Borah urges government control to end coal crisis
July 27 1920 Senator Borah of the Senate Labor Committee denounces capital influence after World War I. He advocates nationalization or government regulation of the coal industry, introducing a bill to create a commission to study the coal situation and urging prompt action this session. He argues wage deflation harms living costs and that a forced contract review within 90 days could have averted strike-linked turmoil.
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Dy J. Bart Campbell
Warbhgton
William E. Borah
Senate
Borah
Leonard Wood
White House
Sy ‘Borah
Delva
Orah
Congress
Giffernmant
Cost of living climbs past six decades
The department of labor reports living costs up 68.6 percent since 1914 with June 1922 showing higher flood prices than March and clothing, fuel, and staples mostly lower than earlier levels.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Gas Fumes and Sleep Relief Through Adlerika Remedy
Gas pressure in the stomach disrupts sleep by pressing on the heart and organs. A mixture including buckthorn bark and glycerine with Adlerika quickly relieves pressure and promotes rest. The product is sold at Daughterly's Drug Store opposite P I R Station.
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Daughterly
Girl Held in Man's Slaying in Cleveland
A likely Edward O Connell son of a Cambridge Mass policeman was shot dead at an Inn restaurant on Euclid Avenue. A young woman and a male companion are held as suspects after fleeing in a Texas licensed limousine. The woman says the man is her husband from Dallas while the man says they met yesterday and he is a traveling safesman from Kansas City.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Edward O’connell
Cambridge
Mas
Inn
Euclid Avenue
Hell
Texas
Bes
Dallas
Tex
Kansas City
Four Detained in Brooklyn Murder Case
Miss Martha Katz 28 of Sterling Place Brooklyn died at St Johns Hospital from three bullet wounds. She named Morris Reisler son of John Reisler known as Jon the Barber as shooter. John Reisler former Abe Attel manager. Reisler brothers Georgs 18 and Max Katz detained with mother and officer on homicide charge.
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International News Service
New York
Bartha Katz
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
St. Johns Hospital
Morris Reisler
John Reisler
Jon
Abe Attel
Georgs
Max Katz
Brooklyn Police
Aged grocer shot by bandit in Kansas City store
M A Hedrick a 72 year old grocer was wounded in his Kansas City store when a bandit attempted a robbery this morning. Hedrick, who had repelled a prior attempted robbery by firing at two men, was shot in the stomach while reaching for his weapon and is reported dying in hospital. The bandit fled in an automobile.
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Kansas City
A. Hedrick
Hedrick
Thirty Dead in Egypt Riots Following Syria Mandate
Cairo reports describe widespread disorders after the League of Nations ratified the French Mandate for Syria. Thirty four French soldiers were killed and the situation is described as extremely serious. A prior report of Charles R Crane’s arrest proved untrue.
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Cairo
Egypt
Syria
League of Natons Council
Charles R. Crane
China
Hower
Rail strikers stand firm in stalled talks
Chicago July 26. Stand firm and stick together is the rallying cry of the rail way shopmen as settlement negotiations stall. Union leaders led by B M Jewell of the AF of L railway employ ed department remain adamant against any separate peace with individual railroads and show no sign of abandoning their original platform.
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Chicago
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Secret cause of Roma crash revealed by report
The War Department released the official investigation into the airship Roma disaster near Norfolk Virginia last February. The board found the loss of life might have been reduced if a master switch had allowed instant motor shutdown and if emergency ballast releases had been available. The report also notes that helium instead of hydrogen could have lessened casualties.
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Ci. N. 8
Washington
Norfolk
War Department
Roma
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Medicine Promoted by Testimonial
A Lebanon Indiana claim praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a wonderful medicine for women’s troubles. Mrs Emma Baker reports being run down and stomach issues, endorsing the product and offering her photo for use in advertisements.
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Lebanon
Indiana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Baker
East St
Mrs. Baker
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New Kensington
Aid
Kensington
Steubenville
Ohio
Guarantee Distributing
Diamond St
Pittsburgh, Pa
Everett True
Indiana, PA
Lightcap Electric Co
Philadelphia
Winchester
Indiana Hardware Company
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Studebaker
Yardatick
W. B
W.B
R. M. Motor Co
Wey
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