Coal strike talks falter as unions reject Cleveland conference
Ohio United Mine Workers president Lee Hall refuses invitation to meet southern field miners with Ohio operators in Cleveland. Pittsburgh producers also decline attendance for August 7 conference. John L. Lewis cites need for central competitive field talks, urging action to settle bituminous and anthracite disputes.
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Lee Hall
Ohio United Mine Orders
Davis
Ohio United Mine Union
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Southern
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Hio
Indiana operators boycott Cleveland coal conference
Indiana Bituminous Operators' association president Morton Gould says Indiana operators will not attend John L. Lewis's joint conference invitation. Gould told International News Service that he guesses no Indiana operators will attend the Cleveland meeting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Morton Gould
Indiana Bituminous Operators’ Association
International News Service
John L. Lewis
Gould
Cleveland
Strike echoes power and call for conference
A historical union warning frames an unparalleled strike as a moral crisis threatening the nation. It urges restraint, vows talks to ease industrial war, and seeks public support to establish a conference table between mine workers and employers to avert ongoing disruption.
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Conference urged to finalize coal settlements across districts
The article argues for corporate interest involvement to secure representative presence and a quick settlement in central fields, enabling immediate settlements in bituminous districts and paving the way for anthracite adjustments. It says opponents to the conference should face responsibility for ongoing tension.
Ohio Operators and Strikers Meeting Expected
Columbus Aug 1 Lee Hall president of the United Mine Workers of Ohio predicts the meeting will yield an agreement between operators and strikers. He says most Ohio operators will attend with strong participation from Pennsylvania Illinois and Indiana groups expected.
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Lee Hall
United Mine Worker of Ohio
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Pittsburg Coal Producers Preview Invitations
R M Gardiner com missioner of the Pittsburg Coal Producers' association says new invitations mirror earlier ones and reflect the group's ongoing stance. He notes that familiarity with past positions allows a forecast of future moves.
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Lewis
R. M. Gardiner
Pittsburg Coal Producers’ Association
Coal Operators Skeptical On Lewis Meeting Call
Hillsboro Illinois August 1 Rice Miller president of the Illinois Coal Operators Association doubts Illinois operators will attend the meeting John L Lewis invited them to in a bid to end the strike Washington August 1 President Harding receives word of a four state conference called by Lewis to settle the strike and officials say the administration will not comment but favors moves toward resuming mining operations
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Rice Miller
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
John L. Lewis
Washington
Harding
United Mine Workers
Indiana to Mine Coal With Non Union Miners
Indiana will be the second state to mine coal using non union miners under state protection after officials of United Mine Workers District No 11 refused to authorize a return to work. Governor Warren T. McCrary said the move comes despite a possible national settlement at a Cleveland conference, which Indiana operators declined to join.
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Warren T. McCrary
United Mine Workers
Cleveland
Senate Tariff Bill Attacked as Profiteering by Democrat
Washington August 1 Senate debate broke the normal decorum as Senator Simmons Democrat North Carolina launched a fierce assault on the tariff measure calling it a profiteering plunderbund damn fool bill.
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Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Cornwell Tax Reduction Confession Mirrors Athens Property Sale
The Athens County records reveal Fred Cornwell bought lot 2060 for 4800 with a 3200 tax value. He asked for a reduction to 1800, sole attendees being Dr M Sawyer and Cornwell, who later states nine days after selling for 6500 he sought the cut to dodge higher taxes.
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Athens
Board of Review
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J. E. Woodworth
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Ohio University
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Ohio
President of Miners Calls Joint Meeting
John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers invites coal operators in the central competitive field to a joint interstate conference at the Hollenden hotel in Cleveland on Monday August 7 1922 at 10 oclock. The aim is to negotiate a basic wage agreement to end the current industry suspension.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hollenden Hotel
Cleveland
The
United Mine Workers of America
Wage scale likely for Ohio coal miners next week
T K Maher of Maher Collieries Co predicts success in reaching a mine wage scale agreement early next week as terms of settlement are believed nearly agreed upon. The 1921 scale, effective March 31, would be renewed with possible reductions to pre 1920 levels, while unions may drop demands for a five day week and six hour day. Representatives from Indiana, southern Ohio and western Pennsylvania are expected, reflecting regional sentiment against renewing the four state agreement.
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T. K. Maher
Maher Collieries Co
Ohio
International News Service
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United States
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Pennsylvania
Diva Starts Divorce Mourning Ritual In Paris
Paris August 1 Madame Ganna Walska the opera diva who just won a divorce from Alexander Cochran announced she will begin a new custom of divorce mourning under French law she must wait sixty days before remarrying. She plans holy seclusion and tranquil recreation in a convent garden looking toward the Boulevards and deep meditation on worldly woes.
