Secretary Davis calls for saving wage to ease railroad labor
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, in an exclusive INS interview from Portland Oregon, advocates abolishing the railroad labor board and freeing railroads from federal control. He promotes a buying and saving wage as key to humanizing labor relations and boosting business prosperity. He plans a concrete program on return to Washington after westward tour.
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Portland
Ore
Railroad Labor Board
James J. Davis
Davis
Washington
Fire Sweeps Brooklyn Factory Forcing Mass Escape
Seventy five girls and a score of men fled panic stricken down a fire escape today when flames swept a three story factory building in Brooklyn.
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New York
Brooklyn
Court dance attendee fined for drunkenness in Chauncey
L Graybill of the Violet flats Athens attended a dance at Harvey's pavilion in Chauncey Tuesday night and appeared at a night court led by Mayor Koons. He was arrested on drunkenness charges and fined 15 dollars plus costs totaling 25 dollars.
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L. Graybill
Violet Flats
Athens
Harvey
Chauncey
Koons
Drunkenness Charge Crashes Against Jack Sams
Jack Sams was arrested Sunday by Constable Mariner near the Juned mill on a drunkenness charge stemming from drinking toilet water. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate Helwig on Tuesday and was fined $10 plus costs, which Sams arranged to pay.
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Jack Sams
Mariner
Juned Mill
Helwig
Sams
Final barrage planned by Athens county Republicans
The final barrage in the Athens county Republican campaign will feature Attorney General Price Percy Tetlow E Le Fever and George W Rose at mass meetings in Glouster Nelsonville and Athens. Events begin Friday at 6 30 pm in Glouster and continue Saturday with speeches in Athens Nelsonville and Glouster starting at 1 pm and 6 pm respectively.
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Athens County
Glouster
Nelsonville
Athens
Price
Percy Tetlow
State Department of Industrial Relations
E. le Fever
George W. Rose
Republican Executive Committee
Local Social Notes From The Plains Area
The Plains residents Ed Michaels and family visited McArthur and Carl. Ed Burdette of Athens stayed with sister Mrs. Frank Smith. Tippie of Nelsonville and Wilbur Powell reportedly wed. Worth Dicken family spent Sunday at Carbon Hill with Ed Smith. Helen Riley of Athens visited Worth Dicken then Ed Michaels. Mrs. Fred DeWeese left for Mansfield after two weeks here. Jake Anderson won a prize at Chauncey K P dance masked as a fat Jew. Mrs. Fred Slater Sr whose baby died Sunday is seriously ill.
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Ed Michaels
Carl
Maud Thorn
McArthur
Ed Burdette
Athens
Frank Smith
Tippie
Nelsonville
Wilbur Powell
Worth Dicken
Carbon Hill
Ed Smith
Helen Riley
Fred DeWeese
Mansfield
Jake Anderson
Chauncey
Fred Slater, Sr
Schools Record Savings Totals Revealed
After four weeks the Central schools saved 255.28, East Side 204.28, Training school 166.37, totaling 625.88 across the district.
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Central Schools
East Side School
Training
Near Beer Case Hits Nelsonville Firm Over Alcohol Content
A rep resentative of Hocking Valley Brewing & Cereal Co. faced Magis trate Helwig after government inspectors charged possession of intoxicating liquor in beer over one half of one percent. Analysis showed some near beer above the limit and some below. the company pled guilty and was fined the minimum of 100 dollars plus costs. Inspectors said no evidence of sales of high percentage beer or company knowledge. Since high percentage beer was found on the premises, the possession charge was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley Brewing & Cereal Co
Nelsonville
Helwig
October economic gains raise rails and loads to new peaks
Federal Reserve Board reports show October marked by strong economic and general business improvement, with railroad activity near record highs per the American Railway Association. Industrial growth and agricultural marketing surged, and revenue freight loading in the week ending October 21 exceeded one million cars for the first time since October 27, 1920.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
American Railway Association
Locomotive Explosion Kills Engineer Near Wilmot
Houston November 1 engineer W J Crawford was killed instantly and fireman R H Overall badly hurt when a Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway freight locomotive exploded near Wilmot Texas. Several freight cars were wrecked tracks demolished and havoc followed the blast.
