AscON Opens Sessions in Paris Today
Fourteen thousand delegates gathered at the Ninth American Legion convention opening in Paris at the Palais du Trocadéro. President Doumergue attended as guest of honor as bands played and cheers rang out for American and French leaders. Messages from officials and a minor disruption drew applause as the opening program highlighted wartime ties and gratitude to veterans and families.
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Palais du Trocado
Paris
Doumergue
Marshal Woch
Howard P. Savage
Lefon
Eade Palace
Ors
Italy
France
TRS
Comler
Legion
Old
Kentucky Home
Legionnaires
United States
Coolidge
Louis Marin
Sacco
Vangetti
Sheldon Whitehouse
Herrick
American Legion -Auxiliary
General Gouraud
Andre ‘Tardiéu
Gouraud
American Legion
Weather forecast for West Virginia turns cooler
Partly cloudy tonight in West Virginia with a cooler trend into Tuesday. The outlook calls for shifting winds and a drop in temperatures across the state, with conditions largely dry and high pressure maintaining a calm pattern.
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West Virginia
German President Denies War Guilt Amid Paris Legion Visit
Berlin September 19 The German president Von Hindenburg repudiated Germany’s war guilt during a Tannenberg memorial ceremony as 20,000 American veterans arrived in Europe. He stated Germany acted with a pure conscience in self defense and challenged imperial judges to prove otherwise. The speech followed Ludendorff’s reunion and French Premier Poincaré’s remarks urging history to stay straight while American Legion members were in Paris.
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Berlin
von Hindeburg
Germany
Tannenberg
Paris
Reich
von Hindenberg
Ludendorff
Premier Poincare
France
Bride kills herself after fight over boxing match
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Margaret A Coate. 20, bride of four months, drank poison after an argument with her husband over attending the Dempsey Tunney bout in Chicago. Authorities attribute the death to self-inflicted poisoning following the quarrel.
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Washington
Carse
Margaret A.—Coate
Ja.quarcel
Chicago
Dynamiting Closes Out Weekend Mine Disturbances
In Columbus Ohio two Lick Run mine trestles were dynamited amid clashes between union sympathizers and guards at the mine in Athens county. Shots were exchanged, authorities responded, no one is reported captured and no further disturbances were noted. Major Ancil R. Thomas and Sheriff William Williams investigated the scene and reported the explosions caused only minor damage.
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Columbus
Lick Rum
Athens County
Ohio
Lick Run
Ancil R. Thomas
147Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
William Williams
Thomas
Henderson
Jack's Mother Visits State With Friends
Huntington Sept 19 Mrs C Dempsey mother of former heavyweight champion and current challenger of Gene Tunney left here by automobile for a visit to her native Logan county hills. Mrs Dempsey with Mr and Mrs Kenneth J Stoltz of Cal Lake City arrived yesterday from Utah in stages. If Tunney stands up and fights I expect Jack will give a good account of himself but if Jack has to chase him Tunney may turn around and give him a welding in the end.
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Huntington
Gene Tunney
Logan County Hills
Dempsey
Kenneth J. Stoltz
Calt ‘Lake City
Utah
Tunney
Jack
Child Paraylsis Case In Charleston Prompts Quarantine
Infantile paralysis reported in Charleston with one death, Maxine Jarrett, 13, amid quarantines for Glenwood school desks nearby. Authorities note no new state cases since Saturday and say the disease is diminishing overall. Quarantines extended to exposed areas, with strict enforcement planned.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Maxine Jarrett
Elizabeth Robinson
Glenwood School
David Littlejohn
State Health Department
Rock Union School
Glaspell
Boothsville
Harvey Glaspell
Lloyd Shriver
Rock Union
W. Merle Watkins
Lawson
Babson
Marion County
Taylor County
Harrison County
Clarksburg
Vet School Teacher Killed In Accident Morgantown
Solomion Gordon Yoke, 79, long known as a school teacher and businessman, died after being struck by a motorcycle while crossing to enter Mountaineer Field Stadium for the state safety day program. Police have not learned the motorcycle driver's identity. Survived by a son F Roy Yoke, WVU alumni secretary, and a daughter, wife of Shepherd College’s president.
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Morgantown
Solomion Gordon -Yoke
Mountaineer Field
F. Roy Yoke
West Virginia University
W. H. 8.White
Shepherd College
New York Eyes Shakeup in Presidential Political Play
New York reports political gossip as McAdoo and Meredith visit to cool rumors of a push for New York Governor. Lowden’s New York visit is seen as offsetting Hughes and Hoover momentum. Republican outreach to state leaders shows Coolidge draft chances unclear, with Lowden leading delegate preferences in Crawford’s tally.
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New York
William Gibbs McAdoo
Edwin Meredith
Wilson
Frank C. Lowden
News
Charles B. Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Hughes
Hoover
William H. Crawford
Lowdon
Coolidge
Crawford
Lowden
Jailer Is Murdered as Warrant Issued in Ky
Whitesburg Kentucky September report to police charges murder of Fess Whitaker the Letcher County jailer killed in a Sunday auto crash. Cicero Seco named suspect with warrant issued. Whitaker once known as jailed jailer for a past confinement. The crash on Sand Lick road left two others injured and Whitaker with a broken neck.
