R100 Nearing End of Flight Across Ocean
The airship R-100 nears its Atlantic crossing finale with landing timed for 7 p.m. Eastern. It passed Father Point, Quebec, at noon while heading up the St Lawrence river toward St. Hubert, Montreal, with officials delaying to dusk to avoid heat. Royal Canadian Mounted Police guarded the field as the ship neared its mast.
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St. Hubert
Montreal
England
Ocean
Belle Island Strait
Rathey
ofMim
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
St. Lawrence River
E.S.T
the Signal Service
Quebec
Pardons For Two Favored By Matheson
San Francisco July 31 A recommendation by former Police Captain Duncan Matheson that pardons be given Warren K Billings and Thomas J Mooney convicted of the Preparedness Day bombings in 1916 was before the supreme court today as it read consideration of Billings application for pardon Matheson questioned by an associate justice said he was convinced of Mooneys guilt at the time of the bombing but now had cave doubts about it See continued on page seven
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San Francisco
Duncan Matheson
Warren K. Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
Supreme Court
Billings
Matheson
Mooney
John MacDonald
Baltimore
Charles M. Fickert
Fickett
MacDonald
U. S. Sailors Wounded as Palos Repels Red Attack
Five American sailors were wounded when the gunboat Palos repelled a Communist assault near Changsha. About 40 Reds were killed. Palos sustained hundreds of hits but remained seaworthy under Lieut. Commander R. D. Tisdale. The crew had earlier aided in evacuations from Changsha before the assault faded.
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Shanghai
United States
Palos
Changsha
Blue Jackets
Liang River
R. D. Tisdale
Baltimore
Changsa
Appeals Sought From Decision In Cheat Case
Protestants led by former Governor White and publishers Hodges Brady Perma r filed for appeal against the Public Service Commission order granting West Virginia Power and Transmission a 50 year water power license for eight Cheat and Blackwater river projects in Monongalia Preston and Tucker counties. The petition contests constitutionality and urges fuller state-focused weighing of advantages and potential impact, with a special term hearing set for August 8 in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Cheat River
Arthur P.hudison
Kanawha County
White
Kanawha
Public’ Service Commission
West Virginia “Power and Transmission Company
Lcense
West Virginia Power and Transmissions Company
West Penn
Cheat
Blackwater
Monongalia
Preston
Tucker Countes
Edison scholarship exam for 1920 held for 49 youths
Forty nine young men from across the United States faced a four section test of Thom as A Edison questions at West Orange New Jersey to determine the winner of the Edison scholarship for 1920. The exam covered chemistry mathematics physics personal questions reactions to success or failure and a letter on a proposed university lecture course. The group finished by 1 o clock with an announcement due the next day.
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West Orange
N. 4
United States
Thomas A. Edison
Ballots Ready for Clerks of All Precincts in Taylor County
County Clerk Frank Bennett and aides prepared ballots tally sheets poll books and canvas met with battered boxes and locks. Boxes filled with primary material should reach 28 precincts by Saturday with Hollis Jr. lining up display boards showing Republican and Democrat tick stands for Tuesday evening reporting.
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Taylor County
Frank Bennett
Frank Hollis, Jr
Court House
Senator King Denies Mexican Claim to Colorado Waters
Washington July 31 Senator King Democrat Utah denounces any agreement that grants Mexico a stake in Colorado River waters. He cites reports of Ambassador Morrow seeking a deal to split Boulder Dam water and fund American claims, insisting US citizens own and control the waters and Mexico has no entitlement.
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King
Mexican Republic
Colorado
Washington
Mexico
Colorado River
Democrat
Utah
Stimson
Morrow
United States
Republic of Mexico
Reapportion Public Service Co Assessments In Taylor County
County court members, upon recommendation of Prosecuting Attorney Holt, plan to reapportion public service corporation assessments in Taylor County. The move aims to raise about 000 in property valuations for the Grafton Independent district and boost the general tax returns in the city, adding roughly a thousand dollars to the local school fund. Work on reapportionment is expected to start at once.
