Inquiry by Senate on Mingo border violence sparks debate
The Nolan and Mingo county unrest in West Virginia near the Kentucky line draws state and county watchfulness as three men die. Private Kackley and Private Vaughan are killed. George Crum dies in hospital after claiming no provocation. A martial law arrest and a Senate probe are announced, with UMWA leader David Robb endorsing inquiry to resolve alleged economic and peonage issues.
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Williamson
W. Va
Associated Preas
West Virginia-Kentucky
Nolan
J. R. Brockus
A. C. Pinson
Mingo County
George Crum
Memorial notices from Washington area deaths and funerals
Funeral notices for Hattie A Byrnes Emma Kearney Jennie A Ferrie William D Smith Anna Starh James F Suddarth Leonard Waldman list services dates May 1921. Interments at Arlington Colesville St Marys Rock Creek and Lexington VA with private chapels and Masonic rites.
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Perrie
Jennie A
Augustus L. Ferrie
Eleventh Street
Frose
Smith
Worlnraday
William D
Helen Tenge Smith
Guneral
Bog East Fapitet Street
Lexington
Waldman
France
Leonard Waldman
Fifty. Fourth Infantry
John
Fredericke Waldman
Frank Geier Sons
Seventh Street
Rock Creek Cemetery
Coal Operators' Association Silent on Senate Investigation Query
Davis, a personal representative of Governor Morgan, travels from Mingo to Charleston to confer with the executive as the Coal Operators' Association refrains from commenting on a Senate investigation question.
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Coal Opérators' Association
Senate
Davis
Morgan
Mingo
Charleston
Senate to Vote on Probe of Kentucky West Virginia Mine Disorder
The Senate education and labor committee voted to investigate recent disturbances in the Kentucky West Virginia coal region. A subcommittee plans hearings at Williamson West Virginia around June 10 with about 60 witnesses from both union and operator sides. Senator Kenyon leads the inquiry to run three to four days, aiming to mirror a prior eight year old Cabin Creek and Paint Creek inquiry.
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Senate
Kentucky- West ‘Virginia
Williamson
W. Va
Johnson
California
Kenyon
Iowa
West Virginia
Sutherland and Elkins
Cabin Creek
Paint Creek
Governor Holds Up 10000 Cartridges to Hatfield
Ten thousand rifle cartridges shipped from St Louis and consigned to Sid Hatfield at Matewan West Virginia are being held in the American Express office at Bluefield. Gov Morgan ordered the hold at the request of M D Maher president of the Norfolk and Western railroad. An embargo on arms into Mingo county was placed last week.
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Charleston
St. Louis
Sid Hatfield
Matewan
W. Va
American Express
Bluefield
Gov. Morgan
M. Db. Maher
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Mingo County
Virginia Weddings and University endowment plan
Virginia notices report multiple marriage announcements across Danville Greene county Orange and Hazelwood with couples to reside in Gordonsville Chicago and Charlottesville. A plan to build a new 300000 gymnasium will be submitted to the University of Virginia board May 31 after students raised 146000 for the centennial endowment fund.
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Danville
Marion Eizabeth Meeks
F. M. Meeks
Frank, M. Crickenbureg
Waynesboro
N. C
Yanceyville
N. G
Charlottesville
William Haney
Greene County
Josephine Berry
Orange
First Methodist Church
Horwood P. Myers
Gordonsville
Lynchburg
Joseph F. Jaros
Chicago
Elizabeth GC. Brown
John T. Brown
Hazelwood
Nelson County
Washington Post
Board of Visitors
University’of Virginia
Shidents
Virginia Workers for the Blind hold June convention
The second annual Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind convention meets June 9 and 10 in Charlottesville at the Presbyterian church. Topics cover industrial rehabilitation for adult blind, with the legislative commission for the blind delivering an informal report.
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Washington Post
Charlottesville
Virginia Association of Workers For the Blind
Presbyterian Church
Legislative Commission For the Blind
Upley Intures 9 Marines in Virginia and Fredericksburg Crash
Reports from Lynchburg Fredericksburg and Tuskegee Institute detail a mix of violent crime a criminal arrest warrant against E F Melton for extortion and assault a truck crash that injures nine Marines near Quantico and two men trapped under debris plus 270 diplomas awarded at Tuskegee Institute to graduates in trades and community service all dated May 26 with locations including Brookville Campbell County Stafford Fredericksburg and Tuskegee Alabama.
