Joint meeting called in Chicago to avert rail strike
In Chicago Federated shop crafts delayed a five union strike planned for October 30 after days of talks. The rail labor board proposed settlement steps including wage and rate concessions to win union backing and avoid a nationwide walkout.
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Chicago
Federated Shop Crafts
Bert
Jewell
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
Carl Victor Little
United Press
United States Rail Labor Board
Labor Board
Uion
Texas
International & Great Northern
Maintenance of Waymen
Communists plan march on American embassy in Paris
In Paris on October 22 thousands of French communists prepared to march on the American embassy to protest Sacco and Venzetti verdicts. Police planned a cordon around the embassy district while authorities investigated a bomb incident at a mass meeting that slightly wounded 16.
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Paris
Sacco
Venzetti
United States
Herrick
New York mobilizes weight loss squad to shed excess
New York City forms a seducing squad of fifty fat men and fifty fat women aiming to lose 5000 pounds by mid November as Earth Commissioner Copeland coordinates the effort. In Texas, a railroad strike spreads with 167 I G N trainmen walking out at Houston and San Antonio amid union reports of hundreds of participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wome
Earth
Copeland
The Business of War or the Business of Peace
A pamphlet by American business leaders argues war drains economies and families. It warns taxes will rise from past and future conflicts, urging readers to seek peace and obtain a free Reconstruction Booklet from the Chamber of Commerce Information Bureau in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington Information Bureau
New Conference Among Leaders Is Opened Today
London October 22 Michael Collins Sinn Fein leader arrives in Dublin to confer with Eamon DeValera as Irish peace talks tremble on brink of disaster. DeValera to decide if negotiations break off over differences among negotiators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Michael Collins
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Eamon DeValera
DeValera
Outlaw Strikers Plan Revenge Led by Grunau Chicago
About 60 000 railroad workers who staged an outlaw strike last April vow revenge on the railroad brotherhoods. Led by John Grunau of Chicago the outlaws refuse to aid the brotherhoods and plan strike action that could pull in thousands who lost jobs eighteen months ago as potential strikebreakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grunau
Chicago
Brotherhoods
Deadlock over dig problems appears today
London reports a new threat of disruption from the Irish peace conference as delegates clash over four points including De Valera's note to the Pope and the Ulster question. The dispute may force Premier Lloyd George to postpone his U.S. trip amid tensions with Wilson. Chicago groups raise a million dollar fund to push an open shop amid a wage dispute with employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED L. Keen
United Press
London
de Valera
Pope Benedict
Irish Republican Army
America
Ulster
Lloyd George
Field Marshal Wilson
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Emma Colavito Cleared by Jury in Lakewood Publisher murder
In Cleveland on October 22 Mrs Emma Colavito was cleared by a jury of charges that she procured the assassins who killed Dan Kaber a wealthy Lakewood publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Emma Colavito
Dan Kaber
Lakewood
Secretary Weeks Orders German Force Reductions
Secretary of War Weeks issued orders to downsize the American forces in Germany by 126 officers and 7,873 enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of War
Germany
Leadership in Senate Struggle Over Tax Bill Tests GOP Unity
In Washington on October 22 1921 Republican leadership faced a Senate crisis as a coalition of Democrats and progressive insurgents threatened to cripple the tax bill. Administrations leaders warned of party division while Lafollette pressed a foreign trading corporation tax exemption endangering the program of President Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence M. Benedict
United Press
Washington
Senate
Harding
Lafollette
Foreign Trading Corporation
Wisconsin
Local residents listed in surrounding townships
Everett M. Woodall clerk of Thurmond West Virginia and Florence Mae Blackburn of Nelsonville are named along with Clarence Nichols miner and Grace Miller of Nelsonville. Pearl Helwig J P Edward N Dabritz minister of Carbondale and Mary Alice Leech teacher of Athens. Rev Roy Farmer Zanesville Pearl Canada fireman and Dora both of Albany. Pearl Helwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett M. Woodall
Thurmond
W. Va
Florence Mae Blackburn
Nelsonville
Clarence Nichols
Miner
Grace Miller
Pearl Helwig
Edward N. Dabritz
Carbondale
Mary Alice Leech
Athens
Roy Farmer
Zanesville
Pearl Canada
Dora
Albany
Arrests and Distillery Closures Planned Across States
Washington reports imminent arrests and the closing of nine distilleries in Maryland Kentucky Ohio and Pennsylvania. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes said scores of arrests will occur in Baltimore Philadelphia Pittsburgh and possibly Chicago along with other eastern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Haynes
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Harding to let rail crisis ride with labor board
President Harding and his advisers will keep the rail crisis with the railway labor board until a large scale walkout begins. If a strike occurs the federal government will intervene and move essential commodities by suitable means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
Washington
Harding
Railway Labor Board
Nationwide Railway Strike Readied as Texas Walkout Goes On
The initial step toward a nationwide railway strike proceeds today with no halt by union chiefs The Texas walkout set for noon remains in effect as local officials hold the power to strike The Brotherhoods plan a central general headquarters and a unified command structure with district officials overseeing regional actions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Railway Labor Board
Chicago
International & Great Northern
Texas
Switchmen's Union
Believe Men Will Not Strike Today
