Indictment in Miller Federal Asset Conspiracy Case
Four German and Swiss citizens and three corporations face charges of conspiring to defraud the U S government over the release of about 7 million dollars in sequestered American Metal Company assets. The case centers on a 49 percent stake sale to Swiss owners and alleged payments to defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas W. Miller
United States
American Metal Company
Miller
John T. Kina
Republican National
Francis A. Winslow
Grand
Richard Merton
Frankforton-Main
Germany
Metallgesellschaft
Alfred Merton
Frankfort-on-Main
Metallbang
Leopold du Bois
Basel
Switzerland
Fitzee Geigy
Reure % Errant Metalgesellschaft
Mettalbank
Franfort-on-Main
Societe Suisse Pour Valeurs de
Department of Justice
American Metals Company
Merton
John T. King
Jesse Smith
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Mertons
Swiss Metals Society
Treasury of
Grand Jury
Roxie Stinson
Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Mal Daugherty
Washington
Atlanta
Todd
Wilmington
Del
Harlan F. Stone
Harry M. Daugherty
Hiram C. Todd
Death Bed Statement Aids Indiana Murder Trial
Dying declaration of Madge Oberholtzer, with deletions, to be admitted in the Stephenson Gentry and Klenck murder trial in Noblesville Indiana. Judge Sparks will rule on admissible portions after defense objections and witnesses recount drafting by Smith Miss Moore and Dean. The document was prepared March 26 after notes from the girl and recollections, signed with corrections amid questions about prior settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
Oberholtzer
D. C. Stephenson
Harl Gentry
Klenck
Will M. Sparks
Matenitg
Hammond
Smith
Dean
Eph Inman
Stephenson
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Miss Moore
John K. Kingsbury
Convention Librarians Close West Virginia Meeting
Charlesley, chief librarian of Cincinnati Public Library, closed the West Virginia Public Librarians Association convention in Wheeling with an address. Dr Hadley praised the library as a major civic investment as librarians from key cities spoke through the day sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Charles Ley
Cincinnati Public Library
West Virginia
Public Librarians’ Association
Hadley
Principel
Compulsory Voting to Start at Australian Election
New rule will require registrars to prepare voters lists for the Australian general election on November 16. Electors who skip the polls without a valid reason face a fine of 10 pounds as the new law takes effect, advisory says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Australia
James Elder
American controlled air mail plan to Key West canal zone
Dr. P. Bauer presented to President Coolidge a plan for an American controlled company to run air mail from Key West via Havana and Central America to the Panama Canal. The proposal envisions a Delaware incorporated company with at least $1,000,000 capital and American control, initially carrying no passengers.
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Washington
Key West
Fla
Panama Canal
Havana
Central America
Coolidge
P. Bauer
Republic of
Colombia
Bauer
Pedro Nel Ospira
Bogota
United States
Inter-American Air Lines
Delaware
Norton to Begin New Union Passenger Depot Construction
Norton Virginia moves forward with a new union passenger depot on Norfolk and Western property across Park Avenue from Hotel Norton. An estimated 65 000 dollars is allotted. grading by Walton Suddith of Roanoke and building by A S Barbour & Son of Norton proceed amid weather delays. Both Norfolk and Western and Louisville and Nashville railways plan to use the depot, with interstate trains likely to stop there as well.
