Hoover says government efforts to settle coal strike falter
Washington June 7 secretary Hoover disclosed governmental attempts to unite operators and miners to end the coal strike. He noted informal proposals passed through labor and commerce departments but produced no agreement. He stressed agencies lack legal power to end the strike while seeking price stability through discussions with operators and retailers. Hoover planned talks with Fayette county operators on setting a maximum fair mine price.
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Washington
Hoover
Department of Commerce
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Department of Labor
Department
Youngstown
Ohio
Comimerce Department
Ress
Borah
Epublican
Idaho
Congress
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Alleged dynamiter undergoes appendectomy in hospital
Walter S. Romine, jailed awaiting transfer to the penitentiary after a conviction for dynamiting Willis Branch Coal Company property, is in a local hospital for an appendicitis operation. Bonded at 15,000 dollars for the operation, he will be sent back to Fayette county jail after recovery.
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Charleston
W. Va
Walters
Romine
Willis Branch Coal Company
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Judge Eary
Jury Agrees No Verdict In Gant Contempt Case
Parkersburg West Virginia June 7 After over half a day’s deliberation the federal court jury in the government relation of the West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal Co against Ramon Spinosa on a charge of contempt and violation of an injunction has not reached a verdict and was excused overnight with the case pending The jury heard instructions from Judge W B Baker then went out for lunch resumed at 2 pm and reported a disagreement but were sent back to continue deliberations The foreman said no verdict had been reached and an agreement seemed impossible with another attempt planned for tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia-Pittsburg Coal Co
Ramon Spinosa
W. B. Baker
Horrow
Service Star Legion officers re elected in West Virginia
Cameron West Virginia June 7 seven of eleven officers elected at the second annual state convention of the Service Star Legion district of West Virginia were from Wheeling with others from Cameron and Moundsville. Officers elected include President Mrs John Stamm Wheeling reelected and secretary Mrs R McGuffie Cameron reelected with other posts filled by Mrs Thomas Wilson Cameron Mrs Charles Miller Wheeling Mrs Harry Wayt Wheeling Mrs Albert Smith Wheeling Mrs Louisa Schnell Wheeling Mrs James Crowe Moundsville Chaplain Mrs John Kaiser Wheeling State organizer Mrs G W Wilson Wheeling and Chairman Gold Star Mothers Mrs Andrew Durbin Cameron.
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Cameron
W. Va
Service Star Legion
West Virginia
Wheeling
Moundsville
John ‘Stamm
Thomas Wilson
Charles Miller
Harry Wayt
Wheelng
Albert Smith
R. McGuffie
Louisa Schnell
James Crowe
John Kaiser
G. W. Wilson
Gold Star Mothers
Mra
Andrew Durbin
American Cotton Exchange Convicted in Bucketing Case
A New York supreme court jury convicted the American Cotton Exchange of bucketing orders after a one hour deliberation. The verdict was returned late today marking a decisive win for prosecutors in the case.
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New York
American Cotton Exchange
Supreme Court
Fall submits report on Tea Pot Dome oil reserves contract
Secretary Fall delivered to President Harding a report on the Denby Sin clair contract for Tea Pot Dome naval oil reserves. He also sent 2 300 volumes of contracts and documents to the Senate and urged a storage policy shift toward private enterprise for permanent Navy facilities.
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Washington
Fall
Harding
Denby
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Wyoming
Senate
Interior Department
Teaport Dome
Navy
White House
Wesleyan College Graduation Honors West Virginia Leaders
Buckhannon West Virginia June 7 The degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon Dr Wallace B Fleming president of West Virginia Wesleyan College by Judge Charles W Lynch. Doctors of divinity went to Roy McCuskey Claude Goodwin William A Haggerty and Joseph Elbert Wells. Thirty five graduates earned bachelor of arts and eleven bachelor of science degrees. Magna Cum Laude went to Inez Workman Cum Laude honors to Harold Glenn Outright Katherine Hart and Parker B Holloway.
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Buckhannon
W. Va
Wallace B. Fleming
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wesleyan
Charles W. Lynch
Clarksburg
Board of Trustees
Roy McCuskey
Parkersburg
Claude Goodwin
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Huntington
William A. Haggerty
Baltimore
Joseph Elbert Wells
M. E
Cameron
Inez Workman
Harold Glenn Outright
Katherine Hart
Mable
Parker B. Holloway
Newark
N. J
Prima Donna’s Chauffeur Husband Involved In Fight
Floyd Glotzbach husband of opera star Madame Margaret Matzenauer was arrested in Carmel after a fist fight with Peter Hannah at a mutual friend’s home. Hannah, a San Francisco heir, is hospitalized with a broken jaw and facial injuries. Glotzbach posted $250 bail. No cause for the altercation was released.
