Hot Springs Flood Recovery After Night of Destruction
Hot Springs Arkansas begins reopening after a flood and fire devastated the central business district. Crews remove wreckage as rescue stories emerge, one serious injury reported from a crushed skull of Mrs. Kate Christianson. Estimated property loss ranges from 1 to 2 million dollars amid ongoing debris clearance.
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Ark
Kate Christianson
Central Avenue
Associated Press
Kansas
Johnstown
Galveston
Texas
Pittsburgh
Monterey
Mex
State Road Commission Calls Bids On $3.5 Million Projects
Charleston May 16 The State Road Commission called for bids on road and bridge work estimated at 3 1/2 million dollars with contracts to be let June 12 Eight bridge contracts and 41 road contracts are included in the call indicating a large program of highway construction and improvement being prepared for bidding in the near term.
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State Road Commission AD
Charleston
W. Va
State Road Commission
Reward Offered To Solve Mount Mystery At Northwestern
Northwestern University trustees offer a ten thousand dollar reward for information to uncover the fate of Leighton Mount a freshman who vanished September 20 1921. The Mount case weaves through a campus crisis with a fatal automobile collision involving freshmen and a disputed death of Aubere as police pursue leads amid grand jury scrutiny in Chicago May 16.
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North Western University
Walter Dill Scott
Leighton Mowat
Leighton Mount
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Robert E. Crowe
Roscoe Conkling Fitch
Mount’s
Crowe
Fitch
Aubere
Mountese
Louis Aubere
Mount
Evanston
Nubere
Gaard
George Jay Gould Dies After Illness in France
George Jay Gould American financier and railroad heir dies at 3 a.m. in Mentone France after illness dating to pneumonia on March 20. He led the Gould fortune since Jay Gould’s 1892 death, expanding railroad holdings to over 20 000 miles and overseeing Western Union investments. Born February 6 1864 in New York, he rose from clerk at Western Union to vice president and heir to vast holdings.
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France
George Jay Gould
Gould
Jay Gould
America
Conn
Nathan Gould
Delaware County
New York
Rutland and
Washington
Troy
Rutland
Young Gould
Columbia University
Europe
Western Union
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J. Pierpont Morgan
New York and Northern Railways
Manhattan
Mr. Gould
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Worl
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Young
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Whitfield Tracked After Cedar Grove Roadster Sighting
West Virginia police urged leads in the search for John Whitfield the Cedar Grove tipster reported a roadster matching the description of the car he and a girl named Marie Price left in was seen passing through Cedar Grove Sunday afternoon Mayor J A Quick said the report came from Cedar Grove officials and the search continued for the missing patrolman Jesse Griffin slayings case.
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Cleveland
A. P
John Whitfield
Jesse Griffin
J. A. Quick
Cedar Grove
West Virginia
Whitfield
Marie Price
William Waters
Quick
Americans Vie for British Golf Cup in Leeds Qualifiers
In Leeds England May 16 AP Walter Hagen led with an aggregate 147 and Gene Sarazen 151 after today’s qualifying round for the Yorkshire Evening News professional tournament. Charles Hoffner of Philadelphia posted 156 with his qualification in doubt.
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Leeds
Eng
Walter Hagan
Gene Sarazen
Yorkshire Evening News
Charles Hoffner
Philadelphia
Cornwell Opposes Nationalization of Coal Mines
Former West Virginia governor John J. Cornwell urged the National Association of Manufacturers to oppose nationalization of coal mines. He warned miners could press the issue after the current contract ends and possibly strike. He also suggested larger buyers help stabilize supply by stockpiling coal to spread production over the year.
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New York
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Cornwell
This Artist's Skill Causes Him Trouble
U S experts seek to test Tut's timber Samples of wood from King Tutankhamun's tomb have been asked by the Forestry Service for its Madison Wisconsin laboratory to study how extreme age affects the wood and joints and to identify the wood species used for period ties and durability comparisons.
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U.S
Tut
Washington
King ‘Tuthankhamun
Forestry Service
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Forest Service
Dentist Dr Felix Rivkin Arrested On Counterfeit Plates Charge
Chicago May 16 Dr Felix Rivkin dentist and artist from New York and Chicago was arrested as he stepped from a train on charges from the government secret service with possessing plates for counterfeit money The defendant and his counsel told United States Commissioner Glass the photographic plates of U S currency were intended to imprint leather wallets.
