World News Review: Labor Strikes Stir Global Tensions
Edward Pickard outlines looming American coal miners strike set for September 1 after breakdown in wage talks at Atlantic City. He notes demands for pay hikes, the clock-off policy dispute, and fears of fuel shortages. Britain faces a coal strike scare resolved by operator concessions, while France charts a financed debt policy. Open Door accord with China stands firm as riots and labor unrest swell in Shanghai and Chungking.
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NTI
China
Tabor
Shanghai
Chungking
Students’ Union
Greece and Bulgaria Face Tense Crisis Over Merchant Murder
An international row emerged after a Greek merchant was killed in a Bulgarian town amid a series of similar incidents. Greece demanded punishment for those responsible, tightened frontier guards, and rumors spread of an invasion that Sofia denied. Officials said Sofia would pursue offenders and settle the dispute peacefully.
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Greece
Pulgaria
Bul Burlu
Sofia
Deportation Disputes Strain Poland Germany Ties
Polish expulsion of Germans from Silesia caused distress as no German prep was made. eviction aligned with Versailles. Germany promptly ordered Poles with Polish citizenship to leave within 48 hours, while nationalists pressed to cut diplomatic ties. Foreign Minister Stresemann said Germany would not act first but would follow Poland's lead in measures.
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Poland
Slesia
Germany
Strexemann
U S Marines Leave Nicaragua After Occupation Ends
After twelve years in Managua and Corinto, United States marines depart at the request of the Nicaraguan government. The occupation ends as the marines return to their homeland. A new constabulary force to maintain order is established.
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United States
Manaau
Corinto
Nicaragua
Nios Man
VRS
Turbulent Times Mix War, Politics and Industry News
Life events unfold as Maj. Calvin Brooks Carter takes command in a Philippine theater. Japans Tama transports Ambanoor Bancroft’s body to the United States with a ceremonial hearse procession through Tokyo. In Chile, the Tacna Arica plebiscite commission advances arbitration praise while Pershing assures voters of fair ballots. Henry Ford buys 200 steel ships from the United States Shipping Board for 1.706 million dollars with options to convert units, others to be scrapped. 200 more vessels head to Mallows Bay for destruction. Prohibition enforcement to shift powers from Commissioner Haynes to 24 district administrators, with Haynes rumored to seek Ohio governor race.
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Enry Ford
United States Shipping Board
Ford Motor Company
Shipping Board
Ford
Mallows Bay
Quantico
Ccommissionee
Internal Revenue Blatr
Haynes
Andrews
Alst
Ohio
Labor Federation Endorses Nonpartisan Campaign Policy
The American Federation of Labor executive council approves a nonpartisan political approach for next year’s congressional elections. They plan to support candidates aligned with labor, warn against third party movements, and report the policy at the Atlantic City convention opening October 5.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Pan
Atlantic Ty
Execuive Council
Tas
Yeber
Two Chicago Engineers Temper Lead With Novel Heat Process
Western Hjeeth¢ company engineers JT, Dean and W. E. Hudson announce a method to harden lead with a small alloy percentage and rapid heating. The resulting metal is three times as hard as untreated lead and promises industrial value, particularly for cable coatings.
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Chicago
Jt, & Dean
W. E. Hudson
U S Guards to Halt Smuggler on Border
Duluth Minn Twelve men to join border patrol from International Falls Minnesota to Pem bina British Columbia. New force to patrol 125 mile stretch with motor cars starts August 15. Officials say high duties incentivize cross border grain smuggling and cross border traffic continues.
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Duluth
Minn
International Falls
Pembina
N. BC
Washington
Minnesota
N. A.linderberg
Canada
United States
Mr. Alnderberg
Dominion
Millionaire Adoption Reveals Mary Louise Browning in New Home
A New York story tells how a sixteen year old girl, Mary Louise Soxs, was adopted by Edward A. Browning, a wealthy Los Angeles realtor. After three weeks of searching, Browning filed adoption papers in Queens Surrogate Court, and she will be renamed Mary Louise Browning.
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New York
Mary Louise Soxs
Aladdin
Mary
Edward A. Browning
Kew Gardeng
L. A
Dorothy Sunshine Browning
Queens
Mary Louise Browntmng
Officials to Probe Girl's Adoption in New York
Developments in the adoption of Mary Louise Spns by Edward W. Browning, a wealthy real estate operator, move fast as Bird and Coler of the Department of Public Welfare say they will present evidence to the Queens District Attorney. Coler calls the adoption the most unmoral transaction he has heard of.
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New York
Mary Louise
Edward W. Browning
Mary
Bird §& Coler
Department of Public Welfare
Saintiqn
Queens
Coler
Bumper crops promise lower vegetable prices in August
The federal Bureau of Agriculture Economics reports vegetables will drop sharply in August due to large crops. Canteloupes may be especially cheap with price declines up to 50 percent. Indiana New Mexico and Maryland ship more than last year as Rocky Ford Colorado shows promise of a bumper crop.
