Novel Thrill Idea Halted By Police
Chicago police stopped two high school boys from lying under railroad ties on the Chicago and North Western line in a bid for a thrill. Raymond Salaman, 16, and Thomas Collins, 15, climbed into a 10 inch opening under the tracks and watched six trains pass within half an hour. They were turned over to their parents after detectives questioned them.
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Chicago
James O'Neil
John Pretzel
Chicago and North Western
Raymond Salaman
Thomas Collins
Tipple Strike Sparks Coal Region Tensions
On the 11th day of disruption in Grass Flat, union demonstrators gathered despite leaders saying no strike occurred. State police probed a dynamite blast as coal stocks dwindled and thousands of workers were laid off. Robert M. Smith of the employing company said operations would resume in a week after confrontations with UMW pickets.
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Lewis
Robert M. Smith
Smith
UMW
Coal Hauling and Mine War Sparks Pennsylvania Crisis
In Pennsylvania near Snow Shoe and Grass Flat 13 coal trucks were fired on and stoned, triggering a governor request for state aid. Governor Duff referred the plea to State Police to keep highways open and maintain order as 1,400 non union miners worked in pits. A separate trial row centers on Rhodes with Camiletti claiming illegal overreporting of earnings and witnesses including Ora Akers detailing hatchery profits and Rhodes’s stake.
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Snow Shoe Mountain
Pennsylvania
James E. Duff
C. M. Wilhelm
Tuck
Senial Council of Defense
Virginia
Paul Camiletti
Rhodes
Camiletti
Ora A. Akers
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Toots) Allen
Francis A. Dunn
Joliet, Ill
Charles
Snooky) Johnson
International Soundphoto
Grafton School
Caplan’s Jewelers
West Main Street
Parrish Agency, Inc
Thornton
Kirby St
Rt. 50
Hospital
Walters
Main St
Thayer, St. G
Tipple
Gabardine
Main Street
Betockruk
Beckley
Parkhill's Paint Store
VTC RT
Hai
Dean
Doan
Weiners
van Camp's
Nola Soap
Flo
Silver Dust
NAVY
Hunt
Grafton, West Virginia
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