Missing witness located in Fatty Arbuckle case
A missing witness Dr Arthur Beardslee the St Francis hotel physician who treated Virginia Rappe was located in Nevada and ordered to San Francisco. Mae Taube testified that she called for hotel assistance. The case before Judge Lazarus continues with new information possibly brought to the grand jury. Virginia Rappe's body arrived in Los Angeles ahead of the funeral set for Monday.
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San Francisco
Roseole
Fatty) Arbuckle
Arthur Beardslee
St. Francis
Virginia Rappe
Douglas County
Nevada
Inden
Beardslee
Minden
Bridgeport
Mono County
California
Matthew F. Brady
Miss Rappe
Arbuckle
Bambina Maude Delmont
S. J. Lazarus
Mae Taube
Brady
Harry J. Boyle
Delmont Tyndy
Taube
Grand Jury
Thomas J. Coleman
Robert H. McCormack
United States
Arbuche
Hall of Justice
Harold Louderback
Women’s Vigilantes Committee
Los Angeles
Calif
Roscoe C
Fatty
Hollywood
Trial Postponed in Race Riot Case In Mining Village
Preliminary trial of Jewell Clipper eight year old African American girl accused of shooting Edna Barnett twelve year old white girl in Montalek mining village on Walden's Ridge was set for today but postponed to next Saturday.
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Chattanooga
Jewell Clipper
Edna Barnett
Montalek
Walden’s Ridge
General Jer Assigned to Thirteenth Artillery Brigade
The War Department announced Brigadier General A J Jer will command the Thirteenth Artillery Brigade at Camp Bragg North Carolina. He is currently at Camp Jackson South Carolina assisting in salvaging that post.
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Washington
War Department
A. J. Jer
Old Artillery
Camp Bragg
N. C
Campackson
South Carolina
German liner Teutonic sold to Dutch firm for breaking up
London dispatch reports the German White Star liner Teutonic, a principal flantic passenger carrier for about thirty years, has been sold to a Dutch company and is being towed to Rotterdam for scrapping.
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London
Thic
Aken
Rotterdam
Steamer Bijerstjerne Bjorson Catches Fire at Sea
The Norwegian steamer Bijerstjerne Bjorson, cleared for Hamburg, caught fire at sea near Savannah and was driven to port for emergency repairs after sustaining heavy damage.
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Savannah
Bijerstjerne
Bjorson
Hamburg
Ku Klux meeting in Louisville moved to Jeffersonville
Organizers for the Ku Klux Klan said the planned Louisville gathering was abandoned and activities shifted to Jeffersonville Indiana across the Ohio River. An address by Rev Caleb A Ridley of Atlanta was set at the Jeffersonville armory to help form a local branch. Mayor Newton H Myers said an officer would ensure no breach of good citizenship.
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Louisville
Ku Klux Klan
Jeffersonville
Ind
Ohio River
Caleb A. Ridley
Atlanta
Newton H. Myers
First Alligators Found In Shanghai Harbor
The Mail reports the first authentic discovery of alligators in Shanghai. In July and early August a Chinese crew on a cargo junk dragged a gator from the Whangpoo river. The first specimen measured eight feet, symbolically noted as ax feet, the second four feet four inches.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo
Dowell Leads In Schools Roads And Church Facilities
Welch West Virginia September 15 1921 Editorial letter discusses Dowell leading in educational work and infrastructure in a remote mountain region spanning Wyoming Logan Mingo McDowell and Boone counties. It notes primitive conditions slow travel scarce schools and churches and mentions AP dispatches detailing the area.
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M Dowell
Welch
W. Va
Hugh
Ke Shott
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Shott
Aa Press Dispatch
Roanoke Times
Wyoming
Logan
Mingo
McDowell
Boone
Mississippi River
Associated Press
Freight steamers collide off Montauk. Maldren sinking
The freighter Maldren, en route from Norfolk to Boston, collided with an unidentified vessel ten miles off Montauk Point. The ship was leaking badly and there was little hope of keeping it afloat, according to a radio message intercepted tonight.
