Tragedy at Lorient Harbor After Boat Collision
At Lorient France a passenger boat Prosperite sank after a rear collision with Marie Ange. Six dead six injured dozens rescued including many women and workers saved by divers and harbor craft amid a ten mile search for additional bodies. Admiral Deville led the rescue as frightened families awaited news.
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Lorient
France
Lorient Harbor
Lorient Arsenal
Marie Ange
Smal
Wate
Marine Hospital
Admiral Deville
Naval Fort
Guards at Pittsburgh coal mine after workers shot at
Mine deputies armed with maces and tear gas guard the Logan s Ferry pit of Allegheny & Pittsburgh Coal near Parnassus after five workers were injured in a clash with strike sympathizers. About 30 miners entered the pit as pickets jeered.
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Pittsburgh
Logan's Ferry
Allegheny & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Parnassus
United Mine Workers of America
Charleston Firemen Ordered Out At 6 45 For Exercise Drill
Charleston West Virginia June 26 Fire Chief J L McLane says the capital's firemen will keep fit with morning workouts at 6 45 each day. He ordered the firemen to go through setting up exercises at that time.
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Charleston
W. Va
J. L. McLane
McLane
Former convict killed by woman in Charleston home
Beane Pierce a 35 year old former convict was shot dead at the home of Nora Naylor in Charleston. Nora Naylor told police Pierce beat her and she used a revolver to defend herself. Naylor admitted killing Pierce and was charged with murder.
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Charleston
W. Va
Beane Pierce
Nora Naylor
Wallace Bias
Pierce
Moundsville
Mrs. Naylor
Pocahontas Fuel declares dividends on stock
Directors of Pocahontas Fuel company announce dividends of 3 dollars on preferred stock and 1 dollar on common stock payable June 30. The announcement came at a regular monthly meeting attended by president O L Alexander of New York and other directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Fuel Company
O. L. Alexander
New York
Questioning Fails to Shake Lad's Testimony in Pyke Case
McArthur June 26. Cross examination failed to shake 12-year-old Charles Pyke's testimony that his father William Pyke and housekeeper Ruth Miller planned to kill William Pyke's uncle Wesley Pyke on March 13 to obtain money. Charles said the pair were intimate and discussed the murder. William Pyke refused to answer on the stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyke
Charles
Ohio Penitentiary
William Pyke
Miss Miller
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ethel Arick
William
Willis
Wesley Pyke
Record Warmth in Bluefield Hits 95 Degrees
A 95 degree high was logged in Bluefield yesterday, the hottest day of the year, with Norton Virginia at 90 degrees and Williamson at 90 at 6 pm. City readings averaged around 90 at noon as the day progressed. Gardens and lawns suffer from the dry spell and lack of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Division
Norton
Williamson
Roosevelt Expands Veto Practice On Congress
President Roosevelt vetoed fourteen bills after adjournment marking a shift from pocket veto norms. He announced a radio state of the union address for Thursday night and outlined plans for a Hawaii cruise and new government commissions as he reviews national recovery efforts. He will travel by train from Portland toward the Midwest with stops possibly in Minneapolis and Green Bay during a nation tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of the Union
Hawaii
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Executive Council
Union
Annapolis
Maryland
Haweii
Frank C. Walker
New York
Cabinet
Stephen T. Early
Portland
Oregon
Minneapolis
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Three Candidates File For State Senator Seats in West Virginia
Charleston W Va June 26 Three candidates filed for state senator seats and two for U S House. A J Wilkinson Huntington former delegate seeks Democratic nomination for Fifth district Cabell Lincoln Putnam counties. James Mason 3rd Charles Town seeks Democratic nomination for Ninth district Kanawha Logan Boone counties. G C Belknap Gassaway seeks Democratic nomination for Tenth district Braxton Calhoun Gilmer Pocahontas Webster counties. Ira L Smith Fairmont Republican nomination for First district Hancock Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Marion Taylor counties. P R Garrett Harrisville seeks Democratic nomination for Third district Ritchie Doddridge Harrison Calhoun Gilmer Lewis Upshur Braxton Clay Nicholas Fayette counties.
