Bank Robbery Seized by Ohio River Posse
Three bank robbers looted Higginsport Citizens Bank near Georgetown Ohio and fled by river in a rowboat. A 200-strong posse cornered them, wounded Cornell, recovered most of the nearly $26,000 loot, and captured the trio as they tried to reach Kentucky.
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Georgetown
Ohio
Higginsport Citizens Bank
Howard
Neil Bowman
Portland
Lyle Cornell
Texas
Kentucky
Cornell
John FE. Nen
C. B. Williams
Robert Cahill
Ross Seddon
Williams
Bowman Brothers
Felicity
Neu
Washington Post trustees seek court approval to sell newspaper
On June 15, Washington Post trustees asked the court for permission to sell the paper to David Lawrence of the Consolidated Press for 3 million dollars. Geoffrey Konta said he would submit an offer for William Randolph Hearst. Justice Adkina deferred action and a hearing on directions for disposal continued. Louis G. Chadwell attended, not presenting a Tribune bid.
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Washington
Washington Post Today
David Lawrence
Consolidated Press
United States Daily
Geoffrey Konta
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Jesse C. Adkina
Louis G. Chadwell
Chicago Tribune
Touring Mayors Will Start Homeward Today
Paris June 15 America's touring mayors end a fruitful Franco American visit. They praise seeing French life in the provinces and note French views on current problems align with theirs. Judge Frank N. Padden of Chicago says the trip did much good and highlights French industriousness and resilience.
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Paris
America
France
Tey
Frank N. Padden
Chicago
Missing North Tazewell man prompts search efforts
W M Vandyke 33 a well known produce dealer of North Tazewell and brother of B Y Vandyke left for Knoxville Tennessee last week with Kinzer and has not returned since last Wednesday Police in many southern cities have been asked to help locate the pair Vandyke who was accompanied by Kinzer borrowed Kinzer s truck and carried a substantial sum of money He is married Kinzer is a trucker both men are prominent in Tazewell efforts continue to locate them
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W. M. Vandyke
North Tazewell
B. Y. Vandyke
Bluefield Avenue
Vandyke
Kinzer
Tazewell
Knoxville
Tenn
Hoover Proposes Tax Revision After Economic Pause
Indianapolis June 15 President Hoover outlines in a national address that recovery follows prior lows with optimism for growth. He cites reduced purchases, cautious bankers, and a broad return to employment while noting rare labor conflict and gains in national solidarity.
No Complaint Filed Against Richfield Oil and Holding Co
Federal inquiry into the affairs of Richfield Oil Co of California and its holding company was considered possible by U S District Attorney S W McNabb, though no complaint had been filed. Raymond L Haight alleged maladministration caused a 54 million dollar operating deficit and violation of the state corporate securities act.
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Los Angeles
Richfield Oil Company of California
The
Richfield Company
S. W. McNabb
United States
Raymond L. Haight
Haight
Cardinal Segura Leaves Spain Amid Crowds
In San Sebastian on June 15 a crowd gathered in the city streets to block the motor bus carrying Cardinal Primate Segura. Officials in Madrid were asked to delay the cardinal's passage past midnight, and police and civil guards were deployed to avert anti clerical demonstrations.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Primate Segura
Madrid
Demonstrations in Guadalajara Rally Against Cardinal Segura
In Guadalajara crowds gathered to protest Cardinal Pedro Segura y S. Saenz who was ordered to leave Spain for France. Protesters demanded Interior Minister Miguel Maura resign, denouncing leniency toward the church. A 300-strong auto workers march carried banners reading Down With the Clergy and Sterner Justice Against Segura.
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Madrid
Pedro Segura Y. Saenz
Spain
France
Guadalajara
Miguel Maura
Republic
Segura
All Water Route From Pittsburg to Atlantic
West Newton Pa June 15 United States engineers opened a public hearing on slack water dam sites for the Youghiogheny to create an all water route to the Atlantic. Voices in Connel lsville Greensburg and officials urged the plan saying it could carry over 3 000 000 tons of coal annually and bring more than 1 000 acres of industrial sites.
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West Newton
Pittsburgh
Atlantic
Youghiogheny
Potomac Rivers
United States
W. S. Behanna
Connellsville
William 8. Rial
Greensburg
Adam M. Wyant
Wyant
Hoover urges confidence as path to prosperity in Indiana
President Hoover addressed the Indiana Republican Editorial association at the fair grounds in Indianapolis. He warned of lingering depression but urged a broader and longer lasting recovery driven by business confidence, tax reform, banking revisions, and wealth diffusion to lift home owners, farmers, and the public.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoover
Indiana Republican
Mammoth Fair Grounds
Federal Reserve
Speech by Mr Hoover Draws Applause Amid Emphasis
Mr Hoover spoke slowly and with emphasis as applause interrupted him. He inserted a line in his prepared address stating we are suffering with a page reference to Five.
