Wage Accord Protested By Union Miners
In Craylorville and across Illinois tensions rise as 1,500 deputized residents barricade routes to Taylorville to deter a threatened march on striking coal miners. Springfield reports confirm widespread opposition to the $5 daily wage, with thousands voting for a strike and petitions circulating for a state convention to revisit terms.
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Craylorville
Christian County
Charles Wienicke
Taylorville
Illinois
Union
Coal Die Gers
New Sale
Springfield
Belleville
Benod
John L. Lewis
International Miners
John H. Walker
Dstrict
Lewis
Walker
Indiana
Wage Committee
Lancaster case details unfold in courtroom testimony
Mrs. Clarke is expected to testify about an alleged statement by Lancaster regarding whether he killed Clarke. The assertion was attributed to Lancaster after Haden was fatally shot at the home of his fiancée Mrs. J M Keith Miller. Lancaster denies making the remark and faces the first courtroom appearance in the ongoing proceedings.
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Clarke
Lancaster
Haden
J.M. Keith- Miller
Keith Miller
Keith-Miller
Distillers to Get a Wet Dividend
Stockholders of the National Distillers Products Corp were told a special dividend would be paid on warehouse receipts for fifteen year old whisky. The announcement follows months of rumors of a payout to investors, signaling a favorable turn for the firm and its holders amid a volatile market.
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eNw
York
National Distillers Products Corp
Will of Pose Wage Cut Sparks Wyoming Line Talks
Western rail representatives meet in Watcago this week to discuss wage rates for the coming year. Union officials not invited. Current contracts expire February 1. If business does not improve, further wage reductions are likely.
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Watcago
Ey—Ralroad
Western Lines
President Hoover Heads Fishing Trip in Chesapeake Bay
President Hoover departs Washington aboard the Sequoia for an extended vacation. He plans fishing in Chesapeake Bay and a Rapidan camp stay, staying in touch by radio. The Sequoia, a 110 foot craft with cruising speed up to eleven knots, carried Harley Hyde and a party including Henry M Robinson Clarence Woolley and Walter Hope among others.
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Hoover
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Mountains
Rapidan Camp
Virginia Blue Ridge
White House
Mr. Hoover
Department of Commerce
Navy Yard
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Lower
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Henry M. Robinson
Los Angles
Clarence M Woolley
American Radiator Company
Will Irwin
Walter Hope
the Treasury
Aow
New York
Walter H. Newton
Arccident
Joe T. Boone
Cape Henry
Virgina
Miami
Arrest Negro Charged With Cutting Wife
Morris Hampton, 58, Uniontown necro, is jailed awaiting extradition to Uniontown to answer a charge of maliciously stabbing his wife. He reportedly believed she died from the wound. Patrolman Debendarfer caught Hampton near a gas station on the South Side as he waited for a Charleston-bound freight train. The woman, hospitalized in Uniontown, has a good chance to recover. Hampton allegedly stabbed her twice before and threatened a policeman. the knife was found in his trouser pocket.
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Morris Hampton
Uniontown
Necro
Pennsylvania
Dorend
Hampton
Henderson
Civil Legion Opens Seventh Annual Convention in Buffalo
The seventh annual convention of the United States Civil Legion opened in Buffalo New York with war time governors draft board heads and civilians from World War I in attendance. John J Cornwell former governor of West Virginia chaired the opening session and the meeting will conclude tomorrow night with a banquet.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United States’ Civil Legion
John J. Cornwell
West
Morning of committee appointments and communications read
The morning session focused on appointing committees and reading communications. Officials outlined assignments and reviewed correspondence, with no further major actions reported.
Prison guards deny charges in Maillevert death
Jacksonville Florida August 15 Pleas of not guilty were entered today by two former state prison camp officials indicted for first degree murder in the alleged torture death of Arthur Maillevert a 19 year old Westfield New Jersey convict. They are George W Courson and Solomon Higginbotham who were captain and guard respectively at the Sunbeam prison camp near here where Maillevert was found strangled to death in a sweat box on June 3 Trial of the two defendants at liberty under 5000 bond each has been set for October 3.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Arthur Maillevert
Westfield
N. J
George W. Courson
Solomon Higginbotham
Sunbeam
Here
Maillevert
Liberty
Cautious New York Stock Market Advances
New York August 15 The stock market cautiously advanced with low volume and tentative gains. DuPont cut its dividend at noon but recovered, while US Steel and General Motors posted strong advances. Rails regained ground as Northern Pacific, Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and other issues rose, with mixed moves across the list.
