Transfer of Dr. J. A. Bays Prompts City Conference Talk
Telegrams report Bishop Mouzon deciding to move Dr. J. A. Bays to a western episcopal district perhaps Trinity Church El Paso or Boston Avenue Tulsa. Other Bland Street names tied to the transfer include Baylor Vaught Martin and Rev Kelso with Rev Tyler Frazier ill at Chilhowie. A secret ballot will vote on unification Friday at 11. Conference sessions draw large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mouzon
J. A. Baye
Tulsa
Oklo
R. N. Havens
I. P. Martin
J. A. Baylor
Bland-Street
Daily Telegraph
Chattanooga
J. A. Bays
Mississippi River
West Texas
Bishop Dickey
Bishop Moore
Texas
Oklahoma
Trinity Church
el Paso
Boston Avenue
St. Paul's Church
Muskogee
J. Tyler Frazier
Chilhowie
Frazier
H. H. Coulton
Coeburn
Florida
Ernest Henson
Delegates Named To National Convention In West Virginia
The forty second annual W C T U state convention in Fairmont closed with Marlinton inviting the 1926 meeting to be held there. Delegates to the national convention in Detroit November 1 1926 were named including George Herring Morgantown Sallie W Johnson Clarksburg P B Swearingen Fairmont Daisy Smith Rivesville J W High Charleston S A Thatcher Moundsville P B Price Morgantown and Margaret Scott Jackson Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Women's Christian Temperance Union of
West Virginia
Marlinton
Execuive
Anna A. Gordon
Detroit
Mich
George Herring
Kingwood
Martha McClure
Morgantown
Sallie W. Johnson
Clarksburg
P. B. Swearingen
Daisy Smith
Rivesville
J. W. High
Charleston
8. A. Thatcher
Moundsville
P. B. Price
Margaret Scott Jackson
Weston
Pan-American Petroleum declares quarterly dividend
The Pan-American Western Company, holder of Pan-American Petroleum, declares a quarterly dividend of fifty cents per share payable October 30 to stock of record October 10. The dividend totals ten percent, estimated at about $1,000,000. Eight months earnings reported at $4,417,829 or about $8.86 per share on 510,000 shares outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Pan-American Western Company
Pan-American Petroleum Company
Rhine-Maine-Danube to float $6 million bonds
American bankers near completion of arrangements to float a $6,000,000 seven percent bond issue for the Rhine-Maine-Danube corporation operators of canal and hydroelectric works. Bavaria and the German government guarantee the issue. Public offering expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rhine-Maine-Danube Corporation
Bavaria
Germany
Silk Stockings Ban Among Freshmen At West Virginia Wesleyan
Hackhannon Oct. issue reports the student council at West Virginia Wesleyan College bans silk stockings for freshmen replacing with plain black cotton. Upperclassmen adopt black hose and plain orange neckties as part of the freshmen code amid no reported clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Flux Epidemic Death Toll in Webster County Grows
An enteritis flux epidemic in Webster County's Holly River area has caused sixty deaths and infected residents over a twenty mile region. Public health nurse service is requested as sanitation and water treatment are emphasized to curb spread. Health officials note funding limits hinder county response and chlorination is deployed in Webster Springs and Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Holly River
Webster County
State Health Department
David Littlejohn
Littlejohn
W. T. Henshaw
Webster Springs
Tilejohn
Sutton
R. H. Edmondson
Morgantown
Edmondson
State Department
Frail French stopgap pact offered to save debt talks
Caillaux and associates depart Paris with a tentative postwar funding plan for France's four billion dollar war debt. The plan would pay forty million dollars a year for five years, replacing interest and allowing continued negotiations toward a final settlement. The French government must approve in the chamber and then the senate, or resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Caillaux
Paris
American Debt Commission
France
M. Caillaux
Finance
Eee
Ate
Mellon
Mellop
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Early Trial For Bell Indicated In Carnegie Case
Pittsburg Oct 1 An early trial for John A Bell president of the closed Carnegie Trust Company indicted on fourteen counts for embezzlement of over 1 16 million was signaled by District Attorney Samuel H Gardner likely within six weeks The grand jury also returned true bills against William F Soseong and Leo F Soggong for defalcation of about 118 042 98 from two Carnie building and loan associations The indictments allege misappropriation and false entries with county officials and Carnegie Coal Company withdrawals Colonel Charles C McGovern Pinchot special investigator named as prosecutor and witness relations noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John A. Bell
