Miners Armies Move to Madison Warned by Leaders
vanguard of miners two hundred fifty strong reaches Madison as President Feeney and Secretary Mooney of District 17 urge marchers to turn back to avoid slaughter in Logan county. Main army reportedly on the way with U.S. regulars implied. Banholts says federal troops not needed in West Virginia and none ordered.
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Madison
W. Va
Feeney
Mooney
Logan County
U.S
Washington, D. C
Banholts
War Department
West Virginia
Miners Rivalry Sparks Army Move Toward West Virginia
In Indianapolis President Lewis of the United Mine Workers declined to say if he ordered Keeney to halt the miners. In Logan four thousand miners were reported within twenty miles of the area as Keeney traveled to prevent a potential “massacre.” Federal troops prepared to move from Camp Sherman in Ohio toward the West Virginia coal fields as guards and reinforcements joined units.
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Indianapolis
John 4. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
Logan
W. Va
Madison
Keeney
Mingo County
Blair
Logan Field
United ‘Mine Workers of’ America
Charleston
C. E. Keeney
Keentey
Marmet
Marmet Camp
Troops Move From Columbus Barracks To West Virginia Fields
One hundred fifty soldiers from the Columbus barracks left at 7 AM for the West Virginia fields via Camp Sherman where additional troops will board. Barracks authorities were non-committal on the subject according to reliable reports.
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Columbus
West Virginia
Camp Sherman
Blair Mining Town Faces Armed Tension Near Logan
Reported near Blair and Rockcreek as a large armed group supposedly linked to United Mine Workers gathers three miles from Madison. Logan County Sheriff and UMW officials provided little information, with Blair described as a mining town prone to recent trouble and trenches dug for defense.
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Mullins
Blair
Rockcreek
Madison
Logan County
Sean
Half Million Loot of Masked Bandits in MKT Hold Up
In Denison Texas two masked bandits robbed a Missouri Kansas and Texas limited train as it entered the city. They bound and gagged mail clerks and looted two pouches of registered mail and several sacks of unregistered mail. Authorities estimate the haul may reach $500000. The bandits boarded the train at Bells and fled. search by sheriff's posse is under way.
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Denison
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Limited
Bells
Thieves steal wine and pyx from Grace Episcopal Church
In Muncie Indiana thieves broke into Grace Episcopal Church last night and stole communion wine and a small silver gilt pyx. A custodian discovering the break said the wine was to be used next Sunday but was saved by dusting the wine receptacle earlier today.
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Muncie
Ind
Grace Episcopal Church
Railroad Earnings Show Big Increase
Rail roads of the country earned 174 662 167 during six months ending in June, up from 31 721 703 a year ago, per Interstate Commerce Commission figures. Total carrier revenues reached 2 676 497 252, down from 2 741 587 192. Operating expenses were 2 365 747 874, vs 2 575 186 302. The operating expense ratio stood at 83.9 percent of revenues, versus 93.93 a year earlier.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad overtime rules rejected by regional boards
Chicago dispatch reports that overtime pay rules issued by the United States Railroad Labor Board last week to supersede the national agreement for shop crafts employees were rejected as unjustified by a conference of regional executive boards. The decision highlights regional disagreement over wage policy and may affect wage disputes across the industry.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Ratification by Senate marks formal peace with Germany
Aug 26 report states a German peace treaty signed in Berlin and released by the State Department. It disassociates the United States from the League of Nations, preserves US rights under Versailles, and awaits Senate ratification after the September reconvening. Diplomatic relations and commerce would follow ratification.
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Washington
Germany
Harding
Hughes
Berlin
State Department
Congress
United States
League of Nations
League
Senate of the
Senate
International Labor Organization
Governor Len Small vows bid for 1924 re election
Springfield reports Governor Len Small will run again in 1924 despite an indictment charging conspiracy and embezzlement from his tenure as state treasurer. Senator Richard R. Meents, a close ally and spokesman, said Small never quit under fire.
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Springfield
Small
Richard R. Meents
Senate
Len. Small
Meents
Lloyd George replies to Irish on dominion plan
London Aug 26 David Lloyd George sent a lengthy conciliatory reply to the Irish rejection of the dominion peace proposal. He proposes continued negotiations and outlines a path toward settlement. The premier’s message emphasizes endurance and a desire to reach a workable arrangement with Irish representatives.
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London
David Lloyd George
Premmier
Guinea Hen Breaks Windshield In Indiana Incident
Ed Thompson and his wife were driving toward Washington when a guinea hen smashed through the windshield near Vigo township. The car collided with a flock after the birds panicked, two birds injured none, glass shattered, occupants unharmed, feathers littered the front seat.
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Bicknell
Ind
Ed Thompson
Washington
Cyrus Wampler
Vigo Township
Willing to Return to Work in Sullivan Field Riots
Coal miners in Sullivan district plan to resume work if Prosecutor John Taylor drops charges against Riley Griffith J J Williams and Adrian House named as rioting ringleaders. Miners met lawyers and demanded dismissal arguing they were not leaders. a governor’s plan and Indianapolis talks loom over a possible settlement with delays at Peerless Glendora and other mines.
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Terre Haute
Sullivan ‘Ield
John Taylor
Riley Griffith
J. J. Williams
Adrian House
Taylor
Sullivan
Peerless
Glendora
McCray
Indianapolis
Former Linton Woman Dies by Own Action in Indianapolis
Mrs Louise Laughlin 40 of 3820 College avenue Indianapolis died after drinking poison in her husband William E Laughlin’s office at the Indian Creek Coal and Mining company Traction Terminal building Indianapolis Police say a domestic trouble dispute prompted the act She left a daughter Margaret 15 and husband and four children survive The Laughlin family were well known in Linton formerly living at 240 F Street Northwest Worthington Greene County origin cited
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Louise Laughlin
William BE. Laughlin
Indianapolis
Linton
Bicknell
Indianapolis Star
Laughlin
College Avenue
Indian Creek Coal and Mining Company
William E. Laughlin
Governor McCray rejects compromise on Sullivan county riot charges
Indianapolis Aug 26 Governor McCray commented on a report that Sullivan county miners would return to work only if riot charges against accused men were dismissed. He called such a compromise preposterous and said the charges would be pressed and the full facts of the disturbance fully investigated by authorities.
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Indianapolis
Sullivan County
McCray
Fire inquiry opened after Hoboken pier fire large loss
Fire that destroyed Army Piers 5 and 6 in Hoboken on Wednesday night led to a Department of Justice investigation. The blaze threatened 500 American war dead and damaged the liner Leviathan, with damages estimated between five and ten million dollars.
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Hoboken
N. J
Department of Justice
Pier 5
Pier 4
Smuggling Rumor Triggers Wheatland Depot Scare
In Wheatland Indiana on Aug 26 a depot waiting room discovery of suitcases with bottles caused an uproar as residents feared smuggling white mule. Local sleuths investigated the clanking bottles and several townsfolk guarded the site while authorities searched for the owners amid a heightened sense of vigilance.
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Wheatland
Ind
Weather Summary With Cloudiness and Warmth Shift
Increasing cloudiness is noted with a late night shower threat. Warmth rises in the eastern zones while the northwest remains cooler. The forecast highlights showery activity tonight and a general warming trend in the east.
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