High Court Rules Un Appeals In Two Major Gases
Charleston West Virginia November 26 Decisions of circuit courts were affirmed in two major cases by the state supreme court today One upheld the apple rust control law of 1925 and the other affirmed A V Bush former bank cashier of Buckhannon for embezzlement The court held that nuisance cannot be justified by similar nearby conditions and that equity courts remain available to prevent improper property rightsinaction statements by a banking official were inadmissible but some testimony from Waugh and Young was admissible
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Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court of Appeals
A. V. Bush
Peoples Bank of
West Virginia
Buckhannon
Jefferson County
Sue M. Lemon
Shepherdstown
W. E. Rumsey
Maryland
Circuit Court
Equity
Rush
Randolph County
Upshur County
H. Roy Waugh
A. G. Young
J. C. McWheerier
Persorm
Supreme Court
Waugh
Young
McWhorter
Will of War Secretary Good Filed for Probate
The will of the late Secretary of War James W. Good was filed for probate in Chicago on November 26. The estate valued at $115,000 is placed in a trust for his widow Lucy W. Good with income to be divided upon her death between James W. Good Jr. and Robert Edward Good.
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Chicago
James W. “Good
Lucy W. Good
Mre. Good
James W. Good Jr
Robert Edward Good
May Assign Jones to Appropriations
In the coming Republican reorganizations Senate leaders foresee Wesley Jones of Washington as chairman of the appropriations committee and McNary of Oregon as assistant floor leader. Smoot of Utah is expected to remain finance chairman with Warren’s vacancy filled in the appropriations post.
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Washington
Senate
Wesley Jones
Appropriations Committee
McNary
Orgean
Peocwetes
Nator Smoot
Utah
Finance Committee
Appropriates
Warren
Wyoming
Watson
Fees
Ohio
Smoot
Finance
Jones
Appropriations
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
Judiciary
Couzens
Mchigan
Johnson
Commerce
Eckener Receives National Geographic Medal for World Flight
Dr. Hugo Eckener was awarded a gold medal by the National Geographic Society for piloting a round‑the‑world flight of the airship type he once opposed as a newspaper editor. Notification came via the German embassy. formal presentation will occur in March.
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Washington
Hugo Eckener
National Geographic Society
Count Zeppelin
Eckener
Zeppelin
Words of Young Sun Frees Father in Farmhouse Death
In Batavia New York a 26 year old mother Theresa Fleischer Schultz dies after a public safety incident. Her four year old son Elmer Jr and seven year old daughter testify that the boy bumped the weapon causing the death. The father, initially held on a serious charge, is released after investigators confirm the child’s account.
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Batavia
Edgerton Road
Here
Theresa Fleischer Schultz
Bradie J. Burroughs
Elmer Jr
Glee Club Members Hurt as Stand Collapses in Greensburg
Fifteen Harrold township consolidated high school glee club members were treated at Weatmoreland hospital after a temporary stand collapsed on the stage during dedicatory exercises. Esther Paugett, 14, sustained a compound fracture of the right leg.
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Greensburg
Glee Club
Harrold Township Consolidated High School
Weatmoreland Hospital
Esther Fpauett
Queen Seeks Share of Diamond House Cash in David Colony
Mary Purnell petitions to dissolve the Israelite House of David in Benton Harbor Michigan and distribute nearly 1 million dollars of cash and jewels secured in the Diamond House after King Ben Purnell fled custody. The suit follows injunction actions by Judge H T Dewhirst and names conflicts over colony control and assets. The petition notes cash stored with Benjamin's body and outlines proposed pro rata distribution among followers. A hearing was set for December 2.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Ben” Purnell
Clicuit Court
St. Joseph
Mary Purnell
House of David
Mary
H. T. Dewhirst
Dewhirst
Ben
Ruth Bamford Reed
Gladys Bambord Rubel
Benjamin
Benjamin Purnell
King Ken
Intensified man hunt for young bandit after Wyoming train robbery
Cheyenne Wyoming November 26 a young bandit derailed the westbound Union Pacific Portland limited three miles east of Cheyenne and robbed passengers of about 500 dollars. Frontier days creed Get your man dead or alive spurred sheriff deputies railroad agents and private citizens to scour prairies and hills. Train robbery in Wyoming is a capital offense.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Portland Limited
Wyoming
San Francisco Limited
Activity stays high as October survey shows tone
