Renew Mountain Battle Fires General Along Seven Mile Front
Heavy firing resumed along both sides of the Tug River from Rawl to McCarr creating a seven mile front. Three deputy sheriffs and state police moved in to quell the clash as reports said three men were killed and about forty miners surrounded in their camps. Women and children hid in shelters amid the blast as authorities raced to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pikeville
Tug River
Kentucky-West Virginia
Merrimac
W. Va
Pike County
West Virginia
McCarr
New Howard Coal Company
Gates
Brockus
New Howard Company
Matewan
Sprigg
Seven Mile
Rawl
Williamson Coal District
Dan Whitt
Kentucky
Richard Beverly
United Mine Workers of America
Kentucky Mountains
W Va
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Carl Butcher
Vinnie Strothers
Williamson
Mr. Butcher
Charles Stafford
Index of Advertisements and Local Businesses Listing
Continued page shows a dense digest of ads for Amusements and various firms. It includes Gidding Summer Frocks, Lincoln National Bank, Five-T hird National Bank, Mabely carew straw hats, Pogue straw hats, Schaefer Rubber, Vine Street Arena boxing, Walker’s paint, and many more entries in a classifieds style roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amusements
Petessbies Ee
Art Dry Cleaning Co
Sommme Bones Etsoverie ES Damon Selig Igs Ss Sks
Pesnes Seceepoees Banner Grocers’ Baking Co
Tees
Heeed Callaway Coal Co
Prihetbes Kxausons Corpo Bervices Oc
Cic
Scck
Cccves
Baeettae
CMP
Crowe's Park
Enavi Quaard
S. S. Line
Neon East Hills Coal and Supply Gco
Fifth-Third National Bank
Gidding
Grove
Hewitt & Mackenbach
Kolbe & Co
Mette’s Drug Store
Lamb
Frederick W
Lincoln National Bank
Sian Mabley & Carew
Milner—Player Pianos
Ieee
Pinkham
Bbehe Pogue’s
Schaefer Rubber Co
Smith-Kasson Co
Swift Laboratory
Driver in fatal crash held on manslaughter charge
Edward Kohnen, 26, of 135 West Seventh Street, facing manslaughter after his car hit Alma Steman, 14, at Gilbert and Elsinore avenues, causing her death. Bond set at 25000, continued to May 17. bond signed by Edward J. Harth who agreed to sign up to 150000. Kohnen previously bound over on manslaughter in a West End death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kohnen
West Seventh Street
Alma Steman
Webster Avenue
Deer Park
Gilbert and
Elsinore Avenues
Louis Ireton
Kohnen
Edward J. Harth
Harth
Meredith Yeatman
Grand
West End
Bergdoll Mother Refuses Gold Location Details
Mrs Em ma Bergdoll mother of Grover Bergdoll draft dodger told a House Investigating Committee she burned 105000 dollars in gold from the Treasury in 1919 and refused to reveal burial site or current location. She said the gold remains in the same place she first buried it and indicated it was not near Hagerstown. She claimed no lawyer and said she had sent 10000 to Grover in Germany and had no further information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Emma @ Bergdoll
Grover Bergdoll
House
Treasury
Philadelphia
Hagerstown
Bergdoll
Romig
Adelphia
D. Clarence Gibboney
John W. Wescott
Judge Wescott
Clash in Morelia Kills Fifty Catholic Protesters
In Morelia Michoacan yesterday police and radicals clashed with Catholic demonstrators over desecration of churches. Fifty people were killed and about twenty were wounded as police led by Coyt fired on crowds while General Garcia and Governor Mugica moved to restore order. Socialist leader Isaac Arriaga was among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morelia
Mexico City
Associated Press
Michoacan
Excelsior
Vicente Cout
Coyt
Garcia
Mugica
Isaac Arriaga
Agrarian Commission
Benny Kauff Acquitted in New York Auto Larceny Case
Benny Kauff, suspended New York Giants outfielder, was acquitted by a jury in General Sessions on charges of larceny of an automobile dated December 8, 1919. The jury found him not guilty on all counts after brief deliberations, with Kauff testifying he did not steal the car and that a purchase bill of sale proved title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benny Kauff
Kauff
Whiting Ad Promotes Writing Skill
A vintage advertisement urges readers to associate writing with skill and quality, using a crisp slogan that frames writing as a valued craft. The small ad highlights WHITING as a keyword and emphasizes craft, education, and accuracy.
