Full Splendor of Military Honors at Miles Funeral
Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles was laid to rest at Arlington with full military honors. The ceremony featured an army navy and marine escort, a casket borne by soldiers, a brief church service, and a final volley followed by taps. Civilians and veterans, including Major Sherman Miles, attended as dignitaries and tendered respect to the former Army head.
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Miles
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Arlington National Cemetery
Pittsburg Coal Co Union Mines Closed Up
Pittsburg Pa May 19 All of the Pittsburg Coal Company's union mines are now closed the company announced tonight Its Forest Hill mine near West Newton employing 400 men which closed today was the last to suspend operations Two years ago the company had fifty mines in operation in the Pittsburg district and fourteen in Ohio Since then others have been shut down The Jacksonville scale was signed and non union mines in West Virginia and Kentucky began selling coal below the cost of production in the Pennsylvania field the company stated it was not possible to keep all the mines running A solution has been found by some union miners of Pomeroy Ohio who three weeks ago agreed to work on the November 1917 wage
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Old Fort Myer
Virginia Hills
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
St. John's Church
White House
Aneed Asker
Returas Onlgne
Miles
Old Fort
Sherman Miles
Europe
Fort Myer
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Union
Forest Hill
West Newton
Ohio
Jacksonville
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Pittsburo
Pomeroy
Subway Panic Injures Hundreds in New York Train
A six car Lexington Avenue subway train caried by a smoke filled tunnel halted and burned by an electrical short, injuring about 100 and prompting a stampede among roughly 1,000 passengers including many Bronx residents. Fire originated under a platform near Grand Central, with most victims treated at nearby first aid stations and hospitals.
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New York
Lexington Avenue
Grand Central Terminal
Bronx Park
St. Vincent's Hospital
Bronx
Lower Manhattan
Forty-first Street
Grand Central Terminal Station
Woman Arrested for Obscene Language in Picket Case
Fairmont May 19 Sixteen more arrests for unlawful mine picketing were made in Grant Town Dakota and nearby mines. A woman at Jamison No 9 was arrested for using obscene language and will stand trial. Contempt and injunction cases involve A Bittner and other union officials with juries or court processes under way.
Langin Field Officers Seek Emergency Landing Near Uniontown
Captain A E Simonin and Warrant Officer W C Bailey of Langin Field spoke with Uniontown Pennsylvania chamber of commerce leaders to press for a new emergency landing field in Uniontown according to their report from May 19.
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Moundsville
W. Va
A. E. Simonin
W. C. Bailey
Langin Field
Washington
Uniontown
Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania City
Simonin
Secretary Weeks Takes Short Automobile Ride
Washington May 10. Abe Weeks has recovered from a thrombosis attack and gall bladder complications enough to ride in city parks with his private secretary attending to personal affairs. Doctors said operations were not required as a precaution and his condition improved sufficiently for this brief outing.
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Ashington
Abe Weeks
Norfolk and Western considers Virginian lease deal
Stockholders of Norfolk and Western Railway plan a special meeting in Roanoke at 11 to consider leasing the Virginian Railway for 999 years. Most of 12,962 N and W shares are expected to vote for the merger while Virginian stockholders have not consented. Opposition from Norfolk and Tidewater Virginia cites reduced regional development and diverted traffic, though N and W president Nedles says the aim is to boost Norfolk port and traffic.
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Virginian
Norfolk and Western
General Office
Roanoke
Board of Directors
Norfolk and Western Kholders
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Norfolk
Tidewater Virginia
Hampton Roads
Liberty Fireworks Plant Fire Swallows Franklin Park
A fire at the Liberty Fireworks Company plant in Franklin Park destroyed the factory and many nearby work buildings after a series of explosions. One woman was injured as about fifty employees narrowly escaped. Officials estimate damage at $100,000 as firemen fought to prevent further spread to the main building and magazine.
