Peace Terms Near as Coal Strike Likely Ends
The United Mine Workers and operators move toward ratifying a tentative agreement amid a six state resumption plan Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Indiana Illinois Michigan. The deal may omit arbitration but adds a fact finding commission as a new feature.
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Cleveland
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Michael Gallagher
Pittsburgh Vein Operators’ Association
H. Robbins
W. L. Robinson
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Co
Gallagher
R. L. Wildermuth
Lorain and Ohio Coal and Ore Co
Thomas Watkins
Pennsylvania Coal Co
William Green
Philip Murray
Mine Workers’ Union
Grading Contract Start Planned in Trimble District
Q. C. Hassan of Sterling Construction Akron says grading on the 1 C H 188 road between Glouster and Burr Oak will begin soon. Machinery and laborers are being arranged with T. M. Hatch to join. They aim to finish before winter, having completed about one mile per month on the last project.
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Q. C. Hassan
Sterling Construction Company
Akron
Glouster
Burr Oak
T. M. Hatch
McClure Seeks Death to Help Family in Ohio
Lima Ohio August 15 Guy Mc Clure 26 attempted suicide by poison on Saturday and was taken home to his parents Mr and Mrs Charles McClure of Columbus Grove Police say he acted believing his death would aid his family Officials note he looked at a $10000 life policy while despondent over domestic and financial troubles and learned it covered death by own action He has a wife and three children
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Lima, O
Guy McClure
Charles McClure
Columbus Grove
Polite
McClure
Big Fon and Small Fay in Check Amid Railroad Strike
Cabinet session at the White House and Congress' reopening focus on a possible federal response as 16 unions discuss direct talks with railroads. Brotherhood leaders guide labor actions while many nonstriking unions gear up to join. Debate over government takeover or letting sides resolve the conflict continues.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Capitol
Standard Railroad
Machinists
Southern
Baltimore & Ohio
Brotherhood
Harding
Supreme Court
Coronado
Ohio Dailies Select List re-elect officers at Deshler
At the annual meeting of the Select List of Ohio Dailies held at the Deshler hotel in Columbus the officers were re-elected for the coming year F W Bush president of the Athens Messenger Fred S Wallace vice president of Coshocton Tribune and C H Spencer secretary treasurer of Newark Advocate.
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Columbus
Ohio
Deshler
F. W. Bush
Athens Messenger
Fred S. Wallace
Coshocton Tribune
C. H. Spencer
Newark Advocate
Republicans Control Much of County Louth Threaten Dublin
Report from Dublin on August 15 states Republican irregulars hold most of County Louth with a further advance possible, risking the approach to Dublin on the north.
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Dublin
County Louth
Attorney General Denies Opinion on Coal Agreement Legality
Washington August 15 Attorney General Daugherty says in a letter to Senator Pepper no private or public opinion was rendered that an anthracite operators and miners agreement could be illegal following tomorrow's Philadelphia conference. The note ends with a misplaced fragment about a man's brain size.
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Washington
Daugherty
Pepper
Republican
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Strike Peril Worries Denate Thru Demands
Washington August 15 senators faced a wave of telegraphic pleas from farmers and workers over coal and railroad strikes. The industrial crisis eclipsed tariff debates as Congress sought coal supplies and priority orders from Hoover and the ICC amid fears of crop spoilage and transport disruption.
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J. Bart Campbell
Washington
Hoover
The
Fuel Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Third Annual Homecoming at Guysville Circuit Church
A reunion is planned Sunday at Mill Grove Guysville for the Guysville M E church circuit uniting Canaanville Guysville Stewart and New England churches. Dinner will be served at noon and attendance is expected to be record breaking as families friends and members gather for the community event.
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Guysville
M. E
Mill Grove
Citch
Canaanville
Guysvlle
Stewart
New England
Lake Men Meet Over Wage Increase Demand
Executives of the Great Lakes Union of Seamen meet in Cleveland to consider a 17 percent raise offer from the Lake Carriers' association. The union seeks a 68 percent increase and an eight hour work day.
