Forty Seven Miners Die In Argonaut Mine Tragedy
Associated Press reports in Jackson California that all forty seven miners entombed since August 27 died within about five hours of the mine fire. A note on a body read 3 am gas bad indicating rapid death from gas and smoke. Officials say the men built bulkheads to contain the fire as best they could and died painlessly from carbon monoxide and dioxide.
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Jackson
Calif
Argonaut
Byron Pickard
Federal Bureau of Mines
Pickard
Argoraut
Parade Opens Panhandle Plains Convention in Amarillo
Panhandle Plains Chamber of Commerce events begin at 9 with a parade along Tyler Street led by Khiva Shrine band. Decorated cars compete for prizes of 50, 30, and 20 dollars, entries coordinated by the Board of City Development. Various bands from the Panhandle and Oklahoma perform on streets and courthouse lawn for the prize contest, with visits and teas arranged for guests.
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Panhandle-Plains Chamber of Commerce
Tyler Street
Polk
Khiva Shrine Band
Amarillo-Panhandle Automotive Association
Board of City Development
W. N. Blanton
Panhandle Plains
Vernon
Amarillo
The
Lions
Rothay
Kiwanis
Ladies’ Federated Clubs
Advertising Club
Panhandle-Plans Chamber of Commerce
L. Gough
Hereford
Carl L Williams
Oklahoma City
Ray Johnson
A. R. Tosh
Frank R. Jamison
Daily Tribune
Frederick A. Cook
Lon D. Marrs
N. P. Willis
Panhandle-Plains
Plan Long Flight From Dayton To California
Lieutenant Oakley Kelly and John A. MacReady plan to depart Dayton on September 19 for Rossfield Arcadia California to begin a nonstop ocean to ocean flight attempt. They hold the world altitude record and aim to cross the Pacific first.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Ohio
Oakley Kelly
John A. MacReady
Rossfield
Arcadia
California
Britain says no new war as Turkey issue looms
London reports Britain will not seek another war and signals a tempered approach to the Turkish question. Cabinet talks aim to ease possible Turkish aggression while securing French support for a broader Balkans and Russia policy, with Lloyd George urging Paris to back a European settlement at the Straits.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
Pasha
Constantinople
Lloyd
George
Gibraltar
Gallipoi
Lord Carter
Paris
Poincare
Turkey
Balkans
Russia
Mohamdam
Straits
France
Arrests Promised Today in Death of Parson and Woman
A double shooting that killed Rev. Wall of St. John the Evangelist and Mrs. Mills prompted Middlesex and Somerset counties to announce arrests would be made tonight or tomorrow. Prosecutor Beekman asserted he knew the perpetrators, denying the crime occurred in the orchard or at the Phillips farm house, and promised full disclosure soon.
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Associated Press
New Brunswick
N. J
Middlesex
Somerset
Wall
St. John the Evangelist
James Mills
Middlesex County
Beekman
Phillips Farm
Veterans Gather in Atlantic City for Convention
Hundreds of men in uniform, commissioned veterans of land, water and air forces, gather in Atlantic City for the second biennial convention of the Military Order of the World War. Distinguished military and civil authorities from the United States and allies during World War I are slated to speak.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
United States
Diplomatic Corps Leader Henry Vignaud Dies in Paris
Paris report announces the death of Henry Vignaud born in New Orleans in 1830. A Confederate Army captain, he later served as secretary to the Confederate diplomatic commission in 1863 and rose to first secretary of the American Legation in Paris in 1882, later becoming honorary counselor in 1909.
