Fighting Breaks Out In Mingo Field With State Police
Washington August 29 report on the mine war in Mingo and Logan counties West Virginia says a clash occurred between miners and state police. General Banholdtz supplied the war department with late developments. plans were not revealed. Acting Secretary Wainwright expects to present the report to the president later today. Troops would be used only as a last resort.
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Mingo Field
Washington
Mingo
Logan
W. Va
War Department
Banholdtz
Wainwright
Germany must pay for war claims before German property returned
United States alien property custodian Thomas Miller said Germany must satisfy all claims, including 30 million dollars for Lusitania victims and 250 million for occupation forces, before any German assets held by the U.S. can be released. The property value stands near 400 million, with about 150 million already returned or shifted by court decisions. The State Department is compiling all claims as families push for payment.
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Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Washington
Germany
United States
Thomas Miller
Miller
Ebert
Lusitania
State Department
Great Seas
America
Miners, State Forces Clash in Logan County
Seven deputies held by miners at a Logan county camp as seven others killed and 13 wounded in a turf battle near Beech Creek. Fighting lasted minutes with shots exchanged. captors and casualties tallied amid night operations led by Captain Brockus and Sheriff Pinson. John Greer identified as secretary of Sharples miners union.
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Charleston
Logan County
Beech Creek
Sharples
Don Chafin
J. R. Brockus
A. R. Pinson
Mingo County
Brockus
Logan
John Greer
Miner’s Union
Armed factions face off on ridge amid West Virginia mining tensions
In Logan County heavy armed civilian forces line the ridge as state troops and miners marching toward Mingo County brace for a potential clash. Sheriff Chafin deploys guards while reinforcements from McDowell and Mingo position along the border. Hundreds are expected to converge as massed miners near Blasia and Sharples continue their protest against martial law. Women staff hotel lobbies offering coffee and food to relieved guards.
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Logan
W. VA
West Virginia
Mingo County
Don Chafin
McDowgs
Gan
Blasia
Sharples
Duke of Balboa Brings Nineteenth Hole To Canal Zone
Theodore McGuiness arrives in the Canal Zone calling himself the Duke of Balboa. He owns a brewery described as just outside the Canal Zone, with the golf course adjacent and the brewery dubbed the nineteenth hole for local players.
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New York
Canal Zone
Duke of
Duke’s’ Brewery
Murder near Racine targets 68 year old Beegle
G W Beegle 68 was slain in the doorway of his home at the mouth of Taylors Run near Racine shortly after midnight. Two masked men robbed him of money and fires two shots, one fatal. Sheriff Reeves and Coroner Ewing began investigation. Beegle, a carpenter and farmer, leaves a wife and son Homer. Local men who knew of the $500 in the house are suspected.
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Pomeroy
G. W. Beegle
Taylor’s Run
Racine
Reeves
Ewing
Beegle
Mr. Beegle
Parkersbarg
Homer Beegle
Ravenswood
Oomer Beegle
Pomeroy Produce
Railroad Men Vote On Reduced Wages
Cleveland August 29 ballots sent to 409 members of the United States railroad labor board’s wage cut decision. Five hundred thousand federated shop crafts already voted to strike if demands aren’t met. The trainmen split from other unions over ballot wording.
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Cleveland
United States Railroad Labor Board
Big Four
Federated Shop Crafts
Sinn Fein to Hold Further Talks With British
Sinn Fein cabinet agrees to continue conversations with the British cabinet in London after meeting in Dublin. A reply to Lloyd George's note was completed and will be sent to London immediately.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
Lloyd George
London
Five men held in Chicago Mason Temple vault robbery
Chicago police detained five men in a vault looting case at the Masonic Temple with losses pegged at up to 250000. Two guards Ernest Weber and Milton Jonas were found bound by the bandits. Police labeled the crime an inside job amid long standing rumors of easy access for gamblers using the open all night vaults.
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Chicago
Masonic Temple
Ernest Weber
Milton Jonas
Michael Hughes
Process to convert horse and cattle muscle into silt
Discovery outlines a method to transform muscular tissue from horses and cattle into silt through a chemical or mechanical process. The report notes potential industrial applications and environmental considerations, with emphasis on feasibility and safety.
Motto Is Executed in Ohio Prison Amid Police Guard
Columbus police and guards protected the state prison as Cleveland murderer Frank Motto was electrocuted at 1:08 am for the Sly-Fanner payroll robbery in Cleveland last December. Warden Thomas ordered guards after warnings of an attempted escape and Motto implicated a Cleveland policeman. Governor Davis said the confession did not prove Motto’s innocence.
