Insurance Agents to Confer at Fairmont Convention
Fairmont West Virginia May 21 Local insurance agents finalized plans for the annual state convention of the West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents to be held June 24 and 25 in Fairmont Sessions will be at the Fairmont Hotel with about 100 delegates expected from across the state Frank R Bell president and other officers outlined event details A local board of Insurance agents was formed with EF Holbert as president and M R Frantz as secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faimmont
W. Va
West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
Fairmont Hotel
Frank R. Bell
Insurance Agents
Holbert
M. R. Frantz
Leuthardt Takes Charge of Grafton Postoffice
The Sentinel reports Alphonse Leuthardt assumed the Grafton postoffice last Friday, succeeding retired John H. A. Barlow. Leuthardt, a lifelong resident and former city carrier, brings a tenure in banking and local business to a quiet, orderly transition and promises clean, fair administration and strong service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Grafton
Alphonse Leuthardt
John H. A. Barlow
Leuthardt
Ayaadlim
Paysoll
Barlow
Postoffice
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
Ban’ting
Veterans May Determine What Money Is Due Them
A dispatch from Warsaw notes a robber band of about one hundred attacked Krazywizze near the frontier, killing or wounding twenty locals. In Washington, a veteran may calculate his bonus by counting home and overseas service days, with cash or a life policy option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
L Toland
Reton
Krazywizze
Russia
Washington
Democrats Plan Rally at Court House Saturday
Local Democrats plan a Saturday rally at the courthouse on May 24 at 2 PM the last meeting before the primary. All local candidates will speak five minutes each followed by an open forum for ticket discussion and how to mark ballots. Several out of town speakers are expected and a Women's Democratic Club will be organized afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Club
Japanese editorials laud Woods resignation
Tokyo editors praise Ambassador Cyrus E. Woods as they comment on his resignation. They regret his need to resign and connect the move to the recently enacted U.S. immigration law with its exclusion clause for Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laud Woods
Tokio
Cyrus TE. Woods
Senate Told of Plan to Frame Wheeler by Justice Dept
Washington May 21 UP The senate investigation was told that the Department of Justice sought to frame Senator Wheeler and spied on his news. In Wheeling May 21 requisitioned papers for Angele Mileff and the diary of a restaurant employee were spirited away by local police and an employee named Miles Means arrested yesterday in Pittsburgh. Prosecuting Attorney Carl G Duckstein said he knew Bachmann Mileff and the employer Mike Madred absconded with $200 from the cash register. The wife was alleged a secret agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Daugherty
Wamilre
Department of Justice
Wheeler
Wheeling
Angele Mileff
Means
Pittsburgh
Carl G. Ducksten
Bachmann
Mileff
Mike Madred
Motion to Report Ford Bill on Muscle Shoals Fails
Washington May 21 A motion to report the Ford bill for leasing Muscle Shoals failed by a 100 vote in the Senate agricultural committee. Indications afterward pointed to possible reporting the Norris government ownership bill as a substitute if the Ford bill is brought up in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscle Shoals
Washington
Ford
Sene Agricultural Committee
Norri
Senate
Taylor County Fire Loss Rises in April Report
Taylor county April fire loss reached 2865 dollars, up 436 percent from 1923, with three fires all partial losses insured at 2000 dollars. For ten months ending April 20, four fires caused 5865 dollars in damage, up 32 percent from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Charleston
Agreement Reached On Tax Reduction Bill
Washington May 21 An unanimous agreement was reached today by conferees on the tax reduction bill The Simmone Democratic income rates schedule provides for a forty per cent maximum surtax rate and a fifty per cent reduction on normal taxes on incomes under one thousand dollars The Senate amendment for full publicity of tax returns and a tax on undistributed corporate profits was rejected Hope was expressed by Senate Republican leaders that the bill would meet President Coolidge approval who had opposed publicity and corporate profits The provision for a forty per cent increase in estate tax rates and for a gift tax was accepted Senate Democrats said they yielded their substitute for a corporation tax and full publicity to avoid objection by the President
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senate Republican Organization
Coolidge
Voting On Bishops At M E Conference Draws Interest
The Methodial Episcopal conference held voting on bishops with two thirds required. Rev Ralph A Ward of Foochow China led on the first ballot with 31 of 23 votes, and a second ballot was held as preparations for a possible third. Joseph M Gary of Tennessee is a leading contender for one of five bishop posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Episcopal Conference
