Federal intervention looms in strike as Illinois and Indiana coal operators clash
Illinois coal operators joined Indiana producers in demanding resumption of work before wage talks. The Central Competitive Field wage committee planned to respond to John L. Lewis’s request for a joint session while Indiana operators rejected joint talks without federal sanction. Officials warned of possible federal action under Wilson as fuel supplies run low and midwest coal bins near empty.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Thomas T. Brewster
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Frank Farrington
Brewster
Lewis
Ueal
Operators’ Association
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Labor
Fuel Administration
Middle West
Springfield
Lincoln
New York Woman Defends Wardrobe in Freight Robbery Charge
Mrs. Anna Lehaert states she wore bloomers and a sweater and not men s trousers as detectives allege in the freight car robbery case. The defense centers on her clothing choice during the alleged crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anna Lehaert
G A R Regular Meeting Notice
Attention G A R members announces a regular meeting set for Saturday July 81 at 1 o'clock sharp. Eli Roush is listed as point of contact P C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Roush
P. C
Huerta to Confer With Cantu Over Lower California
Mexico City reports President de la Huerta will telegraph Gov Esteban Cantu to push terms without open hostilities. Cantu seeks to run Lower California as an independent state, defying the federal government. Officials warn a telegraphic meeting could yield a frank ultimatum and potential campaign actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
de la Huerta
Esteban Cantu
California
Cantu
Lower
Carranza
Ss. de la Huerta
Sugar Hoarder Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison
NEW YORK July 30 A Lessen operator of a small grocery store faced a two year sentence after conviction on a sugar hoarding charge. A verdict was returned shortly before midnight and he was sentenced by Federal Judge Harlan B. Howe. Lessen once stored 200000 pounds of sugar in local warehouses.
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New York
A. Lessen
Harlan B. Howe
Lessen
Elmer Hyatt Death Sparks Call to Halt Sing Sing Execution
Shortly after Elmer Hyatt 18 died in the Sing Sing electric chair for fatally wounding a Rochester police officer a man phoned police headquarters demanding the execution be stopped claiming he had killed the policeman he had learned Hyatt would be electrocuted. Robert Barron dressed man was arrested near a drug store after police found telegrams to Governor Smith calling for a stay. Barron was taken to Bellevue Hospital for examination.
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New York
Elmer Hyatt
Sing Sing Prison
Rochester
Hyatt
Robert Barron
Barron
Truck Driver Held After pedestrian death in Warren
Warren July 30 John Sabo a truck driver is in custody over the death of 74 year old William Parry struck by the truck at Chestnut and South streets Parry died instantly and Sabo is being held by local police for the fatal accident.
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Warren
John Sabo
William Parry
Parry
Sabo
Chestnut
South Streets
Dayton Honors Governor Cox in Mass Parade
Dayton, July 30. More than 10,000 people crowded the streets for a parade honoring Governor James M. Cox Democratic presidential nominee. Floats, bands, and civic leaders joined Cox as he reviewed the procession from a stand near the courthouse amid rival Harding displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Walker
Dayton
Miami Valley
Jimmy” Cox
James M. Cox
Cox
Switzer
Court House
Harding
Factory to Resume Work After Break on August Fourth
Hewitt and Boden Co informs employees the factory will restart operations Wednesday August 4. The note mentions a British airplane fuselage folding to fit into a smaller storage space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt & Boden Co
Government profits from international money orders surge
Washington reports profits from the U S international money order business reach millions. The same exchange fluctuation that aided Ponzi schemes also generated gains for the government, with $5 052 636 13 earned in seven years to June 30 1919 and potential gains continuing as new conversion rates take effect August 15.
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Washington
United States
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
London
Letters reveal trunk murder victim's love for Tatum
Detroit police released letters from Katherine Jackson LeRoy to A. A. Tatum of Birmingham Alabama describing repeated affection while she resided in Detroit. Leroy is dubbed "the jealousest boy" in the correspondence which urged Tatum to visit Detroit. Detective John Smith forwarded the letters after questioning Tatum about the trunk murder.
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Detroit
A. A. Tatum
Birmingham
Ala
Katherine Jackson Leroy
Trunk
Leroy
Tatum
John Smith
Lucas Escapes The Sinn Feiners
Brigadier General Lucas kidnapped from a hunting lodge by Sinn Feiners near Oola Tipperary escaped today when a military lorry moved. Sinn Feiners pursued the vehicle and an ambush left one soldier dead and three wounded. Lucas was taken to British headquarters at Tipperary.
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Dublin
Lucas
Oola
Tipperary
Sinn
Holdman Held on Kent Area Attack Charge
Akron reports a man calling himself Brothers, residing in Kent, is jailed in Ravenna for investigation into an attack on a 10 year old girl and Mrs. Samuel Cox at the Cox farm near Kent. The girl is in critical condition. Mrs. Cox escaped injury after confronting the suspect with a revolver. He was captured at his Brady Lake cottage after a nighttime confrontation and eluded a pursuing posse. Mrs. Cox partially identified him by clothing but not by face.
