Bank Robbery Foiled by Ohio River Posse in Wild West Heist
Three bank robbers looted the Higgineport Citizens bank near Georgetown Ohio and fled by rowboat toward Kentucky. A posse of about 200 men cornered them along the river, they dropped about $20,000 as they fled, and were captured after being wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Ohio
Higgineport Citizens Bank
Howard
Neil Bowman
Portland
Lyle Cornell
Texas
Kentucky
Cornell
John EK. Nen
C. B. Williams
Robert Cahill
Ross Seddon
Williams
Bowman Brothers
Felicity
Neu
Washington Post trustees seek court approval to sell
Washington, June 15. Trustees of the Washington Post asked court permission to sell the newspaper to David Lawrence for 3,000,000. Geoffrey Konta said he would bid for William Randolph Hearst. Justice Adkins continued the hearing on directives for disposition. Louis G. Chadwell attended without presenting a bid for Chicago Tribune.
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Washington
Washington Post Today
David Lawrence
Consolidated Press
United States Daily
Geoffrey Konta
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Jesse C. Adkins
Louis G. Chadwell
Chicago Tribune
Touring Mayors Begin Return From France
Paris June 15 America's touring mayors start home today after a fruitful visit to France. They praise seeing French life beyond Paris and the provinces, note common views on current problems, and admire restoration work in northern France. Judge Frank N. Padden of Chicago calls the trip a great success.
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Paris
America
France
Frank N. Padden
Chicago
Missing North Tazewell man vanishes after Knoxville trip
W M Vandyke 33 a well known produce dealer of North Tazewell and brother of B Y Vandyke has been missing since last Wednesday after leaving with Kinzer for Knoxville Tennessee in a truck. Police across southern cities have been asked to help locate them. Vandyke carried a considerable sum of money and is married. Kinzer is a trucker. both men are widely known in Tazewell.
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W. M. Vandyke
North Tazewell
B. Y. Vandyke
Bluefield Avenue
Vandyke
Kinzer
Knoxville
Tazewell
Hoover Proposes Tax Revision Amid Economic Upturn
National and state leaders discuss Hoover’s call for tax revision as recovery ideas emerge. He argues confidence should grow beyond rhetoric, while noting private sector cooperation has kept production and employment from falling further.
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Hoover
National
No Complaint Filed Against Richfield Oil
Federal inquiry into Richfield Oil Company of California and its holding firm was viewed as possible by U S district attorney S W McNabb, though no complaint had been filed. State findings accuse maladministration causing a 54000000 deficit and violations of the state corporate securities act.
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Los Angeles
Richfield Oil Company of California
Richfield Company
S. W. McNabb
United States
Raymond L. Haight
Haight
Cardinal Primate Segura Seeks Transit Through San Sebastian
A crowd gathered in San Sebastian to intercept a motor bus carrying Cardinal Primate Segura. Authorities in Madrid were asked to delay the cardinal’s passage until after midnight and police and civil guards were deployed to prevent anti clerical demonstrations.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Primate Segura
Madrid
Spanish Cardinal Exiled as Anti Clergy Protests Erupt
In Madrid and Guadalajara protests erupted as Cardinal Pedro Segura y Saenz reportedly left Spain after government expulsion orders. Demonstrators demanded Interior Minister Miguel Maura resign, accusing him of leniency toward the church. A parade of 300 automobile workers carried banners calling for sterner justice against Segura.
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Madrid
Pedro Segura Y. Saenz
Spain
France
Guadalajara
Miguel Maura
Republic
Segura
ALL WATER ROUTE FROM PITTSBURGH TO ATLANTIC
West Newton Pennsylvania June 15 United States engineers opened a public hearing on dam sites to slackwater the Youghiogheny for 20 miles The hearing drew W S Behanna postmaster of Connellsville State Senator William S Bial Greensburg and Congressman Adam M Wyant among others who urged the project Wyant said improved river would carry over 3 000 000 tons of coal annually and open more than 1 000 acres for industrial sites
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West Newton
Pittsburgh
Atlantic
Youghiogheny
Potomac Rivers
United States
W.S. Behanna
Connellsville
William S. Bial
Greensburg
Adam M. Wyant
Wyant
Hoover urges confidence as path to prosperity in Indianapolis
President Hoover spoke at the Indiana Republican Editorial association gathering in the fair grounds auditorium. He called for tax reform, revision of fiscal and banking systems, and a plan to accommodate a 20 million population rise. He warned against fear, touted wealth diffusion, and emphasized American ideals.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoover
Indiana Republican
Mammoth Fair Grounds
Federal Reserve
Russia
Hoover Speech Draws Applause and Crowd Support
Mr Hoover spoke slowly and with emphasis to a large audience. He was frequently interrupted with applause and inserted a line in his prepared address about ongoing suffering before directing readers to Page Five for more.
