Philippi Man Indicted for Alleged Fraud
Indictment of J A Viquesney of Philippi former head of the game and fish department of the state S Moore of Charleston A Cs piton of Lewisburg and others on mail fraud charges tied to the promotion of the Viquesney Pier and Ore Company revealed Saturday after Viquesney was arrested by Ohio officers and posted bond. Viquesney later surrendered to federal authorities and posted 10000 bond for appeal free to answer the indictment. Moore and Bolton each carry bonds of 16000. State Auditor Vietnam Ttta charged that Charleston Funtington and Lewisburg residents and others in southern West Virginia were induced to invest by a bank in Washington agreeing to back development of iron ore mines in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties. Investors included Julian M Johnson J its city with 20000 and J Gluck Charleston 10000 and Bond 5000. Some company affairs were aired in a circuit court suit by Ross County Bank Chillicothe against Johnson on one note, resulting in a Johnson verdict. About 122000 was collected and the Johnson note backed a loan from Timmons Harmount. Contents of the indictments were kept secret until arrests. Four others were indicted including M Black W Quinn West Virginia residents and D Swann and wife Charlotte Swann of Cleveland. Federal officers were involved.
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Charleston
J. A. Viquesney
Philippi
Game
Fsh Department of the State
Moore
Bolton
Vietnam
Ttta
Charleston Funtington
Lewisburg
West , Virginia
Amber and
Washington
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Julian M. Johnson
Jit's City
J.gluck
John Bond
Viquesney Company
Ross County Bank of
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Mr. Johnsson
Johnson
Chillicothe Bank
Timmons Harmount
Viquesney
United States District Court
M. Black
W. Quinn
West Virginia
D. Swann
Lotte Swann
Cleve
Thieves Steal Clothing and Life Insurance Policies
Thieves entered John Margamanus residence near No 1 bridge and took three suits of clothing many shirts shoes and two life insurance policies worth 5000 each. They entered through a window while Margamanus was away. Police are notified and a 100 reward is offered for their arrest and conviction.
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John Margamanus
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
No. 1 Bridge
Margamanus
Circus Coming to Grafton This July
Posters announce John Robinson's wild animal circus touring Grafton on Tuesday July 28. Early notices indicate the fair grounds have been chosen as the city location with additional details pending on the route and marquee acts.
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John Robinson
Wild Animal Circus
Grafton
Lineman Kolled in Town Fire, July 15th Tragedy
In Chaies Town on July 15 a lineman named Gilliam A. Feltner was electrocuted after touching a live line carrying 22 000 volts. The incident occurred during work on the Northurn Viretuta Aviany project, with authorities investigating the cause and safety measures.
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W. Way
Gilliam A
Dancing, Swearing Pastor of New Jersey Church Freed
Modernist supporters of Mount Pleasant New Jersey celebrate a trial verdict clearing Rev. W. N. W. Rees of conduct unbecoming a minister after he confessed dancing with a woman, while elders and townsfolk split between upholding reform and backing the youthful pastor to lead a progressive community.
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Mt. Pleasant
N. J
Mount Pleasant
W. N. W. Rees
Reen
New Brunswick Presbytery
Eient
John Collins
Rees
Bank of Pine Grove Closes Doors Amid Liquidation Doubt
In Pine Grove emergency talks report the Bank of Pine Grove has shuttered. State banking officials W. R. Seale and W. H. Abbott head to Pine Grove to take charge. Bank president H. A. Jolliffe cites failed liquidations and weak assets, with no criminal implication.
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Wheeling
Office of the News
Depuy Bank
W. R. Seale
State Bank
W. H. Abbott
Bank of Pine Grove
Tme
H. A. Jollife
Ne Grove
W. Va
To. Register
State Banking Department
Jolliffe
Vettel County
Tota
Banking Department
Connetion
Bank of
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H. A. Abbott
W. &. Seal
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio R R seeks curtailment of passenger service
The public service commission was asked by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to cut back passenger trains between Parkersburg and Owensport due to reduced passenger revenue after road improvements. Currently two daily trains operate, a passenger and a mixed train, but the company requests only a single mixed train out of Parkersburg at 3:00 am with a return trip.
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Charleston
Public Service Comission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Parkersburg
Owensport
Citizenship Of Man Menaced By Bootleg Still
Julius Staffalina of Wellsburg West Virginia had citizenship papers revoked by Judge J B Sommerville after arrest on a moonshine still charge. He was allowed to reclaim the papers if not convicted again by jury. The judge warned that revoking citizenship rights does not stop violations across the country.
