Railroads Seek Higher Pay for Carrying Mail
Washington officials report representatives from leading railroads conferred with Postmaster General New Thursday to press for increased compensation for mail transport. A fact statement for the Interstate Commerce Commission was requested, but no agreement was reached. sub-committees will continue talks. The group, led by W. A. Worthington, includes W. W. Atterbury and other rail executives. current space-based pay replaced weight-based rates in 1916, with railroads claiming losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. New indicated the issue for the ICC to decide, but would expedite a conclusion.
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Washington
W.W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania
R. D. Starbuck
New
Ys Central
J. ©. McCann
Baltimore and Ohio
H. M. Wade
Erie
H. L. Fairchild
Ilinois Central
G. M. Kimble
Seaboard Air Line
F. Campbell
Norfolk and, Western
E. H. Mack
Missouri Pacific
P. J. Sehradt
Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Newtoll
James W Burns Civil War Vet Dies In Tenn
Old friends in Grafton learn of the death of James William Burns a Civil War veteran who led the National Cemetery in Memphis for eight years He died in Tennessee on Thursday and was buried in the cemetery he served He enlisted as a drummer boy at eleven with the Sixteenth Michigan Infantry and earned a distinguished record He is survived by his widow Eva Doty Burns a son James Burns leader of the Hotel Claridge Orchestra Memphis and a daughter Miss Ruth Burns also of Memphis
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Grafton
James William Burns
Burns
National Cemetery
Memphis
Tenn
Sixteenth
Mehigan Infantry
Regient
Eva Doty Burns
James Burns
Hotel Claridge Orchestra
City
Miss Ruth Burns
Memory of B F Bunner Death Tribute Poem
A devotional memorial tribute from the daughter to B F Bunner who died Jan 9 1924. The poem speaks of grief, faith, and hope in heaven with imagery of the Everlasting City and the cross. It reflects sorrow, comfort, and spiritual longing for reunion beyond the grave.
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Father
Emil
Jesus
God
Gol
Gems Taken
Parkersburg reports jewelry valued at six thousand dollars stolen from the residence of Nelany Burrowell, per the potter. The incident occurred January 9 with investigators called to the scene.
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Parkersburg
Nelany Burrowell
Moonshine raid ends with $100 fines and road work
Three suspects Hubert and Janice Mayle and Huston Dalton, near Pleasant Creek, faced Squire W H Leach after a raid yielded about a half pint of liquor. They were fined $100 and costs and sentenced to sixty days on the county road. A jar was tossed from a back room during the raid but caught by a state officer. Prosecutors vow more raids to curb violations.
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Hubert
Janice Mayle
Huston Dalton
Pleasant Creek
Squire W. H. Leach
A. R. Bolyard
Alkire and Roach
C. 2. Pitzer
Theouse
Squire Leach
W. Merle Watkins
Justice Leach
Best Known Postmaster In The World Dies In New York
Edward Morgan of New York City, long serving postmaster and famed as the world’s best known postmaster, dies after an appendicitis operation. Born in Marshall, Michigan, he joined the postal service in 1879, served over fifty years, and led NYC post office for seventeen years. Survived by wife Frances Patterson and three daughters in Minneapolis, New York, and Nashville.
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Edward Morgan
N. Y
New York
New
New York City
Marshall
Mich
Postal Service
Morgan
Frances Pattérson
David Arundell
Minneapolis
Jane Morgan
J. Fry Nouman
Nashville
Tenn
Pythians Elect Officers and Plan Fifty-Seventh Anniversary
Friendship Lodge No 8 Knights of Pythias in Grafton elects officers for the coming year including J Proudfoot Geo Grennaman C Newton John Sayre Ett Sateerfield Thomas Campbell Frank Bennett Scott Jackson. A three member committee was named to arrange observance of the lodge 57th anniversary on February 20 with ceremonies at Castle Hall.
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Thomas Campbell
Frank Bennett
Scott Jackson
Thhree
Castle Wall
Tragedy at New Lafferty Leaves Miner Near Death
Wheeling reports a stabbing in New Lafferty Ohio leaving Nick Miller a 40 year old miner at death’s door in a local hospital. Alleged slayer Mike Boka is jailed in St Clairsville Ohio as investigators probe two New Lafferty deaths and failed witness testimony. The town reels with a second tragedy announced earlier as Gyeano Abbott was found murdered in his home. Coroners have not yet determined a cause or timeline for the second death. Interment for Mrs DeMoss near Thornton is planned at Bluemont cemetery with services conducted by Reverend Davil of Thornton.
