Miners and Operators Advance Toward Coal Strike Settlement
Negotiators for 158000 anthracite miners and operators met at the Union League club in New York to pursue a settlement. A revised Markle plan proposes a five year wage study and retroactive increases, with a three member board and two miner two operator representation plus two Hughes appointees to ensure uninterrupted coal supply and efficiency improvements.
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New York
Union League Club
Pennsylvania
International Union
Board of Conciliation
England controls rubber and US pays the price
The text criticizes England for rubber dominance and argues Americans should blame Secretary Mellon for aluminum policy. It praises Mellon as honest and capable while implying investigations would find lawful, intelligent management of the aluminum situation.
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England
Secretary Mellon
United States
Mellon
America
Mellon turns aluminum industry around with youthful leadership
The text credits Andrew Mellon for reviving the American aluminum industry after it collapsed. A young clerk named Davis, later named president, helped restore production, enabling growth in aircraft and auto sectors and sparking debate about foreign control versus American ownership.
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Mellon
Davis
America
South America
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President's Pastor Defends Berlin Mackay Marriage
Washington report on Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of President Coolidge's First Congregational Church, defending the Berlin Mackay marriage. He links their family histories to show no essential difference and argues internal genius beats external wealth in music and tolerance of prejudice.
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Washington
Jason Noble Pierce
President Coolidge
First Congregational
Doctor Pierce
DoctorPerce
Berlin
Mackay
Ireland
America
Tragedy in a Humble Home Reveals Deaths of Children
A Meigs county family the Roots from Athens county faced a deadly scarlet fever outbreak in Pomeroy. Orville eight and Martha Alice six died within hours of each other after their siblings and parents fell ill. The family, recently relocated and impoverished, relied on charity as Dr Maag treated the rest and planned Athens burial for the two children.
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Martha Faulk
Messenger
Pomeroy
Root
Orville Root
Martha Alice Root
Ray Root
Athens County
Coalport
Meigs County
Maag
Athens
Finsterwald
Mitchell Court Martial Verdict Pending For President
Washington January 11 reports say President Coolidge will review the court martial sentence of Colonel William Mitchell, fiery advocate of unified air service. The guilty verdict is said legal and options include suspension with pay for five years, or payless suspension for five years, or possible mitigation to three years. Mitchell awaits fate within a fort night.
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Washington
Coolidge
William Mitchell
United Air Service
War Department
Mitchell
Judge Advocate
Davis
Wealthy oil man Hague elopes with Edith Bobe
Robert L. Hague a Standard Oil official and Edith Bobe a fashionable modiste were married on January 1 and are en route to Europe for their honeymoon. The marriage follows publicity from the 1924 hallway hold up in which Hague was identified as the wealthy escort. his wife had then divorced him.
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New York
Robert L. Hague
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Edith Bobe
Europe
Hague
Labor Will Aid Farmers in Relief Efforts
Chicago January 11 The American Federation of Labor will support Middle West farmers in demanding legislative relief for agriculture William Green AFL president announced on his return to Washington after a speaking engagement in Chicago.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Middle West
William Green
Federation
Washington
Bell ringer Charles Plume marks 80th birthday and 61st anniversary
Enfield England Charles Plume celebrated his 80th birthday and his 61st year as the bell ringer at Enfield Parish Church.
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Enfield
Eng
Charles Plume
American business strengthened to meet 1926 world market warfare
Washington officials say US commerce enters 1926 well fortified after 1925 where exports reached about 4.9 billion dollars, up seven percent from 1924. European exports fell or plateaued while US volume rose about 20 percent, with auto shipments up sixty percent and foreign investments topping 10 billion dollars.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
France
Democrats and Republicans Far From Harmony On Tax Bill
Washington January 11 The administration plans a $325 000 000 tax reduction bill to be sent to the Senate within a week with both parties pushing to cut the tax burden before income taxes are due March 15 Democrats will offer a minority report seeking a $500 000 000 reduction and a thirty two year debt retirement plan plus lower surtax rates and repeal of amusement and capital stock taxes Republicans and Democrats agree on the House's income rates but split on publicity and estate tax provisions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Coolidge
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Mellon
Finance Committee
Fires Endanger Six Families At Brier Hill Garage
Fire in Youngstown destroys the Brier Hill Motor Sales plant and spreads to adjoining buildings. Loss placed at 75000 dollars. Firemen hampered by dynamite explosions. Police suspect a deliberate plot against garage owners as fuses with dynamite charges were found around the building.
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Youngstown
Brier Hill Motor Sales Company
Girls refuse unwanted kisses take back seat in story
A D1926 NEA Service note highlights that many girls will not tolerate being kissed and must resist advances, signaling early discussions on consent and boundaries in social norms.
