Death of Mrs Elizabeth Knox in Newcastle on Tyne
Mrs Elizabeth Knox, wife of William Knox Sr, died in Newcastle on Tyne after months of failing health. Born near Glasgow on August 7 1856 she was 79. Survived by four children including Rev William E Knox of Grafton and two daughters in Newcastle. The Knox family held prominent Methodist roles in Britain.
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Elizabeth Knox
Newcastle-on-Tyne
England
Grafton
William E. Knox
Andrews M. E. Church
William Knox
Knox
Parkersburg
Thomas Knox
Stockton
N. S W
Australia
Methodist Church
Great Britain
Former Telephone Operator Here Divorced From Mate Kills Herself
Mrs Florence Belle Adams Knight 36, ex telephone operator and former Fairmont theatre manager’s wife, died of poison after a noon ingestion in a personal crisis. She died at Cook Hospital Fairmont after police rushed her there. no note found. Survivors include two sisters Miss Iva Adams and Mrs Mary Glaze of Youngstown. Funeral in Fairmont with burial in Clarksburg.
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Florence Belle Adams Knight
Fairmont
Cook Hospital
Knight
Howard Fawley
Grafton
Suspect Held for Grilling in 3 X Murder Case
Elizabethtown New York June 3 Frank Engle 30 a suspect in the 3 X murder terrorizing several Long Island communities in 1930 was delivered to Queens county authorities for further questioning. District Attorney Sullivan said Engle’s answers varied and he considered Engle a mental case though he claimed to have killed two men in parked cars.
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Elizabethtown
N. Y
Frank Engle
Long Island
Queens County
Engle
New York
Charles P. Sullivan
Sullivan
Joseph Moronski
Neal Lowley
Bae] Pers
Ask Miners to Stop Violence at Alabama Strike
A union leader urged iron miners to end violence after eight men were shot since the Sunday night walkout began. A federal conciliator doubted miners fired all volleys from ambush around the mines and suggested outsiders posing as guards may be to blame. A. E. Horn, district president of toneSee opposed Mass Picketing.
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International Union of Mill
The
International
A. F. of L
Birmingham
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Newcomb Barco
Department of Labor
Ala
A. E. Horn
toneSee
Words of Wisdom and Test Answers Fragment
A fragmented excerpt lists a misquoted quotation by George Eliot and notes from a 1 minute test focusing on the heart and its nearby region. It references North China in 1900 and mentions questions numbered 1 2 4 with an unclear eighth item about eyes.
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George Eliot
China
Committee Seeks WPA Records For Probe
Senator Davis of Pittsburgh introduced a resolution to obtain Works Progress Administration records from Philadelphia for a state legislative investigating committee. WPA officials refused to testify, saying the state lacks authority to probe a federal agency, prompting calls for Senate involvement.
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Washington
Senate
Works Progress Administration
Pennsylvania
WPA
Philadelphia
Davis
Pittsburgh Republican
Probe of Labor Fight Ordered By Cummings
Washington June 3 Attorney General Cummings ordered an Arkansas probe into alleged violations of federal criminal laws in disputes between plantation owners and sharecroppers. Sam B Whitaker, special assistant in the criminal division, was sent to investigate. The Rural Social Planning committee urged a probe into peonage and kidnapping linked to a cotton workers strike seeking a $1.50 daily wage.
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Washington
Cummings
Arkansas
Sam B. Whittaker
National Committee On Rural Social Planning
Chamber Hates Tax Measure Faces Senate Clash
Washington June 3 The Chamber of Commerce blasted the revised tax bill as open to serious objections and potentially destructive to business while senators push debate toward tonight’s expected passage The White House may seek a compromise swinging parts of the Senate bill toward White House tax ideas and away from the House version The bill would tax corporate net income undistributed profits and raise surtaxes on high earners prompting warning of reduced business activity and higher federal levies Officials noted the Senate bill includes a 15 to 18 percent corporate tax a 7 percent levy on undistributed profits and higher surtaxes on individuals earning over 6000 The chamber warned the measure would lift federal taxes on 1936 corporate earnings by 20 to 68 percent if no dividends are paid and urged removal of harmful provisions
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Chamber
House
Capitol Hill
Senate
White House
Chamber of Commerce
Harper Sibley
King
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
Silent victim in Welch beating found on lawn
June 3 Miss Lucille Van Meter 28 remained in seclusion in a Welch hospital after a beating. A rope was found about her neck and she bears marks of severe abuse. She was thrown from an automobile. State police wait to question her as investigation continues.
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Welch
Lucille van Meter
N. T. Sites
Northfork
Miss van Meter
Sites
J. Newt Ake
Akers
Three Expense Accounts Filed With County Clerk
Emma Green a Taylor county Democratic executive committee candidate filed an after primary expense of 1.33. A B Knabenshue a Grafton district Democratic justice of peace candidate filed 4.70. J A Cunningham a Knottsville Republican justice of peace candidate reported no expenses. All mentioned were successful in their races.
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Taylor County
Democratic Executive Committee
Emma Green
A. B. Knabenshue
Justice of Peace
Grafton
J. A. Cunningham
Knottsville
Republican Committee Will Meet On June 13th
Sistersville June 3 Republican State Chairman Chris N Kimball said he will issue a call Thursday for a meeting of the state Republican committee in the Waldo hotel Clarkburg Saturday June 13. All state committee members and candidates for state and national offices will be expected to attend as well as county chairmen and county committee members.
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Sistersville
Chris N.kimball
State
Republican Committee
Waldo Hotel
Clarkburg
Centenarian Dies in Shials Village
Mrs. Margaret McCoy aged 100 died at her home in the Wayne county village of Shials. She would have been 101 on August 30.
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Shials
Margaret McCoy
Wayne County
South China Armies Move Toward North China Front
Reports from Canton claim South China forces advancing north have captured North China cities along the Hunan frontier. Japanese sources say 250,000 Canton government troops march toward Fukien and Kiang provinces, while Nanking denies hostilities and questions any war between rival Chinese regimes. Confusion centers on motives amid allegations of Japanese smuggling and garrison reinforcement.
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Canton
South China
North China
Hunan
Fukien
Kiangs
Nanking
Foreign Office
Chinna
Tientsin
Kwangsi
Kwene‘tung
Coed Arrest at UW Over Dynamite Threat to Registrar
Ruth E. Naughton a 36 year old UW junior was jailed after struggling with deputies and charged with threat to kill. She allegedly phoned registrar E R Stevens and said a stick of dynamite would be sent. She claimed a faculty plot blocked her path to becoming a teacher and said she had contacted the justice department in Washington. Deputies interrupted her telegram to Washington while investigating the case.
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Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
Schermer
Winchester Minister Is Commencement Speaker
The Rev. E. B. McGukin of Winchester Virginia spoke at Davis-Elkins college commencement in Elkins on June 3. He said the church college is becoming more important, noting the largest graduating class in the school's history. He cited two reasons: a need for Christian culture fostered by denominational schools and the people’s search for church leaders.
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Elkins
E. B. McGukin
Winchester
Davis-Elkins College
Church College
Ethiopian Conqueror Received by Il Duce
Rome greets General Badoglio upon his return from Ethiopia where Mussolini and a cheering crowd of 60,000 Romans honor the conqueror. Mussolini in uniform, flanked by Count Galeazzo Ciano and his cabinet, greets Badoglio with a kiss.
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Vicey
Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Il Duce
Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolini
Badoglio
Naples
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