Freight Car Loadings Set US Weekly Record
Washington June 6 A P The American Railway Association says rail freight car loadings reached 1 014 029 cars in the week ending May 26 the highest weekly total except for only two prior weeks in US history Coal accounted for 192 092 cars and merchandise and miscellaneous freight for 690 180 cars with nearly all commodities moved in record quantities beyond prior weeks in 1926.
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Washington
A.P
United States
American Railway Association
Train wreck blamed on Germans in Ruhr region
Irlin reports a long train wreck at Linton near Essen blamed on unknowns. Many cars derailed and smashed. A German schoolboy was shot and killed at Duesseldorf by a guard at a French post. A crowd tried to lynch the soldier but German police prevented it.
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Irlin
Linton
Essen
Duesseldorf
Agent7
Big Bootleg Conspiracy Punctured in New York
Thirteen men were arrested in New York in two raids by the U S secret service. Authorities seized millions of bogus government revenue stamps whisky and champagne labels with printing plates. The operation allegedly involved groups producing counterfeit liquor and misuse of medical prescriptions and withdrawal permits.
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Bela
New York
A.P
United States Secret Service
Washington
Chief Moran
Secret Service
Break Seen in Rehord Hot Wave Across East
Washington June 6 no break expected in the sweltering temperatures over the Eastern states for the next 24 hours. Weather bureau forecast shows hot weather general east of the Mississippi River with no relief in sight.
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Rehoord
Washington
Weather Bureau
Misissippi Valley
Moonshine fugitive Haddix ends life near Boothsville
Garfield Haddix a 45-year-old escaped moonshine offender from Taylor County jail shot himself Tuesday afternoon near Boothsville. Found with a .45 pistol and five loaded cartridges, his body lay by a pillow in a secluded spot as his wife was away. An inquest ruled death self inflicted. Haddix had long evaded law, living in hiding with seven children and a wife, and the Boothsville area knew him as a fugitive with a feared weapon.
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Garfield
Haddix
Taylor Country
Boothsville
W. J. Mays
W. Merle Watkins
Thayer
Watkins
Fairmont
Flemington
Litte
Sheriff
Girl Bandit Cooly Slays Rich Man In Chicago
A female bandit shot and killed Rich ard Teamer, a wealthy insurance man, in his Chicago home. The suspect, a teenaged girl, directed her male accomplice, then drove off in Teamer’s car. Police found the abandoned vehicle two hours later. The case marks Chicago’s first noted female bandit slaying.
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Chicago
Til
Eugene Sehling
Richard Teamer
Tesmer
Captain Miller Appeals for Aid for Graf ton Widow
Captain Clifford Miller of the Salvation Army seeks a kind neighbor to watch two quiet children, a 10-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, during the day. The widowed mother, earning meagerly, cannot leave them alone or take them to work. If no daytime arrangement is found, the children may go to an orphanage. Contact Box 89 or Salvation Army Headquarters.
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Grafton
Clifford Miller
Salvation Army
Capt. Miller
Gratton
Papyrus Wins Derby Stakes at Epsom Downs
Papyrus ridden by Steve Donaghue won the Derby Stakes at Epsom Downs with Pharos second and Parth third among nineteen runners. Pasquale Mansi, an Italian restaurant keeper, won nearly 26000 dollars in a sweepstake.
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Epsom Downs
Eng
A.P
Papyrus
Steve Donaghue
Pharos
Parth
Pasquale Mansi
Lendis Street
For Sale: Kraemer Wagon and Used Truck Terms
For sale a new three and a quarter Kraemer Wagon with bed ready to use. Also offered is a used two ton Traffic Truck, cheaper for cash or trade on a new or used truck suitable for light delivery around a store. Vehicle carries 1922 license and is ready to be, C/E. Gustery, Independence, Wis.
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Gustery
Independence
W. Vi
French Belgian views on Auer split in Brussels
In Brussels two days of talks between Premier Poincare and Belgian leaders produced sharply divided stances. Belgian officials push for a full discussion of reparations while Poincare favors limiting the Brussels meeting to Ruhr exploitation and related issues. Belgians seek a broader settlement regardless of Poincare’s stance.
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Brussels
Belgium
Poincare
Charles de Lasceyrie
Thuenis
Jasper
Ruhr
Belklum
M. Poincare
Garland Fund Votes Relief To Strikers
New York dispatch reports the American Fund for Public Service voted $2,000 to destitute coal miners of Boone and Kanawha counties West Virginia after a fourteen month strike. The grant, from Charles Garland's estate, aided District 17 with approval of local UMWA officials, while national leaders withheld endorsement. Charleston officials note about 1,200 Kanawha families receive weekly relief, as miners and families remain on bare ground amid widespread strike hardships.
