Rail strike spreads feared as guards climate in three states
Reports from Chicago and other cities describe government control of freight traffic, resumed service on the Pennsylvania line, and guarded rail properties amid scattered stoppages. Officials warn of possible wider actions as unions threaten action while talks continue. Martial law orders and troop mobilizations occur in Texas Alabama Kentucky and Montana as violence fears rise.
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Chicago
Montreal
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Moberly
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Montania
Great Northern Railway
Havre
Wolf Point
Dennison
Texas
Texas National Guard
Alabama
Birmingham Yi
Kentucky
Fondee
First mine to open under Harding plan in Pa
Altoona July 26. The Consolidation Coal Company at Jerome Summerset county will resume operations, the Central Coal Association announced. The mine is the first to reopen in Central Pennsylvania under President Harding's plan, with a daily production of about ten cars.
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Altoona
Oines
Central Pennsylvania
Harding
Consolidation Coal Company
Jerome
Summerset County
Central Coal Association
Georges Creek mines reopen. strike eases in region
In Cumberland Maryland on July 26 a partial reopening of Georges Creek coal mines began. Twenty five workers returned to Consolidation Coal No 9 with five more in No 8 while Nos 1 3 and 12 undergo cleaning for a potential restart. Piedmont and Georgeshire report thirty miners across Bowery Midlothian and Washing ton No 5 Eckhart. Western Maryland Railway branch line efforts resumed with seven independent mines at Fairmont field reopening and a coal train moving out. Wages quoted include one dollar per ton for pick mining four dollars and forty eight cents per day for drivers and four dollars per day for outside labor. Output expected near one hundred loaded cars weekly. James Woodson named foreman at Consolidation No 9. No trouble at startup anticipated.
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Cumberland
Georges Creek
Consolidation Coal Co
Piedmont and Georgeshire Company
John 8
Brophy
Upper Potomac
Western Maryland Railway
Fairmont Field
Taylor County Sunday School convention set for West Grafton
A full program unfolds at the Christian church in West Grafton tomorrow for Taylor County's annual Sunday School convention. Led by J H Maysilles, the event gathers state and county pastors and workers with sessions beginning at 10:00 a m. Invitations extend to all interested in Sunday school work and teaching.
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Taylor County
Christian Church
West Grafton
J. H. Maysilles
County Sunday School Association
H. D. Rohr
Dorsey Cole
R. M. Parrish
Young Peoples
Forest Deakin
Adult and Home Department
G. H. L. Beeman
Ord
J. Jones
Treas
Roy Haines
Lee
Chamber of Com
M. B. Miller
J. M Criswell
Governor McCray Moves to Start Indiana Coal
In Indianapolis on July 26 A P dispatch reports state officials and others closely watching Governor McCrays plan to resume coal production. A special legislative session may be called to repeal the miners qualification law and enact measures to aid coal output.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
McCray
Bandits body found in Lake region chase ends
Akron Ohio July 26 A P A posse of about one hundred under Sheriff J W Stevens searched Geauga and Lake counties for two bandits who fled after a midnight gun battle near Aurora one of their men was killed and a deputy sheriff Keary was fatally wounded Officers probed the area while a separate notice announced a ladies aunt tea plant sale at Grafton park with supper later in the day
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Akron, O
A.P
J. W. Stevens
Portage County
Geauga, Lake
Aurora
Keary
Noted Grafton Lady Sarah Wilmoth Dies at 83
Mrs. Sarah Frances Wilmoth aged 83.11 died yesterday at her daughter’s home on Wilford Street after a long illness. She leaves three sons L. J. of Cumberland Maryland William C. of Grafton and B Wilmoth of Philadelphia and a daughter Mrs. Dulin. Funeral services are at 2 PM on Wilford Street.
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Sarah Frances Wilmoth
Grafton
Dulin
West Wilford Street
Old Axe
Wilmoth
L. J
Cumberland,Md
William C
B. Wilmoth
Supreme Court living costs decline report
Washington July 26 A P The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports U S living costs were 23 percent lower than June 1920 and 2.6 lower than March this year yet 66.6 higher than December 1913. Food prices rose March to June but overall average offset by declines in clothing fuel light furniture and misc necessities with housing steady.
