West Virginia Power Potential Highlighted by Engineer
March 25. West Virginia’s vast water power potential was outlined by a national utility official speaking to the Dal Jon section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He cited Cheat river and a southern hydraulic site as major power sources and estimated coal reserves and Virginia’s 1922 kilowatt hour output, comparing it to Missouri.
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National
Rys Eral
Westing 86 Electric and Manufacturing
Dal Jore
American Istitute of Electrical Engineers
West Virginia
Rocky Mountains
New York
Cheat River
Hayes
Virgina
Missouri
Four Bandits Rob Post Office Sacks for Up to 150000
Chicago March 25 Four bandits held up a postoffice messenger at Harvey a suburb early today and escaped with two sacks of mail believed to contain 110000 to 150000 in currency consigned to manufacturing companies. They seized clerk William Russell and fled in an automobile.
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Chicago
Harvey
William Russell
British Plane Starts Round World Flight
A British plane began its round the world voyage from Southampton with Squadron Leader McLaren and two assistants taking off from Calshot soon after noon. The first leg will go to Lyons France as the aircraft embarks on this historic journey.
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Southampton
McLaren
I Mihe
Lyons
France
Bank Robbers Strike Brooklyn Subway Station
Bandits attacked a ticket agent at Borough Hall station in the inter-borough line, knocked him down, and stole about $750 in nightly receipts. Police search for suspects as the crime disrupts a busy transit hub in Brooklyn, New York.
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New York
Borrough Hall
Inter-Borrough Subway
Brooklyn
Taxpayers urged to settle 1923 taxes by sheriff
The sheriff W. J. Mays notes many good people have neglected paying 1923 taxes. The books are in his office and taxpayers are urged to call to avoid embarrassment or future trouble. The notice appears as a brief local tax collection alert.
Radio Heels Locate Cat. Missing Pet Found Near White House
A radio locating method used for missing persons and cars proved effective in finding President Coolidge’s cat. WCAP Washington and WEAD New York broadcast a notification about Tige, Coolidge’s timeoat, last week. A Navy guard brought the cat to the White House office today after the president arrived.
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WCAP
Washington
WEAD
New York
White House
Starvation Deaths of Kloster Brothers in Chicago
In Chicago, Endre and Theodore Kloster died of starvation as police investigate their sister Anna and blind brother Kloster in the same home. A boy found the trio after ten days, neighbors recall the bakery origin, and a post mortem is ordered to determine the cause. The Degree of Honor association schedules a sale event for March 21 at Wehn Building.
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Chicago
Mare
Endre
Theodore Kloster
Anna
Kloster
Protec _tive Association
Wehn Blde
Oil Committee Inquiry Proves Dull Session in Washington
In Washington a brief colorless oil committee inquiry probed Albert B. Fall finances and stock speculation by officials. The session adjourned until Thursday as M D Thatcher faced questions about Fall’s bank recount and a probe found Fall may have paid 820,000 for ranch property. Witness details emerged on a dummy stock account linked to Jess W. Smith. Senate officials sent the contempt case of Harry F. Sinclair to the district attorney as others were subpoenaed for related ties to the 1920 Republican convention. A separate Senate resolution to impeach El Paso customs chief C C Chase was adopted.
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Washington
Maret
Albert B. Fall
M.D. Thatcher
First National Bank of
Pueblo
Colorado
Fall
Walsh
Anderson He Packet
Jess W. Smith
Daugherty
Smith
Senate
Harry F. Sinclair
St. F.wilson
Oklahoma
F. W. Sarleson
Minneapolis
Minnesota Public Utility Commission
Chase
House
C. C. Chase
el Paso
Texas
A. T. Fall
Montana
Oil Committee
Three Weeks In Wonderland On The Ohio Trip
The narrative recounts a three week river voyage aboard the new steamer Cincinnati from Cincinnati to New Orleans and back. It notes a party of about 325 passengers, the ship’s innovations, and the voyage's planned Mardi Gras forenoon, describing anticipation and preparations for the extended trip.
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Ohio
Cincinatti
Mississippi
America
Lee
New Orleans
Oldstown
Meridan Man Arrested In Kostelic Killing At Meriden
Tony Kovich of Meridan confessed to aiding the Kostelic murder at Meriden after a gunpoint order by an unidentified man. He led deputies to a bridge scene, described a dynamite blast, bloodstained clothes, and a drag of the body. A preliminary hearing was set for Philippi this afternoon.
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Tony Kovich
Meridan
Forenua
Harbour County
Norning
Joe Kostellc
Meriden
Philippi
Depty
Kostolic
Kovie
Kostelic
Kovieh
Kostelics
Hke
Ko~vich
Kovien
Large Roumanian Rally in Kishinev Demands Union
About 100000 demonstrators from Bessaravia gathered in Kishinev to push Roumania’s union with the motherland. They sent a telegram to the Romanian government urging Bulgaria and Thrace to express willingness to return. In Bucharest Prince Nicholas Odescalehi was sentenced to three months for striking a student with his car.
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Bucharhs
Vienna
Dale Es
Roumania
Kishinev
Bessaravia
Bulgaria
Thrace
Prince Lajures
Bucharest
Prince Nicholas Odescalehi
Radio fans urged to help pay broadcasting costs
Kansas City March 25. Listeners asked to support a local station by buying tickets for the "invisible Uneater" with voluntary contributions from 1 to 10 dollars. The manager stated musicians average four dollars an hour and artists take a fraction of their weekly pay, making it fair to share part of the expense.
