Anthracite Operators Open Door to Talks on Workers’ Wages
Wilkes-Barre reports that coal operators after a Citizens’ No Strike Committee meeting say they will resume negotiations with miners if the committee arranges a conference and the operators are not expected to abandon their stand against the check off and wage increases. W. W. Inglis, chair of the Operators’ Scale Committee, says the reply aims to clarify the position and avoid a September 1 suspension.
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Wilkes-Barre
W. W. Inglis
Washington Officials See No Hope of Averting Strike
Government officials say a September 1 anthracite coal strike is inevitable and a government intervention would worsen the crisis. They estimate coal supplies can sustain normal demand through December though no plan details are offered. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania backs the view that Congress has no action to take.
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Washington
Associated Press
Congress
Reed
Pennsylvania
Dog Causes London Bus Strike by 600 Conductors
In London on August 26, a rural service strike by 600 conductors and drivers shut the East Surrey Traction Company routes after a conductor refused to carry a woman's dog. The man was dismissed and the rest walked out in sympathy claiming the animal appeared ill and could spread disease.
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London
East Surrey Traction Company
Miner Dispute Threat Theorizes Coal Supply
The speaker warned that workers would quit and mines close with no federal conciliation or arbitration. He claimed ample surface anthracite would prevent material suffering while owners and miners seek a settlement, though Governor Pinchot’s possible actions remained uncertain.
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Pinchot
Coolidge Seeks Coal Plan With Former Fuel Chief
President Coolidge met with James J. Storrow in Swampscott to discuss coal supply and consumption in case of a mine shutdown. Storrow said stockpiles and rail movement reduce risk and substitutes like bituminous coal and oil would ease shortages. Also, Lt. Reginald de Noyes Thomas received the Schiff Memorial trophy for flawless flight records at Squantum Naval Air Station.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolidge
James J. Storrow
Boston
New England
Storrow
William H. Coolidge
White Court
Herbert Schiff
Reginald de Noyes Thomas
Squantum
Naval Air Station
Marblehead
Plymouth
Bancroft Rites Halt Traffic In Chicago Funeral
The body of Edgar A. Bancroft ambassador to Japan will lie in state at Fourth Presbyterian Church then be moved to Galesburg for burial. Traffic will halt for one minute at the funeral hour. Tsuneo Matsudaira attends with Taft Kellogg and Dawes sending honorary pallbearers.
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Chicago
Edgar A. Bancroft
Japan
Fourth Presbyterian Church
San Francisco
Jackson
Michigan
Bancroft
Galesburg
Ill
Dever
Tsuneo Matsudaira
United States
William Howard Taft
Kellogg
Charles G. Dawes
Teenager Sentenced to One to Ten Years in Prison
Dorothy Ellingson, 17, was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of her mother, Anna Ellingson, and sentenced in San Francisco to one to ten years in state prison with no leniency recommendation. She may seek parole after one year. Her attorney urged against prison confinement for a minor.
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San Francisco
Dorothy Ellingson
Anna Ellingson
Ohio Auto Club seeks action against Justices of the Peace over speed traps
Ohio State Automobile Association president Wesley S Thurstin Jr says he will ask State Senator Tracy to direct examiners to find against all Justices of the Peace who collect fines from motorists. The group vows to probe legal authority and push for removal if speed trap practices continue.
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Toledo
Tracy
Wesleys
Thurstin, Jr
Ohio State Automobile Association
Justices of the Peace
Thurstin
Justice of the Peace
Probate
Common Pleas Court
Association
Special Speed Trap Committee
Crabbe
Burns
Co. C. Crabbe
Justices of Peace Courts
Ohio
Westerville
Columbus
C. D. Savier
Ohio Auto Club
Justice of Peace Courts
Ohio faces likely bankruptcy without new revenue laws
State Senator Harry M. Carpenter warned Cleveland on August 26 that Ohio may be broke by mid next summer unless the Legislature enacts fresh revenue measures. He cited a dwindling $2 million on hand, rising expenses, and hits from repealed levies, lower corporate taxes, and reduced liquor fines due to the Bender law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Harry M. Carpenter
Steubenville
Senate Finance Committee
Carpenter
Con
Carmi Thompson Weighs Governor Bid in Three Day Cleveland Reunion
Ohio lawmakers visiting Cleveland for a three day reunion discussed Carmi A. Thompson's letter to Henry County Republicans implying a gubernatorial bid next year. Also debated were Secretary of State Thad H. Brown and Lt. Governor Charles H. Lewis as potential candidates.
