Pinchot Opens Mediation Talks In Anthracite Row
Governor Pinchot begins mediation between coal operators and United Mine Workers officials over wage demands and union dues. He warns against mining suspensions and schedules separate talks with operators and union officers to seek a settlement sustaining coal supply.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers
C. J. Golden
Rinaldo Cappellini
Thomas Kennedy
Samuel D. Warriner
A. Bressup
W. J. Richards
W. W. Inglis
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Coolidge
Miners’ Union
New Turkish Assembly Forms with Diverse Representation
Constantinople reports the new Turkish assembly comprises 216 members including 28 army officers and 46 tradesmen. The body also counts 33 civil servants, 28 lawyers, 16 scientists, 13 doctors, nine government officials, eight education officials, seven writers, and several other professionals.
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Constantinople
Foreign Office
Farmers see gains from co op livestock and soy bean orders
Montgomery county farmers shipped sixteen cars of livestock cooperatively since January 1, records show. Agent W A Haynes of Marshall county notes farmers there saved 676.07 on a cooperative order of soy beans. Hamblen county held its first lamb pool last spring with thirteen farmers consigning 109 lambs. participants were pleased, says the county agent.
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Montgomery County
W. A. Haynes
Marshall County
Hamblen County
Leprosy in China and Europe Across Ages
Leprosy existed in China for over two millennia and did not appear in Europe until roughly the fifth century, illustrating the ancient geographic spread of the disease.
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China
Europe
Refugees drawn to Berlin as falling mark draws movers
Berlin attracts refugees and agitators drawn by the falling mark and tolerant German policy. Persians Turks Indians Egyptians Arabs and Tunisians form a mosque community in west Berlin while Ahmadiaten reformers seek to reinterpret Islam and reduce fatalism without changing the Koran.
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Berlin
Germany
Switzerland
West Berlin
Wuensdorf
London newspapers seek curbs on divorce evidence reports
The British House of Commons committee proposes limiting divorce case coverage to petition, defence, judge's summary, legal points, and jury findings. Witness names may be printed, but their testimony would be omitted, and indecent matter in judicial proceedings would be barred.
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London
House of Common Committee
Germans Seek Hartz Coal
Eisleben Saxony coal mines in the Hartz mountains idle 25 years are reopened due to the French Ruhr occupation. The Hartz field spans 20 miles and one mine may yield about 15 000 000 tons of coal.
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Eisleben
Saxony
Hartz Mountains
Rhur
Hartz
Commission suspends toll ban in Kingsport Bristol line
The Railroad and Public Utilities Commission suspended the effectiveness date of its toll charges ban on calls between Kingsport and Bristol and Blountville from August 15 to September 1. Judge Bachman requested a conference before appealing, and the city seeks representation at the meeting to protect public interests.
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Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Kingsport
Bristol
Blountville
Bandy
D. B. ‘Thomas
Thomas
E. K. Bachman
Inter-Mountain Telephone Company
Thomas Said
Bachman
Scow Still Plies At Petersburg Indiana
Dr. William E. Barton reports a Petersburg Indiana scow ferrying across White River using current and cables as Lincoln era ferries did. He outlines how modern aids like a small gasoline launch and weathered structures blend old and new in Lincoln country while noting tractors are rare in southern Indiana farms.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
White River
Petersburg
Ind
William E. Barton
Oak Park
National Council of Congregational Churches
Barton
Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Bar Association Promotes Study of the Constitution
Dallas report notes the American Bar Association citizenship committee plans a week long program starting September 16 to discuss the constitution its history and its current relevance. Sessions will cover the Magna Charter Bill of Rights Declaration Mayflower Compact and Marshall as chief justice with focus on defending free institutions. Parades and pageants may accompany the effort with local bar associations aiding the programs.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
United States
Citizenship Committee
Amercan Bar Association
John Marshall
R. E. L. Saner
The
American Bar Association
Aspecto
Rail casualties on English railways in 1922
London reports that only five passengers were killed in 1922 out of 1,186,479,000 carried on English railways. This equals one fatality per 237 million journeys.