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Lake
Great Lakes Union of Seamen
Lake Carriers’ Association
Labor
Davis
Washington
Big liquor raid hits Washington township farm
In Zanesville Ohio on August 15 Prosecutor Maxwell and Sheriff Garrett led a raid on a Washington township farm. Neil Heydenrich Lou Grieves and Ross Craig of Zanesville were jailed after police seized gallons of rye whiskey a complete still and several barrels of mash. The raid followed alleged trips into Kentucky to obtain the still and ideas for illicit distilling.
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Zanesville
Maxwell
Garrett
Washington Township
Neil Heydenrich
Lou Grieves
Ross ‘Craig
Kentucky
Taxing Lists Now in Course of Preparation
The county auditor prepared tax duplicates sent to Cincinnati for binding. The work will be 19 volumes with 2 large sets kept by the auditor and 17 small sets for the county treasurer. It lists all real and personal property in Athens county with over 9000 personal property entries and more for real property. It shows the 1922 tax statements and each person’s owed taxes.
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Cincinnati
Athens County
Lakehurst Woman Charged in Husband Slaying Mystery
Mrs. William R. Giberson, 38, prominent Lakehurst church member, is jailed in Tom's River, charged with murder of her husband. Prosecutor predicts another arrest within 24 hours as love letters and a hidden revolver surface in the probe.
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Lakehurst
N. J
William R. Giberson
Giberson
Philadelphia
Minturn
Ocean County
State to Study Progress Made by Old Patients
Columbus August 15 Psychi atric clinics will resume state examiner observation of former inmates of state hospitals. Welfare dept officials say the clinics will gather data on the general welfare of discharged patients and assess the value and durability of state treatment. Investigators will also study follow up treatments for discharged patients. The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom plans a summer session at Varese Italy.
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Columbus
State Department of Welfare
Welfare Department
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Varese
Italy
Rail strike to be laid before Congress and public
President Harding will present the rail situation to Congress and to the public within 48 hours. He may seek broad presidential power to nationalize railroads if transportation collapses. White House officials say specifics are premature as conditions are in flux. Leaders of striking shop men reject the latest proposal and vow to continue the fight.
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George R. Holmes
U.N. S
Washington
Harding
Congress
White House
Tle
Legislative Branch
Lloyd George to take vacation after eight days of talks
Premier Lloyd George, after eight days of negotiations on German indemnity, will depart tonight for a vacation in Wales.
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London
Lloyd George
Wales
Picnic at Sand Rock Sunday school event
Union Sunday school picnic at Sand Rock school house on August 19. Bring a basket and come.
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Sand Rock Union
Sandy Rock School House
Girl Rescued After Fall in Park Basin Near Alligator
In Elyria on August 15 a young girl fell into the city park basin beside a sunning alligator. A bystander pulled her out and both she and the rescuer left before police could learn their identities.
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Elyria
City Park
Coxey Starts on Vote Hunt Over Buckeye State
Canton August 15 General Jacob Coxey of Massillon begins a statewide bid for the United States senate as an independent. He travels in a plain flivver with his platform stenciled in yellow on the sides and top.
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Coxey
Buckeye State
Canton
Jacob Coxey
Massillon
Washington
United States Senate
Oxey
Fight to Return Whiskey to U S Pharmacopoeia
The American Pharmaceutical Association's seventieth convention in Cleveland with 900 delegates from 46 states debated restoring whiskey to the U S pharmacopoeia. Whiskey was removed in 1914 and reintroduction faces opposition from dry delegates who warn of quality and control concerns. If approved, whiskey sold by prescription would be standardized across stores.
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Cleveland
American Pharmaceutical Association
United States
Pharamcisia
Railway Brotherhood Orders Immediate Return to Work
W G Lee president of the railway trainmen union says messages sent to Santa Fe and Union Pacific lodges demand an immediate return to work. He warns the roads may cancel current schedules if workers fail to comply and to enforce union constitutions on the coast line and with the company.