Carnegie Trust Company
Samuel H. Gardner
William F. Soseong
Leo F. Soggong
Carnie
Bell
Carnegie Coal Company
Col
Charles C. McGovern
Gov. Pinchot
Colonel McGovern
Emanuel Admits No Comment After Fatal Shooting
Philadelphia police hold Jillian M Emanuel 5 in jail after she sought habeas corpus relief in the shooting death of Maurice F Felt. The case centers on claims Emanuel was a frequent visitor at Felt’s home, the coroner’s inquiry into manslaughter, and a magistrate hearing that lasted minutes before she fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jillian M. Emanuel
Maurice F. Felt
Bartlett
Miss Emanuel
City Hall
Atfeta
Florida
Felt
Warwick Priory to be shipped to United States for reproduction
Warwick Priory dating from the twelfth century, famed for Kenilworth, will be moved to near Richmond Virginia to reproduce Sulgrave Manor the Washington ancestors home. American consul general Alexander Weddell and Mrs Weddell will use Warwick materials and present the replica to the Virginia Historical Society. A ship will transport the bricks stone and oak beams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Warwick Priory
Scott
Kenilworth
United States
Richmond
Mexico City
Washington
Virginia Historical Society
St. Sepulchre
Henry de Newburgh
Henry I
Elizabeth
Earl of Leicester
Warwick Castle
Weddell
False arrest suit seeks ten thousand dollars in Cabell court
F B Figley of Huntington files in Cabell County Circuit Court a $10,000 damages suit against federal prohibition agent Homer Joy alleging false arrest and rough treatment by Joy and fellow prisoners in a jail kangaroo court. The case was dismissed by U S Commissioner G R Heffley the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
G. R. Heffley
Woman wounded in Huntington personal safety incident
In Huntington West Virginia on October 1 Mrs Fay Carter twenty four was hospitalized in serious condition with two bullet wounds. Her husband Virgil Carter reported she fired on herself but could not explain why. Neighbors heard three shots and a rapid footstep sequence between the first and last shots. Police released Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Fay Carter
Virgil Carter
Carters
Carter
WV Wesleyan to Dedicate Splinter Stadium Saturday
Buckhannon West Virginia Wesleyan College will dedicate its new splinter stadium with a football game against Broaddun College. The structure seats about 3000 and will be filled by Coach Ross's eleven aside from Raschella and Gerrity as trains bring Philippi fans to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhannon
W. Va
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Broaddun College
Raschella
Gerrity
Ross
Philippi
Intensive Campaign Announced by Bitner in WV
Fairmont West Virginia October 1 The non union coal strike posture grows more complex as Van A Bitner claims progress at Clark Coal and Coke mines while Clark Company officials deny losses Ongoing injunctions loom over miners at New England mine and contempt hearings are set for 54 strikers including Monongah mayor Readings from Grant Town Jamison Brady Warner firms show no union turnout among 816 Grant Town employees and Brady meeting attendees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
van A. Bittner
Bittner
West Virginia
New England
Consolidation Coal Company
Monor Gah
W. 8. Meredith
Clark
Frank R. Amos
Grant Town
New England Fuel and Transportation Company
W. Clark Dobie
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Samuel PD. Brady
Brady- Warner Coal Company
Union
Brady Onpecht
Four Men Drown When Sub Sinks After Collision With City of Rome
Testimony from survivors Alfred Getler and Michael Lira before inspectors details four deaths on the submarine when it sank near Block Island after colliding with the City of Rome. They say the sub may have been on the surface, and note the City of Rome did not throw a line. No charges of unseamanlike conduct against other crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rodney H. Dobson
8 51
City of
Lira
Rome
Thie
Geler
Lara
Herman T. Parker
John Stewart
Captain Parker
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Steamboat Inspection Office
The
Shipping Board
