19 Jul 1922
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1922
Page
1
Rail strike yields slowly toward settlement as mine workers protest maintenance conditions. Administration not party to new peace thrust but favors peaceful options. Guards report groups in mines threaten walkout if strike-breakers are used by operators.
Washington July 19 Hope returns as optimistic messages from Chicago suggest rail strike progress and tentative peace talks occur between miners and operators in Washington Cabinet officers call the mood tense yet hopeful. John L Lewis signals willingness to talk if tonnage suffices, while some operators advocate conciliatory approaches amid troop protection and labor divisions.
D. C. McAbee of South Seventh Street hosts his uncle JD H McAbee of Indianapolis. The article recalls McAbee’s Civil War service in Co G 7th Pennsylvania Volunteers, his 1869 move to Indiana, and the I A R Encampments of 1920 and 1921 in Indianapolis. It notes comrades from Jacksonville area and that many families sent two members. The veteran is described as a well preserved specimen of the boys of 81.
The fifth annual Brendlinger reunion will be held Saturday August 5 at the Thuamas Brendlinger farm in West Wheatfield township. All descendants of the late Frederick Brendlinger are urged to attend as planners aim for a highly successful gathering this year.
License plate 493-063 appeared to be affixed to a facade at a Paning news site near Rear Jagskonvilla. Owner appears as R. Cunn- in incomplete records at this office.
Ten thousand union maintenance workers in mines, acting as stationary engineers and pumpers, may desert their posts if strike breakers are used by operators. Miners warn state law requires licenses and two years experience, complicating replacements. They say only a constructive settlement, not federal action, will fix coal production.
Five battle planes are aiding free State troops as they advance in Southern Ireland. The planes perform scout duties and direct troop movements while fighting continues in multiple areas. Limerick remains at a standstill with ongoing sniping and widespread destruction. Irregulars burn barracks and seize supplies as five days of major fighting last week left numerous buildings wrecked.
Miss Martha McLain hosted a large gathering of young folks at her brother Harry McLain’s Rast Pike home. The group traveled by water and returned late, enjoying an evening of music and dancing in Muse.
The Department of Labor announced in Washington that the cost of living jumped in June by 1 percent, following a 0.9 percent rise in May. The June increase broadens wage and price pressures noted in the latest government figures.
Berlin dispatch reports large caches of arms hidden across Germany unearthed by the Inter Allied Military Control Commission. Potsdam yielded a cache including dumdum bullets and machine guns. Police chief predicts numerous arrests over the Rathenau assassination amid nationalist revolutionary allegations.
Wellsburg W Va July 19 Extradition from West Virginia to Pennsylvania continues with five more suspects shoved over the state line and seized by troopers on the Pennsylvania side. They are jailed in Brooke County. No difficulties reported as arrests occur only after suspects are in West Virginia. If bodies of the three killed in Monday's Cliftonville battle are not claimed, they will be sent to Morgantown for medical study.
Eastern crude grades gain 26 cents a barrel as Joseph Seep Agency lists new well prices effective at 10 a m. Pennsylvania at 4.00, Cabell 1.86, Somerset Heavy 1.65, Somerset Light 1.00, Ragland 1.00, Corning unchanged at 1.00.
Federal Trade Commission ordered S. B. E. Cox and wife N. Cox of Houston Texas to stop false representations in stock sales tied to the Prudential Oil and Refining Company Prudential Security Oil Company and the General il Company Eleven hundred persons likely were misled and bought stock in the firms through deceptive practices
John Scovell of Long Island City leaped toward death tying a handkerchief over his eyes as a Times Square subway train arrived. Daniel Weissplat of the Bronx acted swiftly, jumping onto the tracks to pull the youth free from the oncoming car amid a crowd on the station platform.
Chicago July 1 The rail strike appears to be in a stage of watchful waiting with few new developments in the past 24 hours. A peace plan has been announced after weekly parley and some see a path to settlement via wage scale revisions referred to the labor board. The union stance demands full restoration of seniority rights before workers return, and several roads have refused concessions.