Fireman killed as express derails near York
The Pennsylvania Railroad north bound express arriving at 9 10 left the rails at Brillharts three miles south of York resulting in one fireman dead and several other crew members injured with at least one in a critical condition.
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York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brillharts
Here
High Klan Officials Indicted in Inglewood Raid
Los Angeles county grand jury indicted three top Ku Klux Klan leaders and thirty four members on five felony counts tied to the April 22 Inglewood raid. Counts include false imprisonment kidnapping and assault with intent to murder. Baker held on 10000 bond. Coburn and Price reportedly east. others named as John Does.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Ku Klux Klan
Baker
Coburn
Price
East
John Doe
Atlanta
Batl
Nathan A. Baker
Paychopathic
Mosher
Cardinal Logue Held Up by Ulster Specials
Cardinal Logue and Archbishop O'Donnell were stopped near Lisnadilla while driving from Armagh to County Louth. A party of Ulster Specials claimed the right to search the car, and a Special threatened with a revolver, asserting that it was his authority.
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Cardinal Logue
Ulster
Associated Press
Belfast
Ireland
Armagh
County Louth
O'Donnell
Lisnadilla
Dundalk
Pepper Not Candidate for National Committeeman
Washington June 7 Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania announced he was not a candidate for Republican national committeeman to succeed the late Senator Penrose and said the selection might be deferred.
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Washington
Pepper
Pennsylvania
Republican National
Penrose
Fayette County to share taxes under new assessors
Special assessors for Fayette county were appointed by State Tax Commissioner W. S Hallanan after the regular assessor failed to value property fairly. The county, historically underassessed, heads the list of poor counties and received the largest state school fund allotment last year.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fayette County
Hallanan
Tax Department
Pinnacle Rock Simmons Road Closure Notice
State road engineer orders Pinnacle Rock to Simmons road closed today until further notice. Sand Lick road must be used for travel to and from Wrent and the county coal area. Simmons to Maybeury also closed today until further notice.
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Pinnacle Rock-Simmons Road
Pinnacle Rock
Simmons
Sand Lick
Fromwrent
County Coal Asa
Maybeury
Lillian Russell Moore to be buried in Allegheny vault
The body of actress Lillian Russell Moore is to be carried by U. S. marines from her home to Allegheny Cemetery for a private family service at 1 30 pm and a public Episcopal service at Trinity. The casket will remain unopened. veterans of the 107th field artillery and American Legion members will attend. a firing squad will honor her. Notables including San Francisco Press Club, President Harding's cabinet, and Governor Sproul are expected to attend, with stage representatives paying tribute.
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Pittsburg
Alexander P. Moore
Lillian Russell
Allegheny Cemetery
Edward
Travers
Trinity
Episcopal Church
American Legion
Mrs. Moore
Galute
Moore
San Francisco Press Club
Harding
William C. Sproul
Protect Miners Returning to Work in Kanawha
The Kanawha Coal Operators Association pledged to shield miners employed by its members from penalties by unions. President C A Cabell said many workers fear returning due to potential harm or fines. The group also discussed a Supreme Court ruling allowing suits against unions for strike damages and its impact on check-off arrangements.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Coal Operators’ Association
West Virginia
C. A. Cabell
Kanawha
Supreme Court
PD. C. Kennedy
Many Liquor Cases to Be Heard at Elkins
Wheeling West Virginia June 7 Fully 150 liquor cases will be tried at the Elkins term of the United States district court convening June 20. Many originated at Wheeling and Parkersburg terms and will appear on the docket. About half of the May term cases were disposed of with fifty carried over to Elkins. Judge Baker plans to transfer untried cases to Elkins and proceed with trials, possibly all summer, with at least six weeks needed to finish.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Elkins
United States District Court
Wheeling and Parkersburg
Parkersburg
Pittsburg
Wheeling Coal Company
Baker
Illustrious Potentate Stricken on Shrine Train
Dispatches say P Illustrious Potentate Tingle of the Syrian Temple Cincinnati Ohio is seriously ill aboard a Shrine train halted in Utah by landslides. The delay mounted as the party faced a stalled journey with no immediate relief in sight.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Potentate Tingle
Cincinnati
Ohio
Strike Ballots Ordered to Push Nationwide Shopmen Vote
The six federated shop crafts authorize dispatch of 400000 ballots to railway shopmen with urging letters from Chicago headquarters to return ballots by June 30 and have them in Chicago by June 26. A July 1 walkout is forecast if the members approve a strike, while the railroad wage cut takes effect soon.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Syne
Barlow
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Federa.ed
Bom
Juy
Executive Council
International
Wm. H. Johnston
Machinists
Pougrmakers
Daavesiths
J. J. Jynes
James W P. Noonan
Electrical
Martin F. Ryan
Carmen
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Cleveland
Samuel O. Dunn
Norway Age
American Association of Railway Accounting Officers
Railroad Board
Mr. Dunn
J. J. K.kin
Ureed Sim
Mediation Seen As Only Way To Avert Chile Peru Break
Washington reports the Chilean and Peruvian talks over Tacna and Arica stalemated as both sides refuse concessions. Chile insists on a plebiscite under the Ancon treaty while Peru seeks arbitration of conditions, raising the chance that U S mediation is required to prevent an open break.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Chile
Tacna
Arica
Ancon
Peru
Ward Case Witness Fails to Gain Liberty
White Plains N J June 6 James J Cunningham a race track detective failed as a material witness in the Ward shooting case again on a writ of habeas corpus. The court reserved decision on freeing him or reducing bail of 5000 and directed briefs from Maurice McCarthy. Cunningham said Ward’s blackmail plot tied to the shooting may be uncovered and Jackson and Rogers alleged by Cunningham as real names of two companions. Grand jury work resumes tomorrow as detectives check yesterday’s evidence.
