Doctors Pleased With Bluefield Convention Progressing
The 1925 West Virginia State Medical Association meeting in Bluefield closes after four days with 300 delegates praising the event. Officers elected include Dr. J. R. Bloss as president and Dr. R. O. Rogers as first vice president, with Morgantown set for the 1926 gathering and a new professional relations committee created.
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West Virginia State Medical Association
Mercer
McDowell County Medical Societies
Bluefield
House of Delegates
Morgantown
J. R. Bloss
Hantington
R. O. Rogers
H. C. Skaggs
Montgomery
D. A. MacGregor
Wheeling
Sterrett C. Neale
Charleston
Hugh G. Nicholson
C. H. Hall
Elkins
J. C. Trons
Dartmoor
J. R. Shultz
H. R. Johnson
Fairmont
William Goff
Parkersburg
H. C. Nicholson
A. G. Rutherford
Welch
Dc. A. Ray
R. W. Walker
George MacQueen
James McClung
Richwood
Huntington
G. H. Barkesdale
O. D. Barker
State Association
State Journal
Bloss
state e@esociation
J. Howard Anderson
Marytown
Walter E. West
Harry M. Hall
C. A. Ray
Charles W. Waddell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Gorgas
Dr. West
Sterrett N. Neale
Read Drowns After Altercation at Old River Resort
The body of Read, 25, of Converse La, Centenary College student, was recovered from Old River near Pleasureville after a fight Thursday with George W Gill 23 senior Loyola College law student New Orleans Read’s death ruled homicide by coroner Two small head wounds noted and Gill held without bail following a murder charge and his confession of going to settle matters Mrs Gill recounted the events and police said Read Ford called her to meet Gill at the resort after allegedly threatening her with blackmail The investigation will proceed as directed by District Attorney Blanchard
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Shreveport
Rt Read
Converse
Centenary College
Old River
Pleasureville
Read
George W. Gill
Loyola College
New Orleans
Gil
Gill
Blanchard
Montgomery
H. W. Paul
Blanchard Read
Paul
Col J M Guffey Wins $348 695 Payout in Gulf Case
Col J M Guffey, once a Democratic figure in Pennsylvania, was awarded $348,695.33 by a federal jury against Gulf Production Company, a Gulf Oil subsidiary. The suit sought $180,000 plus interest from 1901 over oil land leases in Texas and Louisiana.
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Pittsburg
Col
J. M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Gulf Production Company
Gulf Oil Corporation
Colonel Guffey
Texas
Louisiana
Refugees Seek Protection Amid Warships in China
Reported clashes from Hankow and Canton drive Chinese and foreign refugees toward ports protected by foreign warships. British volunteers fired on strikers in Hankow, nine dead or wounded in the confrontation, while anti foreign disturbances ripple through Shanghai and Canton. Missionaries withdraw to guarded centers as tensions rise across Hupeh and Hunan.
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San Francisco
Hankow
China
Canton
Hupeh
Shameen Island
Hong Kong
Honan Island
Shanghai
Concession
Mankow
Hasai Yao-Nan
New York
Celestial Kingdom
China Field
Department of Missions
The
Episcopal Church
A. A. Gillman
Episcopal Mission
Huveh
Hunan
Yangtze
Washington
Hupeh Province
State Department
Ossip Dymow Entitled To Porting Royalties
New York June 12 A federal judge ruled Ossip Dymow is entitled to a portion of royalties from Polly Preferred in a copyright case involving Ray Comstock and Morris Gest The judge found originality of the idea and ordered a special master to determine the amount of royalties while deeming the plagiarism not deliberate or wilful piracy.
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New York
Polly Preferred
Ray Comstock
Morris Gest
Ossip Dymow
Garvin
Dymow
Dymon
Mrs Edmar Kelley Heads Federation Music Clubs
Mrs Edmar Stillman Kelley of Oxford Ohio was elected president of the National Federation of Music Clubs at the fourteenth biennial convention held in Portland Oregon on June 12.
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Portland
Ore
Edmar Stillman Kelley
Oxford
Ohio
National Federation of Music Clubs
Sarg
High School Teens Admit Death Pact After Girl Found Dead
Ling Mills and Priscilla Amidon, both 18, confess to a death pact linked to a girl’s body found in woods. Mills remains hospitalized in Newton, Massachusetts with injuries.
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Ling Mills
Priscilla Amidon
Newton
Mass
Death by Own Action Involving Mills and Girl Friend
Wellesley Farms Massachusetts June 12 eighteen year old Sterling Mills admitted to Dudley P Ranney assistant district attorney that he and Priscilla Amidon fifteen planned a pact to die together Mills shot himself and was critically wounded in Newton Dudley P Ranney said Mills made the admission after hours of questioning in the hospital The girl was found dying nearby with her father s revolver Mills said they preferred death together rather than separation during his summer work trip to Natick There would be no prosecution unless developments arise
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Wellesley Farms
Mass
Sterling Mills
Priscilla Amidon
Mills
Newton
Dudley P. Ranney
Glen Road
Young Mills
Natick
Ranney
Hopkinsbury
Wellesley
Congressman Langley Faces Drunkenness Trial in Kentucky
Pikeville Kentucky June 12 Congressman John W Langley Republican Kentucky was indicted by the Pike circuit court on drunkenness after a grand jury heard evidence from Mrs W P Henritze who had earlier swore out a warrant. Langley had been fined ten dollars and jailed four hours for contempt of court when he denied the drunkenness charge before Police Judge J P Morris. The contempt ruling was later appealed to District Court Judge J E Childress and the case is set for trial at the October circuit term.
