Company to Seek U S Permit For MinkShoals Dam
The West Virginia Water Service company will apply to the federal government for permission to erect a two division dam at Mink Shoals on the Milk River to separate polluted water in the lower reaches from fresh water above. If approved, water would be piped to the Chester plant for filtration and the project could supply Charleston for about 10 years with wholesome water.
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West Virginia Water Service Company
Mink Showls Milk River
Cogan
R. P. Devaney
Mer. Cogan
Federal Water Service Company
Omce
Charleston
Zik Mom
Chetlester
Reservote
Minx Shoals
Little Bandy Creek
Public Service Commission
Secretary Stimson Visits Germany in Friendly Talks
WERLIN July 25 Henry L. Stimson American secretary of state arrives in Berlin for an unofficial visit with Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtius. He will confer with German leaders, but will not discuss disarmament or new credits. The trip aims at acquaintance and re acquainting with Berlin and the London conference outcomes.
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Alice
Ibis
Biancellor
London
Stimson
Foreign Office
Ambassador Gackett
Berlin
Earlahood
Beritn
Europe
Flying Officer Wins King's Cup Air Race
Flying Officer E. C. T. Ménerds won the King’s Cup at an average speed of 117 miles per hour amid summer weather with mist and haze. Forty entrants competed including six women. few finished with the women performing poorly and one completing the course.
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Aestok
Eng
E. C. T. Ménerds
County Schools to Open September 7 in Kapawhe County
County schools in Kapawhe County will open on September 7 except Charleston independent district. County superintendent J. Goodsii announced yesterday that city schools will also open on the same date.
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AML
Kapawhe
Thees
Charleston
Mien
J. Goodsii
Expedition to Seek Monkey Like Humans in Borneo
An American expedition heads to Borneo seeking a supposed monkey like human race. Dr Harry Carpel head of the expedition hopes to find them and document their mode of living. Core figures include Carl Iuerholz, John Nicholson, and the English soldier-explorer. The mission aims to record motion proofs of their existence and behavior.
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New York
Borneo
Ston
Carl Iuerholz
John Nicholson
Harry Carpel
Religious Men Protest Evictions At Ward WV Miners
Religious leaders led by Bishop Francis J. McConnell sent telegrams to Kellys Greek Colliery at Ward West Virginia protesting the eviction of 100 miners from company houses. Signers included church officials and editors urging delay, with Norman Thomas and Bruce Buiven among those wiring opposition.
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New York
Francis J. McConnell
Arches
Kellys Greek
Ward
W. Va
McConnell
John McDowell
Board of National Missions
Preybyterian Church
Charles Gilbert
Protestant Episcopal Church
Philip Elio
First Presbyterian Church
Guy Emory Shipier
the Churchman
Episcopal Weekly
Jaynes Meéyers
Commission of Industrial Relations
Federal Council of Churches
William Spofferd
the Witness
Church League For Industrial Democracy
Clarence Pickett
American Friends” Service Committee
Philadelphia
Worth M Tippy
Commission of the Church and Social Service
Norman Thomas Social
Bruce Buven
The
New Republic
Sea
Tami— Ley
Kejly'a Creek
Wand
Luncheon Draws 200 Democrats on Long Island
In Hampton Bays on July 25 a crowd of about 250 Democrats including Smith and Roosevelt supporters gathered with party leaders. The event marked a major show of northern democracy and spurred speculation about Roosevelt’s rising leadership and potential 1932 presidential bid.
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Hampton Bays
Smith
Roosevelt
Long Island
Iepares F. Murphy
Franklin’ J. Roosevelt
Amu
Mr. Smith
Gov
Ling
Eight Persons Bitten By Dogs Reports Say
Eight residents in Kermit Mingo county and Stiltner Wayne county were bitten by mad dogs. Dr Glenn Johnson of Wayne reported Henry Maynard aged 80, his two sons, and a four year old child bitten by a dog later found to have rabies. Dr R M Akers of Kermit said three dogs bit four people, two children, in the Kermit area. Walls were sent from Huntington to Philadelphia for return to physicians.
