Atwater Kent to Broadcast World Opera Stars
A Atwater Kent announced plans to broadcast leading opera singers and musical stars starting October 4 on WEAF and other WEAF network stations. The program will feature Reinald Warrenrath Toscha Seidel Louise Homer Mabel Garrison among others with more artists to follow as schedules permit.
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Philadelphia
A. Atwater Kent
Atwater Kent
WEAF
WHAF
Reinald Warrenrath
Toscha Seidel
Louise Homer
Mabel Garrison
Homer
Garrison
Warrenrath
Spaulding
Case
Tempel
Lagbanska
Seidal
Johnson
Brallowsky
Schumann-Hetik
Josef Hoffman
Metzanauer
Challapin
Elman
Mischa
Bori
Kent
Ambassador
Ougeradilu Drusador
New York City
Madame Homer
Madame Lashanska
Anna Case
Toscha
Seidel
Mr. Kent
Clarence Watkins Dies From Knife Wounds In City
Clarence Watkins of Boissevain died at Lomax Hospital after four stab wounds inflicted by an unknown assailant. Authorities had no lead by late Tuesday night and could not identify a motive. The body was taken to Pocahontas after examination.
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Clarence Watkins
Boissevain
Lomax Hostal
Tazewell County
Watkins
Bluefield
Lomax Hospital
Pocahontas
Sheriff Blamed for Jail Laxity by Westbrook and Politician
Westbrook cited in an informal statement today blames the sheriff for lax jail conditions. A Chicago politician is also blamed by Westbrook for part of the trouble as federal officials probe thirteen other jails near Chicago where federal inmates are kept.
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Westbrook
Chicago
Rotarians Hear Rev Gypsy Simon Smith at Princeton Meeting
The Rotary Club heard evangelist Rev Gypsy Simon Smith deliver a pleasing address in Princeton while Mrs Nichols sang a charm ing solo. Attendees included Rev Smith of London Ontario and others from New York Columbus Ohio Covington Va and Bluefield.
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Rotary Club
Gypsy Simon Smith
Princeton
John C. Nichols
Bluefield
Simon Smith
London
Canada
C. H. Phipps
A. 8. Krause
New York
Chas. D. Walby
E. F. Sohentz
Columbus
Ohio
Harvey Williams
Welch
Harry Whitmore
Covington
HD. Karnes
Geo. J. Hamilton
R. L. Nunnelly
Sam Bemeweller
Mrs. Nichols
Miss Shelton
Broken Laws at Rialto Puts Justice on Trial
Mrs. Wallace Reid stars in Broken Laws at the Rialto today and tomorrow. Arthur Rankin plays the son and faces a man slaughter charge in a dramatic race with justice. The film features Percy Marmont Jac el Saunders Ramsey Wallace Virginia Lee Corbin and others delivering a powerful moral drama.
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Wallace Reid
Rialto Theatre
Arthur Rankin
Reid
Percy Marmont
Jacel Saunders
Ramsey Wallace
Or Rankin
Virginia Lee Corbin
Lincoln Stedman
Pat Moore
Jane Wray
City council weighs water use and license tweaks in fall plans
Montvale Company contract review directs city clerk to pull records and city engineer to inspect property for fall work. A light relocation on Groveland street is requested with owner petitions. Judge Sanders pushes a license ordinance change for carload produce and city stance on Oliver property liens. Executive session discusses deputy sheriff office location. outcome not announced.
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Montvale Company
Kingdon
Groveland Street
Mountain View Avenue
J. M. Sanders
Oliver
Franklin Street
Myrtle
Bowman Streets
H. L. Henderson
Ross
Board of Education
Rosas
Burgess Electric Company
D. G. Deshato
Wheeling Avenue
Navy Officers Oppose Any Change in Air Service Control
A report by Admiral Edward Coontz, commander in chief of the U S fleet, prepared after the Hawaiian maneuvers, declares the naval air service must remain under navy control and that any other arrangements would be entirely unsatisfactory.