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Whitesburg
Fess Whitaker
Letcher County
Cicero Seco
Whitaker
Kentucky
Seco
Sand Lick
Baby Tangle Still Is Puzzle In Cleveland
Cleveland reports a custody dispute over a month old baby labeled Baby Smith with no established parentage. Doctors debate how to prove maternity while palmistry, medicine, and law offer unproven methods. Judge Weygandt awaits physician consensus before action.
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Cleveland
Simpson High School Girl Dies After Fright in Auto
Fiona Sarah Ross sixteen, daughter of E Lodge Ross and Hattie Johnson Ross, died in an automobile near Simpson after a fright during a pass on the Grafton Philippi highway. Doctors attributed death to angina pectoris and fright. Survived by two sisters Zelma and John Ross, parents, and relatives. Funeral arrangements pending with Bartlett Funeral Company.
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Fiona Sarah Ross
E. Lodge Ross
Hattie Johnson Ross
Simpson
Eleanor "Ross
Everett Finley
Grafton-Philippt
Finley Farm
Eleanor Ross
Simpson Highway
Ross
Torshe
E. M. Chenoweth
Simpson High School
H. Sloan
Clarksburg
Zelma
Pine Grove
W. Va
Fairmont College
John Ross
Bartlett Funeral Company
Johare
Dry Regs Planned to Curb Alcohol Output
Washington reports new rigid regulations to limit industrial alcohol production, aimed at cutting off the illegal fringe. Prohibition official Gai Haner Doran says issuance will occur by next Saturday after talks with Baltimore manufacturers. John L. Keddy and Edward B. Berney named field supervisors of prohibition to improve enforcement efficiency. A second item notes heavy snowfall in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, with light rain.
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Washington
United States
Gai Haner Doran
Doran
Baltimore
John L. Keddy
Edward B. Berney
Federal Bureau of Efficiency
Prohibition
Dr. Doran
Ship Owners Gather For Inspection Trip Pn
Cincinnati September 19 150 eastern ship operators and owners and manufacturers of marine equipment and national board of steam navigation will start tonight on a two day inspection trip of the Ohio River to Louisville They will hold business sessions of the annual convention aboard the steamer Cincinnati invited by the Ohio Valley Improvement Association marking their first visit to the middle west for the convention
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Cincinnati
National Board of Steam Navigation
Ohio River
Louisville
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Middle West
Doctors Find Ruth Elder Fit for Long Journey
New York September 19 Miss Ruth Elder the Dixie aviatrix who plans a trans Atlantic flight in her Stinson monoplane was pronounced physically fit by physicians after a spinning chair and full medical exam. She aims to fly to Paris with Captain George Haldeman as co pilot and denied the trip was part of a cigarette ad scheme. Her husband Lyle Womack was in New York but not located.
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New York
Ruth Elder
Dixie Aviatrix
Paris
Buti
New Foundland
Miss. Elder
Elder
Luther H. Rice
Miss Elder
George Haldeman
Curtiss and
Roosevelt Fields
Spokane
Wheeling
W. Va
J. D Holloway
Smarler
Howard D. Matthews
Wheelings
Adventurers
Many Planes Competing In Aerial Race At Start
Twenty five light commercial planes began a cross country flight from Roosevelt Field New York to Spokane Washington with takeoffs at 6 01 a m. The event marked the first leg of a three day race with multiple compulsory five minute stops and anticipated legs across Bellefonte Bryan Chicago St Paul Fargo Bismarck Glendive Billings Missoula and finally Spokane.
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New York
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Spokland
Wash
L. F. Hughes
Wheeling
W.va
Erie Green
Bridgeport
Ohio
Tatea
Tomortrow
Tatenach Tin Heer
Spokama
Wostwatal
Bellefonte
Bryan
Chicago
St.Paul
Minn
Fargo
Bismarck
N. D
Glendive
Mont
St. Paul
Billings
Missoula
Spokane
Duvall Denies Promising City Offices in 1926 Trial
Indianapolis pacesetter John L. Duvall testified in his corrupt practices trial that he never promised William H. Armitage the power to name city officials in exchange for 10,000 and Armitage's political backing. He said he only recently spoke with Armitage about appointments and had known him for about three years. The discussions allegedly occurred shortly before the 1926 primary during a hotel meeting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John L. Duvall
William. H. Armitage
Armitage
Duvall
Armiitage
Tha
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Ting of Legion
Trocado Palace
Mars
Pershing
Manila
Thole Tito
Leonard Wood
Luneta
Philippines
Wood
Igy
von Hindenburg
Kanawha County
J. D. Bennett
Polttics
McAdoo
Meredith
Carl V. Weygandt
Sam Smith
Girl
Edna Sarah Ross
Fergus Fails
Ruth
Banks
Flyera
Bender
Lynch Cleaning & Dying
Main Street
MOOSE
Striker
Gonta
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