Notables View Christening Of Dwight F Davis Boat
The Dwight F. Davis, first boat of its kind designed for pulverized coal fuel, was christened on the Kanawha river at the Ward plant. Miss Alice Davis pressed a button releasing Warrior river water as onlookers watched the launch and reception followed.
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Ward’s
Dwight F. Davis
Kanawha River
Charles Ward Engineering Works
Yasterass
Alice Davis
Secretary of War
Miss Davis
Tulebe
Davi
Dwight FP. Davis
T.G. Ashburs
Inland Waterways Corporation
Ashburn
Ward
Moonight
Tom Tuttle
Ward Plant
James Sutherland
West Virginia
Gand and Girvel Company
Mia
Davis
My. Ward
Gore
R. E. O'Connor
Daviess
Ashburns
Washington
Stoneleigh
Davises
General Ashburn
Dwight ‘F. Davis
Warrior River
Alabame
Kanawha
War Department
Big Liquor Ring Is Smashed in Trenton
Special agents from the Treasury Department report a major liquor operation based in Trenton with ties to Boston and Washington. Warrants were issued for additional arrests, with a predicted roundup over the weekend. The case involves one of the largest manufacturing setups in New Jersey.
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Trenton
Boston
Washington
UbGer Uirect
Treasury Department
Thryar
Body of Henry Grogan Sent to Beckley After Hanging
In MOUNDSVILLE on February 8 a 19 year old Henry Grogan was hanged on Friday night. His body was placed aboard a train bound for Beckley after his mother said goodbye moments before the execution.
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Moundaville
Henry Grogan
State Pricen
Beckley
Grogan
Romeo
Mexican president elect's assassin dies calmly at execution
Jose de Leon Toral, who killed General Alvaro Obregon last July, was executed by firing squad in Mexico City's federal penitentiary. He faced death with calm, smiling as he was shown how to die, and collapsed after the first volley. He uttered a final cry as the shots rang out.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Jose Deo Leon Tovat
Ned
Toral
Ron
Atone Wall
Federal Penitentiary
Eestern Stansard
Rodriguez Rebiela
Ghregon
Reparations Limit Set at Five Weeks
Paris February 9 five weeks was set as the limit for consideration of the reparations problem by a new commission of experts. The meeting chaired by Emile Moreau opened with an informal “get acquainted” session as Germans allies and Americans gathered. The group debated finding a basis for a final settlement of Germany’s payments, with leaders proposing Owen D Young as permanent chairman though he declined. The core issue, the total German reparations and the annual installments, dominated discussions led by Young Morgan and Lamont. The Americans reviewed figures from Dawes plan. praise was reserved for the bank of France host.
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Paris
Commission of Experts
Emile Moreau
Bank of France
Germany
Owen D. Young
Mr. Young
Coolidge
Washington
Young
J. P. Morgan
Thomas W. Lamont
Parker Gil ‘Ert
Drop Hope of Early End in Yare Contest
Washington reports the election contest against Senator elect Vare of Pennsylvania moved toward extension of the elections sub committee's authority to the next regular session. Senator Reid of Missouri seeks a final report on Ware's campaign expenditures and a Senate vote on the committee's recommendations before his retirement March 4.
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Washington
Vare
Pennsylvani
Senate
Reid
Missouri
Ware
Nia
Dead Body Found Tied To Kidnapping Case In Mississippi
Police link a highway corpse near Starkville Mississippi to a Florida machinist Cesar Reyes who claimed he killed one of three men who kidnapped and robbed him. Reyes said the men seized his car and gas money before escaping, with authorities detaining him for identification.
