Truce Talks Edge Toward End of Irish Hostilities
London and Dublin move toward a noon Monday ceasefire as Lloyd George and De Valera seek a peace basis. General MacReady attends Dublin talks with southern Unionists while Smuts and the king push for reconciliation and an early London conference.
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London
Dublin
Eamonn de Valera
Walt Middleton
Lloyd George
Sir Nevil MacReady
Ireland
de Valera
King
England
Smuts
James Craig
Buckingham Palace
Jan Christian Smuts
Mr. de Valera
Eamonn Dugan
Sinn Fein
Montjoy
General Smuts
Laming Worthington Evans
Viscount Grey
MacReady
Islands
Coles
Pamoni DE Valera
Earl Midleton
George
Mary
Empire
Pennsylvania to continue rule making by employees ballot
E T Whiter says Pennsylvania Railroad will keep allowing employees to choose representatives by a ballot of all workers as a policy. The labor board heard charges that the road failed to confer with the federation and elected own committees, violating board directives.
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E. T. Whiter
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad Labor Board
Federated Shop
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania System Federation
N. P. Goode
Pennsylvania Federation
Corn Crop Forecast to Rise, Wheat Falls in 1920s Crop Outlook
Washington reports July 1 crop conditions show no record crops except corn possible. June weather trimmed forecasts across most staples with tobacco down one third and apples under half of last year. Wheat declines total twenty one million bushels, winter down five and spring sixteen.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pan American Wins Lease for Oil Rights in California Reserve
The Interior Department awarded Pan American Petroleum a lease covering naval reserve No 1 in Kearns County California. The contract requires drilling twenty two wells with a royalty of one half percent of production going to the navy.
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Washington
Pan- American Petroleum Company
Interior Department
Naval Reserve No. 1
Kearns County
California
Navy
Dearer furs raise prices at London sale
In a London fur sale of 87 different furs, 20 items attained notable figures. Fox skins rose 10 to 20 percent, monkey fur doubled in price, ermine and fisher gained 20 to 30 percent, and Australian opossum rose 45 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ermine
Fisher
House Gets Busy on the Tariff Bill
Washington July 8 The House opened debate on the Fordney tariff bill. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee outlined the Republican program to aid business and restore commerce and industry to health. He said Democrats mischaracterized the bill and that compromises would be decided by the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Fordney
Ways and Means Committee
Clerks Protest Revolver Carry On Railway Posts
Railway mail clerks protest revolver carry rules saying the small gun on the hip hinders work and cannot be drawn quickly in an emergency as robbers always strike first. The issue arises amid safety measures in Washington on July 8.
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Washington
Steamer Westegyn Comet Runs Aground Off St Nazaire
Lloyds dispatch from Nantes reports the American steamer Westegyn Comet from Baltimore to St Nazaire coal laden aground off St Nazaire in a rocky, critical position.
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London
Baltimore
St. Nazaire
France
Lloyd's Dispatch
Nantes
Fierce Wind and Storm Knock Out 500 Phones in Wheeling Area
A severe wind, electrical storm, and rain hit Wheeling district and parts of eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia on July 8. One farmer, William Taylor near Cameron, was badly burned. a B&O bridge failed and a landslide delayed traffic. Crop damage is expected to be high as 500 telephones were out of service for the night.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia
William Taylor
Cameron
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Senate House confer on naval bill ends major disputes
Washington July 8 after a meeting of senate and house conferees on the naval appropriation bill it was said the senate would drop its fight for retention of amendments opposed by the house including aviation stations at Sand Point and Camp Kearny Bremerton yard improvements and two airplane carriers The house yielded on minor amendments reaching agreement on all disputed points The bill to be submitted to both bodies carries limits on naval reserve retirement to world war veterans and saving $250 clothing allowances for naval academy midshipmen delayed funds rectified by next week to cover July 14 obligations and pay for personnel
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Washington
Senate
House
Sand Point
Wash
Camp Kearny
Cal
Bremerton
Navy Yard
Naval Reserve Corps
Naval Academy
Harding
Disarmament Desire Made Perfectly Plain
The British disarmament aim appears clear as London notes no official note was sent to Washington. Instead Curzon met with the American and Japanese ambassadors, signaling Empire interest in holding a disarmament conference.
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London
Washington Dispatch
State Department
Lord Curzon
Kaber Murder Trial Hears Planned Slaying Claims
Cleveland witnesses describe a scheme by Eva Catherine Kaber to murder her husband Daniel F. Kaber. Testimony includes offers of money to kill him and accusations that she arranged the crime through an intermediary and involvement of alleged killers. Arsenic traces were found in Kaber’s organs and the husband reportedly told a doctor that his wife staged the murder.
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Cleveland
Eva Catherine Kaber
Daniel F. Kaber
Urbano di Carpo
Kaber
8. T. Parsons
Mr. Kaber
Union Leaders Arrested in Williamson Under Martial Law
David Robb head of union men in Williamson coal fields and eleven other United Mine Workers leaders were arrested for unlawful assemblage under martial law. They were taken from a hotel office to the court house for detention, with state police present and no public demonstration.
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Williamson
W. Va
David
Robb
International Financial
United Mine Workers of America
Williamson Coal Fields
Court House
Major Davis
Mingo County
Morgan
Mr. Robb
John W. Brown
Jasper Metzer
Herbert Halls
Robert Gilmore
International
United Mine Workers
Edward Dobbins
International Board
Henley Koop
Whitesell Hackney
J. B. Williams
Claude Mahoun
Charles Lee
J. H. Reed
Warships Ordered to Leave Tampico Amid Oil Tax Tensions
The navy department announced withdrawal of the cruiser Cleveland and gun boat Sacramento from Tampico in mutual agreement with the state department. Secretary Denby cited labor troubles linked to Mexico’s oil tax as a reason to protect American lives and property, while Secretary Hughes noted the move does not target labor disputes. Marines from the Sacramento and Cleveland mingled with Tampico locals amid cordial reception.
