Fierce Battle Rages in Hills West Virginia
Major General Read was told to deploy federal troops to Mingo county if needed to quell the border disturbance. In Williamson and nearby areas the two day battle between United Mine Workers sympathizers and opponents resumed, with fighting extending into Kentucky and near McCarr and Spriggs. The broader industrial fight over unionizing and coal profits fuels attacks and protests as evictions, rationed supplies, and propaganda widen the conflict.
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Washington
Read
Fifth Corps
Mingo County
West Virginia
Williamson
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Williamson Coal District
MceCarr
Lynn
McCarr
Spriggs
Pike County
Tug River
Tug River Trouble Escalates in Kentucky and West Virginia
Reports from Pike county officers say a violent clash resumed on the Tug river in the Kentucky West Virginia trouble zone. West Virginia sources say several men were killed. President signs a martial law proclamation to be issued if needed, with Weeks empowered to act.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
West Virginia
Tug River
Pike County
Packer Measure to Be Pressed in Senate Post Navy Aid
Washington May 14 AP Minor changes in the Norris bill for federal regulation of the meat packing industry were approved by the Senate agriculture committee. Plans call for pressing the measure in the Senate after navy and army appropriation bills pass. The committee removed a mediation termination clause and shifted commission powers to a proposed livestock commissioner within the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Navy
Army
Federal Commission
Department of Agriculture
Railroad Wage Increase Granted by Board
The railroad labor board extended a five cent an hour raise to workers at non telegraphic stations on the San Francisco line under the July 1920 wage award. Telegraphers receive ten cents unless not telegraphic stations. The ruling rejects claims by affected employees that they were part of the telegraphers’ agreement.
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An Francisco
Railroad Labor Board
Condition Of Banks Shows Higher Excess Reserves
The weekly report from New York on clearing house banks and trust companies indicates excess reserves of 4,290,900 dollars above legal requirements, up 702,690 dollars from the previous week.
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New York
Secret Consistory Dates Set for June in Rome
Vatican sources report a secret consistory on June 18 following a public consistory on June 16 in Rome. The event will proceed under papal approval with cardinals and clerics expected to attend.
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Rome
Vatican
Girl sprinter develops speed at Vassar meet
Poughkeepsie May 14 AP One record was broken in the athletic meet at Vassar college today. Miss Helen Taylor of Westport Conn ran the 75 yard dash in 9 1 5 seconds. The previous record was 9 3 5 seconds set by Miss E Conant, Class of...
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Helen Taylor
Westport
Conn
E. Conant
Extradition urged in multi homicide case tied to Mrs Southard
Boise reports Lieut. Gov. Chas. Moore signed a pera for extradition from Honolulu of Mrs. Paul Southard, linked to the deaths of four husbands in Twin Falls. Lydia born in Keytesville Missouri, daughter of William Trueblood, earlier widow of Robert Dooley and then Edward Dooley, both brothers who died.
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Boise
Chas. Moore
Honolulu
Paul Southard
Twin Falls
Lydia
Missouri
Keytesville
A. Trueblood Southard
William Trueblood
Robert Dooley
Edward Dooley
Tonopah Mines Resume Work as Wages Decline
Forty eight muckers and miners arrived from San Francisco to resume work in the silver mines here after a shutdown caused by wage reductions last month. A week earlier another group of forty eight men arrived and also returned to their jobs. The new wage scale is 4. a4 for muckers and 5.75 for miners and mechanics.
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Tonopah
San Francisco
Francisco
Question Raised On Marconi Deal
The Peruvian government awarded a 25 year concession for wireless postal and telegraphic services to Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company Ltd of London. The American government has made representations but officials declined to discuss details. The communication was not in protest form.
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Washington
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, Ltd
London
Asis
State Department
Hawaii Seeks Alien Labor Amid Island Shortage
Resolutions from the Hawaii legislature ask Congress to permit immigration of enough persons to ease an acute labor shortage. The bills propose aliens admitted should not exceed 25 percent of the total insular population, a limit aimed at excluding Japanese workers.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Territories Committee
San Francisco Forms Half Million Building Co operative
The San Francisco building trades council announces the formation of a 500000 co operative company to supply building materials at cost. The move follows a builders exchange lockout and aims to defeat alleged plans to withhold materials from nonlocking contractors.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Building Trades Council
Builders Exchange
Co-Operative Company
PcCarthy
Disarmament Viewed As Key Step By American Leaders
Philadelphia May 14 AP In the twenty fifth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science John Hays Hammond urged disarmament by the United States only if other great powers also disarm He argued the nation has no aim of naval supremacy but will not accept subordination Mondell asserted the US could lead a global disarmament effort without showing weakness He warned that failure to reach agreement could invite renewed naval arms races and threaten peace
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Philadelphia
American Academy of Political and Social Science
John Hays Hammond
United States
Japan
Frank M. Mondell
Providence
Uniteetates
Peeuliar Seeetee Ss
Mondell
Debate in Herington Splits Voices on Langer and Townley
Women hecklers filled the Herington gathering as William Langer and A C Townley debated wartime prosecutions. Townley blamed grain gamblers for the actions while Langer argued the Nonpartisan League rose from antiwar forces and political maneuvering.
