Wilburn Found Guilty of Murder in Second Degree
Rev. J. E. Wilburn was found guilty of second degree murder in Jefferson County Circuit Court for fatally shooting Logan County deputy sheriff John Gore during the 1921 Blair mining clash. The defense asked for a new trial as jurors deliberated about two weeks, while tensions and a bench of witnesses and spectators filled the Charles Town courtroom.
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Charles Town
W. Va
J. E. Wilburn
Jefferson County
Grant Wilburn
John Wilburn
John Gore
West Virginia
William Blizzard
Logan County
Walter Blount
Blount
John Chafin
James M. Mason, Jr
Forrest Washington Brown
T. C. Townsend
C. W. Osenton
Harold W. Houston
A. M. Belcher
Blair
Sherif John Gore
Wilburn
J. M. Woods
Belcher
Logan
Gore
George Muncy
John Cafargo
Logan Ae ” Pe
Two More Bodies Recovered From Pond In Mine Battle
Two more bodies of men slain in yesterday's mine battle were recovered from a pond near the Southern Illinois Coal Company mine and brought to the morgue in Herrin. Earlier reports put the pond tally at twelve or fifteen.
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Associated Press
Herrin
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Coal Shortage Seen As Public Fault In Nationwide Shortage
A Raleigh special reports that Secretary Hoover warned of coal piling at tidewater and urged consumer action as freight cuts begin July 1. New England markets are flush while New York Philadelphia and Baltimore ports cannot absorb all coal, with the West delaying sales for freight relief.
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New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New England
Beckley
W. Va
Hoover
West Virginia
Tidewater
Hampton Roads
New York City
United States Geological Survey
Union Leaders Slammed Over Herrin Riot
A. M. Ogle of Terre Haute accuses the United Mine Workers leadership of causing the Herrin Illinois mine riot by refusing to negotiate. He cites repeated offers from operators and says the violence could have been avoided if talks had occurred.
Labor Postpones Vote on Soviet Recognition at AFL Convention
In Cincinnati on June 23 Samuel Gompers led foes of the Russian soviet government as the American Federation of Labor prepared to again record its stance against recognizing the Soviets. A test vote halted debate with a final showdown set for tomorrow while the convention also rejected affiliating with the International Federation of Trades Union and reelected the eleven member executive council headed by Gompers in his 41st election.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
International Federation of Trades Union
Two Strikers Shot and Killed at Lewis Mine
At the Hudson Coal Company Lewis mine near Clarksburg West Virginia two striking miners were shot dead after an interurban car was stormed while transporting workers. Officials sought a court injunction to bar United Mine Workers members from interfering with mine operations and deputies were doubled to up to 1000 with state police kept on guard.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Lewis
Hudson Coal Company
Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
Haymond Maxwell
Harrison County
Lace Young
Evear
Tae Aheriff
Tomight
Hudson Coal Co
William Smith
Lewis Mine
Nick Alelo
Damages Sought From Mine Workers Over Herrin Riot
Chicago June 23. Southern Illinois Coal Company to sue United Mine Workers of America and Williamson county for damages from Herrin mine riots and the strip mine destruction. suit may cite John L. Lewis and seek full damages. action to be filed in federal court at Indianapolis and Marion Illinois. Attorney Bull cites Coronado decision holding labor groups liable.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Herrin
United Mine Workers of America
Williamson
Follett W. Bull
United Mine
Coronado
United States Supreme Court
United One
Indianapolis
Williamson Es
Marion
Ill
Arthur
Miners’ Union
Bull
John W. Yerkes Dies in Danville After Illness
John W. Yerkes former United States commissioner of internal revenue from 1900 to 1910 died at his Danville Kentucky home on June 23 after an extended illness. The respected federal official, long connected with tax administration, passed away peacefully. The city mourns his service and legacy.
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John W. Yerkes
Danville
United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue
No Foreigners Killed Claimed in Kiangsi Areas
The Associated Press reports no confirmed casualties among foreigners in Kiangsi where estimates suggest about four thousand deaths in Kiangfu Taiho Wanan and Lungchuan. Most of the cities were destroyed and no foreigners are believed to be claimed or taken captive.