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Wheeling
Nick Miller
New Lafferty
Ohio
Here
Mike Boka
Belmont County
St. Clairsville
Miller
Gyeano Abbott
Aelve
Mrs Elizabeth DeMoss Dies After Illness
Heart trouble ends the life of Mrs Elizabeth DeMoss at 71, at her daughter Mrs G W Phillips home in Blueville. She had been in poor health for six months, with the last week serious. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 PM at her daughter's house conducted by Rev ALC.
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Elizabeth DeMos
J. W DeMoss
G. W. Phillips
Blueville
Pope denies bribe charge in Forbes Thompson case
Vianet E Pope of Spokane testified for the defense in the Forbes Thompson Veteran Bureau conspiracy trial in Chicago. He denied ever being offered twenty million dollars by ship contractors as a bribe to influence the sale of the wartime wooden fleet and denied discussing such bribes with President Harding. He identified a letter signed by Harding offered as evidence, but the court sustained the prosecution objection to the president's star. Pope said he knew Elias Mortimer and questioned Mortimer’s hotel accommodations during Harding's inauguration.
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Chicago
Vianet E. Pope
Spokane
Wash
Harding
Forbes Thompson’ Veteran Bureau
Pope
Elias H. Mortimer
James S. Ensby Smith
Charles E. Forbes
Veteran’s Bureau
Mortimer
Washington
Harding letter hints at shipping board role and fleet deal
The April 7 1921 letter to Forbes notes aces for a government post on the shipping board and governorship. Alas Easby Smith objects to a witness question. Lasker of the shipping board says he can act in three to six months amid ongoing fleet litigation.
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Harding
Forbes
Shipping Board
Alas Easby Smith
Pope
Mortimer
Chesapeak Engineering Company
Lasker
vLasker
New Trial Denied for Kid McCoy in Manslaughter Case
Jos Angeles Jan 9 Kid McCoy famed pugilist and eight time husband has been sentenced to one to ten years in prison for manslaughter in the Mors case. Judge Crall denied a new trial and bail, to await appeal. He remains in county jail as appeal proceeds and faces four counts of robbery and three counts of assault with intent to kill tied to the morning shooting at the Mors antique shop.
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Jos Angeles
Cal
Kid McCoy
Theresea W. Mors
Charles §. Crall
McCoy
Mors
Chicago Police Morale Decline Reported in Crime Commission
Chicago January reports from the Chicago Crime Commission executive department allege police morale has collapsed and December crime set a six year high. The commission cites crimes across various city areas as evidence of shifting criminal activity. President Holden urged politicians courts and prosecutors to meet the challenge with thorough and decisive action.
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Chicago
Oes
Hold Youth In Robbery But He Denies Charge
Huntington reports Henry Holley aged 19 or 20 is held in connection with a December 28 theft of 1100 from the Sto Dublinery Department Store. Two other gang members were arrested earlier. Holley denies involvement and proclaims innocence to police.
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Huntington
Henry Holley
Sto Dublery
Holley
Midwife Regulation Debated as West Virginia Sees Unassisted Births
Charleston dispatch notes 3551 WV mothers gave birth without a physician last year. Health officials urge licensing and education for midwives, with restrictions on dangerous procedures and a plan to improve access to medical care in rural areas.
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Charleston
W .Va
West Virginia
State Department of Health
Extra Large Casket Made For Wen del Woman
Local undertaker C A McGrumphy said a specially built casket, largest of its size in years, was obtained for Mrs Elizabeth Crivaro of Wendel who died at City Hospital. The 6 foot long, 28 inch wide, 14 inch deep casket held a body weighing about 235 pounds, with illness contributing to the size.
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C. A. McGrumphy
Elizabeth Crivaro
Wendel
Barnum Was Right Here's Another One
A. P Javison of Clarksburg WV visited Pittsburgh for the first time and stopped at a downtown saloon. While ordering, he heard two strangers arguing over whose bank roll was larger, one declaring he had more money than the other.
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Barnum
Pittsburgh
Javison
Clarksburg
W. Va
Javion
Connecticut Senator Takes Oath for Military and Posts
Sam Bincham, Republican of Connecticut, was sworn in as senator today. He was assigned to the committees on Military Affairs and on Post Office and Post Roads.
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Washington
Sam Bincham
Connecticut
Former Clarksburg Russian insul tells of brutal death
Alexander Ivanoff, former attaché at the French Military mission in Siberia, recounts in memoirs that Kolchak and Pepelayev were killed by Bolsheviks at Irkutsk in 1920. He says Kolchak ignored safety warnings, was calm as he prayed, then was executed by Tshoudnovsky.
