Gompers Wins AFL Return in 41st Convention
In Denver on June 25 Samuel Gompers and his entire AFL administration were reelected for another year amid scenes of wild enthusiasm. Tobin and Morrison also won re elections as treasurer and secretary with other officers retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Daniel J. Tobin
Indianapolis
Frank Morrison
Washington
Jacob Fisher
Matthew Woll
Chicago
Hearsts
Garys
Gompers
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
John McBride
Lewis
Mine Workers
United Brotherhood of Carpenters ’and Joiners
International Association of Machinists
Tailors
The
Craftsmens Union
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Robert Carlan
Alexander Howat
Kansas
United Mine Workers of America
William J. Spencer
D. C
Building Trades Department
James J. Forrester
British Trade Union Congress
Peter J. Brady
New York
John O'Hara
Danbury
Conn
Trades and Labor Congress
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fort Worth
Texas
Shouts Mistaken for Drowning Call Ends Tragedy
In New York on June 26 eight-year-old Edward Anderson triggered a rescue attempt when eight-year-old shouted for help. Two Elizabeth New Jersey workmen Paul Saps and Michael Lowenk plunged into a Staten Island pond to save him but died. Police later found both men drowned. cramps are suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
New York
Edward Anderson
Elizabeth
N. J
Paul Saps
Michael Lowenk
Staten Island
Saps
Sowenk
Jury convicts Tillman Jenkins in Rowlesburg police killing
A West Virginia jury found Tillman Jenkins of Charleston guilty of second degree murder for the June 1 killing of a Baltimore and Ohio railroad policeman in Rowlesburg. The verdict was returned at 3 35 this afternoon in criminal court Kingwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingwood
W. Va
Tillman Jenkins
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rowlesburg
Claim Against Roosevelt Estate Admitted False
Mrs Emma Burkett of Hillsdale Illinois admitted a claim for sixty nine thousand nine hundred dollars against the Theodore Roosevelt estate was false while she was jailed in Jerseyville in November 1919 according to State's Attorney Paul M Hamilton.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Theodore Roosevelt
Emma Burkett
Hillsdale
Paul M. Hamilton
League Birthday Observed in London Hyde Park
Crowds estimated at 50 000 gathered in London to mark the league of nations second anniversary. Demonstrations formed across the city with parades to Hyde Park where twenty speakers including Lord Cecil and the Archbishop of Canterbury addressed the crowds. Representations came from forty eight nations in the league.
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London
League of Nations
Hyde Park
Lord Cecil
Archbishop of Canterbury
League Council Declines Albania Greece Jugoslavia Complaint
The League of Nations executive council ruled it could not address Albania’s complaint against Greece and Yugoslavia. It said the Committee of Ambassadors had the matter and the council was incompetent to act.
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Geneva
Switz
Executive Council
League of Nations
Albania
Greece
Jugo-Slavia
League Council
McGannon Convicted of Perjury in Cleveland Trial
William H. McGannon former municipal court chief justice was found guilty of perjury by a Cleveland jury in Common Pleas Court. He testified in the murder trial of Harold C. Kagy and was later acquitted. The court sentenced him to imprisonment with a maximum of ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGiannon
Cleveland
William H. MccGannon
Municipal Court
Common Pleas
Florence FE. Alilen
Oslo
McGannon
Harold C. Kagy
Victory for Telegraphers in Labor Board ruling
Chicago June 25 The United States railroad labor board upheld the telegraphers order in a decision that the termination of conventions on July 1 did not end the agreement between the order of railroad telegraphers and the carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Order of Railroad
United States Railroad Labor Board
Normal training Beckley and Burgh
Charleston West Virginia June 25 Normal training high schools as provided by the last legislature were established by the board of education at Beckley Raleigh county Bridgeport Harrison county Point Pleasant Mason e county East Bank Pocahontas Ravenswood Jackson county Cairo Ritchie county and Burgh Mingo county Another will be established either in Lincoln or Hardy counties The board adjourned after a week in annual session Here John C Shaw of Wheeling was elected special agent for rehabilitation work He will be connected with the state department of education and will have field offices at Wheeling The board approved the ten normal training high schools which have heretofore received state aid Normal training departments will be continued at each for at least another year The advisory council conferred on future policy for colored schools with presidents of the two collegiate institutes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Board of Education
Beckley
Raleigh
Bridgeport
Harrison County
