Rail unions push for wage rise as 1921 war-time cuts loom
United States railroad executives face a 30 day window to grant a roughly 15 percent wage increase sought by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and allied unions. If unresolved the matter goes to the railway labor board for final decision. Estimates put annual added costs at at least 100 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Huske
Cleveland, CO
United States
Railway Labor Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Bavarian Dictator Halts Federal Laws as Crisis Grows
Von Kahr in Munich suspends operation of all German federal laws in Bavaria claiming protection of the republic. He defies Berlin by allowing Voelkischer Beobachter to defy orders, then suppresses the paper for eight days. Clashes erupt as Hitlerites attack a synagogue and police intervene. Bavarian republicans call for fascist disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
von Kahr
Bavaria
Otto Gessler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Hitlerites
Berlin
Ludendorff
Speed marvels ready St Louis races begin
Fine weather and a hot sun have put the St. Louis air field in fast shape for the International air races opening informally this afternoon with aeronautical exhibits and trials of army and navy planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Louis Air Field
Army
Navy
Petty Thieves Rounded Up by Columbus Police
In Columbus Ohio on September 29 police arrested two women and a taxi driver over grand larceny tied to downtown office robberies. Suspects named Lulu Hatch Blanche Gorslan also known as Blanche Shupe and Harley Simms all held on charges amid ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Lulu Hatch
Blanche Gorslan
Blanche Shupe
Harley Simms
Columbus
Farmer offers whiskey reward in stray Jersey heifer ad
An Alabama farmer ran a State paper notice offering a drink of Old Rose whiskey to the person who returns his Jersey heifer. Nine men reportedly lined up with their own heifers the next morning in Ashville, Alabama, according to the local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashville
Ala
Alabama
Pow Wow Draws Tribal Delegations to Athens Fairgrounds
The Athens fairgrounds hosted a large Pow Wow of local Red Men and Poca Hontas on Sept 29 with delegates from Nelsonville Glouster Jacksonville Murray City Chauncey and New Marshfield. An open air program featured speakers from Ohio and field events followed by a big parade and three degrees for about 50 candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens Fair Ground
Order
Nelsonville
Glouster
Jacksonville
Murray City
Chauncey
New Marshfield
Efair Grounds
J., E. Miller
Circleville
Sagamore
Ohio
Lewis B. Houck
Mt. Vernon
EK. P. Smith
Waverly
J. B. Worley
Hillsboro
Chickamauga Tribe
Fair Grounds
Non-Union Workers to Share Seniority Rights
The United States railroad labor board ruled that non members of rail unions keep their seniority rights with union members and must not face discrimination. The decision targets Article 25 of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen agreement with several railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Knights of the Klamine Circle Emerges in Ohio
Dr W F McGuigan announces a new Knights of the Klamine Circle aiming to enroll ten members per person and expand across eastern Ohio and the Ohio Valley. Bombs sparked inception last Wednesday with an open-air initiation as organizers flood in from across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Miller
Steubenville
Ohio
Ohio Valley
W. FF. McGuigan
Central Division
Knights of the Kiaming Circle
Dr McGuigan
Knights of the Klamine Circle
MceGiagan
United States
Knights of Fleming Circle to stage Steubenville parade
A Steubenville parade is planned in early November by the Knights of the Fleming Circle, with thousands marching and an outdoor mass meeting afterward where leaders from all faiths will speak. Dr. McGuigan says the Klan infiltrates his group but vows openness and a countergame with hidden members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Knights of the Fleming Circle
Repeal Means Naught to Railroad Workers
Ben W Hooper, chairman of the United States railway labor board, said the repeal of the guarantee clause of the transportation act by the Coolidge administration will have little effect on railroad workers. He expects no wage decisions change as many lines pay above six percent under current law. Officials noted Washington plans to seek repeal before Congress to push general freight rate reductions benefiting farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Coolidge
Ben W Hooper
United States Raiway Labor Board
International News Service Tonight
Hooper
Washington
Woman Testifies Man Coerced Silk Shirt Theft
Mrs. Olla Rigner of Cincinnati admitted taking a silk shirt in a department store after a well dressed man grabbed her arm and forced her to steal. She said she feared violence if she refused and claimed she had never seen the man before. The judge continued the case and granted bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olla Rigner
Cincinnati
Belgian Troops Fire on German Secessionists in Hamborn
At Hamborn Germany on September 29 Belgian troops opened fire on a German secessionist demonstration. Several persons were killed and many wounded in the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamborn
Germany
Newest boudoir caps show a Russian influence
The latest boudoir headwear features an upstanding frame with tiny ruffles of Valenciennes lace, reflecting a refined European influence in intimate accessories.
