New Strike Of Rail Workers May Trigger National Crisis
Dispatch reports 80,000 stationary firemen and oilers nationwide ordered to strike at 8 am Monday July 17 led by Timothy Healey. Maintenance of way threats, efforts to avert action with President Harding, and potential federal troop involvement in Texas dominate the tense labor crisis.
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Chicago
United States
Timothy Healey
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers
International News Service
Healey
Jewell
Ben Hooper
United States Railway Board
E. F. Grabel
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Washington
Harding
Athens County Braces for Warm Up After Cool Spell
A cool spell has given way to rising temperatures in Athens County. Thursday saw a high near 79 degrees with a 63 degree low overnight. Friday morning showed a continuing trend as the temperature climbed, reaching 80 degrees by 10 o’clock with fair weather expected and warmer conditions forecast.
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Athens County
Mercury
Britain to pay 4.306 million debt to United States
In the house of commons Sir Robert Horn declares Great Britain will settle its debt of 4,306,000 dollars to the United States. The move ends debt cancellation talk and aims to stabilize global economic development. Former premier Asquith previously urged a stable, equitable basis for British indebtedness.
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London
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Robert Horn
Sir Robert
Asquith
Commons
America
Athens Chautauqua Signs Redpath Contract for Next Year
The Athens chautauqua closes this year with strong nonfinancial success and promises another season after Redpath company contracts are secured by over 75 guarantors. Efforts will curb conflicts with local entertainments next year. Knight MacGregor led the final program with Alix Einert and Edna Wallace, earning praise for favorites like I Am a Roamer and Lassie of Mine. A children’s pageant Conquests of Peace showcased six episodes on America’s history.
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Athens
Edna Wallace
Mr. MacGregor
Am A Roamer
Tom O’ Devon
Danny Deever
Lassie of
Miss Einert
America
Protest Plans to End Strike in Cincinnati Coal Mines
A telegram from non-union mine officials in Kentucky Pennsylvania and West Virginia protesting President Hardings plan to end the coal strike argues the March 31 wage scale would burden non-union mines and the public They warn the return to the old scale could upend prior agreements with Hoover and push coal prices to ten dollars a ton
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Cincinnati. O
Harding
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Moses Attacks Chemical Foundation In Senate Tariff Fight
Senator George H. Moses Republican New Hampshire delivered a sensational speech in the Senate today denouncing the chemical foundation its head Francis P Garvan A Mitchell Palmer the Duponts and the dye industry amid the heated tariff bill battle.
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Washington
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Senate
Chemical Foundation
Francis .P. Garvan
A. Mitchell Palmer
Duponts
Dye
Train Service Slowed by Rail Strike Into Chicago
Rail strike slows principal Chicago lines with noticeable delays. A careful check of terminals shows delays smaller than expected despite the stoppage.
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Chicago
Assassination Bid Targets Millerand Poincare in Paris
An unsuccessful assassination attempt on President Alexander Millerand and Premier Poincare occurred as they traveled by car from Longchamp to Paris. The secretary of the Paris Society of Anarchists was arrested and charged with the crime.
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Paris
Alexandere Millerand
French Republic
Premier Poincare
Paris Society of Ananarchists
Millerand
Long Champs
Assassination Plots Mount Across Europe
The July 14 Paris attempt marks the third plot against public officials in a month. Victims include Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, former British imperial staff chief, and Dr. Walter Rathenau, ex German foreign secretary. Millerand, elected president in 1920, follows Deschanel who was ill.
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London
Millerand
Paris
Europe
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson
Walter Rathenau
Germany
M. Millerand
French Republic
Paul Des Channel
Assassin Hides Aimed At President And Premier
The assassin concealed himself to await the arrival of the president and premier armed with a revolver. A stray bullet wounded a woman as M. Millerand and M. Poincare escaped. Police say officials fled due to anxiety and the motor car’s rapid pace.