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U. S
Chicago
Federal Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Indiana
New Mexico
Maryland
Rocky Ford
Colo
Auto Death Toll in U S Hits 15 Daily
Traffic deaths in 87 cities averaged 15 a day over ten weeks, the Commerce Department reports. In four weeks to July 18 there were 418 deaths in 67 cities, with 2,611 lives lost since January 1.
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U. S
Washington
Department of Commerce
Ford Acquires Stout Aircraft Plant at Dearborn
Henry Ford has bought out all Stout Metal Airplane stockholders and taken over the Dearborn plant with its patents and manufacturing rights. The facility will operate as a division of the Ford Motor Company under new ownership.
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Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Detroit
Henry Ford
Stout Metal Airplane Company
Ford Airport
Ford Motor Company
Foil Moscow Plot to Kill Czech President
Prague police say they uncovered a plot to assassinate President Masaryk by order of Moscow. Doctor Houser, secretary of the Communist party, and writer Stastny were taken into custody.
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Moscow
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Masaryk
Moscow International
Houser
Communist Party
Stastny
Regents Bar Gifts From Rockefeller Aid
University of Wisconsin regents voted 9 to 6 against future gifts or endowments from Carnegie Rockefeller or similar foundations. Funds already in hand from these sources will be used as directed.
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U. of W
Rockefeller
Ford Bid for Tugs Refused in Washington
Henry Ford offered to buy seven ocean-going steel tugs refitted by the United States Shipping Board at 40000 dollars each. The deal intended to move the tugs to serve scrapping operations, but the bid was refused in Washington.
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Ford
Washington
Henry Ford
United States Shipping Board
Shenandoah to Be Armed With Ten Machine Guns
It was announced that the ship Shenandoah will be armed with ten machine guns. The decision aims to bolster its defenses amid rising tensions and potential threats.
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Shenandoah
Washington
Miners Ready to Strike If No Agreement Reached
Atlantic City NJ authorities can call out 158000 anthracite miners if an agreement with operators is not reached by midnight August 31. The full scale committee of 40 members acted after operators refused wage increases and the check-off, ending negotiations. The miners cited disputes over arbitration and referenced past losses in a prior arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward v. Pickard II
Atlantic City
United Mine Workers of America
Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Richards
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
John L. Lewis
Winera
Lewis
Swampscott
Coniidge
Dutta
Europe
Blegiinens
Serimten
Spanish Dictator Proposes Peace Terms to Rif Rebellion
Madrid reports Primo de Rivera has offered peace terms to Abd el Krim for Spain and France. Krim sent two envoys from Tangier to receive terms. Fifty Spanish soldiers were killed or wounded in battles between Bulherif and Tauriat Amaran. Twelve more Spanish casualties are listed in a western front operation.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Abd-el Krim
Krim
Tangier
Bulherif
Tauriat Amaran
War Office
Algo
James J. Hill s Home in St Paul Sold for 90800
The James J Hill home in St Paul, a noted showplace and part of the 11.25 million Hill estate division among nine heirs, sold at public auction for 90800. Almond Greenman, Minneapolis banker, purchased the brownstone valued at 189000, but declined to disclose the buyer or his representational contacts.
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James J. Hill
St. Paul
Minn
Hill
Helra
Almond. Greenman
Minneapolis
United States Highways to Span Nation with Uniform Markers
A joint board of Interstate highwaying selected fifty thousand miles of roads across the United States from the Canadian border to the Gulf and from the Atlantic to the Pacific to be marked with uniform road markers.
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United States
Washington
Canadian
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Pacific
Joint Board of Interstate Highwaying
Ford Bid Accepted for 200 Scrap Ships at $1.708 Million
The Shipping Board announced acceptance of Henry Ford's cash bid of 1.708 million dollars for 200 steel vessels to be dismantled and scrapped. All engines boilers and auxiliaries will be removed as part of the process.
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U. S
Ford
Washington
The
Shipping Board
Henry Ford
Frick Estate Ordered to Pay State inheritance Tax
Orphans' court decreed the executors of Henry Clay Frick's estate must pay $472,335 in inheritance taxes to Pennsylvania. The ruling cites a United States Supreme Court decision as the basis for the decree.
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Frick
Pittsburgh
Orphans’ Court
Henry Clay Frick
Pennsylvania
United States Supreme Court
Official Legion Meet Called for Omaha Convention
The seventh annual national convention of the American Legion will be in Omaha Nebraska from October 5 to 9. National commander Tomes A. Drala announced the official call here.
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Omaha
Indianapolis
The
American Legion
Neb
Tomes A. Drala
Steel Heads Resign to Halt Wage Cut
The New York World reports Bethlehem Steel Corp announces resignations of three top officials to avoid reducing wages of about 10,000 workers.
