Frank A. Taylor Dies at Home in County
Frank A. Taylor longtime county resident and farmer died at his home near Fetterman after a four month illness. Born in 1856 he spent his life in Taylor county and is survived by his widow two sons and three daughters. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 30 pm from the home with interment in Carder Cemetery. Bartlett Funeral Company in charge.
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Taylor County
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Effie Weese
Grafton
Pauline Jarvis
Bower
W. Va
Carder
Bartlett Funeral Company
Governor Smith Celebrates 54th Birthday in Albany
A large White House replica cake was prepared at the executive mansion in Albany to surprise Governor Smith on his 54th birthday tonight. News of the plan leaked, but the governor remains the focus of the celebration.
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Albany
White House
Ernor
Detroit Wages War On Speeding Drivers
Detroit launches a police campaign against traffic violators after a high speed incident. In two days over 5,000 drivers were ticketed as 600 officers issue fines for speeds above 25 mph. A 30 mph violation costs 20 dollars at the traffic bureau. The drive follows a fatal crash involving a motorist in a safety zone.
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Detroit
Car Turns Over But Four Uninjured In Fog Incident
A fog bound crash near Webster sent a car off the road as it neared Philippi. Driver Maxwell, aided by the dim visibility, steered away from the tracks and the vehicle rolled over once. None of the four occupants Mr and Mrs Maxwell and Mr and Mrs Potts were hurt.
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Grafton
Webster
Maxwell
H. L. Potts
Philippi
Southern Republicans urged to keep dignity in campaigns
Washington reports George W. Bean, national committeeman for Morida, warned all Republican presidential hopefuls and their managers to wage pre-convention campaigns with dignity in the South as in the North or risk negative sentiment. He said Southern delegates would remain undirected if pressed, and contests could stir strife. Bean favored Coolidge but would not back a draft. He claimed the South supports Coolidge policies even if he is out of the race.
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Washington
George W. Bean
Morida
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North
Bean
Kansas City
Coolidge
Rag Stock Edition of Chicago Trib Planned
Chicago Tribune announces a rag stock edition to begin January 1, printing from final edition plates daily and Sundays. Aimed at libraries and historians, copies will cost 75 cents for daily issues and 2.00 dollars for Sundays to provide an imperishable record for future students of history.
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Kansas Attorney In Attack On Amendment
Omaha Nebraska December 30. E Dumont Smith president of the Kansas Bar Association called the prohibition amendment unsound and the nineteenth amendment the result of a few noisy women seeking notoriety. He warned of a future Washington bureaucracy with a strangle hold on congress and urged against centralization of power. He argued that less than thirty percent of women vote and that this number is shrinking.
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E. Dumont , Smith
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Nebraska Bar Association
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Congress
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Airmen Bar 700-Mile Leg of South Atlantic Flight
Bolivia, Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Lebrix completed another 700 mile leg toward New York. The airmen, first to span the South Atlantic nonstop, believed they were near La Paz. Motor trouble and high altitude slowed the plane during takeoff and kept it from rising as quickly as hoped.
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Bolivia
Dieudonne Costes
Joseph Lebrix
New York
South Atlantic
la Paz
Costes
Food supply fears grip London as snow worsens
London faces rising anxiety over scarce produce and dairy as 28 inches fall in the southwest and shortages deepen. Transportation limits force waste of milk, while relief work uses airplanes and armored tanks due to the lack of snowplows and coal shortages intensify hardship in rural districts.
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London
England
Weather Bureau
Ancient sun dial on display at Loar and Company
A Hamilton Watch Company sun dial, built by Rorseatt in Paris circa 150, known as a cannon dial, is shown in Loar and Company jewelry shop windows. The device uses a burning glass lens above a cannon to project sunlight for noon, adjustable by month, with powder and a wadding setup. Hamilton has produced about a dozen replicas loaned to jewelers nationwide to spark interest in antiquities.
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Rorseatt
Paris
Loar and Company
Dismantling of the Gorgeous Club by Prohibition Agents
Federal agents dismantled Miss Helen Morgan's Gorgeous Club in New York arresting Morgan and eight male staff after two and a half hours of questioning 350 guests. Fixtures valued at 50000 were loaded onto six trucks and moved to a warehouse as agents gathered evidence over a week.