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M. Millerand
M. Poincare
Striker Shot in Violence at Rail Shops
In Chicago on July 14 a striking carpenter was shot twice by a special railroad agent during a clash at the Burnside shops of the Illinois Central. Police say twenty men attacked two non-union workers as they prepared to enter the shops, with bullets endangering several others.
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Chicago
Burnside
Ilinois Central Railroad
Slavia Cabinet Resigns Amid Belgrade Report
The Pasiteh cabinet of Yugoslavia has resigned, according to Belgrade sources. The move signals a political shift amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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London
Pasiteh
Jugo Slavia
Belgrade
Jury Deadlock Triggers Newport Riot Fear Over Kling Trial
In Newport Kentucky Judge Caldwell calls the police after rumors of Ku Klux Klan presence as jurors near verdict on Meyer Kling accused of attacking Opal Hartig. Jury cannot reach decision. believed deadlocked six to six as night ends with safety measures in place.
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Cincinnati
Newport
Court House
A. M. Caldwell
Ku Klux Klan
Meyer Kling
Opal Hartig
New and Violent Fighting Reported in Ireland
Dublin July 14 reports say Irish Free State troops clashed with irregulars in several states. A message from Limerick near noon said fighting at Limerick Junction was intensifying with regular forces hard pressed.
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Dublin
Limerick
Limerick Junction
Presidential move looms over coal strike crisis
Washington July 14 A presidential proclamation declaring a national emergency over the coal supply is likely Harding's response if miners and operators reject his plan. Advisers say delaying tactics at the White House conference will not be tolerated as both sides face a push toward immediate work under the old wage scale pending arbitration.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Narrow escapes at Canaanville railroad crossing draw warnings
Two near fatal incidents occurred at the B and O crossing west of Canaanville station when a boy’s auto and then a truck with two women drove onto the tracks in front of east bound trains. A ditching and a quick reverse avoided collisions. Calls grow for county acceptance of a parallel road built north of the tracks to end the danger.
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Canaanville
Athens-Parkersburg
Yesterdays in Ohio July 14 Through the Years
A concise historical chronology notes events from 1796 the Connecticut Western Reserve first occupied to 1914 John H Clarke of Cleveland appointed associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. It also lists 1818 a charter for the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Steubenville and 1824 a state Jackson for President convention at Columbus. 1862 Joseph B Foraker enlists as a private in the Eighty ninth Ohio Infantry.
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Connecticut Western Reserve
Farmers’ and Mechanics Bank
Steubenville
General Jackson
Columbus
Joseph B. Foraker
Eighty-ninth
Ohio Infantry
John H. Clarke
Cleveland
Supreme Court of the United States
Gompers Blames Wall Street for Rail Strike Troubles
Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL, said Wall Street dominates railroads and responsibility lies with policies causing the stoppage. He argued railroads seek to crush unions and run lines for profits, praising shopworkers and calling the strike a democratic, humane fight.
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Warren W. Wheaton
Washington
Wall Street
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Labor Board
Miners Ordered to Court in Contempt Show Cause
Two United Mine Workers, Louis Massey and Clifton Hendricks, were ordered by U S Federal Judge George W McClintie to appear July 21 and show cause why they should not be punished for alleged contempt. The rule followed a Colcord Coal Company petition accusing interference with two workers in violation of federal injunctions.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Louis Massey
Clifton Hendricks
George W. McClintie
Colcord Coal Company
Coal firm seeks federal protection for slack pits in Perry county
Attorneys Lowrey A. Sater and Webb N. Vorys representing Consolidated Coal and Coke announce plans to seek federal protection today at a Cincinnati conference with Judge John W. Peck United States Marshal Devanney and U S District Attorney Clark for operations near New Straitsville Perry county. Robert T. Harris says Perry county remains quiet with no injunction violations and no need for troops.
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Columbus
Lowrey A. Sater
Webb N. Vorys
Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Cincinnati
John W. Peck
United States
Devanney
United States District
Clark
New Straitaville
Perry County
Robert T. Harris
Davis
Russia not saved as yet conference ends in Hague
The international conference on reconstruction of Russia ends with only subcommittee reports and potential resolutions. Russian delegates blamed by the allies refuse to stay unless invited to remain, signaling an imminent departure.
