Gibson and Dawes Meet in London for Conference
United States Ambassador Hugh Gibson arrived in London to confer with Dawes on disarmament and the naval program. Gibson said the talks would be general and extend as long as Dawes desires, with no expectation of immediate public announcements.
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London
United States
Hugh 8
Gibson
Geneva
Belgium
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
Dawes
General Dawes
Washington
Stresemann Defends Rhine Evacuation Plan Before Reichstag
Berlin reports Dr. Gustav Stresemann, Germany’s foreign minister, rejects nationalist demands for a Rhine land commission as price for evacuation. He says the Young Plan lightens Germany's burden versus Dawes, and notes Hindenburg and the cabinet back opposition to Versailles clause admitting German guilt. He warns nationalist power would prevent fulfilling international obligations and avoid wrecking industry.
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Berlin
Gustav Stresemann
Reichstag
Germany
Rhineland
Young Law
von Hindenburg
Captain Fitzroy to Be Made Speaker in New Parliament
London reports the new Labour government in the second session reelects Captain Edward A. Fitzroy as speaker, a nonpartisan role. The house begins with the speaker’s election and members sworn in, while the premier may signal a vital defeat stance to guard against minor defeats.
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London
Edward A. Fitzroy
MacDonald
Theyer
Bus Line Permit Sought Between Wheeling and New Martinsville
West Virginia officials took under advisement applications by the West Virginia tion company and the Wheeling and Parkersburg Motor Transportation company for a motor bus line between Wheeling and New Martinsville after a hearing. Opposition to the permit was offered by the Wheeling Traction company and the Ohio Valley Tran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Tion Company
Wheeling and Parkersburg Motor Transportation Company
Ing
New Martinsville
State Road Commission
Wheeling Traction Company
Ohio Valley Tran
Tragic Crossing Crash Kills Four Teens and Man
At Walsh Crossing Sheffield Massachusetts a Pittsfield to New York express struck an automobile truck killing three children Ruth Kline 13 Sylvia Kline 11 Sadie Saige 17 and Hyman Helamed 34 driver of the truck. Mrs Ida Finkelstein 38 Brooklyn and several others were injured. The victims were vacationing New York City residents sent by a Jewish charity.
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Sheffield
Maca
Todfiy
New York City
Ruth Kline
Sylvia
Sadie Saige
Hyman Helamed
Ida Finklestein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington
Asbury Falls
Walsh's Crossing
Hoover plans farm board selection amid economic probes
President Hoover, resting at his Virginia fishing lodge, returned to study government problems centering on forming the federal farm board and activating the Swing Johnson Boulder Dam bill. Hyde joined to review a recommended candidate list, with official patience set for another week or more before any announcements.
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Washington
Blue Ridge Mountain
Virginia
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Hyde
Agriculture Department
Farm Board
Budget Bureau
Coolidge
Driver of car that hit bus is killed in Montgomery
Earl Goodman aged 30 of Montgomery was killed when his car collided with a bus near Montgomery West Virginia. Witnesses said Goodman tried to pass another vehicle and struck the bus.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Earl Goodman
Here
Goodman
Sentencing of Albert Walters for currency alteration in federal court
Albert Walters of Fairmont received a fifteen year term in Atlanta penitentiary after conviction for altering one dollar notes to ten dollars. Judge William E. Baker vowed to “clean up” Liberty mines and Scott's Run areas, sentencing several Morgantown area offenders to transportation or terms up to two years for related crimes.
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Elkins
W. Va
Atlanta
Albert Walters
Fairmont
United States
Walters
Mongalia County
William E. Baker
Liberty Mines
Scott's Run
Sale
Frank Knezevich
Maidsville
Steve Curos
Jim Freskos
Robison
Rumsey Ason
Berkely Springs
Spanish aviators missing as search continues near Azores
Four Spanish aviators remain unaccounted for after three days with no definite word. Ferrol dispatched four destroyers toward the Azores and Portuguese gunboat Zaire continues its search as British and Italian ships consider aid. Public anxiety grows as Premier Primo de Rivera and crew members await news, with reports of possible wreckage from a British freighter fueling uncertainty.
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Horta
Azores
Ferrol
Spain
Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Ramon Franco
Ramsey
Gibraltar
Jersey City Mayor Hague Arrested for Contempt of Legislature
Jersey City mayor Frank Hague, vice chair of the national Democratic committee, was arrested in Trenton on a contempt warrant for refusing to answer questions about his wealth. He faces up to six months if convicted, with a habeas corpus writ sought by his lawyers.
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Trenton
N. J
Frank Hague
Jersey City
National Democratic Committee
Marine Dewitt
State Senate
Hague
Case Investigating Committee
Clarence E. Case
John J. Fallon
Bramwell Booth Interred Beside His Father in Abney Park
London reports the burial of General Bramwell Booth, Salvation Army leader and founder’s son, at Abney Park cemetery. The ceremony drew large crowds with standard bearers, banniers, and a ten thousand strong chorus. Mrs. Booth expressed quiet emotion and urged mourners to follow her husband’s example in faith.
