Pepper backs aid for peace plans in unity era
Senate figure Pepper tells Republican women in Philadelphia that the U S should aid peace by supporting only nations pursuing peaceful methods and rejecting entangling alliances Our freedom of action requires not joining a league of nations or any powers that control future conduct He says peace policy is best due to differing temptations of nations. Schoen elected Huntington coal exchange president at luncheon meeting with new officers named. The deepest mine below surface is in Brazil while the deepest below sea level is in the United States.
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Associated Press
Sphiladelphia
Wharton Pepper
Penns
League of Nations
Schoew
Huntington
Fred W. Schoen
Huntington Coal Exchange
Walter Neekamp
J. Payne
W. B D. Clark
E. J. Payne
Jack ‘Pewls
T. W. Hooper
W. D. Clark
Walter Neckamn
G. J. Beldermiller
John Barret
Brazil
United States
Women Peace Oratory Cools Off Final Session In Washington
International Council of Women winds up open sessions in Washington with peace themed oratory and decisions on Brussels 1920 quinquennial invitation and a constitutional affiliation proposal for international bodies. Fru Anna Barker of Norway and Mrs Philip North Moore of St. Louis spoke as Lady Aberdeen's voice was silenced by strained voice in the farewell.
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Washington
International Council of Women
Brussels
League of
Anna Barker
Norway
International Council
Philip North Moore
St. Louis
American Council
Moore
Lady Aberdeen
Council
Compensation Awards For West Virginia Miners Widows
Compensation awards were issued yesterday by the state compensation commissioner. Mrs. Bulah Romine of Buckhannon, widow of Tillman Romine, a miner killed by a roof fall while working for Peck Iron Coal Company, receives 30 dollars monthly. Mrs. Nancy Meffey of Merrimac, widow of Lafayette McCoy, a machine runner killed by slate fall at White Star Mining Company, receives 30 dollars. Georgie Laz Fayette and Columbia Jane McCoy, children, receive 5 dollars each monthly.
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Bulah
U S Japan discuss liquor treaty as Japan grants ship searches
Tokyo May 13 The United States and Japan negotiate a liquor treaty. Japan would allow searches of its vessels outside territorial waters in exchange for limited U S water transit by Japanese ships. Philippine Island terms excluded. Officials indicate Japan nearly agrees but no signed pact yet. Energy from a single gold vein disinterment could power 21 666 farms for a year.
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Associated Press
Tokio
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Duncan Named Red Men Head at West Virginia Convention
C J Duncan of Parkersburg was elected grand sachem of the West Virginia great council of the Improved Order of Red Men at the annual Huntington convention. Nearly 600 delegates attended as Tun Laufee Huntington was named great prophet and T B Lay of Huntington great chief of records. The 1926 convention site was set for grafton with Pocahontas auxiliary electing Anna Rapp and Kyda Hollinger as great prophetes.
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Huntington
C. J. Duncan
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Farthing pays fine after voluntary jail release
A jail escapee turned himself in at police headquarters this morning and paid a $10 fine, claiming he only sought funds to settle the fine. Farthing denied any role in opening the jail door. In Mounusville on May 12 nine prisoners, eight from Wood county and one from Mingo county, boosted the penitentiary population to 1,714, nearing its peak levels amid crowded conditions.
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Melrose
Farthing
Mounusvilli
Mingo County
Wood County
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