Rail Strike Averted By Resolution Withdrawn Walkout
Chicago reports a rail strike set for October 30 was averted as leaders of switchmen tram men conductors engineers and firemen adopted a resolution withdrawing walkout authorization. Union votes were close with firemen debating long. the action followed fear of government opposition and labor board scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Chicago
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
L. E. Sheppard
Order of Railway Conductors
Labor Board
Washington
Mr. Sheppard
Sheppard
United States Railroad Labor Board
Lee
Hadley Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair
Richland Va Oct 27 De W A Hadley convicted in the death of his wife Mrs Sue Kathleen Tinsley Hadley was sentenced by Judge R Carter Scott in Henrico county circuit court to die in the electric chair December 9. He showed no emotion as he learned of the sentence and was returned to his cell.
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Hadley
Associated Press
Richand
de W.A Hadley
Sue Kathleen Tinsley Hadley
R. Carter Scott
Henrico County
Tramp Train Enter North Woods on Duluth Line
A longstanding train called the Highball runs nightly into the north woods aboard box cars a wooden coach and a combination car. It serves lumberjacks fishermen hunters and workers picking up goods or helping travelers throughout the region. The Highball stops for a fisherman a hunter a nursing wife and even to collect butter eggs and potatoes along the right of way. It is described as a unique service in this era.
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Associated Press
Duluth
Minn
Duluth and
Iron Angel
North Woods
Oyster Bay remembers Teddy Roosevelt on roadside hill
Residents of Oyster Bay honor Theodore Roosevelt on his memory with pilgrimages to his hilltop grave. Thousands visit the little cemetery as visitors from around the world lay flowers and pay respects. Diplomats and veterans join admirers in a somber tribute while local children play a cherished role in the remembrance.
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Associated Press
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy
Boy Scouts of America
Obenchain Offered Freedom for Kennedy Murder Testimony
Los Angeles report states Mrs Madaline G C Obenchain was offered freedom in exchange for testimony against Arthur C Bureh in a joint indictment for the murder of J Belton Kennedy. The offer came from the district attorney's office last night.
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Los Angeles
Arthur C. Bureh
J. Belton Kennedy
Madaline GC. Obenchain
Infuriated Woman Attacks Daughter With An Axe
Slidell La Mrs Frederick V Gause about 70 years old attacked her daughter Miss Addie Gause 38 and her daughter's adopted daughter Florence aged 9 with an axe at an early hour Thursday. The daughter is not expected to live. Police report says Mrs Gause's mind became unbalanced by reason of religious study. She is in custody in Covington jail.
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Slidett
Frederick V. Gause
Addie Gause
Florence
Gause
Leason
Covington
May Abolish Indian Bureau at International Convention
Detroit accepts plan to abolish the United States Indian bureau and grant full citizenship to all American Indians as chief topics at the international convention in October. Delegates from 500 tribes are expected. features include a pipe of peace opening session and a native fete with tribal costumes and a staged Indian play. Welcomed figures include William S. Hart, Thomas L. Sloan, William Madison, Dr Sharman Coolidge, Dr Carlos Montezuma, and Rev. Philip Gordon.
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Associated Bross
Detroit
Mich
United States Indian Bureau
William S. Hart
Thomas L. Sloan
The
Society of American Indians
United States Interior Department
William Madison
Sharman Coolidge
St. John’s Cathedral
Denver
Carlos Montezuma
Chicago
Philip Gordon
Reserve
Wis
Harding to speak in Georgia on national reconciliation
President Harding wrapped up a southern trip with speeches in Atlanta and Columbus aimed at reconciling North and South. He urged world-wide goodwill, warned that US will push for disarmament progress, and pressed for harmony amid crowd noise and police aid. He also toured Camp Benning and praised postwar cleanup efforts.
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Atlanta
Harding
Georgia
Columbus
Henry W. Grady
National Reconciliation
United States of America
Monument
Druid Hills Country Club
Georgian Terrace
Washington
Camp Benning
Weeks
War Department
Asemble
Cartip Berhing
Armament Conference Set for November 12 Opening
Washington officials expect a definite decision placing the armaments and Pacific affairs conference opening on Saturday morning November 12 rather than Armistice Day. The State Department will announce after President Harding returns from the South. The cabinet is to meet today with Secretary Hughes to present the question for the president’s decision.
