Coal production speeds up in first half of week at Norfolk and Western fields
The article notes accelerated coal shipments in the Norfolk and Western fields during the first half of the week with a slump on Thursday and a rise in shipments over cars loaded. It highlights instability in the Pocahontas region and compares five month totals to 1931, noting New River district leadership for the first time in the smokeless fields.
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Norfolk and Western
West Virgina
Pocahontas
West Virginia
United States
New River District
Figaustry
Coal trade gloom and calls for price reforms in industry
Reports of a coming surge in Norfolk and Western coal fields raised optimism among shippers but verification failed. Low demand for slack and weak lake movement threaten prices. industry calls for education of industrial buyers to pay fair prices and for drastic reforms to methods.
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Norfolk and Western
Mariss
New York
Hoover Renominated at Chicago Convention for November Ticket
President Herbert Clark Hoover was renominated yesterday at the Chicago convention to head the Republican ticket in November. He accepted the renomination and pledged to lead the party to victory.
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Taft
Erbert Clark Hoover
United States
Chicago
Bonus Pay Bill Faces Senate Obstacle In Cash Benefit Plan
Ragged World War veterans pushed the $2,400,000 bonus bill in the Senate but faced defeat as the Finance Committee reported it unfavorably by 14 to 2. A roll-call was blocked, debate postponed, and about 55 of 96 senators were seen in opposition. Eastern Democrats Walsh, Coolidge, Wagner, and Copeland voiced staunch opposition citing treasury strain and risk to national credit.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
House
Thomas
Oklahoma
Walsh
Coolidge
Massachusetts
Wagner
Copeland
New York
Kidnapper Receives Life Term in Donnelly Case
Deputy Martin Depew and accomplice Lacy Browning pleaded guilty in Kansas City to kidnapping wealthy garment maker Mrs Nell Donnelly last December 16. Depew was sentenced to life for planning and executing the abduction for a $75,000 ransom, Browning to 25 years in prison.
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Kansas City
Marshall
South Africa
Nell Donnelly
James R. Page
Lacy Browning
Holliday
Kas
Browning
Bonner Springs
Knc
Donnelly
Martin Depew
Ben Terre
Mre. Donnelly
North Carolina Pledges 26 to Roosevelt at Democratic Nominating Fight
North Carolina pledges 26 votes to Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt boosting his pledged total to 663. Roosevelt aims to reach about 700 of 1,154 votes before the June 27 convention, hoping to secure the nomination early by trading with favorite son states. Indiana remains to select 30 delegates in the race.
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Chicago
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Yorker
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Indiana
Figh ting Breaks Out in Santiago as Junta Faces Revolt
In Santiago Chile fighting erupted around the government palace as army supporters of deposed President Montero clashed with the new Socialist junta. Colonel Marmaduke Grove hid, ordered loyal reinforcements, and troops fired from multiple positions while airplanes circled overhead signaling a dramatic power struggle.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Esteban Montero
Presdent
Grove
Montero
Colonel Grove
Marmaduke Grove
Ruttenberg Denies Role in Store Fire Murder Trial
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania on June 16 Charles Ruttenberg a Wheeling merchant denial of murdering linked fire that killed his nephew Herman Herman of St Paul Minnesota at the Nem a om store fire. The state accuses Ruttenberg of causing the blaze that resulted in the nephew’s death.
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Waynesburg
Charles Ruttenberg
Wheeling
Herman Herman
St. Paul
Minn
Ruttenberg
Nemaom
Hoover Campaign Parade Drenches Chicago Hall With Color
California delegates lead a Hoover on first ballot acclaim at the Republican national convention in Chicago. The hall erupts as bands, a pipe organ, talking movies, balloons, and loudspeakers amplify Hoover’s praise while delegates wave banners and stream into aisles.
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Hoover's Friends
Chicago
California
Herbert Clark Hoover
Californiana
Hoover
Joe Scott
Fess
Mille
Snell
Curtis Named Hoover's Running Mate at Chicago Rally
Charles Curtis was named as President Hoover's running mate for the Republican ticket at a Chicago event yesterday, formalizing the ticket ahead of the campaign. Curtis is the vice president under Hoover and will seek another term alongside the incumbent president.
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Charles Curtis
United States
Chicago
Hoover
Congress Moves Swiftly On Bonus and Navy Bills Amid Tax Probes
Washington June 16 Congress acted quickly on a batch of laws including the 2.4 billion dollar bonus bill and a 319 million dollar navy appropriation after earlier motions were blocked. The House sent to the Senate the Fulmer bill releasing 40 million bushels of wheat and 500,000 bales of cotton to the Red Cross, with funds to retire loans and storage charges. The Crosser bill to aid airship development passed 163 to 143. The day also saw an inquiry into federal and state tax overlaps.