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Columbus
Frank Motto
Cleveland
Motto
Thomas
Davis
Sale of 1921 automobile licenses ends September 1
Athens and Nelsonville chambers announce sale of 1921 automobile licenses ends Thursday September 1 at Athens chamber offices. After that date licenses only from the secretary of state. Applications and help available at the chamber. licenses on hand until September 1. In eight months Athens agency sold 5500 passenger and 600 truck licenses totaling $52,465.43.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Athens Chamber
Athens County
Chamber of Commerce
Nelsonville
Chamber
Body of Marietta Man Is Located
Lieutenant Commander Emory Coil of Marietta Ohio was recovered during salvage operations on the hull of the airship ZR-2. He was killed in the dirigible’s fall near Hull last week and was to have served as executive officer when the ship was turned over to the U S navy.
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London
Emory Coil
U. S. Navy
Hull
Air Ministry
Coil
Marietta
University Board to Consider Temple Purchase by Mason's Hall
Hon I M Foster secretary of Ohio University trustees sent notices for a special session on September 9 to decide on buying the Mason temple. Athens Masonic bodies have ratified the sale for 90009 dollars.
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I. M. Foster
Board of Trustees
Ohio University
Athens
Thieves Blow Safe. Several Arrests Reported Saturday
Thieves used a window blow to rob Cooley and Campbell's garage safe, escaping with about $50. Sheriff Parker and deputy captured Bill West of Sugar Creek, who faces lunacy charges and was sent to Athens State Hospital. West's family reported threats and alcohol use. Clifford Sims was fined $25 for carrying concealed weapons after pleading guilty. Edgar Mariner sought Owen McKibben on embezzlement charges. Bill Tracy was jailed for cruelty to animals after a $50 fine non payment.
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Court Street
Cooley & Campbell
Parker
Pete McKinley
Bill West
Sugar Creek
Athens State Hospital
West
Millfield
Clifford Sims
Edgar Mariner
Owen McKibben
McConnelsville
Mariner
Henry Williams Marshall
Glouster
Bill Tracy
Tracy
Forgot License to Do Business
Fred Jonas of Glouster paid a $25 fine plus costs totaling $33.20 for operating a taxi without a license during fair week in Athens. Mayor Tom Roush said the rule protects local drivers and prevents outsiders from taking business without paying required fees.
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Fred Jonas
Glouster
Athens
Tom Roush
Roush
Third Internationale broadcasts to stop Silesia dispatch
The Third Internationale appeals to workers worldwide to block allied troop movements to Silesia. The broadcast warns that troops and munitions are being sent to enable France to strike the Russian soviet government.
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London
Silesia
Third Internationale
France
Woman Driver Is Freed of Blame
Bridgeport Ohio Aug 29 Coroner C C Hardesty exonerated Mrs CC W Dickens wife of a Bellaire banker who was driving an auto that struck and killed Charles A Swingle 52 on the National Pike near Lansing Saturday night Three others have been killed by autos within 100 feet of the spot Swingle's brother was killed by a tram here five years ago.
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Bridgeport, CO
C. C. Hardesty
CC. W. Dickens
Bellaire
Charles A. Swingle
National Pike
Lansing
Swingle
Prosecutor Seeks Ouster To Remove Traction Lines
Stark county prosecutor W. Rutt filed ouster proceedings in the state supreme court to compel the Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co to remove tracks and poles from the Lincoln Highway between Canton and Massillon. He says the company failed to honor a contract.
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Columbus
Rutt
Stark County
State Supreme Court
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Company
Lincoln Highway
Canton
Massillon
Bolivia Seeks League Revision Of 1904 Chile Treaty
Geneva August 29 Bolivia asks the League of Nations to revise the 1904 treaty with Chile ending the Pacific war. Chile contests the agenda and the league's authority to revise the accord, countering Bolivia's charges of force, unfulfilled terms, war risk, and restricted sea access. Peru has withdrawn its Tacna and Africa claim for now.
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United Press
Geneva
General Assembly
League of Nations
Bolivia
League
Chili
Assembly
Peru
Tarapaca
Arica
la Paz
Antofagasta
Landlord Sees the Writing on Wall
Boston businessman Ira Shapira, controlling 350 apartments, announces rent reductions to prewar levels. He orders rents cut further after agents reported possible $59 units, setting a $40 target and predicting a crash for landlords who don’t cut rents.
