Miners Leaders Quit Over Repeated Strikes in Ruhr
Berlin June 24 Leaders of the old Miners Actions in the Ruhr resign, citing economic need and incalculable suffering from weeks of strikes. They blame unrest on irresponsible agitators, warn of hunger and economic collapse, and refuse responsibility for future disruptions. A cigar store robbery in Waynesboro and a Washington wedding are also reported.
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Berlin
Ruhr
German Republic
Washington
Waynesboro
Roberta Quinn
Columbia, Mo
W. H. Stevenson
Midvale
Baptist Parsonage
Washington, D. C
G. G. Johnson
Senator Reed
Poslam Real Treatment for Itching Skin
Leads with Poslam as a soothing antiseptic for itchy skin and eruptions and previews quick healing. Claims relief from embarrassment and offers free samples via Emergency Laboratories New York. Promotes Poslam soap medicated with Poslam for daily use.
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West 47Th St
New York City
Willard's New Training Method Revealed in Own Story
Boxing star Jess Willard shares a new training method in his own words. The Philadelphia Press features his daily reflections on discipline, conditioning, and strategy that could shape his approach for upcoming bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Willard
Philadelphia Press
Will Work for 44 Hour Week
The American Federation of Labor pledged at its Atlantic City convention to win a general 44 hour workweek for workers in all crafts and for government employees. The move aims to curb unemployment as a root cause of industrial unrest. Samuel Gompers announced that engineers, conductors, and trainmen from three railroad brotherhoods had applied for charters, with the firemen meeting in Denver to consider similar action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
United States
Samuel Gompers
Denver
Tiz feet relief advertised in old ad copy
A vintage ad touts Tiz foot remedy promising relief from tired feet, corns, bunions, and burning sensations. It urges using a 25 cent box at drug or department stores, claiming feet feel lighter and can wear smaller shoes.
Cumberland Valley Borough Wins Street Rental Case
Mechanicsburg borough wins a long running dispute with Valley Railways. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court sustains the borough’s ordinance authorizing a $1,200 per year street rental, with back payments totaling about $12,000 by now.
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State Supreme Court
Mechanicsburg
Valley Railways Company
Supreme Court
State of Pennsylvania
Gillan
Valley Company
Porter
Trolley Company
Cumberland County
McPherson
Adams County
Soldiers to be sent home after peace treaty signed
Carlisle June 24 Secretary of the Navy Daniels told Dickinson College graduates alumni and visitors that American soldiers will be brought home as fast as ships can make the trip once the peace treaty is signed He endorsed the League of Nations Plan and praised Navy efforts transporting over two million men to France amid submarines.
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Carlisle
Daniels
Dickinson
Dickinson College
Josephus Daniels
George H. Sarah
Philadelphia
Dorr F. Diefendorf
Newark
N. J
Samuel W. Grafflin
White Plains
James H. Hayatt
Baltimore
Virgil E. Rover
League of Nations
United States
Europe
France
Despondent William Ward Ends Life Near Chambersburg
William Ward, 62, despondent over ill health, hanged himself to a tree in woods near his Sunbeam home in Chambersburg PA. While his brother J A Ward and sister Amanda were indoors, he vanished and was found later by his brother. A former county schoolteacher, he had suffered years of worsening health since November.
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Chambersburg
William Ward
Sunbeam
J. A
Amanda Ward
Woodland Tract
James T. Forbes
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Forbes
Brothers Form Contracting Firm In Chambersburg
After serving together in Company C 112th Infantry 28th Division in France Captain Roy R Kriechbaum and First Lieutenant W Owen Zacharias formed the firm Kriechbaum Zacharias contractors in Chambersburg Pa The move follows nearly a year as fellow officers.