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the Hague
International Conference On Reconstruction of
Russia
Tax deadline nears in Athens County December levy
County Treasurer Imes and staff rushed to handle payments as July 20 marks the final day to pay the last half of December taxes. Long lines form at the courthouse with many taxpayers needing to settle their “rent.”
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Athens County
Imes
Court House
Trio Dead In Ohio Family Tragedy After Shooting
Cleveland July 14. The Mayer family three bodies lie in the county morgue after a double murder and suicide. Mathew Mayer 35 killed wife with two shots then killed infant and son before taking his own life. Erick Mayer 6 survived with a chest wound as neighbors helped free him. The house was nearly empty of furnishings and the family had no known relatives.
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Cleveland
Mathew Mayer
Mary Mayer
Erick Mayer
Mayer
Mrick
West Side
Miners to Offer Own Plan to Harding on Arbitration
Anthracite miners in Pottsville plan to present a federal arbitration proposal to President Harding. They oppose the eleven member board urged by the president and favor a smaller tribunal.
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Pottsville
Harding
Board of Eleven
Funeral attendance notice for George Green Chauncey
Special communication Paramathia lodge No 26 announces gathering Saturday July 15 at 12 30 PM to attend the funeral of George Green Chauncey at 2 PM. W W Lee W M J A Palmer Secy.
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Paramathia Lodge No
A. M
George Green
Chauncey
Murder and suicide in Newark husband shooter
Oliver P. Williams 54 a former policeman shot his wife Katie Williams at their South Fifth Street home in Newark and then killed himself. He died an hour later from four self-inflicted wounds. Police say despondency over unemployment and recent separation and divorce filings by Mrs Williams contributed to the tragedy.
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Newark
Oliver P. Williams
Katie Williames
South Fifth Street
Williams
Rival in Love Los Angeles Hammer Murder Case
Mrs. Nora P. Phillips is under arrest in Tucson for the brutal hammer murder of Alberta Meadows a widowed bank clerk. Jealousy over Phillips alleged attentions to Meadows is cited by police as the motive. The husband revealed the confession after advice from his attorney leading to the arrest.
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Los Angeles
Nora P. Phillips
Phillips
Tucson
Arizona
Alberta Meadows
Phillip
Powder Keg Crisis Looms As Harding Sits With Cabinet
Washington July 14. President Harding met with his cabinet amid a national industrial crisis with coal and rail strikes and a new firemen oilers strike. Federal troops are kept ready for duty in Texas and beyond. Labor leaders blame the railway board and threaten continued disruption of mail and transport until justice is granted.
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Ivy George R. Holmes
Washington
Harding
White House
Texas
Chicago
Senate
Federated Shopcraft
Railway Labor Board
Court Street Sees Sewers and Paving Overhaul
Court Street is torn up from Washington to State as Ringwald Co. crews lay new storm sewers replace gas and water lines and reshape corners at Court Washington and at the First Presbyterian church. Over 25 men are on both projects, easing unemployment as work expands.
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Court Street
Washington
State Street
Court
Washington Streets
First Presbyterian Church
Ringwald Company
First National Bank
Washington and
Court Streets
Nash & Co. Failure Reported at Stock Exchange
The Chicago firm Nash & Co. failed, with the announcement made from the stock exchange rostrum in New York on July 14.
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Chicago
New York
Nash & Co
Stock Exchange Today
When In Doubt Ask Haskin Information Bureau
Fred J. Haskin invites reader questions for a Washington information service. Submit brief questions with return postage to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington DC. Include name address and two cents in stamps for reply.
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Washington
Haskin
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Hooper
Pat M. Neff
War Department
St. Paul
R. A. Henning
Northwest
Senators
Virginia Hills
Washington D. C
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Ing
Senator King
Utah
England
Athens Chautauqua
Moses
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Klar
Sieral
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Gompers
Federation
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Reds
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W. W. Lee
Thorefare
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