Oil Show Opens With World Industry Exhibits
Tulsa Oklahoma hosts the third annual international petroleum exposition with thousands of oil articles on display. Exhibits range from tiny to fifty tons with prices from fractions of a cent to twenty five thousand dollars. Rain delays the parade of princesses featuring twelve oil producing states, Queen Petrolia of 1924, Miss Mariella Trees of Winfield Kansas, and King Petroleum 1925 Fred E Winsor of Warren Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Queen Petrolia
Mariella Trees
Winfield
Conditional Gifts for Indiana Sand Dunes Public Playground
Chicago reports that E H Gary chairman of United States Steel and Julius Rosenwald pledged 250000 and 50000 respectively to create a public playground at Indiana sand dunes. Gifts depend on raising 500000 more by public subscription as Indiana buys more dune land for a state park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Julius Rosenwald
Indiana Sand Dunes
The
Conservation Council
KE. L. Millard
Indiana
Divers Explore Sinking of Submarine 841 Off Block Island
James W. Ingram of New York, chief torpedoman, first to dive to the wreck of submarine 841 after a collision with the City of Rome off Block Island Alabama. Robert C. Wilson of Beardstown Illinois, second diver, attached to the Newport naval torpedo station, followed him.
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James W. Ingram
New York
Block Island
City of Rome
Robert C. Wilson
Beardstown
Lil
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
R. 1
Take Bailroads Out of Politics
Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama urged that railroad consolidation solutions must remove railways from political influence. He called for fair representation on the commission, noting the South and West lack parity since 1887, and advocated permanent, stable rates to support business development. The ABA meeting raised funds for scholarships and backed federal reserve reforms, with Los Angeles likely to host next year’s convention.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
State Bank Division
American Bankers Association
Terhia
South
American Bankers’ Association
Federal Reserve System
Philadelphia
Houston
Texas
Los Angeles
Calif
Oscar Wells
Birmingham
Ala
Shenandoah Inquiry Names Men Behind Claims
Capt Anton Heinen identified Benjamin Hereth and James Worth as sources for his charges about the Shenandoahs collapse. Hereth denied giving reasons for the failure while Worth will be questioned on whether he noted air station opposition to reducing automatic gas valves. The court plans to move proceedings to Washington to hear more experts and determine causes of the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinen
Lakehurst
N. J
Anton Hein
Naval Court of Inquiry
Lakehurst Air Station
Shenandoah
Benjamin
Hereth
James Worth
Worth
Clinton H. Havill
Wilbur
Washington
Zachary Lansdowne
Submarine 8 51 Forever Entombed in Sand Bed
Divers drilled to the engine room hatch of the submarine 8 51 as water filled the compartment. Rescue leaders expected possible life if air was found but feared loss if water prevailed. Salvage plans included pontoons and delays, with raising costs projected up to 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U. S
New London
Conn
Guee
Admiral Ch
U. 8
Oct. L
City of Rome
H. H. Christy
Wilbur
Navy Department
Boston Navy Yard
Boston
Portamouth
N. H
Organization Effort Targeting Automobile Workers
Atlantic City N J Oct 1 James OConnell president of the metal trades department of the American Federation of Labor asked delegates for advice on forming an honest to God organization for automobile workers. He noted no serious organizing effort had been made despite many eligible workers and cited complex jurisdictional disputes in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
James O'Connell
Metal Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Union Label Trades
O'Connell
One Straggler Trails Reliabilty Plane Race Leg
Sixteen planes started from Kansas City on the commercial reliability tour to Lambert St Louis with one straggler. The fleet planned to hop off for Indianapolis at intervals beginning late this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Kansas City
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Bland Street
H. E. Kelso
Rev
Siaty
Dr. Littlejohn
Bertha Consumers Coal Company
Char
Gap
Ers
Lilian Emanuel
Sulgrave
Lengt
Underwood
Buckley
Lansdowne
Automobile Workers
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