Shopmen defer legal action on railroad contracting
Chicago June 23 AP Thirty charges against several railroads for illegal contracting to dodge wage orders may go unprosecuted if the shopmen vote to strike on the contracting issue. The vote, canvassed Saturday and Sunday, could end further action against the roads if a majority supports a double level strike.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
John Scott
Railway Employes Department
American Federation of Labor
Indiana Harbor Belt
Scott
Wu Ting Fang Former China Statesman Dies in Canton
Shanghai reports Wu Ting Fang former Washington minister and Sun Yat Sen ally dies in Canton. A veteran leader in Chinese politics and law, he advised Li Yuan Hung and had been Sun Yat Sen’s key statesman. Details unavailable.
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Shanghai
Wu Ting- Fang
Washington
Sun Yat Ben
Canton
Reuter
China
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Reuter Diagatch
Wu Fang
Peking
Bun Yat Sen
Sun
Li Yuan-Hung
Wu Ting Fang
Massacre at Herrin Strips Mine Sparks National Outcry
Governor Len Small receives a report from Colonel Hunter blaming Williamson county officials for the Herrin riot. Across Washington and Illinois officials condemn the violence and vow full prosecution, as reports describe a massacre of non union workers by a mob after surrender. The town braces for official actions while graves and morgues fill with victims amid chaotic scenes and arson of the Lester mine.
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Waukegan
Ills
Len Small
Samuel N. Hunter
Herrin
Williamson County
Hunter
Black
Williamson
Mob Attacks Interurban Car Carrying Nonunion Miners
In Clarksburg on June 23 a mob halted an interurban traction car bound for the Reynoldsville mine. Two men died and a deputy sheriff broke an arm while about a dozen others were injured as attackers swarmed aboard and fired on two assailants crawling from the car. The mine reportedly opened on an open shop basis Monday.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Deppty
Judson Coal Co
Lewis
Crowd Moves Forward in Fairmont Coal Mine Protest
A crowd of about 400 men marched from Fairmont across the Mononghela River to the east side toward working coal mines near North Fairmont. Officials monitored the situation as marchers reportedly sought a union meeting in Montana W Va after passing Norwood mines without incident.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Mononghela River
North Fairmont
Norwood
Montana
Court authorizes 1000 deputies over miners strike in Clarksburg
Harrison County Court in Clarksburg West Virginia on June 23 authorized Sheriff Local Young to deputize up to one thousand men to preserve order during the miners strike. The decision followed reports of mob attack on a streetcar carrying non union miners and Hudson Coal officials with two men killed in the clash.
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Herrin, J
Southern Illinois Coal Co
Herrin
Frompt
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harrison County Court
Local Young
Hudson Coal Company
Warring Tongs End Armed Conflict with Peace Accord
Five months of tong warfare, sparked by Bong Kong Tong action in Billings, Montana, concluded with a permanent peace signed at the Chinese Peace Society headquarters in San Francisco. Police credited the settlement with ending a conflict that killed twenty seven members.
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San Francisco
Bong Kong Tong
Billings
Mont
Chinese Peace Society
Tong
English Girls Hitting the Pipe Fashion Trend in London Cafes
London reports a trend among young women who smoke pipes in restaurants and cafes. They favor small briar or meerschaum pipes with slender stems and gold rings and Virginia tobacco scented with attar, roses, or Oriental perfume. One society woman is noted for openly smoking cigars in public.
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London
Assassination of Field Marshal Wilson Sparks Britain
London reports that police recovered documents revealing a plot to murder prominent figures and wage an outrages campaign. Sir Henry Wilson's death provokes fear of further attacks as Lloyd George and Scotland Yard consider arming police. James O'Brien and James Connolly face murder charges. crowds gather at Westminster.
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Field Marshal
Wilson
Central New Today
Ireland
England
Lloyd George
James O’brien
James Connolly
Westminster
Court House
Sir Henry
Field Marshal Wilson
Lady Wilson
London Raids Nab 16 Suspects Over Wilson Assassination
In a Commons statement Austen Chamberlain reports raids across London last night resulting in fifteen men and one woman being arrested in connection with the assassination of Field Marshal Shrenry Wilson.
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London
Field Marshal
Shrenry Wilson
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Belfast unrest escalates after assassination of Field Marshal Londen
Tense conditions prevail in Belfast with mobs fired upon by police and military. Six wounded by midmorning as curfews hold, in areas between Grosvenor Street and Falls Road. Ulster government members under protection as clashes injure a man named Ireland and a girl named English amid gunfire and a Grosvenor Street store fire linked to Sinn Féin ties.
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Wilgon Jin Londen
Grosvenor Street
Falls Road
Ulster Government
Ireland
English
York Street
Cullingtree Road
Margaret McCullough
Dennis McCullough
Sinn Fein
United States
McCormick operation denial clears human gland use
Victor Lespinasse, the surgeon in Harold McCormick's recent operation, denied that human glands were used. He refused to specify which glands were involved and would not elaborate. The bulletin stated McCormick is in excellent condition with a bright and cheerful mental outlook.
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Chicago
Harold McCormick
International Harvester Company
Victor Lesinasse
Espinasse
Harold McCormmick
Bulletin
Lewis Blames Outside Influences For Herrin Outbreak
Cincinnati June 23 AP John L Lewis says United Mine Workers bears no responsibility for Herrin Illinois violence. He cites sinister outside influences and says coal firms used detectives to inflame strife as miners strike turns deadly in Williamson County.
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Davis
Aieaaaae Allaas
Gk Cama
Department of Labor
America
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Herrin
Ill
St. Louis
Chicago
Burlington and Uincy
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Marion
Williamson County
Illinois
Little Egypt
Mine massacre sparks Illinois troop mobilization
Officials report a mine massacre near Herrin Illinois left 27 to 45 dead prompting Governor Small to order a state inquest and a special grand jury. The Illinois National Guard 132nd Infantry mobilized to deploy with machine gun units as investigations continue.
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Here
Len Small
Connerer McGowan
DeLouis L. Duty
Chicago
132Nd Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Governor Small
Waukegan
Illinois
Old
Second Infantry
130Th
131St Infantry
Mine war report says situation well in hand
Sheriff Melvin Thaxton of Williamson County said in a telegram to Governor Small that there is no danger of further outbreaks and no need for troops. State mine director Robert Medill arrived from Springfield and conferred with State's Attorney Duty on the incident.
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Thicens
Thaxton
Herrin
Dirc
Illinois
Small
Robert Medula
Medilla
Ron
Melvin Thaxton
Williamson County
Robert Medill
Springfield
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