Conference Is On at Baltimore Denied By N Y Executives
News items from Baltimore New York Chicago and Whitehaven report varying notes on a possible conference to end the strike. NY executives say no nationwide settlement talks are planned. Baltimore & Ohio officials deny any presence of striker representatives or proposals. Twenty five bodies recovered in the British mine at Whitehaven as rescue efforts continue amid rockfalls.
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Say
Baltimore
N. Y
Whitehaven
Eng
Associated Press
Chicago
John Scott
American Federation of Labor
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Willard
Slain By Woman Whose Home is Broken
Harrisburg Illinois September 6 Mrs Joe Lashley 28 shot and killed Mrs George Watkins 25 on a sidewalk in front of the Watkins home in a domestic dispute. Lashley blamed Watkins for her separation and surrendered to the sheriff.
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Harrisburg
Ill
Joe Lashley
George Watkins
Mrs. Lashley
Mrs. Watkins
Lashley
Watkins
Runaway Team Kills Six Year Old in Independence
Independence Iowa September 6 Beth Boyack six-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Merton Boyack was instantly killed when she stepped into the path of a runaway team. The tragedy occurred in Independence with authorities investigating the incident.
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Independence
Associated Press
Beth
Merton Boyack
Umpires Form Association for Protection
Umpires in New York form an interstate protective association to elevate courtesy among players managers and spectators and plan to sue for damages in assault cases. Articles of incorporation were temporarily denied by Supreme Court Justice Mc Goldrick due to misaligned signers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Umpires’ Protective Association
Supreme Court
McGoldrick
Steel tempered in phenol gains elasticity and hardness
A comparison notes that steel tempered in phenol exhibits greater elasticity and hardness than steel tempered in water, indicating a material property advantage for phenol quenching.
Weather Outlook for Chicago Next 24 Hours
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Not quite so warm west and north portion.
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Chicago
Vernon Melcher Dies After Fall From Horse
Vernon Melcher aged eleven was killed on his father's farm near Charles City Iowa when his horse stepped into a gopher hole and fell throwing him about forty feet. The Associated Press report notes the tragic accident occurred today in September.
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Charles City
Associated Press
Vernon Melcher
Man Thought Dead Screams in Hearse
Lincoln report states G. J. Lohnas of Weeping Water, initially declared dead by live wire, screamed in a hearse after accident. State labor commissioner Frank A. Kennedy directed the insurer to pay $15 weekly benefits while Lohnas recovers.
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Lincoln
Frank A. Kennedy
G. J. Lohnas
Prairie Provinces Hold Vast Agricultural Wealth
The Canadian government reports agricultural wealth for Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia at 3 238 672 000 with total Canada 6 831 022 000. Saskatchewan's share rose from 8 percent in 1900 to 1 513 146 000, trailing Ontario by 374 000 000.
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Ottawa
Ont
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Government Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Ontario
Prairie
Devilfish Lengths Vary From Inches to Fifty Feet
Delaware has three counties the fewest of any state and this fact appears alongside notes on unusual animal sizes.
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Delaware
LaFollette Leads Canfield by Large Margin in Wisconsin
Returns from Wisconsin primary show United States Senator candidate Robert M. LaFollette leading C. Ganfield by substantial votes statewide. Early tallies from Milwaukee precincts and various counties place LaFollette ahead with figures in the hundreds of thousands. Local counts from Marinette Marathon Ozaukee list Gov Blaine Morgan McHenry in governor races.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Associated Press
Wisconsin
United States
Robert M. LaFollette
Ganfield
LaFollette
Canfield
Robert LaFollette
Milwaukee County
U. S
la Pollette
Blaine
Morgan
McHenry
Marinette
MecHenry
Marathon County
la Follette
Ozaukee County
LaFoollette
Girl Escapes Bear by Leap to Mountain Ledge
Irene Miller aged 16 of Tyeaver Colorado fled a charging bear on Mount Marcelline near Somerset. She leaped fifteen feet to a rock ledge to escape and avoid attack.
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Denver
Colo
Irene Miller
Tyeaver
Miss Miller
Mount Marcelline
Somerset
Trapper Confesses to Housekeeper Murder in Nova Scotia
Omar Roberts, sixty eight, a trapper, confessed to killing his housekeeper Mora Gray by saturating her room with oil and burning her to death. He said he was infatuated and proposed marriage but was refused, then attacked her and started the fire.
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Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Associated Press
Omar Roberts
Mora Gray
Second Attempt to Bomb Jacksonville Bridge
A second attempt within ten days to dynamite the Atlantic Coast Line bridge over Fishweir Creek near Jacksonville occurred shortly after 10 tonight as the Palmetto Limited from New York to Tampa neared the trestle. The engineer halted the train, the structure was deemed safe, but windows over a large area were shattered by the blast.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Atlantic Coast Line
Fishweir Creek
Palmetto Limited
New York
Tampa
Girl's Body Found in Sack in Missouri River
Police investigate after a about 12 year old girl is found dead in a gunny sack floating in the Missouri river near Kansas City. The body shows a fractured skull and crushed nose, and identification attempts among three missing girls have failed.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Here
Impeachment Motion Over Chicago Injunction Debate
John Doud urged action to impeach Attorney General Daugherty and Judge Wilker on grounds the Chicago injunction against striking shopmen breaches the U S Constitution and the Clayton Act. Senator Robinson said the ruling infringes press freedom speech and peaceful assembly and damages labor rights while harming court integrity.
