Amity at Railroad Wage Hearing Conflicts Continue
Chicago June. The second wage reduction hearing before the United States Railroad Labor Board closed amid calls for peace and cooperation from railroads and unions. Counsel F W Sargent urged a longer workday philosophy while asserting no one has ever made success of life on eight hours. The board will consider Pullman’s appearance and interpret the April decision on national agreements. A decision is expected soon.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Tndat
F. W. Sargent
Chisago
Northwestern
Sargent
Batten
Gion
Bhaard
Machine Gun Used to Evict Recalcitrant Boarder
Thomas Kelley 48 died in Oklahoma after a two hour battle as police used machine guns and hand grenades to dislodge him from a barricaded attic room at 611 Walnut Street. He had refused to pay board and fatally shot Patrolmen Harry Dowell and Harold Mosa. Police reserves and detectives were summoned and a tense dawn raid followed.
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Toledo
Ted Press
Thomas Kelley
Oklahoma
Walnut Creet
Kelley
Harry Dowell
Harold
Nelly Key
Allen
Central Station
Loe
Assecia
Attempted payroll robbery thwarted by Hartford men
In Hartford Conn June 9 an attempted payroll robbery was thwarted when paymasters and two armed guards of the Hartford Robber Works tied to United States Rubber Company were held at Bartholomew avenue as they wheeled a cart with envelopes. A lookout fired a .22 and two envelopes were seized before officers arrived. Suspect Henry J. Jordan, night watchman at the plant, was captured after a pursuit and charged.
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Hartford
Conn
United States Rubber Company
Bartholomew Avenue
Albert H.congdon
Frank D. Sargent
Anthony Hayes
Wiliams
Moriarity
Henry J. Jordan
Galbraith Burial Set For Monday
W Galbraith, doctor and national commander of the Americas Legion, was killed in an automobile accident today. The national executive committee, with one representative from each state, will elect officers between conventions. Details on burial time and location were not announced.
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W. Galbraith
Americas
Legion
Galbraith the Fighter From Barricade to Shipboard Hero
Boston report recalls Frederick W Galbraith Jr a lifelong fighter who rose from track worker in California to foreman in Massachusetts and naval school trainee after surviving oil flames in a Japan voyage. He later led a packing plant to efficiency saving 1 090 000 annually while serving as American Legion commander.
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Boston
United States Arsenal
Frederick W_ Galbraith, Jr
San Diego
California
Springfield
Mais
A-factory
Naval Academy
Massachuusetts Nautical Training School
Enterprise
Japan
Cread
American Légion
Seven Year Old Dundee Girl Sleepless At Night
London reports an extraordinary Dundee girl Nellie Kemlo aged seven who nights are sleepless while days are spent asleep. After a brother joined the army two years ago her sleep pattern changed. She is bright when awake but for eighteen months slept at her desk in school. Three eminent physicians weighed possibilities including atavism hypnotic suggestion and somnambulism. The case intrigues Scottish medical schools.
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London
Dundee
Nellie Kemlo
Nellie
Little Theater League Ends Season at Stratfield Hotel
The Little Theatre League held its season finale in the Stratfield Hotel sun parlor. Reports from committees were reviewed and plans for five upcoming bills were outlined for the next season. Vice-president Mrs. Walter Loewith presided in the absence of president William V. Dee.
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Little Theatre League
Stratfield Hotel
William V. Dee
Walter Loewith
National Bonfire Threats and Fire Losses Across Five Years
A summary of major U S fire destruction reports indicates damages approaching 1.5 billion pounds over five years. Chief causes include electricity and matches smoking, with defective chimneys, flues, stoves, furnaces, boilers, pipes, spontaneous combustion and lightning noted among others.
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United States
Mexico confident of US action on treaty amendments
Mexico expects amendments to its constitution to be enacted only through Senate action and not by the president. Washington negotiations include a proposed claims commission and forbearance by the United States until legal steps can be completed. Secretary of Foreign Relations Pan y informs Mexican publishers of communications with Washington and Obragon’s note urging patience.
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Meng City
Mexico
Hengerom
Washington
Waffaires Summerlin
United States
Doubtiss
Pani
Manxico City
Sonat Lhe
O Bragon
Hughes
Obrergon
Errors Found in Slacker List Tarnishes War Heroes Names
A clipping protests errors in Bridgeport’s slackers list during World War I. It notes Isadore Kwentus and James Joseph Milligan wrongly listed as deserters or noncombatants, details their overseas service, wounds, and discharge, and calls for prompt correction to avoid unjust condemnation.