Responses from the governors of 25 producing states reached the White House after President Harding urged support and aid. Harding was pleased with the promptness and tone of replies, which are expected to be made public later.
Una Lodge of Rebekahs members crafted a handsome quilt to raise funds for a piano. Ten cent chances were sold, all were taken, and last night the draw awarded the quilt to J. M. Glasford, ticket number 148.
Notice to members announces a basket picnic at the camp on Thursday July 20 with Indiana Melody Five providing music from 8 to 1 p.m. Free to members. Arrangements with Mr and Mrs Wachob for a 4 chicken dinner Thursday evening by reservation no later than 5 p.m. Committee Raox
The Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association after an executive session announced plans to reopen Bituminous mines in Western Pennsylvania to the fullest extent. Miners will be offered the wartime pay scale from November 1917 and the industry seeks to abolish the check-off system. If accepted, the check-off would be eliminated entirely. Formal policy details to follow.
Wood was received this morn ing that the Canton Terminals scheduled to appear in this city Thursday and Friday will not be able to come due to the railroad strike situation. The manager secured Turner's Club of Wilkinsburg for Thursday afternoon, a strong Pittsburgh district outfit that has defeated top independent teams this season, forming a worthy foe for Coach Haggerty and his men.
Harrisburg July 19 The State Department of Labor and Industry orders 1500 threshermen on farm contracts to carry Workmen's Compensation for their workers. Farm exemptions do not apply to itinerant threshermen moving from farm to farm. Those failing to insure face a one dollar daily fine per uninsured employee.
Andrew L. Kepler and Nina Rupert Helper of Ideal Squad Company in Butler waived a preliminary hearing before a U S commissioner in Pittsburgh. They pledged $5,000 bond each to await trial at the November term of the U S District Court. Notice Firemen and Bakers meet at 7 30 pm this evening in the Municipal Building. Play ball.
Swarthmore College in Swarthmore Pa mails a letter to parents of prospective female students urging modest dress and simple styles. The note says tradition of decorum should not be affected by modern fashion trends, and asks mothers to agree that extremes in dress or coiffure do not reflect good taste for college women.
Helena Marsh contralto of the Metropolitan Opera Company delighted Normal Chapel audiences with a refined program of operatic selections, old songs, and rare works. Violinist Pearl Reed of Pittsburgh shared the program, displaying superb bowing and refined phrasing amid a generally polished evening. Marsh is slated for a return recital next winter at Normal.
Walter Culp a Spring Valley preacher was sentenced to one year in the Dayton Workhouse for abandoning his wife and nine children. He pleaded for mercy, seeking $500 and coats. He will work in a truck patch and hopes to reform for the moral welfare of those around him. The girl involved is believed to be at a lakeside resort. her father plans to press Man Act charges.
Miss Mary St. Clair King of South Seventh Street, instructor at the Normal Conservatory, serves this week as accompanist for Miss Helen Marsh, Metropolitan Opera Company artist, who is giving a series of revivals in the Normal Schools of the state. They departed this morning for Shippensburg.
New York July 14 Perishable goods will be accepted for shipment only at the owners' risk by the American Railway Express officials said. The action was taken due to exigencies of the rail. The officials indicated the decision was not to be interpreted as a embargo on perishable goods.
Mystery surrounds the decomposed body found by Otto Cameron on the Cameron farm near Strongstown Indiana. The 64 year old undertaker had been missing ten days with no signs of foul play. Relatives identified him by clothing and two watches. Survived by his mother and son Ernest, a World War veteran, others noted.
Despite rain and hazy weather, the Senior tennis tournament produced two fine matches as Fee defeated Bear 8-6 7-5 and Guthrie beat Gorton 6-4 6-3. The event drew large crowds while consolation rounds and upcoming semi finals added to the week’s rhythm with fifteen contestants vying for the cup.
Neighbors in Trade City plan an annual Sprankles reunion at John Els's farm on Thursday in 1923. The notice invites all Sprankle relatives and neighbors to attend the gathering and catch up on old times.
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