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White Plains
N. J
James J. Cunningham
Ward
Maurice McCarthy
Supreme Court
Seeger
McCarthy
Walter 8
Clarence Peters
Peters
Charley Ross
Jack
Cunningham
Jackson
Rogers
Se¢Sson
Blue Field Colored Institute Commencement Class of Forty Eight
The Blue Field Colored Institute held its twenty-fifth commencement in the auditorium. Fifty-three graduates in the secondary department, thirty-two in the short normal, four in the standard normal, and seventeen in junior college earned diplomas. Speakers included Hon. John Sherman Durst and EK. HB. Knight.
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Bluefield Colored Institute
Ifty-Three
Rh. P. Sims
B.C. 1
Alda
Verdi
Choral Society
Maceo Jackson
C. N. Harris
Beckley
Girls’ Glee Club
Will O’ the Wisp
Spress
John Sherman Durst
State Board of Control
W Darst
John Darst
George M. Ford
Lettie Wire
Genevieve Lomax
America
Alexander
Lloyd
Amis
Charles
Anderson
Douglass
Brown
Clarence
Geneva
Claybron
Jessie
Dickerson
Ivajoe
Drewry
Queen
Harris
Leora
Huson
Janie
Jackson
Maceo
Johnson
Mae
Lomax
Genevieve
Miller
Maggie
Motley
Mabel
Moss
Bertha
Standard
Austin
Cardwell
Alice
Carter
Mia
Ardelia
Clayborn
John
Dickason
Sidney
Garrison
Memphis T
Lydia
After
James
Helen
Jones
Arthur
Rich
Beulah
Mack
Lola
Miley
Mey
Scott
Essa
Atlington
Arena
Wilson
Harvey
Tariff Bill Renewed by Both Sides in Senate Debate
Washington reports a renewed clash over the tariff bill as senators King and Norris attack proposed duties on firearms shotguns sewing machines and paints while alleging price-raising aims. Senator Harrison accuses administration leaders of dodging the central issue amid foreign addresses controversy.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Tate
King
Utah
Norris
Nebraska
Simmons
North Carolina
Harrison
Mississippi
Watson
Indiana
Three Men Arrested as Copper Still Seized in West Virginia
State officers arrested Allen Armstrong Holmes Whirley and Preston Madigan after seizing a twenty gallon copper still in a ravine near Martinsburg along with a barrel and a half of corn meal and eight quarts of liquor. The raid prompted a escape attempt followed by shots fired in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Allen Armstrong
Holmes Whirley
Preston Madigan
Morgantown to Have School Bond Election
Morgantown council votes to hold a second bond election July 18 after a petition by sixty three voters. The $750,000 issue covers a new sewer system and city hall erection. The first election carried by a three fifths majority, considered too small by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Neely Files Senate Run in West Virginia
Mansfield Matthew Neely former Democratic congressman from West Virginia announces candidacy for the United States Senate subject to August primaries. He vows to restore progressive Democratic governance akin to Woodrow Wilson if nominated and elected. Neely first won a seat in 1918 succeeding John W. Davis and served until defeated by Rosenbloom.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Mansfield
Matthew Neely
West Virginia
United States Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Giiger
Mr. Neely
Congress
John W. Davis
United States
Rosenbloom
Neely
Airmont
Lo Bridge County
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Pagieic
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Inglewood
N. A. Baker
Kleagle
Los Angees County
National
Railway Age
Institute
John S. Darst
E. E. Knight
Nsoaults
Neel
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