Slayer pleads self defense in Nelsonville killing
Nelsonville Aug 4 Merz 65 president of the Jack Run Coal Co was shot and killed near here this morning by James McManaway president of the Nelsonville local of the miners union McManaway surrendered and said he fired in self defense The district crisis over an open shop at Lack Run Coal Co included armed guards and a request to Governor Donahey for troops following a string of violent incidents including an assault on Perry Wood night foreman at Liv Run mine and domestic dispute tensions with union sympathizers involved
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Nelsonville
P. I. Merz
Jack Run Coal Company
James McMunnay
Miners Union
McManaway
Lock Run Coal Company
Don MiGul
Vic Donahey
Vicklin
MrManaway
Merz
Felf
Perry Wood
Livi Run
Observers Assigned in Ohio Strike Zone
Adjutant General Frank B Henderson assigns five observers to Ohio counties to report local conditions while acting only as observers. Maj John Edd Wards in Athens County and Maj Edwards headquarter staff. Col L. B. Conelly in Belmont County. Maj Arthur B Bland in Jefferson and Harrison. Lieut Don L Caldwell in Guernsey County. Capt David R Smith in Tuscarawas. Lt Cot O W F Hardway to report on Athens and then Tuscarawas.
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Columbus
Oto National Guard
Frank B Henderson
Tenderson
Athens County
John Eddwards
Edwards
Cot O
WF Hardway
Tuscarawas County
Donahey Aims for August 15 Miners and Operators Meeting
Governor Vic Donahey urged union miners and coal operators in the Central Competitive Field to convene in Toledo on August 14 to resolve wage deadlock that followed the Miami conference. He noted Illinois Indiana and Ohio governors back reunification talks and called for concessions to break the impasse before winter worsens conditions.
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Collumbis
Vic Donahey
Denahe
Illinois
Indiana
Toledo
Donakbey
Miami
John L. Lewis International
United Mine Workers of America
Rice Miller
Jackson
Small
Iillinais
United Mine Workers
Burglars Strike Three Times in Town This Week
Police reported two burglaries last night at the White House restaurant on Clark Street owned by James Cotos who found $150 in cash and a mint machine taken. A second break in at C T Browning’s home on East Fifth Street saw a suit of clothes and about $42 stolen. A third break in occurred at Eldred and Highmate Wholesale Grocery on Mast Avenue with nothing missing.
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White House
Clark Street
James Co1
Tos
C.T Browning
East Fifth Street
Yeggs
Eldred and
Highmate
Mast Avenue
Hughes Declines 1928 Presidential Candidacy
Paris dated dispatch reports Charles Evang Hughes, former secretary of state, states he will not seek the 1928 nomination. He is vacationing at Annect in Haute Savoie and, via long distance telephone, says his attitude remains unchanged and he will make no further comment on President Coolidge's decision.
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Paris
Charles Evang Hughes
United Press Today
Hughes
Annect
Haute Savoie
Local man sworn in as U S Commissioner in Cleveland
Houston K. Cochrane of 159 Cornell avenue was sworn in as United States Commissioner by the Federal court clerk in Cleveland yesterday. He will serve a four year term. For 38 years he worked as a federal post office inspector and helped convict major swindling rings in the state.
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U. S
Houston K. Cochrane
Cornell Avenue
United States
Cleveland
Cochrane
Federal Post Office
Lorain Post Office Robbery Charged To Toledo Convict
A warrant charges Joseph McConnell of Toledo now in Ohio penitentiary with complicity in the February 28 1925 Lorain post office robbery. McConnell serving up to 15 years for safe cracking. inspectors tied him to a single crew that opened the Lorain safe with acetylene torches. The raid yielded $15000 in bonds and registered mail $19000 in stamps and $193 in cash.
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Lorain
Toledo
Cleveland
Joseph McConnell
Ohio
McConnell
Tiffin
Vanzetti’s Sister Barred From Sailing to U S
In Boulogne France Aug 4 United States immigration rules blocked Miss Y Vanzetti from boarding the SS Volendaam to join her brother Bartolomeo Vanzetti in Massachusetts where he faces execution. She lacks the required employment assurance or support documents to enter the United States. Authorities ordered her to try again, aiming for a Saturday sailing if possible.
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Boulogne-Sur-Mer
France
United States
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Miss Y Vanzetti
Italy
Miss Vanzetti
Lengel Given Life in Murder of Canton Editor
Canton August 34 Saranas Lengel former Canton police chief was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Don K R Mellett editor. Judge Frank W Clevenger denied a new trial and Lengel will join co defendants in prison while appeals are pursued. The case also notes several co conspirators already serving life terms or five to twenty years. A separate drowning occurred when a piling collapsed at a condemned boathouse in Cleveland lagoon killing Thomas Madden.
