Highway Robbery Among Charges Tough Case in Welch Region
John Mitchell and W. G. Blackman from Hemphill are jailed after a Saturday night spree in Welch and Hemphill. Mitchell faces highway robbery charges with $5,000 bond for July jury. Blackman is charged with pistol possession, fined $100 and given a year. They allegedly impersonated federal officers, raided homes for liquor, assaulted residents, and were captured after a pursuit by sheriff deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mitchell
W. G. Blackman
Ecapade
Welch and
Hemphill
Justice of the Peace
Hufford
Mitchell
Blackman
Welch
McGee
Grant
Beale
Albert Burns
Corbin
New Armory
Burns
Pete Kauffman
McDowell Street
Masonic Building
Mitch- 1
Welch Briefs Highlight Water Shortage and Local News
J W Blakely urges immediate action to fix Welch water supply citing poor fire protection from 11 pm to 6 am and proposes larger reservoir and mains. Bids for a $75,000 apartment building on Riverview Drive were rejected as too high. new plans by architect G R Ragan to be rebid. Card of thanks from E Carter family for kindness after Ray J Carter’s death. Local baseball fans plan to form a group to attend the World Series. Morris Watt and associates reportedly bought a 4,000 acre Pocahontas coal tract near Davy. The Gary chautauge will run June 19 to 23. A large colored dance event drew about 2300 at the new Iwmory venue with Watts orchestra. A five-day merchandise display opens today in Welch by Watts-Ritter Co. Marriage licenses issued to several couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Blakely
Fire Department
Appalachian Power Company
Maine
Bee
John W. Blakely
Edward J. O'Toole, Jr
Riverview Drive
G. R. Ragan
Roanoke
Moonshine Liquor Found at Bull Creek Church
Alex Hlunt from Buchanan county is jailed in McDowell after a Sunday incident at Bull Creek church where a pint of liquor was dispensed to attendees. He faces four months’ imprisonment and a $300 fine after a hearing. Deputy sheriffs McGraw and Stacey reported catching Hunt. The Bull Creek area is tied to bootlegging and past violence including a May 13 battle and a shooting involving Lee Hunt. Madison Cline awaits July grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Hlunt
Buchanan County
Bull Creek
Alex
McDowell County
Justice of the Peace
A. C. Hufford
Hunt
George McGraw
Walter Stacey
Panther
Rio Grande
Lee Hunt
Alex Hunt
Madison Cline
McGraw
Stacey
Fiery Mountain
Two In Hospital And Same Number In Jail
In a Hemphill dispute from a Sunday afternoon gambling row Dan Simpson and Willie May Moore are wounded and hospitalized. Bill Thompson is jailed with a wrist bullet wound. Dennis Moore is jailed for running a gambling house. Police arrested the group after a 1 30 pm call. Simpson faces a preliminary hearing before Squire Hufford when released.
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Hemphill
Dan Simpson
Welch Hospital
Willie May Moore
Bill Thompson
Thompson
Dennis Moore
Welch
R. EB. Yost
Phil Williamson
Simpson
Moore
Squire A. C. Hufford
Russian famine waifs fed by American relief efforts hailed in photo
A March 1923 photo from Sterlitimak shows Russian children from the Ufa district living in a Central children's home. American supervisor W. L. Bell says famine conditions improved with American food, clothing, and bedding provided by the American Relief Administration. The ARA under Herbert Hoover fed about 3,000,000 Russian children and plans to continue until harvest.
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Ufa
Ural
Central Children’s
Sterlitimak
American Relief Administration
W. L. Bell
Herbert ’Loover
Circuit Court Awards Collins Judgment Over Bank Loan
In circuit court Judge C Herndon ordered W Bank to pay Justin Collins 2270 30 for a promissory note due November 3 1919 plus interest. Twenty shares of Triometer Valve Stock pledged by the Bank were involved as collateral. The case also notes related suits including adoption petitions and railroad damages actions with mixed outcomes.
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Justin Collins
W. Bank
C. Herndon
Collins
Kanawha Valley Bank of Charleston
James J. Divine
Burrell
Andrew Graham
Ernest Jefferson
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Caleb Jameson
Charles Jameson
Jameson
J. H. Taylor
Ford
Knickerbocker Grill Closed for Six Months
Federal Judge Hough signed an order closing the Knickerbocker grill in the theater district for six months on grounds it is a common nuisance under the Volstead act. Similar closing suits against three other midtown restaurants will be pressed immediately, prohibition officials say.
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Knickerbocker Grill
New York
Hough
Welch area personals notes reflect business, travel and health
C W Serviss and M Miller of Old Dominion Corp were in Welch on business. Sam Polon and family visit Baltimore for a week. Fred Eichert and wife head to St Louis for Rotary convention duties. W R Keyser travels to War and Berwind on business. C C Moffitt attends Atlantic City coal convention. W P Kearns visits Welch on a business stop. Aline Smithden visits Bluefield over the weekend. Captain F S Brocshrink returns to Welch after treatment at Walter Reed. Hasohn completes a weeklong business trip to New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Serviss
Old Dominion Corporation
M. ©. Miller
Welch
Sam Polon
Baltimore
Fred Eichert
St. Louis
Mr. Richert
Rotary Club
W. R. Keyser
Cc. C. Moffi
H.asohn
New York
Washington
Stock Exchange vows action on immunity waivers
William S. Silkworth, president of the Consolidated Stock Exchange, pledged to urge dismissal of any member who refuses to waive immunity when questioned by the attorney general in a criminal or civil action. The promise followed a state meeting in New York on June 18.