Point Pleasant
Masone County
East Bank
Pocahontas County
Ravenswood
Jackson County
Cairo
Ritchie County
Bureh
Mingo County
Lincoln
Hardy Counties
John C. Shaw
Wheeling
State Department of Education
Shaw
West Liberty Normal School
Summersville
Nicholas County
Clay Court House
Clay County
Sutton
Braxton County
Middlebourne
Tyler County
Hinton
Summers County
Spencer
Roane County
Kingwood
Preston County
Webster Springs
Webster County
Mount Hope
Fayette County
Parsons
Tucker County
State Board
Practical Steamship Man Will Be Engaged
New York June 25 The shipping board will hire a practical Steamshipman with an outstanding record as its director of operations Chairman Lasker said He will be paid salary equal to private industry but must repay the government He is considering several candidates and plans to report to President Harding Monday Lasker will choose the right men and existing employees will have equal consideration Meanwhile he seeks to fill the post promptly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Shipping Board
Lasker
Washington
Harding
Riot at Ohio Women's Reformatory sparks stabbing melee
A riot at the Marysville Ohio reform institution for women left prisoners and attendants injured this afternoon. Officials say the disturbance aimed to free twenty five inmates by killing the superintendent and three staff members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Reformatory
Marysville
Ohio
Ohio Reformatory
Final appeal to De Valera and Craig for conference in London
London June 25 Premier Lloyd George sends identical letters to Eamonn De Valera and Sir James Craig urging a London conference to explore a possible settlement in Ireland. The letters invite representatives and colleagues, offer safe conduct, and emphasize reconciliation and lasting harmony between southern and northern Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
Eamonn de Valera
James Craig
King George
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Southern Ireland
Moore-Pickford Divorce Stands in Nevada Ruling
The Nevada state attorney general failed to set aside the divorce decree of Mary Pickford and Owen Moore. District Judge Langan granted a motion to quash the summons in the attorney general's proceedings at Minden this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore-Pickford
Reno
Nev
Mary Pickford
Owen Moore
Minden
Langan
Curb Market Quits
New York curb market ends outdoor operations as bells mark the noon hour and the long standing bustle on Broad street fades to a murmur after a final roar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church
Broad Street
Man Killed by Train Near Panama On Norfolk and Western Tracks
Frank Wise 58, a Dayton Ohio salesman for Pioneer Tar Soap Company, was struck and killed by Norfolk and Western train No 57 near Panama. He walked onto the track while watching a Virginian train cross a bridge. His body was sent to Bluefield for burial. his son in Dayton is en route. Relatives and the Indiana Commercial Travelers were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wise
Pioneer Tar Soap Company
Dayton
Ohio
Panama
Widemouth
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Virginian
Norfolk and Western
Wise
Indiana Commercial Travelers
American Coal Company
A. L. Hawkins
Matoaka
Bluefield
Roy Wise
T. J. Phelps
United Commercial Travelers
Matewan Trials Delayed to September Term
Williamson West Virginia June 25 The trial of twenty four men indicted in the Matewan killings on May 19 1920 will be continued to the September term after both sides agreed to a postponement The slayings followed evictions of striking miners families from Stone Mountain Coal Company houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
W. Va
Lee Felts
Depe Ulves
Matewan
Felts
Stone Mountain Coal Company
The Biggest Day in Bluefield Celebrations
The Bluefield Post No 9 American Legion hosts a Fourth of July event at the Fair Grounds with a July 15 19 Redpath Chautauqua to follow. Telegraph celebrates a huge Sunday edition July 3 adding a 16 page section for the Legion and Woman's Auxiliary. Copies sell for five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bluefield Post No. 9
American Legion
Fair Grounds
The
Telegraph
American Legion and
Woman's Auxiliary
Air Force Battle Conferences in Newport News
Air and naval air forces in Newport News hold joint conferences on search and destroy drills for a test of locating and sinking a mock target at sea. Brigadier General Mitchell and Commander Ellison review plans as Tuesday tests include dropping dummy hazardous devices from aircraft to strike a battleship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Navy
Iowa
Ellison
Naval Base
Mitchell
Army Air Operations
Langley Field
Hoover hints at exchanging securities to improve security in debt deals
Secretary Hoover told a Senate committee the administration may mobilize private banking credit to prevent forced liquidation of farm goods like cotton and sugar. He added that the treasury could exchange some New Nations securities for German bonds to obtain better security, though not to swap good for inferior securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Senate
