Violence Follows Wilson Assassination and Irish Tensions
Reprisal violence erupts in Belfast after the killing of Field Marshal Sir Henry H. Wilson. Snipers fire in various districts, a police barracks is attacked, a bomb explodes, and many are wounded as editorials condemn British policy. A former soldier is murdered in his home as raiders strike at dawn.
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Belfast
Henry H. Wilson
Ulster
Richard Mulcahy
Irish Provisional Government
James Connolly
John O’brien
Field Marshal
Wilson
Irish Republican Army
Irish Free State Army
Bloody Williamson Mine War Brings Mass Casualties
In Herrin Illinois on June 23 1922 a deadly mine war leaves twenty dead and many injured as guards and non union miners are shot by captors of a strip mine later destroyed. The mine is closed and the town reports twenty five dead nine hospitalized with barber shop signs proclaiming the striking miners win. The morgue houses most victims and locals regard the episode as closed with quiet streets and crowds viewing the scene.
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Albert F. Brenziger
International News Service
Herrin
Ill
Tragic Athens Street Accident Claims 3-Year-Old
Three year old Forrest Duvall was fatally struck by a car driven by Ernest Moore on South College street in Athens. The child and sister were with their mother near a residence when the vehicle hit. the skull was fractured and she died in Deputy McKinley’s care before reaching a physician. Major Duvall, stationed at Camp McClellan, is en route to arrange the burial, likely in Nashville.
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McKinley
Duvall
Athens
Nashvile
Tenn
Constance
Nitro glycerine blast kills two in Wellsville Ohio
A nitro glycerine laden car exploded on a Wellsville street killing two men instantly. James Kane of Jewett Ohio is identified by a note found with clothing. A second victim remains unidentified as parts of bodies are scattered. Three houses damaged and several windows broken. one roof section collapsed. Only the car’s front wheels were recovered.
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Wellsville
James Kane
Jewett
Ohio
John Thomas
Edward James
Edward Thomas
Irish duo arraigned in London for Wilson's murder
James O Brien and James Connolly, the two Irish suspects who killed Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, were arraigned in a police court in London and remanded for eight days to let the government pursue a broader inquiry into the murder plot. The Star reports a wider conspiracy against British leaders surfaced after police raids.
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London
James O' Brien
James Connolly
Henry Hughes Wilson
Imperial General Staff
Star
Arthur S. Shee
House of Commons
Irish Republican Brotherhood
Eamonn de Valera
Liam Mellowes
Roderick O'Connor
Field Marshal Wilson
Illinois 132nd Infantry Mobilizes for Southern Mine Fields
In Chicago on June 23 Governor Len Small ordered 1,000 state troops mobilized for duty in southern Illinois mine fields. Seventy five percent of the 132nd Infantry were on duty at their armory, ready for entrainment with full equipment. Machine gun companies from the 130th and 151st regiments will join the 132nd.
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Chicago
132Nd Infantry
Len Small
Illinois
132Nd
130Th
151St
Killer pleads for relative justice in fanatical murder case
In Columbus June 23 Steve Myeski 24 Youngstown was executed in the electric chair at 1 08 a m for his role in the murder of Stella Korn 36 also of Youngstown. He questioned why Marco vitz who received life and a priest who faced no penalty were not punished equally.
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Columbus
Steve Myeski
Youngstown
Myeski
Stella Korn
Father Kozinski
Young Myeski
Charles Marcovitz
Marcovitz
Hocking Valley to Reopen Logan Car Shops July 5
The Hocking Valley railroad will reopen Logan freight car repair shops July 5 after closing since November. Logan payroll will rise from 200 to 500 700 workers as material supplies permit. Maintenance of way staff will shift to summer schedule July 1, adding about 300 jobs.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Railroad
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Ada Turns Up For Her Fortune
Ada Brague of Clarington Ohio seeks $20000 fortune after reading an International News Service item in a Wheeling paper claiming Ada Sims in Cincinnati is the heir. Attorney Daniel O Sullivan of New York had been seeking her for two days.
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Clarington
International News Service
Ada Sims
Cincinnati
Daniel O'Sullivan
New York
Ada Brague
Brague
Carbondale Man Fined After Hidden Underground Still Found
Athens county officers uncovered a subterranean distillery in a ravine near Carbondale after a three hour hunt. Bret H. France, 31, confessed to operating the hidden still and pleaded guilty, fined $500 plus costs.
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Athens County
Carbondale
Bret H. France
Athens
Helwig
George Baynham
Dana Nash
Mariner
France
Miners Die in Clashes at Coal Plant Stop
Two striking miners were killed when a mob of about 150 attacked a street car carrying deputy sheriffs and Hudson Coal Company workers to the Reynoldsville mine. Deputy Sheriff James M. Deem suffered a broken arm and several others were hurt as the mine had just resumed on a non union basis.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Hudson Coal Company
Lewis
Reynoldsville
James M. Deem
Picnic for Athens Mothers and Children Friday
The MSN ARMY will host a charity picnic on Friday June 28 at Ed Carpenter's farm for the poor mothers and children of Athens and vicinity. Meet at Mayor's Court room at 7 30 A M. Trucks will shuttle to and from the grounds.
