Miners Safe as Blast Kills Four at Glen Rogers Mine
Four men killed and ten still missing after a explosion at the Glen Rogers Mine of Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co near Glen Rogers West Virginia. Sixty-one miners escaped from seventy-five workers as rescue squads from local and nearby mines recovered three carloaders and a factory representative five hours after the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
W. Va
Glen Rogers
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Company
Joy Manufacturing Company
Franklin
England to Have New Prime Minister Visit Hoover
The Daily Herald reports Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald seeks direct talks with President Hoover on Anglo American relations. If feasible, MacDonald would travel to the United States in the next two months, with Canada’s Mackenzie King possibly joining the high level talks at a Downing Street cabinet meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Ramsay MacDonald
Herbert Hoover
United States
Downing Street
MacDonald
Hoover
Atlantic
Washington
Canada
Mackenzie King
Stage couple found dead in New York penthouse tragedy
Margaret Lawrence famed comedienne and Louis Bennison were found dead at 34 East Fifty-first Street in a double suicide pact or murder suicide. Police note a suicide pact note and a separate demand to notify Mr Musson at the Lambs Club, with Bennison described as drinking heavily and morbid before the deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World News Service
New York
Margaret Lawrence
East Fifty-first Street
Louis Bennison
Finis
Actors’ Equity Association
Edgar Selwyn
May Eddinger
Bennison
Keith
Tianna
Miss Lawrence
Musson
Lambs’ Club
Hoover Catches Few Fish on Rainy Weekend Trip
President Hoover returned to the White House from a weekend fishing trip at a Rapidan River camp in Virginia. A steady rain drenched the area as mud made the trip in and out difficult. he caught trout and reviewed progress on his permanent rustic lodge with modern conveniences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
White House
Rapidan River
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Porter dies during last-minute festival prep in Cincinnati
Edward A. Porter, longtime finance committee head at Cincinnati Altenheim, collapsed at the home during final festival preparations and died shortly after. Born September 13, 1872, in Cincinnati, he was a prominent charity, political and business figure with a widow Helen and son Alfred Fletcher Porter of Seattle. He left a larger family including his father, two brothers, a sister, and multiple relatives. funeral plans await word from his son in Seattle.
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Cincinnati Altenheim
Edward A. F., Porter
Cincinnati
Washington T. and
Flora Robinson Porter
Col
A. M. Robinson
Hamilton County
Helen Armstrong
Alfred Fletcher Porter
Seattle
Wash
Porter
General Protestant Orphan Asylum
Grace M. E. Church
Norwood
Excelsior Lodge
A. M
Scottish Rite
The
Elks and Cuvier Clubs
Washington T.porter
Howard R. Porter
Forrest B. Porter
Chicago
Chester 8S
Mirick
Fourth Officer Shot During Mill Strike in Gastonia
Gaston County Deputy Sheriff George Moore was shot during a chase after a Loray Mill striker tied to the slaying of Gastonia Chief O F Aderholt on Friday. Fred Erwin Beal, organizer for the National Textile Workers Union, is jailed on complicity charges in the murder. Two village fires prompt police probes as revolved workers faced threats and food suppliers faced intimidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
N. C
George Moore
Gaston County
Loray -Mill
O. F. Aderholt
Moore
Fred Erwin Beal
National Textile Workers’ Union
North Carolina
Aderholt
Plane Crashes Kill Three In Two States
Two separate air crashes claim three lives and injure two others. In Ohio near Elyria a plane from Elyria Air Service crashed during a low flight killing George Huenke and injuring Richard Clark. Pilot Carl Vanderveer survived. In Poughkeepsie a sightseeing flight crashed on a lawn near Municipal Airport killing Sencindiner and injuring Leo Smith. Miller survived.
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Elyria, O
George Huenke
Elyria
Richard Clark
Here
Carl Vanderveer
Elyria Air Service, Inc
Death Epidemic Strikes Covington amid Fatal Domestic Incidents
A spate of fatal and near fatal events hits Covington Kentucky with six wreaths, a coroner’s busiest day, and multiple homicides. Thomas Greenwood and a son clash over an attack on Greenwood’s wife ending in Greenwood’s death by a gun and plane. His son faces hearing on bond. A wife shoots her sleeping husband after years of quarrel. A pedestrian is run down by a freight train. A mystery 60 year old man’s body is found. Two others die at home from heart issues.
