Charges and denials frame Parker confirmation debate
In Washington on May 5 the Parker confirmation debate opens its second week with Ashurst accusing a vote buying scheme and Parker’s consent, while McKellar, Smoot, and Brock report intrusions in their offices. Attorney General Mitchell assumes responsibility for Parker’s appointment and denies partisan motive as the roll call time remains unsettled.
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Washington
Senate
John J. Parker
North Carolina
Ashurst
Arizona
Parker
Arizonan
Hoover
Lobby Committee
McKellar
Tennessee
Secret Service
Joseph
Abandoned infant found on porch near Bluefield church
A malnourished baby boy was found on Rev Stanley Hayne's front porch on Bland Road Bluefield after a note by an unmarried mother asked for care and hinted at later disclosure. Dr Amick revived the infant at St Luke's hospital. guardianship proceedings for the child were set with Nellie Poff as possible guardian.
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Juvenile Court
Nellie Poff
Stanley W. Hayne
Bland Road
Andrew FE. Amick
J. E. Blaydes
Hayne
St. Luke's Hospital
Dr. Hayne
Bluefield
Garroting Of Nurse Baffles Ohio Police
Cleveland police investigated the murder of Nellie Kerr a 55 year old nurse whose naked body was found at the bottom of a stairway in an abandoned theatre. She appears to have been strangled with stockings and hurled down stairs death likely two weeks earlier. A key to a second floor gambling suite was used by an elderly man sought by investigators. Bloodstains on a pool table yielded fingerprints and gray hairs were found nearby.
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Cleveland, O
Nellie Kerr
Mothers to Call on Liner America
The first group of 232 Gold Star mothers, aging about 67 on average, arrives in New York aboard the liner America to visit battlefields and cemeteries. They join nearly 6,900 mothers whose sons died in war, with weekly departures planned through the summer. An official reception at City Hall is set for tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Ada Brown
Winter Garden
Fla
Pershing
Feodor Miltron Brown
City Hall
Semenary and Church Destroyed by Flames at St Bonaventure
Allegany N Y May 5 fire destroyed the monastery seminary and church at St Bonaventure college a half million dollar loss. The brick buildings were connected and the blaze began on the monastery fourth floor from wiring. The church saved only the blessed sacrament as 150 seminarians and clerics lost all belongings.
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Allegany
N. Y
St. Bonaventure College
Suspect 19 Held In Raleigh County Shooting
Beckley West Virginia May 5 Warren Cadle age 24 of Winding Gulf surrendered to Raleigh county officers and was brought to the county jail. Neely died Saturday from injuries from a gun battle near Hot Coal last Wednesday night. Cadle held on maiming and moonshine charge with murder likely to be added. he denies shooting Neely and says he was at the still to buy liquor from Kelly Johnson who is also sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadle
Neely
Kelly Johnson
Johnson
Supreme Court ruling expands seizure of brew making materials
The Supreme Court held prohibition law should be liberally construed to suppress all illicit traffic. Containers bottles corks and other paraphernalia may be seized when offered for sale to aid home brew manufacture. The decision stems from Ike Danovitz case and aims to curb bootleggers while not barring private home production.
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Washington
Lowman
The
Treasury
Supreme Court
Ike Danovitz
Feitler Bottle Company
Pittsburgh
Prohibition Bureau
Justice Holmes
Danovitz
Britain Answers India's Turmoil With Force In Civil Disobedience Crisis
London reports show armed forces deployed as Gandhi followers face arrest and mass protests across Bombay and Lahore. Troops guard key districts while schools close and 100000 supporters hear Tyabji and Naidu urge continued struggle for independence. Gandhi's message to Mother India is shared amid rumors of his detention.
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London
Great Britain
India
Mahatma Gandhi
England
Bombay
Karachi
Ghandi
Lahore
Tyabji
Saroji Naidu
Jalalpur
Dandi
British Army Chief Orders Troops to Quell India Revolt
Field Marshal Sir W. Birdwood the commander in chief of British forces in India has ordered troops to move to strategic ports and centers where revolutionists are believed to be most numerous in order to end the threatening situation.
