Not Guilty Declared In Demoss Case Raid
Jury finds former raid case against Morrison Demoss not guilty of manufacturing or possessing contraband cider and elder vinegar. Officers seized seven 52 gallon barrels claimed as contraband during a raid led by Officer Lilly and railroad police with Deputy Dellet Newton. The verdict prompts dispute over return of property valued near $140, and possible action against officers for restitution.
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Sentinel
Lilly
Dellet Newton
Tnen
Morrison Demoss
Bvansville
Thornton
Justice McCafferty
T.H. Shay
Hiera
Preston County
Grafton
Daetor Lanturin
Charles Chadduct
Virginia
Ward
Oifeere
Demoss
Steel strike troops guard Gary as agitators urged takeover
Lieutenant Van Buren testified to the Senate labor committee detailing pamphlets and propaganda after Indiana towns were occupied by troops. He said organizers urged workers to seize industries and govern themselves, while locals like Ivanasville farmer Iva Thos was seen in town.
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Washington, D.C
Oet
Lenine
Trotsky
Indiana
Red Guard
Donald C. van Buren
Senate Labor Committee
van Buren
Leonid Wood
Iva Thos
Ivanasville
Coal Realers Pledge to Prevent Coal Price Increase
Washington reports coal labor groups under the American Wholesale Coal Association back a pledge to avoid price rises during any pending or potential strike. The move aims to ensure uninterrupted supply to public utilities and railroads and to ask the War Labor Board to act to mobilize workers if a strike occurs.
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Washington
Coal Realers
American Q Wholesate Coal Association
Ountry
Frelinghuysen
Senate
Judin Trike
King Albert Visits West Point School
King Albert of Belgium visits the West Point Military Academy in New York with Count Juy q d Oultremont and a State Department official. Prince Leopold also travels to West Point with the Belgian royal party, leaving the hydro aeroplane at 6:45.
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New York
Albert
Belgium
Juy Q d’ Oultremont
State Department
West Point Military Academy
Leopold
West Virginia AFL backs miners strike drive
Armando Foiio, first vice president of the West Virginia State Federation of Labor, said the federation executive committee in Charleston unqualifiedly endorsed the miners strike and the steel strike in the state. They pledged financial and moral support to strikers, with demands including a 60 percent wage raise, six hour work day, time and a half overtime, weekly pay, and contract protections through 1919 and beyond.
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Armando Foiio
Wendel
West Viginia
Polio
District No. 17
District No 17
Joint Meeting of Labor Bodies Proposed in Washington
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor announced that four conferences of heads from 112 international unions affiliated with the AFL would be held in Washington in the near future. The aim is to discuss current and upcoming disputes. Cooperation among the four major railroad brotherhoods and farmers, and potential action in Canada, were mentioned as possibilities.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washingon
Canada
Union chiefs plan special AFL convention amid labor conflict
Announcement via telegram from Mr Sampers to the Min ds oteation of Labor at Percia outlines a push for a special AFL convention to unite international unions and railroad brotherhoods against the current labor struggle. Officials discuss funding, drafting, and timing while withholding specific meeting details and noting broader efforts toward industrial peace. The role of farmers, assessments, and potential strikes by railroad workers linked to steel industry tensions are also mentioned, with coordinated but cautious actions by federation and brotherhood leaders.
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Jng
Sampers
Percia
Wes
Naporganized
American Federation of Labor
United States
Canada
Federation
Cout
g@unds
Prio
Federation’n Tive’ Council
Uthheld
MeGomeprs
Organized Labor
Employers’ Group
Meet Il
Vimohy Shea
Brotherhood
Removal of govt control of industries faced at Atlantic City
Oct 25 session of an international trade conference under the Chamber of Commerce of the United States concluded with resolutions calling for immediate removal of government control of industries. Abandonment of relief on the purchase shipment and distribution of American coal was noted. Alfred C. Sted ord chaired the executive committee and delivered an address.
