Strikers Riot At Mine Halt Trade With Death In Region
In western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia a coal strike escalated with violence. One miner Pete Zigarac formerly of Butler Consolidated Coal died and nine were wounded as officers and strikers clashed. A deputy sheriff was lightly hurt. A temporary agreement was signed by Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp with the United Mine Workers aiming to settle the dispute in its plants. The National Miner Union denounces the UMW as weak and aims for its own wage and recognition demands. Operators consider importing replacement workers to break the strike amid broader talks.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Eas
Pete Zigarac
Butler Consolidated Coal Company
Wildwood
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp
United Mine Workers of America
National Mineral Union
United Mine Workers
United Mines Workers
Panhandle
West ‘Virginia
National Miners Dnolon
Accident List Continues Rise With Local Fatalities
A sequence of weekend accidents left three dead and injuries in multiple incidents. Benjamin Franklin Smith, 16, fell 30 feet from a cherry tree at his sister’s home in Tuppers Creek Bunday and died from a fractured back and other injuries. Mrs J Smith, 55, of Piret Avenue, fainted from heat while descending stairs and suffered a broken arm and broken ribs. Clyde Thompson, 14, of Patrick Street, was struck by a car on Patrick Street near his home and suffered head lacerations. the driver Horace Bramb ridge of Charleston was charged with reckless driving. Funeral for Smith scheduled for this afternoon at Hines Cemetery, Poca.
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Patrick Street
Benjamin Franklin Smith
Tuppers' Creek
Bur Smith
Dunbar
Henry and
Ward
Plymouth
Cordel Smith
Charleston
Cozy Lanham
Ruby Gilespie
Delpha Dowell
Flatfoods
Goldie Conway
Dorothy Smith
Hines Cemetery
Poca
Mr. J. Smith
Piret Avenue
Mountain State Hospital
Clyde Thompson
Horace Bmabridge
McCullough Renominated for State Board of Control
Frank Witcher McCullough of Cabell county was reappointed Democratic member of the state board of control by Governor Conley for a six year term ending June 30, 1937. He has been treasurer of the board and also organized Fidelity Bond and Mortgage in Huntington in 1826 and Equitable Finance in 1928. Born May 3, 1889, in Huntington, he rose from attorney to federal prosecutor before joining the board.
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Frank Witcher McCullough
Cabell County
State Board of Control
Conley
McCullough
Board of Control
Gore
James 5. Lakin
Preston County
H. N. Bradley
Jefferson County
Bradley
Lakin
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Huntington
Fidelity Bond and Mortgage Corporation
Equitable Finance Corporation
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Mr. McCullough
Frank F
Alice V. (Witcher) McCullough
Senator Barkley Injured In Parkersburg Auto Crash
United States Senator A. W. Barkley of Paducah Ky was injured when his car skidded on a gravel road near Rockland O and struck a pole. He suffered a broken right knee and a fractured tibia and was hospitalized in Parkersburg. He was traveling from Danville after addressing Spanish American War veterans and planned to speak in Boston for the National Association of Credit Men.
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Parkersburg
United States
A. W. Barkley
Paducah
Rockland
Barkley
Danville
Washington
Boston
National Association of Credit Men
New Theory Emerges On Shawver Boat Death
Witnesses offer conflicting accounts of the Kanawha river drowning of Walter F. Shawver near Goshorn Street. George Coburn is expected to testify before a coroner's jury at 4 30 this afternoon as officials weigh whether Shawver fell from the boat before it capsized.
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Walter F
Mike” Shawver
Kanawha River
Shawver
Goshorn Street
George Coburn
Howard “Cote” Cochran
Fred Cavin
W. F. Work
Cochran
Coburn
Cavin
Death Sentence Is Given Woman
Jefferson Ohio June 23 Mrs Maude Lowther 23 was sentenced as Ohio s first woman to die in the electric chair for killing the wife of her lover Mrs Clara Smith 24 on May 29 1930 Judge James C Oglevee set the electrocution for October 2 Lowther broke into sobs and hid her face while declining to speak The verdict of first degree murder followed her testimony confessing to the ambush killing The judge overruled the motion for a new trial and noted any other verdict would be gross injustice Trilly Smith 27 Ashtabula trucker was convicted twice and faces a death sentence on August 17 The defense may appeal and plan bill of exceptions The doomed woman will be moved to Columbus city prison within eight days Sheriff Co H Blanche will transport her The state penitentiary lacks facilities for women
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Jefferson
Maude Lowther
Herslf
Ohio
James C. Oglevee
Mra Lowther
Iife
Clara Smith
Oglevee
Smith
State Court Reversed By Appeals Tribunal
In Asheville on June 22 the United States circuit court of appeals reversed the district court of northern West Virginia in the case of Joseph Handlan trustee in bankruptcy of Agra B McKinley estate versus Hunter M Bennett. The court held Handlan entitled to collect 5351.81 in rental for properties he purchased from the trustee.