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Boston
Ira Shapira
Demands Depot Upgrade At Cleveland Lakefront
Peter Witt former Cleveland traction commissioner urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to compel New York Central Big Four and Pennsylvania railroads to build a lakefront depot at the head of the Mall and to force other lines entering Cleveland to join. He called the current depot a disgrace.
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Cleveland
Washington
New York Central
Big Four
Pennsylvania
Mall
Lake Front
Interstate Commerce Commission
Peter Witt
Cleveland Traction
Witt
Knights Templar Conclave for Sir Knight George W Smith
The Athens Commandery holds a funeral service for Sir Knight George W Smith Tuesday August 31 at 1 15 P M at the Masonic Temple Athens with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville Charles C Milligan Commander James A Palmer Rec d
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Knights Templars
Athens Commandery
George W. Smith
Masonic Temple
Athens
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Charles C. Milligan
James A. Palmer
Home Rule Demanded by Moplah Tribes in Malabar
Rioting Moplah tribesmen proclaim home rule in Malabar districts, India. Repressive measures may be needed as the situation grows critical with mass casualties among Europeans and troops. martial law declared across affected area, about a million Moplahs involved.
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London
Malabar
India
Pallipu
Leinsters
Sensational Killing at Allenhurst Ball Sparks War on Plan
Cecil Arthur a Manhattan society man is killed at a fancy dress ball at the Allenhurst Hotel after a Chilean youth attempted to cut in. Salvator Labord and others are held as suspects and witnesses in the fatal incident near New Jersey.
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Freehold
N. J
New York
New Jersey
Cecil Arthur
Manhattan Society
Allenhurst Hotel
Arthur
Salvator Labord
Cornell
Jos FE
Mantuno
Manuel Fernandez
Labord
Deal
Dawes Reshapes Ship Board Purchases to Cut Waste
Budget Director Dawes moves to shift all new supplies for Shipping Board vessels from the board to the General Purchasing Board and to liquidate surplus materials through a new liquidation board. The plan aims to halve new purchase costs and curb junk dealer activity, reducing overhead from about six million annually.
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Washington
Dawes
Hell and
Make” Fame
Shipping Board
General Purchasing Board
Liquidation Board
Budget Director
H. C. Smither
Budget Bureau
Smither
Two Die After War Quarrel in Akron
Dumitre Cosink, 23, a rubber worker, and John Uskajak, 40, laborer, died after an argument over the world war. Cosink fired four shots at Uskajak wounding him in the abdomen and then shot himself. Uskajak died at People's Hospital. Cosink died early today. Police hold two witnesses.
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Akron
Dumitre Cosink
John Uskajak
Cosink
Uskajak
People’s Hospital
Silent Throng Flocks to Meet Pickford Fairbanks Chaplin
New York crowds block traffic to greet Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin as they attend a movie. Jack Dempsey is ignored by the massed spectators, craning his neck to view the scene.
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Jack
New York
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin
Jack Dempsey
Must Roll Em Up New York Bathers Ordered
Police censors at Rockaway Beach order fair bathers to roll up stockings from 1 PM, banning rolled down attire. The directive aims to enforce modest dress standards along the shore.
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New York
Rockaway Beach
Fatherless pulpit call argues for education reform
Charles B. Stevens derides mother-in-laws as the world's greatest menace from his pulpit and urges the university to educate them as a remedy.
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Chicago
Charles B. Stevens
Interborough Rapid Transit seeks receivership aid
Aug 29 New York A receivership has been requested for the Interborough Rapid Transit and the American Brake Shoe Foundry Company which holds a claim of 57000 dollars against the Interborough.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Nee
American, Brake Shoe Foundry Company
Inter Borough
Sancomb Catcher Injured, Dies After Bridge Accident
The body of 48 year old Sancomb Catcher, a W. & L. E. bridge carpenter from Martins Ferry, Ohio, died yesterday from injuries suffered when a worker struck him on Wednesday. He will be taken to Oak Harbor. He leaves a wife and four children.
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Martins Ferry
Sancomb
Maynard
Oak Harbor
Humming Birds Named For Wing Vibration Sound
The name hummingbird arises from the audible hum produced by the rapid vibration of the birds' wings. Scientists note the distinctive low-frequency sound accompanies their swift wingbeats.
Milk Card warns of hidden dangers in everyday dairy
A health notice promotes All About Milk by Milton J. Rosenau of Harvard as essential reading. The Washington Information Bureau offers a free booklet with a coupon and two cents for postage, urging readers to provide name and address.
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Milton J. Rosenau
Harvard University
United Sates Public Health Services
Washington Information Bureau
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