Cox Asks Voters to See Through Campaign Funds
Governor Cox charged a Republican fund raising drive for the presidency totaling millions, citing letters from Fred Upham and a quota list for 51 cities in 27 states. He claimed Will Hays approved the plan, compared it to the Liberty Loan drive, and asserted big business backing while denouncing a conspiracy to buy the presidency.
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Cox
Harding
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Cairman
Liberty Loan
Republican Ways and Means Committee
Republican “Bulletin
Hays
Upham
Gov. Cox
Mark Hanna
Henna
Governor Cox
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Aaron Burr
No Special Session For Women Voter Registration
Governor Cornwell refuses to call another special session to amend the registration law enabling women to vote in November. He blames the last extra session for inadequate preparations and says complete registration will occur only during two registrar days for corrections and one county court correction day. New voters may appear at their precincts to request listing on those days.
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Cornwell
Federal Troops Take Over Minco to End Bloodshed
Federal troops were flown from Camp Sherman Ohio to Mingo county to end years of strife tied to the Matewan battle. State police replaced disarmed private guards at Willis Branch after clashes. Major Wayne of Baldwin-Felts was wounded, one miner reportedly injured. Unionized Willis Branch workers have faced hostility as the company keeps an open shop.
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Camp Sherman
Ohio
Mingo County
Matewan
Cornwell
Majorayne
Baldwin-Felts Force
Baldwin- Felts
Willis Branch Col Company
Raleigh delegate says Beckley bid failed for 1921 convention
J Hereford McGinnis the sole Raleigh County Post delegate to the American Legion state convention in Parkersburg last week says lack of support doomed Beckley’s bid for the 1921 meeting. Next year’s convention will be in Wheeling. His brother W H McGinnis Jr was elected vice commander. He calls the gathering enthusiastic and inspirational for former service members.
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J. Hereford McGinnis
Raleigh County
American Legion
Parkersburg
Beckley
Wheeling
McGinnis
W. H. McGinnis, Jr
J F Cavendish Dies at 81 in Huntington
J F Cavendish aged 81 died at his Huntington home Friday morning at two o'clock from Bright's disease. A lifelong Huntington resident born in Fayette county, he leaves five sons, one daughter, a brother and four sisters including Mrs J M Wheatley and Mrs N R Withrow of Beckley. He was a longtime Baptist member. Burial took place at Lookout Monday afternoon with many friends in attendance.
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J. F. Cavendish
J.F. Cavendish
Huntington
Bright
Fayette County
J. M. Wheatley
N. R. Withrow
Beckley
Cavendish
The
Baptist Church
Dinner hosts honor Leckie and Merrill at Beckley hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Wm MacTaggart and Mr. and Mrs. Wm Taylor entertained Sunday evening with a six o'clock dinner at the Beckley hotel in honor of Col. and Mrs. Wm Leckie of Welch and Mr. and Mrs. E M Merrill who left this week for their new home in Charleston. Other guests included Mrs. D Howe Johnston, Mrs. Sarah Johnston and Mr. and Mrs. T H Wickham.
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Wm. MacTaggart
Wm. Taylor
Beckley Hotel
Wm. Leckie
Welch
E. M. Merrill
Charleston
D. Howe Johnston
Sarah Johnston
T. H. Wickham
Cradle Roll Day at Local Christian Church
Next Sunday the Christian church hosts Cradle Roll with babies and mothers as guests at Bible school. Pastor Culberson returns from vacation to preach both morning and evening, focusing on The House of God the Home of the Soul and A Good Man Tempted to Curse. A youth meeting is scheduled for 6 45 p m.
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The
Christian Church
Bible School
Earl Daniel Slain In Sunday Tragedy
Earl Daniel, 20, son of Lewis M. Daniel of Saxon, was shot and killed near Montroal after a confrontation with Mingvard Sanders over his sister Minnie Sanders. William Milam was wounded in the arm, and Miss Clay injured by a second bullet. Sanders, believed under moonshine, fled toward Boone county and has not been arrested. Daniel’s body was buried with his family in Saxon Tuesday. He was nephew of Dr. Geo P. Daniel.
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Earl Daniel
Lewis M. Daniel
Saxon
Montroal
Mingvard Sanders
Minnie Sanders
Daniel
William Milan
Miss Clay
Sanders
William Milam
Milam
Boone County
Logan County
Tennessee
Earl Daniels
Geo. P. Daniel
Marshes
Raleigh County Peaches Set Record Size in County
Raleigh County peaches grown in Raleigh County were showcased at The Register office by Mr and Mrs Henry Bryson. The two specimens weighed nearly a pound each, of the J. H. Hale variety, surprising observers who doubted such fruit could be produced locally.
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Raleigh County
Henry Bryson
J. H. Hale
Teachers' Institute Sept 6 to 10 in good roads program
An Americanization and Good Roads Program will be presented at the Teachers Institute from September 6 to 10. On Wednesday September 8 Geo H Hill Division Engineer of the State Road Commission will speak to teachers and citizens about the proposed amendment to be voted on November 2. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Teachers’ Institute
Wedneday
Geo. H. Hill
State Road Commission
Beckley Faces Water Famine Amid Supply Crisis
Beckley faces a looming water famine as Mabscott wells fail. Mayor J A Campbell and Beckley Electric Light Power Co urge consumers to use water only for essential needs while a water supply engineer reviews options. If wells cannot be saved, Piney river might supply water with new pumps and a filtration plant, likely increasing company capital and city growth plans.