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Chicago
Liberty Fireworks Company
Franklin Park
Irvine
Wonder Magazine
Union dispute prompts temporary restraining order in West Virginia coal case
In Wheeling officials of the West Virginia Pittsburgh Coal Co win a temporary injunction barring United Mine Workers from unionizing workers. Judge Baker sets June 1 for hearing on a permanent injunction while cases from nineteen coal firms move to Wheeling. Contempt questions against UMW leaders and service of summons for John L Lewis and other executives loom as part of the broader labor fight.
Jury Delays Mark Shepherd Trial in Chicago Case
In Chicago on May 19 the Shepherd trial stalled as jurors were not yet chosen. Judge Lynch saw three men temporarily acceptable but peremptory challenges reduced the pool, while defense attorney Stewart pressed voir dire to probe potential prosecution motives linked to a large estate. State's Attorney Crowe objected, citing motive concerns.
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Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Thomas J. Lynch
Robert White
William Scott Stewart
Shepherd
Robert Kk. Crowe
Stewart
Olson
Northern Trust Company
Young McClintock
Harry Olson
Termine
Courtsel
Truck Driver Arrested After Leaving Hospital
Huntington W V May 19 Charles Ferguson twenty eight driver of the automobile which crashed head on into a street car last Saturday night killing one of the occupants was arrested by police today when he was able to leave the hospital. He sustained a broken collar bone and other cuts and bruises. In default of 500 bond on a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated he was placed in jail. Elbert Williamson twenty seven was killed in the accident.
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Huntington
W. Va
Charles Ferguson
Elbert Williamson
City Directors Defer Election Officer Appointments
City commissioners in regular session postponed action on appointing election officers for the upcoming primary and municipal election. Republican and Democratic officer lists were presented by party leaders, with questions raised about the legality of the executive committees and no agreement on changes to the Republican list. The delay extends to next week when all three lists, including the directors' slate, will be reconsidered.
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Fred M. Hawley
W. F. Palmer
W. HE. Ross
John Kee
F. R. Christie
H. J. Skott
Ross
Christie
Rite
P. D. Bratton
Union
Bland Streets
C. E. Boone
Rockbridge Street
Alitf
Leyandala Avenue
Four men shot during Kermit election melee in West Virginia
In Williamson W V May 9 two men killed and three seriously wounded one possibly fatally in a gun battle tied to a vote on creating an independent Kermit school district. Sherman Parsley Buck Kirk died others Ken Chapman Ken Kirk and John Chafin wounded.
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Ken Chapman
Ken Kirk
John Chafin
Kermit
Norfolk and Western
Huntington
Alex Bishop
Bishop
Kinnaird
Williamson
Lee Curry
Curry
Chapman
Buck Kirk
Kirk
Parsley
Sheriff's Office
Ira Maynard
Jim Muncy
Ira Webb
Bill Dillon
Waller
Nagle Lear Re elected State Regent at West Virginia Catholic Daughters
Mrs. Jane Nagle Lear of Wheeling was re elected state regent at the West Virginia Catholic Daughters biennial convention in Parkersburg. Officers named include Mrs. Aunte O Leary state secretary and Mrs. M L Gleason state treasurer A parish mass preceded a formal welcome by Parkersburg official Kenner B Stephenson. A San Francisco national convention delegate slate was announced with Huntington designated for the 1926 gathering.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Jane Nagle Lear
Wheeling
West Virginia
the Catholic Daughters of America
Aunte O'Leary
M. L. Gleason
Charleston
Andrew Whitstead
Laura Schaffer
Piedmont
State Monitor
San Francisco
Lear
Charles Swint
Weston
P. W. Coffee
Martinsburg
Honora Costello
Mary Hanley
Mannington
James Brown
Huntington
Kenner B. Stephenson
Public Safety
J. 8. Dunn
Cardinal Hayes
New York
State Court
College of Cardinals
Birchfield Killed in Truck Crash Near St. Marys
William M. Birchfield twenty five of Point Pleasant West Virginia was instantly killed this afternoon when his truck overturned at a road bend near St Marys West Virginia The brakes reportedly failed causing the vehicle to skid off the highway and overturn per local reports
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WM. Birchfield
Parkersburg
W. Va
William M. Birchfield
Point Pleasant
St. Mary's
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