Cleveland Meeting May End the Strike
Cleveland leaders move toward a settlement of the national soft coal strike at a joint peace conference. Operators gathered from Ohio Indiana Illinois and Pennsylvania to discuss a four state wage agreement while some groups from West Virginia join. The conference reconvenes as Indiana and Illinois operators delay joining, with optimism for a partial settlement that could influence broader national talks.
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Ohio
Hiltiol
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Res
John L. Lewis
Cleveland
Illinois
Minois
West Virginia
Milnois
Trasis
Mississippi
Lewis
Alfred M. Ogle
A.P
Wzlost
Union
Officelat
Minols Oprators
John L
Shots Fired Into Tent In Indiana Guard Camp
Staunton Ind Aug 9 Sergeant Charles Hoskins of Gary Indiana a member of the signal corps Indiana National Guard was wounded twice when a tent near the core mines military area was fired on last night His wounds were not serious and attempts were made to pass military patrols several times during the night with firing general
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Staunton
Ind
Charles Hoskins
Gary
Signal Comp
Indiana National Guard
Unions to Aid American Miners in Coal Strike
Frankfort on Main August resolution by the congress of the international miners organizations pledged ten thousand pounds sterling to aid American miners in the present coal strike. The body expressed sympathy for the strikers aims and rejected restoring coal shipments to America to aid the American miners.
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Frankfort-On-Main
Congress of the
International Miners’ Organizations
Congress
America
Vote bond issue for good roads in Wayne district
Wayne West Virginia August 9 Lincoln district voters tally 959 against a bond proposal for a hard road. The state road commission will authorize a similar amount for highway construction in the district, enabling completion of the Marrowbone Bridge and the Lincoln Butler line.
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Wayne
W. Va
Lincoln
Wayne County
State Road Commission
Marrowbone Bridge
Mrs John J Cassell Dies At Home Today
Mrs John J Cassell dies at her West Washington street home at 10 35 this morning after a long illness from cancer She was 52 and had lived in Keyser and Grafton before settling here Her husband John J Cassell a Balto & Ohio employee survives with six children and a grandson Also surviving are her father William Pattison three sisters and one brother Funeral services will be at her residence with Rev P T Crickenberger officiating and interment at Bluemont cemetery Cumberland Clarkaburg and Fairmont papers requested to copy
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John J. Cassell
West Washington Street
Balto, & Ohio
Cassell
Lonaconing
Eligabeth Pattison
William Pattison
Keyser
Grafton
William H. Cassell
Hazelwood
George A. Cassell
Charles Westfatl
Detroit
Wm. Muir
Plymouth
Margaret Pattison
St. Paul's Lutheran
Pythian Sisters
B. & C. Veterans’ Association
Wst
Washington Street
P. T. Crickenberger
Blue-mont
Cumberland
Clarkaburg
Fairmont
Reprieve Delays Hanging of Two Irishmen in London
Home Secretary Shortt grants a reprieve to Joseph O Sullivan and Rignald Dunn who were sentenced to hang tomorrow by the High Court. The action shields Field Marshal Henry Hughes Wilvon from immediate execution as the cases are reviewed amid wartime tensions in London.
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London
Shortt
Joseph O'Sullivan
Rignald Dunn
Hanga
Fair Henry Hughes Wilvon
Primaries III Three States Contested In Three States
Ohio's Republican organization held firm with strong party backing and Dems showing sizable support for organization candidates. In Arkansas Governor McRea led renomination over Judge Toney by over two to one while Alabama nominees pointed to W. W. Brandon as the Democratic gubernatorial choice. Local Ku Klux Klan activity surfaced amid contested races and Alabama power issues influenced the late campaign.
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Chicago
Ohio
T. C. McRea
Arkansas
E. P. Toney
W. W. Brandon
Alabama
Dans A. Thompson
Harding
Anti-Balcon League
8. B. Fess
Atlee Pomerene
JA. W. Donahey
McRa
Ku Klux Khan
McRea
Tony
Public Service
Cooper and Gaillard
Kilby
Alabama Power Company
Henry Ford
Keeney to face accessory charge in Logan deputy killing
Keene y, president of United Mine Workers district No 17, will be tried in Charles Town W Va on an accessory before killing charge connected to the Blair Mountain deputy murder last summer. The trial date follows Walter Allen treason case proceedings with extensive witness lists and relocation from Logan County to Jefferson County.