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Clarksburg
INSUL
Kolchak
Detroit
Kulchak
Pepelayev
Fius Tshoudnovsky
Alexander Ivanoff
W. Va
Siberia
Ivanoff
Pen
Irkutsk
Pep Vayey
Ivaneff
Berin
Pepa Kayev
Tshoudnovsky
Pepellayev
Trhoudnovsky
T Shoudnovsky
Ivapoelis
Leo Koretz Dies in Prison After Bayano Oil Scam
Leo Koretz promoter of the Bayan Oil bubble died in Stateville prison after pleading guilty to a confidence game. He fled Chicago in 1923 with about 2 million in money and securities, leaving a wife and two children in hardship. Pr een with Halifax discovery, his scheme collapsed as investors were left with losses exceeding 1.5 million. His brothers were at his bedside when he died.
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Stateville, Ii
Leo Koretz
Korat
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Chicago
Buble
Panama
Bayano River
Koretz
Bayano River Trust
Necesary
Bayano Bubile
Novia Sco
Robbers Fire At Bandits After Confectionery Hold Up
Huntington report: two unmasked bandits robbed W. A. Karnes confectionery. Karnes grabbed a pistol and fired at their fleeing car, believing a robber was wounded. They escaped, taking between $40 and $50.
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Huntington
Jan
W. A. Karnes
Karnes
Mother Slays Her Children in Virginia Poisoning
In Bluefield Virginia on Tuesday Mrs Mat tie Lambert fed her three youngest children poison via acid laden sandwiches. Jack died at a local hospital, Evan geline has lasting torment and likely fatal injuries, Annie recovered and was discharged after burial in the same grave as her mother.
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Annie
Bluefield
Germany's best seller in Stuttgart reports big sales
Stuttgart Germany January 9 The heat selling novel in Germany in recent years is Zwei Menachen by Richard Woon. Already six hundred thousand copies have been sold.
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Stuttgart
Ger
Germany
Richard Woon
National Portrait Gallery builds British life portraits
London Jan 9 The National Portrait Gallery collects photographs of distinguished Britons. About 2000 sitters exist with over 150 recent contemporaries on public display. Most are men. women few, often declining or displeased with final results.
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London
National Portrait Gallery
John Drinkwater
Austen Chamberlain
Thomas Hardy
T. P. O'Connor
House of Commons
Carefrel
Winston Churchill
Archbishop of Canterbury
Mr. Asi
Moonshine Stills Seized in Chicago Market Raids
Police confiscated more than 3000 illicit stills and 2500 diameters in six Maxwell Street shops during a six hour raid. Four people were arrested as agents halted an open sale linked to a $6000 procurement probe. The raids, aimed at stopping federal tip offs, caused chaos as occupants resisted and threats arose.
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Chicago
Maxwell Str
Federal
Prohibition
Blueville School Report Third Month Delighted by Christmas Program
Blueville school reports a successful third month centered on a Christmas program. Pupils performed recitations, songs, pantomimes, and plays with strong audience engagement. Attendance was steady, and staff expect 100 percent working by year end as parent teachers association supports progress.
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Brneville
Santa Claus
Kiddes
Paul Austen
Percy Newcome
Lawrence Brown
Hayward Phillips
Lea Trown
Irene Brown
Myrtle Devers
William Carroll
Opal Robinson
Mabel Jacobs
William Knotts
Sylvia Phillips
Marshal Adams
Sarah Bell Carroll
Ruth Newcome
Virginia Thomas
Cleola Boyce
Dorothy Kinsler
Charles Weaver
Sueile Brown
Frank Smittey
Charles Ayers
Tilly Flanagan
Virginia Henderson
Bethlehem Star
Scrooge
Blueville School
Mann
Wirst
Dorothy Locke
Eliabeth Wet Ver
Roberta Rogers
Lena Fort Marie Boyes
Mabel Knight
Dorothy Wagner
Louise Robins
Louise Phillips
Dorothy Phillip
Irene Withers
Teddy Aroll
Willie Jacobs
Leo Brow
Merle Stevens
Percy Newcom
James Jacobs
Leo Newton
Thedore Robinson
Max Sinsell
Oke Burkett
Pan Austin
Lavi Austin
Virgil Roger
Henry Sheett
Robert Rogers
George Royce
Damon Adam
Paul Weaver
Hayward Daily
Donald Brown
Mable Ayers
Opal Robi
Mably J Earl Boyer
Charles Sander
Elisha Stevens
Mark Kniebt
Chives Roger
Tedly Re Charles
Woerne
Harold Smnaul
Allen Roge
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Blueville School Report
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Dorot Newton
Bowman
Josephine Boyce
Let Wagner
Virgil Brown
Leo Weaver
Frank Smitley
Dale DeMons
Cleota Boyce
Dorothy Kincl
Itancile Prown
Sarah Hell Carrol
Mario Cart
Eleanor Wilson
Maryos
Davis Henderson
Marl Weaver
Charles Boyce
Mmme Phillips
Sylvester Boyce
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