Death of Joan Goodykoontz Shocks Norfolk and Western Community
John T. Goodykoontz, long time trainmaster of the Pocahontas division, died at St. Luke's Hospital after an appendectomy. The 45 year old Virginia native leaves a wife Nellie Williams and three sons, with many relatives and his Masonic, Knight Templar, Shriner, and Methodist affiliations noted.
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John T. Goodykhoontz
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Goodykoontz
Mrs. Goodykoontz
Messrs
Chas. H
Harry Goodykoontz
Bluefield
Alfoodykoontz
Radford
Thomas Lawrence
C. M. Caldwell
Goodykoontz
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western
West Radford
Roanoke
Shenandoah
Norfolk
Wilamson
Masonic Lodge
Knight Templar
Methodist Church
Aged Woman Murdered in Rockpoint near Ellwood City
County detectives and state troops scour the Rockpoint area for the killer of Mrs Emma Jackson age seventy found murdered in her Rockpoint home. Her jugular vein was severed and a struggle was evident, according to police reports. Her son located the body in a bedroom late today.
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Ellwood City
Emma Jackson
Rockpoint
Here
Wage Cut Accepted by Cudahy Brothers Packing Workers
Milwaukee March 16 A voluntary wage cut of ten to fifteen percent was accepted by the workers council of Cudahy Brothers Packing Company. President F M Cudahy announced the company will maintain the eight hour day and the reduction will affect about 2000 workers.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Workers Council of
Cudahy Brothers Packing Company
F. M. Cudahy
Egg prices slump to multi year low in St Louis
In St Louis on March 16 best eggs sold wholesale at twenty five and a half cents a dozen the lowest price for this grade in several years. The quotation is twenty seven and a half cents below February quotations per commissions report.
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St. Louis
Clash Between Police and Garment Strikers Arrest 35 in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on March 16 police clashed with garment workers sympathizers. Thirty-five persons were arrested for disorderly conduct, including two girls. Several policemen were bruised and had uniforms torn.
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Philadelphia
Oil Workers Strike At Toledo Plant Over Pay and Hours
March 16. About three hundred men walk out at the Standard Oil Company plant after a notice announces wage cuts and a longer work day. The action disrupts operations as labor unrest spreads in the region.
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Toledo
Standard Oil Company
Monroe falls afoul of passport laws at Ellis Island
Jack Monroe once a famed heavyweight and wartime veteran, now head of a Canadian mining firm, arrived from Europe aboard the Albania. He failed to have his passport vised by the American consul in London, triggering detention at Ellis Island until Washington orders his release.
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Jack Monroe
New York
Jack Monetoe
Princess Pat's Canadian Infantry
Europe
Albania
Monroe
London
Ellis Island
State Department
Washington
Trio Sentenced in Milwaukee for Statutory Offenses
Pier re Paul Auther of Highland Park UL and Mrs. Charlotte Franzen, ex-wife of a UW employee, received three year sentences in the State penitentiary at Waupun after pleading guilty in municipal court to statutory charges. The pair drew notice earlier after being arrested in St. Louis amid a husband’s allegations of forcible taking.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Pierre Paul Auther
Highland Park
Charlotte Franzen
University of Wisconsin
Waupun
Ruther
Franzen
St. Louis
Reparations Bills Stir British Commons and French Leaders
The Allied reparations plan faces committee stages as German asset payments are urged. Briand lauds London conference outcomes while pledging allied unity and continued occupation pending reparations, disarmament, and trials.
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London
Lower House Edges Senate in Passing Bills in Charleston
The West Virginia legislature reconvened, passing two measures by unanimous vote. House Bill 274 allows counties to levy up to thirty cents to fund county courthouse construction and repairs, and a new city charter for Clarksburg. Governor Morgan delivered a brief message equal to his inaugural address.
