Peace in Rail and Coal Strikes Debated by Executives
L F Loree chairman of the eastern Association of Railway Executives says President Harding has not provided for over 155000 shopmen on the railway payroll. Harding drafts a peace program aiming to end the national tie up with wage scale, seniority rights, and labor board rulings guiding future settlements.
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New York
L. F. Loree
Eastern Association of Railway Executives
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Vermont
Harding
Washington
Railway Labor Board
National Adjustment Board
Labor Board
White House
Burden of Checking Coal Profiteers Shifts to States
Secretary Hoover announces plans for coal rationing during the national emergency. The federal government will ensure proper distribution to states, after which state commissions take over distribution across state lines. The arrangement assigns primary enforcement to state authorities cooperating with the national coal administration.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Qa@ nationa
Coal Administra
Nobleman Denies Disloyalty Charge in Commons Session
Lord Forbes denied a disloyalty accusation raised by Ronald McNeill in the house of commons. He stated that as a partner in Balfour Williamson & Co. he conducted business with German firms during the war with government approval, disputing claims of laxity in trading with the enemy.
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Lord Forbes
House of Fords
Ronald McNeill
House of Commons
Balfour, Williamson & Co
Poincare Placed Under Guard Amid German Conspiracy Plot
Paris July 29 Premier Poincare received a protective bodyguard after talks with Prefect Naudin and Interior Minister Manoury about threats from German monarchists. Le Journal says authorities hold full details of a German assassination plot linked to the Consuls group formed around the Kapp uprising. The Rathenau murder inquiry reportedly aided the plot discovery and the French ambassador in Berlin alerted Paris.
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Paris
Poineare
Naudin
Interior Manoury
le Journal
Consuls
Walter Rathenau
Rathenau
M. Poincare
Berlin
Col
Erhardt
Germany
Robbers Hold Up Paymaster in Cleveland Cash Heist
The pay master for George A. Rutherford Construction Co. was robbed of 3000 dollars today at East 18th Street and Central Avenue by two men described as negro. Police believe the robbers fled in a yellow taxi.
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Cleveland
George A. Rutherford Construction Co
East 18Th Street
Central Avenue
Truck Dash Down Mountain Road Wrecks Nine Near Uniontown
Nineteen people were injured in three motor accidents near Uniontown and Connellsville during the night. Fifteen people were seriously hurt when a large truck returning from a Wharton Furnace picnic, driven by a Dorcas class member of Uniontown's Second Methodist Church, lost control and crashed into a tree on a steep mountain road.
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Uniontown
Here
Connellville
Wharton Furnace
Dorcas
Ohio Sets Coal Rationing Process Under National Emergency
Ohio will channel coal shipments through state and federal agencies after a national emergency declaration. The State Fuel Administrator rules applicants must detail stock, consumption, daily car needs, mine and consignee details, destination, and use purpose with a storage ban certificate. Local chamber traffic managers will assist in assessing community needs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jinterstate Commerce Commission
Chamber of Commerce
State Fuel Commission
Canada Told to Seek Other Coal Markets During U S Emergency
The United States advised Canada on July 29 to look to other markets for coal during its period of emergency. Canada normally buys large amounts of American coal, but was urged to redirect purchases at this time.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Irish irregulars blow up barracks and stations
Tear up whole country Belfast reports indicate Irish irregular forces are causing extensive damage in districts west of the city. Advices say police barracks workhouses hospitals and gas and electric stations have been blown up.
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Belfast
State aid for weak districts totals 33405 dollars
State Auditor Tracy announced that aid to weak school districts for the year ending June 30 last totaled 33405 dollars. Distribution includes Athens county with 1250 dollars.
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Columbus
Tracy
Athens County
Clothing Costs Rise Admits Misdated Price Study
Miss Nell Berger a Topeka department store buyer admitted the price of working girl clothing will rise from the earlier 87.50 a year figure the Kansas Industrial court sought. She criticized male figures for listing outdated items and noted stockings cost more than 25 cents a pair and long skirts likely won t return. New York girls she said are clothes crazy.
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New York
Nell Berger
Topeka
Kas
Kansas Industrial Court
Middle-West
Miss Berger
Union Miners and Operators Seek Early Joint Meeting
Cleveland July 29 The bulk of the tonnage in the central coal field will join a conference with the United Mine Workers scale committee to settle terms for ending the four month strike. Operators report heavy orders and warn that only a settlement can avert a severe fuel famine. President Lewis has pushed for higher tonnage shares, delaying the talks.
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William J. Huske
J. N.S
Cleveland
United States
International News Service
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
United Mine Workers of American
Harding
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Steel Mills to Continue Work for the Present
PITTSBURG Pa July 29 There will be no curtailment of operations in the Youngstown district for the present despite a near coal famine and a serious railroad strike An official announced the big mills around Youngstown would be kept going at present capacity for another week at least but may curtail production if the twin strikes continue much longer
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Pittsburg
Youngstown
Carnegie Steel Co
Weather outlook for Ohio valley and Great Lakes region
Forecast Denver for next week calls for showers at the start then generally fair weather with temperatures near or slightly below normal. Despondent Ohio farmer Charles Edwards, 37, killed his 12 year old daughter in New Lisbon before dying by suicide after his wife’s death five months earlier.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Liverpool
Charles Edwards
Farmer
New Lisbon
Erla
Speedy labor relief urged by President and Senate
President Harding and the senate agree on rapid legislation to prevent another coal and railroad strike. While Republicans and Democrats differ on exact form, both sides support an immediate lasting remedy to the industrial crisis. The president backs coordinating railroad settlement with prospective law, which Borah approves.