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London
High Cost of Living Plagues Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro faces a severe rise in living costs with prices doubling or tripling in a year. Speculators, middlemen, and profiteers push prices while authorities form committees to seek solutions. Street fairs offer relief, while wealth and luxury flourish downtown and unemployment remains low.
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Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Agriculture Committee
Sneaze
Rio
Rio Branco
Europe
Marks Famous Spots
London visitors and locals notice many blue plaques with white letters along walls marking sites of ancient London and the homes of Famous citizens. The Cheapside plaque marks where Romans measured their miles from London. Residences of Chaucer, Beats, Shakespeare, Pepys and others are highlighted.
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London
Britain Grants $25,000 Reward to Sir Percy Cox
London reports the rewards commissioner says Great Britain will give Sir Percy Cox a $25,000 gratuity for distinguished services as high commissioner for Mesopotamia. The government recognizes his administration in Iraq as Britain hands authority to native Arabs.
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London
Great Britain
Empire
Percy Cox
Mesopotamia
Iraq
Britain
Placer Gold Discovery Triggers Alaska Stampede
Reported by Anchorage advices, placer gold on the Tokat river sixty miles from the Alaska Railroad drew a rush from Neeana and interior points. Indians are said to have made the discovery with pans yielding as high as four dollars.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Tokat River
Neeana
Cantrill in Critical Condition After Abdominal Surgery
J Campbell Cantrill Democratic candidate for Kentucky governor is in a critical condition after an abdominal operation at a Louisville hospital. He was brought back from Winettka near Chicago with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis following days of illness linked to prior bladder trouble. Doctors say recovery will take weeks.
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Louisville
J. Campbell Cantrill
E. L. Henderson
Cantrill
Chicago
Winettka
Chicago, Monday Morning and Immediately Taken To the Hospital. He Beamie
North
Kentucky
Henderson
May Not Be Able to Run for Governor
Louisville reports that Democratic candidate J Campbell Cantrill may not endure illness to continue his bid for governor. He conferred with campaign manager Joe Morris and Dr Milton as before entering surgery and urged that nomination be handled by the Democratic state central committee with James B Brown of Louisville as a preferred choice.
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Louisville
J. Campbell Cantrill
Joe Morris
Milton As
Democratic State Central Committee
James B. Brown
Dayson Delays Campaign Opening Over Opponent Illness
Republican gubernatorial candidate J. Dayson postpones the campaign launch in Louisville after learning of opponent J Campbell Cantrill's illness. If Cantrill improves, Dayson will set a new date. otherwise the postponement stands.
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Dayson
Louisville
Kharles J. Dayson
da Vee
J. Campbell Cantrill
Cantrill
Smith and Richter Shatter Records in Flight
Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John Richter, U S Army airmen, set three world speed records as their aircraft functioned perfectly. They continued flight with indications of more records to come before the epoch making mission began yesterday.
Legion Commander Honored by French
Paris announces Alvin Owsley, American Legion commander, will receive the Legion of Honor. He is to be decorated by General Degoutte in Ahur at Dussildorf Thursday.
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Paris
Alvin Owsley
American Legion
Legion of Honor
Degoutte
Ahur
Dussildorf
Plan to Prevent Suffering in Coal Shortage
Federal Fuel Administrator Wadleigh announced emergency steps with eleven state governors to avert suffering if anthracite mining suspends on September 1. The program covers coal redistribution, use of bituminous coal and substitutes, and a broad public education campaign on conservation and fuel use.
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New York
Middle Atlantic
Wadleigh
All Should Exhibit at Community Fairs
Tennessee communities plan fairs in the coming weeks urging every farmer and family member to exhibit at least one product. Emphasizing quality and progress, the piece praises past fairs for advancing livestock and agricultural standards and encourages wider participation to boost prosperity across the state.
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Tennessee
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