Southern Ohio Mines Meet John L. Lewis on Wage Crisis
A committee representing Southern Ohio coal operators met March 24 in Indianapolis with John L. Lewis and UMWA leaders to discuss modifying the wage contract. They argue Southern Ohio mines must compete with nonunion fields and propose suspending or adjusting the current wage scale to restore business, citing 1924–25 capacity and tonnage figures from the Hocking Valley.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio
Hocking
Pomeroy
President Coolidge Restricts Private Loans to Fight Monopolies
News from Washington on April 1 reports President Coolidge guiding federal policy to oppose government aided export firms and private loans that would aid foreign monopolies. Bankers fret as State and Commerce departments object to loans and set stance against foreign monopoly influence on prices.
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David Lawrence
the Messenger
Washington
Coolidge
United States
White House
Kiey
Secretary of State
Secretary of Commerce
New York City
State Department
Department of Commerce
Vacation Days Set for Athens Public Schools
Friday and Monday will be vacation days for Athens public school students. The University will dismiss on Friday at noon and resume classes Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
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Athens Public School
John Paterson
Socialist Policy Promised At Independent Labour Conference
London April 1 The Independent Labour Party announces a resolute socialist policy to be framed at its national conference opening Sunday at Whitby Bay The gathering amid a looming coal strike is expected to pledge unqualified support to coal miners in the wage dispute through militant constructive action.
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London
Independent Labor Party
Whitby Bay
New Air Battle Opens in Courts
Washington reports a second wave length usurpation case in the radio division of the Commerce Department. Station KWH 6 Shreveport La. is accused of using the same 329 meter band linked to a conspiracy with the Chicago station WJAZ and the Cadillan group.
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Washington
C. P
Department of Commerce
WJAZ
Chicago
Shreveport
Four Men Indicted for First Degree Murder in Ohio District
Meigs county grand jury charged John Shorty Bryant Richard Rhodes King Tim O'Brien and John Uedricks with first degree murder in the deaths of James McCumber and Mrs Susan Rhoades in the Willis Hill area. The four are jailed and reportedly calm eating prison fare and some show depression amid rumors surrounding the cases.
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Meigs County
John ‘Shorty’ Bryant
Richard Rhodes
King
Tim” O’brien
John Uedricks
James McCumber
Susan Rhoades
Wyllis Hill
Hedricks
McCumber
West Virginia Wesleyan picks beauty queen without makeup
Buckhannon West Virginia Buckhannon residents celebrate Alice McWhorter named most beautiful girl at West Virginia Wesleyan College She reportedly avoids paint powder and lipstick making her stand out among college girls in Buckhannon and surrounding areas
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Alice McWhorter
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
W. Va
Mrs Charlotte Pickford Ailing En Route to Europe
Mrs Charlotte Pickford mother of film star arrives in Chicago from Los Angeles bound for New York and Europe but is confined to her stateroom due to illness. Her plans to join Mary and Douglas Fairbanks may be halted.
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Chicago
Charlotte Pickford
Los Angeles
New York
Mary
Douglas Fairbanks
Europe
Four Damage Suits Filed Against K M Statler Over Boat Sinking
Four damage suits totaling 700 600 dollars are filed against K M Statler by relatives of four crew members of his houseboat The Miramar. The vessel sank in the Atlantic last November with fatalities.
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New York
K. M. Statler
Miramar
Atlantic Ocean
Storm isolates Centerville as disaster reports emerge
Vicksburg Mississippi says Centerville was struck by a disastrous storm yesterday and remains completely isolated from outside communication today.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Centerville
Malt Tonic Authorized May Be Turned Into Potable Beer
The Anti-Saloon League decries the 3.75 per cent malt tonic approved by the dry unit as a potential to make potable beer by mixing with near beer. Officials argue it contains 25 percent solids and won’t intoxicate when diluted, but some fear it could equal Ontario 4.6 beer in effect.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition
League
Caim
Ontario
United States
Canada
Great Lakes
Prize winner thanks editor for title contest prize
Florence C. Burnell of Nelsonville Ohio writes to F W Bush publisher of the Athens Messenger to express pride in being named second prize winner in the paper title contest. She notes reading her name in last Sunday's issue and appreciation for the prize check received.
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Athens Messenger
F. W. Bush
Athens
Ohio
Mr. Bush
Messenger
Florence C. Burnell
Nelsonville
Bittner Says Courts Cannot Regulate Human Conduct
Van A Bittner of Pittsburgh, UMW chief organizer for northern West Virginia, denounces injunctions as unconstitutional and vows ongoing union action. He faces six months in jail and a $500 fine for contempt, to begin April 8 in Morgantown, as miners rally on the 29th anniversary of the eight-hour day.
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Fairmont
W. Va
van A Bittner
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Sittner
Grant Lazelle
Morgantown
State Supreme Court
Bittner
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio University to Represent at Intercollegiate Girls Glee Meet
Final arrangements for the Intercollegiate contest of Girls glee clubs will be made at the directors meeting on Columbus Saturday. Prof. C. C. Robinson and Mrs. Margaret Benedict will represent Ohio University at the meeting.
