Strike leaders gather as crisis meet eyed in Chicago
Striking shop workers from across the nation converge for a Tuesday crisis meeting over President Harding's proposed peace plan. Labor Board member A Wharton warns that rejection by railroad executives or shop committee could extend the rail strike. Officials say outlines of a settlement were reportedly agreed last week, with tensions easing after a weekend spike that included a Dennison Tex clash with guardsmen leaving fifty shots fired but no injuries.
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Chicago
Handing
A. Wharton
United States Labor Board
New York
New York Tuesday Or the Shop Crafts’ Policy Committee
Harding
Dennison
Tex
Gas Control Organizations Takes Charge
Washington July 31. The government’s emergency coal control machinery began operating with Henry Spencer heading the Federal Fuel Distributor as central administrator. The plan directs distribution to key industries and regions, holds mine prices fair, and relies on states to manage consumer prices within their borders while railroads stay supplied. Production shows slow recovery with 3.2 million tons last week versus 3.7 million prior. anthracite remains nearly zero, while nonunion fields in Pennsylvania show slight gains.
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Washington
Henry Spencer
Federal Furl
Exan
Central Committee
Geological Survey
Ponss
Pennsylvania
Black Draught Praised For Cold and Headache Relief
Mr H A Stacy of Bradyville Tennessee a Rutherford County farmer commends Black Draught saying no medicine equals it for years of use in the family and urges households keep it on hand for prompt treatment of minor ailments to prevent bigger troubles.
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H. A. Stacy
Bradyville
Tenn
Thedford's Black-Draught Endorsed As Liver Helper
Mr. Stacy extols Thedford's Black-Draught as a top medicine for colds and headaches. He claims it saves money and is essential for his family, stating it touches the liver and does the work. Available at all druggists.
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Mr. Stacy
Woman killed and vanished in Jungfrau search
A woman was killed after being walled in during an incident near the Jungfrau. A police chief confirmed he was wounded, and guides scoured the abyss yesterday as officials hunted for bodies and bandits who surrounded the area.
Plan Presbyterian Temple to be Built in Nation's Capital
Plans call for a large Presbyterian temple or auditorium complex in Washington DC to honor Justice John M. Harlan. The project, backed by the Presbytery of Washington City, would cost about 10 million dollars funded by Presbyterians nationwide as a gift to the capital. The plan has strong approval from the general assembly moderator.
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Presbyterian
Washington
Presbytery
Washington City
John M. Harlan
Justee
United States Supreme Court
Justice Harlan
Wallace Tradcliff
D. D
Presbyterian General Assembly
New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church (North
General Assembly
Allied troops mass to halt Greek advance at Constantinople
British troops move across the Bosporus to the European shore toward the Teharlaja line west of Constantinople to reinforce French forces. The allied command warns it will oppose by force any breach of Constantinople's neutrality by Turks or Greeks as Greek forces concentrate in Thrace.
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Constantinople
Tosphorus
Teharlalja
Thrace
Miner Fined For Wearing U S Soldier Uniform
Pittsburgh July 31 A P James DeLong a coal miner was fined 26 after pleading guilty to unlawfully wearing the uniform of a United States soldier. He said the outfit was given him at a coal company commissary at Cokeburg Junction where he worked as a miner.
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Pittsburgh
A.P
James DeLong
United States
DeLong
Cokeburg Junction
Tourists killed at 8000 feet in Cuba incident
Four tourists died after a fall from an 8000 foot precipice near Sangua La Grande Cuba. A kidnapping victim, Eugene Jova, son of a consular agent, reportedly escaped captivity today. Details remain unclear as authorities investigate the sequence of events and identify three abductors.
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Sangua LA Grande
Cuba
Eugene Jova
Berne
Switzerland
Casualties at Herrin Ill 70 disputed in check
A Chicago report says 72 men were in the Herrin mine when attacked by union forces. Officials state 26 non union and 2 union men killed with 18 union and nonunion wounded, contradicting claims the total casualties exceeded 70.
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Herrin
Ill
Chicago
APOA
Ilinois
Herrin, Dl
States Attorney Duty
Herrir
Duty
Pigeon Hears Sermon on Faith Sunday
dM Compton preached at Andrew's M E church where a soot covered pigeon entered through a window and perched atop the organ. The bird listened attentively to the sermon about faith, making several fruitless attempts to fly out before returning to its perch.
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Dm. Compton
Andrew's
M. E
Gas Tank Explosion Shocks Chicago's Throop Street
A massive gas tank at 25th and Throop exploded tearing through a labor district in Chicago. The blast injured more than twenty people and ignited a dozen homes while fumes trapped residents several blocks away. Firemen quickly controlled the blaze as an undetermined blast cause puzzled investigators.
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Chicago
Ill
Jay
25Th
Throop
Witneses
Chicago Yards
Explosion at Port Tank Threatens Gates and Docks
Within half an hour after the blast, 26 people were hospitalized and many more were treated at home. The incident involved a tank owned by the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, which stated it contained 4,200,000 cubic feet of gas and left several docks under threat.
