Labor May Call General Strike In Support Of Boston Police
Boston quiet after three days of police walkout as 7000 troops patrol. Central Labor Union votes on a general strike. result kept private while leaders seek broad worker backing. Governor Coolidge may be asked to intervene as talks with Mayor Peters stall.
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Boston
Mass
Jamaica Plains
Henry Grote
Central Labor Union
Central Union
Peters
Coolridge
Curtis
Miners Debate Wage Nationalization at UMWA Conference
In Cleveland the United Mine Workers discuss the wage scale and nationalization of mines as a broad policy at the convention. Delegates travel to Scranton for John Mitchell funeral, while committees push toward a government takeover stance. One Cliftonville Virginia delegate objects to sudden nationalization moves.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Scranton
Mitchell
Frank Farrington
Catain Fred E. Morgan
Cliftonville
W. Va
Judge Kephea of Pennsylvania Supreme Court?
Fragmentary OCR cites Judge John W. Kep premier court of Penn and mentions veterans groups in a garbled history note.
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John W. Keppreme
Penn
League of Nations
Bons of Veterans
Wilson Talks on Idaho Tour Toward Ratification
President Wilson travels by train through Idaho to appeal to Borah supporters for ratification of the peace treaty. He plans a Coeur D Alene speech after a Rathdrum stop then Seattle appearances. A baby audience moment and mixed local sentiment on the league of nations are noted.
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Hugh Baillie
United Press
President Wilson
Idaho
Wilson
Senator Borah
Panhandle
Coeur D'Alene
Borah
Rathdrum
Spokane
New York
Ore Station
Land
Tacoma
Seattle
Montana
League of Nations
Ohio Firms Must Pay State Fees
About 10,000 Ohio corporations face delinquencies for 1919 franchise fees unless payments reach the state treasury by October 1. Treasurer R. W. Archer notes the annual fee is 3 200 of 1 percent of issued capital stock under the Willis law. After October 1 a 15 percent penalty applies. total due this year was about $3,000,000 with only one sixth collected.
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Columbus
Ohio
R. W. Archer
LUNGMAN WILL ATTEMPT DIFFICULT JOB
Homer Davis of Odin Illinois is appointed international organizer to mobilize mine workers in the Guyan coal fields of West Virginia by the United Mine Workers at their convention. He accepted after a heated exchange about organizer activity and the union’s dangerous assignment. Frank Keeney described operators’ resistance and 300 armed guards patrolling the territory.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Homer Davis
Odin
Ills
Guyan
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Davis
John L. Lewis
Frank Keeney
Laundry Chief Pleads Guilty in Age Labor Case
W. S. Southerton manager of the Athens Steam Laundry was arraigned in Squire Helwig's court on employing two girls under sixteen. He pleaded guilty to violating state industrial laws, fined twenty dollars plus costs totaling 25.80, paid and released. Two underage workers named Gladys Altman and Esther Easterling.
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W. S. Southerton
Athens
Squire Helwig
Southerton
Gertrude S. Weaver
Industrial Commission
Gladys Altman
Esther Easterling
Albany Grange Meeting Called for September 12
Albany grange will hold a regular session on Saturday September 12 with initiation candidates and important business. All members are urged to attend.
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Albany Grange
Albany
Reds face crowd squeeze over world series at Redland Field
New York dispatch notes Cincinnati fans fear not all can attend the world series at Redland Field with 25 000 capacity. Proposals to move games to Sharonville Speedway 15 miles away were rejected by Reds president August Herrmann who cites transportation and field issues. If Cincinnati wins the pennant the Reds will play at their own park.
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New York
Unsten Press
Cincinnati
Ohio City
Reds
Redland Field
Moran Crew
Cincinnati Prides
August Herrmann
Cincinnati Club
Sharonville Auto Speedway
Herrmann
Athens County Packing Company to expand capital stock
The newly formed Athens County Packing Company plans to raise its capital from 15000 to 40000 dollars. Charles McVickers announced the increase and noted a late Friday meeting to discuss the change, site options, and eventual officer elections.