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W. Birdwood
India
Evans Faces Jury on Murder Count
Carl James Evans, 24, goes on trial in Montgomery county circuit court at Christiansburg Va charged with the murder of Charles Leatham, a New York rooming-house proprietor, while a guest in Leatham's automobile en route from Knoxville last March 26. The opening outlines include the alleged plan to take Evans to New York and Leatham's displays of hospitality in Pulaski and Roanoke before the shooting.
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Carl James Evans
Montgomery County
Christiansburg
Charles Leatham
New York
Leatham
Knoxville
East
Commonwealth
C. W. Crush
Evans
Pulaski
Roanoke
H. B. Apperson
Evane
A. M. Showalter
J. G. Davis
Showalter
Crush
Latham
Earthquake Kills Forty in Rangoon Burma
An earthquake in Rangoon Burma on May 5 killed about forty people and injured over a hundred. Many European residential buildings collapsed and the high court buildings suffered damage. Residents fled to the streets and stayed outdoors to avoid aftershocks.
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Rangoon
Burma
River power plan hearing renewed at state capital
Opponents of Cheat River power project present additional testimony before Governor Conley and the public service commission after failing to obtain a 90 day continuance. Izaak Walton League protest, legislators summoned, and testimony debated on costs and scenic impact in Charleston West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cheat River
Conley
Public Service Commission
C. K E. Krebs
West Virginia Power and Transmission Company
C. 8. Bullock
Chicago
Izaak Walton League of America
Charles Goodwin
Morgantown
Izaak Walton League
A. Spates Brady
Elkins
Charles Hodges
J. D. Gronninger
A. B. White
Parkersburg
J. Wade Coffman
Kenneth A. Reid
Connellsville
Low
Coffman
Reid
L. A. Johnson
Tra L. Smith
Marion County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wright Hugus
Ohio County
Bunker Reynolds
Mineral County
Senate Judiciary
Death Of Deadwood Dick Mourned In Black Hills
Deadwood Clarke known as Deadwood Dick dies at 83 in Deadwood South Dakota from old age and pneumonia. The figure linked to the frontier era as pony express rider, Indian fighter and guide, survived by his stagecoach ties in Deadwood and once visited Washington to meet President Coolidge.
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Deadwood
Black Hills
S. D
Dick” Clarke
Alice” Tubbs
Deadwood Dick
Hoover Addresses Red Cross Convention
The president spoke at the American Red Cross convention as the nation faces postwar relief and public welfare efforts. The report notes a session focused on humanitarian aid and national service.
Madrid clashes leave two dead in student riot
In Madrid on May 5, police and troops clashed with about 2000 students protesting police treatment. Two workmen were killed, at least 40 injured, including a professor and officers. University classes will be suspended, and campus buildings closed while arrests were reported.
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Madrid
Damaso Berenguer
Berenguer
Bolivar
San Carlos Medical College
Collegiana
President Hoover Opens Red Cross Meeting With 1000 Delegates
President Hoover welcomed Red Cross delegates as the organization opened its annual meeting. He praised the Red Cross for saving lives and alleviating suffering and stressed the nation’s spiritual responsibility. Teenager Constance Payne spoke despite injuries from a car crash.
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Washington
Hoover
National Red Cross
The
Red Cross
Constance Payne
Terre Haute
Ind
James L. Fieser
Red Cross Room
James K. McClintock
Red Cross Treasury
Ernest Pr. Bicknell
Hundreds Are Left Homeless In Path Of Blaze
Forest fires raged from New Hampshire to West Virginia as drought and high winds fed flames. Nashua suffered the heaviest toll with 700 homeless and about 4 million dollars in damage, while New Jersey and several other states reported extensive destruction of homes and cottages. Forecasters warned of little rain and continued danger as fires burned across multiple counties and towns.
