Coal Miners Walkout Over Check-Off Ruling Amid Ohio Strike Threat
In Athens County Ohio and across Indiana, thousands of miners idle as the union threatens a state wide walkout if operators abandon the check-off system. Miners report 2000 more out in Athens County today while talks continue in Columbus between miners' officials and operators to decide a program. Several Sugar Creek mines report closures and others idle. Nos. 24 and 68 at Jacksonville idle, No. 75 Bailey Run, No. 25 Chauncey Circle Hill, and Hocking area mines idle. Cannonville remains active.
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Ohio
Athens County
Canaonville
Coal Miners Return to Work Amid Check-Off Tension
Centralia Illinois reports miners resume work after Wednesday strike against the check-off injunction. Meetings in Ohio point to possible general walkout if operators drop check-off, with November 10 eyed for a strike. Indiana and Illinois miners continue walkouts, while Pennsylvania acts to avert a Western strike.
Coal miners split as Farrington and Lewis clash
A rift among Illinois and national coal miners surfaced on the eve of a possible strike. insurgent leader Frank Farrington accused International President John L. Lewis of buck passing. Farrington urged action against operators over the check-off, framing it as contract breach. Illinois operators plan a Chicago meeting on November 10 to decide on abolishing the check-off.
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United Press
Frank Farrington
Illinois Mine Workers
International
John L. Lewis
Farrington
Lewis
Illinois
Ofllinois
Chicago
A. B. Anderson
October 1932 fires kill, injure many in Ohio
State Fire Marshal Dyke Dykeman said October was Ohio’s deadliest month in three years with thirty seven deaths and forty nine injuries from fires. He cited child neglect and oil fire risk as main faults. A Toledo blaze killed a mother and four children while destroying a fruit store and apartments. The father and remaining children escaped.
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Columbus
Dykeman
Ohio
Toledo
Wolf Greenburg
Tariff extension recommended to February 1922
Washington November 3 the senate finance committee advised extending the emergency tariff act until February 1 1922. The house resolution was ordered reported to the senate without amendment.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Senate
Vessel Burns Off Nova Scotia Coast
A large unknown vessel is burning off the Nova Scotia coast as reported to naval staff. The British destroyer Saxoline found the burning ship, but no trace of its crew was seen. Mars is stated to be never nearer Earth than thirty six million miles.
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Money for Good Killers Thaw Robbery
New York dispatch says the Camorra network stretching to the United States is believed to back a $2,000,000 mail truck robbery on October 24. Two men in Jersey City were jailed on suspicion of involvement with four assailants who overpowered the driver and took five sacks of registered mail. Authorities link the suspects to a secret society and note the case may involve higher criminal factions connected to bootlegging conflicts.
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Atlantic
Jersey City
Killer Says He Acted in Defense in Shooting Three
In Cincinnati police say the Halloween tragedy is solved after the arrest and confession of William Shumaker, 31, a clown. He claims self defense saying the Cahill brothers and Joe Clark attacked him before he opened fire, killing Clark and wounding Robert and William Cahill.
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Hallowe’en
Joe Clark
Robert Cahill
William Cahill
William Shumaker
Passenger train derailed injuring six near Lewis Center
Six passengers were injured in a derailment of a Pennsylvania train near Lewis Center in Delaware County early today none fatally. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, is noted as a talented miniature painter.
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Pennsylvania
Lewis Center
Delaware County
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Inauguration Day at Ohio University Athens History Begins
Ohio University hosts a historic inauguration with Governor Davis and President Bryan among visitors. Alumni and students form an academic procession from Ellis Hall to Ewing Hall, with restricted seating and a grand finale at Ohio Field. The day includes an evening Students Whizbang mystery program and a public welcome at 9 00 PM.
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Bryan
Coral Society
Ohio Field
Heavier fines useless for bootleggers in liquor trade
Columbus reports state prohibition chief Dan Parker argues small fines fail to curb illegal liquor sales. He notes homemade whiskey profits under $1 per gallon and bonded whiskey marks, saying a $100 fine doesn’t deter dealers who can recoup days of profit in one sale. He stresses jail terms hinge on third conviction and bartenders avoid trials by switching venues.
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Columbus
Don V. Parker
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United Press Today
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers threaten Ohio coal mine strike
The district executive board of the United Mine Workers announced in Columbus that a strike will be called in all Ohio coal mines if the injunction against the check-off is observed. The ultimatum was issued after a lengthy session, and all Ohio operators were notified to comply with their contract with the union.
