William T Lilly Dies After Illness at 83
William T Lilly died after a two week illness from a series of strokes. Born August 18, 1848 in Cameron West Virginia, he was the eldest of Richard M and Maria Alt Lily’s children and a boot and shoe maker by trade. He is survived by daughter Ona C Jefferys and her husband, and two brothers James L and George R. Continued on Page Eight.
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Cameron
Wettel County
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Sony
Richard M
Maria Altily
Ona C. Jefferys
James L
George R
Law crushes kidnap ring in Detroit sting
Detroit police announced the dismantling of a kidnap ring that extorted hundreds of thousands in ransom over two years. Seventeen suspects were named, eight arrested in the last two days, seven others in prison, one killed by associates, and only Joe O Roirdan remains at large. Continued on page five.
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Detroit
Joe O'Roirdan
James Walters
Grafton High Band Goes On Air Over WMMN
The Grafton High School band directed by B. J. Sitter will broadcast on WMMN Fairmont tonight starting at nine for one hour. The program includes solo and march numbers such as Charles G Corbin's Mount Airy and a martial arrangement by the bandmaster. The group comprises about thirty members.
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Jack’ Sitter
WMMN
Fairmont
Charles G. Corbin
Mount Airy
Leslie Loar Heads DeMolay Commandery No 11
Leslie J. Loar is elected and inducted as commander of DeMolay Commandery No. 11, Knights Templars, succeeding William E. Hart. Installation was led by Eminent Sir William A. Beavers and Eminent Charles W. Steel with other officers named, as the annual election conclave concluded.
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DeMolay
Knights Templars
Mr. Loar
William E. Hart
C. Jay Fleming
William A. Beavers
Charles W. Steel
W. Worley Powell
Generaliss
Maine Voters Choose White for Senator
Portland Maine June 17 Congressman Wallace H White Jr longtime Republican candidate for United States senator to succeed Arthur Gould led with 42 197 votes as precincts reported while Ralph O Brewster received 25 877 and Dugald B Dewar 6 064 on a wet platform Gardiner led Wilison in a separate statewide contest. Schall Headlines St Paul race page four.
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Portland
Wallace H. White
Arthur R. Gould
White
Ralph O. Brewster
Dugald B. Dewar
Minute Search Fails to Reveal Toledo Men Missing
Eight Toledo men disappeared after their speedboat was last seen racing toward Pelee Island on Lake Erie. Marblehead coast guards searched shorelines and planes covered 100 miles but found no trace. The boat was recovered upright with a bent propeller and tar on it, prompting theories of a heavy net collision or foul play by rum runners. Continued on page five.
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Pelee Island
Roast Guards
Marblehead
Here
Political Eyes Centered On New Jersey Primary Today
Nation watches New Jersey GOP primary as prohibition dominates races for United States senator with Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, ex senator Joseph Frelinghuysen, and Rep. Franklin Fort seeking the nomination. They pledge repeal of the 18th Amendment and liquor return to state control.
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New Jersey
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
Franklin W. Fort
Morrow
Central of Liquor
Funeral notice for W. T. Lily at Presbyterian Church
B S will attend the funeral of Brother W. T. Lily at the basement of Presbyterian Church on Wednesday afternoon at 2 15. The notice is issued by tpl for the service.
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Presbyterian Church
W. T. Lily
Tpl
Nationalists Rout Chinese Rebel Forces Near Hankow
Nationalist forces reportedly routed Kwangsi rebels south of Wuchang as the threat to Hankow Wuchang and Hanyang diminished temporarily. Authority claims of a sweeping victory along the Hunan Hupeh border remain unverified.
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Hankow
China
Kwangei Province
Hunan-Hupeh
Wuchang
Hanyang
Wayne County Oustings Shake West Virginia County Courts
Special Judge A G Hughes ousted Wayne county officers B B Cyrus and Kiah Adkins for road fund overdraft and wasteful construction and related favoritism. The ruling implies many counties may face similar oustings if upheld, with 50 of 55 counties cited as carrying illegal debt in a Townsend address.
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Wayne County
A. G. Hughes
Kingwood
B. B. Cyrus
Kiah Adkins
Hughes
Wayne County Court
State Supreme Court
Grafton
Townsend
West Virginia
City Prefers Allway Span to South Side Bridge Plan
Grafton city administration backs an all the way bridge from Latrobe Street to the South Side municipal bridge rather than the railroad walkway over the roundhouse site. City and civic clubs may confer with railroad officials to push the change while the railroad plan calls for ground level access and stairs to the roundhouse addition. The project is expected to take about 90 days with pedestrians moved to a free bus line in the interim.
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Municipal Bridge
Grafton
Southern coal freight rates attacked at federal hearing
Washington June 17 Attacks on freight rates for southern coal bound for the Great Lakes continued as Interstate Commerce Commission examiner W E Tytus of Sunday Creek Coal Ohio testified that Ohio operators lose money due to southern competition. He said Lake trade rates are too low and northern mines gain, noting Ohio mines run at half capacity in June while 85 percent in December, and that Hocking Shawnee fields absorb losses to maintain market.
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Tytus
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Tennessee
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Lake Territories
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Shawnee
Ernest Ballard
Cleveland
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New Tariff Rate Schedule Signed To Take Effect At Midnight
President Beaver signed the tariff bill in Washington. The measure revises over 1000 rate instances and overhauls administration, taking effect at midnight tonight. Customs officials prepare for ship traffic and cargo paper filings to benefit from the new rates. The signing occurred with Secretary Mellon and several conferees present. some were absent. Hoover saw the revision as stabilizing business and avoiding future congressional action.
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Francis
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Ogden Mills
Tariff Commission
Cove to Honor Dead War Vets Memorial Services Planned
Veterans of the Civil and World wars buried in Mt Morris cemetery in Cove district will receive memorial services on Sunday June 29 with official ceremonies at 10 30 a m. American Legionnaires will take an active part in the rites and a proposal is made that surviving Civil War soldiers attend.
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Cove District
American Legionnaires
Fist Clenched To Smash Rule Underworld
Chicago on June 17 reports say the resigning police commissioner’s successor faced renewed public anger over gang connections. A grand jury, urged by Chief Justice Normoyle, was charged to probe politico crime profits and gang influence as authorities pursue truth and accountability.
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William ‘Russell
Alfred
Jake) Linsale
Tribune
Notmoyle
Criminal Court
Normoyle
Revolution Reported in Bolivia Amid Bolivian Drift
Buenos Aires dispatch to La Nacion reports a Bolivian revolution starting with followers leaving La Quiaca. Roberto Hinojosa, once secretary at the Bolivian legation in Rio de Janeiro, was implicated after Brazilian police barred him from landing in 1927. The latest Bolivian political shift followed Hernando Silex resigning as president last month.
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la Nacion
Bolivia
Roberto Hinojosa
la Quiaca
Hinojosa
Rio Janeiro
Hernando Silex
Spare Key Saves Lives in Warsaw Bank Vault
A bank director and two janitors were imprisoned in a vault by masked robbers at the Lord Bank of Commerce in Warsaw. A spare key to the strong box allowed their release after ten hours of suffocation as robbers rifled the cash, taking $30,000. The director arrived to retrieve documents and found six men and one woman inside, threatening violence if alarmed.
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Warsaw
Lord Bank of Commerce
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