Mediation Talks Underway Between Rail Bosses and Unions
Federal Board IV sessions open as railroad managers meet with the mediation and conciliation board to seek settlement with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors. Leaders W G Lee and A B Garretson await their chance to present positions after the managers’ initial briefing.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Rilroad
Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
William M. Chambers
Martin A. Knapp
T. W. W. Hanger
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
A. B. Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
Federal Board
Widow Madera Huerta criticizes Huerta rule in Mexico
Mrs Madero, widow of Mexico's late president, says her husband was killed by orders from Huerta and Diaz. She questions recognition of Huerta as ruler, labeling him a murderer and urging the Wilson administration to reject his regime. She recalls Huerta's rise from obscurity to power and asserts the new government betrays the Mexican people.
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Washington
Atrs
Madero
Mexico
Republic
Huerta
Mia
Felix Diaz
Mndero
Wilson
Mondrangon
Diaz
Blanquet
Suarez
Band players pinched in Aldan Sunday game
Five members of two contesting teams were arrested Sunday as county detectives halted a forty year old Aldan Delaware County baseball pastime. Two separate incidents of trouble punctuated the day and three lives were lost nearby when a train struck a buggy carrying a woman and two young children on the way to church near Jerseyville Illinois.
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Philadelphia
Aldan
Delaware County
ST. Louis
Jerseyville
Hattie Ryan
Lillian
Vatican mutinous Swiss guards seek terms for service
In Rome on July 21 the mutinous Swiss guards presented their grievances and the conditions under which they would remain in service. Cardinal Merry Del Val conferred with the Pope for a long time to find a satisfactory solution to the incident.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Rome
Vatican
Merry del Val
Bulgars Ready 10 Quit Fight in the Balkan
Associated Press dispatch from Bucharest reports Bulgaria has accepted the terms of peace with Servia and Greece and will order cessation of hostilities if the powers and Servia and Greece consent. London notes the new Bulgarian cabinet informed European capitals of willingness to act immediately.
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The
Balkan
Associated Press
Bucharest
Romania
Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
London
Not All Wages End Moral Women’s Dilemmas
Rev William MacAfee district superintendent of Rock River Conference told the Methodist camp meeting closure in Chicago that higher pay alone cannot solve working women’s moral challenges. He warned that doubling wages tomorrow would not curb temptations toward finery theatres late suppers and automobiles, since wealth never eliminates temptation.
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Associated Press Disputch
Chicago
William MacAfee
T the Rock River Conference
MacAfee
Philippi Man Taken to City Hospital for Typhoid Fever
Jasper Bartlett of Philippi was brought in on the evening train to City Hospital for careful treatment after being taken ill with typhoid fever.
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Jasper Bartlett
Philippi
Tramps Refuse Work in Kansas Harvest Plea
Tramps in Kansas refuse an offered harvest job, demanding higher pay. Officials report calls from 20 towns about surplus transients, including 20 at Clay who balk at $3 to $4 per day. A farmer asks if land is rolling, and the reply is yes, rolling it in to harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kan
Rhodes Testified in Dr. Asbury Case
Rhodes testified in the Dr. Asbury case and denied introducing Asbury to detective Biddinger. The testimony focused on lines of contact and the alleged involvement of Rhodes with authorities. No further details were provided in the readable text.
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Rhodes
DR. Asbury
Biddinger
Associated Press
Weasier Springs
H. F. Asbury
Putnam County
S. A. G. Rhodes
Asbury
Avis Cross
Washington
J. M. Smith
Tyler County
Judes O'Brien
West Virginia Bribery Trial and Cheat River Dam Talks
In Morgantown on July 21 the Public Service Commission plans personal inquiries into Cheat river dam projects, delaying hearings until Charleston meetings on September 9. Prosecutor Goodwin lodges complaints over dam passage routes and Big Sandy dam objections as commissioners prepare site visits and hear local stakeholders.
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Morgantown
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Cheat River Valley
Preston County
Charleston
Charles A. Goodwin
Kingwood
Cheat River
Goodwin
Big Sandy
Public Service Commission
Cheat Haven
President Wilson Sees Hope For Currency Bill
President Wilson remains confident currency legislation can pass this session. He told White House visitors the delay reflects the complexity and importance of the subject and the time needed to craft a proper measure.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Wilson
Congress
White House
Earthquake Rumbles Across Southern Germany and Zurich
July 21 reports tremors felt across Württemberg, Strasbourg, Frankfurt, Munich, Bavaria, and extending to Zurich. People were thrown to the ground and many fled in terror as seismic instruments at Strasbourg were knocked out by the violent disturbance.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Wurtemburg
Germany
Strassburg
Frankfort
Munich
Bavaria
Zurich
Switzerland
Pankhurst Arrested Amid Disorder in London Hall
Militant suffragette leader Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested today as she entered a public hall for a weekly meeting of the women's union. Detectives seized her as a crowd surged and umbrellas clashed with officers. six supporters were arrested and several women injured. She refused to leave the taxi at Hollo way jail, later being carried in.
