Marriage Bill Recommitted After Heated House Debate
The Harmer marriage bill requiring seven days notice and medical examination was recommitted to the medicine and sanitation committee after a vigorous floor clash. Physicians warned of enforcement and possible penalties for false examinations, while supporters accused opponents of trying to defeat the measure. The bill’s fate remains unclear as the house also killed unrelated bills and adjourned discussions on salaries for public service commissioners pending further action.
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House of Delegates
Medicine and Sanitation Committee
Harvey W. Harmer
Harrieson County
George F. Hull
Poecehontas County
House
Harmer
Hull
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Medicine and Sanitation
Wilks F. Crow
Marshall County
Conley
Public Service
Thayer M. McIntire
Wood County
Hugus Senate
Ohio
Wheeling
Far Thest Splitter Prompts Police Remark
A quoted line recalls a policeman’s remark about a boy’s size, describing him as a notable far thest splitter the officer has seen. The fragment reflects slang and social tone of the era, illustrating neighborhood interactions with law enforcement.
Jackson Barnett Story Of Involuntary Marriage Heard
Jackson Barnett of the Creek nation testified before a senate committee about a marriage he describes as involuntary and linked to a $5,000 donation from an American Baptist home society. He and his wife arrived with immunity issues, and she declined to testify without counsel. The hearing adjourned with her stating she had more to tell.
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Jackson Barnett
Pine
Kansas
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Wheeler
Montana
American Baptist Home Society
Barnett
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Walter B. Brooks Dies at 82 in Charleston
Walter B. Brooks aged 82 longtime Rosin Coal Land Company officer died at his home on Quarrier Street after a brief illness He was born May 1 1846 near Charleston and linked to Kanawha Valleys early salt industry He survived by two sons a brother and a sister Funeral services will be at First Presbyterian Church at 2 pm Wednesday with interment in Spring Hill Cemetery
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Walter B. Brooks
Rosin Coal Land Company
Quarrier Street
Mr. Brooks
Blatterman
Maysville
Brooks
George B. Brooks
Charleston
Henry F. Brooks
Nora Brooks
Denver
Col
First Presbyterian Church
Spring Hill Cemetery
Hoover to See Flood District Visit Details
President-elect Hoover plans two days in southern Florida next week to inspect the Okeechobee Flood District and attend a birthday dinner for Thomas A. Edison at Fort Myers. He will also meet with Senator Smoot and other figures to discuss tariff policy and cabinet choices before announcing his picks to the Senate on March 4.
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Miami Beach
Fia
Hoover
Congress
Henry L. Stimson
Phillippines
United States
Senate
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Interior
Senator Smoot
Hubert Work
Republican National Committee
Palm Beach
Washington
Confesses Murder Of Girl in 1924
Harvey Lee Selhauer 36, held in Seattle tonight, says remorse drove him to reveal the 1924 slaying of 16 year old Irah Elizabeth Johnson near Kingston. He allegedly plotted suicide with her after their romance faced opposition, shot her August 14, 1924, then vanished with a note hinting self destruction. Selhauer awaits extradition to Kingston for trial.
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Seattle
Wash
Satie
Harvey Lee Selhauer
Kingston
N. J
Selhauer
Irah Elizabeth Johnson
Selhaver
Joseph A.johnson
Aqueduct
Johnson
White calls West Virginia primary system a failure
Albert B. White of Parkersburg veteran of five state contests says the West Virginia primary law is defective and should return to convention selection for nominees. He spoke at a judiciary committee public hearing amid a two sided debate on election law changes and party nominations.
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Judiciary Committee
West Virginia
Albert B. White
Parkersburg
State Senate
Internal Revenue
White
Veteran of
Palla
Tics
John T. Graham
Huntington
State Republican Committee
E. Leslie Long
Clarksburg
J. Walter Barnes
Charleston
John Easton
Federation of Inbor
Senate Votes Keep Time Clause In Cruiser Bill Fight
In a 54 to 28 Senate vote the time limitation remained on the cruiser construction bill, despite President Coolidge's wish. The measure authorizes 15 cruisers and an aircraft carrier at 274 million dollars. Harrison proposed removal to give the president free rein. 26 Republicans voted against Coolidge, while 26 Democrats joined. Norris urged GOP fidelity to the president. Neely and Goff also diverged on the time clause.
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Washington
Coolidge
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
House
White House
House of Representatives
Curtis
Kansas
Shipstead
Minnesta
Robinson
Arkansas
Norris
Nebraska
Chamber
Neely
West Virginia
Goff
Bruce
Tydings
Maryland
Stewart Says It With Stocks and Cash
CHICAGO Feb 4 Col Robert W Stewart and the Standard Oil of Indiana board announced a 50 percent stock dividend, a 62 1/2 cent regular cash dividend, and a 41 cent extra cash dividend to stockholders of record February 16. The stock dividend cannot be voted at the March 7 meeting. the dividends total over 15 million and the new stock would be worth about 115 million at par.
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Chicago
Robert W. Stewart
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Colonel Stewart
Rockefeller
Crief
Woman Dies From Injuries After Auto Machine Crash
Mrs. T. W. Keegan aged 60 died at a Washington hospital ten days after a machine driven by Lawrence Sellback of Weston rammed an auto in which she rode. The crash occurred when the machine collided with the automobile.
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Washington, Pa
T. W. Keegan
Lawrence Sellback
Weston
Fried to Begin Itinerary Soon
Captain George Fried, praised for his rescue of the Florida crew, departs for New York after receiving honors from President Coolidge and Congress. He will visit Cincinnati, Culver Military Academy, Boston, Worcester, Providence, and Philadelphia in the coming days before rejoining his ship.
