Pittsburg Steel Strike Gains Keep Employers Steady
Senate labor committee members plan personal inspection of Pittsburg steel fields Friday if treaty-amendment vote is postponed. In Pittsburg many mills resume or near capacity output as unions claim leverage while operators report rising manpower and few disorders. Gary and Johnstown districts also show plant outbreaks.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Pittsburg
Kenyon
Pennsylvania
National Tube Company
Braddock Works
American Steel and Wire Company
McKeesport Tin Plate Company
Pittsburg Steel Poandry
Foster
National Tree
Gary
Steubenville
Wheeling F
Johnstown
Clairton
John J. Fitzpatrick
William B. Rubin
John H. Fitzpatrick
Steel Kers’ National Committee
Judy Gary
Pierpont Morgan
Steel Corporation
Riot and Lynching Spur Military Control in Omaha
Rain quieted riot fever as helmeted troops patrolled Omaha Nebraska after a mob lynched William Brown accused of assault. Regulars arrived with armored trucks and observation balloons while civic leaders urged investigation and punishment. Twenty five negroes were moved to Lincoln penitentiary amid guarded colonies and searchlights to deter crowds.
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Omaha
Neb
William Brown
McKelvie
Wood
Central Department
American Legion
Ed P Smith
Clarence Clancy
State Penitentiary
Lincoln
Joseph Loeback
Agnes
Brown
Outbreaks Rise in Chicago Steel District Strikes
Chicago reporting rising temper among striking steel workers with about sixty minor violent incidents in Gary overnight. South Chicago and Indian Harbor saw frequent clashes as plants gradually run at higher capacity. American Sheet and Tin Plate plans a near term closure for repairs, risking six months if strikers stay out.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Steel District
Gary
Indian Harbor
Steel Company
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Trainmen vote to remain at work at Lorain plant
Train men at the National Tube Company plant in Lorain Ohio vote 78 against a walkout and three for a strike. Organizers hoped to tie up the plant with a national action and claimed 500 men had signed up. Three mass meetings were planned tonight.
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Stick Lorain
Ohio
National Tube Company
Bethlehem steel plant runs with near normal force amid strike
Organizers claim the Bethlehem plant operated today with roughly ninety percent of workers on duty while mounted police policed the perimeter. No picketing occurred and police reported little to do. One arrest marked the walkout. workers who stayed away Monday returned Tuesday as payroll threats circulated.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel
SAILINGS STOPPED FOR BRITISH RAIL STRIKE
Washington reports all Shipping Board vessels bound for United Kingdom ports are ordered suspended due to the British railway strike. Toledo announces Cardinal Mercier of Belgium will visit on October 18.
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Washington
Shipping Board
United Kingdom
Toledo
Cardinal Mercier
Ofelgium
Coal Market In Unstable Balance As Trade Journal Reports
The Black Diamond Coal Trade Journal says the market is unstable with events in Buffalo and the steel industry likely to sway it. Labor troubles ease in Central Pennsylvania though car shortages persist, and exports rise as vessels free congested piers.
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Columbus
Black Diamond
Buffalo
Pennsylvania
Foutch Bakery Sold to Nelsonville Buyer
The Foutch bakery and luncheonette on South Court Street was sold by owner William S. Foutch to Frank Rauch of Nelsonville. Possession to be given tomorrow, October 1. Rauch already owns a Nelsonville bakery and will move his family and head baker to Athens.
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Foutch
South Court Street
William S. Foutch
Frank Rauch
Nelsonville
Rauch
Athens
Supreme Court voids Cincinnati election for four year terms
The Supreme Court ruled there will be no municipal election in Cincinnati this November. The decision overruled objections by Elig Frankenstein and others who argued the 1917 Cincinnati charter did not grant Mayor Galvin and other officers a four year term.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Elig Frankenstein
Galvin
George Mogridge Shuts Out Athletics For Yankee Win
Yankees secure third place as George Mogridge limits the Athletics to four hits and delivers a triple and a single in a 4 to 2 victory. All other major league teams finished their schedules on Sunday.
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George Mogridge
Athletics
Yankees
B P O E Regular Meeting Notice
Regular meeting tonight at 7 30 PM notes oyster feed with Alex M Moore secretary and R D Williams and E R listed.
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Alex M. Moore
R. D. Williams
E. R
Wilson Better Doctor States in a Bulletin
President Wilson’s health improved according to a White House bulletin. Dr Grayson expected to issue another statement after meeting the President that forenoon. Treatment remains rest and sleep with automobile rides for fresh air. Grayson hopes the President may resume golf soon to aid sleep. Only family members have seen him since his return. a Washington vacation seems doubtful.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Grayson
Marietta Seeks Neale to Coach Football Team
Greasy Neale, star Reds outfielder, has been offered the football coach post at Marietta College. Tom Cook resigns as faculty, Neale slated to decide soon. a West Virginia Wesleyan halfback and former coach, he lives in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Marietta
Greasy” Neale
Cincinnati Reds
Marietta College
Tom Cook
Neale
West Virginia Wesleyan
Parkersburg
W. Va
World Series Scoreboard At The Messenger Office
A public scoreboard will be set up in front of The Messenger office to track World Series scores after two o’clock each afternoon. The Messenger will publish a World Series Extra during the series and provide live wire news speed updates on the front office display.
Riots and trials across cities as violence ripples
Reports from Montgomery Knoxville and Merchantville describe post incident tensions. In Montgomery two black men and a civilian were killed by a mob while a fourth man faced charges over attacks on women. In Knoxville Maurice Mays the accused murder of Gertie Lindsay faces trial amid riot arrests. In Merchantville armed farmers hunt a black farm hand suspected of assaulting Mary Metzer as fear grips the region.
