Shopmen Strike Enters Fourth Week as Talks Continue
The railway shopmen strike reaches its fourth week with hopes pinned on a Washington meeting between Ben W. Hooper and President Harding for a possible national adjustment. Union leader B M Jewell rejects separate road negotiations, while rail executives press outside recruitment and oppose a national board and seniority restoration. The Detroit maintenance lodge backs Grable, suggesting no broad strike unless the support stance shifts.
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Chicago
Washington
Ben W. Hooper
United States Railway Labor Board
Harding
B. M. Jewell
St. Paul
National Board of Adjustment
Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood
Detroit
E. F. Grable
Brotherhood
Weekend Market Rush Brings Fresh Produce Deals
Shoppers crowded the Saturday markets buying new vegetables and fruits as several items hit notably low prices. Corn sold at 20 to 30 cents a dozen delivered. spring chickens around 35 cents a pound. new potatoes four cents a pound. cabbage five cents a pound. beets a dime a bunch. Cucumbers 20 to 30 cents a dozen. peaches four pounds for a quarter. string beans three cents a pound. Apples for cooking three to four cents a pound. country butter 50 cents a pound.
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Athens
Mohawk Tribe Holds Special Meeting Tonight
Red Men Mohawk Tribe No. 174 meets tonight July 22 at 7 30 P M to arrange the funeral of Brother George Bobo. The service is Sunday at 2 P M at 26 First Street residence. Delbert White Sachem chairs.
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RED Men
George Bobo
First Street
Hocking Valley All Stars Meet Chauncey at Chauncey Park
Sunday afternoon game at Chauncey ball Park features Hocking Valley All Stars versus Chauncey. The visiting team is composed of fast players from Sunday Creek and Hocking Valleys. Chauncey aims to extend a 10 game win streak.
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Chaunceyball Park
Hocking Valley All Stars
Chauncey
Sunday Creek
Hocking Valleys
Quiet Ohio Strikes Reported Across State
Columbus July 22 Ohio strike conditions are quiet according to the Adjutant General’s office. Coal operators have not reopened mines and sheriffs report a peaceful coal and rail strike situation with only one county sheriff warning of possible violence near Montpelier where about 100 Wabash shop workers are on strike. Deputies may be stationed to prevent disorder.
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Columbus
Ohio
Florence
Devis
E. D. Lucas
Jefferson
Coal Pool Plans Move Forward Amid Northwest Fuel Need
The Interstate Commerce Commission speeds coal priority plans to ship to the Northwest and other high-need areas, with potential rationing unlikely in the near term. Hoover to convene a conference on pooling coal, distributing cars, and enforcing price restraints with ISOC, Commerce, and Justice, amid threatened profiteering.
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Washington
Hoover
Floover
Pennsylvania Guardsmen, Mines Prepared as Coal Supply Reopens
Pittsburgh coal fields brace for a restart with 27th Division ready if needed. Westmoreland and Washington bases host guardsmen while Washington Cambria and Indiana counties may start Bituminous mine openings next week. Abolition of check off posted. railways pledge car flow and coal preferred shipments.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland
Washington
Here
Sproul
Cambria l
Indiana
Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association
Pittsburgh Coal Producers’ Association
The
Premier urged to attend Washington meeting
London July 22 Premier Lloyd George faced pressure from his advisers to head the British debt funding commission to Washington to discuss world affairs with President Harding. The premier rejected the suggestion, according to an authoritative source.
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London
Lloyd George
Washington
British Debt Funding Commission
Harding
Send State Troops to Quiet Trouble at Shops
Ten state troopers from Troop K at White Plains were rushed to Port Jervis in Orange county after a call from Mayor Peter C. Rutan requesting help to quell incipient rioting in the Erie railroad shops. Governor Miller issued the orders to deploy the troops early today.
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Albany
N. Y
White Plains
Port Jervis
Orange County
Miller
Peter C. Rutan
Erie
Rebels Lose Ground as Free State Advances in Ireland
Dublin reports Waterford and Limerick in Royalist hands as regular forces secure major strongholds and press rebels toward Cork. Shellfire and fires devastate Waterford and Limerick while Castlerea falls after bombardment with 18 pounder guns.
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Dublin
Waterford
Limerick
Free State
Rebls
Cork
Castlerea
Water Off Sunday Morning in City for Main Line Repair
Water will be shut off on the citys main line tomorrow morning at 4 oclock for repairs. If all goes well the system should be restored by 9 oclock with service returning to normal.
Rail labor row narrows as Hooper meets Harding
Ben W. Hooper arrives in Washington to report on the railroad strike and its threat to the economy. President Harding seeks a clear, unified view on carrier and striker positions, prioritizing a quick settlement over the coal dispute despite its severity.
Fighting erupts at Four Courts hotel in Dublin
Fighting broke out today in Dublin as a detachment of irregulars attacked the Four Courts hotel. They were driven off after heavy firing lasting for an interval.