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Akron
Brothers
Kent
Ravenna
Samuel Cox
Cox
Bushel Basket King of Finance Grows in Old Boston
Boston on July 30 reports Charles Ponzi, the bushel basket millionaire, drawing crowds at Pilley and the Bell-In-Hand tavern as state and federal probes halt new deposits. Audits shift to state authorities. many investors rush to withdraw or await refunds amid a nationwide inquiry into his methods.
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Boston
Pilley
New Financial District
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
J. Weston Allen
Pelletier
Cambridge
Hever, Serious
Mateur
Post Office Department
Fire damages large city block in Philadelphia
July 30. A blaze partly ruined a city block from Third and Locust to Spruce streets destroying stocks of six firms with losses over 800000 dollars. Six alarms sent, about 500 firefighters fought the fire. Origin traced to a blanket factory blast from an electric fuse. The firms mainly dealt in blankets upholstery and paper.
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Philadelphia
Third and Locust
Spruce Streets
Rail official shot in Dublin office murder
Frank Brook chairman of Dublin Southeastern railways was shot dead in his office today. Assassins escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Frank Brook
Southeastern Railways
Child dies after eating poison tablets in Portsmouth
An 18 month old boy, Donald Bruce Goddard, died fifteen minutes after consuming fifteen poison tablets. He mistook the pills for candy and retrieved them from a man at about eight o clock.
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Portsmouth
Donald Bruce Goddard
Republican senatorial candidate Walter F. Brown visits Athens
Hon. Walter F. Brown and N C Wright of The Toledo Blade toured Athens to drum up support for Brown’s Senate bid. Brown spoke at the hotel and later met about a score of citizens in Wood and Johnson's law office, noting this is his first statewide campaign and stressing the need to elect Harding and a Republican majority in Congress.
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Walter F. Brown
United States
N. C. Wright
Toledo Blade
Athens
Brown
Wood & Johnson
Harding
United States Senate
Ohio Republicans weigh Harding senate bid in critical choice
The passage cites a floor leader for Harding’s candidacy in Chicago vowing to run for the U S Senate to aid administration policies. He says he changed life plans under pressure from friends and believes he will help carry Harding’s pledged policies in the upper chamber.
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Ohio
Harding
Senate
Chicago
Congress
Masons Hold Special Meetings for Master Degree
Paramathia Lodge No 25 F A M announces special meetings to confer the Master degree. Times listed: Friday 7 30 P M Saturday 4 P M and Tuesday 4 P M at the lodge.
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Paramathia Lodge No. 25
No Mexican Federal Force Not Deployed in Lower California
Calexico Mexico reports indicate no federal troops have yet been sent to Lower California. Governor Este ban Cantu, with Pablo Dato present, suggests the action may pass without bloodshed despite the rising force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calexico
Mexico
Lower
California
Esteban Cantu
Pablo Dato
United Press
Cantu
Dato
Clarence Russell Pays Fine for Making Threats
Clarence Russell of First street faced Justice Helwig on charges of menacing threats against his uncle Alonzo Russell. He pleaded guilty and paid a $5 fine plus costs after a dispute at mine No. 209 Sugar Creek involving a pick in the altercation.
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Clarence Russell
First Street
Helwig
Alonzo Russel
Sugar Creek
Harding Delays Acceptance Speech Amid Campaign Preparations
Warren G. Harding plans a quiet day before Mansfield visitors greet him on July 31. He has drafted a brief reply to the Mansfield delegation and will skip campaign issues. Two new delegations join the tour as American Defense Society brings 1000 members for a major speech September 25, with 600 pottery workers from Liverpool August 12 to discuss labor.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Marion
Warren G. Harding
Governor Cox
Harding
Eytion
Mansfield
Ohio
American Defense Society
Theodore Roosevelt
Liverpool
Sloane Wins War Savings Carrier Honor In Ohio District
Sloane, a rural route carrier from Athens, top seller in the district for War Savings Stamps. He sold $41,000 this year, doubling 1919, and earned a Great Lakes trip with Mrs. Sloane covering Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Detroit, Mackinac Island and Georgian Bay. His record earns praise and will be reported to Washington Post Office.
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A. ©. Sloane
Athens
Ohio War Savings Committee
Columbus
Carrier Sloane
Richland
Scioto
Guernsey
Great Lakes
Mrs. Sloane
Signing of Turk Treaty Delayed
Turkish plenipotentiaries were marooned at Constanza by a dockers strike delaying the peace treaty signing. Delegates now expect to reach Paris by Monday.
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Paris
Constanza
Soviet Union to press Poland peace terms and Russo German link
Washington reports Soviet Russia will present peace demands to Poland that would remove Poland as a barrier state between Russia and Germany and ease a Russo German alliance. The notes reference British and Entente talks and urge prompt allied support to Poland if armistice fails. Moscow signals deny conquest aims while seeking friendly ties with Germany.
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Washington
Poland
Russia
Germany
Rusela
Cports
Sean Jaenene
Posen
London
Warsaw
Niaion An
Moscow
Tchitcherin
Berlin
Lima Schools Face Suspension Over Funding Gap
Lima public schools may suspend from one to two months as the board reports funds will last only six weeks after September. The district cannot raise needed money before late November or mid December due to bond interest limits and reluctance of buyers. The industrial commission was asked to purchase unsold bonds but cannot take over the issue before November.
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Lima
Board of Education
The
Industrial Commission
Bui
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Wireless
Sloane
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