Rail unions meet in Chicago to seek peace on strike
Chiefs of five major railroad brotherhoods traveled from Cleveland to Chicago to hear President Harding's peace proposals amid the October 30 walkout. The railroad labor board prepared plans and urged a ceasefire if railroads drop wage cuts, with AFL leaders watching for action.
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Carl Victor Little
United Press
Chicago
Harding
Cleveland
United States Railroad Labor Board
Railroad Department
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Board
Railway Brotherhood
Railway Labor Board
Railway Empees
Department of the American Proration of Labor
B. M. Jewell
Weigh Bill for Coal Required by Inspector
Information from the inspector states coal dealers must accompany every load with a weigh-bill showing distinct pounds for gross load weight vehicle weight and coal quantity. Sealers may demand the weigh-bill from any coal deliverer to a consumer and reweigh the coal when needed.
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In Spector
Milk safety pamphlet explains from cow to cup
Dr Milton J Rosenau offers a free booklet on milk safety covering the journey from udder to table and factors of danger. The Washington Information Bureau will mail a free copy upon two cents postage and clear name and address.
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Milton J. Rosenau
Harvard University
Vaned States Public Health Serve
Washington Information Bureau
Senate
European Reds protest Massachusetts murder case
European capitals and South American reports indicate an industrial communist plot to secure freedom for Niccolo Sacco and Bartolomeo Vansetti, convicted in the South Braintree payroll robbery murder. Ambassadors in Paris Rome Brussels and London received threats. a bomb mail attack targeted Ambassador Herrick in Paris. Brazilian communists push for a pardon. a 1000-strong syndicalist mob attacked the Brest American consulate before police dispersed them.
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South America
Niccolo Sacco
Bartolomeo Vansetti
South Braintree
Massachusetts
Paris
Rome
Brussels
London
Herrick
France
Rio de Janeiro
Brest
Pennsylvania Railroad Defies Federal Labor Board Orders
The Pennsylvania Railroad again defied the United States railroad labor board as it prepared to enter negotiations to avert a October 30 strike. The road rejected board orders to arrange for elections to represent workers at negotiations, calling the board action unlawful and accusing it of promoting a closed shop. Labor leaders warned that if defiance continued the 500,000 shop workers could strike.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States Railroad Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Labor Board
The
American Federation of Labor
Shop Workers’ Union
Ohio lifts rail rate cuts on road building material
Pending appeals by railroads delay the challenge to new Ohio rate reductions that take effect today. Sand crushed stone and gravel fall 28.5 percent with paving brick at an extra ten cents per ton. Attorneys reportedly plan to seek Supreme Court review and may pursue a further appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rodent Invasion Spurs Citywide Extermination Effort
Rats and mice flood homes businesses and plants prompting police and health officials to plan a large extermination campaign. Citizens will form squads to aid trapping poisoning and removal as winter approaches with cats dogs and poisons failing to curb the problem.
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Zanesville
Cattle Spill Breaks Bridge in Lod Township
County Engineer Fred R. Baker responded Thursday afternoon to a bridge collapse near the Linder Blackwood farm in Lod township. A steel bridge gave way under a herd of cattle without injuring any animals, but urgent repairs are required.
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Fred R. Baker
Lod
Linder Blackwood
Piano hour a day offered to London domestic servants
An hour of piano use daily is being provided to many domestic servants in the London suburbs, offering leisure and musical training as part of an initiative.
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London
McGrath Pledges Fifty Cents for Watch Dog Ad
Yesterday E C McGrath casually paid fifty cents for a three day want ad. Today he remains on the trail of the Watch Dog and urges others to try Messenger Want ads. He calls the ad service a boost for local notices.
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E. C. McGrath
Watch Dog
McGrath
Messenger
Handsome Men Not Wanted as Husbands in Chicago Claim
Mrs. Georgia Hamon widow of the Oklahoma oil millionaire who was killed by Clara Smith Hamon says she wants a homely man for her next husband. She rejected rumors of engagement to F A Morrison claiming he is too handsome and too rich. She intends to marry a plain man who stays by his fireside.
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Chicago
Georgia Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
F. A. Morrison
California
Communists Try to Wreck Theatre in Paris
In Paris on October 20 Communists interrupted a downtown cinema screening of the film Red Russia causing an uproar. The show halted after several arrests were made and the communists left vowing to return.
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Paris
Moving Picture
Red Russia
Doers Face Criticism When They Excel At Tasks
The remark notes a common paradox where mastering one skill invites demands to neglect all others. It suggests a social pressure to avoid excelling to prevent envy or higher expectations from others.
Zanesville Man to Head Masons
The 112th convention of the Grand Edge of Ohio Masons ends in Cleveland with J. R. Flatron of Dayton passing grandmaster duties to F. M. Ransbottom of Zanesville. Harry S. Johnson of Cincinnati becomes deputy grandmaster.
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Cleveland
J. R. Flatron
Dayton
F. M. Ransbottom
Zanesville
Harry S. Johnson
Cincinnati
Ransbottom
Gale Sweeping Down Cleveland Weather Alarm
A gale over the upper lakes was due to reach Cleveland today. Rain and a 50 mph wind accompanied a sharp temperature drop in the Superior lake region. Storm signals are posted and boats warned to stay in port.