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Charleson
W. Va
Senate
Clarksburg
Kanawha County Court House
State House
E. P. Morgan
Jesse V. Sullivan
Kiser
Avis
Capitol
Charleston
J. S. Zimmerman
Hampshire
First Degree Murder Verdict in Peirce Case
Philadelphia March 16 A jury is asked to return a first degree murder verdict in the case of Peter D. Treadway charged with killing Henry T. Peirce. Assistant District Attorney Spelser outlined a scheme with Marion Billiott Joseph A. Moss and Marie Rogers to gain entry to Peirce office where Elliott and Moss allegedly struck Peirce. The account notes Moss and Rogers face separate trials while Elliott is a fugitive.
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Philadelphia
Peter D. Treadway
Henry T. Peirce
Spelser
Commonwealth
Marion Billiott
Joseph A. Moss
Peirce
Marie Rogers
Moss
Eliott
Speiser
Treadway
Elliott
Tread
Murder mystery still far from solution in Lovett case
Warsaw Indiana March 16 developments in the investigation of the Saturday murder of Leroy Lovett a nineteen year old from Elkhart increase the tangles of evidence. Authorities have returned new angles hourly and point to Virgil Decker now charged with Lovett’s murder. Prosecutor H W Graham says a conspiracy to defraud life insurance companies may lie behind the crime.
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Warsaw
Ind
Here
Leroy Lovett
Ilkhart
Virgil Decker
Lovett
H. W. Graham
Decker
Oil interests oppose recognition of Obregon government
Guy Stevens of the Association of Producers of Petroleum in Mexico said American oil properties would not be protected enough to justify recognizing the Obregon government. He cited Article 27 and the Mexican federal zone law as ongoing threats, noting no plans were made to present proposals to Washington or Mexico. The conference of oil company executives and field superintendents concluded day one with this stance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Allied Reparations Commission
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
United States
Germany
London
House of Commons
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Briand
Duesseldorf
Duisburg
Rubrort
Essen
M. Briand
Chamber
Auriol
International Economic Office
France
Galveston
Tex
Mexico
Obregon
Guy Stevens
Association of Producers of Petroleum In
Republic
Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Postal employees discuss policy with Postmaster General
Washington reports that postal employes held a conference with Post master General Hays to present views on broad policy questions affecting personnel. Hays urged frequent meetings between employes and officials and asked postmasters to participate in civic activities to disseminate postal information and gain public cooperation.
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Washington
Hays
Mayor Peters Spends Night in Wayfarer's Lodge
Boston mayor Andrew J. Peters goes incognito to Wayfarer's Lodge to observe homelessness and city aid. He slept on a municipal bed among forty shelter residents, woke at five, worked at the woodpile, and later received oatmeal breakfast before returning to City Hall.
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Boston
Andrew J. Peters
Wayfarers’ Lodge
City
Goff Recommended as Assistant Attorney General
Washington March 16. Appointment of Guy D. Goff of Milwaukee Wisconsin as assistant attorney general was recommended to President Harding by Attorney General Daugherty. Goff previously served as general counsel for the shipping board after a Wilson recess appointment. He hails from West Virginia and is a Harvard graduate.
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Washington
Guy D. Goff
Milwaukee
Wis
Harding
Daugherty
Goff
Shipping Board
Wilson
West Virginia
Harvard Unniversity
Court orders not guilty verdict for J C McCoy in Matewan case
In Williamson West Virginia on March 14 1920 the court instructed the jury to find J C McCoy not guilty in the Matewan battle case involving Baldwin Felts detectives. Prosecution said no evidence showed McCoy fired a weapon though a witness saw him with a rifle en route to Matewan.
