Harding's Coal Bill To Be Rushed Through Congress
The administration push to empower the interstate commerce commission to curb coal profiteering and direct distribution moves toward passage. Senator Cummins and allies expect quick action despite GOP and Democratic opposition and a gag rule in the House. Administration aims to prevent shortages without fixed price controls, with Hoover’s plan not adopted.
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Nigton
Interstate Conmercce Commission
Congress
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Watson
Indiana
Senate
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Fuel Distribution Agency
Commission
Hoover
Fresh troubles arise to complicate strike
Washington reports that leaders of the Big Four railroad brotherhoods may secretly meet in Cleveland within 48 hours to decide whether to issue 30 days notice to railroads. If issued, notices would take effect August 31, risking new contracts after September 30 unless grievances are settled. leaders call it a precaution amid the railway shopmen strike.
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Washington
International News Service
Cleveland
New Evidence Emerges in Bergin Shooting Case
New York August report states Bergen county prosecutor will present to the grand jury damning information against George Cline in the murder of actor John Bergin. Witnesses Miss Alice Thornton and Jurile claim Cline shot Bergin after accusing him of attacking Cline’s wife.
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New York
George Cline
John Bergin
Hart
Bergen County
Alice Thornton
Joseph Suble
Cline
Bergin
Miss Thornton
Steines
Rescue Effort Fails To Reach Argonaut Miners
In Jackson California August 29 after six hours of frantic work rescuers failed to reach 48 miners trapped nearly a mile underground in the Argonaut gold mine. The fire cut off all escape routes and threatened to foreclose all chances as flames and smoke spread. Fire squads with gas masks fought the blaze while Kennedy mine crews opened a passage toward the burning levels. Officials warned the trapped men may have about 40 hours of air left, a window that was closing late in the day.
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Jackson
Cal
Argonaut
E Orly
Kennedy
Bomb strikes Danville railroad shops in violent attack
Four bombs exploded at the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad shops in Danville Illinois injuring workers and guards housing within the yard. One blast hit the north wall, another the coal chute, a third tore the roof, and a fourth damaged the building. Windows shattered by the blast.
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Danville
Ills
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Weather Outlook for Athens County Predicts Showers
Moderate conditions were seen in Athens County with highs around 80 and lows near freezing. By Tuesday morning the thermometer stood at 71 degrees as overcast skies moved in signaling thunderstorms later Tuesday afternoon and evening with cooler conditions to follow into Wednesday.
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Athens County
Railroad Brotherhood Leaders Convene Over Seniority Dispute
International presidents of five railroad brotherhoods held a routine meeting in Cleveland to gather evidence on claims that shop workers now at work lack seniority protections. They aim to challenge the loyalty argument used by railway executives and argue that some loyal workers favored by strikebreakers weakened the strike. Warren S. Stone, president of the engineers, called the gathering a regular meeting, not mediation.
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Cleveland
Italian swimmer quits Channel attempt off Dover
Tiraboschi of Italy, after 19 hours and 10 minutes in the water and nearly 28 miles of the France to England swim, gave up his bid to traverse the English Channel from France to England near Dover.
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Dover
Eng
Tobaschi
Way
Miss Thornton
Surilo
France
Bergin
England
Tiraboschi
English Channel
Lewis on Secret Mission to End Coal Strike
John L Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, left Philadelphia today for Washington after a sudden departure. He is believed to be summoned by administration officials for a conference aimed at ending the coal strike.
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Lewis
Philadelphia
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Washington
Fire damages Cosden Building in Tulsa blaze
Flames swept the upper floors of the 14 story Cosden building in Tulsa causing about 500000 dollars in damage. Investigators say defective wiring started the blaze.
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Tulsa
Okla
Cosden
Wage Matte Lewis Declares No Surrender
United Mine Workers president L Lewis denies reports he abandoned his demand for a 1 year 7 month contract from coal operators. He says no receding and supports a fact finding commission and contract at the old wage scale to April 1 1924. Negotiations to resume within 24 hours with a conference scheduled in Wilkes Barre tomorrow. A Wilkes Barre priest notes little difference between arbitration board and fact finding commission proposals.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
George W. Pepper
William S. Glasgow, Jr
J. J. Curran
Wilkesbarre
Board of Arbitration
Akron man found dead on Toledo area farm
Lee Hupp, 42, of Akron, was found dead on Chris Ackerman’s farm near Toledo this morning. Physicians attributed death to alcoholism after reports the man drank 40 glasses of whisky.
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Toledo
Lee Hupp
Akron
Chris Ackerman
Here
Hupp
Measure to reorganize government departments
President Harding faces no action this session on the administration bill to reorganize government departments. The White House confirmed the measure is not dead and expects action at a future session.
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Washington
Altho
Congress
Harding
White House
White House seeks authority to seize railroads and mines
President Harding aims to be armed with power to take action before Congress recess, but officials stress seizure is a last resort to prevent a winter freeze. He favors seizure legislation as a preparedness measure to avoid constitutional questions if the industrial crisis worsens.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Congress
Railroads to Move All Coal Needed This Winter
Secretary Hoover said despite worn rolling stock from strikes the railroads can move all national coal needs this winter. He estimated seventeen million tons must be moved weekly in the coming weeks to meet demand.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Automatic bumper safety cut by impact
The bumper system automatically cuts ignition and activates emergency braking when striking an object, preventing further damage or injury. This feature activates upon impact to reduce risk during collisions.