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Helen Morgan
Prohibition
Miss Morgan
Maurice EH. Campbell
Miss. Morgan
When Cop Says Go What Will You Do
Massachusetts motorists face a dilemma after a patrolman jumped on a car and ordered a chase. Margolis lost his license after a high speed run that ended with a fatal pedestrian crash, though the driver was cleared of manslaughter. The article argues policemen cannot compel civilians to break laws and urges ending wild street chases.
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Central Press
Oston
Mass
Nathan Margolis
Fox
Massachusetts
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Frank A. Goodwin
Margolis
Dorchester Avenue
James J. Quinn
Quinn
Volcanology Theory Tied to Earthquake Shifts
Cleveland report cites Indiana scholar Dr. Frank B. Taylor discussing how volcanic activity may relate to slow slipping of continents. Mention of Chicago Geological Society of America and Capone era police actions hints at broader debates and public interest in geology reforms and honors.
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Scarface al” Capone
Chicago Geological Society of America
Frank B. Taylor
Ities
Scientist Links Earth Disruptions To Mountain Shifts
Dr Taylor said recent earth disturbances stem from movements near major mountain regions. He cited the Rockies in North America and western coastal ranges in Asia as active zones where continental sliding continues. Bail of $1,000 for Fort Wayne, Ind. employees was obtained after several disruptions.
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Wm Archdeacon Co Leading Store of Northern West Virginia
Wm Archdeacon Co the leading men and boys store of northern West Virginia stands as a notable retail establishment reflecting regional commerce and fashion trends of the era. The firm epitomizes a period when local merchants defined community shopping and offered a broad range of goods for everyday life.
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West Va
Two Bank Robbers Arrested in Texas Hold Up Case
Graham Texas December 30 two men identified as Harry Helms and a companion were captured after the First National Bank of Cisco holdup. A 150 man posse aided by Texas rangers and an airplane searched the Trinity River bottoms. four robbers took part, one killed, another wounded, Cisco police chief G S Bedford killed, loot recovered.
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Yugoslavia Investment Prospects Draw British Interest
Belgrade reports Yugoslav financial prospects attract attention from Peter Bark, former Russian minister, head of Anglo-International Bank of London. Bark met Dr Marinkovitch and Finance Minister on Yugoslavia’s economy, and was received by King Alexander. He said British money market seeks investment, with Bank of England backing favorable views after Yugoslav war debt funding lifted prior embargo.
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Yugoslavia
Peter Bark
Anglo-International Bank of London
Bank of England
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London
Pair Reprieved Hour Before Their Hanging
In Baton Rouge Louisiana Governor Simpson reprieved Joseph Genna and Morton Brasseaux less than two hours before their scheduled execution in Deridder for murder. He set Friday January 27 as the new date for the executions to allow time for a sanity hearing petition.
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Hospital Notes From Fleming ton and Newbury Patients
Mrs Annie Perine of Fleming ton was admitted for an examination. Ray Shahan of Newbury underwent a major operation at the city hospital this morning, with recovery expected. John Shreve of West Hind was admitted yesterday for a major operation.
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Newbury
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West Hind
Virginia Tradition Gone Says Author
Mrs Edwin Swift Balch of Philadelphia and Baltimore, writing as Emily Clark, argues in essays titled Stuffed Peacocks that the old Southern aristocracy is decaying but modern youth forge a new Virginia tradition. She believes the older generation resists acknowledging the change, while she is too young to know much of life in the South before the twentieth century.
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Philadelphia
Edwin Swift Balch
Baltimore
Emily Clark
South
Batch
Virginia
Woman Enforces Law in Land of Rangers
Crane City Texas. A woman enforces the law in Crane county oil fields. Miss Margaret Long, deputy sheriff, helped close numerous gambling dives on Main street during the oil boom. She is a college graduate and former school teacher.
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Crane City
Tex
Crane County
Margaret Long
Ee Ee
Old Treaty Keeps Indian Horses Shod by Government Blacksmith
Quapaw in Quapaw Oklahoma retain 150 horses to be shod by William Long, a government blacksmith under an 1883 treaty. Despite wealth from zinc and lead royalties, the tribe maintains the service, with Long keeping the horses properly shod in a weathered shop overlooking Spring River.
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William Long
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