Congress Poised to Adjourn After Tax Bill Passage
Democratic and Farmer-Labor senators block the pending tax bill but Republican leaders expect passage late this week and send it to conference. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania argues tax free securities can be blocked by law, seeking to amend the tax measure to include the interest in gross income.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Charles Curtis
Kansch
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Reed
Committee On Finance
United States
District of Columbia
Investment Bankers Association Ends Annual Meet
White Sulphur Springs, May 5. The Investment Bankers Association of America closed its annual conference with officers to be elected and plans for a large public advertising campaign. The summer gathering will be July 14 at Blighty, Prentis estate, Gloucester, Mass. Francis H. Sisson of Guaranty Trust Co. delivered the keynote, urging a broad institutional advertising push as the association grows in power.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Investment Bankers’ Associa Won of America
Sisson
Coolidge Lone Presidential Hope in Maryland Primaries
Coolidge stands as the sole presidential aspirant in Maryland today with a statewide vote to satisfy the election law. Republicans may vote for him or cast ballots for an instructed delegation to the Cleveland convention.
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Baltimore
Coolidge
Maryland
Cleveland
Carrie Chapman Catt Faces World Suffrage Legacy
Portrait of Carrie Chapman Catt in New York discussing the suffrage movement. Commentary traces leaders from Abigail Adams to Susan B. Anthony, notes Catt's life from Wisconsin farm to Ames College, marriage to Leo Chapman and later George Catt, and her global travels over 10,000 miles advocating voting rights.
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Carrie
Chapman Catt
New York
Constantinople
Spain
Republic of
Greece
Poland
Fran
Italy
Thad
Little College
cC_ EL Hessey
Edgar Stanton
Carrie Lane
Ripon
Wisconsin
Ames
Iowa
Currie Lane
Mitchell Channle
New York City
Th Hall of Fame
Mason City
Leo Chapman
San Francisco
California
George Catt
Manor Ledge
Briarcliff
Catt
Plates
Republic
Baltimore and Ohio to Host Safety Rally Thursday Eve
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail vowed to hold their annual Safety Rally at the Opera House at 7 45 o clock Thursday night. The event promotes the safety first movement with motion pictures, speeches, a magic act and musical numbers. A dance at the Elks Club House will follow the program. Albert Keptor leads the lineup including vocal duets, a safety magician, a vocal solo, quartet selections and a novelty duo with John Curran and Mrs Nell Tinney.
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Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Opera Henge
Elks' Club
Albert Keptor
Supt
M.S. Kopp
Pritt
A.D. Gans
Lessie Martin
Miss Blanch Deezan
Kelly
Dr. Pon. Warden
C.H. Kunst
A. Keefor
Jown
Curran
Mrs. Nell
T. Broderick
T. TL. Beall
Trapper Reports Seeing Major Martin Plane Over Alaska
Cordova May 5 The coast guard cutter Algonquin at Chignik reports a trapper saw an airplane believed to be Major Frederick L. Martin passing about 400 feet up over Lake Chignik last week, as he headed toward the Bering Sea. Two natives from Chignik went toward Chignik Bay and have not returned. Algonquin to remain at Chignik until Wednesday night awaiting their return.
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Cordova
Alaska
Chignik
Frederick L. Martin
American World Flight Squadron
Hering Sea
Coast Guard
Algonquin
Chignil
Bering
Chisnik
Natves
Alaska Peninsula
Chicaso
New Orleans
Hoston
Atha Island
Chicasort
Attu Island
Atty
Shanwushu Island
Kurile Stoup
Japan
Plane activity shifts after Chignik sighting
A report notes Major Martin's aircraft was seen last at a location near Chignik Lake about 20 miles north of Chignik, with the airlift taking off Wednesday at a certain site and reaching the area by midnight.
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Major Martin
Chignik
Chignik Lake
Barkley Bill Taken From Commerce Committee to Floor
Washington May 5 the house moved to remove the Barkley bill abolishing the railroad labor act from the commerce committee and bring it to the floor for action. The tally to strip committee was 194 to 181 while 142 members opposed immediate consideration with supporters urging a quick vote on the measure.