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Dublin
Free State
Four Courts Hotel
Fleming Resigns WV Wesleyan President to Lead Baker University
Rev. Wallace B. Fleming resigns as president of West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon and accepts the presidency of Baker University in Kansas City Kansas. The change was announced today in Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wallace B. Fleming
West Virginia
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Baker University
Kansas City
Kansas
Freyberg Aims to Own Indians With Hinkel
Edward B. Freyberg of Cincinnati hinted that a deal in progress could see him and Cleveland’s Matt Hinkel become owners of the Indians. He spoke Saturday refusing to disclose details.
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Cincinnati
Edward 8. Freyberg
Matt Hinkel
Cleveland
Indians
Two Gunmen Taken by Police in St Louis Shooting
Two men arrested in St Louis are held in connection with the killing of Deputy Sheriff Patrick J. Nalty and wounding of Patrolman Ross Jonson during a Granit City gun battle in Illinois. Witnesses identify the suspects as the shooters.
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ST. Louis
Patrick J. Nalty
Ross Jonson
Granit City
Take Over New Ministry in Rome Surfaces
On July 22 former Premier Orlando met with leaders of multiple political factions to discuss forming a new ministry to replace the Facta administration.
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Rome
Orlando
Facta
Train collision kills seven in Springfield
Seven people die when the Meteor Express No 9 crashes into a siding train near Logan. Over 40 injured, including a family of five with three children fatally harmed. Engineer H. R. Rine and Fireman Nealey are among the dead.
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Springfield
St. Louis & San Francisco
Logan
H. R. Rine
Nealey
Prince Hirorito's Chauffeur Dies in Harakiri
From Rio on July 22 a tire puncture forced a chauffeur serving Prince Hirorito regent of Japan to kill himself by harakiri. The tragedy occurred as the royal master rode in the car.
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Rio
Hirorito
Japan
Tealin Stutz Fortune Tied To Wall Street Shock
Allan A Ryan once worth millions filed an involuntary bankruptcy with liabilities around 32 million. His son works as a runner for a Wall Street firm while his estranged father Thomas Fortune Ryan remains immensely wealthy. Ryan’s assets were modest and cash on hand was reported at 16 dollars at filing.
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New York
Allan A. Ryan
Wall Street
Allan A. Rryan
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Rockefeller
Allan
Ryan
Automatic lighthouse lights the coast at daybreak
A new automatic lighthouse on the English coast glows again at evening as its fading light activates the lamp, and dawn extinguishes it by chemical action.
Speeding Drivers Draw Athens County Complaints
Athens residents and business owners report rampant speeding on East State Street, Canaanville Road, and West Union near the fairgrounds. Officers vow enforcement to curb reckless driving amid claims of uneven court handling and bias in penalties.
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Athens County
Athens
East State Street
Canaanville Road
Fairgrounds
West Union Street
J. A. Reasner
Nice
Law and Justice
Weather outlook for Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region
Weather bureau forecast for next week calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes area. Temperatures expected to be near normal.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Great Lake
French Financial Observer Plans France Debt Report
Washington on July 22 Jean Parmentier French financial observer prepared a complete statement of France's financial situation at the request of the American debt funding commission. The report will be presented shortly according to officials.
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Washington
American Debt Funding Commission
Jean Parmentier
French Financial Observer
France
Cooler Weather Arrives After Warm Spell
Weather outlook promises a cooling trend with thunderstorms likely Saturday night and Sunday. Highs will drop after a warm Friday with a peak of 89 and a Friday night low near 54. Saturday morning read 70 at 7 am and 65 by 10 am as cooler air moves in.
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Mercury
Rural Ohio holds Methodist strength in small towns and farms
Rural districts and villages under 2500 in Ohio show the strongest Methodist base per capita, with 188 948 members, one in seven. Cities over 100 000 trail, while villages 2500 to 10000 sit between. Rural areas also fund pastors at 5.35 per member versus 4.64 in cities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vernon Wagar
Wooster
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wagar
Caution in Sending Federal Troops Over Coal Strike
The government announced that federal troops will be deployed into coal strike areas only with state governor consent not at the request of individual companies or operators.
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Washington
Cement Plant Closes Over Coal Shortage near Castalia
The Castalia Portland Cement Company plant six miles west of Sandusky closed today due to coal shortage. About 150 workers are affected as miners and railroaders are held responsible for the halt in production.
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Sandusky, C
Castalia Portland Cement Company
Castalia
Here
Harding Accepts Invitation to Join Flathead Tribe
President Harding accepts an invitation to become a member of the Flathead Indian tribe of Montana, according to a White House announcement issued on July 22. The move marks a ceremonial acknowledgment by the administration.
