Illinois miners seek interstate coal settlement
St Louis July 27 Associated Press President Farrington and the Illinois miners executive board canceled a state convention at Peoria August 8 and disputed statements by Watt of Springfield. Farrington said the issue is a dead end and that Illinois officers will cooperate with John L. Lewis in a settlement through an interstate conference to resume mining and aid embattled industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Associated Press
Frank Farrington
Illinois Miners Executive Board Today
Pene
John. Watt
Springfield
Barrington
Partington
Jwnk
Wyatt
Watt
Illinois
John L. Lewis
Ilinois Miners Today
Peoria
Barrinkson
Associated ‘Press
J. Farrington
Fred Sterling
Mr. Sterling
United’ Mine Workers of America
Sis
John “Watts
J. L. Lewis
Lewis
Farrington
Land Institute
Watts
Kansas City
Southwestern
Southwest Interstate Coal Operators’ ‘Association
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Icansas
The
Association
Farmers Are Anxious Over Ongoing Strikes
Reports from thirteen states to Secretary J. W. Goversdale of the American Farm Bureau Federation show farmers growing anxious about the coal and rail strikes. They fear fuel and transport shortages will hinder harvesting and marketing crops. Officials say continued strikes threaten serious transport shortfalls, with Missouri reporting available threshing coal but no cars to move it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. W. Goversdale
American Farm Bureau Federation
Missouri
Question of British coal miners action on coal export
London July 27 The Associated Press reports that the British coal miners federation will discuss whether to act against exporting coal to America. After a lean period miners are benefiting from the surge in American demand, but early reports suggest no action will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
America
Coal Miners’ Federation
Meantiile
Miners Move Into Four Pittsburgh Mines
Miners began work in four mines in the Pittsburgh districts today ahead of nightfall. The scale committee of the Pittsburgh Coal Producers association announced the plan at noon. Pennsylvania cavalry patrolled the roads near the mines to secure the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association
Pennsylvania
Mine No 48 to blast whistle this evening for tomorrow work
Pittsburg Kans July 27 The whistle at mine No 48 of the Central Coal and Coke company will be blown late today announcing work at the mine tomorrow it was announced by company officials today Five men were reported working at the mine No 19 Western cleaning up work preparatory to reopening the mine continued to deny
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kans
Central, Coal and Coke
Tomrrow
Western
Harding to present Plan Washington on railroad strike
July 27 report states B M Jewell and other strike leaders met with President Harding after briefing him on shopmen views at a marching conference. They returned to the White House for another conference amid expectations Harding would offer a proposal to settle the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington
B. M. Jewell
White House
McCray Threatens Indiana Coal Mine Takeover
Governor Warren T. McCray announced today that unless the tribe ig provides a determination within a set period, he will take over one or more coal mines to supply Indiana with coal. The statement was addressed to the public from Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Lewis Sees Inter State Conference Soon
Philadelphia July 27 John L Lewis head of the United Mine Workers said this afternoon he had every reason to believe an interstate joint conference of the central competitive fields will be arranged within a few days The remark reflects union efforts to coordinate across regions amid ongoing labor talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timohy
Coal Operators Association
Lewis
Kavanaugh
Indianapolis
Indiana
McCray
John Hessler
United Mine Workers of America
W. K. Kavanaugh
Philadelphia
Bellevue-Stratford
Pennsylvania
Ohio
TSH
Aga
Illinois
Frank Farrington
John L. Lewis
Mets Union
Rotary Camp Postponed Pending Committee Meeting
The Rotary boys camp, slated to start today, has been postponed until the organizing committee meets tonight to make further arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Buy a Superior Chevrolet and bank the savings
A brief sales prompt touts Superior Chevrolet cars with a promise to save money daily, urging readers to consider the brand for ongoing value.
Army airship A-4 completes record flight to Scott Field
Belleville Michigan July 27 The longest flight ever attempted by the army lighter than air service ended as the divigible balloon A 4 arrived at Scott Field after traveling from Langley Field Virginia about 1100 miles in 40 hours 40 minutes of actual flying time. Two stops were made and the blimp will be stationed here permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
Army
Scott Field
Langley Field
Virginia
US Coal Production Seen Rising Amid Strike Action
Washington July 27. Favorable early signals from railroads show 15083 cars of coal loaded at operating mines on Monday versus 9860 cars last Saturday and 10914 cars on six prior days. Production remains below the pre strike peak of 17000 cars but June 1921 daily loading averaged 23382 with no labor unrest. Government officials express satisfaction and expect emergency machinery to lift output further.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Geological Survey
Retailers Meet to Convene Interstate Merchants Council
Chicago hosts an Interstate Merchants Council session from August 1 to 3 with delegates from 32 states. Special rail rates aid attendance. program highlights address advertising buying selling merchandising credits and community development. Notable figures include Paul Davis Watertown Hj S Ames G Albert Tom M Witten Paul W Ivey David A Oster Hart Long Prairie Otho Mooney and J R Duncan from Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interstate Merchant's Council
Amng
Paul Davis
Watertoo
Association
Hj 5S
Ames
Nities O
G. Albert
Arver
Strasberg
Tom M. .Witten
Trenton
Paul’ W. Ivey
Es Ee
Es Ee Nebraska; David Ares Oster, Beloit, ‘Wis.;hbe. , Hart, Long Prairie
Minn
Mooney
Temple
Okla
J. R. Duncan
Evansville, Ind
Poultry culling demonstrations planned in Ford county
Ford county farm agent Harry C Baird announces a series of poultry culling demonstrations to improve egg production. Additional sessions will run August 6 to August 26 with breeders asked to name convenient dates and invite neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw
Ford County
Harry C. Bairds
Tounty
Ley Bred
Br. Baird
Farmey's
Weather Forecast Fragment From Historical Kansas Sheet
Fragmentary weather note shows forecasted showers likely tonight and Friday with limited details. Previous day temperatures listed with maximum and minimum values, but figures are garbled. Includes scattered OCR errors and unclear station names.