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Washington Post
Lynchburg
E. F. Melton
Brookville
Campbell County
Fort Hill
Melton
Fredericksburg
Var
Quantico
Frederickabure
Stattor
Cuta
Fe H.'Hepbrow
Waterbury
Conn
L. KR. Currie
Rockhall
Mary Washington Hospital
Ber
Tuskegee Institute, Ale
R. R. Moton
Roanoké
Virginia
Roanoke
Virginia Educational Service Committee
National War Work Council of Young Men's Christian Associatio
Baltimore Grain and Live Stock Prices May 26
Prices list for butter eggs poultry corn and grains in Baltimore with regional quotes from Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio and nearby markets. Includes butter prints eggs firsts and various poultry prices and futures for corn wheat oats rye barley with Chicago reference levels.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Eastern Shore
Southern
Chicago
Live Stock Market Prices and Trends
Baltimore May 26 reports oats and wheat bids with No 2 white at 50 50% and No 3 white at 49 49% and fat cows and calves steady to lower. Chicago May 26 hogs and sheep markets show top hogs 8.25 and 8.15 bulk, lambs 10.00 to 11.50, ewes 3.50 to 4.50, calves around 7.50 to 8.50.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Cotton middling prices across ports
Market notes show cotton middling values at New York 13.05, Norfolk 11.50, Wilmington 11.50 with no further context or changes reported.
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New York
Norfolk
Wilmington
Eight years and six for Jerome Hunter in Warrenton riot
In Warrenton North Carolina Judge Crammer sentenced Jerome Hunter to eight years and six months and six other Black defendants to terms from six months to one year for involvement in the January 23 riot at the Norlina station. The unrest followed a confrontation over a 10 cent apple purchase. Raby Traylor was wounded and a mob later lynched Alfred Williams and Plummer Bullock.
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Plummer Bullock
Divorces Sold By Mail Trial Noted In Alabama
Judge James F Green, a former attorney, pleads guilty to using the mail to defraud by selling forged divorce decrees at 25 dollars each. The indictment caused a stir in Alabama and Georgia as decrees were furnished to Georgia residents. Green is described as gravely ill and unable to climb stairs to the Federal building.
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Anniston
Ala
Federal
James. F. .Creen
Sity
Creen
Alabama
Georgia
Sisters Skating to Coast in San Francisco Trip
Miss Edits Carson and Miss Dorothy Carson both 18 and 26 travel from Baltimore to San Francisco on roller skates carrying revolvers for a health quest. They pass through Hagerstown with seven pounds of baggage. Their trip is described as a health journey with prior travels by Miss Edit and son.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Edits
Dorothy Carson
Baltimore
Trvel
San Francisco
Six Seamen Arrested After Midnight Loitering
Newport News authorities jailed six striking seamen after they could not justify wandering streets after midnight. They faced $100 bonds, while shipping officials note wage changes ease shortages except for engineers. Roanoke College will open a business administration school in September. Danville reports Greer recaptured after escape, now jailed in Salisbury, North Carolina.
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Newport News
Shipping Board
Mary J Haynie Breaking Up After Grounding at Ocracoke
The American schooner Mary J Haynie that ran ashore on Ocracoke Island North Carolina yesterday is reportedly breaking up today. The crew of three was rescued by lifeguards.
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Newport News
Mary J. Haynie
Ocracoke Island
N. C
Virginia and Petersburg Obituaries From May 26
Virginia obituary notes Mrs. Jennie C Luptey 43 a longtime Earlysville postmistress dies at home Interment Buck Mountain Presbyterian church Her husband survived Petersburg obituary reports Anthony Harrison aged about 98 likely Petersburgs oldest resident with three sons and one daughter Mrs Clara M Jones 82 widow of Samuel H Jones dies at home Surviving son Hagerstown MD Judge Wagaman suspends sentence for Santa Arena fruit dealer indicted for attempting to kill his wife he is paroled on condition he pays his wifes hospital bill.
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Jennie C. Luptey
Earlysville
Buck Mountain Presbyterian Church
Petersburg
Anthony Harrison
J. W.vaughan
Harrison
Clara M. Jones
Samuel H. Jones
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Wagaman
Santa Arena
Arena
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