Nineteen Killed As Tenements Collapse
New York reports a severe storm caused three hillside tenement buildings to collapse, killing nineteen people including ten women and three men. Residents were trapped as floodwaters and falling debris blocked exits. four injured were hospitalized on Staten Island. Police and fire crews battled rising waters and wreckage while investigators consider potential criminal negligence.
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New York
Staten Island
Frank H. Inkes
Henry Longworthy
Fatrolman
Joseph McBreen
Hold Woman in Deaths of Acquaintances
Cincinnati police held 31 year old Anna Filser Hahn on fugitive warrants charging murder and grand larceny. Investigators allege she benefited from estates of four elderly men and sought payments from two others while four mysterious illnesses are examined. Autopsy in Colorado Springs found no poison but exhaustive chemical tests are pending. Wagener, Palmer, and Kohler deaths linked to probe. Wagener’s body disinterred for viscera tests.
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Cincinnati
Anna Filser Hahn
Colorado Springs
Colo
George Obendoerfer
Walter Hart
Hahn
Toot
Denver
Obendoerfer
Jacob Wagner
Albert Palmer
Ernest Kohler
Wagner
Gas line work approved to run 95 miles to Pennsylvania
A United Fuel Gas move received approval to build a 95 mile gas line from Cedarville in Gilmer county to the Pennsylvania line in Marshall county. The $2 million project will supply gas for light and heat to a Pittsburgh area market and employ 1,500 to 3,000 men. The permit requires supplying all state residents before exporting gas.
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Charleston
A. Ketchum
United Fuel Gas Company
Bii Service Commission
Pennsylvania
Ketchum
Cedarville
Local Efforts Target Safer Bicycle Traffic
Axton county safety council notes rising Prive-SAFELY-Walk bicycle numbers causing traffic issues in Ylor County. They urge increased awareness among motorists and riders to reduce accidents.
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Ylor
Anderson Restaurant Strikers Stand Pat
CLARKSBURG Aug 12 Strikers and management marked time in a walkout that yesterday closed the Boyd Anderson restaurant, one of the state's largest. Pickets marched outside as 46 striking waiters and cooks seek a six day week eight hour day closed shop wage raise and a paid week off after a year of service.
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Clarksburg
Boyd Anderson
William E. Kirk
Charleston
Cooks and Waiters Union
A. F. of L
Frank H. Johnson
State Restaurant Association
State Teachers League To Aid Ousted Teacher
Waynesburg Pennsylvania August 12 A country schoolmarm facing cruelty and incompetency charges and accused by pupils of teaching evolution received aid promises on the eve of a Whitely township board meeting. The board, four farmers and a mechanic, would decide tomorrow whether a 14 year old pupil was spanked squarely on the seat with a three foot board, a charge raised as cruel treatment.
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Waynesburg
Whitely
Jesse Shultz
Roosevelt Names Black to Supreme Court Seat
President Roosevelt nominated Hugo Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court to succeed Willis Vandevanter. Senate delay arose as Burke and Johnson objected to immediate action. Ashurst moved to consider without reference, a six member subcommittee was formed to review the nomination.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Washington
Hugo Black
Alabama
Burke
Neb
Johnson
Calif
Willis Vandevanter
White House
Senate
Ashurst
Artz
Judiciary Committee
Black
Chamber
Barbara Baker named princess at large for Mountain State Forest Festival
Miss Barbara Jeanne Baker and Dr Grafton are named princess at large for the eighth annual Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins on October 7 8 and 9 by United States Senator Mansfield M Neely. Baker is daughter of Mrs Anna J Baker of 215 Heech Street and attended West Virginia University where she belongs to Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.
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Barbara Jeanne Baker
Grafton
Elkins
United States
Mansfield M. Neely
Miss Baker
Anna J. Baker
Heech Sr
West Virginia University
Wise Man Legion Head Elected After Meeting at Moose Home
New American Legion post leader was elected last night to succeed George Vogel. Ex Sheriff Lee Bennet opposed the successful candidate. About thirty members attended the Moose Home gathering to choose officers for the coming year from a list prepared two weeks prior. Officers elected included A. T. Miller first vice commander Charles Turner second vice commander M B Murray adjutant A G Yates finance officer Joseph Halderman service officer H C Compton Jr historian the Rev H J Mitchell chaplain and W O Poe sergeant at arms. Executive committee members chosen from twelve nominees were John Edwards Jr Lee Bennett George Vogel Gordon Rosier E G Kuhn and A G Yates. Installation continued on page two.
