Living Wage and Saving Wage Declared by Railroad Board
The United States Railroad Labor Board announced another wage slash affecting about 020,000 railway workers, reducing clerks and maintenance staff amid protests from seven unions. A minority opinion, signed by Arthur W Harton and Albert Philippe, calls for a living wage and saving wage, marking a first for the board while keeping future adjustments under review.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Unitedates Railroad Labor Board
Ard
Fers
Ilway
All Atels
Arthur Wharton
Albert Phillipe
Fay'a
Weather forecast details for Denver and surrounding regions
Denver forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for fair to unsettled conditions with cooler air in the east and generally warm temperatures in the western portion. New Mexico is expected to stay fair, with Arizona seeing little change in temperature. Night humidity and wind variables are noted, with a late afternoon sun and wind patterns described in terse local prose.
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Denver
Colo
Exico
Arizona
Woman in Gotham Pronounced Dead Sits Up in Coffin
New York June 16 An hour after being prepared for burial Mrs KHebecea Senoz sat up in her coffin Physicians summoned her children and relatives at 5 o clock after she suffered a paralytic stroke and was pronounced dead She reportedly moved as neighbors gathered around the coffin and asked for a drink Doctors said she would recover.
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New York
Khebecea Senoz
Wage Reductions Across Rail Jobs Stir Union Response
The new wage cuts affect about 200 000 clerks and 100 000 station employees with clerks facing 3 to 4 cent hourly cuts and minimum monthly pay dropping from 67 to 60 dollars. After six months the minimum rises to 70 dollars. Signal men take five cent cuts and helpers six cents while foremen and inspectors escape. Train dispatchers and some crews avoid reductions due to job nature. Some unions plan strike ballots if reductions persist. Dining car and ferry workers mostly retain pay. marine workers face settlement decisions.
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Firemen and ‘Oilets’ Union
Signalmen
Clerks’ Brotherhood
Cincinnati
Aix Shop Crafts
Maintenance of Way
C.anary
San Francisco Bay
State Higher Ed Institutions Seek 1 947 509 for Building Program
New Mexico education commissioners disclosed the nine state institutions require 1 947 509 to fund a building program deemed essential and 525 493 more for next year. University of Albuquerque seeks 851 000 for immediate needs including a heating plant replacement and water system upgrades estimated at 6 000. Board members cited a need for a new library and noted 1 871 students are being served with 81 percent from New Mexico and 20 percent Spanish American origin.
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Educational Institutions
Santa Fe
Special Commission
M.C. Meehem
Frank W. Parker
Jes
CC. Crampton
Eaton
Arthur Seligman
Arthur Goodell
Silver City
George A. Kaseman
B. CG
Hernandez
Albuquerque
James. Hinkle
Roswell
John Joerns
David Spence Hill
University, of
Will
Hinkle
State Senate
New Mexico
The
Normal University
Las Vegas
Plan to Adjust Merigo's Debt Reaches Conference Stage
A meeting involving the International Committee of Bankers and Adolfo De La Huerta ends with progress on debt adjustment plans. No agreement is announced yet.
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Merigo
Agreement on Mexican debt plan includes railways return
An international bankers committee and Mexico's finance minister Adolfo de la Huerta reached a plan to adjust Mexico's external and internal debts totaling over 500 million in gold. Cash interest payments start after January 2 1923 with a funded oil tax and railway surcharge, while back interest is waived and overdue coupons are amortized. Railways will be returned to private management promptly and the government will assume remaining railway debt. A five year suspension of sinking funds rights for bondholders is included to allow full cash obligation resumption.
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Associated Press
New York
Mexico
International Committee of Bankers On
Adolfo de la Huerta
Rio Grande
Obregon
Ward in Common Cell as Murder Trial Starts
Walter S Ward, son of a Ward Baking Co president, arraigned on a first degree murder charge in the death of Clarence Peters ex sailor. He pleads not guilty and is placed in a Westchester jail common cell. District Attorney Weeks to hold a special inquiry next week on alleged conspiracy by Ward and relatives to defeat justice. Ward's father, George S Ward, has been subpoenaed as a grand jury witness and is in Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
White Pains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Clarence Peters
Walter Ss. Ward
Baker
Westchester County
Ward
Morsehauser
El Paso Church Opens Special Wedding Room
The First Baptist church of El Paso announces a unique wedding room with an adjoining reception area. The room features a dedicated altar, biblical pictures, witness chairs, elevated seating for the couple, a private entry, and an envisioned scripture inscription likely reading It is not good for man to be alone.
