Matewan Battle Trial 3 Halts Amid Illness in Court
The Matewan battle trial resumed with ten rebuttal witnesses heard before adjournment due to juror illness. Judge Bailey halted proceedings until Monday as defense and prosecution presented repetitive testimony and two letters alleging threats against R. L. I were stricken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert C. Felts
Baldwintelts
Felts
C. C. Testerman
Cornet
Batley
Nee
Ira McLaughlin
J. OC
Jack
Matewane
Eas
The
Brongon
Soe Oe
Testerman
Beldwin
Bronson
J. B. Stratton
Rohrer
Matewan
William B. Coleman
Sid Hatfield
Squire A. B. Hatfield
Squire Hatfield
al Hoskins
Squire
A. B. McKinney
Frank Talbert
McKinney
Trapper Richardson Sentenced for Killing State Policeman
In Youngstown Ohio on March 12 Trapper Richardson a Black man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of John Dargus a Pennsylvania state policeman at Struthers Ohio after a motion for a new trial was overruled He had two prior trials first degree murder conviction and a life sentence with mercy recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Richardson
John Dargus
Pennsylvania
Struthers
Wage Cuts Hit Minneapolis Flour Mills Workers
Minneapolis announced wage reductions affecting 800 to 1,000 mill workers across several flour mills. Skilled labor faces a 15 percent cut while unskilled labor suffers a 25 percent decrease starting next Monday.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Window Glass Plant Quits Kane Pa
The Kane Plant of the American Window Glass Company suspended operations today. Two hundred and fifty men were thrown out of employment.
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Window Glass
Kane
American Window Glass Company
Prominent Oil Man John Leonard Dies in Kane
John Leonard, 55, a leading figure in oil and gas for a quarter century, died at his Kane home on March 12 after a long illness. He was widely known in industry circles and leaves a widow and two children. Funeral plans were not immediately announced.
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Kane
John Leonard
Tony
Palmer Prohibition Ruling To Stand In Looming Review
Washington officials say Palmer’s ruling allowing broad medicinal manufacture of beer wine and whiskey will stand unless Treasury requests reconsideration. Solicitor General Frierson and treasury officials note the internal revenue bureau’s enforcement theory has been upended by the ruling. The unit had operated under a regulatory powers view to limit distribution of intoxicants excepted by Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Palmer
Frierson
Treasury Department
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition Unit
Offcials
Plans to end special Senate session are overthrown
Washington March 12 Plans to end the special Senate session failed as White House and Capitol delays affected key nominations. President Harding faced difficulty securing approvals for nominees including Colonel George Harvey as ambassador to Great Britain and James J. Esch to the Interstate Commerce Commission, with action postponed to early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Capitol
Harding
Congress
Shipping Board
George Harvey
New York
Great Britain
Harvey
Foreign Relations Committee
LaFollette
Wisconsin
James J.sch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mark Potter
Esch
William W. Husband
Vermont
Immigration
Harry H. Billany
Delaware
Carl Mapes
Michigan
Bureau of Internal Revenue
John W. Davis
London
Railway Labor Board cites wage cut strike at Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic
The United States Railway Labor Board asked the receiver of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railway and striking employees to appear March 21 to determine if wages were cut and if the strike violated a board decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board Today
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
Army Aviators Demand Real Bombing Duel With Navy Guns
Army aviators urged that bombing experiments include the fleet returning fire with anti aircraft guns. Letters from pilots across many fields express eagerness to test under true war conditions with ships in motion and gunners aiming from battleships as air fields conduct silhouette ship bombing practice.
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Washington
Air Service
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Mitchell
C. Moseley
Mineola Field
Atlantic Fleet
Weir Cook
Fort Crooks
Nebraska
Charleston Field
Arcadia
Fla
Army
New York Central Abolishes General Superintendent Posts
Chicago and Elkhart announce sweeping changes in New York Central Railway officials affecting 4350 positions. Eight general superintendents lose status and revert to division chiefs while several specialized posts are abolished. Salary cuts range from 750 to 2000 dollars yearly.
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Chicago
New York Central Railway
A. E B. Lloyd
Eee
Chicago Divison
Elkhart
Ind
New York Central Railroad
W. F. Schaff
Toledo
A. E. Lloyd
Alliance
Ohio
F. H Wilson
Conflicting News on Russian Revolt Reported in London
London reports clash of dispatches on the Russian revolt. Patria gas dispatches claim the Petrograd uprising is crushed with 2,500 garrison troops executed. Other messages allege Bolshevik losses at Kiev Tahmboy and Orel with 150 soviet commissars crucified at Tsaritsyn. Kronstadt revolt fate hinges on interior developments aiding anti Lenine forces. Revoluters say rebels have ten days of food.