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Atlantic City
Induste
Chamber of Commerce
Alfred C. Stedord
Blast at Pemberton Fuel mine damages three machines
Charleston West Virginia October 27 reports say three mining machines and three pumps in the Pemberton Fuel Company mine at Pemberton were blown up by explosives sometime between the mine closing Saturday evening and opening today. Information received here today confirms the incident.
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Charleston
W. VI
Pemberton, Fuel Company
Pemberton
Johnson amendment on League voting power rejected by Senate
The Senate rejected the Johnson amendment to the peace treaty aiming to raise U S voting power in the League of Nations to match Great Britain and her dominions. The roll call stood eight in favor and forty against the measure. The article notes he attended the U B convention in that city.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations
Great Britain
Dominions
Senate
Industrial Mix Up To Wilsons Commission Call
Washington October 25 The last public group of the national industrial conference adjourned after recommending to President Wilson the creation of a commission to continue the work. The report, transmitted to the White House by Bernard Turuch, outlined the conference's failure to reach a broad agreement on industrial peace and urged a new industrial board. John D. Rockefeller Jr led a draft, with mixed votes among delegates. the public group claimed lack of representation and public favor hindered continuation.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
National Industrial Conference
White House
Bernard M. Turuch
Charles W. Elliot
Emperitus
Harvard University
Two Men Die In Big Boiler Blast At Saw Mill
Alkins West Virginia October merals of Haymond Poe aged 1 prominent merchant and Alvin Aufield aged 21 were killed in a saw mill explosion near here. Poe had been called to fix the engine and urged it would run. The boiler blast hurled them a hundred feet. Poe died minutes later, Aufield after two hours of pain. Aufield had just returned from France, was to be married, and was the mill owner’s brother.
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Alkins
W. Va
Merals
Haymond Poe
Alvin Aufield
Poe
Jug
Simi
Yanfield
Alvin
O. L. Perry
France
Canton Mayor Poorman Suspended Over Strike Handling
Canton Ohio, October 27. Governor Coy suspended Mayor Charles B. Poorman for alleged inefficiency in handling a strike, after Canton business leaders urged rallying around Mayor Sebrants. Dr. Peck has returned from a professional visit to a Montaville patient. Mrs. J. Hal Smith, a missionary from Aryen with Dayton ties, was in town, and Mrs. I. H. Watt left for points east of the city.
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Columbus
Coy
Charles IB. Poorman
Canton
City Land
Vico
Sebrants
Peck
Montaville
J. Hal Smith
Arien
Dayton
Rey
I. H. Watt
Dewey Avenue
President urges coal fuel supply not to be interrupted
President Wilson appeals to coal miners and operators to accept arbitration and negotiate a peaceful settlement to prevent fuel shortages. He notes society depends on steady coal production and supports postponing disputes until a just agreement can be reached, urging continued operation during arbitration.
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Washington, D.C
Wilson
Board of Arbitration
Gunners Inn
Inghan
Logan County Investigation Called Off
Huntington W Va Oct 25 Governor Jornivell halted the Logan County investigation into the Guyan Valley coal field. The probe stopped as Kanawha coal mines closed by strikers hindered cooperation. Two train crew members testified they saw armed deputies but were not molested. More witnesses were expected, with an extended field tour likely delayed.
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Huntington
W. Va
Guyan Valley
Jornivell
Kanawha
Cayan Valley
Ecommission
King Albert Visits New York on Aerial Farewell Flight
King Albert of Belgium flies over Manhattan and Brooklyn in a Navy plane farewell trip. Accompanied by Count Guy de Dampierre and J M Nye of the State Department, the king's voyage lasts nearly an hour with plane piloted by Frank Lamb.
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New York
King Albert
Belgium
Count Guy Aoulrement
J. M. Nye
State Department
Fnaign Lrank Lamb
Manhattan
Brooklyn
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