Secret societies and lodge meetings in Welch Bluefield area
Local fraternal orders list schedules for Welch and Bluefield area lodges and camps. Meetings cover Freemasons Knights of Pythias Woodmen Eagles and other bodies with visiting member invites and locations at Masonic Temples Red Men Hall and Eagles Hall Bluefield avenues and depots.
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McDowell Lodge No
Welch
W. Va
Masonic Temple
Bluefield Lodge
Knights OF Pythias
Pocahontas Coal and Coke Company
Cor
Diality
Lavefueld
Red Men's Hall
Bluefield Ave
Woodmen OF America
Lacal Unton
United Bronhood OF Canspentors and Joiners
Oeet
Blupfield Aerie
Order OF Eagles
Pocahontas Building
Scott Street
Hagles
Bupfield
B. of L. B
Masonic Building
Visting
Bwavia Lowok
Knights OF Pytillias
Thorns Street
Bluefield Avenue
Psicans
Btatso Communications
Bluepimld Lough
A. FB
A. M
Masonic
Federal Street
Baifiild Chaptor No
KR. A. A
Blubimwld Commandedry
K. T
Visting Knights
Wild Lodge
Ebks’ P
Raleigh Street
Summit City Lodge
International Association of Railroad Supervisory
Wagle
Tribe of Ben Hur
Eagles’ Hall
D Depot
Bluefield
Masonic Tem
Germany Seeks Road Repair Payment From France
Germany files with reparations commission a bill deducting 215000000 marks from the seven billion indemnity claim, arguing the amount reflects improvements on French roads by German prisoners of war. Marshal Foch warns the real danger in German disarmament lies in the hostile military spirit of the people. Berlin reports growing unease in labor centers particularly in the Ruhr.
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Germany
Paris
Reparations Commission
France
Petit Parisien
Marshal Foch
Berlin
Ruhr
Rocking Chair to Be Used for Doomed Woman at Sing Sing
In Ossining New York guards bought a rocking chair for Mrs Hattie Dixon the sole woman inmate on death row at Sing Sing prison The chair will replace the standard stools to ease her siting during the execution period officials report the gesture comes amid memory longest guard recalls the first such chair at the prison.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Hattie Dixon
Miss Zinderstein Wins National Clay Court Title
Miss Marion Zinderstein of Boston defeated Miss Corinne Gould of St Louis to win the women's national clay court tennis championship in Detroit 6-0 6-1.
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Zinderstein
Detroit
Marion Zinderstein
Boston
Corinne Gould
St. Louis
Sound and Light as Power Demonstrates Distant Control
An English scientist demonstrated remote control of machinery using a police whistle to start steer and stop a small electric model car. Varying whistle tones lit lamps and light by light-sensitive cells, while a gong and light sensor affected circuits, as described in Popular Mechanics.
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Popular Mechanics
J P Paid No Attention Jack Rowan Story Told
A brief Indianapolis News item notes J P ignored by attention seeking Jack Rowan, who at three and three quarters overhears neighbors and repeats slang as his mother asks him to fetch J P across the street. The tale ends with Jack saying he talked with his mouth and J P wouldn’t listen.
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Jack Rowan
J. P
Indianapolis News
Night schools aid aliens learn liberty rights and duties
The Tappan Zee high school Piermont N Y opens handbills urging alien adults to read about citizenship government and how to obtain citizen papers. The program serves men and women seeking to learn English and civic basics.
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Tappan Zee
Piermont
N. Y
New Tire Waste Not Story Reaches Shoes
A Kansas City Star note reports a Thutchinson tire dealer who half soles his shoes with strips from a guaranteed tire. He argues if tires last 8,000 miles under a car weighing a ton, shoes under a 140 pound wearer should last nearly unlimited miles.
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Thutchinson Motor
Kansas City Star
France to spend 50 052 000 000 francs on government in 1920
France projects a government operating budget of 50 052 000 000 francs for 1920. The United States exported 294 million dollars more gold than it imported in the previous year.
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France
United States
The Bargain Thrill and the Beachside Mistake
Ora Merton travels to Cold Harbor for a month with Aunt Clarinda. A peddler sells her a coveted wardrobe of designer era outfits from a celebrity’s seized goods. A love foils a theft claim when Edna Danvers and her brother uncover Ora’s innocence and the pair vow reconciliation and romance.
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Ora Merton
Postsille
Aunt Clarinda
Cold Harbor
Ora
Clarinda
Mabel
Ofter
Edna Danvers
Strikers Vote to Stay Out in Baltimore Area
More than a thousand workers from the Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Western Maryland railroads protest at a June meeting. They vote to remain off the job amid ongoing labor tensions and discontent with company conditions.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland Railroads
Unanimous Vote Defies Doak on Wage Board Demand
In defiance of orders from William M. Doak vice president of the national executive committee, Washington, the group voted to stay out until the wage board declared its demand, with no dissenting votes.
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William M. Doak
National Executive Committee
Washington
Secretary Daniels Arrives on Warship in San Francisco
Secretary Daniels reaches the battleship New Mexico flagship of the Pacific fleet and meets with party leaders. He urges affirmative declarations in the Democratic platform and a clear constructive program. Accompanied by George Creel, he cites public support for Wilson in 1916 and critiques the 1918 Democratic congress. The note closes with a remark about the Pacific Northwest lumber trade decline.
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San Francisco
Daniels
New Mexico
Cummings
National Committee
North Carolina
South
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Wilson
Congress
Chicago
America
Bluefield Sparked by Fist Fight Between Two Prominent Citizens
Considerable excitement swept Bluefield last night as Ray Evans and Dr. E H Thompson, two leading local figures, exchanged blows in a public confrontation. Police responded to calm the scene and investigate the incident.
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Ray Evans
E. H. Thompson
Bluefield
Fat Man’s race sparks violent clash on Princeton Avenue
Dr. Thompson and Mr. Evans, longtime friends, quarreled over a Daily Telegraph piece. They fought on Princeton Avenue, requiring friends to separate them as Evans mocked Thomspon’s marathon claim. The Bland County doctor brandished a small surgical knife amid the confrontation.
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Princeton Avenue
Dr. Thompson
Mr. Evans
Evans
Daily Telegraph
Thompson
Fair Grounds
Bland County
Evans Rivalry Sparks Claims and Conspiracy Allegations
A feud over a race includes accusations of hamstringing Mr. Evans. Dr. Thompson denies the charge and says Evans cries fire with no smoke. A Bland county farmer reports seeing Evans chase through a ploughed field at Round Bottom while others named as contestants include Col. O Leary Pedigo Clas Mistard C B Whit tow John Haldren and Sam Mtg.
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Evans
Thompson
Bland County
Dr. Thompson
Fair Grounds
Col. O'Leary
Pedigo
Clas. Mistard
C. B. Whittow
John Haldren
Sam Mtg
United States Leads Argentina Automobile Trade
The United States maintains a leading position in Argentina's automobile trade, shaping competitive dynamics in the regional auto market.
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United States
Argentina
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Opiatt
American Legion
Chen
Legion
Soider Hicks
Loyal Order OF Moose
Moose Home
Mercer Street
Opyright
Western Newspaper Union
Ronald Danvers
Secretary Daniels
Pacific Northwest
Colonial
Ford
Mercer Garage & Auto: Sales Co
Scott and Raleigh Sts
Bluefield, W. Va
Marcus Tailoring Company
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