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Associated Press
Cleveland, CO
Ohio
Cleveland
Carmi A. Thompson
Republican Executive Committee
Henry County
Colonel Thompson
Thad H. Brown
Charles H. Lewis
Charles L. Knight
Akron
Springfield
Brown
Lewis
W. R. Hopkins
Public Hall
Society scandal case in Chicago continued in Morals Court
In Chicago on August 26 none of the principals in the Lake Shore Drive hotel invasion case appeared before the Morals Court. The case against Mrs. Thomas Fisher Lawrence of St. Louis and Mrs. Julia Gruner was continued to September 18 on motion by Lawrence’s attorneys. The Chicago Herald and Examiner reported a possible divorce suit by Mrs. Lawrence.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Thomas Fisher Lawrence
St. Louis
Lawrence
Julia Gruner
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Klan Officials Tighten Secrecy Over Conclave Talks
Officials of the Ku Klux Klan ordered censorship of national Grand Dragons and Grand Titans meetings at Buckeye Lake Ohio. A banishment threat was issued for any member outside the Imperial Kladd who leaks information. The gathering, described as discussing policy and religious aims, runs through tomorrow with the Ohio Klanklave to follow.
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Buckeye Lake
Ku Klux Klan
Grand Dragons
Titans
Ofv
H. K. Ramsey
Kansas City
Klan
Imperial Kladd
HL Ww. Evans
Washington
Ramsey
Grand Titans
Knights of the
Impérial Kladd
Ohio Klanklave
Amusements at Cox Theater and Zoo Fall Fashion Pageant
Cox Theater closes Monday with A Tailor Made Man by Harry James Smith starring Earle Larimore and Kate Lester as part of the Stuart Walker Company. A London necklace theft on a Calcutta bound steamer opens the plot. The Zoo Fall Fashion Pageant debuts next Sunday with 24 models, celebrities Ronny Johansson and Jose Mojica, and acts by Tad Tiernan's Collegians, Cartier and Zanou, Hazel Wallack Dancers, and Walsh and Clark.
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COX
Harry James Smith
Stuart Walker
Cox Theater
George Cohan
Grant Mitchell
Earle Larimore
Man Wood
Kate Lester
Winter Hall
Calcutta
Zoo
Cincinnati
Ronny Johansson
Jose Mojica
Tad Tiernan
Cartier and
Zanou
Hazel Wallack
Walsh and Clark
Palace Bill Promises Dances and Comedy Acts at Palace
Ernestine Meyers heads a new company in an extravaganza at the Palace Theater starting Sunday. The program includes vocal and terpsichorean novelty acts, a comedy sketch Husbands Three by Bobby Baker and four, routines by Fay Gordon and Franklyn Gates in Minus Sense, Joe Perry and Billy Wagner in shafts of wit, Fid Gordon on fiddle, Jack Healy and Naomi Garniss in Youthful Capers, and equilibristic stunts by Miss Ziegler and partner. Screen feature Battling Bunyan with Wesley Barry.
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Palace
Ernestine Meyers
Palace Theater
Bobby Baker
Fay Gordon
Franklyn Gates
Joe Perry
Billy Wagner
Fid Gordon
Jack Healy
Naomi Garnella
Miss Ziegler
Battling Bunyan
Wesley Barry
Kitty Madison Stars in Jazztime Revue at Empress Theater
Empress Theater hosts Kitty Madison in a Mutual Circuit showcase Sunday with Bennie Moore Grace Tremont Ernie Mack Dorothy Owens and Tom Duffy supporting acts and a chorus of pretty girls promised.
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Empress
Kitty Madison
Hear
Empress Theater
Bennie Moore
Grace Tremont
Ernie Mack
Dorothy Owens
Tom Duffy
Silk Stocking Revue at Olympic Next Week
The Silk Stocking Revue, headed by Frank X. Silk, opens Sunday matinee at the Olympic. The company features Tommy Emmett Frank Martin Earl Root Florence King Billie La Monte the Busch sisters Armand Monte and a chorus of eighteen in what is billed as an entirely new production.