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London
Russian Union
Helsinafors
Petrograd
Kiev
Tahmboy
Orel
Tsaritsyn
Kronstadt
Baltic
Russia
Lenine and Trotzky
Packers and unions accept Davis mediation offer
After a full day of talks among packers and unions, Armour & Company telegrammed James J. Davis in Washington agreeing to send two representatives for talks with Davis and two employer reps. The message said they will follow his suggestion and support mediation to avert a strike. Dennis Lane of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters said his union cooperates with government efforts and accepts Davis's mediation to resolve the packers' breach of the current agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Davis
Washington
Sue Telegram
Armour & Company
Davis
Dennis Lane
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
Federal Department
Springfield Bars Street Traffic Amid Riot Aftermath
Springfield Ohio officials declared martial measures after disturbances left a iceman and a black man wounded and an attack on a 11 year old girl. Sheriff Jones took charge with eight national guardsmen and barred traffic closed stores and theatres while patrols used armed trucks to enforce the order.
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Springfield
Ohio
Marge Ferneau
David Jones
National Guardsmen
Reichstag votes approval of government stand on reparations
Berlin March 12. The Reichstag approved the government's stance toward allied reparations after a speech by Foreign Minister Simons. The vote was 58 to 49 with coalition parties supporting and a communist push for immediate diplomatic ties with Soviet Russia defeated. Simons warned negotiations must base on altered grounds due to penalties and shifting upper Silesia.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Reichstag
Simons
London
Russia
Dr. Simons
Germany
Upper Silesia
Karl Trimborn
Dr. Simon
The
Penal
Governor seeks views of former West Virginia National Guard officers
Charleston March 12 Governor E F Morgan said he wants input from former National Guard officers on proposed rehabilitation measures. He urged concerned officers to write the legislature's military committee chairs or the governor with their views and said officers may be asked to testify to aid in drafting the bill. Major James I Pratt of Charleston endorsed the interest in reestablishing the guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
E. F. Morgan
West Virginia National Guard
Senate
House of Delegates
Morgan
National Guard
James I. Pratt
Disarmament Bill Passed in Germany Amid Contention
In Berlin on March 12 representatives from the federal states voted down Bavaria's objections in the imperial council and approved a disarmament bill aligning with the January 29 allied note. The interior minister called it the government’s bitter duty to enforce treaty terms.
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Berlin
Bavaria
Imperial Council
Swiss Pair Wins Six Day Bicycle Race at Madison Square Garden
New York on March 12 reports Oscar Egg and Peter Van Kempen of Switzerland won the six day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden finishing at eleven tonight. Maurice Brocco of Italy and Willie Coburn of the United States took second with the German team Walter Rutt and Willie Lorenz finishing third.
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New York
Oscar Egg
Peter van Kempen
Switzerland
Madison Square Garden
Maurice Brocco
Italy
Willie Coburn
United States
Walter Rutt
Willie Lorenz
Defense Charges Effort to Shelve Baseball Trials
State seeks six months postponement in the Brown Sox trial over the 1919 World Series fix. Prosecutors say delay will purge the sport and send guilty men to prison while defense argues the move keeps players under cloud and delays justice. Judge Landis has placed indicted players on the ineligible list pending the trial.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
K. M. Landis
George F. Barrett
Barrett
Thomas P. Nash
Buck Weaver
Jackson
Weaver
Charles A. McDonald
Harry Grabiner
Landis
Cassidy
Detroit
Testimony Ties Ramon Trial to Political Fallout
Ardmore Oklahoma March 12 The Ramon murder trial heard new testimony about a dying declaration by Jake Hamon that Clara Smith Hamon shot him as he lay wounded in his hotel room The witness W B Nichols former Oklahoma City police chief and Hamons associate said Hamon claimed a frame up by others He also mentioned directing allies to Warren Harding for office and Clara Hamons alleged demand for money to leave Ardmore as part of the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Jake L. Hamon
Oklahoma
Republican National
Clara Hamon
Hamon
Warren Harding
T. E. Irwin
Presbyterian Church
Lawton
Dr. Irwin
W. B Nichols
Oklahoma City
Hammon
Nichols
Kelly M. Roach
Clara Smith Harmon
Bill
Hannon
Clara
Clara Hannon
Ketch
Jake Hannon
Sereen
Harmon
Everett W. Sallis
Dallas
Texas
Clara i
el Paso
Mexico
Danewee
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Wilness
Doug
Bailey
Plang
Col. Harvey
Court OF ST. James
la Follette
Mr. Esch
Fleet
New York Central
Packers
Unions
Unity Welfare League
James White
Joseph Ryan
White
Reighstag
Simon
Federal
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