Mine 25 Sealed After Chauncey Fire. One Die
In Chauncey a state order seals Mine No. 25 of Manhattan Coal following a mineral fire. W. R. Thompson of New Marshfield died from carbon monoxide as inspectors reach 3000 feet beyond his body. The blaze location is near the Bailey Run shaft. air off, no electric power for weeks. Coroner to hold inquest.
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Chauncey
Manhattan Coal Company
Jerome Watson
Columbus
State Bureau of Mines
State Department
W. R. Thompson
New Marshfield
Thompson
L. F. Jones
Bailey Run
Miners Set to Return to Work in 14 Ohio Mines
About 3,000 to 3,590 miners are expected to resume work September 1 in 14 Central Ohio mines. The accord between the Central Ohio Coal Operators' Association and the union sets a five dollar wage scale and 76 cents per ton for cutting and loading, effective through March 1, 1930, after over a week of talks.
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Ohio
Chauncey Mine
Columbus
U.P
Central
Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
The
Union Mine Workers
Ohio Coal Operators Silent on Columbus Accord
The Ohio Coal Operators' Association, which runs most state mines, offered no formal statement today about the Columbus agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and a group of operators. It is understood the association will keep refusing to resume negotiations with the union on any basis.
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Cleveland
Ohio Coal Operators’ Association
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio miners reach peace pact ends 17 months of idle mines
A new collective bargaining agreement ends 17 months of idleness in 14 coal mines in Ohio. A joint 3-3 committee will study conditions with potential expansion to nearby states before the March 1 1980 end date. Union leader Lee Hall called the deal the best achievable under the circumstances.
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Lee Hall
United Mine Workers In
Ohio
Athens County Fair draws near eight thousand attendees
Nearly 8,000 people attended the Athens County fair yesterday with large race crowds and a fireworks show drawing many. The fair featured a warned mine closure note, a missing buried-man sideshow rejected on health grounds, and strong exhibits led by Athens residents in corn and flower displays.
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Ohio
Athens High School
Harlan Carpenter
G. E. “Buss” Stephenson
Exhibition Hall
Lossy
Athens County Fair
H. J. Brown
Eliott
Dee Daugherty
Athens R. D
Peacock
Adam Walker
Athens
School Teacher Breaks 97 of 100 Targets in Trapshoot
VANDALIA Aug 24 A Goshen Ohio country teacher F B Hoggatt won the preliminary handicap at the grand American trapshooting tournament breaking 97 of 100 targets from the 17 A yard line. Women shooters Alice Fincel and Alice Crothers claimed trophies with scores 88 and 87.
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Vandalia
U.R
F. B. Hoggatt
Goshen
Alice Fincel
Dubucque
Alice Crothers
Chestnut Hills
Local farmer Joe Cabeen’s suicide shocks Athens area
Joe Cabeen aged 67, of Pleasant Hill beyond Mechanicsburg, shot himself with a .22 rifle on his porch after being found unconscious in a barn. Police, relatives, and Dr. McDougall report long illness and recent moroseness as factors. The head-of-household leaves relatives nearby and a central organizing committee for an election ticket.
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Joe Cabeen
Pleasant Hill
Mechanicsburg
McDougall
Cabeen
Bob
Athens
Paul Robinson
Robinsons
Cabheen
Herb Parker
Rockford to Sweden Fliers Stranded Near Newfoundland
Amateur radio operator Joseph E. Williams reported contact with a station signing as KHAH claiming to be the Rockford Sweden fliers. The message said they were on a small island about one mile north of Newfoundland, with SOS heard on a 40 meter band after 1 AM yesterday.
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Toledo
U.P
Joseph E. Williams
United Press
KHAH
Rockford Sweden Fliers
Newfoundland
Williams
Chicago
Rockford
Sweden
O. M
Bert Hassell
Parker
T. ‘Cramer
Eph E. Williams
Mi Rockford-Stockholm
Hassell
Parker Cramer
R. J.’ Harris
Harris
Athens meeting outlines control of new Democratic Central Committee
In Athens county a large turnout organized the newly elected Democratic Central Committee and elected an executive panel. A York township versus Trimble township power struggle favored Trimble 46 to 30. Mayor L J Eberle of Nelsonville spoke briefly, acknowledging the York faction.
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Democratic Central
Michigan Democrat Cummins backs Hoover for president
Alva Cummins long time Michigan Democrat and 1922 gubernatorial candidate said he will support Herbert Hoover for president. His stance shifts the party line in a statewide political move announced in Lansing on August 24.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
Alva Cummins
Michigan
Herbert Hoover Ior
United States
Hoffman elected president at Ohio Grotto convention
George R. Hoffman of Toledo was chosen as president of the Ohio State Grotto association during the fourth annual Cedar Point convention in session tonight.
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Sandusky
George R. Hoffman
Toledo
Ohio State Grotto Association
Cedar Point
It Is a Sad Affair at Chauncey Mine
C C Sum Frye fire boss at Goose Run No 25 mine tells of the death of W R Thompson and his own narrow escape. He describes finding Thompson unconscious after noticing a burning odor and asphyxiating gas, then choosing to seek help to save others rather than risk both lives.
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Companion
Chauncey Mine
C. C
Sam” Frye
C. C. “Sum
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Joe Gabeen
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Glouster
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