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Mr. Hoover
Two Giles County Prisoners Escape
Giles county authorities search for Albert Parkes a 16 year old colored prisoner who escaped Sunday from the Giles county jail at Pearlsburg along with a white man. They escaped by sawing bars from a window on the eve of the circuit court opening. Parkes allegedly admitted poisoning his father with rat poison but denied firing the house where Bob Parkes was killed.
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Giles County
Albert Parkes
Hoge’s
Pearlsburg
Parkes
Giles County Circuit Court
Bob Parkes
Albert
Bankers Trust Elects Sloan Colt President
New York June 15 Sloan Colt was elected president of Bankers Trust, an $800 million institution, becoming the youngest head among the largest Wall Street financial firms. Colt, 38, hails from a prominent financial family and is grandson of the late Samuel Colt, former president of the Lackawanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
S. Sloan Colt
Bankers Trust Company
Wall Street
Colt
Samuel Colt
Lackawanna
Moves to Deport Alien Strike Agitators In Ohio Pennsylvania
Outstanding developments in the Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia coal strike include plans to deport alien agitators to halt eviction of striking miners' families. Allegheny County officials pursued action after an injunction suit against the National Miners union alleging affiliation with the Red International of Labor Unions.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania - West Virginia
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
National Miners Union
Pennsylvania
Red International
Butler Consolidated Coal Company
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Carnegie Coal Company
Avella
Washington County
Stephen Raushenbush
West Virginia
Tri-State
United Mine Workers of America
Big Five
Doctor Declares Beauty Lulled 10 Sleep By Drugs
Toxicologist says Starr Faithfull was drugged into sleep before being dragged into the Atlantic at Long Beach. Autopsy had shown drowning and sand in lungs. Investigators believe she was with a companion who disposed of the body in shallow water, possibly after or due to the drug effect.
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Mineola
N. Y
Starr Faithfull
Atlantic
Long Beach
Greenwich Village
Alexander C. Goettler
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Elvin Edwards
Nassau County
Long Island
Starr
Farm Board Wheat To Be Sold Abroad
Washington reports the Farm Board will sell stabilization wheat abroad if foreign demand remains strong. The policy aims to dispose of surplus with minimum burden on competitors. Samuel R. McKelvie retires from the grain post after two years, leaving a second vacancy on the board as C. C. Teague had resigned earlier.
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Washington
Stone
Farm Board
Samuel R. McKelvie
Lincoln
Nebraska
C. C. Teague
Hoover
Labor government defeated but quickly restores control in Commons
London reports a surprise defeat of the labor government on a minor conservative land tax amendment by 232 to 208 as many labor and liberal MPs were absent. The government rallied to force through closure on debate by 246 to 232, regaining a slim majority of 14 and restoring House control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Mrs Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger returns to New York after France trial
Mrs Charlotte Nash Nixon Nirdlinger, once a St. Louis beauty contestant, says she has no future plans and wants to forget the past after a French jury acquitted her in nine minutes of killing her husband. She will consult attorneys in Philadelphia before deciding next steps and plans to live with her parents in St. Louis.
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New York
Charlotte Nash Nixon- Nirdlinger
St. Louis
France
America
Philadelphia
New Islands as Prizes in International Race
Two new volcanic islands near St Peter and St Paul off Brazil’s coast are cited as potential prizes in an international race. The Brazilian government plans to deploy a cruiser from Rio to claim the isles for Brazil, with a British cruiser nearby at Georgetown and possible French interest due to proximity to Europe Brazil airmail routes.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
St Peter and
St. Paul
Lelande
Georgetown
British Guiana
Europe
Advertising Hopes To Restore Public Confidence In Economy
New York June 15 Speakers before the Advertising Federation of America emphasized advertising's role in restoring public confidence and unlocking idle funds. Gilbert T Hodges declared the country in splendid shape to rebound as debts paid inventories depleted and savings at peak signal strong buying power ready to be unleashed through prudent guidance.