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Edward Coontz
United States Fleet
Naval Air Service
Navy
Washington moves to settle bricklayers union dispute
The move to settle the bricklayers and plasterers union dispute began. Colonel William Mitchell and Commander John Rodgers were asked to testify before the aircraft inquiry. Secretary Wilbur and high navy officers objected to sweeping changes while Coolidge said America could participate in League of Nations disarmament plans only at Congress order.
Navy air service debate withstands call for independent corps
June 24 report notes the commander in chief opposes an independent air corps. Admiral Berle attacks Colonel Mitchell and Major General Patrick, arguing naval aviation must stay integrated with the fleet to preserve unity of effort and national defense.
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Department
United Air Service
Navy
Wilbur
Strauss
Air Service
Iibur
Mitchell
Air Corps
Mason M. Patrick
Iterday
Admir Bpberle
Kiwanis Interclub Meeting Hosts Sciolistic Evening
A Princeton Kiwanis event featured Rev. Logan and Rev. Earley of Bluefield Va delivering Ideals and Principals talks with humor and impersonations. An officer escorted a man and his wife and child from the banquet after a domestic dispute claim, then the couple returned and the scene ended cordially. Vocal solos by M L Barrett and Ma J C Nichols were well received as James Wimner Brown led singing and the lively crowd.
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Princeton
M. L. Barrett
Ma. J. C. Nichols
James Wimner Brown
Woman fed into blazing furnace while alive
A man described attempting to escape a police trap by leaping into the East River while claiming a plot to poison him after years of visits from Mrs. Poleski. Police recover a bloodied sledge and analyze wine and a poison bottle as chemists inspect the evidence in the district attorney’s office.
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Symak
Failure Of Girder Causes Shenandoah Wreck Details Revealed
The court reviewed survivor narratives and official boards on the Shenandoah disaster as Commander Klein presented records. Lieutenant Commander Rosendahl objected to released memoranda, but they were admitted as memoranda only and kept from publication.
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Klein
Rosendahl
Surprises and Regrets Surface in Trustee Sale Discussion
A newspaper note discusses a controversial clause with Mr Kennerley and authorities' lack of direct action. The sale reportedly aims to cover heavy death duties on Lord Leverhulme's estate, while retaining certain national treasures.
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Kennerley
Lord Leverhulme
Bluefield Gun Club to Meet Wyoming Club in Mullens
Members of the Bluefield Gun Club travel to Mullens on Thursday to face the Wyoming Gun Club in a return match. The date moved up a day to allow several Bluefield members to join a North Carolina booster excursion. The Mullens match includes a 1,000 shot contest with additional club members likely accompanying.
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Bluefield Gun Club
Mullens
Wyoming Gun Club
Bluefield
Pd North Cerolina
Trackman Dies After Yard Engine Collision
Giuseppe Minniti aged 35 a trackman for the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company died in Bluefield Sanitarium after injuries from an engine collision on the local yards. His right foot was severed and he suffered internal injuries. He lived at Park and North Powell streets. His widow will receive funeral rites at Father Olivier Memorial Church conducted by Rev W Burke. Interment follows at Walnut Grove cemetery.
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Giuseppe Minniti
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Oees
Bluefield
Minaid
Park
North Powell Streets
Father Olivier
W. Burke
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Foundation laid for future international conferences at Geneva
The League of Nations assembly approved plans for preparatory studies on armament reduction and economic conferences. A British delegate affirmed that arbitration, security, and disarmament form the path to world peace, pleasing French delegates.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
League Council
Williamstown man released after misidentification in Florida
B T Bullman of Williamstown says he was released from Winter Haven jail in Florida where he had been held as the suspected bandit George Dutch Anderson. Telegrams from Williamstown business leaders and Parkersburg press dispatches helped establish his identity.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
B. T. Bullman
Williamstown
R. L. Fenton
Winterhaven
Fla
George
Dutch) Anderson
Bullman
Florida
Two Women Struck by Train in Oakvale Incident
Mrs Mollie Brown and Miss Clennie Aliff of Oakvale were run down by a Norfolk and Western freight train last evening. Both were taken to Bluefield Sanitarium. Mrs Brown is not badly hurt. Miss Aliff's condition was uncertain for 48 hours with multiple lacerations and possible skull fracture.
