Miners Leader Denounces Wage Policy At Chauncey Meeting
Oral Daugherty, president of sub-district 6, district 1, led a mass meeting of about 500 miners to reject the current wage policy linked to selective mine operation. He urged joint talks to establish a fair wage scale and warned against accepting a damning proposition from operators.
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Chauncey
John Lewis
Oral Daugherty
District 1
Chauncey Ball Park
Daugherty
Lewis
Blind Woman Injured in Fall Near Bishopville
Mrs S R Lovell, nearly blind for months, fractured her right arm in a stair fall at her country home east of Bishopville. The fracture was set by Dr LeFever. She sustained bruises but her vision loss remains the most serious injury despite her ability to manage household duties.
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Glouster
S. R. Lovell
Bishopville
LeFever
Temporary Cinder Road To Be Placed Around Landslide
A conference led to a plan for a temporary cinder road through the Hocking Valley yards at Monkey Run to bypass a landslide. State crews, led by Supt. A F Eiselstein, will open the passage by nightfall. A Columbus meeting will seek cost sharing for slide removal and highway restoration estimated at fifty to sixty thousand dollars.
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Pomeroy
Hocking Valley
Monkey Run
A. F. Eiselstein
Columbus
Hocking Valley Railroad and Street Car Company
McCroba
Miners and Operators Clash Over Wage Scales in Valley
Daugherty criticized new signing of small mines in the valley and alleged wage reports are falsified to mislead officials. He warned that striking under current policies would hurt workers and questioned Jacksonville scale rumors. Thornton and Watkins urged unity as they attacked Pittsburgh Coal on wage proposals.
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Daugherty
Lewis
Lee Hall
David Watkins
Ohio Miners
Hocking Valley
Shultz and Green
Nelsonville
Jacksonville
A. J. Laverty
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Watkins
Pat Thornton
Pomeroy
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Ohio coal operators push for independent wage talks in Bellaire plan
Ohio Coal Operators' executive committee moves toward reopening idle mines near Bellaire. They telegrammed Oral Daugherty, Hocking Valley district president, proposing an independent wage scale conference at Ambrose hotel Logan on July 18. Operators plan to meet accredited locals to set a fair scale and resume work.
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United Press
Columbus
U.P
Ohio Coal Operators’ Executive Committee
Jacksonville
Oral Daugherty
Hocking Valley
Bellaire
Daugherty
Chauncey
Ambrose Hotel
Logan
Hocking Valley Scale Committee
Lee Hall
G. W. Savage
David Watkins
Hall
Ohio Miners
Ohio
Nelsonville
New Bus Line Protested by New York Central
The New York Central railroad protested to the public utilities commission against Athens Coach company obtaining a certificate to operate between Athens and Pomeroy, arguing existing adequate service is provided.
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New York Central
Athens
Pomeroy
Columbus
New York Central Railroad Today
Public Utilities Commission
Athens Coach Company
Clarksburg Man Hangs Self in Jail Cell
Harry A. Holiday 36 of Clarksburg, director of the Adamston band and Stealy Heights Methodist church orchestra, killed himself by hanging in a city jail cell in Sistersville West Virginia.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Harry A. Holiday
Clarksburg
Adamston
Stealy Heights
Too Much for Judge Elkins in Liquor Case Testimony
July 15 in U S court Judge William E Baker halted proceedings to order Miss Bessie Smith 16 of Fairmont to adjust her clothing after her hose were rolled too low. She left the stand briefly and returned to continue testimony in a liquor case.
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Elkins
U.2
William E. Baker
United States
Bessie Smith
Fairmont
Bessie
WV road contracts set to close gaps on regional highway
West Virginia reports two contracts for the Charleston Pomeroy Athens Columbus highway. Graveling 11 miles on the Ripley Mason county line in Jackson county costs 25,500 dollars. A second contract lays down the lease on two miles of the Sissonville Jackson county line on the Ripley Charleston route at 26,445 dollars.
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West Virginia
Charleston-Pomeroy
Athens- Columbus
Pomeroy
Athens-Columbus
Ripley-Mason County Line
Jackson County
Sissonville
Ripley
Charleston
Leaderless socialists storm Vienna public buildings today
A chaotic mob of socialists overruns public buildings in Vienna as police deploy machine guns, injuring more than 100 rioters in the daytime melee.
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Vienna
Revolution in Vienna as mob attacks parliament and burns records
A surge of rioting in Vienna near Parliament buildings leads to a courthouse fire and destruction of justice ministry records. Police use machine guns as shootings erupt at 1 45 pm and 2 15 pm. over 100 injured lie in city hall turned field hospital amid calls of revolution and anti Fascist anger.
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United Press
Vienna
Ministry of Justice
Burgh Theater
City Hall
Joseph
Hieronymus Tscharmann
Johann Pinter
Schattendorf
Palace of Justice
Coal River Collieries Placed Under Receivership in WV Suit
The Coal River Collieries company, a major West Virginia coal producer, was placed in receivership by Judge George W. McClintic after Brotherhood Investment Company of Cleveland filed a $1,775,000 suit. Receivers named are J. T. Dunigan and Seigel Workman. Over 4,400 stockholders affected with four mines operated in WV and Kentucky.
