Wall Street turmoil hits Zimmerman Forshay firm
New York June 20. Zimmerman Forshay a long held NYSE member firm collapsed under a flood of rumors and a run on its assets. The firm filed involuntary bankruptcy with Gordon Auchincloss as receiver in 50 000 bond. Morgan & Co declined to rescue. Officials warned of possible close downs of several brokerages under the Martin Act.
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New York
Wall Street
Zimmerman & Forshay
New York Stock Exchange
Cromwell
the Exchange
Zimmerman & Forshay House
Gordon Auchincloss
Thomas Cochran
J. P. Morgan & Company
Morgan House
Cochran
Morgan & Company
Rosenthal
Seymour Cromwell
Exchange
Consolidated Excha
New York Stock Exchange Committee
Board of Governors
Supreme Court
John J. Dwyer
Dwyer
Martin
Local light heavyweight Fay Keiser defeats Billy Shade in Cumberland bout
Fay Keiser earned a judge's decision over Australian light heavyweight champion Billy Shade in a two round bout in Cumberland. Keiser weighed 168 pounds while Shade's weight was not listed.
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Cumberland
Fay Keiser
Billy Shade
Australia
Shade
Eighteen Deaths Attributed to Heat In Ohio
Columbus reports sweltering weather for seventy two hours has caused at least eighteen deaths directly or indirectly. The high in Columbus reached ninety two. In Sandusky a brick pavement section thirty feet long exploded, wrecking the street.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. H. Alexander
Sandusky
Moats Commuted by Harding for Mann Act Conviction
Washington June 20. President Harding commuted Melvin Moats sentence for violating the Mann White Slave Act. Moats pleaded guilty at Wheeling West Virginia and was serving two years and two days in Atlanta penitentiary. The commutation reduces his term to expire July 25.
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Washington
Harding
Melvin Moats
Wheeling
W. Va
Atlanta
Blizzard case eyed as court orders bill of particulars
In Lewisburg West Virginia on June 20 the prosecution reviewed mass testimony against union official William Blizzard, charged as a murder accessory in the miners march clash that killed George Munsy. Judge Sharp ordered a detailed bill listing acts, counties, times, and incited persons to limit proof to the document.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
William Blizzard
Union
West Virginia
Logan Field
H. Sharp
George Munsy
Logan
Munsy
A. M. Belcher
Sharp
Belcher
Blizzard
Z. C. Townsend
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Mount Etna Eruption Shocks Catania and King Victor
Catania reports Mount Etna's violent eruption spreading lava across slopes and villages. King Victor Emmanuel visits amid relief efforts while Premier Mussolini cancels engagements to assess needs and aid work. Ambassador Child and Rear Admiral Andrews aboard the Pittsburg bring further aid and gratitude for American help during Sicily’s disaster.
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Catania
Mount Etna
Associated Press
Cratera
Fiume Freddo
Diana
Calatablano
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Ambassador Child
Admiral Andrews
Pittsburg
America
Sicily
Messina
Rainfall Saves Nine Firefighters Near Echo Lake
Nine men battling a brush fire along the Loon river near Echo Lake were saved from death by a sudden heavy rainfall. The crew, exposed to flames, sustained only slight burns as firefighters arrived from the Orr ranger station.
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Duluth
Minn
Loon River
Echo Lake
Orr
Decree Would Confiscate Ruhr Industries Under Occupation
A pending decree by General DeGoutte would confiscate all Ruhr valley industries linked to reparations and force plant operation by Germans. It would grant military authorities power to seize metal works iron and steel plants mines and coke ovens with up to fifteen year jail terms and heavy fines for noncompliance. Courts martial could impose the death penalty for sabotage and the decree allows exploitation or leasing of plants by occupation authorities.
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Duesseldorf
Ruhr Valley
DeGoutte
Ruhr
Civil Commission
Witness Says Morse Asked Him to Forget Testimony
Thomas S. Keary former auditor for United States Steamship Company testified in the Morse trial that Harry F. Morse after adjournment urged him to forget part of his testimony about an alleged check stub erasure. The court took no action on the interference claim.
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Washington
Thomas S. Keary
United States Steamship Company
Morse
Harry F. Morse
Keary
City Market Set to Open This Saturday
Beginning Saturday morning the public city market will open at Stewart Street between Princeton avenue and Raleigh street. No change in location for now though other sites are under consideration. Market days will be Wednesday and Saturday for the rest of the season unless demand justifies a third day.
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Stewart Street
Princeton Avenue
Raleigh Street
Cooler Weather Seen Yet Not in Eastern States
Washington reports cooler weather promised for tomorrow night or Friday, but eastern states and Ohio Mississippi valleys face no relief yet. Temperatures reached 98 in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, 96 in New York Albany Boston and Portland Maine, while New York's 95 occurred by 6 pm. Five deaths and many prostrations marked Greater New York as heat endured with expectations of continued high temperatures for about a day and a half.