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New York
William S. Silkworth
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Exchange
Officials fault NYSE curb market for missing teeth in discipline resolutions
County officials complained that the New York Stock Exchange and the New York curb market had left no real penalties in resolutions intended to discipline members who failed to testify or produce their books.
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New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Market
Fox Estate Valued At $1.795 Million In Appraisal
The gross estate of late Richard K. Fox founder of The Police Gazette was valued at $1,795,169 per an appraisal filed by the New York state tax commission. Fox’s shares in the R. K. Fox Publishing Co. were appraised at $160,305. Telegraph Want Ads bring results.
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New York
Richard K. Fox
The
Police Gazette
New York State Tax Commission
R. K. Fox Publishing Co
Turkish transport seized by British patrols near Haidar Pasha
London reports the Turkish transport Umid seized by a British destroyer at Haidar Pasha. British forces removed two field guns fourteen mountain guns and two breach blocks before letting the vessel proceed to Panderma with men and horses. Turks have shown no protest, preferring silence over an armistice violation issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Constantinople
The
Times
Haidarpasha
Panderma
Wheeling Steel Plans $8 Million Bond Issue
Wheeling Steel Corporation reportedly will announce this week the issue of 8 million dollars in secured six percent notes convertible in three years. Dated July 1, the proceeds fund plant and equipment costs from two years of construction, completing the financing of the building program and raising funded debt from 16 million to 24 million. Notes to be offered by Dillon Read & Co and Redmond & Co of Pittsburgh and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Fir News
Dillon Read & Co
Redmodn & Co
Pittsburg
New York
Jury selection proceeds after venue denial in Lohm case
In Clarksburg West Virginia Judge John C Southern refuses change of venue for Albert L Lohm former United States commissioner charged with criminal assault on a young girl The Harrison county criminal court trial moves swiftly with both sides presenting their cases by adjournment This item notes the Ku Klux Klan issue raised during jury selection.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
John C. Southern
Harrison County
Albert L. Lohm
United States
Witness Expected To Take Stand In Retrial Case
The defense likely to rest after one remaining witness. Lohm is set to testify again in his own defense tomorrow morning as the retrial proceeds from a deadlocked jury. The Ku Klux Klan issue surfaced during jury selection with motions to strike Klansmen from the panel, but Judge Southern overruled. Jurors admitting Klan membership were later removed by the defense.
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Lohm
Southern
Fuller Refuses To Tell Expected Story At Hearing
Edward M. Fuller the bucket shop operator refused to reveal his expected story about a reputed bucketshop ring when he testified before Referee in Bankruptcy Coffin. Fuller faced heavy federal guards amid reports he could be killed before disclosures, as his firm’s collapse of 5 million dollars sparked a Wall Street investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward M. Fuller
Wall Street
United States
Hecht
Fuller
Strike of Rio Grande shopmen postponed again
In Denver Governor Sweet brokered a delay to allow a settlement plan. George A Doyle, international machinists union representative, announced the strike order would be cancelled for now. About 5000 railway shopmen tied to the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern railways are affected.
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Denver
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande Western
Rio Grande Southern Railways
Sweet
George A. Doyle
Machinists Union
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H. P. Carrington
Early
J. G. Clark
R. H. Miller
Sarah Evans
Otf Asco
Asco
Davy
Huntington
Goldie Gordon
Gary
C. H. Payne
Harry Chafin
Jenkin Jones
Gordon
Hazel Mullett
Andrs
John Mullett
Roderfield
Margaret Browers
Cincinnati
McDowell County Post No
American Legion
Bluefield Post
McDowell County Post
Legion
Grand Theatre
Northfork
Eckman
Welch Briefs
Ray J. Carter
E. Carter
Rumeon
Morris Watt
Pocahontas Coal Company
Davy Pocahontas Coal Company
Gary Chautaugea
Harvey Evans
Will Martin
Ed Martin
Iwmory
Wattins Orchestra
Bluefield
Danieldall
Commercial Hotel
Watts-Ritter Company
Homer Bushears
Gertrude Kirby
Deegans
Ted Spencer
Emma Barett
L. D. Dennis
Hattie Harvey
Keystone
Charlie Clark
Ada Mark
Thacker
Joseph Wila
Eva Roberson
Etch
Russia
America
A. R.A
Circuit Court
Telegraph
Stock Exchange
BY Williams
Tawithami
NEA Service
Wheeling Steel Plant
KU Klux Klan
Cliffe H
Edythe A. Plaistridge
Palmer School Chiropractors
Pedigo Building
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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