Hoover Faces Labor Conference With Blame Split
Herbert Hoover, former federal food administrator, met Nov. 16 with the American Federation of Labor executive council to discuss economic and industrial conditions. He suggested labor share responsibility, noted credit and demand factors, and avoided forecasting the future while condemning plant shutdowns as harmful but cited other causes. The meeting shaped labor’s postwar policy on arbitration and immigration and reaffirmed wages at or above 1914 levels adjusted for dollar value.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Hoover
America
Federation
Hioover
Organized Labor
Labor
Europe
Morrison
Mathew Woll
Red Tape and Inadequate Facilities Blamed at Ellis Island
The house immigration committee cites red tape and insufficient facilities at Ellis Island as the cause of postwar congestion. It urges Congress to appoint an assistant secretary of labor, increase inspector numbers, and expedite final exclusion rulings to reduce detention times for aliens awaiting decisions. The panel plans to observe inspectors on incoming ships tomorrow.
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New York
Ellis Island
House Immigration Committee
Congress
Albert Johnson
Isaac Siegel
Thirteen Miners Trapped as Arnold Mine Fire Spreads
Fire near the Arnold mine east of Earlington traps sixteen miners three miles inside. TheStandard Coal Co of Evansville Indiana faces grim odds as smoke thickens and rescue efforts pivot to reversing air flow and tunneling around the blaze.
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Earlington
Arnold
Standard Coal Co
Evansville
Ind
Postal Inspectors Deny Near Solution in $93,000 Heist
Pittsburg November 16 George Craighead head of the post office inspectors said detectives are still at work on the $93,000 theft from the mails between Pittsburg and Weirton West Virginia. He denied rumors that authorities were close to solving the robbery or arrests were imminent.
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Pittsburg
George Craighead
Weirton
W. Va
Panhandle
Federal
Craighead
Death of Col William Leckie Shocks City and Section
Bluefield mourns Col. William Leckie at 191 Oakhurst after a lengthy illness. A Scottish immigrant and coal executive, he built a vast Pocahontas field empire and realty holdings, shaping the region’s development. Funeral Thursday at the Presbyterian church with Masonic, Rotary, and chamber of commerce representation.
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Col
William Leckie
Oakhurst Area
Colonel Leckie
Bluefield
Welch
Col. Leckie
The
Elks
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Country Club
Andrew F. Leckie
W. S. Leckie
Aflex
Douglas E. Leckie
S. J. Kell
M. B. Moore
Huntington
West Virginia Pocahontas Coal Company
Leckie Fire Creek Coal Company
Leckie Collieries Company
Pond Creek Coal and Land Company
Leckie
Samuel
Kate McClellan Leckie
Smith Farm
Ayreshire
Scotland
America
Shenandoah
Schuykill County
Dickinson Seminary
Williamsport
Annie M. Kolb
F. H. Kolb
Philadelphia
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Buck Mountain Coal Company
Delano
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Lehigh Valley Coal
York Farm
Blackwood
Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Company
Harry Lauder
Pennsylvania
Pocahontas
Consolidated
Th Presbyterian Church
Masonic Fraternity
Maple Park Cemetery
Williamson
John T. Wilson
R. BE. Lazenby
W. C. Pollock
W. E. BE
Keppler
Geo
Strader
Wm. B. Hicks
Col. Leckle
Resignation shocks Greece as Venizelos cabinet falls
Premier Venizelos' cabinet resigns, regent Admiral Coundouriotis asks George Rhallis to form a new ministry. Venizelos supporters suffer heavy losses with 118 deputies to 250 for royalists. Venizelos and most ministers defeated.
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Greece
George Rhallis
Associated Press
Athens
Venizelos
Coundouriotis
Macedonia
Attica
M. Venizelos
Demetrios Gounaris
Venizelist
Epirus
Aegean Islands
Ice clad Bluefield sinks into dark as wires fail
A nor eastern ice storm paralyzed Bluefield and Mercer county. Winston Nash, an elderly resident, was killed by a falling tree limb while feeding hogs. Wires broke across the region, Appalachian Power and telegraph lines crippled, homes left without light, and transportation disrupted.
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Winston Nash
Bluefield
North Side
Nash
Allen Street
Stony Ridge
George Nash
Tip Top
Norfolk and Western
Oakvale
Christiansburg
Here
Mercer County
Western Union
Daily Telegraph
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Clinch Valley
Appalachian Power Company
Princeton
Passports Granted to Several Irish Witnesses Ahead of Ireland Hearings
Washington reports that passports were issued to several Irish witnesses invited to testify before the Committee of One Hundred on Ireland. The British embassy and Eamon De Valera were invited to be represented, with no reply received, while Britain indicated it will not block attendance but will not assist the inquiry.