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People’s aGs, Light and Coke Company
Personal notices of residents in Grafton and nearby cities
A long list of local residents and visitors with travels to Parkersburg Morgantown Clarksburg Fairmont Meadville Evansville and Pittsburgh. Names include William Rosen Ralph Argubrite J L McTherny Agnes Gocke Elizabeth Stafford C Walter Shaffer and many others. They are noted shopping visiting or touring from Clarksburg Fairmont Parkersburg Morgantown and beyond with various trips to Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
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William Rosenshiné
Arthur Cox
Kingwood
Ralph Argubrite
J. L. McTherny
Gas ‘Saway
James Moore
Ona Street
Pennsylvania
Sam N. Poline
James Cantonia
Terra Alta
C. E. Wyckoff
Bailey
Fairmont
C. H. Stephen
W. W. Cunningham
Parkersburg
Agnes Gocke
Clarksburg
A. L. Justus
W. C. Pembroke
Thomas Nutter
Grafton
Elizabeth Stafford
Evansville
Ind
C. Walter Shaffer
Morgantown
Cr. Criswell
Baltimore
J. J. Johnson
Taneactt
William Shanley
R. M. Vann
Keyser
Helen Jackson
Claude Tetrick
Meadville
G.L. Murphy
Arden
R. Kutt
Jack Mellon
Pauline Foley
Agnes Cullen
Cleveland
Grayce Foley
Atlantic City
Nellie
Daisy Slayton
Pittsburgh
Floyd Gibson
Wheeling
Bertha Snyder
St. George
B. L. Silman
Oscar St Clair
Simpson
M. C. Wilson
D. Rice
Katherine Foley
Kerr's
Flemington
R. P. Bartlett
Mary, Katy
Agnes Daugherty
James Gito
George Delmer
Greensburg
Lelie Ware
B. M. Cragen
Drs
A. R
Paul Warden
J. L. Nichol
M. and
K. Junction
Nellie McGrady
T. L. Everett
Wellsburg
Visitors and residents crowd Grafton area social notes
A long list of locals and visitors appears in social notes with names such as Henry McGovern West Union Miss L Hamilton Fairmont and many others visiting, staying with relatives, or attending business in Grafton Morgantown Clarksburg Fairmont and surrounding towns. The column records weekend visits and daily activities across multiple households.
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Henry McGovern
West Union
Grafton
L. Hamilton
Fairmont
David A. Christopher
Mor‘Bantown
Edward Deegan
Joseph Deegan
Bridgeport
T. A. Deegan
Marple Avenue
Charleston
J. M. Smith
Morgantown
Frank Collins
Woolworth
Acme Ice Cream Co
Albert Bube
Cameron
Gilbert Mills
Westerville
E. H. Waters
Dewey Avenue
Harold Rayl
Clarksburg
W. Henry
Cumberland
Moundsville
Bernard Faherty
Oakland
Arthur Spotts
Pittsburgh
Will Moran
Park
Gillis
Gillis Theatre
L.A. Smith
Christiana Street
Claude Wyckoff
Pruntytown
H. D. Kelly
Rosemont
Columbus McIntosh
Route 1
J. Miller
Sidney Brown
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
Mary
Selvy
Simpson
J. H. Alexander
Knottsville
W. M. Kerr
Wheeling
Caton
Fetterman District
Isaac Foreman
Valley District
Barbour County
J. H. Hanway
Newburg
J. 0. Demoss
Thornton
W. T. Gates
Flemington
W. E. Wilson
Mra
U. F. Leachman
A. H. Hart
Booths Creek District
T. B. Colebank
Toda
Robert Putman
Velma Carroll
Local Social Notes Highlight Fairmont and Clarksburg Visits
Regan College residents report numerous calls and visits from families in Fairmont and Philippi. A Berkeley County native, educated at Gettysburg, returns to Martinsburg home life after a wartime chemistry role with Dupont. Surviving relatives include parents and two sisters, to be noted in Martinsburg Journal.
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Berkeley County
Gettysburg
Dupont
South Queen Street
Frank Daluto
Harriet Harper
Martinsburg Journal
Former Local Pastor Celebrates Rebuilding at Peters b urg
Rev A F Richardson former pastor of the local Lutheran church sent the Peters burg Zion Evangelical program for August 6 rededication activities. The schedule includes morning afternoon and evening sermons by visiting divines and a Sunday School rally with music and layman speakers. The church recently rebuilt and is now being plastered frescoed and basement repairs done for ventilation. Redecoration by skilled artists will finish by September first, with a September premedication service planned.
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the Sentinel Today
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Petersburg
A. F. Richardson
Richardson
W B Harper Dies After Shenandoah River Accident
William B Harper twenty seven, junior member of W S Harper and Son pharmacists, died after a diving mishap on the Shenandoah River near Charles Town. Forehead injury and possible neck fracture led to his death fifteen minutes after arrival at Charles Town hospital. Burial will be at Green Hill cemetery after services at his parents home Public Square with the Masons Elks and Knights of Pythias taking part. He was widely known for business, social, and athletic achievements and planned a river camp trip to the Potomac.
