Women Miners Talk of Actual Warfare in West Virginia
Wives and widows of miners testified to the senate strike investigating committee in Charleston detailing hardships and violent clashes caused by armed mine guards. Testimony highlighted the Holly Grove attack and the broader claim that armed forces escalated riots, prompting possible visit by Senator Kenyon to Paint and Cabin creeks.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Senate Committee
Kenyon
Cisco Estep
Holly Grove
Woman in Strikers Camp Baby Born During Gunfight
A woman, with a baby, fled from a strike camp to a cellar as her husband moved through a back doorway. A gunman fired and killed him in the dark. by the time the shooting stopped the woman learned he was dead. The baby was born two months after the father's death in the mountains.
Bridgey Webber Stabbed While Involved in Rosenthal Case
Bridgey Webber, the gambler linked to the Rosenthal murder case, lies seriously stabbed in the back at St. Vincent's hospital in New York as police investigate. He claims a small boy attacked him near a subway entry, a tale police doubt. Webber asserts he is cooperative but offers little information. In McKeesport, a fireman is accused of shirking at a 49000 dollar blaze after his trousers were pressed.
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New York
Bridgey Webber
Becker
Herman Rosenthal
St. Vincent's Hospital
Webber
Rosenthal
McKeesport
Supreme Court upholds Arkansas two cent rates
Special to the News from Little Rock reports the United States Supreme Court has sustained the Arkansas maximum freight and two cent passenger rates, affirming their validity amid ongoing transport toll debates.
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Little Rock
United States Supreme Court
Arkansas
Lobby Graft War Over Franked Mail and Sugar Lobby
Washington reports an official postmaster general statement detailing graft in postal free mailing. Beets sugar lobby used senators franked pamphlets like Sugar at a Glance to ship 1.5 million pieces, saving about 28 000 dollars in six months. Democratic opposition countered with Sugar at a Second Glance printed as a reply.
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Washington
Senatorial Lobby
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Postal Service
Senator Lodge
Senate
Truman G. Palmer
Palmer
Government Printing Office
Lodge
Postoffice Department
Democratic
Republican
Progressive
Frank
Smoot
Utah
Ohio
Curtis
Kansas
American Beet Sugar Industry Association
Jubilee of West Virginia Celebrations Across Wheeling
West Virginia marks its fiftieth birthday with a state wide jubilee. President Wilson triggers a citywide celebration from Washington releasing pigeons and balloons. Gov. Hatfield presides with Key speakers as Wheeling hosts floral parades, pageants, and scheduled events through Friday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Wilson
White House
Washington
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
H. D. Hatfield
West
Gov. Hatfield
Guy, Hatfield
Japan Eyes Five Year Renewal of Arbitration Pact
Viscount Chinda informed Secretary Bryan that Japan is willing to renew its arbitration treaty with the United States for another five years, expiring August 24. Bryan expects Senate ratification of new arbitration pacts with Britain and others, despite opposition led by Senator Chamberlain over Panama Canal ties and the California alien land law issue. President Wilson has been briefed, and Foreign Relations Committee members have pressed the matter at the White House and Capitol. Bryan did not specify the basis for his expectation of approval.
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Washington
Viscount Chinda
Bryan
Japan
United States
Senate
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Panama Canal
California
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Foreign Relations Committee
Talked Too Little and Too Much
Chicago June 16 Emil Van Ker relweek refused to answer Judge Gem mill's questions because a judge once fined him fifty dollars for talking too much. He was fined five dollars.
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Chicago
Emil van Kerrelweek
Gemmill
Wife loads pistol for mate ends in fatal duel
Kansas City report says Martin Donaldson failed to enter his wife's room at a boarding house run by W. G. Capper. Capper was shot twice and not expected to survive. Mrs. Donaldson, employed there, fled after Capper blocked the hallway. Capper’s wife helped reload the weapon.
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Kansas City
Martin Donaldson
W. G. Capper
Capper
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