Bruterhoods Await Reply on Strike Conference
Ten telegrams sent to President Harding asking for a strike conference. Leaders warn that unresolved strike plans will pull brotherhoods into the dispute and intensify the controversy if no settlement is reached.
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Bruterhoods
Harding
Associated Press
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Firemen
Washington
Brotherhoods
War Medal Fables and Arrests Echoed Across States
Arthur Starnes and his Dallas brother were arrested in Washington for alleged Dyer and national defense act violations after posing with medals claimed as French and Italian honors. Posts from Cleveland and Denison detail railway union tensions and a rising strike mood, with derailments in Oklahoma and wage vote action at Missouri Pacific warehouses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Arthur Starnes
United States Army
Charles
Dallas
Department of Justice
Brotherhoods
Denison
Texas
C. HK. Nggleston
Katy
H. F. Grizzle
United States
Big Four
Big Four Brotherhood
Begleston
Grigzia
Nallas
Sherman
Ward
Frisco
Texas Rangers
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Railroad Labor Board
Patterson
Missouri Pacific Board of Adjustment
Railway Clerks’ Union of the Road
Clerks' Union
Furey Death Doubt Grows Across Cities
Reports from Los Angeles and Chicago claim Joy Furey died in Huntsville Texas prison of cancer but authorities doubt the tale. A prison autopsy in Rusk Texas confirms stomach cancer for “Big Joe” Furey as a choicely circulated hoax unfolds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Fort Worth
Texas
Oakland
California
Joy Furey
Woolwine
Clifes
Furey
Huntsville
Chicago
Rusk
Big Joe
Fureya
Wall Street
Houston
Joe Furey
Huntaville
Typhoon devastates Swatow leaving thousands dead
The Aug 5 report states about 9,000 killed in the Swatow typhoon disaster, with bodies in the harbor, widespread house destruction, and floods forcing residents from homes. British steamers were wrecked offshore, raising fears of looting before salvage.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
Swatow
Here
France imposes penalties on Germany over prewar debts
Paris August 5 The French government ordered immediate penalties against Germany for failure to pay prewar debts to French citizens. German properties in France and Alsace Lorraine are sequestered and payments for war loss indemnities suspended. No military action. Berlin’s reply read by Premier Poincare, offices liquidating these debts ceased. If Belgium or Britain waive private debts, France’s stance remains unchanged.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Poincare
Alsace
Lorraine
Strassburg
Belgium
Britain
Trio of swindlers captured after yearlong Texas pursuit
J Krank Northfleet, a farmer, tracked a swindling trio for over a year, spending thousands before securing their imprisonment. One died by suicide in New York while jailed, another remains confined, and Furey, under trial in Fort Worth, allegedly plotted escapes, leaping from a train car and breaking his leg. he needed assistance entering court.
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Jalil
Fort Worth
Texas
Joe Furey
J. Krank Northfleet
Northfleet
New York
Furey
Einstein flees Germany over assassination threat
Leipsic reports Professor Albert Einstein, originator of relativity, has fled Germany temporarily after a letter cites threats by the same group that killed Dr. Walter Rathenau. The move cancels his plan to address a meeting in Leipsic.
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Associated Press
Leipsic
Germany
Albert Einstein
Walter Rathenau
Einstein
Reed Wins Missouri Senate Nomination in Primary
Associated Press report from St Louis quotes politicians agreeing that United States Senator Reed won the Missouri senatorial nomination over Breckenridge Long. Reed held a decisive lead in the Tuesday primary with a stated plurality of 6,972.
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Rt. Louis
United States
Reed
Breckenridge Long
Wilson
First bale of cotton sold at Waco auction
Waco Texas August 6 the first bale of the year brought 60 cents a pound at auction weighing 545 pounds and classified strict middling. The Waco Cotton Exchange sold it to Miller Cotton Mills for 25 cents per pound. The grower received a $100 bonus.
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Waco
Texas
Waco Cotton Xchange
Miller Cotton Mills
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China
IN Harbor
Caredo, Texas
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