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Huntington
Ker
Miner Murder Suspect Held Without Bond in West Virginia
William Gost a 22 year old radio entertainer and striking miner was held without bond after arraignment before Justice R A Rainey at Winfield for a preliminary hearing on warrants charging the murder of Clar ence Kyle and Cyrus Spaulding at the Raymond City Coal company mine early last Monday Gost waived to the grand jury His father in law and another witness were released on their own recognizance Prosecuting Attorney Do Knapp noted the next grand jury session would open October 9 in Putnam county Kyle and Spaulding were killed while returning from a strike when a sniper fired from 400 yards away. The rifle has not been found and authorities suspect the case will not be presented to a special grand jury. Gost sang mountain ballads and led union miner rallies.
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William Gost
Justice of the Perce
R. A. Rainey
Winfield
Clarence Kyle
Cyrus Spaulding
Raymond City Coal Company
Gott
Putnam County
John Holston
Halston
John, Jr
J. &. Campbell
Charleston
W. Carman
West Virginia State Police
Young Holston
Kanawha
Fred
Harvey Holston
Ernest Landis
Kanawha County
Kyle
Spaulding
Raymond City Concern
West Virginia
Tater
Ok Long Turne
Do. Knapp
Atetion
Disorders in Chile Spark Quiet Uprising in Santiago
Reports from Buenos Aires say turmoil and intermittent shooting persist in Santiago, with nearly 50 dead amid a general strike. Doctors, lawyers, dock workers, bank clerks, teachers, and engineers have staged strikes as President Ibáñez begins a campaign of passive resistance.
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Buenos Ares
Re- Corta
Chile
Santiago
Ibanez Waa
Waa
Forest Fire Fighting Costs Criticized by County Court
The Kanawha county court criticized State forest fire fighting charges as excessive, charging in the past year more than $20,000 in wages for deputies. The court urged early fire detection and prevention to prevent further taxpayer burdens and questioned why charges were not inspected before payment.
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Fish, Grime and Forestry Commission
Kanawha
Wathens
Nat Yaar
Atte
Graf Zeppelin Lands In Leningrad On Arctic Flight
Graf Zeppelin arrived in Leningrad from Berlin marking the second leg of a journey toward Arctic regions. Under Dr Hugo Eckener, the airship passed Gotland and Dagö before reaching Novaya Derevnya airfield about 8:45 p.m. local time. The return to northern aims was unlikely beyond Baikonur, with weather steady but improving as the craft neared the city.
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Leningrad
Russia
Berlin
Arctic
Majigin
Novaya Derenvia
Grat
Hugo Eckner
Btasken
Eckener
North Pole
Bertin
Rat
Land of Gotland
Baltic Sea
Dagoe Island
Gulf of Finland
Lentagrad
Blackwood Describes Kanawha Right of Way Dispute
Blackwood of Kanawha county court testified about the Chelyan to Shrewsbury Midland trail widening rights of way. He noted the original 66 foot limit from the old Kanawha and Jamestown turnpike and traced decades of transfers and purchases claimed by the road commission, which now seeks more land to widen and straighten the highway. The commission has halted field work as of Friday.
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Tao Kanawha County Court
Comminston
Chelyan-Shrewsbury
Mitland
John ©. Buackwood
Kanawha
Jamestown
Blackwood
Tovm
Chelyan
Shrewsbury
Road Commission
American Women Die In European Air Crash
In SOPIA Bulgaria on July 26 two American women Pauline Hast of Washington DC and Rutgers Harding of New York City died when the passenger plane they rode in caught fire and crashed into a forest near Karadjevo. Two other British passengers and two pilots, French and Turkish, were reported dead or missing as investigators sought causes. The aircraft belonged to Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne.
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Sopia
Bulgaria
Pauline Hast
Washington, D.C
Rutgers Harding
New York City
Karadjevo
Constantinople
Compagnie Internationale de Igation Acruenne
Constantinogla
Burhdrest
Busy Aviation Week Anticipates World Flights
New York July 95 A busy aviation week looms with Lindberghs return to the orient, the first around the world flight by a woman, and attempts by Pangborn and Herndon to beat the post war ocean record. Pangborn and Herndon prepared at Floyd Bennett field after a rough Roostert field takeoff.
