Farmer Problem Calls for Cooperative Marketing to Aid Agriculture
Illinois farmer Frank C. Lowden told Rotary International in Toronto that general prosperity hinges on eliminating the price disparity between farm goods and other buys. He urged farmers to organize and use cooperative marketing to coordinate with business, bankers, and merchants without surrendering individualism.
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Toronto
Frank C. Lowden
Illinois
Rotary International
Mr. Lowden
United States
Canada
Rotary
Two Drownings Reported In Rivers Near Beaver Falls
Norman Binks thirty six of Darlington near here drowned while swimming in the Little Beaver River. Richard Dover eleven of Midland Pa drowned while bathing in the Ohio river. Both incidents occurred today in the vicinity of Beaver Falls.
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Beaver Falls
Norman Binks
Darlington
East Liverpool
Ohio
Richard Dover
Midland
Ohio River
Drowned Engineer From Ohio Seized With Cramps
Bruce Thomas of Portsmouth Ohio, employed as a gas company engineer at Dunbar, was drowned while swimming in Trace Fork of Mud River near Charleston. He and two companions (was seized with cramps) sank before aid arrived. body recovered and in the care of a St Albane undertaker awaiting relatives in Ohio.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bruce Thomas
Portsmouth
Ohio
Dunbar
Here
Trace Fork
Mud River
Thomas
St. Albane
Willis Wadsworth Jury Deadlocked in Prohibition Case
A federal court jury in Elkins West Virginia could not agree on Willis Wadsworth of Clarksburg after days of deliberation and was discharged by Judge W E Baker. Testimony continued on contempt charges against John Folio and Frank Vella, also of Clarksburg, tied to pending prohibition cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
Willis W. Wadsworth
Clarksburg
W. E. Baker
John Folio
Frank Vella
Nine Cars Derail in West Virginia Freight Crash
Nine cars on Baltimore and Ohio eastbound freight derailed near Fairmont West Virginia injuring three men. Louis Davis Everett Straight and Lawrence Brennan were hospitalized with injuries including a broken leg an injured hand and a lacerated head while other crew members were unhurt. Trains were delayed for hours as crews cleared the tracks and the cause remained undetermined.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Louis Davis
Wheeling
Everett Straight
Lawrence G. Brennan
Fairmont State Hospital
Hardman and McElvaine
Harry Carroll
Benwood
Neely brothers found guilty in midnight verdict
Three Logan County officers named in conspiracy indictments returned by a federal grand jury and held under bond for Huntington term. Claut and Grat Neely were found guilty on five of six counts for violating the national prohibition amendment. Sentencing awaited as court convenes.
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Logan County
Huntington
Federal District Court
Claut and Grat Neely
Lerona
Mercer County
McClintic
James S. Kahle
Neely Brothers
Lerena
Neely
Watkins Wouried Claut
Grat Neely
Bernard Pettigrew
Lawrence L. McClure
United States District Attorneys
Jas. S. Kahle
Bluefield
John McGrath
Princeton
Criminal Court
Oswell Keaton
Keaton
Federal Grand Jury
Yesterda
United States Court
Elmo Gore
Guy F. Gore
John Browning
George Chafin
John Ring
Garfield Ball
Ring
Chafin
Smith rejects dark horse in Democratic nomination
New York June 20 Governor Alfred E. Smith declares there are no dark horses and expects to win the Democratic nomination after greeting delegates from seventeen states. Roosevelt named to place him in nomination as Smith plans talks with Bryan and McAdoo delegates from Florida.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
White House
Dever
Chicago
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
William Jennings Bryan
McAdoo
Florida
Bryan
Governor Smith
Everett W Hill Elected Rotary International President
Everett W Hill of Oklahoma City Oklahoma elected president of Rotary International at Toronto convention. Next year's host city to be decided by votes on vice presidents. Rufus F Chapin re elected treasurer and J E Norman of Huntington named Rotary Clubs International director. Norman formerly served as West Virginia Rotary governor.
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Toronto
Everett W. Hill
Oklahoma City
Okla
Rotary International
Rufus F. Chapin
Shesley R. Perry
J. E. Norman
Huntington
W. Va
John E. Norman
Rotary Clubs International
Canada
Frank B. Robertson
Huntington Rotary Club
Morman
West Virginia
Rotary District
Means Takes Stand in Prohibition Conspiracy Trial
Gaston B. Means former Department of Justice agent testifies on his own behalf in a federal trial with secretary Elmer W Jarnecke charged with conspiracy to violate the Prohibition Act. He details life history and investigations while Mellon and Sixsmith subpoenaed for next hearing. The government rests its case after resuming. defense seeks dismissal arguing no evidence of whiskey removal.
