Intervention in coal strike now believed likely
National coal trade writers in Washington say intervention to avert a fuel famine may come between July 1 and 15. They note storage coal will be exhausted early July if the strike continues and rail lines halt coal shipments. Government officials fear a political and economic crisis with widespread unemployment if 550,000 to 600,000 coal miners lose work and rail crews walk out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National’ Capital
Coal Trade Journal
New
Morley City
Washington
White House
Beacy
Wito
Gsiels
Government mulls arbitration boards for mining districts
The administration faces a coal crisis as it considers arbitration as a path to end the industrial war. Hoover proposals for field-specific boards are noted, but real action hinges on a decisive mid July move. Government voices show genuine perplexity about who should bear the costs of a production halt and how to compel industry action.
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Tor Ee Hea
Hoover
Tig
Two Men Die in Ohio Nitro Glycerine Blast
East Liverpool Ohio June 23 two oil well workers from Jewett are killed when an automobile carrying nitro glycerine explodes near Wellsville. A card reading James Kane oil well shooter Jewett was found amid debris. One body was blown 1000 yards into a house. a roof section collapsed above John Thomas home. damage also to Edward James and Edward Thomas houses. Police think the car was en route to Jewett.
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Liverpool
Ohio
Jewett
Western Corporation
Wellsville
Here
James Kane
John Thomas
Edward James
Edward Thomas
Death of a Battery in Local Window Display
A miniature grave epitaph for a battery on display at Economy Service Tire Co at 325 Jackson Street. The grave appears neglected with flowers and live moss, a Westinghouse battery sign visible behind the display, and the nearby Jones funeral home noted as having prepared the burial.
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Westinghouse Battery
Jones Undertaking Establishment
Riot spreads after Lewis message in Bloody Williamson County
In Herrin Illinois a coal mining town of about 10 986 residents near St Louis unrest erupts after John L Lewis directs that miners at a surface pit be treated as strike breakers and that the steam shovel men’s union be outlawed by the AF of L. Tensions rise as armed guards appear and a massacre follows.
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Herrin
St. Louis
Williamson County
Little Egypt
Chicago
John L. Lewis
United Min Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
London Young Ladies Adopt Pipe Smoking
June 23 report from London notes young women adopting pipe smoking with small briar or meerschaum pipes and rose scented Virginia tobacco. They say pipes are cooler and cleaner than cigarettes and do not stain hands. One society woman still prefers cigars but avoids public smoking areas. Swallows migrate earlier as rain looms, insects pushed down by the chill air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dougherty Named City Chief of Police in Fairmont
Wiliam C. Dougherty, known as Bill, was appointed chief of police as L D Snyder was in Pittsburgh. Dougherty, with about two years on the force, impressed residents with his early morning service and bravery today, greeting friends with a grin despite the title.
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Wiliam C
Dougherty
L. D. Snyder
Pittsburgh
Ivas
Chiee
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Ise Woolson Spice Company
Toledo, Ohio
Lewis
Egypt
Heinze & Co
Rosen
Fairmont
Jefferson
Fairment
Jefferson St
Kodak
Kodaks
Inia
Holt-Rowe Novelty Co
Clyde S. Holt Co
Adams St
Ber Yard
Scotland
Madrass
the Home Furniture Co
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