Gang Rule Menace Warns Governor in Address
Governor Conley decries gang rule as a bigger threat than mob rule urging West Virginia’s American Legion to enlist in a bloodless war for peace and prosperity. He likens current law enforcement to Lincoln era challenges, calls for vigorous action and cites gangland laws enforced with deadly precision. Continued on Page Four.
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Charleston
Conley
American Legion of
West Virginia
Res
Lincoln
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Grafton
Secretive US State Dept Efforts on Dawes Talks
Washington observes intensified curiosity over disarmament talks in England as long night hours are spent by Undersecretary Cotton and a stenography team at the State Department. Cotton drafts the administration's instructions to Ambassador Dawes for guidance in discussions with Prime Minister.
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Washington
England
Cotton
State Department
Dawes
Lightning Kills One in West Virginia Orchard
A bolt struck the Wilson orchard at Rio near Romney as workers sheltered in a packing shed during a storm. Raymond Frye was killed, while Charles Long and Loring Bean were seriously injured but expected to recover. Hail damaged peaches and apples southeast of Romney, with Moorefield reporting heavy fruit damage from hail.
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Romney
W. Va
Lously
Wilson Orchard
Rio
Raymond Frye
Charles Long
Loring Bean
Here
Moorefield
Flaming Oil Tanker Now Under Control
A fire in the fire room of the tanker Paulsboro last night is now under control, with the American tanker Beaconhill standing by. The Paulsboro, carrying 10,000 tons of crude oil, was en route from Houston to Bayonne when the blaze broke out.
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New York
Pauls Boro
Beaconhill
Vacuum 681 Co
Pau Boro
Paulsboro
Houston
Texas
Bayonne
N. J
Germany Cannot Meet Young Plan Demands Says Stresemann
In The Hague the German foreign minister Dr Gustav Stresemann said Germany cannot accept the sacrifice required by the Young plan agreement reached last night. The five creditor powers were told Germany would not meet the full demands outlined by Philip Snowden. The ministers announced the position at a morning meeting.
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the Hague
Gustav Stresemann
Germany
Great Britain
Philip Snowden
General Fast Day Declared for Jews in U S and Canada
Springfield Massachusetts August 28 Rabbi Eleazer Silver of the union of orthodox rabbis announces a general fast day for all Jews in the United States and Canada with memorial prayers for 12 days for those who perished in the Palestine riots. The 12 days follow union visits to major cities to eulogize the slain and call for similar observances abroad.
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Springfield
Mass
United States
Canada
Eleazer ‘Silver
Union of Orthodox Rabbis of
Executive Council of
Union
Palestine
Simlar
Senate finance panel weighs tariff bill debate begins
Washington August 28 Democrats on the senate finance committee paused in studying the tariff bill while Republican framers prepared to present the measure text and, later, the majority report. After two meetings this week the minority agreed to resume deliberations tomorrow as they consider only a few points thus far.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Giant Air Liners Graf And Los Angeles to Show Over Cleveland
Spectators watched giant air liners Graf Zeppelin and Los Angeles above Cleveland airport as navy fliers moored the Los Angeles for overnight. The day’s program included two cross country derbies, two closed course events, glider contests, a sham battle, parachute jumping, and the non stop dash from Los Angeles by pilot Lee Schoenhair.
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Graf
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Associated Press
Army
Navy
Lee Schoenhair
Public Diphtheria Immunization Drive In Grafton
The Taylor County Health Department reports 96 diphtheria cases last year and launches free toxin antitoxin immunization for school entrants. Health Officer Dr Suddarth and Nurse Edna Mason begin at Central School on Monday with daily visits through the week. Pupils must present a parental vaccination request form.
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Taylor County Health Department
Health Department
Grafton Public Schools
Suddarth
Edna Mason
Central School
Central
Fetterman and Garrison
West Side
High School
Pollution of Cheat Stream Worsens Along Route 50
Pollution in the Cheat River worsened again near Rowlesburg along Route 50 with more fish killed than ever before. Governor Conley announced a special investigation into the source, as citizens and officials labored to trace the pollution amid limited information.
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Cheat River
Preston County
Rowlesry
Grafton
William G. Conley
Gratton
Sentinel
Grafton Leader Sees Tax Abolition Attracting Industry
President G. T. Bartlett of Graf ton and Taylor County Board of Trade told Kiwanians at Hotel Grafton that abolishing the gross sales tax would instantly unlock industrial interest and erase prospects for development. He cited numerous inquiries from firms seeking basic business sites, urging action to preserve opportunities.
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West Virginia
Grafton
G. T. Bartlett
Taylor County Board of Trade
Hotel Grafton
Bartlett
Graf Zeppelin Pas ses Kansas City on World Flight
Graf Zeppelin neared Kansas City on the last leg of its round the world cruise, circling the business district with about a dozen planes overhead. Hugo Eckener angled the airship toward Chicago, slipstreaming Missouri toward Jefferson City and St. Louis.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin
Chicas
Missouri
Towa
Intollinois
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Texas
Pacific
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Sierra Diablo
Quadalupe
Oklahoma
Kan
Wanted to Buy Fresh Sanitary Milk in Fairmont West Virginia
A classified style notice seeking fresh sanitary milk from local farms. R B Eddy states their truck will collect milk from sellers each morning, with contact phone 1960 Fairmont West Virginia.