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Kansas City
Wanted Clean Cotton Rags 12 Inches Square
Grafton Sentinel notes weather for March 25 in Grafton. Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with likely rain. Temperature remains steady.
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Grafton Sentinel ST
Grafton
Mar
Manager of welterweight boxing manager dies in Newark
Newark March 25 Jack Bulger manager of Mickey Walker world welterweight boxing champion died today after an appendicitis operation. A subsequent peritonitis developed and a blood transfusion was attempted last night but failed to save him.
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Newark
N. J
Jack Bulger
Mickey Walker
Bulger
Heflin Protests Land Investigation Procedural Row
Senator Heflin Democrat Alabama challenges the Senate land fraud inquiry in Rio Grande Valley, pledging to take the protest to the floor. Postal Inspector Simmons testified while George Hill questioned, and Heflin objected to what he called a cross cut saw arrangement with the chair. Moses denied any such setup.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
Rio Grande Valley
Heflin
Alabama
Thight
Mr. HI
Moses
Greek National Society Favors Republican Rule
In Athens on March 25 the National Senate Aday passed a resolution favoring the overthrow of the Glucksburg dynasty and the establishment of a Greek Republic.
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Athens
National Senate
Aday
Glucksburg
Bake Sale Notice From Mrs. Anna Shimglesworth
Bake sale details read and told by Mrs Anna Shimglesworth with contact at 463 W 114 Tormey to-w teot.
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Anna Shimglesworth
Tormey Wtteot
Commission announces new road projects
Charleston March 25 The West Virginia state road commission will award contracts next month for twenty nine bridges grading and draining of nineteen road projects paving fourteen stretches surface applications on two roads and gravel surfacing on another The bids opening schedule includes April 8 for bridge contracts and April 14 17 for road projects with an additional May advertisement to handle counties not covered by current contracts The list names numerous counties and specific bridge spans concrete decks steel girders arches and paving or grading tasks with exact locations and lengths Including Mason McDowell Ohio Wolzel Gilmer Harrison Parkers Lewis Marion Webster Grant Hampshire Randolph Leading Creek Hartland Ravens Greenbrier Clintonville Alta Monroe Rock Camp Linside Pocahontas Hillsboro Greenbrier Buckeye Wayne Dunlow Kenna Kana road segments and more detailed project notes.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Mason County
Five Mile Bridge
Three Mile Bride
McDowell County
Stone Coal Bridge
Pony
Marshall County
Denver Bridge
Ohio County
Ridge
Wolzel County
Scheider
Slate Brite
Moore
Wade
Cook
Huff
Proctor
Wood County
Dallison
Gilmer County
Cedar Creek
Harrison County
Hughes
Parkers Creek
Lewis County
Jane Lew
Marion County
Annabelle
Webster County
Grassy Creek
Holly River
Grant County
Abrams Creek
Klines Gap
Hampshire County
Hanging Rock
Randolph County
Leading Creek
Tulston Run
Gilman Road
Clay County
Hartland — Bridge
Payette Grimly
Ravenss
Buckeye- Millpoint
Macadan
Wayne County
Dunlow Bull Creek
Jackson County
Kenna-Kanawha
Weston-Gilmer
Joe the Turk to Speak at Salvation Army Hall
Joe the Turk, born in Constantinople to Armenian parents, will lecture on Turkish atrocities and other topics at the Salvation Army hall in the YMCA gym this week. He has traveled forty years giving lectures and concerts and will perform Friday night with multiple instruments and languages, with a small admission of fifteen cents.
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Joe
Salvation Army
Constantinople
Turkey
Gompers Endorses May Day Child Health Plan
Samuel Gompers president of the AFL endorses the May Day Child Health Program in a letter to the American Child Health Association. He supports setting aside the first day of May to improve child health and conditions around childhood so kids may grow up healthier and more productive citizens.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Child Health Association
Millionaire coal operator Ed ward McQuail dies by his own hand
BLUEFIELD March 25 Ed ward J McQuail aged 49 a millionaire coal operator of the Tacahontas district shot himself to death at his Ennis mine after sending long distance business messages from his office He was described as healthy and of means with a loving family No motive was found Mrs T S Bishop was taken to the hospital for an xray after illness at her McGraw Avenue home.
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Bluefield
Edward J. McQuail
Cily
Tacahontas
McQuall
Bishop
City Hospital
McGraw Avenue
Automobile Club Sees Strong Early Membership Surge
A Tay lor County Auto Club prelim membership meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms reports rapid progress in enrollment. Chairman H C Compton notes many pledges paid, with over 150 bona fide members so far. Banquet tickets for April 3 are selling well as plans unfold for open post dinner discussions and permanent organization. A follow up meeting is planned for further membership drives and final banquet arrangements.
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Taylor County Auto Club
Chamber of Commerce
H. C. Compton
Progreas
John Proctor
methBets
Young Bride Leads Police to Murderer in New York
In New York on March 25, Harry Fenton, 21, confessed to murdering his landlady Miss Mary Coleman, a six year old, by hammer, disposal with fuel, and arson. The body was found after a fire. his wife’s conscience prompted the confession after detectives doubted the tale. He claimed robbery yielded $16.
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New York
Harry Fenton
Mary Coleman
Miss Coleman
Fenton
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