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Washington
North Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Mississippi
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Mercury
New York
Albany
Boston
Portland
Lower East Side
Amherst College President Attacks Trustees After Resignation
Amherst Massachusetts June 20. Alexander Meikelsohn president since 1912 breaks silence at alumni luncheon denouncing trustees for not upholding ideals and questioning the soundness of American higher education. Twelve seniors and one 1922 class member refused degrees. two faculty resignations announced. others hinted at leaving. Frank C A Myers of Cleveland refused his MA degree.
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Amherst
Mass
Amherst College
Alexander Meikelsohn
Frank C. A. Myers
Cleveland
Savannah Quiet as Troops Take Charge
Savannah Georgia declared in a state of insurrection by a proclamation from Governor Hardwick. A mob stormed the Chatham county jail aiming to seize Walter Lee a black man accused of assaulting a young married woman. One man was killed and several injured before the mob was dispersed. State troops assumed control and issued orders to prevent further trouble. Seventeen people were arrested at the peak of the disorder and arraigned on rioting and concealed weapon charges.
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Savannah
Hardwick
Chatham County
Walter Lee
President Grants Broad Set of Pardons and Commutations
President Harding ordered the immediate release of more than a score of federal prisoners while keeping many others in custody. He acted on 158 pardon and commutation cases, issuing 30 conditional, 14 unconditional commutations, one full pardon, and restoring civil rights to 27 former inmates.
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Washington
Harding
Industrial Workers of the World
Sacramento
Calif
Chicago
Leavenworth
Wichita
Kas
Israel
Harry Goldberg
New York
Atlanta
Israel Goldberg
Supreme Court
Asa W. Campbell
St. Louis
Wabash
International Association of Mechanists
Campbell
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Indiana
Daniel L. Finch
Columbus
Ohio
Dyer
Navy plans eight cruisers and three cruiser submarines
Washington reports eight new cruisers four river gunboats and three cruiser submarines will be part of the upcoming navy building program. The design aims to maximize efficiency within the 10000 ton cruiser limit and follows Detroit class lines. four gunboats will patrol the Chinese rivers to replace aging vessels.
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Budget Bureau
Washington
Navy Department
Congress
General Board
Denby
China
Senate kills Tucker bill to repeal Severson prohibition
Madison Wis June 20 The state senate voted nineteen to twelve to kill the Tucker bill as it was brought up for en grossment. The measure would have repealed the Severson state prohibition law and had prior House passage.
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Madison, Wis
State Senate
Senate
House
New School Superintendents Meet in Charleston
County superintendents elect held their annual conference in Charleston with Department of Education officials. Sessions run through Friday as Geo M. Ford and J H Hickman brief new appointees taking office July 1. State Senator T P Hill warned funds must be administered honestly or state aid may be cut by the next legislature.
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Charleston
W. Va
Department of Education
Geo. M. Ford
J. H. Hickman
T. P. Hill
Middlebourne
Harding Begins Pacific Trip with Hello from Martinsburg Crowd
President Harding starts a 15000 mile journey to the Pacific coast and Alaska aboard his special train. He greets a Martinsburg boy with hello as the train stops for water and spends hours enjoying scenery and rest aboard the train. News notes a brief Grafton stop and Mrs. Harding’s friendly exchanges with children. He also disposes of control of the Harding Publishing Company while keeping an editorial link to the Marion Star.
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Harding
Cumberland
Washington
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Martinsburg
W. Va
President Harding
St. Louis
Grafton
Fines Exceed Nine Thousand As McClintic Court Delivers
In the Southern District of West Virginia session in this city, more than $9,000 in fines were collected for prohibition violations over two days. Several offenders were jailed from six months to three years, and juries heard cases including a mail obscenity conviction and theft of a registered letter.
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United States Court For
Southern District of
West Virginia
McClin
Mercer County
McDowell County
McClintic
MccClintic
J. J. Brewster
Ed Moore
Keystone
Byrd Wade
Sam Williams
United States
George Phillips
Phillips
Atlanta
John Stathams
Dewey Johnson
Earl Shumate
National Training School
Washington, D. C
Paul Hall
Greenbay
George Shae
Oak Farley
Roy Rary
Wis
Vence Day
Ernest C. Lester
Victoria Visky
Harry Kennedy
Madaline Pettreise
Laura Thompson
James Bates
Josephine Bach
Flint Carter
Kid James
George Hazelwood
J. W. Mullins
Dan Harman
J. M. Jordan
Chapman Johnson
F. E. Waller
Willie Williams
Leonard Woody
John Hughes
Thomas Crider
Fayette County
M. W. Brown
Joe Crenshaw
Perry Curry
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White House
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