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Herington, Kas
William Langer
North Dakota
A. C. Townley
National Nonpartisan League
Townley
Minnesota
N,ers
Beef Trust
Kewnley
Jackson County
Alenys
Mother of Mrs. Hoover Gravely Ill in Waterloo Home
Waterloo Iowa May 14 AP Mrs Charles D Henry mother of Mrs Herbert Hoover wife of the secretary of commerce is dangerously ill at her home in Waterloo Mrs Hoover is en route to California to be with her mother.
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Waterloo
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Dan
Et Cal
E. L. Jones
Historic Capital Tree Gives Way At Tide Of Progress
Readable fragments describe a historic tree at the capital yielding to progress. The event references a venue, inaugural proceedings, and officials discussing the scene as listeners hear about state wonders and a broad shift in civic life.
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Gton
Fas
al Ficians
Forlen
Short Rations Report Amid Bread Shortages
In Riga on May 144a a tramway line breakdown disrupted service as Petrograd warns Bolshevik groups. The regime faces delays in delivery of bread with shortages continuing, and authorities report a persistent lack of daily rations across the city.
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Riga
Petrograd
Bolacev
Grain prices slip amid Moore setback report
AP notes grain markets fell as county bond issues and weather woes weighed on sentiment. A Moody figure shows a decline to about two cents, reflecting a narrow setback for commodities.
White Population Declines Sharply in Alaska
AP report notes a heavy decrease in Alaska's white population per the census, with figures indicating a drop from prior totals. The piece cites the 1910 census and references the overall population distribution and regional counts within the state.
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Alas
Attempted Rescue of Arthur Griffith at Mount Joy Prison
An unsuccessful morning raid attempted to free Arthur Griffith founder of Sinn Fein from Mount Joy prison. An armored car infiltrated, an officer posed as a guard admitted it, but a shot fired by a sentry halted the escape and the raiders fled with the vehicle.
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Dublin
Arthur Griffith
Binn Fein Organisation
Mount Joy
Republic
Griftman
Griffith
Aux Es
Abanos
Dubaad
Sinn Fein Forecasts in Ireland Elections Split North and South
Reports from Paris indicate Sinn Fein may win about half of 52 northern Ulster seats, while 124 of 128 southern districts run unopposed. Cork’s Barry Achill?ord forecasts strong Sinn Fein gains in the north. southern polls to be dispensed with as Sinn Fein seeks a non functioning southern parliament. A Unionist majority of 12 is predicted for the northern contest on May 24.
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Paris
Sinn Fein
Barry A Achiord Ma
Cork
Northern Ireland
Southern Ireland
Dublin
Sinn
Shea Transfers to St Paul Club in American League Move
Pat Shea changed teams, moving to the St Paul club in the American league after New York Nationals paid $12,000. Shea posted seven wins and seven losses last season with the Toronto team in the league.
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Pat She
Iver
Haeen
St Paul Club
New York Nationals
Paparmentee
Goldis Rapp
New York
Shea
Tooronto
Six Ringleaders Captured in Polish Uprising Mention
An article reports on six ringleaders captured amid tensions in Upper Silesia and Poland. French Premier Briand defends France stance against alleged failures in the Versailles treaty implementation and calls for precise frontier decisions based on voting outcomes and technical conditions.
Six Huntsville Mutiny Ring Leaders Captured
Six men identified as leaders of the Huntsville mutiny and prison break were captured early today by guards from the Huntsville penitentiary after the Thursday breakout.
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Huntsville
Tex
Penitenary
Draft boards report Idaho war deserters list
A partial list of Idaho men under draft board jurisdiction has been received in Pesatello. Only two Pesatello residents appear on the report: Jones of Marks Mississippi and Cleveland Wilcesa of Ruston Louisiana, later living in Pocatello. Deserter lists were sent from Ninth Corps HQ under General C. H. Muir. more county reports are expected.
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Idaho
United States
Pesatello
Jones
Marks, Miss
Ring
236 Avenue
Cleveland Wilcesa
Ruston
Pocatello
South First Avenue
Lincoln County
Emmett Doncan
Canvaspee
William E. Oward
Rex
C. ‘H. Muir
Agent denies grafting in post office inquiry
Chicago May 14 AP reports Lt. Corsole testified before a board of inquiry into mail service corruption. C Nichols local purchasing agent testified no known cases of drinkenness or misconduct in Checkerboard field since September and called all charges absolutely false.
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Chicago
Corsole
C. Nichols
Drinkenness
Checkerboard Field
Anid Nichols
Furhermane
Seven damage suits filed against railway clerks union leaders
In Atlanta on May 14 seven damage suits totaling 4105 were filed against national officers of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers Express and Maintenance of Way Union. The claims seek recovery of salary lost during an illegal strike by Central of Georgia clerks dating to May 17, 1920, the grand vice president allegedly ordered, with the grand president later declaring the strike illegal.
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Atlanta
Sbi
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