Apishapa Flood Recedes After Dam Burst Threat
Flood waters from the Apishapa dam in Fowler Colorado receded this morning after a 30 feet high torrent swept farmhouses away and damaged livestock. The dam breach forced evacuations. Rocky Ford dam held, La Junta water levels unconfirmed. roads and bridges washed out. Santa Fe rail lines disrupted but scheduled repairs planned.
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Fowler
Colo
Great
Apishapa
U Pd
Arkansas River
Rocky Ford
la Junta
Santa Fe
Government Accepts Challenge in Miners War Over Wages
President Coolidge orders a full mobilization of federal agencies to ensure fuel supply this winter amid wage disputes between miners and operators. A national fuel distribution plan is to be prepared with I C C and the Federal Fuel Distributor coordinating a meeting of governors to plan distribution should a strike occur.
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W. Clark
N.S
Washington
Coolidge
Atlantic City
Scase
President Coolidge
IF. R. Wadleigh
New York
Delaware
Maryand
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wadleigh
Miners Expect Owners to Yield in Hard Coal Strike
Miners in Pennsylvania’s soft coal regions pledge aid to hard coal miners if a strike occurs. James Marks, VP of the Central Pennsylvania bituminous district, told President John Lewis that Coolidge would be disappointed if bituminous miners would flood the country with substitutes for anthracite. Lewis denied a planned general strike in solidarity.
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Jack Carberry
Atlantic Ciaty
Pennsylvania
Janes Marks
Central Pennsylvania
John Lewis
Coolidge
Lewis
Marks
Linton L. Poston Dies After Long Battle
Linton L. Poston, once a leading coal industry figure, died at 76 after a prolonged illness. He built Poston Brothers and later expanded into multiple coal operations, shaping Hocking Valley mining. Survived by wife Della Kessing and others, he left a legacy in Ohio and West Virginia coal ventures.
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Poston Brothers
K and Smith
Law
Ss Men of
C. L. Poston
Hocking Valley
Leslands
Hockwas
Calvary Mor
Ohio
Pitts
Elt
Jefferson Coan
Morris-Poston Stil
Piony
Kaigana
Board
Creek Company
West Virginia
Poston
Hocking
Pos
Della Kessing
Joseph TL
Jowett Kessinger
Athens
L. D. Poston
Pioneer
Park Place
Court of Justice Proposal Not Dead in U S Policy
Washington officials say President Coolidge is likely to urge Congress in December to push the Harding Hughes plan for the United States entry into the international court of justice. The State Department renews the arbitration treaty with Japan.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Harding-Hughes
United States
International Court of Justice
State Department
Japan
PunerAe Services For Grace M Biddle Saturday
Grace M wife of Dr T R Biddle will have a funeral service Saturday at 2 PM in the Poston home on Park Place conducted by Rev Frank M Evans and Pr Daniel McGurk. Weston was a lifelong member of the First Methodist Church. Interment follows at West Union street cemetery.
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Revue
Poston
Park Place
Frank M. Evans
Marietta
The
Methodist Church
Daniel McGurk
First Methodist Church
Weston
West Union Street
Athens County Fair Builds Record Livestock Exhibit Reach
Interest centers on livestock and handwork exhibits at the Athens County Fair with a large assortment of hogs and sheep, an impressive cattle show prompting extra shelter, extensive midway attractions, lunch stands, a strong chicken show, and an unrivaled automobile row.
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Athens County
Iloral Hall
Mine Motorman Fatally Injured in Sugar Creek Wreck
David Smith age 43 of Chauncey was fatally injured at No 210 mine Sugar Creek when a string of empty cars derailed and piled on the motor. He was taken to Sheltering Arms hospital where x rays showed a fractured pubic arch and internal injuries.
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David Smith
Chauncey
Sugar Creek
Smith
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County Fair and Races Draw Large Crowd
On Thursday the Athens County Fair and Races opened with fair skies and strong attendance. By noon parking filled as 8000 visitors attended the second day, with stock judging completed and prizes to be awarded across cattle hogs and sheep. Races horse and fancy riding shows plus nightly fireworks drew crowds, while Athens merchants displayed fall goods and the American Legion band provided concerts led by Bus Stevenson.
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Qld Sol
Athens County
Athens
American Legion
Bus Stevenson
Eastbound Mail Plane Lands in 28 Hours Coast-to-Coast
Mineola New York August 23 The eastbound mail plane piloted by Paul F Collins landed at Hazelhurst Field at 12 22 pm EST The craft left San Francisco yesterday at 526 am EST or 525 am coast time The coast time gives an unofficial 27 hours 56 minutes and the trip meets the mail service aim of 28 hours from coast to coast
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Mineola
N. Y
Paul F. Collins
Hazelhurst Field
San Francisco
An Hibernians Convention Concludes in Columbus
Delegates to the annual convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and its auxiliary returned home after a three day gathering in Columbus that closed with a final dinner.
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Columbus
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Mayor Kohler Considered Republican Governor Candidate
Cleveland reports indicate Mayor Fred Kohler may seek the Republican nomination for governor next year though Kohler denies running. Friends say the move is political timing with the primary a year away. Other talks name former Governor Harry J. Davis and Col. Carmi A. Thompson as possible entrants.
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Cleveland
Fred Kohler
Kohler
Col. Carmi A. Thompson
Tribesmen Slay Many Spaniards at Tifaurin Morocco
Three hundred Spanish troops were killed and wounded in a Riff tribesmen defeat at Tifaurin in Morocco officials at Melilla said. Rebels were driven from their positions leaving many dead and wounded. A large Cardiff shark carried seven others up to two and a half feet.