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New Common Post
American Legion
George Vogel
East Main Street
Lee Bennet
the Moose Home
A. T. Miller
Washington Street
Charles Turner
M. B. Murray
Maple, Avenue
A. G. Yates
Walnut Street
Joseph Halderman
H. C. Compton, Jr
McGraw Avenue
American Novelist Edith Wharton Dies at French Chateau
Edith Wharton, famed American novelist age 75, died yesterday at her chateau near St Brice sous Bois France. She authored Ethan Frome and many works about France and will be buried in the Versailles Protestant cemetery tomorrow after living in France about 35 years.
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Sant Brice Sous Bois
Edith Wharton
Ethan Frome
Miss Wharton
Versailles
France
Russian Begins Flight Over Pole to New York
Sigis mund Levaneffsky, Soviet union’s famed flyer, launches a trans polar flight to New York. The crew plans stops at Fairbanks Alaska Edmonton Alberta and possibly Chicago after taking off at 6 13 p m local time.
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Pole
New York
Moscow
Sigismund Levaneffsky
Soviet Union
North America
Pacific Coast
Levaneffsky
Fairbanks
Alaksa
Edmonton
Alberta
Chicago
Tax Levy Raised After State Tax Commissioner Ruling
Taylor County boards approve the education budget but reject a court provision. The tax commissioner barred credit for a $3,300 sheriff’s balance in the road fund, prompting a levy raise from 11.1 to 11.65 cents on Class I property. Classes II and IV see proportionate increases. bonded debt estimate changed. City of Grafton’s reply is due tomorrow and all three bodies plan to meet Tuesday after state approval.
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Ernest K. James
Taylor County Board of Education
Taylor County Court
Educational Board
Harvey, Scranage
Harvey Poe
Opha Bartlett
Frank Bennett
Tax Commission
Herbert Evans
Grafton
James
Charleston
Board of Education
Court
County Court
City Commission
State Tax Commission
Fishing Party Ends In Tragedy On Ohio River Collision
A fishing party on the Ohio River near Kenova West Virginia ended in tragedy when a boat collided with another, drowning four. The victims were Mrs Harrison Johnson 35 and her children Harold 12 Betty 10 and sister Sarah Lucy 16 of Kenova Kentucky. Elza Rakes 16 also of Kenova swam to shore.
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Kenova
W. Va
Ohio River
Harrison Johnson
Harold
Betty
Sarah Lucy
Laurel Creek
Elza Rakes
Senate probes Van Sweringen empire shifts focus west
Investigators turn from the Van Sweringen railway empire to western lines as Max Lowenthal begins a survey of the Southern Pacific and the Minneapolis and St. Louis. Public hearings on their finances likely this winter. The committee criticizes the holding company structure and urges I C C supervision. Robert R. Young defends reforms and notes efforts to curb evils.
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Washington
Senate
Max Lowenthal
Southern Pacific
Minneapolis
St. Louis
van Sweringen
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Invader from New York Challenges Spinners in West Virginia
A New York invader challenged 15 Virginia and West Virginia home spinners in Mercer county with the aim to crown the best surviving spinning wheel operator in the United States. The event, tied to a centennial celebration, featured old spin wheels displayed on the courthouse steps, with Minnie H Reeves from Appalachian Tioga County noted for the longest trip.
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Princeton
W. Va
New York
Virginia
West Virginia
United States
Mercer County Court House
Minnie H. Reeves
Appalachian
Tioga County
Will Run Hambletonian Today Barring Downpour
Goffs at Good Time park in Goshen New York expect the 12th Hambletonian trotting classic to be run this afternoon barring an unexpected downpour.
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Hambletonian
Goshen
N. Y
Good Time Park
Rail removal complicates bridge worry in Taylor County
Bids will open August 25 for removing the B and O G and B line from the Tygart dam to Meriden. Rails and a dismantled bridge are to be moved to a site above the Carr China plant. State and railroad officials withheld details while Major D. R. Chaffee seeks clearance. the move follows Berkeley Run relocation and affects 80,600 track feet plus telegraph poles, water tank, station buildings, and steel bridges.
