Debate Over Capital Punishment And Prohibition Extremes
The piece discusses Mrs. Roberts Rinehart’s shift to supporting capital punishment for deliberate murder and critiques anti death penalty views. It compares calls for harsher enforcement to frontier vigilantism while defending lawful, jury-guided penalties and condemning prohibition-era zealotry and racketeering. It notes a Philippine seaman tragedy and contrasts it with temperance crusaders.
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Roberts Rinehart
Ate
West Virginia Delinquent Tax Lists Highlight Tax Reform Debate
The state faces record delinquent tax lists in counties as sheriffs report rising failures to pay assessments. The piece critiques legislature for stalemate, cites unfair burdens on real estate, and supports direct automobile taxes and road funding while urging fair use of motor revenues. It also notes coal industry concerns and calls for improved marketing, research, and a university graduate program to advance coal tech.
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West Virginia
American Automobile Association
Wheeling Intelligencer
Expert Advice for Coal Industry Future
Washington mining engineer F R Wadleigh states coal industry must face facts and act. He expects no sudden market boost from new uses but urges development of practical, profitable fields beyond research. Focus on technical and market progress to gradually enlarge demand for coal and tin products.
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F. R. Wadleigh
Washington, D. C
Wadleigh
Presidential Timber Calls for Moratorium Support
The speaker argues that political leaders are in short supply and suggests backing a moratorium for two to three years if it helps. The remark reflects concern over leadership quality and a potential pause on certain activities to stabilize conditions.
Coal production report for Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Washington report notes production of bituminous coal in the Pennsylvania and southern West Virginia fields during the week ending May 1, as compiled by the Bureau of Mines. The bulletin details output levels and trends in the two regions for the specified period.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Moratorium on War Debt Payment Suggested
Washington June 8 A Republican senator from Connecticut, Senator Bingham, proposed a moratorium of two or three years on war debt payments to ease the world mood. A finance committee member opposed canceling or revising the debts and warned against burdening American taxpayers.
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Washington
Bingham
Connecticut
Can
Forced to abandon effort to recover bodies
Huntington Ohio river rescuers halted search for two of three boys after their rowboat overturned. Chester Lee Suthers, 10, was recovered. John Hite, 17, and Leonard Bond remain missing as strong current and high waves thwart salvage attempts. Four other boys swam to shore.
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Huntington
Ohio
Chester Lee
Suthers
John Hite
Leonard Bond
Judge Grants Further Reasons on Kirk Case Jurisdiction
Valparaiso Indiana June 8 7 The circuit judge Grant Crumpack explained why the case of Virgil Kirk sent to Pendleton reformatory for the death of Arlene Drayes Gary remains under his jurisdiction.
Strikers clash with police at Midland Mine No 3
Pittsburgh on June 8 miners clashed with state police near Midland Mine No 3 of Pittsburgh Coal. Several injured including two miners treated at a Canonsburg hospital as tear gas bombs dispersed a crowd of several hundred. A separate march from Javells toward the Midland mine was dispersed without further disorder. Leaders of the United Mine Workers were involved.
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Midland
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Westland
Canonsburg
T Javells
United Mine
Miners in Pittsburgh District Hold Separate Mass Meetings
Workers of America and the National Miners Union staged separate mass meetings across the Pittsburgh district coal fields as several thousand miners continue on strike in the region.
McCullough Heads West Virginia University Alumni
McCullough of Charleston was elected president of the West Virginia University Alumni association at the annual meeting. He succeeds J William Cummins of Wheeling. George W Jackson of Clarksburg was elected vice president and Dr L D Arnett of Morgantown was re elected treasurer. Clarence B Martin of Martinsburg and Bernard McClaugherty of Bluefield joined as alumni council members. The group plans to hold future meetings outside commencement week.
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Morganown
W. Va
P. Witcher
McCullough
Charleston
State Board of Control
West Virginia University Alumni Association
J. William Cummins
Wheeling
George W. Jackson
Elana
Clarksburg
L. D. Arnett
Morgantown
Clarence B. Martin
Martinsburg
Bernard McClaugherty
Bluefield
Girl Resumes Testimony in Pantages Case
Lydia Nitto, a young complaining witness, resumed cross examination in the Hollywood "girl market" trial. She denied telling three friends in Los Angeles she was 22, though an affidavit last year listed her age as 22. Prosecutors allege Pantages, Shreve, Olive Clark Day, and William Johelmann conspired to bring the 17 year old to a hotel party in October, violating juvenile court law.
