William M Wiley dies suddenly in Sharples West Virginia
William M Wiley age 69 vice president and general manager of Boone County Coal corporation and vice president of the National Chamber of Commerce for the southeast region died at home in Sharples after a heart attack while preparing to attend his wife's funeral. He had been ill for months and spent winter in Florida. Mrs Edith Wiley died last Wednesday. Wiley, a West Virginia coal industry figure since 1912, joined Boone County Coal in 1918 and served on Kanawha Coal Operators' association board. He helped shape wage scale policy through the 1920s until 1922.
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Florida
Charleston
Edith Wiley
Wiley
West Virginia
Colorado
Boone County Coal Corporation
Kanawha Coal Operators’ Association
Kanawha
Unti
Trader Horn Death Ends Adventurous Life in Nursing Home
Whitstable England June 26 Alfred Aloysius Smith famed as Trader Horn died today in a nursing home. His death is described as the crowning irony of a life spent in African adventures and collaborations with Ethelreda Lewis. He once said he hoped to die under the veldt with his eyes to the blue and no looking back.
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Whitstable
England
Alfred Aloysius Smith
Trader Horn
Africa
Ethelreda Lewis
London
Lot
State troopers trail Winona bank robbers in Virginia
Four West Virginia state troopers were sent to Allegheny county Virginia to aid local officers who reported two men who robbed the Winona National Bank at Winona yesterday were hiding in the woods near Covington. About $1000 was taken after the robbers forced the assistant cashier Nell Walker into a rear room and fled with cash from the drawer.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Allegheny County
Virginia
T. A. Myles
Fayette County
Winona National Bank
Wiona
Covington
Virginia County
Myles
Winona
Nell Walker
Bank of United States Counsel Pleads Not Guilty
Isidor J. Kresel indicted counsel for the Bank of United States pleaded not guilty to perjury before General Sessions Judge Freschi. His attorney sought ten days to draft motions on the indictment, which was returned yesterday. Kresel was released on ten thousand dollar bail. The perjury charge grew out of a prior matter.
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New York
Isidor J. Kresel
Bank of United States
General Sessions
Freschi
Kreser
A Very Wealthy Street With A Cheap Name
Explanation of Tonterdar's De Pampos Te Kawau Princess Eggs in 364 Days During an egg laying contest in Taranaki New Zealand 1929 1950 Te Kawau Princess laid 64 eggs in as many days Three saft shelled eggs a total of 361 officially This remarkable hen is now owned by the Osborne Farms Inc Holland Midh Jack and Gold Are the Lightest Colors The New York Philadelphia Washington Airway corporation the Ludington line has found that by painting their airlinere black and gold instead of red and gold it reduces the weight of each ship fifty pounds
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Osborne Farms, Inc
Holland
New York, Philadelphia & Washington
Ludington Line
Ardmore judge presides over deputy slaying trial
OHN B. OGDEN, 35yearold district judge of Ard more, Okla., presiding at the trial of Cecil Crosby and William Guess, deputy sheriffs, for the slaying of Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Gomez, Mexican youths. Rubio related to the president of Mexico and was en route home with his friend when slain. Kresel testified at the bank officers’ trial and denied prior grand jury evidence. He had pleaded not guilty to all indictments against him as the other bank officials faced charges.
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Ohn B. Ogden
Ardmore
Okla
Cecil Crosby
William Guess
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Manuel Gomez
Rubio
Mexico
Kresel
Agnes Ayres Returns to Stage After Five Years
New York on June 26 Agnes Ayres once Rudolph Valentino’s leading lady announces a stage comeback after leaving motion pictures five years ago. For the past year she has worked in vaudeville stock and radio plays to gain experience as an unnamed performer.
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New York
Agnes Ayres
Rudolph Valentino
Pittsburgh Officials Post Bonds in Misdemeanor Case
Mayor Charles H. Kline and ex-director B L Succop posted bonds of 5000 each to await criminal court appearance on misdemeanor in office charges. Grand jury subpoenaed bank and stock records of Kline Succop and others as bureau of supplies probe continues. Indictment followed an audit into supplies contracts after a grocer complained contracts favored high bidders.