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Mr. Hoover
Two Giles County Prisoners Escape
Giles county authorities hunted for Albert Parkes 16 of Hoge's Store Virginia who escaped Sunday from Giles County jail in Pearlsburg with a white accomplice. They sawn bars from a jail window and Parkes faced trial for killing his father with rat poison after the elder Parkes died in a burned home.
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Giles County
Albert Parkes
Hoge’s
Pearlsburg
Parkes
Giles County Circuit Court
Bob Parkes
Albert
Bankers Trust Names Sloan Colt President
Sloan Colt was elected president of Bankers Trust today, an $800 million institution in New York. At 38 he becomes the youngest head among the nation’s large Wall Street banks, and is from a prominent finance family. He is a grandson of Samuel Colt, former president of the Lackawanna Railroad.
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New York
S. Sloan Colt
Bankers Trust Company
Wall Street
Colt
Samuel Colt
Lackawanna Railroad
Deportation move sought in Ohio-Pennsylvania-West Virginia coal strike
Outstanding events unfold as Allegheny county officials push to deport alien agitators to end miner eviction plans. Gov Pinchot urges Carnegie Coal to halt family evictions amid rising disorder and hunger notices. Belmont county funds bolster deputy forces while sheriff Cain targets unidentified immigration questions.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania - West Virginia
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
National Miners Union
Pennsylvania
Red International
Butler Consolidated Coal Company
Doctor Declares Beauty Lulled To Sleep By Drugs
A toxicologist testified Starr Faithfull was put to sleep with narcotics before being thrown into the Atlantic near Long Beach. The autopsy showed drowning with sand in her lungs, suggesting she was tossed into shallow water. Investigators believe she was with someone who fled after dosing her, possibly dumping the body.
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Mineola
N. Y
Starr Faithfull
Atlantic
Long Beach
Greenwich Village
Alexander ©. Goettler
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Elvin Edwards
Nassau County
Long Island
Starr
Farm Board to Sell Wheat Abroad If Market Allows
Washington June 16 Chairman Stone announced the Farm Board will sell stabilization wheat abroad as long as it does not disrupt the world market. If foreign demand remains strong wheat will be offered under the board policy to dispose of surplus stocks with minimal burden on competitors. Samuel R. McKelvie, a grain member, retires after two years service and will visit Washington before returning to Lincoln Nebraska. His departure creates a second vacancy on the board as C C Teague also resigned. President Hoover has not named successors.
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Washington
Stone
Farm Board
Samuel R. McKelvie
Lincoln
Nebraska
C. C. Teague
Jame 1
Hoover
Labor Government Defeated Then Reasserts Control
In London on June 15 the labor government faced a surprise defeat on a minor conservative land tax amendment with a 232 to 208 vote as members from labor and liberal branches were absent. The government quickly regrouped and, by closing debate 246 to 232, reinstated its House of Commons majority.
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London
House of Commons
Former Beauty Queen Mrs Nixon-Nirdlinger Returns
Mrs Charlotte Nash Nixon- Nirdlinger, once a St Louis beauty contestant, returns to America after a French jury quickly acquits her of murder in the death of her husband. She says she seeks to forget the past and plans no future, intending to live with her parents in St Louis while consulting attorneys in Philadelphia.
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New York
Charlotte Nash Nixon- Nirdlinger
St. Louis
France
America
Philadelphia
New Islands May Be Prize in International Race
Report from Rio de Janeiro on June 15 says two new volcanic islands near St. Peter and St. Paul are potential prizes in an international race. A British steamer Lelande captain says Brazil plans to assign a cruiser from Rio to claim them for Brazil. Britain already has a cruiser at Georgetown Guyana and France may join due to proximity to its Europe Brazil air route.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
St. Peter and St. Paul
Lelande
Georgetown
British Guiana
Iralands
Europe
Advertising Conference Sees Uplift in Confidence and Demand
New York June 15 The Advertising Federation of America opened with leaders urging advertising to restore public confidence and unlock idle funds. Speakers warned against wage cuts harming purchasing power while noting debt repayment and depleted inventories signal latent buying power ready for release under proper direction.
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New York
Advertising Federation of America
Gilbert T. Hodges
Federation
Diamond not feeling good as bond posted in New York
Jack Diamond pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York on June 15. His trial for operating a giant still was set for next Monday but likely postponed to align with the gangster’s state supreme court prosecution on related charges.
