Bandit Hollinsworth Shot After Robbery Pursuit
Henry Hollinsworth, sought in Raleigh and Mercer counties for a series of robberies totaling about 2400 dollars, was shot in both arms after wounding Deputy Sheriff Oscar Bennett during a noon confrontation with Special Agent John M. Harrison and Deputy Sheriff L. M. Wheatley near Bramwell Bluefield road. He and Bennett were taken to Bluefield hospitals. Hollinsworth faces robbery charges including Beckley Hardware and a Reavers store raid.
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Henry Wollingworth
Raleigh County
Oscar Bennett
Mercer County
John M. Harrison
Caldwin- Felts Detective Agency
Sherif L. M. Wheatley
Hollinsworth
Gratton Butts
Bramwell-Bluefield
Poe
Bramwell
Sheriff Bennett
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
Bennett
Linefield Sanitarium
Beckley Hardware and Supply Company
Reavers
Criminal Court
Sherif Foster
Lambert
Princeton
Kegley
Holmsworth
Raleigh
West
Hollinswdérth
Foster
Mercer
Baldwin- Felts
Harrison
Jim Butts
Spicer
Hollinsworths
L. M. Wheatley
Grat Butts
Gratton S Butt’s
Butts
Wheatley
Baldwinetts Detective Agency
Hale
Mild sensation created in League Nations circles
Geneva reports a mild sensation in League of Nations circles over Major Marlborough Churchill’s visit and the prospect of the United States joining. Delegates note US influence, while Bulgaria Austria admit delays. Armaments debates push for a state monopoly on weapon production ahead of a planned plenary session between December 5 and 10.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Marlborough Churchill
General Staff
League of Nations
United States
Assembly of the League
Churchill
Bulgaria
Austria
Romania
Greece
Jugo- Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Gaston da Cunha
Brazil
Havas
Assembly
Belgian Army Surgeon General Receives Distinguished Service Medal
President Wilson directs the War Department to award Colonel Antoine De Page, surgeon general of the Belgian army, the Distinguished Service Medal. The citation notes his valuable aid to American expeditionary forces medical efforts and his role in saving many American lives.
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Washington
Wilson
War Department
Antoine de Page
de Page
Chinese Steal Opium from British Steamer Elderbranch
Thirty Chinese sailors from the Elderbranch crew overpowered ship watchmen and deserted with about ten pounds of opium. Twenty two were arrested in Newport News and Norfolk and over two pounds of opium were recovered.
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Newport News
Norfolk
Captain James Warren Ends Own Life Amid Arrest Bid
Norfolk on November 27 reports Captain James Warren, master of the American steamer Western Comet of the Baltimore Steamship Company, shot himself as police prepared to arrest him for a shortage of $6,000 in company accounts. The Western Comet had been tied to Baltimore.
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Norfolk
James Warren
Baltimore Steamship Company
Baltimore
Disorders Reported in Mingo Strike Zones as Federal Troops Advance
News dispatches describe ongoing unrest in Mingo County coalfields with ambush shootings at Chattaroy and assaults on non union workers at Matewan and Borderland. Federal troops from Camp Sherman are en route to enforce martial law and restore order amid a growing strike confrontation.
Troops to Deploy to Mingo County Coalfields
Chillicothe Ohio November 27 four hundred fifty United States regular army troops will depart Camp Sherman tonight for Mingo county West Virginia to preserve order in the coalfields. Commanded by Colonel Hall of the Nineteenth Infantry the force will move by a special Norfolk and Western train entering the strike zone in daylight after plans to leave at noon were adjusted.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Camp Sherman
Mingo County
W. Va
West Virginia
Herman Hall
Nineteenth Infantry
O. A. Donaldson
Clarence A. Drake
Williamson
Mingo
Howard Colliery Company
Chattaroy
Brockus
Thacker
Matewan
Borderland
Associated Press
Blankenship
Chattaray
Charleston
C. F. Keeney
District 17
United Mine Workers
Cornwell
Camp
Sherman
Hall
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Mexico Border Service
Tense Situation in Port au Prince Grows
Dorcas Williams a marine sergeant formerly of Birmingham Alabama arrived in Port au Prince in custody aboard the destroyer McCormick. A court of inquiry postponed hearing Williams to Monday to allow defense witness conferral. The Haitien Courier sensational charges against Marines prompted officials to seek proof. Freeman Lang a former marine corporal accused of killing three Haitians sailed for New York.
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Associated Press
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Dorcas Williams
Birmingham
Ala
McCormick
Court of Inquiry
Williams
Haitien Courier
Jesse F. Dyer
Courier
Freeman Lang
Marine Corps
Advance
New York
Coal crisis ends as ICC cancels priority open top car orders
The Interstate Commerce Commission says the coal crisis has passed and issues an order vacating all remaining priority orders for open top coal cars. Effective at midnight next Monday, the measure aims to hasten coal movement and reduce potential complaints. Chairman Clark suggests rapid reconsigning rules and charges be rescinded to avoid formal protests by carriers.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Daniel Willard
The
Association of Railway Executives
Clark
Continued Rise in Surplus Freight Cars in Week
Washington reports a week ending November 15 saw surplus freight cars total 19,865, up 7,832 from the prior week. The increase, led by the south and central west, stems from a persistent car shortage elsewhere, where the average daily shortfall stood at 35,356, down 4,332 from the previous week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
West
Kitchin Stricken By Acute Indigestion In Washington
Representative Kitchin minority leader in the house suffered acute indigestion on entering the post office department for a conference with the postmaster general. The episode was brief and he was sent home after treatment. Dr Louis Battle said the condition was not alarming.