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Pittsburgh
Charles H. Kline
B. L. Succop
Bureau of Supplies
Kline
Succop
Frank Swaney
Charles A. Waldschmidt
Roy D. Schooley
Coal production hits new high for 1931 in Pocahontas district
The Pocahontas Tug River coal region produced 446999 net tons in the week ended June 20, rising 48282 tons from the prior week. This week’s output exceeds the January 10 peak by 385?6 tons, with last week 84499 tons above the 1931 weekly average. Calendar year to date output reaches 9061967 net tons.
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Pocahontas- Tug River
Artist Haybrook links Starr Faithfull death to murder claim
Adolph Haybrook scenic artist argues Starr Faithfull was murdered to conceal a $25,000 settlement he says would have surfaced in court. Haybrook, a friend of the heiress, spoke from London as the cable picture circulated.
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Adolph Haybrook
Starr Faithfull
Long Beach
N.I
London
Haybrook
Atlantic
Bartlane Cable
Church leaders to push Congregational Christian union plan
HBSE two noted church leaders will play important parts in the proposed organic union of the Congregational and Christian denominations at their joint national convention in Seattle Washington from June 25 to July 3. The Rev. Charles Emerson Burton is executive secretary of the national council of the Congregational church and the Rev. Frank G Coffin is president of the general convention of the Christian church. A constitutional draft has already been prepared.
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HBSE
Congregational and
Christian Denominations
Seattle
Wash
Charles Emerson Burton
National Council of the
Congregational Church
Frank G. Coffin
General Convention of the
Christian Church
Special Hat Sale and Lodging Ad Surface
Special shipment offers white crepe lyresson fabric sizes 18 to 44 at 5.95 from Vretwell's on Bland Street. A Raleigh Hotel ad invites talk with clerks about Tate rooms and good eats. French Hat Shoppe promotes summer hats on sale today for 1.65.
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Vretwell’s
Bland St
Raleigh Hotel
Tate
Birth Control Debated at Church Convention
Seattle on June 26 birth control was debated at the merged Congregational and Christian churches convention. Resolutions urged repeal of laws restricting physicians from giving birth control information to married couples and a church referendum on birth control among members married at least five years with at least one child. Dr Fred B Smith read a Hoover message praising merger as promising.
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Seattle
Iowa
New York City
Iowa Congregational Conference
Outstanding collection of coins and mosaics at Olynthus
Dr. David M. Robinson of Johns Hopkins reports excavations at Olynthus Greece yielding rare mosaics, coin hoards and vases. He describes the finds as a new chapter in architecture history, amid artifacts including an Amazon vase in modern attire fighting two Greeks. The team arrived in Greece last February with backers from Johns Hopkins.
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Baltimore
Olynthus
Greece
David M. Robinson
Johns Hopkins University
Hugh Hampton Young
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Robinson
Johnsopkins
Fever metabolism rise not harmful says medical note
A medical note states fever increases metabolism and heat production but is not inherently harmful. It explains fever as a body response, heat regulation shifting to a higher set point, and the role of baths to dissipate heat Along with data on how each degree Celsius raise boosts heat production and the potential for weight loss from prolonged high fevers.
Pepper Martin rises with Cardinals in 1929 debut
Scout Charley Barrett predicted Pepper Martin would blaze into the big leagues after noting his minor league promise at Avondale and Rochester. Martin, often nicknamed Pepper, evolved from early misfit infield duties to star outfielder speed and fielding prowess, finally earning a spring trial with St. Louis.
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Pepper Martin
St. Louis
Charley Barrett
Ty Cobb
The
Dia
Hathaway Trials Nearing Jury Stage
Newport June 26 The defense and prosecution in the Elliott R. Hathaway trial ended rebuttal testimony. The jury will hear closing arguments tomorrow with each side allotted an hour and a half. Judge Walsh said he will instruct the jury at length and aims to deliver the case by 3 p.m. to allow time for the jurors to return home for Sunday.
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Newport
Elliott R. Hathaway
Verna Russell
Charles A. Walsh
Sun
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