Six Die in Texas Freight Wreck at Eagle Flat
Six persons were killed and seven injured when twelve freight cars piled into a ditch on the Texas & Pacific Railway at Eagle Flat Texas. The wreck occurred late today about 112 miles east of El Paso. Dead were not identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Eagle Flat
Texas & Pacific Railway
Mystery tug Conestoga searches widen in Pacific
Washington reports a broad Pacific search failed to locate the naval tug Conestoga which departed San Francisco bound for Samoa via Hawaii on March 25. Rear Admiral Shoemaker at Honolulu says fifteen ships and several aircraft have combed 600 miles since May 2 amid unverified sighting rumors. The tug under Lieutenant E. L. Jones carried a 49 man crew and three other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
San Francisco
Samoa
Hawaii
W. B. Shoemaker
Honolulu
Naved Department
E. L. Jones
Tornado Injures Several in Roseboro and Long Branch
Raleigh reports a tornado causing injuries and heavy property damage at Roseboro and Long Branch. Telephone lines are down and detailed reports are awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N.C
Roseboro
Long Branch
Electric current kills Lockland minister in cellar
The Rev Charles F Hardy 48 pastor of the Lockland Gospel Mission was electrocuted while working on electric wiring in the cellar of his home at 401 Wyoming avenue He reportedly suffered a stroke in his left arm and hand and grasped a live wire as damp flooring aided the fatal circuit Coroner Handley and Dr N Q Cooper attended the scene confirming death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockland
Charles F. Hardy
Lockland Gospel Mission
Ofr. Hardy
Sadie Hardy
Mrs. Hardy
Mr. Hardy
Hardy
Handley
Wyoming Avenue
Police and citizens scour Kentucky hills for assailant
Police and citizens from Newport Southgate and Clifton Kentucky searched hills near their towns for a man who attacked 21 year old Mrs Albert Best of 925 York Street Newport on Lindsey road Southgate yesterday afternoon. The assailant knocked her down stole her purse and fled over a fence. A description circulated and a reward is expected. Local volunteers joined the search amid high tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Best
Lindsey Road
Southgate
Newport
Clifton
York Street
Cramer
Ebert
G. W. Probert
H. B. Walker
Charles Lamb
Hooper Street
Mrs. Best
Charles Probert
Four Soldiers Killed By Condemned Gunpowder Blast
Four enlisted men of the Seventh Ord nance Depot at Ft. Sill Okla were killed when 500 pounds of condemned black gunpowder exploded prematurely. Search found only fragments as night fell. Among the dead is Private David C Monroe. A sister Jennie Morrison of Elizabeth New Jersey lives at 37 South Second Street. The other victims were Westerners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Seventh Ordnance Depot
Ft. Sill
David C. Monroe
Elizabeth, N. J
Jennie Morrison
South Second Street
Elizabeth
Allies Plan to Cancel Rhine Penalty With Allies View
Berlin dispatch reports that allies are discussing canceling penalties including the Rhine customs barrier and Ruhr ports occupation as Germany accepts terms. Britain reportedly favors cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Rhine
Ruhr
Germany
Great Britain
House Passes Measure to Regulate Grain Trade
Washington May 13 The Tinder bill to regulate grain futures passed the House and Senate by 269 to 69. It imposes a 20 cent per bushel tax on puts calls ups and downs and on futures contracts made outside designated contract markets. Rep Tincher Republican Kansas said it will destroy manipulation while preserving legitimate hedge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Tincher
Republican
Kansas
Boston Aviator Murder Case Surfaces New Leads
Boston police say an arrest may follow new witnesses in the death of Captain Paton C. McGilvary formerly of the aviator corps. The body was found in a Back Bay alley with four bullet wounds, shifting the theory from suicide to possible homicide. the father claims his son could not have killed himself and plans to pursue the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Paton C. McGilvary
McGilvary
Back Bay
Timothy Leary
E. B. McGilary
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
House Approves $100000 Rental for Longview Hospital
The House passed the Miller bill providing funds for new institutional buildings and approved a $100000 rental appropriation for Longview Hospital asTaft and Lipp urged the amendment before the Finance Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Commercial Tribune
Columbus
House
Miller
Longview Hospital
House Finance Committee
Taft and Lipp
Theaters in Buenos Aires face possible night closures
Theaters in Buenos Aires may close tonight due to a planned strike by the Theater Folk Federation in sympathy with the Argentine Playwrights Society, a federation member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Theater Folk Federation
Argentine Playwrights’ Society
Lagoon Park Fire Devours Covington Whisky Stock
