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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1924
Page
1
The article details a heated session collapse as Congress lacks funds to operate. It traces key actions, votes, and proposed writs to force county returns, with names like Westfall and others tied to the fallout and impending public notices.
A Bluestone manufacturing facility suffered a major blaze damaging the plant and surrounding areas. An estimated $920,000 in losses was reported with no immediate word on total value or causes. Local authorities noted workers had just left the plant when the fire started and investigators begin tracing the origin of the blaze.
The court reverses the will decree in a peculiarly contested case involving Samuel Justus and his wife Mewintey. The opinion notes the estate valued at more than 82,000,000 and rejects any provision designed to tempt divorce or coercion toward future separation.
Washington stemmed from a bill authorizing a federal women's prison near Alderson. A committee found the Alderson site favored, with political push from Virginia congressmen and a Washington study pressuring for approval. In Tokyo, Japanese nationals attacked a dance, demanding deportation of Americans and an end to dance culture amid rising anti American sentiment.
A Huntington man found dying near Edlington Ky is linked to the death of Grvite Wallace. A 21 year old William Hern of Columbus Ohio and another woman Htalia Elliott of Columbus are detained for questioning as authorities probe whether Wallace died by murder or self harm.
The House authorized $5000 for expenses of a probe into charges against Judge W K Baker of the Northern District of West Virginia by Prosecuting Attorney A Brown. The investigation, led by a subcommittee of the Judiciary committee, follows Brown’s claim Baker violated the Volstead Act.
The Republican national committee closed its pre convention contest work in Cleveland praising officers leaving the battlefield. Five in field for vice president dominated the talks with Lowden and others as potential choices. Delegates from Tennessee were seated amid continued factional maneuvering and calls for party harmony.
Washington June 7 The Senate elections committee finds no sufficient proof that Mayfield Democrat Texas used funds from the Ku Klux Klan or any group to influence the 1982 race against Republican George E. B. Peddy. The panel votes to continue hearings and prepare a report on intimidation and unfair practices in the contest.
Chicago June report details Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr sharing in the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks. The confession describes motive, plan, and actions from selection to disposal, with notes on their privileged backgrounds and the nature of the crime.
In Charleston, James Craft 17 died after being struck by a car driven by Roseell S. Moles of 1928 Sixth Avenue. Spencer Pierson seven was hit when John Lucenti’s tow car lost control near Capitol and Dryden streets. Lucenti and Moles face investigation and bond set at 5000 dollars.
In Brooklyn, 18-year-old William Anderson of St Louis was shot by chauffeur James J McCarthy during a nighttime break in at Peter Winchester Roush estate. Mrs Roush fled with $50,000 in jewels as intruder faced down. Anderson was hospitalized. McCarthy was arrested.
Congress ends six months amid bitter dissension as bills on reclamation and bonus funding fail. Deficiency and eight cruiser programs collapse. Coolidge vetoes postal pay raise as extravagant. Senate and House adjourn with protests and last minute wrangling.
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