Federal troops report 400 armed band members surrender in West Virginia
Brigadier General Bandholtz announced that four hundred men surrendered to U S troops near Sharples and Madison after weapons were seized and they were sent home under guard. The operation aims to restore order in Boone and Logan counties with military districts set and no opposition reported anywhere.
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Bandholtz
Charleston
W. Va
H. H. Bandholtz
West Virginia
Boone-Logan
Sharples
Madison
St. Albans
Carl A. Martin
Logan County
Boone County
Logan
Camp Dix
N. J
General Bandholtz
Kanawha Bayette
Boone
Mingo
Coal River District
Coal River Valley
Blair
Kanawha
Fayette County
Jacan Counties
Water Rationing Urges Bluefield Citizens Amid Drought
The city of Bluefield announces a water cut off today from 12 to 1 pm west of Mercer street and New Midway areas, lasting until midnight. With shortages worsening, the mayor appeals for strict conservation, noting hospitals and high elevations have faced weeklong water outages, and some residents still waste water by sprinkling lawns and washing cars. A watchful official will monitor the west end valve for fire use.
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Mercer Street
New Midway
Health Department
Blazefield
Ridley
Bluefield Water Company
Bluefield
Cr. L. Bailey
Firing Troops Sweep Blair Mountain Region Amid Fighting
Militarty units with about 200 men established posts at Jeffery and Sharples to disarm armed factions in West Virginia. Forty two rifles and eighteen pistols were seized as a group of combatants was rounded up and sent away from the disturbed area. One disarmed man said he knew of a death and eight injuries from the day’s firing as rain limited rescue efforts. Traffic on the Little Coal River line resumed after suspension.
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Jeffery
Sharples
Blair Mountain
Little Coal River
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Beech Creek
Passenger killed as train derails near Appalachian
Pimira New York September third a derailment of Delaware Lackawanna and Western train No 3 westbound after ballast washed out by heavy rain. One passenger Martin Warnke 26 Astoria New York died instantly. Engineer Bockhammer Scranton Pennsylvania suffered a broken leg and crushed side. Fireman Stephen Criss Scranton had crushed ribs. Two trainmen seriously hurt. Locomotive demolished. coaches only slightly telescoped.
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Pimira
N. Y
Delaware, Lackawanna
Debs may get clemency after peace with Germany
Washington officials discussed possible extension of executive clemency for socialist leader Eugene V. Debs after the formal peace with Germany. A clemency grant would free Debs without restoring full citizenship rights, sparking debate over political offenses versus pardons.
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Washington
Harding
Germany
Atlantic Penitentiary
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Daugherty
American Bar Association
Bluefield Boy Wins Two Pitcher Battles
Bluefield boy earns two pitched victories as Legion members stay safe but fatigued. Bluefielders hope to return home by tonight or Monday morning as regular troops aim to gain control of the situation.
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Legion
Bluefield Boys Stand Fast as Federal Troops Arrive
Logan West Virginia September 3 Special. Bluefield miners clash with forces on Blair Mountain front. Bluefield company remains alert and battle ready awaiting regular army relief as two troopers’ horses recaptured and casualties reported on the mountain line.
Inmates Slashed Officers Near Johnson City Sanitarium
Two former inmates Elijah Green and Bartley Miller were wounded along with Sheriff Walters and Policeman Dixon when officers were called to quell a disturbance near the Johnson City sanitarium entrance. Green was shot through the body and not expected to live.
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Johnson City
Tenn
National Sanitarium
Elijah Green
Bartley Miller
Walters
Dixon
First in the Field Readership Claim in Telegraph Ad
An issue of the Daily Telegraph asserts a readership figure of fifty thousand for this edition. The claim accompanies advertising guidance urging placement in columns to avoid missing out on exposure.
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Daily Telegraph
Three Miles on Logan Front Held by Bluefield Boys
Bluefield men hold a three mile front on the Logan county battle line near Blair mountain. They repulsed a coordinated enemy attack after three hours of heavy fire from rifle and machine gun positions in a rugged, wooded frontline.
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Blair Mountain
Logan
Piuefield
Huntington Pen
St. Albans
Bluefield
Crooked Creek
Bluefield Company
No Man's Land
Bluefield Boys
Logan, W. Ve
Logan County
Mexico oil talks reach agreement with U S firms
Secretary De La Huerta and American oil company representatives reached an agreement in Mexico City on oil questions. President Obregon must sign to finalize. Walter Teagle of Standard Oil said the oil men will return to the United States tomorrow, feeling well satisfied.
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Associated Preas
Mexico City
Treasury
de la Huerta
Obregon
United States
Walter ©. Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
de A Huerta
Walsh Indicts U S Government Over West Virginia Coal War
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts condemns government neglect in West Virginia Kentucky coal field conflict. He argues labor disputes should be settled with justice codes and courts and regrets miners chose lawlessness over conciliation. He calls for an efficient labor department or state conciliatory board to have resolved the dispute early.
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Washington
West Virginia
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate
Kentucky
Department of Labor
State
Volunteers Give Way at Daybreak as Troops Move In
In Logan county West Virginia federal troops are to relieve volunteers after days of armed clashes with eastern mining country bands. Two men were wounded at Crooked Creek. shots were also reported across Tug River from Kentucky near Williamson. A firing incident near Blair and a suspected accidental stomach wound of Carl McCoy are noted as detachments head toward Spruce Ridge.
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Logan
W. Va
Logan County
United States
Spruce Folkridge
Thompson
Geneil Johon H. Charnock
Crooked Creek
Carl McCoy
Philip Guck
McCoy
Fortieth Infantry
Locan County
Five Army Airmen Missing After Plane Crash in West Virginia
Five army fliers including lieutenants Speck and Fitzpatrick and three enlisted men disappeared after their Martin bomber crashed near Poe in Nicholas County during a flight from Charleston to Langley Field. Witnesses saw the burning wreckage with the tail up as another bomber watched from a safe distance. Army search parties were organized while two planes that landed safely prepared to continue to Langley Field, with no word yet on the fate of the missing crew.
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Charleston
W. Va
Poe
Nicholas County
Army
Speck
Pitzpatrick
Poa
Langley Field
Virginia
Kosten. Wick
Toew
Ryston F. Zambro
Hagerstown
Leneley Field
Arthur Brown
Kentucky
Alexander Hazleton
Wilmington
Del
Howard
San Francisco
Howards
Harry L. Speck
Fitzpatrick
Beckley
V. Va
Fas
Gil
Porns
Gamgr
Ysar
Anal
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U. S
Madison and
Turin
Associated Press
Lackawanna
Bluefield Boyd
Tington
Ite
Huntington
Matt Mountain
Tug River
Williamson
Spruce Ridge
Turu
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