Nation wide rail wage strike threat looms over delay
Chicago July 25. The Railway Labor Board will decide on wage demands by July 20 with retroactive effect to May 1, Judge R M Barton said. W G Lee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen warned of a possible nationwide strike if the board delays further, while other railway unions pressed for action to avoid paralysis of transportation. In Pine Bluff Ark switchmen quit after the Cotton Belt discharged T C Brumley, head of the local yardmen's association.
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Chicago
Railway Labor Board
R. M. Barton
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Lee
Mr. Lee
Railway Board
Organized Railroad Brotherhoods
W. N. Doak
Wilson
Railway Administration
Esch- Cummins
Pine Bluff
Ark
Cotton Belt
T. C. Brumley
Reading railway yardmen join trainmen strike at Coatesville
Twenty four crews of Reading Railway yardmen at Coatesville near Philadelphia join the trainmen strike. The action involves 175 workers and could seriously affect Midvale and Lukens steel mills if prolonged.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railway
Coatesville
Here
Midvale
Lukens
Knee Length Dresses Breed Government Veto Debate
Washington reports How ard Figg assistant to the Attorney General led a price reduction campaign and told National Garment Retailers that cloth conservation would not curb modesty. Retailers showed three knee length models for next fall and Figg urged skirts to remain as long as possible while still above the waist.
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Washington
National Garment Retailers’ Association
Howard Figg
Mr. Figgs
Thieves Loot Train Car Carrying Iowa Democrats
Iowa Democrats on a special train to San Francisco telegraphed for funds after thieves entered a railcar between Grand Junction Colorado and Green River Wyoming and stole about 1000 dollars. The robbery affected H. F. Shoemaker United States Marshal Sheriff W A Hogan and Jack BrophyDes Moines chief of detectives who were aboard.
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Des Moines
San Francisco
Grand Junction
Col
Green River
Wyo
H. F. Shoemaker
Council Bluffs
United States
W. A. Hogan
Anamosa
Jack Brophy
Kitty Gordon Accidentally Shoots Actor With Revolver
Chicago June 25. vaudeville actor Joseph A. Hack of Milwaukee was seriously wounded when Miss Kitty Gordon discharged a revolver believed empty during a scene. Hack was off stage awaiting his turn when hit in the right arm and chest. Police chief Garrity ruled the shooting accidental and said no one would be charged.
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Chicago
Joseph A. Hack
Milwaukee
Kitty Gordon
Hack
Vera Beresford
Frank Griffith
Miss Gordon
Garrity
Sale at Music Hall To Defeat High Cost
Max Salomon of 1142 Main street met with Mayor Galvin to promote a citywide bargain sale at Music Hall. He proposed wholesale prices plus ten percent for expenses, with profits donated to charity. The mayor endorsed the idea and urged Salomon to consult local merchants.
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Music Hall
Galvin
Max Salomon
Main Street
Cincinnati
New York
Mr. Salomon
Woman Jabs Pin in Chest After Pickpocket Charge
Ida Davis 23 of 527 West Eighth Street is bound over to the grand jury on two counts of pocket picking after an attempt to end her life with a hatpin. Police report say after arrest by Newport officers Mrs. Davis attempted suicide, was restrained, and taken to General Hospital in serious condition.
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Joseph Woeste
Alexander
Ida Davis
West Eighth Street
Margaret Walsh
General Hospital
Davis
Carrie Cressman
Main Street
Gertrude McHale
East Sixth Street
Newport
Robbers Drill Safe At Peninsula Bank
Two men Julian Morgan and Chester Lee farmers were bound and locked in the Peninsula Bank basement by five robbers who drilled the safe doors early this morning. The farmers freed themselves after three hours and alerted deputies. No loot was taken.
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Peninsula, O
Peninsula Bank
Julian Morgan
Chester Lee
Morgan
Lee
Akron
Robbers Hold Up Bank in St Paul Bank Heist
Five unmasked robbers held up Great Northern State Bank in St Paul late today. They wounded cashier Victor Redman and fled in an automobile with $5,000 in cash and $5,000 in Liberty bonds plus non negotiable paper.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Great Northern State Bank
Victor Redman
Jurists Form Permanent Court at The Hague
The commission of jurists meets in session at The Hague to establish a permanent court location, with plans to base the court in the Dutch capital.
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World Court
the Hague
Commission of Jurists
The
Hague
Torches, Riots, and Death Hit Bantry Ireland
In Bantry County Cork a concerted purge against Sinn Feiners left one man dead Cornelius Crowley 20 shot in bed and a merchant's shop and dwelling burned. Three other homes were broken into with threats of shooting and one store damaged by fire. The Sinn Fein chairman’s residence was also destroyed. In Londonderry fighting between Unionists Nationalists and Sinn Fein continued with street warfare easing as authorities bolster forces while a conciliation committee is formed.
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Bantry
County Cork
Ireland
Sinn
Londonderry
Sinn Fein
Two Armed Robberies Hit Belfast Station and Mail Car
At the Great Northern Railway terminus two masked gunmen robbed the Paymaster's office of £1000 as bystanders watched. A second raid on a mail car near Lough blindfolded the crew and extracted official mail documents after chloroforming them.
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Belfast
Great Northern Railway
Lough
Government probes profiteering in coal trade under Lever Act
United States Attorney General Mitchell Palmer and U S District Attorney Clark seek action against coal dealers profiteering under the Lever Act. They cite cost data showing production at $2.32 to $2.79 per ton while prices rose to 7 to 11 dollars or more. Official figures show robust output, and rail policy favors coal shipments over exports to curb shortages.