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McCoy
Matewan
Kentucky
Felts
J. J. Coniff
Coniff
Testerman
International union pledges support to Meat Cutters strike
Chicago officials from packing plant unions under the AFL pledge full moral and financial support to the Amalgamated Order of Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America in wage and hour disputes. They vote to back a sympathetic strike if cutters strike and authorize it for allied unions. A meeting will seek Gompers in Washington Sunday with Brennan and Lane chosen to represent workers.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor Today
Amalgamated Order of Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America
Samuel Gompers
Washington
Mr. Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Dennis Lane
Meat Cutters Organization
Redmond S. Brennan
Kansas City
Davis
Brennan
Lane
Back Pay Granted by Railroad Labor Board Interpretation
The railroad labor board interpreted questions from several railroads and granted back pay for May 1 to July 20, 1920. It covers employees in service on May 1 or who joined after, who left before July 20, 1920. All eligible workers receive increases from the wage award.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Talks With Wife's Spirit During Wanderer Trial
Chicago March 16 testimony in the Wanderer murder trial reports Carl Wanderer spoke nightly with his dead wife and unborn child. Dr Harold D Singer, state alienist, says Wanderer claimed Mrs Wanderer appeared in a wedding gown with a child and hired a fake hold up. Singer deemed Wanderer sane.
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Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Harold D. Singer
Wanderer
Singer
Surprise ruling in Clara Hamon murder trial shocks Oklahoma
Ardmore Oklahoma March 14 defense for Clara Smith Hamon in the murder case against Jake L Hamon surprised court by waiving argument and seeking immediate jury submission. Court adjourned until tomorrow to review law after lengthy instruction session.
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Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma
H. H. Brown
Thomas W. Champion
Hamon
Clara Hamon
Holston Missionary Society Opens Tenth Convention at Grace Church
More than two hundred delegates gather for the Holston Conference Woman's Missionary Society opening session at Grace Methodist Church. Mrs. Cobb reports strong year gains, and Dr. Edward Pell headlines devotional talks while Dr. J. French discusses Holston conference schools.
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Convention of Woman’s Missionary Society of
P. L. Cobb
Mra
Cobb
W. M ™Rrell
Grace Church
Edward Leigh Pell
Richmond
Pell
J. & French
Emory and Henry College
Holston
Refusal of Wage Cuts Halts Seattle Miners
Seattle March 16 2000 to 3000 soft coal miners in commercial mines across the state idled today as they refused wage cuts averaging twenty three percent. Operators said mines would stay closed until a settlement is reached.
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Seattle
Washington
Employment drop for February joins ongoing US cooling
The department of labor employment service announced that February saw a one percent decline in the number of people employed in the United States compared with January. The report notes a continuing decrease in employed persons across the nation.
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Washington
United States
Department of Labor
Employment Service
Rotarians Wind Up Sixth District Meeting in Fairmont
The Rotarian wound up the sixth district annual meeting in Fairmont W Va after a two days session. The Pennsylvania delegation of 162 men and 72 women departed tonight, and about 300 West Virginians also left.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Pennsylvania
West
Funeral held for Mrs Abdo Abelnour La Belle Fatima
Funeral services were held in Venice California for Mrs Abdo Abelnour known as La Belle Fatima the oriental dancer at the Chicago and St Louis world fairs. She was born in Cairo Egypt forty one years ago and is survived by a husband and a daughter.
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Venice
Cal
Abdo Abelnour
la Belle Fatima
Chicago
St. Louis
Cairo
Egypt
Former German Ambassador Von Bue Returns to Rome Villa
Former German ambassador to Italy Von Bue returns to Rome for the first time since 1915 and will resume residence at his villa in the city. He arrives amid post war exchanges and reestablished ties with Italy.
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Italy
Rome
Priece von Buelow
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Joan Goodyboontz
Blaman
Federal Reserve Institutions Optional Depository
AoKa
Insurance Company
Mayor
Wayfarer’s Lodge
City Hall
Guy Goff
Dougherty
J.C. McOy
Qurprise
Clara Smith-Hamon
Jake IL. Hamon
Clara Hannon
Ben Harrison
ERAGE
Wight
Woman's Missionary Society
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