Union Organizers Restrained From Further Activities
Judge George W. McClintic in federal court upheld a preliminary injunction restraining United Mine Workers organizers in the Winding Gulf New River Willis Branch and Kanawha regions. He found a long standing conspiracy between the international union and coal operators since 1898 to restrain interstate coal trade and compel unionization, with potential irreparable injury to nonunion operators in West Virginia and surrounding states.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
Winding Gulf
George W. McClintic
McClintic
United Mine Workers
McClintree
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinoia
West Virginia
International
United States
Mine Workers’ Organization
Winding
Gulf Fields
New River
Willis Branch
Kanawha
Henry Warrum
Indianapolis
Union
Warrum
One Woman Killed and Two Seriously Injured in Toledo Car Crash
A Toledo crash left Mrs. Frank W. Patee sixty eight of Erie Michigan dead and Mrs. Mary J. Stalker and Mrs. Joseph Guth of Toledo seriously injured when their auto veered into a deep ditch while en route to Monroe Michigan.
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Toledo
Frank W. Patee
Erie
Mich
Mary J. Stalker
Joseph Guth
Monroe
No Case For Proceedings Against T S Ryan
The investigating magistrate ruled there was no case against Thomas Stewart Ryan in the death of his wife Miss Audrey Creighton. The California violinist died here January 19 after swallowing poison tablets.
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Thomas Stewart Ryan
Ryan
Audrey Creighton
California
Irregulars Occupy Charleville Castle in Kings County
In the absence of owner Lady Emily Howard Bury Irish Republican army irregulars occupied Charleville Castle in Kings County on April 25.
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Charleville Castle
Dublin
Emily Howard- Bury
Kings County
Five Held Up Young Man Shot Near Balinasloe
Five men stopped a lorry near Balinasloe and shot a young man dead. They then set the vehicle on fire. Police are investigating the Dublin incident dated April 23.
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Dublin
Balinasloe
Blizzard descendant of pioneer family in treason trial
William Blizzard, son of a coal miner and labor leader, is a defendant in a treason case with strong family roots in cabin Creek mining unions. The article traces his life from Paint Creek birth in 1893, through strikes, union leadership, marriage to Rae Crookshanks, and a large politically active kin network. If the prosecution bill of particulars omits an overt Logan county act, Blizzard's lawyers may challenge Logan county jurisdiction.
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Logan County
Associated Press
Charlestown
W. Va
William Blizzard
Virginias
Paint Creek
Kanawha County
I. C. Puizvard
Kilsyth
McKell Coal Company
Carbon
Cabin Creek
Abin Creek
Blizzard
J. T. Meadows
C Frank Keeney
Ra Hbuckster
William
Holley and Stevenon Coal Company
United Mine Workers
State Federation of Labor
Eskdale
Keeney
Rae Crookshanks
Wiliam Campbell Blizzard
Marguerite Irene Blizzard
Reese Blizzard
Parkersburg
Circuit Court
Calhount County
United States
West Virginia Odd Fellows hold 108th anniversary meeting
Fifty past grand masters of the West Virginia lodge of Odd Fellows arrive in Fairmont W V for a special meeting and to receive grand lodge honors. The event marks the 108th anniversary of Old Fellowship. A class of 103 members will be initiated.
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Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia Lodge of Odd Fellows
Old Fellowship
Miss Whitney Must Serve Prison Time
San Francisco April 25 Miss A Whitney a club woman and welfare worker must serve one to fourteen years in state prison the district court of appeals decided today affirming the conviction and sentence on a charge of violating the state criminal syndicalism act The trial showed she was a member of a Communist party branch and linked with the Industrial Workers of the World.
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San Francisco
A. Whitney
District Court of Appeals
Communist Party
Industrial Workers of the World
Recovery steel and iron industry shows steady revival
United States Steel Corporation reports first quarter results indicating slow but steady recovery from 1921’s depression. Total earnings reach 19.34 million, with February and March showing notable improvement while January lagged December. Dividend coverage remains tight, with 6.75 million drawn from surplus to meet 12.66 million required for preferred and common dividends.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Senate Debates Tariff Increases On Drugs Dyes Inks Paints
Washington April 25 Democrats attack the tariff bill’s first schedule as rates on drugs dyes inks and paints soar by 150 to 600 percent. Senator King Utah accuses the plan of harming consumers and boosting manufacturers profits. Senator Jones New Mexico warns there will be votes on hundreds of proposed duties.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
King
Utah
Jones
New Mexico
Finance Committee
No Change Policy Of Strike Conduct
Pittsburg April 25 John L Lewis says there will be no change in the policy of the United Mine Workers of America in the national coal strike He meets district officers en route from Indianapolis to Charles Town W Va He notes progress in Fayette and Westmoreland non union fields where hundreds have joined the strike He plans to travel to Washington and comments on Harding ending the strike are withheld
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Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Indianapolis
Charles Town
W. Va
P. T. Fagan
William Hargast
Fayette and
Westmoreland
Washington
Harding
Mr. Lewis
Fayette-Westmoreland
City and School Board Plan Playgrounds and Sidewalks
City and school authorities approved playground sites grading up to 500 dollars with equal school board funding for equipment and supervision up to 500 dollars plus 75 dollars for year long supervision. Rosenheim and Pemberton bid 23 cents per square foot for concrete sidewalks as streetcar tracks may shift to Adams Street center.