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Washington
State ‘Department
Harding
South
Hughes
Texas Democrat Blanton Reprimanded by House After Expulsion Vote
Thomas Blanton of Texas faced a public reprimand from Speaker Gillett after narrowly escaping expulsion. The scene in the chamber showed tension as colleagues debated the record and Blanton defended himself amid accusations related to distributing an undelivered speech and a controversial affidavit.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Thomas + Blanton
Gillett
Byer
Congress
Tepublicana
Democrats
Mondell
Wyoming
Longworth
Olio
Ohio
Blanton
House
United States
Republise
Not Taken Up by People to Switzer Yard
A brief item from Punch, London notes that golf has not been seriously adopted by the public at Switzer Yard because they are too busy, reflecting a whimsical concern about leisure activities and time.
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Switzer Yard
Punch
London
Surgery Advances Into a New Era, Mayo States
Dr William J Mayo of Rochester Minn told the American College of Surgeons in Philadelphia that surgery has moved beyond John B Murphy era due to World War I. He credited war with accelerating microbe related study and clinical pathology while predicting a new, broader surgical era and denoting Murphy as a landmark figure.
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Associated Preas
Philadelphia
William J. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
American College of Surgeons
John B." Murphy
Chicago
Mayo
John B. Murphy
Murphy
Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg Sees 30 Years Of Chicago Football
Chicago remembers Amos Alonzo Stagg whose 30 year career as coach of the University of Chicago football ranks as a modern evolution in college athletics. He champions character through coaching and notes shifts toward faculty involvement and integrated physical education since 1892, while reflecting on ethics and the sport’s development. He recalls the war’s impact and calls for strong, fair coaching beyond mere winning.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Amos Alonzo
Princeton
University of Chicago
Union Chiefs Say Railroad Strike Called Off
Cleveland officials dispatch secret code messages directing local chairmen to inform members that the proposed railroad strike was canceled at a Chicago meeting last night.
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Mssages Co
Chicago
Telegraphers Notify Chiefs of Strike End
E J Manion president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers sent coded telegrams to general chairmen on various railroads declaring the strike has been ended. General Pershing greets Marshal Foch in New York before Foch attends the Kansas City American Legion convention. Senator Reed offers an amendment to the tax bill paving the way for a vote on the soldiers adjusted compensation bill, McCumber’s five way bonus measure under debate.
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St. Louis
E. J. Manion
The
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Pershing
Foch
New York
General Pershing
France
United States
Marshal Foch
Kansas City
American Legion
Washington
Reed
Missouri
Wass
Hardi
Snator McCumber
Harding Pleased Over Solution To Railroad Strike
President Harding returning from a Southern trip expressed gratification over the railroad strike being called off and hoped it would mark the first step toward reconstructing the entire railway situation. Cabinet members shared the pleasure.
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Harding
Washington
Rail situation settled for a long time
Chicago federal railway board members met today to settle details of the cancelled railroad strike. Hundreds of congratulatory messages poured in and 21 Brotherhood chiefs hailed the result as a victory for the men since the board held that no wage cuts would be considered until pending questions are cleared, postponing new wage revisions for nearly a year.
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Chicago
Federal Railway Board
Bailroad Brotherhood
Anti Catholic Plot Halts Duna Consecration at St Patrick
Panic at St Patrick church as anti Catholic demonstrators interrupt the consecration of Rev John Joseph Duna as bishop. Detectives search for internal devices while officers sweep the building and uncover nothing. In Jersey City a Pennsylvania Express crash injures Postmaster General Hays and many passengers in fog. Hays escapes serious harm.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
John Joseph Duna
Hays
Pennsylvania Express
Washington
Jersey City
Plain Dress Protestini Nashville Church Members in 1873
A Nashville Tennessee first Baptist church protest in 1873 saw women pledge to wear plain calico dresses on Sundays to curb extravagance. The text references a French statistician’s long life estimate and various daily life activities, illustrating historical reflections on time and manners.
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Galice
First Baptist Church of
Nashville
Tenh
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