Coal region strikes amid starvation in Taylor county
Miners sue Delmar and Robinson Phillips Coal companies for past due wages as constables levy on livestock and household goods amid near starvation. Reports say many mines operate at a loss with red coal rejected by inspectors and a Salvation Army official warning of dire conditions on the eve of Christmas in Flemington and surrounding West Virginia coal fields.
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Delmar ‘Coal Company
Robinson and Phillips Coal Company
Sentinel
Flemington
Martin
Fin
Levy
Taylor Countraes
Memington
Taylor County
West Virginia
W. H. Arnold
Salvation Army
Grafton
Hoover Won’t: Aid Effort Seeks Immediate Relief From 1920s Crisis
The article details county relief efforts amid widespread hardship as 108 families, about 500 people, sought assistance. Bank officials report coal payroll delays, stores face overdue accounts, and Salvation Army workers coordinate with coal companies to address urgent needs while planning actions for prompt relief and investigations. The piece also notes prohibition enforcement debates and proposed departmental funding boosts as part of broader relief and governance challenges.
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Squire A. R. Weston
Captain Arnold
Salvation Army
Guy E. Williams
Bank of Flemington
Arnold
River party seeks boat to reach canyon explorers
Messages relay discovery and location of the scow believed camped nearby. The party includes P. P. Paplaw and Robert Prancy with Jack Harbin, all from Grand Canyon National Park staff, plus Emory C. Kolb who aids in a second flight observing the craft.
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P. P. Paplaw
Grand Canyon National Park
Robert Prancy
Jack Harbin
Emory C. Kolb
Conal
Hyde
H. C. Hyde
Vaccination drive halves measles risk in Arcola village
State health officials report Clarkaburg area near Arcola in Webster County has seen an outbreak of disease with about twenty cases. Dr Will Selby and Dr C F Gruen, with nurse Miss Warfield, vaccinated nearly 200 residents as the response ramps up.
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Clarkaburg
Arcola
Logal
Webster County
Cowen
Will Selby
Harrison County
State Health Department
Selby
C.F. Grueny
Erbacon
Mri Warfield
Gruen
Body of aged man found hanging in barn near Carlisle
The body of Benjamin F Street, 79, was found today hanging from a rafter in the barn at the rear of his home in Blosserville near Carlisle. Acting Coroner Boyer announced Street's death as a case of suicide. Street's brother William lives at Martinsburg, West Virginia.
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Raper Carlisle
Benjamin F.street
Blosserville
Boyer
Street
Stielde
William
Martingburg
W. Va
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Gasgaway
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