Funeral held for Sonny Stephens Jr. in Bluefield
A large crowd attended the funeral at First Presbyterian church for Harry L. Sonny Stephens Jr. who died from injuries after a fall at alope. Services began at 3 pm with Rev. S W Moore and Rev. Ben Johnson, followed by a cortege to Monte Vista park cemetery.
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Harry L
Sonny” Stephens Jr
Monte Vista Park
Bluefield Sanitarium
Sonny Stephens
First Presbyterian Church
Ben 8. Johnson
First Christian Church
Highlanders
Bluefield Typographical Union
Barret
Kenneth Reauge
Sonny
Daily Telegraph
Army operates remount sanitarium to revitalize worn horses
Washington reports the United States Army runs a remount hospital system to rehabilitate worn racehorses from Havana New Orleans and Eastern tracks. Captain Hiram Tuttle heads the remount division overseeing breeding and officers mounts with prized horses such as Old Jeff and Kidron used by generals Pershing and Summerall.
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Washington
United States Army
Havana
Geeral
Hiram Tuttle
Pershing
Kitrom
France
Jef
American Legion
Kidron
Jefs
Han
Perehins
Jefus Robinson
He Delourea
CP. Summerall
Judge by Day Jazz King by Night in Venice Story
Venice Chronicle profiles Frank Reidelberger police magistrate and jazz bandleader. The 250 pound judge moonlights as a musician in Granite City and leads entertaining courtroom and vaudeville interludes. He entered politics four years ago and won as Venice electoral judge without using his music in the campaign.
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Venice
Aya Hudge
Dey
Frank Reideberger
Paul Whiteman
Price
Granite City
Reidelberger
Poliuilcs
Famous Lawyer Weds Secretary After Trial Breaks
Nan Carroll, longtime secretary to John Curtis Morgan, secretly marries her boss after he divorces Iris Morgan. The couple, now married and Morgan’s law partner, face personal tension as Nan contends with her rivaling past and a rising sense of loss at her former closeness to Morgan.
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Nan Carroll
John Curtis Morgan
Morgan
Iris
Nan
Bert Crawford
Crawford
Little Curtis Morgan
Iria
Little Curtis
David Blackbull
David
John Curtin Morgan
Iva
John
Fatelle
Mra. O’brien
Dioner
Mra. O'Brien
Iris Morgana
Ire Morgan
Estelle
Mise Carroll
Mrs. Morgan
Batelle
Iria Morgan
Ratelle
Mike
Mrs Morgan
Ain
Express Company
David Blackhall
Mrse, Morgan
John Gurtie Morgan
Herbert
Blake
Evans
Kathleen O'Hara
Mica Carroll
Zor
Mr. Morgan
Joe” Connors
Powers
Miss O'Hara
Kath
Iris Morgan
Nancy Carroll
City Hall
Office of
Justice of the Peace
Aloyelua Doheny
Iris Craig Morgan
Benjamin Haskell
Charlies Jennifer
Haskell
Chambers
Nancy Stair Carroll
Torney Morgan
Miss Carroll
Ignan & Morgan
Little Curteralg Morgan
Nan Morgan
Kathleen O’hara
Indian rulers flock to London for royal season
London hosts a surge of Indian potentates and retinues this season as rulers visit to convey loyalty to King George after his illness. Princes including the gaekwar of Baroda lead lavish stays in West End homes while bringing wives, children, and priceless jewels. hotels allocate special safes. The Maharan of Kapurtaj a rule over 310,009 people is noted among expected arrivals.
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London
India
British Empire
George
England
Gaekwar
Baroda
West End
Maharaan
Kapurtaja
Brooklyn man shines in Spain bullfighting debut
Sydney Franklin of Brooklyn New York proved Americans can excel at bullfighting by dispatching two bulls in Seville under a critical Spanish crowd. He earned the honor of being carried through the arena gates on the shoulders of cheering spectators.
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Mary
Sydney Franklin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Spain
Sydney
Seville
Notable Indian rulers and African sultan visit London
The piece lists rulers including the maharajah of Patiala and Burdwan, the Maharajah Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, and the sultan of Zanzibar visiting England. It notes a Burmese sawbwa of Mongmit with 75,000 subjects and 15 elephants, whose son studies in England and may return to Burma. The ex-maharajah of Indo re, famed for marrying Nancy Ann Miller, also draws interest among Londoners.
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Maharaah
Rajpipla
Alwar
Burdwan
Patiala
Chamber of Princes
London
Buckingham
Pallace
Indore
United States
Nancy Ann Miller
Seattle
Honolulu plans radio equipped flights between Honolulu and Hilo
Honolulu has equipped some planes with radio receivers and will enable passengers to send and receive messages. A radio terminal station at Zwilel will handle communications for air service linking Honolulu to Hilo.
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Honolulu
United States
Hilo
Zwilel
Death of Mrs. Louemma Gibson in Bluefield at 74
Mrs. Louemma Gibson 74 of 406 Peoria street Bluefield died after a long illness. Born November 4 1854 in Giles county Virginia she is survived by her husband S J Gibson and eight children living in Bluefield Princeton road Brushfork and nearby. Funeral at First Christian church Wednesday at 2 with Revs Ben Johnson and C W Kelley. interment Rocky Gap Virginia.
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Louemma Gibson
S. J. Gibson
Peoria Street
Gibson
Bluefield
Giles County
Virginia
Louemma French
J.M
P. B
L. E
A. V. Gibson
R. L. Gibson
Princeton Road
Annie Pearl Hedrick
Brushfork
Lula Belle Smith
Ida Myrtle Chambers
J. D. French
Narrows
Bettie Walker
First Christian Church
Ben §&. Johnson
C. W. Kelley
Grace Methodist Church
Rocky Gap
Old Family Cemetery
John S. White
Harry Keesee
Harry French
John F. Land
Jimmie Swatts
J. 8. Aliff
J. K. White
James I. Gollehon
W. R. Rock
Robert Barnes
Laurence Barnes
C. J. Carter
Henry Falk
C. J. Caldwell
Lawrence Poe
Walter Portarfield
H. B. Spangler
J. H. Hicks
Clyde Day
Ed Johnson
A. P. Harper
William Armentrout
W. T. Whitlock
A. M. Wilburn
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