Blue Grays rally despite rain awaits Winding Gulf test
In a rain disrupted schedule the Blue Grays must travel to face Winding Gulf as Lefty Ross eyes a debut. Blakey and Carnes have safely hit in every league game, while Hurst leads Coalfield pitchers with three wins. N. & W. Shop vs Poca Bramwell tops the slate amid weather delays.
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Allen Carnes
Poca-Bramwell
Tomato” Blakey
The
Blue Grays
Blakey
Heatwole
Hinton
Jim Hurst
Coalfield
Hurst
Poca- Bramwell
Coalwood
Coolidge Honors Johnson With Diploma Ceremony in White House
President Coolidge presented a diploma to Johnson during a ceremony at the White House. Sports writers noted Johnson from the American League was introduced, and after watching three runs in the first inning, Coolidge left for the White House.
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Ont Coola
Coolidge
Winding Gulf to Play Here Amid Rain Risk
Winding Gulf baseball team set to face local club in today’s afternoon game. Franks Farley Dunn Parker Thomas Slim Thomas Coffey and Smith listed among visitors with Dreyfus likely to join. Manager Hawley upgrades grandstand wire for clearer view as Blue-Grays hopeful after Coalwood return.
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Frank Farley
Graham
Dunn
West Virginia
Legs Hawley
Dreyfuss
Doc
Coalwood
Mogridge and Hargrave Traded for Severeid
Washington June 18 George Mogridge and Walter Hargrave have been traded by the Finangcong club to the St. Louis for veteran catcher Hank Severeid. Manager Harris says Severeid will strengthen the team by easing Ruel’s heavy workload after last season.
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Washington
George Mogridge
Walter Hargrave
Finangcong Club
St. Louis Me Ae
Hen
Hank) Severeid
Harris
Severeid
Ruel
Senators
American Association Scores St. Paul Over Columbus 4 2
In an American Association game St. Paul defeated Columbus 4 to 2. The teams traded goals as Minneapolis rivalries and CMP, Indiana and local clubs were noted in a brief score report.
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St. Paul
Columbus
Minnea Toledo Hansan
CMP
Indiana
Louisville
Milwaukee
Dinner Meeting set for Bluefield Chamber at Country Club
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce plans a dinner and penal meeting next week at the Bluefield Country Club with a noted speaker. J. P. Gills chairs the arrangements with Isadore Cohen C. A. Lemkuhl and G. L. Borden on the committee. Tickets are $1.50 and reservations are required.
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Bluefield Chamber of Gragneree
Chamber
Bluefield Country Club
Rana Reed
Chambers of Commerce
J. P. Gills
Isadore Cohen
C. A. Lemkuhl
G& L Borden
Douglas Millar
R. C. Berry
Scott Hale
Gills
F. C. Blauvelt
Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Officers Elected by Turkey Gap Coal Co After Death
A special Bluefield board meeting elected new officers for the Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company following the death of president Frank P. Harman. James A. McQuail becomes president and GM, Oscar M. Deverle is vice president, and William H. McQuail Jr. is secretary and treasurer. Directors include James Booker Clark Clinton DeWitt Lynchburg E McD Harmon, Burch, William H. McQuail Jr., and Pottsville Pa.
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Frank P. Harman
Washington
Turkey Gap
E. McD. Harmon
Burch
Wiliam H. McQuail, Jr
Pottsville, Pa
Local Coal Company Details and Executive Committee Names
The Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company, a West Virginia corporation with capital of one million dollars and a conservative surplus, operates six collieries Wenonah mines 1 3 Modoc Josephine and Joan with annual output five to six hundred thousand tons of Pocahontas No 3 seam coal. The firm began in 1888 at Bunnies on the waterline of the Norfolk and Western and was organized by Captain H McQuail and Frank P Harman, now deceased, whose heirs remain connected.
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Turkey Gap
Frank P. Harman
Penn crew coach James Rice resigns report denied
Philadelphia reports James Rice resigned as head coach of the University of Pennsylvania crews effective after next Monday’s races in Poughkeepsie. John Arthur Brown of the Penn rowing committee announced the resignation, but Rice said he had not resigned and that no official word had been received from university authorities.
