Trial Delays Seen in Wilburn Murder Case in West Virginia
In Charlestown West Virginia June 13 the Wilburn trial faces possible delay as court allows evidence tying the Gore killing to the Marmet miners march and motives behind the act. Prosecution seeks first degree murder while defense urges manslaughter under a statute on mob action. Witnesses describe August 30 1921 Blair Mountain events and Wilburn as the expedition leader with armed miners, threatening deputies.
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Associated Press
Charlestown
W. Va
J. E. Wilburn
Gore
Logan County
Marmet
Blair Gap
Blairtown
William Blizzard
Isabella Riggs
Blair
Danville
Blair Mountain
Wilburn
Logan
Oth
W!l
Mint
Rinkman
Carpenter
Nellis
Confessed Slayer Is Saved From Mob
Jackson Michigan June 13 John Straub an ex convict confessed to slaying welfare worker Miss Alice Mallett. Sheriff Larrabee in disguise as a city fireman moved him from the county jail by a rear entrance and drove him out of the city as a crowd of several thousand gathered. Tear gas repelled attempts to storm the doors.
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Jackson
Mich
John Straub
Alice Mallett
Edwin Larrabee
Straub
Supreme Court Orders Fayette Assessor to Deliver Books
The West Virginia Supreme Court mandamus requires Fayette county assessor K B Rocke to hand over office books to a state appointed special assessor for a property revaluation. Tax Commissioner Walter S Hallanan calls the ruling the greatest victory for central supervision of assessments since 1905, noting Fayette county had lagged in true value assessments and relied on state aid funds.
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Supreme Court
Fayette County
Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
Walter S. Hallanan
K. B. Rocke
Hallanan
Fayette
Roche
Rocke
Dawson
George Poffenbarger
John H. Holt
W. L. Lee
John T. Simms
Three Hundred Bodies Recovered After Salvadorean Flood
In San Salvador June 18 the Acelhuate and Arenal rivers overflowed, joining to flood Candelaria district. Three hundred bodies have been recovered and many more are missing as homes were swept away by the torrent. A two day rainfall caused the disaster and a government relief expedition has arrived.
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Associated Press
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Candelaria
Sutherland Attacks Naval Academy Over Cruel Yearbook
In Washington on June 12 a Senate speech by Senator Howard Sutherland criticized the United States Naval Academy class of 1922 for alleged cruelty toward Leonard Kaplan of Weston West Virginia. He cited Kaplan’s Jewish heritage and a desecrating caricature in the Lucky Bag yearbook as example of the offense and urged critical action.
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Washington
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Asell
Howard Sutherland
West Virginia
Senate
Leonard Kaplan
Weston
W. Va
Academy
Ensign
Kaplan
Plan
Naval Academy
Two Rage Track Men Tell Stories In Ward Killing Case
White Plains N Y June 13 two men who knew father 8 Ward wealthy young baker who confessed to killing Clarence Peters told their stories to District Attorney Weeks before the grand jury met to consider the Ward case. Alfred B Blute and Elwood Heffner related details of Ward and the crime while others were summoned or excused as the investigation continued.
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White Plains
N. Y
Father
Ward
Baker
Clarence Peters
Weeks
Alfred B. Blute
Elwood Heffner
Peters
Blute
Raymond Hill
Ness
George 8. Ward
Anna Williard Curtis
Williamsport
George N. Sutton
Sutton Manor
New Rochelle
Madeline
Fifi Zeigler
Lulu Barrows
Woman Falls Dead on Grave of Nephew in Grief
In Camden New Jersey on June 13 a woman Mary E Stratton died at Pleasantville while attending the funerals of John H Stratton his wife and four children killed in a railroad crossing crash near Absecon last Saturday A physician attributed her death to heart trouble intensified by grief over the tragedy.
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Camden
N. J
Absecon
John H. Stratton
Atlantic City
Mee
Mary E. Stratton
Stratton
Pleasantville
Harding 10 Press for Ship Subsidy
President Harding warns he may call Congress in a special session if the ship subsidy bill is not taken up before adjournment. White House says administration will press for action now, with the measure ready for introduction and GOP leaders rallying to support despite Democratic opposition.
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White House
Washington
Harding
Congress
Campbell
House Rules Committee
Merchant Marine Committee
House
Real Fight of Day On Furniture in Senate Tariff Debate
Washington June 13. The administration tariff bill faced a major challenge in the senate as Senator Simmons argued against a sixty percent ad valorem duty on reed and willow furniture. Committee leaders and rivals claimed the duty would not offset production costs with China and Japan. The wood schedule advanced with minor amendments while a push to free more logs and other goods lingered.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
McCumber
Finance Committee
Townsend
Michigan
China
Japan
Underwood
Alabama
Threatened reparations crisis postponed by German payment
London dispatch reports the feared German reparations crisis is at least postponed after Germany pays 50,000,000 gold marks due Thursday the Westminster Gazette notes.
