Rail unions reject Harding plan threaten national strike
Washington reports no settlement in the crippling shopcrafts strike before a week. Leaders warn Friday’s all union meeting could trigger a nationwide railroad walkout involving the six federated shopcrafts and possibly the four great brotherhoods, altering railroad history for years.
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Washington
Harding
Shepcrafts
Railroad Labor Board
White House
Jewell
Bert M. Jewell
Warren
Spurns Chance To Be Movie Queen To Wed Jockey
New Orleans beauty Edna Hanley 18 chose marriage to a jockey over a movie lead. She rejected a film contract and numerous suitors to focus on home life, saying she loves keeping house and plans to settle with her husband in a permanent home once he rides.
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New Orleans
Edna Hanley
Drunks Start riot in New York after swimming challenge
In New York on Aug 7 Michael Cooney and James Callaghan argued over swimming prowess. Fire units and boats responded as six intoxicated men entered the East River. Cooney and Callaghan were rescued, Tucker raised alarms, and five others were arrested.
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New York
Michael Cooney
James Callaghan
Brooklyn
East River
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Cooney
Callaghan
Thomas Tucker
Messenger To Hold Party Tuesday Evening At Seven
The Athens Messenger invites readers to an election party Tuesday at 7 PM for primary returns. A leased wire will relay state results and county counts as soon as ready, shown via stereopticon bulletins on the Messenger building. Everyone is welcome to attend this paper sponsored event.
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Athens Messenger
Messenger
Troop Realignment Sends 145th Infantry Into Coal Districts
Units of the 145th infantry Ohio national guard deployed to relieve the 166th infantry in Cadiz Rushville and Zanesville mining districts. Companies H Youngstown C Canton B L and a Akron medical corps join to relieve units for summer encampment at Camp Perry. Anna James nine is struck by an auto driven by Tony Manga and hospitalized after fleeing her mother in Carlisle.
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Columbus
145Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
166Th Infantry
Cadiz
Rushville
Zanesville
Florence
Youngstown
Canton
Akron
Camp Perry
Carlyria
Anna James
Tony Manga
Laying Brick Work Starts This Week on Court Street
Sands hauled to the northern section of the repaving area on Court street to be spread as a cushion for bricks. Ringwald expects to begin brick laying late this week with tar binding applied as bricks go down. After five days of setting the street will be open to traffic. Concreting has advanced to the second square of Court street between Washington and Union, resuming after rain.
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Court Street
Ringwald
Washington
Union Streets
Ohio voters back beer and wine proposal for November ballot
Signatures from 238022 Ohio voters, about 30000 over the requirement, are filed with Secretary of State Smith backing a constitutional amendment to permit beer and light wines. Dry leaders threaten federal constitutional challenges if placed on ballots. backers may seek mandamus to force placement.
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Columbus
Aug
Ohio
Smith
Logan Sizzled by Severe Monday Storm Floods
Aug 8 Logan reports a severe storm with high wind and lightning bringing heavy rains. Goose Creek overflowed near North Walnut and Main streets, flooding basements and lower floors of the Logan Pottery on Zanesville avenue, with debris on streets and citywide street flooding.
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Logan
Goose Creek
Walnut Street
Main Street
Logan Pottery
Zanesville Avenue
Church Street
Glenview Heights
Fountain Street
Medical Guardsmen to Enter Camp Perry This Week
The 112th medical regiment of the Ohio national guard will depart for Camp Perry on Wednesday for two weeks of intensive training. Based in Columbus with units from Westerville Barberton and Ashland the regiment numbers 28 officers and 300 enlisted men.
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Columbus
112Th Medical Regiment
Ohio National Guard
Camp Perry
State Department of Health
Westerville
Barberton
Ashland
Ohio Primary Ballot Choices Set for Statewide Voting
Ohio voters head to polls today to choose Democratic and Republican candidates for United States senator governor lieutenant governor secretary of state attorney general treasurer of state. The ballot also includes two supreme court judges and twenty congressional seats plus full county tickets.
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Ohio
United States
Supreme Court
House
Senate
City council orders removal of street obstructions within 60 days
At the August meeting the council passed a resolution requiring removal of steps stairways cellar doors low level obstructions and gas stations from Court and Union streets to restore sidewalk use during street improvement. Affected property owners receive notice.
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Union Street
East Union Street
L. W. Brown
Court Street
Stoi Sewer
North Court Street
Lancaster Street
Fern Street
Harry Road
Roach
State Department of Workshops and Factories
Roush
Service Department
Strike to Keep Bavaria Loyal
Berlin reports a supreme effort tomorrow to settle the Bavarian secession issue. Count Von Preger told President Ebert that Bavaria's Premier Lerchenfeldt Interior Schweyer and Justice Guertner will come from Munich to confer with Berlin officials. An amicable agreement to keep Bavaria in the German confederation is expected.
