Night session possible if case not wrapped in Cole trial
The state rested its case against Taylor Cole in the shooting of state policeman BE Hipley on November 18 in Williamson West Virginia. Witnesses testified to a prior threat against Ripley and Hatfield but the court struck the remark from the record. Three men were charged in the beating of Elwood Simpkins. bonds set at $200 each. An incendiary fire damaged Mont Williamson’s Borderland No 2 mine home with $5000 damage and threats linked to non union miners contributed to unrest.
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Cole
Ripley
William Hatfield
Cedar
Vulcan
Norfolk and Western
L. L
Hatfield
Elwood Simpkins
Alma Cedar Coal Company
Matewan
Ira Phillips
Robert Bandy
Roscoe Lee
Mont Williamson
Borderland No. 2
Borderland
W. Va
L. B. Armentrout
Borderland Mine
Armentrout
Williamson
Mingo County
Forty-Six States Admit to League of Nations
The League of Nations expanded to forty six members with Bulgaria Finland Luxembourg and Costa Rica joining. The admission faced abstentions from France over lack of information on Albania and Armenia remained a focal issue as delegates pressed for action to aid Armenia.
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Bulgaria
Finland
Luxembourg
Costa Rica
Armenia
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Algaria
Lord
Armenia Deliberations Weigh Admission Into Nations Family
Robert Cecil urged the assembly to keep Armenia in mind for future admission despite the committee's current decision against admitting new states. Edward D. Millen proposed verifying Armenia’s Bolshevik ties and peace with Mustafa Kemal Pasha before further mediation. George Nicoll Barnes suggested dropping the subject to avoid a negative vote.
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Robert Cecil
South Africa
Armenia
Robert
Wilson
Edward D. Millen
Australia
Mustapah Kemal Pasha
George Nicoll Barnes
Britain’s Mesopotamia reply to US note expected
London authorities say Britain will reaffirm its Mesopotamian policy and present a courteous reply to the US note. The cabinet plans to clear up a few points before dispatching the despatch, indicating only minor clarifications are needed.
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London
Great Britain
United States
Eleven Die in Manila Riot Between Constabulary and Police
In Manila's walled city last night eleven men were killed as the Filipino constabulary and Manila police clashed. Four Americans and seven Filipinos died. dozens were wounded as gunfire erupted after a constabulary shooting incident. Authorities led by Governor Harrison and Brigadier Crame moved to quell the riot and place involved personnel under arrest for trial.
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Manila
Filipino Constabulary
W. E. Wichmann
Albert H. Troge
John W. Driscoll
Augustus Jacuman
United States Army
Francis Burton Harrison
Rafael Crame
General Crame
Ramon Fernandez
Constabulary
Manilla
Mojica
Macasinag
Lucian R. Sweet
Luneta
Philippine Islands
Crame
Bopp
Coronel
Lucian R
Governor Cornwell Declines Socialist Debate on Labor
West Virginia Governor Cornwell rejects a public debate with Socialist leader Seymour Stedman on mining field conditions. He cites term limits, no fee acceptance, and a belief in collective bargaining without forcing it in non union areas, insisting his duty is to preserve law and order as governor.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cornwell
New York Socialist Party
Seymour Stedman
West Virginia
Ohio plants cut wages and end overtime pay
In Bellaire Ohio on December 16 four Wheeling Steel plants announced a wage reduction from forty six to thirty eight cents per hour for all laborers and a removal of extra pay for time over eight hours.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Clash-filled hearing on building trust probe in New York
A joint legislative committee investigating the National Erectors Association's open shop faced defiant witnesses and repeated interruptions by spectators. Walter Drew was ejected for interrupting counsel as officers of American Bridge and US Steel subsidiaries were ordered to leave for prompting a witness. Captain Robert J. Foster, head of the espionage system, was twice found in contempt for refusing to reveal secret agents' reports. Testimony suggested ties to the National Erectors Association.
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United States Steel Corporation
Charles B. Cheney
Association
Drew
Joshua Hatfield
American Bridge Company
The
Steel Corporation
New York
Post & Moe-Cord
Foster
Untermyer
Mr. Untermyer
Hudson County
Joint Legislative Committee
Building Trust
National Erectors Association
Samuel Untermyer
Walter Drew
W. W. Corlett
A. L. Davis
Robert J. Foster
Erectors’ Association
Ither National Erectors Association
Wage case hearings set for Norfolk and Western unions
United States Railway Labor Board will hold hearings January 3 in Chicago on the wage dispute between Norfolk and Western Railway Company and its trainmen and conductors. The board also heard arguments on whether unions may strike before submitting issues to the board.