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Democratic ticket filled in Athens county with exceptions
The Athens county Democratic slate lists candidates for all offices except prosecuting attorney. Names expected on the ballot include James Sharp for congress, Israel Blauser for state senate, George Thompson and Bert Shepard for state representative, Mrs. Luella Day for recorder, William Williams and Thomas Parfit Jr. for sheriff, and Frank Phillips for county commissioner, with other offices assigned to Homer J. Cooksey, Andrew Chute, William Baker, William Andrews, Herman Lohsa.
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Board of Election
James Sharp
Nelsonville
Israel M. Blauser
Lancaster
George Thompson
Glouster
Bert Shepard
Athens
Luella Day
William Williams
Thomas Parfit
Frank Phillips Athens
Homer J. Cooksey
Andrew Chute
Jacksonville
Willliam DD. Baker
Canaonville
William Andrews
Herman Lohsa
Weather settles in Athens county after cool weekend
Moderate conditions prevail in Athens county with a Sunday cool spell. Monday reached a high of 87 degrees and a lower evening reading near 80. By 6 am Tuesday it rose to 47 and by 10 am to 79 degrees. Forecast calls for fair weather Tuesday night and Wednesday.
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Mason vows fair audit pledge in Athens county race
George W. Mason, a Republican candidate for Athens County Auditor, touts ten years of auditing and twelve years as paymaster and weighmaster. He argues his experience will save taxpayers at least 1800 dollars annually, and pledges that his wife will not be employed in the office, asserting jobs belong to the head of a family or women with their own livelihoods.
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George W. Mason
Jitneys Back in Favor as Cleveland Fares Drop
Jitneys return to prominence in Cleveland as fare reductions take effect. The Cleveland Railway Company had charged six cents for rides with an extra penny for transfers since November, and the new changes lower costs on all car line services.
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Cleveland Railne Company
Cincinnati Considers Light Wine Beer Vote Under Volstead Act
Cincinnati council opens session to decide on a resolution by Councilman Ed Kellogg proposing that congress allow sales of light wines and beer under the Volstead Act. The plan would be submitted with regular business unless tabled by a committee.
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Knights of St. John to Meet in Logan Parade Sept. 4
Logan Ohio hosts the Knights of St. John district annual field day and parade on September 4 at the fair grounds. The event features a dress parade led by the fourth regiment Knights of St. John with a military band. Members come from Columbus Marion Zanesville Newark Lancaster and Logan.
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Mob Kills Black Man in Hot Springs After Home Robbery
An enraged mob dragged "Punk" Harris through the business district after fatally harming him in Hot Springs Arkansas. Earlier he struck and mortally wounded Maurice Conley, a popular local businessman, during a home robbery attempt.
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Ark
Punk” Harris
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Harding plan for settlement of the rail strike outlined
President Harding's proposal calls for immediate return to work with seniority preserved, a rehearing by the U S railroad labor board, and mutual recognition of the board's decisions by carriers and unions as the striking shopmen's executive committee meets to consider the plan.
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Harding
B. M. Jewell
United States Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Chicago Faces Massive Streetcar Strike Paralysis
Chicago's street and elevated lines halted as about 20 000 trainmen walked out at 4 am. The wage cut and nine hour day sparked the walkout, with over a million residents commuting by bus, bike, and car. State arbitration met while strikebreakers and possible troops loomed. Revenue losses exceed 125 000 dollars daily. receivership risks eyed by operators.
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Forty Die in Train Collision Near Tarles
Aug 1 report from Paris states forty religious pilgrims en route to Lourdes Shrine died in a collision of two trains near Tarles. Fifty two people were injured in the disaster.
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Grotto de Lourdes
Tarles
Arnold Seeks Senate Nomination With August Victory Faith
Former Lieutenant Governor John H. Arnold of Columbus announces certainty of victory in the August primaries. He halts campaigning to focus his forces on an anticipated general election contest against Senator Pomerene.
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John H. Arnold
U. S
Pomerene
Elyria Mayor backs curbing soft drink parlors ordinance
Mayor A. R. Jones endorses a proposed city ordinance licensing soft drink parlors and forfeiting licenses for dry law violations. He argues the move will curb liquor violations by cracking down on "soft drink" stands used as blind pigs.
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Elyria
A. R. Jones
Fire Wins Narrow Escape For Inmates At Arkansas Asylum
A blaze broke out on the fourth floor of a dormitory at the Arkansas state insane asylum in Little Rock. Prompt action by attendants saved about 300 aged inmates from harm as fire crews contained the blaze today.
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