Receiver Sought for Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Trust
Benjamin Callahan files suit in Columbus seeking appointment of a receiver for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and an accounting and distribution of its trust fund, estimated at 10 million dollars. The action, tied to the insurgent Chicago Yardmen's association and a recent yardmen strike, claims 145000 members and authorizes their shares at 65 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
Brotherhood of Railway Train Inen
Brotherhood
Benjamin Callahan
Columbus Yardmen’s Association
Callahan
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
G. O. P. Denies Link to Barnes Book Funding
The Republican National Committee stated it has no connection with a book titled Republicanism of 1920 written by William Barnes and printed by the Albany Journal company. Reports claimed over 100 000 in contributions from financiers aided publication. The committee urged no affiliation with the project.
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New York
Republican National Committee Today
Harding-Coolidge
William Barnes
Republican State Committee
Albany Journal Company
Barnes
Albany Journal
National Committee
Irish Moderatists to Talk Home Rule
Dublin August 21 All moderate opinion holders prepare for Tuesday's conference to unify home rule sentiment for a statement to Premier Lloyd George. The group will outline measures short of a republic to keep Ireland in the empire and address Sinn Fein opposition. The core issue is whether to demand full withdrawal of the Home Rule Bill or seek a broad extension of powers.
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Dublin
Lloyd George
Ireland
Sinn Fein
House of Commons
Babe Ruth Home Runs Investigated by Science by Uncle Sam
Washington reports that Babe Ruth and his home runs were investigated by government scientists. A sample of balls used in the season was pounded and tested, with officials finding no evidence that the new balls helped Ruth hit farther than prior baseballs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Okeh
Washington
Sam
Ruth
Sugar to Fall to Ten Cents by January
Chicago August 21 Sugar will be ten to eleven cents a pound by January, announced R J Poole secretary of the city council high cost of living committee after presenting investigation results. The report adds the Cuban crop will be about four thousand yer eoe, three times the 1914 level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. J. Poole
Democrats Certify 14 Candidates Amid Party Questions
Denver officials announce certification of three Democratic Senate hopefuls and eleven Democratic House nominees from the former labor party and workers league. Attorney General Keyes says party status and membership are not defined by statute, guiding the secretary of state to proceed despite eligibility disputes.
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Denver
Keyes
Noland
House of Representatives
Former
Labor Party and Workers’ League
Election Commission
Secretary of State
Three Die as Canadian Bush Fires Ravage Village
Fires swept through a Manitoba village near Swinniseg destroying twenty homes and a new school. Three people died including the wife of George Word, while a man identified as his son-in-law was among the injured. Local authorities reported extensive damage and ongoing efforts to contain the blaze.
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Winnipeg
Swinniseg
George Word
Two Mail Ships Bring Air Route to Cheyenne Sightseers
Two De Havilland DH-4 mail planes arrived in Cheyenne from Omaha on Saturday to test the air route extension to the Pacific coast. They landed on a field north of the city and will remain until Monday morning. Pilots Leonhart and Smith ferried the aircraft, with No. 71 delayed two hours at North Platte by engine trouble. From Cheyenne the planes will fly to Salt Lake City via Rock Springs. Postmaster Haas said mail by air and train will mix, and no special stamps will force mail onto the air route.
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Omaha
Neb
Pacific Coast
Wales Field
Fort Russell
Leonhart
Smith
North Platte
Salt Lake City
Rock Springs
Wyo
Haas
Live Stock Agents Seek Supreme Court Ruling on Rates
Fifty representatives from livestock exchanges in Kansas City St Joseph Wichita and Denver prepared a petition to block Edwin T Meredith from enforcing a price increase ban on commission men. They say a supreme court ruling is imperative while Meredith invokes the Lever Act and threatens to revoke federal licenses.
