West Virginia Strike Talks Continue With Conciliation Board
Washington June 9 The Conciliation Board appointed by Secretary Wilson to settle the Kanawha coal field strike in West Virginia met with operators and miners here for the first session. Officials from the United Mine Workers and Kanawha Operators' Association discussed wage disputes as a joint conference loomed.
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Associated’ Press
Washington, D.C
Wilson
Department of Labor
Kanawha
West Virginia
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Thomas , Haggarty
Thomas Aornes
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
Charles W. Mills
Philadelphia
A. J. Fauldner
Cleveland
P. Gilday
Clearfield
Thomas Haggerty
International Board of the United Mine Workers
Thomas Davnes
E. 0. Dana
Kanawha Operators’ Association
D. T. Evans
J. W. Dawson
Operatora
Haglarty
Omoky Git Sets Another Heat Record
The Associated Press reports Pittsburg’s weather station hit a new early morning heat peak, with unofficial readings suggesting the day surpassed 100 degrees before noon. Officials plan to install an official thermometer in the city center later, as residents endure extreme heat.
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Omoky Git
Associated Press
Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
Smoky City
Philadelphia Nurse Student Dies by Own Action
A Woman's College Hospital student, Mins Leatos Lentz of Wichita, Kansas, died in Philadelphia from poison. The coroner ruled death by self act, citing over study and despondency as probable causes.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Leatos Lentz
Wichita
aKa
Woman's College Hospital
Three Deaths Win Prizes At Mt de Chantal Academy
Three deaths from heat were reported at the closing exercises of Mt de Chantal Academy in Pittsburg. Miss Rose Minford Durbin of this city won major academic honors and also claimed two prizes as the thermometer stood at 88 yesterday morning. The event occurred in the presence of near relatives, pupils, the student body, and the faculty.
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MT. de Chantal
Pittsburg
Mt. de Chantal Academy
Rose Minford
Aie Durbin
Seniors Win Blue Ribbon Prizes for Scholarship and Deportment
Miss Durbin led a list of winners including Gertrude Lynch Dorothy O Brien Ela Conwell Lena Sprowls Virginia Southern and Mildred Mc Nally who received blue ribbons with silver crosses for scholarship and deportment in the senior class.
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Miss Durbin
Gertrude Lynch
Dorothy O’brien
Ela Conwell
Lena Sprowls
Virginia Southern
Mildred McNally
Woman stabbed in New York hotel. man killed himself
In New York a woman, who said she is Mrs. Florence Bodin of Allentown, Pa., was knocked from her hotel room by attendants while she bled from head wounds. They found a man dying from a bullet wound. Mrs Bodin said he was Vincent Stefano of the city. She claimed he shot himself after beating her with a revolver concealed in a sheet. The man died en route to the hospital. Bodin was held for coroner’s examination.
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Associated Press
New York
Florence Bodin
Allentown
Bodin
Vincent Stefano
Civic League Plans Public Playground Additions
The Civic League will install swings seesaws seats and sand piles at the vacant skating rink lot on Fast Main street. Flower beds will be planted and fenced. To fund the project a sale of strawberries ice cream and cake will be held at McCrory's on June 13. Donations of cash berries or cake may be left at Lear's jewelry or with Mrs. A R Warden.
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Civic League
Civic Club
Lear's
A. R. Warden
Mass convention at court house to name county ticket
Mass convention at the court house Friday evening invites Progressives in Taylor county to participate in naming a county ticket and delegates to state and national conventions. Speakers include Hon. Charles J. Schuck of Wheeling. Voting history from 1912 cited to urge turnout and work for local offices and delegates.
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Court House
Charles J. Schuck
Wheeling
Theodore Roosevelt
Taylor County
J. C. Jaco
Grafton
M. Merle Watkins
Salvation Army Delegates Parade to American Embassy in London
Seven hundred Salvation Army delegates led by Miss Eva Footh marched from London headquarters to the American Embassy in Victoria Street. Ambassadors Page reviewed them as crowds cheered in the streets and bands played the Star Spangled Banner while flags waved.
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Associated Press
London
Eng
World Congress of the Salvation Army
Eva Footh
Army
Victoria Street
Ambassador Page
Suffragette Slashes Fine Portrait At Birmingham Gallery
A suffragette armed with a butcher’s cleaver destroyed George Romney’s painting A Portrait of A Boy in the Birmingham art gallery. The vandal gave the name jRytang. Police raided the Women’s Social and Political Union offices in Westminster, seizing documents, with no arrests.
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Romney
Birmingham
Associated Press
England
George Romney
Birmingham Art Gallery
jRytang
London
Women’s Social and Political Union
King’s Way
Westminster
Slayer Cousin Under Arrest In Huntington Shootings
Shelby Lowe, 2 years old, charged with firing into a party of toy riders in West Huntington two months ago and killing Eva Parsons, 16, is arrested after declaring he shot at Marion Stanley, a local restaurant keeper. A reward had been offered. he was nabbed on a streetcar at Kenova by Capt Barbour of the West Virginia National Guard.
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Huntington
Shelby Lowe
West Huntington
Eva Parsons
Lowe
Marion Stanley
John Chapman
Frank Watts
Kenova
Barbour
West Virginia National Guards
Aes
Middleton YMCA Secretary Re-elected For Fifth Year
At the June board meeting General Secretary R S Middleton was unanimously re elected as secretary for another year. This marks his fifth consecutive year in the post at the local YMCA. Directors reported conditions satisfactory and anticipate another successful year inYMCA work.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Middleton
M. A
What to Give the June Bride
Odor of orange blossoms and June roses set a wedding mood as bells ring. The Sentinel advertises many new and beautiful gift ideas for the bride. Wise merchants anticipate the season and offer suggestions, some costly, to help readers choose.
