Governor Cornwell Appeals for Martial Law in Mingo County
Gov. Cornwell says West Virginia cannot cope with the Mingo County strike and asks President Wilson to proclaim martial law as federal troops arrive from Fort Benjamin Harrison to take charge. A survey will determine scope before full military control is declared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwell
Mingo County
Charleston
W. Va
Camp Sherman
Ohio
John J. Cornwell
Chillicothe
Wilson
Central Department of the Army
Matewan
Anse Hatfield
State Department of Public Safety
Mingo
Blankenship
American Legion
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Bailey
Bishop
Bronson
United States
Williamson
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Mingo and
Wyoming
Taylor Cole
Lee Rippley
Thacker Field
United Mine Workers
Provisional Battalion Moves Toward Williamson West Virginia
A 400 man battalion from Camp Sherman in Ohio heads to Williamson West Virginia to quell coal mine district unrest in Mingo county. Major Binford and Captain Brine lead the force, with martial law expected upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ohio
Nineteenth Infantry
Camp Sherman
Williamson
W. Va
Mingo County
R. 8. Binford
E. L. Brine
Fortieth Infantry
Binford
Indianapolis
Ind
George W. Reed
Fifth Army Corps
Cornwell
West Virginia
Wage reductions loom after steel price cuts in Pittsburg
Pittsburg officials report Jones & Laughlin and several large independents cut bars, plates, and structural shapes to the U S Industrial Board levels. Wire and cold rolled steel prices to follow. No immediate wage cut, but officials predict one within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
United States Industrial Board
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Industrial Board
Reestablish Trade With Russia Proposed in Senate
Senator France of Maryland drafts a resolution to advise the president to restore trade relations with Russia. It calls for lifting the embargo, guidance on credits, and negotiations on reparations for invasion, plus congratulating the Russian people on their overthrow of a despotic regime and urging cooperation to build ordered liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
France
Maryland
Senate
State Department
Motorman Cleared in Justice Stewart Death Verdict
A jury in Chambersburg Pennsylvania found motorman Charles E Dessem not negligent in the death of Justice John Stewart of the state supreme court who was struck by a street car while crossing near his home. The inquest was led by Coroner John H Kinter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
John H. Kinter
John Stewart
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Charles E. Dessem
Fight Over Confiscated Liquor in Pittsburg Warehouse
Four state troopers aided by Pittsburg police reserves battled a 500 strong crowd for about 30 minutes as authorities moved 1 275 cases of confiscated liquor into a warehouse in Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Harding studies canal defense problems at Panama fortifications
Senator Harding inspected Panama Canal fortifications at Ancon in the Canal Zone with Brigadier General Chase W. Kennedy and Rear Admiral Maybury Johnston. He reviewed gun operations and defense capabilities and heard officers’ needs, with Senators Hale and Frelinghuysen accompanying him. He returned by train to Cristobal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ancon
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Senator Harding
Pacific
Army
Navy
Chase W. Kennedy
Maybury Johnston
Harding
Frederick Hale
Senate Naval Committee
Josephs. Frelinghuysen
Coast Defense Committee
Cristobal
Shipping Board Estimates 150 Million for 1922 Budget
Washington officials of the Shipping Board will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on the board's 1922 financial needs. The estimated requirement is about 150 million dollars, in addition to revenues from vessel operations. Chairman Benson noted he may not attend unless summoned, citing the need to use earnings plus a lump sum due to uncertain ocean freight rates and difficulty in forecasting government fleet operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shipping Board
House Committee On Appropriations
Benson
Woman Awarded 24486 in Malpractice Suit Over X Rays
A New York jury awarded Mrs. Sarah Antowill of Yonkers 24886 in damages against Dr. Joseph Friedman for X ray treatment burns. The court found malpractice though Friedman argued the burns stemmed from the patient’s unusual sensitivity to radiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteplains
N. Y
Sarah Antowill
Yonkers
Supreme Court
Joseph Friedman
Friedman
Detectives Link Two Mysterious Men to Peirce Slaying Case
Philadelphia investigators probe beyond the two prisoners Marie Williams and Peter Treadway in the Henry T. Peirce murder. They allege two other men named Al Smith and Jack aided the killing tied to the old badger game, as the hunt extends from Philadelphia to Wheeling, with identifications supporting the presence of additional suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henry T. Peirce
Marie Phillips
Peter E. Treadway
al Smith
Jack
Peirce
Wheeling
W. Va
Smith
West Virginia
Treadway
Pierce
Fort Washington
Peter D. Treadway
Marie Williams
Amelia Beck
Wm. Smith
Wheeling Force
Judge Indicted for Murder in Cleveland
William H. McGannon chief justice of the Municipal court was indicted for second degree murder in the May slaying of Harold Kagy by the county grand jury after a second investigation. Rule carries life imprisonment. John W. Joyce was acquitted. witnesses testified McGannon was present at the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
William H. MecGannon
Municipal Court
Harold Kagy
John W. Joyce
Joyce
McGannon
Coal Land Deal in Cumberland Involves 350 Acres
The George's Creek and Phoenix Mining Corporation through Andrews Hall of Keersey Pa bought the Phoenix and Georges Creek Minings Company holdings in Allegheny and Garrett counties for 168000 dollars. The deal includes 350 acres and a mining plant at Reynolds in this county with Wilson D. Althouse of Philadelphia as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Land Deal
Cumberland
George's Creek and Phoenix Mining Corporation
Andrews. Hall
Keersey
Phoenix and Georges Creek ‘Minings Company
Allegheny
Garrett
Wilson D. Althouse
Philadelphia
Reyonlds
This County
Death of West Virginia magistrate William L. Post
