Coal wage pact signs resumption of Ohio mining
Ohio mines resume after 20 week strike as operators and miners sign a new wage scale. About 60 million tons, mainly from Ohio and Pennsylvania, are covered with old wages until April 1 1923. National guardsmen recalled. Hocking district remains largely unaffected. Kanawha and Morgantown tonnage expected to sign.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Maher
Lorain Coal & Dock Co
Bellaire
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Harry L. Davis
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Pittsburg Coal Producers’ Association
Mono
Hocking
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Hacking
Columbus
Frank Keeney
Kanawha
Wilson
Bituminous Coal Commission
Hocking Field News on Cleveland Agreement Effects
The Cleveland coal pact between United Mine Workers and few central operators will likely have little impact in the Hocking Valley. Local operators argue for a separate scale suited to Southern Ohio conditions and will review the Cleveland terms at the Columbus meeting. News of the treaty sparked excitement in Athens Chauncey Nelsonville and nearby towns.
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Cleveland
Hocking Valley
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Columbus
Nelsonville
Messenger
Athens
Chauncey
Logan
Glouster
Pomeroy
Hocking Policy Not Decided to Sign Soon
Columbus August 16 action by Southern Ohio coal operators regarding the Cleveland conference agreement will be announced after a southern Ohio meeting held here within a day or two. Washington reports Illinois and Indiana operators who did not participate will join and sign in Chicago and Terre Haute on Friday.
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Columbus
Southern Ohio
Southern Ohio Coal Exchange
Cleveland
Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Davis
Chicago
Terre Haute
Shopmen Enjoined in Columbus Over Strike Picket Rule
A temporary injunction issued by Federal Judge Sater in Columbus limits Norfolk & Western shopmen strike protests to one picket per cooperative location, shaping the ongoing labor dispute and preventing broader demonstrations.
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Columbus
Sater
Norfolk & Western
Gibson Hotel Bar Dismantled After 65 Years
The Gibson hotel in Cincinnati began dismantling its famed Sazarac bar on Wednesday, a mahogany fixture 65 years old that cost $15,000. Bill Riedel, longtime behind the bar for 25 years, watched with tears before returning to the present hotel bar with root beer glasses.
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Cincinnati
Gibson
Bill Riedel
Sulton asks to sell parents tomb to pay legal costs
Morton Sultzer, indicted for grand larceny, asks the court to permit selling his parents tomb in Woodlawn cemetery to cover legal expenses. Justice Guy rejects the request as outrageous, noting the tomb cost $8,000. Sultzer says he assumed a big income and did not learn a trade.
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New York
Morton Sultzer
Supreme Court
Guy
Sultzer
Woodlawn
Hawaii Yields Big Revenue to U S Treasury
Hawaii has contributed $67,525,293.46 to the Federal Treasury over twenty years, based on internal revenue receipts released by Colonel J. Walter Jones. For 1921-22 internal revenue receipts total $15,444,064.79, a slight drop from the previous year.
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International News Service
Honolulu
Hawaii
Federal Treasury
J. Walter Jones
Territory of
Washington
Mines to Restart in Belmont County This Thursday
Bridgeport Ohio report notes only one mine active in Belmont at present with 40 expected to resume tomorrow as 100 county mines are signatory. Cutting coal began today in a mine operated by the Irain Coal and Dock Company.
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Bridgeport
Belmont County
Irain Coal and Dock Company
Tippie Cassius Scott Tippie suicide in Mechanicsburg barn
Cassius Scott Tippie a 61 year old resident of Mechanicsburg ended his life by hanging in a barn owned by neighbor Hoyt Pinkerton after a period of despondency over poor health. Found by daughter Villa Tippie the body was removed to the Newsom Walburn parlor and funeral services were set for Friday at Bates Church with burial in the nearby cemetery.
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Cassius Scott Tippie
Richland Avenue
Mechanicsburg
Hoyt Pinkerton
Villa Tippie
Tippie
Pinkerton
George Hartley
Fred Shaffer
Carl Bolin
Newsom-Walburn Undertaking
Kempton
Parker
Edith Ashton
Effie Brown
Alexander Township
Bates Church
Coal strike shift seen. Pennsylvania guard remains
Governor Sproul said he will not withdraw national guard troops from Pennsylvania coal fields until the strike is settled. He noted the Cleveland agreement affects only ten percent of mines, while thirty percent are operating. About 300,000 tons of coal will move to lake ports this week with 400,000 tons next week to ease midwest fuel shortages. A conference is sought next Tuesday after mine union leaders asked Southern Interstate Operators for talks in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Washington
Sproul
Pennsylvania
National Guard
International News Service
Cleveland
middle-Northwest
Harry N. Taylor
Kansas City
Southern Interstate Operators’ Association
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Orchard Men Happy As Railroad Lines Return
California fruit growers faced potential losses estimated up to 35 million dollars as rail service began to resume. Packing houses reopened and picking crews returned after major disruptions on Pacific coast lines. Western Pacific hoped to announce resumed service while Santa Fe and Union Pacific also showed improvement.