United States
Europe
Norris
Congress
Treasury
England
Mr. Hoover
Take No Prisoners Order From General Lopez
General B. Lopez commanding the frontier district between Matamoras and Nuevo Laredo ordered the Guerrero commander opposite Zapata to advance with two hundred men against the rumored revolutionary band led by General Francisco Murguia. Lopez directed Guerrero officers to take no prisoners. Murguia's force size is unknown but thought to cooperate with Pablo Gonzales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Texas
B. Lopez
Matamoras
Pablo Gonzales
Grand jury indicts seven civilians and five officers in Tulsa race riot
In Tulsa, June 25, the grand jury returned indictments against seven civilians and five policemen including Chief John Gustafson. Charges include conspiracy to dispose of stolen cars and multiple counts against Gustafson. The report says armed groups sparked the riot, whites acted largely peacefully, and police failed to enforce the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
John Gustafson
Gustafson
Dick Roland
Rowland
Court House
Farm Bureau approves coal plan and wool pooling
Morgantown West Virginia June 25 Special the executive committee of the West Virginia Farm Bureau Federation approved plans to handle coal for western state farm bureaus and ordered twenty trial carloads for Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Virginia farmers. The committee also completed plans to pool a million pounds of wool grading from July 11 to August 6 statewide wherever wool can be assembled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Virginia
Marie Curie Sails Home With Gifted Radium and Mesothioium
Accompanied by her two daughters Mme Marie Curie sails for home aboard the Olympic. She carries two packages from American women: a gram of radium valued at 110000 dollars and half a gram of mesothioium valued at 30000 dollars to aid her cancer research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mme
Marie Curie
Pass Tariff Bill Before July 20
Representative Mondell and Chairman Fordney forecast House passage of the tariff bill by July 20 after talks with President Harding. The revenue bill would follow, with tax legislation after the tariff, as a special session ends once enacted. The measure will be formally presented next Saturday for full committee review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Representative Mondell
Harding
Fordney
Ways and Means
Mondell
Congress
Ten Boys Held In West Virginia Post Office Robberies
Ten boys aged nine to sixteen were taken into custody in Weirton West Virginia on charges of robbing Holliday's Cove post office. Authorities say the arrests form a clique linked to more than a dozen hold ups and robberies in Weirton and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Weirton
Bodies of Soldiers Return on Wheaton Voyage from Antwerp
The transport Wheaton has left Antwerp with the bodies of more than four thousand soldiers. It is due in New York early next month. The graves registration bureau expects every American whose return is planned to reach the United States by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wheaton
Antwerp
Forgery Probe in Putnam County Ends With Arrest Warrant
West Virginia authorities seek H. H. Henson deputy county clerk in Putnam after an audit by the state tax commissioner found forged county orders and missing funds. Hallanan says at least a score of orders were raised, with grand jury action recommended and an arrest expected by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Putnam County
H. H. Henson
Putnam
J. D. Henson
Wal Hallanan
Justice of the Peace Harmony of
Bancroft
Hallanan
State Tax Commissioner
Tax Commissioner
Spencer Moore Company
Tax Commissioner's Office
County Court
Grand Jury
Henson
Assault Proved Costs Man Dearly in Ohio Town
In Bellaire Ohio on June 26 John Walker was fined 200 and jailed six months on seven charges after an assault on Chief Frank Mason. The total sentence amounts to 400 days in jail and 1400 dollars in fines, described as the harshest penalty by a justice of the peace in eastern Ohio. The chief was arresting Walker when the assault occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Ohio
Frank Mason
John Walker
Squire Mason
Walker
Justice of the Peace
Average Retail Coal Prices in Washington Report
The labor department released figures showing anthracite stove coal priced at 14 872 on April 15, 1920, up from 12 588 on January 15 and down from 15 631 on March 15. Chestnut coal averaged 14 859, with March 15 at 15 661 and January 15 at 12 etc. Bit coal averaged 10 577 on April 15, 11 147 on March 15, and 8 808 on January 15 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
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Gonzales
Mexico
Mexico City
Tamaulipas
Carranza
War Office
Columbia
Estrada
Beckley and Burgh
Raleigh County
Mingo Town
Lasker Announces
George
de Valera
Frank Wat
Lopez
Murguia
Oklahoma
Mme. Curie Salles
J. M. Henson
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