Wage Increases Granted to 87000 Rail Clerical Workers
The United States railroad labor board approved wage rises of one to two cents per hour for 87 000 clerical employees, affecting 19 of 43 carriers. The raises amount to over 3.7 million dollars annually, applying to most workers in the Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers Express and Station Employes, excluding certain under 18 and specific preexisting increases. Notable roads include New York Central Pennsylvania New York New Haven and Hartford Chicago Great Western Michigan Central and others with targeted categories on freight handlers inspectors and gate staff across various districts. The Erie Chicago and Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and several others were initially considered but excluded from this award.
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Chicago
Associated Press
United States Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhood of Railway Steamship Clerks
New York
Great Northern
Kansas City
Ilineis Central
Minneapolis
St Paul
Sault Ste Marie
Union Pacific
Desperate Mop Duel Ends Inmate's Death At Insane Hospital
Milwaukee January 19 Associated Press report of a fatal hospital fight between two inmates at a suburb insane asylum. A mop was used as a weapon in a corridor clash after a cleaning dispute. John Kuelin, 57, was fatally injured by a mop handle delivered like a bayonet. Albert Joe, involved after the attack, was subdued and later described the deadly encounter.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
John Kuelin
Albert Joe
Kuehn
Joe
Relief for nasal congestion with Ely's Cream Balm
A nostril clearing remedy promises instant relief from cold or catarrh. The fragrance antiseptic cream is applied inside the nose to soothe swollen mucous membranes and restore easy breathing, described as splendid for sufferers.
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Ely
The Ballad of Gloster and the Bandits Rides On
Harry Gloster finds two partners dead at the gold camp and flees into town pursued by gunmen. After aiding Joan Barry and grappling with Joe Macarthur, Gloster carries the wounded man into danger, while Buck Daniels Dad Rainey and others scramble to escape through a livery and a crowded street. The posse pressures a surrender as Gloster vows to help Macarthur despite the peril.
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Gloster
Joan Barry
Joan
Joe Macarthur
Samuel Carvey
Wickson Bank
Macarthur
Rainey
Buck Daniels
Daniels
Harry
Equick
Dad Rainey
Aining
Alvene
Chaf
Marty Gloster
Isis
Tive
Tarry Gloster
Fern
Bud Rainey
Arizona Cowboy Shot After Insult Incident
Captain EM. Joyce says a man from Redington Arizona shot Jess Whitley after an insult to his wife. Joyee the cowboy faces murder trial in Tucson on January 19. He served in the fighting fifth division and was twice cited for bravery in St Mihiel and Argonne.
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EM. Joyce
Redington
Arizona
Jess Whitley
Joyee
Tucson
Fighting Fifth
St. Mihiel
Argonne
A Stratagem of Desperation Ends with Rescue Scene
In Wickson, Oscar Fern leads townsfolk to rescue an ailing outlaw. Gloster is aided to a doctor as Buck Daniels and Dad Rainey confer nearby. Joan tends to the Captain as the dramatic standoff shifts toward mercy over vengeance.
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Oscar Fern
Wickson
Macarthur
Fern
Dr. Sand
Buck Daniels
Dad Rainey
Joan
Fifty Cent Wool to Make Big Sheep Profit
Miles City reports Charles Long, a noted range and livestock man, predicts improved live stock conditions in the coming year. He cites strong wool demand with contracts around 30 cents and lamb prices near 10 cents, plus fat sheep entering winter. He says cattle markets show brightness due to corn-fed stock and high prices.
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Miles City
Charles Long
Montana
Mr. Long
Senate Tribute to Three Veteran Senators Departed
In a solemn Senate session the chamber honored Senator Lodge of Massachusetts Senator Brandegee of Connecticut and Senator Colt of Rhode Island. Speakers from both parties lauded their nonpartisan public service and patriotism while families and colleagues filled the gallery in a rare show of unified respect.
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Washington
Senate
Senators Lodge
Massachusetts
Frank GC. Brandegee
Connecticut
Colt
Rhode Island
Chamber
Rum runners escape beat up guard after capture
Coast guard gunner James C. Moore reports two rum runners escaped after being captured off Sandy Hook in a speed boat with 30 cases of alleged liquor. One captive was wounded. they were taken ashore and to hospital, then attacked by six men who struck Moore and left him for dead in the snow. The captured boat is the K-11590, owned by Mrs. Jennie Richards of Atlantic Highlands, N J.
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Associated Press
New York
James C. Moore
Coast Guard
Sandy Hook
Moore
Kilbride
Sandy Nook
Jennie Richards
Atlantic Highlands, N. J
Butte Man Dies in Peculiar Lodging House Fire
Gust Contegian, 40, was fatally injured when awakened by the alarm of a lodging house fire. He thrust his arm through a glass pane and climbed out a window coping, where firemen rescued him. His arm arteries were severed and he died within 40 minutes after reaching the hospital. The blaze was in another part of the house and quickly put out.
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Associated Press
Butte
Gust Contegianis
le House
Lorenz released after filibustering arrest in Mexico
Dr. William F. Lorenz president of the Wisconsin state board of control was arrested on a filibustering charge in Progreso Mexico and has been released according to a State Department report received by PBS.
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Wisconsin State Board of Control
Progreso
Mex
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State Department
Rial of Tex Hunter at Shelby on Tuesday
Butte January 19 George a Butte taxi driver who was acquitted of unlawful liquor possession last Wednesday will appear in Shelby court Tuesday for the trial of Edward B Tex Hunter charged with murdering his wife at Sweet Grass on September 8 1924. George riding with Mrs Hunter in Shelby main street was the target of the fatal shot investigators say Hunter a whisky runner and roadhouse proprietor surrendered to county officers after the shooting.
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Butte
George George
Shelby
Edward B
Tex” Hunter
Sweet Grass
George
Hunter
Toole
Prepares to Kill Predatory Brutes in Montana
White Sulphur Springs January nineteenth Matt Daniels formerly of Delpine now working for the U S biological survey travels from Stanford Judith Basin toward the Doggett ranch at Fort Logan to trap and poison coyotes through the winter. He reports the survey is ridding the state of about five hundred coyotes monthly.
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Matt Daniels
Delpine
U. S. Biological Survey
Doggett Ranch
Fort Logan
Daniels
Stanford
Judith Basin
Montana
Soviet Censorship Rewrites Opera Classics in Russia
Moscow advices report the Soviet government orders remove monarchic references from Life for the Czar and rebrand it as Scythe and Hammer while preserving music. Verdi Rossini and Donizetti works are also being rewritten. Cavalleria Rusticana is cut by the censor.
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Berlin
Glinka
Winet
Styiy
Moscow
Verdi
Rossini
Donizetti
Jeven Masccalini
American Sugar Refining Prospects Improve
New York January 18 The American Sugar Refining Company reports a net gain and improved position after years with no common dividends since 1921 The company now stands thirty one million dollars to the good and can resume payments when conditions warrant Earl D Babst president outlined a decade of results and a favorable outlook for refiners in a stockholders meeting noting the firm’s improving financial posture
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Associated Press
New York
Americn Sugar Refining Company
Earl D. Babst
Babst
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