Ex Grafton Man Deathes Death by Own Action at County Court
Taylor County Board of Trade meeting in the county courthouse last night appointed G T Bartlett as chairman of a membership committee to reorganize and boost local business. Bartlett urged broad citizen and industry support to ensure an efficient board of trade and active projects in Grafton.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
Court House
G. T. Bartlett
Grafton
Board of Trade
Mr. Bartlett
Barnesville Homeless Family Welcomed with Gifts
In a Barnesville scene echoing the Nativity, a mother and newborn son Ellis Summers are shown homeless and given aid by local merchants and residents. The family receives clothing, furnishings, and food while a simple straw bed stands in the barn.
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Ellis Summers
Barnesville
Boulder Dam Strikers Expand Efforts in Nevada Clash
Striking workers on the Boulder dam project boosted numbers as steel workers carpenters and other tradesmen join the walkout. About 800 strikers demand 1 dollar per hour for skilled labor and 75 cents for unskilled work as truck drivers consider joining.
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Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Farm relief cuts hit seven Midwest states
Chicago reports partial discontinuance of work relief in seven midwestern states as the federal government seeks to combine farm jobs with relief work. South Dakota joined latest, cutting 19,000 families from relief rolls as farmers complained they cannot hire workers. A marked increase in demand for farm help was noted by federal agricultural authorities.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Fedenel.danarimant
Agricul
Guards use tear gas to disperse crowd at Terre Haute mill
National guardsmen fired tear gas to break up a several hundred strong crowd outside a stamping mill amid a general strike in Terre Haute Indiana. Earlier in the day tear gas had been used as several men were beaten and taken into custody near the plant. The riot followed prior damage during a weeks earlier clash at the same site.
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Terre Haute
Ind
National
Uard
New Bar Association Elects William L. Ransom President
William L. Ransom of New York won the American Bar Association presidency over former Congressman James M. Beck of Philadelphia as the convention closed in Los Angeles, the first contested race for the post in 68 years.
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William L. Ransom
New York
American Bar Association
James M. Beck
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Fred W. Cole Shoots Woman Then Ends Life
Yardmaster Fred W. Cole of Fairmont ends his life after wounding a woman in a rooming house at 411 Adams Street. Cole, about 43, a Baltimore and Ohio yardmaster born in Grafton, died almost instantly in the women's rooming house. Nora Hayes was wounded twice, once in the back of the neck and once in the abdomen, as police investigated the incident.
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Temple
Pred W. Cole
Baltimore and Ohio
Fairmont
Grafton
Adams Street
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