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Washington
Congress
Bitte
Senate
House
Fulmer
Red Cross
Jones
Agriculture Committee
Farm Board
Finance Committee
Rainey Ap
Sluss shoots Tazewell man in a hillside killing
Jack Sluss, a 35 year old farmer, allegedly shot Tazewell county youth Thomas Murry 22, in a hillside vicinity near the Slues home. Sluss surrendered to authorities and his wife Hattie Harman Sluée is held as a material witness. Bail estimated at 3000 dollars.
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Thomas Murry
T. S. J. Murry
Adria
Tazewell County
Jack Sluss
Tazewell
Sluss
Hattie Harman Sluée
Commonwealth
Gillespie
Slues
Healing Springs
Tip Top
W. H. Phillips
North Tazewell
Phillips
Murry
Snell Chosen to Head Notification Committee
The Republican convention designated Chairman Snell to lead the committee to formally notify President Hoover of his renomination. The group lists members from Kentucky Maryland New York Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia West Virginia and includes chairmen and keynoters for the formal notification of Vice President Charles Curtis.
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Chicago Stadium
Snell
Hoover
Kentucky
Edwin P. Morrow
Maryland
Lawrence Towers
New York
Edwin H. Butler
Ohio
Carm A. Thompson
Pennsylvania
James M. Hazlett
Tennessee
Ross Woods
Virginia
C. Bascomp Slemp
West Virginia
J. R. Turner
Dickinson
Iowa
Charles Curtis
William B. Cochrane
R. Frank Smith
William M. Calder
Harvey G. Hammond
E. Arthur Sweeney
T. Tom Taylor
Guy R. Fisher
M. P. Wiswell
Chicago
Hoover-Curtis
Senator Blaine
Wisconsin
Calvin Coolidge
Joseph I. France
Charles G. Dawes
James W. Wadsworth
Hoover poised for second term with front porch campaign
President Hoover, age 57, declared physically fit as he begins a second presidential bid. He plans a front porch campaign from the White House with broadcasts from the Rapidan camp and potential speeches from California and the camp town hall as economic strains persist.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
White House
Monsion
Los Angeles
Oae Alto
Cal
West Coast
Rapidan
Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains
California
North Carolina Democrats Reject Repeal Plank at State Convention
The North Carolina Democratic state convention rejected a repeal of prohibition plank from a minority of the resolutions committee and adopted a majority plank recognizing voters may amend the constitution at any time. The action highlights intra party divisions over liquor policy and state constitutional reform.
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Raleegh
N. C
North Carolina
Resolutions Committee
Hoover Hoover Sanders Reorganized Republican Committee for 1982 Campaign
Everett Sanders of Indiana named new chairman of the national committee. He pledges a vigorous campaign for Hoover and Curtis as the party reorganizes with much of the existing leadership reelected. The move follows Hoover’s renomination and signals party unity amid fundraising and staffing challenges.
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Chicago
Everett Sanders
Indiana
National Committee
Sanders
Coolidge
Hoover
Brown
Republican Party
Curtis
Fess
Ohio
Hubert Work
Colorado
Daniel Elmercy
New Jersey
J. Henry Roraback
Connectcut
Ralph Williams
Oregon
Alvin T. Hert
Kentucky
J. R. Nutt
Cleveland
George de B. Keim
James Francis Burke
West Virginia American Legion Convention Opens in Fairmont
More than 100 delegates attend the American Legion convention of West Virginia in Fairmont. Sessions run today and continue tomorrow and Saturday.
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Fairmont
W. Va
American Legion Convention of
West Virginia
Party Nominees Swing Into Step
Washington June 16 Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis swing into campaign step after Chicago renominates Hoover as Republican presidential candidate. Curtis sends telegram to Snell, pledging devotion and noting the administration record. Everett Sanders named next Republican National Committee chairman per White House.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Hoover
White House
Chicago
Representative Snell
Senate
Curtis Rose
Snell
Everett Sanders
Everett Sanders, Former Secretary To President Coolidge
Republican National Committee
Sanders
Mr. Coolidge
One man state police post established in Bluefield
A one man post of the West Virginia State Police will be set up in Bluefield with Trooper O A Spradling in charge. Trooper B H Leadman will stay about a week to assist. The post will operate independently from the Princeton unit and focus on Bluefield and nearby areas. The move follows earlier requests by Bluefield and a retrenchment period in state safety.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
State Police
Department of Public Safety
Aciere
Williamson + ometime
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France
Jarl
Jim” Sherman
Hanford McNider
James G. Harbord
New Yor
Alvan T. Fuller
Bertrand Snell
Leonard Replogle
Florida
James Couzens
Michigan
Illinois
Davis
Ingalle
Patrick J. Hurley
William
Kenyon
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Edward Martin
Noltsy
Joseph L. Scott
Scott
Rolph
Onal
Hurley
Mr. Hoover
Hleven
Legionnaires
Charlie Curtis
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