Rail shop workers threaten nationwide strike on July 1 1922
Unions representing 400 000 railway shop workers vote to strike if wage cuts worth 60 million dollars are not halted and working rules restored. A conference offer could avert the walkout but rail executives show little optimism. Chicago Great Western refuses to appear before the railroad labor board over disputes on shop crafts and maintenance of way contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
B. M. Jewell
Association of
Railway Executives
Railroad Labor Board
Jewell
International Union
Mechanical Section
Railway Employee Department
American Federation of Labor
United States Railroad Labor Board
Chicago, Great Western Railroad
Strike Referendum Count in Progress at U B M W E HQ
About 85 000 votes tabulated in a strike referendum by the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers. Headquarters says counts progress with a general tilt toward a walkout in protest of an impending wage cut if other unions join.
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Detroit
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Army War Scene Planned for Fort Missoula
Secretary of War Weeks approves a large military spectacle at Fort Missoula for the National Editors Association convention in July 1921. Airplanes field batteries tanks and pyrotechnics will recreate a World War II era scene with at least a regiment of soldiers expected to participate.
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Missoula
Weeks
Fort Missoula
National Editorial Association
Montana
Government at White House seeks coal wage talks
Indications from the White House show a forthcoming announcement on the coal strike. The plan is to convene union leaders and operators to discuss wage differences as a central step in resolving the broader coal situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Death of Monaco Prince Albert Honore Charles
Prince Albert Honore Charles of Monaco has died in Paris. He was ruler of the small principality famed for Monte Carlo and was known in the United States as a sportsman and scientist. An old friend was Buffalo Bill Cody, with whom he hunted on Cody’s Wyoming ranch years ago.
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Paris
Prince Albert Honore Charles
Principality of
Monaco
Prince Albert
Monte Carlo
United States
W. F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Wyoming
Franz well in Cat Creek field yields huge oil flow
The Franz producer from the deep Cat Creek sand brought in last week is a tremendous oil well making over 3 000 flush per day. It is offset to the Mid Northern gusher Clayton 18 No 2 and 440 feet south of Clayton.
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Cat Creek
Schutz
Mid-Northern
Frantz
Mid-Northern Company
Montana notes mix of events and incidents across towns
Presbyterians plan a July summer conference at Bozeman. a watchman's lamp explosion burns Hanson lath mill in Radnor. Bozeman official Fred F. Wilson resigns due to ill health. Building of a three story Masonic hall in Butte to start soon at $250000.
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Presbyterians of Montana
Bozeman
Hanson
Radnor
Fred F. Wilson
Butte
Seizure of Yanks by Mexicans Sparks Capitals Turmoil
Washington reports that 40 American Cortez Oil employees in Tampico are held as security for a 15,000 peso ransom. Officials say no change in U S Mexico policy is expected, and no U S ships are dispatched to Tampico.
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Washington
Cortez Oil Company
Tampico
Mexico
State Department
Litttle
Obregon
White House
United States
Cortez Company
Army
Navy
North Dakota Primary Sets Fargo Campaign Silence
North Dakota held a statewide primary focused on Senator P J McCumber and the finance committee chair. Frazier enters the Republican scramble opposing McCumber and ex-secretary Ormsby McHarg. the Nonpartisan League endorsed Frazier. Republicans and Democrats will nominate for all state offices including the senate and congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
P. J. McCumber
Finance Committee
United States Senate
Frazier
McCumber
Ormsby McHarg
Nonpartisan League
Senate
Congress
Anthracite Miners Halt Strike Plan in Pause
Wilkes Barre residents read that after a telegram from John L. Lewis and talks with President Harding in Washington the United Mine Workers general scale committee abandoned immediate strike plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harding
Washington
Fire Devastates Block in Mexicali, $300,000 Loss
A fire of undetermined origin swept through Mexicali in Lower California destroying nearly a city block with an estimated damage of 300000 dollars. Fire officials cautioned the final tally may rise as investigations continue.
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Mexicali
Lower
California
Massive Berlin Rally Supports the Republic
In Berlin at the Lustgarten a republic demonstration drew about 200000 people. The crowd remained orderly as it voiced support for the republic.
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Berlin
Lustgarten
Mrs Hathaway Enters Montana Congress Race
Mrs Maggie Smith Hathaway of Stevensville announces candidacy for Congress in Montana's first district. She plans to file a declaration of intentions within a few days.