Conference May Bring Rail Peace in Washington Talks
Washington centers on railroad strike talks as President Harding meets with Chicago executives and strike leaders led by B. M. Jewell. Officials report mixed progress while seniority remains the main sticking point and federal judges extend injunctions amid sporadic violence in Galesburg and Milwaukee rail areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Washington
Eastern Railroad
Harding
Rail-Labor Board
Chicago, Milwaukee and Railroad
Northwest
Baltimore & Ohio
Galesburg
Ilinois
Hoppers raiding western Kansas prompts eradication efforts
Topeka reports grasshoppers moving into western and southwestern Kansas counties with poison campaigns already begun. The weekly crop summary notes light to moderate rains in many areas, hot dry spells in western counties, ongoing threshing and wheat stubble flow, and continued wet conditions in the southeast. Corn benefits from recent warm weather. pastures and alfalfa crops show good condition as grazing continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
J. de Mohler
State’ Board of Agriculture
Four striking workers attack carman in Kansas City
A carman named Milliken, 29, was beaten by four striking railroad workers near the shops while waiting for a streetcar. He is hospitalized with severe injuries as authorities report the incident amid a labor dispute over an injunctive order related to railroad movement restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ler
North Dakota
Kansas City
Roy BE
Milliken
Terminal Railroad Company
Cearmen
Polier
Canadian shopmen May Strike in Montreal
Canadian shopmen employed by the Grand Trunk railroad are being pressured to declare an immediate strike to oppose ongoing repairs. The issue arises from engines and cars sent to U S. shops where workers are on strike, according to R T Fallon, president of division No 4, railway employees department of the AFL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railroad
United States
R T. “Fallon
American Federation of Labor
Prospects for Sugar in Negros Favorable Next Year
A Sugar Central Agency collaboration with the agricultural division yields optimism for Negros sugar. H Atherton Lee states Philippines can raise per acre yields toward Hawaii levels by using fertilizers. 1922 23 crop may be up to fifty percent higher than the recently milled crop in some districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
P. L
Sugar Central Agency
Island of
Negros
H. Atherton Lee
Bureau of Science
Philippines
Mr. Lee
Hawaii
Explosion Blasts Dundalk Jail Breakout in Belfast
A mine blown hole in the Dundalk Jail walk released 108 prisoners. The blast echoed through Belfast shaking the town, shattering windows at the county hospital and nearby residences in the best residential district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
A. P
Dundalk
County Louth
Local Legion Not in Politics Amid Endorsement Confusion
A Topeka Capital item claimed the American Legion of Lawrence endorsed a state candidate, prompting a telegram from State Adjutant Samuel to Eli Dorsey post commander Pettit. Pettit says no Legion action occurred and notes the Lawrence club slate was a separate political group, with about 30 attendees. Ex servicemen vow to vote their choice in primaries regardless of the club’s list, reflecting varied opinions among veterans.
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Topeka
American Legion of
Lawrence
Samuel
Guy Pettit
Eli Dorsey
Jocal Post
Legion
Pettit
Legion Post
Douglas ‘County
ex-Servicg Men’s Political Club
Wong
Légion
ARIEE
Leavenworth Officials Visit Lawrence Lighting Plan Preview
A Leavenworth delegation led by Mayor Alford visited Lawrence to inspect the street lighting system and discuss a new installation. The party, including city officials and Mrs. Powel Everhardy, toured the city after dinner at the Eldridge house, guided by W. H. Frost of the Leavenworth City Power Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Zelma Terry
W.H. Frost
Leavenworth Highty Heat and Power Company
Eldridge House
Reduced shipping rates approved for Kansas wheat shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled to cut freight charges on shipments of new wheat and by products from Topeka to Missouri River terminals. The decision, received by E H Hogueland of the Topeka Fruit Association, protects Kansas mills and elevators from unfair rates after a Kansas City hearing on April 15. The Kansas City Board of Trade lobbied for maintenance of higher rates to avoid congestion and losses on 21,575,000 bushels stored in Kansas City elevators awaiting the new lower rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. H. Hogueland
Topeka FratYie Association
Kansas Mills
Kansas City
Southwestern’ Millers’ Association
Kansas City Board of Trade
New Banner Raised in New York Gubernatorial Skirmish
A group of neo modernists in New York announced plans to back a businessman “immune from political influence” for governor, signaling a coup to disrupt Tammany and move the GOP to the forefront in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sunday Schools Picnic Parade Draws Douglas County
About fifty automobiles led by the FP AL Us band passed the courthouse for the Douglas County Sunday School Association picnic at Brown's Grove. Many more planned to attend later or take side streets to reach the grounds. Delegates rode in banners from various districts as Dr D. W. Kurtz, renowned churchman and orator, was the main speaker. After a basket dinner, districts held business and field athletics.
