Prohibition Officers Nab Man After Night Chase
McDowell county officers C B Collins and L Katzen captured R Kaufman near Huger and seized six gallons of denatured alcohol at midnight. Harry Sesenkontz escaped after a long pursuit and fired on Katzen during the exchange of about twenty shots. Kaufman and Sesenkontz had ridden to Welch on train No 3, were followed to Huger, then apprehended. Kaufman is jailed in Welch.
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C. B. Collins
L Katzen
McDowell County
R. Kaufman
Huger
Harry Sesenkontz
Kaufman
Katzen
Sesenkontz
Hell
Welch
Prohibition
Hunger strike keeps Thorton Cummings jailed in Charleston
Thorton Cummings twenty three remains at the police lock up after fleeing enlistment for Columbus Barracks Ohio. He previously registered then resisted transport, fled Camp Lee, and returned to Kanawha City where he bought two revolvers and menaced arresting officers. An officer misinterpreted a discharge as release, leading to his brief freedom before re-arrest. He has refused food since detention.
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Charleston
Thorton Cummings
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Cummings
Kanawha City
Camp Lee
State Military Enrollment Bureau
Department of Justice
Howard Kuhn
State Military Enrollment Areaa
Cacop Lee
Sparks
Secrets of Kaiser Revealed The Kateer Beast of Berlin
A wartime feature lists sensational claims about Kaiser Wilhelm II including physical quirks and personal habits. The item promotes a book called The Kateer the Beast of Berlin as an illuminative enemy profile.
Rock district to pay teachers $80 and $70 monthly
Rock district Mercer county plans higher salaries to attract staff. Supervisor Wilfred Mc Cutcheon said the district will employ teachers with first and second grade certificates and pay them $80 and $70 a month, signaling broad district-wide budget increases to meet cost of living and teacher scarcity.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Rock District
Mercer County
Wilfred McCutcheon
Matoaka
State Department of Schools
Prosecution Seeks Grand Jury Appearance in Tax Case
Prosecuting Attorney Blackwood seeks grand jury appearances at a request on May for Walter S Hallanan and state tax officials. Police and prohibition officers who stopped the car and its occupants are among those summoned to testify.
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Blackwood
Walter S Hallanan
Prohibition
Grand Jury
Trustee's Sale in Tazewell County Virginia May 25 1998
On Saturday May 25 1998 trustee W G Parnes will sell 37444 acres of land at the front door of the Tazewell County Courthouse for cash to the highest bidder. Buyers are urged to consult posted notices and county records for details.
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W. G. Parnes
Nidy
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