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Mollie Brown
Clennie Aliff
Oakvale
Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Brown
Miss Aliff
Nickel Plate shows revenue and income gains for August
The Nickel Plate Railway reports August results with gross revenues of 4 677 895 dollars, up 244 831 from last August. Net railway operating income rises to 887 334 dollars, up 97 859, and net income after all charges reaches 539 932 dollars, up 19 713. Operating ratio improves to 71.78 from 74.37 a year earlier.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Railroad
Mammoth Broadcasting Station Planned for St Louis
Nine business groups and the St Louis Globe-Democrat announce a $110000 5000 watt superstation to be built in St Louis as a Christmas gift to the nation. The project aims to operate at about $135000 annually and to symbolize the voice of St Louis as the capital of the forty ninth state and the trade territory of surrounding states.
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St. Louis
United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Voice of
Pittsburg Football Casualty Claims Life of 19-Year-Old
In Pittsburg on September 22 a Westinghouse playground football game ended in tragedy. Albert Pommer nineteen from Wilkinsburg was tackled while carrying the ball and his skull was fractured. He died en route to a hospital.
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Pittsburg
Albert Pommer
Wilkinsburg
Pommer
Westinghouse
Chinese Waiter Found Dead In Chinatown After Fleeing Suspects
Police in Gevtland report the body of Yee Chock twenty six a Chinese waiter was found in a thin floor room in Chinatown with his head nearly severed. Investigators are pursuing a lead that three Hip Sing Tong members fled from the house.
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Gevtland
Yee Chock
Chinatown
Hip Sing Zong
Abd El Krim Rallies Followers as Winter Looms in Fez
In Fez, Abd El Krim telling followers winter will restore their fortune as European troops are sung as summer fighters. The French report ongoing offers of submission, while a Mauser volley kills Caid Ahmed Ben Heelem who approached discontented groups unarmed.
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Fez
French Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Tarquist
Abd-Pl-Krim
French Information Bureau
Abd-Fl- Krim
Marshal Peain
Sid
Krim
Caid Ahmed Ben Heelem
Armaguel
Parents should be comrades to children say church leaders
Dr Edward Smith of Chicago urged intelligent sacrificial leadership and said parents should be comrades of their children to curb jazz age tendencies. Dean Thomas W. Haught of West Virginia Wesleyan College reviewed past present and future of Wesleyan and praised its leadership in the church. The conference opened in Clarksburg with a vote later on a proposed Morris Harvey union.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Edward Smith
Chicago
Thomas W. Haught
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Smith
Dean Haught
Wesleyan
Morris Harvey
Charleston
French Debt Mission Arrives for Debt Settlement Talks
On board the steamer Paris Joseph Caillaux France's finance minister and his colleagues are due in New York tonight for talks in Washington on settling France debt to the United States. They review documents detailing data for the negotiations and receive a large passenger signed address of support.
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Paris
Joseph Caillaux
France
New York
Washington
United States
Atlantic
M. Caillaux
Herman Outpoints Farr in Ten-Round Featherweight Bout
Babe Herman of the Pacific coast defeated Johnny Farr of Cleveland by clear decision in a ten round featherweight bout in Cleveland on September 22. Herman dominated and controlled the action throughout the ten rounds securing the victory.
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Herman
Farr
Cleveland
Babe Herman
Pacific Coast
Johnny Farr
Two British Drivers Set 24 Hour Auto Record
Paris reports Captain John Duff and Bondfield completed a non stop relay to cover 2,279 miles in 24 hours at Mont L Her y. They averaged 95 miles per hour, beating the prior American record.
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Paris
John Duff
Bondfield
Mont L’hery
Puorcy Garfield and Plessier Cover 2161 Miles in Time
Puorcy Garfield and French driver Plessier completed 2,161 miles in the same period, maintaining an average speed of eighty seven and one half miles per hour.
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Puorcy Garfield
Plessier
West Virginia P T A Convention Planned in Huntington
Huntington announces a state convention of the West Virginia Federation of Parent-Teacher Clubs to be held November 3 in conjunction with the West Virginia Educational Association meeting. The announcement came today from state PTA officials.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia Federation of Parent-Teacher Clubs
West Virginia Educational Association
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