Massacre at Herrin Mines Ties Local Stand
Coroner sets Sunday inquest for victims of the mine warfare as 23 dead and 16 wounded are tallied. District UMW leader Hugh Willis pins blame on Southern Illinois Coal Co for provoking the violence.
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Herrin Inl
Monroe Street
William McGowan
Herrin
Hugh Willis
Willis
United Mine Workers
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Wills
Illinois
Here
Ilinois
Thaxton
International News Service
Herrin Hospital
J. T. Black
Hospi
Organized Labor Keeps Solid Ranks at AFL Convention
In Cincinnati on June 24 the AFL ends its 42nd annual conclave with leaders claiming unified ranks and readiness for industrial conflict. A strike wave looms as 1.25 million railroad shop workers vote. coal miners and railroad employees join in a fighting coalition.
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Warren W. Wheaton
U.S
Cincinnati
Organized Labor Today
United States
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Federation
Gompers
Soviet Russia
State Attorney Finds No Arrests in Affair
State Attorney reports no arrests in the affair following an investigation.
William Rockefeller dies in Tarrytown pneumonia illness
William Rockefeller, brother of John D. Rockefeller, died in Tarrytown New York early today from pneumonia in his 80s after falling ill last Sunday. Five physicians attended him as his condition worsened.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rockefeller’s Influence Shaped Major Rail Alliances
William Rockefeller emerged as the driving force after Cornelius Vanderbilt’s death, uniting numerous railroads and industrial interests into vast combinations. The Rockefeller Vanderbilt alliance was said to command about a billion dollars and controlled more than a quarter of the nation’s railway trackage.
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New York
William Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Rockefeller-Vanderbilt Alliance
United States
Rockefeller Dies at 93 After Long Business Career
John D Rockefeller dies at Pocantico estate after a long career as a leading capitalist. He chaired multiple railroads gas and bank firms including New York Central Delaware Lackawanna & Western Consolidated Gas Brooklyn Gas and Anaconda. He built a $250000 mausoleum in Sleepy Hollow and left a widow Almira Goodsell Rockefeller.
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J. W. Robinson
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Sleepy Hollow
United States
New York City
Rockefeler
New York Central Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Consolidated Gas Company
Brooklyn Gas Company
Anaconda
Pocantico Estate
Mr. Rockefeller
Richford
Tinga County
N. Y
William Avery
Eliza Davison Rockefeler
Coswego
John D
Cleveland
Ohio
Almira Geraldine Goodsell
Four Irish Republicans Die in Ambush Near Cushendale
Belfast report says four Irish republicans were killed and several wounded in a clash with constables near Cushendale, Antrim. The constables were ambushed but fought back hard, driving the attackers from the scene.
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Belfast
Cushandale
County Antrim
Neighbors in Mix-Up Ends With Shooting in Bridgeport
E Giffen of Bridgeport was shot in the shoulder and taken to a Wheeling hospital after a neighborhood quarrel. Mrs Ed Bristle bound over to the grand jury on a charge of shooting with intent to kill, released on 300 bond while claiming she was shooting rats. Giffen allegedly trespassed when struck by a rifle bullet.
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Bridgeport
E. Giffen
Here
Wheeling
Ed Bristle
Grand Jury
Giffen
Martial Law Declared in Berlin Amid Uprising Fears
A June dispatch from Berlin reports that martial law has been proclaimed. Trade unions issue a manifesto urging workers to resist a possible junker uprising while police pursue Walter Rathenau's assassins in fast cars.
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London
Berlin
Star
Walter Rathenau
Ohio Alumni Carry On Campaign for Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University alumni report two thirds of a $300000 goal for a new auditorium has been raised. A continuation campaign committee led by J P Wood appointed C H Bryson as director to finish the drive with assistance from Clark Williams and other members.
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Ohio University
J. P. Wood
Cleveland
E. D. Sayre
L. G. Worstell
E. B
Women Republicans Host County Meeting in Athens
An Athens County meet and greet invites all Republican women to the Athens county courthouse Tuesday at 2 pm to organize a County Republican Woman's Club. Speaker Ruth Mongey Worrald of Dayton will outline club aims to boost women voters in August primaries and November election.
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Athens County Court House
Athens County
Republican Woman's Club
Ruth Mongey Worrald
Dayton
Elocution
Ohio University
A. F E. Price
John Finsterwald
F. W. Bush
Derby winner linked to odd hair souvenir tradition
The victorious English derby horse inspires a curious ritual as fans pull hairs from its tail as keepsakes, a practice noted for its unusual nature and persistence among spectators.
Dirigible A-4 Crashes Near East Potomac Park
Giant army airship A-4 cruised over Washington on a practice flight from Langley Field Virginia. It landed near the army air station in East Potomac Park to pick up a passenger sparking police reports that the dirigible had crashed to the ground.
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Washington
Langley Field
Army Air Station
East Potomac Park
Weather forecast for Ohio Valley next week
The Weather Bureau issued a forecast for next week in the Ohio Valley. Generally fair weather is expected with a probability of local thunderstorms in the latter part of the week. Temperatures are expected to run above normal.
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Washington
Weather Bureau Today
Ohio Valley
German Leader Assassination Sends Shock Across Nation
Dr. Walter Rathenau, foreign secretary in Germany, was shot to death in Berlin while en route to the foreign office. The murder followed a day of unrest as authorities and the army moved to restore order amid strikes and anti-union sentiment.
