Harding Jubilant Over Conference on Eight Hour Day
Washington May 20 President Harding hails steel leaders acceptance of the eight hour day calling it progressive sociology and predicts broader prosperity. Gompers denounces the White House rostrum as deception, likening big business to a bank. Post Office Clerks push for an eight hour day and seek Harding aid to abolish ten hour work in large offices.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Judge Gary
Gompers
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Thomas F. Flaherty
Western World Completed After War Shipbuilding Push
Chairman Lasker announced the completion of the largest shipbuilding project in history. Bethlehem Shipbuilding at Sparrows Point Maryland finished the Western World the final ship built for the war effort and turned it over to the Munson Line for service to South America.
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Washington
Lasker
United States Shipping Board
America
Atlantic
Athlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd
Sparrows Point
Shipping Board
Munson Line
Kentucky feudists clash in Pineville killing one
In Pineville Kentucky Riley Ball thirty was killed and four others wounded when members of the Colson and Ball families from Middlesboro clashed in the circuit clerk office during the arraignment of Clay Colson for Ira Ball's murder. Wounded were Frank Ball John Hurst Clay Colson and Fred McDaniel.
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Pineville
Riley Ball
Colson
Depew tale recalls Ingalls and ten thousand claim
Chauncey Depew recounts Melville E. Ingalls, railroad president. Ingalls, born in a small Maine village, faced an old farmer in a village store who teased him about earning nearly ten thousand dollars. Ingalls admitted the sum amid the hot-stove talk.
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Chauncey Depew
Melville E. Ingalls
Ingalls
Httle
Maine
Melville
Delano Attacks Open Shop at Chamber Convention
Frederick Delano former president of the Wabash railroad shocks the United States Chamber of Commerce by declaring that the open shop is an iridescent dream He argues labor unions must change and that government operation may come if it yields the greatest return He cites open shop as a nonunion or closed shop only for union members
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Washington
Frederick Delano
Wabash Railroad
United States Chamber of Commerce Convention
Chamber
White House
Delano
Federal Reserve Board
America
Henry Ford
Moral suasion chosen to curb coal strike actions
Washington, May 20. President Harding and the cabinet agreed to use moral suasion on the coal industry to deter price increases during the strike. Attorney General Daugherty said the government has no legal means to block price hikes, but the administration will employ every other tool to keep prices down. The president said there is no legal strike crisis yet and no immediate danger, though reserves may thin after June.
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Washington
Harding
Daugherty
White House
Germany grants record pardons amid wide clemency
Official statistics from Berlin show that in 721 a total of at least 250000 Germans convicted of misdemeanors or penal offenses received complete or conditional pardons. The report calls this a world record in pardons.
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Berlin
Germany
Local Tongue Reflects on Luck and Cheek
A reader notes that luck and cheek can do a lot for a man, praising audacity in a carved rural voice. The remark highlights how perseverance and boldness shape outcomes in daily life.
Fishes Die in Thames After Sewage Flush
A heavy London rain after drought flushed sewers and killed fishes by the million as the tide shifted to low. Dead fish covered riverbanks for miles, shocking residents and prompting health officials to warn against affected waters.
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Thames
London
Great Ship Egypt Sinks Off Brest Killing Many
In fog near Ushant the British steamer Egypt collided with the French freighter Seine off Brittany. Of 329 aboard Egypt only 29 rescued. about 300 listed missing. Seine saved 20 bodies and many officials are among the dead. Rescue hindered by heavy fog and dismal signals.
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Paris
Egypt
Peninsular & Oriental Line
London
Bombay
Seine
Brittany
Ashbout
Brest
Ula
Ushant
England
India
LULL IN CHINESE WARFARE NEAR TANGSHAN
Report from Tien sin notes a temporary calm north of the city as Gen Wu Pei fu delays a Tangshan attack while Chang Tso ling’s forces hold position. Wu plans a large scale move soon. Thousands of Fengtien loaders depart for Newchwang Manchuria including about twenty Russians who served in Fengtien cavalry.
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Tien Sin
China
Wu Pei-fu
Chang Tso-lin
Peking
Tangshan
Chang
Moonshine Financiers Sought by Prohibition Officials
Washington reports that moonshine financiers are being hunted by federal law enforcers. In Virginia Tennessee and Kentucky officials say moneyed men are establishing illicit stills and paying workers regular wages to run them.
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U. S
Bourne
Washington
Citr
South
Prohibition
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Marine engineers laud progress at London banquet
Sir Fortescue Flannery notes rapid gains by marine engineers over two to three generations and credits them with inspiring aviation tech like the internal combustion engine screw propeller and oscillating rudder. He predicts aerial ships may become a reality sooner than expected.
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London
Fortescue Flannery
M. P
Ler
Pittsburgh Press
Fire at Santo Spirito Hospital in Rome Kills Twenty
A devastating blaze at the Santo Spirito hospital in Rome causes twenty deaths as the building’s wooden beams collapse and access to wards is cut off. Firefighters, guards, and staff rescue twelve patients, all fatally suffocated, as authorities aid panicked inmates and relocate survivors to nearby institutions.
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Rome
Santo Spirito
Carabineers
Royal Guards
Americans See Passion Play at Oberammergau
The first public performance since 1910 drew about 4000 spectators in Oberammergau Bavaria with significant American attendance led by George A. Bucklin and Col Ezekiel J Williams. The audience also included Mrs Bucklin and Mrs Williams along with a British delegation while locals refused concessions to profit from filming, limiting moving picture crews to street scenes.