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Philadelphia
James Rice
University of Pennsylvania
Poughkeepsie
John Arthur Brown
Pennsylvania Rowing Committee
Brown
Rice
N. Y
Jim Rice
Associated Press
John Arthur Brows
Penn
Miss Glenna Collett Wins to Reach French Golf Semis
Versailles France June 18 Miss Glenna Collett defeats Miss D R Fowler of England to reach the semi finals of the French women's golf championship in the third round. Collett won at the nineteenth hole and will meet Mme Hagliano in the semi finals tomorrow.
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Versailles
France
Glenna Collett
D. R. Folwer
England
Collett
Mme. Hagliano
Pirates Trim Roster to Twenty Three Players
The Pittsborg Pirates roster was cut today to twenty three players, two below the major league limit after June 16. Manager McKechnie released pitcher Fred Scott from Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas and John Chapman from Birmingham Southern, who arrived from Philadelphia.
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Pittsburg
Pittsborg Pirates
McKechnie
Fred Scott
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Texas
John Chapman
Birmingham Southern
Philadelphia
Budget Director Talks To Coal Men
Chicago June 18 Federal budget chief Herbert M Lord addresses the National Coal Association dinner outlining a two percent spending cut goal for all agencies and a balanced budget with a sizable projected surplus The talk supports tax relief and efficiency while discussing coal industry consolidation proposals by Robert K Cassatt of Philadelphia noted for potential overhead and selling expense savings.
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Chicago
Herbert M. Lord
National Coal Association
Bureau of the Budget
Lord
Washington
United States
Robert K. Cassatt
Philadelphia
Cansett
Correction of competitive conditions in price controls
The fragment references correcting competitive conditions separate from combinations to control prices. It discusses purchasing de and the need to distinguish competitive behavior from price cartel arrangements.
Wreck of Big Four train near Grant's station kills two
A Big Four passenger train No. 3 wrecked near Grant's this afternoon after reportedly failing to receive orders to proceed cautiously. At least two people died and fifteen were injured, with victims from Indianapolis Detroit and Cincinnati. Cars including the diner and parlor car left the rails as steel work continued on the main line.
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Kenton
Ohio
Grant's
C. ©. Woodward
Toledo
John James
Detroit
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
E. F. Hayes
Limited
Aged Man Guilty Of Reported Incident On Girl Of Ten
Fairmont West Virginia June 18 following a night court session William J Straight of Mannington aged fifty eight years a father and grandfather was found guilty of the reported incident of a ten year old girl. The jury recommended mercy and Judge L Schwenck of the criminal court may sentence him to Moundsville penitentiary for five to twenty years.
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Fairmont
W. Va
William J. Straight
Mannington
Schwenck
Criminal Court
Moundsville
Reputed Millionaire Bell Stripped of Assets in Pittsburg
John A Bell once touted for U.S. Senate was today stripped of most assets. They were assigned to the creditors' committee overseeing his affairs after the Carnegie Trust Company failed last April, Bell having served as its president.
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Pittsburg
John A Bell
United States Senate
Carnegie Trust Company
Bell
Amundsen Crew Named and Rescue Reported
The Amundsen expedition's crew included Captain Ronald Amundsen as leader and observer, Lincoln Ellsworth as co leader and observer, Hjalmar Riiser Larsen and Leif Dietrichsen as pilots, Omdahl as machinist, and Karl Feucht as mechanician. News of Amundsen’s safe return arrived from the Associated Press while Bowdoin College hosted a commencement day dinner for him.
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Amundsen
North Pole
Ronald Amundsen
Lincoln Ellsworth
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Leif Dietrichsen
Oskar Omdah
Karl Feucht
Brunswick
Maine
Roald Amundsen
Associated Press
Donald B. MacMillan
Bowdoin College
Diane
Polar
Grantland
Greenland
Terris Bests Woran in Brooklyn Bout
New York lightweight Terris won a ten round decision over Pat Horan of New Orleans in Brooklyn. The June 16 bout ended with a clear judges verdict for Terris.
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Terris
New York
Terria
Tudees
Pat Horan
New Orleans
Brooklyn
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