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London
Westminster Gazette
Germany
Nominations Lissener and Benson Confirmed by Senate
Washington dispatch reports Meyer Lissner and Rear Admiral William Benson retired were confirmed by the Senate for reappointment to the shinning board. Their terms expire at midnight tonight.
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Washington
Meyer Lissner
Wm. Benson
Senate
Coal operators consider central conference with miners to settle strike
Cincinnati June 14 The United Mine Workers secretary William Green says a movement to unite coal operators in the central competitive field for talks with miners aims to settle the national coal strike. He notes conferences are under way nationwide and that a sizable tonnage would be required to base any wage agreement.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Wm. Green
United Mine Workers
Green
Cleveland
T. K. Maher
Maher Colleries Company
Mr. Green
Pittshburg
Hocking Valley
Widow of Circus Man Branen Held Without Bail
Doris Branen, widow of “Honest John” Branen, is jailed without bail in Mount Holly N J over the March 10 murder. Prosecutor Kelsey cites valuable evidence from a long investigation and says Branen was arrested after being found in Camden. Brother Harry Mohr and suspect Charles Powell are also in custody with ties to the case.
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Mount Holly N. J
Doris Branen
Honest John" Branen
Bruwen
Kelsey
Horace Hooper Dies President of Britannica Inc
Horace Everett Hooper president of Encyclopedia Britannica Inc and former editor of the London Times died at his Bedford Hills home of heart disease at Mt Risco N Y on June 13.
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Horace Everett Hooper
Mt. Risco
N. Y
Encyclopedia Brittannica, Inc
The
London Times
Bedford Hills
Wealthy Chinese Flee Nanchang as Sun Yat Sen Forces Advance
Wealthy Chinese with families and valuables flee Nanchang Kiukiang as Sun Yat Sen’s southern army moves northward. Looting fears arise among missionaries. Americans ready to evacuate if Wu Pei Fu forces withdraw. Isabel boat, plus Japanese and British vessels, remain on standby. Sun Yat Sen’s forces captivate Kanchow Ki. Report from June 10 notes Wu Pei Fu retreating north.
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Associated Press
Kiukiang
Nanchang
Iangs Province
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Wu Pei Fu
Peking
Isabel
Dr. Sun
Kanchow Ki
Kiang
Wealthy Laugh at Volstead Law on Sea Wine List Read in House
Washington reports Rep Gallivan of Massachusetts denounced the Volstead Act in the House. He held up a wine list claimed paid for by federal funds on the steamship President Pierce, noting rye whiskey and rum were offered at sea. He urged emphasis on enforcement at sea versus land.
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Massachusetts
Pierce
Washington
Shipping Board
Gallivan
Chipping Board
United States Shipping Board
Threenille
Mr. Lasker
Peninsula State
Mr. Gallivan
Johnny Walker
Yanks Return Home as Cantigny Ships Out
Eight officers and 481 enlisted men will sail from Antwerp on the steamer Cantigny on June 20 to return to the United States. The Rhine draft will depart with not more than 1,200 officers and men, part of the American force.
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Coblenz
United States
Cantigny
Antwerp
Rhine
Tariff deemed the Senate priority over soldiers bonus
Washington reports White House officials state the tariff legislation is the Senate's main task and deserves undivided attention. Republican leaders opposed to McCumbers plan to sidetrack the bonus measure may push consideration after Senator Lodge returns, with actions possible late next week or early the following week if party conference fails to agree.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
Finance Committee
Harding
White House
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
City approves paving plan for Bluefield avenue bid process starts
City Manager Ridley wins board backing to pave Bluefield avenue from Poplar street to the state line with asphaltic macadam. Bids accepted until 2 p m June 20. Ordinances cover penalties for cutting through new paving and unify license taxes.
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Clarence EK
Ridley
Bluefield Avenue
Poplar Street
State Line
Ritz
Tazewell Street
Whitethorn Street
Maryland Avenue
Adams Street
Montclair Street
City A Bisley
W. G. Ferrell
City of
Bluefield
Eity
Ferrell
Elty
Jefferson and
Albemarle Streets
Roy Avenue
Harding to Speak at Fort McHenry Monument Dedication
President Harding will deliver the dedication address in Baltimore Tomorrow at the site of the Fort McHenry defense and Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner writing The monument commemorates the double achievement in the War of 1812 setting toward a commemorative unveiling.
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Washington
Harding
Baltimore
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Prospects for Early Action on Muscle Shoals Legislation
Washington reports improved prospects for early House consideration of proposed Muscle Shoals development legislation. White House officials indicate administration will allow House leaders broad latitude to act, with President Harding neither opposing nor supporting Ford’s proposal. Representative Mondell notes action will depend on congressional discussions.
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Washington
House
Muscle Shoals
Ala
White House
Rarding
Henry Ford
Congress
Representative Mondell
Nouere Fleas
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Sutherland
George S. Ward
Lissener
Benson
AIKE
Branen
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