Fare Refunding Week Drives Bluefield Shopping Rush
Bluefield merchants announce Fare Refunding Week with 34 participating firms from Bluefield and nearby towns. Hundreds of shoppers from southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia are expected downtown Monday for the big sale with a large assortment of goods, promising strong buying power.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Virginia
Nell
Kate
Miranda
Bluefield Ward
Bluefield Furniture Co
Boggs & Goodall
Warlicks Furniture Company
South Bluefield Pharmacy
Goodykoontz Drug Co
East End Pharmacy
Fairview Pharmacy
the Flower Shop
F. Fallon Florist
A. W. Cox Department Store
Hawley’s Department Store
E. 8
N. C. Stanley Co
Eureka Hardware Co
Burgess Electric Co
Ww. & D. Electric Co
Cruise Bros
Abe Schlossberg
Officers Elected by Bankers Association in Atlantic City
The American Bankers Association met in Atlantic City on September 26 with officer elections and resolutions. Walter W. Head of Omaha was chosen president, Wm. F. Knox of New York first vice president, and Oscar Wells of Birmingham second vice president. A resolution hailed 1923 as a year of tempered prosperity, warned against nationalization of industries, and urged changes in the Federal Reserve system amid concerns over labor costs and public reliance on organized labor.
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Atlantic City
American Bankers Association
Walter W. Head
Omaha
Neb
Wm. FE. Knox
New York
Oscar Wells
Birmingham
Emael
Federal Reserve
Cromwell names to grand jury in NYSE disclosure
Seymour L. Cromwell president of the New York Stock Exchange disclosed to a grand jury the names he cited in Atlantic City alleging three public officials threatened reprisals unless favors were granted. He said the public will know them soon and will return to testify tomorrow with three other NYSE members.
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New York
Seymour L. Cromwell
New York Stock Exchange
Grand Jury
American Bankers Association
Atlantic City
Cromwell
New York’s Stock Exchange
Another Earthquake on Island of Hondo
An earthquake struck the Hiroshima district in Japan with severe shaking around Kure on Hondo Island. Communications were disrupted, and damage assessment could not be completed. Kure lies at the island s southwestern tip about 450 miles from Tokyo.
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Island of
Hondo
Ohio
Japan
Hiroshima
Kure
Tokio
Germany faces renewed foreign troubles amid skepticism over reparations
Berlin reports a candid government briefing that Germany’s foreign issues are just beginning. Government leaders doubt a swift restoration of daylight and freedom, warn about entente attitudes on passive resistance, and discuss Ruhr Rhine occupation, railway control, and reinstatement of officials as critical questions loom. A presidential decree curtails constitutional rights and shifts executive power to the defense minister to restore public security.
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Berlin
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Entente
M. Poincare
England
Italy
Ior
Third Day Surprises Mark Walter Ward Case In Court
In White Plains New York September 26 the Walter S. Ward murder trial moved toward closing with the defense resting after a four hour and fifteen minute summation. Justice Wagner presiding and Isaac Mills Ward's chief counsel challenged the state's evidence and charged unfair prosecutorial conduct. The jury was expected to decide by tonight or Friday.
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White Plains
N. Y
Walter S. Ward
State Sureme
Clarence Peters
Ward
Wagner
Isaac N. Mills
Mills
Westchester County
Sherman
Bavarian Martial Law Report Conflicting Claims
Berlin reports say Dr. Von Kahr former Bavarian premier named general commissioner of state with power to proclaim martial law if needed. official denial follows. Paris dispatches claim martial law proclaimed in Bavaria with Von Kahr appointed general commissioner.
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Erlin
von Kahr
Bay
Paris
Bava
Liw
Won
Greeks Protest After Greece pays Italy 5 million lire
The inter allied council ordered Greece to hand 5 million lire to Italy as indemnity for delay in finding the killers of Italian boundary commission members. Nicholas Politis protested to the League council, claiming Greece has evidence Albanian authorities were responsible for the murders. Corfu evacuation was begun and troops and matériel were being embarked from Corfu.
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Paris
Inter-Allied Council of Ambassadors
Greece
Switzerland
Italy
Janina
Corfu
Phaleron
Mary
Geneva
Nicholas Politis
League of Natinos Council
Council of Ambassadors
Bouiat Commission
Politis
Rome
Giordnale d'Italia
Three Bluefield Men Are Pinched
Three Bluefield men Jim Penn Jack Barrow and Jess Lewis were arrested in Roanoke during a Rotary inter-city meet prank that turned out to be fake. Police detained them after they distributed Lynchburg advertising but released them when Roanoke Rotarians confirmed the ruse.
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Roanoke
Bluefield
Rotary Clubs
Lynchburg
Jim Penn
Jack Barrow
Jess Lewis
Mill Mountain
Naval Academy regimental staff announced in Annapolis
Midshipman Edward W. Claxton of New York will lead the regiment as ranking officer for the first two months of the term beginning October 1. Kenneth R. Borgen of Iowa is cub commander. Other officers include Leon W. Johnson of Alabama, Thos. A. Ruckins of Missouri, John J. Scheibler of New York as national color bearer, and Arthur B. Elliott of West Virginia as chief petty officer. Four lieutenant commanders and battalion leaders are Edwin H. Auerbach of Alabama, Henry Daniel of Pennsylvania, Alfred Krook of Minnesota, and Wm. P. Cochran Jr. of Pennsylvania.