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Cleveland
Upper Lakes
United States
Superior Lake
Athenians Fund Band Trip for Ohio Denison Game
The Ohio team travels to Granville to face Denison with a full band in attendance. Athenians cover all musicians' expenses after Charles De Molet volunteers to raise the funds. The gesture promises spirited support and a lively game atmosphere.
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Ohio
Granville
Denison
Charles
de Molet
Rail officials call for strikebreakers to operate October 30
Chicago and Erie Railroad officials announced in a local newspaper they will seek to run trains and yards with replacement workers if the general railroad strike set for October 30 proves effective. The ad urged employees to assume positions vacated on October 30.
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Lima
Fective
Chicago & Erie Railroad Today
Stockyards Under Federal Supervision Nationwide
Washington Oct 20 Fifty Wallace stock yards were placed under federal supervision after an investigation. The Secretary of Agriculture announced that four stock yards across the country fall under the new packet control law recently enacted by Congress.
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Washington
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Congress Favors A Board With Power
Washington Oct 20 government officials monitor a Chicago conference between railroad brotherhood leaders and the labor board. If unions recognize the board’s right to order wage reductions and withdraw the strike order, a rate cut reconsideration by rail executives may follow, and Congress may empower a government agency to handle such disputes.
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Washington
Chicago
Brotherhood
Rail Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Labor Board
Bank Messenger Robbed of 6000 Dollars in Pullman Suburb
Chicago dated report says a messenger for Calumet Trust and Savings Bank in Pullman was held up on Thursday and robbed of six thousand dollars. Police investigation underway.
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Chicago
Calument Trust and Savings Bank
Pullman
Ill
First Women Called Today To Serve As Jurors
History was made in common pleas court as Judge lL Worstell qualified two women for jury duty in Robert Patterson vs. James Patterson administratrix. Mrs P B and Mrs F Bush watched, while Mrs Rauch questioned procedures and joked about pay. Residents of Canaan Township contested money for gifts versus loans to a son of the plaintiff.
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Common Pleas
Ll. G. Worstell
P. B
North College Street
F. . Bush
Frank Rauch
James A. Palmer
Robert Patterson
James Patterson
Canaan Township
Keenan and Woolley
Mrs. Rauch
Keenan
Woolley
Mrs. Bush
Athens County
Noon Spearers Heard by Record Crowd at Athens
A noon meeting in Athens drew a record crowd for remarks by Dr. Bryan of Ohio University and Dr. McDowell of the Red Cross. The audience heard calls for unity, health coordination, and a broader view of civic service with attention to local industries and telephone issues.
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Chamber of Commerce
Eb, & Bryan
Ohio University
Athens
McDowell
Health Division
The
Red Cross
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Marshfield
Albany
Amesville
A. B. Roe
B. & ©. Railroad
Mr. Roe
Union Depot
Bryan
Atenas
the & Sien
Medical Department
the Red Cross
Lake Division
McDowel
Pritchard
Welch
Rhodes
Hill
Weber
AEDS IN PARIS Ambassadors safety amid Paris bomb plot
The attempted assassination of Ambassador Herrick sparked a nationwide Paris wide hunt after a perfume box bomb wounded the valet who opened it. French officials, police and public mobilized with imminent arrests expected as Paris Midi notes a clear trail. President Millerand and Premier Briand dispatched representatives to convey sympathy and congratulations on Herrick’s escape.
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Webb Miller
Paris
Ambassador Herrick
Herrick
Millerand
Briand
Athens War Veteran Shown Highest Honor
Major Samuel M. Johnson probate judge of Athens County and overseas World War veteran will be one of three Ohioans to represent the state in Washington on Armistice Day.
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Athens County
Washington
Rebel forces prepare battle in Vera Cruz region
Reports from Cordoba indicate General Espejo schemes to clash with government troops as rebel lions spread through Vera Cruz state on October 20.
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Vera Cruz
Cordoba
Espejo
School Social at Henderson School Friday October 21
A school social will be held at Henderson School on Friday October 21 to benefit the school. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Henderson School
Better to be on your way than to stand still
The quote emphasizes motion and direction over stagnation, suggesting progress and exploration even without a fixed destination. It advocates choosing movement and growth rather than remaining idle and unchanging.
Keep Old Route Toward Peary County
A noon telephone alert to the Chamber of Commerce reports Herrick director of highways and public works has refused to change main market road No. 21. The route Athens Glouster Corning New Lexington will remain. A petition may seek an inter county road from Nelsonville via Murray City to New Straitsville.
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Chamber of Commerce
Herrick
Highways and Public Works
Ginnan
Davis
Main Market Road No. 21
Athens-Glouster-Corning
New Lexington
Nelsonville
Murray City
New Straitsville
Madame Tetrazzini Publishes Life Story Chronology
The renowned soprano Madame Tetrazzini has finished writing her life story detailing her career from early beginnings to global fame. The work promises insights into her musical成长, friendships, and key performances across major European and American stages.
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Madame Tetrazzini
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