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Douglas County Sunday School Association
Geturn
Brown’'s Grove
FP al? Us
Courthouse
Ffar
Twelfth
Massachusetts Street
D. W. Kurtz
Federal Pay Night at Armory for 137th Infantry
National Guard armory payrolls totaled 1728 dollars 79 cents for Company H 137th Infantry covering federal drill pay from January to June 1922 and state pay from April to June. Six recruits passed physicals and joined, with typhoid inoculations administered by Dr Edmiston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
137Th Infantry
Edmiston
Entertainment to Honor Governor Stubbs at Bullard Home
An entertainment will be held at the Bullard home two miles northeast of Tonganoxie on Friday night. H Mercer will be master of ceremonies. A picnic supper and refreshments will be served. The meeting honors Governor W R Stubbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullard
Tonganoxie
H. Mercer
W. R. Stubbs
Well Known Mason Dead in Great Bend
Dr A H Connett dean of the Barton county medical association died here recently of paralysis He had been grand treasurer of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Kansas since 1904 and held other important offices in prior years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bend
A. H. Connett
Barton County Medical Association
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Kansas
Quiet Title Suit Filed Against John P Wood
Fred QO Lotz filed a quiet title action in district court against John P Wood and others with the clerk of the district court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred QO. Lotz
John P. Wood
Boy Found With Gypsy Band in Porto Rico
The Department of Justice notified Mr and Mrs Charles L Glass of Jersey City New Jersey that their seven year old son Jimmy who had been lost has been found with a gypsy band in Porto Rico
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department ‘of Justice
Charles L. Glass
Jersey City
N.J
Jimmy
A &Ypsy
Porto Rico
Speed Cop On Hard Highway Aimed At Speeding Traffic
County commissioners plan an near term speed enforcement on the fort to fort road with a deputy on a motorcycle as permanent patrol and warning signs. Farmers and other drivers have complained of reckless speeding, claiming danger to life and requiring action despite the highway law limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort
Topeka
A. E. Wilson
Big Springs
Wilson
Fort To Fort
Kiwaais Club Plans Topeka Trip And Meal Fund Drive
Today’s Kiwaais meeting turned to club affairs and the district convention in Topeka this September. The plan includes taking the Haskell band to the event. An attendance contest left the losing team responsible for a meal for the winners, prompting the losers to form a committee to arrange the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwaais
CG. Ec
Carl
Topeka
Wong
W. E. Kennard
Legion to launch bonus campaign in Lawrence with free films
The American Legion will show Flashes of Action, a five reel war pictures collection, at the Bowersock theatre in Lawrence on the last Friday in August. Showings start after noon and evening, free to the public, with State Chairman Meliver overseeing the program. Legion members will reach out to every county voter by mail and in person to explain the state bonus proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Lawrence
Bowersock Theatre
Meliver
Legion Budget Campaign Committee
Legion
Eli Dorsey Post
Train engineer dies after heat on Santa Fe run near Tecumseh
J Gordon Miller, 65, engineer of No. 14 Santa Fe, collapsed from heat aboard a train near Tecumseh, several miles from Topeka, and died before reaching Topeka. A doctor and nurse aboard assisted, another engineer replaced him, and the train continued to Kansas City. Miller lived in Argentine, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gordon Miller
Santa Fe
Lawrence
Tecumseh
Topeka
Miller
Argentine
Kansas
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Block Coal Peace
Inillinois Field
Lewis - Favors
Balks
Columbus
W. D. McKinney
Southern Qohid Coal Exchange
Miners’ Union
F. Cc. Honnold
Ilinois ‘Coal Operators’ Association
U. S
Ford ‘County
City
Homer Copeland
Drovers - Packing Company
Sasaty
Ima
Conan Ht
Fiifty
California
Chicago & Aren Michigan Central
Tndiana Harbor Belt
T. DeWitt Cuyler
Association of
Railroad Executives
Jewell
Cuyler
Uniots
Sewell
M. E
Andrew Mil
Isle of Negros
Dr Albright
Chirophctor
Brown’s Grove
Federal
Bullard Hhome
Action
Kiwanis Club
War’ Pictures
J. G. Miller
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