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Packing Company
Athens County Packing Company
Charles McVickers
McVickers
Pythian District Meeting in Athens Hears Grand Chancellor Speech
The Knights of Pythias district meeting in Castle Hall Athens drew many members though short of expectations. Grand Chancellor E W Tidd of Stockdale Ohio praised Rev E A Coil and the BE A C slogan Energy Ability Courage. A rebuke of delinquent members followed with ten cautions on poor attendance and action. Light refreshments concluded the gathering.
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Knights of Pythias
Athens Knights of Pythias
J. W. Wade
Athens County
Buchtel
E. W. Tidd
Ohio
Stockdale
E. A. Coil
Berry Hotel
Coil
A. C
R. G. Hunker
Middleport
George
Man ordered to sell car after wife testimony
Milwaukee court ruled Wardner Simpson must sell his automobile after his wife testified to repeated joyrides with other women. He complied. The notice ends with an ad from Cohn & Mills in Chauncey Ohio offering guaranteed goods and exchanges for stolen items.
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Milwaukee
Wardner Simpson
Pershing Says He Will Aid Legion Campaign
General Pershing left New York for Washington on a special train after an appearance at Madison Square Garden where he told American Legion members to uphold true Americanism and steer clear of politics. He pledged to help build a million Legion members by next month.
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New York
Pershing
Washington
St. Mihiel Salient
American Legion
Madison Square Garden
Legion
Returns to Post in Distant Korea
Ransford 8. Miller, who has been in work in the state department during the world war, is returning to Korea to take his position as once consul general. He filled the post for many years before being summoned back to the state department.
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Ransford
Miller
State Department
Korea
Aoepe
Intercounty highway surveys tied at county line
County Engineer Fred Baker met state Division Engineer Fawcett and Meigs Resident Engineer Gorsuch at Pratts Fork to connect surveys for a proposed intercounty road from Athens to Meigs. The plan links Rock Springs to Athens with a hard surface road, with dirt sections laid out from Jerseyville to the Meigs line and a ten mile Meigs survey to join the Athens route. Dr Orr hosted the engineers and served a watermelon.
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Fred Baker
Pratts Fork
Fawcett
State Highway Department
Gorsuch
Meigs County
Athens
Rock Springs
Pomeroy
Middleport
Athens County
Jerseyville
Baker
Orr
Voigt Opens Dry Campaign in Athens County
Dean Irma Voigt will deliver the first speech in the dry campaign in Athens County this year. She is set to address on temperance at a union service in Amesville Sunday night as campaign committees line up their tasks and seek a county headquarters for organizing efforts against the return of beer.
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Dean Irma Voigt
Athens County
Miss Voigt
Amesville
Porter
South Africa Ratifies Peace Treaty in National Assembly
Capetown September 11. The national assembly of the Union of South Africa votes 84 to 19 to ratify the peace treaty. General Jan Smuts defends President Wilson against charges of bad faith regarding his fourteen points. He says Wilson has done more than any other statesman toward peace.
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Capetown
Correst
National Assembly of the Union of South Africa
Jan Smuts
Wilson
Johnson Presses Against President on League in Indianapolis
Senator Hiram Johnson campaigned in Indianapolis and St Louis denouncing the league of nations and article X. He argued the treaty imprisons free states and urged disarmament only through actual action. A large crowd cheered as he attacked secrecy and pro-German labels while calling for accountability on Paris negotiations.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Wilson
League of Nations
Hiram Johnson
America
Tomlinson Hall
Iapolis
Ind
Balfour
Viviani
Senate
Gill
Johnson
Tor
Son
Paris
Indianapolis
Japan
Union
Coliseum
Wilson criticizes police strikes as crime against civilization
President Wilson denounces police strikes in a Helena speech calling the union of a policeman sacred as a soldier's duty and says public safety outweighs private advantage. In Idaho Cuerde Alene report notes the stance amid labor tensions. Akron dispatch reports William James, of Cleveland, shot in the hip by railroad detectives.
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Cuer DE Alene
Idaho
Wilson
Spea
Helena
Akron
William James
Cleveland
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General Pershing
Acy
Ransford S. Miller
Meigs and
State Engineers
Ee Dan Voigt
South Africa
West
Fred
Ferguson
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