Operators Stand Pat as Miners Face Wage Clash in Central Fields
Sustained talks fail to move operators on district contract plans as the wage dispute drags on. Union leaders warn of a large scale shutdown, with about 150000 workers at risk. outlying districts maintain current pay while awaiting new scale. The Jacksonville agreement fixed pay at 7.50 daily, hindering settlement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
International Policy Committee
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Chicago
Rice Miller
Miller
William Hamilton
Indiana Bituminous Operators’ Association
Indiana
Miami
Hamilton
Jacksonville
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Sunday Creek Coal boss says losses force stance
John S. Jones, president of Sunday Creek Coal, says the company operates at a loss and challenges auditors to prove a profit under the Jacksonville wage agreement. He notes 1.5 million tons of contracts lost after miners rejected the reduced scale and says operators will prepare for a strike at a Toledo meeting.
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Great Sunday Creek Company
Columbus
U.P
John S. Jones
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Ohio
Jacksonville
Jones
Ohio Mine Operators’ Association
Toledo
Explosion at Johnstown mine traps hundreds
A blast at the Vania Coal and Coke mine near Ebensburg, about 15 miles east of Johnstown, traps around 150 men and damages the mine office. Officials fear many may be lost as rescue crews rush in from Derry, Pittsburgh, and nearby towns.
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Johnstown
Vania Coal and Coke Company
E Feld
Eto Tuer
Bureau of Mines
Derry
Pittsburgh
Explosion at Saline County Mine Believed to Kill Eight
An explosion at the Saline County Coal corporation mine No. 2 near Harrisburg Illinois is believed to have killed eight men and injured several others. Officials say a gas pocket 15 to 18 feet from the work face likely ignited by a miner's lamp caused the disaster.
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Harrisburg
Saline County Coal Corporation
Big Bend Coal Signs Jacksonville Scale Pact in Indiana
Brazil Ind March 30 The Big Bend Coal company the largest producer in Indiana black coal fields signed with officials of District No 8 United Mine Workers to keep operating under the Jacksonville scale until a general settlement is reached The company annual output is about 200000 tons
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Brazil
Ind
U.P
Big Bend Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
Big Bend Company
Indiana
Police probe cause of 12 year old’s moonshine coma
Detroit authorities investigated how 12 year old William Ripple could obtain moonshine to drink himself into a coma. The March 80 event prompted a police inquiry into access to illicit liquor by minors.
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Detroit
William Ripple
Boats Return Fire In Yangtze Tensions Rise
Shanghai dispatch notes growing danger to foreigners in the Yangtze valley as Americans resist leaving posts for refuge. The U S S Ford fought a brisk action with Cantonese above Woosung, returning fire with machine guns and four inch rifles. Defensive plans and reinforcements are stepped up as foreign ships face sniping incidents and other nations bolster presence in the area.
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Shanghai
Yangtze Valley
Woosung
Yangtze
U. S.S
Marblehead
Richmond
Britain
Hongkong
Indo-China
Nanking
Paul Jones
Lungwo
Tatung
Chingkiang
Weather Record Notes From Seventeen Years Ago
Temperature data from a half day shows 83 degrees in the afternoon and a high of 56 degrees the next day. The low record dates to 1887 with 14 above zero. Two hour period readings list 34 6 8 10 12 and sequence 655 56 683 50 46 42 for Tuesday and 24 68 10 12 and 40 39 40 46 49 62 for Wednesday.
Ohio WCTU condemns Sunday dances in Columbus
Delegates at the mid year executive meeting of the Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting in Columbus condemn the operation of public dance halls on Sundays.
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Columbus
Ohio Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Buildings Burned At Mine No 210 Sugar Creek
The office and blacksmith shop at Mine No 210 Sugar Creek burned to the ground last night. Officials say a short circuit caused the fire when wires crossed. The blaze destroyed several tools. the estimated loss was not available this morning.
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Chauncey
Sugar Creek
Liquor Fines Totaling 1800 After County Cleanup
Othe Potts faced fines of 400 dollars for liquor possession and related property. he pleaded guilty in Common Pleas court and was jailed for nonpayment. Judge Worstell imposed 200 dollars plus costs for the liquor offense and 200 plus costs for possessing the property. The total 1800 dollars in fines follows a county raid by federal officers Friday. Other sentences and hearings are set for Chriss Corbin, Jesse Maxwell, Frank Murphy, and George Williams with additional cases pending.
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Othe Potts
Common Pleas
Potts
L. G. Worstell
Merle J. Robinson
Worstell
Fred Pritts
York Township
Frank Murphy
West
Washington Street
Chriss Corbin
Smith Street
Athens
George Williams
Glouster
Jesse Maxwell
Ford in hospital after accident near Rouge River bridge
Henry Ford was hospitalized in Detroit after a Ford coupe driven by him was forced off a South Drive embankment near the Rouge river bridge. He was unconscious after the crash, recovered, and was taken home with Mrs. Ford by a gate keeper.
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Detroit
Mich
U.P
Henry Ford
Rouge River Bridge
Ford
Athens County Announces 1926 Tax Levy Rates and Collection Dates
County Treasurer Rafael R. Johnson says tax collection for 1926 begins Friday with a month long period and books closed April 30. First half taxes must be paid in April to avoid penalties, though payment for the full year in April is allowed. State levy is 2.90 mills, county levy 6.70 mills, plus numerous local levies listed by township and town.