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Washington
A.P
United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Penn troops guard mines amid coal strike in Pennsylvania
Adjutant General Beary and Brig. General Shannon met Col. EB Stackpole Jr to inspect posts at Burgettstown and Morganza near mines where operations are to resume. Washington county officials briefed commissioned officers on duties in emergencies. Operators request troops. Beary said additional forces may be needed but not from current posts. No disorder last night as coal companies ready to reopen.
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Cokeburg
A. P
Beary
Shannon
EB. J. Stackpole, Jr
Pennsylvania “Cavalry
Burgettstown
Morganza
Washington County
Stackpole
Sunday closing laws and county agent issues before supreme court
The Charleston special session heard arguments on the validity of Sunday closing ordinances and Public Service Commission orders. The case involved a writ of prohibition to stop prosecution for selling soft drinks at a park, while another petition sought a writ of mandamus to compel employment of a county agent in Ritchie county. Alice Johnson McChesney of Charleston was admitted to practice before the court.
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Charleston
Ritchie
Supreme Court
R. M. Smith
W. W. Wenta
W. Hi
Cokely
Ritchie County
D. W. McParland
Alice Johnson McChesney
College of Law
West Virginia University
French Girl Sues Rothchilds Scion For Damages
Marie Porquet, a French woman, sues James Henri De Rothchilds, son of Baron Henri De Rothchilds, for 500000 in state court alleging he promised to marry her last spring and has since refused to fix a marriage date. Defendant denies the claim as absurd and unfounded.
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New York
A.P
James Henri de Rothchilds
Baron Henri de Rothchilds
Rothchilds
France
Marie Por‘quet
Small Rise in Oil Company Assessments for 1922
Charleston July 26 Assessments of oil and gas companies for 1922 were generally reduced from 1921 figures though a few large firms posted increases. The Board of Public Works announced total assessments of 884 361 for the current year versus 124 921 820 a year ago, signaling only slight overall change.
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Charleston
W. Va
Oa.p
Board of Public Works
Smokeless Coal Operators Back Federal Mining Plan
White Sulphur Springs W Va July 26 Full approval and support of the scout program for the Federal government was pledged by the Smokeless Coal Operators Association in revolutions adopted here. The meeting represented the full membership of the association which comprises operators from four southern West Virginia fields.
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W. Va
Smokelest Cal Operators’ Association
West Virginia
Late night and Thursday temperature change noted
A brief weather note indicates a slight temperature variation late tonight and on Thursday, with no major shifts expected. No dates or locations specified. The advisory emphasizes minor cooling or warming without dramatic swings.
Coal mine car supply tied to railroa d allocation
In Southern West Virginia coal fields operators warned that maximum production hinges on adequate railcar supply. The emergency distribution plan aims to direct coal movements via ICC headquarters in Charleston with a possible order to prioritize cars for mines accepting Hoover price of 3.50 per ton. Chesapeake and Ohio predicts a normal supply after this week as Ohio operators surrender.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Logan and
Kanawhs
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charleston
B. L. Bock
Cheaspeake
Lewis Confers With Pennsylvanian Mine Leaders
Delphia July 26 John L. Lewis international President of the United Workers met with residents of the anthracite coal fields to discuss matters affecting about 210000 miners in Pennsylvania. A member reported conditions in Penn would be reviewed.
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Delphia
John L. Lewis
The
United Workers
Fee
Pennsylvania
Penn
Illinois Mines to Resume Work at Once
Immediate resumption of mining in Illinois at the old wage scale was agreed at a governor’s office meeting. Acting Governor Sterling announced the decision in a telegram to President Frank Farrington of the Illinois miners.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Frank Farrington
Sterling
Mob of Women Attack R R Shop Workers
In Toledo on July 26, forty women, wives and relatives of striking railway workers, attacked non union shop men en route to Nearing Street New York Central Railroad shops. Police arrived under a brick and stone shower, three patrol wagons were sent, but the women had dispersed by then.
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Toledo
New York Central Railroad
Arbitration Board Commended by Lord Shaw in Labor Settlement
Lord Shaw of Dunfermline, chair of the dock strike committee, praises a judicial arbitration model as a fair, cross examined labor dispute solution. He notes the English dock settlement allowed labor to hear capital's case and to cross examine witnesses, leading to a mutually acceptable outcome. He will speak at the American Bar Association convention in San Francisco in August.