Reports from points along the International and Great Northern Railroad indicate trainmen will not walk out at noon today. F A Turner railroad clerks union official said he spoke with several trainmen who expressed unwillingness to strike at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
International & Great North Railroad
Palestine
San Antonio
Dallas
Tex
International & Great Northern
F. A. Turner
Railroad Clerks’ Union
Babe Ruth Seeks End To Barnstorming Fallout
Babe Ruth plans to meet Judge Landis to regain standing in baseball after admitting poor advice. He ends his barnstorming tour and declines a $100,000 offer to join an outlaw team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Press
Babe Ruth
Judge Landis
New York Yanks
Athens Faces Ongoing Need for More Homes Amid Boom
Athens sees a building boom with over a hundred new homes in eight months at a cost above half a million dollars but dealers say the need remains. Real estate figures show demand from residents cramped elsewhere and nearby communities seeking to move in due to Athens schools and steady economy. Local brokers estimate two hundred homes could fill quickly. educational advantages attract farmers with families, while rental demand remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Nearchy
Henry Cameron
Cameron Bros. Real Estate Company
Cameron
H. T. Phillips
Bean
Lawrence
Lawrence & Bean
Mr. Bean
Starvation Claims Family in Russia Grim Report
A World War II era letter from Wauseon Ohio describes Erbes family in Russia devastated by famine. The message says the mother died July 25, the father died two days later, and an aunt and her son soon followed. In six days most of the village perished from starvation, with ten to twelve deaths daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauseon
John Rhes
Erbes
Russia
Governor Plans Inaugural Visit for President Bryan
Governor Harry L. Davis confirms he will attend the inaugural exercises for President Bryan in Athens. O L Ried, superintendent at Youngstown public schools, writes he cannot attend but extends congratulations to the university and state on Dr. Bryan’s arrival, noting his long acquaintance with him since Indiana University days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Davis
Bryan
O. L. Ried
Youngstown Public Schools
Chubb
Byron
Athens
Indiana University
Ikind
Athens Messenger Guarantees 100 Percent Delivery by Special Carrier
Athens subscribers are assured full delivery by a special carrier on duty at the office from 6 to 6:45 each evening. If the regular carrier misses a delivery, patrons are urged to call the office at Phones 1 and 70 for the special service, with an additional charge.
Steel picks up pace in northern Ohio plants
Cleveland reports the iron and steel industry in Ohio joining the nationwide upturn. After June and July with plants operating at thirty percent capacity or less, the American Steel and Wire Company now runs at 45 to 60 percent capacity and has increased employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Iron and Steel
Ohio
American Steel and Wire Company
Italian Reds Demonstrate Across Italy Over Sacco and Vanzetti
Communist demonstrations demanding the release of Sacco and Vanzetti spread through Italy. The central anarchist organization ordered mass meetings to telegraph a protest to the American Ambassador Shield, but no threats were to be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sacco
Vanzetti
United States
Italy
Central
Anarchist Organization
Shield
Red Mask Gang Robs Brooklyn Card Game In Early Raid
Six bandits known to police as the Red Mask Gang raided a fashionable Brooklyn card game early today and robbed the guests of 2000 dollars in cash and diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Red Mask
Brooklyn
Notable Ohio Milestones Through History
Chronology covers Shobal V. Cleven ger born in Middletown 1812 and death abroad 1843. 1814 Bible society founded in Cincinnati. 1883 Park Theatre in Cleveland dedicated. 1895 Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs opens its first convention in Mansfield. 1919 King and Queen of the Belgians visited Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shobal V. Clevenger
Middletown
Bible Society
Miami County
Cincinnati
New Park Theatre
Cleveland
Ohio State Federation of Women's Clubs
Mansfield
King and Queen of the
Minister Stephenson Acquitted in Priest Slaying Case
The Rev Edwin R Stephenson a Methodist minister was found not guilty of second degree murder in the August 11 slaying of Father James T Coyle Catholic priest. The jury verdict came after Stephenson’s daughter testified and a reconciliation was shown following her marriage to Pedro Gussman a Puerto Rican Catholic in a ceremony witnessed at the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Edwin R. Stephenson
James T. Coyle
Father Coyle
Stephenson
Pedro Gussman
Ohio State Students Injured in Auto Accident
Four Ohio State students traveling from Columbus to see the Ohio State Michigan game were injured near Findlay Ohio when their car veered into a ditch. The injuries were not serious and they continued their trip by trolley.
German cabinet resigns leadership on Oct 22 in Berlin
The cabinet led by Premier Wirth resigns in Berlin. The resignation announcement comes from Berlin with United Press reporting the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United Press
Wirth
Rumor Claims Charles Plans Monarchist Uprising
Paris reports an unconfirmed rumor that former King Charles will fly from Bolivia to Hungary to lead a new monarchist uprising. The Hungarian cabinet met at 2 AM after the Vienna origin rumor circulated through News Agency channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles
Hungary
Bolivia
Vienna
Ohio banks report total resources near one and a half billion
Combined resources of 74 banks under the Ohio state banking department reached 1,495,758,009 on September 6, per State Bank Superintendent H. E. Scott. Despite a $12 million decline from the June 30 call amid low business mood, a 12 month gain of $135,408,694 offsets losses, with deposits down $5 million since June 30 yet still $50 million above September 8, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Banking Department
H. E Scott
Scott
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Webb Miller
Ministry of the Interior
Dr. Copeland
Sarah Mill
Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Ashington
D. C
Babe
Oid
U. S
Alabama
Balkans
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