Settlement Talks Start to End Illinois Coal Walkout
Conferences of coal mine operators in Indiana Illinois Western Pennsylvania and Ohio were called to decide on a joint session with miners to halt unauthorized strikes amid federal probes. John L Lewis urged action while Secretary Wilson was recalled to Washington to report on the crisis.
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Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Thomas Brewster
John L. Lewis
International Miners
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Brewster
St. Louis
Washington
Wilson
Labor Department
White House
Chicago
John Lewis
International
United Mine Workers
Lewis
International Executive
District Attorney’s Office
Iowa
Thy
Miss Mercedes Bush Wins Golf Laurels in Chicago
Chicago reporters note 15 year old Miss Mercedes Bush won the western junior golf championship with a two round score of 196 in the playoff yesterday. She captured the title at the Chicago event held July 28.
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Mercedes Bush
Chicago
Cleveland Sees Another Murder Mystery Unfold
Police found the mutilated body of Charles Sparacio a 30 year old butcher in a rear shop bed. A brother discovered the scene and investigators believe an ax was used. The victim’s shop was ransacked and about $300 stolen, with robbery suspected as motive.
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Cleveland
Charles Sparacio
Sparacro
Cole Fights for Obedience of S O P in Ohio Gubernatorial Bid
Hon Ralph D Cole Republican nominee hopeful for Ohio governor spoke in Athens on the way to Perry county after seven Belmont county addresses. He stressed campaign vigor and Republican success, predicting Harding will win Ohio by a large Republican plurality and pledging to stay on the stump until November.
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Ralph D. Cole
Ohio
Athens
Marietta
Perry County
Belmont County
Cole
Messenger
Harding
Racy Wireless From Scranton Fan on Cup Races
In Scranton a former brewer sent a wireless to a friend watching the cup races at Sandy Hook proposing the cup be given to Tom Lipton as the city struggles to fill it. The quip reflects local sports and social humor tied to the event.
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Scranton
Sandy Hook
Tom Lipton
Red Army Resumes Frontwide Attacks Despite Armistice
War report from Warsaw states Bolshevik forces renewed violent assaults along the entire southern front near Grodno and advanced about 20 kilometers. Paris dispatches say the Polish army withdraws along the front with feeble resistance at both ends.
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Warsaw
Grodno
Paris
Foreign Office
Military service barred from political activity order issued
Secretary of War Baker announced a rule prohibiting all persons in the military from taking an active part in political management or campaigns. The order also bars using official position to influence elections. In Steubenville a prohibition officer removed a "sick" girl from bed and found five gallons of raisin jack in the mattress.
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Washington
Baker
Steubenville, C
Resolute Wins Fifth Race to Retain America's Cup
The Resolute defeats Shamrock IV in the fifth race off Sandy Hook to keep the international cup in American hands. Despite Shamrock IV leading briefly, Resolute tacked clear and finished five hours fifty two minutes fifteen seconds, a mile ahead, with Sir Thomas Lipton planning a future challenge and a new sloop.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
America
Resolute
Sandy Hook
Ambrose
Sir Thomas
Final America's Cup race ends as Resolute wins
Resolute finishes 13 minutes ahead of Shamrock IV to retain the cup for the New York Yacht Club. The victorious sloop will be dismantled, Lipton plans a fifth Shamrock for 1922, and rule changes are urged after a near end to the modern era of yacht racing.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Shamrock IV
Herreshoff
Lipton
England
Shamrock
Sandy Hook
Charles Nicholson
Jersey
Marblehead
Newport
Burglars Target Sacramental Wine at St Joseph’s
In Freeport Illinois two men interrupted during a Sacramental wine theft at St Joseph’s Church. They used skeleton keys and a jug to attempt the break in but were interrupted before taking any wine. Police investigate with details scarce.
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Freeport
Ill
Jimmy
St. Joseph's Church
Plot to poison wife to marry another woman confessed
George Littral 28 confessed a plan with his sweetheart to murder his insane wife at the Central Hospital for the Insane in Nashville. Candy laced with strychnine sickened two attendants and killed Mrs. Lizzie Brooks. Littral used a fake return name, and the couple had plotted for months with Bessie Sharp. she has not yet been charged.
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Nashville
Tenn
George Littral
Lizzie Brooks
Central Hospital For
Littrul
Bessie Sharp
Sharp
Operators Ready to Meet Miners
Ohio coal operators largely favor a conference with workers on wage increases for day men. John Moore, president of Ohio miners, says a resolution sent to President John L. Lewis urges him to use influence to bring operators and miners together to address the day men wage inequality paid by the day rather than by the ton.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
John Moore
Ohio Miners
Executive Board of
John L. Lewis
Villa surrenders to Mexican provisional government
Francisco Villa has surrendered unconditionally to the Mexican provisional government after a morning conference with General Eugenio Martinez. Carl Haeglin, the American prisoner captured during Villa's seizure of Sabinas and held for ransom, has been released.
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EL Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Provisional Government of
Mexico
Eugenio Martinez
Villa
Carl Haeglin
Sabinas
Dayton Man Elected President Of Ohio Postmasters
In Columbus on July 28 members of the Ohio Postmasters Association elected Forest L. May of Dayton as president for the coming year. Edward Houser of Girard was chosen secretary, A. Kinnear of Columbus treasurer, James A. Ryan of Sandusky first vice president, and Anna B. Fox of Coldwater second vice president.
