Coal Mine Strike Nears As Negotiations Continue
Harrisburg August 1 miners and operators plan a midnight strike if questions on Governor Pinchot's settlement proposal remain unresolved. Talks with state leaders and officials including D Warriner and Lewis aim to resolve arbitration and checkoff disputes before any walkout.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Warriner
Lewis
Great St
Coo‘tee
Herman
Tha
Balkan tensions mount as Greece Italy dispute stokes fear
Reports indicate martial law in Greece and potential Italian moves in the Mediterranean. The Greek note to Italy’s ultimatum drew no acceptance, while Britain, Italy, and Slavic states watch for possible clashes. Corfu’s status and troop movements spark regional anxiety.
Pinchot Plan Keeps Coal Strike Talks Secret
Governor Pinchot keeps the coal strike negotiations private as miners and operators submit positions. Operators reject wage increases while endorsing continued talks to reopen settlements, with the mine closures set for midnight when the current contract expires. John L. Lewis prepares a formal miners statement outlining their stance.
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Pinchot
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Wide Anthracite Strike Preparations Spread in Pa Regions
Harrisburg reports indicate 155,000 workers in Scranton Hazelton and Pottsville are preparing for a strike siege. At 419 pits many expect the supply of hard coal to last weeks or months while some anticipate a short disruption and keep essential mine staff at post to prevent flooding. Orders signed by Cap Pellini Golden and Kennedy direct maintenance men pumpers guards and mates to stay at their posts. Saloon closures and quiet monitoring of towns follow the strike news with state police directing actions.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
Hazelton
Pottsville
Renaldo Cap- Pellini
C. " Golden
Shamokin
Thomas Kennedy
Neto
Adams
Jeddo miners strike ends wage protest at three collieries
In Zelton Pennsylvania on August the Jeddo No 4 Jeddo No 7 collieries and the Teddo Highland Coal Company workers walked out on the last day of the working agreement. They protested not being forced to wait for pay and received wages from 1 30 to thirdy.
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Zelton
Jedto
Jeddo
Teddo Highland Coal Company
Hea
Rioters attack Klansmen meeting in New Jersey
In Perth Amboy New Jersey a nightlong riot erupted as 5900 residents rushed a Klansmen meeting hall while police used tear gas water hoses and nightsticks. By daybreak about 190 Knights remained trapped inside before being hustled to safety amid brick and stone barrages and police guard.
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Perth
Amboy
Ambboy
N. J
Klensmen
Beliegers
South Amboy
Repair Work Underway On Richland Avenue Mechanicsburg
Construction superintendent A F E Falloon has a dozen men repairing Richland avenue between South Bridge and hospital gates. Tar resurfacing will wait until October when the state tar outfit arrives. Smoothing and brick relaying are nearly complete with a steam roller finishing the job.
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A. F E. Falloon
Richland Avenue
Mechanicsburg
South Bridge
Hospital
Blackburn Hill
Greek flag burning at Trieste provokes Athens
Greece will demand satisfaction from Italy after fascists burned the Greek flag at Trieste. The Athens dispatch notes the incident prompted protests and a formal diplomatic reply is expected.
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Athens
London
Greece
Italy
Trieste
Cincinnati woman leaves estate to educate priests
Mary Reeley bequeaths ten thousand dollars in her will to a college to educate young men for the priesthood. Reeley, over seventy, had saved the money through frugal living after years as a domestic in Cincinnati homes.
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Er College
Mary Reely
Reeley
Cincinnati
Athens County Farm Bureau Drives Membership Push
Athens County Farm Bureau collaborates on a six page Farmers section with the National Farm Bureau Federation. The edition highlights facts and figures for producers and announces an upcoming membership drive staged by the bureau.
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the Messenger
Athens County Farm Bureau
National Farm Bureau Federation
Grand Jury to Probe Dollings Co Financials in Ohio
Franklin County grand jury to investigate the financial operations of the R. L. Dollings Co. of Ohio now in receivership when it convenes September 17. Prosecutions possible for company officials if irregularities are found, says Prosecuting Attorney John R. King.
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Columbus
R. L. Dollings Co
Ohio
Franklin County Grand Jury
John R. King
Moving of ships starts in east
A Greek steamship destined for Greece from Brindisi Italy was not allowed to sail today by harbor authorities. An Italian vessel bound for Turkish ports was warned not to touch Greece.
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London
Brindisi
Italy
Greece
Veteran carried 3.9 million in greenbacks solo across 2600 miles
John Wolf of Racine a Civil War veteran walked alone from Cumberland Gap to Harpers Ferry about 2600 miles carrying four months pay for 75 000 men totaling roughly 3 900 000 dollars in greenbacks. His pension was restored during McKinley administration amid reports of Grover Berghdoff treasure near Hoverstown Maryland.
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Pomeroy
John Wolf
Racine
Cumberland Gap
Warpers Ferry
Wolf
Cleveland
McKinley
Grover Bergdof
Hoverstown
Mare that harmed Mrs Cooney funds switch with raffle winner
Mrs Agnes Cooney lost sight in one eye after a whip causing a mare to strike her. Returning from the state fair near Sugar Creek she tried to beat a flood. The eye injury led to months in hospital and she now sells chances on the mare to cover medical bills.