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Kansas City
Edwin T. Meredith
Department of Agriculture
Livestock Commission
St. Joseph
Wichita
Denver
Secretary of Agriculture
BE. W. Houx
Kansas Live Stock Company
Supreme Court
Meredith
National Park Highway Dedication Planned Next Wednesday
Secretary Payne announced that the park to park highway will be officially dedicated next Wednesday. The route connects eleven national parks across nine states, running about 4 70 miles, with an official designation party departing Denver to fix the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Payne
Denver
Fred Wan Famous Racer Wrecks on Greeley Track
Fred Hankson racing at Greeley tryouts saw his Hankson racer smashed after steering failure caused a fatal bank fall. He suffered facial cuts needing stitches and was unconscious briefly. He returned to Cheyenne vowing another car for Labor Day races to match his earlier time.
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Fred Wan
Hank Himoelf
Greeley
Fred Hank
Hankson
Viank
Gresley
Hank
Cheyenne
Who's Who Page Postponed to August 20
The first run of the Who's Who page scheduled for today is postponed to Sunday August 20 due to unforeseen conditions. The page will appear in the next Leader issue and will run for one extra week.
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The
Leader
Settlement Talks Stall as Denver Tram Strike Continues
Allan B. Burt, international organizer, says strikers will not return while strikebreakers are used and the employer is hired by the company. Frederick W. Hild, company general manager, declares the men will never return to work under this plan.
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Denver
Allan B. Burt
Frederick W. Hild
Election Probate Be Planned Monday
Chicago Aug 21 The senate committee to investigate campaign expenditures will meet Monday to outline plans for probing the fall campaign. Senator Kenyon, chairman, said the committee will discuss plans and decide on actions. No witnesses have been called yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Senate
Kenyon
Poles push toward Brest-Litovsk in major Polish front
From Paris dispatches a wartime update notes Polish forces advancing toward Brest-Litovek and Ostralenka with the aim of severing Bolshevik lines. Prisoners total about 19 000 as Bolsheviks retreat along the Narew and Bug front.
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Paris
Associated Press
Brest-Litovek
Middle Bug
Narew
Bug
Ostralenka
Ostralenko
Lomza
Red
Nicholas I
Thorn
Wallotlawek
Vistula
Danzig
Warsaw
Modlin
East Prussia
Strassburg
Stripa
Lembare
Polish Forces Advance Risk in Soldau Border Area
Aug 21 dispatch reports Soldau border region tense as Polish patrols push west of Soldau eight miles. Retreating Russians suffer heavy losses amid contrasting discipline. About 1,000 Sol dau refugees cross into German territory.
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Soldau
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Neidenburg
Roosevelt Fans Cheer As He Catches His Train
In Montesano Roosevelt, running to rejoin his special train, sprinted to the last car amid loud cheers. He stopped to shake hands with supporters, delaying the departure and drawing applause from aboardlookers in Tacoma on August 12.
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Tacoma
Wash
Frankin D. Roosevelt
Montesano
Roosevelt Teeth and Smile Feature in Campaign Portrait
The Roosevelt family toothful smile is shown with Franklin D Roosevelt as Democratic vice presidential candidate. The image pairs Roosevelt’s famous grin with his handclasp, the hand on the right.
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Roosevelt
Franklin D
Mr. Roosevelt
Only Two Speeches Off Porch Planned
MARION Ohio August 71 Three porch speeches and one at Gallion Ohio are on a schedule for Senator Harding announced tonight. The Gallion address will be delivered Friday to railway employees and a September 8 speech at the Minnesota state fair are the only engagements away from Marion among ten planned speeches, the last on September 17. Harding conferred with Colonel George Harvey about the league of nations and new plans for international justice discussed with Hülhu Root and European statesmen.