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Berlin
Walter Rathenau
Germany
Foreign Office
Wilhelmstrasse
Rathenau
Oceu
Congress seeks federal action to end coal strike in Illinois
Lawmakers demand immediate government steps to resolve southern Illinois mine war and back legislation for an industrial tribunal with control over coal production and distribution. Representative Bland and Senator Borah back a federal inquiry commission and swift action before further outbreaks and loss of life occur.
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J. Bart Campbell
I. N.S
Washington
Illinois
Congress
William = K Kenyon
Senate
Representative Bland
Indiana
House Labor Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Bland
Herrin
Ill
Senator Borah
Idaho
Senate Labor Committee
Borah
Ilinois
Herrin Officials Oppose Troop Deployment in District
Herrin Illinois authorities say sending troops into the troubled district is unnecessary and inadvisable. Mayor A T Pace and miners leader Hugh Willis assure the military investigating committee that no new violence is contemplated and troops could worsen hostilities.
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Herrin
Ill
Small
A. T. Pace
Hugh Willis
Pace
Knight Defends Candidacy in Temperance Clash
Akron Ohio June 24 Congressman Charles L Knight a Republican nominee for governor denounces Ashtabula city leader M C Robinson and Cincinnati wet Hynicka as a new Trinity. He says he makes no deal for support and runs on a platform of law enforcement reduced state expenses and defeating party bosses.
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Akron
Robinson
Ashtabula
Cincinnati
Hynicka
Charles L. Knight
M. C. Robinson
Knight
Car mi A. Thompson
Cleveland
Rud K. Hynicka
Trinity
Thompson
Bout Between Jackson and Johnson Up for July 4 Permit
Judge Reed in Common Pleas Court in Washington, Ohio is to decide if the Terrible Tut Jackson vs Jack Johnson heavyweight bout, set for July 4 at 2 PM in a specially built arena, will be allowed. The ruling hinges on regulatory approvals for the event.
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Washington
C. H
Ohio
Reed
Common Pleas Court
Tut’ Jackson
Jack Johnson
Cities named Columbus and Columbias across the United States
A century of place names shows twenty U.S. cities and towns called Columbus plus several Columbias and Columbians. The pattern reflects common naming traditions and regional history across states.
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United States
Columbus
German cabinet vows sharp actions for republic safety
Berlin June 24 Chancellor Wirth announced at a cabinet meeting that the strongest measures will be taken to protect the republic and German statesmen. Cabinet members fear the Rathenau assassination signals grave political developments ahead.
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Berlin
Wirth
Dr. Rathenau
Germany
Assassination of German Foreign Secretary Rathenau Sparks Turmoil
Dr. Walther Rathenau was killed when gunmen in a car opened fire and a hand grenade was used. Chancellor Wirth warned the act Driven by reactionaries and anti French hatred, the murder destabilizes postwar diplomacy and triggered clashes in the Reichstag as tempers flared and order was restored.
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Dr. Rathenau
Foreign Office
Germany
France
Ruhr
German Electric Company
Europe
Wirth
Reichstag
Red Holt Sentenced to Death in Cincinnati Killing
Noble "Red" Holt, who shot Detective Hueftlein in Cincinnati, was sentenced Friday to die in the electric chair on October 3. He showed no emotion and thanked his defense lawyers, the officers who had him, and supporters who sent presents while jailed.
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Cincinnati
Illinois mine strike condemned in Senate in Washington
In Washington on June 24 Senator Myers of Montana denounced the Illinois mine strike fighting as worse than German atrocity in World War I. He supported mine operators for importing workers during the strike and argued the constitutional right to earn a living was at stake, urging punishment for the strikers.
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Senate
Washington
Illinois
Myers
Montana
Japanese Marriage Customs Once Tied To Foreign Spousal Prohibition
A historical note recalls a practice where a Japanese woman who married a foreigner faced severe social sanction, described as a de capitating consequence in times past. This reflects strict marriage norms and gendered expectations in certain eras of Japan.
County Traffic Officer Warns on Parking and Lighting Rules
County Traffic Officer H D Nice vows strict enforcement of parking and lighting laws. He has issued many warnings and will bring offenders to court. rules instruct tail lights after dark, park with both front and rear lights on, drive with headlights, park in the right place, and keep lights on when parking.
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H. D. Nice
Commission Arrives to Probe Williamson Mine Massacre
The Illinois military commission headed by Major General Milton Foreman arrived in Carbondale en route to Herrin to investigate the Williamson county mine massacre. Relatives fear trouble as they seek access to victims, while state officials await coroner Farrington’s inquest ruling. The miners’ union pledges armed guards to protect workers amid tensions in Herrin and Marion.
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Carbondale
Hil
Small
Williamson County
Chicago
Herrin
Milton Foreman
W. B. Swanson
132Nd Infantry
Frances M. Allen
Edward W. Rand
John M. Richmond
Curtis J. Delan
132Nd
A. D. Rodenberg
Wiliam Trout
Attorney General
Springfeld
S. N. Hunter
Adjutant General
Delos L. Duty
Hunter
Rank Farrington
Illinois Mine Workers
St. Louis
Military Commission
Jennie O'Rourke
James O'Rourke
H. P. McDowell
Temar
Colo
McDowell
Marion
Devel
Miners’ Organization
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G. O. P. Club
Indiana Coal
Indianapolis
Ind
Knox County
Clara Hassan
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
National Organization
District No 11
The
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Salvation Arm
Athens
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Mayor's Court Room
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Athens Messenger Information Bureau
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