Miners Press for Uniform Pay in Anthracite Fields
Atlantic City July 28 Unfilled clause from 1923 resurfaces as miners seek standard day rates across all colleries under identical conditions. They cite carpenters earning higher wages, demand equal pay for skilled mechanics, while operators blame seasonality and longer year round work. Negotiations proceed with no fixed date as sessions continue.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Fact
Phillip Murray
Miners International
D. Wartiner
William J. Richards
Warriner
Richards
Otors
Bryan's Resignation From Wilson Cabinet Attributed to Disputes
The article recounts William Jennings Bryan resigning from President Wilson's cabinet in 1915 after a dispute over notes to Germany. Bryan claimed Wilson altered his communication without consultation and set resigning after discovering changes. Bryan's resignation was accepted June 8, 1915, with Robert Lansing succeeding him.
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Dumba
State Department
Bryan
Wilson
Germany
Robert Lansing
Sixth Day of Fleet Visit Pleasant Despite Cold Weather
Melbourne reports the sixth day of the United States fleet visit as happy though bitterly cold. Prime Minister Bruce travels to Sydney for fleet functions. the bridge’s supply ship also sails to join the Sydney contingent. A Star Spangled Banner ball entertained 100 warrant officers. Uncle Sam won first prize for fancy dress. Local choirs and musicians provided nightly concerts aboard ships, praised by American visitors.
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Melbourne
United States
Bruce
Sydney
Uncle Sam
Australia
William McConway Dies at 83 Leader of McConway and Torley
William McConway eighty three president of the McConway and Torley Company died at his Pittsburg home today. He is survived by his widow and five daughters. He was a trustee of Carnegie Westinghouse and Manufacturing Company.
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Pittsburg
William McConway
The
McConway and Torley Company
McConway
Carnegie Westinghouse and Manufacturing
McCormick to Join Jung on Africa Mind Expedition
Fowler McCormick, heir to a vast fortune, plans an Africa expedition with Dr. Carl Jung to study savage minds by living with central African tribes. He will spend six months observing tribal customs and beliefs, while funding the hunt for lion skins and antelope heads. He aims to gain scientific insight and understand workers by first joining his father Harold McCormick’s factory and working as a laborer.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fowler McCormick
America
Young McCormick
Africa
Carl G. Jung
Jung
McCormick
Harold McCormick
Equalis
Dr. Jung
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Dr Jung
Zurich
June
Southwest
Ang McCormick
Respected Farmer Leader Bandit Held on Multiple Charges
Doylestown Pennsylvania July 28 Nicholas Filipov once a prosperous Neshaminy farmer faces Illinois custody to answer for stealing 10000 from grocer Joseph Zbogoski. He is charged as head of a five man band linking to a St Louis policeman murder and counterfeit machine sales. Identified by Zbogoski with state officials present.
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Doylestown
Nicholas Fillpow
Neshaminy
Here
Illinois
Henle
Springfield
Joseb Zbogoski
Filipov
West
Gentleman Bandit
Zbogoski
L. N. Harlon
Mecovpin County
Adolph Morowski
Sixteen Injured as Train Derailed Near Gallup
Sixteen teens were injured though none seriously when the New England Elk special, second section of Santa Fe No. 10, derailed 170 miles west of Gallup after a washout. Mrs. J H Dunn, wife of Brigadier General John H Dunn, VA Boston, was among the injured but not seriously hurt. Tracks failed at a washed bridge after a cloudburst and storm. General Dunn is national president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Gallup
N. M
New England Elk
Santa Fe
Here
J. H. Dunn
John H. Dunn
Boston
Dunn
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Two Coal Mine Guards Suffer Only Sore Eyes
Fairmont West Virginia July 28 Two guards from Jamison Coal and Coke Company were gassed yesterday morning when a gas charged riot club they carried in an automobile exploded aside from sore eyes which were rapidly healing. City stories claimed gassed pickets at Jamison mines near Farmington. The Soviet government ordered 100 more motor busses for Moscow streets from a British firm.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Amison
Farmington
London debating luxury taxes on fancy autos and instruments
Industrial Group in the House of Commons advocates luxury taxes on fine motor cars talking machines pianos and similar articles. Rhubarb juice touted as an iron mould remover. Marjorie Oelrichs returns to New York influencing millinery with a black skull cap inspired style using sepiad fabric and jersey with fashionable accessories and symbols of love.