Weston West Virginia November 26 Magistrate William L. Post sixty a prominent Lewis County farmer and stock raiser died suddenly last night of heart disease and acute indigestion at a hotel where he was visiting friends He owned several valuable farms His widow and five children survive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Post
Weston
W. Va
Wm. L. Post
Lewis County
Accused of Killing Uncle in Belmont Jurisdiction
Wheeling West Virginia November 26 Belmont county Ohio authorities arrested Jess Jenoski at Banock on a murder charge in the death of his uncle Antonio Obroco found tied and with skull crushed in his home late last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Belmont County
Ohio
Jess Jenoski
Arerst
Banock
Antonio Obroco
Worst Pacific Coast Storm Paralyzes Northwest
Port of Port, Ore on November 26 reports what shipping men call the worst storm in years. Gales up to seventy mph flood low areas at Aberdeen and Astoria, cut wire service to towns, and bring heavy rains with sleet in places. The Santa Rita near Umatilla Reef sent a distress call for sixteen lives. The W. J. Pirrie barge, cut from the Santa Rita, went ashore off Cape Flattery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port
Ore
Pacific
Aberdeen
Wash
Astoria
Mount Tehachapi
Tatoosh Wireless Station
Navy
W. J. Pirrie
Washington Coast
Cape Flattery
Prohibition Raid Nabs Wines at New York Establishment
Wines and liquors valued over 165000 seized in a New York raid at the Atterman establishment. Louis Lr. and J. Jay Atterman, already under 520,000 bond, were cited to show cause why their license should not be revoked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Lr
J. Jay Atterman
Milk Price Drop Planned for Philadelphia Stores
Milk in Philadelphia will fall two cents per quart starting December 1 reducing the retail price to thirteen cents a quart. Pints will be eight cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sixteen Unions to Seek National Boards of Adjustment
Cleveland officials say sixteen recognized railroad labor organizations will send representatives to a Chicago hearing to press for national boards of adjustment to handle grievances. The Associated Standard Recognized Railroad Labor Organizations plan a united request to the Railway Labor Board. Over 3,000 cases await decision, many from shop unions, with more than 2,000,000 members across the four big brotherhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Railway Labor Board
National Boards of Adjustment
Associated Standard
Labor Board
Brines Held Without Bail For Grand Jury
Elmer C. Drewes Dartmouth College senior was found dead October 17 with a gunshot wound to the brain. The coroner's jury ruled William P. Brines caused the death and Brines, a University of Pennsylvania sophomore and former Marine, is held without bail for the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Elmer C. Drewes
Dartmouth College
Wm.p. Brines
Christian T. Drewes
Brines
Univer of Pennsylvania
Drewes
West Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Commonwealth
Two Victims Identified in Grand Trunk Wreck Near Toronto
The Grand Trunk flyer wreck near Toronto last night killed two people. Identified as M. J. Sullivan of St. Louis Missouri and Emmanuel Brown a sleeping car porter. Railroad officials say only these two fatalities were confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
M. J. Sullivan
St. Louis
Emmanuel Brown
Grand Trunk Railroad
Illinois Railroads Ordered to Raise Passenger Fares
Interstate Commerce Commission orders Illinois railroads to increase passenger fares for intrastate traffic to match interstate rates. The decision affects riders within Illinois and aligns state fares with national pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Asked to Lead Armenian Mandate Effort
The Armenian question surfaces at Geneva as Lord Robert Cecil argues the United States is best suited to accept the mandate and influence Mustapha Kemal. He cites a $20,000,000 military aid figure to establish Armenian independence and loan terms. The League council backs amending Elihu Root’s Hague plan for an international court, with a ten member subcommittee drafting the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Geneva
United States
Armenia
Robert Cecil
South Africa
League of Nations Assembly
Mustapha Kemal
Robert
Leon
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
Elihu Root
League of Nations Council
Seaf
Council of the League
East Liverpool Couple Secretly Wed After Years of Romance
George Kidder Bethany College football star and Miss Eula Capehart elementary school teacher announced their Wellsburg West Virginia wedding today after a weeks long secret ceremony. The couple first met as East Liverpool High School classmates and kept the romance private for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
George Kidder
Bethany College
Eula Capehart
Wellsburg
W. Va
East Liverpool High School
Charles Gritman Dead Pioneer Reporter Dies in Chicago
Charles Gritman a pioneer Chicago newspaper reporter died in Chicago at age fifty seven He claimed to have furnished Hall Cain with the plot for his novel The Eternal City Gritman entered the paper trade on the Chicagoenter Ocean over forty years ago He reported on the Haymarket riots years ago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gritman
Chicago
Pioneer
Hall Cain
Ternal City
Chenter-Ocean
Haymarket
Two More North Dakota Banks Fail
Fargo North Dakota November 26 two more banks closed today bringing the total to fifteen shut in two weeks due to depleted reserves. The Farmers and Merchants Bank at Sherwood and the Farmers State Bank at Rhame reported closures as part of the banking crisis.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Farmers and Chants Bank
Sherwood
Farmers State Bank
Rhame
Mexican consul of Douglas suspended for disobeying order
Douglas Arizona November 26 F Alfonso Pesqueira brother of el V Pesqueira confidential agent of the Mexican government at Washington has been suspended as Mexican consul at Douglas for refusing to accept an order from the city to vise the Den e of United States Senator A B Fall of New Mexico
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Douglas
Ariz
F. Alfonso Pesqueira
el V. Pesqueira
Washington
United States
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
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Judgeley
Pronson
Dailey
Capt. Brine
Reed
Williamson Operators’ Association
Jones & Laughlin
MR. Harding
Jage
Peter Treadway
Pacific Coast
Santa Rita
Unite
National Boards Adjustment
Sam
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