Illinois Union Rift Heads to March Conventions
The United Mine Workers split between John L. Lewis led national faction and Harry L. Fishwick backed insurgents in Illinois and across states. Two conventions on March 10 aim to end the revolt and decide control of funds and properties and possibly a new union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers of America
National Union
John F. Lewis
Harry L. Fishwick
Illinois District Union
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Springfield
Ill
Fishwick
Ilinois
U.P
Illinois District Miners’ Union
Alex Howat
Kansas
John L. Lewis
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Miners Union Leaders Target Illinois and Pennsylvania Camps
Acting National Miners Union President Freeman Thompson reports broad sentiment to ignore United Mine Workers conventions and oppose the check-off. Thompson will tour Illinois coal camps to rally opposition to Springfield and Indianapolis conventions while secretary treasurer Charles Guynn visits Pennsylvania anthracite regions to oppose John L. Lewis policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.P
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
National Miners Union
Freeman Thompson
Springfield
Indianapolis
Ind
Thompson
Charles Guynn
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Young Pilot Grounded in Snow Storm Landing
Harry Sievers a 23 year old mail pilot on the Clifford Ball Air Lines made a forced landing in Edgewater Park Cleveland during a severe headwind and blinding snow. The aircraft and pilot were unharmed.
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Cleveland
Harry Sievers
Clifford Ball Air Lines
Edgewater Park
Playshop presents three one act plays at OU
A group from Playshop at Ohio University directed by Harold Evans will stage three one act plays at the Alumni Memorial Auditorium at 8 o clock Tuesday night March eleventh under the sponsorship of the local branch of the American Association of University Women.
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Playshop
Ohio University
Harold Evans
Alumni Memorial Auditorium
American Association of University Women
Ohio Cold Wave Moderates In Short Time
Ohio warms slightly after a weekend cold wave bringing blizzard conditions and icy roads. Two men die in Youngstown from freezing while furnaces and stoves cause fires as snow continues and temperatures dip to 12 above in central Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Central
Columbus
U.P
Today Mont Blanc Is Advertised Light Of The Mind
An advertisement notes Mont Blanc item prompts and mentions a theme on living without religion tied to a 1 250 000 dollar value. The listing reflects a broader cultural or literary catalog of works or ideas.
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Mont Blanc
Sisson reiterates focus on distribution over production
Francis H. Sisson, vice president of Guaranty Trust Company, reiterates that the big problem is distribution rather than production. He notes business is on the upgrade and disagrees with Solly Wertheim who claims business is looking up from a flat base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Sisson
Guaranty Trust Company
Sisson
Solly Wertheim
Merchants urged to advertise to sell goods cheaper
Mer. Sisson reminds merchants that with adequate advertising goods can be sold at a lower price than without advertising. First, have what the people want, then let them know you have it.
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Mer. Sisson
Mont Blanc Visitor Totals Highlight Mountain Region
One million eighty thousand visitors went to Mont Blanc in Switzerland last year and spent over 10.6 million dollars in nearby communities. Only a hundred climbers reached the summit.
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Mont Blanc
Nice Mountain
Switzerland
Advertising and Reputation in Mountain Icons
The passage argues that bigger mountains exist but lack Mont Blanc’s advertising and income. It notes that established reputation aids Mont Blanc and that advertising builds and sustains reputations, implying marketing drives value beyond mere height.
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Mont Blanc
Better work than distributing good books noted
Department of Justice agents see recent radical demonstrations in American cities as continuing on VPage 4.
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Department of Justice
Timken Jr Receives Ford Plane Gift
Canton story notes Henry H. Timken Jr son of a Canton millionaire and Harvard student was given a $70,000 Ford three motor plane as a belated Christmas gift.
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Canton, March
Henry H. Timken, Jr
Canton
Harvard University
Watchman and Bandit Die in Toledo Gun Battle
In Toledo William J. Malone a 40 year old night watch man at the Standard Oil offices killed one bandit and wounded another before being shot dead. A third robber fled and police found a sub machine gun muzzle pointed toward the scene. Malone's actions saved thousands from a vault within the offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
U.P
William J. Matone
Standard Oil Company
Malone
Segur
Standard
Bargains Offered Today in The Messenger Classifieds
Classified ads list a small printing press with 0 fonts for sale or trade for a typewriter. Baby chicks two weeks old are 20 cents each. A furnished apartment near the university is for rent. A Model T in good running condition is sought for sale.
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By the Messenger
Mexican Youth Dies After 10 Hour Battle With Posse
Bonifacio Torres a 16 year old Mexican youth who refused reform school died after a 10 hour gun battle with a posse of about 200 in Jarales New Mexico. Sheriff Ignacio Aragon and two posse members were wounded but survived. The young man fired through windows as hundreds of bullets and a dynamite charge breached his adobe shelter and a wall. He attempted to flee as flames consumed the hut.
