Coal output rises in western Pennsylvania amid troop protection
Thompson vote grows as hard coal production in western and central Pennsylvania increases under troop protection. Dispatches report upticks in mines, varying by county, with prices ranging from 3.50 to 10 per ton and significant output directed to steel mills and contracted markets. A Whiting Indiana tar still explosion caused brief panic but no injuries.
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Walter C. Merritt
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Union
International News Service
Fayette County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington County
Greene County
Cleveland Steel Mills
Butler County
Standard Steel Car Co
Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil Company
Ohio primary returns show Crabbe leads for attorney general
Unofficial results from about 5 percent of Ohio precincts reveal Crabbe ahead of Corn for the Republican attorney general nomination. Democratic races show McDonald trailing in a crowded field, with Deweese and Hiler close for state treasurer. Pomerene leads in Senate, and Matthews tops for Supreme Court Democrats amid tight statewide contests.
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Columbus
C. C. Scrabbe
London
Ohio
B. F. McDonald
Newark
William J. Hiler
Ham G. Deweese
Oho
Stanley Matthews
Cincinnati
T.L
Price New Lexington
James W. Tarbell
Georgetown
Carmi Thompson
Knight
Harvey C. Smith
Durand
Day
Harry C. Smith
Williams
Beetham
Darnell
Donahey
Duffy
Johnson
Pomerene
Fess
Arnold
Wood
Chatfield
Robins
Archer
Bloom
Hubbell
Denune
Thad H. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
E. W. Hughes
Fulton
Schaber
Newman
Crabbe
Corn
McDonald
Young
Smith
Claypool
Seney
McCall
Baker
Wilson
Deweese
Hiler
Nein
Supreme Court
Hough
Kinkead
Hawthorne
Matthews
Price
Tarbell
Dunlap
Babst
Bodey
Italian Lawmakers Stage Scene of Violence Again
London reports a violent clash in Rome between socialists and fascists disrupted the Italian chamber of deputies. Revolvers were drawn and threats of killing were made as tempers flared during the session.
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London
Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Big Four Brotherhoods Authorized to Quit If Safety Threatened
Cleveland august 10 members of the big four brotherhoods operating trains on the Illinois Central railroad were authorized to quit their jobs if the heads of the railroad unions based here threaten their lives or safety by their actions today authorities stated
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Cleveland
Illinois Central Railroad
Big Four
Warren S. Stone
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Joliet
Governors Confer Over Fuel Shortage Crisis at Duluth
In St Paul Minnesota August 19 Governor Preus says the Northwest faces its worst public emergency in years due to a fuel famine. Governors Blaine Nestos MecMasters from Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota meet with Preus to plan immediate coal shipments to the Duluth docks and warn only swift federal action can avert dire consequences.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Preus
Northwest
Blaine
Wisconsin
Nestos
North Dakota
MecMasters
South Dakota
Duluth
Erie System Facing a General Walkout
An immediate strike vote of 6 000 Erie railroad clerks freight handlers and station employees was ordered after the company refused to cancel wage cuts or recognize the union. D K Fitzgerald union president authorized any employee to quit without awaiting ballots if endangered by armed guards or defective equipment.
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New York
Erie Railroad
D. K. Fitzgerald
Coal diverted to Ford line for Michigan factory districts
Eighty five coal cars were diverted from the C. and O. to the DT&I railroad owned by Henry Ford. The coal is headed to Michigan factory districts where shortages exist. Officials say shipments will move northward from southern West Virginia fields as fast as feasible.
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Tronton, O
Henry
Strike Guards Anger Rail Unions Amid Devastating Service Block
Cleveland dispatch reports rising union anger as railway shopmen strike gains traction. Warren S. Stone warns guards threaten workers and may force them to stay home. Joliet incident cited as catalyst with similar protests anticipated nationwide.
Baby Clinic Planned in Athens Friday at City Hall
The county public health department will hold a baby clinic Friday from 3 to 4 PM in the Athens city hall public health clinic room. County nurse Miss Clara Cavanaugh will oversee instruction on feeding weighing and baby care for mothers attending.
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County Public Health Department
Public Health Clinic
Athens City Hall
Clara Cavanaugh
Typhoon Death Toll Estimated At Fifty Thousand
London dispatch reports that the Swa tow typhoon in China has raised the death toll to about fifty thousand according to Hong Kong sources.
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London
Swatow
China
Hong Kong
State troops halt operations at Illinois railroad
In Joliet Illinois officials and union leaders met while National Guard troops remained on duty around shops. 1300 workers walked out yesterday and tread guards were sent to protect Chicago and Alton property. A compromise plan suggested substituting civil guards if troops withdrew as discussions continued. The nearby city stayed quiet.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Big Four
Paving Rushes Ahead on Main Streets Project
A crew of over 60 men works on Court street and West Union street paving with brick at the State and North Court intersection and concrete on Athens main thoroughfare. Weather may delay opening of the intersection Sunday while additional gangs unload sand and gravel to prevent delays.
