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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1931
Page
7
At Wildwood and nearby counties in western Pennsylvania and neighboring states, strikers opened battle with deputies leaving one miner dead and nine injured. A deputy sheriff was lightly hurt as violence surged amid a looming, disputed settlement.
Greenfield Indiana June 227 authorities visited drug stores to trace a poison bought before the deaths of Simmons sisters Jean 10 and Virginia 14 who died after eating chicken sandwiches at a family reunion. Coroner says capsules with white powder were found in the sandwiches and a clerk described a man who bought about fifty grains of a poison resembling it.
Ruth Nichols, society aviatrix from Rye New York aims to be first woman to solo cross the Atlantic, crashed on landing at Saint John New Brunswick injuring her back and bruises. She was hospitalized and planned to continue toward Harbor Grace and the Newfoundland leg once rested and repairs were assessed by mechanics awaiting Col. Clarence Chamberlin's word.
Eighty seven defendants appeared in federal court with fifty two pleading guilty to crimes under prohibition and other offenses. Sentences totaled 106 years three months and five days with fines of seven hundred ten dollars. Names were omitted due to lack of identifying addresses.
A man claiming to be Dr. J. T. Nolan and safety director for a local company was arrested in Wheeling on DWI charges after his car struck two others on the National Pike east of town. No serious injuries reported.
J Ralph Emerson editor and part owner of the Ansonia Sentinel was found drowned tonight in his bath tub at age 53 after years of ill health. The body was discovered at his residence in Ansonia Conn.
London reports the 37 year old Prince of Wales will mark his birthday with flag ceremonies across the empire. He will attend the king's investiture at Buckingham Palace and host official visitors at York House before traveling to Edinburgh for the Highland Agricultural Show and Inverness British Legion conference.
Otto Hillig of Liberty New York and pilot Harris groom their monoplane Liberty at Harbor Grace airport after a hop from Saint John New Brunswick. They aim to depart for Copenhagen Denmark once weather allows with Copenhagen as first stop. Bad weather expected in New York today.
Edward J Shawver a 58 year old Norfolk and Western locomotive engineer and longtime Bluefield resident died of a heart attack at his home 325 Hancock street. He collapsed while walking and died before help arrived. Survived by widow and children Tercley Archie Shawver in Indiana and six others in Bluefield, plus mother and four sisters. Funeral Wednesday at 2:30 PM at Church of God South Street with Rev Rice officiating. Interment Maple Park cemetery.
Mines in the Norfolk and Western fields loaded 2,768 cars, signaling a potential rebound in the coal trade after a lengthy slump.
Alma Wright, 15, drowned while swimming in the West Fork river at Monongah this afternoon in Fairmont West Virginia. The body was recovered.
A devastating waterfront fire swept Saint John New Brunswick causing about 19 million dollars in damage and likely one death. The Empress steamer burned at the dock while sheds and grain elevators fed the flames and winds kept them from spreading through the city.
New York, June 22. The trial of Mrs. Jean Norris, city’s first woman magistrate, opened with sensational testimony. Prosecutor Samuel Seabury alleged she ordered a reluctant defendant to testify, allowed a court attendant to drag her to the stand, altered the record to conceal it, and accepted money for an advertising testimonial.
In Moundville, West Virginia, June 22, friends found 35 year old miner Paul Laduagier badly cut and slashed after he said he struck himself with an axe and knife. Investigators noted all windows and doors were nailed shut as he claimed authorities planned to arrest him. He remained in serious condition at a hospital.
Vernon D. Lamb, 30, of Bloomfield Iowa, died in a Charles Town hospital from injuries after being run over by a moving railroad train at Harpers Ferry. He had left the train for a sightseeing trip, attempted to board as it moved, and his left arm was severed with head injuries.
Newport June 22 Elliott R Hathaway 28 son of a Massachusetts legislator testified he did not strangle Verna Russell 20 at a Tiverton party on March 23 He said the nurse died in his arms during a drinking party with a petting scene a gurgling sound followed by blue face and limp body The defense argues a tooth fragment caused death while the prosecution seeks life imprisonment.
