Coal Miners Idle as Market Shortage Hits Indiana
Indiana miners face severe idleness as officials report 150000 to 200000 workers idle nationwide due to lack of demand for coal. Indiana mines produced about 10 million tons in the first half of the year, with output averaging under 1.5 million tons monthly in recent months.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Aline Workers of America
Indiana
Mingo County
W. Va
Washington
Carry Littlejohn
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Aberdeen
8. C
Missouri River
Chicago, Terre Haute & Southern Railroad
Japan Sees Fewer Tourists Amid Costs and Bias
At Rio on August 3 Aisaku Hayashi managing director of the Imperial hotel says Japan’s tourist flow is shrinking due to hotel shortages high prices and anti Japanese sentiment in parts of the United States. He spoke at the Japan Tourist bureau annual meeting. Nine states have passed bonus legislation for former soldiers.
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Rio
Japan
United States
Aisaku Hayashi
Imperial Hotel
Hayashi
Japan Tourist Bureau
Vienna Recovers as Economy and Life Improve After War
Vienna shows better living conditions with wealthier crowds and restored shops as wartime finance stabilizes. The Austro-Hungarian bank reports safe money supply while prices rise, and a new foreign capital plan seeks a gold standard bank to retire the crown.
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Vienna
Austria
Paris
Arbeiter Zeitung
League of Nations
Commuter Clout: 1.5 Million Workers Tight in Lower Manhattan
Investigating committees report more than 1.5 million workers daily enter the Lower Manhattan financial district though resident population in the area stays below 18,000. The article notes a tiny ground footprint per person, with transit options moving commuters from destinations as far as 1090 miles away.
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New York
Financial District
Lower Manhattan
Chambers Street
Communists Barred From Promised Election Rules
In Vladivostok Aug 3 the local government adopted Kerensky era election changes barring Communists from voting and requiring declarations of non affiliation. Archists and Left Socialist Revolutionary members are also excluded. Liberal press protests demand free voting and speech for deputies.
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Vladivostok
Kerensky
National Assembly
Communist Party
Social Revolutionary Internationalist Party
No Russian Intrigue in the Far Beast Denied
Japanese press bureau rejects Harbin report of a completed agreement between Shimada, a Japanese consul, and Vojevnikov of the Russian Far Eastern Republic. The denial clarifies no pact has been reached.
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Vladivostok
Harbin
Shimada
Vojevnikov
Russian Far Eastern
Edison Sleep Schedule Revealed by Wife in Camp Report
Mrs. Edison explains Thomas Edison sleeps four hours at times and naps restlessly when working or traveling. He rests seven to ten hours when relaxing, and often naps in hammocks and chairs at Fort Myers and during daily routines. He drops into deep slumbers quickly and even napped during Sunday services, while remaining philosophical about his deafness.
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Camp
Oakland
Thomas Edison
Mrs. Edison
Edison
Fort Myers
Florida
Mr. Edison
W. F. Anderson
Mr Edison
Bishop Anderson
Local speaker urges focus on worthwhile talk
A fragment quotes a speaker claiming he can work better if others stop listening to many people who say things that aren’t worth hearing. The line hints at a broader critique of chatter and value in discourse.
Post Office Building Collapses in Italy Earth Tremor
Rome Aug 2 The post office building at Bari on the Adriatic in southeastern Italy collapsed due to an earth tremor. Eight bodies were recovered and more deaths reported. One identified as M Zavciania a Greek millionaire said to be transacting business inside the post office.
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Rome
Associated Press
Rari
Italy
Adriatic
M. Zavciania
Madison visitors leave after weekend gathering
Mrs. R. C. Matherson of Madison and her niece Mrs. R. T. Amos spent the week with relatives on Gatewood Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Reid of Wentworth, guests of the Amos family over the weekend, departed yesterday for home.
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R. C. Matherson
Madison
R. T. Amos
Gatewood Avenue
Exiled Count Charged With High Treason in Hungary
Premier Bethlen orders inquiry into Count Michael Karolyi blamed for treason plots linked to the Hungarian revolution. Windischgraetz cites Entente interrogations and Clemenceau replies to allege Karolyi sought Soviet ties and conspired with revolutionary elements abroad.
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Bethlen
Michael Karolin
Hungary
National Assembly
Louis Windischgraetz
Independent Party
Karolyi
Prince Windischegraetz
Clemenceau
Windschgraetz
Potatoes Expected to Reach Record Alberta Yield
Edmonton area reports a bumper potato crop with 20 percent more acreage than any prior year. Thousands of acres around Edmonton are blooming with potato plants, signaling a record harvest potential.
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Edmonton
Alberta
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