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Frank X. Silk
Tommy Emmett
Frank Martin
Earl Root
Florence King
Billie la Monte
Busch Sisters
Armand Monte
Ten Commandments at Lyric Theater in city premiere
Cecil De Mille's The Ten Commandments will be shown at the Lyric Theater starting Sunday with popular prices. The two part allegorical film features a cast of about five thousand and stars Theodo Roberts Rod LaRocque Richard Dix Leatrice Joy Agnes Ayres Nita Naldi Estelle Taylor Edythe Chapman and Charles de Roche in leading roles.
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LYRIC
Cecil
de Mille
Lyric Theater
Raygeses
Moses
Theodo
Roberts
Rod LaRocque
Richard Ix
Leatrice Joy
Agnes Ayres
Nita Naldi
Estelle Taylor
Edythe Chapman
Charles de Roche
How Baxter Butted In at B F Keiths Next Week
The feature centers on a city daily clerk who dreams of heroism, creating a comedy of timid action and bold desires. Matt Moore and Dorothy DeVore lead a cast including Ward Crane Wilfred Lucas Adda Gleason Otis Harlan Turner George and Virginia Marshall in the production.
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B. F. Keith
Baxter
B. F
The Knockout to Headline Capitol Theater Showing
Mil ton Sils leads a cast including Lorna Duveen John Kolb Jed Prouty Claude King and Edward Lawrence in The Knockout at the Capitol Theater. The film unfolds largely in Northern lumber camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Milton Sils
Lorna Duveen
John Kolb
Jed Prouty
Claude King
Edward Lawrence
Not So Long Ago premiere at Walnut Theater
Betty Bronson stars in Paramount film Not So Long Ago at the Walnut Theater beginning Sunday. Ricardo Cortez Laurance Wheat Jacqueline Gadson and Edwards Davis headline a cast in a picture praised for its charming Walnut setting and lively happenings.
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Walnut
New York City
Betty Bronson
Paramount
Walnut Theater
Ricardo Cortez
Laurance Wheat
Jacqueline Gadson Anddwards Davis
Never the Twain Shall Meet at Strand Theater
Peter B Kyne romance of California and South Seas stars Anita Stewart and Bert Lytell at the Strand starting Sunday. Tahiti shot scenes plus a supporting cast including Huntly Gordon Justine Johnstone George Siegmann and Florence Turner. An American marries a native girl in a tale of deterioration and regeneration inspired by Kipling.
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Strand
Peter B. Kyne
California
South Seas
Strand Theater
Anita Stewart
Bert Lytell
Tahiti
Huntly Gordon
Justine Johnstone
George Siegmann
Lionel Belmore
Emily Fitzroy
Florence Turner
Kipling
Family “Raffles” Screened at Family Theater Starting Sunday
A detective mystery titled Raffles will be shown at the Family Theater beginning Sunday with House Peters in the title role Miss Dupont plays the feminine lead. Supporting roles include Hedda Hopper Walter Long and Free Silva.
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Raffles
Family Theater
House Peters
Miss Dupont
Hedda Hopper
Walter Long
Coney Island Sees Increase in Waterfront Recreation
With school near, families flood Coney Island daily for picnics and beach fun. The swimming pool and sea-sand beach attract growing crowds as Manager Lynch says the pool stays open as long as bathers want. Cooler days bring more roller skaters and the semi-glass rink at Coney operates each afternoon and night.
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Coney Island
Lynch
Coney
Chester Lake island prep for Night in Hawaii show
Work has begun on the island in Chester Lake for the production A Night in Hawaii to be presented nightly during carnival week from September 6 to 13. More than 100 people will participate in the cast. Musical comedy remains a Chester Theater staple next week with Vanity Fair Revue featuring Eastwood Harrison Ray Hanley Leon Hanley Eddie Mehan Mickey Mehan Sid Stuart Jack Renaud and the U S Four Quartet.