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Bulletin
Canton
Saranas
Lengel
Don KR. Mellett
Frank W. Clevenger
Mercy
Pat McNermott
Ben Rudner
Floyd Streftenberger
Louis E. Mazer
Court of Appeals
Clemency Denied Sacco and Vanzetti by Governor Fuller
Boston learns at Charlestown prison that Governor Fuller has refused clemency for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, condemning them to die after a week. Defense committees vow to pursue habeas corpus and appeal to Justice Brandeis. authorities plan formal action following the governor’s 1200 word ruling.
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Sacco
Vanzetti
Fuller
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Charlestown
Willam G. Thompson
Hendry
Plis
Justice Brandeis
U.S. Supreme Court
Chatham, Mass
Saceo
Lug
Baratolomeo Vanzetti
Alan T. Fuller
Wiliam G
No 1
U S Consulates Guarded Amid Fearful Diplomat Safety
Fear sweeps U S consulates abroad after Governor Fuller decision cited as doom for Sacco and Vanzetti. Labor unrest and security alerts rise as consulates plan to boost police protection. Continued on Page 2.
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Fuller
Washington
Aug
Sacco
Vanzetn
Train Strikes Auto in Knoxville Killing Four
Four people die when a Memphis Southern Railway passenger train hits an automobile in Knoxville Tennessee. The victims include three children of a Knox villa coal operator and Milas Williams, chauffeur for Griffith Barry. Williams’ widow and one child survive serious injuries. train crew unharmed. The derailment claim proved unfounded.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Memphis
Southern Railway
Knoxvilla
Milas Williams
Griffith Barry
Williams
Babs
Falcon Motors to Expand Auto Body Production at Falcon Plant
Reliable sources report Falcon Motors Corp plans increased body building at its Falcon plant. Experienced body builders will be brought in to handle the higher production as demand for Falcon motor care grows and officials anticipate strong business.
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Falcon Motors Corporation
Falcon Motor
Juggling Act Highlight At Friday Band Concert
A. L. Werner announces a juggling and novelty act by C & Kelsey featuring Hari Camp im as the one man orchestra for the Friday band concert at Mr. park. The program includes Sousa marches, trombone solos, and selections from 1927 favorites plus overtures and operetta excerpts. George Robinson was injured at Gratton, taken to Elvira Memorial Hospital after lacerating a finger at Peerless Oil Company. treatment given.
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Mr. Park
A. L. Werner
C & Kelsey
Hari Camp
Dr Kelsey
Mr Campin
Gratton
George Robinson
Elvira Wemotil
Disarmament Talks Fail At Geneva After Brief Meeting
President Coolidge's conference to limit auxiliary naval craft collapsed in a brief plenary session. Delegates from Japan Britain and the United States signaled a severe setback with bitter statements and no plan to resume talks, impacting the League of Nations disarmament efforts.
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Geneva
Coolidge
League of Nations
League
British Attitude Blamed For Geneva Conference Failure
Washington reports blame falls on British unwillingness to curb cruiser strength as Geneva talks collapse. Observers expect clashes with Coolidge not backing a large navy program while eight 10,000 ton cruiser contracts progress. The 1921 Borah Harding-Slughes framework sought tonnage limits among Britain Japan and others.
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Washington
Geneva
Coolidge
Great Britain
Japan
France
Tralvore
Eight Die, Nine Missing in Coal Mine Explosion
In Clay Aug 4 a Western Kentucky Coal Company mine explosion trapped many workers. Eighteen were accounted for, with eight dead and nine missing on the shaft. Gas pockets hinder rescue as officials and crews work through the night and into dawn. Seventy five workers labored with gas masks and rescue teams at the scene.
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Clay
Western Kentucky Coal Company
Jane
Rth Raserers
Ambassadors Pugh Gibson at Geneva arms talks
Ambassadors Gibson and Pugh addressed the Geneva arms conference closing session. They affirmed that current impasses should not derail efforts to secure substantial naval armament limitations. The State Department released the speech, echoing the administration’s cautious stance on the talks.
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Washington
Arm
Pugh & Gibeon
Fodas
State Department
Contitaciana
Omidale
Gibson
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Slayer
Lick Run Coal Co
Miners’ Union
Donahey
Lengel Given Life
Gov. Alvan Tufts Fuller
Vanacuz
Europe
Gov. Fuller
U.S
Falcon
Arthur Pryor
Mr. Milton Paimao Harrow
Sunny South
Chambers
Field Artillery
John Philip Sousa
Reynard
Sigmund Romberg
Rosenkrans
Ambassador Gibson
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