Armed Mien Mobilized For March To Mingo
Reports say 80 telephone wires cut through Boomer and Mount Carbon as 400 armed men mobilized at Boomer and a march toward Mingo county was reported. Colonel Jackson Arnold and Representative of the DOJ sent to investigate. Keeney confirms unrest but offers no new details.
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Coat Va
Boomer
Mount Carbon
Fayette County
Cabin Creek
E. F. Morgan
United States
Jackson Arnold
Department of Justice
United States Engineer
United Mine Workers of America
Charleston Gazette
Mingo County
United Mine Workers
C. Frank Keeney
District 17
Williamson
Lick Creek
The
Jesse V. Sullivan
Morgan
Mingo
Arnold
Montgomery
Fayetteville
Willis Branch Coal Company
Willis Branch
Charleston
East
Winifrede Junction
Everett Patterson Killed in Collision Near Logan
In Huntington West Virginia June 15 Everett Patterson of Barboursville is dead and two others are slightly injured after a head on collision between a work train and a freight train on the Logan branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway at Stalings three miles above Logan Both heavy freight locomotives were demolished sixteen coal cars derailed and 500 yards of track torn up Crews jumped to safety Patterson riding on the work train fender died thirty minutes after the crash in a Logan hospital Railway officials expect forty eight hours to restore traffic
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Huntington
W. Va
Everett Patterson
Barboursville
Logan
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Stalings
J. M. Shelton
C. C. Sullivan
Patterson
Law Bows Before Medicine Trial Delays Sentence
In New York on June 15 a Brooklyn woman burglar, Mrs. Fannie Liebowitz, had her sentencing deferred by Kings County judges pending a medical experiment to test if she could be restored to normalcy. Judge Bayes presided, with Dr. Ernest H. Vaughan from the district attorney’s office involved in the medical effort.
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New York
Fannie Liebowitz
Brooklyn
NX. Y
Bayes
Kings County
Ernest H. Vaughan
Explosion kills two aboard Panhandle State
London June 15 Aboard the American steamer Panhandle State two engineers died when a generator exploded Sunday. John T. Ritchie 30, chief engineer from New York, and John Green 25, junior engineer, were killed. Ritchie’s widow lives in New York and his father is chief engineer of the steamship George Washington.
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Associated Press
London
John T. Ritchie
New York
John Green
United States
Rytchie
State schools get new dormitory and law building contracts
Charleston officials announced the board of control awarded contracts for a dormitory at the Fairmont state normal school and a law building at West Virginia University, with several bidders on each project.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Control
State Normal School
Fairmont
West Virginia University
Guns Seized From Eastside Steamer in Hoboken Clashes
Custom officials seized nearly five hundred machine guns found aboard the steamer Eastside tied up in Hoboken. Police contested possession with federal agents as the arms were moved to Hoboken headquarters. A man named Frank Williams claimed the weapons in recorder's court. The Justice Department ordered an investigation to determine if the shipment was intended for abroad.
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Associated Press
New York
Eastside
Hoboken
Hayes
Frank Williams
Recorder’s Court
Washington
Department of Justice
State Department
Rome Moves To Check Fiume Expedition Power
The Tribuna reports Rome plans steps to thwart another drive to seize Fiume. It alleges Lieutenant Commander Luigi Rizzo, once commander of d Annunzio's naval forces, intended to lead the operation to overthrow the government.
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Fiume
Rome
the Tribuna
Luigi Rizzo
d'Annunzio
British warn Turks over Constantinople in June note
Constantinople report states Great Britain warns Turkish nationalists that attempting to seize Constantinople will trigger war. A British brigade sent from Malta to help Ismid aim to deter nationalist operations and protect Greek positions.
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Constantinople
Malta
Associated Press
Mae
Great Britain
Ismid
Senator Sutherland Elected Chairman of Vet Agency Inquiry
Senator Sutherland of West Virginia was elected today chairman of the committee to investigate agencies serving former servicemen. The panel will meet tomorrow to organize and schedule public hearings, offering former service aid recipients a chance to testify with focus on hospital treatment.