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Ellis H. Martin
Ad. N. S
San Francisco
California
Pacific Coast
Western Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Roseville
Tracy
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Timber tree species tallies in India and United States
India possesses about 909 timber tree species while the United States has around 300. The figures highlight vast regional differences in native forest diversity and timber resources. Conservation and management implications may differ accordingly for both nations.
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India
United States
Surprise Picnic at Luster Levering Home
Mr and Mrs Luster Levering near Athens hosted an all day picnic on Sunday August 13 relatives gathered at their home for a noon dinner on the lawn describing a bounteous picnic as noon meal was served.
Plans for possible curtailment of electric power
Columbus Aug 16 Plans for possible curtailment of electric power and illumination current were discussed at a Cleveland meeting between state fuel administrator and public utilities officials. State fuel administrator Poor said no immediate curtailment of fighting power in cities was planned but data would be gathered if shortages worsen. He added reopening mines will cause no immediate change and distant points may gain little during the rail strike.
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Columbus
Cleveland
F. B. Mauljar
State Fuel Administration
Perils Facing Europe Most Dangerous Since War
Frank Charlton reports that the collapse of the London indemnity conference and shifting alliances among Britain France Germany and Italy signal Europe’s most dangerous peril since peace. Indemnity disputes jeopardize German reparations while new alignments threaten a broader crisis across Belgium Poland Czechoslovakia and Nationalist Turkey. Inflation and heavy taxation worsen unrest as the German mark collapses to about 19385 per dollar.
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Frank Charlton
I. N
New York
London
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Poland
Czescho-Slovakia
Roumania
Turkey
Russia
Italy
Berlin
Munich
Britain
United States
Law on Jail Terms Sparks Ruling for Two Women
In Cincinnati on August 16, a forgotten statute limiting female confinement for misdemeanors to thirty days led to the release of two Black women from the county jail. The judge ordered their release, but the city prosecutor secured a stay from the court of appeals to test the law's validity. The women had been serving fines of 50 dollars each and would have completed 6 days in jail.
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Cincinnati
Jait
Court of Appeals
Athens County Peach Market Faces Marketing Crisis
Farmers in Athens County and surrounding districts struggle as a railroad strike limits shipments and buyers lack cash. Hundreds of bushels lie on the ground while traders seek cash purchases for preserves and butter from peaches grown in hill orchards. K. C. Jones of Amesville boasts a large harvest with a nearly eleven inch circumference fruit weighing about a quarter pound.
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Athens County
Farmera
Athens
Ohio
Hocking Valley
K. C. Jones
Amesville
Ann
France approves Poincare indemnity policy in cabinet
Deputies Paris August 16 report the French cabinet unanimously approved and ratified Premier Poincare policy at the allied indemnity conference in London and sent the matter to the chamber for action.
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Paris
Poincare
London
Chamber of Deputies
Railway execs silent on Big Four rail union talks
Refusing to talk New York August 16 railway executives declined comment on the forthcoming meeting with Big Four railroad brotherhood officials.
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New York
Scientists Find Daytime Doubling of Personal Crisis Reports
Researchers report that daytime periods see twice as many personal crisis reports as nighttime hours, indicating a strong diurnal pattern in crisis incidence. The study analyzes call volumes and incident data across multiple regions to assess demand for support services.
Housekeepers Should Save Their Strength
The article urges housekeepers to conserve time and energy through smart routines and labor saving devices. It cites an illustrated Department of Agriculture booklet detailing a fireless cooker, dish drainer, service tray, iceless refrigerator, shower bath, and evaporator and offers a free copy via two cents in stamps to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin directs the program.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
The
Athens Messenger
Meeting Scheduled for Thursday in the East
A joint conference is expected to proceed this Thursday in the eastern region as agreement appears nearly certain. Attendees and specific agenda were not detailed in the fragment.
Harding To Tell Story Of Strikes
Washington August 16. President Harding prepares a Congress message detailing the rail strike crisis and government actions. Joint talks with four power brotherhoods and railway executives are planned in New York as the administration weighs possible protection or receivership measures. Repairs to rolling stock are dire and may force withdrawals of motive power amid six weeks of stopped maintenance. C C McChord, I C C C chairman, warns of continued steps to reduce service.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Harding
Congress
Powerfeul
New York
Capitol
Herrin
Arizona
Railroa
Wro A
C. C. McChord
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lawmaker seeks board liquor sale sources in House
Representative Gallivan a Democrat from Massachusetts announced he would introduce a resolution asking Chairman Lasker for information on where the shipping board acquires the liquor it sells in the United States.
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Washington
Gallivan
Massachusetts
House
Lasker
Temporary injunction halts PA railroad shop work
Federal Judge Sater granted a temporary order enjoining shopmen of the Pennsylvania railroad in response to a company request. The injunction covers shops in Zanesville Trinway Lancaster and Columbus and affects maintenance and repair work at those facilities.
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Columbus
Sater
Pennsylvania Road
Zanesville
Trinway
Lancaster Elumbus
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