Ocean Derby to decide Atlantic speed leaders this summer
Atlantic liners MAURETANIA MAJESTIC BERENGARIA ANTITANIA OLYMPIC HOMERIC race for fastest voyage on Southampton to New York run. Oil fuel tests alongside coal, with Mauretania and Majestic as main rivals. Berengaria seen as dark horse while Homeric trails others. New speeds hint at likely record bids soon.
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London
A. P. Mall
Atlantic
New York
Mauretania
Majestic
Berengaria
Antitania
Olympic
Homeric
Britain
Assae da Oxy
Lon
Avantie
Mrs John Squires Dies at Home in Newburg
Mrs John H Squires aged 71 died at her Newburg home Sunday after a short illness. Survived by husband Cephas Squires of Clarksburg Sherman Squires of Tennessee and M Squires of Warder Avenue with a daughter Mrs Harry Helns and Geo Squire at home. Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon.
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John H. Squires
Newburg
Pueusionia
Squins
Harry Helns
Cephas Squires
Clarksburg
Sherman Squires
Tennessee
8. M. Squires
Huge Boat Contract Let To Cleveland Company
Cleveland dispatch reports Interlake Steamship company placed a large order for a 600 foot bulk freight steamer to be built at American Ship Building in Cleveland. The vessel, to be delivered in May, mirrors recent orders for Pittsburgh Steel’s fleet. Interlake will operate 52 ships once delivered, with several more freighters and passenger steamers planned. Rose Helionimus returns to her summer home after visiting Clarkeburg relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
American Ship Building Company
Interlake Steamship Company
Pittsburgh Steamship Company
United States Steel Corporation
Loraine
Detroit & Cleveland Navi- Brivion Company
Ecorse
Great Lakes
Wis
Mrs Ralph Bartlett Visits City on Business
Mrs Ralph Bartlett of Simpson is in the city this afternoon on a business visit, meeting local officials and exploring potential opportunities. She is accompanied by her husband and plans to return tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bartlett
Simpson
Temporary restraining order bars railroad shop crafts
Copies of a federal temporary restraining order issued by Judge Baker were posted and published in Charleston West Virginia and other parts of the southern district to prevent interference with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad during a strike. The order was issued in Judge McClintie's absence from the southern district.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ord Agathst
West Virgin
Baker
McClintie
Clarence Moore to Take Position With Coal Company
Clarence Moore of Webster resigns as county traffic officer effective today to join the Maryland Coal company. He previously managed the Simpson Coal store at Simpson, which closed with mine shutdowns. Moore will resume duties at Simpson September first. Dorsey Bailey currently acts as traffic officer awaiting permanent appointment.
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Larence Moore
Webster
Moore
Simpson Coal Company
Simpson
Maryland Coal Company
Dorsey Bailey
Bexer Held for Murder After Fatal Neck Breaker
Huntington dispatch reports J B Maker known as Soldier Maker charged with first degree murder after striking Albert Lucas in a crowd outside Mrs Hueker Lewis’s home. Police say Lucas had used profanity before the assault.
West Virginia Plans Final Football Camp Preparations
West Virginia University prepares for a sizable football camp at Falling Run field soon. Freshman Coach Lanham leads the squad to Jacksons Mills for accommodations two weeks away, with managers and staff tagging along to supervise eating arrangements and camp operations.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Lanham
Tf. A. Stansbury
C. W. Spears
Jacksons Mills
B. C. Beard
Charleston
J. Fred Bryan
Parkersburg
R. A. Kehren
Forest City
W. M. Sharp
Albans
Spears
Rodgers
Kay
Stansbury
Cartmell
Rubber Ogden
Edward Trainer and Ron Higgine linked in Wheeling/West Virginia high school gridiron
Buckhannon notes Edward Trainer of Parkersburg West Virginia Wesleyan and the Parkersburg High School guard starred in the spring football scene. The piece mentions Trainer’s promise to Ron Higgine that involved the return of the former Penn State player to Wenley.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Edward Trainer
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Ron Higgine
Penn State
Wenley
Wesleyan College lands Parkersburg athlete trainer
Parkersburg high school guard Trainer has decided to attend Virginia Wesleyan College and join the Methodist football program. He sent credits to the dean, and Wesleyan head coach Hins welcomed the prospect after reports from area high school codes praised his potential value to the 1922 team.