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Wellsburg
W. Va
Julius Staffalina
J. B. Sommerville
Crevute
Sommer- Ville
Staffalina
Co operative Grain Market Not Fail After Dissolution
Chicago July 14 Cooperative marketing of grain will continue under the Grain Marketing Company after a dissolution. Directors voted to return properties to four original merged companies but seek a one year option for the grain firm to buy them outright. Gray Silver says verbal approval was given. one year was too short to scale the enterprise for farmers. Dissolution came as the cooperative could not meet a 4 million dollar payment due July 28 when the joint contract expired.
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Chicago
Gray Silver
France Pays Homage To Unknown Warrior Battle of Bastille Day
France paid homage at the tomb of the unknown warrior as thousands of troops paraded past the Arc de Triomphe. President Doumergue and officials led the observance marking Bastille Day with General Gourade and the military governor of Paris among the key participants.
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War on high power beer sources in nation
Washington July 14 two major campaigns draw prohibition officials as dry up high power beer sources under permits and tighten prosecutions. Under Secretary Winston faces a queue for new enforcement posts due August 1 while regional directors replace state chiefs and jobs reach 7500 dollars amid a White House approved plan.
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Prohibition
Treasury
Department of Justice
Winston
Andrews
The
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States
Cooldge
Mellon
Quiet in Flemington coal towns as guards fade
Peace and quiet returns to Flemington Rosemont and Simpson coal towns as many coal companies abandon guards and search lights installed in past three months. One company, Maryland Coal at Wendell, keeps guards due to picketing activity. state police will stay to prevent further trouble.
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Rosemont
Simpson
Maryland Coal Company
Wendel
Mttle
Enjoin Nixon's Hotel From Selling Liquor
Baltimore July 14 A preliminary injunction restraining the management and employees of Nixon's Hotel from selling liquor or violating federal prohibition laws was signed today by Judge Soper in United States district court. The injunction will be filed tomorrow morning.
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Nixon
Soper
United States
Snow Falls in Blacksburg as Nation Swelters in Heat
Amid nationwide heat wave many areas roasted with temperatures toward the century mark. Blacksburg Virginia saw a brief five minute snow shower while Phoenix Arizona hit 112 and North Plate Nebraska reached 104. Death toll climbs with fourteen heat related facility deaths, five killed by lightning and three drowned as storms offer limited relief.
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Ariz
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Carbide Lamp Causes Fire at Rosemont Oil House
The Harrison Coal Company oil house at Rosemont burned Saturday afternoon after gasoline ignited from a carbide light. Fifty two gallons of oil and several gallons of gasoline were in the building, with damage estimated at 200. A nearby wheel house was saved by a bucket brigade. Superintendent L. A Smith reported a boy used a carbide lamp while pouring gasoline into a barrel. Six barrels of emergency water were used to guard a second building. Insurance coverage was in force for the loss.
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Harrison Coal Company
Rosemont
L. A Smith
Nineteen New Road Projects to Be Awarded
Charleston July 14 Nineteen new road projects advertised for contract by the state road commission bids to be received by August 12 with contracts awarded. Of the 19 projects 12 are paving and seven grading and draining funds from 6 600 000 road bond sale. A third group is expected and advertised later.
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Charleston
Othe State Road Commission
Anis
Ranger Killed as Lightning Sparks Forest Fires Near Priest Lake
Priest River Idaho July 14 Paul Blickendorf a student at the University of Idaho was killed at South Paly ranger station north of Priest Lake by an electrical storm that started 55 forest fires. About 150 men worked at the scene and two airplane patrols were en route to map the fire areas. Blickendorf's father is a physician in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Idaho
Paul Blickendorf
South Paly
Priest Lake
Here
Blickendorf
University of Idaho
Cincinnati
War Cat Shows Kilens How To Whip Bulldogs
New York July 14 A humorous tale describes Suzette a Paris born cat and Times Square celebrity, who through eight years in America has become a conservative aristocrat. She recalls Paris life and warns her young Frederique about fighting bully dogs while narrating a street incident where she defended herself with dramatic feline fury.
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Susette
Bar le Due
Armentieres
Suzette
France
Paris
Fred
Times Square
Suette
Tara Mills
Jun
Frederique
Tom Mill
Suzetts
Three Fairmont People Injured In Auto Wreck
John Wills his wife and Thomas Oliverio of Fairmont were injured in a head on collision near Uniontown last night. The cars were driven by Wills and Alexander Chisholm of Uniontown. Mrs Wills suffered internal injuries while Wills and Oliverio had minor injuries. They were taken home, Chisholm was arrested on a reckless driving charge.
