Forty Years Old Dispute to Be Ended by Plebiscite Commission
General John J Pershing was named by President Coolidge as head of the Tacna Arica plebiscite commission to settle the long running dispute between Chile and Peru. Pershing accepted, citing his deep interest in the welfare of the American republic to the south and a desire for its stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Pershing
President Coolidge
Washington
Mar
John J
Ent Coolidge
Tacna
Army
White House
Pershing
South
Father and His Five Young Children Killed in Explosion
Monticello Kentucky report says Peter Franklin aged 55 and his five children were killed when a nitro glycerine can exploded in the Franklin yard yesterday afternoon. The family near a nitro glycerine plant had the children playing with the explosive when the blast occurred as they stood nearby.
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Monticello
Peter Franklin
Fraver
Franklin
Killed Wife When She Asked Aid in Death
Cleveland report states Frank Liska admitted strangling his wife Mrs. Catherine Liska to death after she asked him to help her die. He allegedly then set fire to a chicken coop housing her body and denied saturating her clothing with kerosene as investigators noted.
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Cleveland
Mar
Frank Liska
Catherine Liska
Harry Weiss
Liska
Welss
Remark on Importance of Mission and Service
A formal statement expressing the speaker’s view that fostering friendly relations is vital and that the assigned mission is important. The speaker hopes to perform duties to the satisfaction of all concerned and to be of service in achieving these ends.
Navy chief Robison blamed in Teapot Dome lease case
Owen J. Roberts argues before Judge Kennedy that Rear Admiral J. K. Robison sought naval oil storage and royalty oil through the Teapot Dome lease without Congress, using the deal to back war plans. He contends Sinclair paid $1,000,000 for placer claims and that the lease lacks lawful foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
J. K. Robison
Navy
Teapot Dome
Owen J. Roberts
T. Blake Kennedy
Robison
Mr. Roberts
Congress
Roberts
Sinclair
Placer Mining
Pioneer Oil Company
Interior Department
Aircraft to gather upper atmosphere data for forecasts
Naval aircraft will fly daily from Ana costia naval air station to record temperature and humidity at several thousand feet. The data aims to improve weather forecasts for longer periods and greater accuracy, with California tests at San Diego and San Francisco cited as demonstration.
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Washington, Mar
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Weather Bureau
Navy
California
San Diego
San Francisco
Municipal officers to move into new quarters soon
Municipal officers will occupy their new quarters in the municipal building late this week or early next week. The Bluefield Telephone Company is installing a switchboard and phones, with the building being prepared for the transition. Most equipment has arrived and contractors will complete remaining work without hindering municipal staff.
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Bluefield Telephone Company
Chapman Beats Dundee in Ten Round Bout
Red Chapman of Chelsea won a ten round decision over Johnny Dundee of New York in Boston. Chapman weighed 127 pounds while Dundee weighed 141.
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Chapman
Dundee
Boston
Red Chapman
Chelsea
Johnny Dundee
New York
Funeral with American Legion honor for W H Porterfield
The body of W H Porterfield, well known Bluefielder, arrived from Tucson. Funeral at Grace Methodist Church with Rev J Frank Jackson and Rev S W Cloore officiating. Burial at Walnut Grove Cemetery with American Legion Bluefield Post No 9 color guard and rifle squad. Pallbearers include members of Grace Church Sunday School class. Active pallbearers listed. Honora pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Porterfield
J. Frank Jackson
W. Cloore
First Presbyterian Church
Walnut Grove Cemetery
American Legion
Bluefield Post No. 9
Grace Methodist Church
R. A. Lampton
Wallace Eyton
Ernest Coles
Clarence Evans
John H. Custard
Paul
Kenneth Wall
John Mastin
W. C. Franklin
W. H. Cole
T. L. Felts
W. C. Given
B. H. McCulloch
Vincent _ Donahue
Dewey Donahue
Claude Godsey
Carl Lentz
RK. L. Duff
Walter Keister
Former Premier Zagloul Pasha Heads Egyptian Chamber
Zagloul Pasha was elected president of the Egyptian chamber of deputies by 125 of 208 votes in Cairo. Premier Ziwar Pasha read the throne speech praising the government program and mourning Sir Lee Stack. The speech calls for punishment of Stack’s killers and notes restored Britain-Egypt goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Zaglou Pasha