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Cecil
Grafton Park
U. S. Army Engineers
Pittsburgh
B. & O Railroad
G. and B
Tygart Dam
Meriden
Carr China
D Railroad
D. R. Chaffee
Taylor County Board of Trade
County Road Commission
William Bolin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chaffee
Frank McEnt *Teer
Clarksburg
State Road Commission
Trade Board
Berkeley Run
Grafton-Belington
Frederick Snare Corporation
Tygart Day
Barbour County
Wheeling Doctor Dies In Canadian Woods
Wheeling physician Dr. Harry Nolte died in the North Bay district of Canada during a fishing and hunting trip with other Wheeling business and professional men. W. C. Steeber received word by telegram today of his death.
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Wheeling
W. Va
W. C. Steeber
Harry Nolte
North Bay District
Canada
Nolte
Justice White Plays Cupid For Young Married Couple
In Mag istrate Hoye G White court a 21 year old married woman pressed for support from her unemployed husband of 25 amid two months of separation. The judge urged reconciliation and dismissed support charges after a symbolic, public display ended with both returning content.
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Justice White
Cupid
Hoye G. White
United States and Allies Mobilized as Shanghai Crisis Escalates
United States Marines alongside Russian, British, and French garrisons mobilized in Shanghai to protect about 4,000 U S citizens amid a Japanese naval buildup of 5 000 to 8 000 and Chinese central government troops flooding the city. A failed peace conference left foreign settlements exposed as the crisis deepened with Japanese positions along the international settlement fringe and across main roads.
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Shanghial
Shanghai
United States
International Settlement
Tional
Assassinations Shake Iraq Defense Circle In Mosul Mystery
Reports from Baghdad say Major General Bekr Sidki Pasha Iraq minister of defense and Colonel Mohamed Ali Jawad chief of Iraq air force were assassinated at Mosul airport at sunset yesterday. An official Baghdad note says a soldier fired many bullets. Jawad died trying to save his chief. Authorities seized the assassin as investigation continues. Also reported a separate death case in Jacksonville Florida where Roy Hatfield former Mt. Sterling Kentucky resident was found dead in a river with a bullet wound through his head.
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Jerusalem
Baghdad
Bekr Sidki’ Pasha
Iraq
Mohamed Ali Jawad
Mosul
Mesopotamia
Turkey
Syria
Ghazi
Iater
Sollder
Col
Jawad
Sidki
Jacksonville
Fla
Roy Hatfield
Mt. Sterling
Jack
Torpedo sinks Spanish government ship off Cape Bon
A Spanish government ship of about 6,000 tons was reported torpedoed and sunk off Cape Bon near Tunis. The vessel, described as a government ship, carried members aboard and was attacked today near the Tunisian coast.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Cape Bon
Homesteaders Return to Work at Tygart Valley Project
Workers return to the Tygart Valley resettlement project after a two week idle period caused by a strike. Stalwart homesteaders and resettlement supporters report a perfect agreement with Milo Beakins, acting resettlement administrator, as construction resumes. Additional houses loom as a lime plant, trade center, and water lines move toward completion for about 200 homes.
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Elring
Aus
Tygart Valley
Here
Tygart Valley Association
Stirling
Milo Beekins
Wheeling Man Drowns in Ohio River Incident
Wheeling authorities report Geo. Winesdoerffer Jr. drowned while attempting to swim from a canoe to Wheeling Island in the Ohio River. The body was recovered shortly after.
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Wheeling
Winesdoerffer, Jr
Ohio River
Wheeling Island
Chinese Troops Seize Shanghai Danger Zone
Chinese central army launched a sudden large scale operation to secure Shanghai’s danger zone amid tense unrest. Troops moved by rail and road to assert control after prior Japanese bombardment and unconfirmed reports of Japanese army transports approaching. Foreign and Chinese residents faced encirclement as the area tightened under military action.
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Shanghai
China
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Axton County Safety Council
Anderson Restaurant Strikers Stand Pat
State Teachers League
Neely
Logan
Dieterich
McGill
Kans
Borah
Ida
Austin
Wiseman Legion
Pruntytown
Vogel
Ohio
Canadian Woods
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