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New York
Dupont
Union Pacific
Santa Pa Warn
Northen Pacific Rose
Case
Allied Chemical
Smevieen Tolanhane Bubolic Service
New Jersey
United Aircraft
American Tobacco B
Southern
Injunction Seen as Weapon in Walker Removal Fight
Albany August 15 John J Curtin chief counsel to Mayor James J Walker said the mayor may seek an injunction to challenge Governor Roosevelt and delay a removal decision until the hearing ends Curtin argued the Roosevelt charges are illegal and cited costs of the Hostetter committee as supporting evidence He added a court challenge could come before the hearing concludes to avoid the door being shut after the fact
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Albany
New York
Jimmie” Walker
Roosevelt
State Capitol
John J. Curtin
Supreme Court
Adbert Gich
Associated Press
N. Y
James J. Walker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walker
Hostadter Legislative Committee
Curtin
Tourist camp planned on rim of Mshoning-Hull-Rust pit
A 20-cabin tourist camp will be built along the rim of the Mshoning Hull Rust pit, seven miles long and two miles wide. Trees will surround the cabins and landscaping will improve unsightly stretches around the large pit area.
Huey P Long to Help Woman Win Election in Mississippi
New Orleans August 15 Huey P Long Louisiana’s Kingfish declines a request from Mrs Theodore Bilbo to campaign in Mississippi for her congressional bid He says he will not go to Mississippi and notes Bilbo’s plan to run alongside her husband Theodore Bilbo in a potential at large race amid court decisions leaving candidates to be selected together.
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Huey
P. Long
Louisana
Theodore G. Bil=ho
Mississippi
Long
Hattie Caraway
United States Senate
Arkansas
Bilbo
Theodore Bilbo
Ring of Sheep Thieves Put Under Arrest
A gang led by a woman was broken up with the arrest of six, including Mrs Iva Carpenter, 48, who allegedly led the group in stealing sheep and burning barns. Officers say at least two homes were burned as reprisals, about 50 sheep stolen and killed in two months, with hearings set on conspiracy charges and related shooting incident involving A D Skidmore.
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Gassaway
Sheen
Silas
Floyd Carpenter
John Carpenter
Ernie Harrison
Ann Weise
Kidmore
Weise
A. D. Skidmore
Sheep farmer recounts threats after arson of home
Raymon Marks says a gang warned him to stop complaining about his sheep or face violent acts, including burning his house and using his head as a target, after his residence was set ablaze last week. Local authorities are investigating the threats and incident.
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Raymon Marks
Homse
Pollce
Notice to creditors for the William E Wilson estate
Commissioner William P Sampl of Taylor County West Virginia directs all creditors to present claims with vouchers by February 11 1933 or be excluded from benefit of the estate. All beneficiaries must attend August 1 1932 to protect their interests.
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William E. Wilsson
William E. ‘Wilson
Taylor County
Grafton
West Virginia
William P
SAMPL
Tay
Breaks Helene’s Mark In Olympic Swim Trials
In the women’s 100 meter freestyle trials Eleanor Sayville swam 8.5 seconds to break Mise Madison’s record. The scene notes a press photo and mentions Helene Madison’s prior mark, amid a broader report on the era’s swimming news.
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Helene Madison
Eleanor Sayville
Mise Madison
Associ
Hoover
Prohibition
No Substitute for Prohibition, Salvation Army Ties
Evangelist Victoria Booth Demarest of Norfolk says there are 70 substitutes for prohibition, but argues there are no substitutes for a wave of reform. She speaks at a Woman’s Christian meeting in Seattle, noting her family ties to William and Catherine Booth, founders of the Salvation Army.
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Seattle
Victoria Booth Demarest
Norfolk
William and
Catherine Booth
The
Salvation Army
Tourist Camp Built On Rim Of Big Mine
Hibbing Minnesota August 15 People visit the world’s largest open pit iron ore mine to watch operations, with tourists viewing holes dug into the ground and crowds noting the vast scale of the mine.
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Hibbing
Minn
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