Prohibition era chatter and coal industry notes mingle in Raleigh county
A Raleigh county page surveys national prohibition debates with talk of saloon question and Prohibition in 1920, plus coal industry notes. It reports new Mead-Yelliver Wood Sullivan and Pickshin mines shipping coal, labor and cleanliness concerns, and railroad fuel costs. It also covers local crime, court rulings, and public issues like women’s suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckner
Liliy
Washington
Raleigh County
Mead-Yelliver
Wood-Sullivan
Pickshin
George W. Austin
Lester
Charles
Johnson
Slab Fork
Charles Spangler
Winding Gulf Colliery Company
Becklay Institute
Princeton
Congress
Richard Dobbs
Stana
Still at Liberty Men Charged With Contempt Start Sentence
Still at liberty, three United Mine Workers leaders Sanford Snyder Ish Jarnes and Mer Bennett face contempt sentences set to take effect January 6 after Supreme Court actions. Bail terms require appearance at next circuit term. earlier writs were refused. Panther Coal Co offices in Panther McDowell County robbed, safe broken and cash stolen. police investigate. Gutzon Borglum's sculpture of Alexander Hamilton Stephens noted for vigor in posture per Art Digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Ap
Sanford Snyder
Ish Jarnes
Mer Bennett
United Mine Workers
Monongalia County
RB Grant Lazzelle
Monongalia
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Panther Coal Company
Panther
McDowell County
Gutzon Borglum
Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Confederacy
Art Digest
Night Parachute Jump Saves Pilot From Starvation
Charles F. E. Lindbergh, in charge of a U S mail plane, ran out of gas at night between St. Louis and Chicago. He abandoned the craft and leaped to safety in a parachute from 18 000 feet setting a new night altitude record. The wrecked plane lies nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles FE. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Chicago
Explorer Dead in British Congo While Studying Gorillas
Death notice reports Carl Akely, famed explorer, died in the Kibu District of the British Congo while researching a gorilla group for the proposed African hall at the American Museum in New York. Baxter Nect of Gap Mills owns the pen of hens finishing second in the week of December 4. The pen laid 120 eggs, 32 fewer than leader Edd Karr of Ripley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Akely
Kibu
British Congo
American Museum
New York City
Baxter Nect
Gap Mills
Department of Agriculture
Edd Karr
Ripley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Owens
Eccles
Flynn Worley
James Griffith
West Virginia
Beckley Drugs
Beckley
W. Va
Beckley, W. VA
Register Stationery Shop
Explorer
IDEAL
Arcola
VECTO
Lennox
National
Phon
Maxwell & Keyser
Prince St. — Beckley, W. Va
Spinet
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