Congress asked to be readied for emergency cabinet
President Harding urged Congress to stay in session as coal and rail strikes threaten. Leaders of transportation unions gathered in Washington to respond to the Presidents settlement offer and possible joint actions. Separate talks with Southern Railway broke down over a national settlement and seniority rights.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
House
Senate
Labbor
B. M. Jewell
Southern Railway
Fairfax Harrison
The
Road
Harrison
Congress
Railway Labor Board
White House
Jewell
W. H. Johnston
Machinists’ Associations
Europe
England
Chesapeake & Ohio
Huntington
W. Va
UAL OPERATORS ACTION HOLDS UP NATIONAL PEACE
In Cleveland Aug 8 union officials and operators met to pursue peace plans for the soft coal strike. Indiana and Illinois operators refused to join the conference, delaying a wage agreement and any broad settlement. Ohio and Pennsylvania mines provided expected attendance as talks resume tomorrow.
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Cleveland, CO
Associated Press
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
Itakee
trans-Mississippi
Lewis
Alfred M. Ogle
National Coal Association
Cleveland
Senate approves higher sugar tariff while rejecting potash bounty
The Senate voted to raise the sugar tariff by three tenths of a cent per pound to 2.3 cents, placing potash and white arsenic on the free list and rejecting a $9,500,000 bounty for domestic potash producers. The Smoot amendment set the rate between 2 and 2.5 cents, with 37 to 35 votes against the 2.5 cent level. The tally shows party lines and key senators supporting the compromise despite debate.
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Smoot
Washington
Senate
Louisiana
House
Finance Committee
Utah
Lloyd George Predicts Break Among Allies
Paris reports Prime Minister Lloyd George warned of a probable rupture in the Entente, saying the division seems inevitable due to Premier Poincare’s stance. Correspondents at the London allied conference noted the remark, with Sir Edward M. Grigg calling reporters to Downing Street to relay the statement.
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Paris
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Entente
London
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
Poincare
Edward M. Grigg
Downing Street
Auto gunmen fire volley into crowd in New York
Eight bystanders wounded as carload of four men opens fire on clothing strikers in front of Beethoven Hall East Fifih street. Police pursue multiple cars, witness accounts link shooting to bootleggers feud and labor tensions. Nasseri dodges shots amid chaotic East Side scene.
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New York
East Side
Chinatown
Beethoven Hall
East Fifith Street
Second Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Third Avenue
HF Eighth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Fortieth Street
Joseph Nasseri
Nasseri
Silvio Taglinanna
Grand
Mulberry
Tanglinanna
Nasser
Fifith Streey
Thompson Triumph in Hamilton County Gubernatorial Primary
In Hamilton County Republican leaders hailed Thompson’s sweep as proof the predicted party split was fiction. Thompson edged rivals with large pluralities, while James G. Johnson led Democrats over Vic Donahey. Fourteenth Ward saw Bode's revolt favor Harvey Smith as Thompson won in a wet against dry ward.
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Hamilton County
Carmi Thompson
Cleveland
James G. Johnson
Springfield
Ohio
Board of Elections
Thompson
Homer Durand
Charles L. Knight
Rupert Beetham
Arthur H. Day
J. W. Darnell
Harry Clay Smith
Harvey C. Smith
Daniel W. Williams
Johnson
Vic Donahey
Thomas J. Duffy
Antisaloon League
United States
Ore Waterloo
Fourteenth Ward
Albert Bode
Bode
Republican
Harvey ©. Smith
Body
Hiram Johnster
Smith
Durad
Knight
Seven Hills
Iowa
Indiana
Commonwealths
Slumilton County
Republican Executive Committee
Ohio primary shows Thompson leads in Gubernatorial race
Ohio Republicans back Carmi A. Thompson a former U S Treasurer and Anti-Saloon League ally. Durand Knight and Smith follow with sizable gaps as votes come in from about two thirds of precincts. Pomerene leads in Senate while Fess and Lentz trail. Donahey leads Democratic gubernatorial field. Chatfield tops race for Lieutenant Governor and others vote in crowded field.
