Railroad Board May Give Way To Substitute
Washington January seventh. United railroad managers and workers present a joint plan to abolish the railroad labor board and substitute a new agency with regional adjustment mediation and arbitration to protect the public. President Coolidge would seek Congress approval if the plan seems to safeguard public interests and avoid labor stoppages.
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Washington
Coolidge
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
Congress
Alfred I. Thom
Association of Railway Executives
Chary
Exorcisers jailed after priest beaten by fanatics in church
An elderly Roman Catholic priest was rescued by police from a mob in Paris who blindfolded and bound him in church and whipped him with ropes. The fanatics, including ten women from well-to-do families, belonged to the Mystic Order of Our Lady of Tiers. The priest is hospitalized and the exorcists are jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Frank Munsey
Paris
Our Lady of
United States May Host Major Disarmament Conference
Article notes Washington as a potential site for the next international disarmament conference after Geneva, with Coolidge not committing to attendance. It cites U S neutrality, League of Nations cooperation, and Washington as an ideal neutral setting comparable to Locarno for a multi week to multi month gathering.
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David Lawrence
the Messenger
Washington
United States
Coolidge
Geneva
America
Congress
League of Nations
Locarno
Man sues over gifts from Chicago engagement
L W Wunderly of Cleveland, a manufacturer's agent, claimed Hazel M Glenn of Chicago refused to wed after he gave her a sedan a 2500 engagement ring and a 4000 wedding ring. He sued and obtained a replevin. Miss Glenn said she had sold his gifts.
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Chicago
L. W. Wunderly
Cleveland
Hazel M. Glenn
Chicago J
Great changes and reforms come oLOWS Kiwanis Rotary speaker
Chief Justice C. T. Marshall addressed Kiwanis and Rotary last night, outlining reforms and urging community action. The talk highlighted judicial perspectives on civic progress and governance advances.
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C. T. Marshall
Kiwanis
Rotary
Carrington T. Marshall
Ohio Supreme Court
Athens
Kiwanis Clubs
Hotel Berry
Civitan Clubs
Judge Marshall
Marshall
Coolidge
America
United States
England
Wales
Osage murder ring tests Washington on Osage wealth
Guthrie Oklahoma reports the Osage murder ring case as federal prosecutors target indictments from the special grand jury. The Osage tribe has grown wealthy from head rights and oil royalties, prompting government action to curb guardians and protect heirs amid alleged conspiracies and guardianship abuses.
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Guthrie
Okla
Washington
Oklahoma
Moonshine Ring Exposed by Federal Officers in Kentucky
Federal authorities uncovered a large moonshine operation centered in Campbell county Kentucky near the Ohio river with distribution in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. Ten arrests include two policemen and two women with more arrests anticipated as leaders and other officers are may be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Hills
Cincinnati
District Attorney's Office
George Kemus
Kentucky
Ohio River
Campbell County
Finance panel approves Belgian debt settlement with US
Brussels January 7 with only one abstention the finance committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved the Washington agreement for settling the Belgian debt to the United States. The committee report will go to the chamber in a week.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Washington
United States
Senate probes DOJ delay in Aluminum Company of America case
The Senate judiciary committee opens an inquiry into why the Department of Justice delayed anti trust action against the Mellon owned Aluminum Company of America. Senator Walsh cites risk of missed deadlines unless prosecutions begin by January 30, signaling political stakes for Secretary Mellon and AG Sargent and drawing administrative observers.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
Mellon-owned
Aluminum Company of America
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Teapot Home
Department
Aluminum Company
Federal Trade ‘Commission
Walsh
No Decision In Gas Rates Case Forthcoming Soon
Columbus January 7 officials with the public utilities commission expect a year before a definite decision on the Logan Gas company's rate increase. Protested by 72 Ohio municipalities the case may involve 60 to 90 day review periods and additional hearings. A second pending Logan case could extend for months. Today's session featured expert testimony on production and transportation costs.
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Columbus
Logan Gas Company
Public Utilities Commission
Logan Company
Gas Company
Ohio
Indian death probe resumes in Guthrie
A federal grand jury in Guthrie Oklahoma reopened its inquiry into alleged wholesale murders of Osages. Olive Pagan, the government’s expert indictment writer from Washington, joined by DOJ attorneys, conferred with U S District Attorney Roy Lewis and an assistant attorney general as the probe continued.
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Guthrie
Okla
Federal
Olive Pagan
Washington
Department of Justice
Unitedeevee
Roy Lewis
New Peace Plan Aims to End Five Month Anthracite Strike
New York January 7 The long running anthracite coal strike moves toward settlement as a peace plan proposed by John L leader of the United Workers of America gains traction. A mediation board of five with an arbiter would handle disputes and wage talks foresee a likely 5 percent miner rise while operators had sought 10 percent. Negotiations continue in secret conferences with an expected agreement within days.
