg authorities report a new clue in the Richard Tesmer murder case. Chicago police have been notified to pursue Thelma Shomo, an alleged safe cracker and former murder suspect, now said to be in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Richard Tesmer
Chicago
Thelma Shomo
City Plans Food Sanitation Ordinance and Fire Equipment Purchase
Bluefield officials approved a final reading ordinance regulating production and sale of foodstuffs including sanitary rules inspections health certificates and penalties. The board also endorsed buying more firefighting apparatus and discussed abandoning Stewart Street from Commerce to Scott due to poor grade and nonuse.
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Stewart Street
Scott Street
Bluefield
W. J. Cole
Cole Realty Company
Commerce Street
Condi
Revolt in Bulgaria Ends Stamboulisky Rule
Sofia reports the closing phase of the Stamboulisky regime with a peasant led revolt. King Boris granted two days to decide de facto dictatorship and representatives from all parties moved to overturn the government. 64,000,000 leva were found in Stamboulisky’s home as the new regime prepared trials.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Stamboulisky
Boris
Slavovitza
Samiaroff
Douparinoff
Belgrade
Boteff
Constantinople
Savoff
Dividends Resume At Island Creek Coal General Refractories and AS&R
Directors at Island Creek Coal declare an extra dividend of 3 cents and maintain the 2 dollar common share payment. General Refractories raises its quarterly dividend from 75 cents to 1.0 dollar. American Smelting and Refining resumes common dividends at 1.25 dollars per quarter, 5 dollars per year, last paid 1 percent in Q1 1921.
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New York
Island Creek Coal Company
American Smelting and Refining Company
Last of Foreign Captives Freed From Chinese Bandits
Eight released hostages including four Americans arrived at the Tung-Hsing mines near Tsaochwang after months in captivity. The group, rescued May 6, was greeted by relatives and fed and clothed at the mine compound before a rail trip to Shanghai. The State Department credited Consul Davis Roy Anderson and the Chinese foreign minister for negotiating the release.
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Tsaochwang
Suchow
Tung-Hsing
Pemple
Hosta
Shanghai
Roland W. Pinger
Manila
Leon Friedman
Chicago
John B. Powell
Sane
Lee Solomon
Nd Francisco
R. H. Rowlatt
Birmingham
England
Tientsin
Fred Mais
Sanghai
Ene Emile Gensburger
Sangai
Rome
Italy
Washington
State Department
Davis
Roy Anderson
China
Peking
Volunteer Bulgarian Army Reaches One Hundred Thousand
Paris reports a Bulgarian volunteer army now at 100000 and growing, guarding the frontiers and Sofia suburbs. The Bulgarian minister at Prague says the new government at Sofia is illegal and lacks nationwide recognition.
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Paris
M. Daskaloff
Prague
Sofia
Varna
Black Sea
Legation
Bulgaria
Flood Wipes Bluefield Area As Rivers Burst Banks
Unrelenting rain drenches southern Mercer county causing Bluestone and East River to overflow. Dozens of homes evacuated near Nemours Bluestone Junction and Simmons as water reaches near record levels. Bridges wash out on the Bluefield Bramwell road and rail lines damaged near Wills. City streets flood deep across Bluefield hamlet and surrounding communities.
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Nemours
Bluestone Junction
Simmons
Coopers
Bluestone River
Elkhorn
Bramwell
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluestone
Bluestone Electric
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Clinch River
New River
Glen Lyn
McDowell County
Mercer County
Brush Creek
Glenwood Park
Princeton Power Company
Princeton
Wills
East River
St. Clair
Hale
Graham
Union
Bland
Allege Avenue
Union Street
Easley
College Avenue
Bluefield Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds
Bland Street
St. Luke's
Tura
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FATE
Estep
Kanawha
George W. Beavers
J. 8. Zimmerman
D. M. Willis
Treasury
Freedom
Low
Pleasants County
Pee Co., Inc
Mason County
Spene & Co
Pt. Pleasant
Concrete Steel Bridge Co
Directors Estimates II
Volunteer Army Bulgaria Grows
Norfolk and Western Power
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