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el Paso
Tex
S. J. T. Williams
First Baptist Church
Williams
Ferris Wheel Crashes in Storm Dooms Seven Dead in City
New York police probe Clason Point Park Ferris wheel collapse amid storm. Pat Simon, owner, faces homicide charges as seven people die and twenty six are injured. Authorities say wooden supports were insecure and the wheel blew down in a tornado.
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New York
Clason Point Park
Pat Simon
Perris
Ship subsidy bill stalled by party fight in Congress
Republican leaders and President Harding plan another conference on the ship subsidy bill as debate narrows to whether to push pre election action. The Merchant Marine bill faces opposition over liquor provisions and the Bankhead amendment, with a party split over pre election consideration.
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Washington
House
Harding
Merchant Marine Committee
Redmonds
Bankhead
Garner
Texas
House Today
Gillette
Mondell
Campbell
Rules Committee
Republican Steering Committee
Greene
Cullen
New York
Forest Fire Rips 10000 Acres in Mogollons
A massive blaze at Whitewater Creek headwaters in the Mogollons on the Gila National Forest has scorched over 10,000 acres of big timber. All available Mogollon miners, ranchers, campers and forest crews fight the burning, with other fires in the range reported under control. The Whitewater Creek first fire is described as the worst in New Mexico history.
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Spectal
Silver City
N. M
Whitewater Creek
Mogollons
Gila National Forest
Mogollon
Forest Service
Benny Leonard Prepares for Triple Title Challenges
Benny Leonard gears up for a record assault with three major bouts in 32 days. He faces Jack Britton in New York on June 26, Rocky Kansas in Michigan City on July 4, and Lew Tendler in Jersey City on July 27, all aiming to bow with a quarter million in earnings and possibly two titles.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Jack Britton
Lew Tendler
Philadelphia
Rocky Kansas
Buffalo
Benny
Callara
Britton
Napoleon
Leonard
Michigan City
Ind
Jersey City
Tendler
Gun Battle Leaves Nine Dead In Train Hold Up
Francisco Garcia and four followers die in a clash tied to an attempted raid on a Southern Pacific train carrying 480 thousand dollars in gold bullion from Nayarit to Mazatlan. Four Mexican soldiers also killed and nine wounded. The money was destined for the First National Bank of Los Angeles.
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Iby
Associated Press
Calexico
Calif
Francisco Garcia
Southern Pacific
Nayarit
Mexico
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
First National Bank of
Los Angeles
New Orleans boxer Wappy Littleton beats Bill Shade in
Despite breaking both hands in the early rounds, Wappy Littleton of New Orleans secured a referee's decision over Bill Shade of Los Angeles in a 15 round bout here. Littleton weighed 161 pounds and Shade 166 1 2.
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Leveleton
New Orleans
Wappy" Littleton
Bill Shade
Los Angeles
Littleton
Shade
National collegiate track meet to be held at Stagg Field
More than 300 athletes from 53 colleges converge on Stagg Field Chicago for the national collegiate track and field meet with California and Illinois seen as favorites and Cal likely to win. Trial heats in 440 and half mile determine finalists as Illinois and California seek a duel for the title.
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Stagg Field
Chicago
California
Illinois
Nebraska
Penn State
Notre Dame
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Gill
Ilinois
Cochrane
Mississippi A
Wendrickson
McDonald
Pyott
Brickman
Fessende
Larry Brown
Pennsylvania
Captain Yates
Mlinois
Yates
Iinois
Welfrich
Morrow
Towa
Gardiner
Brown
Nowell
Shields
Martin
Central Wesleyan
Commission aims to force champions to defend titles
New York's state boxing commission, denying any motive to stage bouts locally, says its sole aim is to compel champions to defend their championships and stop commercializing titles after issuing an ultimatum to risk or surrender their titles.
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Associated Press
New York
State Boxing Commission
Muldoon
Shriner Steamships Sail To Hawaii For Imperial Festivities
Two steamships carrying Shriners bound for Ilonotulu on a visit to the home of the new imperial potentate leave San Francisco on June 14. The H F Alexander and the Matsonia carry most of the imperial divan of the Myatic Shrine along with bands and patrols from Islam temple San Francisco Al Malaikah temple Los Angeles and Aloha temple Honolulu. A sea wedding is planned for Ellis Coleman and Helen Hurwita. They will visit Honolulu and the Kilauea volcano before returning to San Francisco around July 1.
