Broad in scope inquiry on West Virginia coal fields strike
Senator Hoke Smith led the education and labor committee to consider Kern's resolution directing an inquiry into Paint Creek and Cabin Creek mining conditions. A sub committee will draft a broad report covering strike causes, military actions, court martials, and miners working conditions with sessions in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Hoke Smith
Committee On Education and Labor
Kern
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
West Virginia
Works
Borah
Swanson
Shiels
Senate
Tuli
Education and Labor
Swangson
Shields
Martine
Kenyon
Striking dock workers reject 35 cent demand amid all‑ships standstill
Riot conditions erupt near Spreckles sugar refinery as striking stevedores and longshoremen refuse a 35 cent hour rate while shipping interests offer 30 cents. One man is hospitalized after severe beating and three foreign laborers are arrested as ocean going traffic halts.
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Philadelphia
Spreckles
Toda
Switchman Confesses to Slaying Farmer in City
Leslie Humphreys, a switchman from Hin ton West Virginia, confessed to police that he killed Sammel E. Kelly, a local farmer, on Fifth Avenue the night of May 7. He stated he took forty seven dollars from the victim and identified Kelly’s watch as proof, an announcement says. Humphreys was arrested in Gassaway West Virginia last Sunday and brought to the city the next day.
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Way Amsociayan Pres colmBts. O
Leslie Humphreys
Sammel E. Kelly
Hinton
W. Va
Fifth Avenue
Humphreys
Kelly
Gassaway
Three Men Deported For Drunkenness By City Court
Three men convicted of street drunkenness were sent out of the city after defaulting on fines. The decision followed the morning session of the police court presided over by Mayor Will H. Cole.
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Will H. Cole
Woolmen of the World Set Meeting In Dell Hall Tonight
Clarksburg Camp No. 9 will hold a business meeting this evening in Dell Hall on North Fourth Street. A class of candidates will be initiated and important communications will be read and acted upon.
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Clarksburg
Woollmen of the World
Dell Hall
North Fourth Street
Underwood Bill Revision Plan Outlined by Senate Finance
In Wallington on May 21 Democratic Senate finance committee members said they will hear no more manufacturers on the Underwood bill schedules until next Tuesday. Then the subcommittee will begin drafting the schedules. Chairman Simmons authorized an announcement urging those seeking conferral to apply before Tuesday’s close.
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Wallington
Senate Finance Committee
Scheduyles
Simmons
Finance Committee
Sub Committee
Clarksburg Country Club Plans by Edward J Wood
Architect Edward J Wood and his office refine the designs for the Clarksburg Country Club home. The building will be eighty two by eighty two feet with basement main and third floors and room for future bedrooms. It sits on Spring Hill arm near the Clarksburg Weston streetcar line with river breezes and ideal grounds for boating and fishing. Construction to begin soon and aim for occupancy before snow flies.
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Clarksburg Country Club
Edward J. Wood
Holmboe and Lafferty
Cleveland
Washington
West Virginia Medical Association Opens 3 Day Meeting
Charleston May 21 The West Virginia State Medical Association began its annual meeting with about 200 physicians in attendance. Governor Hatfield and Mayor Debdell gave welcome addresses. Cincinnati physician Dr. C A Reed will lecture on Marriage and Eugenics in Race Culture. Governor Hatfield will host a reception at the executive mansion.
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Cuarleston
West Virginia State Medical Association
Watheld
Debdell
Ic. A. le. Reed
Cincinnati
American’ Medical Association
Hatfield
Dats
Yaxing
Soldiers protest extension of service term in France
In Arris France May 21 French soldiers show opposition to government plan to extend service by another year beyond their two year term. Demonstrations occur in several towns and authorities move to suppress dissent. Some soldiers from a Sunday protest were court martialed and sentenced to complete their term with disciplinary variations in North Africa.
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Cmy
Royal wedding events unfold as Berlin hosts Victoria Louise
May 21 in Berlin witnesses the arrival of Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Ernst August amid a grand royal procession. King George V and Queen Mary of England, accompanied by William II and Crown Prince Frederick William, review guards and ride to the castle as dirigible balloons fly overhead.
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Pnss
Berlin
Germany
Siice
Victoria Louise
Ernst August
Cumberland
George
Queen Mary
England
Emperor William
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Japan studies U S reply on California land law protest
The Japanese foreign office has received the U S government reply to protests over California land ownership legislation. The document will not be made public by agreement with Washington. Officials comment was withheld as the Japanese public awaits information amid debate that the issue involves racial discrimination and mutual education.
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Wey
Torio
Japan
United States
California
Washington
Bomb Blast Hits Royal Observatory in Homburg
A bomb exploded in the west dome of the royal observatory in Homburg Scotland this morning. The astronomical instruments were badly deranged but the building escaped serious damage. Police say militant suffragists staged the attack.
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Wey AssocisTeo Paren
Homburg
Scotland
Royal Observatory
Knights Templar Train to Fairmont Conclave
Clarksburg Commandery No. 13 Knights Templar sent four chartered street cars to Fairmont for the thirty ninth annual conclave. George T. Watson acted as motorman on the first car, decorated with flags as more than 100 spectators watched the departure at 9 o clock amid cheers. The train was operated by the Multiple Control System.
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Clarksburg
Knights Templar
Fairmont
Pairmont
George T. Watson
Dlage
No Mail Boxes Planned At Salem Train Stops
The post office department refused to install mail boxes at Salem to serve travelers and letters before trains arrive. It argues fast trains do not stop at Salem, making boxes unnecessary. In Wheeling, Peter North a 22 year old miner from Glendale West Virginia was killed by an explosion in a mine blast while handling powder.
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Post Ofice
Salem
Imy
Wheeling
iPeter North
Glendale
W. Va
North
Great $6,000 Prize Voting Contest Shakes Local Race
The Daily Telegram reports shifts in the contest standings as Miss Mary A. Shaw rises to first in division one and Mrs J W Ashcraft leads in district three. Frank A. Gill sits beside Shaw. district four stays unchanged. Judges will be chosen tomorrow to tally votes and prizes, with voting ending next Monday at 9 o clock. All contestants must file at the Telegram office before closing or risk forfeiting. The ballot box will be secured until the final count Tuesday.
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Daily Telegram
Mary A. Shaw
Frank A. Gill
Miss Shaw
J. W Ashcraft
Mra. McGee
ATI
Board of Judges
Mexico approves $100.9 million loan with 6 percent rate
The Mexican Congress sanctioned a loan of 100.9 million dollars at six percent interest. It runs ten years at ninety ten, guaranteed by 38 percent of customs receipts. The Mexican National Bank is named representative for bankers in charge of disbursements.
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Mexican Congress
William
Mexican National Bank
Detroit honors retiring Manufacturers Association president
John Kirby Jr of Dayton Ohio received a $10,000 gift from delegates at the Detroit meeting. The gift recognizes his long leadership and his battles against militant labor for advancing the principle of the Communist party line.
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Faw Associates
Detroit
Mich
John Kirby, Jr
Dayton
Manufacturers Association
Resolu
Monia
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