Priest Testimony in Penitentiary Bribery Case
In Atlanta on February 10, Father Thomas P. Hayden, former Catholic chaplain at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, testified in the trial of E. A. Sartain and L. J. Fletcher and Laurence Ithiel. He described a bribery scheme for special privileges involving $10,500 and varied payments to prison officials and inmates. The defense pressed Hayden on gifts and alleged bribes as he recounted money exchanges in Savannah and Atlanta, while noting related theories about bootleggers and other parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
U.S. District Court
Thomas P. Hayden
E. A. Sartain
Laurence “Heinie
Ithiel
Clumbus
Ohio
Sartain
Fletcher
Rhiel
Savannah
Pletcher
Graham Raughn
Willie Haar
C. C. Tuten
Richard Hailey
William Haard
Hayden
Withers
New York
Mannie Kessler
Morris Sweetwood
George Remus
Cincinnati
Kessler
Sweetwood
Howard
Manney Kessler
York
Fletcher Ad Rhiel
Hooper Mexander
James W Linwood
Columbus
Miciel
New Railway Through Ohio 8 Being Sought
Washington dispatch reports a modest application to build a new railroad line in Ohio. The filing marks the first formal step in the Van Sweringen plan to consolidate over 9,000 miles of eastern trunk lines, signaling a major strategic move in railroad organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad and Financial World
C. P
M. J. van Sweringen
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pere Marquette
Trie
Hocking Valley
Washington
Ohio
van Sweringen
John KoelzIs Dead In Keyser
A message from Keyser reports the death of John Koelz at his home after illness. He was about 75, survived by a daughter Margaret at home and sons William and Herman. Funeral arrangements are pending with E W Kovlis traveling to Keyser for the service likely held Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
John Koelz
Tomooleek
Margaret
William of Keyser
Fred
Harvard
Traction Co's Old Officers Re‑elected at Annual Meet
About thirty stockholders representing roughly 150 shares met at the chamber of commerce for the Ty garts Valley Traction Co annual meeting. Manager Alexander and Jed Robinson cited operations and expenditures. Miss Mildred Keefer audited the books as satisfactory and flourishing, with a copy to be mailed to each shareholder. Directors re elected were Parrish Joutin Wim Archdeacon Beavers and Jed Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tygarts Valley Traction Co
W. Ale [der
Jed Robinson
Alexander
R. M. Parrish
Mildred Keefer
Cmpany
Mens
TM. Parrish
G. L. Joutin Wim
Archdeacon
W. A. Beavera
Th Traction Company
Busine
New airplane shaped like flying fish in Croydon test
In Croydon England on February 10 a new eight passenger plane was swing tested at 115 miles an hour. The fuselage resembles a gigantic flying fish with elongated fins as wings and a tail like a fish tail, showcasing an imaginative aircraft design.
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Croydon
Eng
Trapped Man Cont. Floyd Collins Shaft Progress
San Cave, Ky. February 10. Rescue efforts continue as a shaft reaches 28 feet with water seeping into the six foot bottom. Spectators gather in Cave City for the military inquiry while diggers remove heavy rock slabs and brace walls to prevent cave-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cave City
San Cave
Floyd Collins
Sand Cave
Military Court of Inquiry
Collins
Death in Garrett tunnel ends race to finish landmark project
In Oakland Maryland on February 10 the State Industrial Accident Commission awarded engineer Samuel X. Pyler five thousand dollars in weekly compensation after he died November 22 from gas as he rushed through a Garrett county mountain tunnel. Pyler perished after writing his final report and a letter to his wife Irene Pyle, leaving two children. The collapse and gas exposure occurred during the ambitious Brook tunnel section tied to the Youzhou Power project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Garrett County
Samuel X. Pyler
Irene Pyle
Te TR. Roth
Davis
W. Va
Eppler
Ie -Youshiozheng Power Company
General Construction Company
O'Eloer
Pyler
Sas
Robbers Raid Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Warehouse
Six attackers raided a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad warehouse in Milwaukee early today, forcing night engineer Dan Kellsor to guide them to 46 barrels of port wine valued at 12000 dollars, the property of the Italian Vineyard Company. The night engineer was bound and warned of accomplices outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroot Company
Dan Kellsor
Ita Jan Vineyard Company
Shey
McCabe Funeral Held at St Augustine Church
John A. McCabe died in Steubensville Ohio. His funeral began at nine o'clock this morning at St Augustine's Catholic Church with a solemn high requiem mass. The service honored his long career as a funeral director and West Virginia Funeral Directors Association past president. He leaves a son, two daughters, three sisters, a brother, and many friends.
