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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1922
Page
10
Benjamin A. Greer is dead after an auto smash up linked to rail industry tensions. T B. Gorman and Walter T. McLaughlin are jailed, driver may face manslaughter charges. Shop crafts head warns 400000 railroad workers will strike July 1 if wage cuts and degraded conditions persist. railroads urged to restore prior terms.
Coroner announces preliminary manslaughter charge against Thomas B Gorman driver of a Ford sedan in a fatal crash on Johnson Street. Benjamin A Greer, about 50, printer, was killed as the car flipped over twice after losing control at 30 mph. Gorman and Walter T McLaughlin are in custody. McLaughlin is a witness. Police report Gorman was intoxicated. investigation by Coroner D R Benninghott continues.
Enthusiasm rises as Americas Committee reports progress in establishing new libraries during the tour contest. The group notes a fine showing of effort and community turnout across multiple locations, highlighting drive to expand access to books and learning resources.
First day results show Mire Wheeler leading with 1 047 votes while Miss Witlanista has 765 and Ruth Tracy sits third with 6 0 0 plus. Mare t Wrysinger ranks fourth with 526, Wanda Sparks fifth with 238, and Hazel Wyasong sixth with 220 votes. Other candidates remain near 100 votes as nominating boosts enthusiasm for the four-week France tour sponsored by the American Committee for Decln.
William G. Bates a special Wabash policeman reported to the local department at seven o clock this morning that highwaymen had held up and robbed the track force working at New Haven at midnight. Officers immediately started out in pursuit of the bandits.
Dr Gustav Prenssen, famed German author, says the nation faces a backward step after Rathenau’s sensationalization and notes the democracy will not fall. He discusses Wirth’s cabinet, party coalitions, and the impact on central Europe hunger relief efforts.
St Louis, June 27. Gilbert Salzman, 20, and his 17 year old bride died today from gaison in a post following family friction growing out of their runaway marriage May 17 at Terremute, Ind.
Auburn Ind June 1 The will of James Sheffer, victim of an unknown assailant hours after a January 1957 death, is debated by relatives and attorneys. The case centers on custody issues and possible mental incapacity claims against the deceased.
Indianapolis June 37 Increased telephone rates at Muncie will take effect July 1 according to the public service commission. The ruling estimates a net company revenue rise of about 19,900 from Muncie exchanges, with business lines up to 7 cents monthly and various residential and rural increases. Other cities such as Anderson South Bend and Mishawaka await decisions.
London reports intensified efforts by Rory O Connor to defend the Four Courts as government troops prepare to evict the site. O Connors forces reinforce with fresh weaponry, barbed wire, and improvised barricades, amid an ultimatum demanding surrender within hours.
The Senate backed a $2.6 million project to extend the Braels stone Mant at Aturela Shoal Alabama. Senator Norris of Nebraska urged withholding funds until October amid fears of cost overruns. The Senate vote stood 28 to 12 with several Democrats and Southern lawmakers supporting concurrence to finalize the appropriation.
Four men from a Chicago Catholic parish were injured in a car crash near Valparaiso Indiana while en route to a church visit. Rev Mark Gardner suffered a fractured skull and serious condition. Rev Charles Gilligan and Rev L J Walker had injuries not serious. A S Summerhides was an introductory Catholic school instructor. The collision occurred after a washout fill on the travel road caused the automobile to strike a travel spot.
Washington dispatch reports that 40 American employees of the Cortes Oil Company at Tampico Mexico may have triggered a larger incident. State Department notes indicate US officials expect no escalation beyond a diplomatic response while Mexican bandit actions and a ransom hold on Cortes assets prompt concern over property protection.
June 21 report from Calexico states twenty six Mexican deaths in two weeks around Mexicali and lower California. Early today eight dead were found two and a half miles east of Calexico, including one body in an irrigation ditch. Some victims described as agitators and revolutionaries were reportedly executed by Mexican army officials.
A dynamite explosion near Strawberry Plains east of Knoxville, Tennessee killed nine workers and seriously injured two others while seven sustained minor injuries. The blast occurred in a cane factory area, with authorities reporting multiple casualties.
Veiled by area report from HIGAGO in late June states 400,000 railway shopmen may strike July 1 unless railroads accept a $60,000,000 wage cut reversal and restore working rules. B M Jewell of the shop crafts leads the decision after a strike vote. immediate talks could halt action, otherwise a general withdrawal from employment is deemed unavoidable.
In Phila delphia June 27 an agreement halting wage concessions for Pennsylvanian rail workers was reached without outside intervention. The plan affects 29 400 rail and 7 100 telegraph staff with a wage scale cut to take effect July 1. The settlement was praised by company officials as a milestone in labor talks, while unions and authorities described the accord as voluntary and aimed at reducing operating costs amid industry pressures. Continued coverage on page 6.
Pennsylvania Labor Commissioner Dr. Orrard G. Connelly issued a letter to United Mine Workers districts and coal operators east of the Susquehanna River offering mediation services to settle the bituminous strike. The message urged a meeting of union leaders and operators to discuss a conference aimed at adjusting the coal situation, affecting about 100,000 miners.
Customs inspectors raided three vessels in port New York and found 2409 bottles of alleged rum aboard two American ships. The raid targeted shipments amid recent rating actions and comments by chairmen of the shipboard board regarding cargoes.
Report notes German officials argue over property seized during war and whether taxes will be levied on German citizens for property returned by the Allied Control and held by the United States. The piece outlines Berlin’s stance that private property would be taxed under German authority and examines implications for restitution and compensation.
In Wilkes-Barre Pa on June 27 telegrams from John L Lewis and President Harding prompted the coal miners to abandon plans to call off the strike and withdraw pumpmen from the mine. Washington indicated administration efforts to end the bituminous coal strike continue with no decisions yet made.
Five hundred employees of the Federal Electric company and their families gathered at the Scottigh TitanMhedral last night to honor S. Hunting, Federal manager, who is leaving for Springfigia Ohio to become president of the Robbing and Myers Electric company. An informal dinner followed a formal reading meeting, with a concert by the General Westing band.
Harry Weller and his 9 year old son Russell, from a farm near Kendanville, were badly hurt when their auto stalled on a railroad track and a northbound freight train struck it. The car was demolished. Victims were taken to Kendanville hospital.
An Indianapolis crash report says a Fort Wayne bound interurban collided with a car near the city, injuring three people and leaving one seriously hurt. Mrs Mary Wilding, 71, and W. J. Willing were among the injured. a baby survived unscathed. The suburban car was en route to Amuncly and Fort Wayne.
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