President Asked To State Position On Coal Wage Pact
In a letter dated November 21 John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers asks President Coolidge whether the government will intervene to uphold the Jacksonville soft coal wage agreement and if not whether union men would justify enforcing it. He cites signatories and alleges others have violated the pact threatening industrial peace.
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U. S
Philadelphia
Coolidge
United Mine Workers
Jacksonville
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Organization
Me ‘Lewis
Department of Justice, Commerce and Labor
Secretary of Commerce
Lewis
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Consolidated Coal Company
Bethlehem Mines Corporation
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad
Washington
Miners’ Union
Davis
Labor Department
Hoover
Commerce Department
John N. Lewis
Anthracite operators demand retraction from Fair Trades league
The anthracite operators conference served a formal demand on the American Fair Trades league to retract its charges that miners mulched the public with a price fixing plan. The letter, signed by Walter Jordan Merritt, defends a spring agreement with retailers to standardize coal size and quality as a public service.
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New York
American Fair Trades League
League
Walter Jordan Merritt
Edmund A. Whittier
Omitted poem excerpt about gratitude and a gun
A rustic verse extols outdoor life and home fires while praising merchants. It shifts to a darker longing for a mother’s gun amid wartime undertones, expressing thanks for bread and goods but desire for defense and protection.
Operators Demand Retraction Over Libelous Charges
A counsel for the anthracite operators' conference blasts an investigation as unfair and insists no colliery or operator was consulted. He accuses the inquiry of convicting operators without a hearing and demands a formal retraction of all false and libelous charges.
Chief Justice Advocates Jury Service Reform Across Montana
Chief Justice L L Callaway told county attorneys in Helena that criminals evade justice via juries. He urged removal of exemptions for 11 occupations including military officers editors druggists ministers and firemen. He argued for fair trial standards and warned against improper evidence to avoid costly retrials.
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Callaway
Gardner
Montana Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Emily E. Sloan
Carbon County
Dwight Mason
Missoula County
Burke denounces Montana Indian petition as unrepresentative
Charles H. Burke commissioner of Indian affairs says an inquiry shows charges against the bureau arose from a meeting of 14 Montana Indians none of whom held tribal council authority. He releases letters from three Montana superintendents and minutes signed by marks of at least 14. White Bear’s Washington trip is contingent on Crow council authorization which was denied. The meeting condemned the five year plan and elected White Bear as emissary if approved by the Crow council.
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Washington
Charles H. Burke
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Montana
Burke
Blackfoot Reservation
C. B. Lohmiller
Tongue River Reservation
Lame Deer
Mont
J. T. Marshall
Fort Belknap
Harlem
Belknap
Chinook
Indian Bureau
White House
A. A. Drurod
Helena
Bureau
Russell White Bear
Crow Tribal Council
G. H. Ashbury
Crow Reservation
White Bear
Robbery At Huntley Leads To Three Arrests
Billings police arrested Manuel Ronetz Leo Acosta and Antonio Herrero after a burglary at the Browns Huntley home. Mr and Mrs Edward Brown were bound gagged and held at knife point while four masked men stole a gold watch several silver dollars and 20 from the wife’s purse before escaping. The couple freed themselves and Brown walked four miles to report the crime. He identified two suspects as former laborers who had worked for him recently.
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Billings
Edward ©. Brown
Huntley
Brown
Charles Logan
Manuel Ronetz
Leo Acosta
Antonio Herrero
Ferguson Era Sparks Texas Impeachment Call
Dallas Texas November 21 a special session of the Texas legislature to impeach all who aided abetted and contributed to fraud against the people of the state was called by State Senator T K Irwin amid a highway probe and a $600000 excess profits judgment against the American Road company. Attorney General Dan Moody obtained an injunction against Hoffman Construction at Eastland Tex blocking $351047 on road contracts as Gov Miriam A Ferguson and husband James E Ferguson dodged comment. Irwin said the move would target irregularities in the highway department and other state agencies while Moody accused Lanham of letting the contractor escape summer highway profits.
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Dallas
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
T. K. Irwin
American Road Company
Dan Moody
Ferguson
Hoffman Construction Company
Eastland
Tex
Frank V. Lanham
Highway Commission
Moody
James E. Ferguson
Highway Department
Lanham
Irwin
Overland Cars Hit London as Olympia Show Breaks Records
Overland and Willys Knight sales in London exceed 250000 pounds at the Olympia Motor Exhibition. Willys-Overland executive Sir William Letts reports high demand, with orders surpassing a quarter million. Attendees include international representatives from Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Ceylon, and Rhodesia. The Motor Inn serves as local dealer for Overland and Willys Knight.
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Willys- Knight
Overland
Willys-Knight
London
Willys- Overland
William Letts
Willys-Overland Crossley, Ltd
Willys-Overland
Sir William
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Ltd
Great Britain
Continental
New York
America
Sweden
Switzerland
Belgium
Spain
Holland
Ceylon
Czecho- Slovakia
Rhodesia
The
Motor Inn
Willys Knight
Mitchell court martial trial moves toward December conclusion
The Mitchell court martial heard five witnesses and prepared for a December conclusion as defense and prosecution pushed to finish presentations. Lt. Duke, G. Landis, H. Hale, and Maj. Hickam testified supporting charges against air service leadership. Col. Moreland expanded staff. Wilby and Gullion assigned as assistant trial judges.
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Washington
Mitchell” Court
Donald G. Duke
Air Service Headquarters
G.landis
Chicago
H. Hale
H. M. Hickam
Langley
Field
William Mitchell
Air Service
Sherman Moreland
Francis B
Blanton Winship
Frank R. Reid
Russian Doctrine Taught In U S Cities
In Minneapolis and other cities communist leaders announce the opening of schools to teach communism and Leninism. C A Hathaway of the Workers Party organized the Minnesota program under Chicago’s central executive committee. The 20 week course starts tomorrow with material for young workers to distribute amid American education week.
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Minneapolis
United States
C. A. Hathaway
Northwest
Workers Party
Central Executive Committee
Chicago
Mr. Hathaway
Ohio Senator Addresses St Paul Methodist Men
United States Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio told the St Paul area Methodist Men to value law observance over enforcement and to combat the current revolt against authority. The session opened with a telegram from President Coolidge greeting the convention.
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ST. Paul
United States
Frank B. Willis
Ohio
Methodist Men’s Council
Methodist Episcopal Church
Willis
Coolidge
Bert Edward Smith
Men’s
Methodist Church Convention
Have your suits cleaned and pressed at Jack Watts Tailor Shop
An old advertisement promotes cleaning and pressing services at Jack Watts Tailor Shop, inviting customers to refresh garments with professional care.
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Jack Watt
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C. J. Ellingson
Federal Radio Corporation
Buffalo, N. Y
Ma” Ferguson
Pa” Ferguson
Big Timber
J. J. Lacklen CO
Ford
J. A. Lowry
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