President Outlines Comprehensive Legislative Program
President Coolidge submits annual message urging adherence to world court and progress on domestic issues. He calls for tax cuts, aviation improvement, government reorganization, cooperative agriculture, and aggressive enforcement of prohibition. Sale of Muscle Shoals to highest bidder urged with nitrate production and power as collateral.
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Washington
Dec
Congress
Coolidge
House
Senate
Army
Wn Serviees
Shipping Board
Department of Commerce and Labor
Sty Cous
Nater
Muse
Policion
Locino
United States
Coolidges Return to Washington After Chicago Stop
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge flew back to the capital from Chicago where he spoke at an American Federation meeting. He went to the White House for a cabinet session and prepared to receive a committee informing him Congress is in session before presenting the annual message to the House and Senate.
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Washington
Colidge
Paris police arrest girl spy amid espionage case
Paris reports confirm the arrest of Mlle Moreuil a 19 year old parachute jumper and artist model charged with espionage. Three men James Leather Fisher Wil Mans and Ernest Oliver Phillips are in custody alleged to have funded her services while denying the charges. Papers note her confession and name her supposed patrons amid a broader spy game context.
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Paris
Britain
Matthe Moreuil
Pienne
Gurse
Arfrast
James Leather
Pisher Wil Mans
Ernest Oliver Phillips
Morenil
Newpapers
Leather
Phillips
Aieutenant
Mlle
Rennes
Nantes
Mareuil
Petit Parisian
Tto
Mule Moreuil
New York Authority On Shipping Is Dead
Pawling New York December 8 William Brown Meloney author and authority on shipping dies at his home born in San Francisco 1878 ran away to sea at 11 became a newspaperman wrote sea stories and verse promoted merchant marine served as a colonel in World War I survived by wife Marie Mattingly Meloney editor of The Delineator and one son
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Pawling
N.Y
Wiliam Brown Meloney
New York
San Francisco
Lilloqualana
Hawaii
Meloney
Marie Mattingly Meloney
The
Delineator
Republican Deputies Oppose Border Treaty
Fifty Republican deputies met to oppose the Irish boundary agreement and unanimously adopt a resolution. A committee was appointed to determine the most effective means to defeat the proposals.
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Dublin
Kangton DeValera
Death Climax to Globe Canoe Attempt by Roehrle
Rudolph Roehrle, age unknown, died during his plan to circumnavigate the globe by canoe. The voyage began October 1 near Crewer and covered a projected 50 000 miles over three years. Roehrle, a seafarer since eighteen, was found dead ashore near St Leonard's after a storm and a tropical gale.
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Ngor, Me
Rudolph P. Roehke
Chesapeake Bay
Crewer
Roehrle
Ocean Torbile
Penobscot
Rockland
Portland
Portsmouth
Toston
New York
Seaworth
Adj
Ventiver
St. Leonard's
Toehrle
Boiler blast kills two B and O railroad workers
In Hilton Maryland last night the boiler exploded on a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive as the train passed Childs Station, killing engineer J. J. Ryan of Wilmington Delaware and fireman A. W. Churchman of Havre de Grace Maryland. A baggage coach and day coach derailed but remained on rails, ten passengers injured. Main line tracks were torn up for about 100 yards and traffic halted until late morning with fast Baltimore and Ohio trains rerouted.
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Hilton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Childs Station
Here
J. J. Ryan
Wilmington
Del
A. W. Churchman
Havre de Grace
Philadelphia
Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Senate and House Convene as Debate Opens on Tax Bill
Congress opens at noon with Hor leading debate on tax reduction. President Coolidge sends the annual message. Army presents rebuttal evidence in the Mitchell court martial as Senate considers TM privileges and elections OMmilLee. Keating of Herald and Nye of North Dakota noted.
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Hor
President Coolidge
Congress
Army
Mitchell
Senate
Keating
Herald
Former West Virginia solon George Bowers dies at home
Martinsburg West Virginia December former congressman George Meade Bowers age 72 a banker and orchardist died after a long illness following a stroke and hospitalization He served in the state legislature in the 1880s as a Republican and held roles including U S Fish Commissioner and census supervisor His funeral is set for Thursday at 2 pm at his home with burial in Gerardstown or Martinsburg according to family plans
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Martinsburg
W. Va
George Meade Bowers
West Virginia
Mr. Bowers
Giirirdstown
John S
Mary Stump Powers
Bowers
Bowers Wogan
Republican Party
Minneapolis
Board of World's Fair Commerce
Unite States Fish
Artist Falls to Death From Carnegie Hall Studio
New York December 8 Paul Jodld, 50, an artist, died after falling from his twelfth floor Carnegie Hall studio through a skylight to the landing four floors below. He was fatally injured and died at Roosevelt hospital from a skull fracture. Police found a letter addressed to the artist's wife on a table in his room. Investigators did not reveal motives or discuss the case.
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New York
Paul Jodld
Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt Hospital
Artiat
Mr& Goold
Grange Names Friend as Personal Adviser
Champaign Illinois reports Ted Grange will have a personal adviser and secretary. Lyman De Wolfe of Wheaton, a close friend and salesman, is to join Grange in Chicago on Sunday, reportedly freed by Grange’s father and friends. The move signals a strengthened retinue as Grange advances.
