Federation backs coal miners in national strike clash
Washington reports AF L executive council endorses the coal miners strike and condemns Indianapolis injunction. Officials say AFL will provide support possibly funds as railway wage talks loom with Hines inviting four railroad brotherhoods to a meeting on wage increases. Government mediation remains open with steel and local strikes continuing nationwide.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Hines
White House
Armistice Day Observed by Legion Post in Athens
Armistice Day in Athens will be observed with a Crossen Post American Legion concert at 7 pm and a 7:30 pm smoker and business session in the Chamber of Commerce rooms for local Legion members and Southern Athens County ex service men. The new Legion band will premier on the streets prior to the meeting. The program includes adoption of the constitution and by laws and discussion of the McCullough bill offering two years of free insurance after discharge. All members and ex service men urged to attend. schools to mark day with special programs. Governor Cox designated Armistice Day in a statewide proclamation.
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Athens
Crossen Post
American Legion
New Legion
Athens County
Regina
Chamber of Commerce
Florence Hawkins
Legion Post
McCullough
Congress
Legion
Root
Cox
Job Printers Gather in Athens for Problem Talk
Printers met in Athens in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss business and ink production costs. Speakers included Mr. Miller of Miller and Hancock Co. from Cincinnati, with attendees from Logan Nelsonville and Athens. A dinner followed at Hotel Berry courtesy of A. T. Lawhead of Messenger Printing.
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Athens
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Miller
The
Miller and Hancock Co
Cincinnati
Hotel Berry
A. T. Lawhead
Messenger Printery Company
A. E. Hull
Charles Hull
Roscoe Hansel
Logan
Dr. Dew
C. H. Bartlett
Nelsonville
E. C. Woodworth
J. W. Hines
Lst
Last Chance to Join American Legion as Charter Member
Ex service men urged to enroll tonight or Tuesday at the Messenger office from 6 30 to 7 00 p m for charter member status. The notice marks a final outreach before closing enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Messenger Office
Cleveland man dies after knife attack robbery near Dover Center
Jacob Henry, 65, lay at death's door in Cleveland after three assailants robbed him and stabbed him when he refused to surrender his purse near Dover Center. Police sought suspects as the victim fought for life.
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Cleveland, O
Jacob Henry
Dover Center
Henry
Berlin Quiet On First Anniversary Of Revolution
Berlin observes the first anniversary of Germanys revolution with Sabbath quiet. A snow storm and cold wind kept many indoors while Gustav Noske s soldiers patrolled snow filled streets. Barricades were removed as demonstrations centered on reminiscing the year s events over coffee or beer.
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Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Germany
Gustav Noske
Wilhelmstrasse
German Republic
Hamilton county to decide on national prohibition vote
Ohio officials report Hamilton county will decide the prohibition referendum as official returns near completion. Early noon tallies showed wets leading by 45 with Cincinnati still outstanding, while Mercer and Mahoning counties reported wets gains. Unofficial Hamilton counts show wets 79,064 to dry 54,364, a 34,690 wet margin.
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Columbus
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
S. M. Johnson
Mercer County
Mahoning County
Smith
Berger Fights for Seat as Congress Debates Exclusion
Washington November 10 Victor Berger's bid for a congressional seat enters its final phase as the house debates a resolution to exclude him for his Espionage Act conviction. Five and a half hours of debate are allotted with Berger alone granted an hour and a half. Only one congressman, Representative Dyer, votes for Berger.
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Washington
Victor Berger
Congress
House
Dallinger
Elections Committee
Berger
Dyer
Missouri
First Trouble Breaks Out in Eastern Ohio
In Steubenville Ohio the first coal strike clash occurred as strikers confronted miners on their way to work. Several shots were fired with no injuries. Police halted melees and no arrests were made. The Steubenville Coal and Mining Co says 70 percent of 150 workers returned to the local mine while 300 shovel men in a neighboring county resist efforts to report to work.
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Steubenville, CO
Ohio
Steubenville Coal and Mining Company
Adjo
Reds plan to overthrow government exposed in seized papers
Washington reports reveal a four step conspiracy to seize factories farms railroads and stores. The plan calls for opening prisons demolishing courthouses and burning papers then erasing private property and debts before a village commune system replaces the current government.