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New York
Maldren
Boston
Norfolk
Tenancy
Montauk Point
Long Island
Engineer Killed In Wreck Near Edinburg On Bridge
Engineer M. S. Bennett of Louisville was killed when passenger train No. 327 en route to Indianapolis from Louisville plunged through a bridge into Blue River one-half mile north of Edinburg. Four others were severely injured and several more hurt as the wreck occurred tonight.
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Edinburg
Ind
M. S. Bennett
Louisville
Indianapolis
Blue River
Here
Shackleton Ships Out For Two Year Antarctic Quest
The Quest set sail from the Thames on a two year voyage to chart uncharted South Atlantic Pacific and Antarctic seas. Large crowds gathered at the docks to wish Sir Ernest Shackleton and his party a successful journey.
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Shackleford
Antarctic
London
Sir Ernest Shackleton
South Atlantic
Pacific
Thames
Sir Ernest
No Decision on Smoot Tax Simplification Law
Washington September 17 the senate finance committee failed to reach final decisions on the Smoot tax simplification bill. It includes a manufacturers sales levy and Calder proposal for a $6.40 per gallon liquor tax. The panel will reconvene Monday with strong opposition expected and last minute hotel room tax changes noted. The committee approved treasury authority to issue 7.5 billion in short term securities replacing 1 trillion.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Calder
The
Treasury
Advisory panel urges Zeppelin type airship for U S needs
Washington reports the national advisory committee for aeronautics recommended to President Harding and the secretaries Denby and Weeks that a von Germany built dirigible of the Zeppelin type be sought to replace the lost ZR-2 and that construction of ZR-1 at Lakehurst New Jersey continue.
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Washington
Germany
Lakehurst
N. J
Harding
Denby
Weeks
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
West Virginia to auction 7.5 million dollars in good road bonds
Governor Morgan announces committees for each senatorial district to supervise the sale of 7.5 million dollars in good road bonds. State Treasurer Johnson outlines plans with New York and Philadelphia banks for the issue, with local depositories to purchase and a potential 15 million dollar offering using state and eastern bank partners.
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Charleston
W. Va
Morgan
W. 8
Johnson
New York
Philadelphia
West Virginia
B. W. Peterson
Wheeling
George
Wellsburg
John E. Newell
Chester
H. Hunter
Moundsville
A. C. Jackson
Sistersville
Blair
Jacksonburg
Lyle L. Jones
Parkersburg
J. D. Dinsmoor
St Marys
J. H. Lininger
Harrisville
Spencer
Point Pleasant
R. P. Shinn
Ripley
Russel T. Keith
Robert L. Archer
Huntington
R. L. Lilly
Buffalo
A. F. Black
Hamlin
Alex Bishop
Williamson
I. J. Rhodes
Welch
A. W. Daubenspeck
Mullens
G. C. Hedrick
Beckley
W. C. Givens
Bluefield
Walton Miller
Fairmont
J. Je Keener
Worgantown
C. Jay Flemming
Grafton
W. L. Highland
Clarksburg
J. R. Charter
West Union
T. A. Whelan
Weston
W. G.wilson
Elkins
R. B. Talbott
Philippi
Sanford
Graham Buckhannon
Logan Mine Riot Indictments Target Keeney Mooney and 325 Others
Logan West Virginia residents react to a grand jury indictment charging 325 men with first degree murder in the Logan county clashes. C Frank Keeney and Fred Mooney named along with H W Blizzard and 322 others. more than 200 others charged with aiding insurrection and carrying pistols. Capiases issued as trials expected next circuit term.