The Federal Reserve Board reports October industrial activity remained above last year’s level, despite a drop from September. Production fell, with declines in steel and autos, while shoes, leather and flour eased. coal output rose and prices firmed then slipped later in October.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
West Virginia forms child health council at Morgantown
A state wide effort to boost child welfare led to the creation of a West Virginia child health council during the annual joint conference of the public health association and state health officers. Key speakers included Dr. H B Barnard and Dr. R H Paden as the movement received broad endorsement from 44 state organizations and medical groups.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
West Virginia Public Health Association
State Health Officers’ Association
R. H. Paden
Department of Child Hygiene
State Health Department
H. B. Barnard
Washington
Hoover
Conference On Child Health and Protection
Leroy Wilkes
New York
McNab Miller
American Child Health Association
R. H. Riley
Maryland
W. T. Henshaw
State Bar Association
Barnard
Roscoe Turner
West Virginia University
George A. Anderson
West Virginia to Spend 1930 Building Funds in Public and Private Projects
Governor Conley notified President Hoover of West Virginia's $120.185 million 1930 building program. About $100 million is private construction and expansion. $20 million supports state projects including $5 million for the Capitol’s main unit, $1.335 million for Board of Control buildings, and $5 million for roads with $800,000 federal aid expected.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hoover
Conley
West Virginia
State Board of Control
Capitol Commission
Capitol
Congress
State Road Commission
State Capitol Commission
Night Riders Face Murder Trial in Arkansas
Mountain View Arkansas November 26 a band of intoxicated night riders blamed for mutilation and burning alive of Connie Franklin and the intended bridegroom. Five men indicted for first degree murder with trial set for December 16.
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Mountain View
Ark
St. James
Sam Johnson
Connie Franklin
Bill Younger
Hubert Hester
Newport
Herman Greenway
Joe White
Batesville
Alex Fulks
Greenway
Hester
Franklin
Johnson
State Hospital
Grand
Coal Land Valuation Appeal Considered in Marshall County
Charleston November 26 The Liberty Coal company and others seek lower undeveloped coal land valuations for taxation in Marshall county. After hearings and successive reductions by local boards and the circuit court the case reaches the state engieerie court. The firms ask the supreme court to cut valuations to ten and fifteen dollars per acre.
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Charleston
Liberty Coal Company
Marshall County
State Engeerie Court
County Board of Equalization and Review
Clay
Franklin
Union
Washington
Cameron
Liberty
Meade Sand Hill
Webster
Circuit Court
Meade
Sand Hill
Supreme Court
Hope Planes May Find Lost Pilot Elefson in Arctic Ice
From Nome Alaska on November 26 the hope grew that two Soviet planes aboard the ice breaker Luke could locate Carl Ben Elefson the American aviator missing in northern Siberia for seventeen days. Flying from Providence Bay to North Cape the planes would search the area Elefson last reported after leaving Nome bound for the Nanuk which is also icebound at North Cape.
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Name
Alaska
Luke
Stavropol
Carl Ben Elefson
Siberia
Providence Bay
Anadyer
North Cape
Stavropolis
Arctic
Elelson
Nome
Nanuk
Six Turkeys Compete for White House Thanksgiving Table
Six different turkeys from across the country will be roasted for President Hoover’s Thanksgiving meal. One bird from Maple Crest farms in Wellman Iowa arrived today, with a notably belligerent demeanor among the contenders.
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Washington
Hoover
Woods
White House
Tod
Maple Crest Farms
Wellman
Iowa
Pocahontas Trade Name Protected In Indianapolis Coal Case
The Pocahontas Operators Association filed in federal court in Indianapolis to stop 16 retail coal dealers from using the Pocahontas name for inferior coal. Officials say several dealers have violated city ordinances and harmed regular dealers, with ongoing efforts to clean up Indianapolis coal trade practices.
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Pocahontas Operators’ Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Pocahontas Coal
Better Business Bureau
W. E. E. Koepler
Indianapolis Retail Coal Club
Northern Indiana Coal Clubs
Ellwood
EB. L. Greever
Tazewell
Frederick van Nuys
United States
William C. Atwater
New York
American Coal Company
Koepler
Talkies as Evidence in Court Trial
In Philadelphia on November 26 a talking motion picture was admitted as evidence in the Harold Roller trial. The judge overruled defense objections, noting no difference from photographs, as the confession describing twenty five burglaries was projected on a screen in six minutes. Both sides signaled plans to seek further legal rulings on talking pictures in court.
