Relief Strike Nears Showdown in British Columbia
In Vancouver the so called relief strike of transient jobless near a showdown as 29 men sit in jail after riots sparked by police moving 700 protesters from the post office lobby where they had stayed five weeks. Police used tear gas and clubs in the dawn raid driving out site owners and prompting the march to the Ukrainian temple. Over 90 windows were broken as the group retreated. The protesters had refused to meet with Premier Patullo and announced plans to send 151 people to occupy the Legislative building lobbies in Victoria.
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Vancouver
B. C
INS
British Columbia
Patullo
Victoria
Legislature
Rebels coastal drive delayed by Spanish retreat
In Hendaye on the Spanish frontier, a slow government retreat on the Valencia front slowed the insurgent coastal push. Hand to hand fighting for farmhouses persisted as fortifications grew north of Valencia. Major General Miaja hailed each hour gained as a strategic setback for the insurgents. In southern Spain insurgents seized a river valley near the Cordoba Badajoz border while Córdoba operations faced heat and air raids.
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Hendaye
France
Valencia
Jose Miaja
Spain
Cordoba
Badajoz
Boycott Urged Against Japanese Goods in London
London on June 19 saw about two thousand people march to the Japanese embassy demanding a boycott of Japanese goods in protest of the Canton bombings. Police blocked the march near the embassy while a small delegation delivered the resolution. Professor J B S Haldan warned of Germany and Japan pooling raid intelligence and called recent attacks a dress rehearsal for future London air raids. Russia launches push for a larger grain harvest than last year.
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London
Canton
South China
J. B
Haldan
China Campaign Committee
Trafalgar Square
Germany
Japan
Spain
St Albans Social Notes Refresh Holiday Plans
St Albans residents share travel and visit plans. Mr and Mrs James Weimer and daughter Margaret sail on the Queen Mary June 22 for Britain and Europe. Rolland Maxwell, Harvard student, returns home from Cambridge Massachusetts. Miss Margaret Jo McComas visits Washington DC family. Mrs Homer Parker returns to Covington after visiting relatives. Mrs John Bassitt returns from Mountain State hospital. Several locals attend Jacksons Mill Episcopalian Sunday school convention.
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James Weimer
Margaret Weimer
New York City
Weimer
Great Britain
Europe
Rolland Maxwell
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Margaret Jo McComas
W. T. McComas
Washington, D.c
Homer Parker
B. F. Selbe
Eighth Avenue
Luther Fraser
Mev Dan
Kentucky
F. D. Burgess
Indiana
Thomas Wheatley, Jr
Wheeling
Oglebay Park
W. T. Turner
St Albans
Miss Madalyn Morris Visits Huntington Host
Miss Madalyn Morris of Huntington is the guest of Mrs. John Patrick Murray, IV, of Park Street, accompanied home by her sister, Mrs. James Hatherman.
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James Hatherman
Madalyn Morris
Huntington
John Patrick Murray, IV
Park Street
WV Officials and Military Leaders Attend State Meeting
Gov Holt of West Virginia spoke briefly at the meeting along with Gen J R Singleton of Fort Ben ning Ga Col P C Shingleton former head of the state police Supt C Tallman of the state police Maj Francis W Turner state legions commander H K Bower former head of the Virginia state police Ed Blake of Ronceverte J Blackburn Watts
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Gov. Holt
West Virginia
J.R. Singleton
Fort Benning
P. C. Shingleton
Jesse James Impersonator Arrested in West Virginia
John James alias Jesse James, an elderly man touring West Virginia as the Missouri bandit impersonator, was arrested as a parole violator on manslaughter charges at the Best theater in Kanawha City after a performance. He waived extradition and is jailed for transfer to Illinois. He had planned personal appearances in Dunbar.
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Jesse James
James
West Virginia
Missouri
Menard
Ill
C. W. Ray
State Police
John James
Besttheater
Kaenawha
Andrew Gan
Ilinois
Bis Gang
Jesse
Dunbar
Overpayment Letter Says $20 Refund Arrives
In Chicago on June 1 Wade Fetzer Jr, an insurance executive, recounted a story he called practically unique, about receiving a letter with an unsigned $20 bill claiming an overpayment on an accident account from years past.
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Chicago
INSI
Wade Fetzer
Kanawha County Officials Named in Post Commander Note
Kanawha county prosecutor and Judge Lewis Miller of Riph Seret are mentioned alongside H. E. Pomeroy of Spencer as post commander in the period's civic notices.
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Kanawha County
Lewis Miller
Riph Seret
H. E. Pomeroy
Spencer
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