Wallace Withdraws Leaving Neely Unopposed
Huntington July 1 AP Wallace, Huntington lawyer, withdraws from the Democratic nomination race for the U S Senate in the August primary leaving M M Neely of Fairmont unopposed. Neely is described as entitled to the nomination without fight and Wallace notes the dry issue, claiming some seek wet support to repeal Prohibition.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wallace
United States Senate
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Geo
W. Ifiwrp
Charleston
Neely
John J. Raskob
City Tags 40 Cars To Enforce Parking Rule
City police tagged forty cars on Main and Latrobe streets as a warning to motorists to respect the 60 minute parking ordinance. Mayor King said tagging would continue several days to keep spaces open during summer. drivers complain they were unaware enforcement was active year round.
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Main
Latrobe
King
Pennington Named Prohibition Administrator for Three States
Pennington becomes the new prohibition administrator for Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware after previously leading prohibition enforcement in western Berks area. The appointment shifts enforcement oversight to the three state jurisdictions.
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Aazacinten Preay
Pennington
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Chares
Mooney Pardon Request Refused by Governor Young
Governor C C Young declined to grant clemency to Thomas J Mooney who is serving a life sentence for the 1916 San Francisco preparedness day bombing in which 10 were killed and 40 injured The pardon board recommended against mercy and the Supreme Court had refused a similar appeal for Warren K Billings Mooney and Billings were convicted of murder in connection with the parade bombing and both cases are treated as parallel by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
C. Young
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Advisory Pardon Board
Warren K. Billings
Mooney
Billings
C. C. Young
Lindbergh Sees Aviation Linking World Amid Talks
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh states in a cable to the League of Nations French section that commercial aviation will form closer world contact. He urges establishing universal principles and practices as air lines break down national barriers and isolation prejudices. The cable reached Geneva as an international conference on aviation opened.
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New York
League of Nations
Charles A. Lindbergh
League
Geneva
Western Trunk Line Railroads Set to Raise Freight Rates
Western trunk line railroads authorized to raise annual freight earnings by about twelve million dollars. Eastern territory also approved a new system of class rates likely increasing income. November 1 start for western revisions with four month window for eastern changes. Distances set first class charges from five to 800 miles with proportional rates for others. Agricultural commodities exempted from increases.
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Western Trunk
Lake Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Missouri
Canadian
Territory
United States
Eastern Territory
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kiwanians Host Ladies Lunch At Mountain View Inn
Grafton Kiwanians plan a Ladies night at Mountain View Camp starting tonight at 6 45. Members will bring wives or dates for a casual meal with chicken as the main dish. President Arthur G. Yates and Mrs Yates expected to join at the head table.
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Grafton Kiwaniang
Mountain View
Walter Curry
Arthur G. Yates
Yates
Old Mt Vesuvius On Rampage Neapolitan Volcano Eruption
Naples reports Mt Vesuvius in active eruption with three lava fountains across the crater plateau. Observatory director Alessandro Malladra says activity will continue for several weeks and lava will likely solidify in the crater without spilling over the sides.
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Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Observatory
Alessandro Malladra
Rockefeller at 91 Quietly Spends Natal Day at Pocantico
John D. Rockefeller celebrated his 91st birthday with a private routine at Pocantico Hills. He planned a quiet day with an afternoon car ride on his estate, unseen by reporters who have not been admitted in years.
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Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Pocantigo Hills
Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
New York City
Fireladdies 10 Get Hints From Inspectors
Grafton's fire department undergoes an under inspection today by W. S. Winnard of Wheeling instructor for the Ohio and West Virginia bureau. He will put the fire ladies through extra drills and grant additional pointers on fighting blazes. Accompanied by Chief Green continued on page seven.