Chamber of Deputies
Ziwar Pasha
Lee Stack
Great Britain
Zaghoul Pasha
Sirdar
Zagloul
Zangloul
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Dorothy Ellingson Murder
Sixteen-year-old Dorothy Ellingson faced a San Francisco court on March 2 after admitting she shot and killed her mother on January 13 following a quarrel over a glittering night life. She pleaded not guilty to murder and the trial opened with questions of her sanity at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Dorothy Ellingson
Welch Scout Council Formed In Welch
The Welch Boys Scout Council held its first meeting in Joseph M. Sanders Jr.'s office. Officers elected include Rev. Ben R. Rover president Bert Downe vice president Joseph M. Sanders Jr secretary and H H Riley treasurer. They applied for a charter and named a court of honor. The council aims to award merit badges with twenty one required for Eagle Scout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Boys Scout Council
Joseph M. Sanders
Ben R. Rover
Bert Downe
Joseph M. Sanders, Jr
H. H. Riley
Boy Scouts of America
Court of Honor
Ben Roller
Bert F E. Downs
W. C. Hall
John W. Blakely
Scout Council of
Welch
Ben Holier
A. E. Jennings
Bert E. Downs
William J. O'Toole
J. A. French
HM. H. Riley
H. J. Dollinger
Virginia motorists warned about license tag visibility
Richmond March 23 Motorists who hide license tags with bumpers or obstructions face arrest and fines or jail. James M Hayes Jr said he directed officers to warn drivers that tag visibility is required by law. Penalties include at least a 2.50 dollar fine or five to thirty days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
James M. Hayes, Jr
Reich Bank Profits Reported for 1924 in Berlin
The Reich Bank reports a 307 million mark gross and 122 million mark net profit for 1924. The government share totals 55 million marks, with a proposed 10 percent dividend. Funds will liquidate remaining rentenmark notes as the bank doubles its accounts to 46,380 since the war’s start.
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Berlin
Reich Bank
Tex Rickard May Face Prison in Prize Fight Case
In Trenton New Jersey March 23 Judge Bodine suspended sentence proceedings for Tex Rickard and most defendants in the Dempsey Carpentier prize fight conspiracy. Walter D Van Riper urged more time for counsel to gather testimony and file appeals. The judge criticized the case as a flagrant violation of the law and noted wide interstate actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
George L
Tex) Rickard
Atlanta
Bodine
Newark
Walter D. van Riper
van Riper
Richard
Petersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Murder and Receives Eighteen Years
Jimmie Yarborough of Petersburg pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the Hopewell corporation court, for the January 4 death of Louis G. Miles Jr. of Hopewell after a quarrel over a crap game. Judge Thomas B. Robertson sentenced him to eighteen years in the state penitentiary.
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Petersburg
Mar
Jimmie Yarborough
Louis GU. Miles, Jr
Hopewell
Corporation Court of
State
Yarborough
A. L. Jones
David A. Harrison, Jr
Richard H. Mann
William Amor
Exchange ratifications of Isle of Pines treaty sealed
Washington March 23 formal exchange of ratifications of the Isle of Pines treaty occurred at the state department Secretary Kellogg and Ambassador Torriente signed for the American and Cuban governments The pact takes immediate effect with U S recognition of Cuban sovereignty after over twenty years of wait
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Washington
Mar
State Department
Kellogg
Torriente
Senate
Island
United States
Pittsburg bout ends in judges decision for Zivie over Brown
Jack Zivie of Pittsburg defeats Chubby Brown of Rochester by judges decision after ten rounds in a catch weight fight held in Pittsburg.
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Vivie
Brown
Pittsburg
Jack Zivie
Chubby Brown
Rochester
N. Y
Champion Traveler Tandem A veteran purser charts world voyages
Tandem A veteran purser of the White Star line has circled the globe many times. His journeys total more than 2 900 miles and have reached thirty seven world circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Star Line
Will Probe Acts of Judge Eng lish in Congress Inquiry
The congressional investigation into Judge George Washington English of the eastern Illinois district is set to begin after a one day delay for lack of a prosecutor. Rep Harry H Hawes introduced the resolution guiding the hearing. Charges include tyrannical disbarments and unlawfully allowing a bankruptcy referee to practice law.
