Multiple shootings in Mingo County leave one dead
Travis Horton of Tha is killed instantly while Matt Lester of Matewan may die from wounds. Dougl Mounts and James Overstreet of Matewan are seriously hurt. Blaine Bowman of Matewan is arrested. Two U S soldiers were involved, and Morton was killed at Thacker after a brief encounter with Constable Harry Chafin. The injured were taken to Huntington hospital.
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WILLS
W. Va
Travis Horton
Tha
Matt Lester
Matewan
Dougl Mounts
James Overstreet
Mingo County
Mounts
Overstreet
Matean
Blaine Bowman
Huntington
Lester
U. S
Morton
Thacker
Harry Chafin
Sam Varney
Horton
State Peace With Prisoner Fired Upon From Passing Train
Breeden Mingo County officers escorting prisoner G W Grace were fired on from a passing train early last night. Captain J D Brockus reported six privates accompanied him and believed an organized effort to free Grace was contemplated.
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Charleston
W. VA
Breeden
Mingo County
G. W. Grace
J. D. Brockus
Kenova
Grace
Twelve Die in Niagara Falls Power Plant Blast and Fire
An explosion and ensuing blaze at the Niagara Falls Power Company distributing tower near Nagata North Tonawanda New York killed twelve workers. Eleven others suffered fatal burns. four died instantly and the rest perished in hospital. The event disrupted power for North Tonawanda and part of Buffalo.
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North Tonawanda
N. Y
Niagara Falls Power Company
Power Company
Tonawanda
Buffalo
Packers Report Drop In Wholesale Prices Of Meat In October
Washington reports wholesale beef and pork prices fell in October, the Institute of American Meat Packers said. Beef prices declined about 13 percent from early September to late October, while fresh pork dropped 21 percent for light pork loins and roughly 10 percent for pork shoulders and smoked hams.
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Washington
Institute of American Meat Kers
Democratic leaders predict larger majorities after elections
Atlanta observers report Democratic leaders expressing confidence despite widespread campaign activity across the South. They acknowledge many House races may be close yet forecast stronger Democratic majorities, citing women's influence in the outcome.
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Atlanta
South
Election Returns Displayed by Stereopticon Bulletins
The Commercial Tribune will show election results Tuesday night via stereopticon bulletins on a screen outside its Walnut Street office. The display faces south and aims to be legible from Fountain Square and Government Square.
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Commercial Tribune
Walnut Street
Fountain Square
Government, Square
Chauffeur Injured After Collision On Eastern Avenue
Clarence Dunn a 1028 John Street chauffeur was found hurt beside his car in front of 1348 Eastern Avenue early yesterday by William E Striker. He was rushed to General Hospital in Strikers car with a fractured skull and serious condition after a speeding touring car struck him as he bent over a tire. The car did not stop and Dunn lay at the scene for over twenty minutes. license number reported to police.
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Clarence Dunn
John Street
Eastern Avenue
William E. Striker
Cherry Grove
General Hospital
Striker
Dunn
Wreck on Pacific Overland Kills Six and Injures Fifteen
Six are known dead and fifteen injured in the Pacific Overland No 102 wreck near Yermo California. The Salt Lake Route general manager reported from Las Vegas Nevada that details came tonight.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Yermo
W. H. Comstock
Salt Lake
Las Vegas
Nev
Wintry Blasts Sweep New York With Many Flats Without Coal
New York reports first fall cold snap as wintry blasts hit the city. Health inspectors find about 60 percent of Bronx apartments lacking coal and 160000 tons needed but unavailable. landlords sought fuel and courts to decide blame. Shipping firms also report tightening coal supplies.
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New York
Health Bureau
Bronx
Catholics Protest Ambitious Parochial School Ban
About 100000 Catholics from Detroit and nearby cities marched through downtown Detroit to oppose a state constitutional amendment seen as abolishing parochial and private schools. After a field mass at Navin Field, Bishop Michael J. Gallagher warned that religious liberty was at stake ahead of the November general election.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Navin Field
Michael J. Gallagher
Lassen Peak Erupts With Large Smoke Cloud
Lassen Peak erupted at dawn sending a towering black smoke plume to about 10 000 feet for an hour. It was the year’s largest eruption and followed a similar event less than a week earlier in REDDING California.