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Pikeville
John W. Langley
Republian
Kentucky
Pike Circuit
Mra
W. P. Henritze
Lankley
J. P. Morris
J. E. Childress
District Court
Circuit Court
Oklahoma Governor Asked Send Troops
Henrietta Oklahoma June 12 More than a thousand citizens signed a petition to Governor Trappe asking state troops be sent Wednesday night to quell threatened disturbances tied to mining operations he recalled. The situation was quiet today as miners demanded the 1924 wage scale versus operators offering 1917 scale.
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Henrietta
Okla
Trappe
Moore Withdraws from Race for Governor
Richmond reports state auditor C Lee Moore withdrew from the Democratic gubernatorial race. He noted no pledge of support for either current candidates State Senator Walter Mapp of Accomac or Harry Flood of Winchester, as the August 4 primary nears.
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Richmond
C. Lee Moore
Moore
Walter Mapp
Accomac
Harry Flood B
Winchester
Prosecution Wins In Chicago Murder Trial
In Chicago on June 12 the prosecution presented its murder case against W D Shepherd unhampered by bench rulings. Long missing witness Robert White appeared ready to testify to corroborate Charles Farman’s account of Shepherd learning to kill McClintock with germ theory and a tainted seafood link. The defense pressed for corpus delicti proof while exposing contested medical testimony from eight witnesses. The court adjourned after debate over motive and corpus delicti with more witnesses to come tomorrow.
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Chicago
Age iNilam Darlin Shepherd
Foater-Son
William Nelson McClintock
Thomas J. Lynch
Billy” McClintock
Shepherd
McClintock
Robert E. Crowe
William Scott Stewart
Efense Counsel
Judge Lynch
Rufus Stolp
J. Herrick
Billy McClintock
Stewart
Mam
Stolp
William D. McNally
Dr. McNally
Ertele Gehling
Misa Gehling
F. T. Breidigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Oscar Olson
W. H. Grandson
Tulsa
Okla
Robert White
White
Charles C. Farman
National University of Sciences
Farman
Terris Defeats Dundee In 15 Round Coney Island Bout
Sid Terris of New York outpointed veteran Johnny Dundee in a 15 round featherweight fight at Coney Island Stadium. Ringside reporters gave Terris every round on points.
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Terris
Dundee
New York
Johnny Dundee
Sid Terris
Coney Island
Earthquake Shocks Los Angeles Area Today
An earthquake shock was felt in Los Angeles and surrounding towns at 2 18 this afternoon.
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Los Angeles
Warren 8 Stone Dies in Cleveland Hospital
Warren F. Stone president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers died Friday in a Cleveland hospital from an acute attack of Brights disease. He led the brotherhood in railroad labor issues and served during a period of significant industrial change.
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Warren 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
Kellogg
Secretary Kellogg issued a strong warning to Mexico stating the United States will not tolerate violations of international obligations or failure to protect American citizens. He said U S support hinges on Mexico restoring properties and indemnifying Americans as relations remain present but not fully satisfactory. Ambassador Tellez expressed surprise at the statement.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Kellary
Sheffield
Kellogg
Tellez
No Responsibility in Arms Traffic Regulation
Geneva June 12 The United States will be asked to assume no responsibility in carrying out arms traffic regulations in the world s forbidden zones Representative Theodore E Burton introduced a resolution in the arms conference specifying signatories with no territories under sovereignty within or adjacent to the special zones accept no responsibility This was accepted by the conference with an amendment that signatories assume no responsibility unless they desire
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Geneva
United States
Theodore E Burton
French Premier Spends Day On Front In Fez Morocco
French premier and war minister M Painleve spent the day at the front in Fez Morocco where tribesmen attacked the French zone. An armed gummobile led the convoy with another protecting the rear while low flying planes watched the sides.
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Fez
French Morocco
M. Painleve
Strike mob raids British Empire Steel stores at Glace Bay
In Sydney Nova Scotia June 12 a crowd of 1500 striking miners raided British Empire Steel Corporation stores at Dominion mines Nos 1 2 and 4 near Glace Bay. Sergeant Mitchell McIntyre says rumors of an attack on New Aberdeen power plant were unfounded.
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Sydney
N. S
British Empire Steel Corporation
Dominion Mines
Glace Bay
Mitchell McIntyre
McIntyre
New Aberdeen
Warren Stone Labor Leader Dies at 65 in Cleveland
Warren Stanford Stone longtime labor leader and financier, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died in Cleveland at age sixty five from an acute attack of Brights disease. He had declined cabinet posts and helped launch the brotherhood bank and new office structures. Funeral in Cleveland Monday.
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Cleveland
Warren Stanford Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Neers
Brotherhood
Mr. Stone
L. G. Griffing
Mr Stone
Bar
W. B. Prenter
Iet
Pratse
All Brotherhood Finance
H. P. Doughherty
Brotherhood Insurance
Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers’ Bank
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Co-Operative National Bank
Brotherhood Bank
Prenter
Conference For Progressive
Robert M. LaFollette
LaFollette
Warren Stone
Rock Island Railroad
Eldon
Iowa
Labor
First National Bank
America
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
P. M Arthur
Winnipeg
Man
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R. C. Rogers
Daily Press of State
Mrs. K. Montgomery Ogden
Orange
N. J
Mr. Ogden
Princeton
Canton College
Ole
Robert Read
Geo. Gill
Col. Guffy
E. S. Kelley
Federation Music Clubs
Tells
Oklahoma
W. D. Shepherd
Blunt
Mr. Kellogg
Waren
Deng
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