Meat and the Frying Pan in Britain and America
A Cambridge lecture links frying pans to digestive issues in Britain while Americans use them more for quick meals. The piece notes bacon and eggs can be wholesome in moderation, but grease and fried foods raise concerns. It cites rising meat prices and tariff plans, predicting lower per capita beef use since 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
America
British Social Hygiene School
Cambridge
Great Britain
Law enforcement as key to crime prevention and order
The piece argues that police and prosecutors must be active to deter minor infractions before they escalate into major crimes. It condemns sensational interrogations and urges diligent enforcement as the best means to curb crime and maintain public morals. It ends with a reference to a fourteen month old deportation order and an oath to bear arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Unclear 1920s Incoherent Clip Sparks Wild Headlines
A fragmented text mentions a woman arrested on hush sounds hinting at bigamy or polygamy, a Vienna conductor imagining the dancer’s head as baton, Clara Bow tattoo gossip, political tempers in Beckley, a broker jailed for theft, reapportionment in Congress, a parachute jumper radioing from above, and Willy Sunaday rejecting a million to avoid the Laskies.
The Third Degree and Its Decline in Law Enforcement
The article argues that the third degree methods used to extract confessions are largely ineffective and condemned. It notes juries reject duress and violence as a means to obtain truth, calling the practice a relic of inquisitions and a form of terrorism inappropriate for modern times.
Rail Tax Law Shortfall Criticized by Wheeling Intelligencer
The Wheeling Intelligencer calls for reform of the Gross Sales Tax Law as applied to interstate railroads. It cites Norfolk and Western 1928 gross income of 112 million dollars with West Virginia tax due on intrastate business only, while coal producers pay taxes on sales. The piece argues the law exempts railroads from fair state taxation and harms state industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk & Western
West Virginia
Ural
Seaboard
Middlewest
Great Lakes
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Wheeling Intelligencer
Iban
Postal mixups loom as missent mail grows
Washington Daybook notes high odds of mis-sent mail amid similar post office names across states. Officials under Irch Goleman monitor lists to reduce errors, but mixups persist with towns like Hurley and Fairfield, sparking delays and routing to wrong destinations.
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Wisconsin
Hurley
Miss
Fairfield
Postoffice Department
Irch Goleman
Buffalo
Kas
Kentucky
New York
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Towa
Rockford
Rockwood
Rockland
Mich
Rock
Roch
Miss. Standish
Stanwood
Baldwin
N.Y
Middle Point
Millersport
Millport
Ohio
Post Office Department of Mail
Suicide ends embezzlement case at East Gulf hotel
Clayton C. Snead, manager for C J Mead Coal in East Gulf, shot himself after police demanded entry to his hotel room on a warrant for $1,000 embezzlement. Inquest ruled death by his own action. Snead had served since 1920 and left a burial fund shortfall from the fund he managed. He is survived by his widow and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snéad
C. Hw, Mead’ Coal Company
Burial Association
Sneed
C.I. Mead Company
Snead
Winding Gulf
Aad
Robert Clayton
James
William Snead
R. A. Snead
East Gulf
Cedar Grove
Muscuies Fraternity
Myste Shrine
Associated Press
Charleston
C. J. Mead Col Company
Raleigh County
Dr Riffe Opens Office After Absence in City
Dr. W. T. Riffe returns to resume dental practice after months away. He has opened offices on the second floor of the Cafenette building on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Riffe
Toe
Cafenette
Main Street
Notice of Real Estate Redemption and Licenses in West Virginia
Jackson Smith notices that J. W. Harper purchased Lot 15 Harper addition in Raleigh County for delinquent taxes. Redemption costs total 2.064 plus 5.40 interest and notices. Also Herbert Husbands seeks gun license and Walter Webb announces a license hearing for a plate and other weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie B. Swain
Mattie P. Swain
J. W. Harper
Town
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Harper Addition
Said
Haleigh County
Jackson Smith
Raleigh
S.4
Robert Norris
Harper
Tackson Smith
County Court of
Alana
Walter Webb
Lester
W. Va
Circuit Court
Taleish Connte
West
Local Light Sentences Reported in West Virginia
Individuals cited include John Neinheart released on prohibition bond after a liquor conviction with 60 days and $200 fine. Reisheart served fines and days. Sam Muse in East Beckley received 30 days and $100 fine with probation to Jan 13, 1930. San. Denny’s one-year jail sentence in Winding Gulf for unlawful wounding probated to Jan 15. Kansas City police warn against bombing racketeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Neinheart
Sophia
Squire
O'Dell
Reisheart
Sam Muse
East Beckley
San. Denny
Gulf
Uecouny
Doon
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Mr. Edison
Talkies
Alphonso
Vienna
Woou
Clara
Beckley
Congress
Willy Sunaday
Ssummer
Roscoe
Ire
Sens
Washington Daybook
Washington
Nurley
Wis
Little Rock
Ark
Little Falls
Minn
Santa Maria
Cal
Santa Monica
Walden
Colo
Weldona
Valdez
Indianola
Wail
Independence
Clayton C. Snead
DR. Riffe
Manda P. M
Verhert BR
Coal Company
Dorothy
W.va
Uhe
Judee
Balinn County
Herbert
Greenbrier
Monroe County
Pickaw
Adress
H. Warren
Alderson
Mise Beckley
East Heckley
New Raleigh Road
Otion
Wickhan
Church Street
Sehunt
Quegh Street
Ridge Avenue
South Beckley
Woodrow Wilson School
Harper Road
Johnstown
Srlwok
Rowin Louse
Tratte
Ih Toy
Grove Street
Malescott Hill
O'Elock
Eisight
Bath
Carter Street
H. M. Word
Lilybrook
W. Vaio
Kanawha Street
S.angrist
Elizabethton
Tenn
Jim Maloney
Vapsig
Ead Rudm
New Ha Street
Nice A
Ps2
Sophias
C. MM. Lare
Methey
Piney Avenue
IR. Smitil 2
Kipd Hare
Nevilly Street
Woorie
Sa. An AL
Marscott Shoe Sitop
Akscott Shoe Shop
Cott
Kansas City
William T. Riffe
West VA
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