A spectacular blaze at Lagoon Park Ludlow and Covington last night destroyed about 1 000 cases of whisky and damaged the park's frame structures and auto sheds. Firemen from Cincinnati aided by local volunteers battled the flames as vagabonds loitered nearby. Manager J J Weaver labeled the fire incendiary and called for police and county investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagoon Park
Kentucky
Covington
Ludlow
Hook and Ladder Company Seven
Cincinnati
Marshal Tiernan
Lagoon
J. J. Weaver
Weaver
Boy Scout Troop Twelve
Southern Railroad
Machinery Worth 150000 Installed by Garment Company Ruined
Newport and Cincinnati firefighters helped as a garment company’s recently installed machines valued at 150000 suffered damage. A liquor industry building near the scene incurred near 310000 in losses while Boy Scouts aided police in clearing a crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOY Scouts
Garment Company
Newport
Cincinnati
Unearthing of Head of Woman Dummy Frightens Worker
In Columbus on Friday the 13th Harry Samuels a Negro laborer tearing down a South High street building outlet uncovered what looked like a woman's hair and then the head of a woman. He discovers the head is a dummy used in women clothing stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harry Samuels
Samuels
South High Street
Frank Anderson Injured By Mail Truck Collision
Frank Anderson an insurance agent aged 50 at 1920 Cleneay Avenue Norwood was struck by a United States mail truck on Gilbert avenue Bloody Run. He sustained a fracture of the right leg and severe facial cuts. Dr E B Gray at 828 Buena Vista Place treated him and he was taken to General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Avenue
Bloody Run
Frank Anderson
Cleneay Avenue
Norwood
United States
E. B. Gray
Buena Vista Place
Anderson
General Hospital
Covington Fire Sparks Fire Hose Whisky Feat
Crowds gathered as flames consume whisky in Covington last night. Spectators attempted to drink the spray from a fire hose highball while flames surged around burning whisky cases and firemen fought the blaze. A bystander joked about tasting firewater after a spark was trapped between his teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Tragic Freight Yard Accident Claims Two Men
In Delhi avenue and Sixth street Big Four yards, a freight engine struck two men at 8:30 PM. Isaac Cordle 29 of Brooklyn was killed after his legs were severed. Bernard Fletcher 21 was seriously injured with a broken back. Both were hit while standing in the track path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Hospital
Delhi Avenue
Sixth Street
Isaac Cordle
Carpenter Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bdnard Fletcher
Cincinnati
Cordle
Fletcher
Familiar Scent Is Clew To Bathroom Still Probed
Samuel Lipsky 42 of 718 Richmond Street was charged with unlawfully possessing liquor after police found a twelve gallon still in his bathroom during a search with a warrant. Officers said mash was cooking and four gallons of white mule lay under the bathtub before the contraband was seized and Lipsky released on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Lipsky
Richmond Street
First District
Lipsky
Lieuteant Ringer
City Chemist Warns Of Rabid Dog Bite On Child
Otto Behrer reported examining a dog that attacked Charlotte Spellmire eight in Sharonville and found it rabid. Dr. Oscar M. Craven notified the parents to start Pasteur treatment for the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Behrer
Charlotte Spellmire
Sharonville
Oscar M. Craven
Board of Health
Donahey announces birth of twelfth child
Columbus Ohio May 13 E V Donahey former state Auditor and Democratic candidate for Governor last November announced the birth of a son the twelfth child in the Donahey home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
E. V. Donahey
Donahey
Friday the 13th sets Cincinnati fire record
On Friday the thirteenth four alarms followed the first from Box 13 at Second and Walnut. In 90 minutes five fires were fought including a $1,000 blaze at Ackerman Metal Sign Co and fires at George Nelson’s home, Covington, and Ludlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Second
Walnut Streets
Ackerman Metal Sign Company
West Eighth Street
George Nelson
McMicken Avenue
Covington
Ludlow la
Fire destroys Covington liquor plant and warehouses
A Covington fire roared through the United States Overall Manufacturing plant at 515 Scott Street, destroying Crigler & Crigler liquor storage on the fifth and fourth floors. Firemen fought flames fed by alcohol as the building’s roof collapsed and losses totaled about 310000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
N. B. Benson
United States Overall Manufacturing Company
Scott Street
Benson
Covington Fire Department
Crigler & Crigler
Jacob Crigler
Crigler
L. N. Lehman
Cincinnati
Lehman
Newport
Covington Department
Overall Company
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Oweeps
Wnennes
Taniac Alland Coal Co
Union Gas and Electric Co
Vine Street
Wilson's Paint Store
Ee Owene
Mexico
Auquitteu
N.Y. Court
Adv
Texas
N. Carolina
Charles Hardy
Ree
Kentucky Hills
GLEWO
Longview
Dange Hall
IND
Ball
Tragk Walker
Njures Friend
Big
Riverside Crossing
Bathroom
Greater Cincinnati
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