Ralph A. Ward
Foochow
China
Ando
Joseph M. Gary
Tennsylvania
Supposedly Extinct Volcano Comes to Life in Colorado
Travelers report a volcanic eruption near the Colorado New Mexico line at Raton Pass. Flames and smoke belch from a cone long believed extinct, with auto travelers describing the geyser as active near Walsenburg on May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Walsenburg
Colo
Colorado Line
New Mexico
Raton Pass
New Trial Granted in 1918 Pocahontas County Murder
Charleston May 21 The state supreme court granted a new trial for William Dudley after ruling the prior murder verdict rested on circumstantial evidence. Dudley was convicted of first degree murder for killing Bascom McFall in December 1918 and sentenced to life. McFall’s body was found in April following the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Supreme Court
Will'am Dudley
Pocahontas County
Dudley
Bascom McPall
McFall
Church Sale Fight Reaches Circuit Court Hearing
Trustees of a Pentecostal church petition to sell part of their lot at Pearl and Breech streets for 2500 dollars. Judge W B Kittle presides, disputed by members claiming insufficient majority voting for the sale. Lawyers F Wyckoff for petitioners and Gene W Ford for respondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Penecostal Church
W.B. Kittle
Pearl and Breech Streets
Kittle
Church
F. Wyckoff
Gene W. Ford
Four Humble Oil Tanks Burn After Lightning Strike
Four Humble Oil and Refining Company tanks at Webster Houston area were struck by lightning at midnight and began burning. Fire crews fought the blaze as damage estimates near six hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whuston
Texas
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Webster
Pitt
Indictments for Tex Rickard and Jap Muma in Newark
Newark issued indictments against Tex Rickard and Jap Muma by a federal grand jury. The conspiracy charge involves transporting felt films in interstate commerce as disclosed by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Rickard
Jap Muma
Newark
N. J
New York
Senate
Grand Jury Indicts Multiple Defendants in May Term
Taylor County grand jury reported indictments for both felonies and misdemeanors after convening for the May term with Judge Kittle. Among felonies named are Workman ton Earnest Pyles comb Welch Ball Philipps Slayton Newton Lee Bomry Male Mile and several Males. misdemeanors include Newton Lee Mile Mile Scollies and others. Some defendants face multiple charges and the court notes fewer indictments than February term. Civil and criminal case dispositions are expected to progress slowly with several divorces granted and others awaiting further action. concealed weapons permits applications were filed by several locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Kittle
William Workmanton
Earnest, Pylescomb
Coy Welch
Renee Ball
William Philipps
Robert M Slayton
Harry Newton
Albert Lee
Bomry Male
Edgar Male
Qdis
Emory Male
Edgar Mile
Odis
Robert Shaffer
John Breedford
Pete Lipscomb
Ben Plum
Law Scollies
Lawrence Scollies
Rence Scolliess
Lawrence Scolfies
Lawrence Scoles
Ence Scollies
Willie Phil Zarus
Cen Zarus
Clarence
Grand Jury
Circuit Court
C. H. Frey
H. Custer
J. H. Haddix
Baltore
Ohio
David L. Ross
Warren B. Kittle
Maudie Malé
James Male
Jennie Ellers
Emory Ellers
Sarah Jacobs
Harry Jaco
Mattie Lloyd Va
James Lloyd
Harry Housand
Abbie Housand
Hoover Approves Plan to Consolidate Railroad Property
Washington May 21 Hoover endorses a plan to consolidate railroad property as proposed in a bill by Senator Cummings Republican Iowa before the Interstate Commerce Committee. The move signals federal action to streamline railroad assets and reduce fragmentation across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington
Cummings
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Committee
Man Dies After Step in Front of Eastbound Freight Train
Huntington May 21 Boston Fannin 64 died when he stepped in front of the eastbound C and C freight engine. The fatality occurred while he was returning from a fishing trip to the Ohio River. HA Wolfe is visiting Morgantown on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Boston
Aviators Held Up by Bad Weather
Official dispatch from a Japanese destroyer reports American army aviators at Hidokappay Bay waiting as foggy weather and storms delay operations along Japan's eastern and northern coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tek O
Hidokappay Bay
Jappanese Naval Department
Japan
Man Kills Self After Wife and Two Children Leave Him
Weirton West Virginia May 21 Michael Wargo was found dead with two bullet wounds in his home. Coroner J J Walkinson investigates after his wife and two children left for Boston with a boarder from the Wargo house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Self
Weirton
W. Va
Michael Wargo
J. J. Walkinson
Woman's Republican Club Holds Candidates Meeting