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Chicago
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
United States Railway Labor Board
Norfolk and Western
L. E. Shephard
W. A. Turner
Order of Railway Conductors
Val Fitzpatrick
Brotherhood of
Labor Board
Mondell Calls For Deep Cuts In War and Navy Funds
In Washington the Republican leader Representative Mondell of Wyoming urged reducing department appropriation estimates by about 1.4 billion dollars aimed at easing taxes. Democrats Hardy Conally defended Baker and Daniels as criticism rose over army and navy requests deemed extravagant and beyond congressional authorization.
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Washington
House
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Congress
War
Navy Departments
Hardy
Conally
Texas
Baker
War Department
Daniels
Navy Department
Mondell
Blanton
Army
Navy
British Cables Scene Signals War Time Message Gaps
Testimony to a senate committee shows American business messages sent over British cables during the war reached British interests. Western Union President Newcomb Carlton notes Britain may inspect cable messages to the U S. The case ties to Barbas and the Miami cable dispute and broader South American communications control.
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Washington
Senate
F. K. Hill
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Great Britain
United States
Hill
General Electric Company
Barbafoes
Brazil
Carlton
Ireland
Western Union
Miami
State Department
Cuba
Barbadoes
Elihu Root, Jr
All-America Cables, Inc
South America
Fire at docks tests resolve of Fort Jackson crew
Soldiers from Fort Jackson kept order as Captain Pankhurst of the Bavington directed firefighting on the bridge. Commodore Ernest Lee Jahncke, dock owner, jumped into the river to swim ashore. Most losses reportedly covered by insurance.
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Fort Jackson
Pankhurst
Bavington
Ernest Lee Jahncke
Cork fire labeled typical British atrocity in US note
A communication to Premier Lloyd George signed today by many members of the Boston legislature in special session denounces the Cork fire as a typical British atrocity and says the American people by a 6,000,000 vote majority have made an alliance with Britain's government impossible.
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Boston
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Jahncke Drydocks Destroyed by Fire at New Orleans
Fire at Jahncke Drydocks near the Industrial Canal in New Orleans destroyed facilities and damaged four steamers after an electric wire fell into the Mississippi River triggering a short circuit and oil blaze. Dock damage pegged at 2 million. vessel damage over 200 thousand. shipping valued around 10 million nearby was moved to safety.
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New Orleans
Jahncke
Industrial Canal
Mississippi River
Dillwyn
New Orleans and
South America Steamship Company
Dade County
Ward Line
Bavington
J. H. W. Steel Company
John Adams
Texas Transport and Terminal Company
Maritime Exchange
Petrel
Dewey
Manila Bay
De Valera Visit to England Discredited by Officials
London reports that Eamonn De Valera plans to visit England are dismissed by official circles who say he has technically offended against the law and could be arrested. They note his 1919 prison escape and smuggling out of the country.
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London
Eamonn de Valera
England
Four Dublin Police Killed in Kilcommon Ambush
Four policemen died in Kilcommon when a patrol of eight was ambushed by about one hundred attackers. The attack occurred today in Dublin and marks a deadly clash between police and armed men.
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Dublin
Kilcommon
Rioting follows killing of grocer in Kansas town
Independence Kansas December 16 rioting erupted after R R Wharton a suburban grocer was killed by a negro during a robbery. One white boy and one negro were killed several others wounded as police sought the assailant forcing state troops home guards and American Legion into action. Violence spread through the negro quarter with rifles and shotguns fired injuring white and black residents including women and children amidst clashes and arson-like bursts.
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Kansas Town
Independence
Kansas
R. R. Wharton
E. H. Hall
Allen
Home Guards
American Legion
John L. Wadman
Hall
Lawrence Lennon
Arthur Harper
Fred Kelly
Arthur Mibeck
McHenry
Noble Green
RK. R. Wharton
Wharton
Harper
Ead
Coolidge to Join Cabinet Talks on Nation’s Policy
Vice president-elect Calvin Coolidge was invited by President-elect Harding to participate in cabinet consultations and help shape policies for the next administration. The Marion conference covered cabinet appointments and the Versailles league framework amid plans for an association of nations and a new world peace structure.
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Marion
Ohio
Coolidge
Harding
Association of Nations
W. J. Bryan
Governor Coolidge
Hendersonville
N. C
Senator Harding
Washington
Congress
Seven Dollars for Seventy Votes in 1918 Michigan Contest
The senate elections committee in Washington opened a recount prelude for the 1918 Michigan senatorial race between Truman H. Newberry and Henry Berd. Testimony focused on the alleged accidental destruction of 17,000 ballots, with election officials from two townships summoned to explain how the missing ballots were destroyed. Ford’s attorneys, involved in the contest of Newberry's seat, followed the testimony.
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Washington
Michigan
Truman H. Newberry
Henry Berd
Senate Elections Committee
Ford
Newberry
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Cole Case
ICT
Walled City
Col. Sweet Declares
Hearn. & W
Yankee
Senate Committee
Jahncke Drydock
de Valera
Goolidge 10
Saginaw, Mich
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