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Chicago
Felix Rivkin
New York
Secre Service
Rivkin
United States
Glass
State Troopers Report April Arrests and Seizures
State police reports for April show 42 arrests, fines totaling 12,479.50 and 2,351.44 in costs to counties. During the month 739 quarts of whiskey and 9,524 gallons of moonshine mash were destroyed in the anti prohibition drive. Two cars were confiscated and turned over to the county prosecutor after seizures in rum running.
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Charleston
W. Va
Stat
Jackson Arnold
Weather Outlook For North Portion Tonight
Light to moderate showers expected in the north portion tonight with cooler conditions. Thursday trends toward fair skies and continued cool temperatures.
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North Ortion
Miner Fined for Refusing Fire Duty in West Virginia
MARFORK W Va May 16 Charles Elswick a 36 year old miner was fined 10 and severely reprimanded by Squire C R Clay for refusing to assist deputy fire warden in fighting a forest fire. He was arrested by Lt George E Rinehart and Trooper Ballard after refusing to accompany volunteers to combat flames endangering homes near the town. He cited personal business and demanded a jury trial. The jury swiftly convicted him.
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Marfork
W. Va
Charles Elswick
Squire C. R. Clay
Elswick
George E Rinehart
Ballard
Sto
Homer
Rum fleet crackdown targets Uniontown figures
Uniontown Pennsylvania May 16 United States authorities expanded a rum running case from Miami to Boston naming Alfred Ernest Corns and Charles W Johnson as key defendants. Warrants also list Charles T Cox Nathen Scharlin Abraham Scharlin Harry L Marks Edward A Flanagan and others connected to Atlantic Coast operations and local business ties including the Uniontown automobile speedway and New Salem Brewing Company. Johnson previously led the speedway company and faced Volstead Act violations with a jail sentence and bonds on appeal issues.
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A.P
al Rum Ring
Miami
Bostion
Alfred Ernest Corns
Uniontown
United States Attorney's Office
Charles T. Cox
Brooklyn
Charles W. Johnson
Philadelphia
Jacob A. Kireh
Nathen Scharlin
Abraham Scharlin
Harry L. Marks
Edward A. Flanagan
Washington
Johnson
New Salem
D. J. Johnson
Felleq
Corns
Rum Run Rumors Rise as Coast Guard Sails Out
The Seminole cutter left Fire Island amid fog to pursue an unidentified rum runner said to have ashore. In St John New Brunswick on May 16 AP notes rumors of a revived liquor trade after spring storms. Rum schooners are reportedly nearing the Jersey three mile limit with daily activity increasing.
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Washington, D. C
A.P
John Barleycorn
Jess A. Bloch
Wheeling
W. Va
Tobacco Merchants Association of the United
New York
Coast Guard
Fire Island
ST. John
N. B
A. P
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Jersey Three Mile Hmit
Shanghai
China
Lingheng
Taso Chwang
Lincheng
O'Brien Freed Is In Again
London court of appeals frees Art O'Brien after habeas corpus ruling then orders his immediate custody by Scotland Yard officers. O'Brien faces sedition conspiracy charges stemming from the March roundup of Republican sympathizers.
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London
Court of Appeals
Art O'Brien
Ireland
O'Brien
Scotland Yard
D A Cer Reindicted On Perjury Charge
Evan Burrows Fontaine and her mother Florence A. Fontaine were reindicted by the Rockland county grand jury for perjury in connection with Fontaine's $1,000,000 breach of promise suit against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney.
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New York
Evan Burrows Fontaine
Florence A. Fontaine
Rockland County Grand Jury
Miss
Ohio River Bridge Drops in Steubenville
A crowd of motorists and street car workers watched the Market street bridge over the Ohio river buckle under heavy load around 2 PM. The span sagged eight feet but caused no injuries after cars and a freight car, cinders, and coal trucks were removed. Engineers deemed the span safe and traffic resumed.
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Steubenville
West Virginia
Market Street
Ohio River
Wheeling Traction Company
Traction Company
Etree Car Service
Knights of Grafton Attend Templar Conclave with Corbin Band
Thirty Sir Knights of DeMolay Commandery No. 11 of Grafton traveled by train to Parkersburg to attend the Knights Templar conclave opening today. Several knights took wives as guests of Parkersburg ladies during the gathering. The local party journeyed on a special train attached to No. 3, the band striking up a lively tune as it left. they will return Wednesday night.
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Knights of DeMolay
Grafton
Corbin
Parkersburg
Knights ‘Templare
China Bandits Execute Captives amid China turmoil
Reports from Peking and Tientsin describe bandit actions against foreigners and Chinese captives. Three native hostages reportedly killed. negotiations for release of Americans and other foreigners drag on with warnings of further reprisals.
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China
Washington
Schurman
State Department
Shantung
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