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Philadelphia
Harold Roller
James J. Gordon Jr
Roller
China and Russia clash over Manchuria and railway line
Reports say Nationalist forces in Henan and Hubei reach uneasy truces while Russian troops push into Manchuria driving Chinese soldiers south. The 700 square mile Manchurian region again becomes a battleground as China appeals to the League of Nations and Kellogg pact signatories to halt the invaders.
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Manchuria
China
League of Nations
Shanghai
Henan
Hupeh
Hankow
Kwangsi
Wachowen
Russia
Kichingan
Buchatu
Khingan
Nanking
Oreementa
Chang ueh-Liang
Manduria
Senator Warren Honored in Death in Senate Chamber
In the Senate chamber the late Senator Francis B Warren of Wyoming was honored in death with President Hoover and government leaders present. The simple service featured scripture and Tennyson, with the coffin draped by flags and Warren's family nearby before burial in Wyoming.
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Washington
Senate
Francis &. Warren
Wyoming
Hoover
Supreme Court
House
Tennyson
Z. B. Phillips
Noover
Curtis
Warren
Union Station
Flying Flappers Fail To Set Long Hop Mark
Los Angeles and New York aviators Dobbie Trout and Elinor Smith attempted a refueling endurance record flight in a Sunbeam biplane. They contacted the Carrier Pigeon twice but could not reach it in darkness and landed after about 18 hours in the air. They planned another takeoff for later this week to pursue the 420 hour 21 minute 58 second record held by Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine.
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Los Angeles
Dobbie Trout
Elinor Smith
New York
Fiers
Dale Jackson
Forest O'Brine
St. Louis
Japan's program viewed favorably in U.S. circles
Washington reports say demand for naval reduction as a substitute for limitation was welcomed by informed circles. Other Japanese proposals drew mixed reactions with debate over submarine parity and cruiser tonnage, while officials refrained from commenting on unspecified demands. British imperial interests in the Pacific are noted as a potential greater impact.
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Washington
Tokyo
Japan
London
State Department
Stimson
United States
Great Britain
New Treasury Bills Introduced For Government Financing
Washington reports new plan for selling treasury bills at a discount to meet temporary needs. Regulations specify bearer obligations with fixed maturity, no interest, and tax exemption except estate and inheritance taxes. Denominations include 1000, 10000, and 100000 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Congress
United States
President-Elect Rubio Plans to Visit Hoover
Mexico City reports President-elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio intends to travel to Washington to meet President Hoover if plans materialize. He hopes to leave in about a fortnight, visit Washington and New York, and seek rest after his campaign win on November 17, possibly stopping at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Mexico City
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Washington
Hoover
New York
Mayo Brothers
Rochester
Minn
Utility magnates gather in capital for work parley
Thirty one public utility officials from electric railway light and gas companies attend a White House conference called by President Hoover to outline their role in his economic program. The Chamber of Commerce will host a December 5 Washington meeting with 260 or more leaders to coordinate business support and communication to agencies.
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Washington
Hoover
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Lamont
Chamber of Commerce
White House
New York
Capper predicts Hoover will approve tariff bill
Senator Capper voiced that the tariff bill likely will be approved by President Hoover, arguing speed over understanding wastes effort and that today’s overlegislation harms the nation. He criticized Congress, state legislatures, and city councils for excessive laws and said the tariff bill’s final form could raise costs of living.
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Washington
Senator Capper
Kansas
Senate
WMAL
Congress
Capper
Mrs. Kahn Seeks Early Hearing on Measure
Representative Mrs. Kahn of California asks for an expedited hearing on her bill to authorize a $25,000 payment to the family of an innocent person killed by prohibition agents. The measure, introduced last spring, cites that more than 300 innocents have died at agents’ hands since Prohibition began.
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Washington
House Judice Committee
Republican
California
Kain
Thompson 15 Free On 70 000 Bond In Embezzlement Case
Uniontown Pa November 26 J V Thompson once a wealthy banker and coal land owner was freed on 20000 bond on charges he embezzled 200000 from the estate of John W Niccolls of Uniontown father of the Princess of Thurn and Taxis He also faces a contempt charge for unpaid 125000 to the Mesemore estate He is 75 and was arrested aboard a Pittsburgh New York express train en route to New York tied to a 8600000 deal involving Green County coal lands
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Uniontown
J.V. Thompson
John W Niccolls
Emma Mesemore
Unitontown
Thompson
Altoona
New York
Green County
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