Louisville and Nashville asks deadline extension for Clinchfield link
The Louisville and Nashville railroad sought until December 2 to file its plan to connect with the Clinchfield and Ohio system. Preliminary surveys show very heavy costs for about 140 miles through Kentucky Virginia mountains, with estimates of 362000 and 284000 dollars per mile for different sections. The Clinchfield was jointly leased last year by L&N and Atlantic Coast Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carolina Clinchtield
Ohio
Kentucky-Virginia
Clinchfield
Louisville and Nashville and
Atlantic Coast Line
General Mason M Patrick flight from Memphis to Nashville
A plane believed to be carrying Major General Mason M Patrick chief of the army air service and Captain St Clair Streett left Memphis for Nashville last night. It landed two miles west of Johnsonville last night and resumed its flight at 7 10 this morning. Reports say the craft was seen near Denver and Waverly and may have been forced down in Tennessee wilderness. The Nashville absence caused anxiety as searches were planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fie
Tenn
Eral Mason
M. Patrick
Army Air Service
Noah
Memphis
Eva
St. Clair
Patrick
Aifthcal
Air Service
Nashville
Tennessee
Denver
Mason M. Patrick
Waverly
St. Clair Streett
Johnsonville
Associated Press
Gration Traction Co Must Repair Its Right of Way
City files notice against Gration Traction Co to bond rails at multiple points and repair streets damaged by tracks. Company ordered to level pavement and repair Maple Avenue Walnut Beech West Main Streets and McGraw Avenue, with liability for water line damage until fixes complete. Committees from affected streets urged city action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tygart Valley Traction Company
Gene W. Lord
Gratton
Maple Avenue
Walnut
Beech
West Main Streets
McGraw Avenue
Traction Company
West Main Street
Mrs Tregellas' Brother Dies in Polo Illinois
Mrs John N Tregellas of West Washington street learned yesterday of Milton Getzendaner's death at his Polo Illinois home. He died at 12 20 last night and was father of Rev Merk Getzendaner of Davenport Town who broadcasts International Sunday School lessons Saturdays from Davenport station. Mrs Tregallas, the last of eight children, cannot attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Tregellas
West Washington Street
Milton
Getzendaner
Polo
Ilinois
Merk Getzendaner
Davenport
Davenport Station. Ms. Tregallas
City Schools May Use Coal to Heat Rooms
City board of education minutes note shift from gas to coal in three elementary schools last year and plan to extend coal heating to nine more buildings next year. A portable motion picture projector approved for use in all schools is expected to boost visual education and geography history and science teaching. The football field relocation and new concrete wall aim to improve safety and campus space, with partial dirt moving and new play areas planned along the East End school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
H. A. Rice
Grafton Schools
East End
Kidnaper seeks new life after Vermont trial
Earl Woodward ex-convict and kidnapper of 11 year old Lucille Chatterton will join his mother Jennie Woodward Sturtevant in Brockton after his trial in Middlebury Vermont. Mrs Sturtevant believes he is her missing son and Simeon Sturtevant supports bringing him into the family circle. Woodward writes of longing for letters and says he acted for the child's sake to obtain a good home. He disappeared with Lucille from Granville on April 24 and was tracked to a Brookfield barn May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Chatterton
Brockton
Mass
Earl Woodward
Granville
Jennie Woodward Sturtevant
Woodward
Walter Chatterton
Lucille
Brookfield
Three Killed By Pa Train At Lincoln Highway Crossing
New York dispatch reports a Pennsylvania train struck an automobile at a grade crossing on the Lincoln Highway near Stony Brook east of the city at midnight. The victims are Mary Cook 19 Eva Diehel 21 both of this city and Carvin Wolza of Weiglestown. Walter Eisner injured and said the three had been joyriding after meeting the girls at a carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stony Brook
Lincoln Highway
Mary Cook
Eva Diehel
Fly
Carvin Wolza
Muth
Weiglestown
Walter Eisner
Wolxa
Unidentified Boy Found Dead Near Williamson
