Urge Renewal of Wage Pact in Coal Talks
A committee of southern coal producers urged Secretary Perkins to press for renewing the current wage and six hour contract until April 1 to curb frequent soft coal strike threats. Perkins discussed with John L. Lewis and Philip Murray as operators warned that extending scales would prevent payrolls amid rising labor costs and unstable markets.
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Lewis
Congress
Guffey
Mish Perkins
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
W.P. Tams
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George 8. Brackett
Consolidation Coal Company
W. G. Crichton
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P.C. Thomas
Koppers Coal and Transportation Company
Mellon
J. E. Woods
Crystal Block Coal Company
Small Kitchen Blaze From Overheated Stove Reported
Chief Mac Bolyard says a small kitchen fire started from an overheated stove and wall damage was caused by the blaze. Fire crews used chemicals to bring the fire under control with damage estimated at five dollars.
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Mac Bolyard
Britain Sends Troops To Protect National
London reports the British government ordered troops to guard its legation in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. An authoritative source says 100 soldiers and officers will be transferred from African posts. The move aims to field expert black troops under Commander Waites.
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London
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Waites
Lemke Farm Measure Is Dead, Leaders Declare
House leaders said the inflationary Frazier Lemke bill to refinance farm mortgages with 3 billion dollars in new money is dead for this session. They cited progress in a petition drive. 203 signatures today, 13 short of the 216 needed to force a vote. A small fire at George's was extinguished by firefighters.
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Washington
House
Torday
George’s
Beech Street
War Veterans Stricken by Contaminated Supper
Northport New York July 26 one hundred World war veterans fell ill from tainted food at a supper three were very sick one man Alexander Miller 42 Mystic Conn died doctors say food likely caused the illness while the death awaits confirmation and recovery appears near for many patients at the veterans hospital superintendent Dr George F Brewster noted only three in serious condition with others improving.
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Northport
Alexander Miller
Mystic
Conn
George F. Brewster
Veterans Hospital
Young Wife Edith Gibson Found Dead in Bed Near Sissonville
Edith Gibson eighteen was found dead in bed by her husband Downey Gibson at their home near Sissonville. An inquest was set for 2 p.m. Coroner James E. Roberts said she died after convulsions possibly caused by something she ate.
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Charleston
Edith Gibson
Downey Gibson
Sissonville
James E. Roberts
W E Robinson Furnaces Vacuum Cleaned Roofing Spouting
W E Robinson advertises furnace cleaning and roof repairs at 134 Latrobe Street. Established 1913, offering vacuum cleaning, venting, and spouting services from shop or residence with prompt attention.
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W. E. Robinson
Latrobe Street
Glenns Pain Well Tonic Cannot Be Excelled
A testimonial from W. C. Riley of Grafton West Virginia praising Glenns Pain Well Tonic. He describes prior illness including indigestion loss of appetite and fatigue and states the tonic improved his condition after the first half bottle allowing appetite and sleep to improve.
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Glenn
W. C. Riley
W. Main St
Grafton
W. Va
Gibson Indicates Heart Attack Belief in Death
Gibson told the coroner he believed the death was caused by a heart attack, stating his suspicion during the inquiry.
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Gibson
Kentucky Governor Is Facing Early Operation
Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon, ailing from acute appendicitis, was taken to a hospital in Lexington for observation and a potential operation. He walked unaided from his car to the hospital and was later reported resting comfortably.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Ruby Laffoon
Many Fail to Demand Small Deposit Checks in Morgantown
About three thousand three hundred checks for deposits in the closed Monongahela Valley Bank remained unclaimed weeks after the receiver urged depositors to come in. All checks are for less than five dollars.
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Morgantown
Monongahela Valley
Tax Bill Nears Passage In House Ways and Means
Democratic committee members unveil a tentative tax bill aimed at raising 150 to 250 million dollars annually. The plan includes excise taxes on excess corporate profits up to 20 percent, inheritance taxes from 4 to 75 percent, added gift taxes up to 87 percent, and higher surtaxes on individuals over 150,000. The committee rejects dividends between corporations and overhauls corporate income levies as a full House vote looms Monday. A Senate challenge is predicted as critics call the proposals extravagant and insufficient.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Thon
Rep
Treadway
Massachusetts
Hopkins Reports 6.6 Percent Relief Decline May to June
Relief administration head Harry L. Hopkins announced a 6.6 percent drop in relief families from May to June. The May count was 4,100,932 and June 3,830,871, excluding single persons and certain programs. Total expenditures fell 9.8 percent from 188,323,706 to 169,840,125.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Clude
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