Grace Methodist to Unveil Bettis Tablet at Grace Church
Grace Methodist church in Holston conference will unveil a bronze memorial tablet for Rev. Elbert S. Bettis founder and first pastor, with dedicatory sermon by Rev. T. S. Hamilton and present pastors. The bronze tablet bears Bettis’s birth and death dates and a list of local contributors.
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T. S. Hamilton
Grace Methodist Church
Elbert S. Bettis
W Bettis
Grace Church
Holston
Bettis
East River
Bluefield
Happy Hollow School House
Red Brush
Mercer and
Allen Streets
Jbettis
Grace
A. B. Hunter
J. D. McAllister
Thos. Priddy
T.s.hamilton
J.m.carter
A. Gibbs
Jerusalem
Home
Grace M. E. Church
South
Moonshine Fraud Suit Heard in Federal Court
In Fort Smith Arkansas on June 26 the case centers on the government seizure of letters from the Bush Distilling Company Kansas City office. John L Casper head of the company and several associates face indictments for violations of the internal revenue laws. The information cited in the indictments includes correspondence seized during a Kansas City raid.
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Fort Smith
Ark
United States
Kansas City
Bush Distilling Company
John L. Casper
Flour mill sales halted by Villa troops order in Sonora
Flour mill owners in Sonora Mexico have been ordered by Villa military authorities not to sell flour to civilians as it will be needed by the army. Farmers have begun grinding their own flour in primitive stone mills and are no longer selling to mills.
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Douglas, Ariz
Sonora
Mexico
Villa
Dodge brothers challenge federal income tax in Supreme Court
In Washington on June 26 papers were filed for the first attack on the constitutionality of the federal income tax. John F. Dodge and Horace E. Dodge of Detroit argue the surtax on individuals is invalid for three main reasons concerning corporate gains, arbitrary Treasury power, and unequal treatment of corporations versus individuals and partnerships.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John F
Horace E. Dodge
Detroit
Mich
Secretary of the Treasury
Modification of Embargo Sought
Washington reports pressure from over a thousand American importers to urge Britain to modify the embargo on all trade with Germany and neutral countries. Secretary Lansing indicated the president and he will act to secure rights under international law, with a decision pending after further talks.
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Washington
United
Germany
Lansing
Wilson
State Department
Great Britain
Teutonic Armies Hammering Russian Forces Near Dnieper
German forces concentrate near the Dnieper and claim gains near the East Prussian border while battles in Galicia and along the Dniester continue. Petrograd cites Russian victories and heavy losses. Berlin suspends Vorwherz amid peace appeal. Amsterdam Reuters note reports a German submarine sinking near Orkum Island.
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Socialist Appeal For Peace
Berlin
Vorwhercz
Socialist Party
Germany
Galicia
Prezmysl
Lemberg
Petrograd
Dniester
Halicz
von Limsingen
Kosmiersine
Russian Poland
Hssen
Warsaw
East Prussian
Trzasnytz
Foukhonlinoff
Assailed Governor Slaton Faces Backlash Over Leo Frank Case
Atlanta and Norton towns react to Leo M Frank case as John M Slaton retires and Harris sworn in. A guard detail protects Slaton home while two dozen suspected rioters are held and to be tried by military court martial under state law.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Nat EK. Harris
John M. Slaton
Leo M. Frank
Slaton
Fulton County
Browns
Netherlands Steamer Sunk by Mine Near Gulf of Bothnia
A Stockholm dispatch reports the Dutch steamer Ceres, en route from Amsterdam to Lulea, sunk by a mine near Soderhamn in the Gulf of Bothnia. The crew were saved.
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Netherlands
London
Stockholm
Ceres
Amsterdam
Lulea
Soderhim
Gulf of Bothnia
Bombs Kill Germans Near Roulera Belgium
British air bombs near Roulera Belgium caused a large ammunition depot explosion and killed fifty German soldiers, according to a Central dispatch from Rotterdam.
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London
Roulera
Belgium
Rotterdam
Movement to End War Gathers in Scandinavia
Hundreds of women across Scandinavia will hold mass meetings to urge a conference of neutral nations to end the war. Miss Jane Addams leads the International Congress for Permanent Peace, proposing a neutral envoy congress to mediate during the war and present peace proposals to belligerents.
