Miners Refuse Arbitration Demands in Wage Talks
Atlantic City dispatch reports United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis rejecting arbitration proposed by Samuel J. Warriner of the anthracite operators conference. Lewis insists wage increases tied to the check off be granted, and warns against arbi tration, recalling Wilson era arbiter outcomes. He likens Warriner’s proposal to an ineffective prescription and signals no resumption of talks while conditions remain unchanged.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Samuel J. Warriner
Wartiner
Lewis
War Finer
Wilson
Cinderella Leaves Browning Under Cloud of Noon
Cinderella deserts Edward Browning amid annulment threats over an adoption, claiming she is twenty one. She accepts a movie press agent’s offer to break into films and write for newspapers, aided by a $500 bill. Browning says he tried to help but was double crossed.
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Cinderella
E. R. Browning
New Rose
New York
Mary Goulse
Spns
Edward
Browning
Gayly
Mmillionaire
Sr Browning
Thousands Witness Klan Initiation Near Arlington
The Ku Klux Klan held an initiation ceremony near Arlington with an 80-foot cross burned on the horse show grounds. Clansmen traveled by motor, streetcar, and on foot from Maryland and Virginia sections to attend the Sunday parade and rites.
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Arlington
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
First Air Mail Robbery Stuns San Francisco
Eight air mail pouches were stolen from a United States mails truck in an unprecedented theft. A car carrying six men blocked the truck on its route from Crissfield landing field to the Ferny post office, then attackers jumped out with pistols and seized the pouches before fleeing the scene.
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San Francisco
United States
Crissfield Landing Field
Ferny Post Office
Nand
Jury Finds Scott Insane and Sentences to Chester Prison
Chicago drama reports Russell T. Srott found insane by two juries after murder of Joseph G. Maurer a nineteen year old drug clerk. Judge Joseph B. David immediately sent him to the Chester penitentiary with the note that a return to sanity could still lead to hanging.
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Scott
Chester
Chicago
Russell T. Srott
Joseph G. Maurer
Joseph B. David
President Coolidge Views Old Ironsides at Boston Navy Yard
Boston President Calvin Coolidge inspected the frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides moored at the Charlestown Navy Yard. The visit highlighted the historic ship and naval heritage.
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Cal
Boston
Coolidge
Charleson Navy Yard
U S Ships Leave Sydney for Auckland
Two divisions of the visiting American fleet departed Sydney Nova Scotia for Auckland after a stopover. Reports indicate preparations underway for continued maneuvers and allied exercises in the Pacific theater.
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U.S
Sydney
N.S
Auckland
Visit of James J. Davis to Tredegar Marked by Uncle's Death
James J. Davis, U.S. Secretary of Information, visited Tredegar, his birthplace, where he learned of the death of his eighty year old uncle Walter Nicols. The visit highlighted family ties and Davis's return to his Welsh roots.
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Tredegar
South Wales
James J. Davis
Infor
Walter Nicols
Paris-James Hay Mapes Dead in Boston Poet Dies
James Hay Mapes son of Victor Mapes of Boston author of the Booierang and The Hotten tots died here of pneumonia.
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James Hay Mapes
Paris
Jlames Hay Mapes
Victor Mapes
Boston
Debt commissions meet in Washington to discuss Belgian debt
Washington reports that the United States War debt commission and the Belgian commission opened talks on a funding agreement for Belgiums 80 million dollar debt to the United States. Officials say Belgian negotiators aim for a final settlement while preliminary work assesses Belgiums ability to pay. Secretary Mellon will attend and review national finance and production statistics with the American panel.
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Washington
United States War Debt Commission
Belgian Commission
United States
Dicker
Belziuni
Belgium
Ese
Mellon
American Commission
Chemist's death by own action reveals murder hoax for cash
Oakland police found Walnut Creek chemist Charles Henry Schwartz dead by suicide during a forced entry to arrest him for a murder linked to a laboratory blast on July 30. A note to his wife implied he killed a man he did not name, and Schwartz allegedly carried over $100,000 in insurance.
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Oakland
Cal
Charles
Henry Schwartz
Walnut Creek
Schwartz Laboratory
Schwartz
Sehwartz
Vice President Dawes Recounts Big Trout in Lincoln
In Lincoln Dawes reports the last trout of his Wagon Wheel Gap visit was the biggest of all a striking mountain trout hooked on the final day of his nine day vacation. Other party members describe his tale as modest and understated.
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Lincoln
Bryan's Will Blocks Probate Over Executors Omission
In a curious omission William Jennings Bryan did not name executors in his will leaving his Miami estate tied up. No family members may draw funds and no payments to his regular charitable institutions can be made until executors are named and probate proceeds.
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Bryan
Miami
William Jennings Bryan
Statesman
Breach Between Bulgaria and Greece Reported Closed
An apparent closure of the dispute over the Greek death at Stuni makx is reported. A semiofficial Athens dispatch says Greece accepted Bulgaria’s note and assurances of redress from Bulgarian Foreign Minister BM Kalfoff.
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Stunimakx
Athens
BM. Kalfoff
Mob lynching shocks Excelsior Springs crowd
A mob of about a thousand gathered after a Black man identified as Walter Mitchell confronted a young white girl. They forcefully entered the town by a staged fire alarm, dragged Mitchell through main streets and hanged him from an oak tree, killing him in a related incident.
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Missouri
Excelsior Springs
Walter Mitchell
Children Starve in Ireland Report From Clonmel
Dublin reports two children have starved to death amid acute distress in Clonmel the largest town in County Tipperary. The tragedy underscores widespread famine conditions affecting families and communities across Ireland.
