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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1922
Page
1
Public advertisingrates and classified ad policies shown in an Indiana newspaper notice. Details include one cent per word costs, minimum charges, and application for rates. Noted as a second class matter for postal inclusion.
The piece reports on Senator Underwood’s mixed commission proposal to pass German claims, President appointing Justice William R Day to head the German Claims Commission, and references Day’s prior government service. It also critiques party enrollment figures in New York and comments on potential election outcomes, with a voice urging focus on national duty and domestic heritage.
Andrew (A) Law, former British Exchequer chancellor, addressed Dominion Parliament visitors in London. He advocates imperial preference, arguing nationalism and patriotism frame policy toward Great Britain and possessions, and that similar policies could apply to the United States and its territories as recovery proceeds. Central care has a penitential road to travel before recovery is complete.
Miss Kate Dice of South 7th Street returns home after visiting Topeka and Burlingame Kansas with Mrs A M Davis joining to Cincinnati and then Peebles Ohio to her former home The report notes travel plans and final destination without additional details.
International News Service reports in Dublin on August 2 that twenty irregular soldiers were killed in a recent Kenmare battle. irregulars active across the West and Southwest, with four more killed and many wounded in recent hours. They have been driven from Waterville after seizing the Commercial Cable station, and adopted terror tactics reminiscent of the Black and Tan era. Three men seized near Dublin were shot, two near Ballyhoura bridge were slain before onlookers, and another well dressed man’s body with bullets was found near Ballygriffin.
George Tchitcherin, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for the Russian Soviet Government, seeks a passport to travel to the United States to secure a loan for Russia. He is believed to be in Germany after a recent visa dispute at the Belin frontier and a trip to London was blocked due to an improperly vised passport. A separate accident report from Toledo notes four Belcher family members killed when their auto was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at Perrysburg crossing.
The inquiry travels to the strip east of Herrin where rioting occurred. Officials plan to present a continuous cry to the jury with first witnesses Sheriff Melvin Thaxton Coroner William McGowan. Colonel Samuel H. Hutter and others will recount recent events as UMWA lawyers coordinate the defense effort.
Christian leader in the civil war in China, M. Dean, a Pennsylvania State College mechanical engineering graduate from the class of 1912, reports in a letter that General Fong Yu Hang commands Henan and Anchen provinces, ruling about 60 million people. Dean, North China representative for a large engineering firm, oversees remodeling arsenals and plants to produce guns, cartridges, smoke machines, hardware, and agricultural implements, and recently helped assemble a hospital train for troops.
The 80th Veterans Plan Reunion is issued at the Pretecens Association headquarters in Pittsburgh. Charleston Housing Committee arranges accommodations for veterans. The three day program includes registration and city tours, a 3 PM opening meeting, a Ruffner Hotel banquet and dance, a military mass, memorial services at Capitol Theatre, auto trips, and a Blue Ridge picnic with barbecue. Local clubs offer use of facilities and civic groups aid in organizing the reunion.
Priority coal policy updates from the bituminous field expect no regulation this week until production resumes. West Penn Power Company request to the Public Service Commission puzzles by state officials. Jefferson county chartered electro corporations Versica Sum merville and Union Township may see approval changes. Western Pennsylvania contracts in county construction to be advertised if state finances improve. February treasury payments to boroughs continue as school districts await funds. The Wonders of Indiang aim to cap season with Apollo game at Nozymal Field Wednesday evening likely around 7:30. Fans urged to attend the matchup, a potential hard fought contest after last season’s Wolfe led victory at Apollo.
Gas and smoke pour from the Argonaut mine two miles from town as rescuers and Red Cross workers respond. About forty eight men remain entrapped while families gather atop the shaft. Most are American workers. Bradshaw and two others reached the surface after a perilous ascent through burning levels.
Dublin Guards stood by the coffin as Collins, who fell in battle, requested burial by the Dublin Guards. A mile long cortege moved from the Pro Cathedral past civic groups, clergy, and thousands of mourners. Provisional forces fired a volley at dawn as irregulars attempted an attack near the Pro Cathedral.
Today the waec hearing before the Labor Board drew focus on maintenance of way workers amid a lingering shopmen’s strike. Union spokesmen said the group, among the lowest paid in railroading, has shown restiveness while the switchmen’s union faced internal troubles after an outlaw strike last year. Presidents warned against ensuring seniority is preserved, cautioning that future strikes could threaten seniority protections. Additionally, Congress debates federal power to prioritize coal distribution and a possible move to seize anthracite production if talks fail. The administration seeks authority to direct mining and pricing in national defense.
Martinsburg West Virginia August 28 James Charles Tonry assistant trainmaster Cumberland division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lies in serious condition at a local hospital with concussion of the brain and possibly a fractured skull He was struck in the head by a black sand tackle operated by the wrecking crew while supervising clearing away a bad freight wreck at Millers Hill.
A cryptic note reports unresolved science questions and unsettled views about a mysterious matter. The text hints at observers seeking clarity on a theory while noting disputed conclusions and contentious interpretations among experts.
The Department of Labor Industry reports state employment near normal with steel mills utilities and textile plants operating with no fuel shortage curtailment. Demand for skilled and common labor remains high while many striking miners and railroad workers are counted as idle. The Philadelphia office cites about 25,000 men and 6,300 women unemployed.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on August 28 the Sherman York Farm and Rosenberg collieries continued coal production amid unrest from strikers who blocked several callers’ approaches at St Clair. Some workers remained at St Clair with scouts ready to warn of marchers, while others kept at work in the city and nearby areas as the labor dispute lingered.
Fouyd reports Cuvier Green, custodian of the iron gate at Police Chief Charles Edwards’ office, exhausted from constant pushing of an election button. He shows blistered fingers and demands relief and a desk-to-floor button transfer for a change in routine.
Chicago August 28 Prospects of a bitter strike clash surfaced as the labor board opened hearings on wage increases for 400000 maintenance of way men led by president E F Grable. They demanded a minimum 48 cents an hour and living wage recognition to be defined in an amendment to the transportation act.
Dr John Marquis travels to the Far North to study why Eskimos stay vigorous while their diet differs from typical norms. He notes the people eat nearly all parts of the animals they kill, with bones and skin often inedible or discarded, yet the meat provides sustenance and resilience.
David P. Misner issues a public notice dated August 21 declaring that his wife Pearl Nip net has left home without cause and states he will not be responsible for any debts she contracts. The notice warns against harboring her and requests support from the community.
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