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Berlin
Count von Preger
Ebert
Lerchenfeldt
Bavaria
Interior Schweyer
Justice Guertner
Munich
Man electrocuted while drying hair after moving fan
George H. Arch was killed when a short circuit occurred as he shut off the electric current to allow his wife to move a fan for drying her hair.
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Buffalo
N. Y
George H. Arch
Ohio Anti Saloon League protests beer amendment ballot
J A White and C E Dickey filed formal protest with Secretary of State Smith over placing the beer and light wines amendment on the November ballot. They argued the move violates the U S constitution and federal supremacy and warned it wastes taxpayer money. Smith will not rule for at least a week as supporters prepare a reply.
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I. N.S
Columbus
Aur
Smith
C EL. Dickey
Ohio Anti Saloon League
Ohio
Dickey
United States
J. A. White
Ohio Ant Saloon League
Secretary of State of Beer and Wine
White
United States Supreme Court
Labor Massing to Support the Shopmen Strike
Organized labor nationwide affiliated with the shopcrafts unions is massing for rejection of President Harding's rail strike settlement proposal. Hundreds of telegrams to Bert M. Jewell and William H. Johnston indicate united support for continued strike action.
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Washington
Harding
Bert M.eJwell
William H. Johnston
International
Motion pictures harm civic life, Bellamy warns
George Albert Bellamy of Cleveland Ohio told a London convention that commercial recreation, especially the motion picture, retards permanent civilization in American cities. He said it influences the youth imagination and fuels crime.
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London
America
George Albert Bellamy
Cleveland
Ohio
Bellamy
Rainy weather dulls turnout in Steubenville primary
Steubenville voters faced an extremely light turnout as Rain soaked streets and caused low participation. By 10 am precincts reported less than one-tenth of registered voters had cast ballots, with weather cited as the main factor.
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Steubenville
Pajama Clad Girls Save Lakefront Colony From Fire
A bucket brigade of 30 pajama clad sorority girls from Alpha Gamma Nu saved Lakeside summer cottage colony near Lakeside Michigan when a fire destroyed a grocery store and the cottage, likely spreading to others. The blaze started at a defective electrical issue and spread from the store to nearby houses as girls and cottagers rushed to douse flames while barefoot and in nightwear.
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Lakeside
Mich
Lakeside Summer Cottage Colony
Alpha Gamma Nu
Ing
la Bounty
Cdr
Kansas Leads Nation In Life Expectancy
Washington reports new commerce department life tables from the 1920 census show Kansas men living to 69.73 on average at birth and Kansas women to 60.89, higher than the national figures of 63. to 74. The data span 74 percent of the U S population.
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Kansas
Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Coun
Primary turnout expected high despite rain in Athens Nelsonville
Indications at noon Tuesday show a larger primary vote in Athens and Nelsonville with Athens over 1000 and Nelsonville about 1400 by noon. Rain may reduce rural returns but county totals could exceed 7000, aided by women voters and a Nelsonville First Committee push for unity behind five Republican candidates.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Nelson ‘Ville
Will Keep The Lawmaker On Job In Grim Fate
President Harding seeks a full congressional session in Washington to act on the railroad and coal strike crisis. He directed leaders to cancel any recess plans after the House reconvenes August 15. White House confirmation follows International News Service report. Leaders had planned three day recesses pending Senate tariff bill action.
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George R. Holmes
I. N
Washington
Harding
House
International
White House
Senate
London Publisher Lord Northcliffe Feels Weaker In Illness
Lord Northcliffe, the noted British publisher, is reported weaker in his heart illness early today. Oxygen reportedly administered as he remains ill with a heart condition.
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London
Lord Northlcliffe
Police Collected $2,541 July Fine Four Liquor Violations
Elyria police reports July collections totaling $2,541.56. Four individuals were fined $590 each for liquor law violations. The police department operates as a self funding unit.
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Elyria
Coal strike talks near settlement after joint Cleveland session
Informal talks in Cleveland expected to bring a settlement to the nation-wide coal strike. A joint conference tomorrow is to include Illinois Indiana interests and possibly Alfred M. Ogle. The plan calls to retain the 1920 wage scale and keep the union check off payments while a new commission drafts a long term scale. Both miners and operators seek a quick final agreement ahead of Saturday night.
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U.S
Columbus
Cleveland
Perecy Tetlow
Ilinois
Indiana
Alfred M. Ogle
National Coal Association
International News Service
Harding
Pittsburgh
Obregon Leaves Mexico City for Rest in Celaya
President Obregon departs Mexico City for Celaya Guanajuato to rest and recover from illness staying there until he regains health.
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Mexico City
Obregon
Celaya
Guanajuato
Keep The Cookie Jar Full
Citizens are urged to bake cookies for all ages using graham oats and raisins with a plan to share at picnics and tea. A free Government booklet from the Department of Culture offers recipes for cookies breads rolls and pastries to request by mail with a two cent return postage.
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Department of Culture
Washington Ines
Ets
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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