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Newspaper
Omaha Morning Bee
Location
Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1922
Page
11
Four survivors of the Herrin mine massacre arrived in Chicago after crawling through brush and rivers to escape killers. They described a planned slaughter by union miners and foreign gunmen, with victims shot at the barbed wire fence and in woods, many mutilated.
A dramatic note proclaims pimples hinder young men, foreshadowing social and career setbacks amid a period alarm. The piece frames acne as a pervasive obstacle affecting opportunities and self image.
Southern Illinois Coal company to sue United Mine Workers of America and Williamson County for damages from Herrin mine riots and the destruction of a strip mine. F. W. Bull, lawyer for the company, said the claim includes deaths of workers and will test labor organization liability under a recent Supreme Court Coronado decision. Suit to be filed in federal court at Indianapolis.
Dr J D Houston travels with his wife and son Dan on a three month automobile tour through Yellowstone park, the Rocky mountains and to his Wyoming ranch. The car carries radio receiving sets and he hopes to enjoy The Bee radio concerts on the trip west.
Advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a refreshing tonic to cool, quiet nerves, aid digestion, and improve water or fruit juice drinks. It emphasizes relief from summer heat and urges use as a portable health aid in daily routines.
The mob attacked 44 strip miners near Herrin, forcing them from a line of march and shooting many in wooded fields. Witnesses say captives were executed after surrendering, with some bodies later found in a pond or burned. Officials offered little detail as the town debated the massacre and Governor Small ordered militia readiness in Chicago.
Report continues as authorities tally casualties from mine disorders in Illinois. Hospitals in Herrin and Carbondale treat dozens with many union miners missing or presumed dead as the crisis spreads nationwide.
E Placek of Wahoo declines to run for governor amid a filing with secretary of state D M Amsberry. He says voters prefer politicians who promise much and do nothing, and men of business may not be ready to lead. The statement ironizes the ballot filing.
Lincoln June 23 Special No one thinks more of a baby than Warden W T Fenton of the state penitentiary but a baby in the penitentiary forces him to the verge of emphatic late wage First it was a baby born to Rella and Della DeHart The father is serving life for murder and the mother from 1 to 10 years for complicity in murder The mother will be an applicant for parole in a short time The baby is getting along nicely It was Nebraska's first penitentiary baby The next penitentiary baby will be born to Mrs Willette Snooks who confessed murder three months ago The penitentiary physician notified the warden of the approaching motherhood of Mrs Snooks today Just darn the luck for publication
The piece reports on a London tragedy linked to political tensions with Ireland, noting the prince of Wales sending a messenger and a celebratory dinner being canceled. Lloyd George sends condolences as authorities seek whether the assassination was personal or political. Arthur Griffith comments on the act’s inexcusable nature and the loss of a friend is echoed from Paris.
A fragment notes a friend who always looks with affection, quoted in Echo de Varis and referencing the amsaseliation of Marshal Wilson in London. The text is fragmented, offering a glimpse of personal tribute within a broader historical milieu.
Turmoil gripped Belfast as excitement ran high over the assassination in London. Special precautions were set in, but troops and police clashed with civilians in Grosvenor Street Falls Road areas. Casualties were reported as wounded, with civilians and security forces both affected. Ulster government officials were under police protection amid the disturbance. A man named Ireland and a girl named Engloh were wounded in York Street during clashes with patrols.
A Fordson tractor parade as part of the Ford dealers industrial exhibit will wind through downtown next Wednesday morning. The first 20 exhibits will be pulled by Fordsons, each equipped as a portable power plant.
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