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New York
Com Ag Weex
Orient
Clyde Panglhorn
Hugh Aerndon
Lindbergh
Allan Leute Togells
Europe
Fires Drop Out in Wyoming After Widespread Blazes
July 28 reports describe new fires cropping in northern and central Wyoming while crews fought lasting blazes for up to two weeks. Beartooth and Dew fires threatened Labonte near Douglas and Basin in the Big Horn Basin as efforts intensified. Backfiring near New Castle stopped a 1,500 acre blaze five miles away. Fire activity eased in Yellowstone as rain aided containment efforts and park officials planned trenches to encircle remaining flames.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Labonte
Douglas
Basin
Big Horn
Bealh
New Castle
Black Hills
Plamey
Taltee
Albany County
Wheatland & Forest
Consol
Yellowstone National
Roger W. Toll
Whiskey Mountain
Jockey's Fork
Dubels
Ball
Three Killed by Train North of Rockville
A Baltimore and Ohio train struck a car near Derwood, killing three people including a four year old girl and injuring two others. The victims were identified as Samuel Norrin and family members, with Norrin employed as a farm hand at Travila, Maryland. Mrs Lottie Whalen and her year old daughter were among the injured.
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Washington
Shasna Tae Personn
Baltimore and Ohio
Derwood
Rockville
Samuel
Norrin
Travila
Lottie Whalen
Were Norris
Anjared
Five Indians Held in Effort To Solve Death
Five Indians were arrested at the White River Apache Reservation as investigators pursue the killing of Henrietta Schmerler, a 33 year old anthropology worker from Colma University. Coroner’s jury found she was murdered with a sharp instrument after likely being attacked by several men. Authorities say the group lives among peaceful kin on the reservation and the suspects’ names were not disclosed.
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White River Apache Reservation
Artz
Adseengante
Itdino
Slike
Henrietta Schmerler
Hunton
Colma University
New York
Hard Luck Man Finds Break In Michigan Oil Fire
Walter Lee McClanahan, nicknamed Smiling Mac, avoids hand amputation after doctors say it is unnecessary following a fire at his Struble No 1 well near Mt Pleasant Michigan. The blaze, sparked by storage tanks, killed his wife and nine others, burned many bystanders, and burned for nearly three days before being controlled. He arrived two years ago from the Texas Oklahoma oil fields to chase a fresh strike and finally produced 2,900 barrels a day before the fire.
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MT. Pleasant
Midh
Walter Lee McClanshai
Mid- Jean
Aouthwestern
Hin
Mac
McClanahan
Texas
Oklahoma
Michigan
McClanshan
Woman Slays Postmaster at Chilton Mills Near Ringwood
Ringwood July 25 Mrs Li E Marader 42 wife of a Uniontown pressroom employee shot and killed Cecil Mitchell 25 postmaster and storekeeper at Chilton Mills twenty miles north of Ringwood. She was believed temporarily insane at the time. Michael is survived by his widow and two children.
Ford Says Hard Work Will Bring Prosperity
New York July 25 Henry Ford urged that hard work can restore prosperity though he refused to predict a definite financial upturn next spring or sooner. He noted the world must recognize the value of effort and said the situation remains uncertain. He added that people are beginning to think about recovery.
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New York
Henry Ford
Youth Declares Police Had Clue in Bradshaw Killing
Moss E Garrison testified that police could have solved Hazel Bradshaws murder if they had investigated clues he supplied. He said a man in a car and a parlor bag threat pointed to the killer, and that Bradshaw was stabbed 17 times between May 2 and May 3.
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San Diego
Calif
Moss E. Garrison
Hazel Bradshaw
Gartleon
Garrison
Hazel
Tam
Miss Bradshaw
Garri
Balbos Fark
Seventeen Heat Deaths Reported Across Western U S
Seventeen people died from extreme heat across the southwestern United States as temperatures spiked from 96 to 118 degrees. Needles, California led with 114 degrees. Phoenix and the Imperial Valley reported multiple fatalities while California and Arizona issued heat records amid coast to inland temperature spreads.