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Houston, Tex
W. J. Crawford
R. H
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway
Wil‘mot
Tex
Advocate Attacks Waterway Plans and Shenanigans
Senator Charles E Townsend of Michigan told the Chicago Association of Commerce luncheon that opposition to the Great Lakes deep waterway and the Atlantic project is selfish and unworthy. He warned an effort to exact tribute from middle-West shippers by Montreal and New York.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Montreal
New York
middle-West
Charles E. Townsend
Michigan
Chicago Association of Commerce
State to Close All Public Schools Next Tuesday
Charleston announces all public schools will be closed next Tuesday under the holiday law for Election Day. J H Hickman assistant superintendent confirms the statewide policy.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Department of Education
J. H. Hickman
Bridgeport Board Awards Auditorium Gym Plan
The Board of Education selects Carl Shimp of Martins Ferry to erect a community auditorium and gymnasium in Bridgeport at an estimated cost of 25,000 dollars. The project aims to provide a central venue for gatherings and physical activities.
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Bridgeport
Wisconsin Governor Protests Denial of Hippodrome Use
Wisconsin Governor Blaine sent a telegram to Minnesota Governor Preuss protesting the denial of the Hippodrome at the Minneapolis fairgrounds. Senator Robert M. LaFollette is in Minneapolis today to deliver a speech.
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Madison
Wis
Blaine
Wisconsin
Preuss
Minnesota
Minnesota Fairgrounds
Minneapolis
Fwpp
Robert M. LaFollette
Senator LaFollette
Storing Up Energy For The Winter
An advertisement urges readers to begin taking Father Johns Medicine to build flesh and strength for the coming winter. It emphasizes rich body-building elements, easy absorption, and safety for all family members as it guarantees no alcohol or narcotics.
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Begin
Father John
Coal reserves grow as outlook becomes satisfactory
Washington November 1 Federal Fuel Distributor Spens said industrial users of coal are stockpiling reserves and the overall steam coal situation looks fairly satisfactory across most of the country. He cautioned that anthracite production this season will likely be only about 6 percent of last season.
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Washington
Spens
Foens
Mexican Consulate in New York Ordered Opened
The Mexican embassy in Washington said the Mexican consul in New York was ordered to open the New York consulate shortly before noon today. The move followed instructions from the embassy.
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Washington
New York
Dissolution and arrests rock Sacramento Ku Klux Klan
In Sacramento on November 1 the local Klan branch was dissolved. Five klansmen faced grand larceny charges, a sixth was charged with embezzlement and threats to arrest 175 additional members, following internal clashes within the Sacramento Klan.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ku Klux Klan
Sacramento Klan
Resignation of Athens County Nurse Munn Accepted
The Athens county board of health accepted the resignation of Misa Anne Munn supervising nurse of the county health department with regret. Her leadership built the nursing staff to six and secured Irma Stanfield as social worker while initiating tubercular goitre and cripple clinics and county wide school health examinations. She came from Boston in 1920 to lead health work and plans to continue public health service in Middletown.
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Misa Anne Munn
Athens County
County Board of Health
Athena
Perses
Miss Irma Stanfield
Miss Munn
Boston
Lake Division
Red Cross
Nelsonville
Glouster
Guysville
Munn
Misa Irma Stanfield
Board of Health
Athens
Middletown
Visalia Hallowe'en prank leaves boy badly shot
Frank Schlemmer, age 14, was in critical condition in Visalia on November 1 after Otto Luhdroff was arrested for firing on youths attempting to roll a wagon from his back yard. Police say Luhdroff claimed the shotgun was loaded with salt but doctors extracted fifty birdshot pellets from the boy.
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Visalia
Cal
Frank Schlemmer
Otto Luhdroff
Luhdroff
Tluhdroff
Livestock Selling Starts At Buffalo Market Cooperative
Buffalo dealers begin selling at the Buffalo market on November 1 as a farmer owned cooperative commission firm operates. The firm was formed by cooperative livestock groups and farm bureaus in Ohio Indiana and Michigan to manage sales.
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Buffalo
Columbus
Co-Operative Commission
Bufelo
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Claims Millions Were Saved to Taxpayers in Nevada
A Columbus group led by Randolph Walton W S Pealer and M BE Thrafikis claim they saved the state millions by fighting raids on the treasury during the Davis administration. The statement came from Democratic state headquarters in Columbus Nevada.
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Columbus
Nev
Randolph
W. Walton
W. S. Pealer
M. BE
Thrafikis
Davis
Keeping Young with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
Dr Edwards in Ohio developed olive oil and vegetable tablets to stimulate the liver and bowels. The pills are marketed as a natural detoxifier and alternative to calomel, claiming to improve complexion and vitality. Prices listed are 15¢ and 30¢.
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Edwards
Ohio
Dr. Edwards
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