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Reform
Posse
Jarales
Ignacio Aragon
Charles Cunningham
Rafael Sanchez
Children Burn in Blaze at Bluefield Home
In Bluefield West Virginia on March 3 two children died in a house fire sparked by Hazel Hypes 32 attempting to light a kitchen fire with kerosene. Five siblings escaped from a second floor window while mother Hazel and father R T Hypes were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
U.R
Hazel Hypes
Hypes
Minishere Hypes
Budd
Police Crackdown Nets 814 Suspects In Gang War
Chicago police rounded up 814 suspects in a weekend drive against gangland. The total arrests since the operation began climbs beyond 16,000 as jails fill with those seized in dives, night clubs, soda parlors, and hoodlum hangouts. About 265 suspects were brought before victims at a show up yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Bell System Reaches Four Billion Dollar Asset Milestone
The Bell Telephone System announced assets of 4.228 billion dollars as of December 31, 1929, up from 3.827 billion at end of 1928, marking the first time a U S company surpassed four billion in assets.
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New York
U.R
Bell Telephone System
Wage Increase Not Sought by Electric Union
Cleveland reports two unions bypassing immediate gains in favor of broader prosperity. Electrical Workers Union Local 8 rejects a raise to 1.65 and Iron Workers Local 17 postpones a threatened spring strike to avoid disrupting city projects. No open dispute exists.
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Cleveland
U.P
Economista
Electrical Workers Union
John H. Fitzgerald
Celectricians
Harry McLaughlin
Cleveland and Ohio Federations of Labor
Lune
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, Local 17
Plans Attack London City News Pointer
Chiang Kai Shek heads major Nationalist forces moving toward Tientsin with aim to seize the city. Daily Telegraph Peiping correspondent notes armored trains patrolling roads as troops converge for a potentially vast engagement.
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London
U.R
Chiang Kak-Shek
Daily Telegraph
Peiping
Tientsin
Tehchow
Quakes End in Brawley as Valley Recovers
Residents in Brawley and Imperial Valley cleaned up after a sequence of minor earthquakes. By nightfall the earlier damage estimates were revised down to about 75000 dollars, with most losses from broken glass, fallen cornices, and smashed crockery.
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Brawley
Calif
U.rp
Imperial Valley
Freed from Hospital Stewart Plans Rug Lectures
Warren March 3 Richard Stewart 47 a rug merchant was released from Massillon State Hospital after a 200 dollar fine and costs were paid. Doctors Hyde and Rhodes ruled him sane and he returned to his store. Stewart had hunger struck in jail over non payment and says he will lecture on the Theory of Life with offers from Cleveland.
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Warren
Richard Stewart
Stewart
Massillon State Hospital
Massillon
Maasalllon
Cleveland
Young Announces Candidacy for Democratic Governor Nomination
Cleveland attorney Stephen M. Young declares his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. Young, who was the party’s 1922 Attorney General nominee, seeks a second statewide race after an narrow loss.
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Young
Cleveland
U.P
Stephen M. Young
Government wins first step in liquor conspiracy case
The Supreme Court granted a government petition for review in a Volstead Act conspiracy case involving Alfred Norrin, a New York banker, linked to a telephone call to a Philadelphia bootlegger. The ruling may place the case on the docket for the current term, with arguments likely in coming months.
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Washington
Fuli
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Ap
Alfred Norrin
New York
Philadelphia
Senate Delays Wickersham Inquiry Hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee delayed action on a wheat price decline investigation and postponed calling George Wickersham and Attorney General until March 18. Senator Nye, Republican Dakota, demanded a senatorial probe into grain trader actions and Farm Board aims, seeking to direct inquiries into his charges.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
George W. Wickersham
Law Enforcement Commission
Oechell
Wickersham
Nye
Dakota
Erect Farm Board
Famous Crook Named in Toledo Murder Case
Toledo police weigh link between Wilbur Hand and the Sunday night oil-plant raid after the murder of night watchman William Malone and the identification of bandit George Clark as Hand ally. Clark was jailed in Washington, then released for lack of evidence before Hand’s dramatic jail escape. Authorities consider whether Clark aided the robbery or helped relay the plan from another city.
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Toledo
A.D
Wilbur Hand
Quice
Adonis
Cep
Standard Oil Company
William J. Malone
Malone
George Clark
Pal
Clark
Washington
D. C
Hand
Liberty
Senator Wagner Presses Unemployment Aid During Debate
Senator Wagner of New York confronted the Senate with unemployment data claiming wages dropped 16 percent from October to February and that administrators conceal the truth from the public. He cited that 40 cities reported 19 out of 20 members idle in January and that January Bultracts awards were $86 million below 1929 levels despite administration conferences.
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Washington
Senate
New York
Wagner
Anne
Unt
Lamont
Lidant
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Middle West
United Press
Midwest
Ellis Searles
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Youngstown
August Anderson
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Incorporated
United States Senate
William J. Chewning, Jr
James Couzens
Michigan
Maniac
Hubert Mloehr
Defiance
Floehr
Ohio National Guard
Bloehr
Augusta
Albuquerque
N. M
Bonifacio Torres
Bonifacio
Bell Company
Building Trades
City
Canada
Norma Wilson
Ottawa
Catrine Wilson
Warren Rug Merchant
Jeanne d'Arc
U. S
New York Democrat
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