Governor Saver and Beale Murder Case in West Virginia
The narrative centers on Beale in Mingo and Wyoming counties as Governor Conley receives a petition urging commutation. It covers Beale’s prolonged jail time, alleged trusty privileges, and the shifting fate from death to life imprisonment after supreme court actions.
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Beale
Rendom
Wycoming
Supreme Court
Pineville
Wyoming
Nat
State Supreme Court
Wyoming County
Beale Execution Date Set Amid Clemency Pleas
The case centered on Beale's death sentence in Mingo county with Judge Bailey resisting reimposing the penalty. Governor Conley faced pleas for pardon or commutation citing circumstantial evidence, alleged pretrial juror bias, and parallels to co defendant Layne acquittal. Damron argued the trial lacked impartiality and requested clemency after Beale’s appeals.
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Rosecutor
Lafe Chafin
Mingo County
Supreme Court
Bailey
Supreme Tribunal of the State
Beale
R. A. Blessing
Frank Lively
James Damron
Kentucky
Layne
Taylor County Chamber of Commerce Drives Countywide Growth
Taylor County announces plans for a new board of trade to unite merchants, laborers, farmers, and residents in the Greater Grafton and Taylor County program. Membership with a small fee grants access to statewide efforts and aims to boost labor conditions and resource use across the county. Interest remains keen as leaders expect the mass meeting will expand civic involvement and local prosperity.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
Taylor County
Chambers of Commerce
Board of Trade
Abo
Senators Clash Over Farm Bill and Party Line
Senators harshly debated the farm relief bill and party loyalty on the senate floor. Borah defended immediate relief by debenture for distressed farmers, Nye attacked pseudo Republicanism, and Brooman criticized the proposed farm bill while warning of a Democrat insurgent coalition.
Congress Debates Tariffs and Farm Bill Amendments
Today in Congress the House continues general tariff debate as Senate weighs amendments to the farm bill. Michigan and Pennsylvania delegations discuss tariff positions while the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee deliberates FCC proposals and the Senate Military Affairs Committee gathers to take up items on its calendar.
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House
Senate
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Morton Wins Divorce In Santa Fe From Noted Automobil e Salesman
Mrs. James Morton Gammon, once a society quitter and famed $100-a-day automobile salesman, secured a divorce in Santa Fe New Mexico on grounds of non-support. She is the daughter of Mark Morton of Lake Forest Illinois, vice president of Morton Salt Company.
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Chicago
James Morton Gammon
Society
Santa Fe
N. M
Mark Morton
Lake Forest
Ill
Morton Salt Company
Hoover Faces Tough Fights Remains Mum
Washington May 10 The Hoover administration reports rough progress on Capitol Hill for the farm relief export debenture plan and a limited tariff revision. House leaders likely to drop the debenture in conference while Senate action may rewrite the tariff bill or report an amendment, with observers warning of a long session into autumn.
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Washington
Hoover
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Presidnt
Ways and Means
Watson
Indiana
House Committee
Banks to Consolidate in Grantville Calhoun County Bank Formed
Charleston reports the consolidation of the Bank of Grantville and the Calhoun County Bank in Grantville. The merged institution will operate as the Calhoun County Bank with assets totaling $60,160 as of March 27. A. G. Mathews and W. T. W. Dye led the pre merger banks. A reorganization meeting will be scheduled soon.
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Charleston
Bank of
Grantville
Californ Countty Bank
H. A. Abbott
Calhoun County Bank
A. G. Mathews
Bank of Grant
W. T. W. Dye
Deaths in Nashville Mourner John Jottgood Moore
Nashville May 10 29 John Jottgood Moore state librarian and archivist author and poet dies.
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Nashville
Tenn
John JoTtgood Moore
Man Sentenced in Federal Court for Railway Express Theft
Chas Okey Holdren of Parkersburg was sentenced in Atlanta federal court to one year and one day in the penitentiary for stealing 20 mule lines worth 3.80 from the American Railway Express at a Parkersburg station platform. Holdren claimed intoxication and could not recall where he obtained liquor, citing about 40 possible places.
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Wheeling
Chas. Okey "Holdren
Parkersburg
Atlanta
American Railway Express
Holdren
W. B. Baker
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