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Washington
Cleveland
Sacramento
Tampico
Mexico
Navy Department
Denby
State Department
Department
Hughes
Samuel Gompers
Pan-American Federation of Labor
Associated Press
Mexico City
United States
Confederation of Labor
Orizaba
American Federation of Labor
Tax Reduction Debate Prompted By Harriman Letter
Representative Mondell replies to J W Harriman of Harriman National Bank New York noting banks depositors seek tax relief. Mondell states congress is considering reductions while facing legislative constraints and public pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank of New York
Congress
Mondell
Republican House
Lawmakers Eye Tax Bill Haste Toward August Finish
A report notes rapid progress on the tax bill and lawmakers expect to conclude its consideration by mid August. The expectation centers on timely passage as debate continues among legislators.
Howat and Dorehy Sentenced in Kansas Industrial Case
Alexander Howat and August Dorehy, leaders of the Kansas Miners' Union, were sentenced by Judge Frank W. Boss in Cherokee County District Court to six months in jail and a $500 fine for violating the Kansas industrial law by calling a strike.
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Alexander Howat
Columbus
Kas
August Dorehy
Kansas Miners’ Union
Frank W. Boss
Cherokee County
Howar
Ace Dorehy
Kansas
World Needs More Religion Message From President and VP
President Harding and Vice President Coolidge sent messages to the sixth world Christian Endeavor Convention urging more religion to heal global ills. The president praised Christian Endeavor Societies as providing inspiring purpose vital in these times.
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New York
Harding
Coolidge
Christian Endeavor Convention
Christian Endeavor Societies
Rockefeller Plays Golf in Sunny Tarrytown Birthday
John D. Rockefeller marked his eighty second birthday in Tarrytown New York by playing a round of golf under an umbrella. An umbrella bearer struggled to keep pace and shield him from the sun as onlookers noted the cheerful scene.
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Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Fire destroys Thirtieth Street bridge in Pittsburg
A July fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Thirtieth Street bridge linking Lawrenceville to Herrs Island. Four firemen were injured. the central span collapsed and sunk coal barges as high tension wires and gas mains ignited around the blaze. Investigations proposed, none verified.
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Pittsburg
Thirtieth Street
Lawrencevile
Herrs Island
Cable controversy ends as Miami landing permit granted
Federal permission for the landing of the Miami Barbados cable was granted today, ending the government Western Union Telegraph Co dispute. The decision comes as word reaches Western Union's local Miami office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Senate Debate on Soldier Bonus Bill Proceeds Slowly
Washington July senate debate on the soldier bonus bill drags with growing calls for indefinite postponement via recommittal to the finance committee. Leaders expect enough votes to push the plan, while President Harding will send a special message on tariff and tax legislation next week.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Harding
Congress
McCumber
North Dakota
Mellon
Treasury
Capitol
Third Marne Division Society Plans Milwaukee Convention
The Third Marne Division Society, comprised of veterans linked to the third division abroad, will hold its second annual convention in Milwaukee from July 13 to 15. More than 100 veterans are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
82-Year-Old Montclair Man Walks Seventeen Miles
James A. Atkins of Montclair New Jersey celebrated his 82nd birthday by walking seventeen miles. He attributes his youth to outdoor exercise and remains in splendid health. He smokes but has not drank alcohol for several years.
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Montclair
N. J
James A. Atkins
President Harding Near Ready to Proclaim Peace
Washington reports indicate President Harding and his advisers are close to issuing a presidential proclamation to terminate the war with the central empires though the document may not be ready until next week. A partial draft was shown at the cabinet meeting with legal memoranda on the proclamation’s scope. The peace resolution passed by Congress and signed last Saturday is viewed as sufficient for ending war powers, though some emergency laws mention the proclamation as the instrument to terminate the war.
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Washington
Harding
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Congress
Criticism of National Soldiers Homes Acknowledged
Washington July 8 The National soldiers homes admitted 4630 former service men in the last fiscal year General G H Wood president said before a senate investigating committee The Marion Indiana and Johnson City Tennessee homes now serve World War Veterans for neuros psychiatric care and tuberculosis patients Vocational training is provided when required by the federal board for vocational education The homes could care for three thousand more veterans and some criticism of conditions at Marion and Johnson City is acknowledged with corrective steps under way
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Washington
National Soldiers
G. H. Wood
Senate
Marion
Ind
Johnson City
Tenn
Wood
Federal Board For Vocational Education
T. J. McCoy Accused Killing Aged Cousin
Kermit, W Va July 8 T J McCoy of Floyd county Ky was taken into custody by a posse and released on 20000 bond in the investigation of Judge John McCoy s death a cousin aged eighty three whose throat was slashed and body found partly submerged in a creek formerly a judge of Martin county court and Civil War sergeant authorities say the slayer dragged the body after slashing the throat and the arrest followed an all night vigil at the Cousin s Floyd county home
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Kermit
W. Va
T. J. McCoy
Floyd County
Posee
John McCoy
Martin County
Fifth Virginia Infantry
Byrne sisters bound over for alleged libel in North London
Agnes and Alice Byrne, sisters, were bound to keep the peace at the North London court at their brother James Byrne’s instance. He alleges they wrote libellous tablets and posted them on his garden gate to extort money.
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Liloyd-George
Crown
Notification
United States Railroad Administration
Er. H. Seneff
Farmer
Great Britain
David Robb
Williamson Court House
Warchips
Marne
T. J. M’coy
Jurist
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