Jury Eligibility Sparks Union Defender Officials in Matewan Trial
In Williamson West Virginia on January 27 1927 the Matewan battle killings trial saw two defense attorneys sworn to determine by whom they were employed after questions about juror eligibility sparked debate over union versus operator influence. Six talesmen tentatively chosen while others were dismissed for conflicts or opinions as spectators filled the monotone session.
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J. J. Coniff
Wheeling
Harold W. Houston
Charleston
District 17
United Mine Workers
Thomas L. Felts
Haldwin-Felts Detective Agency
Matewan
Julius Perry
Coniff
James Damron
John F. Marcum
Houston
Caniff
Sanders
Felts
Talesmen
Harlan James
Claude Fink
William Oney
J. W. Clark
Rush Elkins
Wage Cuts Reversed by Railway Board Action
United States Railway Labor Board rescinds planned wage reductions on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad. Notices that would have taken effect February 1 are void, after the board requires a petition before any employee wage cuts.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Senate Hearing Promises for US Japan Pact Arguments
Secretary Colby told Senator Phelan that the state department would not approve the proposed pact with Japan until senators and other interested parties had a chance to present their arguments. The promise came as discussions continued in Washington on January 27.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Japan
Senate
Department
Phelan
California
Colby
Tobacco Barn Burned Near Gallipolis
Joseph Arrington a tobacco farmer near Gallipolis Ohio reported his barn containing ten thousand pounds of barley leaf tobacco burned last night. The fire was discovered early and suspected arson is under investigation by local authorities.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Joseph Arrington
Endowment of Bethany College Economics Chair Marks $10,000 Gift
Taylor Vinson of Huntington WV, trustee and alumnus class of 1874, begins endowment of Bethany College economics chair with a $10,000 donation announced by President Goodnight. Authorities suspect an incendiary fire tied to 1920 crop sale opposition.
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Bethany
W. Va
Taylor Vinson
Huntington
Bethany College
Goodnight
Vinson
Hoover says American relief stocks aid European children only
In Geneva on January 27 Herbert Hoover responded to a Danzig food appeal via the League of Nations, stating American relief stocks are intended for European children, while promising every possible aid to the children of Danzig.
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Danzig
Geneva
Herbert Hoover
League of Nations
Europe
Man O'War Arrives in Lexington to Begin Sire Career
Man O'War the champion thoroughbred arrived in Lexington Kentucky today from Glen Riddle farm Berlin to begin his career as a sire. The arrival marks the start of a new chapter for the famed horse after his racing success.
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Lexington
Glen Riddle Farm
Berlin
Railroads Demand End of Piece Work Rules
Chicago January 27 rail road officials told the railroad labor board that national agreements with employers restrain efficiency. E T Whiter said public pays freight and passenger costs for inefficiency and urged a return to wage methods that reward skill, noting gains when piece work was replaced by hourly pay. He pressed abolition of restrictive government rules including the ban on piece work.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
E. T. Whiter
Whiter
Probing Prices Charged for Coal by Shipping Board
Washington officials said a yearlong probe examines open market bunker coal prices charged to the government merchant marine for evidence of profiteering under the Lever Act. About sixty dealers and prices up to 18.50 a ton are cited. district attorneys are urged to file indictments where warranted.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Department of Justice
Benson
Department
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Portland
Maine
Providence
Norfolk
New Orleans
Atlantic
Blue Law Bill Killed by Senate Vote in Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee January 27 The state senate approved a bill to end the pending Sunday blue law prohibitions. The measure would lift restrictions on Sunday newspapers trains and amusements with a 25 to 2 vote.
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Nashville
Tenn
State Senate
Cloture Move Fails as Senate Debates Tariff Bill
The Fordney emergency tariff bill dominated Senate discussion on Jan 27 with a long Simmons speech attacking alleged iniquities. Debate ranged from sugar items to wheat protection, with Borah and McCumber exchanging views and Penrose circulating an invoke cloture petition that failed to gain traction.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
McCumber
North Dakota
Borah
Idaho
Congress
United States
Canada
Penrose
Finance Committee
Spencer
Missouri
Traction program impracticable in New York City
New York report by the City Club of New York finds Governor Miller’s proposed unified state controlled traction system impractical due to New York conditions. The study reviews national traction issues and notes Cleveland’s service-at-cost plan as a point of reference since 1910.
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New York
New York City
Miller
City Club of
Club
Committee On Public Service
Cleveland
Ohio
Japanese Treaty Amended to Grant Equal Civil Rights
Sacramento reports a preliminary agreement between Ambassador Shidehara and Ambassador Morris to amend the U S Japan commercial treaty. The changes would grant equal civil rights to Japanese nationals except for citizenship and naturalization and would revise the gentlemen's agreement to curb Japanese immigration to the United States and Hawaii while allowing entry to the Philippine Islands. The move would nullify California alien land ownership limits as they affect Japanese nationals.
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Sacramento
Cal
United States
Japan
Shidehara
Morris
Sacramento Bee
Washington
America
Hawaiian Islands
Philippine Islands
Dispatch
California
Japan United States treaty proposal limits dependents entry
The dispatch reports a proposed revision to the gentlemen's agreement limiting who may enter the United States. It would bar dependents such as wives and family members in the future while admitting only Japanese merchants professionals and students. Ambassador Morris and Ambassador Shidehara are cited in the exchange.
