Rail leaders reject peace offers as strike looms
Washington Aug 14 administration officials warn the federal government may have to take over railroads to avert winter disruption. Big four union leaders and 300000 strikers push back as Congress and the White House weigh a peace plan and a seniority decision by the railroad labor board.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Harding
White House
Congress
Standard Railroad
Railway Labor Board
Four Brotherhoods
Parole Violators Held Overnight in Athens County Jail
Two women from Marysville reformatories, Florence Burk aged 20 and Ruth Bland aged 24, were jailed in Athens County on the way back from Gallia County. Bland is sister to Meigs county murder convict Harry Bland, the first Meigs man electrocuted at the Ohio penitentiary. A Lille France monument to unmarried wartime mothers has been dedicated.
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Marysville Reformatory
Athens County
Gallia County
Florence Burk
Ruth Bland
Harry Bland
Meigs County
Ohio Penitentiary
Lille
France
Blue Law Sunday Quiets Piqua After Test Run
Piqua Ohio reports a quiet return to normal after its first blue law Sunday. Prohibited activities included manual labor except milk delivery, streetcar and gasoline service, sale of Sunday papers, operation of picture shows, and fuel sales. Physicians could fill prescriptions only with police permits, of which none were issued.
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Piqua, O
Piqua
Roseville Walkout Delays Road Projects Amid Rail Strike
Fresh violence and a renewed perishables embargo flow from a Roseville walkout as about 600 workers leave. Bombs explode in railroad yards but cause no damage. County road upgrades including Albany Lower Plains Glouster Bishopville and Rock Riffle are stalled until materials arrive. Star Furnace Co. notes slag car shortages. Hocking Valley will provide limited transport.
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San Francisco
Ogden Gateway
Southern Pacific Railroad
Roseville
Calif
Pacific Coast
Tng
Big Four
Southern Pacific
Lower Plains
Albany
Glouster
Bishopville
Rock
Star Furnace Co
Jackson
B. & O. Railroad
Hocking Valley Railroad
Hooper Called To White House Over Railroad Strike Crisis
Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the railway labor board, was summoned to the White House for a meeting with President Harding amid the ongoing railroad strike crisis. The report notes no serious condition for Pope Pius III, who had a slight cold but could celebrate an open-air mass on Sunday.
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Washington
Ben W. Hooper
Railway Labor Board
White House
Harding
Rome
Pius, III
Vatican
Firemen and engineers return to work after ballot
Striking L and N railroad firemen and engineers on the St. Louis and Henderson divisions resumed work at five this morning after voting on the issue. Col. Brent Arnold said the return followed a telegram from B M Sparks, general manager, and the protest centered on armed guards being maintained.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Henderson
Brent Arnold
B. M. Sparks
Louisville
Scout Meeting Call for Troops 1 2 and 4
All Boy Scouts of Troops 1 2 and 4 are requested to attend at the Scout headquarters Tuesday evening August 15 at seven o'clock to discuss camping. Be there. BOY L DUPLER Scoutmaster.
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Boy Scouts
L, Dupler
Gunman Killed After Shootout With Chicago Police
Chicago August 14 A gunman identified as John Michkiknus was killed after a dramatic chase and exchange of fire with police late last night He fired at officers in a saloon wounding a man and a woman as he fled He was killed in the doorway of his home as officers closed in with a gun in each hand
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Chicago
A_ guunman
John Michkiknus
Michkiknus
Twelve Die in Mine Blaze Near Evarts Kentucky
Twelve men were burned alive in a small mine near Evarts ten miles from Harlan Kentucky last night. Messenger reports say details are scarce due to no telephone connection with the camp. A separate note mentions a New York society woman selling her wardrobe for charity.
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Harlan
Evarts
New York
Railroad Unions Meet Harding in Final Conference
President Harding to hold a final White House session with nine railroad unions including the four brotherhoods as tension rises over the industry crisis. Lawmakers brace for vigorous debate when the House reconvenes amid fears of inflammatory talk and stalled labor disputes.
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Washington
Harding
Brotherhoods
White House
Harding to appear before Congress on railroads plan
Returning house members said they were given the impression that President Harding would appear in person Wednesday with a special message on the railroad situation. No White House confirmation was available.
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Washington
House
Harding
Congress
White House
Senate and House wrestle with tariff bill and labor strife
Senate leaders seek to avoid provoking railroad and coal strike tensions while awaiting President Harding and exit timing. Senator LaFollette returns to vote on the tariff bill and may align with railroad unions, while Senator Borah paces as industrial tribunal bill stalls without the president’s view.
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House
Harding
Cummins
Iowa
Senate Interstate Commercce Committee
Senate
Congress
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Four Brotherhoods
Borah
Idaho
Senate Labor Committee
Poincare Says German Indemnity Agreement Impossible
London Aug 14 Premier Poincare announced just before the Allied conference plenary session that an agreement on Germany indemnity was unattainable.