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Glee Club
Columbus
C. C. Robinson
Margaret Benedict
Ohio University
Spanish aviators plan Spain to Philippines flight start
Madrid reports that Spanish aviators announced a flight from Spain to the Philippines with a 5 30 a m takeoff on Saturday if weather allows.
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Madrid
Spain
Philippines
Easter Preparations Sweep Athens for Big Easter
Athens prepares for a grand Easter with florists filling 15 000 tulips 4 000 roses and 8 000 carnations, telegraph orders fulfilled, and widespread gift shop purchases. Citizens seek Easter lilies for mothers and churches while baskets candy eggs and new spring outfits captivate shoppers.
Local Man Dies Alone In Ohio Car At Home
Jacob C. Kraft, 58 and unmarried, was found dead at 7:30 a.m. in his automobile near his Fairfield county home. A bystander heard the horn after Kraft apparently backed the car into a barn. The Fairfield county coroner ruled the death due to high blood pressure.
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Rockbridge
Ohio
Jacob C. Kraft
Fairfield County
Kraft
Clinger
Carthage Church to Resume Services Easter Sunday
Carthage Presbyterian Church three miles south of Guysville on the state road will resume services after winter closure. Easter Sunday schedule includes Sunday school at 2 p.m. and preaching at 3 p.m. Rev. Howard Warner of Athens will preach the Easter sermon.
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Coolville
Carthage Presbyterian Church
Guysville
Howard Warner
Athens
Buckner Attacked Over Bootlegging Policy at Cleveland Luncheon
Assistant U S District Attorney John B Osman accused New York District Attorney Emory Buckner of encouraging undesired immigrants to enter bootlegging in New York during a Cleveland Lions Club luncheon. Osman said Buckner’s stance was harmful to enforcement efforts and public order.
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Cleveland
Emory Buckner
New York
United States
John B. Osman
Cleveland Lions’ Club
Osman
Buckner
Weather Arroyo Report Sees Cold Snow Through Easter
The bulletin notes Athens has seen snow on thirty four days this winter. Rain yesterday measured .89 inches, turning to snow last night under a forty mile gale. The bureau forecasts continued cold weather until Easter with a modest rise in temperatures.
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Athens
France
Blizzard's Aftermath Seen Across Ohio
A northern blizzard roared out with 35 mph winds, leaving damaged barns, wrecked cars and uprooted trees across Columbus. Rain, sleet and snow followed, with temperatures near 30. Minor property damage reported. cold, fair weather expected toward Easter. Meanwhile a second snowstorm hit Kansas and Western Missouri after brief Midwest relief.
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Columbus
United States Weather Bureau
Ohio
Chicago
Midwest
Kansas
Missouri
One Man Tank Might Redefine Near Future Warfare
London reports a Major Martel designed tank using rubber tracks and armored tops, built on a commercial chassis for easy conversion from tractors or heavy trucks. Trials suggest silent, bullet resistant support for mobile corps, with Morris and Company handling production and future variants for recon, assault, and infantry protection.
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London
Major Martel
Martel
Cial
Great Britain
Morris and Company
Birmingham
Ford
Detroit
War Offices
Outlook Is Dismal Regrets No Solution Now
Nelsonville April 1 J L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America says in a report on a conference with coal operators in Southeastern Ohio that the Hocking Valley coal industry is through. He agrees with the operators on field conditions but believes a wage contract modification would not restore business in the Southern Ohio coal fields and sees no immediate way out despite suffering. The Jacksonville agreement expires next April 1 1927 and any change will be negotiated then.
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Ohio
Lewis
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
United States
C. H. Bartlett
Messenger
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Hocking
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Dowd Illness Reported From Albany
Mrs. O D Dailey receives word that her uncle John W Dowd president of Toledo University is seriously ill with pneumonia in Albany He is a graduate of Ohio University over fifty years ago and long associated with the Dowd family who visit Athens annually Ella M Kurtz of Athens is his wife and former Athens resident
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John W. Dowd
Albany
O. D. Dailey
Toledo University
Dowd
Ohio University
Ella M. Kurtz
Athens
Dowds
Roop for Young Free Government Booklet Offer
Washington Bureau offers a free government booklet from the Bureau of Home Economics. Targeted at parents with children ages three to ten, it covers food selection, sample menus, and nutritious recipes. Request by sending two one cent stamps for return postage.
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Washington
Bureau of Home Economics
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Murray
Kennedy
Lee Hall
G. W. Savage
Mine Workers of America
Hocking Field
Hocking Valley Railroad
Parsons Avenue
Nnkers
Martha Foule
SUE Hotel Man
Robert T. Small
The
Consolidated Press
State
Flappe
Fanny
Rte
Carthage
Bureau
Hal O'Flaherty
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Ashington, D. C
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