The Womens' Republican Club at the courthouse held a pre primary meeting with brief business then candidate talks. Speakers included R M Davis, Carl G Bachmann, W Merle Watkins, Ole B Wyckoff, Clyde Lake, Walter B Leach, J C Taco, B J A Waugh, Jake Morgan, Ed Lock and others. They discussed continuing meetings after the primary and noted motorists paid taxes totaling 471,678,000 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens’ Republican Club
R.M. Davis
Morgantown
Carl G. Bachmann
Wheeling
Congress
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Bachmann
W. Merle Watkins
Ole B. Wyckoff
Clyde Lake
Walter B. Leach
Insurgents Advance In Northern Albania Report
Belgrade May 21 insurgents have captured Scutari and other towns in northern Albania. A May 10 Belgrade dispatch cited clashes between the Tirana government and deputies seeking to move the capital. Reports also mention two Americans murdered, with Rome noting possible military dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Albania
The
Politika
Scutari
Tirana
Rome
French aviator Daisy eyes Chinese plane for Tokyo flight
Captain Daisy of France damaged his aircraft at Shanhai and may switch his Paris to Tokyo trip to a Chinese plane offered by the military governor of Shanghai. If he accepts, he plans to proceed toward Tokyo within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanfihal
Tellefier Daisy
Paris
Tokio
Shanghai
Daisy
State Auditor Recommends Separate Insurance Department
Charleston May 21 The state auditor Bond today released his annual report on the insurance department noting a commission war theme. He urged creating a separate insurance department under a commission to handle growing branch work and said 1923 was a record year for Insurance. He highlighted the first court test of the auditor’s authority over licenses of insurance agencies, which upheld the power exercised. New laws enacted by the 1923 legislature are nine months in operation and functioning well, with changes accepted by companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Lcenses
Bond
Foreign Relations Committee Debates World Court Membership
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee spent two hours discussing World Court proposals and adjourned without a decision. An attempt to secure immediate endorsement of Harding and Coolidge’s plan for membership in the present court with reservations failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Harding
Coolidge
Dotson Given Twenty Years For Robbery
Asa Dotson of 10 Baker Street was sentenced by Judge Alad Robinson to twenty years in the state prison at Moundsville after pleading guilty to robbing the First National Bank of Elm Grove. He cited intoxication and illness at the time, expressed sorrow for his family’s plight, and urged others to abstain from liquor to avoid similar outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Way
First National Bank
Elm Grove
Asa Dotson
Baker Street
Alad ‘Robinson
Moundsville
Dotson
Sill Inet
Farm Loan Chairman Defends Slush Fund Use in Senate
Washington May 21. Senator Howell Republican Nebraska charges a Farm Loan Bureau slush fund was used to grease political wheels. He defines a slush fund as money used to aid friends and influence, condemning such practices when used by any government instrumentality. The debate centers on four pending confirmations and the role of the Lobdell account in a local bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles E. Lobdell
Thhe Farm Loan Bureau
Dew
Howell
Re Publican
Nebraska
Senate
Bupedia
Honolulu Reports Volcanic Activity and Quakes
Honolulu May 21 heavy steam clouds issued from Kilenea volcano amid ongoing activity. Four strong earthquakes were felt at Mafehu station. A lava flow from Puna Kati opening may indicate developing situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Kilenea
Mafehu
Eile
Puna Kati J
High Altitude Record Holder Killed in Car Test
Melbourne May 21 Capt Andrew Lang former holder of the high airplane altitude record was killed when his car crashed into a fence during a 24 hour test Lang was driving in a high altitude test He was a nephew of English author Andrew Lang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Andrew Lang
Chlorine Gas Treatment Given to President Coolidge
Washington May 21 The chlorine gas treatment for colds, a Chemical Warfare Service discovery, was given to President Coolidge yesterday to ease bronchial infection that kept him in the White House last weekend. Administered on Secretary Weeks recommendation, it has shown beneficial effects in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chemical Warfare Service
Coolidge
Weeks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fairmont
NNUAL
A.leuthardt
Opeice
Polar
Court House
Sen. Wheeler
Justice Department
Harge Angele Milepf
M. E. Conference
WM. Dudley
Church Fight
HA. Wolfe
Woman’s Republican Club
Ensurance Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Charles J. Schuck
Peast National Bank
Farm Loan Chairman
Slush Fuinds
President Coolidge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!