Lindbergh Plays Hide and Seek Amid Admirers in New York
Charles A Lindbergh eluded reporters for hours, skipping a luncheon and a city dinner. He wandered between Newark Long Island and Curtiss field as rain delayed his Washington flight plans for his Spirit of St Louis. His mother stayed with him at Park Avenue in New York.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Park Avenue
Lindbergh
Mitchelfield
Casey Jones
Curties
Washington
Lane
Newspaper Club
Harry Bruno
Richard Blythe
Gear 2
Bruno
Newark
Commodore
Long Island
Curtiss Field
Curtiss
Garden City
Frank H. Russell
Curtiss Company
Central Park
Walker
Winter Garden
German Denies Plan to Attach Levine's Plane
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Dr. Julie Puppe a German financial promoter denies any intent to attach the Columbia flown by Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine to settle an $11,000 debt. He notes the sum too small to fight over and says he is satisfied with an apparent Berlin agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Juliue Puppe
Columbia
Atlantic
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Levine
Puppe
Berlin
New York
Dr. Puppe
Westinghouse Chief Dies After Opera Operation
Brig. Gen. G B Tripp chairman of Westinghouse Electric died at New York Hospital following an operation. He was a member of the company's board and prominent in industry circles. The death occurred in New York on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse
New York
G .B. Tripp
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
New York Hospital
Beckley Cyclone Wrecks Property Injures Four
A cyclonic wind swept Beckley West Virginia’s Piney river valley injuring at least four people. The Raleigh Hardware roof collapsed debris injured W E Houchins and his sons Cary and Henry. Bricks damaged Mutual Development and a car. Homes roofs windows chimneys damaged and telephone lines torn down along the path.
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Beckley
W. Va
Jone
Piney River
Raleigh Hardware Company
W. E. Houchins
Cary
Henry
Mutual Develpment
Harry Means
C. C. Rose Comy
the Hardware Company
Tablet Unveiling Draws Hundreds in McDowell County
Hundreds of attendees gathered Tuesday afternoon near Thorpe for the unveiling of a memorial tablet by the El Andrew Doanally chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Flag Day. Congressman Wells Goodykoontz delivered the address and the event noted a new monument marking a historic Shawnee battle site along Tug River.
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McDowell County
Thorpe
el Andrew Doanally
Wells Goodykoontz
Gary
Harmans
Tug River
L. E. Hoppe
Gary Methodist Church
Boy Scouts
Frank Woods
C. C. Morfit
J. Newton Harman, Sr
Tazewell
Henry Harman
George
Matthias
C. Henry Harman
Nancy Henman
Katherine Harman
Shields Harman
A. M. Harman
War
J. Newton Harman III
J. N. Harman, Jr
Welch
Chandler Curd
Thomas H. S. Curd
America
H. Carlton Fox
Bradley resigns as southern West Virginia prohibition aide
Henry N. Bradley deputy prohibition administrator for southern West Virginia resigns effective July 1. John D. Pennington to appoint a temporary successor from Pittsburgh pending civil service appointment. Bradley to return to Charles Town, West Virginia to manage a hotel, praised for earning respect of officials and the public.
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Pittsburgh
Henry N. Bradley
West Virginia
John D. Pennington
Pennington
Charleston
Bradley
Civil Service Commission
Wheeling
Charles Town
W. Va
Byrd Likely 10 Fly Away Friday
New York report says Commander Richard E. Byrd may depart Roosevelt Field Friday for a transatlantic return flight to Paris with a stopover of only a few hours. Weather concerns and unconfirmed plans linger as Byrd schedules extended fuel and gear for the voyage in an atmosphere of hopeful speculation.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Ocean Hope
Lindbergh
Chamberlin
Levine
Byrd
Roosevelt Field
Associated Press
Paris
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Coolidge Lauds Industry and Citizenship at Hammond Park Dedication
President Coolidge, en route to the Black Hills, dedicates the Wicker Memorial park in Hammond to World War veterans. He urges education, voting, and religious devotion, cites unskilled workers still left out of prosperity, and praises Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight as a national character test. Crowds line a 12 mile tram route as the president and Mrs. Coolidge wave.
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Hammond
Ind
Coolidge
Wicker Memorial Park
Memorial Playground
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Europe
Calumet
Nation
Black Hills
South Dakota
East Chicago
Park
Whiting
Mre. Coolidge
Emiles
News Of Surrounding Area Asks Attention
A compact community roundup notes items from Bluefield Virginia Princeton and Welch. Highlights include liquor found in a hollow auto casing and the finding of a stolen car averting a train wreck. Virginian payroll shows steady increases.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Princeton
Welch
Disaster Ends India Air Trip Trial At Le Bourget
At Le Bourget France on June 14 Captain Georges Pelletie d'Oisy and navigator M Gonin failed to rise beyond thirty feet on a run to India and forced landed after two and a half miles. Fire and gasoline tanks exploded as the machine burned. Both aviators escaped with minor burns and singed hair as crews rushed to the scene.
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la Bourget
France
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Georges Pelletie d'Oisy
Tokyo
M. Gonin
Karachi
India
d'Oisy
Gonin
le Bourget
Olly
Oisy
Woman killed in auto wreck near Norton Virginia
Miss Corrie Broadwater 45 a Norton resident and prominent businesswoman died en route to Norton hospital after a collision near Little Stone Gap. Miss Nancy Hamilton Norfolk and Western telegrapher suffered severe injuries and was taken to Norton hospital with critical back and hip injuries. The crash occurred at 730 pm as the pair returned from Big Stone Gap, the car overturned down a 150 foot slope and was destroyed. Both women were thrown clear and found 50 feet apart by passing motorists. Broadwater had long worked in Norton business. Hamilton has served since 1899 with the railroad and is a longtime Norton operator.