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Washington
House
Commerce Committee
Senate to Hold Night Sessions After Tax Bills
A conference of Senate Republicans decided to hold night sessions starting tomorrow to speed farm relief and remaining appropriation measures. The Mellor income tax rates were discussed but no record was taken on them.
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Hington
Senate
Senate Republican
SISTER AND WIFE HOLD UP JAIL IN N Y
Chester New York officers report M Keavin slated for trial March 19 for murder of a policeman escaped from Ontario county jail at Canandaigua as his wife and sister, armed with revolvers, held a jailer at pistol point. They fled in an automobile with Keavin, while a guard’s door was momentarily held. The car, with two shots fired, was last seen heading toward Rochester about ten miles from Canandaigua.
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Chester
N.Y
M. Keavin
Ontario
Canan- Inigua
Keavin
Smith
Canandaigua
Rochester
Ieavin
Hale
Aenean McDonell
Geneva
Police Arrest After Fatal New York Central Station Robbery
A policeman was arrested on February 19 for the robbery at New York Central Station in Geneva two hours earlier. The officer was shot twice and died within hours.
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New York Central
Geneva
Blaze Kills Three in St Louis Apartment Fire
A three story six family apartment blaze in St Louis on May 5 killed a mother Hattie Harty and her two daughters Jerry and Thelma Harty. Eight others were treated for smoke and minor injuries after jumping to safety. Fire started in a laundry causing about 2600 dollars in damages.
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St. Louis
Hattie Harty
Jery] Harty
Thelma Harty
Harry Ad
Youncer
Chester Davis
Railroad
Verne
Burials to Proceed After Morgue Abandonment in Benwood
A list of individuals identified for burial today in Benwood Wheeling and Tenwood appears amid reports that authorities ordered the abandonment of the morgue at Blue Ribbon Hall. Bodies were moved to a tent at Brown's Run shaft then to Mount Calvary cemetery chapel for services.
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Mount Calvary Cemetery Chapel
Jarvis Goney
Main Street
Tenwood
Guy Vetello
McMechen Street
Benwood
Sam Conti
Wood
Hotellini Mariano
Toni Melack
Loreng Wiadomsky
McColluch Street
Wheeling
John Discarino
Water Street
Henwood
Stanley Gilmbrowski
Jacob Street
Karnienso Kar
Thirty-third Street
Stine Robinski
Vicenti Viewona
Ralph Alrea
Mike Stafisk
Carlo Caneva
Marsha
Twenty-fourth Street
Wheeling Th Street
Ben- 520 High
Patsi Corbi
Chee
Sixth Street
Ralph Vettello
McMechen
Stanley Mikeliteh
First Street
Nick Moleski
Eoff
Charles Ferrante
Marshall Street
Anto Parise
Blue Ribbon Hall Benwood
Brown's Run
Reparation Plan Talks Advance With Belgian Premier
London reports British officials say a new international conference to implement the Dawes plan nears. They cite a weekend informal talk between Prime Minister MacDonald and Belgian Premier Theunis as moving toward a settlement, with a French election and Mussolini's Milan meeting seen as next milestones before possible June talks among Poincare, MacDonald, Theunis, and Mussolini.
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London
MacDonald
Theunis
Belgium
Mussolini
Milan
Poincare
Paris
Rescue Crew Reenters Benwood Mine After Explosion
Wheeling May 5 A fresh rescue team from the West Virginia Bureau of Mines entered the Benwood mine of the Wheeling Steel Corp to recover bodies from the explosion a week past. Chief R M Lambie aims to locate foreman George Trolliday and another missing miner Albert Gneddon among 115 already recovered. With 117 known dead, relatives fear up to five more bodies remain, as burial plans proceed for 22 recovered.