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London
House of Commons
Marjorie Oelrichs
Grardos
New York
Europe
Jersey
Jaren
Fairbanks Testifies in Kidnap Plot Trial Attracts Crowds
In Los Angeles crowds of film fans packed the courthouse for a week to see Mary Pickford kidnap plot case defendants. Douglas Fairbanks testified detailing Ste vens Holcomb and Geck actions around the studio with Pickford at work. A legal fight over a confession by Adrian J. Wood loomed as defense challenged its admissibility while Wood himself was pressed to testify.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Charles Stevens
Claude Holcomb
Miss Pickford
Stevens
Holcombe
Louie Geck
Railbanks
Adrian J. Wood
Wood
Holcomb
Grain Marketing Co Officially Dissolved in Liquidation
Chicago July 28 The Grain Marketing Company a $26 million cooperative marketing project marks its official dissolution and active liquidation after failing to reach a $4 million settlement with four old line grain companies. The four vendors have had their properties returned while assets are distributed to former stockholders. J W Verdale secretary notes opposition from grain exchanges but points to the venture as commercially successful having marketed 220 million bushels and plans to present the proposition to President Coolidge.
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Chicago
J. W. Verdale
Co-Operative
Coolidge
Weston Rotary establishes $2000 Four-H scholarship loan
A $2000 permanent scholarship loan for any Four-H boy or girl, recommended by state leader W H Kendrick, is set up by the Weston Rotary Club. The loan funds college study of choice, unsecured, with repayment terms to a scholarship committee including Walter Edwards and others. The program allows recipients to attend any college and live anywhere.
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Weston
W. Va
W. H. Kendrick
Weston Rotary Club
Weston Civic Club
Lewis County
Walter Edwards
Oene
L. Je Onebert M. Blair
Westop
Coal strike may be averted by two month truce in Britain
London July 28 There are grounds for believing a coal strike will be averted by a two month truce to permit leisure talks and a new wage agreement. Officials gave no details and future talks were pending. Government plans reportedly include a loan to cushion temporary losses while negotiations continue. The government committee advised a minimum wage but left figures undecided.
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London
Baldwin
No decision reached on criminal suits in Carnegie Trust failure
Pittsburg July 28 The Carnegie Trust failure probe stalled as Attorney General George W. Woodruff and investigators debated whether to file criminal charges. State banking officials urged action while deferring to the banking code. No decision was made though actions could come this week. First National Bank of Carnegie receivers filed suits in common pleas court against George W. Wood and P. M. Chichester for $30,000 in notes dated 1922.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Trust Company
John A. Bell
George W. Woodruff
Pinchot
State Banking Department
Woodruff
First National Bank of Carnegie
Bell Institution
Common Pleas Court
R. F. Marburger
George W. Wood
P. M. Chichester
New Rail Revenue Freight Record Set in Washington
Washington July 28 Loading of railroad revenue freight set a new mark for 1925 by exceeding one million tons for the first time this year with traffic through major terminals. The gain reflected steady growth in steel and grain movements, aided by improved schedules and favorable weather.
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Washington
Weekly carload totals for 1925 show mixed gains and declines
The American Rail Association reports total carloadings for the week at 1 010 970, up from the prior week by 28 161 and from the same week in 1924 by 80 257, but 18 459 below the 1923 figure. Coal and miscellaneous freight rise while ore and coke fall.
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American Rail Association Today
Consuelo Vanderbilt Suffers Appendix Operation
Consuelo Vanderbilt daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kiam K. Vanderbilt II underwent an appendectomy at Beach Mound Newport. She is reported resting comfortably. Her sister Muriel and Frederick Cameron Church interrupted their honeymoon to return to Newport for the operation.
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Newport
Itely
Es Vanderbilt
Wittner Goundel Stands on Rights in Washington Case
In Washington the Wittner case paused as Crandal H Mackay appeared for Wittner a federal taxpayer and insisted on two days to answer motions to dismiss. Counsel for the government shifted to the threshold issue of Wittners standing and the judge postponed the hearing until next Friday.
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Washington
Ment
Justice Siddons
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Loren H. Wittner
Treasury
Crandal H. Mackay
Wittner
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C. K. Webster
University of Wales
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Grain Marketing CO
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Pennsylvania Coal and Coke
Wittner Goundel
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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