Prohibition Voices Push To Retain Eighteenth Amendment
Washington hearing on repeal measures hears from society leader Ruth Strawbridge and National Grange Master Louis Taber opposing repeal. Evangeline Booth invited to testify. testimonies clash over prohibition’s societal and farmer benefits as hearing continues.
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Society
National Grange
Atterbury
Dupont
Evangeline Booth
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Graham
Ruth G. K. Strawbridge
Philadelphia Society
Louis J. Taber
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pierre 8. du Pont
Wilmington, del
Patrick H. Callahan
Louisville, Ky
Association of Catholics
C. P. Connolly
East Orange
N. J
Butte
Mont
Celler
New York
Evangeline Pooth
Salvation Army
Callahan
Beavers Beat Concord in Final at Bluefield Tourney
Reported highlights say Bluefield hosted a first cart tourney with Concord finishing as Beavers dominate in the final. Former Chief Justice x visits the hospital bedside to greet guests and see supporters.
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Bluefield
Beavers
Freedom of the press wins in Cleveland contempt ruling
The Ohio appellate court overruled the contempt conviction of Cleveland Press editors Louis B. Seltzer and Carlton K. Matson, clearing them of fines and jail time and praising press freedoms as essential to a free people.
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Cleveland, O
Freedom of the Press
Louis B. Seltzer
Carlton K. Matson
Cleveland Press
Matson
Seltzer
Common Pleas
Frederick Walther
Walther
Matson and
E. J. Hanratty
Newton D. Baker
Lindbergh Thrown From Polo Pony in Del Monte
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was thrown from a polo pony in Del Monte California and dragged 25 feet before escaping unhurt. He rode a mount owned by J C Cowdin of New York during glider test flights delayed by wind. He laughed off the tumble and resumed his day in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmonte
Calif
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
J. C. Cowdin
New York
Polo Field
Wife of Famous Artist Slain in Buffalo Home
Mrs. Clotilde Marchand wife of Henri Marchand noted Buffalo artist was found slain at age fifty in her Riley Street home. Police suspect a jealous motive with no robbery. Her son Henri twelve discovered the body and alerted his father and brothers. Evidence suggests choking and possible attempted chloroform by a slender fingernail-marked assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Clotilde Marchand
Henri Henri Marchand
Buffalo Museum of Natural Sciences
Riley Street
Paul
George
Rumors of Coup Plots Stir Haiti Amid Occupation
In Port au Prince rumors spread that President Louis Borno planned a coup d etat by resigning and naming a successor to the council of state. Demonstrations followed similar rumors a week earlier. In Jacmel 100 youths rioted last night as Capt Hal Potter reported police suppression and injuries among constables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Hoover
Republic
Louis Borno
Council of State
Jacmel
Hal Potter
National Garde
Page Two
Plane wreckage found in San Bernardino mountains
Western Air Express three crew plane missing twelve days was located in a canyon five miles northwest of Coxey ranch. Dudley Steele and Miss Juanita Burns saw two inert bodies near the wreckage and reported the discovery to Western Air Express headquarters.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express
San Bernardino
Dudley Steele
Steele
The
Richfield Oil Company
Juanita Burns
Coxey
Lake Arrowhead
Miss Burns
Miller's
Canyon
James FE. Doles
A. W. Bieber
John Slaton
Kingman, Ariz
Former state official Leroy Clemans convicted in Kanawha forgery case
Leroy Clemans former joint supervisor of printing for the West Virginia legislature was found guilty of forging items totaling 1700 in the 1929 budget. Two prior juries failed to reach verdict and a third quickly convicted him with a potential sentence of two to ten years. A motion to set aside the verdict was scheduled for March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Leroy Clemans
Kanawha County
M. F. Matheny
Clemans
Henry K. Black
Matheny
Black
Favorite Actress Christine Norman Falls to Death in Hotel Warwick
Christine Norman, 43, once a Broadway star of Peg o My Heart and The Bird of Paradise, leaped from a 20th floor window at the Hotel Warwick New York. She left six letters noting burial wishes in Cincinnati and predicting her own death. Police say she had feared cancer and planned the act for about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christine Norman
Broadway
Warwick
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miss Norman
Neysa McMein
America
One Killed Three Hurt in Mill Strike Battle
Philadelphia reports a night clash between H. C. Aberle hosiery mill workers and alleged union sympathizers. Carl Mackley, 23, was killed as cars carrying strikers were ambushed. John Cooper, 20, and William Zimmerman, 36, critically wounded. Authorities note strikers from the mills were not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
H. C. Aberle Hosiery Mills
Hosiery Workers’ Union
Carl Mackley
John Cooper
William Zimmerman
Aberle Mille
American Federation of
Aberle Mills
Mackley
Aberle
Cooper
Zimmerman
Beav er High Hosts Regional High School Tourney Night
Bluefield opens regional high school basketball tourney at Beaver gym tonight at 7. The Daily Telegraph runs a special section with team rosters records and vital details for both Bluefield and Switchback events. Tournament directed by C. W. Jackson Beaver High principal.
