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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1922
Page
7
The military commission investigates the Williamson County mine war as generals aides prepare to report findings but keep them private. The probe focuses on wartime actions and governance amid regional unrest. The commission weighs evidence and awaits disclosure policies from authorities.
Republican House members from the territory east of Kansas were ordered back to Washington by Rep. Mondell to end Voight of Wisconsin one man filibuster. Mondell warned warrants may be issued if the absentees did not return by Monday to carry out the legislative program.
German Foreign Minister Walter Rathenau was shot dead as he left his residence in Berlin. The assassin fled. The American embassy marked the event with half mast. The government announced emergency measures and extraordinary courts for nationalist plotters, prohibiting militaristic demonstrations.
About 50 residents of Grand View gathered in Cleburne Texas on June 24 and asked the Ku Klux Klan not to parade there that night.
The schooner Puritan from Gloucester, a prospective contender in next fall’s international fishermen’s races, was wrecked on Sable Island. Seven men reached the shore while 16 remain missing. Halifax reports confirm the loss.
Veteran Texas-Oklahoma league umpire Dit Spencer was seriously injured by fans after the Bonham versus Greenville game. He remained in critical condition as physicians held out hope for recovery.
June 24 report from Carbondale and Chicago shows the Foreman commission’s visit to the Herrin area as Illinois weighs sending troops to Williamson county. Officials question mine leaders and peace officers while unions cite nonunion strikebreakers and guards. Over 150 miners flee the district amid fears of further violence as damages and lawsuits loom.
Clara Masson, owner of an Indiana mine, filed in federal district court to restrain the United Mine Workers of America and all officers and members from continuing activities aimed at closing the wagon mines of the state. The suit cites a recent U S Supreme Court decision in Coronado coal as basis.
Waco June 24 Pending AG ruling on county committees power to drop Miriam Ferguson from the primary ticket Secretary Hale of the state committee asks Ferguson to inform chairmen statewide of her wish to be removed as a candidate for United States senator. Chairs would act promptly once the opinion is released.
In Cincinnati on June 24 the American Federation of Labor reaffirmed its stance against recognizing the Soviet government for the third year running. The convention also authorized the executive council to ask for voluntary contributions to support strikers in the textile and quarry sectors.
Washington June 24 Senate Republican leaders propose invoking cloture to curb debate on the long pending tariff bill. The two thirds vote plan was drafted by Senator Curtis Kansas Republican whip and circulation has begun.
Montgomery County, Texas reported quiet after a lynching near New Cacus yesterday. Warren Lewis, 18, a Black man, was killed after allegedly confessing to attacking a young white woman earlier in the day.
Court decides a labor organization is a suable entity. The ruling outlines that the union can be party to lawsuits, affecting accountability and internal governance. The decision cites precedent and notes implications for workers and affiliates nationwide.
Senator Myers of Montana said in the senate that Illinois mine disorders prove there is no free America and no freedom while workers cannot choose when where and for whom they work without consent of the organized minority.
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