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West
Virginia Wesleyan College
Trainer
Chief Skinner
Parkersburg
Wesleyan
Methodist
Buckhannon
Wesleyan College
Parkersburgh High School
Hins
Methodist Elevas
Farm Women Meet Today in First Camp at Jackson's Mill
Farm women from many West Virginia counties gather at Camp Stonwall Jackson for what is believed to be the first state camp for farm women. More than 75 enrolled, with a capacity of 100, as programs on home industries sewing and nature study are planned along with lectures by notable speakers and discussions on farm women's clubs and county councils.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Stonswall
el. A. Yost
Te Board of Education
Rose Morgan
New York
Ruby Green Smith
Cornell University
John J. Gorden
Wheeling
Federated Women’s Clubs
J. Walter Barnes
Charleston
Stats W.C.T. Uo
Nat T. Frame
A. J. Brooks
Fred Brooks
Farm Women’s Clubs
Country Life Council
Xill's Loan Fund
General Assembly
Four Convicts Still At Large From South Dakota Penitentiary
Four convicts escaped from the South Dakota penitentiary and remain at large. Warden Jameson was bound and placed in a Crooks church, where he escaped last night and reappeared to lead the search. Deputy Warden Machow sustained knife wounds while resisting the escapee attempts and was reported recovering.
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Sioux Falls
Yesterdy
Dakoota
Georgs
T Jameson
Jameson
Crooks
Regan
Arthur Machow
Weston Police Wounded Arrest Attempt Flares Into Siege
In Weston West Virginia on Aug 22 police chief George L Skinner and Patrolman David Brown were seriously shot during an attempt to arrest Nate Wilburn who had barricaded his one story house after neighbors reported threats. Wilburn fired with a shotgun as officers entered the front door and again from the attic window as the siege continued. The house caught fire and Wilburn was overcome by fumes while officers extinguished the blaze.
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Weston
W. Vo
Nate Wilburn
Hintom Genoa Hospital
George L. Skinner
David Brown
W. Va. Ang
Pation
Ni Wilburn
Wilburn
Nelghbors
Jesse Robey
Herbert Lawson
Robey
Lawson
Mee Wilburn
Skinner
Trown
Ollie White
Jackson Arnold
Ronetherntty
Neex Balul Keke
Rail chiefs assemble for third meeting in strike talks
New York dispatch reports Western presidents arrive for a conference of railway executives as big five brotherhoods join to press seniority terms amid a nationwide rail strike. Ties to Harding proposals are noted as editors plan to meet again with 100000 miles of track affected and 16 unions represented. Pickett heads to Clarksburg for a new position with Nusbaum Co.
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New York
Rall
Harding
Vail
T. DeWitt Caylor
Gins
Wera
Semalon
AFL Chief Urges Aid for Striking Railroad Workers
Washington, Aug 22. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor appealed for moral and financial support for rail strike workers. The message, signed by Gompers and federation leaders, says the strike defends workers’ terms and urges unions to contribute promptly to aid the striking rail shop craft organizations.
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Gompers
Washington
Executive Council
The
American Federation of Labor
Federations Controlling Committee
Inbor
Chicago
J. F. McGrath
Michigan Central
McGrath
Imperial Ice Cream Co Hopes New Grafton Plant Site
Imperial Ice Cream Co plans a four story modern plant in Grafton to boost output. General Manager W M Line and Pittsburgh architect engineer W D McCormick reviewed the project with location decisions pending title questions. Details to be finalized within two weeks before work starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Imperial Ice Cream Co
W. M
Imperial Company
Wek
W D. McCo Mick
Pittsburgh
United States
McCormack
Men Loston Sea 43 Hours Arrive Today
The three men who were lost 43 hours in a crippled seaplane landed early today in a fighting ship at Long Beach. They entered New York City and then rushed to different parts of the country. A company spokesman described their experience with fame and noted they had gone south.
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New York
Fcom
Long Beach
Jusia
B. L. Smith
Owar
Seaplane crash rescue details emerge in Morgantown hearing
The report lists survivors W.8 Robison of Pittadurgh passenger W. T. Miller pilot and Harold Thompson mechanician who were rescued two miles off Long Beach after the seaplane went down in a heavy blow. Miller and Thompson went to Saratoga. Robison traveled to Atlantic City. The crew allegedly used a company plane. A suspect confessed to stealing the gun valued at 400 dollars and implicated his brother Clarence and Raymond Parker. The hearing before Justice Posten in Morgantown will address the case.
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Robison
Pitta Durgh
W. T. Mil ‘Ler
Harold Thompson
Robinson
Atlantic City
Miller
Thompson
Saratorga
Tae 8
Long Beach
Croneli
Miching
Clarence
Raymond Parker
Rosedale
Justice Posten
Morgantown
Troops Guard Carolina Town Amid Rail Disruptions
North Carolina National Guards were posted at Spencer near Salisbury after shop disturbances by Southern Railway workers led to troop deployments. A post office clerk faced threats, with labor leaders and mediat ors discussing the shopmen strike as trains were halted and accusations swirled over a fatal wreck.