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London
William Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
Abney Park
Duke of Wellington
Catherine Th
Neely Injuries Labeled More Serious By Hughes
Parkersburg reports that Senator M M Neely of Fairmont is in Morgantown hospital with severe injuries after the June 9 Beckley auto crash. Congressman James A Hughes said Neely was more seriously hurt than reported, though Mrs Neely denied an increased risk and said he is improving at home.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
United States
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Morgantown
James A. Hughes
Huntington
Hughes
Senator Neely
Beckley
Neely
Federal officers testifying delay coroner probe in Gordon shooting
A Clinton county coroner’s hearing on Arthur Gordon’s death halted hours after starting as officials argued immunity for federal officers. Customs collector John C. Tulloch testified he learned of Gordon’s death by phone from A. Hokense and described prior firearm-use orders issued in 1928 and June 15.
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
Arthur Gordon
Clinton County
Gordon
John C. Tulloch
Ogdenburg
Tulloch
A. 0
Hokense
Ogdensburg
Charles D. Rea
W. J. Cheatham
Atomgtn
Cheatham
F. L. Coveney
Mooers
J Powell Royall Emerges As Likely GOP Lieutenant Governor Candidate
Tazewell Virginia June 24 Special J Powell Royall of Tazewell is prominently mentioned as a candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor at the Richmond convention. Southwestern delegates and others back his bid citing his legal career and public service. He has served as mayor county prosecutor state legislator and as a state senator advocating prohibition and woman suffrage.
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Tazewell
J. Powell Royall
Richmond
Royall
House of Delegates
Henry Mason Day Enters DC Jail In Conspiracy Case
Henry Mason Day of New York City and vice president of Sinclair Exploration begins a four month term in the District of Columbia jail for contempt of court over juror shadowing in the Sinclair Fall conspiracy trial. He entered the jail at 6 30 pm with Harry F Sinclair watching from a distance. Day stated he did nothing improper and would return to Newark after his sentence.
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Washington
Henry Mason Day
New York City
Sinclair Exploration Company
District of Columbia
Day
Harry F. Sinclair
Sinclair
Senate
United States
John J. Clarson
Mr. Sinclair
Tragedy in East Liverpool as Couple Die in Car Shootout
Frank Wilson, 26, shot and killed his estranged wife Mildred, 22, after a quarrel during a reconciliation attempt in East Liverpool. The pair crashed into a telephone pole, then Wilson killed himself with two more bullets. Three small children survive.
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East Liverpool
Frank Wilson
Wellsville
Mildred
Rum Runner Offensive Bearing Results
Windsor reports US prohibition agents view a Goderich Ontario run from Lake Huron as proof their crackdown on smuggling works. Two boats carrying 300 cases of liquor each sailed toward Detroit last night per a wire to Walter Petty, acting Detroit customs chief. A fishing party off Wor se Light was halted when three cases were found wired to the hull and two fishermen were arrested.
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Windsor
Ont
Detroit River
Goderich
Lake Huron
United States Prohibition Enforcement
Detroit
Walter 8. Petty
Deplorable Conditions Reported in Wheeling Inquiry
The Ohio county grand jury in Wheeling West Virginia found deplorable conditions needing remedy after probing vice in Wheeling and Ohio county. Evidence was insufficient for indictments and a no true bill was returned on David Cleary former deputy sheriff charged with soliciting protection fees. Sheriff Habie would decide on reinstatement later.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio County Grand Jury Today
Ohio County
David Cleary
Cleary
Ambrose Habie
Dr James Snook to face life trial on July 22
Dr James H Snook 49 a dismissed university professor and confessed hammer slayer of Theora K Hix 25 Ohio State co ed will go on trial for first degree murder on July 22 in Columbus unless venue change is granted He entered a not guilty plea and bowed his head in court The victim's father Melvin T Hix watched as Snook faced the courtroom and denied the charges
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Columbus
Ohio
James Howard Snook
Theora K. Hix
Ohio State
Snook
Melvin T. Hix
Dr. Snook
Hix
John J. Chester
Robert Duncan
Miss Hix
W. B. Bartels
Lutheran Ministry Is Closed to Women
Prof J T Mueller of Concordia Seminary in St Louis told the 34th triennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Missouri Synod in Denver Forest Illinois that the Lutheran ministry remains closed to women despite broader Protestant trends. He spoke June 24. The stance reflects the denomination’s long standing policy on pulpit service.
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Denver Forest
Ill
J. T. Mueller
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Evangelical Lutheran Missouri Synod
Woman Denies Poison Charge as Exhumations Proceed
Havre de Grace Md June 24 The viscera of Edward Stone and Edgar Stone husband and eldest son of Mrs Hattie Stone are exhumed for chemical tests to determine poison presence in nearly two weeks The State's Attorney said more murder charges could follow if poison is found Mrs Stone maintains she did not poison her younger son George 15 and awaits September grand jury action in jail The three Stone deaths show similar circumstances while Mary Emma Stone died four years ago and is not exhumed.