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Maryland
William B. Harper
Shenandoah River
Harper
Charles Wehn
W. S. Harper and Son
Charles Town
Charles Town Hospital
W. S. Harper
Public Square
Green Hill Cemetery
W. C. Taylor
First Baptist Church
Blacksburg
J. R. Jacobs
Southern Methodist Church
Masons
Elks
Knights of Pythias
bin” Harper
Potomac
Gas Company Advances Street Work on Barrett Street
The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company will begin Barrett street project soon after completing Main street work. Residents are prepared to assist. The traction company and the jetty progress on Main street, with construction moving at a moderate pace.
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Main Street
Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas Company
Barett Street
Barrett Street
Traction Company
Mrs Anna Singleton Dies at Sister's Home
Mrs Anna Singleton aged 40 died Sunday afternoon at 3 30 at the home of her sister Mrs John Martin on Front street after a short illness She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Taylor and survived by four young children Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 30 from the sister's home with Rev Waters of the United Brethren church officiating Interment will follow at Bluemont Cemetery
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Anna Singleton
John Martin
Front
Singleton
John Taylor
Rev. Waters
The
United Brethren Church
Bluemont Cemetery
Charles W. Foley Jr Dies of Paralysis at Home
Master Charles W. Foley Jr four year old son of Mr and Mrs C W Foley of Addison Street died at his home Saturday after noon at 4 o clock following a three months illness of paralysis He had been stricken with diphtheria three months ago and while recovering from this illness was stricken with paralysis Funeral services were held this morning at 9 20 o'clock Father M J Hannon officiating and interment was made in Mount Calvary cemetery
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Charles W. Foley, Jr
C. W. Foley
Addison St
Master Foley
M. J. Hannon
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Hardman Family Touring West Arrives in Colorado Springs
C E Hardman and family on an automobile tour of the west report arrival in Colorado Springs. They left home about two weeks ago in a Buick and traveled rapidly to the mountain city. The item references other animals with long lifespans and oddities, but the readable portion centers on the Hardmans’ westward journey and arrival.
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C. E. Hardman
Colorado
The
Sentinel Today
Hardman
West
Colorado Springs
Col
Mr. Hardman
Miners Hit by Gunfire and Dynamos Amid Pennsylvanian Strike
In Ebensburg and surrounding towns, strife flares as a miner Walter Albright is shot during a Sand Patch dispute and Ernest Swanson is sought. Miners return to Montour No 4 and Hendersonville while guards tighten controls. Attacks hit Leckrone and Leisenring causes injuries as snipers fire at the Dearth plant and a home is dynamited at Brookdale amid ongoing tensions.
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Uniontown
Payette
A. C. Brick Coke Company
John Villa
Buckeye
Leckrone
Shila
Kaz Jobes
Leisenring No. 1
Heewag
Alsuck
Connellaville
Prick Company
Clarence Robinson
Brookdale
Robinson
Senator Crow in grave condition after relapse in mountains
Unnamed senator Crow long noted figure stays at summer home near Uniontown Pennsylvania. Report says his condition is grave this morning after a relapse yesterday.
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Uniontown
United States
William B.cow
Here
Crow
Funeral Service At Pleasant Creek For Infant Bolyard
Funeral services were held at Pleasant Creek this afternoon for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Bolyard who died at the city hospital shortly after birth.
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Pleasant Creek
Raymond Bolyard
City Hopeftal
Mrs Spinella Held Without Bail In Murder Case
Greensburg Pa July 81 A P Mrs Raffaelo Spinella was held without bail on a murder charge in the death of Mrs John Bost at Jacobs Run late Thursday. County detectives questioned her and she admitted to being friendly with her. She said she loved none and that she had killed her.
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Spinella
Greensburg
Raffaelo Spingila
Ballon
John ‘Bosatt
Jacobs Run
Mra. Spoxett
Pot Sony
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Shop JA
Thedford
Consular
Marie Deegan
J. W. Lawman
J. Collins
Mary Hussian
F. H. Shepherd
Belington
V.u.plora
F. M. Hollis
Frank Hollis, Jr
Earl Young
W. H. Armstrong
Pittsburg
Harry Cool
Mary Welch
H. H. Hill
George W. Keane
Claude Cannon
Thomas Reloff
Morgontown
Mek -B Murray
Weston
L. Long
Moundaville
Wan
Joseph Murray
Phil Griffith
Walter Wolfe
William R. Wolfe
Thomas
Grafton Banking & Trust Co
W. B. Harper
Penn
Atta
Cambria-Sommerset
Frick Coal & Coke Company
Ebensburg
Walter Albright
Sommerset
Jji
Ernest Swanson
Albright
Swanson
Ft Ie
Cambria
Indiana
Sommeraét
Cokeburg
Montour No
Anid
Hendersonville
Ragion
Penngyvan An National Guard
Corts
Morganza
Jame
Senator Crow
Paraba
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