Bluefield Day at Fair Draws Enormous Crowds and Auto Races Show
Bluefield Day at the fair drew thousands with a full program including horse shows vaudeville acts fireworks and bustling midway. Auto races Friday and Saturday promised dust free track and top drivers Happy Jack Cottrell Smiling Hub Hunter and Smoky McClure were slated to thrill fans in a renewed rivalry from last year’s event.
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Bluefield
Acta
O’henry
Thomas
Walter Frisco
Rodgers
Toysnot
Foster
Lee H
Wilson
R Morn
Summers
Rose Dot Foster
Helen Russell
Sidney Axworth
Wasawake
Gray Bennett
Sulphur
Slippery Sam
Barrel of Roses
St. Rock
Toban
Fair Management
Jack” Cottrell
Hub Hunter
Cottrell
Campbell
McClure
Summit
Southland
Down Dixieway
Hunter
Frontenac
Mub
Bluefield Fair
Smoky McClure
Smoky
Virginia
Richmond State Fair
Dixie Course
Norfolk
Page
Prince of Wales Motor Boat Visit Amid Threat Letter
The Prince of Wales vacationing in New York state took a motor boat ride on Long Island Sound and golfed at Sands Point after luncheon with Will Rogers. A threat letter saying he would meet a violent death was received by the French consul general, postmarked Syosset, prompting police inquiries.
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Syosset
N. Y
Wales
Long Island Sound
Democratic
America
Prince
Polo
J. F. Phipps
Will Rogers
J. S. Cosden
Sands Point
Cosden
J. A. Burden
New York Theatrical Company
Broadway
O. N. Solbert
Rince
A. F. Lascelles
New York
New York City
Burden Estate
Williamstown
Marcus Geroy
Garoy
A. Brouet
East Forty-Second Street
Brouet
Whitehall
Prince of Wales
Thoughts of Franks Trial Drive Woman Insane
The fourth woman to be deemed insane from brooding over the Leopold and Loeb case was examined at the county hospital. She is the wife of a carpenter and has talked of nothing but the Franks trial since it began.
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Chi
Nathan Leopold
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
C. Percival
Franks
Coogan Defeats Welling in Wheeling Ring Bout
Mel Coogan of New York outpointed Joe Welling of Chicago in twelve slow rounds at Bauers Park Wheeling West Virginia in biting cold. Coogan led throughout as Welling offered little counter offense. Metropolitan Club sponsors announced Mike McTigue would fight either Hugh Walker or Bill Britton in Wheeling on September 15.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mel Coogan
New York
Joe Welling
Chicago
Bauers Park
Coogan
Welling
Mike McTigue
Hugh Walker
Bill Brittom
Dareing Pickpocket on Subway Robs Ten Men
A daring pickpocket robbed ten men on a New York subway train and knocked down four more as he escaped when the train halted at the station.
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New York
Tra
Charlotte Boosters to Visit Bluefield for Highway Welcome
One hundred fifty Good Will Boosters from Charlotte N C will tour by auto stopping Mt Airy Wytheville and Bland Court House on their way to Bluefield for a reception arranged by the local Chamber of Commerce They aim to foster friendship and cooperation as the Lakes to Florida Highway era begins.
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Charlotte
N. C
Bluefield
Lakes-to-Florida
Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Airy
Wytheville
Bland Court House
Bland
Abshire’s Gap
Blanefield
Abingdon
C. O. Kuester
Kuester
West Virginia
America
Greater
Honduran Troops Defeated by Rebels in Santa Barbara
New Orleans dispatch reports the Honduran revolutionary Junta says government troops under General Martinez-Funes have been defeated near Santa Barbara by General Ferrera and his rebel forces. The victory is seen as nearly ending the conflict and securing the revolt’s success.
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New Orleans
Guamatela
Tosa
Martinez-Funes
Santa Barbara
Ferrera
Berry to Take Charge of Geers Horses in Geers Stable
Robert Neal of Wheeling announces Thomas Berry of Flemington New Jersey will assume command of the Geers stable following the death of "Pop" Geers. Berry, a noted driver, was chosen with support from Frank Walker veteran starter. Neal could not specify steps to fill remaining facing contracts for the season.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Robert Neal
Pop” Geers
Geers
Thomas Berry
Flemington
N. J
Neal
Memphis
Labor Adherents Rally for La Follette Ticket in Newport
In Newport Rhode Island labor union supporters of the La Follette national ticket held an open air mass meeting with Senator Wheeler as vice presidential candidate. Wheeler urged workers to back candidates serving their political interests and said the third party would not seek state office endorsements. He contrasted party labels and recalled anti corruption actions in Washington.
