Jealous Husband Shoots Dillon To Death
A jealous husband shoots Dillon to death while hundreds of Elks arrive for a Bluefield West Virginia state convention. The Bluefield Elks home opening drew 650 to 700 registrants and visitors from Martinsburg and Clarkaburg with officers to be elected and the new lodge dedicated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Bluefield
Martinsburg
The
Free Association
Melvin Ripple
Jay Reeper
Clarkaburg
Walter B. Wilson
Wilson
Margaret
Norfolk and Western Beach
Municipal Auditorium
Kahle
S. Kahle
Maury Barrett
John Mastin
Normal Crawford
H. A. Lucas
Melville Ripple
State Association
Hall Casts Light on Waste in State Education and Roads
Charleston WV September 12 UP Five million dollars a year are wasted in the state educational system as Grant P Hall state tax commissioner tells real estate men’s convention. He cites lack of centralized fiscal authority, 397 district boards, 55 counties and the state building roads with poor coordination. He urges a central tax body and a central purchasing agent to curb burdens before adjournment tomorrow.
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Charleston
W. Va
Grant P Hall
Injunction Fight Nears Verdict in Pittsburgh Coal Case
In Pittsburgh, lawyers expect to finish arguments tomorrow on Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp request to bar United Mine Workers from disrupting nonunion mines. Union and company counsel spar over affidavits detailing alleged union picket activity and violence, with jurisdiction and interstate commerce cited as key issues.
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Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
W. H. Coleman
FY Charg Corpora
W. Stanley
Corporation Counsel
Thayes
Henry Warrum
Indianapolis
Stanley
George W. Gehres
Consumers Mining Company
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Gehres
William Hergest
Convention Sidelights Bring Elks to Bluefield
The Bluefield Elks welcome visiting members led by Senator John Kee as locals note lively social scenes. A humorous clash over B P O E acronyms ends without incident while press access and cordial town pride mark the start of the convention.
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Elks
John Kee
Wreckage Found Of Old Glory After Missing Plane Search
New York Daily Mirror reports Kyle, chartered to locate the missing trans Atlantic monoplane Old Glory, has found wreckage at latitude 51.17 north longitude 39.23 west at about 4 30 p m. No crew trace or details on recovered parts were sent to the government.
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New York
The
Daily Mirror Tonight
Douglas Muir
St. Johns
N. F
Mirror
St. Johne
Kyle
New York Daily Mirror
Old Glory
American entry likely winner of Gordon Bennett balloon race
Detroit pilot R G Hill and co pilot A G Schlosser appear to have won the Gordon Bennett trophy as United States entry Detroit lands in Baxley Georgia after a long flight. The race featured 15 balloons with landings from Georgia to Lake Erie and the final official confirmation pending.
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Detroit
United States
R. G. Hill
Hill
Baxley
Lafayette
Barmen
Grmany
Waverly Hall
Fort Valley
Waverly
Two
Carolinas
Sugar Island
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Ohio
Dux
Italy
Newberry
N. C
the Bee
Maurice Beniamine
Stuttgart
Germany
Moscow
Russia
Atlantic Ocean
America
W. T. van Orman
Antwerp
Belgium
Ruth Elder urged to drop trans Atlantic plane flight
Aviation Service corporation eastern reps of the National Air Derby association sent telegrams to Ruth Elder and Wheeling backers urging her to drop the over water hop and join the non stop derby from New York to Spokane. Wheeling bankers backing the flight said efforts to dissuade her were unavailing while praising Elder and Haldeman and expressing continued confidence in the project.
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New York
Ruth Elder
Aviation Service Corporation
National Air Derby Association of
Spokane
Wash
Miss Elder
Wheeling
W Va
Europe
York
Rice H. D. Collyer
Aviation Service
George W. Haldeman
Promises Undying Love But Now Seeks Divorce
Fannie Brice files for divorce from Jules Arnstein after his release from prison. Brice accuses him of undue friendliness with a Chicago woman and cites changes after her plastic surgery. They wed in 1919 in Brooklyn, have two children aged six and two, and Brice seeks custody of both.
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Chicago
Fannie Brice
Jules
Nicky
Arnstein
Leavenworth Penitentiary
New York
Fannie
Transatlantic Flight Team Forced Down En Route
Ruth Elder and George Haldeman aboard the Stinson-Detroiter monoplane American Girl were forced to land for fuel shortage near Portsmouth Ohio after a planned ceremony stop at Moundville West Virginia. The crew had been due for formal ceremonies this afternoon.
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Moundaville
W. Va
Ruth Elder
George Haldeman
Portsmouth
Ohio
Langin Landing Field
Lindbergh on Transoceanic Travel Feasibility
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh tells the Associated Press that regular intercontinental air travel remains impractical today despite proven feasibility. He urges continued development with careful study, noting casualties during experiments and the need for safer methods and reliable navigation aids.