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Grafton
W. S. Winnard
Wheeling
Ohio and
West Virginia
Secret Church Inquiry Into Slaying of Lingle
The Chicago Church Federation launched a covert probe into Jake Lingle's murder, separate from the official grand jury inquiry. Alderman Arthur Albert testified as the federation sought to uncover alleged ties between Lingle and police officers amid Chicago gangland intrigue. Foster seeks habeas relief to prevent his extradition for the murder case.
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Lingle
Chicago
Jake Lingle
Chicago Church Federation
Church Federation
Arthur Albert
Foster
Los Angeles
Illinois
Frank Foster
Senate Begins London Naval Treaty Debate
The senate opens debate on the London naval treaty with Senator Swanson urging ratification. The session focuses on whether to demand conference documents denied by President Hoover, as factions clash over timely voting and access to papers amid ongoing foreign relations discussions.
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Washington
Senate
Swanson
Hoover
McKellar
Tennessee
Thompson faces contempt term over failed notes
Uniontown Pennsylvania July 8 J V Thompson once a wealthy Fay ette county banker and coal operator must raise 300000 by July 31 or face an indeterminate jail sentence for contempt of court He is working on a 20000000 coal deal to meet his obligations arising from notes as trustee of two estates including one of John Niccolls father of the Princess of Thurn and Taxis The stay was granted for 24 days as attorneys argued his inability to pay and Thompson seeks to salvage his finances amid a long fall from a vast coal empire once sweeping western Pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia which collapsed fifteen years ago and helped paralyze regional business.
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Uniontown
J. V. Thompson
Fayette County
Thompson
John Niccolls
Princess of
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Payette County
Steel merger trial resumes in Youngstown court
In Youngstown Ohio July 8 the stockholders injunc tion suit to block the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Bethlehem Steel merger resumes with James A Campbell 76 on the witness stand Campbell a hostile witness for cross examination reveals the company history from 1900 capital 650000 to assets over 235 million He concedes Bethlehem Steel sought control for its Chicago plants and notes their advantageous positions in Chicago setbacks followed the suicide of chief counsel Leroy A Manchester two weeks earlier
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Common Pleas Court
James A. Campbell
Youngstown Company
Leroy A. Manchester
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Harry Crawford
Luther Day
Cleveland
Campbell
Crawford
Chicago
Track shift to widen yard and extend Grafton yards
Early today engineers shifted the Grafton Belington main line and bridge over Three Forks creek without delaying service to Wheeling Parkersburg and Charleston. The move, part of a 45 foot extension to 13 roundhouse stalls, brings the river yard outlet and frog 20 feet closer to the big steel bridge and creates a permanent river line for trains to Parkersburg Chillicothe and points west.
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Baltimore i- Ohio
Grafton-Belington
Forks Creek
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Charleston
River
Parkershuri
Chillicothe
John Edwards, Jr
Gineer
Wai
Gratton
Three Forks
Tygarta Valley
Parkers-burg
Grafton Churches Observe First Union Services
Grafton churches begin a series of union services on Sabbath evenings during July and August. Rev. Frank J. Turvander of First Presbyterian preached at First Christian Church Beech Street and Meor J Avenue to a large congregation. Next Sunday E M Oakes of the Christian Church will lead at First Presbyterian, replacing Rev. Hughes who will preach at a later date.
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F. H. Hughes
Oakes
Hughes
Rockefeller Invited to Relive Youth Days in Old Haunts
Auburn July 8 on his 91st birthday John D. Rockefeller received an invitation from Cayuga county Boy Scouts camped on Owasco Lake. They request he return to fish and play at the shore where he learned to angle as a boy, signing the campfire note with hopes to meet him again.
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Auburn
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Boy Scouts
Cayuga County
Owasco Lake
Rockefeller
Whren
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M.M. Neely
Harry Shaw
Young
Liggbergh
Western Trunk Line
Ethelbert Stewart
Labor Statistics
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inn
Kinsey
Natal
State Fire Department
Council
Virginian
United_ States
J.V. Thompson
Associated Press
Jack Zuta
Youngstown-Bethlehem
New York State
Rockett
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