In Parkersburg West Virginia on May 7 officers described a drowned boy found on the Ohio river bank two and a half miles above Williamson. He stands about four feet eight inches weighing around 65 pounds with black hair and a long scar on the left arm, aged roughly 11 to 15. The body wore a red two piece bathing suit mended in several places and appears to have been in water about two weeks. The body will be held at a local morgue for several days while officials continue identification efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River
Williamson
Death Ends Long Suffering of Mrs Catherine Balke
Death at eleven last night relieved the sufferings of Mrs Catherine Balke widow of Otto Balke at 503 West Washington street. Born in 1856 she died aged 69 after years of heart trouble Brights disease and goitre. Funeral will be Friday at 7 30 p m at home with Rev Theo Crickenberger of St Pauls Lutheran Church officiating. Burial in Westernport Maryland. She is survived by three daughters Misses Anna Elsie and Mary and Sonia Balke a son two brothers and two sisters Mrs Mary A Langye Mrs Elizabeth Kuhnine Lewis H Kuhnine Joseph J Kuhnine all of Philadelphia and Halumore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine. Balke
Otto Balke
West
Washington Street
Balke
Bright
Theo. Crickenberger
St. Paul's
Anna
Elsie
Mary
Sonia Balke
Hfae
A. Langye
Elizabeth Kuhiney
Lewis H. Kutne
Philadelphia
Joseph J. Kuhlne
Halumore
Mrs Shepherd At Liberty In Slaying Case
Chicago May 7 Mrs Julia Shepherd named as an accessory in the W N McCintock death was released on her own recognizance after surrendering last night Bond set at 5000 for tomorrow morning Judge Jacob Hopkins will oversee the process Coroner’s jury had recommended her detention in the deaths of McCintock and his mother both connected to the case Robert Crowe the state’s attorney did not oppose bail while she remains jailed awaiting trial May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Julia Shepherd
William D. Shepherd
W. N. McCintock
Jacob Hopkins
Muttimi
Walter L Main Street Parade Promised for Grafton
A Walter L Main circus pageant will parade through crowded Grafton streets on Saturday May 16 with ponies horses and jeweled chariots. The event features exotic animals and a pageant procession from noon to 2 pm with a parade preview by W H Hamilton of Evansville visiting locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Main
Jeanne
New Haven
Europe
Eldea
Calliops
Ford Named Defendants in Mississippi Anti Trust Suit
Jackson May 7 W J Miller state revenue agent filed in Hinds county chancery court a suit against Ford Motor Company and all Mississippi local dealers and banks seeking 12 million in penalties. The complaint alleges a criminal conspiracy to restrain trade and violation of anti trust laws with a price fixing agreement involving Blu City Motor Co of Memphis and local dealers. A writ of attachment is sought against Ford funds and railway shipments to cover potential penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
W. J. Miller
State Revenue Agent
Chancery Court
Hinds County
Ford Motor Company
Mississippi
Ford
Mississipi
Blu City Motor Company
Memphis
Bint
Negro woman surrenders after claiming murder in Virginia
Charleston police investigate claims by Rachael Marshall a young Black woman that she killed Robert Watson in Lynchburg Virginia during a party on Monday night. She traveled with others toward Charleston to avoid arrest but surrendered after companions left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Rachael Marshall
Lynchburg
Robert Watson
Nesto
Wilson School Ends Short Month With High Attendance
The Wilson school closed in August with an average 96 percent attendance. Students excelled in track events with Naomi Knotts, Charles Stevens, and David Stevens earning top places. Afternoon scholastic contests crowned several first place efforts, and Clyde Satterfield, Lil lie Jacobs received diplomas. A district remodeling project and standardization certification accompanied local administrative notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Naomi Knotts
Charles Stevens
Carl Grob
da Stevens
Howard Wilson
Violet
Stevens
Mabel Knotts
Little Jacobs
Donald Knotts
David Stevens
Clyde Satterfield
Floyd Grimes
Hoard Wilson
Myrtle Jacobs
Edith Wilson
Clarence Satterfield
Maryt Moors
Lena Jacobs
Ett Moore
Violet Stevens
Clyd Satterfield
Bailey Knotts