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Asheville
N. C
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court of Northern
American Mayors Return Wearier But Much Wider
Nineteen American mayors return from a goodwill tour of France tired but broader in view. They discussed the economy and prohibition, denying earlier quotes about anti prohibition. Mayor James L Key of Atlanta refuted claims about his opinions, calling prohibition idealistic though impractical. Mayor John Porter of Los Angeles called a banquet incident a misunderstanding and said he does not drink.
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New York
Prange
James L. Key
Atlanta
Iken
John Porter
Los Angeles
France
Judge Muses On Hoax Story By Conman Gabor
New York June 22 A federal judge heard a recital of hoaxes confessed by George Robert Gabor a 25 year old Hungarian who claims to have been engaged to Eleanor du Pont of Wilmington Del He confessed to impersonations frauds and curious travels including posing as Baron Von Krupp and being hosted by Myron Herrick Herbert Hoover and Wisconsin Governor Kohler His tale collapses as Judge Knox notes there was no Taft Thew and no such person
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New York
George Robert Gabor
Eleanor du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Gabor
John C. Knox
Harvard Law School
Baron von Krupp
Henry Ford
McNeil Island Penitentiary
Washington
Kohler
Wisconsin
Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Taft Thew
Knox
Funeral held for Tawneys after Clendenin crash
Mr and Mrs John W Tawney of Pennsylvania avenue buried side by side at Barren Creek cemetery following a two oclock service at Barren Creek church. The couple died after a car went over a steep embankment near Clendenin while en route to visit relatives. Mrs Tawney died at the scene and Mr Tawney died later at a Charleston hospital leaving a brother Daniel Patton and children including Kelly Tawney and Roscoe Tawney plus five daughters and five grandchildren.
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John W. Tawney
Pennsylvania Avenue
Clendenin
Barren Creek
Barren Creek Church
Man Who Invented Rubber Heel Dies
Humphrey O'Sullivan, 77, dies in Lowell Mass. He conceived the cushioned rubber heel in 1889, after arriving from Ireland and working with his brother James. He patented the design and founded the O'Sullivan Rubber Company to manufacture and market the heel.
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Lowell
Mass
Humphrey O'Sullivan
New York
Treland
James
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Masons to Hold Topping Service
Clarence Lamont Topping former state fire marshal dies at daughter’s home in Charleston. Funeral Wednesday at 10:30 in Simpson chapel with Masonic Lodge No 70 in charge. Burial Spring Hill cemetery. Pallbearers: six grandsons. Born Cheshire Ohio July 16 1867. long Kane County resident. served as Charleston city recorder and state fire marshal. Survived by wife Mary Elizabeth Wyatt and four daughters and nine grandchildren.
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Clarence Lamont Topping
Harold Stone
Simpson Chapel
Masonic Lodge
Topping
Order
Spring Hill Cemetery
Edwin Starcher Mitchell
Lamont Mitchell
Clarence McVey
Thurl McVey
Wyatt Lyttleton
Fred Alexander Jesser
Polot Mountain
Chesine
Cheshire
St. Albans
Kaneawha
Weston State Hospital
Charleston
House of Delegates
Stuart F. Reed
Mary Elizabeth Wyatt
Stone
J. M. McVey
H. T. Lyttleton
Gus Bailey
Chelyan
Reserve Fliers Visit Charleston In Naval Reserve Flight
A third date change for the naval reserve planes arrival in Charleston was announced. The two planes will reach Wertz field around noon after leaving Hampton Roads at eight. Lt. Cleaves and Ensign White will pilot, with Lt. Wilson aboard as passenger. Planes return to Norfolk tomorrow as officers address the armory gathering at eight tonight to boost naval reserve interest.
