Becktley Musings On Knights And An Appalachian Feast
A Beckley reader recounts Ensign Fontaine's tale of Governor Spottswood and the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe celebrating their passage through the Appalachian Mountains. The party feasted, toasted royalty with diverse liquors, fired volleys, and endured a humorous accidental spill on the return trip. The note also mentions the 1931 Agriculture Yearbook now available from Congressman Joe L. Smith and the author’s typing woes.
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Appalachian Mountains
Swift Run Gap
Shenandoah River
Geroge I
England
Armistead C. Gordon
Joe L. Smith
Mitchell Forwards Hill Tax Papers Drafted
Washington reports Attorney General Mitchell sent an apology to Senator Couzens of Michigan for delaying his reply on Hill tax papers. The brief note marks a formal communication between the national office and a Republican senator regarding fiscal documents.
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Washington
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Butler Says World Needs New Leaders In Paris
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University told the American club at a luncheon that debts from the World War must be charged to profit and loss and that the world needs men to provide constructive leadership in the economic and social crisis. Senator Goff of West Virginia was among listeners.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
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West Virginia
Senator Probes Million Dollar Hill Tax Case
Senator questions a million dollar Hill tax case and notes data provided by Mitchell who once participated as an attorney. Couzens said he would study the affair thoroughly and offered no further comment.
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Mitchell
Couzens
Early Calendar Revision Proposals At Geneva Meet
European stamp makers and dating device firms anticipate changes to business machinery if the League of Nations approves calendar reform. An international conference in Geneva on October 26 will weigh plans, with experts noting costs and gradual adaptation across nations.
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Geneva
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Germany
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Spain
Italy
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Calendar reform plans rival World League goals in 1930s timing
A discussion of proposed world calendar revisions notes the League of Nations and major plans in the United States. Moses Cotsworth and George Eastman back a 13 month scheme with Year Day while The World Calendar favors equal four quarters of 91 days, each starting on Sunday and ending with a Year Day. Manufacturers would need to adjust dating bands for Year Day and Leap Day.
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United States
Moses Cotsworth
Canada
George Eastman
America
Leap Day Added as Second June 30 in Time Dating
The article explains a proposed Leap Day system designating an extra day every four years as a second June 30 and a double Saturday. It suggests dating machines and time stamps would use Y and L to replace day numbers, with examples such as DEC Y 1936 for the year end and JUNe 1936 for the extra day between June 30 and July 1.
Captain Ian Fraser Remembered In England Ceremony
Among those who recently passed here tonight in England was Captain Ian Fraser who lost his sight during World War I. The tribute gathered veterans and locals honoring his service and sacrifice amid a somber remembrance.
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England
Ian Fraser
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