Prosecution of M I W A Officials in Coal Strike Case
United States authorities move to prosecute 84 Mine Workers officials including acting president John L. Lewis and treasurer William Green in Indianapolis for conspiring to keep the coal strike going. Federal court orders bond and appearance for hearings next Tuesday with removal actions planned against officers outside Indiana. Local unions in Clinton and Lafayette face similar charges over strike benefits payments.
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Otianapolis
Ind
Federal
States District Court
National and District
Hited
Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
William Green
Tetlow
Statician
Ellis
Indianapolis
A. Anderson
W. Simms
LaFayette
United States
Indiana
Simms
Clinton
Statf
Commission to probe natural gas in Little Rock area
The Arkansas Corporation Commission will hold a hearing December 15 to investigate the natural gas question affecting Little Rock and surrounding communities. The move aims to determine supply adequacy and notes that pressure in Arkansas Natural Gas lines is not always sufficient to guarantee domestic service in extreme cold.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Corporation Commission
Here
Commission
Arkansas Natural Gas
Many Oil Wells Being Put Down in Arkansas
Little Rock reports a surge in oil drilling across the region. Fourteen wells already in progress within Columbia and Union counties, with a dozen more slated. Nearby prod wells include a 50,000 barrel strike four miles west of Homer, Claiborne Parish. Additional activity spans Emerson, Cedar Grove, Stephens, and extends into Ouachita, Nevada, Lafayette counties.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Columbia
Union Counties
Wildcat Territory
Claiborne Parish
Louisiana
Homer
Columbia County
Emerson
Cedar Grove
Trinity
Union County
Ouachita County
Stephens
Nevada County
Lafayette County
Arkansas Natural Gas brings in 50 million foot well
Information from Little Rock says the Arkansas Natural Gas Company, supplier to Little Rock, this week brought in a 50,000,000 foot gas well in Caddo parish. Also note a local sale of old newspapers and a Crescent Variety Store ad offering a baby Rock-a-by.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Natural Gas Company
Caddo Parish
Oil Drilling Moves Ahead in Sutton Nevada County
Judge James D. Shaver ruled in favor of land lease owners near Sutton, removing obstacles to oil drilling. Promoters plan two wells within a month, backed by Prescott businessmen who acquired wide tracts after surface oil appeared. Litigation over alleged lease fraud has been resolved, clearing the path for derricks and equipment on the ground soon.
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James D. Shaver
Sutton
Nevada County
Prescott
Senate Deadlock Over Mexico Relations Proposed
Senator Fall introduces a resolution in the Senate urging severance of diplomatic ties with Mexico and withdrawal of recognition of the Carranza government. He charges Mexican officials with aiding Bolshevism in the United States and says forthcoming evidence will astonish the world. The measure, sent to Foreign Relations, sharpens debate after recent American deaths in Mexico.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Mexico
Fall
New Mexico
Carranza
New York
San Francisco
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Jenkins
Puebla
Congress
State Department
Department
Committee On the Fall
Gov issues call for volunteers to load coal
Little Rock December 4 Gov Brough urged volunteers to mine and load coal with US troops protecting them He sent a telegram to State Mine Inspector Shaw demanding immediate action citing suffering families and preference for free labor He warned no further quibbling and said convicts could be used if volunteers fail He plans to wait 24 hours for a response to avoid drastic measures
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Little Rock
Gov. Brough
Penitentiary Commission
Brough
Congress weighs war due to Mexican crisis and border action
In the Senate Senator Ashurst introduces a resolution authorizing the secretary of war to use forces to protect Americans on their side of the border. In the House Representative Caldwell declares the situation dangerous, suggesting the nation may be on the verge of war as Congress signals strong action on Mexico.
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Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
House
Caldwell
New York
Congress
Jenkins
Reach Agreement on Wage Scale
Washington reports representatives of major U S coal firms reached a new wage scale for mine workers after an all day session and will seek fuel administration ratification. The plan adds a touch above the 14 percent rise Garfield proposed, while court actions against United Mine Workers officials continue in Indianapolis. In Chicago, fuel shortages and mining disruptions persist, with state officials tightening controls and volunteers sent to operate surface mines in several states as miners’ actions and government moves unfold.
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Washington
United States
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Indianapolis
Department of Justice
A. B. Anderson
Palmer
Chicago
West
Southwet
Oklahoma
Gardner
Missouri
Barton County
Kansas
Allen
McKelvie
Nebraska
Souri
Notice to Teachers by County Examiner Hirst
County examiner M Hirst announces the regular quarterly teachers examination will be held on December 18 and 19. Teachers are notified to prepare and attend as scheduled.
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M. Hirst
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Wise
Bank OF Prescott
Capital
Prescott, Arkansas
Will Drire
GOV
Ozan Mercantile Company
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