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London
Poincare
France
Southwest railroad strike risks widen as threats loom
Missouri Pacific firemen stage walkout threats and a bridge blast in Missouri raise stakes in the Southwest labor dispute. Wichita Falls shop fire exceeds 100000 dollars. trains halted on Missouri Pacific between Horace Kansas and Pueblo Colorado. Union leaders confer in St Louis while big four groups meet in Texas and Kansas.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Texas
Missouri
Southwest
Parson
Kas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. Louis
Waco
Topeka
Wichita Falls & Southern Railway
Wichita Falla
Traffe
Horace
Pueblo
Colo
Sac River
Springfield
Ash Grove
Sun Yat Sen Arrives in Shanghai Amid Unification Push
Dr Sun Yat Sen, deposed president of South China, arrived in Shanghai aboard the Empress of Russia and said he is not defeated but seeks to better communicate with national leaders about China’s unification.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
South China
Russia
Canton
China
Waiting Only to Hear Orders to Drop Their Tools
On August 14 in New York an immediate strike of maintenance of way men on the Erie and Pennsylvania railroads hinged on E. F. Grable, grand president, who is in Washington. The New York district council voted for the strike and awaits Grable’s approval to mobilize thousands of workers.
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New York
Erie
Pennsylvania
E. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way
Washington
New York District Council
Grable
Lord Northcliffe Dead Greatest British Publisher at 57
Lord Northcliffe Alfred Harmsworth died at 10 12 am in Carlton Gardens aged 57. He led the London Times Daily Mail and Evening News shaping British public life and policy through aggressive campaigns and wartime propaganda. He earned the nickname cabinetmaker for his influence.
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LN. S
London
Lord Northcliffe
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
Great Britain
Hugland
Carlton Gardens
Lord Northcliffle
Germany
London Times
Daily Mail
Evening News
Lord Northecliffe
England
Oaeland
France
Lloyd George
Northcliffe
Japan
Fatal Crash on Dixie Highway Near Highland Cemetery
Cincinnati Aug 14 Bernard Bags 27 of Covington Ky is not expected to live after an early morning collision on the Dixie highway near Highland cemetery. The car he rode in overturned three times after hitting the other vehicle.
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Cincinnati
Dixie Highway
Highland Cemetery
Bernard Bags
Covington
City Water Shutdown Planned Tonight 7 to 8 PM
City officials announce a one hour mains outage from 7 to 8 PM to repair a large water line in the main portion of the city. Restoration follows once repairs are completed.
Athens men charged with drunkenness in city case
Bill Williamson and John Swartz of Athens were arrested Saturday by Police Chief Roush. Swartz pleaded guilty before Mayor Roush and paid a total fine of $13.20. Williamson’s trial was scheduled for Monday evening before Mayor Roush. George Eliot did not commence writing as a novelist, as he was nearly 40.
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Bill Williamson
John Swartz
Athens
Roush
Swartz
Williamson
George Eliot
Bituminous Miners Meet to Seek Quick Pact
Cleveland witnesses a conference between bituminous operators and striking miners aiming for a swift agreement by Tuesday night. Warriner invites UMWA leaders to join anthracite talks in Philadelphia as a plan to restore miners to the old wage scale pending full settlement.
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Cleveland
Lewis
D. Warriner
Philadelphia
Warriner
United Mine Workers of America
Labor conspiracy jury dismissed after long deliberation
In Chicago on August 14 the jurors in the labor conspiracy trial of Fred Frenchy Mader Daniel Duke McCarthy and John Miller failed to reach a verdict after 48 hours of deliberation and were discharged by Judge Taylor.
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Chicago
Fred “Frenchy” Mader
Daniel “Duke” McCarthy
John Miller
Taylor
Wing field pilots die in speedy plane crash
Dayton report says Lieut L P Moriarty of McCook Field and civilian pilot William P Stonebraker died when the plane being tested for speed failed and plunged to the ground bursting into flames at 10 45 this morning.
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Dayton
L. P. Moriarty
McCook Field
Wiliam P. Stonebraker
Drowns in Ohio River near Cincinnati
Joseph Lucas aged 43 of Cincinnati drowned in the Ohio River when he slipped from a log and sank in a deep sink hole. His companions, unable to swim, stood by as he disappeared from view yesterday on the lower river road.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Joseph Lucas
Lower River
Lucas
Expense Accounts Due After Tuesday Primary
Candidates who sought nominations at the Tuesday primary must file expense accounts with the county board of elections within ten days. Friday is the grace deadline and by Monday morning no candidate had appeared at the election board to file.
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County Board of Selections
Election Board
Court House
Peace Within Amid Coal Strike Deadlock in Cleveland
United Mine Workers and operators in Cleveland faced a deadlock over arbitration as talks stretched into a twentieth week. John L. Lewis predicted a settlement within 48 hours, with possible agreement on arbitration and progress toward ending the strike.
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Washington
Cleveland
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Lewis
Michael Gallagher
Lewin
Protect The Family Food Supply
Public notice promotes a free government booklet on home food care compiled by the States Relation Service. Readers mail name and address with two cents for return postage to receive guidance on preventing bacteria mold and fire damage, aiming to save money and improve family health.
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States Relation Service
Washington
We Bowes
Mirederic Jaskin
The
Athens Messenger
Washington, D. C
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