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San Diego
Cal
Lydia Nitto
Alexander Pantages
Miss Nitto
Los Angeles
Pantages
Jesse H. Shreve
Olive Clark Day
William Johelmann
Hollywood
Mine Safety Is Commended by President Hoover
President Hoover praised three mining company heads for exceptional safety records in the prior year. The award recipients were A B Jessup of Coxe Brothers and Company Inc in Jeddo Pennsylvania J H Shear of Penn Central Light and Power in Altoona Pennsylvania and W P Chinn of Pickands Mather in Duluth Minnesota. Scott Turner director of the Bureau of Mines presented the awards and posed with the honorees.
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Washington
Hoover
A. B. Jessup
Jeddo
Coxe Brothers and Company, Inc
J. H. Shear
Altoona
Penn-Central Light and Power ‘Company
W. P. Chinn
Duluth, Minn
Pickands-Mather Company
Scott Turner
Bureau of Mines
Bishop Bars Pajama-Clad Attire at Galveston Churches
In Galveston Diocese Bishop C E B Byrne issued directives to ushers forbidding admittance on Sundays to women and girls wearing knickers sailor suits or pajamas. He condemned the bathing beauty revue and barred entry to June 14 for anyone without badge linked to the event urging pastors outside Galveston to tell congregations to stay away on that date.
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Tex
C. EB. Byrne
Galveston Catholic
Byrne
Galveston
Iveston
Professor Horace Atwood Retires from WVU
Professor Horace Atwood, a 34 year member of West Virginia University agricultural experiment station staff and poultry husbandman, retires from active duty by request of the university board of governors.
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Horace Atwood
West Virginia University Agricultural Experimentration
University Board of Governors
Atwood
University Agricultural Experiment Section
Murder trial under way at Parsons West Virginia
Parsons West Virginia June 8 Special T J Sites stands trial for the murder of Dollie Harper and the shooting of Thaddeus and Austen Helmick. Crowded courtroom, venire exhausted, 23 witnesses, 12 state 11 defense. State seeks death penalty. defense urges humane verdict.
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Parsons, W.va
Parsons
W. Va
T. J. Sites
Dollie Harper
Thaddeus Helmick
Austen Helmick
A. G. Bolton
William Harmon
Ain
Cabinet group plans trips across seas and coasts
Washington reports growing warmth as cabinet members map summer travel plans. Stimson will tour western Europe for two months, Mellon heads to southern France and Paris galleries, Hurley eyeing the Dublin Horse Show, Adams to Marblehead, Hyde to inspect western forests, Wilbur planning a western coast trip and Sierra camp stay, with Brown, Doak undecided alongside Lamont and Mitchell.
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Stimson
Europe
Mellon
France
Paris
Dublin
Hurley
Adams
Marblehead
Mass
Hyde
Wilbur
Sierras
Brown
Doak
Lamont
Mtchell
Solon Talks On Low Mood at Gettysburg College
Senator Davis of Pennsylvania told Gettysburg College graduates that economic indigestion fuels the worldwide trade slump. He warned industry overproduction harms national prosperity and urged self regulation to align output with genuine consumption demand, noting pay for workers and farmers as foundation stones of prosperity.
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Gettysburg
United States
Davis
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg College
Trustee's Sale Notice in Grafton West Virginia
Trustee will sell at the front door of Taylor County Courthouse in Grafton at 10 o clock a m on Tuesday June 16 191 for a lot number seven in Buck nine Rector Addition to the city of Grafton Taylor County West Virginia conveyed to Herbert Helms by deed recorded in Deed Book 66 page 441 One half of the purchase money cash and the rest in two equal installments notes due in one and two years with interest to secure payment Surviving Trustees William M Kennedy Dent Warder Counsel May 27 June 18 16
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Herbert
Helms
William M. Kennedy
William J. Dudley
Baltimore City
Taylor County Court
Grafton
Taylor County
West Viginia
West Virginia
Rector Addi
Couple in Baby Mix-Up Case Are Divorced
Philadelphia June 8. Mrs Anna Van Stan Watkins Philadelphia was granted a divorce from William R Watkins Chicago on desertion grounds. The case relates to a hospital baby mix-up controversy with Chicago parties and a prior Chicago divorce claim. Coal bids invited by June 11 for the Grafton Independent School District with delivery to district schools and bidding rights reserved.
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Anna van Stan Watkins
William R. Watkins
Chicago
TMI
Common Pleas Court No. 2
Watkins
Publc
Charles Bamberger
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