Congress Grapples Coal Strike with Meet in Washington
The House Labor Committee authorized telegraph invitations to operators and operator group leaders at central coal fields to attend a Washington meeting with miners on April 10 to seek a national wage agreement. Senator Borah warned of drastic public action, while Attorney General Daugherty said the government will act if local authorities fail to maintain peace.
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Towns Moving About Says This Astronomer
London reports astronomer Professor W Evans claims Greenwich has drifted toward the Equator by about half a mile in eighteen centuries while Maples shifted thirty three inches south in fifteen years. He notes earth bulges under solar and lunar pull, with twenty two noted vertical moves totaling around eighteen inches. He likens the world to a telescope lantern and discusses polar pressure effects.
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Wallis Declines to Detail Stock Deals in Court
In a three hour session at the County courthouse John Walls, president of Industrial Finance and Mortgage, refused to discuss alleged stock deals with Frank Wells. He faces criminal charges and is free on a $6,000 bond as his wife and other witnesses testified, with limited corroboration and no specifics given.
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Lloyd George speech harms German hopes at Genoa talks
Berlin reports bitter disappointment in Germany over Premier Lloyd-George's Commons speech outlining Genoa conference plans. Observers say his program offers little new and that Britain may fail to lead the European economic bloc. The note and speech renews belief Germany must press on with its own burdens.
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Senate Batters Patronage Policy In Civil Service Clash
In Washington April 4 the Senate debated President Harding’s dismissal of 29 Bureau of Engraving officials as Democratic protests grew. Senator Caraway urged formal inquiry calling the move inhuman and excusable, while Republicans argued there were ample reasons for the action and that civil service laws have long been unevenly enforced across administrations. The White House said a full explanation was not yet opportune and restoration of the officials was not contemplated.
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Holding Up School Program Atwater Declares
In a City Hall conference the editorial accuses Republicans of stalling school accommodations while Democrats push for action. The speaker supports Guyme the Star shirt factory as a high school annex to relieve congestion, noting emergency warrants the factory purchase. The mayor quotes the school commissioners as unable to move past deadlock.
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President Harding’s Hidden Move Teases Congressional Battle
Washington April 4 The administration maintains confidence as Congress debates the Bureau of Engraving and Printing purge. Officials hint at a strategic reveal once Justice Department probes finish. Republicans compare it to a bank examiner sealing accounts before an inquiry, while a senator says the probe will examine years of activity.
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Inkham Demands Probe of Anti-Rum League
Washington April 4 Representative Finkham Republican Massachusetts charges the Anti Saloon League failed to report campaign expenditures as required under the Corrupt Practices Act. He alleges the league violated reporting timelines from 1910 to 1929, withheld names and addresses of recipients of $10+, and did not post branch returns in West Virginia as part of a broader cover.
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Ireland in Civil Strife Sparks New Attacks in Dublin
In Dublin on April 4 violence erupts anew as Republican and Free State forces clash across the city. Ambushes strike Pubviln and Nassau streets while shops are set to close in Swinford and barracks attacked. Austin Stack, De Valera envoy, says he cannot believe compatriots would turn on each other. Continued on Page 4.
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Bridgeport Milk Supply Under Watchful Eye and New Bottling Rule
Bridgeport keeps strict control on milk sources with frequent farm visits and plant inspections. About 5000 quarts daily are consumed, 45000 pasteurized in Stepney Greenfield and Easton plants, with pasteurization focused on bottled product. A May 1 rule requires raw milk to be bottled at source, limiting sales to two classes: raw from tuberculin tested cows and pasteurized milk, with bottles sterilized at farms. Of 10000 daily unpasteurized quarts, 3030 are Grade A raw delivered to homes, 5543 from farm to distributor to home, and 1875 Grade A bottled raw via pasteurization stalls. Tuberculin checks continue. February saw 19 cows condemned from a herd of 149.
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Visions of Easter Finery Fade in Bankruptcy Court
In Bankruptcy Court Referee John Keogh heard Edmund D. Moran explain that it cost 18 to make a single suit sold to 800 Bell Tailoring System customers across Connecticut. The firm, with offices in Hartford and Bridgeport, offered suits for 45 on a one dollar a week installment plan, as part of the ongoing proceedings.
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Shattuck Robber Has Record Here, Say N Y Police
New York investigation links Eugene Diaset to the Shattuck burglary at Washington Square in 1922. Bridgeport arrests reveal stolen jewelry, weapons, and a Chicago link to the five-man crew, with Bouillat suspected as a former butler associated with the case and the 1917 Shattuck home robbery.
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Wharton friend of poisoned model to quit Harvard
Wharton, a friend at Harvard of the poisoned model, plans to withdraw after a meeting of college advisers. Officials would not confirm the report, citing confidential relations with students. Wharton, son of a Philadelphia banker, attended a party in Virginia where poison allegedly entered the victim, who died two days later. another student implicated in the case also faced the same night.
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Kinsella Wins Hartford Mayoral Race by Large Plurality
Democratic candidate Richard J. Kinsella, 34, wins Hartford mayoralty by about 3,000 votes, sweeping eight of ten aldermen goals, defeating Republican Anton T. McCook. Dems gain in city council but Republicans hold veto power. race also features school bond and development measures. Arbuckle trial setup noted with witness stand forthcoming.
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Midnight party ends in the death of an army officer
Oklahoma City reports a midnight party at Jean P Day a prominent attorney ended with the death of Lieutenant Colonel Pat Ward Beck assistant commandant of Post Field Fort Sill Beck died after a struggle with Day who said he fired the revolver in self defense at about 1230 am Day is under 5000 bail to appear at a coroner inquest Saturday A committee of officers from Post Maid will conduct an inquiry though no charges filed yet pending the coroner's verdict
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