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New York
Jack Diamond
State Supreme Court
Beauties of Hills Please Hoover at Charleston and Huntington
President Hoover toured through West Virginia on a special train stopping in Charleston and Huntington. He praised the Kanawha valley projects and the scenic hills while greeting state officials, lawmakers, and Girl Scout delegations.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Hoover
Huntington
Indianapolis
Conley
Kanawha Valley
Howard M. Gore
Agriculture
President Coolidge
United States
Henry D. Hatfield
Lena Lowe Yost
Mr. Hoover
Death Toll Rises From St Philibert Sinking Off Noirmoutier
At least 61 bodies recovered after the excursion steamer St Philibert capsized near Noirmoutier island data show 426 passengers departed Noirmoutier. eight survivors reported earlier as searchers scour waters off Point St Gildas. Relatives crowded Loire wharves awaiting word on additional victims or possible survivors.
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Associated Press
Nantes
France
Point St. Gildas
St. Philibert
Noirmoutier Island
Northwest Faces Drought Damage Across States
The drought tightens its grip on Northwest states with May and June crop losses, especially in spring wheat. Rain is needed soon, else severe damage looms. officials note limited relief and consider drought loans. Senators Walsh and Caraway call for a special session to address aid.
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Washington
J. B. Kincer
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Seaboard
Ohio
Mississippi
Kincer
Montana
North Dakota
Battleship Tows Nautilus Toward Queenstown Port
The battleship Wyoming, with the Polar submarine Nautilus in tow, moves toward Queenstown Ireland as officials seek an additional tug. Heavy seas prevented an early tow line and slow sailing at about five knots risks a week to reach the Irish port.
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Queenstown
Washington
Wyoming
Ireland
Navy Department
Admir Claude C. Bloch
Chief of Naval Operations
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Bloch
William V. Pratt
Arkansas
Copenhagen
Europe
Two Bluefield Boys Among Midshipmen Aboard Warships
Two Bluefield youths are among 975 midshipmen aboard the battleships Wyoming and Arkansas. William A. Stewart and Ric Stewart, sons of Mrs. George Fowler of Frederick Street, are aboard. Richard Stewart, set to graduate from Annapolis in 1934, is on the Wyoming, while William Stewart, graduating in June, sails on the Arkansas. The voyage is a summer training trip en route to Copenhagen, Denmark with the Nautilus in tow to Queenstown, Ireland.
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Bluefield
Wyoming
Arkansas
William A. Stewart
Ric Stewart
George Fowler
Frederick Street
Richard Stewart
Annapolis
Queenstown
Ireland
William Stewart
Copenhagen
Denmark
Young Evangelist Recovers Eyesight After Surgery
Philadelphia report details Rev. Robert Fraser a 25 year old evangelist born blind who describes seeing sunlight for the first time after an operation on his left eye. Doctors plan to remove the right eye in the next step to complete restoration of sight. The moment came when the bandage slipped and allowed his first glimpse of the world.
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Philadelphia
Robert Faser
Fraser
George H. Moore
WVU Enrolls 1168 Students on First Day of Summer School
Morgantown West Virginia June 15 A total of 1168 students enrolled on the first day of summer school registration at West Virginia University Registra tion continues tomorrow Classes begin tomorrow Last year during the two day enrollment period 1080 students registered at WVU
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Thousands to Pay Harding Tribute in Marion Ohio
Marion prepares to welcome thousands for the dedication of the Warren G. Harding Memorial. President and Mrs. Hoover, former President Coolidge, and Governor George White will attend with a formal program at the marble tomb. Coolidge expected 9 08 am tomorrow. Hoover party to arrive 1 45 pm. Radio networks cover the address at 2 30 pm.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
George White
Ohio
Harding Memorial Association
Mable
Dent
Harding
Coolidge
Indianapolis
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Higginsport
Washington Post
Tance
Tennessee
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Richfield
Pittsburg
Russia
Ouaike Agitatorg
Pinchot
Harrisburg
D Pa
Carnegie Coal Company
Avella
Washington County
Enome
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
Howard Duff
Duff
Robert S. Cain
Alleghany
Stephen Raushenbush
Tri-State
United Mine Workers of America
Big Five
Robert Ireland
Hanna Coal Company
Hanna
Big Run
Rail and River Coal Company
Walter Latos
Tony Valete
Mike Visnic
Rudy Mikesinavich
Mikesinavich
Page Four
Greenwich
LABOR
Nirdlinger
HOPE
Loire River
Noirmoutieris
Walsh
Caraway
Congress
Arkansan
Agriculture Department
Northwest
Minnesota
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