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Agnes Cooney
Sugar Creek
Wolfe Family Reunion Set for Athens County Fair Grounds
Descendants of George Wolfe and his brother Christopher plan annual family reunions at Athens County Fair Grounds in Athens on October 7, the first Sunday of the month. Attendees from Ames and Athens townships are urged to attend. Mary Wolfe Howard, longtime host, is unable due to age and illness. Weather expected favorable for an enjoyable day.
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George Wolfe
Athens County
Athens
Christopher
Ames Township
R. G. Wolfe
Athens Township
Plains Village
Mary Wolfe Howard
Oregon Ridge
Italian Forces Occupy Corfu, Report Says
A report received in London states Italian forces have occupied Corfu this evening.
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London
Aur
Corfu
Pressure on Mussolini as Italy Greece war fears rise
London reports say Britain pressures Premier Mussolini to avoid war with Greece after the Albanian boundary commission killings. A first British battle squadron is ordered to Invergordon, while Malta sees naval activity and Jugo Slavia and Turkey loom in possible wider conflict.
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London
Mussolini
Italy
Greece
Malta
Mediterranean
Jugo - Slavia
Turkey
Fiume
Athens
Great Britain
Messagero
Rome
Resumption of U S Mexico Relations Near Announcement
The United States will re extend political recognition to Mexico and resume diplomatic relations. Officials said final negotiations progressed faster than expected and the move will be announced simultaneously in Washington and Mexico City at noon.
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Mexico
United States
Washington
State Department
Minneapolis
tHlughes
Obregon
Coolidge
Washincton
Mexico City
Local Man Fined for Liquor Possession and Temper Comment
Albert Voos of Cincinnati was fined $100 by Municipal Judge Woeste after patrolman Mrackmeter testified Voos nearly struck a man and woman and shouted at them. A bottle of moonshine was found in the car. Voos said it was left by three men he gave a lift.
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Albert Voos
Cincinnati
Costa
Woeste
Mrackmeter
Voss
Ohio Pen Guards Threaten Walkout Over Wages
Columbus August date reports that guards at the Ohio penitentiary have not quit by noon though they threaten a walkout over pay. Warden Thomas notes two new hires while two resignations occur and warns against a sudden mass departure. He rejects board cuts and job shuffles as demoralizing and says the changes are legal but folly.
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Columbus
Thomas
State Control Board
Peter
Paul
Explosion Destroys Barrett Chemical Plant In Philadelphia
An explosion at the Barrett Co chemical works in Philadelphia early today destroyed a nitromnaphthaline still. Two people are dead, two dying, and eight injured as firefighters battled stubborn flames.
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Philadelphia
Barrett Co
Chemical Engineers
Mussolini Vows to Resist League Over Greek Quarrel
Italian Premier Mussolini will resist any League of Nations intervention in the Italian Greek dispute following the assassination of Italians, according to a Rome dispatch.
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Mussolini
League
London
Italy
League of Nations
Rome
Gloucester starts Lipton trophy race halted by light winds
The Lipton trophy race at Gloucester began with Captain Clayton Morrissey in the Henry Ford but could not be finished yesterday as light winds prevented completion.
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Gloucester
Mass
Ishing Achoone
Henry Ford
Clayton Morrissey
Becaus
Sudden Death of Nelsonville Coal Operator Joshua Spencer
Joshua Spencer, 65, a prominent Nelsonville coal operator and longtime resident, died suddenly this morning on his front porch from heart trouble. He had been in declining health recently but appeared well this morning. Survived by his widow, four daughters, and a son, he was active in Maple Hill mines and retired from business in recent years. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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Nelsonville
Joshua Spencer
Spencer
Neilsonville
New Straiteville
Maple Hill
Garnet Bennett
Ruby Bartels
Catherine
Margaret Spencer
Clifton Spencer
Kingwood
W. V
Smith Spencer
Jane Kentner
Toledo
Ella Bates
Cadiz
Official roles clash after early appointment claim
In Columbus on August 31 Dents Thomson of Coshocton said he was never an applicant and rejected a Stat Director of Agriculture post. Gov Donahey earlier announced Thomson's appointment, while Director Truax called the announcement premature and gave no reason.
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Columbus
Dents, Thomson
Coshocton
Stat
Agriculture
Treasy
Fish and Game
Thomson
Donahey
Truax Today
Riots Break Out Against Greeks in Trieste Italy
Reports from Trieste describe anti Greek demonstrations in Italy. The Greek flag was burned and inscriptions removed from schools as unrest spread.
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Vienna
Trieste
Athens observes Labor Day closure of stores and paper
All stores and business places in Athens close for Labor Day on Monday September 3. The Messenger will not publish its edition that day following local observances.
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Athens
Messenger
Ndvuses
Coolidge Meets Labor Leaders Over Anthracite Strike
President Coolidge and John Hays Hammond conferred on the anthracite strike at the White House. Hammond remained optimistic that government policy would hold, while labor leaders pressed for checkoff and broader wage and bargaining changes.
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Washington
Coolidge
John Hays Hammond
United States Coal Commission
White House
Taremond
Lewis
Susquehanna Collieries Co
Dr. Jeky
Mr. Hyde
United Mine Workers
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