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Charles Town
W. Va
A.P
C. Frank Keeney
United Mine Workers
Logan County
Blair Mountain
West Virginia
Keeney
Walter Allen
Allen
William Bulzzard
Blizzard
J. M. Woods
Jefferson County
John Wilburn
Woods
Wilburn
J. W. Wilburn
Logan
Bilzzard
Moone
Lyoth
Illinois coal ops discuss possible truce plan
Illinois coal operators moved to decide on participation in a national truce with Cleveland plan leaders, while Illinois miners president Frank Farrington remained free to pursue a state agreement. A nationwide settlement hopes to end the coal strike were sidelined as Illinois talks resumed.
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Ghicago
A.P
Il Noig
Con
Illinois
Indiana Miners Wage Conference Divides Indiana Operators
In Terre Haute Indiana the Indiana Miners Association will not attend the Cleveland wage conference called by John L. Lewis. Indiana operators led by A M Ogle and Phil H Penna oppose a four state wage talk and plan a state meeting Friday, while scale committee discussions hint at possible negotiation but no action.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Hituminous Coasperators’ Association
Cleveland
Ace
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
A. M. Ogle
National Coal Association
Indiana
Glasgow
Ogle
Phil H. Penna
Penna
Penena
Oakland Lawyer Dies In Auto Crash Near Mountain Lake Park
G Semmes Hammill aged about 45 of Oakland was killed in a head on collision between his runabout and a coupe driven by Mrs L M Rice on the road between Oakland and Mountain Lake Park Tuesday afternoon. Hammill, eldest son of Gilmore B Hammill, leaves a widow, three sons or daughters, and two brothers.
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Cumberland
G. Semmes Hammill
Oakland
Garrett County
Mountain Lake
Mra
L. M. Rice
Oak Hill
Hammill
Mra. Rice
Mr. Hammill
Gilmore
Princeton
Hammilt
1300 Men Walk From Work At Joliet Illinois Strike
1300 trainmen walked out at Joliet Illinois amid rail yard tensions as guards and troops were discussed. The strike followed a weekend incident where two died and a sheriff was wounded, with officials warning of more walkouts if conditions persist. The Brotherhood chiefs condemned guard abuses and urged workers to stay away from company property where life is endangered.
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Chicago
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Jo- Met
Tll
Manly
Cleveland
A.P
Harding
Brotherhood
Warren
Stone
Brotherhood of 0Tive Engineers
Joliet
Illinois
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
WVU football coaches meet local football prospects
H A Stansbury director of athletics and Fats Spears West Virginia University football coach met four local prospective candidates Herold Kramer William Stuck John Thayer and John Aiken at the Willard Hotel. After hour long talks the visitors left. Aiken Kramer Stuck and Thayer appeared reluctant about their chances at WVU though they know the task is tough. No definite choice has been made with Aiken and Thayer considering other schools.
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H. A. Stansbury
Fats) Spears
West Virginia University
Stansbury
Spears
Herold Kramer
William Stuck
John Thayer
John Aiken
Willard Hotel
J. H. Cobank
Aiken
Kramer
Stuck
Thayer
Miners Health Conditions in Western Pennsylvania
Sanitary engineers from the Pennsylvania Department of Health survey 621 miners and 3,704 residents in Western Pennsylvania camps. Many dwellings are overcrowded, tents seem healthier than crowded houses, and water and sewer conditions in several camps require correction. Nurses accompany engineers to control sickness and epidemics. typhoid cases are being investigated. cooperation from labor leaders is noted.
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Harrisburg
State Department of Health
Pennsylvania
Labor Kadura
Everynstance
Believe the coal strike over in day
In Harrisburg Illinois on August 9 power house fires are burning at coal mines and mules are being lowered into shafts. Operators plan to resume mining and miners expect the strike to end within 48 hours.
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Harrisburg
Ill
Wiliamson County
Soviet Treason Trials Condemn 14 Socialists to Death
Moscow reports fourteen of thirty four Social Revolutionists accused of high treason have been condemned to death by the revolutionary tribunal. The trials involve prominent political figures and were held under Soviet authority. The dispatch notes several defendants were implicated in treason while others faced related charges.
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Moscow
Social Revolutionista
Triant
Amour
Roosevelt Sees Coal Strike Threatening Nation
Rochester New York August 9 AP Theodore Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy warns the country faces a grave crisis from the coal strike. He says a coal famine looms and the responsibility rests on those who refused to support the president’s peace efforts. The international labor union movement has seven banks in operation with more being organized.
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Harding
New York
David Williams
Eastern Strike Committee
B. M. Jewell
Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Rohester
N. Y
A. P
Theodore, Roosevelt
Amsistant
Navy
Roosevelt
International Labor Way
the Lotter P
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Penn
Cat and Dog Hospital
Tampa
T.roosevelt
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