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Congress
Miners Split as Inter-State Talks Loom Today
John L. Lewis said an interstate conference between coal miners and operators will occur within days after a meeting with central district chiefs. Frank Farrington of Illinois bitterly complained he was not summoned, noting Illinois miners dominate the strike and preparing for the closed-door session with Lewis.
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Paul KB Golf
Dr. N.S
Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
Frank Farrington
Illinois Mine Workers
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Inois
Farrington
John Hegsler
Indiana
P. T. Fagan
Western Pennsylvania
Phillip Murray
John Moore
Lee Hall
Ohio
Coal output unchanged despite reopening invitation
The Geological Survey reports no surge in coal production across major districts after President Harding's reopening invitation. This week’s output reaches about 3.9 million tons, up from 3.7 million, driven by more workers in Pennsylvania, better car supply in southern West Virginia, and heavier shipments from Alabama and the Far West.
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Washington
Harding
Mies
Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Alabama
Far West
Barn Blaze Destroys Huffines Barn in Logan Saturday
A barn belonging to A. W. Huffines on North Culver street burned after 2:36 Saturday morning. Firefighters faced low water pressure on the hillside site, hindering efforts to save the structure. The blaze, which had an unknown origin, lost its contents including hay and grain. loss estimated between 500 and 700 dollars with some insurance.
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Washington
Senate
Arkansas
Love's Young Romance Over Papa Forgives
Miss Poppy Wyndham daughter of Lord Inch cape draws attention at Ascot with fashionables. She ran away and married a young actor, displeasing her father, but is now back in his good graces after she and her husband separated.
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Poppy Wyndham
Lord Inchcape
Ascot
Poppy
Wheat control to pass in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Winnipeg reports that control of all wheat raised in Alberta and Saskatchewan will soon be vested in provincial governments. Saskatchewan already passed a wheat control bill and Alberta's bill nears final reading, expected to pass Monday. The Canadian government seeks US tariff removal on cattle.
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Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Charles Stewart
United States
Leading Business Man Is Dead at Zaleski
Eriest Fisher a respected Zaleski business leader died at his home from a complication of diseases at age 74. Immigrating from Germany in 1865 he ran the local meat business and earned the community’s esteem. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM led by Zaleski Lodge No. 462 F A M. Survived by three sons and one daughter, wife and two daughters having preceded him.
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Zaleski
Heat Too Much For This Motor Hits Home Porch Collision
The Columbus motor owned by L. A. Willing backed into a lawn and struck Mrs. Laura Ellen on her front porch, injuring her right arm amid the summer heat.
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Columbus
L. A. Willing
S. Third Street
Mr. Willing
Laura Ellen
Rich Street
Strange case of 10 year old mother gives birth in Indiana
Authorities in Allen and Shelby counties investigate the birth of a baby boy to Elizabeth Irwin ten in Hardin Shelby county. The girl refuses to name her lover as detectives and her stepfather press for details. The infant born July seventeenth is thriving amid family turmoil and collapse.
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Lima
Allen
Shelby Counties
Elizabeth Irwin
Hardin
Shelby County
R. L. Irwin
Elizabeth
Trwin
Allen County
Shelby
Campaign funds cited as smoke screen in Ohio race
Charges that Carmi Thompson's campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination runs with excessive spending are called a smoke screen by the Thompson for Governor Newspaper Club. L. H. Brush, publisher of East Liverpool and Salem, is club president.
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Columbus
Carmi Thompson
Cleveland
Ohio
Thompson For Governor
L. H. Brush
East Liverpool
Salem
De Valera Rumored to Have Secretly Left Ireland for U.S.
A New York report notes a well defined rumor that Irish leader Eamonn de Valera has departed Ireland secretly and is en route to the United States.
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New York
Eamonn de Valera
Ireland
United States
U S Labor Board Likely to Call Second Wage Conference
Ben Hooper chairman of the U S rail labor board plans a second wage conference after the first June meeting was ignored by labor leaders. Both sides are anxious to meet and likely to attend the proposed session.
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Ben Hooper
U. S. Rail Labor Board
Peace Effort Hangs On Railway Strike Talks
Chicago reports from Washington indicate a fifth week of railway shopmen strikes may end early if President Harding's settlement plan gains union approval. A Tuesday general chairmen meeting could seal a tentative accord, with carriers' stance on seniority rights possibly blocking settlement. Troops remain on duty in some states, and a national agreement is likely if executives accept the plan. Also notes upcoming golf events at the Athens Country Club with George Larmes as guest.
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Chicago
Washington
Harding
B. M. Jewsell
Lader
National Capitol
New York
Western Railroads
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cooler air arrives amid light Athens rainfall
The weather report notes showers in Athens with rainfall under 100 drops. Temperatures rose from 68 to 67 degrees by 10 AM, four degrees cooler than Thursday. The forecast calls for fair weather Friday night and Saturday with little temperature change.
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Athens
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Sir Archibald Williamson
France
Secret Service
America
Bart Campbell
Senator Borah
Senate Labor Committee
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Logan
U.S. Labor Board
U. 8, Rail Labor Board
George Larmes
Columbus Country Club
Julian Blanton
Athens Country Club
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