Armistice Day Plans For Bluefield Involve Many Groups
Bluefield and southern West Virginia prepare for Armistice Day with American Legion involvement and Governor speakers. Governor Morgen and ex-Governor Cornwell are slated to speak, with Virginia Tech sending a representative. Bluefield Post No 9 leads planning as all local organizations are urged to participate in the parade and fundraising for the event.
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Atlantic
United States
Bluefield
West Virginia
Ephraim F. Morgen
John J. Cornwell
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
James Himer Brown
Bluefield Post No. 9
American Legion
Tentative Agreement on Roads Bill Reached
Conferees on the good roads bill reach a tentative agreement to recommend adoption as Senate passed last August with two main amendments. The first makes the appropriation available January 1, 1922, instead of six months after passage. The second extends road work authorization for three years instead of two in states unable to fund full participation.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Police Officer Charged in Detroit River Murder
Detroit, Oct 8. Herman F. Rada mancher, a policeman, charged with murdering his wife by throwing her from Selle Isle Bridge into the Detroit River Thursday. Prosecutor questioned him after identifying the body found this afternoon. he denied knowledge of the death and said she had gone to visit family in Greenville, Illinois.
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Detroit
Herman F. Radamancher
Selle Isle Bridge
Radamacher
Breenville
Ilinois
Government urged action to stabilize world exchange
Washington hearing before the house banking committee featured economist H N Lawrie of the American mining committee urging government steps to stabilize exchange rates. He supported a bill letting the president invite Britain and France to join an exchange conference here to curb rapid fluctuations causing order cancellations and returned goods. He said the conference should focus on eliminating speculation.
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Washington
Oct
H. N. Lawrie
American Mining Committee
House Banking Committee
McFadden
Great Britain
France
Lawrie
Attitude of Japanese Legation in Shantung Talks
Peking October 8 The Japanese legation’s stance on China’s reply to Japan’s Shantung settlement proposals remains undecided. Pekings vernacular press backs the note, urging Japan to accept it for talks or allow China to seek a peace conference if rejected.
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Associated Press
Peking
China
Shantung
Japan
No General Strike Ahead for Railroad Workers Says Leader
Cleveland Oct 8. William G. Lee president of the Railroad Trainmen predicts no general strike by railroad brotherhoods. He notes a possible strike on a single road but doubts its probability after supervising a vote by more than 150 000 members protesting the July 1 twelve percent wage cut by the United States railroad labor board.
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Cleveland
William G. Lee
Lee
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
No Trace of Stolen Mail Pouches Found
Detroit reports one man arrested, Carl Gretce, 34, on a technical US code violation linked to the Canadian mail wagon holdup. Four bandits took 26 pouches, two with registered packages. Authorities have no new clues and no trace of pouches. reward is $20,000 dead or alive. registered value uncertain, two pouches fixed at $4,000.
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Detroit
Carl Gretce
Gretce
Post Office Department
Canada
Nomination of American Ministers Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed nominations of several American ministers to foreign countries including Lewis Einstein of New York to Czechoslovakia John B Ramer of Colorado to Nicaragua John G Smith of Kentucky to Panama Edward H B Brodie of Oregon Liam Roy T Davis of Missouri Charles L Kagey of Kansas Willis C Cook of South Dakota Charles S Wilson of Maine and Laurits Swenson of Norway.
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Washington
Oct
Senate
Lewis Einstein
New York
Czecho Slovakia
John B. Ramer
Colorado
Nicaragua
John G. Smith
Kentucky
Panama
Edward HB. Brodie
Oregon
Liam Roy T. Davis
Missouri
Guatemala
Charles L. Kagey
Kansas
Finland
Willis C. Cook
South Dakota
Venezuela
Charles 8. Wilson
Maine
Bulgaria
Laurits Is. Swenson
Norway
Harding Seeks Arbitrate Coal Disputes Ahead of March
Washington Oct 8 government effort to avert a coal stoppage sought by United Mine Workers leaders and operators. President Harding hosted four hour White House talks with Hoover and Davis and union officials led by John L. Lewis to discuss early arbitration before the March expiry of wage agreements. Hoover announced no immediate settlement as unions defer decisions until February. The UMWA officials present included Lewis Murray Hall Hessler Fitzgibbon Moore and James.
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Washington
White House
Harding
Hoover
Davis
Central Committee of
The
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Indianapolis
National Conference On
Phillip Murray
Lee Hall
Ohio
John Hessler
Union
Indiana
Robert Fitzgibbon
Pennsylvania
John Moore
Walter J. James
Aid in Forming Public Opinion on Armament Talks
Washington Oct 8 The first meeting of the advisory committee on armament limitation formed by President Gompers AF of L will be held in Washington on Oct 18. About one hundred prominent men and women have been invited to join. The committee aims to crystalize public opinion on major issues before the coming conference and to focus support so sessions proceed until wartime fears recede and armament reduction is achieved.
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Washington
Advisory Committee On
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Harry Broverman Arrested in New York
Harry Broverman formerly of Wheeling was arrested in New York City on the charge of concealing assets after filing for bankruptcy. He and Samuel Darris were indicted in Martinsburg at the September federal court term. Broverman reportedly posted 5000 dollars bail for his Wheeling appearance on October 18.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Harry Braverman
Wheeling
Samuel Darris
New York City
Walker
Braverman
Bluefield Tele Gram Reports World Series Crowd Push
Bluefield readers packed the Telegraph office on Bland street to watch and hear daily World Series updates. A red disk display marks plays while the caller announces each move, promising no missed action as the Yankees face the Giants in New York today and crowds grow expectedly larger.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Bland Street
Yanks
Giants
New York
Bipartisan push seeks compromise on Tay Bill amendments
Western Republicans led by Senator Lenroot hold talks with Democratic Leader Simmons as eastern senators plan to oppose the program. Republicans and Democrats discuss reporting amendments by unanimous vote while debates over corporate taxes and surtaxes shape the tax revision fight. A miners group petitions President Harding over delay in enacting tax reform.