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Washington J. McCormick
Missoula
Montana
Secretary of State
Hathaway
Congress
Mont
Maggie Smith Hathaway
Stevensville
Customs Men Raid Steamers in New York Port
Customs inspectors raided three vessels in port including two American flagged ships and a Norwegian freighter. They confiscated 2,400 bottles of liquor declared as smuggled aboard.
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New York
Tanlac credited with curing chronic dyspepsia in St Louis man
H Mohr of 112 S Fourth St St Louis says three Tanlac bottles relieved long standing stomach pains headaches and dizziness. He gained weight and can eat normally now and urges others to try Tanlac. The note mentions Bowery druggists and the Bowery street railway history.
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St. Louis
H. Mohr
S. Fourth
Rest Your Tired Feet Feet Relief Ad Claim
An antique advertisement promotes antiseptic Pewter to relieve foot pain from coins bunions blisters and soreness. It claims quick relief and cooler more comfortable feet with longer lasting shoes and stockings when walking in comfort.
Rule With No Exceptions in Wealthy Bachelor Encounters
An advertisement promotes Cuticura skincare promising a wealthy old bachelor has learned to say no. It urges using Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring, washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Claims include improvement for poor complexions dandruff itching and red rough hands.
Why Some Men Go Insane In Washington An Anecdote
A Colorado building features a boast about a "dumbest" girl in Washington who cannot locate the Agriculture office on a phone directory. Annie reports no Agriculture call as the boss, busy with grave matters, laments the missing number and discovers the absence lies in the directory.
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Colorado
Washington
Annie
Jury Lady
Mrs Main Street meets Mrs New Street in a drug store and discusses jury duty revealing twenty three people drawn for the grand jury.
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Main Street
New Street
Chicago Journal
Life 1950 Pedestrian On Road Sparks Daring Remark
In 1950 Life magazine notes a pedestrian on the road yesterday prompting a startled exclamation What a live one. The brief item captures a vivid street scene and a quip reflecting postwar urban life.
Upholding Family Dignity and Drought Quips
A vignette features Little Ethel who says she has seven siblings to shield her poor mother from embarrassment. It contrasts with a quip about the severity of drought, recalling the 1870s era claim that corn yielded 18 acres to the bushel, per the New York Sun.
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Ethel
Everybody's Magazine
New York Sun
The Next Best Thing From Street Fable
A boy returns with a black eye after a schoolyard incident. He explains Johnny Smith hit him and his mother quotes the saying about heaping coals on enemies. The lad replies he had no coal so he put Johnny’s head in the ash barrel.
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Little Willie
Willie
Mother
Johnny Smith
Wille
See America First movement started by Columbus
The Originator notes the query who launched the See America First campaign and identifies Columbus as the initiator. This compact item presents a historical attribution to Columbus as the originator of the See America First idea.
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America
Columbus
Man Thinks on Father Through His Children’s View
A reflective adage prompts consideration of a father’s character by observing how his offspring perceive him. It suggests family perspectives reveal true traits and shape memory across generations.
Love Your Enemies But Value Friends, Says Editor
A concise editorial urges balancing strong loyalties with open regard for opponents. It counsels respecting friends while avoiding personal slights and stresses civility in public discourse.
Red Cross Ball Blue promises rust spot relief
If you use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry you will not be troubled by those tiny rust spots often caused by inferior bluing. Try it and see.
Comely Scotch Widow Chooses Second Husband
A Scots widow mourns her late husband for eighteen months then, amid a flock of suitors, selects the plain MacIntyre as her second. She explains the reason with humor noting her linen marked Iell MelI. The exchange ends with the line about her name and suitability.
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MacIntosh
MacIntyre
Sultor
Meli
Donald
Swat the Files: Barre VT Times Urges Action
A brisk local urging to tackle a flood of unread files is presented as a blunt call to action. The Barre Times frames it as a decisive effort to improve efficiency and reduce clutter, likening the nuisance to a pest that must be eliminated.
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Barre
Not Too Fast Juror Evaluation Prompts Caution
A courtroom exchange questions a juror described as intelligent with a suggestion to examine him further before any rejection. The dialogue hints at careful voir dire and potential concerns about premature judgments in jury selection.
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Holstein-Freisian Association of America
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