Miners Feared Dead as Ohio Coal Mine Fire Rages
Twenty two miners are believed dead at the Youghloheny & Ohio Coal Co No 2 mine in Amsterdam Ohio after a cave in and fire near the shaft. Rescue work, aided by Red Cross volunteers, continues as crews are fed coffee and provisions to endure the dangerous conditions. Five mules were saved, and several miners led to safety by experienced workers, though the fate of many remains uncertain.
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Amsterdam
Youghloheny & Ohio Coal Company
Red Cross
Daniel Thomas
Younger
Elizabeth Jones
Amos Jones
Andy McCleason
James Gray
Louis Leskelli
Peter C. Garrote
John C.clotti
James J. Joreski
George Oakley
Victor Orisco
August Barcotta
Camera Barcetta
Louis Kelley
Pete Cardova
Joseph Tour
Ross Sherry
John Williams
Homer McConnaghey
Strike order of miners stands as first mad
Coal operators' association president says operators will support government action in a potential crisis. They cannot operate mines if miners walk out and favor arbitration to resolve disputes, though miners refuse talks.
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Thomas T. Brewster
Coal Operators’ Ass'n
United Press
ST. Louis
Chsis
Famous Waiter Passed Away At Home Today
Filla Wheeler Wilcox, author and poet, died at her Short Beach Connecticut home after weeks of illness following a nervous collapse in England. Born 1855 in Johnstown Center Wisconsin, she studied at the University of Wisconsin and contributed poetry, prose, and children's books to American magazines.
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Short Beach
Conn
Filla Wheeler Wilcox
England
Robert M. Wilcox
New Haven
Dinner at Christian Church Friday Evening
A cafeteria dinner is planned at the Christian Church on Friday from five to seven. Proceeds may support church activities.
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the Christian Church
Traveling men invited to initiate into U C T mysteries
On Friday evening October 31 five candidates will begin initiation into the U C T mysteries. Rupert, grand page, and Mr Trace nd councilor will attend. Mr U C T is expected to be thee. The committee 10-80-2.
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Mysteries of
Rupert
Grand Page
Trace
First Day Results Of Prohibition Campaign In New York
New York reports from the first day of the national prohibition drive show two wounded by revenue officers in a saloon fight after a search attempt. Eighteen arrested for war time prohibition violations. saloons largely stayed open serving beer and higher proof spirits to select patrons.
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New York
Federal District Court
Little Girl Run Down in Rubber City Tragedy
Ellen May Connell seven, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Connell of Akron, was killed early Tuesday when struck by a car driven by Charles A Schell president of Schell Provision Co Akron. The child, grandchild of T C Green local music dealer, had recently visited her grandfather.
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Nelsonville
Ellen May Connell
Bert Connell
Akron
Charles A. Schel
Schell Provision Company
T. C. Green
The
Gooudrich Rubber Company
Nurse Florence Bullard to Speak on Red Cross in Athens
Florence Bullard, a Red Cross nurse who served two and a half years with the Sixth French Army and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre, will address a union service at 7 pm Sunday in the First Methodist Church Athens residents can hear her unique battlefield experiences and Red Cross peace plans. A special union choir will provide music and county residents may be accommodated to hear her.
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Red Cross
Florence Bullard
Athens
M. E
Miss Bullard
GOAL OPERATOR GIVES VIEWS ON COMING STRIKE
A local coal operator told The Messenger that two points dictate the looming strike. First the miners claim the 1917 wage contract ends on November 1, while operators say the pact ends with the President's peace signing. Second the miners seek a six hour day five days weekly, a move operators say would curb production and be illegal.
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Messenger Today
United States Fuel Administration
United States
City of Alliance Granted Gas Supply Restraint
Judge Harvey F. Ake issued a temporary restraining order preventing East Ohio Gas from shutting off natural gas on November 1 when its Alliance franchise ends. The company cites insufficient gas supply. In a separate note, a suction dredge with a rotary cutter was built in Holland for South Australian river work to loosen hard clay from depths up to 43 feet.
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Canton
Harvey F. Ake
Alliance
East Ohio Gas Company
Holland
Huge plot uncovered by raids in Cleveland Ohio
Ten men were jailed after a Cleveland raid on a communist meeting tied to a plan to slay 1000 residents attack the city with bombs knives and revolvers and seize government power. Six men and a woman previously arrested were arraigned with some held on bail up to 15 000 while others stayed under 1500.
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Cleveland, O
New York
Smith
Frederick Weiler
East
Cleveland
America
Ex-employee testifies on Camp Sherman graft charges
Testimony before a congressional subcommittee accuses the McGrath Construction Co of Columbus of taking government money for truck rentals not in service. E E B Heald, a McGrath timekeeper from Columbus, cites inflated heating costs at Camp Sherman and overstaffing claims. Heald describes damaged Bentley buildings and paid liquor gifts to Camp Sherman officers as probes continue. Flood work on Scioto River improvements slows excavation due to rapid water rise.
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Columbus, CO
Congressional
Camp Sherman
McGrath Construction Company
Columbus
E. E B. Heald
McGrath Company
McCulloch
Canton
Heald
A. Bentley & Sons Construction Company
Toledo
Bentley Company
Scioto Rive
Coal in Transit Placed Under Railroad Administration
Washington Oct 30 Rail Director Hines issued orders placing the railroad administration in charge of all soft coal in transit. A priority schedule will set the order for which railroads, homes, and industries receive available coal. Coal held in transit must not be unloaded until needed, with exemptions as far as possible for essential consignees.
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Washington
Hines
Railroad Administration
Harry A. Garfield
Consignee Hines
Transportation Service
Health chief warns faulty telephone service poses danger
New York October 30 Poor telephone service endangers lives says Dr Royal B Copeland commissioner of health in a statement. He cites delays to access central as risking blood pressure and cerebral hemorrhage for vulnerable individuals.
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New York
Royal
Copeland
Commissioner of Health
Central
Government Acts To Protect Public As Coal Strike Looms
President Wilson's cabinet met in extraordinary session to frame laws shielding the public as a soft coal strike nears midnight. Federal troops may back miners who refuse to work while government rules governing miner actions remain undecided.
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Washington
Wilson
Oday
Palmer
Prenatenh Fala
Coal miners reject Wilson mediation in labor crisis
John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers oppose the president’s warner to settle the miners strike. A Union message accuses Wilson and his cabinet of siding with financial interests to deny labor justice and spark industrial turmoil.
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J. L. O’sullivan Staff Co
United Press
Indianapolis
Ind
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Sec
Emg
Orien
Lewis
Wilson
United States
United
Tewin
Federal Strike Plans Are Made
The federal government completed plans to keep industries and railroads running and preserve order as a 500000 soft coal miners strike set for tomorrow night. Attorney General Palmer warned the walkout would violate contracts and violate the food and fuel control act. Congress prepared protests while Frelinghuysen urged action as needed.
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Washington
Lresident
Wilson
Palmer
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Theater
Frelinghuysen
Gross
Freli
Thomas
Rado
Department of Ice
Harry A. 4
Arthaerices
Ee “Guinea
Miners Strike Set as 350000 Coal Workers Move Out
Indianapolis Oct 90 The United Mine Workers vote to strike 350000 bituminous coal miners at midnight tomorrow. The union predicts an inevitable strike after seven hours of deliberation as miners weigh local shortages and long hours against public impact and earnings around $800 yearly. Executive board revises walkout plans with district leaders pledging full support.
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J. L. O'Sullivan
Indianapolis
America
United Mine Workers of America
Miners’ Union
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