Blizzard trial hinges on bill of particulars in Logan murder case
In Lewisburg West Virginia June 21 1921 progress in the Blizzard trial centered on a judge’s plan to rule tomorrow on the sufficiency of a detailed bill of particulars charging Blizzard incited men to go to Blair Mountain and kill Logan defenders including Sheriff Don Chafin. The document names many alleged conspirators and describes the 1921 armed march into Logan and Mingo counties.
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Logan
Mingo
Don Chafin
Lewisburg
W. Va
William Blizzard
S. H. Sharp
Greenbrier
Logan County
Blizzard
George Munsy
Harold Houston
Munny
Blair Mountain
Sharp
Charles S. Dice
C. J. VanFleet
7. Townsend
Scott McWhorter
Austin
A. M. Belcher
van- Fleet
Munsy
Townsend
McWhorter
Belcher
Frank Kitchin
Edgar Combs
John Gore
Supreme Court
Mr. Houlstorm
Mr. Belcher
Thousands gather around county jail amid grand jury probe
About 2,500 people surrounded the Harris County jail in Houston as three Goose Creek residents refused to answer questions before a grand jury probing a series of whippings. Police deployed extra officers as a precaution against unrest.
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Houston
Tex
Goose Creek
Wall Street Probe Moves Spark Major Changes in 1920s Market
Four developments emerge from the Wall Street upheaval after the E M Fuller failure. Sherman launches suit to end bucket shops. W S Silkworth to resign as Consolidated Exchange head with Tweedy to lead reforms. curb market disciplines two members, one expelled and one suspended. banking interests hold conferences to stabilize markets as a pool rumor circulates.
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New York
Wall Street
E. M. Fuller & Company
Sherman
Martin
W. 8
Silkworth
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Exchange
Lawrence Tweedy
Cromwell
New York Stock Exchange
Supreme Court
Wasservogel
W. W. Weese & Company
J. H. Dube & Company
Wilfred W. Weese
Joseph Dube
Consolidated Exchange
Tottering Houses
Curb Market
Curb
Benjamin Alexander
House of
J. Schneck
A. B. Morley
A. B. Morley & Company
Polish Finance and Trade Minister Resigns in Poland Crisis
Berlin report says the Polish minister of finance and trade resigns over the collapse of the Polish mark. Agencies note banks ordered to surrender foreign holdings within a day and that all exchange markets in the country are closed.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Poland
President Harding Calls Rotary Greatest Service the World
President Harding completes the first leg of his transcontinental tour in St Louis addressing the International Rotary. He hails Rotary as the world’s greatest service and urges universal adoption to aid recovery and good governance. He lays the City Club building cornerstone and emphasizes citizens’ duty to contribute to their city.
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St. Louis
Harding
International Rotary
New City Club
World Court
Forest Park
Rotary
America
City Club
Etna Fury Diminishes Yet Sparks Slow Eruption Near Sicily
Rome reports Etna’s fury cooling as lava flow slows and smoke abates. Residents begin to return home while authorities estimate damage around 70 million lire in Linguaglossa and Castiglione. King Victor Emmanuel informed, general conditions slowly return to normal.
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Rome
Mount
Etna
Sicily
Nicolosi
Linguaglossa
Victor Immanuel
Castiglione
Annapolis Middies Wind Up Training Before Poughkeepsie Classic
The Annapolis varsity eight-oared shell crew winds up training on home waters and will sail for the Hudson banks to compete in the Poughkeepsie classic next Thursday. The middies boast a heavy eight and have defeated Pennsylvania Massachusetts Tech and Syracuse in early season tests.
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Annapolis
Annapolis Midshipmen
Banks of the Hudson
Hudson
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Tech
Syracuse
West Virginia asks rehearing in gas export case
West Virginia asked the Supreme Court for a rehearing of the natural gas case brought by Ohio and Pennsylvania. The court will hold its mandate in abeyance until after the fall term begins October 1, keeping the June 11 decision that West Virginia cannot restrict export of its natural gas in effect pending review.
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Washington
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lightning Strikes Fence, Six Powerfully Survive
Six residents along the Cumberland Fincastle road near Wythe avenue were knocked unconscious for about twenty minutes when a lightning bolt traveled a fence wire as two Neel children crossed. Mrs Neel remained bedfast with no arm sensation. others recovered. Local relief and disbelief followed the dramatic near tragedy.