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New York
Gaston Rn
Means
Department of Justice
Elmer W Jarnecke
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Hawker
Guggenheim
Pittsburgh
Todd
Bureau of Investigation
Daugherty
Jess Smith
Treasury Department
Elmer Dover
Harding
Felder
Jarnecke
Wolverton
Maddo plans to strengthen bid with zone managers
William G. McAdoo concentrates on strategy at a New York convention with delegates and state chairmen. A twelve zone management plan under David Ladd Rockwell aims to solidify McAdoo's rise, while women and men deliver limited nomination speeches and the two thirds rule faces possible change.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
David Ladd Rockwell
Rockwell
Breckinridge Long
Missouri
W. R. Hollister
Thomas Love
Texas
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
Internal Revenue
William T. Connell
Chicago
W. W. Howes
South
Ten true bills in hold up of train near Chicago
Ten persons named by a federal grand jury in an indictment charging participation in the June 7 holdup of a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul mail train near Chicago. The bandits seized more than 2 million dollars in cash and securities. Named are James Murray Walter McComb Carlo Fontana Ernest Fontana Max Greenberg Willis Joe Newton William Newton Sam Grant and Blackie Wilcox. Indictments cover nine counts including robbery with a gun and conspiracy to rob the mails. The Newton brothers and Carlo Fontana were arraigned afterward.
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Chicago
Perons
Federal Grand Jury
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
James Murray
Walter McComb
Carlo
Ernest Fontana
Max Greenberg
St. Louis
Rhode Island Senate Ship of State Faces Deadlock Crisis
Rhode Island’s senate, hampered by a quorum absence and political stalemate, saw clashes between Democrats and Republicans. A poison gas incident in the chamber sparked arrests and calls for Republicans to leave the state, while key measures remain stalled in a long running stalemate.
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Rhode Island
Senate
Providence
R. L
Lieutenant Maughan Waits on Weather for Coast Flight
Mineola New York June 20 Lt Russell L Maughan postpones dawn start for cross country flight awaiting favorable weather. Mitchell Field officials say readiness is complete and a start will occur the first favorable morning, after heavy weather forced a delay.
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Mineola
N. Y
Russell L. Maughan
Mitchell Field
Maughan
Tiny McCoy Receives Death Penalty for Triple Murder
Tiny McCoy of Cass West Virginia was sentenced to death for killing his wife Hallie Virginia McCoy and her mother Mrs. William Totten and brother in law Hubert Totten. He was ordered hanged at Moundsville Penitentiary on September 12 after a two day trial in Marlinton circuit court.
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Marlinton
W. Va
Tiny McCoy
Cass
Hallie Virginia McCoy
William Totten
Hubert Totten
McCoy
Moundsville State Penitentiary
H. Sharp
Jesus Christ
Ape
Ile
Elster
Greenbrier County
John McCoy
Miners Report Few Workers at Madisonville Mines
Central City June 20. No coal mines in Madisonville or Earling districts were operating today. At eight or ten mines run by the St Bernard Mining Co fewer than fifty men were present, not more than ten union miners. Reports of a twenty percent wage reduction contract were denied. mines expected to resume soon.
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Central City
Madisonville
Earling
Lanning Jackson
United Mine Workers
St. Bernard
Jackson
American Planes Arrive in Rangoon
Three American airplanes arrived in Rangoon on their world flight from Bangkok Siam today. They completed part of their journey as they move on to the next stop.
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Rangoon
British India
Bangkok
Siam
Rivalry Grows Between McAdoo and Smith at Democratic Convention
New York June 20 two rival factions focus on McAdoo vs Smith for the Democratic presidential nomination opening at Madison Square Garden. A heated clash over an anti Klan plank and two thirds rule for nomination looms as platform makers debate foreign policy and farm relief while other candidates seek influence.
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New York
Democratic Party
Madison Square Garden
William A. McAdoo
Alfred B Smith
McAdoo
Smith
Littl
Underwood
John W. Davis
James M Cox
Ralston
George H. Brennan
Illinois
Free America
Conference of
League of Nations
Glass
Virginia
Republican Party
World Court
Bernard M. Barusch
War Industries Board
Platform
Cleveland
Baruch
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Lowden
Co-Operative Marketing Associations
Real Help
Dark Horse
Alfred £. Smith
Roosevelt
Rotary Head
Heads Rotary International
Everett Wo
Gaston B. Means
Treasury
Hawkes
Maddo
Felix A. Toupin
William C. Pelkey
Republican State Central Committee
Pelkey
Tiny M'Goy
Pocahontas County
Coval, Smith
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