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New York
Lord Shaw
Dunfermaline
England
American Bar Association
San Francisco
Buglana
Labor
Capital
Fifteen Bodies Unclaimed After Herrin Mine Battle
Fifteen bodies of victims from the recent coal mine clash near Herrin Illinois remained unidentified today. The latest identified was Robert J. Anderson of Spanta Michigan, whose body was sent to Michigan for burial.
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Herrin
Ill
Robert J. Anderson
Spanta
Michigan
Rebels Retreat As Nationalists Advance In Ireland
Dublin reports the Irregulars continue retreating before the Irish Nationalist army in the west. Mutiny is said to be widespread among the irregulars.
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Dublin
Ireland
Two Women Seek GOP Gov Nomination in Kansas
In Topeka on August 1 seven Republicans vie for the governor nomination. Among them are Mrs. W. D. Mowry and Miss Helen Pettigrew from Kansas City. McNeal and Knapp push abolishing the industrial court, aligning with labor groups. other candidates push economy and tax cuts. Democratic and Socialist tickets are full with contests only for governor and state superintendent.
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Topeka
Kan
W. D. Mowry
Helen Pettigrew
Platform J
Kansas City
Pettigrew
Jeen Long
W. R. Stubbs
Lawrence, Stockman and Banker
WY. Morgan
The
Hutchinson News
W. P. Lambertson
Fairview
Fred W. Knapp
Salina
Tom A. McNeal
U. S
Arthur Capper
McNeal
Knapp
Kansas Industrial Tribunal
Kansas Federation of Labor
Henderson Martin
Lawrence
Philippines
Johnathan M. Davis
Bronson
Leigh Hunt
M. L. Phillips
McDonald
Wife Kills Sister in Brooklyn After Separated Couple Row
Miss Bertha Katz, named in a separation suit by Mrs. John Reisler, was shot three times in a Brooklyn bedroom and died. Mrs. Reisler Morris Reisler and George Reisler, plus Max Katz, were charged with homicide after detectives said the dying woman identified Morris Reisler as the shooter. Mrs. Reisler allegedly told police she lied and that her son did the shooting while vowing revenge.
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New York
Bertha Kate
John Reisler
Brooklyn
Polite
Reisler
Morris
George
Max Katz
Miss Katz
Morris Reisier
Edwards Says He Spent $3785 In Race
Charleston W Va July 26 A P A statement of expenses of 4786 for the campaign of C F Edwards for the Republican senatorial nomination was received in the office of Secretary of State Young today as the deadline expired at midnight last night. The statement of H C Ogden and forty other candidates had not yet been received at noon but were believed in the mail. An aeroplane was listed for 30 dollars in Elmore M Clubbs Clarksburg bid for the congressional nomination. The total amount for Clubbs was 252 dollars.
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Charleston
W. Way
A.P
C. F. Edwards
Young
H. C. Ogden
Elmore M. Clubb
Clarksburg
Coal Control Starts Today Amid Strikes and Rail Action
Government acts to direct coal distribution and transportation routing as a nationwide control plan takes effect. The Interstate Commerce Commission oversees emergency routing while attempts to operate a coal supply program proceed amid rail strike dynamics and broader policy shifts.
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Washington
Aups
Railroad Labor Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Cissippi
Paris
Council of Ambassadora
Kell Canal
Gratton group thanks community for warm convention support
Members of the Amora Legion Auxiliary of Gratton thank Gratton citizens, Rotary Club, and the chamber of commerce for courteous hospitality shown to convention delegates last week. The cooperation was highly appreciated.
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Amora, Legion Auxiliary of
Gratton
Rotary Eldb
Chamber of Commerce
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Beace
T. F. Grable
International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Detroit
Grable
United States Railroad Board
W. W. Atterbury
Hoover
Gordon
Georges Creek Mines
Frank Wait
C. D
J. M. Criswell
Gov. McRay
Grafton Park
Sues Scion
Bridgeport
Ohio
Charles J. Albasin
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
State of Ohio
Southwest
Muskogee
Okla
Misouri
Kansas
Arkansas
United Mine Workers of
John Wilkinson
Lewis
Linois Mines
R.R
Judicial Arbitration Board
Rish
W. D. Mowrey
Kis
Edwards
Ie Huntington
Council of Ambassadors
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