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MIR& Point
Miss
Flomaton
Als
Florida
Cesar Reyes
Augustine
Fla
Lindbergh Asked to Aid Inauguration Festivities
Washington February 9 Col Charles A Lindbergh was invited to participate in Hoover inaugural festivities The inaugural committee mailed a March 8 embossed invitation Lindbergh may stop in Washington on return from Central America The committee expects personal confirmation of his participation The plan to televise the event dwindled as photographers and producers prepared for Broadway ceremonies and Navy and Republican officials filled key parade roles
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Glover
Lindbergh
Togten
Genetral America
New York
Hubert ©. Work
Republican National Committee
Perade
Charles P. Sunimerall
George 5. Simantis
Fred W. Sladen
National Defense
Dr. Work
Operetora
Farm Relief To Be Stressed At Extra Session
Senator Smoot announces the extra session to convene in April will focus on farm relief legislation and tariff revision for agriculture. President-elect Hoover opposes broad tariff changes, favoring parity with industry, while Fordney McCumber provisions likely be reenacted with agricultural adjustments.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Smoot
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Florida
Louis E. Gates
Sinster
Illness Fatal To Judge Miller A Summers Democrat Leader
Judge James H. Miller 72 of Bellepoint Summers County dies at home after three weeks with Brights disease. Former Ninth Judicial Circuit judge, long time Democratic state leader, ex state chairman, bank president, and former county official survived by widow, three daughters, sister, and two brothers. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Hinton
James H. Miller
Summers County
Bellepoint
Bright
Miller
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Congress
The
National Bank of
Summers
Concord Normal School
Athens
University of Virginia
Rore
Jean Miller
Bellepolit
Btrs
Mid-West In icy grip four deaths linked to weather
Chicago reports one death from the cold as mid western states endure subzero readings from 25 below in Iowa to Decorah. Belleville and other towns record fatal accidents blamed on icy pavement and snow. Forecasts warn subzero temps to persist with gradual warming expected tomorrow.
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Mid-West
Chicago
Iowa
Webster City
Lone
Decorah
Tow
Diimois
Pans
Belleville
Fana
Berlin Honors Flier Baron Von Huene at Rest
All Berlin mourns as the body of Baron Ehrenfried Gunther Von Huene is laid to rest in Steglitz cemetery after a royal cathedral funeral attended by former imperial family members. Comrades Captain Herman Beens and Colonel James Fitzmaurice and numerous pilots march past, with crowds enduring snow and cold to honor the famed aviator. The procession features wreaths, banners, and a Chopin funeral march as mourners pay tribute to a war ace.
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Berlin
Ehrenfried Gunther von Huenefeld
Stegeliz
Amd
Herman Beens
James Fitzmaurice
Strman
Koehl
Fitzmaurice
Hsron
Chopin
Srepe
August Wilhelm
Kaiser
Junkers
Stimming
Mia de
Cordon Inquiry Set for Tomorrow in Federal Court
Local attorney J Raymond Gordon faces allegations linked to a bribery plot connected to Matt Burgess case. District Attorney James Damron claims Burgess conspired with A Haynes to flee state and avoid testimony, with Albertson and Gordon present in the meeting. Burgess awaits sentencing. Gordon denies the charges as an attack on his reputation.
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J. Raymond Gordon
Matt Burgess
Etary
George W. McClinic
James Damron
Blue Yell
Matt Burges
A. Haynes
Tim Haynes
Burgess
Damron
U.S. Albertson
Gordon
Albertson
Haynes
Ohio
Dickinson Street
Rescuers Enter Mine Pit For Missing Men
Three men missing after an explosion in West Virginia Coal and Coke No 9 mine as rescuers push into the pit interior. A. L. Lewis, Marilyn Goffard, and Luke West are the missing workers, with officials noting others likely escaped. the cause remains undetermined and rescue efforts continue through Braxton County.
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Bower
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
A. L. Lewis
Marylin Goff
Luke West
Braxton County
Clarksburg
West Virginie
King George III Resting at Seaside Craigwell House
King George rested well after a 70 mile motor journey to Sunshine House Craigwell House near Bognor England. Lord Dawson reported the monarch in satisfactory condition after the trip with aides and a nurse nearby. Crowds cheered along the route as the royal procession passed in Surrey and surrounding areas.
