Morgenthau sacking 2 G men spurs calls for reform
Secret service men Murphy and Boatwright were publicly reprimanded and demoted for probing the Department of Justice. Morgenthau orders exoneration amid Justice doubts, while Congress weighs consolidating federal police under one head as public faith returns and West Virginia's reform record under Governor Kump is praised. Holt's candidacy praised as continuation of honesty and courage in state leadership.
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Homer A. Holt
Westa
Banks praise Roosevelt policy as credit surplus falls
An New York report shows member banks hold $3.17 billion in excess reserves, up $120 million from prior levels, with expected declines to about $1.7 billion as new Fed regulations take effect. The piece argues Roosevelt actions in 1933 stabilized finance and reduced risk of speculation from the 1928-29 era.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt
Kump Record Attacks Governor Faces West Virginia Vote
The Kump record is used to discredit the administration in the quadrennial state offices contest. West Virginians across the spectrum are urged to weigh the ballot, including his vote against Rocky Holt, the Democratic nominee tied to the administration’s record.
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Kump
West
Share the Wealth Policy Proposed by Col Knox
A morning headline proclaims Colonel Frank Knox advocates a Share the Wealth policy shocking readers. The piece compares Knox to Huey Long, credits the Republican National Committee for backing his speech, and argues the rhetoric mirrors decades of calls to widen worker ownership of corporate shares. It contends the era of bold demagoguery has arrived.
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Antony
Frank Knox
United States
Col. Knox
Liberty
Huey Long
Louisiana
Republican National Committee
Bill Borah
Marc Antony
Caesar
Kingfish
Crowded Greenbrier bank recalls drowned boy search
A boy, Earl Bennett, 15, drowned in the Greenbrier river near Alderson. Onlookers offered tips such as using a clothing fragment to guide rescuers, but the body was recovered about three hours after he disappeared beneath the muddy water. The piece also comments on local life, 4-H camp, and rustic culture observed along the river.
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Alderson
Greenbrier
Earl Bennett
Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
Raleigh
County 4-H Club
Camp Campbell
Jalcott
Andy Campbell
Raleigh County
Schism in Organized Labor Splits AFL Ranks
In a Washington hotel ballroom, 13 labor leaders from coal and steel backgrounds meet as William Green and John L. Lewis brace for a historic decision. The AFL suspends 10 prominent unions, a split that officials say could reshape labor history for years.
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Ashington
John L. Lewis
Council
Lewis
Charles C Wiley Died Here Today at 49 in Sullivan
Charles C. Wiley 49 of Sullivan died this morning in a hospital from pneumonia and a miner by trade. Funeral services set for Sunday at 4 pm at Mabscott Baptist Church with burial in Wildwood Cemetery. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed. body to be taken to Sullivan home. Survived by widow Etta and six children among others.
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Sullivan
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Caffee
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Mabscott
Etta (McMillian) Wiley
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Lloyd E. Wiley
Crab Orchard
John D. Wiley
F. J. Cook
Killarney
C. A. Bryant
Princewick
Golden Elvira
Gladys Fay Wiley
Claude Wiley
Sandstone
W. M. Dawson
Wickham
Workmen Repair Haulage Drum at Koppers Mine
Workers repaired a haulage drum used to move coal at the Koppers mine. The drum’s condition did not hinder the mine operations for two days last week and also on Wednesday of this week.
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Koppers
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