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Columbus
Ohio Postmasters Association
Forest L. May
Dayton
Edward Houser
Girard
A. Kinnear
James A. Ryan
Sandusky
Anna B. Fox
Coldwater
ICC Extends Suspension on Preferential Rates for Foreign Shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission extends until December 31 the suspension of provisions in the Merchant Marine Act that barred railroads from quoting preferential rates on shipments to non US ports. The request from the Shipping Board says the initial 90 day delay was not enough due to insufficient US documented shipping facilities.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Merchant Marine Act
Shipping Board
United States
Wilson Gains Strength as White House Reports Improve Health
President Wilson continues to gain strength after illness with officials noting he looks better than at any time since. Rumor of a Mayflower weekend trip is denied while the Mayflower captain is reported to have visited the White House.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Trunk Victim Identified in New York Case
The body found in a trunk in New York was positively identified as Katherine Leroy of Detroit by Mrs. Leo Trumbull, who exclaimed the identification in tears. Her Detroit police officer husband also confirmed the match in the presence of the Detroit assistant prosecutor Robert Speed and several detectives.
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New York
Leo Trumbull
Detroit
Katherine Leroy
Dayton Prepares Vast Welcome for Governor Cox
Dayton readies a huge nonpartisan celebration for Governor Cox with a 12 airplane flyover if weather permits. A 10 000-strong parade, half holiday across the city, and a bomb and fireworks display will mark the homecoming amid delegations from nearby towns. Cox will review the parade and deliver a brief address as he continues work on his acceptance speech and reiterates campaign fund oversight.
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Herbert W. Walker
United Press
Dayton
Miami Valley
James M. Cox
Warren G. Harling
Cox
McCook Field
J. M. Switzer
Meteor Band
Piqua
San Francisco
Rainbow Division
Wil
Union Station
United Band
Switzer
Pomerene
Ohio
Kenyon
Senate
Government to pay rail deficits near half a billion
Director Parmalee of the Bureau today said the government will soon pay railroads at least 490 million dollars to cover deficits in March through August under the existing agreement. He called the estimate very conservative and warned it could exceed 500 million.
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Washington
Parmalee
Prohibition Agent Faces Murder Charge in Huron Shooting
Federal prohibition agent John Whitehead travels to Sandusky to face an affidavit charging first degree murder after a fatal shooting of Jacob Hare in Huron last week. Whitehead reportedly fired during a confrontation when Hare threatened him with a shotgun as he sought entry with a search warrant.
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Prohibition
Toledo
John Whitehead
Sandusky
Jacob Hare
Huron
Whitehead
Hare
Dance K of P Hall Chauncey Friday Night
Glouster orchestra to perform at the K of P hall in Chauncey on Friday night July 30. The event promises best of order and is dated 7 28 21.
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K. OF
P. Hall Chauncey
Glouster Orchestra
Farmer Heir Won't Quit 22 A Month Job For A Million
David Nicoll Cant, a Scotland bound farmhand, delays trip to Scotland to claim part of an estate valued over 1 million dollars. Cant, son of a Dundee liquor dealer, has earned about 22 dollars a month during twenty years of service.
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F. C. Stark
Boyleston
Mass
David Nicoll Cant
Scotland
Cant
Dundee
Inter-Church report warns looming steel strike and seeks talks
The Inter-Church World Movement report on the recent steel strike urges urgent action to avert further disruption. It asks President Wilson to appoint a commission to facilitate an immediate free conference between employers and workers, rejects Bolshevik charges, and cites long hours, low wages, and arbitrary control in the steel industry.
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New York
Inter-Church World Movement
Wilson
United States Steel Corporation
Federal action to end outlaw railroad strikes in Chicago
Chicago July 28. The federal government prepared to move against outlaw switchmen groups tied to rail disruption. A grand jury was to hear 58 alleged leaders as indictments and prosecutions are sought to force strikers back to work and restore normal conditions.
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Chicago
Cline
Harding porch campaign under debate by aides
Warren G. Harding aides debate front porch versus speeches in multiple cities. Harding favors the porch plan but advisers envisage limited travel to cut costs and attract local support. He planned a Mansfield delegation speech with unsure topics and a cordial greeting style.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Mai
Mansfield
Unloading Drive Aims To Free Freight Cars Soon
Railroads plan a two day unloading blitz starting Saturday July 31 at 6 am to Monday August 2 at 6 am. B&O and others push coordinated effort with shippers and consignees to clear embargoed freight. Agent Johnson notes widespread stagnation and urges public cooperation to move vital materials.
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Johnson
Union Depot
Hunter Named to Replace Crew in Banking Post
Columbus attorney Frank A. Hunter was named by state superintendent Ira R. Pontius as ag examiner for the banking department to succeed Ro bert T. Crew. The appointment was announced today in a Columbus dispatch.
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Frank A. Hunter
Ira R. Pontius
State
A Banking Department
Roert T. Crew
Narra
A the Bee Insurance Alchive
Ane
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