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Chambersourg
112Th Infantry
France
Roy R. Kriechbaum
W. Owen Zacharias
Kriechbaum & Zacharias
Rail crews rostered for Philadelphia and Enola divisions
The standing of the Crews lists multiple workgroups for Philadelphia and Enola divisions with crews going first after 1 pm and 3 pm, detailing engineers firemen conductors brakemen and yard boards along with names for up crews and vacancies for various positions across the divisions and constellations of rail assignments. It notes specific crew numbers and names like Frickman Casey Gaeckler McDonald Schwartz Gem mill Houseal Howard Duke Anderson Brown Wiker Blankenhorn Dolby, Stitzel A Rider Warner Leach Blum Clark Thompson Fenstermacher Ramsey R L Good Wood and others.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Frickman
Casey
Gaeckler
McDonald
Schwartz
Gemmill
Houseal
Howard
Duke
Anderson
Brown
Wiker
Blankenhorn
Gilbert
Lauver
Dill
Gormley
Wirt
Cain
Bryan
Zeigler
S. Smith
Rodenhofer
Mrs Gerhold Tries Death By Own Action
In Chambersburg area Mrs Zelda Keller Gerhold attempted suicide after accusing her husband of infidelity. A mirror misjudgment sent the bullet under her left breast causing a flesh wound and powder burns. She had prior notoriety over a prior murder trial and recent suit for desertion. Meanwhile First Sergeant Leon Werdebaugh, son of local residents, wounded in France, expected home from Fort McHenry this week after hospitalization.
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Chambersburg
Zelda Keller Gerhold
Mercersburg
Waynesboro
Leon Werdebaugh
H. S Werdebaugh
Pen Mar
France
Werdebaugh
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
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J. A. Knepper
Shoestores
S. 4Th St
Market St
Devine & Yungel Shoe Mfg. Co
16Th
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Women’s
Oxfords
Tan Vici Oxfords
Labor Federation
Associated Press
Argonne Forest
M. Grant Mohler
John Tully
Red Cross
General Army Hospital
A. L. Heller
BR. Frank Hesser
Percy Martin
Sara and
Hazel
Pressman
Margaret Lehman
Dobbs
M. Morgan
Mauch Chunk
Thomas Baldwin
R. R. Stowell
Camp Hill
Catherine
Hester Rupp
Ada Witmer
Mary Witmer
Alma Trout
Elizabeth Taylor
Jean Campbell
Miriam Prris
Mildred Hollinger
Luella
Anna Bahn
M. G. Mohler
Helen Mohler
Thespian Club
United States Army General Hospital
Uncle Sam
Orpheum
Bess Harrison Eyster
McNeil
Cumberland Valley News
Borough
Hayestown
John Ardinger
Potomac River
Williamsport
Wm. Strouse & Co
Vassar- Lewis
Rockinchair
Varsity
Wmn. Strouse
Harrisburg, Pa
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Horne
Derrick
Smith
Shank
Trostle
Simpson
Spense
Shuey
Myers
Geib
Curtis
Hinkle
C. J. Wagner
Lightner
Snyder
Coldren
Vetter
Holmes
Wolf
Haubaker
McConnell
Hutchison
Sadler
Helper
H. Johnson
C. D. Hollenbaugh
W. E. Turbett
H. Alexander
J. Crimmel
J. W. Smith
F. F. Schreck
W. G. Jamison
J. R. Brinser
A. C. Allen
A. J. Wagner
H. F. Groninger
R. E. Look
H. Wright
G. L. Huggins
E. M. Cremer
J. N. Ramsey
C. F. Foust
R. A. Arnold
D. F. Hudson
H. A. Schrauder
S. H. Zeiders
E. J. Sheesley
H. Naylor
H. B. Thomas
Philadelphia Division
E. C. Snow
C. H. Seitz
R. B. Welsh
B. A. Kennedy
W. E. Aulthouse
A. L. Floyd
M. G. Shaffner
F. L. Floyd
J. S. Frankford
H. Stoner
J. M. White
C. E. Smith
J. L. Manghes
A. Henry
H. Rennie
Merkle
Dutrow
Grimes
Wyre
Walton
Doufile
Esbenshade
Barnhart
Fleagle
Morrison
Fackler
Royalton
Saul
Rochenour
Hickman
Eshelman
Keefer
Koons
Wiler
Shultz
Lukens
Lineweaver
McLaughlin
Sourbeer
Stahl
Lees
Buffington
Swarts
Mrs. Gerhold
Floyd Keller
Chicago
Peoria
Ill
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