Anilroads Sad to Force Out in Goal Price
Attorneys for the United Mine Workers pressed a Senate committee to show railroads conspired to depress coal prices and bust the miners union. President Searles disputed the claim, noting his firm’s costs and wage agreements while stressing high wages as the cause of industry distress. A rival executive said his company could secure higher prices from railroads, noting a recent quarterly loss.
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Kenneth Crawford
United Press
Washington
U.P
United Mine Morkers of America
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
K. Eaton
J. W. Searles
Pennsylvania, Coal and Coke Company
Searles
Howe
Serles
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Senator Wheeler
TR. S. Wendermuth
Gorain Coal and Coke Company
Ohio
Convict Near Death at Pen After Break From Ohio Prison
John Leonard Whitfield, 43, slayer of a Cleveland policeman, lay near death in the Ohio penitentiary hospital with two bullet wounds after a posse shot him following his escape attempt. He was captured hours later as detectives closed in on the dormitory where he slept. prison guard Hill, named in the report, was being held for questioning.
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Columbus
Upb
John Leonard Wraittleld
Cleveland
Ohio Penitentiary
Whitfield
Oren Au
Narlice
Hill
Foulk Former Pomery Man Dies In Chicago
L H R Foulk 79 a former Pomery man and Athens Messenger correspondent died in a Chicago hospital. Survived by three children Charles Ridgeway of Pomery Martha of Columbus and Mrs Scott Ridgeway of Pomery. A brother in Pittsburgh will handle funeral plans. He once lived in Athens and served as a Pomery councilman and civic leader.
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Pomeroy
Spedals
L. H. R. Foulk
Chicago
Athens Messenger
Charles
Scott Ridgeway
Pomfroy
Martha
Columbus
Foulk Ones
Athens
Fomeroy
Woman Held After Shootings In Columbus
In Columbus on March 10, Mrs Madeline Hansford 28 was jailed for investigation while her husband Ernest Hansford 42 lay in Grant hospital with a bullet wound. Police say she admitted firing at him Friday night after he refused to name a woman he had been seen with. Surgeons reported potential recovery as the bullet lodged near the chest and exited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Madeline Hansford
City Prison
Ernest Hansford
Grant Hospital
Hansford
Willis Assails Chain Systems In Campaign
Senator Frank B. Willis denounces international minded figures as weakening Republican policy and attacking chain operations in a Columbus campaign speech. He links the League of Nations to chain systems of business and politics, and questions Hoover’s stance while stressing U.S. sovereignty and party principles.
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Columbus
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Willis
League of Nations
Hoover
League
United States
Republican Party
Secretary of Commerce
Borah
Lodge
Knox
Tarding
America
ST. Clairsville
Chio Na
League County
Bionina
Marina Perry
Eastern States Favor Smith and Hoover for Presidential Choices
Eastern states back Al Smith and Herbert Hoover as the top contenders in the presidential race with other candidates rarely mentioned. The piece notes delegation splits in Pennsylvania and Maryland, New England shifting from Coolidge support to Hoover, and overall eastern states lining up delegates for the two leaders while other options fade.
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Smith
Hoover
Max Buckingham
New York
al Smith
Herbert Hoover
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
Andrew Mell JSON
John S. Fisher
Newton D. Baker
Maryland
Ritchie
New England
Coolidge
Lewis Afraid To Settle Stirs Union Fight In Mines
Lancaster March 10. John L. Lewis faces pressure as UMW president to settle the Central Competitive field strike by 1929 while T S Lewis, a founder, asserts the union must stand for the Jacksonville wage past the current strike. Governor Smith stays uninvolved in campaign until state legislature adjourns. Hoover for president clubs form in the East as Republicans weigh delegates. A New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware area weather forecast follows. A Brazilian landslide hits Santa Casa Migueardi hospital with early reports of 200 buried.
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Lancaster
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
T. S. Lewis
Smith
Albany
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
Coolidge
Charles Evans Hughes
Hoover
New York
R—een
United States
Kansas City
Buz
Orm
New England
Carolinas
Ohio
Indiana
Illnsis
Hospital Santos
Brazil
Monserrat
Santa Casa Migaicardia
Protective Tariff Upheld in Athens County Speech
Senator Frank B. Willis attacked internationalist aims at a Athens County audience, defending the protective tariff. He said foreign factory demands threaten tariff principles, linking Stockholm and Geneva declarations to a push for free trade. He also assailed chain stores and chain newspapers for weakening independent interests and local accountability.