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MSN Army
Athens
Picniec
Ed Carpenter
Mayor's Court Room
Deadly riot at Herrin mine leaves many unaccounted
The Herrin Illinois mine outbreak leaves 20 killed and 18 seriously wounded with up to 50 dead feared. At least two dead were striking miners and 18 workers at Southern Illinois Coal Co. mine. Bodies reported in fields and woods as attackers moved after surrender. Officials question reports while noting huge property loss and rising casualty figures. Union officials blame mine officials for hiring strikebreakers and guards, while authorities seek outside investigation. Colonel Samuel Hunter describes failed truces and calls for troops as violence escalates.
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Southern Illinis Coal Company
Williamson County
Williamson
Union
Henderson
Pilchovic
Oddfellows Hall
Herrin
McDowell
Marion
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Guy Hughins
Union Denies Responsibility for Herrin Massacre
John L. Lewis rejects union blame for the Herrin mine massacre. Fred Bernard, one of four guards captured by miners, describes escape and the brutal killings. William J. Lester accuses state authorities of failing to send troops, while his wife Ellen Lester suffers severe injuries. James Shoemaker among the dead in the violence near Williamson County.
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Chicago
Fred. Bernard
Williamson County
Jernard
The
Elks
Bernard
Headlone
Herrin Mine
William J. Lester
Southern Iinois Coal Company
Mysterious Civil War Martial Action Report
Colonel Hunter described sending troops to Herrin to round up men and relocate them. Sheriff and IT officials returned to Marion believing the issue resolved, but upon arrival they learned the men had been driven out and shot on a road.
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Herrin
Marion
Lester
Hunter
Moseley
The
American Legion
Cornerstone laid at Anti och college and political notes from Ohio
June 23 1852 report recounts the cornerstone ceremony for the main building of Anti och college in Ohio. It notes the death of Dr George McQook at New Lisbon and Horn at Canonsburg Pennsylvania, plus a Democratic national convention in Cincinnati nominating Winfield Scott Stancock for President. It also mentions coal miners striking in the Hocking Valley and Governor Bushnell being renominated by the Republican State convention at Toteda.
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Ohio
Antioch College
George McQook
New Lisbon
Horn
Canonsburg
Cincinnati
Winfield Scott Stancock
Hocking Valley
Bushnell
Toteda
Samuel Gompers Reelected AFL President Unanimously
In Cincinnati on June 23 Samuel Gompers was unanimously reelected president of the American Federation of Labor for a 41st term. The convention, with opposition efforts failing, greeted the news with a long demonstration after George W. Perkins nominated Gompers for reelection. Gompers thanked the delegates and hinted at further remarks later.
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Warren W. Wheaton
U. N.S
Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
George W. Perkins
Cigar Makers Union
McKinley Injury From Speeding Chase and Wreck
Chauncey resident Rody Young, 22, captured after a speeding chase by Deputy Sheriff McKinley, pleaded guilty and was fined 15 dollars plus costs. The chase ended in a wreck in which the deputy injured his left hand, later X rays showed a fractured bone and a dislocated wrist. he wore a splint.
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Rody Young
Chauncey
McKinley
Helwig
Young
Pete
Lancaster Faces Chauncey in Sunday Baseball Clash
Chauncey ball park hosts a Sunday game with Lancaster visiting Chauncey for a baseball clash. Local fans anticipate a competitive matchup at the field.
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Chauncey Ball Park
Lancaster
Chauncey
Cabinet Guards Assigned After Wilson Assassination
Special body guards were provided for all cabinet members by Scotland Yard today following the assassination of Field Marshal Wilson by two Irish Republicans.
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Cabinet
London
Scotland Yard
Field Marshal
Wilson
Older children barred from Elks reservation play
Officials announce that no child over eight may use the Elks reservation on West State Street. Supervisors will send older children to other city playgrounds where they will be cared for, and parents are urged to follow the order.
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Elks Reservation
West State Street
Shopmen Vote to Back Strike Sentiment in Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia June 22 shopmen at Chesapeake and Ohio shops vote unanimously to align with other striking workers if union heads decide on a strike. The locally represented crew intends to back the Chicago decision reached by craft labor leaders.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
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Forrest Duvall
Ernest Moore
Ptty If Poern
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Baynham
Melvin Thaxton
W. J. Lester
Delos L. Duty
C. K. McDowell
Samuel N. Hunter
Illinois National Guard
Black
Colonel Hunter
Hunte
Fox Hughes
United Mine Workers
Hughes
Davis
Masur
Hinois
John L. Lewis
Miners Union
Survivor
Elk
Ape
Hoto
LABOR
West Virginia
Armory
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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