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Uniontown
John Wills
Thomas’ Oliverro
Fairmont
Wills
Alexander Chisholm
Willa
Oliverio
Chisholm
Thrill Slayer Knox Knapp Sought After Desertion
New York July 14. Army air corps deserter Knox Knapp still at large after fleeing Mitchel Field. A search extended to several New York cities and the Thousand Islands area. An airplane from Mitchell Field scoured Plattsburg region without clues. The case followed the slaying of Louis Penella in Hempstead and Knapp reportedly planned refuge among bootleggers in the Thousand Island area.
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New York
Knox Knapp
Army Air Corps
Till
New York Cities
Alexandria Bay
Phousand Islands
Mitchell Field
Plattsburg
Knapp
Mitchel Field
Louis Penella
Hempstead
British mine owners ready to arbitrate dispute
London July 13 The mine owners, while refusing to withdraw their notice to terminate the agreement with miners, notified mediator W C Bridges moon of willingness to reopen talks at the suspended point The move was sent to the miners federation meeting at Scarborough May probe dispute Scarborough Eng July 13 The Miners Federation executives, meeting here, received word from the British government that a court inquiry into the dispute between coal mine workers and owners would be held.
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London
Tisitming
W. C. Bridgemoon
Miners Federation
Whic
Scarbrough
Eng
Miners’ Federation
Lightning strikes new state capitol in Charleston
On Sunday a lightning bolt struck the new state capitol in Charleston, hitting the southwest corner and tearing off a two ton cornice. State policeman Charley Boyles, assigned as night watchman, was knocked to the steps and temporarily deafened by the shock.
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Charleston
Wes
Virginia
State Capitol
Jove
Chartey Boyles
Boyles
Tim
Shanghai Riot Probe Tied Up By Legal Hitch
Peking July 14. Prospects for early talks on the Shanghai riot and strike in foreign cotton mills are dim. A deadlock between Shanghai authorities and foreign diplomats over jurisdiction blocks progress, as the French minister contemplates retirement and a replacement for Count de Martel is uncertain. Chinese insistence on handling riot issues plus contributory conditions complicates any negotiated settlement.
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Peking
Shanghai
Count de Martel
Three Years Por Thert Of Automobile Tire Theft
Wellsburg West Virginia July 13 1940 Convicted of stealing a tire valued at twelve dollars he gained entry by breaking into a building Steve Jandtick Beach Bottom West Virginia aged 19 was sentenced by Judge J B Sommerville to three years in the state prison at Moundevitte.
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Wellsburg
W.va
Steve Jandtick
Beach Bottom
J. B. Sommerville
Moundevitte
Deportation case ties coal mine unrest to 1917 attacks
Antonio Altopiede, a Beckley coal miner, traveled from Pittsburgh to New York for deportation. Convicted of participating in 1917 mine attacks at Glen White, he served five years and was later handed to immigration officers for possible removal. Alleged West Virginia union leader Tony Stafford, formerly with United Mine Workers District 28, is tied to the same Glen White incident.
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Pitusburgh
Aistomio Altopiede
Beckley
W. Va
New Yor
Thay
Glen White
Altopiede
Moundsville
Charleston
Antonio Altopiede
Pittsburgh
New York
West Virginia
Tony Ftafford
United Mine Workers
District 28
Neckley
B. BE. White Seal Company
Freight Car Repair Plants Challenge I C C Proposition
Seventeen freight car repair plants filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to protest the commission's support for railroad manufacturing. They argue that railroad ownership of shops suppresses competition and harms efficiency. They urge revised accounting to reveal true production costs and warn that excess in-house capacity may force work away from outside, more economical shops.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Probation Officer For State Girls In West Virginia
Miss Jennie Sutton announces Miss Maxine Crane of Terra Alta will serve as probation officer for the state girls home system. A West Virginia University graduate, she starts August 1 to trace post release home conditions and follow up records. The program aims to ensure a proper home environment before discharge and improve aftercare.
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W. Va
Jennie Sutton
Industrial School For Girls
Maxine Crane
Terra Alth
Miss Crane
West Virginia Univesity
Miss Sutton
Grief Stricken Writer Halstead Dies in Cincinnati
Cincinnati July 11 Robert Halstead 68 writer died here yesterday after grief over his wife’s death six days earlier. Son of Mural Halstead, former editor of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, he helped edit the fourth estate and later worked with the New York Times and the Associated Press. He spent years as a magazine short story writer, with words like a distant fortune.
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Robert Halstead
Cicinnati Commercial Gazette
Mural Halstead
Halstead
Fourth
Wig
New York Times
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