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Harding
Anti-Saloon League
U. S
Durand
Columbus
Associated Press
Carmi A. Thompson
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Colonel Thompson
United States
Thompson
C. Homer Durand
Cochocton
Charles L. Knight
Akron
Harvey C. Smith
Knight
Harvey UC. Smith
Arthur H. Day
Harry Clay Smith
Cleveland
KR. R. Beetham
Cadiz
Ohio House
Daniel W. Williams
Jackson
J. W. Darnell
Atlee Pomerene
John J. Lentz
Organized Labor
Simeon D. Fess
Republican National Congressional Committee
Pomerene
Fess
Lentz
Charles Dick
John H. Arnold
David W. Wood
Sandusky
A. Vic Donahey
New Philadelphia
James G. Johnson
Springfield
Ohio Supreme Court
James M. Cox
San Francisco
Thomas J. Duffy
East Liverpool
State Industrial Commission
Donahey
Duffy
Johnson
Chatfield
W. H. Chatfield Jr
Cincinnati
FEFE
Denune
Earl P. Broom
Bowling Green
Thad H. Brown
Clarence J. Brown
W. D. Fulton
Newark
Harry S. Day
Fremont
W. Hiler
H. G. Deweese
Cc. C. Crabbe
London
Crabbe
E. E. Corn
William Tell tragedy in border incident shocks El Paso
Captain Roberto Bravo shot and killed Mrs Romelia de La Rosa in Santa Rosa Chilhuahua while imitating William Tell. He snapped a wire with a pistol bullet, shattered a light globe, and fired at a hat, killing the woman. He was arrested amid traveler accounts.
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EL Paso
Tex
Roberto Bravo
Romelia de la Rosa
Santa Rossia Chilhuahua
Juarez
Attempt to Dynamite L. and N. Workers' Homes
Albany Ala August 8 state troops guard two Louisville and Nashville employees homes after July 1 walkout attempts. Officials describe the strike situation as tense with no outbreaks since guards arrived.
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Albany
Ala
Louisvile & Nashville Railroad
Indiana Operators Refuse To Attend Cleveland Conference
The Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' Association will not attend the Cleveland conference called by John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers. The announcement followed news that the meeting would proceed with other parties present.
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Indiana
Cleveland
There Haute
Ind
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
John JL. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Izzy Einstein Snared by Hoodwinked Cop Thriller in New York
New York prohibition agent Izzy Einstein, famed for disguises, leaped onto a moving truck with six unlabeled barrels after spotting it in the Lower East Side. A policeman nearly struck him, mistaking him for a bandit, before another officer identified him. Einstein escorted the truck and three prisoners to prohibition headquarters.
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New York
Izzy Einstein
Izzy
Lower East Side
Barney Oldfield
Prohibition Headquarters
British and Italians Oppose French Plan
British and Italian financial experts oppose Premier Poincare’s proposal for France to control Germany’s finances in return for a German moratorium. They fear political entanglements outweigh potential financial gains, as discussions among experts became animated. No meeting occurred today.
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Tondon
Apr
Associated Press
Poincare
France
Germany
Oldest bear in captivity dies after 30 years at zoo
The Cincinnati Zoo mourns Jack the cinnamon bear who lived thirty years and died of old age. His mate Katie mourns, refusing food as she paces and gazes through the bars. Keeper Stephan notes Jack’s pride, tooth loss, and nonbreeding illness, while predicting Katie’s possible death from grief.
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John Cable
John Street
Carroll H. Lewis
West Ninth Street
Harlan Cable
Lewis
Cable
Harlan
Stuart
Mr. Lewis
John Davis
Katie
Jack
Stephan
Rocky Mountains
Cincinnati
Mr. Stephan
White Woman Questioned in Ko Low Murder Chinatown Row
Detectives in New York's Chinatown question two white women after Ko Low president of the Hip Sing Tong dies from a four gunshot wound. Police fear Tong wars, while Ko Low’s followers plan a funeral under Yip Fahng’s orders as Chinatown maintains wary quiet.
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Ko Low
Hip Sing Tong
Chinatown Row
New York
Chinatown Squad
Canton
Pell Street
Kitty Ravinatte
Hotel Astor
Mae Massbender
Washington
Charlie King
Delmonico
Malsbender
Beekman Hospital
U Chinatown
Chinatown
Tong
The
Tongs
San Francisco
Yip Fahng
Mulberry Street
Ku Klux Initiates 33 New Members in Cumminsville
About four to five hundred Ku Klux Klan members gathered in Cumminsville to initiate 33 candidates in white robes under a flaming cross. Names were not released though one candidate was a Cumminsville clergyman. Plans discussed for an open air initiation site for 43 or more candidates with committees to select a location.
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Ku Klux Klan
Cumminsville
The
Klan
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