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A. J. Wilkinson
Huntington
House of Delegates
Cabell
Lincoln
Putnam
James M. Mason
Charlestown
Wighth
Kanawha
Logan
Boone
G. C. Belknap
Gassaway
Braxton
Calhoun
Gilmer
Pocahontas
Webster
Ira L. Smith
Fairmont
U. S
Hancock
Brooke
Ohio
Marshall
Wetzel
Marion
Taylor
P. R. Garrett
Harrisville
Ritchie, Doodridge
Harrison
Lewis, Upshur
Braxton Clay
Nicholas
Fayette
Norma Millen Tears Delay Trial in Massachusetts
Dedham witnesses recount Norma Millen crying during cross examination as prosecutors show suitcases and clothes from her Boston apartment linked to her husband Morton Millen. Defense contends mother and father bought much of the items. Norma denies acting as lookout and acknowledges a lost ring tied to a Lynn theater crime.
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Dedham
Mass
Norma Millen
Morton Millen
Edmund R. Dewing
Boston
Washington
George Douglas
Morton
Norma
Irving
Abraham Faber
Fitchburg
Lynn
Ohio onion field strike in Scioto marshes near McGuffey
About 750 unionized onion field workers in the Scioto marshes near McGuffey Ohio threaten a strike over 8 hour day pay. They demand 35 cents an hour while accepting 10 to 15 cents for a 10 hour day. Pickets halted work as a family scene shows a housewife and four barefoot helpers. Bill Hamlin, a 29 year old weeder, lived in a one room shack with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Scioto
McGuffey
Bill Hamlin
Weeder
Gambling crackdown rumors shake Louisiana casinos
Baton Rouge June 26 reports say Gov. Allen weighs action on gambling while Huey Long urges militia use as New Orleans resorts close amid rumors of mobilization. Long attacked Mayor Walmsley as the city is described as a wide open town. Carl A Ralston Bluefield lumberman dies after a heart attack at the sanitarium surviving widow two sons and a sister in law. Funeral plans pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
O. K. Allen
Huey P. Long
Washington
New Orleans
Jackson Barracks
Long
Allen
T. Semmes Walmsley
Carl A. Ralston
Bluefield
Ralston
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Virginia Side
Bluefield Lodge
Olks
Alta Garinger
Kentucky
Carl Edward
Conrad Ralston
Bother
Yakima
Wash
Chester W. Pierce
Pierce
Kump Urges Senate Hopefuls At West Virginia School Banquet
Gov. H. G. Kump told a Charleston banquet of school superintendents and assistants from 65 counties that the upcoming legislature must include men and women who serve without personal gain. He defended the county unit law and school financing and warned that local communities must be wise to protect schools under the new tax framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
H. G. Kump
Capitol
Eight men held for August grand jury in mob lynching case
Manchester Tennessee June 26 eight men accused of being members of a mob that lynched a Negro after a white intruder at a Negro church ice cream supper faced a preliminary hearing. They were held without bond for the August grand jury. Names include Willard Keele Elijah Keele Edward Keele John Gibson Lewis Garner Wilburn Sherrill Leonard Warren and John B Henley. The victim Dick Wilkerson 35 a Negro farm hand was killed after felling a white man who cursed him.
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Manchester
Tenn
C. D. Huffman
Dick Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Sheriff Huffman
Wilkersey
Willard
Elijah
Edward Keele
John Gibson
Lewis Garner
Wilburn Sherrill
Leonard Warren
John B. Henley
Auxiliary Conference Opens in Huntington District Four
The annual mid year meeting of the American Legion auxiliary fourth district opened in Huntington on June 26 with delegates from eight cities including Parkersburg Ripley Grafton Ravenswood Spencer Point Pleasant Sistersville and Huntington.
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Huntington
W. Va
American Legion Auxiliary
Fourth District
Parkersburg
Ripley
Grafton
Ravenswood
Spencer
Point Pleasant
Sistersville
Mills Concessions Sought To Regain Blue Eagle
Harriman Hosiery mills facing code violation charges press for labor concessions to win back Blue Eagle status. The Harri man plant closure has left over 600 workers unemployed as authorities weigh prosecution options and NRA efforts to resolve the dispute.