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John A. McCabe
Steubensville
Ohio
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
M. Hannon
P. J. Brady
Mannington
William J. Lee
Kanawha City
PA. O'Doherty
Whiteulphur Springs
McCabe
Graffin
Funeral Directors Association of
West Virginia
John
Daria
Devita
Reubensville
Margaret
Agnes
John Picket
J. J. Mefabe
Cleveland
Nightlife lure ends officer’s career in Paris
Washington reports detail War Department records on First Lieut Charles A Morrow Quartermaster Corps stationed in Paris who vanished from duty after three months without leave and was dropped from the rolls while an inquiry found evidence of misused funds and involvement in Paris nightlife. Morrow, 44, born in Indiana, had served since 1899 and was awaiting promotion to captain when recalled to explain discrepancies in accounts.
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Washington
Leutenant
Paris
War Department
Charles A. Morrow
Quartermaster Corps
Army
Morrow
United States
Inspector General
A. W
Moris
Inwa
Heinzman Rites Here Tomorrow
Funeral services for Milton Blair Heinzman will be Thursday at 2 PM at St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Charles A. Snider to officiate with Taylor County Post No 12 American Legion in charge. Burial in Bluemont Cemetery. Post members accompanied the body by train from Detroit, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Blair Heinzman
Detroit, Mich
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles A. Snider
Taylor County
American Legion
Heinaman
Bluemont Cemetery
France Divorce Case Rules Courts in Transitory France
Paris authorities upheld jurisdiction in a divorce between American citizens with only transitory residence in France. Mrs Oliver Burton now Jolie had filed a demurrer to a suit started by her husband two months earlier. The couple wed in Long Branch New Jersey on September 19, 1920. The court found Burton had no real residence in France and allowed the husband to proceed.
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Paris
France
Oliver Burton
Jolie
Burtons
Long Branch
N. J
Burton
Tom Mix parents celebrate golden wedding in Dubois
Dubois Pa Feb 10 One of the interesting events here Friday when Mr and Mrs Edward Mix parents of Tom Mix the movie star celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with hundreds of relatives and friends The actor could not attend due to filming in Hollywood A telegram and letters from Tom Mix were read at the afternoon reception at their East Dubois avenue home The Mixes long residence history includes Mix Run and Imboden They received many gifts of gold and held open house with a buffet luncheon A public dance and club event capped the celebration with out-of-town relatives in attendance
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Dubois
Edward Te, Mir
Tom Mix
Magic Star
Hollywood
Tom Tie
Mrs. Min
Elks Assemble Mall
Edward Mix
Tom
Los Angeles
Groundhog forecast sparks spring doubts and coats remain
The piece notes fluctuating March weather with sunshine and warming spells followed by cold snaps. It cites towns like Grafton and Loveland, references to Mayor Cather, local observations on street cleanliness, and a newspaper writer’s humorous take on Groundhog Day forecasts versus lingering winter. It ends warning overcom coats and galoshes may still be needed as cold air returns.
Pruntytown Woman Jean Bartlett Dies at Home
Miss Jean Bartlett a longtime Pruntytown resident dies at her home from heart disease after years of illness. Daughter of P. J. and Martha Bartlett she was born January 3 1874 in ton and lived on a family farm near Pruntytown. She was years old and renowned for a pleasing personality and broad circle of friends.
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Jean Bartlett
Pruntytown
Miss Bartlett
P. J
Martha Lt. Bartlett
Taylor County
Ton
Bartlett
30 Mile Ice Floe Heads Toward Wheeling
Wheeling reports the heaviest ice flow on the Ohio Silver since 1918, nearly 30 miles long, expected to reach Wheeling at 10 o clock. U S Weather Bureau officials in Pittsburgh forecast the solid mass could be broken by dam passage between Pittsburgh and Wheeling. Two steamers, the Liberty and the J P Davis, are docked and set to depart for Pittsburgh, while the Helen B will sail to New Matamoros before the flow arrives.
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Wheeling
Jeff*Brame
Ohio
Frame
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Liberty
J. P. Davis
Pittsourch
Helen B
New Matamoras
Youthful Water Lovers Take a Plunge Sunday
Four boys aged ten to fourteen were seen near the Tywarts Valley river by the old Southern Window factory, chanting toys and sampling waters in a playful Sunday outing. Adults watching the scene felt amused yet alarmed as the youths enjoyed a grand time along the riverbank in Fetterman.