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New York
A.P
Boone and
Kanawha
West Virginia
American Fund For Public Service
Charles Garland
Buzzards Bay
Mass
District 17
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Charleston
W. Va
Fred Mooneyy
Amecan Public Service Fund
Jin Boone
Fung
Braxton
Ollmer
Upshur
Shriners See Many Stunts During Day
Visitors to the Shriners 48th annual conclave enjoyed a full program. Navy displays featured a battle on the Potomac and torpedo firing. Army air meet. infantry and engineers exhibits. and rowing swimming and slum events. Imperial Council elevated Conrad Dykeman of Wh jo to Imperial Potentate. Kansas City was named 1924 convention site.
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Washington
A.P
Army and Navy
Shriners
Imperial Council
Conrad Dykeman
Wh Jo
Potomac River
A Cousin of Woodrow Wilson Dies in Franklin
John A. Wilson, a first cousin of former President Woodrow Wilson and a prominent oil operator and lawyer, died at his Franklin home after a brief illness. He was 72. Wilson drew attention at the first inauguration, leasing a Washington hotel floor to entertain relatives and friends.
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John A. Wilson
Franklin
Woodrow Wilson
Richwood Nurses Are June Brides
In Richwood West Virginia on June 6 the first June bride was nurse Lona Johnson who aided in Walter Ramer’s March leg amputation at McClung hospital. The couple wed at the Baptist parsonage with Rev Raycroft officiating after his discharge Saturday. A second ex nurse, French Flesher, plans to marry the man whose finger was amputated Friday.
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Richwood
W. Va
Walter Ramer
McClung Hospital
Lona Johnson
Baptist Parsonage
Raycroft
Miss Watkins Elected Head of Grafton Alumni
Miss Nettie Watkins of Grafton was elected president of the Grafton Alumni Association for 1923 at a Tuesday evening meeting at Andrews M. E. Church prior to the alumni banquet. About 150 attended. she is the first woman to hold the post. Other officers named include Grace Loar as vice president, Mildred Keefer secretary and treasurer, with an executive committee of J. Guy Allender, Frank Hollis, Jey Leonard, Robert White, and Louise Schroeder.
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Nettie Watkins
Grafton
Grafton Mumni Association
Andrews M. E
Thetet
J. Guy Allender
Frank Hollis
Jey Leonard
Robert White
Louise Shroeder
Jaco
Matti Jacob
Barbot Flies His Flivver From Garden City to Washington
Georges Barbot landed the Flying Flivver at Curtis Flying Field Pine Valley at 12 44 pm then resumed the journey at 1 20 pm after a successful flight from Garden City Long Island He is en route to Washington from Berlin New Jersey.
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Berlin
N. J
Georges Barbot
Curtis
Pine Valley
Garden City
Long Island
Washington
States convention opens today in Wheeling West Virginia
The State Sunday School Convention opens with the executive committee report due late this afternoon. Percy Craig, president of the Pennsylvania Sunday School Association, urged big men to support religious work. Dr W D Clippinger, president of Otterbein College, defended resignations in colleges during his morning address.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Percy Craig
Pennsylvania Sunday School Association
W. D. Clippinger
Ohio State Sunday School Association
Otterbein College
Supreme Court setback for Democrats in West Virginia
The West Virginia Supreme Court granted a writ of mandamus directing the state auditor to issue a May salary warrant for Frances Keys, chief clerk in the Secretary of State’s office. The decision centers on legislative appropriations, the 1882 limit on clerk hire, and the budget amendment. The court found Keys an officer or agent and upheld the 21,000 appropriation as constitutional, noting no funds were available otherwise.
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Charleston
Supreme
Secretary of State
Meredith
Miss Key
Key
Budget Commission
Super power systems predicted for North America
New York June 6 AUP General Guy Tripp chairman of Weating House Electrical & Manufactors Co predicted that future power development will follow great central power plants and that a few super power systems drawing on all economical sources will supply energy to most of the North American continent. He told delegates at the National Electric Light Association that the electric industry is entering a new era of development, though its exact future is unpredictable.
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New York
AUP
Yeaver
Guy Tripp
Weatinghouse Electrical & Manufactors Co
Shibpine
Wwa
Naional Electric Light Association
Woman golf champ wins Pitts meet
Miss Glenna Collett of Providence Rhode Island national champion won the Eastern Golf Championship at Pittsburgh by posting an 88 in the third round of 18 holes after a 64 hole medal play segment.
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Ftpsburgh
Glenna Collett
Providence
Rhode Island
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