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Washington
Red
United States
Secret Service
New Plan for Irish Home Rule Proposed in Cabinet
The committee on the Irish problem submits a new plan to the cabinet establishing two Irish legislatures, one for Ulster and one for the rest of Ireland, with a council of equal delegations from each side. The Times reports.
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London
Committee On
Ulster
Ireland
the Times
City Schools Held as Usual Tomorrow
Sept Morgan announced that city schools will not close for Armistice Day. No holiday is planned. sessions will run as normal with grade teachers emphasizing the day and a speaker may address the high school assembly.
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Morgan
Woman Flies Seaplane Circles Husband In Exhibition
In New York on November 10 a wife proved her piloting skill by flying a seaplane and circling above her arriving husband George AL Adams who thought he could outfly her. The quip about an invention for equal moisture from towels appears as a stray fragment.
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New York
George AL. Adams
Toledo Suf fers As Cars Vanish In City Transport Crisis
Toledo lacks streetcar service as the Toledo Railway and Light Company moves cars to Michigan. A volunteer motor corps with 150 trucks will serve workers while merchants warn of job cuts. City officials debate repealing the ouster ordinance amid a transit upheaval and jitney surge.
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Toledo
Traction Company
Flashlight Company
Michigan
Toledo Railway and Light Company
Michigan Line
Ohio
Com
Frank Coates
Schreiber
Haste Urged by Government in Light Beer Case
Washington November 10 The government urged rapid action on the wartime prohibition act order asking the Supreme Court to hear the Louisville federal court ruling that the act is unconstitutional. Attorney General Palmer moved to place the appeal on November 20 after earlier indicating December 8 as a possible date.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Palmer
Louisville
Blizzard Strikes Midwest and Northwest with Heavy Snow
Reports from the weather bureau say heavy snows and high winds blanketed Nebraska, the Dakotas, and the northwest with extreme cold. Communication was disrupted as wires froze, complicating storm-area travel and rescue efforts.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Dakotas
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Great Body of Veterans Open National Meet in Minneapolis
More than 3 500 delegates from all states and ex service men from Cuba Hawaii Porto Rico Panama and Alaska attend the opening session of the first national convention of the American Legion in Minneapolis. The gathering aims to draft a program addressing war service status aliens war risk insurance and the Mondell land bill with entertainment by local groups and a monster parade planned for tomorrow. Governor Burnquist will welcome delegates with city officials speaking.
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Minneapolis
Minm
Cuba
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Panama
Alaska
American Legion
Aataa
Dabo Servie
Coventan
Mondell
Minneapolis War Camp
Frederick B. Wells
Legion
St. Paul
Burnquist
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Armistice Week Opens for Virginia Ex-Service Men
Thousands of veterans gathered in Richmond as Virginia marks armistice week with six days of entertainment and diversions for the war service reunion.
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Richmond
Virginia
Reds Arrested in Cleveland in Radical Raid
Seven men were arrested by Cleveland police after a raid on a coffee house. Authorities found radical literature and a large bag of black powder. Two were booked on criminal syndicalism act charges. the others held as suspects.
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New York
Siena Terial Gaseen
James Larkin
Lusk
Joint Legislative Committee
Department of Justice
John Reed
Communist Party
Chicago
Russia
Cleveland, O
Officials of Mine Workers discuss injunction compliance
In Indianapolis officials of the Mine Workers of America debated whether to withdraw the call for coal miners to strike. The meeting adjourned for lunch and resumed with a decision not yet clear. Leader Lewis dictated the statements and warned against premature actions.
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J. L. O'Sullivan
United Jem Staff Correspe
Indianapolis
Cally
Mine Workers of America
United States
Ing
Ind
Lewis
Police Shakeup in Cleveland Promises Department Overhaul
Cleveland Ohio police promise a near future complete shakeup with promotions into plain clothes. Police Chief Smith says every officer must deliver 100 percent. A partial shakeup has already moved four uniformed officers to plain clothes to counter crime. The report notes the action as a response to criminal elements. In Washington the Supreme Court upholds the espionage law.
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Cleveland, CO
Smith
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