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Amsterdam
London
Scandinavia
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
International Congress of Women For
Hague
Jane Addams
Chicago
Europe
Permanent Congress
International Congress
Forney Held as Tool of Crooks in Hotel Attack
Pittsburg June 26 Thomas G Forney an attorney from Washington DC jailed on a charge of trying to kill his father in law Franklin Schnieder a wealthy candy maker also of Washington police say he was the tool of a gang of crooks. The assault occurred in a local hotel room early Thursday morning.
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Pittsburg
Thomas G. Forney
Washington
D.C
Franklin Schnieder
Woman Fends Off Negro Attacker After Travel Salesman Assault
A traveling salesman’s wife fights off her assailant as he chokes her, forcing him to flee into the mountains. Local authorities seek the suspect, described as a Negro man, after the incident near their residence.
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Negro
Mountaineer posse hunts alleged attacker in Norton
A Virginia woman is attacked by a black man who fled into Wise County mountains. A large posse armed with rifles searches the range toward Kentucky, amid fears of lynching and calls for state troops to guard the suspect if captured.
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Norton
Harvey Meade
Wise county seeks troops after attempted assault in Big Stone Gap
Sheriff of Wise county requests Governor Stuart send troops to protect a woman in Big Stone Gap after a Black man allegedly attempted to assault Mrs. Meade. The sheriff warns the suspect would be lynched if caught, while troop reinforcements are being assembled to prevent violence.
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Richmond
Wise County
Stuart
Servian Reservists Held Over Neutrality Charge
Twenty three Servian army reservists alleged to be U S citizens were detained by federal officers in Chicago on neutrality violation charges as they prepared to depart with four hundred countrymen for London Ontario last night.
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Chicago
United States
London
Ontario
American Note Presented Over Sinking of William P Frye
Ambassador James W. Gerard called at the German foreign office in Berlin via London and presented the United States note concerning the sinking of the steamship William P. Frye by the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
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Gerard
Berlin
London
James W. Gerard
Foreign Office
William P. Frye
Social Democracy Urges Peace in Wartime Appeal
Berlin reports a full page Vorwaerts appeal by Germanys Social Democratic board urging an end to the war under conditions that allow friendship with neighboring nations. The document condemns territorial conquest and calls on the government to enter peace negotiations, recalling the Reichstag declaration of August 4 1914.
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Berlin
London
Social Democratic Party
Germany
Vorwaerts
Social Democracy
Man Carves Name on Tortoise 28 Years Ago
J M Hale carved his name and date under a dry land terrapin near Falls Mills on Brush Fork in 1887. The shell reads J M Hale 1887 with a possible misread 7. The terrapin remained local until recently found by a neighboring farmer and returned to Hale.
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J. M. Hale
Falls Mills
Brush Fork
Norton Man Killed by Train in Appalachia
Norton bore bad news today as Frost Litts, a popular Norton resident, was instantly killed by a train in Appalachia Virginia where he worked for the L and N offices. He leaves a young widow and child. His mother is ill and requires physicians. many in Norton share the family’s sorrow.
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Norton
Frost Litts
Appalachia
World’s Record Crashed as Resta Wins Chicago 500 Derby
Dario Resta in a French car wins the Chicago 500 mile derby, setting world speed records from fifty to five hundred miles and earning over 20000 in prize money. Eight of twenty one starters finished, with Harry Grant driving non stop to fourth at 95.06 mph on the new wooden track hailed as the fastest in the United States.
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Chicago
Dario Resta
Ralph de Palma
Indianapolis
Resta
J. Cooper
de Palma
United
Harry Grant
Grant
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
Fair conditions expected across West Virginia and Virginia on Sunday and Monday with light winds and no precipitation. Skies should stay mostly sunny and temperatures mild for the weekend.
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West Virginia
Bluefield Graham Fair Opens With Big Race Meet
The first annual spring fair and race meet of the Bluefield Graham Fair Association unfolds July 1 to 3 at the south Bluefield grounds. Virginia and West Virginia visitors will find top Virginia circuit horses, a seven‑department premium list, a premium of 5 for the prettiest baby, and a large midway with Argyle Hippodrome shows. Special trains from Norfolk and Western offer reduced rates as the grounds take shape for a three‑day entertainment event aimed at drawing coalfields and southern Virginia crowds.
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Bluefield-Graham Fair Association
South Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Virginia Fair
Roanoke
The
Fair Association
Richmond
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Bluesfield
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