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Washington
Senator Sutherland
West Virginia
Supreme Court Grants Appeal in Poling v Woods Coal Mine Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court allows an appeal and supersedeas for Floyd Poling against J. H. Woods of Barbour county. The suit concerns a recently issued injunction that blocks Woods from operating a coal mine in Phillippi city.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fourth of July Legionnaires Plan Big Bluefield Celebration
Bluefield Post No 9 organizes a large Fourth of July event with plans to invite Billy Sunday General John J Pershing Theodore Roosevelt and John J Cornwell as speakers. Travelling Men's Ford Race headlines auto events along with two baseball games and other attractions.
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Roosevelt
Cornwell
Pershing
Bluefied Post No. 9
Billy Sunday
John J. Pershing
Theodore Roosevelt
John J. Cornwell
Bluefield
Norton
Knights of the Road
Lincoln Bronze Bust Presented to Hingham England
John A. Stuart on behalf of the Sulgrave Institution presented a bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln and a bronze plaque of his Gettysburg address to the village of Hingham. The bust and plaque were placed in the town hall honoring Lincoln’s ancestry links to local forebears.
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Lincoln
Hingham
England
Abraham Lincoln
John A. Stuart
Sulgrave Institution
Town Hall
Firemen killed as express crashes into station train
Six Perth Amboy firemen die and ten are injured when a Barnegat Express tender is struck at Market Street crossing. The Eagle Hose and Chemical Company volunteers were en route to a warehouse fire. Gates were reportedly not down. speed over forty mph and frantic braking cited. Seven men from Perth Amboy died, including George Larson who passed away in hospital.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Barnegat Express
Market Street
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Eagle Hose and Chemical Company
Volunter
Jersey City
Parnegat
George Larson
Peter
Pioneer Fairmont businessman Joseph Fleming dies at 88
Joseph Minor Fleming a longtime Fairmont resident and prosperous businessman died this evening at age eighty eight his widow five sons and two daughters survive He had earlier life in California where he sought fortune in the gold mining regions and witnessed the industry’s early development
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Fairmont
W. Va
Joseph Minor Fleming
Fleming
California
Phelan Report Bear Propaganda Sparks Defense
New York June 15 The Pan American Petroleum and Transport Co and Mexican Petroleum Co defend J A Phelan shipping board report on Mexican oil field declines as bear propaganda The statement praises Secretary of State for not ordering a state department study and questions Phelan’s expertise and qualifications as a geologist or oil expert.
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New York
J. A. Phelan
Shipping Board
Herbert G. Wylie
Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company
Mexican Petroleum Company
State Department
Wylie
Labor pushes war referendum and railroad reform at AFL convention
Denver report details labor leaders proposing a constitutional amendment to require a majority national vote to declare war and to compel pro war voters to take up prosecutions. Other measures call for government ownership of railroads, unified operation, beer legalization, and a statewide vote on prohibition.
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Denver
Colo
Organized Labor
Congress
Convention
The
American Federation of Labor
S. H. Gardner
Central Labor Union
Cleburne
Texas
Legislative Committee
Federation
Executive Council
United States
Conness
Deadlock in Army Appropriation Conferees Reach Impasse
Washington June 15 Conferees on the army appropriation bill fail to agree on next year s size of the army and will report the disagreement to both houses for instruction Secretary Weeks urged a gradual reduction to a minimum of 150 000 enlisted men but House managers held fast for a quicker cut to that level Senate conferees sought 220 000 total in service July 1 with a target minimum of 150 000 by May next year
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Washington
House
Senate
Weeks
Billy Sunday to Visit Bluefield with Citywide Welcome
The Billy Sunday visit to Bluefield is set for Saturday with arrival at 9 15 AM by Norfolk and Western train No 4. A 10 00 AM service in the Tabernacle will be followed by a city procession led by the Bluefield band. Merchants may close 9 30 AM to noon to allow attendance. The Virginia Asher Club plans a special demonstration for Mrs Asher and the program will include Mrs Asher, Miss Kinney, Rody, Matthews, Pete, and others.