Battle for Home Run Crown Sees Ruth and Williams Ahead
With pennant races decided, fans focus on the home run chase between Babe Ruth of the Yankees and Cy Williams of Philadelphia, both tied at eight circuit clouts. Ruth holds the lead as New York has six games left, while Philadelphia has four remaining. Ken Williams trails in third with 29 homers. Hornsby led both leagues last season with 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe” Ruth
Yankees
Cy Williams
Philadelphia
K Ruth
Yanks
Ruth
Williams
Ken Williams
St. Louis Browns
Hornsby
Three Bodies Recovered From Pad From Rail Car Crash
In Casper Wyoming on September 29 a Chicago Burlington & Quincy train plunged into Cole Creek east of Lockett. Three bodies were recovered with over 100 workers and volunteers digging through mud to reach submerged cars. Authorities expect about fifty dead as rescuers continue efforts after 56 hours of rain.
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Casper
Wyo
Cole Creek
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Lockett
Here
E. J. Klove
W. J. Nourse
Gunnison
Colo
Albert Hill
Dodge City
Kans
Thiu
Imperial conference to debate preferential tariffs among dominions
London reports that the British imperial conference opens Monday with talks on preferential tariffs from Australia and New Zealand, likely opposed by England. Premier Baldwin will open with reparations and population issues as premiers seek a settlement to revive trade. Smuts may push for a policy to restore European peace amid unemployment concerns and immigration tensions within the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Australia
New Zealand
Stanley Baldwin
J. C. Smuts
South Africa
Great Britain
Europe
England
Canada
Sermon Defends Christ Divinity and Darwinian Evolution
The Church of the Epiphany in Washington heard a stirring sermon by Right Rev. E. T. Manning bishop of New York defending the compatibility of the Divinity of Christ with Darwinian evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Church of the Epiphany
E. T. Manning
Episcopal
New York
Winter dresses gain hooks but keep few eyes
A concise note remarks that winter dresses feature more hook fastenings yet retain a limited number of eye closures.
Murder Probes to Open Grand Jury in Athens County
The Athens county common pleas court opens a fall term with 210 cases on the docket. The grand jury will hear at least 30 cases and more than 100 witnesses will testify, including two murder charges against Mary Collins of Nelsonville and Irvin Jenkins for fatal shootings.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Grand
Brand Jury
Bender
Mary Collins
Nelsonville
Frvin Jenkins
Herbert Tabler
Tablertown
Joe Osenlach
George Tobinson
William Stone
Conceield
John Chappeller
Harry Rasp
Ervin Jenkins
Orley Parker
Katie Cook
David Gi
Thomas McHarg
Walter Sasser
Ethel Mike
John Dunkie
Dana H. NASA
William Kane
Petty Women Make the Best Dope Peddlers
A federal narcotics inspector says more than half the drug peddlers in Ohio and Michigan are women and that ruthless, young, good looking women take bigger risks for profits. Akron is a major distribution point. Toledo and Cleveland lead in consumption. Steubenville is a Pittsburgh tri state center. Columbus is among the cleanest towns for addicts. Regular routes link Akron Toledo Cleveland Steubenville and Columbus as authorities map the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. N
Columbus
Internationals
Ohio
Michigan
Akron
Toledo
Cleveland
Chillicothe
Springfield
Steubenville
East Liverpool
Pitsburgh
Tri-State
Twins Willing to Share a Husband in Georgia
Ruth and Ruby Webb, 21 year old twins from Marietta, love the same man and want polygamy legalized so they can marry him together. They say they never separate, share clothes, and would handle life as one couple with two wives. He writes two ardent letters to each twin, and they remain coy about his identity. They joke about Turkey as an option due to restrictive laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ruth Webb
Ruby Webb
Ruth
Ruby
Webb Twins
New York
Ineir
Turkey
Akron Woman Designated Ohio's Most Sacrificing Mother of the War
Governor Donahey named Mrs Martha Abels of Akron as Ohio’s gold star mother to represent the state at the American War Mothers convention in Kansas City on October 15. Officials chose her based on the number of sons lost in the war, not the greatest sacrifice, amid four of her sons serving. two died of injuries, one remains critically disabled, and one continues able to carry on.