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Ireland
Dublin
Clonmel
Tipperary
German Tariff Must Stay Berlin
Chancellor Luther told the reichstag Germany must maintain its protective tariff as part of national economic policy.
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Berlin
Luther
Reichstag
Germany
Shenandoah to Be Armed With Two Machine Guns
The vessel Shenandoah is to be armed with two machine guns, a report indicates.
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Shenandoah
Washington
Ex-Dry Agent Executed Trantsville Texas Murder Case
Clem Gray aged forty, once a prohibition agent and deputy sheriff, was executed at the state penitentiary for the 1923 murder of Otis Bayard, a Moone peasant youth, in September.
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Trantsville
Texas
Clem Gray
Titres Equnty
Otis Bayard
Banker Loses $10,900,009 in Carnegie Trust Collapse
Pittsburgh reports reveal John A. Bell, president of the closed Carnegie Trust, admitted losses totaling about 10.9 million dollars over the last decade. The disclosures center on misposted or missing funds connected to the bank’s closure and investigations into the bank’s finances.
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Pittsburgh
John A. Bell
Carnegie Trust Company
Ellsworth Returns From Polarneering Flight Attempt
Lincoln Ellsworth, the American who joined Hould Amundsen in the air expedition toward the North Pole, returned to New York recently after the polar flight bid.
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Hould Amundsen
North Pole
New York
Queen bee guides swarm to well lit Seattle street lamp
A playful fragment notes a queen bee leading her swarming family to a bright street lamp in Seattle Washington.
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Queen Bee
Seattle
Wash
French Fall in Fight With Syrians
Reports from Asmainap Trans-Jordan describe the capture of Suedigh by Syrian rebels. French forces evacuated southern Aqueran east of the Jordan, with tanks and machine guns seized and several planes downed. French casualties run high with about 200 dead and 600 wounded. ambushes interrupted relief columns, and Beirut serves as transit for further action. The uprising is linked to Abd el Krim through Arab and Turkish agents, per Echo de Paris.
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Jerusalem
Asminap
Trans-Jordiang
Suedigh
Aaueran
Syria
Damascus
Jordan River
Suediah
Sultan Pasha EL Atrast
Ezta
Beirut
Moroeca Bate
Madagascar
Aristida Briand
Echo de Paris
Poulsinle
Abd-el Krim
Illinois Bank Robber Suspect Held for Trial in New York
A suspect accused of stealing 1,250,000 in Liberty bonds from Bank of Center Ville Missouri was taken to New York under guard to face trial. Reports say a 1923 incident linked to Perlini’s safety deposit boxes revealed 50,000 in cash and bonds previously stolen from a national bank in Marissa Illinois.
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Llinois
Canada
Hamilton
Romen Forllal
New York
United States Secret Service
Bank of
Centerville
Perlini
Natiinal Bank
Marissa
Rockefeller Niece to Wed Frederic Lincoln in New York
Miss Isabel Rockefeller daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy A Rockefeller will wed Frederic W Lincoln Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frederic W Lincoln on September 26 in Greenwich Connecticut Christchurch church The Rockefeller and Lincoln families maintain homes in New York and Greenwich Miss Rockefeller is a grandniece of John D Rockefeller
Former Senator Gray of Delaware Dies at 85
Wilmington Delaware George Gray eighty five former United States senator from Delaware and retired judge of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals died at his home. Judge Gray was twice honored by Democrats of his state as their choice for the Democratic nomination for President in 1904 and 1908.
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Wilmington
Del
George Gray
Delaware
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Brston
United States highways chosen for nation span
The joint board of interstate highways selected fifty thousand miles of roads to form a nationwide network. These United States highways will be marked with uniform road markers from the Canadian border to the Gulf, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Pacific
Joint Board of Interstate Highways
Nine-Power Treaties Signed and Ratified in Washington
Formal ratification of the two nine power treaties affecting China exchanged at the Washington arms limitation conference. The treaties immediately became effective.
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Washington
China
Train Wreck Put to Fate in Interstate Commission Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission set the derailment of a Delaware, Lackawanna & Western train on June 16 as a fate issue, a disaster that killed 45 people. The ruling assigns responsibility to fate rather than specific fault.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Robbery on Olympian dining car robs steward of $250
Two unknown passengers boarded the Olympian in Minneapolis and robbed the dining car steward of 250 dollars on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. The incident occurred here with no injuries reported. The railway company is investigating and seeking leads.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis, Minn
Chicago
Milwaukee and St Paul
Navy Day Proclaimed On October 27 By President
The President has approved October 27 as Navy Day and as the anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt. The observance honors the Navy and Roosevelt's legacy with events and commemorations nationwide.
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Washington
The
Dpresident
Theadtore Roosevelt
Theater Robbed in $12000 Chicago Heist by Armed Bandit
A robber with an automatic pistol entered a Chicago theater office at State Lake, forced six men and the cashier to stay quiet, and escaped with about $12,000. Police search underway as witnesses describe a nervous suspect.
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Chicago
State Lake Heater
Sim
Lumber Yard Fire Destroys Stock at Harris Brothers Units
A major blaze swept a Chicago lumber yard, destroying a substantial stock of building materials valued around one million dollars. The Harris Brothers company owned the yards affected, with two sites sustaining heavy fire damage and ongoing investigation into origin and extent.
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Chicago
Harris Brothers Company
Hera
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