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Corrie Broadwater
Norton
Waa
Nancy Hamilton
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Little Stone Gap
Broadwater
Miss Hamilton
Misses Broadwater
Hamilton
Big Stone Gap
Miss Broadwater
Wise County
Mise Broadwater
Nora
Charley Broadwater
Clinch Valley Territory
St. Paul
Mies Hamilton
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Pocahontas
Van Sweringen bought rails control before ICC probe
During cross examination before the Interstate Commerce Commission the Van Sweringen brothers disclosed they gained outright control of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad and then transferred stock to Nickel Plate and the Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central. They also resisted detailed questions on Chesapeake and Ohio control while confirming loans from major banks including J P Morgan & Co and First National of New York. The session adjourned with appeals to the full commission and ongoing disputes over a merger plan with Erie and Pere Marquette systems.
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Washington
Jane M
Interstate Commerce Commission
van Sweringen
O. P. van Sweringen
M. J. van Sweringen
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Nickel Plate
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Charlies D. Mahaffie
Chesapeake Ohio
Erie
Pere Marquette
Henry W. Anderson
Chesapeake and Ohio Corporation
van Sweringens
J. P. Morgan & Co
First National of
New York
Anderson
Ohio
Herbert Fitzpatrick
Mahaffie
Lewis Urges Miners to Press Wage Battle in PA Outlook
Washington Pennsylvania June 14 John N Lewis president of the United Mine Workers told a crowd of over 10 000 miners that maintaining the Jacksonville wage scale is essential to the miner s standard of living He urged continuation of the wage struggle with vigor but no violence and predicted ultimate victory Speakers included Van A Bittner Philip Murray O Leary and P T Fagan among others
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Washington
John N. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Charleroi Baseball Park
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Lewis
van A. Bittner
Philip Murray
O'Leary
Charle
P. T. Fagan
Railroad Seeks Court Sale of Seized Canadian Ale
In Pittsburgh a federal court petition asks that 189 barrels of Canadian ale seized at the Wabash terminal be sold and $89 in freight charges paid from the proceeds. The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad says it took the car from Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway for transport to Pittsburgh and did not know the ale was contraband. A final hearing is set for tomorrow.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad Company
Wabash
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company
Marital Bond Forged in Jail Amid Arson Case
In Salisbury on June 14 Mrs. Mary Hearn 59 wed Samuel Russell in the jail yard while facing grand jury action on arson. He had burned his home over jealousy after his new housekeeper arrival. Prisoners showered them with dried beans as Russell and his two children escaped unharmed. Russell planned the marriage to win release pending legal action.
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Salisbury
Mary Hearn
Samuel Russell
Mine Foreman Electrocuted At Pinnacle Sub Station
Dennis Setless 30, assistant mine foreman for United Pocahontas Coal, died yesterday afternoon at Pinnacle sub station in Crumpler McDowell county after being struck by a ground current while a colleague replaced a fuse. Power and coal officials investigated with no definite cause. speculation blamed a ground fault or lightning. Survived by widow and three children. funeral plans incomplete.
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Appalachian Electric Power Company
United Pocahontas Coal Company
Crumpler
McDowell County
Dennis Setless
Pinnacle
Power and Coal Company
Setless
Setlass
Setleas
Saly
Setlees
Radio stations clash over wavelength at federal hearing
Washington June 14 hearing before the federal radio commission focused on station WBBR Staten Island seeking 660 kilocycles, a frequency already awarded to WJZ New York City. J F Rutherford of the People's Pulpit association argued WJZ is controlled by NBC aiming to create a radio monopoly. The hearing resumes tomorrow with NBC counsel presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Radio Commission
WBBR
Staten Island
WJZ
Radio Corporation of America
New York City
J. F. Rutherford
People’s Pulpit Association
National Broadcasting Company
Pastor Pities Churches Catering to Membership
Dr F Theo Crickenberger president of the West Virginia Synod of the Lutheran church opened the annual session in Clarksburg with a message urging a simple faith. He said he pities churches that rely on bowling alleys dumb bells swimming pools and similar activities to entertain youth.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
F. Theo Crickenberger
Grafton
West Virginia
Senate Rejects House Capitol Plan Amid Defiant Speech
Kanawha senator W S Hallanan denounced autocrats as the Senate rejected the House capitol bill 16 to 10. He fought over executive appointments and warned of political coercion tied to the statehouse project as debate over bonds and taxes continued.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
State Senate
Senate
Hallanan
Kanawha County
Kanawha
White
Highland
Finance Committee
Capitol
Ashworth
Devore
Helmick
Lilly
Reitz
Reynolds
Robinson
Smi
Marion
Wood
Will
Hugus
Wood County
Wilkin
House
West Virginia University
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J.D. Pennington
D. E. French
J. S. Kahle
G. W. Diehl
Municipal Auditorium
American Legion
Bluefield Lodge B'nai B'rith
Bluefield Lodge of Elks
Baylor
Street Methodist
Jess Bell
George West Dick
Concord College
Athens
Jamess
Kahle
Nathan Effron
Barbiere de Seviglia
Rossini
Willeby
Harriet Hyman
Ruth Alden
India Dillon
Nancy Rosas
Bessie Meyer
Mary R. Phelp
Eleanor McClaugherty
Sallie Thornhill
Red Cross
Lenabelle
Flyer
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C. C
Railroad
Clyde Beecher Johnson
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