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Fairmont
W.va
R. B. Eddy
British Move To Crush Moslem Uprising In Holy Land
Jerusalem reports of rising violence across Palestine, Syria and Transjordania presage a broader crisis as Arab tribes mobilize for a march toward Beersheba. Casualties mount in the past five days with deaths among Muslims Christians and Jews, while British troops bolster operations and frontier controls. A Tel Joseph settlement burned amid appeals from American Zionist groups for aid.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Associated Press
Palestine
Syria
Transjordania
Ton Sal
Hedjaz
East
Ern Judea
Mads
Beersheba
Diery
Hebron
John Chancellor
Gom
Orbehets Tan Ag
Cairo
Egypt
Tel Joseph
Mefer
Britain to guard Americans in Palestine safety pledge
The British foreign office told the American government it will strive to protect American lives and property in Palestine. Ambassador Dawes relayed assurances to the State Department after he urged comprehensive measures to ensure American safety. Consul Knabenshue asked for another consular post in Tel Aviv as pressure on Americans grows. The Bedron Americans wounded in Jewish Arab clashes are now safe in Jerusalem.
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Washington
Foreign Office
Palestine
Dawes
State Department
Stimson
Paul Knabenshue
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Bedron
Ships Collide In Dense Fog Off Beach Head England
The Canadian Mariner bound from Montreal to London collided with an unknown ship in dense fog off Beach Head England. No injuries reported. The vessel was beached at Dover for repairs and pumped out a water ingress. The lifeboat failed to locate the other vessel, believed undamaged and continuing its voyage.
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London
Canadian National Steamship Company
Canadian Mariner
Montreal
Beach Head
England
Mariner
Dover
Ifeboat
Epot
Former Steel Chief Passes Away In Paris
Lee Burroughs Woodworth a former United States Steel Corp executive died in Paris after an operation while on a world health tour with his wife. The Newtown Connecticut report states he passed away today during the trip.
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Paris
Newtown
Conn
Lee Burroughs Woodworth
United States Steel Corporation
Holy City Faces Gravest Danger in Palestine Conflict
Cairo report cites heavy fighting across Palestine with new casualties in Haifa and rising danger in Jerusalem as 2,000 armed men and Druse tribesmen move on the city. Moslem attacks hit smaller Jewish colonies, and Motva near Jerusalem is in flames as Marines attempt to quell the assault.
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Cairo
Egypt
Jewish Telegraph Agency
Palestine
Haifa
Jerusalem
Motva
Rescue party searches for entombed men in Pennsylvania mine
Wilkesbarre Pa August 28 rescue crews penetrated the wrecked interior of shaft No 8 at No 9 colliery Hugheston to reach two entombed men Martin Golden Hughestown and Joseph Papier Dupont with little hope of discovery alive One man was killed and about
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Wilkesbarte
Pennsylvania Coal Co
Hugheston
Martin Golden
Hughestown
Joseph Papier
Dupont
Tax estimates made for 1929 are confirmed
Tax levies set last August 13 remain unchanged across city and county. City tax stays seventy one cents including fifty cents for the general fund and twenty one cents for bond payments. County levies mirror prior reports with minor 1928 29 adjustments. Taylor County totals show General County Fund for 1928 value $24 262 097 with 30 year levy yielding $72 086 23 and 1929 value $23 956 954 with a five cent levy for a twenty five cent county fund.
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Chas
King
Taylor County
General County Fund
Wilson elected president of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Lloyd B. Wilson was chosen president of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. modernizing operations across Washington and border states. He succeeds the general commercial superintendent of Northwestern Bell and moves from New York to join the American Telephone and Telegraph Company staff in 1926.
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Washington
Lloyd B. Wilson
Chesapeaké and Potomac Telephone Companion
Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
Wilson
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
New York
American ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
LOG OF DIRIGIBLE
Aerial log reports a dirigible's August 27 flight path across multiple U S locations from Los Angeles to Lakehurst New Jersey with passes over Baja California Sonora Maricopa and Tucson and continued appearances near Bowie and Paso del Norte through the evening hours.
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Associated Presa
Los Angeles
Lakehiurst
N. J
Mexi‘call
Lower
California
Marchopa
Ariz
Tucson
Artz
Bowie
Arts
Ith
Paso
Tex
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Lady Birds’ Derby
Louise McPherridge Shaden
Pittsburgh
Associated Pre
Gladys O'Donnell
Long Beach
Cal
Ltcily Birds
Sante Man Jen
Irs
O' Donnell
Push Special Investigation
Graf Zepp
Marie Teresa de Landa de Vidal
Mexico
Galveston
Moises Vidal
Holy City
Penn
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies
Nealy
Mich
Isaac Grant
Congress
Grant
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