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St. Louis
Mar
Congressional
George Washington English
Ilinois
Harry H. Hawes
Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Judge English
Hawkes
Frank T. O'Hara
Paris
Boles
English
Divorces in Texas and New York Clash in Court
New York Supreme Court Justice Lieyd voided a Texas divorce granting Archibald B. Gwathmey Jr. from Isabelle Coomes Gwathmey. The Texas decree preceded a Connecticut marriage to Betsy C. Judd, after the New York suit for separation on abandonment and non support. Judd was a co respondent in the Gwathmey suit.
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New York
Texas
Archibald B. Gwathmey, Jr
Isabelle Coomes Gwathmey
Supreme Court
Lieyd
Gwathmey
Davis
Betsy C. Judd
Connecticut
Rs. Judd
Cape town to Kokstad rail line completed after 40 years
Forty years after construction began, the Natal to Kokstad railway finally reaches completion connecting East Griqualand's capital to the coast. The lengthy project, begun in colonial times, marks a significant transport milestone for the region.
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Capetown
Natal
Kokstad
Bluefield Fire Alarm Stations Listed With Central Station
The Bluefield Fire Department lists multiple fire alarm stations with corresponding cross streets and phone numbers. Alarms are sent from Central Station and routed to responding units across the city.
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Bluefield Fire Department
Southside
Northside
City Hall
Princeton Ave
Russell St
Bluefield Ave
St. van Ave
Boggs & Good
Thomas St
Chestnut St
Spruce St
Federal and
Raleigh Sts
Raleigh and
Stewart Sts
Wyoming and
Monroe
Giles St
Lee and
Franklin
Talbert St
Reese
Marshall
Allien
Powell
Pulaski and
Park
Bland and
Jones
Hyland
Williams
Bland
Ellis
North
South and
Jefferson Sts
Penn-Mar Ave
Frederick St
East River
College Ave
Walton Ave
Roanoke and
Clarke Sts
Hardy and
Orange Sts
South Midway
North Midway
Henry and
Greenbrier
Greenbrier and
Logan
Upper Jones St
Forest and Union
Oakhurst Ave
Bland St
Central Station
Prohibition Officers Nab Several County Liquor Cases
In McDowell county during the weekend raid by dry law agents multiple arrests and fines were handed down. J. T. Young of Crumpler faced a $100 fine and 30 days in jail for liquor possession. Charles Beaman of Bottom Creek was held on a $4,000 bond for a Bluefield district court term on several liquor related charges. Lula Morton of Keystone was fined $100 and jailed 30 days for liquor selling. A large still and mash were destroyed at Rockhouse Hollow. Federal Agents R L Taylor, Leonard Lambert and others led the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
J. T. Young
Crumpler
J. A. Lay
Northfork
N. D. Fry
Waldron Welch
United States
Charles Beaman
Bottom Creek
Waldron
Bluefield
A. C. Hufford
Justice of the Beach
Welch
Lula Morton
Keystone
Rockhouse Hollow
R. L. Taylor
Leonard Lambert
Eli Watkins
Dave Scarberry
KR. D. Gibson
Famine in Russia Deepens Across Ukraine and Regions
London reports state that Russia faces a worsening famine with 750,000 Ukrainian children starving. Kharkov district has 420,000 and Odessa 230,000 lacking food while relief reaches 91,000. Donets, Podolsk and Volhynia also affected. April and May seen as crucial months.
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London
Russia
The
Communist
Kharkov
Ukraine
Odessa
Donets
Podolsk
Volhynia
Lords Adjourn In Respect For Marquis Curzon
The house of lords adjourned in memory of Marquis Curzon lord president of the privy council who died Friday Memorial services were held in the house of commons with eulogies by Premier Baldwin and former Premiers MacDonald and Lloyd George
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London
House of Lords
Marquis Curzon
Privy Council
House of Commons
Baldwin
MacDonald
Lloyd George
Black-Draught praised by Edwardaville resident
Edwardaville resident Walter W. Macdonald says he has used Thedford's Black-Draught for over ten years to ease indigestion chest tightness and constipation. He notes it clears his head after one or two doses and praises its vegetable, mild laxative action for torpid liver relief.
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Edwardaville
Walter W., Macdonald
Fairview Avenue
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BOY Scout Council
Virginia
Betterian
Tex Rickard
Isle OF Pines
Enelion
Illinois
Curzon
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