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London
Emaline Pankhurst
Women’s Social and Political Union
Mrs. Pankhurst
Holloway Jail
Turks Take Adrianople in Bold Reoccupation
London reports Adrianople has been re-occupied by Turkish forces after months of Balkan resistance. The entry occurred early Sunday morning following a sharp clash with a small Bulgarian force, and Turkish troops moved into the city, beginning further pillaging.
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London
Adrianople
Times
Sofia
Damages Awarded in Bonafield Case Against B C Railroad
In Preston County Circuit Court at Kingwood two weeks of trial ended with a jury verdict of 25000 in favor of the Bonafield heirs against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Damages had been sought at 33000 with 14450% interest, and the case centered on the bank building property between old B and C tracks. The award fell short of the heirs’ claim, and the railroad company had offered 226000 prior. Federal mediation in New York sought to settle wage disputes between Eastern railroads and workers, with a strike seems averted.
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Preston County
King Wood
Charles W. Goodwin
Morgantown
Bonafield
B, and O. Railroad Company
Nell J. Fortney
Goodwin
Tunnelton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Bonafields
Bank
New York
Federal Mediation Board
Policeman Cahill slain during church rectory burglary in Brooklyn
Police report a Brooklyn officer John Cahill was murdered early today when burglars broke into St Matthews church rectory. A burglary tool mark was found on the door and Cahill was stabbed and shot during the confrontation. The thieves sought a church collection taken yesterday.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
John Cahill
St. Matthews Church
Brooklyn
Jimmy
Cahill
Crisis in Mexican trouble and car repair strike
In Cumberland Maryland 150 car repair men in Western Maryland Railroad yards strike amid war department retrenchment policy. They expect reductions to five hours daily with work limited to repairs on loaded cars at Ridgely West Virginia. Authorities advise caution as tensions rise and repairs resume under limited hours.
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Maine
Chinese Republicc
Department of Agriculture and Forestry
China
Sheboygan
Wis
Australia
United States
Alberta
Regina Plains
Nebraska
Maryland
Cumberland
Muerta
Associated Press Dispatch
WAR Department
Ridgley
W. Va
Senator Clark Faces Senate Without a Shave
Washington July 21 Senator Clark president pro tem of the Senate faced the body today without a shave. With Vice President Marshall away and bells ready to summon session pages scurried as Clark hurried from a barber chair to the chamber, wiping his face before presiding.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Clark
Senate
Marshall
Dlark
Unofficial Crisis Warnings Reach Washington on Mexico
Reports reaching Washington warn of a looming Mexican crisis with two weeks deemed critically significant. Officials stress the information is unofficial and not the view of the U S government, while no military or naval actions are planned before Ambassador Wilson’s arrival from Mexico City later in the week.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Mexico
Igch
Huerta
United States
Wilson
Mexico City
Fatally Hurt in Auto Crash Near Akron
Akron, July 21 Miss Isabel Rose 24 of Akron was killed when an auto she and Thomas Rogers son of a Common Pleas Court judge, and William Joy both of Akron, were driving was struck by a Pennsylvania train at Bockes Corners near Akron just before noon today.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Akron
Isabel Rose
Thomas Rogers
Common Pleas Court
Rogers
William Joy
Pennsylvania
Bocke
Prince Renounces Titles to Become Texas Farmer
Prince Nichol as of Thurn and Taxis renounces all titles and dignities due to a romance. He plans to marry a Viennese actress, receives part of the inheritance, and will pursue farming in Texas. The Prince Regent of Bavaria grants him the title Baron Hochstatt, with a rumored England marriage to follow.
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Vienna
Prince Nicholas of
Thurn and Taxis
Empres Elizabeth
Fraulein Retchberg
Princeas
Texas
Bavaria
Hochstatt
England
Bryan policy in Nicaragua may bring sharp queries
Washington July 21 The Bryan plan for a virtual protectorate over Nicaragua draws inquiries from European powers. Latin American circles show keen interest and Costa Rica objects to canal route provisions. Bryan to confer with the Senate foreign relations committee. President Wilson reportedly approves.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bryan
Nicaragua
State Department
Panama Canal Zone
Salvador
Costa Rica
San Juan River
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
State militia to Cadell encampment move noted
Several hundred state militia passed through en route to Cadell for the regular summer encampment while University cadets have already been stationed there this year. Piedmont hospital corps also traveled on Number 55 to Ravenswood for summer training, accompanied by the band which entertained briefly at the station. Typhoid vaccination and indefinite leave suggestions conclude the report.
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M. and
K. Junction
Cadell
University
Piedmont Hospital Corps
Ravenswood
Ravenwood
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