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Norton
Union
Norfolk and Western
Park Avenue
N. R. Baldwin
T. P. Ford
Walton Suddith
Roanoke
A. S. Barbour & Son
Chariton McCall
Kiwanis Club
Bluefield Telegraph
Kiwanis
WU. C. McCall
State Corporation Commission
Norfolk and Western Railway
Louisville and Nashville
Interstate
Dismissal Sought in Minority Stockholders Petition
Horace T. Penney for Guaranty Trust Co asks dismissal of a minority stockholders petition to intervene in bankruptcy of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad. He argues late filing and that minority rights are protected with all stockholders. Rosenthal for the minority contends bankruptcy has reduced the firm’s stock value. Hearing continued to tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Horace T. Penney
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York City
James H. Wilkerson
Divorce suit shocks Three Rivers residents in Quebec
News from New York reports Mrs Anne A. Stillman has filed for divorce from James Stillman. Rumors of reconciliation circulated after Miss Oliver, Mrs Stillman’s secretary, reportedly traveled to New York ahead of Mr Stillman’s South Africa trip. Alexander Stillman has long stayed with his mother at Grande Anse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Rivers
Quebec
New York
Anne A. Stillman
James Stillman
Grandes Pires
Mr. Stillman
South Africa
Alexander
Grande Anse
Nickel Plate Hearings End in Wide Merger Proposal
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission closed a hearing on a planned merger linking Nickel Plate with Erie Pere Marquette Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley railroads into a single company with over 1 billion dollars capital. Attorneys are to file briefs by December 10 and prepare for oral arguments in late December. The plan, led by O P and M J Van Sweringen of Cleveland, faces strong opposition from Chesapeake and Ohio and Hocking Valley stockholders who would exchange securities for Nickel Plate stock. The case features extensive testimony and about 2 million words with nearly 400 exhibits, marking the largest proceeding under the transportation act to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
van Sweringen
Mer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Erie
Pere Marquette
Chesapeake and Ohio
Hocking Valley
O. P
M. J. iRveringen
Cleveland
Hockme Valley Company
Chesapeake and Ohio and
Hocking Valley Stockhollers
O. P. van Sweringen
Cleveland Associates
Number combat planes shrink in army air service
Washington reports say the army has only twelve planes fit for combat, down from fifteen, with the navy air force also under equipped. A. M Fisher, chief investigator of the congressional air service probe, condemns leadership and predicts a sweeping reform including a defense ministry to oversee Army Navy and Air Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Air Force
America
A. M Fisher
Special Congressional Air Service
Air Service
Fisher
Army
Navy
Defense
Eberle
Patrick
Mitchell
Carrying Boy Dives Headfirst to Death at Local Factory
Pittsburg reports John Chick twenty two a carrying boy leapt into a glass furnace at United States Glass Company dying from burns. He said he became dizzy near the furnace and were seized by a sudden desire to plunge through the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John Chick
United States Glass Company
Chick
Mirisnek Probes dwindling planes for combat in Congress
Investigator Mirisnek testifies before Congress on shrinking air service capacity and dwindling numbers of fighter aircraft for frontline use. He warns of unsecured supply lines and delays affecting national defense readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirisnek Air Service
Congress
One Dead and Three Burned in Coal Mine Fire
In Wheeling West Virginia on Oct 30 a fire swept the Constanza coal mine at Warwood trapping twenty men. One man died another will die and two were seriously burned. Angelo Skuzinski believed buried under fallen stone. Rescue teams reached the interior within an hour using pulmotors.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Constanza
Warwood
Here
Angelo
Escaped Convict Caught in Clarksburg
Clarksburg West Virginia October 30 deputy sheriffs arrested Bernard Anderson alleged to have escaped from the state penitentiary at Moundville October 24 He was serving a two year term for grand larceny A guard will return him to Moundville tomorrow
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Bernard Anderson
State Penitentiary
Monndeville
Moundaville
Stillman Divorce Case Shrouded in Secrecy and Rumors
New York October 30. Secrets and conflicting reports surround Anne A. Stillman filing for absolute divorce from banker James A. Stillman. No action notices filed in Westchester Putnam or Duchess counties. The couple reportedly faced years of marital tension with reconciliation attempts and the marriage of their daughter Anne to Henry P. Davison Jr. added context to the strained relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
Stillman
White Sulphur Wrings
W. Va
In Acress
Anne
Henry P. Davison, Jr
Atlantic Coast Line plans Florida railroad bridge
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad announced a new Florida line to bridge forty miles between Monticello and Perry linking Tampa to Atlanta and northern cities. Construction cost is estimated at 1.2 million dollars plus right of way, with authority from the interstate commerce commission. The plan follows a stock market rise for the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florida
West Coast
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Monticello
Perry
Tampa
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Nashville
St. Louis
Cinccinnati
H. L. Borden
Atlantic Coast Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
Conspiracy Case to Jury by Noon Today
The United States case against William Lias of Wheeling and Hy men Darling and Phillip Mellen of Pittsburg for conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws was expected to go to the jury by noon tomorrow. The state rested earlier and the defense finished its testimony tonight. Lias denied leading a rum running organization with terminals in Wheeling and Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
United States
William Lias
Hymen Darling
Phillip Mellen
Pittsburg
Lias
To Teach Respect for Eighteenth Amendment
Ualontown Pennsylvania teachers pass a resolution declaring the eighteenth amendment a vital part of the constitution and that violators are criminals who deserve maximum penalties.