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New York.s
New York World
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Ex-Diy Agent Executed for 1928 Mount Pleasant Murder
In Huntsville Texas Titan county former prohibition agent and deputy sheriff Clem Gray forty was electrocuted at the state penitentiary for the murder of Otis Ballard a Mount Pleasant youth in September 1928.
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Huntsville
Texas
Clem Gray
Prohibition
Titan County
State Penitentiary
Otis Ballard
Mount Pleasant
Banker Loses 10.9 Million in Pittsburgh Trust Collapse
Financial losses totaling 10.9 million were revealed over the past decade under John A. Bell, president of the closed Our Regle Trust, in Pittsburgh. The disclosure shows Enfered losses tied to the banker's firm and timeline.
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Pittsburgh
John A. Bell
Our Regle Trust, Company
French Find Foe in Ancient Fort in Fez Morocco
French troops report discovery of a vast seventeenth century fortress midway between Fez and Quetzan in Fez Morocco. The stronghold with walls reportedly 800 feet high sheltered up to 800 Rifian fighters and resisted assault with heavy walls and interior courts. French tank squadrons and air support reportedly routed Rifian forces in the Aseren range, with sixty enemy dead left on the field.
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Fez
French Morocco
Abd-el-Krim
Quetzan
North Africa
Gasault
Aseren
Itinn
Abdel-Krim
Breach Between Bulgaria and Greece Is Closed
A Greek Bulgarian government rift over the killing of a Greek at Stanimaka appears resolved. Semiofficial Athens dispatch says Bulgaria received the Greek note favorably and promised redress from Foreign Minister Kalioff.
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Paris
Stanimaka
Athena
M. Kalioff
Jury Finds Scott Insane and Sentences to Chester Prison
A jury ruled Scott insane for the murder of Joseph G. Maurer, a 19 year old drug clerk. Judge Joseph B. David ordered confinement in the Chester penitentiary, sparing the gallows.
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Scott
Chester
Chicago
Russell
Joseph G. Maurer
Joseph B. David
Rhode Island’s Richest Girl Calls Off Wedding
Announcement by Mrs. Frank A. Sayles of Pawtucket states Milas Nancy Sayles, Rhode Island’s richest girl, will not wed Lieut. Ernesto Ladinelli Becel of Rome. The marriage is postponed indefinitely as the families await further arrangements.
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Providence
K. 1
Frank A. Sayles
Pawtucket
Milas Nancy Sayles
Rhode Island
Lieut
Ernesto Ladinelli Becel
Rome
Italy
Interior
France Pays Ten Million for War Goods
Washington reports France has paid the United States another 10 million dollars in interest on the 400 million dollars owed for war supplies. The payment is stated to have no connection with the war debt France owes to the U.S.
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France
U. S
Washington
United States
Envoy Edgar Bancroft Lies in State in Tokyo
Hundreds of Japanese and American friends view the body in the procathedral after the ambassador died July 28 at Karuizawa. The envoy of the United States lay in state in Tokyo following his death on a special train arrival.
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Tokyo
Edgar A. Bancroft
Karuizawe
Byrd Leads Governor Nomination by Big Margin in Primary
Virginia Pitts Byrd leads the Democratic gubernatorial nomination race in Richmond with a commanding margin over Winchester’s Wan Harry Wiood Byrd and Accomac’s G. Walter Mapp, by nearly 20,000 votes as 727 precincts report in the state.
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Virginia Pitts Byrd
Richmond
Harry Wiood Byrd
Winchester
G. Walter Mapp
Accommuc
Nine-Power Treaty Ratifications Signed in Washington
Formal ratification of the two nine power treaties affecting China exchanged at the Washington arms limitation conference. The treaties immediately became effective and binding.
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Washington
Senator Smoot Calls for Repeal of Auto Taxes
Senator Smoot of Utah, head of the Senate Finance Committee, predicts repeal of all miscellaneous taxes including automobile levies. He argues tax relief is needed and cites broader fiscal reform goals.
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Smoot
Washington
Utah
Senate Finance Committee
McMillan Crew Fights Walrus in Arctic Expedition
Commander Donald A. MacMillan of the MacMillan Arete expedition describes a clash with a herd of walrus. The encounter was documented in a report received by the National Geographic Society.
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McMillan
Washington
Donald A. MacMillan
MacMillan
Ohio Slayer Electrocuted in Columbus Penitentiary
Lenny Traylor, twenty one, of Portsmouth Ohio, was electrocuted in the Ohio penitentiary for the murder of Frank Punk during a holdup in Columbus. The sentence followed his conviction in a late 1920s crime likely tied to a robbery.
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Ohio
Columbus
Lenny Traylor
Portamouth
Frank Punk
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