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Kitchin
Washington
House
Post Office Department
Louis Battle
Earthquakes Hit Northwestern Spain Damaging Cities
Serious quake shocks centered in Pontevedra district cause extensive damage in Corunna Lugo Vigo and Ferrol. Buildings shattered and pupils at a Pontevedra girls school panicked jumping from dormitory windows with injuries reported.
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Spain
Madrid
Pontevedra
Corunna
Lugo
Vigo
Ferrol
Railroads restrained from intrastate rate hike in New York
Deputy Attorney General Edward G. Griffin announced temporary injunctions issued by Supreme Court Justice Crops ey restraining all railroads operating in New York state from raising intrastate rates next Monday.
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New York
New York State
Edward G. Griffin
Supreme Court
Cropsey
Navy Triumphs Over Army 7 0 In Annual Gridiron Clash
Navy uses line plunges and a smoke screen in a 7 to 0 victory at the Polo Grounds to tie the series at eleven wins each. Koehler scores, Conroy and Noyes execute double pass plays as Watters intercepts an Army pass. Navy gains 186 rushing yards to 61 for Army with twelve first downs to five.
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New York
Navy
Army
Polo Grounds
Ben G. Koehler
Geneva
Neb
University of Nebraska
Annapolis
West Point
Josephus Daniels
Baker
Pershing
Nivelle
France
Conroy
Koehler
Hamilton
Risit
Noyes
King
O Kehler
French
Watters
Boston College Defeats Georgetown 30 to 0 in Muddy Showdown
Boston College extended its undefeated record by shutting out Georgetown 30 to 0 on a wet field. Urban scored on a 20 yard run after a 15 yard forward pass from Kennedy. Fitzpatrick added a field goal from the 20 yard line. O'Brien made key plays including blocking a punt and a long run in the fourth period.
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Army
Boston
Boston College
Georgetown
Urban
Kennedy
Fitzpatrick
O'Brien
Seattle
Wash
Dartmouth
University
Identity of Alleged Slayer Cleared in Peirce Killing
Philadelphia dispatch reports detectives have identified Alf Smith or Alf Smith with alias Harry Kendrick as the man who killed Henry T. Peirce in Philadelphia. Treadway and Marie Phillips remain under arrest after new statements. a description and photos are circulating as Wheeling police link the suspect to the underworld and a gambling district.
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Philadelphia
Peter D. Treadway
Marie Phillips
Henry T. Peirce
Peirce
Treadway
Alf” Smith
Jack
Cincinnati
Wheeling
W. Va
Central Police Station
West
Underworld
Smith
Marie Williams
Harry Kendrick
Manitoba University to Get $500000 Endowment Grant
Manitoba University president James MacLean announced a Rockefeller fellowship endowment of 500000 to benefit the faculty of medicine. The grant is part of a 5000900 total gift to Canadian universities.
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Manitoba University
Winnipeg
Man
Faculty of Medicine
James MacLean
Legion Urges Measures to Cut Red Tape for Veterans
American Legion officials pressed for consolidation of the War Risk Insurance Bureau, the Federal Board for Vocational Education, and the U S Public Health Service to streamline government handling of discharged and disabled veterans. They want an assistant secretary to direct the three bureaus while preserving each agency’s existence. Several Legion members will stay to finish drafting the proposed bill with bureau support.
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Washington
American Legion
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Federal Board For Vocational Education
United States Public Health Service
Legion
John Sherbourne
Hoston
Legion Committee
Destner
C. W. Lavender
Public Health Service
Robert Marx
Cincinnati
The
Legion Cottee
Treasury
R. G. Cholmely Jones
Cecil Lamb
Vocational Training Board
Dr. Lavendar
Precedent in Dry Enforcement Set by Federal Judge Garvin
Federal Judge Garvin ruled that district courts may file information against alleged Volstead act violators without prior appeal to US commissioners. The decision strengthens enforcement practices by allowing direct filings in cases of alleged violations.
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New York
Garevin
United States Opera
Garvin
Unclear Baltimore Parcel Leads Police in Murder Probe
Police in Baltimore are investigating a parcel found near Fifteenth Street after a body was dragged from the tracks. The trail yielded additional evidence but no suspects have been located yet.
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Baltimore
Cate
Bodies Started East After Los Angeles Race Deaths
The bodies of Gaston Chevrolet and Lyall Jobs were sent from Los Angeles to Indianapolis and Detroit for burial after the Thanksgiving day speedway race. Plans for Eddie O'Donnell's funeral have not been finalized.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Gaston Chevrolet
Lyall Jobs
Eddie O'Donnell
Los Angeles Speedway
Indianapolis
Detroit
O'Donnell
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Henry Hollinsworth
Bramwel Road
Keeney
Haitien
Commerce Commission
South and
Central
Commission
Treadway and Phillips
Alf Smith
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