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Oberammergau
Bavaria
George A. Bucklin
Coblenz
Bucklin
Ezekiel J. Williams
Wiliams
Pinchot Wins Nomination for Governor in Pennsylvania
W. Harry Baker at the Republican state committee headquarters announced that Clifford Pinchot appears to have won the Republican nomination for governor based on unofficial returns. He noted Philadelphia and other areas contributed to the victory, with Allegheny County needing a larger majority to alter the outcome.
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Philadelphia
Clifford Pinchot
W. Harry Baker
Republican State Committee
Allegheny County
Altar
Pinchot
Great Merchant Marine Urged for Subsidy Bill
President Harding addresses the U S Chamber of Commerce on merchant marine day urging Congress to pass a ship subsidy law. He argues a large American fleet could have avoided World War and calls for government support to restore parity with Britain while criticizing government ownership of ships as harmful to private industry.
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Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Lasker
The
Shipping Board
A. D. Lasker
Great Britain
United States
Treasury
Ban on Dandelion Wine Sparks Federal Ruling
Newark May 18 Federal Commissioner Haynes rules dandelions are not fruit and cannot be used legally to manufacture wine for family use. The ruling, released by Collector Ferguson, follows inquiries from residents seeking to know if dandelion wine qualifies as fruit wine for home production on permits.
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Newark
N. J
Haynes
Ferguson
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Washington
Irish peace talks collapse after Dublin committee report
The peace committee of Dail Eireann reports a breakdown in negotiations aimed at unifying Irish factions. The Dublin meeting dated May 18 ends without agreement, signaling renewed discord among parties.
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Committee of
Dall Eireann
Dublin
The
Dall
Beauty in the Sky Desert Camps for Starry Views
Frank A. Waugh notes that true beauty of the sky rewards desert camping where one sleeps beneath vast distances. He contends that such celestial splendor exceeds anything in museums and galleries, though glimpses come from farms or street corners.
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Frank A. Waugh
Harding Sends Birthday Message to Spain King Alfonso
President Harding in Washington sent a birthday message to King Alfonso of Spain. The roundup notes a Chicago widow, Mrs. Gustavus F. Swift, death, and other international items including Ireland peace talks and Tokyo ratification of a Shantung accord.
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Harding
Washington
Alfonso
Spain
Gustavus F. Swift
Chicago
Michael Collins
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Dublin
Ching
Tokyo
Japan
Iking Boris
Bulgaria
Sofia
Department of Agriculture
Desermartin
County Londonderry
Southern Baptist Convention
Jacksonville
Fla
Deficit in French Budget for 1928 Outlined
Paris reports the 1928 French budget proposes expenditures of 23,158,000,000 francs against receipts of 19,285,000,000 francs. It relies on loans to cover the deficit, which roughly equals interest France pays on reparations funds charged to Germany.
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Paris
France
Germany
Market Prices Reported for Grains and Livestock
Grain prices span hard and soft spring and winter wheat with futures in 6.90 to 9.25 for patents and shorts. Rye flour ranges 3.50 to 6.00. Hay values show timothy and clover mixes from 20 to 27. Livestock prices list prime to good steers 6.15 to 9.15 per hundredweight, hogs from 9.00 to 30.80, sheep lambs from 10.50 to 15.00 and related categories.
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Timothy
No X Ray for Birds Says Tree Doctor Operates by Feel
Dr Peckerwood, featured in American Forestry magazine, operates without X rays or stethoscope to locate insect trouble in trees. In summer he notes borers’ activity. in winter he finds the hibernating insects hidden in their cells, guiding his precise work.
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Peckerwood
American Forestry Magazine
Texas Leads with 1,116.4 Miles of Completed Federal Aid Highways
The United States Department of Agriculture reports total federal aid highways at 28,741.6 miles with about 500 million dollars spent. Texas shows 1,116.4 miles completed and 1,381.9 miles under construction. Minnesota follows with 1,066.6 miles completed and 791.2 under construction.
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United States
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Minnesota
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Georgia
Iowa
North Carolina
Idaho
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Maryland
California
Iown
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Lincoln Highway Costs and Orchard Shade Trees Proposal
The article argues making highways more attractive by planting shade trees 50 feet apart, with minimal impact on property or roads. It cites Lincoln Highway spending last year totaling 9,472,906 dollars for new road work and maintenance, notes Illinois paving of 22.16 miles, and 397.56 miles for the full route, and mentions Illinois’ Illinois money figures.
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Ilinoto
Illnois
Aid to Unemployed Workers in England
An aid program employs thousands of men to loom new clothes and repair existing garments for the unemployed, supporting labor and output during hard times in England.
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England
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Balls
Colsons
Christian A. Herter
Commerce Hoover
Russia
Volga Valley
Mr. Herter
American Relief Administration
Hoover
Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Convention
Caird & Co
Greenock
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
W. Dobsor & Co
Newcastle
Rocky Island Bridge
Lfe
Marine Engineers
James E. Martine
Farmer Jim
Senate
Commerce Convention
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ban
Beauty
Frank Mayo
Henry B. Walthall
Los Angeles
Was
Tribuna
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Zara
Fiume
Louisville
de Bonero
A. Board
Churchill Downs
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Genoa
C. C. Hays
First Presbyterian Church
Jamestown
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Ves Moines
Caraway
Ark
Thomas B. Felder
Charles W. Morse
Interstate Commerce Commission
Parliament
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