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United States
Morris
Shidehara
President-Elect Harding Visits Palm Beach Colony
President-elect Harding spent a quiet day in Palm Beach Florida on his Florida coast trip. He golfed at the country club and dined at the Everglades Club keeping crowds at a distance and declining formal receptions. A Miami committee discussed a possible informal reception but he preferred his vacation plan and will continue toward the keys for fishing after leaving Miami.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Harding
Colouy
Florida
Victoria
Miami
Joseph Riter
Henry P Fletcher
Country Club
Everglades Club
Palm Beach Winter Colony
Frank P. Schutts
Miami Herald
Durbin
Indiana
Road Committee Opens Work On Good Roads Plan
Charleston doctors report the special road committee formed by Governor Cornwell to spend the 50 million dollar good roads fund is meeting during legislative recess. They plan to finalize details before March 16 reconvening and will hold ongoing hearings to amend road bills.
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Charleston
W. Va
Cornwell
Arnold
Chapman
Huntington
Johnson
Elkins
Bert) Dann
Rotary Club of
Senate
Yelping Puppy Rescued From Floating Ice Cake
A puppy on a cake of ice drifted down the Hudson River causing the Fort Lee ferry Edgewater to stop. Captain James Brannigan steered near the ice and First Mate Gerard Barry descended a ladder to rescue the puppy, which he named Icicle after being hauled aboard and taken to the engine room.
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New York
Hudson River
Fort Lee
Edgewater
James Brannigan
Gerard Barry
Barry
Icicle
Arrestees Denied Counsel in 1919 Justice Raids
Washington hearing reveals alleged DOJ plan for raids across the country in winter 1919. Jackson Ralston testifies that Attorney General Palmer was misled by the bureau of investigation and that arrests were made without warrants and without counsel. Letters from Detroit describe 700 aliens rounded up and kept in police prisons with no counsel, many discharged after coercive methods.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Jackson Ralston
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ralston
Palmer
Bureau of Investigation
Sterling
South Dakota
Moscow
Max Holder
District Supreme Court
Holder
Louis F. Post
Ralston Said, Defending Secretary Post
E. A. Berne
Detroit
Two New York Police Officers Face New Indictments
Two more defendants from the city police force were indicted in Whitman’s corruption probe. Detective Sergeant Martin B. Owens and Detective Thomas J. Horan of the automobile squad are charged with taking unlawful fees in recovering stolen cars. Bail set at 2500 as counsel seeks grand jury minute inspection. Owens noted as the first NYPD member to enlist for World War I.
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New York
Whitman
Martin 8. Owens
Thomas J. Horan
Automobile Squad
Louis Fridger
James E. Smith
Owens
Police Captain Honored Abroad and Home Welcome
Overseas he rose to captain and earned Pershing’s commendation and the Croix de Guerre with palm. A banquet greeted his return where Commissioner Enright praised him and presented a diamond scarf pin and 8500 in money. Enright denied crime-wave fears while indictments mounted against two captains.
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General Pershing
Police Department
Commissioner Enright
Brooklyn
Millions in Taxes Paid to State Auditor Office
More than seven million dollars in taxes have been paid into the West Virginia state auditor's office since January 20. Most funds belong to counties districts and municipalities. In March the auditor will send counties and municipalities their due amounts and the state will retain about seven hundred thousand dollars.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Auditor's Office
Army bill sets 150000 man force for expeditionary needs
The army appropriation bill limits the regular force to 150000, proposed by President-elect Harding. Rep. Anthony of Kansas said the measure, drafted by the House appropriations subcommittee, was ready to report. The target is smaller than the current 213000 and the 175000 figure in a recent joint resolution.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Anthony
Kansas
House
Senate
Charley Anthony
Interstate rates raised to match interstate freight and dairy
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered Illinois freight and milk and cream rates raised to the interstate level. The order, issued in Washington, takes effect March 7.
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Washington
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wage cuts eyed on major railroads by labor committee
Chicago January 27. The labor committee of the American Association of Trailway Executives will consider general wage reductions on large railroads to address a precarious transportation situation. W. W. Atterbury arrived to convene the panel. decisions expected behind closed doors.
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Chicago
American Association of Trailway
United States Railroad Laboard Board
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Lines
Labor Committee
General Atterbury
W. G. Besler
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
H. E Bryan
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
C. H. Markham
Illinois Central
N. D. Maher
Norfolk and
International Mercantile Marine Defends American Ownership
Franklin states IMMs policies are one hundred percent American and American ownership is clear though most ships are registered abroad. He cites a 1908 agreement with Britain and argues foreign directors do not control operations while warning the board of potential war-time requisition. The inquiry awaits executive session as senators press for impact on U S shipping.
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Washington
International Mercantile Marine Company
P. A
Franklin
Shipping Board
British Mercantile Marine
Senator Jones
National Merchant Marine Association
Americcan
United States
International Mercantile Marine
Attenon
England
Admiral Benson
New York
Hhis Company
J. Parker Kirlin
American Merchant Marine
Wilson
Kirlin
International Cantile Marine
Aged Mountaineer Murdered Near Clay's Run
Jasper Mountain aged seventy a native of the region was shot dead while driving a coal load near his lime quarry at Clay's Run twelve miles from Connellsville Pennsylvania Police found the body and said they hunted for his nephew Meade Mountain aged thirty as a person of interest.
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Connellsville
Jasper Mountain
Here
Clay's Run
Meade Mountain
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