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Cleveland
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Lee
A. V. Wells
House Adjourns After Opening Session
Washington Aug 15 with 200 members present the house met at noon and adjourned until noon tomorrow out of respect for Senator Crow Pennsylvania and Representatives Padgett Tennessee and Kinkead Nebraska who died during the recess No business was transacted.
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House
Washington
Senator Crow
Pennsylvania
Padgett
Tenn
Kinkead
Nebraska
California fruit growers face $50 million loss from rail strike
California fruit growers met under Agriculture Director G H Hecke to pool interests and salvage the crop. After an all night conference with the big four at Roseville, workers returned to duty and freight trains began to move, potentially lifting the Southern Pacific embargo on the Ogden fruit route.
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Ellis H. Martin
ON. S
San Francisco
California
G. H Hecke
Roseville
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Offerals
Must Have Had Shot of Another New Religion
Albert Schroeder 25 of Ortontville killed his father Carl 70 and brother-in-law August Zimmerman 26 with a shotgun while milking in the barn. He fled but was captured by farmers. He said I killed them because God told me to and that they laughed at God’s power.
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Pontiac
Mich
Albert Schroeder
Ortonyville
Here
Carl Schroeder
August Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Schroeder
Trainmen Walkout Delay in Memphis Amid Brotherhood Guidance
In Memphis on August 15 a threatened walkout by train men engineers firemen and switchmen in railroad yards was postponed after the Big Four brotherhood officials ordered gathering more data on dangerous equipment before action.
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Memphis
Tenn
Railroads Ordered to Stop Coal Confiscation
Washington Aug 15 The interstate commerce commission denounced railroad actions that confiscate coal moved under priority orders equal to or higher than railroad fuel. The commission said such practice undermines efficient coal distribution and ordered all railroads to refrain from confiscating coal violating service orders.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Last Attempt Made to Bring Peace in Railroad Strike
Seniority issue dominates talks as a peace effort unfolds with a cabinet meeting and a congressional push in Washington. The I N S staff correspondent notes managers face renewed pressure to resolve the stalemate amid the ongoing labor dispute.
President Reaches Impasse on Railroad Strike Endgame
Senator James E. Watson reported from Washington that President Harding believes negotiations to end the railroad strike have reached their limit after a White House conference lasting about an hour. Watson, a Republican from Indiana, said the president feels he has gone as far as he can.
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Washington
Hardeing
James E. Watson
Indiana
White House
Watson
Railway Leaders Survey Harding Plan on Seniority Rights
In Washington President Harding held a cabinet meeting to discuss how the federal government can address the critical rail industry crisis. The move, engineered by railway union leaders with the president's backing, aims to gauge railroad executives' willingness to back seniority rights for striking shopcraft workers. Pessimism runs high as unions and many cabinet members doubt enough executives will yield to make peace.
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Washington
Harding
New York
Brotherhood
Sun Yat Sen Invited to Peking as Northern Leaders Seek Support
Peking reports Sun Yat Sen, once president of southern China, has been invited to come to Peking. Northen leaders have asked for his support, making him a damning factor in the Chinese situation.
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Peking
Sun. Yat Sen
China
Sun
Guard Shot in Dark at Sandusky Yard
Henry Preasler, a New York Central railroad yard guard in Sandusky Ohio, was shot in the hand just before daybreak by an unknown man who fired at him point blank and then fled. The incident is reported in the local dispatch along with a separate notice of a regular meeting of the local group chaired by W. H. Logan and secretary Alex M. Moore.
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Saundusky, O
Henry Preasler
New York Central Railroad
Scoutmasters Meeting at Scout Headquarters Tonight
Scoutmaster Roy L. Duplex calls all Boy Scouts in Athens to attend a 7 o'clock meeting at Scout headquarters to discuss camping propositions.
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Scout
Athens
Roy L. Dupler
Are Your Floors Ready For Hot Weather
Federal experts recommend removing floor coverings for heat and suggest refinishing as a DIY project. A 26 page government booklet on suitable floors is available free through the Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Readers may mail the coupon with two cents for return postage.
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Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Tiaskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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REBEL
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West
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Bring Away Out OF
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DR. Sun
W. H. Logan
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