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West Virginia
Cleveland Investment Company
Coal River Collieries Company
Charleston
W. Va
George W. McClintic
District Federal Court
Brotherhood Investment Company of
Cleveland
G. A. Moore
J. T. Dunigan
Colleries
Seigel Workman
United States
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Kentucky
Huntington
G. G. Hoffmann
J. R. Cooper
Three Who Killed Illinois Warden Hanged Today
In Joliet Illinois at 6 14 am Roberto Torrez Charles Duschowski and Walter Stalesky were hanged for the murder of Deputy Warden Peter Klein during their May 1926 escape plot from the state penitentiary. The trio had been sentenced to die after two prior escape attempts and recaptures.
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Roberto Torrez
Charles Duschowski
Walter Stalesky
State of Illinois
Peter Klein
State Penitentiary
Klein
Ohio Briefs Fireproof Material by German Inventor
Paul G. Von Hildebrant, noted as a German intelligence department member in World War I, has devised a fireproof building material using lumber straps and sawdust with secret chemicals. The Hydraulic Press Manufacturing company is testing the invention. In Marysville, the American Legion Memorial Park on the western edge will be dedicated August 24 with a large homecoming.
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MT. Gilead
Paul G. von Hildebrant
Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Company
Marysville
American Legion Memorial
Marion fields Hagen and Armour for 18 holes tomorrow
National pro champion Walter Hagen and recent national open winner Tommy Armour will play 18 holes at the Marion Country Club course tomorrow afternoon amid local golf buzz.
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Marion
Walter Hagen
Tommy Armour
Marion Country Club
Canton ex-chief Lengel on murder charge defense to conclude
The defense expected to finish presenting its case today for Saranus A. Lengel former Canton police chief charged with the murder of Don R. Mellett editor of the Canton Daily News.
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Canton
Saranus A. Lengel
Exchief
Police of
Don R. Mellett
Canton Daily News
Ohio Wesleyan Glee Club to sail from Cherbourg
The Ohio Wesleyan Glee club will sail for the United States from Cherbourg France on the Empress of the Canadian Pacific lines July 23 Beverly Kelley student manager announced today.
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Glee Club
London
Ohio Wesleyan Glee Club
United States
Cherbourg
France
Empress
Canadian Pacific Lines
Beverly Kelley
One Inch of Rain Falls Within Less Than Half Hour
An inch of rain fell in about 25 minutes around 6 o'clock cooling the area. Amesville records 90 highs, 64 low after storm. southeastern Ohio expects more rain Saturday as heat relief continues with a breeze. In New York heat killed about 75 directly, overall 100+, with showers offering brief relief. Pacific coast enjoyed the mildest July temperatures.
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Amesville
Ohio
New York
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Atlantic States
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Navy plane forced down by storm near Albany
Lieutenant H. Clark of the US Army and a Navy mechanic piloted a Liberty C-4 from Washington to Dayton when a 100 by 75 mile storm trapped them. They landed on the George Johnson farm near Albany as fuel ran low. gasoline was airlifted from Athens and another Navy plane, seen over Athens, carried fuel to the stranded crew. The pilots planned to head to Columbus then Dayton.
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Albany
H. ©. Clark
United States Army
Navy
Washington, D. C
Dayton
George Johnson
Athens
Clark
Columbus
Skinner to Lead Pomeroy Teachers Institute in August
Dr. B O Skinner, Marietta schools superintendent, will be principal instructor at the courthouse teachers institute the week of August 15. Rio Grande College president H T Houf to speak one or two times on opening day. Middletown staff shifts include J M Pullins joining Pomeroy, Montgomery Will moving to Middleport, Otis Crawford taking Dorcas upper grades, Carl Weese replacing Charles Wagner in Syracuse grammar, and Freda Amberger overseeing Forest Run upper grades. Elva Hamm Cottrill reemployed but has resigned from the Middleport board.
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Pomeroy
B. O. Skinner
Marietta
Teachers’ Institute
H. T. Houf
Rio Grande College
J. M. Pullins
Middleport
Montgomery Will
Bashan
Ohio building trades council opens largest convention in 15 years
Middletown hosts the Ohio state building and trades council convention with the largest attendance since its formation 15 years ago. It marks the third labor convention held in the city this week.
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Middletown
Ohio State Building and Trades Council
Trans-Pacific flight ends in near miss over Pacific
Navy orders search for Ernen Smith and Henry Bronte after their Trans-Pacific attempt from Hawaii toward Honolulu ends with fuel exhausted and plane near collision with the sea. Officials say emergency rations kept crew alive as weather dangers loom and a 367 ton fuel load faced high consumption estimates.
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Washington
Navy Department
Ernen Smith
Henry Bronte
Hawaiian Islands
Goal
San Francisco
Cal
U.2
Goeth Smith
Tor
Hawaii
Smith
Honolulu
Emery Bronte
Island of
Man
Anthony Parent
Pele
Henry White Dies After Operation at Elm Court
Henry White former envoy to France and Italy died at Elm Court at 9:58 a.m. after an operation yesterday. His wife Emily Vander White and Countess Hermann Scherr T of The Hague were with him. he is survived by son John Campbell White, an officer in the State Department in Washington.
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Henry White
France
Italy
Elm Court
Emily Vander White
William Vanderbilt
Hermann Scherr T
The
Hague
John Campbell White
Washington
Athens Meek Offers Reading Guide Aids Public
The Athens paper promotes a reading guide from American Library with a selection of one thousand titles for general readers. It explains how to choose suitable books and offers a booklet by Frederic J. Baskin available for four cents in stamps, with details to write to Washington D C for information.
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American Library
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Ernie Smith
Pilot
Messenger
Girl
Robert H. Best
Illinois
Skinner
Pacific
Bulletin
John N. Palmer
United Press Staff
Smith and Bronte
United States Bureau
Frederic J. Baskin
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