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Logan
W. Va
C. Frank Keeney
United Mine Workers of America
Fred Mooney
Miners’ Union
Logan County
West Virginia
H. W. Blizzard
Marmet
Kanawha County
Mingo County
Kanawha
Boone County
Harding
John Gore
Robert Bland
Bland
Boone
Keeney
Mooney
Williamson
Gore
Ridge
Delegation Seeks Immediate Road Completion In West Virginia
A Summers and Monroe counties delegation appeared before the state road commission in Charleston to urge immediate completion of a road linking Hinton in Summers County and Union in Monroe County. Members included R F Dunlop and Messrs Ellison Johnson Bare and others. Germany ratifies treaty with U S in Berlin. The German upper chamber formally ratified the wartime peace treaty with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Summers
Monroe Counties
State Road Commission
Hinton
Summers, County
Union
Monroe County
R. F. Dunlop
Ellison
Johnson
Bare
Germany
Berlin
United States
Griffith Case Jury Locked Up In West Virginia
In Parkersburg W Va the trial of W H Holly Griffith ends for the day with the jury excused until Monday morning due to indecision. In Point Pleasant W Va the Griffith murder trial also sees the jury deliberating late into the night amid defense and prosecution arguments and a looming verdict potential before midnight, with doubt of a hung jury and capital punishment debated.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
W. H
Holly) Griffith
Point Pleasant
Molly) Griffith
Ira Roush
Griffith
Moundsville
Hogg
Robert L. Hall
EXPECT VERDICT MATEWAN BATTLE CASE BY TUESDAY
Jury drawn from Monroe County will reach Williamson Monday to try Dan Phillips and J McCoy for the killing of Harry Staton during the Matewan battle. Witnesses testified about who fired when and where as Baldwin Felts detectives evicted miners in 1920.
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Monroe County
Williamson
Dan Phillips
J. ©. McCoy
Harry Staton
Ferguson
Chambers
Harry Statan
Merrimac
Mingo
McDowell
Tug River
Baldwin-Pelig Detective Agency
Matewan
Rose Chambers
Fred Burgreff
al Hoskins
Matowan
Gladys Cames
Just cause required to discharge railroad workers
The United States railroad labor board ruled that railroads must reinstate two men fired for union affiliation, establishing that employers cannot discharge employees without just cause. The decision defies prior Supreme Court precedents but aims to decide each case justly.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Butler County
Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Capitalists denied gambling concessions near Coronado islands
Mexico City reports the department of agriculture denied requests by American capitalists for gambling concessions on Coronado islands off the Lower California coast, stating the policy opposes permits of this nature.
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Mexico City
Coronado Islands
Lower
California
Department of Agriculture
West Virginia National Guard to hold 11500 strength
West Virginia will maintain a minimum 11 500 men in a reorganized national guard with three battalions and supporting units. The state also doubles police trooper strength, expanding the former emergency force to four police companies in Charleston Huntington and other towns.
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Charleston
W. Va
John H. Charnock
West Virginia
National Guard
Jackson Arnold
State Department of Public Safety
Arnold
E. F. Morgan
Walter W. White
Parkersburg
National Board
Thomas W. Norton
Joseph E. Rhinehart
Moundsville
Mack B. Lilly
Bluefield
Col. Arnold
New National Guard
Logan
F. B. Shaw
Henrys. Walker
Charles J. Everett
Leutenant
Guards
Huntington
Welch, Weston and Williamson
St. Albans
Terra Alta
Kingwood
General Charnock
Williamson
Alonso Keadle
Mingo
Weston Company
Lawrence Harris
United States Army
Charnock
Tears Lad Off When Annual Banquet Is Held
Two hundred twenty five members of the United Commercial Travellers and guests filled the Matz Hotel dining room for their annual banquet. City Manager Clarence E. Ridley urged Bluefield residents to convey what they want from city government and noted water relief efforts. The program included soloists Mrs. Mary Becker and M. F. Barrett, pianist Mrs. V. Foland, and a humorous chorus about the U C T.
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United Commercial Travellers
Matz
Pril
Mary Becker
M. Ft. Barrett
Mre
V. Foland
William C. Easley
Clarence E. Ridley
Ridley
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Mississippi River
Bluefield
South Carolina
Beington
Xington
Be.t
Mr. Brown
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Fatty Arbuckle
Dr. Bearsdale
Wild Party
KU Klux
America
Keeney-Mooney
Concensus
John McDowell
Reece Chambers
Federal Railway Labor Board
Mack Lilly
Matt
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