09 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1922
Page
1
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President Harding urged both houses to remain in session as coal and railroad strikes threaten labor unrest. The White House weighed special legislation to empower the government to manage transport and wage disputes, with union leaders and railroad executives meeting in Washington to shape a possible settlement plan.
The Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators Association will skip the Cleveland conference called by United Mine Workers president John I. Lewis. Indiana operator A. M. Ogle also refused to attend, saying settlement chances were diminished by undue publicity and that hope for settlement at Cleveland is fading.
Unsettled for New Mexico with showers and warmth in the west, and unsettled southwest with showers in Arizona. Local report shows yesterday's conditions from the university with a 6 PM reading of 66 percent humidity, 24 mph wind, and a partly cloudy day light.
Los Angeles August 8 The jury to try 37 alleged Ku Klux Klan members on felony charges linked to the April 22 Inglewood raid was completed. The panel of eight men and four women was accepted by both sides, sworn, and the court adjourned to tomorrow as the defense attorney requested due to a personal matter.
The town of Gainesville was placed under the Open Port Law by Governor Neff. A detachment of state rangers under Ranger Captain W. I. Wright has been ordered to enforce the law. Offenders may be tried in neighboring counties.
Pueblo Colorado August 8 Ben Sanchez a guard for the Santa Fe Railroad tied to the shop crafts strike reported being attacked by two men as he entered his home after a night shift. He was relieved of his revolver searchlight and knocked down before the assailants fled.
Thompson holds a wide margin at midnight in Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary over Homer Durand with strong showing for Harding policies and prohibition enforcement. In other races Senator Pomerene leads in Arkansas Democrat contest. labor-backed Lentz and Dick gain support. Alabama and other states report late returns with McTeague and Ford topics noted.
Illinois Militia unit on strike duty in Bloomington hosts a romance as Sergeant Frank Becker marries Miss Theresa Frank. She travels from Chicago to the Chicago and Alton shops where his company is stationed and holds an improvised wedding amid machinery with engine whistles as wedding march.
Mexico City press hailed President Obregon for ratifying the financial accord negotiated by de la Huerta in New York. Editorials praised the step toward easing U S Mexico tensions though concerns about congress approval linger. The agreement calls for an initial 20 million pesos payment next January with equalization through 1923.
In Paterson New Jersey on August S8 workers at Cooke Locomotive Works part of the American Locomotive company walked out protesting work on Erie railroad locomotives and halting the entire plant workforce.
In Cleveland on August 8 the miners and operators meet for peace talks as Indiana and Illinois operators stall. The conference aims to settle a national soft coal strike with settlements possible in Illinois Indiana Ohio and Pennsylvania while West Virginia may join. Consensus remains unsettled as Indiana and Illinois groups hesitate to join.
Los Angeles Aug 8 The Hawaiian A A U will not adopt Charles W Paddock s sprint times as official Hawaiian records and will not include them in its report to the Southern Pacific A A U Paddock says affidavits were given to Robert Weaver president of the Southern Pacific A A U and that gun beating charges are false He notes races were sanctioned by George Center head of the Hawaiian A A U.
The hydro airplane Sampaig Correa arrives in New York at 6 30 p m from Essington Pa after a trans Atlantic voyage. Lieutenant Walter Hinton piloted the sea plane which landed in the Hudson River opposite 52nd Street en route toward Rio Janeiro.
Typhoon struck Swatow China leaving a city in ruins with thousands dead. Official tallies report twenty eight thousand bodies recovered and a death toll rising beyond prior estimates. Relief funds from Hong Kong and Britain mobilize as bandits loot amid ongoing salvage and burial operations.
Special correspondence from Santa Fe reports Governor Mechem left for Taos on important business with no new word on Placido Jaramillo request for another penitentiary mutiny investigation. Jaramillo contends the board report condemned him without a full inquiry or chance to present facts.
A referee's report recommends divorce for Arthur A. Gordon from Nora Bayes actress after sensational testimony. The case involves their adopted son John Katuz and a 4 am raid at a private West End avenue house where Bayes and Baltimore banker Weston were found. Gordon allegedly threatened to shoot if the door opened. Bayes, famed in vaudeville, has married Gordon since 1920 and was once married to Jack Norworth.
The Colorado River Basin Commission seals boxes for Governor Mechem and others at Santa Fe Fiesta. Secretary Herbert Hoover will preside as the commission begins its final session August 28 to draft water apportionment among seven states. sessions may extend beyond September 6 fiesta days.
An eight round title bout offer to Jack Dempsey and Tom Gibbons was received by Eddie Kane, Gibbons manager, from promoter Louis Mails. Kane indicated willingness to accept if terms satisfy.
H B Chase Jr of New Orleans was crowned champion crawfish eater after consuming about 60 pounds in the endurance event. George Luthy, known as Champion of Vieux Carre, won the speed title by eating 100 crawfish in 2 minutes 36 seconds and will defend his title against Percy Wiesen. The Unknown Knight dominated the endurance test as others dropped out.
Major Oscar Westover, the American pilot, covered the greatest distance in the James Gordon Bennett cup balloon race landing near Qseerbetwek 90 miles from Budapest after flying 940 kilometers. Other finishers included Maurice Blenatme 910 km and Paul Armbruster 800 km with Walter Reed listed tenth at 475 km.
Be The Associated Press Glencove New York Aug 8 Four of the women stars in the top ten of the national ranking today won their places in the fourth round of the Metropolitan single championship at the Nassau County club. They are Mrs Molla B Mallory New York national champion Mrs Marion Z Jessup Wilmington Del No 3 on ranking list Mrs May Sutton Bundy Los Angeles No 4 and Miss Leslie Bancroft West Newton Mass No 8 The other one who survived the third round are Mrs Frank H Godfrey and Miss Edith Sigourney of Boston Miss Helen Wille of San Francisco and Miss Helen Hooker of New York.
One hundred U S deputies under U S Marshal John H Cook guard Meridian railroad shops after a temporary injunction by Federal Judge Edwin R Holmes restrains interference with Mobile and Ohio Railroad and Southern Railway property and operations.
Four men in a blue car open fire on a group of clothing strikers in front of Beethoven hall and flee toward Thirty-fourth Street. Eight wounded, three later dying potential. witnesses and police scramble to piece together events as crowd chaos ensues. Nasseri survives initial attack. Police pursue but car escapes in traffic.
Guthrie Smith reports that the attitude of independents in New Mexico's campaign is a major worry for both parties. Democrats seek fusion deals to win by securing independent votes while maintaining full party strength, with conferences in Las Vegas and Santa Fe weighing how many independents can join the ticket and whether conventions will approve such moves.
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