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Rafael R. Johnson
Athens County
Johnson
Local school and village tax rates listed for districts
York township 2.04 dollars. Happy Hollow special school 1.90. Car bondale special school 2.06. Buchtel corporation 2.55. Buchtel village school 2.33. Nelsonville city 2.58. Nelsonville city school 2.18.
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Trimble Township
Murray City
Glouster Corporation
Glouster Village
Jacksonville Corporation
Jacksonville Village
Trimble Corporation
Trimble Village
Waterloo Township
the Plains
Carbondale
Marshfield
Mineral
York Township
Happy Hollow
Buchtel Corporation
Buchtel Village
Nelsonville City
Desha County towns submerged by floodwaters in Arkansas
Muddy water engulfed about a dozen Desha county towns in Arkansas as levees along the Laconia delta broke overnight. Rescue crews and Mississippi river front workers urged evacuations as flood waters inundated thousands of acres of crop land.
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Little Rock
Ark
Desha County
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Laconia Delta
Americans Kidnaped in Mexico Stirs Tense Ties
In Washington on March 30 U P reports Mexican bandits abducted Edgar Morris Wilkins and his 18 year old son, both American citizens, worsening cross border strains though not yet at a breaking point.
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Washington
U.P
Edgar Morris Wilkins
Man Freed From 20-Year Lung Pellet By Cough
Lancaster report details Francis Reid of Ohio Power Company who, after a violent coughing spell, expelled a chicken bone embedded in his lung for two decades, restoring his health. The incident occurred in Lancaster on March 30.
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Lancaster
Francis Reid
Ohio Power Company
Reid
Ohio Consumers Safeguard Coal Supply Amid Possible Strike
Ohio faced potential nationwide coal stoppage but B F Nigh of the Michigan Ohio Indiana Coal association said there would be ample coal for Ohio. He urged buyers to place steady orders to stabilize prices and cited 80 million tons stored by businesses and institutions in the state.
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Columbus
B. F. Nigh
Michigan-Ohio-Indiana Coal Association
Nigh
Northwest
Ohio
Ohio's Dry Laws Get Second Court Ruling
The Ohio Supreme Court rules the maximum sixty days to serve fines under the state dry laws. The decision tightens enforcement timing across counties and clarifies procedures for defendants.
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Ohio
The Fallacy of Using Local Color in a University Magazine
April issue of a humorous university publication went on sale Wednesday featuring jokes that use student names. The Goat magazine previously did not localise its humor as much, and this issue adds a new idea by quoting famous sayings for a playful effect.
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Naa Feat
University
Jmorous
Ohio Supreme Court ruling frees insolvent fines violators
Prohibition enforcement in Ohio suffers a major setback as the state supreme court rules that insolvents may be jailed for a maximum of sixty days for failing to pay fines. The decision affects hundreds in jail. officials cannot confirm the number to be released.
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Columbus
O.S
Ohio
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Justices of the Peace
Ayers
Mt. Vernon
Anti-Saloon League
Crabbe
Cuyahoga County
Supreme Court
Joe Goldstein
Mission Looted at Fuchow. Fathers Flee to Kochow
The American Catholic Mission at Fuchow in Kaantung province was looted and its fathers fled to Kochow. Other missionaries leaving Nanking were stoned as Admiral C. B. Williams reported to the Navy Department that evacuation of Americans from upriver Yangtze districts was proceeding satisfactorily.
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Washington
Fuchow
Kaantung
Kochow
Nanking
C. 8. Williams
Asiatic
Navy Department
Shanghai
Yangtze
Bricks and Dreams: Cab Driver Sleeps Beside Horse
Brixton, England Thomas Roberts, a hansom cab driver, has slept beside his horse for fourteen years, a routine endured through seasons and city life.
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Brixton
Eng
Thomas Roberts
Miss Inez Palmer Faces Indictment For Stout Murder
McARTHUR Ohio March 30 Arthur Stout convicted of murdering his step mother today denied a new trial and was sentenced to life in the Ohio penitentiary. Judge W Darby passed the sentence.
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McArthur
Arthur Stout
Ohio
Ge W. Darby
Palmer faces second degree murder charge in Stout case
McArthur court hears that Dila Inez Palmer 24 of Vinton is indicted for second degree murder in the disappearance of William Stout whose body was found in a well. A special petit jury will begin trial on the charge in 15 days. Motion for a new trial for William Stout, convicted of second degree murder for killing his stepmother Mrs. Sarah Stout, will be heard today. he faces life. Also, a separate indictment for second degree murder was returned against Ingerham, 64, in the Thursday shooting of Samuel Tilton over a roadway dispute with the Ingerham farm.
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McArthur
Dila Inez Palmer
Vinton
William Stout
Stout
Sarah Stout
Arthur
The
Tate
Palmer
Ingerham
Samuel Tilton
Ingerham and
Tilton Farma
River Front 9 Percent Pushed Live Site Plan in Columbus
A fragmented report indicates organized groups in Columbus backed a live site proposal for a riverfront project amid labor concerns in Scioto and Ross counties. The effort involved local senators and city figures seeking support for the plan.
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Columbus
Scioto
Ross
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