Freedom of Speech and Press Secure Under Court Order
Attorney General Daugherty says the Chicago injunction against striking shop men will not abridge personal liberty or block freedom of speech and press. He insists meetings of union men may proceed if they do not interfere with interstate commerce or violate the law. He vows vigorous action against any attempts to trample rights while noting the fuel issue and potential coal conservation moves.
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Washington
Chicago
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Harding
Coal Commission
House
Representative Huddleston
Democrat
Alabama
Association of
Labor
Wilkerson
William H. Johnston
International Association of Machinists
United States Senate
Senator Borah
Idaho
Senate Committee On Labor
Borah
B.M. Jewell
Allen
William Allen White
Senate
Courts of Equity
Jewell
Federal Court
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
America
Orfar
Six More Arrests In Killing Of Negroes
Memphis police report six additional arrests tied to the killing of black residents. Details brief, motive unclear as investigation continues and arrests are announced from the city detec tive bureau.
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Memphis
Tenn
Chicago Attorney Noisy Sent to New York Hospital
Charles Councilman a prominent Chicago attorney was taken to Bellevue Hospital for observation after Waldorf Astoria staff reported him shouting and talking loudly. He registered with Dr. Reedcliffe of Chicago and was subdued by three men before hospital transfer.
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New York
Charles Councilman
Chicago
Bellevue Hospital
Waldorf-Astoria
Councilman
R L. Reedcliffe
Reedcliffe
Senate eyes limits on injunction against railroad shopmen
Washington reports that Attorney General Daugherty may be urged to soften the temporary injunction against railway shopmen. Senator Borah warns a permanent broad injunction could set a dangerous precedent risking constitutional rights and government overreach in private labor disputes.
Baltimore & Ohio Chief Denies Jewell Meeting Over Shopmen Strike
Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad denied any talks with B M Jewell of the AFL about a wage concession or nonopposition to shopmen demands. He said he had not met Jewell and that B and O was pursuing its own settlement with its workers.
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Baltimore, Md
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Belvedere Hotel
B. M. Jewell
Railway Employees Department
American Federation of Labor
Baltimore & Ohio
Jewell
Willard
Chicago
Baltimore
Striking rail workers deny call for Policy Committee meeting
Chicago reports quote union leader J F Mc Grath denying any issued call for a ninety member Policy Committee gathering in Chicago on Thursday. Executives say no move toward settlement and B M Jewell remains missing amid government injunction as talks halted after New York conferences.
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Chicago
J. F. McGrath
B. M. Jewell
Jewell
McGrath
Baltimore
Hale Holden
Burlington
New York
Washington
Striking railroad shopmen gridlock persists in Washington
Washington officials said William H. Johnston leader of the International Machinists Union was not in the city and no talks were taking place with railroad managers. Jewell, General Chairman, had not visited the machinists’ headquarters recently and was not in contact with Johnston.
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Washington
William H. Johnston
International Machinists’ Union
Railroad Ma
Johnston
B. M. Jewell
Jewell
Machinists
Thieves Tie Amelia Store Manager and Loot in Ohio Incident
Fred Kordel, manager of the Hellmann Clothing Company in Amelia Ohio, was bound and gagged by two men after closing time. The robbers ransacked the store and reportedly escaped with several thousand dollars, heading toward Cincinnati. John Dommett found Kordel and alerted police as officers chased the suspects toward Cincinnati.
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Hellman ‘Clothing Company
Amelia
Fred Kordel
Kordel
John Dommett
Cincinnati
Herrin Riot Grand Jury Seeks Perjury Indictments
Attorney General Brundage says the Herrin riot grand jury will indict witnesses for perjury as it widens probe to include testimony credibility. The panel seeks identity for sixteen buried victims and reviews twenty two riot deaths and troop call failures.
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Herrin
Marion
Associated Press
Herron
Edward J. Brundage
Potters Field
Grand Jury
Brundage
Mr. Brundage
D. T. Hartwell
Beardedtown striker aides jailed. Wardlow gets four months
Special Policeman G E Wardlow of Beardstown refused help to federal marshals during a strike dispersal at the C B Q shops in Beardstown. He was sentenced to four months in jail by Federal Judge Fitzheary. Five striking workers, also from Beardstown, received sentences from one to three months.