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Knoxville
Maurice Mays
Mays
Gertie Lindsay
Akron
T A. E. Nelson
Lindsey
Merchantville
N. J
Mary Metzer
Noon Day Meet of Commergers Resumed by Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce noon lunches will resume on Wednesday after a summer suspension. The first meeting of the year will tackle important business needing full member input. The board urges a large turnout to decide several upcoming matters linked to recent industrial achievements.
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Chamber of Commerce
Whitlock Named Ambassador to Belgium
President nominates Brand Whitlock of Ohio as ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Belgium. Whitlock, currently minister to Belgium, would replace the former ambassador Page at Rome as Congress elevates Brussels to an embassy.
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Whitlock
Belgium
Washington
Senate
Brand Whitlock
Ohio
Page
Rome
Congress
Brussels
Athens Couple Narrowly Escape Train Collision
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Rardin narrowly escaped instant death when their car was struck by a train at a railway crossing south of Dallas on Monday. The only injuries were a cut on Mr. Rardin’s hand as the car and train were badly wrecked.
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Athens
D. A. Rardin
Dalawere
Rardin
Happy Post carrier wins World Series guest trip
Alonzo Baker of Canannville, carrier for The Cincinnati Post in Athens county, won a subscription contest and was selected as the paper's guest for the first two games of the World Series. He left for Cincinnati at noon today.
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Alonzo Baker
Cincinnati Post
Canaanville
Athens County
Cincinnati
The
Post
Trial under way in Glouster case of young man accused of break in and intent
William H. Tracey aged 19 from Glouster goes on trial for breaking into an elderly Italian woman’s home near midnight June 1 and attempting to chloroform her. Jury selection faced disputes with challenges from both sides leading to extended proceedings and a large number of witnesses expected for the state and defense.
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William H. Tracey
Glouster
George Rose
Giouster
Bartels
Worstell
Woolley
Rowland
British Try to Secure Best of Hung Trade
Congressman Fred A. Britten reports British inspectors at the German border obstructing American business efforts in Germany. Britten says British agents at Cologne boundary lines treated him insolently and forced him to exit his compartment for passes check, urging America to wake to the business situation and resume German American relations.
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Berlin
Germany
Fred A. Britten
Illinois
Britten
Boundary Line
Cologne
America
Died at Athens State Hospital Denied Burial at Home
Deny McClaren age 43 died September 29 at Athens State hospital after 18 months as a patient. The body was shipped to Circleville this evening for burial by the Newsom-Walburn Co. undertakers.
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Deny McClaren
Athens State Hospital
Circleville
Newsom-Walburn Co
Local Guard Company Demobilized After One Day
The Steubenville strike cleared leading to demobilization of the local guard company. Eighty one enlisted men and three officers returned to work or classes after about twenty four hours in military service. Capt. Stinchcomb received orders from the Adjutant General late Monday evening.
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Steubenville
Stinchcomb
Scouts Hold Meeting Ahead of Thrift Stamp Contest
Troop Three Scouts met last evening with a majority of boys present. Several members failed tests and were given until next Friday to complete the work. Floyd Williams led with seventeen points, Edmond Miller had fourteen. A special troop meeting is set for Friday at the playground.
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Morgan and
Porter
Earich
Floyd Williams Lea
Edmond Miller
British strike threatens $10 million daily U S exports
American business faces massive losses as British railway workers strike and port shipments to the United Kingdom decline. The U S Shipping Board orders suspension of sailings to England Ireland and Scotland with possible broader export stoppage by week’s end. Officials warn of reduced foreign demand and potential easing of U S food costs amid market disruption.
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Ralph Couch
United Press
Washington
United Kingdom
United States
United States Shipping Board
England
Ireland
Scotland
Porta
Commerce Department
Italian Parliament Dismissed Amid Crisis in Rome
Rome dispatch reports Italy’s government dissolves parliament with elections set for November 5. In Toledo two 15 year old boys rob C. H. Vansyke of Wauseon, taking $20 and a watch.
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Paris
Rome
Agence Radio
Toledo
C. H. Vansyke
Wauseon
Pro bate Court Seeks True Identity of Wandering Boy
Officials in the probate court report a twelve year old boy gave conflicting stories about a farm home and family. He claimed a father owned a large farm and spoke of Charleston and Akron as past stops before saying he had traveled by auto. The court asks anyone with information about the boy’s identity or origins to contact Judge Phillips.
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Phillips
Hendrick
Mose Ter “Moore
Maxwell
M . Day
Porter Poe
Seanan
Charleston
Akron
Rutland
Higg
Carelessness Caused Fourteen Ohio Deaths
Ohio State Fire Marshal T E Fleming reports fourteen people died and 36 injured in August due to fires. The causes include throwing crude oil on flames and lanterns near a wrecked car, using a match to gauge gasoline, and filling a lighted gasoline store account for four deaths.
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Columbus
Ohio
T. E. Fleming
War Claims Must Be Filed Shortly
Athens county Red Cross urged veterans wounded in service to file compensation claims within one year of discharge. The notice says death or disability from a wound requires timely filing, and directs men to consult Attorney Hughes for claims.
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Athens County
The
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Hughes
City SERVICE Department Lays Off Staff
Due to funding shortages Director Williams announced layoffs in the city service department. The street commissioner a teamster and several laborers are among those let go to avoid shortening the year's required work.
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Service Department
Williams
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