In Jefferson Ohio on June 22 Maude Lowther 23 became the first woman in Ohio slated for execution in the electric chair Judge James C Oglevee set October 2 as the date Lowther who killed the wife of her lover testified that she had killed Mrs Clara Smith 28 on May 29 1930 Her husband Trilby Smith 27 AShtabula trucker is sentenced to die August 17 The defense seeks a bill of exceptions while appeals are filed and Lowther will be moved to Columbus prison within eight days
Washington June 22 The power commission adopted a rule to call all permit or license applications to the immediate attention of the senators and representatives of the relevant states and districts. Commissioners Drape and McNinch supported the move aimed at reducing secrecy in the federal agency's work. Previously only state and municipal concerned were notified as required by law.
In Washington on June 22 the Wickersham commission prepared for what may be its last meeting. Officials expect at least 10 of the 11 members to attend tomorrow as the group nears disbandment on July 1 amid a heavy workload.
Floyd Harman 13, died Sunday night at Welch hospital after a 22 caliber rifle bullet entered his abdomen during a quarrel with a younger boy at the Harman home in Junior Pocahontas coal camp near Welch. The older boy, Floyd Harman, 9, had threatened with a pistol. a loaded rifle was later used. The tragedy occurred at the Harman residence and involved relatives by marriage. A preliminary hearing was held. Juvenile Court to hear Saturday. Funeral at Dearing Baptist Church at 1:30 this afternoon.
George Robert Gabor, 26, a Hungarian who boasted of impersonating nobles and touring the U S, confessed to frauds from Har vard to Wilmington and McNeil Island. He claimed to have posed as Baron Von Krupp and Taft Thew, with ambassad or Herrick’s aid, before admitting no such person existed. The tale included ties to Eleanor du Pont and visits to Palo Alto and Madison.
The Nautilus under Sir Hubert Wilkins berthed at Queenstown after a 17 day voyage from the U S Wyoming aided the stricken sub as crew reported muddy tanks and scarce supplies. Wilkins planned battery charging here then repairs in England before resuming his polar expedition toward the North Pole within two months.
Friedrichshafen reports the Graf Zeppelin will not meet the Nautilus at the North Pole this summer. Instead a six day Arctic flight will be made for science with nine scientists aboard led by Hugo Eckner. The voyage may head to Siberia by Oberlin and Leningrad then cross the Kara Sea toward Franz Joseph Land and Nicholas Land.
Global markets rallied as the United States backed a one year debt moratorium proposal. Wall Street equities rose, cotton, silver, and copper prices climbed, with Britain Italy Austria joining Germany in informal approval. France awaited decision as Washington pressed for prompt action.
London and global markets surged on President Hoover's war debt and reparations policy. London stocks moved up before opening, Liverpool cotton and American futures gained, Mincing Lane rubber edged higher, Berlin and Paris shares rose, Tokyo rallied, Shanghai silver and Shanghai rice and cotton improved, Bombay markets firm, Brussels firm to higher.
Washington reports Hoover proposes a debt moratorium stirring new treasury concerns as the fiscal year ends with deficits near 850 million. Undersecretary Mills calls the move a potential good investment if it lifts business and tax receipts, despite possible loss of 246.6 million in foreign payments next year.
Nineteen American mayors return from a goodwill tour of France to discuss the economic climate and their thoughts on prohibition. James L. Key of Atlanta denies accusing prohibition as an abomination and defends its idealism while noting its imperfect practical effect. Mayor John Porter of Los Angeles comments on what he calls front page copy and related questions.
Chicago June 22 United States Attorney George EB Q Johnson told radio listeners that organized crime lacks glamour and ends in disaster. He cited the Capone indictment and noted a typify gang formed after World War I with high casualties, imprisonments, and betrayals, urging honorable achievements over crime.
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