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San Francisco
Calif
Ilonotulu
James &. McCandings
H. F. Alexander
Great Northern
Pacific
Matsonia
Shipping Board
Nile
Henjamin W. Rowell
Boston
David S. Grosland
Montgomery
Ala
Islam Temple
al Malaikah
Los Angeles
Aloha Temple
Honolulu
Sea
Ellis Coleman
Helen Hurwita
Kilauea
Rival commanders in China discuss peace talks
On the south Manchurian front Wu Pei Fu and Chang Tso Lin met at Chinwangtao aboard a British warship to discuss armistice terms. Reports from Paotingfu say negotiations may end the border fighting after a three day Shanhaikwan battle and a lull as reinforcements arrive.
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Associated Press
Tientsin
China
Chinwangtao
Paotingfu
Chihli-Manchuria
Wu Pei-Fu
Chang Tso-Lin
Shanhaikwan
Chang
Harris Nominated Receiver for Las Cruces Land Office
President Harding forwarded to the Senate the nomination of William Harris to be receiver at the Las Cruces New Mexico land office. The slate also included Silas H. H. Speckman of Lamar Colorado and Galen C. Pond of Montrose Colorado as registerships appointees. The announcement came from Washington on June 16.
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Harris
Cruces
Washington
Harding
Senate
Silas HH. Speckman
Lamar
Colo
Galen C. Pond
Montrose
William Harris
Las Cruces
N. M
Escapee Hanged After Mob Abduction in Georgia
In Irwinton Georgia on June 16 Will Denson a Black man who escaped capture weeks earlier after being taken from the county jail was hanged for the assault of a 70 year old white woman. Lightning destroyed the original gallows Tuesday necessitating a new one for the execution.
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Irwinton
Will Denson
Denson
MacNiDER Proclaims Unity in Cincinnati
MacNiDER declares that the legion knows no creed or sect and emphasizes unity in the principles of the organization and the AFL. The message is broadcast from Cincinnati, stressing inclusive solidarity.
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Macnider
Legion
Organization
A. F. of L
Cincinnati
Unity of Labor and Legion Declared at AFL Convention
Cincinnati June 16 the American Federation of Labor and the American Legion pledged unity in shared aims to defend liberty and justice. Legion Commander Hanford MacNider and AFL President Samuel Gompers stressed joint strength against divisive forces. The convention also rejected a universal label proposal tied to the one big union idea.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
AmericanFederation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
The
American Legion
Hanford MacNider
Legion
Samuel Gormpets
Federation
MacNider
B. M. Jewell
Railway Processs Department
Joint Strike Action To Be Discussed By Rail Unions
Cincinnati June 16 The rail workers unions and the United Mine Workers of America plan joint action in a threatened strike. John L. Lewis, miners president, expected to arrive tomorrow to meet union leaders who arranged the talks. The decision to seek a miners meeting came after days of conferences at the AFL convention where joint action was outlined.
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
United Miny Workers of America
Johnl. Lewis
Bh. M. Jewell
Willian Gireen
Mr. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Germany Pays Regular Reparations Installment
Paris reports Germany deposits the monthly reparation payment of 50,006,000 gold marks as part of ongoing settlement.
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Paris
Associated Press
Germany
Terrazas Estate Sold to Mexico City Bank in Settlement
El Paso reports final settlement over Gen Luis Terrazas Chihuahua holdings expropriated to block American syndicate. Terrazas will sell about 5.7 million acres to Caja de Prestamos in Mexico City for roughly $1.25 per acre, excluding Quinta Carolina. Bank to rent and restock, then parcel for Mexican buyers. McQuarters and associates may profit via development plans shifted to the bank. General Terrazas and Alberto Terrazas led talks with officials. agreement ends expropriation dispute and delays.
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el Paso
Tex
Obregon
Chihuahua
Luis Terrazas
A. J. McQuarters
Roberto Vy. Pesqueira
Mexico City
General Terrazas
Caja de Pestamos
Quinta Carolina
Chihuahua City
McQuatters
McQuarters
Franklin Remington
Foundation Company of
New York
Terrazas Estate
Alberto Terrazas
Mr. McQuarters
Pesquetra
Amparo
Juarez Federal Court
General T
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