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New York
John*l
United Workers of America
Lewis
Consuelo Vanderbilt to Wed Earl E. Smith in Grand Fifth Avenue Wedding
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt youngest daughter of William K. Vanderbilt II will marry Earl E. Smith at 4 p.m. in the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue. A Catholic priest will officiate, with Cardinal Hayes granting a dispensation for a non Catholic groom.
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New York
Newport
Consuelo Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Earl E. T. Smith
Sidney J. Smith
C. Whitney Carpenter, Jr
Muriel
Frederick Cameron Church
Ve suvius erupts after eight months silence
Mount Vesuvius belched lava in a dramatic eruption at Naples marking the volcano's wake after an eight month quiet. Eyewitnesses reported a copious flow from the crater as authorities monitored the activity.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Craten
Coal interests seek injunction over highway assessment
The Sugar Creek Coal and Mining company filed in Common Pleas to restrain Athens county treasurer Rafael Johnson from collecting 7612.25 for a two mile highway improvement. Seventy five defendants listed own coal within a mile of the project and would share the cost. The suit argues coal beneath Athens Dover Ames and Canaan townships lies 200 to 300 feet below surface and much has already been mined, negating any benefit from the assessment.
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Mable Lawrence
J. D. Lawrence
Roy Noland
J. W. Nagle
John Nagle, Sr
A. H. Sims
W. H. South
John T. Wilson
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Walter Andryvitch
S. E. Algeo
J. T. Algeo
Clint Augustine
Rhoda Augustine
Eliza Banfield
Mike Collister
Wary Collister
Charles B. Close
W. H. Chadwick
D. Coulson
Mary Cooksey
J P. Chester
F. M. Ellis
F. Heavener
Lewis Everett
Joe Heavener
Nancy Heavener
Thomas Evener
Georgia Evener
Medora Ford
E. F. Hashman
Hashman
M. P. Totman
Benjamin Tipple
George Walter
Frank K. White
George Willie
E. M. Weekley
E. A. Weekley
J. C. Weber
E. F. West
Admiral N. Brown
John Cooney
C. E. Everett
L. Everett
H. C. Everett
C. A. Howard
Athens
Dover
Ames
Canaan
Protest Filed Over Marietta Belpre Bus Route
Monongahela West Penn Public Service company filed a protest with the state utilities commission against Southern Red Star Motor Bus Company’s application to operate a motor transportation line between Marietta and Belpre.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Monongahhela West Penn Public Service Company
Southern Red Star Motor Bus ‘Company
Marietta
Belpre
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Resting Comfortably After Relapse
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw remains resting comfortably after a relapse following her attempted poisoning death by self harm. Physicians initially doubted her recovery but she shows signs of improvement under care in Chicago.
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Miss Thaw
Chicago
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Eel Fish Market Notes Diet and Trade Trends
Report notes eels feed mainly on leeches and small lobsters while many are sold during the rain season. Market observations indicate changing buying patterns.
Eastern Ohio coal industry shows gains in demand and output
Bridgeport January 7 Eastern Ohio coal region including Belmont Jefferson and Harrison counties reports improved business since the anthracite strike. More than 13 000 miners are working, over half time, up from 8 000 last August. Officials credit ad campaigns and Governor Donahey endorsement to boost Ohio coal sales and compete with western fields.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
Belmont
Jefferson
Harrison
West Virginia
Kentucky
Great Lakes
Cleveland
Virginia
Jacksonville
Witterer
Donahey
Jack O'Brien Dies in Hamden Railroad Veteran
John O'Brien age 66 died at St. Anthony's hospital on Saturday January 2 after being moved from Columbus. He had lived in Hamden most of his life and worked for the railroad. His body was taken to Wellston for funeral and burial.
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Jack O’brien
Hamden
John
Jack
Open Season Guide for U S Game by Government Bureau
Government booklet informs hunters about current open seasons and changes in laws and regulations across the United States and Lanett. The Washington Bureau offers a free copy upon request with a self addressed return envelope.
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United States
Lanett
Washington
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Star Company
Stanford White
Pittsburgh
Thaw
Kite
Rabbi Stephen 8. Wise
Jesus
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Indian Service
J. George Wright
Pawhtuska
Mollie Burkhart
Mollie
Mellon Trust
Senate
Flapper
Ethel Hans
Thf
Sige Dor
Miners’ Union
Col Cut
R. M. Smythe
Vanderbilt
Sugar Creek
Eastern
No. Seam
Ohio Coal
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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