Mine Strike Session Ends With Kenyon In Charge At Hearing
Stormy Senate mine strike session in Charleston pits Paint Creek and Cabin Creek operators against miners. Kenyon takes charge after fighting between Senator Martine and Quinn Morton. Witnesses describe armored train firing on Holly Grove and mine conditions as officials plan further hearings in Washington and Charleston.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Martine
New Jersey
Quinn Morton
Paint Creek
Holly Grove
Swanson
Kenyon
Washington
United Mine Workers
Union Board For District Now 29
New River Field
Senate Committee
Morton
Lee Calvin
Calvin
Swans
Irrepressible Jersey Senator Makes History
Charleston special reports Senator Martine of New Jersey provoked a heated exchange during a West Virginia mining inquiry. Quinn Morton of Imperial Colliery testified on the February 7 sheriff train trip as Swanson adjourned the session amid raised voices and protests from counsel Vinson and Kenyon.
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Charleston
W. Va
New Jersey
Senate
West Virginia
Swanson
Martine
Gen. Watts
Quinn Morton
Imperial Colliery Co
Burnwell
Poiint Creek
Morton
Vinson
Senator Martine
Trials of Fidelity Gank Hearings at Hinton and Paint Creek
The hearing adjourned amid interruptions as Chairman Swanson required written questions and witnesses answered in turn. Senator Martine pressed questions. Morton recounted the fight near Holly Grove and the train attack, while Fen ton and Dr. Anderson described union pressure, armament, and unrest at Paint Creek. The session continued into the afternoon with further testimony on the mine strike and union influence.
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New Jersey
Swanson
Martine
Mr. Morton
Charleston
Mucklow
Holly Grove
Morton
Paint Creek
Mother Jones
Kanawha
United Mine Workers of America
Anderson
Testimony Exposes Fidelity Bank Failure Causes and Notes
In Bluefield court the Fidelity Bank collapse unfolds as Judge Sanders and Receiver Williams detail bank origins, leadership, and loan practices. Key witnesses include Judge Sanders, director, and A. D. Hamann who hints at indictments pending against him while noting signed notes benefiting Smith. The case centers on insolvent assets of about 412 thousand dollars and loans exceeding two thousand nine hundred dollars authority.
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J. M. Sanders
Williams
Dan Hammann
Hinton
W. Va
Fidelity Bank
Bluefield
Smith
Ft Bluefield
Sanders
Walters
Do. L. Williams
Currency Department
United States
National Bank
Judge Sanders
Exchange Committee
S. M. Smith
J. Lee Harne
F. L. Black
Joseph M. Sanders
Ne Wis
Edward Cooper
Dr. H. Thomas
T. H. Cooper
J. Tracy Walker
W. J. Winesette
J. L. Horne
KE. W. Mollehan
Mr. Williams
W. C. Givens
A.D. Hammanay
John H. Johnson
KH. L. Bowman
BK. C. Dick
C. H. Williamson
Geo. P. Spearing
American Lumber Co
Witten
West Virginia Accident Insurance Co
Bluefield Prewing Company
W. P. Kent
Fidelity
Kent
Givens
Johnson
Hammann
West Orchard Company
John T. Wilson
Lewiston
Bethlehem
A. D. Hamann
John Hi. Marcum
Marcum
Marcuim
Hamann
A. D. Hammanon
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia sees generally fair conditions with little temperature change on Wednesday and Thursday. Virginia also forecasts generally fair weather on Wednesday and Thursday with mild temperatures.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Trail of lobby leads into files in sugar offices
Washington June 17 The senate’s probe into the lobby exposes private files of the United States Beet Sugar Industry in Washington. Subpoenas reveal letters and telegrams by Clarence C. Hamlin and copies by Harry A. Austin showing efforts to seed anti free sugar sentiment via newspapers and press associations.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Clarence C. Hamlin
Colorado Springs
Colo
American Beet Sugar Association
Harry A. Austin
Truman Palmer
Association
Palmer
Hamlin
Associated Press
Conservatism in Politics urged by Mr Underwood at UVA
Rep Oscar W Underwood of Alabama, alumnus association president, called for a stop look listen policy to guard against ill considered proposals. He urged political uplift, noted constitutional changes, and praised Thomas Jefferson's precepts as guiding light for the University of Virginia and its graduates.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
House of Representatives
Underwood
Thomas Jefferson
Mexican soldiers cross border in small groups near Nogales
Mexican federal soldiers disguised as laborers crossed the border between Columbus New Mexico and Nogales Arizona in small groups. Nearly two hundred men are said to be organizing in the mountains south of the border point with alleged plans to cut railways and harass state troops. American refugees arriving in Douglas report critical conditions in insurgent and federal camps in Sonora.
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Douglas
Ariz
Columbus
N. M
Nogales
Sonora
Currency Legislation Meeting Opens in Atlantic City
Banking and financial circles await the currency commission of the Bankers' Association meeting in Atlantic City with Chairman A. Hensburn presiding. The gathering is expected to exchange views on currency variation and its potential transmission to the United States Senate.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Currency Commission of the
Can Bankers’ Association
A. Hensburn
United States Senate
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