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Bridgeport
James
James Joseph Milligan
Crane Com
Paltaki
Raye
South Avenue
Canada
Jin & Dominion Outfit
Isadore Hwetkus
Gregory Street
Connecticut
Argonbe Forest
Jance
Ecfed
Frank Rone
Broad Street
Frank Adelbert Rose
Bunnell Street
Rose
Cannon Street
War Department
Sympathy Message From Harding
Washington June 9 President Harding telegraphed sympathy to Mrs Galbraith in Indianapolis. He recalled Colonel Galbraith as national commander of the American Legion and a fellow Ohio citizen praising his commanding personality zeal and devotion to country and comrades in arms. The legion and the nation share in the great loss.
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Washington
Dent Harding
Mta
Galbraith
Indianapolis
Ggibraith
American Legion
Ohio
Legion 3Nd
Legion Hq Draped for Galbraith in Indianapolis Tragedy
The American Legion national commander Col. F. W. Galbraith was killed in Indianapolis yesterday. Hq at Golden Hill street is draped in his honor and a meeting will arrange further tribute soon as the nation mourns the leader.
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American Legion
Golden Hill Street
Col
F. W. Galraith
Killen
Indianapolis
The
Leerhon
Mrs Raber and Spirits Case Reveals Seeress Aid Claims
Affidavits show Mrs. Raber, with her mother, sought spirit help to reach her first husband and obtain funds for her entry into Smith College. A later message to the seeress involved a plan for murder tied to a lottery of debt and control, with Wade recounting refusals to aid and warnings of moral consequence.
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Wade
Smith College
Kaber
Kater
Kehee
Dan
English Dancing Professors Warn On Shimmy Hazard
A conference of over 20 ballroom teachers at the Grafton Galleries debated the danger of the shimmy in British ballrooms. Dancing expert W Atkinson recalled the old Southern US “black shimmy parties” with dancers immobilized, swaying, and sometimes carried away on stretchers. A committee was formed to standardize the waltz and curb variations.
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Grafton Galleries
W.atkinson
America
Mr. Atkinson
Ian
New York Office Rents Rise Four Percent Cent
A report notes that New York office rents increased by four percent, affecting numerous landlords and tenants. The text also mentions cential insurance company and its president Forrest T. Dryden, with calls for financial aid to support insurance oversight.
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Cential Insurance Company and
Hose
Forrest T. Dryden
Jyefort Crum
Post Office Business Rises Over 1920 First Quarter
Readouts from the post office show a broad rise in all departments in the first quarter of the current year. The total business reached $195,828 compared with $184,187 in the same period of 1920, marking an increase of about $11,641.
Medical Association Defers Liquor Resolution Action
The American Medical Association House of Delegates postponed a liquor policy resolution to the next annual session. The body affirmed health prevention efforts, elected Dr George E B Schweinitz as 1923 president, and debated concerns over prescribing liquor while opposing prostitution of medical privileges.
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Bostgn
House of Delegates
Association
House
St. Louis
George EB. Schwei
Syracuse
A. T McCormack
Louisville
Committee On
Harding
Milk men to confer with health officer
Brideport milk dealers will meet this afternoon with the health department in the Wellar building to receive information on milk preservation during the summer. Health Officer Dr William Hall Coon said the summer is near and milk must be kept cool from production to prevent high bacteria counts.
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Brideeport
Department of ‘Health
Wellar
Enyr
Willam Hall Coon
Coen
Body found in harbor near Main Street dock identified
A body was recovered from the water off the dock at the end of Main Street during the night. Dr. Fe Fitzgerald, acting medical examiner, examined the remains and forwarded them to the city morgue for further autopsy. Police were notified when the body was turned over.
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Fe. Fitzgerald
War Secretary 10 Probe Air Row
War Secretary faces probe into air service differences as General Mitchell advocates unity while President Harding opposes unification. Tensions over aviation policy, aviation activities, and the relative value of ships and planes fuel the discord and influence calls for leadership changes.
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WAR Secretary
Harding
Mitchell
Congress
Aim
Unions Press Clean Up of Shirkers Urges Action
Fragmentary text cites Secretary Davis urging registration of aliens, fines, and funding ideas to enforce loyalty. The garbled speech references thrift, hard work, and prosperity as motives.
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Davis
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American Medical Association
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Bowman
American Hardware Stores
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Pries
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Slater
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