Nova Scotia Coal Miners Return to Work After Settlement
Nova Scotia coal miners end nearly six months idle as they return to work under a government brokered deal with the British Empire Steel Corporation. The accord includes a wage cut of 6 to 8 percent, a plebiscite on check off, a government inquiry within six months, and a 28 percent royalty rebate to the company, effectively satisfying the employer’s aims while ending the strike.
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New York World News Service
Toronto
Nova Scotia
Canada
British Empire Steel Corporation
Ad@bieves
Strike boosts Premier Rhodes amid Nova Scotia coal settlement
The Nova Scotia strike ends after three weeks with terms favorable to the corporation and Rhodes’s government. Miners voted on settlement while opposition parties lose trust in the prior Armstrong regime. Submarine Cape Breton mines face high costs, gas, weak roof, and deep, variable seams compared to U.S. mines.
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Rhodes
Nova Scotia
United States
Reds
Moscow
Canada
Armstrong
Corporation
Labor
Cape Breton
Virginia
Besco
Lady Astor Declares Men Are Weak At Conference
At the Wembley Exposition during the International Conference of Women of Science Industry and Commerce Lady Astor delivered humorous self praise and a sharp critique of men. She said women must shed self and aid men in public life, noting men are the most helpless creatures and that women love them because they can be helped.
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New York World News Service
London
International Conference of Women of Science, Industry and Commerce
Lady Astor
Man hunter finds Indian relics and Jolly's Island remains
George D Barnes, Dayton businessman, reports uncovering Indian towns on Jolly's Island and Duck River, including 308 skeletons and burned granaries. He cites stone age artifacts, a 1838 flintlock, and a belief that humans did not descend from monkeys, with sites in Tennessee and neighboring states.
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New York World News Service
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
George D. Barnes
Dayton
North Carolina
Mississippi
Kentucky
Georgia
Mr. Barnes
Jolly’s Island
McClure
Tennessee River
J. Barnes
United States
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Ind
Borden University
Borden
Barnes
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Middletown
New York
John Sevier
Hiwassee
Sevier
Duck River
America
Middle Tennessee
Garrison Bluff
George
Milbury
Mass
Eight year old girl ships doll with own transport certificate
Hope Gibbons eight year old daughter of Prof and Mrs Herbert Adams Gibbons arrives in London with parents and doll. She presents a doll transport certificate to customs officials which is officially stamped. Hope plans to obtain O K'd certificates from officials in all European countries visited with her parents.
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New York World News Service
London
Hope Gibbons
Herbert Adams Gibbons
Princeton
Hope
Europe
United States Line
Sioux Pawnee reunion recalls 1873 Massacre Canyon clash
In Trenton Nebraska a three day powwow brought together fifteen Sioux and Pawnee veterans, ages in their seventies, survivors of the 1873 Massacre Canyon fight. J W Williamson of Genoa, the only white man present, aided the Pawnees and buried about 200 victims. The event, planned as an annual affair, aims to rally the region much like a farmers picnic or rodeo.
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Trenton
Neb
J. W. Williamson
Genoa
Williamson
Canyon
Massacre Canyon
Nebraska
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Cowboy Land
Sun baths urged as essential for health at radiology congress
London reports Dr. Leonard Hill of the Institute of Medical Research urged periodic sun bathing despite modern life. He advised regular arc and hot baths, light clothing, open air exercises, and a diet to stay fit, warning smoke and confinement block ultraviolet rays and may raise cancer risk. He highlighted ultraviolet exposure from sky and sun, particularly when sunlight is low.
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New York World News Service
London
Leonard Hill
International Congress of Radiology
Hill
Institute of Medical Research
Klan Activity Rises Across Massachusetts Amid Meetings and Clashes
Boston August reports indicate rising Ku Klux Klan activity in Massachusetts with frequent meetings in eastern towns, gas attacks by opponents, and clashes near Boston. Acton Westwood Reading emerge as busy hubs as state police struggle to curb gatherings and Mayor Curley targets sites and members.
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Boston
Ku Klux Klan
Massachusetts
Order
Klan
Acton
Concord
Reading
Constabulary
Commonwealth
Curley
West Bedford
Universalist
Woman locks husband for years while he tends home lawn
In Fremont Nebraska, John Plantz, 69, survived lockup by his wife Myrtle 52, who was later judged insane and sent to a state hospital. Neighbors learned of the case after a tenant reported trespass and officers found Plantz faint and underfed in an upstairs room.
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Mexico
Knoxville
Johnsville
Tenn
Chattanooga
Old Mexico
Pacific Coast
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Mr. Barnes
New York World News Service
Fremont
Neb
John Plantz
Myrtle Plantz
State Hospital
Plantz
Dodge
Orville
Fletcher VanAnda
la Alhambra
Cal
London Vacations Draw Busy Provincial Visitors From Provinces
The Associated Press reports London’s August exodus as residents leave for holidays while provincials flood the capital and nearby resorts. Americans and Indians surge among continental visitors as Scots and Irish return home.
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London
Britain
Deauville
Salekach
England
Paris fashions a bug pin mistaken for Legion of Honor rosette
In Paris a new fashion item, a lady bug lapel pin, mimics the Legion of Honor rosette from a distance. The bug is said to bring good luck, a belief linked to its gardeners' pest control, though children are warned not to touch them.
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Paris
France
Legion of Honor
Governor Sorlie Denies Naming Mrs. Ladd to Senate
North Dakota Governor A. G. Sorlie denied reports he would appoint Mrs. Edwin F. Ladd to succeed her husband as Senator. He said he had not seriously considered any candidate and called a quoted letter claiming he favored Mrs. Ladd unfounded.
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Bismarck
N. D
Alug
A. G. Sorlie
Edwin F. Ladd
Atlantic Refining Cuts Gasoline Price 1 Cent Per Gallon
The Atlantic Refining Company announced a one cent a gallon price drop effective Monday. The new pump price will be 19 cents for tank and 22 cents at service stations with a 2 cent Pennsylvania state tax added to consumers.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company Today
Pennsylvania
Five Thousand Rififians Surrender at Sarsar Heights
In Tetuán Spain Morocco on August 15 five thousand Rifian tribesmen surrendered unconditionally to Spanish forces. The capitulation ends the Franco Spanish military problem in the region where French and Spanish troops have joined. Commanders Colonel Freydenberg and General Riquelme celebrated the victory by breakfasting together at Huati.
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Spanish Morocco
Sarsar
Freydenberg
Riquelme
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