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Lassen Peak
Redding
Cal
Skiff Used in Search For Professor's Body In Depths of Old Mine
In Peekskill New York on October 31 fellow professors search for Hugo Schmitt Hackley School geologist who fell 267 feet into The Manitou copper mine near here. Divers halted due to sulphur fumes and frigid water. Faculty members continue attempts with a skiff and grappling through mine passages as debris blocks access.
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Peekskill N. Y
Hugo Schmitt
Hackley School
Tarrytown
Hackley
Schmitt
Snow blankets Northwestern Nebraska and surrounding states
A heavy wet snow began falling late Saturday night, covering Northwestern Nebraska and parts of South Dakota and Wyoming, with lighter reach to Montana.
Body of Terence MacSwiney laid to rest near Cork
The body of Terence MacSwiney Lord Mayor of Cork was buried in the Republican plot at St Finbarrs Cemetery amid a solemn crowd and high church ceremony. Armored cars and troops stood outside, yet the procession to the cemetery proceeded without incident. Archbishops and bishops from several regions attended the requiem mass at St Marys Cathedral.
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Cork
Associated Press
Terence MacSwiney
St.Finbarr’s
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Harry of
Cassel
St. Mary’s
Mgr
Cohalan
Clune
Perth
Australia
Barry
Hobart
Tasmania
Browne
Cloyne
O’sullivan
Kerry
Foley
Balarat
Fogarty
Killaloe
Irish sympathizers march for Cork mayor death in Cork hunger strike
In Cincinnati a 7000 strong parade and services honor Terence MacSwiney, Cork mayor who died after 73 days of hunger strike. The procession included Catholic groups and Irish organizations, ending in St. Peter’s Cathedral with a memorial address and a resolution praising his sacrifice and calling for Irish freedom.
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Brixton Prison
London
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Thirteenth
Race Streets
Irish Freedom
Foresters
Holy Name Societies
Knights of Columbus
Main Street
Eighth Street
Sycamore Street
Sycamore
Fifth Street
Michael Mulvihill
Mulvihill
Ireland
England
MacSwiney
United States
Fire arsonist confesses to forty blazes in area
Rutherford New Jersey October 31 police report Frank S Lighter of Jersey City arrested for setting fire to a factory near here He had told Henry J Sloan Arson Bureau agent that he started more than forty fires in New York Pennsylvania and this state
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Rutherford
N. J
Frank S. Lighter
Jersey City
Here
Lighter
Henry J. Sloan
National Board of Fire Underwriters
New York
Pennsylvania
Teen escapes Covington Jail by blanket rope
Charles Richie a 16 year old from Germantown street Lexington Kentucky escaped from the Covington jail juvenile wing early yesterday. He tore the cell iron network and a transom then used a blanket to lower himself from a second floor window to the steps. A passerby saw the blanket and alerted police. Detectives Parker and Exterkam tracked him to Latonia race track where he was charged with housebreaking. An earlier robbers inquiry tied to a gold ring found at a Latonia home.
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Charles Richie
Germantown
Lexington
Covington
Richie
Mason Panker
John Exterkam
Latonia
Parker
B. B. Larriot
Lincoln ‘Avenue
Atonia
James Higgins
Mad dog bites two children in Covington streets
Panic struck Fourth and Russell in Covington when a foaming mad dog bit 11 year old Georgia Bain and William Bryant on the face. The dog, a small shaggy white poodle, fled as police searched Johnson Street. no further injuries were found, and two other dogs were said to have been bitten earlier.
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Fourth
Russell
Covington
Georgia Bain
Johnson Street
William Bryant
Jess Bryant
Third
Russell Streets
Loot of 15 dollars in midnight bakery hold up
Henry Heffelbrock of 2201 Salem Street was held at gunpoint as two masked robbers looted the Star Union Bakery at 119 West Canal Street. They escaped in an automobile after rifling the cash register of 15 dollars. Police pursued but details remain unclear.