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Paris
Henry Vignaud
Herald
New Orleans
Pars
Congress Moves to Override Bonus Veto
Washington dispatch reports president Harding likely to veto the soldiers bonus bill with Congress planning action. House aims to defer until Wednesday while Senate patience hinges on House votes. Vet erans groups press for passage with delegation led by Sanford McNider urging a veto override and potential cost concerns on government outlays.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
House
Sanford McNider
The
American Legion
White House
Storm Warning Issued By Weather Bureau For Atlantic
The Weather Bureau issued a tropical storm advisory noting a central position Monday night east of the Bahamas and moving northwest. Vessels off the South Atlantic coast were urged to exercise caution as the storm progresses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau Tonight
Bahamas
South Atlantic
Infantry rifle team shoots perfect 800 yard score at Camp Perry
At Camp Perry Ohio on September 18 the United States infantry rifle team posted a perfect score in the Herrick trophy match on the 800 yard range. All eight team members fired strings of 15 bulls eyes and each fired bulls eyes with their two record shots, set to four world records.
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Camp Perry
Ohio
United States
Women Denied Seats In Episcopal Church Convention
Portland Oregon September 18 Women were denied seats in the house of deputies of the Protestant Episcopal church in the United States by a vote in general convention here. Debate featured praise for women’s work yet concern that admitting women would lead men to withdraw from the church's duties.
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House OF Episcopalians
Portland
Ore
House of Deputies
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Conferences Sought by Shopcraft Federations
In San Antonio on September 18 officials from the 8. A. and A. P. the S. P. and the S. A. U. and G. heard overtures for a conference from the local federation of shopcrafts led by J. M. Morgan. The settlement would follow the Jewell plan with men returning to work in their prior classification and preserving seniority, without compromise.
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8. A
A. P
S. P
Federation of Shopcrafts
J. M. Morgan
Federated Shopcrafts
47 Men Lost Lives in California Mine Fire Night Aug 27
In Jackson California a mine fire trapped 47 workers on the night shift. Rescue efforts failed as dense smoke and heat blocked access to lower levels. Gov. Stephens and safety officials oversaw a protracted effort from August 28 through mid-September as crews cut through rock and attempted to reach the Argonaut and Kennedy mines.
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California
Jackson
Cal
Thergonaut
United States Bureau of Mines
Berkeley
Argonaut
Kennedy
Belefthaf
Clarence E. Jarvis
State Board of Control
Stephens
H. M. Wolfin
Industrial Accidental Commission
San Francisco
Telegraph Operator Dies at Houston Exchange
Albert Lu pah Sr aged 53, a Western Union telegraph operator at the Houston Cotton Exchange for 21 years, collapsed and died at his post on Monday morning while at the key of his instrument.
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Houston
Albert
Lupah, Sr
Western Union
Houston Cotton Exchange
Harding Opposes Pop Bottle Throwing
Washington Sept 18 President Harding discussed baseball after a White House meeting with Col Ten L Huston part owner of the New York Americans. Huston said the talk focused on baseball not bonus legislation and that the president is against bottle throwing hoping to see the world series.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
Ten” L. Huston
New York Americans
White House
Huston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Move to Oust Daugherty Deferred by House Panel
Washington Sept 18 The House committee voted eight to three to postpone impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty. The action delays the Kellar impeachment until the short session opens in Fi. Rep Kellar had planned to have Samuel Untermyer of New York represent him before the committee and called the delay unfair. Untermyer signaled he would aid in exposing anti trust prosecutions in a public service capacity.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Committee
Kellar
Daugherty
Congress
Chicago
Minnesota
Annen
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Rail Testimony Thrown Out in Chicago Injunction Suit
In Chicago on September 18 a judge struck down more than a third of the government's evidence in the injunction suit against railway shopcrafts, excluding 283 affidavits alleging violence by alleged strikers for lack of proper witness knowledge. The ruling wipes out a majority of the nearly 700 affidavits used to claim an unlawful conspiracy to disrupt interstate commerce.
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Chicago
James M. Wilkerson
Thed
B .M. Jewell
John Scott
J. P. Rooney
Chicago Bureau’ of Investigation
Department of Justice
Rooney
Federation of Labor
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Polk Street Methodist Church
Arthur Nash
Cincinnati
America
Diplomatic Corps
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Tony Dinella
Kansas City, Kas
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Missouri River
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