New Coal Crisis in District 11 Over Check Off
Indiana coal operators and mine workers clash over the check-off system with calls for a Terre Haute meeting. District 11 leaders threaten mine shutdowns unless operators collect a $2 per miner installment and several mines idle from strikes amid disputes with the United Mine Workers of America.
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District 11
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Terre Haute
Mine Workers’ Organization
District No. 11
Indiana’ Bituminous Car Operators’ Association
Phil H. Penna
Operators’ Association
Indiana
Indianapolis
Abli Gasca
Federal Court of Appeals
Chicago
United Mine Workers of America
Chamber of Commerce
A. B. Anderson
Court of Appeals
Professor Tiernan 5 in hiding as search continues
Chicago dispatch reports deputy sheriffs still seek John P. Tiernan to commit him to a Psychopathic hospital. Judge Frank Righeimer awaits Pete Tiernan, New York assistant corporation counsel and brother of the fugitive. Tiernan’s two wives remain in seclusion, while Frances Pulaski urges a mental test. Tiernan’s brothers offer financial aid if needed.
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Chicago
John P. Tiernan
Frank
Righeimer
Pete Tiernan
New York
South Bend
Tiernan
New York Faces Coal Famine Warned By Mayor Hylan
Mayor Hylan warned New York of a coal famine that could cause intense suffering if heavy storms arrive. He said current household anthracite stocks would last only four days and urged conservation, use of substitutes, and blending buckwheat and bituminous coal with anthracite to avert freezing homes.
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New York
Hylan
The
Fuel Administration
Tornadoes Defeated by Linton Legion Team 20–14
Linton American Legion football team defeated the Jasonville Tornadoes 20 to 14 at Haseman Park. Jasonville led 14–0 at halftime, but Linton rallied in the second half, scoring 20 unanswered points. The victory ends Linton’s season at 4–0 with 53 points for and 14 against.
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Linton American Legion
Haseman Park
Jasonville
Doughboys
Tornadoes
Linton
Linton Folllowers
Gridiron Warriors
Six More DOJ Suits Seek 30 Million From Army Cantonment Builders
The Department of Justice will file six additional lawsuits in federal court to recover thirty million dollars from contractors who constructed army cantonments. The action targets firms involved in the wartime building program and aims to recover funds deemed improper payments or overcharges.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Special Session Ends in Dismal Show of Force
Washington December 4 republican leaders admit their disappointment over the extra session of congress ending sine die. Two administration measures the Liberian loan bill and the Dyer anti lynching bill were dropped. The house passed the merchant marine act by a narrow margin. senate action on the subsidy bill is pending with opposition and filibuster threats. President Harding urges swift passage to bolster the merchant marine and warned opposition offers no constructive criticism.
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Washington
Congress
Sine
House
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
Wesley L. Jones
Shipping Board
Farm Bloc
Harding
Mitch Denies Coal Profiteering Charge in Speech
Terre Haute December 4. William A. Mitch secretary of District No 11 United Mine Workers of America spoke on Economic Conditions and the Coal Problem. He denied profiteering in coal arguing coal remains the cheapest commodity and wage levels show miners earn about 1000 dollars yearly. He attributed high prices to propaganda from other industries and urged a solution to overmanning and overdevelopment.
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Terre Haute
William A. Mitch
United Mine Workers of America
First Congregational Church
Mr. Mitch
Mitch
Great Britain
Mayor invites Jersey Hangman to visit Herrin
William S. Gilbert of Trenton New Jersey sought employment as official executioner in the Herrin massacre trial. Mayor A. Pace of Herrin replied inviting him to come to Herrin to meet the coal miners and prove the community’s mettle.
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Jersey Hangman
Herrin
Marion
Ill
William S. Gilbert
Trenton
N. J
A. ‘i’, Pace
Miners’ Union
Pace
Gilbert
D. T. Hartwell
Williamson County
A. T. Pace
Operators Stand Pat on District Settlement Plan
Chicago December 4 prospects of a nationwide strike rose as operators declared support for the district plan of settlement, a move that the unions oppose and that could trigger industrial action.
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Chicago
Weather Forecast Rain Tonight and Tuesday
Rain is expected tonight and on Tuesday. Colder air moves in Tuesday with the coldest conditions in the extreme west tonight.
Daugherty Defends Record Amid Impeachment Push
Attorney General Daugherty issued a lengthy reply denying any basis for the impeachment charges and defending his conduct in enforcing anti trust laws. He contrasted criticism from Samuel Untermyer with past actions of Richard Olney and praised recent high court appointments as broadly approved.
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Daugherty
Samuel Untermyer
New Progressive Bloc
Untermyer
Mr. Daugherty
Richard Olney
House of Representatives
Ior
William Howard Taft
George Sutherland
Pierce Butler
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Weather Report
Sam Untermyer
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Representative Keller
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Volstead
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