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Angel of Death
Covington
Donnelly
Thomas Greenwood
Lytle
Buckner
Erlanger
James
Read
Kenton County Court
William Hopper
East Thirteenth Street
Clara B. Smith
Madison Pike
Latonia
Louisville
Philadelphia Street
Robert P. Ruttle
Dixie Highway
Covington Florist
Adelaide Ostendorp
East Twelfth Street
Thaw's Mother Mary Copley Thaw Dies in Pittsburgh
Mrs Mary Copley Thaw widow of Pittsburgh capitalist William Thaw and mother of Harry K Thaw died at her Beechwood Boulevard home after a brief pneumonia illness She was 86 and surrounded by family including her daughter Countess Margaret Carnegie de Perigny at the bedside Other children include Mrs Alice Thaw Whitney and Josiah Copley Thaw Her fame rested on philanthropy and her son's murder case in New York in 1906 In retirement she fractured a hip in 1925 and lived a secluded life in Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh
Mary Copley Thaw
Wiliam Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Margaret Carnegie de Perigny
Paris
Alice Thaw Whitney
Josiah Copley Thaw
Stanford White
New York
State Hospital
Mattewan
Third Presbyterian Church of
Beechwood Boulevard
Swedish Aviators In Hop to New York Make Safe Landing
A motorcycle hill climb on Dry Run road near Batavia pike, held by the Greater Cincinnati Motorcycle Club, injured three spectators and contestants. Leo B. Schneidler, 36, fractured left leg. Frank Henderson, 24, cut and bruised. Earl Buchanan, 23, fractured rib. All taken to General Hospital. Henderson and Buchanan discharged after treatment. A nearby child, Phyllis Wilkins, 2, escaped serious harm when a door blew open. she was treated for head cuts and sent home.
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Dry Run Road
Batavia Pike
Greater
Earl Buchanan
Edgar Avenue
General Hospital
Henderson
Buchanan
Phyllis Wilkins
Morgan Street
Zwick’s Brother Hops Off Spot in City Robbery Tale
Police report Albert Richmond and Robert Zwick were ambushed at 1027 West Liberty Street. Richmond and two men, Withorn and Wilds, face disorderly conduct charges after the attack. Separately Swedish seaplane Sverige forced to land near Iceland due to fuel line failure en route to New York with Capt. Ahrenberg and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Zwick
Robert Zwick
Albert Richmond
Quebec Road
Zwick
West Liberty Street
Albert Withorn
Howard Wilds
Poplar Street
Richmond
Withorn
Wilds
Robbery Report Cites Multiple Local Thefts
Police catalog several thefts including bonds worth 1000 stolen from Quality Laundry Service on Reading road and a 40 robbery near West Sixty Ninth Street Carthage. Additional incidents include clothing 80 jewelry 15 and 4.70 in currency from Albert Bulwanker home and various items taken from residences on Vinestreet Race Street and Eastern Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quality Laundry Service Company
Reading Road
William Noe
West Sixtyninth Street
Carthage
Albert Bulwanker
Fairbanks Avenue
Hyman Lepot
Vinestreet
Roger Keith
Eastern Avenue
Marie Bonni
Race Street
Cincinnati Girl Wins Judea Oratory Prize
Miss Pearl Abrahams aged 18 won second place in the Judea oratorical contest at Columbus for her speech The Rebirth of a Land and a People. First place went to Benjamin Reagan 15 of Washington Pa who advances to a semi final in Philadelphia with a trip to Palestine as the national contest prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Abrahams
Cincinnati
Columbus
Associated Press
Benjamin Reagan
Washington
Philadelphia
Palestine
Help Wanted Columns in The Commercial Tribune
A business guide urges smart owners to hire a capable staff using the newspaper Help Wanted columns. It argues that surrounding oneself with dependable people halves the battle and invites substantial, desirable candidates to respond to ads. Contact Canal 6300 to place a Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
British Soviet Talks Not Affect U S Policy
Washington reports that the anticipated resumption of diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Soviet Russia under the Ramsay MacDonald government will not affect U S policy or relations. Officials say the United States will maintain its stance and continue current diplomatic practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York World News Service
Washington
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Ramsay MacDonald
Doctor Moulinier receives Doctor of Laws degree
The University of Maryland awarded the Doctor of Laws to Rev. Dr. Charles B. Moulinier S J of Detroit at graduation exercises in Baltimore. Dr. Moulinier, former Marquette University medical school professor and Hospital Association founder, cited for advancing hospital standards nationwide.
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the Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
University of Maryland
Charles B. Moulinier
S. J
Detroit
Raymond Allen Pearson
Lyric Theater
McGlannan
Medical School
Marquette University
Catholic Hospital Association
United States
Canada
American College of Surgeons
Moulinier
Cincinnati
The
Hospital Association
Knife allegedly used in Hall Mills murder linked to witness
Detroit, June 9. Kenneth Gladeau claims to have witnessed the Hall Mills double slaying in 1922 and says he possessed the knife used to kill Mrs Eleanor Mills. He gave details of his presence in De Bussey's lane near New Brunswick and says he was traveling from Kansas to Vermont to visit an aunt. Detroit authorities remain skeptical of his story.