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Chester Park
Chester Lake
Hawaii
Chester Theater
Eastwood Harrison
Ray
Leon Hanley
Eddie
Mickey Mehan
Sid Stuart
Jack Renaud
Official corruption blamed for crime rise in Chicago
US District Attorney E A Olson says more than 5,000,000 in bonds forfeited yet uncollected in Cook County courts has unleashed about 2,000 dangerous criminals. Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins counters Municipal Judge John H Lyle, noting reduced bail and lax indictments in multiple cases.
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Chicago
E. A. Olson
United States
Criminal Courts
Cook County
Jacob Hopkins
John H. Lyle
Hopkins
Stewart Becomes 103 As Wall Street Standard Bearer
Morristown New Jersey August 26 John A Stewart chairman of the United States Trust Company New York the oldest of Wall Street financiers celebrated his 103d birthday at his Convent Station area home He retired from active business four years ago He served as Assistant Treasurer of the United States for two years during the Civil War.
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Morristown
N. J
John A. Stewart
United States Trust Company
New York
Wall Street
Convent Station
Stewart
United States
Remarkable new oil burner offered at low price
The International Heating Company of St. Louis markets a simple safe oil burner that heats any stove or furnace like costly units. It fits any firebox, requires no installation, and comes with a 30 day free trial. The firm seeks local representatives earning 250 to 350 dollars monthly.
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International Heating Company
South Fourteenth Street
Dept
St. Louis
Court martial ordered for two marines on guard duty
Swampscott August 26 A marine court martial is directed for two Marines Corporal Shanton of Cleveland and Private Key of Texas charged with sleeping on guard duty at White Court. Trial likely aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower at Marblehead with possible dishonorable discharge as maximum penalty. Captain Adolphus Andrews declines further comment.
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J. E. Wright
White Court
Swampscott
Edgar Allen Poe
Shanton
Cleveland
Key
Texas
Cincinnati Women Prepare for Catholic Alumnae Meet
A Cincinnati group readies its delegation to the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae biennial convention in Canton Ohio October 23 to 25 led by State Regent Mrs William M Duane. Representatives span Notre Dame Academies Mt St Joseph Mt St Vincent Sacred Heart Clifton Mercy Ursulan across Cincinnati and nearby Oak Reading road Brown County.
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Cincinnati
International Federation of Catholic Alumnae
Canton
William M. Duane
Notre Dame
Reading
Sixth
Summit Streets
Grandin Road
Mt. St. Joseph
Mt. St. Vincent
College and Academy of the Sacred Heart
Clifton
Mercy Alumnae
Freeman Avenue
Westwood
St. Ursula
McMillan Street
Ursulan Academies
Oak
Reading Road
Brown County
Medals for ten dog team drivers in Nome antitoxin run
Gold medals will be awarded to ten drivers of dog teams that carried antitoxin to Nome Alaska during a diphtheria epidemic last March. Governor Parks will present the medals at Juneau.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nome
Alaska
Governor Parks
Juneau
Cincinnati Interchange Sets City Freight Record
Interchange of freight at Cincinnati railroad terminals last week reached a city high of 28 259 carloads, up 6 249 from last year and boosted by coal from nonunion mines and lake trade as insurance deadlines approach. Empties totaled 19 368, while loads continued to outpace empties by about 10 000.
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Cincinnati
John A. Morris
American Railway Association
Louisville & Nashville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Northwest
Great Lakes
30 Hurt As Car Hits Truck On 109th Street
In New York on August 26 a collision between a trolley and a heavily loaded city ash truck at 109th street and Third avenue wounded thirty passengers. The crash derailed the car, shattered windows, and caused panic among passengers, many of whom were women.
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New York
109Th Street
Third Avenue
Gas Kills Stowaway on Cuban Steamer
An unidentified Cuban stowaway died after a carbon monoxide gas exposure in a coal bunker aboard the Manamar arriving from Antilla Cuba. Immigration officers say he likely suffocated from exhaust gases from the ship's oil engine.
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Associated Press
New York
Cuba
Manamar
Antilla
Live Wire Fatality in Columbus Railroad Yard
Elmer Rachford aged 33 from Sardinia Ohio was killed in Columbus when he touched a live wire while repairing a tin roof in the N and W Railroad yards. He belonged to an N and W construction crew.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Elmer Rachford
Sardinia
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