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Washington
Ireland
One Hundred
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
State Department Feuds With Western Union Over Toll Prepayment
Washington reports a widening rift as Western Union refuses to handle any more department cable messages without prepayment of tolls. The order, issued November 10, targets all government departments, though officials say other agencies may have been informally exempted.
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State Department
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Huerta to head cabinet as Obregon takes office
Adolfo de la Huerta will head the cabinet chosen by General Alvaro Obregon when he becomes president December 1. Alberto J. Pani is named secretary of the treasury and General P Elias Calles remains secretary of war. Obregon has yet to comment on the official lineup.
League of Nations averts Monroe Doctrine conflict
Geneva reports that Bolivia and Peru withdrew requests to revise treaties with Chile. The move aims to keep the US out of consentless American questions at the league session. Six committees begin work with forty one members each as South American delegates push for US inclusion. Argentina is seen as a strong candidate for the council.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Assembly of the League of Nations
United States
Bolivia
Peru
Chile
Assembly
League of Nations
Argentina
Council
The
League
Committee On General Organization
Sharp Debate Over Open Meetings in League Assembly
Geneva report of November 16 describes a heated exchange between Lord Robert Cecil and Rene Viviani over open versus private committee sessions. A compromise allows open committee sessions when desired with published minutes, while earlier practice favored privacy. Controversy continues over agenda questions and preassembly committee input. Count Von Bernstorff rumored to visit to discuss Germany joining the league.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Assembly of
League of Nations
Robert Cecil
South Africa
Rene Viviani
Lord Robert
M. Viviani
Signor Tittoni
Italy
Lord Robert Cecil
George Nicoll Barnes
Barnes
Assembly
Count von Bernstorff
Uni
German League
Germany
Uff
Liquor Permits Expires December 1 Under New Rules
Washington date November 16 All outstanding government liquor permits issued before January 17 will expire automatically December 31 and renewal applications must be filed by December 1 under regulations issued by Commissioner Williams. Officials say the rule shortens permit life to one year.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Williams
The
Revenue Bureau
Russian given long term in penitentiary
Pittsburg November 16 Theodore Paller a Russian was sentenced to 17 to 20 years in the western penitentiary after pleading guilty to first degree murder in the slaying of Alexander Zaytsow an American soldier wounded in France Zaytsow a government hospital patient had an argument with Paller before the killing and Paller allegedly said if the Germans did not set you I will then shot the soldier witnesses testified
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Pittsburg
Theodore Paller
Western
Alexander Zaytsow
France
Paller
Zaytsow
Harding Urged to Visit Mexico on Southern Trip
President-elect Harding weighs a Mexican invitation to visit Vera Cruz on his voyage from New Orleans to the canal zone. Mexican officials, led by General Obregon, urge a Mexico City stop but Harding aims to act only as a private citizen if he sets foot on foreign soil, balancing diplomacy with his schedule and engagements. Senator Fall and Elias Torres attended the Brownsville talks as Harding clears correspondence in Texas before sailing.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Tex
Mexico
Elect Harding
Vera Cruz
New Orleans
Canal Zone
Mexico City
Elias L. Torres
Alvaro Obregon
Texas
Torres
Obregon
Harding
United States
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Senate
Hall
Washington
Obrezon
W. P Hobby
Senator Fall
Hlobby
Austin
Western Union recalls Miami Barbadoes cable crew
Havana and Miami report Western Union Telegraph Company has recalled eighteen cable operators and technicians who had waited since September for the Miami Barbadoes cable. They expect to land the cable in Havana, Cuba, after leaving New York.
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Vo Lund
Havana
Miami
Fla
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
United States
Western Union
Cuba
Bandits Rob ounts and Loot Liquor From Sharon Man
In Pittsburg Woods Run district five armed bandits robbed S H May of Sharon Pa of 1600 dollars in cash and twelve cases of liquor. They moved the money and liquor to their vehicle and fled, police report states.
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Pittsburg
H. May
Sharon
Woods Run
Prohibition Director Named for Kentucky
Paul M. J. Kiams, former federal prohibition agent in the southern department, is appointed federal prohibition director for Kentucky, the Bureau of Internal Revenue announced today.
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Kentucky
Washington
Paul M. J. Kiams
Southern Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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League Assembly
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