SESSIONS GRAND ARMY MEET ATTRACTS THREE HUNDRED DELEGATES
Mayor Thomas H Cather welcomes visitors as three hundred delegates arrive for the annual Virginia department encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Hotel Grafton. Department Commander William Keely reports 150 veterans likely to attend, with many lodging in local homes. A young Civil War son and an almost centenarian veteran highlight the festive turnout as Daughters of Union Veterans establish a Betsy Ross tent with officers named. Continued on page two.
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Ea Virginia Department
Rand Army of the Republic
Grafton
William Keely
Charleston
Wterans
John Skinner
Fairmont
H.S. White, Jr
Elks Lab
Betsy
Ross
Sisten
Mary Horton
Lucille Strang
Belle Baker
Sarah Robinson
Minter
Mary Leeds
Lyda Hodel
Patriotic Invetor
Hazel Zinn
Chapin
Mary Ford Yates
Cleo Weston
Mia
May Thayer
Sarah Johnson
Bam Zinn
George Mouser
Ibone
Weather and public event notices in West Virginia fragment
Partly cloudy night and warmer in the north with a Wednesday rise in temperature. Public speaking and open air seating planned at West Side ball grounds on Sunday evening June 9 at 8 00. Everyone invited. Ruthland Pavilion dance events in Grafton Philipp Bond return date.
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West Virginia
K. K. Ke
West Side
Surnday
Ing Robes
Sf Po
Ruthland Pavilion
Grafton
Philipp Bond
Lindbergh Readies Washington Welcome After Private Sea Cruise
Col Charles A Lindbergh enjoys a extended voyage aboard the Memphis while weather and timing allow, aiming to land at Washington for a June greeting with President Coolidge. Admirals plan the schedule to reach Virginia Capes by Friday evening pending favorable seas.
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U.S
Memphis
Associated Press
Charles ‘A. Lindbergh
Washington
Burrage
President Coolidge
Virginia Capes
Potomac
Col. Lindbergh
Columbia
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Legislature groups work out measures for capitol levy
Charleston June 7 legislative committees examined bills proposing a direct capitol levy up to five million dollars plus a general levy reduction through indirect taxes. Senators Hallanan and Keatley introduced the plan while both chambers referred the measure to finance for action when sessions resume.
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Charleston
Senate
House
Mmembers
West Virginia University
W. S. Hallanan
Shother Kanawha
B. M. Keatley
House of Delegates
Capitol
Board of Public Works
Finance Committee
Radium experts visit Bucharest for King Ferdinand treatment
Dr. Sluys of Belgium and Ora Harmann with Begaud of Paris arrive in Bucharest on June 7 to examine King Ferdinand, whom they previously treated in January for an intestinal ailment.
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Bucharest
Sluys
Belgium
Ora
Tampa fisherman confesses to group murders
B F Levins told Tampa authorities he killed four Merrill and Rowell family members last summer and admitted a six homicide tally in a full confession. He implicated Leonard Thompson who was jailed to avoid riots after the Merrill slayings. Thompson aided in persuading Levins to kill Howard Rowell to prevent testimony.
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Tampa
Levins
Herman Merrill
Bee Rowell
Rowell
Leonard Thompson
Merrill
Thompson
Hillsborough County
Réé Rowell
Alexander
Caroline Rowell
Eva Rowell
Howard Rowell
Bee
Edward Rowell
Merrills
Bellanca plans Europe passenger planes and a New York Rome flight
Giuseppe M Bellanca outlines a plan to form a company building multi motor airliners carrying at least forty passengers to Europe. The New York Paris trip would take about thirty two hours with stops at New Foundland and the Azores for refueling. He also envisions a single motor plane flight from New York to Rome later in the summer.
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New York
Giuseppe M. Bellanca
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Germany
Paris
New Foundland
Azores
Bellanca
Rome
Detroit Murder Victim From Parkersburg Tale Unfolds
Detroit, June 7 (P) The body of Mrs. Fannie May 53 found strangled in her apartment along with Mrs. Naresh Ator thy was taken to Parkersburg West Virginia. Funeral services set for tomorrow with burial in Bellore Ohio. Post mortem shows both beaten then strangled. Two men described as drug addicts are in custody for questioning. Edward M May son of the older victim believes his mother may have been killed after discovering the slayer or before revealing what she knew.
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Detroit
Fannie
Naresh Chandra Atorthy
Mrs. Atorthy
London
Soviet Minister Shot in Warsaw by Russian Assassin
In Warsaw on June 6 a young Russian monarchist shot Soviet minister M. Wolkoff as he boarded a train. He died in hospital from a breast wound after eight shots. The assailant, 19 year old Boris Kow, said the act was political. Rosengolz, former London envoy, aided the minister before his death. The attack occurred as Wolkoff walked with Rosengolz on a station platform.