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New York
Advertising Federation of America
Gilbert T. Hodges
Federation
Diamond Not Feeling So Good Posts Bond
Jack Diamond appeared in federal court in New York on June 15 and pleaded not guilty to operating a giant still. His trial was set for next Monday but likely delayed until after the gangster’s state charges are prosecuted in the state supreme court.
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New York
Jack Diamond
State Supreme Court
Beauties of Hilla Please Hoover in West Virginia Tour
President Hoover arrived in Charleston and Huntington as West Virginia greeted him by the thousands. He praised the state’s hills and Kanawha valley projects, welcomed Governor Conley and other officials, and briefly visited Huntington before returning to public duties. Mrs Hoover greeted Girl Scouts with roses.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Hoover
Huntington
Indianapolis
Conley
Kanawha Valley
Howard M. Gore
President Coolidge
United States
Henry D. Hatfield
Lena Lowe Yost
Dozens Lost As Steamer Sinks Off Noirmoutier Island
French search efforts near Noirmoutier Island recovered sixty one bodies, mostly women, after the excursion steamer St Philibert capsized. About 418 passengers were aboard. eight were rescued, with hope for additional survivors fading as relatives waited at the Loire wharf. Identification proved difficult as authorities confirmed 426 passengers departed Noirmoutier.
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Nantes
France
Point St. Gildas
St. Philibert
Noirmoutier Island
Loire River
Noirmoutieris
Northwest drought tightens grip on crops in lower states
Washington reports drought crippling Northwest crops in May and June with little relief in sight. Rain is needed soon to avert widespread failure. Weather official J B Kincer notes no parallel to 1930 disaster but warns several weeks of heat could worsen conditions. Montana and North Dakota seek drought loans. senators Walsh and Caraway call for special congress session to act on a revolving fund proposal.
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Washington
J. B. Kincer
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Seaboard
Ohio
Mississippi
Kincer
Montana
North Dakota
Walsh
Caraway
Arkansas
Congress
Arkansan
Agriculture Department
Northwest
Minnesota
Battleship Wyoming Towes Nautilus Toward Queenstown
The battleship Wyoming tows the submarine Nautilus toward Queenstown Ireland as heavy seas delay line setting. Admiral Bloch and Admiral Pratt urged urgent tug support while the Arkansas sails separately toward Copenhagen with 975 midshipmen aboard. The tow progresses at about five knots, risking a week to reach port.
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Queenstown
North Pole
Wyoming
Washington
Ireland
Navy Department
Admira Claude C. Bloch
Chief of Naval Operations
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Bloch
William V. Pratt
Arkansas
Copenhagen
Europe
Two Bluefield Boys Among Midshipmen Aboard Warships
975 midshipmen are on the battleships Wyoming and Arkansas with Bluefield youths William A Stewart and Richard Stewart among them. Richard, due to graduate at Annapolis in 1934, sails on the Wyoming while William, set to graduate in June, travels on the Arkansas. They are part of a summer training voyage and head toward Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Bluefield
Wyoming
Arkansas
William A. Stewart
Richa Stewart
George Fowler
Frederick Street
Richard Stewart
Annapolis
Queenstown
Ireland
William Stewart
Copenhagen
Denmark
Young Evangelist Recovers Sight After Surgery
Philadelphia report describes 25 year old evangelist Rev. Robert Fraser born blind as he recalls first sight of sunlight. Fraser had left eye operated on 20 days ago and an additional operation on the right eye is planned to restore sight in the left. The moment of view came when a bandage slipped accidentally during treatment.
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Philadelphia
Robert Faser
Fraser
George H. Moore
WVU summer registration opens with 1168 students enrolled
Morgantown West Virginia June 15 1 168 students enrolled in the first day of summer school registration at West Virginia University Registration continues tomorrow Classes begin tomorrow Last year 1080 registered over two days
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Thousands to Pay Harding Tribute in Marion Ohio
Marion Ohio readies for a large crowd to honor Warren G Harding with a memorial tomb dedication. President and Mrs Hoover former President and Mrs Coolidge and Governor George White of Ohio attend. The program includes a 9 08 a m dedication by Coolidge and a 1 45 p m arrival for Hoover and guests.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
George White
Ohio
Harding Memorial Association
Mable
Harding
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Washington Post
Tance
Tennessee
Richfield
Pittsburg
Ourike
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
Howard Duff
Duff
Robert S. Cain
Alleghany
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
Diamond
Hilla
HOPE
Associated Press
Coolidge
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