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Frank B. Willis
America
United States
Athens County
Athens County Common
Department of Commercis T
Stockholm
Willis
Wills
Republican Party
Market Turmoil Follows Patten Corn Price Warning
Chicago March 10 The grain king James M Patten warned prices were too high for the crop and a flood of selling orders hit the market driving corn down two cents from the open A brief rally followed as traders weighed political pressure from newspapers and party factions while Senator Wilson urged focus on policy not personalities in the Ohio primary
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Chicago
U.R
James M. Patten
Grain King
Kansas City Mother Charged After Spanking Daughter
Lorene Jones, a Kansas City teen, ran away with a lover and failed to return at a respectable hour. Her mother, Christine Woodside, was taken to court on an assault charge after authorities say the girl was spanked. Woodside denies beating the girl, claiming only a proper spanking occurred.
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Lorene Jones
Kansas City
Ken
Christine Woodside
Riot at Mine Averted Near Martins Ferry
Reports from Martins Ferry describe a tense scene as 250 union sympathizers gathered to block entry to a mine. Col. Caldwell and Belmont relief teams arrived with 10 federal deputies to separate workers from the crowd, escorting non union men into the mine and dispersing the mob. The incident ended quietly with no immediate fatalities confirmed.
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Martins Ferry
Don L. Caldwell
Donahey
Wade Schristy
Belmont County
C. Hardesty
Captain Nobie
Marlins Perry
Inter-Gang Warfare Resumes in Chicago
Chicago reports renewed gang clashes as minor leaders, unhappy with Scarface Al Capone, mount another bid to unseat the underworld chief amid the police crackdown. The drive aims to pressure Capone’s regime during a period of heightened law enforcement and ongoing political pressure.
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Chicago
U.2
Efiy
Scarface al Capone
Mother Is Sentenced to 100 Days in Jail for Disobedience
In Kansas City a mother named Mrs. Woodside was found guilty of assault for disciplining her 16 year old daughter Lorraine Jones. The judge ordered a 100 day jail term and a $100 fine. The mother calmly faced the charges and handed her husband two diamond rings before declaring she would go to jail. Lorraine nodded when asked about the alleged retaliation claim, and the court accepted the punishment as appropriate.
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Kansas City
Lorraine
Uproat
Washington
U.P
Durenva
Brand
Hickman
Crexka
Los Angeles
William
Edward Hickman
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Ivy Spelmary
Aeert
Toms
Former Auditor Is Guilty of Larceny in Charleston
In Charleston West Virginia on March 110 John C. Bond former state auditor was found guilty of larceny in a jury verdict. The case centers on alleged misappropriation during Bond's tenure, with the court to determine sentencing and restitution details.
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Charleston
W. Ve
John C. Bond
Istata
Plot Against Communists Is Said Disclosee
Moscow reports a seizure of state funds and an alleged revolutionary plot against Communist rule. The case involves misuse of $20,000 and a penalty of two to ten years. Names and specifics were not fully disclosed by officials.
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Moscow
Seasiworth
Henry K. Black
Ravin Nonetz Basin
Eaz
Prima
New Movement Aims to End Lame Duck Sessions
Washington March 10. Representative LaGuardia of New York introduces a bill to require Congress to assemble for its first session on March 4 after elections. The proposal seeks to abolish the current lame duck session without needing a constitutional amendment, contrasting with the Norris White plan.
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Washington
Congress
House
Rep
LaGuardia
New York
No Warning Given Crash Strikes Passenger Ship Sale
United Press report from Plymouth Massachusetts details the steamship Robert E Led wreck off Plymouth after a storm. About 162 passengers were aboard. 160 were landed with several others to be brought ashore later by Coast Guard cutters. Women and children were among those evacuated, while many slept on deck or in the lounge as icy conditions and a gale raged. Food and coffee kept on simmer as passengers endured the night aboard the drenched vessel until rescue.
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Willard. Marten
United Press
Weiler
Plymouth
Mass
Robert. E
Teka Lonto
Mary Acwledge
Tere
Old
Coast Guard
Active
Hea
Bikiew
Buster
Millions Lost Millions Made In Short Time
New York stock activity surge leads to record volume as General Motors, Radio, Westinghouse Electric and others trigger gains and losses. President Coolidge signs alien property bill amid brisk trading. two million shares changed hands. Florida alert as bootleg smuggler case surfaces amid shipping and legal notices.
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New York
Stock Exchange
General Motors
Weetinghouse Eléctric
Ling
Washington
Tte
Svalanche
Minning
Toft
Aries
Treasury
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Ibn. Saud
Hajaz
Wejd
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Fey
Attacks League
Lewis
Union
T. L. Lewis
Jacksonville
Atrike
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Delaware
Vance McCormick
Harrisburg
Baker
W. L. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
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Cootridge
Wils Sald
Caee
Russia
London
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Lorse
Ot Donetz
Mount Fell
Croxton
Park
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Florida
Key West
Fla
Gera
Smggegle Migguer
Pedterat
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Ipetore Aner
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