Troops Move Into West Virginia Mining Area
International and local leaders report federal troops arriving in Boone and Logan counties to occupy mining districts near Bair Mountain and Crooked Creek. Brigadier General Bandholtz orders positions as 2900 troops prepare to deter armed bands, with unions seeking broader Senate inquiry into the mining dispute.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bandholtz
Madison
Boone County
Loxan
Battl‘Holtz
International
Murray
Unttead
Logan
Bair Mountain
Crooked Creek
W. Wa
United Mine Workers
Senate
Mingo County
West Virginia
Philip Murray
Arrested men on train today in Houston
Houston police arrested Maximo Vega and Ernest Conner, escaped convicts from Huntsville, aboard a J G N passenger train entering Houston. Both men were heavily armed after breaking from Huntsville Thursday, injuring an assistant warden and overpowering a guard, but were taken without a struggle.
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Houston
Texas
Houston Police Eary
Maximo Vega
Ernest Conner
Huntsville
Conroe
Peace Portal dedication honors century of peace
Washington reports President Harding praising the Peace Portal near Blaine Washington as a symbol of lasting U S British harmony. The 3000 mile border boundary is cited as evidence the world grows wiser and better. Samuel Hill of Seattle conceived the monument to unity. Harding’s letter to Hill compares it to a temple of peace with gates never closed except in war.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Harding
Blaine
America
Great Britain
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Hill
Janus
Eleven Men Rescued From Lifeboat Near San Francisco
Eleven men were rescued from a lifeboat 105 miles west of San Francisco by the tug Sea Lion. The boat is believed to be from the Canadian Importer, found 500 miles west of San Francisco two days earlier. The message from Sea Lion says the occupants are safe and well.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Sea Lion
Here
A SQUIRREL'S HOARD
Golf enthusiasts on the Charleston Place course discovered a hidden stash of golf balls after a squirrel led Leslie Reynolds to a hollow tree containing 41 balls. A broader search uncovered about 550 additional lost balls, revealing the animal’s unusual cache.
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Associated Press
Charleston Place
Ont
Leslie Reynolds
Whiskey Hidden Under Bibles Leads to Seizure
Deputy Sheriff Pat Richards seized eight gallons of corn whiskey found concealed under a pile of Bibles and hymn books in a car. An arrest was made and the vehicle’s contents were placed in evidence.
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Ly Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Pat Richards
New Prohibition Agents Named in Texas
Austin Texas Sept 3 State Director David Morris announced the appointment of Roy Lemmon of Dallas and George Bridgen of Houston as prohibition agents under the federal enforcement force reorganization. The plan took effect July 1.
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Austin
Texas
Prohibition Enforcement Force
David Morris
Roy Lemmon
Dallas
George Bridgen
Houston
Had Too Much U. S. Gold Coin Held by LAPD
Agustin Autunez 25 and Iweger Breton 28 were arrested in Los Angeles with 39905 in United States gold coins. Harry Waldrip 17, a chauffeur, was also held on suspicion of robbery. Autunez claimed he was a Mexican customs officer in Baja California and brought the gold into the United States for safekeeping.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Agustin Autunez
Fiajucaia
California
Iweger Breton
United States
Harry Waldrip
Antunez
Railroad rates questioned by Kansas utility chief
Clyde M. Reed, chairman of the Kansas public utilities commission, told the Interstate Commerce Commission that law requires the commission to determine whether the transportation business of the country is conducted on an honest, efficient and economical basis when fixing grain and hay rates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Spt
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indicted in Liquor Ring Case Linked to Lincoln Trust
A federal grand jury indicted Carl Lehrens vice president of the Lincoln Trust and Savings Bank Police Lieutenant James Vannatta and five other men in Chicago today in connection with an alleged nation wide liquor ring.
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Chicago
Carl Lehrens
Lincoln Trust and Savings Bank
James Vannatta
Mob Defeats Family Triggering Evacuation in Waco
In Waco Texas on September 2 Owen Stephens a Black man with his wife and 13 children from Winters says a mob defeated him and forced their departure. Federal authorities are investigating the incident and reviewing the actions of local officials.
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Associated Press
Waco Texas
Owen Stephens
Winters
Stephens
Snake in Telephone Box Strikes Frost Resident
Corsicana Texas Sept 3. Mrs J B Scott found a three foot rattle snake in her home telephone box at Frost Tuesday. A fisherman from a nearby lake responded to her appeal for help and killed the reptile.
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Associated Press
Corsicana
Texas
J. B. Scott
Frost
Recovered Millions Tied to Cleve land Swindle Ring
John Sawkin of the Department of Justice told Assistant U S Attorney Clinnin that he recovered another 2,265,000 in promissory notes linked to the alleged swindle ring led by Charles French and associates.
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Hy Associated Press
Chicago
John Sawkin
Department of Justice
Cleveland
United States District Attorney
Clinnin
Charles French
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