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Providence
R. 1
la Follette National
Newport
Wheeler
National Third
la Follette
Wall Street
Congress
Rhode Island
United States Senate
Teapot Dome
Daugherty
Veterans’ Bureau
Coolidge
Receivership action targets Middle States Oil and 23 affiliates
Texarkana Ark Sept 4. Receivership proceedings filed in federal court against the Middle States Oil Corporation and twenty three related firms with assets around 60 million. Joseph A Phelan New York creditor seeks protection citing intermingling of affairs among the entities. The petition lists a 29.75 million capital and 25 million in assets including stock in subsidiaries.
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Texarkana
Ark
Middle States Oil Corporation
United States District Court
Joseph A. Phelan
New York
Phelan
Middle States Company
Middle States
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Garage Owner Charged in Chester Reid Killing
Herrin headlines report John H. Smith, a garage owner and Ku Klux Klan leader, charged by coroner’s jury with shooting Chester Reid amid local clashes. Jury recommends hold for grand jury. Smith cites witnesses and claims of innocence while others die in the broader Klan conflict. Indictments also issued in Danville against eight plus residents of Herrin for impersonating government officers during raids in Williamson county.
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Herrin
John H. Smith
Chester Reid
Smith
William McCowan
Harry Walker
Harrisburg
Reid
W. H
Bud) Allison
Green Dunning
Dunning
Allison
Otto Rowland
Newbold
Charlie Willard
Willard
Young
Okanville
Williamson County
Orphan Theory Reopens in Chicago Two-Murder Case
Police resumed inquiry after an eight year old boy found wandering in Chicago fifteen months earlier was linked to Mrs. Clarence Smith of Dighton Massachusetts. The lad, who could not speak clearly at first, mimed "Daddy" and "Mama" as two persons he named, prompting doubts about his parentage and the double murder.
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Chicago
Dighton
Mass
Clarence Smith
Reinforcements Rush to Battered Lines in China Battle
Chinese battle area sees both sides rushing troops and conscripting civilians as Shanghai remains crowded with refugees. Fighting centers along the Shanghali Nanking line and near Liuho with artillery exchanges and damage to a mission hospital housing two American women.
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China
Shanghai
Lu Yuang Ksiang
Suchus
Chéhiaing
Wie
Chi Shieh Yuan
Klangsu
Cheklang
Shanghali-Nanking
Yangtze River
Hwangtu
Liuho
Kiangsu
Chekiang
Seventh Day Baptist Mission Hospital
Grace I. Grandall
Susie M. Burdick
Bnside
Affec
Generali Iy
Soosung
Hangshaw
Ningpo
Five-Cent Cup of Coffee Soon Thing of the Past
J A Fitzgerald told the National Restaurant Association convention that the five cent cup of coffee is fading due to Brazilian government controls on coffee shipments and rising fixed costs. He said restaurants are losing money serving five cent coffee and some have closed, noting increased coffee drinking after prohibition.
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Chicago
J. A. Fitzgerald
Detroit
National Retaurant Association
British Premier Ramsay MacDonald Frames League Policy
Geneva dispatch reports Ramsay MacDonald urging arbitration as the backbone of security and disarmament. He pressed Germany’s entry into the League, praised American cooperation in European reconstruction, and called for a European disarmament conference and a strengthened League covenant.
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Germany
Assembly
Europe
Geneva
Ramsay MacDonald
League of Nations
MacDonald
America
United States
M. Herriot
France
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesian
League
West Virginia Sets Sail for Bermuda Cruise
The battleship West Virginia left its New London area base after calibrating at the Potomac. It will embark on a two week Bermuda cruise before heading to San Pedro California for station duties.
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Rockland
Ept
West Virginia
Bermuda
Potomac River
San Pedro
California
Honaker's Bluefield Opens with Impressive Debut
Crowds from coal regions flocked to Honaker's eight story department store in Bluefield for a formal opening. Fashion show, orchestra, elaborate window displays, and extensive fixtures impressed visitors as the store welcomed thousands. Decorator F L Lewis and superintendent H A Lilly received praise for the grand presentation.
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Honaker's
Bluefield
Honaker
Osest
Honoker's
Milady
Max
F. L. Lewis
Morrison's
Charleston
Mr. Lews
Lilly
Bluefi
United States
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Tom Berry
Senator Wheeler
Coroner
J. H. Smith
Herrin Ku Klux Klan
Bermunda
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