Mulhall Testimony on Manufacturers Links in Pearre Oppositio
Martin L Mulhall testifies before an investigating committee about letters from Marshall Gushing and campaign opposition to Pearre linked to the National Association of Manufacturers. John Mitchell also testifies, with Pearre excused until Monday and Mitchell until July 25 as Samuel Gompers is ordered to appear.
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Associated Press
Pwamington
Martin L. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
John Mitchell
Pearre
Mitchell
Samuel Gompers
Mullhall
Marshall Gushing
Mulhall
Geo. Holtzman
Reed
McComas
Eastern Railroads Agree to Arbitration under Newlands Bill
Eastern railroads said they would arbitrate wage disputes with trainmen and conductors under the Newlands bill now before Congress but would not submit under the Erdman act. They stated in New York that the policy stays firm and they refuse coercion to raise wages beyond duties. The White House hosted talks with President Wilson and lawmakers to avert a strike, with railroad and union leaders present.
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Associated Press Dispatch
White House
Washington
Wilson
Newlands
Inter-State Commerce Committee
Clayton
Mouse Judiciary Committee
Representative Mann
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio
George W. Stevens
Chesapeake & Ohio
W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Frank Trumbull
A. B. Jarretson
The
Order of Railway Conductors
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railway Trainme
New York
Eastern
Conference Committee of
Congress
Union
Jealous Polish Miner Kills Family Then Himself
George Mehalism a Polish miner shot and killed his wife Dorha and their three children Erma aged 8 Anthony aged 3 and Andrew aged 6 at their home in Trotter a mining village near Connellsville Pennsylvania. He then killed himself. Jealousy cited by neighbors as the motive.
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Associated Press
Connellsville
George Mehalism
Dorha
Er‘ma
Anthony
Andrew
Trotter
Forest Reserve Elk in July 15 W A Hobson Assigned as Guardian
Forest Reserve Elkins notes the arrival of W A Hobson from the Bureau of Forestries in the Department of Agriculture. He plans a permanent office in Elkins to oversee government forest reserves at the Monongahela headwaters and to guard newly acquired lands against fire. More purchases of land are planned to protect forests and control erosion along the Ohio River.
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Elkins
W. A. Hobson
Bureau of Forestries
Agriculture
Ohio River
Hobson
Hobpn
Trolley crash inquiry and Greek atrocities headline mixed report
A Los Angeles dispatch reports a deadly trolley wreck at Vineyard station with 12 killed and about 250 injured as investigators blame track curvature and a missing motorman. Separate items note Bulgarian atrocity reports in Salonaki, and Smoot proposes a revised wool schedule before coastal weather conditions affect an old Perry flagship being towed on Lake Erie.
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PERRY
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Vineyard Station
Venice
Salonaki
Seref
Counsul
Clarke
American Tobacco Company
Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Smoot
Senate Finance Committee
Underwood-Simmons
Tariff Board
Penrose
Underwood
Fairport
Erie
Lake Erie
Disorder Marks Strike As Lexington Street Cars Run
In Lexington Kentucky July 14 wild disorder marred Kentucky Traction Company efforts to run street cars with strike breakers. State troops were called in after an attempt to operate cars ended with car conflicts, arson on a track, multiple arrests, and beatings of strike breakers and deputies.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Lexington
Kentucky Traction Company
Nervy Penman Tries Rand One Check
A curious forged check, claimed to be drawn by the B and O Railroad Company, fooled an East End merchant into paying 36.40 last week. George Osborn, of near Curve Bridge, was jailed on a $500 bond after pleading not guilty to the charge and awaiting Circuit Court trial.
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East End
George Osborn
Curve Bridge
Osborne
B. & O. Railroad Company
McKeesport Bank Reopened After Closing
Acting Comptroller Kane permitted the reopening of First National Bank of McKeesport Pennsylvania after a weeklong closure. National Bank Examiner Williams reported the bank solvent and strong in cash.
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Washington
Thomas 2. Kane
First National Bank
McKeesport
National Bank Examiner
Williams
Lightning bug lights Mon Valley home with chemical glow
Thorn ton Flowers of Mona Pennsylvania claims a secret chemical mix makes lightning bugs glow indefinitely. He says he illuminated his home with hundreds of treated fireflies placed in globes and keeping the room lit after the insects die.
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Morgantown
Thornton Flowers
Mona
Flowers
New Pottery Proposition Hangs Fire
A proposed pottery project for Gratton falters as volunteers struggle to secure support. A committee plans to raise 50 000 by selling 500 shares at 100 each with 80 percent upfront, forming a 15 member board to manage funds and land factories. A pottery representative may inspect the site soon.
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Gratton
Newburg Nine to Meet Grafton Giants in Local Tilt
Tomorrow afternoon Fetterama Field hosts a baseball clash between the Newburg nine and the Grafton Giants, a strong local colored club. They recently played to a 1 0 score on the same field as both teams push for victory and fan support. In Philadelphia on July 14 thousands of cloak and suit makers strike, affecting about 200 factories as workers demand higher wages and union recognition.
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Fetterama
Newburg Nine
Grafton Giants
Pill Bruisers
Grafton Boys
Philadelphia
Ladies Cloak and Suit Makers Union
Knottsville Church Repair Drive Under Way
In Knottsville on July 14 1918 residents subscribed over seven hundred dollars to repair the local M E church with the Epworth League contributing fifty. A box supper and festival next Saturday night at the church will raise funds, featuring Knottsville fried chicken and other dishes. A large crowd from Grafton and nearby areas is expected while local notes mention band concerts, travel to Evansville, and various community updates.
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M.E
Epworth League
Knottsville
Grafton
Highland Band
Ison J. Shroyer
Ira EB. Robinson
Supreme Court
Rock Spring Farm
Goldie Miller
Bradford
Mt. Morris
Riverside Farm
Camden Swisher
Beechwood Farm
Hauser
Evansville
Will Skingleton
Rowlesbore
J. Guy Allender
Fshing
Dorsey Thomas
Salem
Death of Basil Trimble Five Month Old Rosemont
Basil Trimble infant son of James Trimble of Rosemont died at 10 p.m. July 13 from cholera infantum. The funeral will be held at noon Tuesday at Cecil.
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Basil
James Trimble
Rosemont
Cecil
Eloped at Oakland In rapid wedding near Webster
Mrs W H Mouser and Miss Josie Lawrence of Simpson quietly fled Monday morning to Oakland to wed without consent. They bonded on No 6, hurried to a parson, tied the knot, then returned by train 55 with friends to a celebratory auto ride to the bride’s home near Webster where they plan to settle.
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Daily Sentinel
Oakland
Mecca
Gretna Green
W. H. Mouser
Josie Lawrence
Simpson
Webster
Infant death in St Charles Street family tragedy
Little Frederick Paugh fourte en months old and son of Mr and Mrs W H Paugh of St Charles Street died yesterday at 11 00 from Cholera Infantum. Survived by parents and two younger brothers. General arrangements not yet completed. Old man Overholt is dead but Bay spirit remains.
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Frederick Paugh
W. H. Paugh
St. Charles Street
Overholt
Bay Spirit
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