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Los Angeles
United States
California
Ari
Funig
Tucson
Ariz
Anaheim
Man Struck by Train at Bullet Street Crossing
Workman Mark Stickler, 19, was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at the Bullet street crossing late yesterday. He suffered cuts to the head and body and did not notice the approaching locomotive as the train, moving slowly, hit him according to authorities.
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Mark Stickler
Baltimore
Bullet Street
Strickier
Stigler
Charleston Men Make 1600 Mile River Boat Trip
Charleston businessmen James O. Lakin Jr. and J Calvin Sheete piloted a 16 foot motor boat on a 28 day voyage from Charleston up the Kanawha and Ohio rivers to Knoxville Tennessee. They traveled through West Virginia Ohio Kentucky Illinois Indiana Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi enduring storms and delays before reaching Knoxville then flew home.
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James O. Lakin, Jr
J. Calvin Sheets
Knoxville
Charleston
J. Calvin Sheete
Tenn
Wang
Tve
Carver
Jas
Laulaville
Pecauie
Cairo
New Orleane
Huntington
Kanawha
Ohio
Manchester
Clockonati
Maddison
Ind
Koutsville
Tell Chry
Beninstille
Paducah
Tennessee River
West Virginia
Kentucky
Illnois
Indiana
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Tel City
Hienye Luza
Toll of Death In Home Blaze Mounts to 33
Pittsburgh dispatch reports 33 dead from the Little Settlement of the Poor Home for the Aged fire at Peon and Atken avenues. Among the dead are elderly inmates and several unidentified victims. hospital toll at least 210. Fire chief cites possible oil on floors and notes four investigations into the blaze.
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Pittsburgh
Juy
Sletare
Peon and
Atken Avenues
Rosie Lang
The
Myx
Sarah Budden
Mra
Kate Six
Aats
Mary Sums
Mary Dive Avey
George Becker
Rome
Richard L. Smith
Beetween
Chit Smith
Beda
Tariff Letters Sent to Senators
Washington is the scene as the Republican National Committee releases open letters from Senator Watson of Indiana to Senator Robinson of Arkansas. The letters ask if they would back reductions in tariff rates on several Arkansas-origin imports including bauxite, kaolin, casein, long staple cotton, cattle, and vegetable oils. Watson defends a firm stand against specific rate changes and supports tariff revision only by the Tariff Commission.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Genator Watson
Indiana
Hehator Robinson
Arkansas
Benatar Watson
Yar
Seneter Watson
China City
Senate
Fale
Kemerer
Tavitz Commission
Public Officials Plan Huntington Law Firm
Huntington July 96 An organization of a law partnership under the firm name of Damzon and Mc Cullough with offices in Huntington was announced today by James Dam zon United States district attorney for Southern West Virginia and Witcher McCullough treasurer of the state board of control McCullough recently re appointed to the board of control will be inactive in the law firm during his tenure of office He said the partnership does not imply withdrawal from official duties and was planned to resume residence in Huntington Damron will continue as United States district attorney
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Huntington
Damzon and McCullough
James Damzon
United States
West Virginia
Andd Witcher McCullough
State Board of Control
McCullough
Board of Control
Damron
Appeals To Governor Over Starr Faithfull Death
Long Beach, Long Island, body of Starr Faithfull washed ashore June 4. Her step father, named Faithfull, appealed to Governor Roosevelt for help solving the mystery. Two special delivery letters were sent to the state executive. content reportedly attempted to reveal the letters.
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New York
Sterney
Palthfurt
Starr
Long Beach
Long Island
Roorerstt
Faithfull
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al Smith
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Arctic Regions
Pangborn
Herndon
Roostreit Field
Floyd Bennett Field
Russell Boarimane
John Polando
Atari
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Hernson
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Apache Reservation
Arizona
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Ford
U. S
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