Harriman Mills in Deadlock Over Blue Eagle Renewal
Harriman Tennessee residents report the Harriman Hosiery Mills closed and in dispute with the National Recovery Administration over restoring the Blue Eagle. About 58 workers lost jobs when the mill shut Monday and seek relief from the Tennessee Emergency Relief Administration while the plant remains blockaded by unresolved code compliance questions.
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Harriman
Tenn
Harriman Hosiery Mills
NRA
Blue Eagle
Tennessee Emergency Relief Administration
National Labor Board
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
T. Asbury Wright
Johnson
Directors Adopt Ordinance Fixing New License Fees
Charleston West Virginia June 26 A state official reports the county unit school system in West Virginia saved about 6 million dollars in its first year. W W Trent state superintendent notes a 4.5 million dollar statistical cut from 1930 31 to 1933 34 and adds the real savings are larger. He cites a reduction of 1066 elementary teachers and a 10000 rise in high school enrollments with only 124 additional teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Alee
West Virginia
W. W. Trent
Trent
Roosevelt names new strike board on Pacific coast
President Roosevelt by executive order establishes the National Longshoremen's Board to handle the Pacific coast longshoremen strike. Chairman is Right Rev Edward J Hanna with O K Cushing and Edward F McGrady as members. board to investigate, arbitrate when asked, and report findings to the president through the labor secretary. Cushing is a San Francisco attorney and McGrady serves as an assistant secretary of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Edward J. Hanna
O. K. Cushing
Edward F. McGrady
Labor Department
National Longshoremen's Board
Secretary of Labor
Cushing
San Francisco
McGrady
Roosevelt to outline new Wagner act conciliation plan
President Roosevelt planned an executive order to overhaul mediation and conciliation under the Wagner act. Aimed at settling strikes, the proposal centers on creating a central labor board to replace the troubled National Labor Board, with Perkins, Wagner, Richberg, and Johnson in agreement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Perkins
Wagner
New York
Donald Richberg
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Central Labor Board
National Labor Board
Young Man From New Martinsville Dead in Rail Yard
Cecil Foland, 17, of New Martinsville West Virginia, was found dead in a Chattanooga railroad yard yesterday. Investigators say he was killed when he fell beneath a moving train. A Memphis Tennessee transient bureau receipt identified him and indicated his mother and father live in New Martinsville and would arrive to claim the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cecil Foland
New Martinsville
W. Va
Memphis
Tennessee Transient Bureau
Woman to Die in Sing Sing Electric Chair for 1933 Murder
Ossining N Y June 26 28 year old Anna Antonio mother of three paced her Sing Sing death cell as 48 hours remained before her scheduled execution for the 1933 murder of her husband. She faced potential clemency action from Governor Lehman as Sam Farraci Vincent Saetta and Joseph Murphy were set for the same night.
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Ossining
N. Y
Anna Antonio
Sing Sing
Mrs. Antonio
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Cent Saetta
Sam Antonio
Joseph Murphy
Mike” Malloy
Herbert H. Lehman
Antiona
Prior
Mre. Antonio
Albany
City Board authorizes mayor to sell White Way equipment to power company
The board approved a contract with Appalachian Electric Power Co to sell the city's White Way lighting system assets including brackets and conduit for 138,000 plus. The city will receive 13,849.82 with credits for delinquent accounts and monthly credits over six years, while the power company to maintain the system as long as the city buys current. The meeting also discussed a new license tax ordinance affecting merchants professionals plumbers electricians real estate agents photographers and telegraph firms and adjustments to theater seating fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Light
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Whiteway
Public Service Commission
Princeton Avenue
Mercer Street
Scott Street
Commerce Street
Federal
Scott
Bland
Raleigh
Stewart
Augusta
North Streets
Federal Street
Kyle Bruce
J. M. B. Lewis Jr
Power Company
Public Service
West Virginia Water Service Company
Waterpany
Public Ice Company
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Pocahontas Fuel
Owidad
Lad
House of Representatives
W. S. O'Brien
Carl A. Balgton
Kump
Justice Bureau
Hugh 8. Johnson
Cummings
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Tennessee
Atlanta Regional Labor Board
Harriman Mills
J. Asbury Wright Jr
New York State
White Way
Gree Falls
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