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Madrid
Tifaurin
Morocco
Melilla
Cardiff
Messenger to Publish Final Edition at Noon on Fair Friday
The Messenger will issue its final edition at noon Friday the last day of the Athens County Fair and Races. Friday afternoon staff will attend the fair along with the surrounding community.
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Athens County
Coal Costs Revealed In U S Coal Commission Report
Washington reports a 10 900 word study on anthracite coal production costs. It includes charts showing rising labor and mining costs and general economic factors that have more than doubled the average price per ton in the past decade. The study aims to guide producers and consumers. no strike reference is included.
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Washington
United States Coal Commission
New York Meeting Aims to Ease Coal Shortages
President Coolidge seeks full state cooperation with federal agencies to ensure coal supplies, with interstate commerce commission ready to issue priority orders. The goal is to curb hardships for regions hardest hit by rail tie ups and keep fuel oil and coke stocks available.
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Coolidge
New York
Lyman Visits Messenger During Athens Fair Week
Sunny Jim Lyman, longtime Pomeroy Democra party official and Meigs County Fate Board secretary, toured the Athens Messenger office in Athens Wednesday morning during his visit to the county fair. The Athens Messenger staff escorted him on a shop inspection with Messenger Watch Dor.
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Sunny Jim” Lyman
Pomeroy Democra
Meigs County Fate Board
Pomeroy
Athens
Athens County
Athens Messenger
Messenger Watch Dor
Cleveland Opens New Federal Reserve Bank Building
Cleveland's new federal reserve bank building, costing 8 250 000, praised as the finest in the country, opens for public inspection. The bank moves from Williamson building Monday with 39 guards and machine guns at key points to protect vaults that may hold large gold reserves.
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Cleveland, CO
Cleveland
Federal Reserve Bank
M. J. Fieming
Williamson
Cleveland Transit Board Considers Fare Hike
In Cleveland on August 23 the street car fare rise to five cents with a penny added for transfers was expected to be approved today as the street railway company directors met.
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Cleveland
Ion
Cleveland Railwayx
Mette
Barling Bomber Debuts as World Leading Fighter at Dayton Field
Aviation experts hail Barling bomber as premier fighting craft after its first flight from Wilbur Wright field near Dayton. The craft lifted, accelerated to 509 miles per hour then 0 miles per hour. crew claimed full power not yet used. Officials and pilots call the Leviathan of the air a complete success in every respect.
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Dayton
Wilbur Wright Field
Gwear
Theix Liberty
Fall Air Service
Coast to coast air mail sets records in first eastbound flight
Chicago is the scene as the second eastbound air mail flight arrives two hours and 45 minutes early. Pilot Dean Smith led the ship from Omaha delivering the Pacific coast consignment and setting a coast to coast pace ahead of schedule. Pilot Warren D Williams assisted toward Cleveland with 36 pounds of mail.
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Chicago
Airomail
Life Coast
Cleveland
Vance
Crissy Field
San Francisco
New York
Dean Smith
Omaha
Warren D. Williams
Pacific Coast
Fore
Laramie
Edison Illness Rumor Likely Over a Cold
Anson Michigan Aug 23 members of the Yord Edison Wirestone vacation party said reports that Thomas Edison was seriously ill were likely triggered by the inventor not leaving his automobile in Michigan due to a slight cold.
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Anse
Mich
Yord-Edison-Wirestone
Thomas Edison
Michigamme
County fair horse traders roam outside gates
The fair shows horse traders who travel in light wagons like gypsies. They barter a jack knife for a worn horse or mule and some rise from knife to a team and wagon by day’s end. These nomads have long been a crowd feature near the grounds.
Cold Wave Brings Frost Across Midwest
Reports from the United States Weather Bureau show frost in parts of Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Chicago recorded 14 degrees at 6 a.m. High pressure stretched over the plains and upper Mississippi Valley, keeping the region cool with a forecast of rising temperatures Thursday and light to gentle northerly winds becoming variable.
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Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Plain States
Mississippi Valley
Lakes
Village bribery claim sparks primary voting controversy
In Byesville Ohio the village reports about 25 voters at six precincts in a primary with a single ticket and no contests. Officials worked the polls and finished counting quickly after closure. The average price per vote was $14.
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Byesville
Ohio
Vengeance fuels rise of Fatina Hanin in British Army
Major Fatina Hanin becomes the only woman officer in the British army after enlisting following her son's death in combat. She earns several promotions for bravery amid ongoing conflict with British forces.
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Fatina Hanin
Miners and Operators Postpone Move at Atlantic City Talks
Representatives for the miners and operators, meeting in Atlantic City, agree to delay further action by 24 hours to let the federal coal commission push for renewed negotiations. Both sides show indifference to government intervention as they await guidance while a new contract beyond August 31 remains unsettled.
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Atlantic
N. O
Atlantic City
Federal Coal Commission
John N. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Frank
Coal Commission
Coolidge
Samuel D. Warriner
James Gorman
Joint Conference
Abolish State Job to Fire Incumbent in Columbus
In Columbus on August 23 the state department of industrial relations dismissed Dr. W. Fk. Bay, a special medical examiner, after Revoking reinstatement by the state civil service commission. Director H.3 Witter, head of the department, said Dr. Bay was not fitted for the position.
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W. Fk. Bay
State Department of Industrial Elations H. 3
Witter
A4 Department
Bay
State Civil Service Commission
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Court OF Justice
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