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Fetterman
Tywarts’ Valley
Four Die in Rail Crossing Crash at Marcus Hook
Four people, two men and two women, were killed and a woman injured when a shifting locomotive on the Fennin Railroad struck a motor truck and a motor car at a grade crossing in Marcus Hook. Authorities described the event as a fatal railroad crossing accident with emergency crews responding to the scene. The names, exact ages, and further details were not immediately available.
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Fennin
Marcus Hook
Here
Heir to King of Siam Dies in Siamese Line
Prince Chao Fu Asdang Tefavudh born May 12 1889 is dead, the alleged heir presumptive to the Siamese throne. He became the presumptive heir in November 191%, ending a storied royal line that included Vankok Pebo 10,4 as part of a complex succession.
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Vankok
Pebo
Chao Fu Asdang Tefavudh
Prince Asdang
Golden wheat pit tale sparks pocketbook drift
A Chicago American reprint describes outsiders like Ethel Comstock profiting as wheat prices soared to 2.05 a bushel. In the grain pit on the Board of Trade floors, many insiders ignored rising shortages while outsiders bought wheat, leveraging a small bank sum into substantial gains amid a volatile market.
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Board of Trade
Ethel Comstock
Miss Comstock
Stock
Miss Comistock
Comstock
Scott Durant
Lake Blut
Wheat Market Rumors and Pocketbook Loot Revelations
A volatile wheat pit narrative describes large pocketbook sums, six figure takeouts, and gamblers profiting as reporters and messengers reportedly earn significant gains. Arthur W. Cutten comments on supply and demand, noting the market’s warlike precocity and traders outside the core business profiting while others are left out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
President Harrison Arrives Naples Then Vents to Genoa
London Feb 10 report from the Robert Dollar Company says the steamer President Harrison reached Genoa yesterday after sailing from Alexandria to New York with a large number of American passengers aboard. A prior distress signal was deemed erroneous by Lloyds.
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London
Prsident Harrison
Naples
United States
Robert Dollar Company
Harrison
Arriyei
Genoa
Lloyds
Alexandria
New York
Chios
Social notes of local residents visit and travel
Mr and Mrs Harry Walters motored to Eling and back Sunday to visit friends. Mr H L Potts returned from Paden City where his father was ill. Mrs W I Ware is home with bronchial pneumonia. William Morgan Jr and Mr and Mrs W B Cather drove to kinss yesterday and returned with Mrs Morgan from the Shaver home. George Bailey of Wheeling visited relatives here. Mrs French Helms of Maple avenue spent yesterday in Fairmont as guest. Mrs Wil D Ryan and William Jr of Clarksburg visited Mr and Mrs R J Maloney in the M and M Bank building apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Walters
Eling
H. L. Potts
Paden City
W. IF
Ware
Hast Mein Street
William Morgan, Jr
W. B. Cather
Kins
Morgan
H. B. Shaver
George Bailey
Wheeling
French Helms
Maple Avenue
Fairmont
Wil D. Ryan
William, Jr
Clarksburg
R. J. Maloney
M. and
M. Bank Building
New Shipment Of 1925 Chandler And Cleveland Coaches
A car load of Chandler and Cleveland coaches was unloaded at the RB and O freight station yesterday for Withers Prow garage at Fetterman. The cars were taken to the display area at the garage. The 1925 models include several improvements over the 1924 line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Cleveland
RB & O
Railond
Withers
Fetterman
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Nickel Plate
Chicago and St. Louis
van Sweringens
John Koelzis
Page One
Homer
Floyd
Pease
M’cabe
Catholic
U.S
A.w.0.l
Heinzman
Tommie
Mix
Roland F. Mix
Mix Run
Elizabeth Smith
Maries In
Lriftwood
Imbois
Mixes
Tow
John £. Dubo
Emma Yoder
Felton
Jean Ross
Hamstead
Charles Beuchler
Diamond Street
North Side
Flora McPhee
Buffalo
Bess McPhee
Pittsburg
Dirksburg
Grafton
Cather
Walter
Williams
Loveland
Willson
Sentinel
Tower of Babel
Siam
Chicago American
Messenger Bey
Arthur W. Cutten
America
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