Living wage debate swirls around railroad hearings
The United States railroad labor board refused to base the main tenance of way hearing on the living wage principle. Chairman Hooper ordered a review of minimum scale claims while Jett Lauck argued the theory applies to all industries. Railroads objected, stressing the act bounds the proceedings and warning of a heated fight ahead.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Grabe
Harding
Cummins
Railroad Labor Board
Ben W. Hooper
Jett Lauck
Hooper
Lauck
John C. Walker
Eastern Railroads
Plots Covered by Probers Reveal Railroad Sabotage Plot
Federal authorities say a nationwide railroad sabotage plot connected to the Gary Indiana wreck may be exposed as five men are held on murder charges. The same leaders allegedly planned to wreck the Twentieth Century Limited near Hikhart Indiana, with two crew members killed in Gary. Union officials were present when plans were discussed and railroad officials vow full pursuit of justice.
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Chicago
Michigan Central Railroad
Gary
Ind
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Hikhart
Lusitania
Alvin Alessio
Charles Uselis
Joseph Popapwitch
Humane Society Recovers Officer After Illness and Prosecutes Abuse
The Athens County Humane Society resumes work with humane officer A. C. Roach back from a yearlong illness. Dolpha Chesser of Carbondale pled guilty before Magistrate Helwig to shooting a neighbor’s horse, was fined $50 plus costs totaling $69.85, after claiming distress over the animal eating his vegetables. The horse was wounded and likely to be killed.
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Athens County Humane Society
A. C. Roach
Helwig
Dolpha Chesser
Carbondale
Cash Brewer
I. P. Tucker
Chesser
Remains Found Of Man Bound To Submerged Car
The body of a man tied to the steering wheel of a car was found in the Missouri river near Nearman Kansas. Police believe he was wounded in a holdup and his companions tied him to the wheel and sank the car to thwart authorities. An anonymous note to Undersheriff David Kepler Jr. prompted the discovery.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Nearman
Kas
David Kepler Jr
Ohio Elks Convene at Cedar Point for 24th Annual Meeting
More than 1,000 Ohio Elks gather in Cedar Point for the twenty fourth annual Ohio Elks association convention. Registration headquarters opened today and a reception by President John Sherry of Bellaire and state officers at The Breakers Hotel tops tonight’s program.
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Cedar Point
Ohio Elks
Ohio Elks’ Association
John Sherry
Bellaire
Breakers Hotel
Pan American Steamer Missing With Hughes Aboard
The Pan American steamship carrying Secretary of State Hughes and Brazilian exposition commission members to Rio de Janeiro has not been heard from for 24 hours, according to the navy department.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Pan- American
Hughes
Rio de Janeiro
Navy Department
Old Timers Attend Perry Memorial Meeting
General Warren J. Keifer, 87, of Springfield Ohio attended the Perry Memorial Commission annual meeting at Put-in-Bay with General Nelson A. Miles and Rear Admiral George W. Baird present representing the federal government.
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Sandusky
Warren J. Keifer
Springfield
Ohio
Nelson A. Miles
George W. Baird
Perry Memorial Commission
Put-in-Bay
Three rail strike suspects held for grand jury in murder
Chicago Aug 29 three of the rail strike terrorists charged with killing two men in the wrecking of the Million Dollar Express on the Michigan Central a week ago and plotting to wreck the Twentieth Century Limited were held for the grand jury without bail on charges of murder in the first degree by Judge Williams Quinn in Gary Indiana.
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Chicago
Michigan Central
Twentieth Century Limited
Antge Williams Quinn
Gary
Athens Teachers Appointed to Lorain High School
Three Athens educators join Lorain City School District staff with appointments at Lorain High School. Albert F Kern Mario Hope and Pauline Walden will teach at the high school, expanding Ohio teaching ties.
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Athens
Ohio
Lorain
Albert F. Kern
M.rio Hope
Pauline Walden
Jun'on
Vandercook Marsh Quell Riot at Ionia Prison Dormitory
Colonel R C Vandercook and Major Robert Marsh returned from Ionia reformatory after being dispatched with 12 state troopers to quell a dormitory riot among inmates.
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Lansing, Mich
R. C. Vandercook
Robert Marsh
Ionia Reformatory
Signs of Good Times in Ashland County
County Recorder W. F. Shearer reports 458 more mortgages cancelled in Ashland county during the past fiscal year than in the prior year, signaling returning prosperity in the region.
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Ashland
W. F. Shearer
Ashland County
Tragic film memory tied to death in Eden Park area
Cincinnati Aug 29 identification confirms the woman found by Eden Park Lake is Mrs Decie Richards. A note in her pocket signed Daisy Thomas recalled a theatre outing with her husband and three children and a film where the heroine leaves a note then jumps into the river. The distress led to amnesia.
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Cincinnati
Eden Park Lake
Daisy Thomas
Decie Richards
Bryan to campaign for Hitchcock in Nebraska race
William Jennings Bryan said he would stump for Senator Gilbert Hitchcock in Nebraska this fall, signaling a bid to heal old Democratic rifts and unite the party. Democratic leaders aim for a united front in November to back a Democratic House and a 1924 White House bid.
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William K. Hutchinson
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Senate
Nebraska
Hitchcock
Democratic
White House
Storer to close Standard Steel Tube Plant September 10
George B. Storer, manager of the Standard Steel Tube Co. in Toledo, announced this afternoon the plant will close on September 10 in sympathy with Henry Ford's protest against high coal prices.
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Toledo
George B. Storer
Standard Steel Tube Co
Henry Ford
Today For Uncle Sam Free Laundry Book
Free States Relations Service booklet explains plan laundry room equipment care and processes for cottons woolens and silks. It covers whitening yellowed clothes testing soaps and overcoming home laundering problems with expert guidance from Frederic J. Haskin Information Bureau Washington.
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Uncle Sam
States Relations Service
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