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Wheeling
R. M. Lambie
West Virgini
Bureau of Mines
Benwood
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Lambie
George Trolliday
Gie
Albert Gneddon
Earth Shocks Felt in England Reported by Observatory
London reports seven minutes of earth tremors detected by the West Brozarch observatory last night. Signals indicate the center of disturbance about forty miles from the observatory, with shocks equal in intensity to April events in Derbyshire coal fields.
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London
Derbyshire
West Brozarch Observatory
Grading Start on Barrett Street Project by Monongahela Co
Monongahela Construction has begun grading Barrett Street for the Barrett Grent project. The street, long in bad shape and nearly impassable at times, has seen increased traffic since the Knotteville road opened. Winter rains deepened the damage, and the firm is preparing for street reconstruction.
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Monongahela Construction Company
Barrett Grent
Knotteville
New 18 Foot Road to Connect Knottsville to Old Wagon Bridge
Construction will take several weeks as a new hard surface road 18 feet wide is connected to Knottsville road and extends to the end of the old wagon bridge near B and C station. Detours will route traffic via Grand street Graf ton park and Lewellen Hill.
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Knottsville
Grand Street
Grafton Park
Lewellen Hit
Baltimore and Ohio Scholarship Grants for Farm Club Members
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will award two $100 scholarships in West Virginia to top agricultural club students. Winners may use funds for college education or for an Educational trip to Chicago’s Club Congress and International Livestock Exposition. Past recipients largely chose college study in Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, while some opted for the trip.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
W. Va
State Agricultural Extension Service
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Baltimore and
Oliohs
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Local visitors noted at Bow and Valley Falls
Mr Boyles and Miss Irene Pugh visited the city for the weekend with friends. Miss Annette Johnson and Mrs Anna Hefita stayed at Archdeacon apartments returning home this morning. Mr and Mrs Jxtkeon Hill from Valley Falls were in town on business and calling on friends.
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Geo. A. Herring
Kingwood
A. Cunningham
Bneking
Randolph Counts
Jin Town
Clarksburg
Richard ‘Aspinall
Tafts Aire
Harry Stanaberry
Bileins
Harry Korte
Fairmont
Mapie Avenue
Pearl Held
Mias Sake Gunner
Richard Ford
Robert Th. Graham
St.Charles Street
William
Helen Brown
Jal Ice Cream
Tunnelton
Blair Heingman
R’chard Bartlett
George L. Jolliffe
Ella Primm
Mite Findley
John Mate A Thornton
W. J. Maya
Tnotts Avenue
Robert Travis
Thornton
Margaret Criss
Watson
Evansville
Grafton
Boyles
Imi James Boyles
Bow
Irene Pugh
Annette Johnson
Anna’ Hefita
Tiithe Archdeachn
i + Johnson
Hee
Jxtkeon Hill
Pat Valley Falls
Olly Lay
Grafton Loses In Both Events Saturday Meet
Grafton squads fell to Vic Victory in baseball and Fairmont in the track meet on a rain soaked Saturday. Fairmont scored 61 points to Grafton’s two behind as forfeited points in pole vault favored Fairmont. Standouts include Courtney and Tucker in sprints and dashes, with Fairmont taking multiple firsts and Grafton claiming a few seconds. The baseball game stretched two hours and 30 minutes, hampered by mud and rain, with Victory prevailing nine to one.
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Prograters
Sétiecough Iack
Vicjtory
Fairmont
Grafton
Pikremont
Snatto
Sa Tung
Courtney
Gret Grafton
Hefner
Ogatton
Garrett
Tucker
Hollier
Kling
Lambert
Graftan Jones
Courtney ‘Stret
Moore
Stanley Flat
Allard
Alrmont
Dunanygre
Stanley
Hetner
Zambert
Wright
Distanes
B. Sanders
Hickman
T.sanders
McDade
Postell
Thomas
Explosion at Green Telteyst reported in Tyrone
An explosion occurred on May 5 in Strabane Tyrone near market at Tyrone Donegal. Metal piping fragments were reported, with no injuries noted according to local accounts.
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Telteyst
Strabane
Tyrone-Donegat
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