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Detroit
Kenneth Gladeau
Hall-Mills
Gladeau
de Bussey’s Lane
New Brunswick
N. J
Edward Wheeler Hall
Eleanor Mills
Mills
Kansas
Vermont
Burlington
Emma Blaise
Burlingen
Kansas City
Four Earthquakes Felt in Twelve Hours at Georgetown
Seismographs at Georgetown University recorded four earthquakes in the twelve hours ending at 7 am. Two were severe and the strongest quake was estimated to have its epicenter about 5,900 miles from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgetown University
Bullet Proof Prayer Fails Gangster After Machine Gun Battle
Hamilton police probe a typewritten prayer found on a Mansfield company letterhead in the car of bootlegger Joe Jacobs slain by machine gun fire near Symmes road. Robert Zwick of Cincinnati wounded. investigation seeks owner of the auto to uncover links to the gangland slayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
The
Commercial Tribune
Joe Jacobs
Symmes Road
Robert Zwick
Cincinnati
Luther Epperson
Widow Wins 300000 on Derby Sweepstakes
Mrs Chapman of Bournemouth, a widow, won 300000 in the Stock Exchange Sweep after buying cheap tickets for the Derby. Julian Cahn would have earned 300000 from a half share. Other winners include Mrs Kathleen McGrath of Dublin with 121000 and a Calcutta Sweep stake winners.
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Johnl. Balderston
London
Chapman
Bournemouth
Stock Exchange
Julian Cahn
Nottingham
Cahn
Sdow
Kathleen McGrath
Dublin
Trigo
Baltic
India
Calcutta
Walter Gay
W. Barnett
Man Shoots Self After Rambling Note Ends Life
Jeff Holland 37 of 611 Martin Avenue Middletown shot himself at 3 pm after writing a long rambling letter to his wife. The coroner called the note almost meaningless and said Holland appeared mentally unbalanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, CO
Jeff Holland
Martin Avenue
Middletown
Holland
Death Toll Three In Toledo Traffic Fatalities
Two people died in Toledo traffic accidents. Mike Brown 22 and John Smolinski 17, both residents of Toledo, were killed at separate incidents today. Brown was thrown from his vehicle and struck a curb in a collision, while Smolinski, riding in a tandem motorcycle, was crushed at the Ann Arbor Railroad crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Mike Brown
John Smolinski
Brown
Smolinski
Ann Arbor
Mrs Catherine Kocher Dies in Norwalk Auto Crash
Mrs Catherine Kocher 55 wife of George Kocher of Canton was killed when their car ran into a ditch near Greenwich. Kocher was severely injured along with one other passenger while three others escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk, CO
Catherine Kocher
George Kocher
Eleventh Street
N. E
Canton
Greenwich
Kocher
Cullud Romeo Holds Tryst Despite Wily Advice
A man identifying as Willie Sanford waits for a tryst at 923 West Seventh Street about 7 pm Saturday. A stranger counsels him to leave the woman, warning as a trusted confidant, while Sanford brushes off the interloper and stays put.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Sandford
Kenyon Avenue
West Seventh Street
Willie
Willie San
Start of long Atlantic flight in Iveridge monoplane
Capt. Albin Ahrenberg of Sweden and two associates launched the east to west Atlantic attempt aboard the monoplane Iveridge from Stockholm at 6 am. Three stops are planned with New York as the final goal. Weather along Greenland and Iceland was favorable for the route.
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Stockholm
New York
Bergen
Faroe Islands
Iceland
Ahrenberg
Ivigut
Greenland
America
Axel Floden
Hans Ljmund
Junkers
Norway
Fylla
Hans Lijunglund
Sweden
Atlantic Ocean
Albin Ahrenberg
Iveridge
Oklahoma Judge Rules Two Hounds A Liability
Judge Thomas A Edwards of the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals upheld a one year prison sentence for Bill Wilson of Cotton County convicted of grand larceny for stealing two hounds valued at 75 dollars. The opinion notes ownership of one hound is a liability and two hounds invite calamity, viewing hounds as a luxury rather than a necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Thomas A. Edwards
Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals
Bill Wilson
Cotton County
Bill
Arkansas
Edwards
Cooper at Memorial Honors Xenia I. C. O. F. Fallen
Governor Myers Y. Cooper delivered the principal address at memorial services for departed members of the Xenia Lodge I. C. O. F. held at Shawnee Park pavilion. He was introduced by J. W. Prugh, former Xenia mayor and new State Building and Loan official.
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A Peter
Prey, Louis
Springfield
I. Stafford
M. A
Kelleyville
West Virginia
Perdue, Charles
Morris
Benjamin
West Frankfort, Ill
England
F. Porter
Altenheim
Dhoan
New York Lawn
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John Miller
Theodore A. Miller
de Lavel Separating Company
S. Ward Sencindiner
Northport
L. 1
Leo Smith
Albany
Miller
Vassar Hospital
Sencindiner
Son
Harry K
Pal
Sverige
Reykjavik
Ingolfshvefdi
Judea Oratory
DR. Mouliner
Maryland University
Jersey
F. J. Benson
Royal Minstrel
Benson
Charles Murray
Clones
Monaghan
Romeo
Rial
Bullet
Carlisle Davidson
Bobby
Brothah
Oman
Dasso
Yassah
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