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Cumberland-Fincastle Road
Wythe Avenue
John Neel
Neel
George Neel
John
C. M. Scott
Orphans Home Planned by United Mechanics in North Carolina
Burlington Vermont June 21 The junior order United Mechanics adopts a resolution to establish an orphans home in North Carolina similar to the one in Tiffin Ohio North Carolina offers a site and a 250000 grant toward construction The site selection rests with the national board Officers elected include Joseph D Tunison New York national councillor Tom Walters Philadelphia vice councillor and J W Wilmuth Washington secretary
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Burlington
United Mechanics
North Carolina
Tiffin
Ohio
North Carolna
Joseph D. Tunison
New York
Tom Walters
Philadelphia
J. W. Wilmuth
Washington, D. C
National Legion Commander Alvin Owsley to Visit Bluefield
Alvin Owsley national commander of the American Legion will visit Bluefield on July 16 announced by Department Commander Spiller Hicks. The visit marks the second time a national commander has been entertained in Bluefield with plans for an elaborate event by Bluefield Post No. 9. Owsley will travel from New York and then proceed to Huntington Charleston and Parkersburg remaining overnight in Bluefield before leaving the next morning.
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American Legion
Spiller Hicks
Alvin Owsley
Bluefield
Owsley
West Virginia
Huntington
Charleston
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Blufield
Hicke
New York
Longest Day Heat Breaks Records Across Nation
The longest day of the year brought record heat in many regions with rising fatalities and prostrations. Western New Mexico faced a cold wave. Superior Wisconsin saw a 40 degree plunge as straw hats vanished and overcoats appeared. New York and Ohio reported numerous deaths and intense heat distress with parks and beaches opened for night shelter.
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New Mexico
Chicago
United States
Ico
Middle West
Atlantic Coast
McGaffey
Lowae Mountains
Superior
Wis
Columbus
Ohio
Pepegee
Tiffin
Upper
Sandusky
New York
Tts
Mercury
Hylan
Coney Island
Riverside Drive
Simpson
Queensboro
Washington
Weather Bureau
Flagstaff
Seizure of Liquor On Berengaria Ordered by U S Officials
Secretary Mellon announced that all ship liquor brought into American waters would be seized, even on foreign ships. The Berengaria’s liquor stores will be broken open on docking, placed under bond, with a protest to follow. London reports Cedric carried sealed liquor and Caronia may have as well.
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Washington
Mellon
American
The
Treasury
New York
Berengaria
Stuart
Liverpool
Cunard
Caronia
Ine
Harding Pays Tribute to Bryan in Salem Speech
President Harding spoke in Salem Illinois on June 21 praising William Jennings Bryan. He paused to confirm Salem as Bryan's birthplace and called him a fine, lovable American who served his country.
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Harding
William J. Bryan
Salem
Ill
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Harding Presents Cheer on Western Tour Message
President Harding spoke from his special train Flora Illinois June 21 delivering a message of cheer and national renewal. He urged government as facilitator not solution and called for railroad harmony noting safety and fair pay for workers. In Vincennes Olney and St. Louis he emphasized public interest over faction and urged joint effort to sustain recovery.
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Harding
Flora
Ill
Indiana
Illinois
St. Louie
Washington
Ind
United States
Vincennes
Olney
America
St. Louis
Lutheran Missionary Officers Elected in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 21 the State Lutheran Woman's Missionary Society elected officers for the coming year. President Miss Kate Hall Wheeling vice president Mrs C G Ayrand Wheeling statistical secretary Mrs C E McDaniels Keyser recording secretary Mrs Beckmeyer Huntington treasurer Mrs A C Wilt Clarksburg. Delegates were entertained with a religious pageant the conquering cross staged by Trinity Lutheran church members.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Lutheran Woman's Missionary Society
Kate Hall
C. G. Ayrand
C. E. McDaniels
Keyser
Beckmeyer
Huntington
A. C. Wilt
Clarksburg
Trinity Lutheran Church
UMWA Warns Against Red Propaganda and Dual Groups
The international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America issued a statement warning members and other unions against aiding the so called progressive international committee. It accuses figures like William Z Foster Alexander Howat and Fred Merick of sowing discord to undermine the union. The board met over more than a week in Indianapolis to discuss red propaganda and will continue into the next week.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Organized Labor
International Executive Board
United Mine Workers
Canada
Industrial Workers of the World
Red Trade Union Internationale
Moscow
America
Progressive International Committee
Pittsburg
Willian Z. Foster
Trades Union Educational League
Communist Party In America
Foster
American Labor Movement
Alexander Howat
Fred Merick
Pennsylvania
Progressive Internationals Committee
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Silwork
Spirit of
MR. Harding
Orphans Home
Berengia
Treasury Department
Lutheran Missionary
Uovidus
Erdal
Progressive Committee
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