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Naval Reserve
Charleston
Himpton Roads
Wertz Field
L. T. Cleaves
United States Naval Reserve
L. 8. White
Navy
World Markets Favorable To Hoover Plan
World markets show upbeat reaction to President Hoover’s 12 month suspension proposal. London stocks surge, Berlin gains lift prices, Paris Bourse supports the plan while French press campaigns against it intensify. Amsterdam reports price movements amid overall rise.
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Hoover
Sues
New York
United Press
London
Berlin
Paris
Bourse
Amsterdam
Destructive St John Fire Ruins Waterfront Properties
A massive blaze on the St John waterfront in New Brunswick left vast portions of the western port area in ruins. Officials put losses likely above 810 million, aided by an offshore wind that limited spread into the city. The Empress steamship and several harbor vessels were destroyed, with wooden sheds and grain elevators fueling the fire. Cause undetermined, the blaze ranks as the worst since 1877 in the city of about 60 000.
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ST. John
N. B
Nellitles
Canada
Can- Bis
Halifax
Boston
Ruth Nichols Hurt In Plane Crash at Saint Jo
Miss Ruth Nichols aviatrix sustained injuries in a crash at landing in Saint Jo. She may be severely injured with spine trauma feared after being thrown against a gasoline container as doctors prepare to X-ray and assess damage.
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Saint Join
NBB
Ruth Nichols
Aviatrix
Tonigué
Associated Press
Seven pantless pirates rescued after East River prank cruise
Seven boys aged 10 to 14 stripped to swim aboard a raft tied to a New York dock. They drifted with the ebb toward Butter Milk Channel when a harbor Patrol boat heard their distress shout, rescued them, and returned them with their clothing to safety.
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New York
East River
Petey Lersch
Buttermilk Channel
Atlantic
Petey
Atin Ming
Nations respond to Hoover debt plan with cautious support
Paris reports France backing a one year halt on war debts and reparations while Berlin greets Hoover's move with cautious optimism. London and Rome welcome the plan, with Italy noting conditions tying relief to economic rehabilitation and rejecting political use.
Glamour of Organized Crime Brought Into Focus by U S Attorney
Chicago June 2 The false glamour of organized crime was torn aside in a midle tonight by George E Johnson United States attorney who led the indictment of Alphonse Capone now facing sentence after pleading guilty to 5000 charges He urged youths to reject glamorous crime noting the fate of gang leaders and the ruinous end of their lives He outlined a typ ical gang of 47 formed after World War I and traced grim fates including deaths in line of duty prison counts and destitution for most members.
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Chicago
America
George E
Johnson
United States
Alphonse Capone
Elf
President pushes moratorium plan amid global response
Washington reports intense action on a one year debt moratorium. Britain Italy Austria Germany expressed support while France wavers. Hoover coordinates with Stimson as diplomats relay reactions. Senate leaders Watson and Harrison head to capital. France expected to accept despite earlier hesitation. Moratorium under consideration since June 6.
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Washington
France
Great Britain
Italy
Austria
Germany
Hoover
Stimson
State Department
Douce
Watson
Indiana
Harrison
Mississippi
Unence
Wach
White House
Prince of Wales Birthday Tour Across Empire
Flags fly across the empire for the 57 year old bachelor Prince of Wales birthday. In London he attends the king’s investiture at Buckingham Palace and hosts official visitors at York House. He travels next to Scotland for the Highland agricultural show in Edinburgh and the British Legion conference at Inverness.
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London
British Empire
Prince of Wales
Hyde Park
Edward
St. Jame‘s Palace
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem
Buckingham Palace
York House
St. James’s Palace
Scotland
Edinburg
British Legion
Inverness
Wilkins Sub Safe At Cork Ireland
The submarine Nautilus, under Sir Hubert Wilkins, berthed in Queenstown harbor after a 17 day Atlantic crossing. Crew, unshaven and short on supplies, appeared aboard as civic authorities welcomed the rescued vessel after it was disabled and picked up by the U S S Wyoming about 800 miles off Ireland.
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Cork
Irish Free State
Queenstown
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Wyoming
Ireland
Will Says its Same Old Gag in Moral Leadership Critique
Beverly Hills June 22. The writer argues that America repeats its pattern of offering to fix others’ business under the banner of moral leadership. He contends nations do not want external moral authority and warns against the illusion of national front leadership.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
America
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F. Witcher McCullough
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U. S
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Patrick J. Murphy
Tawney
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Idea
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Laval
Briand
Flandin
Doumer
Foreign Office
Heinrich Bruening
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Rome
Capone
Wales
Natal
Wilkins
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