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Henry Heffelbrock
Salem Street
Star Union Bakery Company
West Canal Street
Heffelbrock
Orne
Kevieinit R
Iaa
Harding Campaign Final Word Sees Two Key Issues
Senator Harding frames the election around two issues the Paris League of Nations and domestic policy. He argues Republicans oppose Article X7 and that Democrats deceive the public on foreign policy while proposing a constructive domestic program. He vows to consult America first and avoid entangling alliances.
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Associated’ Press
Marion
Harding
Paris League of Nations
Paris League of ‘Nations
Senate
United States
America
League of Nations
Paris
Eee Party
Cox Seeks League Support in Final Toledo Rally
Governor Cox declares that America favors joining the League of Nations as he wraps up his nationwide campaign with a Toledo speech. He notes 21,962 miles traveled and 394 addresses in 36 states, and predicts peace treaty controversy if Harding wins.
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Cox
America
League of Nations
Toledo
Associated Press
Dayton
Trailsend
White
New York
Harding
Senate
Voice of
Chicago
Mississippi
Harrison Ol Ear
Bolsheviki Begin Violent Offensive Against Wrangel
Russian Bolshevik forces launched a violent offensive to wipe out General Wrangel's armies in South Russia. They attacked from two points near Nikopol across the Dnieper and from Khakovka, using Polish and Siberian troops with heavy reinforcements. Wrangel shortened his front to create reserves, facing greater artillery and material pressure than ever before.
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Siberia
General Wrangel
Greek Prince Refuses Greek Throne Without People’s Yes
Prince Paul of Greece told the Swiss minister that he would only accept the throne if the Greek people freely express their will. He stated the throne rests with Constantine, with Prince George having prior claim, and that acceptance hinges on Greece's decision, not government pressure.
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Paul
Lucerne
Switzerland
Sovreign
Constantine
George
Sparta
Prince Paul
Constantine I
Prince George
Greece
Harding Rumor Claims Negro Blood Sparks Resignations
The article reports on a circulating theory that Senator Harding has African ancestry and the resulting, frantic campaigns. It notes William E. Chancellor resigning Wooster College chair following the controversy and details the broad spread of anonymous circulars and forged genealogies.
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Wooster University
Harding
the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senator Harding
Washington Post
William E. Chancellor
Wooster College
White House
Joseph P. Tumulty
Lee Wilson
Woskington
Citieg
District of Columbia
Deniied
Asid
Chancelor
Board of Education
Ohio
Dayton
Three Dead in Northern Ohio Auto Crashes
In Cleveland Earl Willert 21 dies after his car hits a heavy truck while en route to arrange funeral for a brother. his uncle Otto 51 injured with a fractured skull and his two year old nephew bruised. In Steubenville George Kelly 34 of Empire and Ellsworth Snyder 32 of Shady Glen die when their auto is struck by a Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad passenger train at a grade crossing five miles north of the city.
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Cleveland
France
Earl Willert
Otto Willert
Steubenville
George Kelly
Empire
Ellsworth Snyder
Shady Glen
Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad
Here
Gay
Williams Student Killed In 200 Foot Mohawk River Fall
Marc W. Comstock of Buffalo was killed and five Williams College students injured when their five passenger touring car plowed through a fence on Mohawk trail and dropped 200 feet into the Cold River bed near North Adams Massachusetts. Injured include Henry A. Pickard Evanston Illinois and Allen Gaia Iowa with minor to serious injuries. Dene O’Brien and Edward J. Caderans attend North Adams Hospital.
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North Adams
Mass
Marc W. Comstock
Irving Place
Buffalo
Williams College
Cold River
Henry A. Pickard
Greenwood Boulevard
Evanston
Ill
Cpen Perkins
Lee
Allen
Pine Grove Avenue
Gaia
Dene O’brien
Highs Bentington
Edward J. Caderans
East Seventy-sixth Street
New York City
North Adams Hospital
Mandate Offered to Italy Said by Tempo
Rome reports the tempo that a mandate has been entered into and Italy appears disposed to accept or act on the offer.
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Italy
Rome
the. Tempo
Aly
Four Miners Die in Montana Snow Slide Near Twin Bridges
Four men are dead and one seriously injured after a snow slide at the Pete and Joe mine, fifteen miles northeast of Twin Bridges, Montana. The workers were in the sorting shed when the slide buried them.
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Twin Bridges
Mont
Pete
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