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Spokane
Wash
Charles A. Lindbergh
Associated Press
Lawmakers Disapprove Special Session Fight In Prospect
Washington report says Republican leaders Curtis and Tilson told President Coolidge there is no need for a special session to handle contested Senate elections of Smith and Vare. Some administration figures urge a session, while Coolidge consults leaders on tax cuts and spending.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Curtis
Kansas
Tilson
Connecticut
Senate House
Coolidge
Senate
Smith
Illinola
Vare
Pennsylvania
Black Hills
South Dakota
Coolidee
Curtin
Littl
Iscusses
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Settlement in Illinois coal strike nears with nine operator panel
Chicago reports a nine member operators committee will study the Illinois coal strike affecting 72,000 workers and 420 mines. The move follows a miners and operators joint sub committee report and aims to counter a miners proposal for immediate return to the Jacksonville accord while a four member panel handles retirement issues by February 1. Operators insist production costs must be cut before reopening talks.
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Chicago
Illinoia
H. C. Perry
George Harrington
Johan L. Lewis
International
Jacksonville
Chicago Records Warmest September 12 in History
Aided by southerly winds the temperature rose to 92 degrees marking the hottest September 12 on record at the local weather bureau. No relief was forecast for several days.
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Federal Weather Bureau
World Flier Obstinate As Storm Delays Detroit Monoplane
Omura reports stormy weather delays the Pride of Detroit on its world flight. Co-pilots William Brock and Edward Schree planned to depart for Tokyo today but likely wait until tomorrow. They remain determined to reach the Midway Islands and attempt the round the world record.
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Tokyo
Omura
Detroit
William 8. Brock
Edward F. Schree
Associated Press
Kasumiguara
Midway Islands
Japanese Doubt Airmen Will Cross Pacific in Pride of Detroit
Japanese experts voiced strong doubt about William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee completing a Pacific crossing in the Pride of Detroit. They warned the Tokyo to Midway route faces coral atolls, fog, and hazardous conditions along the Kurile and Aleutian chain, even with safeguards.
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Tokyo
William 5. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Omura
Japan
Detroit
Pacific
Brock
Schree
Midway Islands
America
Kurile Islands
Alaskan Peninsula
Kuriles
Aleutians
United States Army
Blonde Beauty's Romance Ends in Divorce in Cleveland
The case of Mrs. Ilelen Long Grasselli versus Edward Grasselli ended in the common pleas court with a divorce on grounds of gross neglect. She received property valued over $100,000 and $24,000 annual alimony but must relinquish income from 1200 shares of Grasselli Chemical stock and pay $15,000 in debts. Evidence showed Grasselli lavished gifts, settled a dower on her sister, and pursued another woman in Miami and Washington, with trips to see her. The court denied a motion to dismiss the suit before final decree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Prince
Mra
Ilelen Long Grascelli
Edward Grasselli
Grasselli
Common Pleas
Grasselli Chemical Company
Presenta
Leila Long
Miami
Fla
Washington, D. C
Two Held on Wet Count Not Wanted for Murder
Logan West Virginia dispatch reports two people held on a prohibition charge at Freeburn Kentucky were not those wanted for the murder of State Prohibition Agent Hensley and two others last month. Sheriff Tennis Hatfield announced after deputy sheriffs Longo Crites and Ben Maynard visited Freeburn. The deputies were sent to the town following a note that two men believed to be the slayers had been arrested.
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Logan
W. Va
Freeburn
Hensley
Tennis Hatfield
Longo Crites
Ben Maynard
Kentucky
Prohibition Chief Shot Dead in Triangular Fateful Night
Former Bluefield federal prohibition chief N Don Dilon was killed on the Clearfork road in Tazewell County after a confrontation linked to an eternal triangle. John L Williams, city patrolman and former police lieutenant, claimed self defense and was bailed with his wife Mrs Gertude Williams to face trial in November.
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N. Don Dilon
Albemarle Street
Bluefield
John L. Williams
Standolph Terrace
Dile Lowa
Gertrude Williams
Dillon
Mra. Williams
Williams
Tazewell County
D. Harman
D. D. Wiliams
Cluefield
Clearfork
Double Gates
Elaye Inc
Enternal Triangle
Guy T. Landers
Armour and Company
Landers
H. Bryant
D. N. Matthews
W. H. Rane
Bryant
Virginia
Mre
Willams
Williame
Virginia Side Council
Virginia Side
H. C. Callaway Williams
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Atlantic
Army
C. Halvetin
Statesville
Vallanie
Greenville
Brandenburg
Belgica
Syracuse
Wright Brothers
Areca
Representative Tilson
Illinois
Bond
Helen Long Grasselli
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