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Bognor
Eng
George
Craigwell House
London
Sunshine House
Lord Dawson of Penn
Sir Stanley Hewitt
Surrey
Sina- Sex
Choy
Grnes
Three Banks Merge to Form West Virginia's Largest Bank
The Citizen National Bank Union Trust Company and Charleston National Bank announced a merger to create Charleston National Bank with capital of 82 million, surplus 99 million, and assets over 17 million. The new institution will operate from Charleston National Bank’s building, with Loewenstein as president and former Gov. MacCorkle as board chair, pending stockholder ratification within two weeks.
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Charleston National
Citizens’ National and
Union Trust
Loewenstein
Bank
Citizen National Bank
Union Trust Com
Charleston National Bank, Ia
West Virginia
Charleston National Bank
Mt Wil Haya
Wosks Si
Consolidated Bank
W. A. MacCorila
Cubans National
Dis
W. O. Abney
Union Trust Company
Charleston
Vicinity
Io’n
MacCorkle
Iternada
West
Virginia
Lergy
Businew
Charleston National—Resources
Capital
Gitizens National—Resources
TIS
Uhlan Trust—Resources
Onariton National
Arthur B. Koonta
MacCorkis
Cltizena Bank
Virgina
Antaresta
Tte
Tsme
Open Safety Pin Left in Stomach
Frances Lynch, 11 months old, daughter of Donald Lynn of Youngstown, was brought to Pittsburgh after swallowing an open safety pin. Doctors determined there was no way to close the pin non surgically, and due to the pin’s position and the infant’s lack of pain, surgeons advised letting nature take its course unless conditions worsen.
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Pittsburgh
Frances Lynch
Donald Lynn
Youngstown
Five Countries Sign Protocol For Peace Pact
Moscow February 9. Soviet Russia signed with Poland Latvia Estonia and Romania a protocol making immediately effective the Kellogg pact renouncing war. Litvimoff spoke of the act as historic and a double pledge of peace. Ambassadors from Romania and Latvia joined the signing near the close of the session.
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Moscow
Russia
Qwar
Bfaxim Tir- Vinoff
Patek
Poland
Misteter Gsolak
Latvia
Belgama
Estonia
Rumenian Miniater
Devilla
Litvimoff
Asid
Emonia
Inter
Sandino Bands Reported Vanquished and Peace Restored
Washington dispatch reports the Nicaraguan legation saying Sandino bands have left Nicaraguan territory and peace is reestablished across the country. The note, signed by Evaristo Carazo, confirms official government information received in Washington.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Evaristo Carazo
Sandine
Pulse and Temperature Of Foch Near Normal
Reported near normal pulse and temperature for Marshal Ferdinand Foch as doctors describe his condition as stationary after a heart and kidney attack. Cardinal Dubos, returning from Rome with a blessing from the pope, may not be allowed to visit Foch tomorrow per physicians' orders despite plans to do so.
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Marshal Ferdining
Foch
Cardinal Dubos
Paris
Rome
Edison Quits Hour Before Whistle to Talk with Ford
Fort Myers Florida February report says Thomas A Edison, age about 84, left his lab at 5 pm to chat with Henry Ford as Harvey Firestone is expected tomorrow. The trio Ford, Firestone and Edison planned a brief public tour of Fort Myers before Monday's event with President-elect Herbert Hoover. A luncheon for Hoover will follow and Edison will give a birthday interview then a radio address from Seminole Lodge. Hoover was cruising toward Fort Myers on the ship Batmeer while en route from Miami Beach. details mention later plans across the Florida coast.
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Fort Myers
Thomas A
Edison
Henry Ford Secross
Harvey S. Firestone
Miami
Ford
Firestone
Herbert Hoover
Hover
Elisan
Oon Monty
Shey
Lincheon
Pordana
Edizon
Seminole Lodge
Miami Beach
Pla
Hoover
Florida
Batnterer
Ind
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Leon Toral
Yare
Gangress
Towa
Illinois
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Sti Faus
CMU
Biests
Sweet
Grace Wood
Detroit
KHL
Ralph Wood
Wyandotte
Mich
Huenefeld
Ww, Co
McClintic
West Virginia Department of Mines
Monarch
Iease
Fageda
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