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Tabernacle
Virginia Asher Club
Billy
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pilly Sunday Club
Bluefield and
Evangelist
F. M. Booth
Billy Sunday
Foreign Miners Return Amid Grand Jury Watch
In Princeton Indiana on June 15 officials report foreigners driven from Gibson county mining camps by vigilantes are returning. A grand jury probes the Friday night raid on Francisco and a court session is planned to receive its findings. Attorneys discuss possible damage suits for Serbian workers from the George A. Enos Company mine near Oakland City.
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Princeton
Ind
Gibson County
Francisco
Melway
W. K. Cox
Ayrshire District Colleries Company
Illinois
Cox
R. C. Baltzell
Circuit Court
George A
Oakland City
Ford counsel denied more evidence in Newberry seat contest
Washington reports that Henry Ford's counsel were denied requests to hear additional evidence in the Michigan Senate contest against Republican Senator Newberry. The senate committee ruled against allowing bank account scrutiny of Lyman D. Smith and adjourned trial stages. Senator Walcott dissented and may seek Newberry’s testimony in his own case later. The day focused on accounting expert opinion tied to the 1918 campaign.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Newberry
Michigan
Senate
Spencer
Ford
Lyman D. Smith
New York
Walcott
Delaware
Shipping Board to Make Marine Agreement Public Tomorrow
After an all day conference between the shipping board and representatives of the American Steamship Owners Association the latter urged the board to refuse to enter into an agreement with the marine engineers for ending the marine strike. The board announced the agreement would be made public tomorrow.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
American Steamship Owners’ Association
Marine Engineers
Senate to vote on packer regulation today
Washington reports the senate will vote on a government regulation bill for the packing industry. Debate split between supporters and opponents. Senator LaFollette charged the house measure is packers’ scheme. Senators Elkins and Harrison referenced Harding’s stance on less government in business and White House visits by financiers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Elkins
West Virginia
White House
Harding
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Direct Talks Begin Between U S and Japan over Yap and Immigrant Issues
Washington reports direct negotiations have started between the United States and Japan on the Yap island, immigration, alien land, and return of Shantung to China. Baron Shidehara and Secretary Hughes lead talks to settle these questions, with possible impact on league of nations deliberations.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Japan
Yap
Shantung
China
Baron Shidehara
Hughes
League of Nations
League Council
Geneva
Lodge and Willis Clash Over Harding Appointments
Washington reports Senate fights over President Harding picks as Senator Lodge of Massachusetts protests Harvard Professor Julius Klein’s appointment to the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and Senator Willis opposes Toledo’s Charles H. Nauts for internal revenue collector in Ohio. Both leaders visited the White House but saw no president. Willis vows to block Nauts, while other patronage tensions involve Frank A. Linney for North Carolina’s federal district attorney and James M. Beck for solicitor general amid party friction and committee reviews.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Willis
Obie
Harding
Chicago
Lodge
Julius Klein
Harvard University
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Senate Commercce Committee
Klein
Hoover
Senate
Charles H. Nants
Toledo
Ohio
White House
Mr. Nauts
Nauts
Senate Finance Committee
Walter F. Brown
Frank A. Linney
North Carolina
Capitol
Daugherty
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
James M. Beck
Beck
Scott CC. Bone
Alaska
New York
New York State
Harding Attends Frances Hoar Reginald Foster Wedding
President and Mrs. Harding attended the St Johns church ceremony where Frances Hoar, stepdaughter of Speaker Gillett, wed Reginald Foster of Boston. The diplomatic corps and cabinet members were present and the couple held a Grassland reception after.
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Washington
Harding
St. Johns Church
Frances Hoar
Gillett
House of Representatives
Regiald Foster
Boston
Diplomatic Corps
Protest over Sims speech fuels row in Washington
Chairman Porter of the house foreign affairs committee protested to Secretary Daniels against Admiral Sims London speech. Porter pressed for a method to halt the “mouthings” and questioned naval war college views on the admiral’s opinions.
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Washington
London
Sims
Sinn Fein
Unite States
Yenby
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Committee
Naval War College
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