Baltimore and Ohio machinists mull strike amid wage dispute
Baltimore and Ohio machinists weigh a strike after demands for a 34 to 38 cent hourly rise, seniority and apprentice quotas. A company offer is being voted on by members across lines, with results due in about two weeks. Secretary of Labor Wilson contacted leaders to delay actions while he seeks a settlement. John Moffett visited city to discuss terms.
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Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
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Mit
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Wilson
John Moffett
Moffet
Willard
Nellie Utterback
Chester Digman
Oakland
Miss Utterback
Charles Utterback
Mr. Digman
C. Digman
Belington
The
Sentinel
Good Farms and Investments Near Winchester Virginia
360 acres level limestone farm on macadamized road one mile from R. R. A 30 acre bearing apple orchard and access to telephone stores schools and church. Prices per acre 60 cash balance to suit. 225 acres good level gently rolling farm on 2 1/2 miles from Winchester with a fine dairy farm at 30 per acre half cash. 80-acre commercial orchard near town on R. R. For sale cheap as a good investment. 160-acre highly improved farm with brick dwelling barn and store 3 miles from R. R. Price 8000. Healthful headwater Virginia location with long seasons and good road. Write W. T. Birmingham Winchester Va.
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R. R
R. R. Price
Headoak
Virginia
W. T. Birmingham
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Notice to Creditors of Juin T Cather Deceased
Creditors of Juin T Cather deceased must present claims for adjudication to O E Wyckoff Special Commissioner at his office in Tay lor County by July 19 next. Witness D Allender Clerk of the Circuit Court dated June 7 1913.
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Bald
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Taylor County
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Della Beavers
Taylor County Bank
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George W. Mallonee
D. B .Taylor
Real Estate and Improvement Company
Baltimore City
S.R. Barr
Chain
H. & Bugend Sommery
Why Country Editors All Get 80 Very Rich
A humorous piece from Carrizo, Texas, Outlook highlights the ironic path to wealth for country editors. It notes doctors, ministers, undertakers, and editors profiting at each life event, while editors collect zero dollars for obituary notices and celebratory announcements.
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Carrizon
Texas
Outlook
Abandoned Virginia mine to reopen after century
Washington reports a coal mine in the Richmond Basin Henrico county Virginia first opened in 1700 and after a century of stoppage due to believed exhaustion will resume operations. Geological survey notes substantial coal remains and work will begin immediately. Local context about the Mexican mass crisis appears in dispatches.
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Richmond Basin
Henrico County
Geological Survey
Grafton Man Honored by Glass Workers Union
Joseph Gilhooly of Grafton, longtime figure with the Tygart Valley Glass Company's plant, was honored at the American Flint Glass Workers union convention in Newark, receiving a white diamond ring for his role in settling a Rochester glass strike. The presentation was made amid warm praise from Rochester citizens and union members.
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Tygart Valley Glass Company
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Poe
Newark American Tribune
Rowe
Harry Gauding
Pittsburg
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Gratton
W. Va
Gilhooly
Mr. Gilhooly
Simder as Weather Prophet Becomes Old Wives Tale
Morning displays a spider web across lawns heralding fair weather and an end to rain, with observers noting a temperature drop overnight as a sign of clearer skies. In Marlinton West Virginia Tony Sgattone and Jack Rowdan wait in jail charged with two arson attempts at Cass.
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Marlington
W. Va
Tony Sgattone
Jack Rowdan
Sgattone
Cass
W.va
Foster
Cochrane
Taking Stock of Thornton Brick Plant Fire Loss
The Thornton Fire Company workers inventory the stock on hand after a disastrous blaze. They assess material on hand and items saved from ruin to understand the total loss despite insurance. Stockholders suffer substantial losses, with a full report expected.
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Thornton Fire
Musical minnow with girl face lights up bass fishing
Sharon Pennsylvania July 23 F.8 Wright and Pyatt Hubler, followers of Isaac Walton, unveil a wooden minnow with a carved pretty girl face and built in electric light. A pocket lamp shines on the hook and a small music box plays before casting. Inventors claim bass respond to the music, a step beyond the ringing of a cowbell.
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Wright
Pyatt Hubler
Isaac Walton
Tuscarawa River
Traction line extension surveyed near Beau Mont addition
Gratton Traction Company civil engineers survey routes toward Treatrs Valley Glass Company plant for possible trolley extension. Mine extension considered likely. east end extension abandoned for now. Merchant group prompts two river landings for park access with boat crossing safety efforts. Cable slack may ease trolley operations, but risk concerns remain. Divorce mentions Reno marriage license noted.
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Beaumont
Corps of Civil Engineers
Gratton Traction Company
Park
Grafton Traction Company
Tech Flolks
Parcel post plan increases weight to twenty pounds
Washington July 23. Postmaster General Burleson announced changes to parcel post to take effect August 15. The maximum weight rises from 11 to 20 pounds, first and second zone rates drop, the parcel post map is replaced with a rate chart for each office, and many autos will be used to deliver parcel post matter. Burleson expects eventual expansion to larger weights and broader service, with a cautious approach to scale.
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Washington
Parcel Post
Burleston
Burleson
Postal Service
United States
Department
Davis and Elkins College Hall Term Opens September 17
Davis and Elkins College announces the hall term beginning September 17 offering preparatory commercial and collegiate courses. Enrollment rose by 28 students last year. The school markets as affordable with college benefits and fewer drawbacks, catalog and view book available upon request by Jas B. Allen, President Elkins West Virginia.
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Elkanah Hulley
Philippi
W. Va
Jas
B. Allen
Elkin
W.va
Weit
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