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United Mine Workers
Kidnapped Catholic Leader Refused Sinn Fein Levy
John McHugh, Catholic nationalist and chairman of the Fermanagh council, was kidnapped Tuesday night in Belfast. He reportedly refused to pay a Sinn Fein levy, authorities said.
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John McHugh
Fermanagh Council
Sinn Fein
Still in argument Washington on soldiers hanged in France
In Washington on November 3, Senator Watson pressed for more evidence supporting alleged presidential charges that American soldiers were hanged without trial in France. A Senate dispute over unbridled speech and a senator's responsibility for his remarks intensified the session.
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Watson
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GALLows Used Overseas Dispute Over wartime hangings
Cincinnati dispatch reports Captain W M Larner of Fort Thomas Kentucky refutes Senator Thomas H Watson's claim that twenty one soldiers were hanged in France after improper trials in the war. Larner states only one execution occurred at Gievres in 1919, for the murder of a military policeman, with a scaffold built as required.
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W. M. Larner
Fort Thomas
Thomas H. Watson
Georgia
France
Watson
Larner
Ghitvess
Candle to Burn Until 3721 A. D
A peculiar candle allegedly lasting 1800 years if burned no more than twenty four per year is described. The candle, attributed to Antonio Afello, is presented with a photograph of a purchaser and a note about its improbable longevity.
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Ponent
Public Utility Cooperation Highlighted At Chamber Luncheon
A Wednesday noon Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Masonic Temple featured Fred Alderman announcing Chamber workers would assist at President E. B. Bryan's inauguration. Leon Herrick, state highway commissioner, was named as next speaker. H. C. Maxwell urged public and public utilities to cooperate, noting 125000 Ohio residents own stock in utilities and many more are invested indirectly.
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Fred Alderman
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H. C. Maxwell
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Strike Looms As Starr Mine Bookkeepers Refuse Dues
Logan Ohio November 3 miners refuse to work after Starr Mine operators ordered bookkeepers to stop checking off dues. District operators plan similar orders and a 600 miner strike in Hocking and Snow Fork valleys is anticipated. Medical authorities note healthiest children born to fathers under forty and mothers under thirty five.
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Coonville
Hocking
Snow Fork
Operators Fail to Act on Court Ruling in Ohio Coal Case
Columbus, Nov. 3. Coal operators of southern Ohio adjourned until Monday without taking a stand on Judge Anderson's injunction against the check-off. The district miners union board met simultaneously and said they would act only after operators declare their position. No reason was given for adjourning by the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange.
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United Mine Workers of America
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Wellston
Thomas Price
Midvale
Thomas Fleming
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Frank Ledvinki
Bellaire
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Zancsyio
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Farrington
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Ilinois
District Executive Board
Miners Strike Across States Over Check-Off Injunction
Report summarizes a nationwide miners strike tied to a U S district court injunction prohibiting check-off dues and turning funds to union treasury. Indiana shows 28000 on strike with four mines active. Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kansas report varied compliance and action. Washington D C notes three weeks coal in reserve.
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A. B. Anderson
United States District Court
Indianapolis
Indiana
Kansas
Alexander Howat
Woman Makes Fortune in Alaska Gold Fields
Mrs B S Campbell returns to Piqua after long absence to spend a four week vacation. She has staked two Alaska gold claims valued at more than 75000. In the past four years she managed a hotel at Dawson.
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Piqua
B. S. Campbell
Athens to Dress Up for Affair
Athens plans a festive display of national colors and Green and White for the inaugural of Dr. E. B. Bryan as president of Ohio University on Friday November 4. Citizens, urged by the City Federation, clear yards of weeds and leaves to present a neat city for the event.
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E. B. Bryan
Ohio University
No More War: German Slogan Echoes War Fatigue
New York dispatch reports a growing German antiwar sentiment as the slogan Nie wie der Krieg spreads. Göring officers and laborers alike express weariness from conflict, with Germans swearing they want no more war and viewing France and Britain as driven by other aims. The article notes inflationary pressures and reparations shaping cautious centuries.
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Germany
iGermany
France
Teast
Cooked foods warned to kill in a year says Prof Lumiere
Paris scientist Prof Lumiere cautions that cooked foods alone could be fatal within a year and urges readers to favor raw fruits like oranges and lemons. The Athens Messenger offers a free booklet on orange and lemon nutritious ideas, requesting a two cent stamp and plain address for delivery.
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Academy of Science
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