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The Daily Inter Mountain
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
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Telephone lines from Charleston, W. VA., to Paint and Cabin Creek districts failed on June 30, hindering information on miners' strike compliance; authorities express uneasiness and dispatch deputies. United Mine Workers representative Thomas Haggarty heads to New River fields to potentially avert tomorrow's strike via negotiated agreement.
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Authorities Manifest Uneasiness and Deputies Have Been Sent to Field.
NEW RIVER STRIKE MAY BE AVERTED.
(By Associated Press.)
CHARLESTON, W. VA., June 30. —Telephone wires connecting Charleston with the Paint and Cabin Creek districts, failed this morning and no information concerning the number of miners who obeyed the strike order issued yesterday could be obtained.
The authorities who are closely watching the situation manifested some uneasiness and Sheriff Bonner Hill sent deputies into the strike zone to investigate. They are expected to report late this afternoon.
Thomas Haggarty, representing the international officers of the United Mine Workers of America went to the New River coal fields today to confer with the local officers of the organization there. If they approve the terms of the agreement made here with the coal operators at Governor Hatfield's suggestion the strike called for tomorrow will not take place he said.
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Charleston, W. Va.
Event Date
June 30
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telephone wires failed; no information obtained on miners obeying strike order; deputies sent to investigate and expected to report late afternoon; potential averting of new river strike if local officers approve agreement terms.
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Telephone wires connecting Charleston with Paint and Cabin Creek districts failed this morning, preventing information on miners who obeyed yesterday's strike order. Authorities watching situation showed uneasiness; Sheriff Bonner Hill sent deputies to strike zone. Thomas Haggarty, representing United Mine Workers of America international officers, went to New River coal fields to confer with local officers on agreement terms suggested by Governor Hatfield; if approved, tomorrow's strike will not occur.