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City Planning Commission
Ridley
Adams Street
Cole
Walton Avenue
Messrs. Evans and Hardy
Power Company
Rosenheim & Pemberton
Father of President Speaks at Huntington
Huntington W Va April 25 Dr George T Harding father of the president George Christian father of the president's secretary and A A Lilly of Charleston spoke tonight in connection with a Grant Day celebration of the G A R.
Kenova Winner IX Court House Fight
Wayne West Virginia April 25 Returns from most Wayne county precincts show a vote in favor of moving the county courthouse from Wayne to Kenova. The count 6512 for removal 2881 against suggests the plan will succeed once remaining precincts are tallied. Wayne area totals show 681 against 23 for removal while Kenova reported 1473 of 1619 votes for the move.
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Wayne
W. Va
Wayne County
Kenova
Ohio River
Arab tribes declare war on Zionists in Palestine
Reports from Cairo indicate two Arab tribes have declared war on Zionist forces in Palestine. The informants warn of rising regional tensions and potential fighting near major settlements.
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Cairo
Palestine
Bramwell Man Bids High as Old State Capitol Site Draws Bids
Charleston W V April 25 The state capitol commission received bids for the old capitol site destroyed by fire A S Alexander of Charleston offered the highest bid of 1 501 000 acting for Isaac T Mann of Bramwell and R C Slaughter of Charleston Mann deposited 65000 with the bid Nine other bids named specific lots for purchase
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Charleston
W. Va
State Capitol Commission
A. S. Alexander
Miller Deposed as St. Louis Police Board President
Victor J Miller, who had charged vice clubs at Soldan high school, failed to prove the claim to a parents committee and was removed from the presidency of the St. Louis board of police commissioners.
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St. Louis
Victor J Miller
Soldan High School
Soviet Union protests Poland at economic conference
Soviet Russia sent a note to the Polish delegation protesting Poland joining allied powers in opposition to a separate treaty with Germany. Russia urges that the Riga 1921 treaty covers all relations, implying Poland is barred from discussing Russian affairs. Delegates view the remonstrance as a threat given a strong Red Army near the Polish border.
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Associated Press
Gienoa
Russia
Poland
Germany
Riga
British Premier Lloyd George appeals to public on Genoa talks
London reports say Lloyd George told Genoa press members to relay his appeal to Britons to withhold judgment on English papers until Parliament can discuss Genoa conference statements. He criticized Premier Poincare's speech as unilateral and said Russia and Germany pose no threat if open talks succeed.
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Lloyd George
Genoa
London
Lloyd Gieorge
Poincare
Leonid Krassin
Europe
President Grants DC Federal Half Holiday on General Grant Birthday
President Harding orders a half holiday for all federal employees in the District of Columbia on Thursday in honor of General Grant's birthday. The directive, issued tonight, marks a civic observance affecting government offices and staff in the capital.
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Washington
Harding
District of Columbia
General Grant
Fort Worth flood reports levee breach and treason claim
Fort Worth Texas flood floods Trinity basin after levee breaks with water three feet deep in docks. City engineer says levees were dynamited by unknown parties and calls grand jury for probe. Rescue crews,Legion volunteers assist in relief as 500 police patrol flood zones. Red Cross expects more rise.
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Fort Worth
Texas
John J. McCain
Tex
Fort Woh
Streta
L. J. White
Red Cross
Trinity River
Marine
Syermore
Clearforks
Trinity Rivers
Bot
City Power and Light Company
American Legion
St. Louis
Trinity Valley
Arlington Heights
American Red Cross
Pleas Reestablishment of Prayer in the Home
Huntington W V April 25 A plea for restoring home prayer was urged by Rev W P Hooper moderator of the Kanawha Presbytery before district representatives at a three day spring meeting He warned that without prayer the family collapses and the church and state lose strength He urged daily Bible reading for children Principal speakers tomorrow include Rev J H Wiser Dr J J Armstrong Rev B F Sperow and Dr Ernest Thompson
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Huntington
W. Va
W. P. Hooper
Kanawha
St. Albans
J. J. Armstrong
Lewisburg Seminary
B. F. Sperow
Kenova
Ernest Thompson
Charlestno
Warrants Issued for Howat and Dorchy
Pittsburg Kansas April 2 Henry Maxwell, member of the old Howat district board, arrested and taken to Girard to serve a year for contempt of court in calling a miners strike. Warrants issued for Alexander Howat and August Dorchy, deposed UMWA district leaders, and three others.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Blazzard to Face Treason Trial in Jefferson County
William Blazzard, long noted as a key union leader dubbed “general of the march,” will go on trial for treason in the Jefferson County circuit court. Judge J M Woods spent hours delivering a decision on demurrers in the Logan County disorders case, ruling that treason charges stand and that the indictment’s phrasing is sufficient.
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Associated Press
Charles Town
W. Va
William Blazzard
Logan
Ciircuit
Jefferson County
J. M. Woods
Plizazard
Woods
Logan County
Forrest W. Brown
T. C. Townsend
Blizzard
Individua
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Dorchy
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