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Springfield
G. E. Wardlow
Beardstown
United States
Fitzheary
Black editor receives threatening package in New York
A. Philip Randolph of The Messenger magazine received a package containing a left hand and a letter signed K. K. K. The note warned Randolph to stay out of white supremacist movements and warned of consequences in the South. Randolph suspects enemies in the South connected to a dispute with Marcus Garvey.
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Messenger
New York
A. Philip Randolph
the Messenger
New Orleans
Randolph
Marcus Garvey
Republic of Africa
Negro World
Georgia
Klan Pressure Spurs Texas Democrats At State Convention
Col H D Lindsley former Dallas mayor and first National Commander of the American Legion warned that Klan influence threatens the Democratic party at both state and national levels. He said the platform committee rejection of anti Klan resolutions shows the issue is national not state and could divide voters into klan and anti klan camps.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Democratic Party
Texas
H. D. Lindsley
Dallas
American Legion
Platform Committee
Lindsley
Royal Palm Derailed Near Jacksonville
Seven cars and the engine of the Southern Railway Royal Palm Limited derailed at Grand Crossing near Jacksonville Florida. No injuries were reported. The train ran from Jacksonville to Chicago and the incident occurred tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Southern Railway
Royal Palm Limited
Chicago
Grand Crossing
Here
US Orders Destroyers to Smyrna for Protection
Acting Secretary Roosevelt ordered Admiral Bristol to dispatch four American destroyers from Constantinople to Smyrna to protect American lives and property amid Greek retreat and Turkish offensives. The move, described as non diplomatic and non military, aims solely to safeguard nationals and investments in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Roosevelt
Bristol
Constantinople
Smyrna
Department
Bristol Woul
Litchfield
Lawrence
Turkey
Anatolia
Mark Bristol
Greeks Seek Armistice as Turkish Advance Dominates Asia Minor
Henry Morgenthau warns in The Daily Telegraph that refugees must be moved to Thrace to spare Christians in Asia Minor. He opposes Kemalist gains crossing the Straits and urges international policing of Constantinople and a Balkan Federation under a unified government. London observers deem Greek defeat near total.
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London
Daily Telegraph Today
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Asia Minor
Anatolia
Thrace
Constantinople
Washington
La Follette Leads in Wisconsin Primary Returns
Wisconsin returns from 517 of 2523 precincts show La Follette leading for the Republican U S Senate nomination with 49 711 votes to Ganfield 20 362 and Blaine 51 365 to Morgan 27 973 for the gubernatorial race Morgan 2 347. Nevada reports light voting with Platt possibly winning the Republican Senate nod and Sprugham favored for Governor in Reno. Hubert Stephens leads James K Vardaman by 11 22 votes in Mississippi for the U S Senate nomination with 34 562 to 23 342 at eight counties reported.
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Senator
Ganfield
Milwaukee
Associated Press
Wisconsin
United States
Lafollette
W. A. Ganfield
R Blaine
Morgan
McHenry
Nevada
Platt
Senate
Reno
Nev
Mes G. Sprugham
Samuel Platt
Key Pittman
Jackson
Miss
Hubert Stephens
James K. Vardaman
Stephens
Wardaman
Crowd Hisses Judge In Dayton Ky As Fines Are Dealt
In Dayton Kentucky crowds hissed Judge Samuel Tarvin as traffic ordinance violators were fined. Notable penalties include Frank Fabbe of Covington thirty five dollars, Toney Herringer of Newport five dollars, Carl Hellenschmidt and Walter Forger of Dayton ten dollars each, Stanley Clause sixteen, and John Bickel Dayton five dollars plus costs for various offenses.
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Dayton
Samuel Tarvin
John Bickel
Tarvin
Carl Hellenschmidt
Stanley Clause
Bellevue
Walter Forger
Cross Country Flier Doolittle Reaches San Diego Arrival
Lieutenant James H. Doolittle, Army aviator, completed a 2,275 mile one stop flight from Pablo Beach Florida to Rockwell Field San Diego California in a De Haviland. He flew through eight states with a notable night passage over Florida swamps. The mission was aided by Captain William M. Randolph and Lieutenant C L Webber who piloted escort planes.
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San Diego
Cal
James H. Doolittle
de Haviland
Rockwell Field
Army Aviation Headquarters
Doolittle
Pablo Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
el Centro
Imperial Valley
William M. Randolph
C. L. Webber
Heirs to Texas Fortunes Marry in New York
The wedding of Guy L. Waggoner and Anne Bennett of Fort Worth linked two Texas fortunes. Anne inherits several million from her grandfather Colonel Burk Burnett. The groom is W. T. Waggoner’s son. The ceremony occurred at Madison Avenue Baptist Church and the couple plan a September honeymoon aboard the Majestic to Kurona.