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Simmons
Washington
Senate
Lenroot
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Senate Finance Committee
Harding
Railroads consider rate cuts as leaders meet in Washington
Washington Oct 8 Developments hint at early railroad freight rate reductions and a clearing of the railroading situation. Prominent executives met with President Harding and Senator Cummins to discuss cuts ahead of the Chicago conference. Cummins said carriers may seek wage changes via the labor board or Congress, with reductions likely to be voluntary.
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Washington
Harding
Cummins
Lowe
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Congress
Dewitt Cuyler
Railway Securities Holders
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania System
Smith
New York Central
Holden
Burlington
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
Senator Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Labor Board
Senate Agricultural Bloc
Senate
Agricultural Bloc
Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Stormy welcome for Irish peace delegation at Euston
The Irish peace delegation arrived by special train at Euston Station to a stormy crowd of thousands. Sinn Fein supporters cheered and waved banners as Arthur Griffith, Robert Barton, Eamonn Duggan, and Gavin Duffy appeared aboard lit carriages. The party then moved by automobile toward Cadogan Square headquarters amid crowds along the West End route.
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London
Euston Station
Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
Robert Barton
Eamonn J. Duggan
Ge Gavin Duffy
Cadogan Square
West End
Poison Testimony Corroborates Meyer Poisoning Case
Twin Falls Idaho October 8 1930 city chemist B R Dooley testified for the state that the body of Edward F Meyer contained more than enough poison to cause death corroborating earlier testimony. Dooley found all examined organs would contain 18.34 milliliters of poison.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Edward F. Meyer
B. R. Dooley
Lydia Meyer Southard
Pope Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Hickman Case
In Jacksonville on October 8, John H. Pope, noted as a top state lawyer, was found guilty of first degree murder with mercy recommended for the killing of George U. Hickman, theatre manager, during a Sept. 4 robbery attempt at the Palace Theatre. The jury passed sentence to be set later.
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Jacksonville
Fla
John WH. Pope
George U. Hickman
Frank Rawlins
Rawlins
Palace Theatre
Hickman
Rawlin
Pope
Building Trades Wage Cut Affects 12,000 Men
Rabbi David Philipson, umpire of the Cincinnati wage board, rules a reduction of twelve and a half cents an hour for about 12,000 workers across twenty-five building trades in Hamilton county. The new scale takes effect November 8, and the umpire’s decision is binding on both sides.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
David Philipson
Philipson
Tyler Field
White to Hold On to Chairmanship
Washington reports that Chairman George White will call a meeting of the Democratic National Committee within two to three weeks likely in Chicago. The session aims to review the recent presidential convention and consider armament limitation resolutions while keeping White as chairman for now.
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Democratic Committee
Washington
George White
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
White
Capitol
Ohio
Cox
Royal gifts to Leeds and Princess Xenia crowd ceremony
All wedding gifts to William B. Leeds and Princess Xenia were from royalty except two from Americans. The couple will have no attendants at the religious ceremonies, depart for London, and honeymoon on a house boat in England before touring England and France for two or three years. Anastasias secretary said Leeds has an allowance from his mother to live until he comes of age.
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Associated Press
Paris
William B. Leeds
Xenia
Constantine
Greece
London
England
France
Anastasia
Leeds
Public hearing on readjustment of shipping board tonnage prices
Washington announces a public hearing on pleas for price readjustment of tonnage bought from the shipping board. The session will be held in Washington October 24 after numerous requests from purchasers of vessels on part payment terms seeking a price revision due to decreased tonnage value.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Tragic Driver Dies in Reading Area Crash
Reading Pennsylvania, Oct 8. Howard Baer nineteen was killed and Miss Eliza Baker seventeen suffered a fractured skull when Baer's car skidded on a wet road near Sinking Spring.
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Reading
Howard Baer
Eliza Baker
Coaldale pit marks end of Pocahontas era in coal field
The Pocahontas coal region facesdecline as the Coaldale operation ceases and transfers coal to Atwater interests near Elkhorn. Mill Creek and Coaldale stores consolidate with Elkhorn, while tram line plans aim to dump coal at the Elk Horn tipple. The move signals aging mines' mortality though some doubt Pocahontas has peaked.
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Pocahontas
Flat Top
Cooper
Atwater
Elkhorn Coal and Coke Company
Maybeury
Coaldale
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company
Elkhorn Tipple
Elkhorn
Mill Creek
Pocahontas Field
No. 3
Pocahontag No. 8
Estate Ordered Turnover in Atlantic City Case
Mrs Mary Drischman defendant in a suit by Countess Anna St Claire to break the will was ordered to turn over the Griswold estate to a temporary administrator Mrs Drischman trustee who has been accused of influencing Mrs Griswold to disinherit her daughter. The orphan court had earlier directed transfer to the temporary administrator.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mary Drischman
Anna St. Claire
Alice Gemry Griswould
Griswold
Drischman
Orphars Court
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Princess Xenia
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