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Akron
Ohio
Columbus
Donahey
Martha Abels
The
American War Mothers
Kansas City
Ocober
Abels
American Legion of Ohio
Legion
Buckeye
Peddlers Run Quieter Routes for Small Drug Shipments
An inspector notes peddlers use monthly rounds to sell small amounts of bootleg dope in Ohio towns like Columbus and Zanesville. Prices range from 3600 to 4900 dollars per ounce. Most supply reportedly travels from Canada via Windsor to Detroit then Akron and across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Zanesvill
Ohio
Canada
Windsor
Detroit
Akron
Throw Yourself Away and You Never Like Where You Land
A terse line explores the fate of someone discarding themselves and the uneasy outcomes of the place they end up, suggesting a bleak view of consequences and self-destructive choices.
Work of young Negro bootball star starts riot
Ben Johnson, a 180 pound Negro star from Canton McKinley high school, sparked a riot in Sebring Ohio when his sensational runs prompted a frenzied crowd to surge the field. Police and extra officers restrained the mob after Johnson was disqualified for slugging.
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Sebring
Ben Johnson
McKinley High School
Canton
Ku Klux Klan
Johnson
McKinley
Barrett
Arrest Mother for Deserting Her Child
Deputy Cady arrested Katherine Zimmerman in The Plains after she fled Springfield Ohio on a charge of abandoning her three months old child. She is held in the county jail awaiting Springfield officers to take custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cady
the Plains
Katherine Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Springfield
Defeat for Dr. Hitler Shocks Bavarian Faction
Berlin reports a crushing defeat for Dr. Hitler head of the Bavarian fascisti as his newspaper Voelkischer Baubachter is suppressed by Bavarian Dictator Von Kahr after a day of wavering. Tense national mood follows, with Prussia watching Von Kahr who capitulates on suppressing the Munich paper. Saxony protests rise as Berlin refuses civilian commissary for Reichswehr leadership in Saxony.
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Berlin
Hitler
Fascisti
Voelkischer Baubachter
Munich
von Kahr
Prussia
Dresden
Saxony
Reichswehr
Bavaria
Congress Faces Bonus Fight and tariff War This Winter
Washington reports duo to taxation battles in Congress over the veterans adjusted compensation bill and the Mordney-McCumber tariff. The American Legion backs the bonus, while business groups lobby to raise tariffs. A tariff rise proposal on wheat is also under study by the tariff commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Reynolds
J. N. & State
Washington
Congress
American Legion
Democratic National Committee
Maffie Cient
House
Senate
Coolidge
National Legislative Committees
Legion's Convention
San Franccse
Legion
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Manuffacturers’ Association
National Industrial Conference Board
United State Tariff Commission
Robbers Loot Fur Store But Miss Vault Loot in Canton
In Canton Ohio on September 29 a gang looted the Superior Fur Co store of 159 fur coats worth 7000 dollars. Police say the marauders passed by 200000 dollars in vault securities and avoided them due to the car’s lift. Earlier three men claiming to be English sailors sold coats at low prices to move on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ciid
Annie Gerstenfield
Superior Fur Company
Arctic
Long ear rings trend dominates jewelry fashions in London
London fashion note on September 29 reports earrings reaching nearly to the shoulder as the latest jewelry trend. They use many semi-precious stones from jade to Japanese coral and are paired with Oriental patterned headdresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Firebug Sets Jail Fire in Warsaw Stockade
Steve Kosko, held on a fire bug charge, started a blaze in the Warsaw jail. His bed burned but firefighters stopped the fire before further damage. Kosko claimed the fire was accidental and he was released after he could not be linked to other recent fires in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Steve Kosko
Kosko
Cmate
Massing Troops in Saxony Foreshadow Bavarian Invasion
Heavy Reichswehr forces gathered in Saxony as Bavaria appears monarchist while Saxony leans communistic, signaling a possible invasion plan. The alert reflects widespread mobilization across the state and tension between regional loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Reichswehr
Saxony
Bavaria
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Big Four
Seymour Cromwell
New York Stock Exchange
Eetuin
Albany
Columbus Police
AED
Knights of Flaming Circle
East Ohio
IA OF
KLAN
Rail Wage Board
Homer
ARS
Fla
State of
Biot
W. R. Updegraff
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