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Ualontown
Payette County
Ways and Means Committee Advised on Inheritance Tax Cuts
Professor Edwin R A Seligman urged the federal government to keep inheritance tax at reduced rates and to cut income taxes for low earners rather than exempt them. Yale's Thomas Adams warned against extending debt payment periods to 62 years. The hearing supported repealing admissions and brokers taxes. William A Brady urged retaining but reducing the admissions tax to aid theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Edwin R. A. Seligman
Columbia Universality
Democratic Committee
Seligman
Thomas Adams
Yale
Adame
United States
Mellon
Selijgmen
Representative Garner
Texas
William A. Brady
New York
Coal Mining Institute to Meet in Morgantown This Fall
The West Virginia Coal Mining Institute announces its semi annual meeting in Morgantown on November 24 and 25. C B E Lawall of West Virginia University heads the program with R M Lambie as bureau chief and C Sherwood as secretary. First day features mining papers and second day station tours with a banquet Tuesday night. This marks the fourth group to schedule events during Thanksgiving week in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
West Virginia Coal Mining Institute
C. B E. Lawall
West Virginia University
R. M. Lambie
West Virginia Bureau of Mines
C. Sherwood
Charleston
State Elks Association
West Virginia Publishers Association
West Virginia Municipal League
General Sarrail summoned to Paris over Syria crisis
Paris reports an official government action summoning General Sarrail to Paris to explain the Syrian situation. A civilian high commissioner for Syria will also be appointed, with General Deport handling duties in Syria until the new appointee arrives after a cabinet council addressed Damascus unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sarrail
Syria
Damascus
Deport
Supreme War Council
Mitchells Plea of Not Guilty Put Into the Record
The court martial of Colonel Mitchell resumes after a lively session marked by battles over the bill of particulars. Judge-advocate Shermanland and counsel clash as Frank Reid presses for clearer charges while three Texas witnesses await examination. Mitchell remains under technical arrest in Washington as debate over summoning the president or war secretary unfolds.
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Washington
Mitchell
Coolidge
Dwight Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
Red
Moreland
State of National Defense
Reid
Robert L. Howse
Clearing Weather But Cold Is The Prediction
Washington records dating to 1870 were broken by a two inch snowfall today and tonight, with Virginia towns Charlottesville and Lynchburg reporting snow as far south as the area. Snowfall reached beyond the capital and into Tennessee, Oklahoma and Arkansas, while the east of the Mississippi is expected to clear tomorrow with cold temperatures through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Capitol
Virginia
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Record year steel earnings indicated in Middle West
New York dispatches report Middle West steel manufacturers expect 1826 to be a record year for earnings and profits based on current inquiries for deliveries in the first quarter and first half of the year.
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New York
Youngstown
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Zens
Bil—Miller
Gentry
Madge Oberholtzer
Convention Librarian Association Closes
Canal Zone
Nickle Plate
NEW Florida Railroad
Adams
Coal Mining Institute
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