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Daugherty
Wilker
Washington
Associated Press
Chicago
Robinson
United States
Great Northern Box Cars Burned in Great Falls Yard
Re checks on a yard fire in Great Falls Montana reveal 25 box cars destroyed with about 20000 dollars in damage. All cars were in bad order awaiting repairs. Fred Wear superintendent of the Great Northern maintains the fire was incendiary.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Fred Wear
Evansville Strikers Defy Federal Injunction
Evansville Indiana September 6 rail workers say they will continue picketing on railroad property and hold daily meetings despite a federal injunction issued in Chicago last Friday.
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Evansville
Ind
Chicago
Big Interest in Hamburg Debate Between Brookhart and Herring
Preparations are underway for a joint debate in Hamburg Iowa between Col. Smith Brookhart and Clyde Herring candidates for United States senator. The event starts at 2:30 PM after banquets hosted by their county central committees and is part of Fremont County Fair activities ongoing this week.
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Hamburg
Col
Smith Brookhart
Clyde Herring
Fremont
Ex Senator J Hamilton Lewis Stricken Ill In Vienna
Former Senator J Hamilton Lewis severely ill in a Vienna hospital for a month. Doctors say his condition worsened and ordered his transfer to Davos Platz in Switzerland for treatment.
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J. H. Lewis
Vienna
J. Hamilton Lewis
Davos-Platz
Switzerland
Reckless Driving Begets Crackdown in Creston Streets
Citizens pressure for enforcement after a deplorable Creston collision caused by speeding on a busy thoroughfare. Authorities vow fines and potential jail for offenders to prevent further injuries or fatalities amid heavy traffic and reckless drivers.
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Creston
Unusual Trial Jury Dismissal Marks Union County Court
Judge A Ray Maxwell dismissed term jurors as not needed in Union County District Court leaving Creston with no trial jury activity for this term. Docket was heavy but cases disposed of without juries. several matters remain scheduled for future terms. Notable items include the State of Iowa vs Truman Comer dismissal for absence of witnesses and Porter vs Jensen and Matt Henderson set for Sept 11.
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Union County District Court
A. Ray Maxwell
Creston
State of
Iowa
Truman Comer
Carroll
Porter
Jensen
B. H. Porter
H. Jensen
Matt Henderson
Matheny
R. Matheny
Ed Siegfred
Legionnaires Host Golf Tourney at New Orleans Country Club
New Orleans prepares for the American Legion national convention golf tournament to be held October 16 through 19 at the New Orleans Country Club. Open to Legion members and Auxiliary, it features 18-hole qualifying for the top 64, 36-hole final medal play, three divisions, and medals for winners. Nelson M. Whitney, Olympic team member and former southern golf champion, will lead the event.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
American Legion
Women of the
American Legion Auxiliary
Nelson M. Whitney
Legion
Willard Mack says fourth wife Beatrice Beebe Mack leaves
Los Angeles report confirms Wil lard Mack stage star dramatist and producer that his fourth wife Beatrice Beebe Mack has left him. The Macks wed a year ago after the final decree of divorce granted to the third wife Pauline Frederick now in Chicago.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Willard Mack
Beatrice Beebe Mack
Macks
Mra Mack
Pauline Frederick
Chicago
Olander Granted Reprieve Until January 1925
Des Moines dispatch reports William Olander the Fort Dodge murderer has been given a further reprieve to January 19 1925 to await the U S Supreme Court appeal outcome. Olander was convicted of killing a Fort Dodge grocer.
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Des Moines
Associated Press
William Olander
United States Supreme
Olander
Fort Dodge
Three Die in Texas Family Feud Shooting
A political feud between two Texas families ends in a street gun battle in Sealey near Houston. Fred Schaffner, his son Robert, and Luther Bell were killed. Ernest Schaffner was stabbed, and Thomas Bell was shot and wounded but expected to die.
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Houston
Tex
Associated Press
Sealey
Fred Schaffner
Robert
Luther Bell
Ernest Schaffner
Thomas Bell
Abandon Weight Test for City Job
Seattle Mayor Edwin J. Brown orders end to the 125 pound sand bag lift as city employment test. Applicants must now demonstrate ability with a shovel or similar common labor tool used on the job.
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Seattle
Wash
Edwin J. Brown
Poland Wants Her Church Bells Restored
Poles protest Soviet Russia slow to restitute church bells taken during wartime. By end of 1915 Russia had seized 20,000 bells. only 63 have been returned to Poland so far.
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Poland
Warna
Soviet Russia
Rustans
Rescue Hopes Dashed as Mine Passage Is Blocked
Jackson Calif September 6 The Argonaut mine rescue effort stalled after breaking through sixty feet of green stone the Kennedy shaft to reach Argonaut shafts remains blocked forcing shovel work on every foot delaying any chance of freeing entombed miners by at least five days The report notes the entombed men cannot yet be reached and progress halted by rock barriers
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Jackson
Calif
Associated Press
Argonaut
Kennedy
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Belle Hammon
Legionnaires
Texas
America
London Hatter
Galveston
Brent Martin
Aliape
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