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Champaign
Ted Grange
Lyman de Wolfe
Wheater
Grange
Chicago
Tts
Posse hunts mad dog as bites reported in Barnesville
A posse of armed farmers and many dogs scoured the countryside around Barnesville Ohio after a mad dog attack near Quaker City. Four men were bitten and authorities say the dog roamed the area between Bailey's Mills Eldon and nearby towns as the third such case in four weeks. Walter Lang, Bailey's Mills, and William Lucas plus Charley and William Anderson of Eldon identified as involved in the sightings and efforts to destroy the animal.
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Barnesville
Quakers City
Walter Lang
Bailey's Mills
William Lucas
Charley
William Anderson
Eldon
Aimieck
Police Dogs Arrest Murderer in Carbondale
Two trained German police dogs pressed into service traced and captured J. W. Harrison, alleged killer of W. M. Gratton, after scent was supplied by John Thew and a former officer. Harrison was seized in a crowd and held for Fayette county grand jury at Fayetteville Jail.
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Charleston
W. Va
Carbondale
Frank Gibson
J. W. Harrison
W. M. Gratton
Harrison
John Thew
Cannelton
Te Dos
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Grand Jury
Federal Blue Sky Act Opposed by Bankers
The report to the Bankers Association of America at its 174th annual convention opposes a federal Blue Sky Act. The committee argues the federal government would not want to create a new enforcement bureau and calls for uniform state legislation and closer cooperation with Congress to standardize information and rulings across states.
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ML. Petersb
Committee On Securities
Bankers’ Association of America
Congress
Clerk of Wheeling Courts Passes Away
John Howard Weiss longtime clerk of Ohio county courts Wheeling dies at 67 after weeks of illness. Born in Wheeling he rose from digger for Natural Gas Co to cancer manager before elected clerk in 1909. Survived by wife and son Charles H Wells, he belonged to Elks Masons and United Workmen and was active Republican. A Christmas ad for Singer sewing machines appears in the same column.
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Wheeling
John Howard Weiss
Ohio
Natural Gay Company
West Virginia
Charles H. ‘Wells
Wheeling Lodge of Elks
Masons
The
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Republican Party
All Hi Lite
Aged banker John A Bell held guilty in Pittsburgh
John A Bell, president of Carnegie Trust Company, was found guilty of embezzlement and misapplication totaling over 600000, with the jury deliberating under an hour. Two embezzlement counts were dropped. defense blamed a bookkeeping error tied to the coal sector. A new-trial motion followed the verdict.
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Pittsburgh
John A. Bell
Carnegie Trust Company
John Henninger
Trust Company
State Banking Department
Bell
Samuel Gardner
Hell's Cases
Bill to Relieve Victims Of Plane Crash Offered
Washington December 8 Representative Bachmann Republican West Virginia introduced a bill for relief of victims of a recent airplane accident at Moundsville West Virginia. The measure calls for compensation of two thousand dollars for those injured and fair payments for property losses.
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Washington
Bachmann
West Virginia
Moundsville
W. Va
League Asks U S Help For Arms Parley
Geneva Dec 8 The league of nations council invites United States Russia and Germany to join a preparatory commission for an international disarmament conference. It seeks to limit war armaments and distinguish defensive from offensive measures while assessing commercial aircraft and ships for overall force strength. Washington awaits full study of the invitation text.
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Geneva
League of Nations Council
United States
Russia
Germany
Special Commission
Council
Disarmament Council
France
England
Wahington
Washington
League of Nations
New Orleans
Coolidge
Congress
Presida
Cabin Boy Tries To Kill Canton Leader While Aboard Liner
A Chinese general Hong Chow Ling, a Canton anti red element leader, was wounded aboard the American liner President Pierce near Woosung as a cabin boy aboard the ship attempted to assassinate him. The general was hospitalized with abdomen and nose injuries. Separately, 6.5 million pounds of barley tobacco worth about 1.25 million dollars were announced for sale by James C. Stone of Turley Tobacco Growers Association for the American Tobacco Company.
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Kanghai
Pierce
Hong Chow-Ling
Canton
Hong Kong
Woosung
Here
Hong
Shanehat
Lexington
American Tobacco Company
James C. Stone
Turley Tobacco Growers’ Associaation
American Tobacco Companc
Weather outlook for West Virginia turns moist and cold
West Virginia forecast shows mostly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday with likely rain in the mountains and light snow flurries. Temperatures dip, becoming slightly colder in the northern areas and further drop Wednesday into Wednesday night.
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West Virginia
North Portion
Dancing Mew Class Opens at Grafton Academy
The Grafton Dancing Academy announces a Wednesday December 9 opening for a new Dancing Mew class. Terms are 85 in advance for five lessons with private sessions by appointment. Contact Harry G. Clatk at Falke Cinb for details and Franklin Jazz Orchestra offerings in December.
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Grafton Dancing Academy
Harry G. Clatk
Falke Cinb
Franklin Jazz Orchestra
Astaniag
Governor Pinchot Meets in Trenton on Coal Crisis
Governor Silzer joined Governor Pinchot in a two hour conference in Trenton New Jersey to seek federal remedies for the ongoing anthracite coal strike. They discussed the need to intervene and to prevent further hardship to workers and the public as operators and miners negotiate wage terms.
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Trenton
N. J. Dee
Silzer
Coolidge
Acite
City Commission
Jersey City
Jere City
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Irganization i
Scranton
Barre
Hazelton
Paar Creek Valley
Pinechot
W. W. Inglis
Inglis
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