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Shanghai
Kianfu
Taiho
Wanan
Lungchuan
Harding Seeks End to Coal Strike Amid Illinois Unrest
President Harding condemned the southern Illinois mine disorders as deplorable and urged punishment for those responsible. Secretary Davis announced steps to convene a general meeting of operators and labor leaders with conciliators, aiming for a centralized conference across central competitive fields to resolve the dispute within days.
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Washington
Harding
Southern Illinois
Davis
White House
Herrin
Labor Department
Department
Funeral for Field Marshal Wilson to be held at St Pauls
London reports the June 23 funeral for Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson at St Pauls Cathedral with full military honors. The two alleged assassins, former soldiers, were arraigned on murder charges and remanded for a week. Dublin statements deny Irish republican army involvement and blame British policy in Ireland.
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Associated Press
London
Sir Henry Wilson
St. Paul's Cathedral
Empires
Lord Roberts
Field Marshal Wilson
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Irish Republican Army
Four Courts
Marshal Wilson
Ireland
Great Britain
Wilson
Ulster
Massacre of Non union Miners Stuns Herrin
Herrin Illinois witnesses a mob killing of striking miners in a recent labor clash. crowds file past a makeshift morgue in a vacant store as shots and beatings claim victims from several national backgrounds. locals justify the violence, saying the dead were outsiders and a threat to their livelihoods.
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Cooler
Herrin
Merciless bloodshed reported by Williamson mine survivors
Chicago workers recount brutal attack in Williamson county mine field. Detective Sodter describes bullet wounds and fear as 14 men were shot and 3 hanged during a siege on a labor gang from Madison Coal Company. Bertrand narrowly survived after escaping with a password and union aid.
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Joseph Sodter
Fred Bertrand
Bertrand
Sodter
Carbondale
Sidney J. Morrison
Oine Cook House
Lewis Bert
Ellis
Chicago
Bert
Military board ordered hearing for Herrin incident
Springfield June 23 A five officer Illinois National Guard board of inquiry was ordered to entrain immediately for Herrin after a call between Adjutant General Black and Governor Small The board's personnel were not announced pending governor confirmation and Black said conditions in Herrin were quiet and guardsmen would be kept on call but allowed to sleep at home tonight
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Associated Press
Springfield
Lil
Chicago
Ilinois
Military Board of Inquiry
Black
Small
Japan Decides to Evacuate Siberia
Tokio reports say the Japanese cabinet decided to evacuate Siberia as a reaffirmation of policy there. The exact date awaits discussion by the imperial diplomatic council and diplomatic advisory council the next day.
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Tokio
Japan
Siberia
Imperial Diplomatic Council
Diplomatic Advisory Council
Mexican worker dies leaping from mine tipple in mob chase
West Frankfort Illinois June 23 A Mexican track worker leaped to his death from a mine tipple while a crowd of about seventy five pursued him after a rumor spread that a girl had been attacked. The two companions escaped unharmed. The report proved unfounded.
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West Frankfort
Ill
Massacre of Nonunion Miners in Herrin Woods
In Herrin Illinois on June 23 a mob killed 4 4 striking nonunion miners at a Southern Illinois Coal Company strip mine. Prisoners fled through a barbed wire fence as shooting and looting followed. several bodies were found in woods and ponds. Four men positively identified plus nine bodies with cards may aid identification. Investigations opened with inquest and calls for a grand jury. casualty counts ranged up to forty with morgues holding twenty two bodies.
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Associated Presa
Herrin
Southern Illinois Coal Company
Kerrin
K. McDowell
Marton
Robert Shoemaker
Charleston
St. George
Williamson County
Htgh
Hugh Mine Union District Board
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MR. Hoover
A. M. Ogle
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers
Terre Haute
Ind
National Coal Association
Ogle
Mr. Ogle
Illinois
Frank Farrington
International
The
Interurban
Harrison
JO O
Europe
Potters Field
F. C. Honnold
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Madison Coal Company
Bloody Williamson
Cook Labor Gang
Superintendent Employment Agency
Military Board
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