Prominent Hocking County Judge Dies At Home
Elmer O. Pettit 60 longtime Hocking County Common Pleas judge died at his Logan home after a relapse from a goiter operation. He aided in building the county courthouse and held public posts including prosecuting attorney and business interests in oil gas farms and a bank stake. Pettit leaves a wife two daughters and a son. body to lie in state at the courthouse for several hours.
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Elmer O. Pettit
Hocking County
O. W. H. Wright
W. Willis
Benton Township
Illinois
Senator Ralston
Indiana
C. V. Wright
Boys d Industrial School
Lancaster
Rempte National Bank
Murray City Oil and Gas Company
Carbon Hill
Logan Journal-Gazette
First Presbyterian Church
Mingo Lodge
Logan’ Elks’ Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Judge Pettit
A. J. Ulrich
Coasting accident injures Ohio university student
Miss Cora Bechdell, a sophomore at Ohio University, was seriously injured Sunday on East Mulberry street when a sled struck a parked Ford. She suffered cuts to the mouth and face a broken jaw and was taken to hospital after losing consciousness for an hour. Teammate Dwight Gaskell and Bob Shepherd escaped with minor injuries.
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Ohio University
East Mulberry Street
Miss Bechdelt
Bobshepherd
Bessie Shepherd
Dwight Gaskell
Pearly Gaskell
Miss Bechdolt
Gaskell
Shepherd
Cline
Lima
Clarke Starts World Peace Tour
John H. Clarke former associate justice of the United States left Youngstown on January 11 to undertake a world tour in support of world peace after resigning from the court to dedicate himself to the cause.
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Youngstown
John H. Clarke
United States Supreme Court
Widow Sarah Harrison Dies at 92 in Charleston
Mrs. Sarah Harrison aged 92 widow of Confederate soldier Peyton Harrison who fell at the Battle of Manassas died in Charleston on January 11.
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Charleston
W. Va
Sarah Harrison
Peyton Harrison
Battle of
Manassas
Theatre Fire Sends 500 Evacuate Amid 4 Burned Buildings
In Washington Indiana a theater fire drove 500 spectators to leave calmly as flames engulfed the venue. Four adjacent structures were destroyed and total losses are pegged at about 1000 dollars.
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Washington
Ind
Pittsburgh loses smoky city title to St. Louis and Cincinnati
Indianapolis January 11. A Louisville air filter maker H C Murphy told Indiana scientists that Pittsburgh no longer tops the nation in air impurity. He based his claim on tests using a device measuring dust particles per cubic foot of air. He cited downtown residents in St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Detroit Chicago and Indianapolis inhaling more soot daily.
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Indianapolis
United States
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Missouri
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pennsylvania
H. C. Murphy
Louisville
Indiana
Detroit
Chicago
Murphy
Bomb Explodes Under Pittsburgh Porch After Black Hand Demands
Seven people narrowly escaped injury after a bomb exploded beneath the porch of Phillip G. Machrelli a Mt Washington contractor. Machrelli had ignored several Black Hand demands for money.
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Pittsburgh
Phillip G. Machrelli
Mt. Washington
Machreilli
Tribesmen Kill 100 Christians in Rashaye Attack
Refugees reaching Jerusalem report that Djebel Druse tribesmen attacked Rashaye last Wednesday killing about 100 Christians. They burned two churches and most houses, with casualties and destruction described by Central News dispatches. Ivory tusks drive a yearly toll of about 20,000 elephants killed.
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London
Rashaye
Jerusalem
Mother and five children trek through deep snow to safety
A mother and her five children trudged a long distance through deep snow to escape a fire that destroyed their home. One child escaped injury as neighbors aided the group and firefighters battled the blaze.
Father Is Away Fire Burns Family at Greens Run Cottage
Mrs. Walter Zukoski, 31, and five children aged 1 to 5 were badly burned when a Grean Run cottage burned Sunday morning. The family escaped through a window as flames trapped them, father was away visiting relatives. They were taken to Athens hospital with burns to the face arms and backs. All are expected to recover after treatment.
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Waleter Zukoski
Green's Run
Arme Hospital
Athens
Ma Atives
Levandoski
V. G
Byron Dani
Jane
Walter
Vina
Famei
Cold Wave Forecast Lowers Thermometer Readings Statewide
Columbus dispatch reports a deepening cold wave moving through Ohio with temperatures dropping across the state. The weather bureau predicts the cold snap will linger two to three days, bringing wet conditions and measurable chilly air.
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Columbus
A.eally
Game Weather Bureau
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