World Court proposed by Senator Lodge for U S adherence
A Senate resolution by Senator Lodge calls for establishing a world court at The Hague with sixteen judges and an electoral commission. The plan envisions annual sessions, compulsory jurisdiction in treaty interpretation and breach of obligations, and a call for President Coolidge to press a third conference.
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Washington
The
Hague
United States
Senator Lodge
Mass
Coolidge
British Empire
France
Italy
Japan
Permanent Court of Arbitration
A Typical Case of Work of Salvation Army
On a stormy winter Sunday night a Salvation Army officer visits a dying older man a mile from town. The officer shows Christian fellowship and reads the Bible while the man and a few others listen to favorite songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jae
Iadins
Salvation Army
Salvation Army aid and local fund drive in Grafton
A dying man found strength in the Lord as the Salvation Army offered both temporal relief and spiritual care. Officers stayed at the bedside, visited regularly, and aided after burial. The piece praises the Army’s service to Grafton and Taylor county and urges generous community support as the fund-raising nears $5,000, with a new $50 booster by G W Loar & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Mibers
G.W. Loar & Co
Methodists 10 Join Churches Vote Decides
Springfield Massachusetts reports a historic unification vote as 842 to 13 ratifies the plan to merge the Methodist Episcopal Church with the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Bishop William F. McDowell presided, applauded, and Doxology followed. Delegates prepare for Nashville conference action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
American Methodist
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Nashville
Tenn
William F. McDowell
Washington
McDowell
Our Fathers
General Conference
Women's Republican Club to Feature Prominent Speakers
The Republican Women's Club meets at the courthouse this evening with expected appearances by gubernatorial candidate Chas Swisher and U S Senator hopeful Wella Goody Koontz along with O B Wyckoff and D M Willis to discuss the primary Estethn Laws and methods of electing public officials. The program committee includes W A Beavers and Mrs Harold Cole and more plans may be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Women's Club
O. B. Wyckoff
Chas
W. Swisher
D. M. Willis
Morgantown
Wella Goody Koontz
Williamson
United States
W.A. Beavers
Harold Cole
the Sentinel
Vaughn Kerr Opens Store On Main Street
Vaughn M. Kerr, noted local businessman, buys stock and fixtures from the bankrupt Madera & Madera estate sold at public auction to James C. Holt, trustee. Kerr will lease the store for three years, move in men’s and women’s clothing, and soon relocate stored women’s garments from Burton-Sitter.
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Vaughn M. Kerr
Kerr Dry Goods
West Main Street
Madera & Madera
James C. Holt
C. E. Wyckoff
Kerr
Ank
Burton- Sitter
Moose Lodge
Fire destroys Thomas store at Simpson
A store owned by George Thomas at Simpson was reportedly robbed and set ablaze early Wednesday. Discovered around 2:00 am, the frame building burned to the ground within 45 minutes, with nearby dwellings damaged by heat but saved by nearby residents bucket brigades. Insurance status unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thomas
Simpson
Thomas
President Coolidge Abandons Early Morning Walk
Washington, May 8. Rising war pressure and looming congressional adjournment prompt President Coolidge to skip his routine early morning walk. He now spends mornings in study over pending and completed legislation, with only an evening walk on the John wall after leaving his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capital
White House
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Fairmont National Guard Recruiting Begins in Fairmont
May recruiting started for a Fairmont national guard company led by Captain Jay Straight Lieutenant Sardy Welch and Old Top Curley Morgan. Captain Rollo J Conley opened recruiting offices as many former guardsmen signed up for three years. Dr James Clinton will conduct medical exams and a master sergeant from Charles Town will join to enlist the unit. A second company under Captain Mike Heath will be formed soon as directed by the adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
May
National Guard
Jay Straight
Sardy Welch
Curley Morgan
Rollo J Conley
James Clinton
Charles Iin
Mike Heath
Adjutant General's Office
Uncle Joe Cannon Celebrates His 88th Birthday
Danville observers note Uncle Joe Cannon's 88th birthday as a busy event with telegrams from Washington and messages from General Pershing and President Coolidge. Gifts included lilacs from two young neighbors and a small gathering of friends for cards at night.
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Uncle Joe Cannon
Danville
Washington
House of Representatives
Joe Cannon
Alfalfa Club of
General Pershing
Coolidee
Joe
Uncle Joe
Stone Says Block System Is Dangerous
Washington reports railroad leaders opposed the Interstate Commerce Commission plan to install automatic train control. Warren Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers warned that automatic brakes could cause buckling and wrecks on parallel tracks and claimed loss of engineer responsibility. He linked promoter interest and public demand for speed to many railroad fatalities.
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Washington
Warren §. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Bfore
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stone
Commission
Shenandoah to fly in aerial circus at Lakehurst
The naval airship Shenandoah will enter the air next week after repairs for a test flight. The routine aims to prepare her for the aerial circus set for May 31 at Lakehurst. This follows extensive work after the January storm during the Battledslaught.