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George Friell
United States
America
Florida
President Coolidge
Washington
New York
United States Shipping Board
Congress
George Fried
Coolidge
Fried
White House
Brobbs
Massachusetts
Worcester
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Starved Children Slightly Better in Mountain State Hospital
Virginia Morris aged nine and her seven year old brother Roy were improving at Mountain State hospital after a year of starvation and malnutrition. Rescued by M I Hill and H L Kenney, the siblings had suffered with scurvy and related ailments amid widespread poverty in the Blue Creek region, where liquor reportedly fueled joblessness.
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Virginia Morris
Mountain State Hospital
Roy
Frank Morris
Blakely
Blue Creek
M. I. Hail
Bigley Avenue
H. L. Kenney
Avon Street
Blug Creek Coal and Lumber Company
Hill
Amelia
C. C. Warner
W. H. O'Dell
Institute Move To Impeach Treasurer
Columbus report says the house moved to impeach State Treasurer Bert B. Buckley after his federal conviction for attempted bribery and conspiracy to violate national prohibition. Buckley refused to resign pending a new trial motion filed by his attorneys.
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Columbus
Myers ¥. Cooper
House of Representatives
Bert B. Buckley
Buckley
Lindbergh Starts Miami Panama Air Mail Run on 27th Birthday
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh began a Miami to Panama air mail service as he turned 27, landing at Belize after a 2,327 mile hop from Miami to Havana and then Belize. He carried about 500 pounds of mail on the initial leg and was greeted by officials and crowds. He was joined by Pan American officials for the flight, which continues with stops at Tela, Managua, Punta Arenas, and Cristobal.
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Miami
Fla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Panama
Belize
British Honduras
Havana
Tela
Honduras
Managua
Nicaragua
Punta Arenas
Costa Rica
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Lindbergh
J. T. Trippe
Pan- American Airways Inc
Col
John Hambleton
Henry Lee Buskey
Hambledon
Counterfeit Five Dollar Notes Reported Around Charleston
Several counterfeit five dollar Federal Reserve notes were turned over to US Marshal Siegel Workman yesterday after first appearing Saturday. The fake bills originate from outside Charleston with a scheme of paying with bad notes for change. Treasury official Raymond W. King, fresh from Clarksburg, investigates and tracks the counterfeiters using photostat Lincoln notes, pale blurred appearance and two sheets glued back to back with missing threads.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Siegel Workman
Charleston
Raymond W. King
Treasury Department
Clarksburg
Foch Brought to Bedside After Influenza Worsens
In Paris Dr. Maurice Hertz-Boyer rushed to Marshal Ferdinand Foch at 11 30 tonight as the ailing commander showed signs of progress earlier in the day against influenza.
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Paris
Maurice Hertz-Boyer
Ferdinand Foch
Dismissal of Abe Cohen Stirs Charleston Police
Mayor Wertz announced the dismissal of Detective I A Abe Cohen from the police department for the good of the service. The action followed Wehrle charges of lack of judgment tied to a raid involving a councilman’s sister in law, with Cohen also linked to the Vensky case and bootlegging rumors.
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Abe Cohen
I. A
Abe” Cohen
Wertz
H. L. Wehrle
Seek Kidnapped Girl In West Virginia
Clyde Nay, brother of Elizabeth Nay of Newcomerstown Ohio, arrived in Clarksburg seeking his sister after a report of a young woman matching her description seen at a local hotel with a man, in a car identical to the one she left Ohio in. The Nay family ties in Harrison and Weston counties are aiding the search.
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Clarksburg
Clyde Nay
Elizabeth Nay
Newcomerstown
Miss Nay
Ohio
Wiliam Nay
Harrison County
Lve
Weston
Neely Favors Cruiser Bill
Washington February 4 Senate West Virginia Senator M M Neely challenged Missouri Senator Reed over the cruiser bill arguing no basis for arms panic. Neely said he will vote for the measure as urged by President Coolidge and as desired by constituents, while noting preparedness does not prevent conflicts. He warned against broad arms building and cited historical cautions on warfare.
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Washington
James A. Reed
Missouri
M. M. Neely
West Virginia
Coolidge
Army
Navy
Senator Neely
Bruce
Maryland
Reed
Neely
Great Britain
France
Russian
Italy
Poland
Japan
United States
Napoleon
Bermuda
Senate
Daniel Webster
England
Coolidge Prepares to Enter Private Life After White House
Washington reports say President Coolidge will depart the White House in March and return to private life. Preparations for a Northampton retirement are under way with household staff packing belongings. Officials offer no definite post presidency plan, though retirement is the leading possibility.
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Washington
President Coolidge
America
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Mansion
Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
Flight attempt from Metropolitan Airport West East record
Captain Frank M. Hawks of Houston launched from Metropolitan Airport Los Angeles at 5 37 30 PM seeking to break the 18 hour long west east nonstop flight record in a Lockheed monoplane.
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Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
Frank M. Hawks
Houston
Tex
Will Asked to Be Fight Toastmaster
A letter from Will, dated February 4 in New York, suggests Jack Dempsey was invited to be toastmaster at the Stribling Sharkey fight to settle the fate of the secretary of war. The writer mentions Hoover, Coolidge, and Smith as options and jokes about Californian silk worms, noting their year-round work and lack of organization. The note ends with a playful bid to the tariff and cabinet shifts.
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New York
Jack Yempsey
Miami
Stribling
Japan
Donovan
Will
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Rockefeller, Jr
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Joe Vensky
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J. H. Absalom
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