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Beckley
J. A. Campbell
Beckley Electric Light & Power Company
Seymour Meadows
The
Light and Power Company
Mabscott
Piney River
Block Party Planned by Raleigh Legion and Auxiliary
The Raleigh County Post of the American Legion and the Women’s Auxiliary Unit announce the first city Labor Day block party on Monday September 6. It will be a home made carnival with confetti, mask ball costumes, music and dancing along two blocks of Main Street roped off for the event.
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Raleigh County
American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
The
Legion
New York
Main Street
Marriage Licenses Listed From Various Areas
Licensed to wed multiple couples across regions including Lilly Brook Beckley Price Hill Beckley Hotchkiss Otsego Lester and Sprague. Entries name ages and addresses for George Wm Jarrell Effie Leah Underwood Robert Johnson Mattie McMillion Luther Barnhart Mary Petty Way Hollie Frank Cook Maggie E Bair Lonnie Cook Ocie Bolt Samuel W Linkens Lula Mary Webb.
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Geo. Wm. Jarrell
Effie Leah Underwood
Lillybrook
Robert Johnson
Beckley
Mattie McMillion
Sprague
Luther Barnhart
Mary Petty Way
Price Hill
Hollie Frank Cook
Maggie E. Bair
Lonnie Cook
Ocie Bolt
Hotchkiss
Samuel W. Linkens
Otsego
Lula Mary Webb
Lester
Affinity Couple Reported To Take Infant Child
Visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sherwood in Affinity last Friday ended with the couple taking away their infant. The body was transported to Sandstone for burial.
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Affinity
J. B. Sherwood
Fails to Save Baby in Holy Roller Snake Bite Incident
A clipping from The Register reports a baby’s death near Fort Payne Alabama after a rattlesnake bite at a Holy Roller meeting. The child died in agony. the father was bitten and expected to die according to the account. S. H. Carper from Grandview protests the sect’s immunity belief.
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The
Register
William Johnson
S. H. Carper
Grandview
Fort Payne
Ala
Health Conferences Begin September Ninth In West Virginia
Dr Frances Sage Bradley of the U S Children's Bureau arrived August 31 to conduct health conferences for children at the Fayette county fair September 2 3 4 and 6. Free physical examinations will be given and mothers will receive a record with the doctor s advice. No contagious diseases admitted and no treatment offered.
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Frances Sage Bradley
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Bradley
Mt. Hope
Raleigh County
Beckley
Federal
Children’s Bureau
France
Raleigh
Stamford
Riley
Cranberry
Pemberton
Winding Gulf
First Woman Notary in Raleigh County
Leah Toney, a renowned court reporter, is Raleigh County’s first woman notary public. She received her commission from Secretary of State H.G. Young in Wednesday’s mail and is ready to take acknowledgments on all legal papers.
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Raleigh County
Leah Toney
H.G. Young
Wednesday Morning Mail
Beckley Chamber Plans Good Roads Meeting
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce schedules a Thursday evening session focused on the proposed state constitutional amendment for a state road system. S Scanlon, ex member of the state road commission, will urge ratification, while former Governor McCorkle planned to speak against it but cannot attend this meeting.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
S. Scanlon
State Road Commission
William A. McCorkle
MacCorkle
James
Ambassador Davis Returns Home From Britain
John W. Davis, ambassador to Great Britain, arrived home last week. It is uncertain if the visit is for vacation or resignation to pursue law in New York. He is expected to deliver an address in Wheeling soon.
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Ambassador Davis
John W. Davis
Great Britain
New York
Wheeling
Raleigh Girl Lucy Marlow Horton Found Dead in Ashland Hotel
An Ashland Ky hotel death is identified as Miss Lucy Marlow Horton, formerly of Raleigh County West Virginia. The 18 year old, raised by the Callaways of Marshes and later Winchester, Ky, died after an apparent poison overdose following travel from Union WVa to Winchester. Authorities circulated notices. an anonymous letter to the undertaker finally confirmed her identity. The death shocks her Raleigh County kin and the Callaway family.
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Ashland
Elizabeth Dare
Madison
W. Va
Page
Raleigh County
Lucy Marlow Horton
John R. Callaway
Marshes
Callaways
C. L. Callaway
Beckley
Lucy Callaway
Winchester
Union
Marshall College
Ash and
Capitol
Ashland Police Department
J. C. Codell
Kisers Lose Daughter In Sudden Death At Home
Nora Rebecca Kiser three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Kiser of Pemberton died at their home Saturday August 28 from flux. Remains prepared by H T Caffee and shipped to Mt Crawford Va for burial. Three other children survive.
First Baptist Church Hopes for Sunday Worship
The First Baptist church schedules Sunday services by Pastor B. Lacy Hoge with sermons at 11 a.m. on The Art of Holy and Happy Living and at 8 p.m. Behold He Cometh. Bible school invited. all are welcome.
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First Baptist Church
B. Lacy Hoge
Bible School
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Willis Branch
Ladies
Democratic
the Ladies of
Court House
J. E. Summerfield County Chairman
Baby
Little One
Alabama
Dr. Bradley
Chamber of Commerce
T. S. Scanlon
Lucy Horton
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