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United States
Mitchell Palmer
Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Estimated U S population grows slowly in decade
The Census Bureau Chief Statistician estimates continental U S population at 106000000 based on 1406 city counts. Growth since 1910 is about 13000000, reflecting wartime immigration decline and influenza effects. City total reaches 41029354 with an average 0.26 percent gain versus 0.35 prior decade.
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Washington
United States
J. A. Hill
Census Bureau
American Legion Welcomes Harding Homecoming in Marion
The American Legion will plan the July 5 homecoming for Senator Warren G. Harding in Marion Ohio. A sham battle by Marion County Legion men is planned at the County Fair Grounds in the afternoon followed by a large fireworks display funded by popular subscription. The Marion Civic Association organizes crowd handling and the July 22 notification ceremonies while rooms are being sought at two hotels and via a house to house canvass.
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Marion, CO
American Legion
Warren G. Harding
Marion County Legion
County Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds
Marion Civic Association
Marion
Hamilton Police Shooter Kills Desk Sergeant Stegeman
In Hamilton Ohio police confront James Bolin after an early morning raid on the Bolin home. Stegeman dies from shotgun wound while Bolin dies later from four bullet wounds after being shot by Chief Dulle. Detective Dulle and Riley call for help. Lee Bolin is held as a witness. Mayme Stegeman travels from Cincinnati after learning of the death.
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Charles J. Stegeman
James Bolin
Detective
The
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Charles Stegeman
Bolin
North B Street
Stegeman
Herman Dulle
Dulle
Riley
Siegeman
Lee Bolin
Mayme Stegeman
Cincinnati
Dorothy
William Humbach
Bond Hill
Loot Recovered From Kentucky Bank Heist Near Crittenden
Securities valued at about 100000 were stolen from the Tobacco Growers Bank and Trust in Crittenden Kentucky June 17. They were found yesterday in a gulley near the Dixie highway by Paul V. Ryan and post office inspectors, tied in a bank typewriter cover. Two men, John Horn and George Brown, are jailed in Covington on robbery ties, with potential transfer for indictment.
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Tobacco Growers’ Bank and Trust Company
Crittenden
Dixie Highway
Ft. Mitchell
Paul V. Ryan
Cal Crim Detective Bureau
Post Office
Ryan
Covington
John Horn
Brooklyn
N. Y
George Brown
Louisville
Frankfort
Lexington
Kenton County
Postoffice
Norristown Baby Kidnap Claim Not Matching Here
In Scranton a 14 month old boy believed to be Blakeley Coughlin is not the kidnapped child, according to Mrs Coughlin who saw the boy in Scranton late today.
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Scranton
Blakeley Coughlin
Norristown
Harding Keeps Campaign Funds Within Limit As Meets National Committee
Washington reports Senator Harding chaired talks with Republican leaders including William Boyce Thompson and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. about campaign finance policy a $1,000 cap. Roosevelt endorsed Harding as standard bearer. A Boston conference with Governor Coolidge is planned. Harding also golfed with Hitchcock Hale and Elkins. tomorrow slated as quiet.
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Washington
Senator Harding
Republican Party
William Boyce Thompson
Ways and Means Committee
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Thompson
Harding
Republican National Organization
Sevelt
Boston
Senator Haming
Governor Coolidge
Massachusetts
Hays
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Hale
Maine
Elkins
West Virginia
Arrest Near In Elwell Gage Latest Report
New York June 25 The murder of whist expert Joseph Bowne Elwell two weeks earlier remains unsolved as police close in on a suspect described as a friend of the victim. A housekeeper testified three key sets existed for Elwell’s home, possibly enabling entry the night of his death.
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New York
Joseph Bowne Elwell
Elwell
Marie Larson
Dooling
Larsen
Democrats Seek League Action for Ireland Policy
David Lawrence reports that the Democratic platform will favor enforcing the prohibition amendment and propose a plank on Ireland. A minority backs modifying the Volstead Act. The key idea would pledge the next Democratic president to invoke Article XI of the League Covenant to address Ireland, a move gaining support in the resolutions committee.
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David Lawrence
San Francisco
Platform Committee
League of Nations
Ireland
America
League
England
United States
Wilson
Great Britain
Resolutions Committee
McAdoo Faces Push to Run Despite Personal Doubts
McAdoo backers form a militant group urging his nomination while he resists. He told Senator Glass he would not consent to a nomination and Mrs. McAdoo opposes a return to public life. Glass supports McAdoo, and others back Palmer Cox or Meredith. McAdoo’s supporters draft him despite his reluctance, hoping a McAdoo Cox ticket would win.
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San Francisco
McAdoo
Glass
Railroads
Wilson
White House
Palmer
Cox
Meredith
Georgia
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Bull Moose
Ohio
Lardner Attacks Cobb In Frantic Campaign Satire
San Francisco dispatch reports Ring Lardner lampooning Irvin Cobb in a mock mudslinging campaign piece. The piece spoofs politics and public figures, referencing Debs and a fictional presidential race with humorous asides and dialect.
Exclusion Foes at Democratic Convention Scrutiny Edges Wilson Backed
As national convention preliminaries begin in San Francisco the Wilson faction shows strong control of the Democratic machinery with anti administration forces disorganized. The National Committee weighs Georgia Missouri contest rulings and looks to keep out critics Reed and Hardwick while Bryan faces a divided platform on League of Nations and prohibition. Palmer arrives to press his campaign as Tennessee suffrage ratification is urged.
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Sanfrancisco
Calif
Irvine S. Cobb
Kentucky
Paducah
White House
Hades
Hell
Cobb
Eve
San Francisco
Wilson
Democratic Party
National Committee
Georgia
Missouri
Reed
Hardwick
New York
Mr. Bryan
Virginia
Palmer
Democratic National Committee
Tennessee
Homer S. Cummings
Albert H. Roberts
State
Nashville
Tenn
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