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Lakehurst
Shenandoah
Bey
Naval Air Atnation
Shotendodh
Official Inquiry into Benwood Mine Disaster Set
An official inquiry into the Benwood mine disaster that killed 117 people will be held Saturday morning in the Benwood city building. Prosecuting Attorney J Lloyd Arnold Coroner J T Combs and their jury will hear many witnesses as listed by the prosecutor. State mine inspector R M Lamble arranged the details for the hearing.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Benwood
J. Lloyd Arnold
Mershall County
17 Year Old Husband Is Very Happy
New York May 8 A telegram from Burton Tucker whose wife Susan Tucker 44 gave birth to a daughter on April 27 at Baldwin New York reports he is very happy to be a father The message says a letter will follow and was received by the couple under investigation in New Jersey regarding their marriage from a Los Angeles bride room lawyer said the telegram was read to him by the lawyer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Burton Tucker
Susan Tucker
Taldwin
Graduation Day Plans Announced for Local Schools
Plans for graduation exercises are announced for grade and high schools on June 2 and 3. Music directs by Florence Wilkinson. Grade school commencement June 2 with speaker W H White of Shepard's College. High school speaker Dr Charles Scanfon of Pittsburgh on If I Were a Graduate Again. Class day activities likely June 2 afternoon. Class sermon Sunday evening June 1 by Rev H L Barron of Elkins First Presbyterian Church.
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Florence Wilkinson
Presient
W. H. §. White
Shepard's College
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Charles Scanfon
L.L.D
Pittsburgh
H. HL. Barron
Elkins
Elsie Ferguson Weds Third Husband Frederick Worlock
New York May 8 Elsie Ferguson star of stage and screen has married her third husband Frederick Worlock English actor who is the same age as Miss Ferguson. He toured with her in the Moon Sower playing the amorous suitor. Ferguson’s first husband was Fred Hoey and her second was Thomas A W Clarke Jr vice president of Harriman National Bank, whom she divorced in Paris after seven years of marriage.
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Nw York
Elsie Ferguson
Frederick Worlock
Miss Ferguson
Ain
Fred Hoey
Thomas AW. Clarke, Jr
Harriman National Sho
Parisummer
U S Chamber Opposes Japanese Exclusion Move
The United States Chamber of Commerce committees reported favorably on a declaration against excluding Japanese subjects by law. James Tarnes of Duluth Minnesota was forecast to be reelected president for a third term as indications suggested he would press to pursue further action amid the ongoing debate.
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Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Jatvns 1 Tarnes
Duluth
Min
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Stormy Methodist Conference debate on women’s ordination
Springfield Mass May 8 A stormy session of the new Methodist conference heard a committee report urging that women be shunted into a blind alley as candidates for itinerant ministry. amendments to admit them were tabled and postponed until tomorrow amid heated exchanges.
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Springfield
Mass
Xew
Young charges Northcott Hall with shake down
Charleston May 8 Republican gubernatorial candidate Houston G. Young accuses U. S. District Attorney Elliot Northcott and State Tax Commissioner Grant Hall of pressuring Huntington mattress maker C. Fred Edwards for a national committeeman seat. He cites Edwards boasting of spending $96,000 for a Senate bid and condemns the alleged backroom deal as a sordid political pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston G. Young
Northcott and
HALL
Charleston
W. Va
Eny Lease
Grant Hall
Morgan
Elliot Northrott
U. S
Shdeovering
C. Fred Edwards
Huntington Mattress
Virgil Highland
Young
Northcott
Edwards
Mason County
Mr. Young
Huntington
Kanawha
Clarksburg
Elliot Northcott
Grant P. Hall
Grant
Elliot
Cassius
Nesbit ends fight over Thaw freedom in Atlantic City
Atlantic City reports Evelyn Nesbit will not oppose Harry K Thaw's freedom any further denying any settlement and stating she cannot fund further appeals She says her battle is over though she will still press Thaw for a settlement on her son Russell 14 The note hints at ongoing legal maneuvering and financial strain while Budapest papers mention wrapping lunches in a separate snippet.
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Atlantic City
Nod
Evelyn Nesbit
Yenter
Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Russell
Society of Friend's School
Miss Nesbit
Harry
Hussel
Evelyn
Russell m
Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Praise Faces Local Apathy
West Virginia officials rally for a continuous Clean Up and Paint Up effort. State Fire Marshal C L Topping laments lack of community organization and urges health officers and street departments to sustain daily cooperation for beauty and cleanliness.
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Cycinnati
State Fire Marshal Department
Wheeling Intelligencer
C. L. Topping
John F. Hylan
New York
William EB. Dever
Chicago
Charleston
West Virginia
Marshall Topping
Ordinry
United States
William J Pollard Leaves Grafton for Illness Threat
William J Vollard, former editor of the Grafton Seatings, returned to Kansas City Missouri after three months away due to typhoid fever threats. On Tuesday night he left Grafton by train amid concern from friends over his health and departure.
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William J. Pollard
Kansas City
William J. Vollard
Grafton
Kangas City
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Accoux
Salvation
ARMY
City of
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Taylor County
Methodists
Lewis Lisher
Lamar, Mo
Gardas
Abe
Women’s Republican Club
Vaughn Kerr
Main ST
NEW Guard Company
Raiway
Doah
AUR Circus
Mrs. Tucker
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Methodist
Edward
Son
Budapest
Planse Particn Uan
T. ‘W. Wood & Sons
14Th St
Richmond, Va
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