Lillie Jacobs
West Virginia
Etta
McCoy Satterfield
Supt
Delet Newton
Board of Renocation
Fetterman
John B. Muldoon
Counterfeit gang members indicted in multi state Bergen case
Eight men faced federal indictments in Pittsburgh for possessing passing and delivering counterfeit government securities tied to a Chicago based operation. The scheme moved roughly $190 000 in bogus savings stamps through a network spanning Pittsburgh Cleveland and Chicago with arrests in three states. Trial to begin soon in Cleveland and federal agents report ongoing seizures and expanding cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Murphy
Secret Service
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fortunato Calapro
Titeatra
Chicago
Washington
Vervier Offtel
Una
Cale Nuk
James T. Knots
Another Operator Fighting Union in Indiana
Verve Haute Indiana May 7. Wm H Howe Chicago coal operator will seek a federal injunction to stop officials of United Mine Workers District 11 from expelling members who work in cooperative coal mining. Cooperatives run several mines including Martin mine at Blexell. District officials gave members until May 9 to meet union wage scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verve Haute
Ind
Wm. H. Howe
Chicago
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Howe
Martin
Blexell
Indiaanapolis
Stogie Maker Dies in Wheeling Veteran Helmbright Passes On
Louis H. Helmbright aged 74 retired head of the Helmbright Clear Company one of Wheeling’s oldest stogie makers died early this morning after 70 years residence in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Helmbright
Wheeling
Helmbright Clear Company
German star Hubert Houben invited to tour the United States
Berlin reports that Germany's Hubert Houben, a leading runner, accepted invitations from New York and CMemo athletics bodies to tour the United States. On August 30, 1924, in Crofeld, Houben won the hundred meter race over Charlie Paddoci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hubert Houben
Germany
Wak
New York
Cmemo
United States
Crofeld
Houben
Charlie Paddoci
Local residents visit Grafton and area
Mrs. Ernest Sutler and her children return home after visiting Mrs. Ford. D M Carl of Mount Morris shopped in the city. Numerous residents from Belington Brydon Keyser and nearby towns were seen on errands and visits. A baby girl named Betty Lou was welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. George Sorge of West Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Borge
Amy Brown
Pitts
J. K. McMog
Brown
Miller
Bessie Beicheller
Wheeling
Myrtle Beachout
West Washington Street
A. Hargett
Thornton
J. F. Chenoweth
Simp
Grafton
W. D. Ward
Ham
John. Edward, Jr
Keyser
W.C. Broke
Mackin Street
Howard Brittinghamh
Mra. Hawkins
Philippi
City
Sentinel
Guy E. Williams
Flemington
Gratton
Ernest R. Sutler
West Milford
Sevral
Ttn Ford
D.M. Carl
Mount Morris
W. Means
George Cain
Dickey
Thomas Holland
Hollan
Taylor County Bank
Guy Lake
Brydon
William Means
Route 1
Misa Carrie Armstrong
Newbury
W. PF. Necker
Maltmore
Paltimore
Kennedy
Johns Hopkins University
J. H W. Summer
Route 2
A. R. Kunst
Pruntytown
W. H. Hamilton
Evansville
Crafton
Charles Beabout
Myrtle Beabout
Lloyd Luson
M. W. Lawson
Tuck Run
Freda Shanks Kendall
First Ward
Ola Frances Bartlett
Webstr
West Side
Thomas Waller
Webster
George Sorge
Betty Lou
Outrage Fails to Close Mines In Fairmont Area
Vairmont officials believe vandals attempted to bankrupt Prancis mine of Montfalr Ga coal Co and Victor mine of Monongah Puel Co by blasting transformers serving Highland mine on Kuhn run. The blast damaged but did not interrupt the Monongahela West Penn Public Service high tension line feeding Victor and Francis mines. Bloodhounds used. state police and county officers search for vandals as concussion felt ten miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vairmont
Tvat
Prancis
Montfalr Gaa Coal Company
Victor
Monongah Puel Company
Killarm
Consolidation Goat Company
Highland
Consolidation Company
Kuhn
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Corporation
Victor and Francis
Victor and Francia
Fairmont
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Patrick Merely
Pany
Law
Tell
Mississippi Revenue Agent
Motor Company
Guilety
Wilson School
Penna
Fighting Union
Orrman Runer
Muy
Anna Reband
Animal Traine
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