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Washington
Harding
Montana
White House
Wool tariff battle opens in Senate with Walsh attack
The long awaited fight over the wool schedule of the tariff bill begins in the Senate Saturday afternoon. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts denounces the proposed 33 cent a pound duty on wool as a heavy tax on consumers, potentially totaling about 200.9 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Shooting to scare ends in girl’s death in Canton
In Canton Ohio 12 year old Lena Zimmer was killed when a 22 caliber rifle fired by 12 year old John Manond at railroad ties aimed to scare girls. Another 12 year old, Frank Masher, was jailed with Manond as investigators gather facts about the fatal incident.
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Canton
Lena Zimmer
John Manond
Frank Masher
Lena
John
Frank
Bulldogs the product of two centuries of careful breeding
The Bulldogs popular today stem from two centuries of selective breeding, reflecting long-running kennel practices and evolving breed standards.
Coal Output Slashed by Rail Strike
Washington July 22 Under the shopmen strike coal production is rapidly declining the geological survey announced today Traffic congestion has interfered with placing empty cars at mines and the weekly supply is now 1 700 000 tons below the high point reached
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Washington
Transcontinental air freight and passenger service planned
Dutch inventor A H G Fokker announced from New York that a trans continental air freight and passenger service will be inaugurated in the United States soon. A supporting company is formed and a charter may be applied for next week with assurances of support from President Harding and Secretary Weeks for commercial aviation.
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New York
A. H. G. Fokker
Rotterdam
Hie
Harding
Secretary of
War Weeks
Truck Used In Rescue At Rye Beach Farm
Harry J. Isaac, a farmer near Rye beach in Sandusky Ohio, was charged by an angry bull. He lay unconscious until his sons and farm hands entered the field on a truck and shot the infuriated animal.
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Sandusky, O
Harry J. Isaac
Rye Beach
Coal company appeals to President Harding over Lexington mine strike
The Consolidated Coal and Coke Co of Butler Pennsylvania asks President Harding to protect interests at New Lexington Perry County where slack coal loading was halted by striking miners on July 4. Governor Davis notes state troops are mobilized at strategic centers and reassures protection for all property involved.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
Arma
Cadiz
Lancaster
Zanesville
Consolidated Coal and Coke Co
Butler Pa
Harding
New Lexington
Perry County
Davis
Butler
Absent Voters Cast in Athens County Primary
With the election two weeks away, 68 absent voter ballots have been cast in Athens County. Thirty four were mailed and the rest voted in person by those absent on August 8. All 68 ballots are for the Republican primary. no Democrat ballots have been requested. An estimated 200 absent votes are expected before election day.
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Board of Elections of
Athens County
J. B. Allen
Election Board
Governor's Rep Probes Need for Guard at Coal Mines
A Harrison county visit by a representative of Governor Harry L. Davis assesses whether 260 Ohio National Guard members should stay on alert to protect 18 coal stripping mines. Union miners welcome the troops but deny any plan for a mass march. stay duration hinges on the governor's report.
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Cadiz
Harry L. Davis
Harrison County
Iibley
Ohio National Guard
B. and O. Hopes for Strike Settlement Progress
Washington July 22 Senator James Watson Indiana said prospects of bettering conditions in the railroad strike area are encouraging after a conference with President Willard of the B and O. Willard to call a Baltimore meeting Tuesday to seek an individual settlement with B and O employees now on strike as other roads have done.
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Washington
James Watson
Indiana
Willard
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore
Irish banks looted in Dundalk raid. priests confronted raiders
Four Dundalk banks were raided this afternoon with large sums stolen. Unarmed priests who passed a bank attempted to tackle the raiders but were warned off by the raiders' pistol, according to a Dublin dispatch.
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London
Dundalk
Dublin
Ohio League Voters Issues Wage Commission Replies
The Ohio League of Women Voters has issued replies to gubernatorial candidates regarding an Ohio minimum wage commission. Notable exceptions include Attorney Homer Durand and Colonel Carmi A. Thompson, both Republicans.
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Columbus
Homer Durand
Carmi A. Thompson
Ohio
Ohio League of Women Voters
Prohibition Officers Seal 1600 Bottles of Home Brew
More than 1,600 bottles of homemade liquor seized as property of Joe Goiffre a foreigner by state prohibition officers at Huron Ohio were emptied into Lake Erie after Goiffre paid a $500 fine and costs.
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Joe
Sandusky
Joe Goiffre
Huron
Lake Erie
Goiffre
Beekeeping for Pleasure and Profit Promotion
Beekeeping draws thousands across the United States as a vocation or hobby. The activity offers outdoor exercise and insight into insect behavior while often yielding profit. A free Bee Booklet from the Agriculture Department explains beekeeping, and Our Information Bureau will send a copy upon request with two cents for return postage.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
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Rail
Delbert White
Sachem
England
Northwest
W. H. Atkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Canada
Commerce Department
Iver
Hal
Rsthen
Hooper
George R. Holmes
Railway Labor Board
Dean
Missouri
Tealin Stutz
Stutz Motor Company
HIM
Wwtsca
East State
West Union
Kreight
Uather
Perry County Coal Company
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