Priest Hussey Testimony Highlights Harsh Miners’ Conditions
The Rev. James W. Hussey, a Catholic priest, testified before the anthracite arbitration commission, describing miners’ lives as deplorable and their homes as mere habitations. He noted children sent to work in mines, debt burdens, and low home ownership, urging the strikers' case while criticizing operator stubbornness.
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Kansas City Promoter Indicted in Mining Fraud Case
Theodore Stegner of Kansas City indicted by a grand jury on promoting a mining fraud involving the Pillsbury Copper Mining and Reduction Company. Postal inspectors traced stock sales to scam operations with duplicated mine reports and false output figures. Also notes unrest among southern coast republics with German involvement stirring tensions.
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Arizona
Pillsbury Copper Mining and Reduction Company
Kansas City Star
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