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Nashua
N. H
New Jersey
Arthur Brisbane
Allaire
Polard
W. Va
Staten Island
New York State
Palisades Park
Hudson
Peekskill
N. Y
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
Mount Washington
Mass
Seaboard
Rain Quell Forest Fire Threat Near Polard WV
A heavy shower in Middlebourne West Virginia on May 5 renewed the danger of a forest fire threatening old storage tanks and drilling sites near Polard. Four hundred volunteers fought for over 24 hours, keeping flames from buildings and oil centers as the blaze scorched hundreds of acres across farms and timberland.
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Middlebourne
W. Va
Polard
Forest Fires Burn 200 Acres Near Monndeville and Bland County
Fire crews in Monndeville West Virginia brought under control a forest fire that burned about 200 acres over five days near the city and threatened the Panama Coal mine properties. In Bland County Virginia a separate blaze along Bruehy and Round mountains scorched six miles of logged land, with flames leaping high and fuel from dry wastewood driving the inferno.
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Monndeville
W. Va
B. F. Simes
Tipple
Panama
Bland County
Virginia
Bruehy
Round Mountains
Rotary names three candidates for district governor
Charleston May 5 Three candidates were nominated for district governor at the state Rotary convention opening in Charleston Walter Payne of Huntington Hal W Piggott of Parkersburg and Robert Wilsom of Clarksburg will seek selection and ratification at the international Chicago meeting next month Former Senator M M Neely led the opening session with a tribute to mother and other speakers included Rabbi Louis Binstock Ignatius Bjorlee Lon H Kelly and the three nominees.
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Charleston
W. Va
Frank Kincheloe
Walter Payne
Huntington
Hal W. Piggott
Parkersburg
Robert Wilsom
Clarksburg
Chicago
United States
M. M. Neely
Louis Binstock
New Orleans
Rotary Club
Ignatius Bjorlee
Frederick
Lon H. Kelly
Appalachian Will Reduce Rates On Electric Current
The Appalachian Electric Power Company and the public service commission agreed to a new rate schedule effective July 1, cutting costs for domestic users. The plan creates three domestic service types with monthly charges of $1 to $2 and tiered energy rates, offering lower bills for those using 50 to 200 kilowatt hours and beyond. Uniform nationwide within the company’s districts, the changes promise savings for households with refrigerators pumps space heaters and other plugged devices on lighting circuits.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Company
West Virginia
I. Wade Coffman
Commission
Appalachian Company
Huntington
Bluefield
Princeton
Montgomery
Tornadoes Kill Two in Western Oklahoma and Kan
Tornadoes swept through Western Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Oklahoma during May 5 causing at least two deaths. Mrs. C. T. Bush, 63, died when a twister leveled her Blaine county farm home near Croom fard. An unidentified Black man also died. Clev inner was reported missing. Four men injured in Walters Oklahoma. Hurley critically after skull fracture, Smith with a broken shoulder, Hood with broken ribs, and Dycus. Damages include about 150000 dollars in Walters. three cotton gins razed, another damaged, and multiple homes wrecked. A girl injured near Ellinwood Kansas. 30 box cars moved off tracks.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
C. T. Bush
Blaine County
Croom
Clevinner
Walters
Okla
Jack Hurley
Bill Smith
Bill Hood
Dycus
Hurley
Smith
Hood
Ellinwood
Kan
Parkersburg Population May Reach 30 000
Parkersburg census worker C P Craig reported 29 379 counted so far with two enumerators unfinished and signals a city population of at least 30 000 The metropolitan area is put between 42 000 and 45 000 Williamstown shows 1 655 versus 1 793 in 1920
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Parkersburg
W. Va
C. P. Craig
Craig
Williamstown
Hatfield-Campbell Coal manager dies in Dana office
W V Rensford aged 78 manager of the Hatfield Campbells Creek Coal company at Dana died in his office today. Physicians ruled death from heart disease.
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Charleston
W. Va
W. V. Rensford
Hatfield-Campbell’s Creek
Dana
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New Hampshire
Associated Press
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R. I
Cumberland
Perry
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Delaware
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Conn
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Rotary
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