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Salisbury
N. C
North Carolina National Guards
Spener
Southern Railway
Spencer
Chicago
A.P
North Carolina
Cmoris
New York
Transportation Brotherhoods
N.C
Coal Output in West Virginia Drops Slightly Last Week
West Virginia mining shows a small drop in output with 1,243,259 tons produced by 960 mines last week, down from 1,363,260 tons the prior week. Kanawha operators report 3,250 tons, northern field unions estimate 50 tons from three days work, and car supply issues hit the Logan field hard, with only about one third of ordered cars received.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virgini
West Virginia Association
Kanawha Operators Association
Northern
West Virginia
Logan
Mines Resume Operations in Pa Coal Region
In Cresson Pennsylvania 38 mines of the Pennsylv aia Coal and Coke Co resume operations producing about 100 cars daily per president T H Watkins a key figure in Cleveland conference and signing of union operator agreements In Pittsburgh a few small companies sign the Cleveland coal strike accord Valley Camp and Curtisville workers return to work under the same agreement after disrupted meetings and outside agitation noted by union leaders
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Cresson
A.P
Pennsylvaaia Coal and Coke Co
T. H. Wat’kins
Ina
Watkins
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
P. P. Fagan
Valley Camp
Curtisville
Valley
Offer to buy husband shocks California society
Aug 22 1923 San Francisco. Mrs Edith Huntington Spreckles Wakefield, widow of the late Jack Spreckles, offers to buy another woman's husband for 100 dollars a month for life. Rodney Kendrick the artist is named as the husband involved. The wife admits considering the offer and has returned her wedding ring. Wakefield also plans a divorce.
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San Francisco
Edith Huntington Spreckles Wakefield
Jack” Spreckles
Callifornia
California
Irs
Wakefield
Rodney Kendrick
Mines Resume in Fairmont District Coal Output Rise
In Fairmont West Virginia on August 22 the local coal region showed heavier loading after months of activity. Monongah division recorded 135 mines operating, up 22 from Saturday. Connellsville division 14 mines, doubling from Saturday. Cumberland and Morgantown Wheeling rails added mines while Helen's Run declined. Charles H. Batley stated 6 percent of district 402 and district 17 signed Cleveland contract supplemental agreement.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Monongahela
Morgantown and Wheling
Charles H. Batley
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Yeserday
Cleveland
Arrests and court hearings in Fairmont case notes
County court met to attend regu lar business matters and heard a morning hearing on appointing administrators for the estate of William Pranch and Raymond Parker. Seveners faced circuits over a theft of automatic guns tied to a shortage in funds, with the court postponing further action to the fifth of next month.
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H Ld
Colt
Rosedate Cote Co
County districts mull funds for school needs
District and county officials met again to discuss suspensions and the need for road repair funds. School boards within each district and the county court consider adjusting tax levies to cover required changes and necessary projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauil
Coun‘ty Court
Lfirm
Senate Delays Final Vote On Bonus Bill Amid Negotiations
Washington reports indicate Republican negotiators pursued a consent agreement to move a final Senate vote on the VOTER bonus bill. About five senators reportedly objected, delaying action until after the Senate reconvenes Wednesday. If no agreement is reached, passage could stretch into several weeks with multiple substitutes and amendments under discussion. The measure would then go to conference to reconcile differences with the House and tariffs, delaying final action until after that process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hurthman McCumber
Finance Committee
Suport
Unles
Capitol
Hétle
Haynes accused of defrauding government in mail misuse
Representative Hill of Maryland announced a letter to Secretary Mellon demanding immediate action against Federal Prohibition Commissioner Haynes. The charge alleges Haynes used official mail and franks to distribute personal political propaganda for himself and associates in the Teague region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Hill
Maryland
Washington
Hill, Kean
Mellon
Fedral Prohibition
Haynes
Hil
United States
Striking Road Workers Shake Rail Freight Delays
Railroads struggle with worker strikes as engineers and firemen protest. Southern Railway clears passenger routes between Washington and Atlanta while troops guard trains. Freight movements slow. guards withdrawn from some shops but service suspended on key routes.
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Western Railroads
Graensboro
N. G
A.P
Engi Enddiremen
Spencer
Southern Railway
Pasenger Transportation
Washington
Atall
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the Park
Clarkayburg
Clarence Moore
Coal Company
Bexer
First Camp
Western Railway
John A
Pickett
Aie Pickett
Nusbaum Co
Armistee
Mperial Ice Cream CO
Carolina Town
Monongah Division
Charg
Princeton
Ind
Xena
Anginton Offenis
Lowingithe Ky
St Louis
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