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The
Sentinel
Bryan Lectures to be Banned by Congress Proposal
Washington June 9 House members move to bar cabinet officers and lawmakers from paid lectures during sessions. Rep Britten charges such engagements drain public duty and risks conflicts, seeking penalties up to ten thousand dollars or two years in prison. He cites Bryan La Follette and Murdock as examples and urges a judiciary committee hearing. Bryan had suspended lectures pending foreign affairs and wartime concerns.
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Washington
Bryan
Britten
Illinois
Congress
la Follette
Murdock
Hrgan
Philadelphia
Mexico
Pevan
Suiack
Clark
House Judiciary Committee
Massive U S Wheat Crop Seen in June Report
Washington June 9 Nine hundred million bushels of wheat nearly half the world’s average and a new U S record are forecast for this year the Agriculture Department said in its June crop report The crop will exceed previous U S yields by a wide margin oats and barley also expected high Meanwhile the West Virginia Epworth League opens in Clarksburg with delegates from many towns attending and several leaders traveling to Wheeling for the Scottish Rite reunion on a busy regional schedule.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Epworth League
Clarksburg
Gnéra
John O. Bolton
Job Jones
FP. A. Hinkins
Walter Wiley
Guy“R. ‘Allender
Dessie McWilliams
Carroll
Fierce Storm Ravages East Coast Gulf Straits
News from Chatham New Brunswick reports a deadly northeast storm last Friday hitting the Gulf of St Lawrence Chaleur Bay and the Straits of Northumberland. Reports vary on missing schooners and deaths with numbers up to 125 feared dead including many family crews. Captain Breau of the Warren P. reported hearsay of high fatalities but doubts the figures.
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Shippegan
96 000 Acres Under Lease To Be Tested In Taylor County
Prominent Pennsylvania oil man Mr. Harry H. Davis of Washington along with local associates has reviewed and closed leases on as much as 26 000 acres in Taylor County. He plans extensive drilling into the Bradford sand or Tiona formation about 2 500 to 3 000 feet deep, asserting the region’s topography and rock strata promise gas and possibly oil.
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Harry H. Davis
Washington Pa
Greensburg Oil & Gas Company
Pennsylvania
Taylor County
Davis
Sentinel
Fetterman
Knottaville
Bradford
Pittsburg
Gold Dust Twins After Hodges Plan for Hodges Nomination
A Washington report quotes a source close to Senator Chilton claiming the Watson Chilton group planned to replace Beall of Wellsburg and DePue of Rome with Thos E Hodges for Congressman at large and notes Hodges has been approached and may accept citing a bid for Democratic Governor two years ahead.
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Washington
Chilton
Watson- Chilton
W.W. Beall
Wellsburg
Hal W. DePue
Rome County
Thos E. Hodges
Hodges
Watson- Chilton Organization
Beall
DePue
Rabies Deaths In Family After Kisses In Pittsburg
John Dasta, child, kissed his brother who died from rabies on May 3. John was admitted to a Pittsburg hospital with rabies today, along with the mother and two other relatives who kissed the dead child. Dr A Leteve, in charge, is under treatment for a bite received two weeks ago.
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Pittsburg
John Dasta
A. Leteve
Initiation and Banquet of K of 6 in Grafton
Grafton Council No.718 Knights of Columbus will initiate a class of 50 candidates into the second and third degrees next Sunday afternoon. Sam B. Leonard of Parkersburg leads the initiation with a large gathering from Cumberland, Parkersburg, Wheeling, and other West Virginia cities expected. A banquet follows at the Willard hotel with John L. Hechmer as toastmaster and Vincent's orchestra providing music.
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Grafton
Knights of Columbus
Sam B. Leonard
Parkersburg
Cumberland
Tarkersburg
Wheeling
West Virginia
Willard Hotel
John L. Hechmer
Vincent
Community Notes From Pruntytown Area
Miss Annie Doon of Clarksburg visits her aunt Jane Kemble for several days. Myrtle Bartlett, a local teacher, returns home for the summer. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey Cooper on Sunday. Albert Robinson returns from Akron to his home. Luke Rogers of Fairmont visits friends here. H Mason and family stay at Marshall Ford’s home. Moilie Powell visits sister Mrs John Keener. James Whitescarver spends weekend at Belington. Evert Bunner of Clarksburg visits Sunday. Ralph Zinser remodels his store with a glass front. The Monars and Allen 0 0 mentioned.
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Annie Doon
Clarksburg
Jane Kemble
Myrtle Bartlette
Dorsey Cooper
Albert Robinson
Akron
Ohio
Luke Rogers
Fairmont
H. Mason
Marshall Ford
Moilié Powell
John Keener
James Whitescarver
Belington
Evert Bunner
Ralph Zinser
B. Smith Woodrow
Hannah’ Norris
Monars
Allen
Supreme Court grants West Virginia leave to plead further credits
The Supreme Court allowed West Virginia to file an amended answer in the Virginia versus West Virginia debt suit. It directs Special Master Littlefield to hear new evidence on about 4.8 million dollars in claimed credits that could reduce the court’s debt finding from 7,182,507.46 to 2,?XX,195.28. The ruling emphasizes this is a quasi international case requiring full hearing for either state.
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Washington
West Virginia
Mable
Virginia
jThe
Charles E. Littlefield
Littlefield
West Side Hero Rescues Boy From Advancing Train
Charles Newcome on a bicycle at a West Side railroad crossing acted with speed to save a small boy from being hit by the No 12 passenger train from St. Louis to New York. He dragged the child to safety as the train swept by, though the bicycle was crushed under the wheels. The boy’s identity was not learned.
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Charles Newcome
West Side
St. Louis
New York
Newcome
Rairoad
Newcomer 94
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