Former local lad injured in Wierton accident
Ronald Bishop son of Rev Fred Bishop former Andrews Methodist Episcopal church pastor and local athlete lost a foot in a factory accident at Wierton Steel Company workers caught his foot in a machine and required amputation. He is hospitalized in Wierton and his father was en route to his bedside. The incident stunned friends in the community.
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Ronald Bishop
Fred Bishop
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Wierton
Wierton Steel Company
Bishop
Methodist Church of
Kingwood
Sentinel
Thomas Party Reaches Rosemont After Mine Scheme Dispute
In Bellaire Ohio a group led by Swiger recruited men for Ohio mines with no pay. Thomas and Lake ferried back to Rosemont after abandoning the trip, arriving at seven p.m. Officials deny Pittsburgh Coal Company ties to Phillips Swiger, who reportedly targeted various West Virginia camps. The victims say Swiger appeared reliable but fled with no wages collected.
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Thomas
Lake
Rosemont
Bellaire
Ohio
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Phillips
West Virginia
Two Youths Escape From Kanawha Deputy
Two youths fled from a Kanawha deputy en route to the Industrial School at Pruntytown marking a second escape in as many days and prompting concerns over securing juvenile detainees during transport. Deputy sheriff reported the incident and ongoing efforts to recapture the youths.
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Bird
Kanawha County
Philippi
Buckhannon
Charleston
Upshur
Prantytown Institution
Kanawha
Pruntytown
City Police Docket Reveals Murder Case
A city crime note reports City Police Chief Joe Fletcher as the killer in a murder at the city hall at about eight this morning. The report claims the chief skinned the victim and planned a public feast tomorrow, after feeding a possum given to him weeks earlier.
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Joe Fletcher
Webster Road
Jchief
Week's Weather Outlook Begins Monday for Coastal States
Weather outlook for the North and Middle Atlantic States calls for a period of rains and unsettled skies starting Monday. Gusty winds, cooler air, and periods of showers may affect travel and outdoor plans across major urban areas and coastal locales.
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North and Middle Atlantic States
Weather Outlook For Ohio Valley And Tennessee
Forecast shows Tuesday unsettled with a cool start, followed by moderate temperatures in the second half. Rain periods are expected in the middle of the week and again toward the end, with temperatures fluctuating from moderately cold to milder levels.
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Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Prohibition arrests yield two stiff sentences at Galloway Junction
Magistrate Lace B. Corder handed 60 days and 100 dollars to Tom Levis of Galloway Junction and 30 days and 100 dollars to J Cochran, both for liquor law violations. They pled guilty and their fines run concurrently. Pettiter and Brown were bound over. bonds set at 1000 and 500 dollars. State Officer W D Brown praised cooperation in Taylor and Barbour counties after raids.
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Galloway Junction
Bear Mountain
Squire
Tom Levis
Union Barracks
J. Cochran
John Pettitter
R. H. Brown
W. D. Brown
Clarksburg
Taylor
Barbour
Couties
Taylor Countlans
Hilles Sees Coolidge Could Be Renominated
Syracuse dispatch reports Charles D. Hilles, vice chairman of the Republican National Committee, stating Coolidge should run again if the national convention so decides. He noted Coolidge’s past refusal but said the President might be willing if directed by the convention, echoing enthusiasm for Calvin Coolidge as head of the ticket.
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N. Y
Charles D. Hilles
Republican National Committee
Coolidge
Hilles
Calvin Goolidge
Believe Loeb and Leopold Plotted School Holdup
Chicago reports police investigate a possible connection between Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold to a $22,000 payroll robbery at the University of Chicago. Sergeant Michael Hogan tracks movements of convicts recently paroled from Joliet penitentiary, with Chief O Connor attributing the hold up to youths recently released.
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Chicago
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
University of Chicago
Polce
Michael Hogan
O'Connor
Joliet
Loeb
Leopold
Hogan
Marion Parker Abduction Sparks California Search
Marion Parker, a 12 year old girl from Los Angeles, disappeared from her school Thursday after a man inquired by phone about paying ransom. Perry Parker, her father, waited with money as police extend a regional search across southern California for the missing girl.
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Los Angeles
Marion Parker
Perry M. Parker
Parker
California
Bobby Jones Declines British Title Defense for Next Year
Atlanta, Dec 17 Bobby Jones said he will not defend his British open title next year nor play in the British amateur at St Andrews. He plans to compete in the U S Open in Chicago in June and the U S Amateur at Hinsdale West Newton Mass in September to finish his term at Emory University in June. The British events are scheduled for May.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
St. Andrews
Chicago
Hraeburn
West Newton
Mass
Jones
Emory University
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