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Court Street
West Union Street
State and
North Court Street
Bad Wather
Athens
Ringwald
Cadillacs, wives stolen by man in Grand Rapids affair
Clarence Warner of Cadillac is held by police after alleged abduction of two wives from Cadillac and their discovery with him in a one bedroom apartment. The women Mrs. Sleeper and Mrs. Hyatt were brought to the station with Warner, and both husbands plan to press charges.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Clarence Warner
Cadillac
I. E. Sleeper
F. Hyatt
Hyatt
Sleeper
Din
Hyatt and
Warner
Dual US citizens die and wounded in Mexican bandit attack
A dispatch to the state department reports Guy Marks of Columbus Ohio was killed and G F Martin of San Antonio Texas was wounded by bandits near Mapimi Durango Mexico last Friday.
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Washington
Guy Marks
Columbus
Ohio
G. F. Martin
San Antonio
Tex
Mapimi
Durango
Mexico
State Department
Unfilled Orders Rise at U S Steel in July
United States Steel Corp reports unfilled orders on July 31 totaling 5,776,161 tons, up from 5,635,531 tons on June 30 and 4,830,324 tons on July 1, 1921.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Coolest Night of the Summer Sees 49 Degree Low
The article notes a 49 degree low at the seashore on Wednesday night with a high of 77. By Thursday morning the temperature rose to 54 at six o’clock and 74 by ten o’clock. Forecaster predicts warmer Thursday and Friday with fair weather and higher readings.
Coal union and operators rush to draft central field wage scale
In Cleveland and surrounding states miners and operators plan to write a new wage scale to resume coal production in the central competitive field. A fact finding commission will be appointed, and talks aim to cover Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania. A policy session will precede the joint conference.
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William J. Huske
Cleveland
Harding
Lindia
United Mine Workers
International News Service
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Union Coal Mines
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Indiana
Mllinois
Frank Warrington
Inoia Rothers
Illinois
St Louis Man Defies Rampaging Bull In Yard
Koward Lueke chased a stray bull that invaded his garden and fled into the street. The bull turned, charging toward him before Lueke dove through a barbed wire fence. A neighbor finally lassoed the animal with the man safely inside a tree shelter.
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International News Service
ST. Louis
Koward Lueke
Lueke
Luke
Laueke
Mediation Efforts Blur In Debt Quarrels Amid Allies
London reports the inter allied indemnity talks wobbling on collapse as Britain weighs options. France demands ratification of Germany indemnity terms while Premier Poincare delays action awaiting the French chamber. Lloyd George favors concessions but opposes banking on bankruptcy. Belgium’s Theunis, with Italian support, seeks compromise.
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I. N.S
London
Great Britain
France
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Kabinet
Lioyvd George
Bolshevist Russa
Cork dynamites hit barracks and papers in Ireland
Irish irregulars reportedly evacuated Cork after dynamiting several large buildings including the military barracks Victoria hotel and offices of the Examiner and Constitution newspapers. In New Haven federal Judge Edwin B. Thomas denied a motion by striking shopmen to lift a restraining order preventing train interference and picketing of road workers.
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Cork
London
Aung
Dublin
Victoria Hotel
Examiner and
Constitution
New Haven, Conn
Edwin
Debts Funding Plan for French U S Debt Under Study
Secretary of the Treasury Melion said progress is being made in determining a funding plan for the $3.5 billion French debt to the United States.
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Washington
United States
Melion
British law fast clamps down on two Irish killers
Reginald Dunn and Joseph O'Sullivan were hanged at Wandsworth Prison forty nine days after their crime. Soldiers guarded the jail as Irish sympathizers filled nearby streets with prayers and candles. The two, once respected in British service, died without statements while refusing to appeal to the House of Lords on political grounds.
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London
Reginald Dunn
Joseph O'Sullivan
Henry Hughes Wilson
Imperial General Staff
Wandsworth
O'Sullivan
House of Lords
Railroads and Coal Crisis Loom as Government May Act
Washington reports say President Harding could seize railroads to avert a coal and food transport crisis. Senate leaders expect possible emergency action and further study of the Esch Cummins act, with officials eyeing enforceable labor board rulings.
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J. Bart Campbell
I. SN
Washington
Harding
Cleveland Coal Conference
Congress
Hardig
Wilson
Dulej
Per Tray
Borah
Idaho
Senate Labor Committee
Cummins
Lowa
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroad Labor Board
Young Husband Before the Court in Lancaster
William Ator of Mechanicsburg, seventeen, bridegroom of two months, faced Juvenile Judge Johnson for abandoning his wife who is expecting. He received a suspended sentence on condition he pay $12.50 every two weeks until the child turns sixteen, and a $10 fine payable at 10 cents weekly, delivered in person to the judge.
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William Ator
Mechanicsburg
Lancaster
Johnson
Ator
iJudge
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