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New York
Guy L. Waggoner
Anne Bennett
Ft. Worth
Texas
Colonel Burk Burnett
W. T. Waggoner
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
Mrs. Waggoner
Majeatia
Kurona
Alaska Town Loses Caribou Hunt Proceeds Involves Residents
A major town in Alaska undertook a community hunt killing caribou rabbits geese and more seen as the normal seasonal invasion by wildlife. Miss Evelyn Houcke assistant postmaster faced a charging caribou and fired twice killing the animal. Hundreds of vehicles joined in the hunt with movie crews and two instructors from a new Agricultural College of Alaska also taking part. Several animals were slain by schoolchildren as oldtimers linked the influx to approaching cold weather.
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Evelyn Houcke
Jake
New
Entombed Miners After Whitehaven Explosion
Forty men were entombed after a coal pit explosion at Whitehaven England. Ten bodies were recovered and rescuers struggled to reach the imprisoned miners due to gas as the Haig Colliery lay a mile and a half inside the workings under the sea.
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Newcastle
England
Associated Press
Whitehaven
Evening Chronicle
Haig
Miners Entombed in Argonaut Mine Signal Rescue Hope
Rescue crews tunneling from Kennedy mine toward the Argonaut shaft after forty six miners trapped since August 27 sent two signals last night. Work advances at 8600 foot level through the old shaft as crews clear muck and cutting through quartz to reach survivors.
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Jackson
Cal
Associated Press
Kennedy Mine
Robert Lightner
Kennedy Gold Mine
Second Attempt To Dynamite Bridge Near Jacksonville Fla
A second attempt within ten days to dynamite the Atlantic Coast Line bridge over Fishweir Creek near Jacksonville was reported to the sheriff after 10 PM. The Palmetto Limited bound from New York to Tampa approached the trestle when the blast occurred. the engineer stopped, inspected the bridge, and continued southward. Windows in a large area were shattered by the concussion.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Atlantic Coast
Liné
Fishweir Creek
Palmetto Limited
New York
Tampa
Children Tied to Mother Draw Curious Gaze at Union Station
Mrs. W. W. Cone of Stan ton Virginia traveled from Muskegon Michigan with two children Louise and Phyllis aged four and three, each wrist bound by a rope that also encircled the mother’s arm as they moved through Central Union Station. The line recalls a seeming nightmare of traveling with active tots as Mrs. Cone mentions their tendency to run. They were en route to Staaten Virginia from Muskegon after a vacation.
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Central Union Station
W. W. Cone
Stanton
Louise
Phyllis
Mrs. Cone
Muskegon, Mich
Staaten, Va
Double Tragedy in Westwood as Gunman Ends Own Life
A 44 year old lumber salesman Luther F. Violett and his wife Bertha were found dead in their Westwood home at 3662 Boudinot avenue after police forced barred doors. Five bullets hit Mrs. Violett and one struck Luther in the brain. authorities deem it murder and possible suicide. Their children, Dorothy 6 and Burton 5, hid in a corner as neighbors alerted police. Dorothy described hearing a scream and shots while attempting to awaken her mother and father.
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Marguerie
Luther F. Violett
Bertha’ Violett
Boudinot Avenue
Westwood
Violett
General Hospital
Louis Schoenlaub
Violetts
Dorothy Jane
Burton Lloyd
Norman
Luther, Jr
Luther
Paris
Papa
Mamma
Daddy
Dorothy
Foliceman Lischer
Baby Brother
Burtie
Dady
D. Allgeier
Epworth
Junietta
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N. Y. Hospital
David Lawrence
The
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Ead Deniat
JEWEL
Deny Johnston
Rob Amelia
Mob
R. Ediington
Greater
Illiois Chamber of Commerce
Williamson County
Board of Supervisors
W. J. Lester
Mabelle A. Jacobs
Raymond C. C. Jacobs
Jacksonville, Fla
DIG
LA Follette
Vardaman
Mississippi
Caibarien
Santa Clara Province
Cuba
Sampaio Correia II
Key West
N. Y
Alaska Town
Calfornia
Luther Violett
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