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Warsaw
Poland
M. Wolkoff
Moscow
Asin
Boris Kow
Koweeda
M. Wojkoff
Ar the Pany A. PF
Ar the Pany A. PF. Rosengolz, “Former Charg d
London
M. Rosengolz
Great Britain
Russia
M. Zalski
IM. Rosengolz
Washington Seminary Closes 90th Season
Washington Seminary in Washington, Pa. closes its 90th year by graduating 26 students. Miss Frances L. McClure of Wheeling, W. Va., wins first honors. other graduates include Susan B. Clarke of New Martinsville, Margaret E. Hatfield of Morgantown, and Mary Kock of Wheeling.
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Washington
Washington Seminary
the Alleghenies
Frances L. McClure
Wheeling
W. Av
Susan B. Clarke
New Martinsville
Margaret E. Hatfield
Morgantown
Mary Kock
Film Actress in Crisis Linked to Death by Poison
Hollywood reports police say actress Helen St. Clair, 22, killed herself after her husband of three months refused to accompany her to a cinema. Arthur Frederick St. Clair is named. the case ties to a turbulent film world with critics hinting at industry exploitation and turmoil.
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Hollywood
Cal
Helen St. Clair
Lindberg
Leolony
Rail magnate testifies in merger case
Washington June 7 The plan by which the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad seeks to take control of the Erie and Pere Marquette was defended as witness Van Sweringen told the Interstate Commerce Commission he would sacrifice personal profit of about ten million dollars to aid the merger. He cited market values, expiring options, and the need to preserve options on Pere Marquette shares while urging the commission to consider a price near cost if required.
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Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
P. van Sweringen
Erie
Pere Marquette
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
Nickel Plate Railroad
van Sweringen
D. McHaffle
White House Ready for Occupancy by End of Next Month
President and Mrs Coolidge plan to return to the White House in fall after visiting the Black Hills. Work crews are advancing on the roof and upper stories and the home is expected to be ready for occupancy within the next month.
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Washington
Aerial Romance Spiked When Girl Refuses To Wed Kidnaper
In Los Angeles a society girl Miss Noreen Burke refused to press charges after being kidnapped by aviator Charles La Jotte in a Sunday air outing from San Diego. After a night at Twenty Nine Palms the pair separated. deputies and relatives pursued but Burke left with no formal complaint, La Jotte claiming the stunt was to woo a rival.
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Los Angeles
Charles la Jotte
Noreen Burke
San Diego
le Jotte
la Jotte
H.R. Roste
Palma
Prison Hope Plea Shapes a Father and Son Case
Budapest reports a father who served three months for his son’s crime and asked for more time, saying prison felt like relief from a troubled home. The judge confronted him as Kurdi had deceived authorities, yet the father maintained the penalty was worthwhile.
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Budapest
Hind
Kurdi
Pair lands in Berlin as Columbia completes trans Atlantic flight
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine landed the Columbia at Tempelhofer Air Field Berlin at 6 51 pm after a 4 15 pm hop from Kottbus. About 50 000 spectators cheered as Ambassador Jacob Schurman welcomed them and invited the pair to the American embassy. The moment marked a historic non stop flight from New York to Germany and the longest distance in a continuous air journey to date. The crowd included a brass band and Telehone lines to London. The air drama followed a 70 mile hop from the Brandenburg capital.
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Tempelhofer Air Feld
Germany
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Columbia
Tempelhofer Air Field
Roosevelt Field
New York
Kottbus
Brandenburg
Kiinge
Berlin
Eiselben
Chamberlin
Cled the Feld
Appthesmann
Mr. Levine
Ocean
Afr
Levine
Coimbra
Chamberla
London
Kiwanis Clubs Meet In Memphis All Kiwanis Night
Kiwanis International convention in Memphis drew delegates while Belington Philippi and Grafton clubs hosted a joint gathering. The Zero Hour tribute, inter club relations creed and Onward In Kiwanis song opened a program that featured readings by Curtis Davis and a call to support a Civil War battlefield park project. Dayton R. Stemple of Philippi spoke on the park move and urged local club help to press state and federal officials.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Alden Beagle
United States
Canada
Kiwanis
Belington
Philippi
Grafton
G. Wesley Evans
Clyde N. Mays
Fellowship
America
Ralph A
A. S. Poling
Blakely
Belington Club
Dayton R. Stemple
Barbour County
Stemple
Curtis Davis
Broaddus School of Expression
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Thomas H. Cather
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W.T. Harris
Birmingham
Ala
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Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
John Hays Hammond
The
Washington Star
Evangeline Jy
Undbergh
Atl
Kamine
Quintet
B. F. Levins
Europe
Bellanca Plan
Parkersburg
O. P. van Sweringen
I. C. Commission
White House
Nicaragua
Kiwanians
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