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Annapolis
Leon W. Johnson
Alabama
Thos. A. Ruckins
Missouri
John J. Scheibler
New York
Arthur B. Elliott
West Virginia
Howell Armor
Edwin .H. Auerbach
Henry ©. Daniel
Pennsylvania
Alfred T. Krook
Minnesota
Wm. P. Cochran, Jr
Accused of Operating Liquor Making Plant in Wheeling
Former Wheeling city official George M. Vance and six others were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to violate the Volstead act. The group is charged with operating a liquor plant at Handlin Heights in the Triadelphia district. A second indictment singles out Brunetti, Di Maria, Bryan, Wyner, Shipley and others in raids at the Bippus farm.
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Wheeling
George M. Vance
Manny Hickman
Joseph Vinesky
Jun Vinesky
Nick Hunas
Roscoe Hickman
H. Thornton
Handlin Heights
Triadelphia District
Chas, Brunetti
Roco di Maria
Albert Bryan
Harry Wyner
Wm. Shipley
John Doe
Bippus Farm
The Alderman and the Kidnap Plot Unfold in a Serial
The Big Boss heads a criminal Combine and plans a six figure ransom by kidnapping Hope Ranger, daughter of multimillionaire Loring Ranger. Juarez Charlie, Ranger's savvy hob o friend, counters the scheme in a gripping duel for Hope’s rescue.
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Combine
Loring Ranger
Hope
Ranger
Juarez
Charlie
Oklahoma Leaders Rally Around Legal Committee in Court Preparations
Oklahoma City reports Governor Walton plans rigid martial law in another county after arrest of Campbell Russell, former chairman of the state corporation commission. Russell, accused of disorderly conduct, was escorted to military headquarters and jail as hundreds followed. Several counties are under absolute military rule, with Tulsa and Creek named in the decree.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Campbell Russell
State Corporation Commission
Walton
Russell
Oklahoma
J. C. Walton
Tulsa
Creek
Creek County
Supreme Physician and Director K. C. Dead
Dr. Edward W. Buckley of St. Paul aged sixty three and a supreme physician and board member of the Knights of Columbus died in a city hospital after a long illness.
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St. Paul, Minn
Edward W. Buckley
St. Paul
The
Knights of Columbus
Former Governor Lowden News at National Tax Meet
At White Sulphur Springs West Virginia on September 26 former Governor Frank Lowden Illinois urged centralization of federal executive power to cut tax burdens. Joseph Matthews New Hampshire assistant attorney general proposed a five member inheritance tax committee and round table discussions to craft a one session program. John Walker former Treasury adviser noted over eight percent of national taxes came from transportation agencies and highway spending neared one billion dollars with less than half from general taxes.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
National Tax Association
Joseph Matthews
New Hampshire
Frank ©. Lowden
Ilinois
AJL
John ©. Walker
United States Treasury Department
125 Reported Killed Quake at Khorassan
One hundred twenty five persons were killed in an earthquake at Khorassan on Tuesday according to a dispatch received here today. A separate note from Rome reports a slight earthquake shock felt in Dalmatia this morning with no damage.
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Kheran
Persia
Khorassan
Rome
Dalmatia
End of Bulgarian Rebel Movement Near Ferdinand and Berkowitz
A semi official Bulgarian report says the uprising nears its end as rebels desert and surrender. A decisive battle rages around Ferdinand city and Berkowitz village, four miles apart, with five thousand communist and agrarian allies besieged by four thousand soldiers and civilian volunteers.
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Ferdinand
Berkowitz
Sofia
Bulgaria
Berkowitza
Danube
War Office
Ferdinand and
Injunction May Be Sought Against Governor Walton
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the Oklahoma House, undaunted by military dispersal, prepared to seek an injunction against Governor Walton. Representative McKee announced the session was a valid meeting and the chamber was adjourned to await a court ruling.
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Walton
McBee
House
Baltimore and Ohio resumes five percent dividend sparks trading
On the New York Stock Exchange the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad showed a sudden surge in activity as a five percent dividend announcement ended a four year suspension. Traders crowded around the post with 70,000 shares changing hands, lifting B and O from 52 8 8 to 54 7 8 after dipping to 50 5 8.
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New York
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Post
New York Stock Exchange
Post
Harford Marshall Confined to Middletown State Asylum
Harford T. Marshall, who aided in the Thaw prosecution and later served as a Becker defense attorney, was committed to the Middletown state asylum for the insane last Saturday, according to today’s report from New York.
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New York
Harford T. Marshall
Harry Thaw
Becker
State Asylum For the Insane
Middletown
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Naval Academy
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McClure’s
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the Cosmopolitan
the Metropolitan
American
Smart Set
Daily Telegraph
K. C
Lowden
J. Walton
Capitol
W. D. McKee
McKee
Baird H. Markham
House of Representatives
William S. Key
Representative Stoval
Wee Lone
Key
Colonel Key
Disney
Boyer
McCarty
Baltimore
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