Prison Officials Describe Revolt At Mine
Prison officials recount a staged revolt at a mine where two mine officers led ten men to the main shaft but shifted to the airshaft to avoid a dangerous confrontation. Debris and burned timber clog the site while repairs and motor damage will cost money. Ringleaders face punishment, and officials urge grievances be aired to the state board of administration.
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James Skahan
James Wilson
Milt Gould
Bob Murray
State Board of Administration
McMahan
Joe Studdard
Joe
Prison Boss Held Ten Hours by Striking Convicts
Kansas state penitentiary coal mine superintendent Robert Murray recounts being held prisoner by his own officers for ten hours during a strike. He describes the tense standoff and his escape from captivity within the mine.
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Robert Murray
Kansas State Penitentiary
International News Service
Kansas State Penitentiary Coal Mine
Lansing, Kan
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Former First Lady and Retreat from Coal Mine Strike
A war of words and a brutal coal mine strike ends as officials recount the siege. Warden Simpson leads a risky descent with guards John Martin Bill Casker and Jim Parsons to question strikers about demands for better food a new doctor and immunity. O N Johnson hailed as hero for preventing a gun cage capture and the mine is left in ruins after clashes and explosive threats.
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Warden Simpson
John Martin
Bill Casker
Jim Parsons
Hell On Earth
Tom McMahan
McMahan
Payment Called On Beh Warrant Issue
State Treasurer Leo J Wegman announced another 250000 payment on the 3.5 million dollar state sinking fund anticipatory warrants sold to the Carleton D Beh company of Des Moines. The July 1 payment would raise retired warrants to 1282000 or more than a third of the original issue. Indian women on the Crow Creek Reservation woven willow into wire fencing to form rip rap for dams under a local conservation program.
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DES Moines
Leo J. Wegman
Carleton D. Beh
Crow Creek Reservation
South Dakota
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