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Bluefield
Beaver Gymnasium
The
Daily Telegraph
Elkhorn
Elkhorn District High School
C. W. Jackson
Beaver High School
Briand Acts as French Arms Delegation Head at London Talks
French delegation returns to the London naval conference as Briand leads in Tar dieu's absence amid hopes for Anglo American disarmament progress. Talks focus on cruiser and submarine limits with Franco Italian parity unresolved and Japan pushing for 2000 ton subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. James’ Palace
Arthur Henderson
Malcolm MacDonald
Aristide
Carlton
Reed
Matsudaira
Stimson
Reijiro Wakatsuki
Italy
Japan
France
Founder of Weirton Steel Company Dies
William H. Baldridge founder and first vice president of the Weirton Steel company died at his Jersey City home on his 63rd birthday eve. He had planned a celebration, his funeral is private at 9:30 p.m. Baldridge retired in 1918 and the firm is now merged with the National Steel company with branches in Weirton Pittsburgh Cleveland and other centers.
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Jersey City
N. J
William H. Baldridge
Pioneer Steel Manufacturer
Fairview Avenue
Baldridge
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton
W. Va
Pittsburgh
National Steel Company
Cleveland
Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz Dies In Feldafing Legacy Of Ship War Ends
Berlin reports the death of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz at Ebenhausen after he withdrew from politics. Once head of Germanys imperial fleet he led unrestricted submarine warfare that drew the United States into the war, sinking millions of tons of shipping and shaping the central powers fate. Hindenburg mourns his loss as a key naval figure.
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von Tirpitz
Germany
von Hindenburg
Feldafing
Ebenhausen
Admiral von Tirpitz
United States
Capitol Unit Awarded in West Virginia Capitol Project
The West Virginia capitol commission awarded the third unit contract to George A. Fuller Co of New York for 3,236,000. James McCrea & Son of Baltimore got the heating and ventilating bid at 139,748 and plumbing at 77,388. Riggs Distler of Baltimore won electrical work at 105,156, Otis Elevator of New York for 38,545. Howard P. Foley of Washington submitted the lowest 104,000 bid but was not chosen. Construction start date not set at the meeting chaired by Gov. Conley.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Capitol
Capitol Building Commission
George A. Fuller Company
New York
James McCrea & Son Company
Baltimore
Riggs-Distler Company
Howard P. Foley Company
Washington, D. C
Otis Elevator Company
Conley
Fuller Company
Glynn Death Creates Eight Vacancies in House
The death today of Representative James Glynn of Connecticut raises the House vacancies to eight as the seventy first congress sees 14 member deaths with three senators already dead. Senate vacancies have been filled, while eight House seats remain open.
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Washington
James Glynn
Connecticut
James A. Hughes
West Virginia
Seventy-First Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Community rally aids Hypes family after deadly fire
The Hypes family loses two children in a Sunday morning fire that consumed their home. Donations exceed $500 in cash and assorted goods from Mercer county welfare agent Mrs Nellie Poff and local supporters including merchant William Snider. Mrs Hypes remains hospitalized at St Luke's while Mr Hypes and the remaining children stay with relatives on Cumberland road.
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R. T. Hypes
Mra
Nellie Poff
Mercer County Welfare
Hypes
William Snider
the Gap
Flood threatens Bordeaux as France reels from record floods
Southern France endures days of devastating floods estimated at a billion francs with 150 dead and thousands homeless. Bordeaux city narrowly escapes rising waters on the Garonne as Barsec vineyards and nine departments suffer ruin. President Doumergue and Premier Tardieu plan inspections in the stricken region.
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Bordeaux
France
Pennsylvania
Garonne
Barsac
Doumergue
Tardieu
Department of the Tarn
Tarn-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne
Cerons
Insurgents Upset In Three Ballots In Tariff Fight
Washington reports three more Coalition defeats as insurgents overturn votes on chemicals oil and paints schedules amid a larger tariff battle. Coalition chiefs insist a majority remains to block rate changes on cement oil and lumber while preserving cuts on aluminum and pig iron.
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Washington
Red Thursday Protests Draw Large, Widespread Demonstrations
William Z Foster led a large demonstration across multiple cities including New York and Detroit with nearly 100 injured and about 50,000 arrested or detained. Police dispersed crowds in Washington, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston, Toronto, and Pittsburgh while other cities reported calm marches.
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New York
Boston Common
Martius
Detroit
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Union Square
Seattle
Roaring
Chicago
Demonstrators clash with police at White House protest
Washington March 6 The Communist protest near the White House ends in a melee after a tear bomb injures no one seriously. Eleven demonstrators are arrested and some police are bruised as William Lawrence leads a crowd atop a fence. Mrs Hoover hosts Daughters of the American Revolution inside the White House. Across the coast in Seattle and San Francisco police disperse labor marchers with batons. twelve are arrested in Seattle and no serious injuries reported.
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Washington
White House
Hoover Wege
William Lawrence
Baltimore
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Los Angeles
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Clevelant
Heed
Roberts and Schaefer Corporation
Memphis
Mississippi
Arkansas
Jess Page Ten
Escess
Western Air
Express
Renee Tere
Princeton
Mullens
Deumergue
McDowell County
Naval Conference
Aristide Briand
Esee
Eese
Berlin
Ars Es
William Fox
Houston
Welch
Avia
Tion
Frank Houston
Bluceld
Mr. Houston
Huntington
Logan
Aeroncas
McDowell
Norfolk and Western
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Prince of Wales
Borno
Leroy Glemans
Kanawha
Briand
Premier Tardieu Studies
Associated Press
Alfred von Tirpitz
Capitol Unit
Building Commission
Glynn
Tardieu Hasten
William Z. Foster
Bellevue Hospital
Workers’ Communist Party
Marting
Cadillac Square
Woodward Avenue
City Hall
Public Square
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Toronto
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Charlotte
N. C
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Cal
Tex
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