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Marion
Ohio
Gallion
Harding
Minnesota
George Harvey
New York
League of Nations
Harvey
Hlihu Root
Rain Halts Dempsey Training Exhibition in Benton Harbor
About 1,000 spectators gathered at the open air arena to see Jack Dempsey resume training for the Labor Day bout with Billy Miske, but rain forced officials to call off the boxing exhibition and cancel the bouts.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Jack Dempsey
Billy Miske
Ponzi Testifies as Receivers Seize Part of Heirs’ Funds
Boston, Aug 21. Charles Ponzi turned over to federal receivers part of his investor haul and testified about remaining assets. Receivers valued liabilities at 7 million, with only about 1 million in checks and securities turned over. He claimed more assets exist and cited 1,500 shares of Hanover Trust and a $55,000 settlement to Joseph Daniels, who loaned Ponzi money early. Lucy Meli ran his office and drew his questions.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
Edwin L. Pryde
Pryde
D. V. Mcines
D. H. Coakley
Feos
Melgsaces
Hanover Trust Company
Lucy Meli
T Onzie
Hanovar Trust Company
Joseph Daniels
Extraordinary healings reported in Templemore area
In Templemore county Tipperary intense excitement followed a murder in the area as a local correspondent describes a miracle in which statues and holy images bleed. A crippled soldier regained use of his leg and a girl with consumption was cured, with crowds witnesses to the cures reported at the news agent Thomas Divan’s house.
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Belfast
Templemore
Tipperary
Wilson
Thurles
Thomas Divan
Divan
France
Indiana Coal Mine Strikers Ordered In Indiana
Terre Haute Indiana August 21 President Ed Stewart of District No 11 United Mine Workers of America today ordered all members of local unions on strike in Indiana to return to work immediately pending a meeting of miners and operators district scale committees here Tuesday
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ed Stewart
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Miners and
Weekend Weather Hints Warmer Sunday
The forecast points to generally fall like conditions Sunday and Monday with warmer temperatures on Sunday. Highs rise modestly while Monday remains mild with cooler evening air.
Missouri man profits from Wyoming dry land farming
Carpenter Wyoming August 21 report details B G West a Missouri settler who bought 126 acres for 47560 an acre? and harvested 82 bushels per acre. With current price 4.05 per bushel he nets 19.10 per acre above cost. West owns spring wheat oats hog millet corn and crops across 300 plus acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. T. Payton
Carpenter
Wyo
Missourian
West
Ellis Confectionery Store Sold to New Owners
The Ellis Confectionery at 110 West Seventeenth Street changed hands Saturday night. Lem Ellis sold to Bruce Porter and W R Sheeman who take possession today. Porter formerly worked for Sands Drug and Union Pacific. Sheeman has been candy maker at the store for eleven years. The Ellises will begin a long vacation.
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Ellis Confectionary
West Seventeenth Street
Lem Ellis
Bruce Porter
W. R. Sheneman
H. H. Ellis
Porter
Sands Drug Company
Union Pacific Railroad
Sheneman
Ellis
Two Dead Eight Entombed In Mine Disaster Near Wilburton
Wilburton Okla Aug 21 Two miners were killed and at least eight more were entombed after a gas explosion at the Dogman McConnell mine No 19 three miles west of Wilburton Rescue workers raced to reach the trapped men as two bodies were recovered from the shaft with hope fading for the others Authorities suspect the blast started when mine fans stopped in the shaft creating dangerous conditions for the workers.
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Wilburton
Okla
Dogman-McConnell
Dogman
Hittie Hope
Belgian Dockers Refuse Load Aboard War Sawa
Antwerp dock workers refuse to continue loading munitions onto the American vessel War Sawa bound for Poland. The action is reported by the Nacion Belge from Brussels dated August 21.
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Brussels
Antwerp
Poland
Nacion Belge
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Outlaw Union
Yardmen’s Association
G. O. P. Committee
Barnes’ Book
Norman Selby
Kid'' McCoy
McCoy
Nolan
Farmer-Laborites
Colorado
Great Park Park Road
Germany
Hild
AED
Posen
Clachanow
Roosevelt Tribe
Irish Dispatch
Misoourian
Wyoming
Ellis Confectionery Store
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