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Havre de Grace
Edward Stone
Edgar Stone
Hattie Stone
W. Worthington Seawins
Belair
Edward
Stone
George
Mary Emma Stone
Big Hotel Merger Nears Completion
New York reports the Bowman-Biltmore and United States Hotels corp nearing completion of a merger. Negotiations are in bankers hands with terms to be settled. The two systems combine for about $160 million in annual gross business and $50 million in assets.
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New York
Evening World Today
Bowman-Biltmore
United States
Dea!s
Veteran Pilot Killed as Plane Crashes Near St. Paul
Eddie Middagh, a veteran pilot, died when a Northwest Airways tri motor crashed after taking off from St. Paul airport for Minneapolis near Indian Mounds park. Several people were injured, including Clough of Chicago with leg burns and serious injuries.
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St. Paul
Minn
Eddie Middagh
Northwest Airways
Chicago
Indian Mounds Park
Minneapolis
Middagh
Aoa Clough
Strongheart the Movie Dog Dies at 13 in Hollywood
Strongheart, the film dog trained in Berlin and famed for The Silent Call, died at age 13 at the home of owner Mies Jane Murfin after a illness following recent surgery. He served with the German Red Cross in World War I and later starred in Brawn of the North and White Fang.
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Hollywood
Cal
Strongheart
Mies Jane Murfin
Berlin
Red Cross
America
Miss Murfin
Larry Trimbie
North Star
Radical changes bill urged by Senate committees
Washington June 24 Radical changes in the house tariff bill were recommended at hearings before three senate finance sub committees. A Farm Bureau official advocated a Cuban American treaty for preferential tariffs and urged duties on Philippine imports including sugar. A wool men urged a 36 cent duty on raw wool and higher levies on wool waste noting imports of wool waste displaced about a third of U S raw wool production. Glass duties were discussed by a third sub committee with Ohio Wool Growers urging federal conditioning houses to speed clean content and shrinkage determinations for imported wool.
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Washington
Cuba
Philippines
Senate
Chester H. Gray
American Farm Bureau Federation
Gray
House
United States
Rank J. Tagenbarth
Spencer
Idaho
National Wool Growers’ Association
Ohio Wool Growers’ Association
J. F. Walker
Gambier
Boston
Philadelphia
Two Young Bandits Rob Ethelind Terry in Chicago
Two young bandits abduct Ethelind Terry a musical comedy star and Mica Terry. robbing them of jewelry valued at $30,000 as they returned to their apartment from a cabaret. Rogeaus husband Benjamin Rogeaus a wealthy real estate man was not robbed.
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Chicago
Ethelind Terry
Mica Terry
Benjamin Mz. Rogeaus
Rogeaus
Chicago gunman shot in fatal hotel fray over gambling venture
Ben Barretti of Chicago died after a gunfight in front of a Chicago hotel while trying to join a group promoting gambling resorts at Linn Creek. Arthur Hartman of St Louis and Neil Pumphrey of Memphis were wounded. two other men remained at large. Police linked Barretti to prior city run ins as the quarrel erupted into gunfire.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Hartman
Linn Creek
Bagnell Dam
Barretti
Pumphrey
Rey
WHIS Debuts With Diversified Broadcast From Bluefield
The WHIS station of Bluefield led by Beauge aired a first formal program featuring top local talent amid strong listener response. H. J. Shott of the Daily Telegraph and Sunset News outlined radio progress while George Donglison Jr welcomed the venture at the West Virginian hotel. The station plans noon and evening broadcasts daily with a velvet room acoustics setup and continued audience reception.
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WHIS
Bluefield Telegraph
Sunset News
Beauge
West Virginian Hotel
H. J. Shott
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Shott
George Donglison Jr
Bluefield Hotel Company
Stock Trading of Bishop Eyed at Bankruptcy Hearing
New York reports reveal Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South faced scrutiny at a bankruptcy hearing into Kable Co. The trustee showed a $2500 deposit with a paper balance near $11,000. Witness Harry L. Goldhurst described numerous securities trades for the bishop, with no records kept. Goldhurst and partner Charles W. Kable are indicted for mail fraud.
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New York
James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Kable @ Co
Harry L. Goldhurst
Goldhurst
Charles W. Kable
C. Edward Benoit
Kable & Co
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Fitzroy
Great Britain
Major Franco
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Eduardo Gallarza
Pedro Madariaga
Pablo Rada
Franco
Cain Arresad
Democratic National Committee
New Jersey
Bramwell Booth
J .P. Royall
Singlate
Theora Hix
D. Harold Oliver
Missouri
Bishop
Cannon
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