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Holt
Taylor County
Grafton Independent District
Major forest fires in Ohio and West Virginia brought under control
Fires raged in Ohio and Marshall counties with a 35 acre tract at Mozart Heights and a six acre field at Mt Dechantal in Ohio county. About 150 Boy Scouts fought a five acre blaze near Camp Agaming on Big Wheeling Creek while state troops and farmers calmed the situation with plowing. Morgan county fires also were contained after a broad volunteer response.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Marshall
Morgan
West Virginia
Mozart Heights
Panhandle
Mt. Dechantal
Ohio County
Big Wheeling Creek
Agaming
Boy Scouts
Morgan County
Volun
Weather Forecaster Predicts Prolonged Heat Through Labor Day
Washington reports Henry Janvrin Browne, known for clashes with the weather bureau, says the present heat break is temporary and the heat wave will not end until after Labor Day. He ties the hot dry spell to sun spot and lunar cycles and cites historical summers in 1874 and 1858 as parallels.
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Washington
Henry Janvrin Browne
Weather Bureau
Browne
Simpson Creek Coal Employes Get Five Day Week
Simpson Creek Coal Company employs 900 miners at its Gallo Barbour county offices and will implement a new five day wage scale. The move, described as a possible decrease from the former contract, was not fully detailed as individual dollar amounts were unavailable. Foremen report all 900 on the payroll working, with rumors of wage cuts across Bear Mountain and Flemington operations amid broader industry mood.
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Simpson Creek Coal Company
Gallo Barbour County
Oper
Simpson Creek Company
West Virginia
Galloway
Blackey-Pittsburgh
Flemington
Simpson Creek Mining
Simpson Creek
Bear Mountain
Pennsylvania
Compton Beavers Attend Pike Group Confabs
Harry Compton vice president of Northwestern Turnpike Inc and William Beavers travel with newly named trustees to Parkersburg to affiliate the state Turnpike Association with the United States Fifty Highway Association. Trustees named at the Hotel Grafton include A A Pickering Harry C Compton William A Beavers J W Woodell F G Bish George T Cooper T E Clovis H A Carpenter J Powell W J Koelz.
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Harry €. Compton
Northwestern Turnpike, Inc
William A. Beavers
Parkersburg
Turnpike Association
United States Fifty Highway Association
Grafton
A. A. Pickering
Harry C.compton
J. Wwoddell
F. G. Bish
Clarksburg
George T. Cooper
T. E. Clovis
Pennsboro
H.A. Carpenter
St. Marys
J Powell
Romney
W. J. Koelz
Keyser
Broaddus College Sees Largest Freshman Class Yet
Philippi July 31 The Broaddus College outlook for the new school year beginning September 8 is brighter than ever with about 100 freshmen expected, the largest class in school history. Money and bonds are improving the school’s finances and scholarship programs have expanded, including 400 girls’ scholarships and 40 athletic scholarships for boys, boosting anticipated ranking athletics and overall standing among state denominational colleges.
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Philippi
Braaddus College
Broaddus
Tong Warfare Renewed Two Chinese Slain
Boston reports a renewed tong conflict after a series of killings in Chinatown and nearby streets. Nap Ling was shot at a laundry door, 800 Bock Ling wounded nearby, and Leong Tony found dead outside his China Town home, all tied to On Leong Tong rivalry. The wave follows a New York killing triggering police operations and gang tensions.
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Dail
Nap Ling
Chinatown
Bock Ling
Baraaz
Boston
English ruler signs treaty amid ratifications
London reports indicate the English ruler has signed the treaty ratification with Great Britain and the United States. Chancellor Philip Snowden announced the simultaneous deposit of ratifications by Britain, the minions and India, and the United States, with Japan pending. The move aims to bring the treaty into force under the agreed terms.
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London
George
Great Britain
United States
Philip
Den
Exeh
of Commons
Snowden
India
Japan
Clearing House Star Changes Big Sums In New York Listings
New York reports shifts totaling 1 066 000 000 and 137 000 000 in values. A note mentions a BABY SHOW for local babies at the Opera House on August 4th.
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New York
Opera House
Andugust
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Pittsburgh
Compton Beavers
Broaddus College
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Clearing House Star
Len Cle Presbyterian Church
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