Coal Operators Cite Loss From Nonunion Fields
Chicago June 23 Nonunion coal fields have driven down Illinois coal margins, Dr F C Hannold told union officials at a wage conference. The talks aim to resolve a statewide miners strike that began April 1. Miners demand Jacksonville wage scales. operators seek wage cuts to offset nonunion competition. Hannold says Illinois output fell by 20 million tons yearly over six years, with losses covered by rivals. Rice Miller, head of the operators group, calls miners proposals detrimental.
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Chicago
Illinois
F. C. Hannold
Ilinois
Auditorium Hotel
Illinis Coal Operators’ Association
Harry Fishwick
Fishwick
Jacksonville
Hanold
Rice Miller
Operators’ Association
Pay Off Bud Fisher Horseman to Husband in Hotel Bill
A New York City jury found cartoonist Bud Fisher responsible for a $1,942 hotel bill run up by his wife Adela Fisher the Countess de Beaumont from May 17 to July 8 last year. The verdict shifted liability from Mrs Fisher to her husband. She testified Fisher had an income of $850,000 a year and stakes in a 60 horse Lexington stable, plus a $20,000 per year trainer, two cars, chauffeurs and a valet. She also said he once maintained three hotel suites in addition to his Riverside Drive apartment.
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New York
Harry . C
Bud) Fisher
Bill
Adela’ Fisher
Countess de Beaumont
Lexington
Riverside Drive
Chaplin Divorce Alimony Talks End in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on June 23, Lita Grey Chaplin’s attorneys Lyndol Young and Edwin McMurray said all efforts to settle the divorce alimony case have failed. They will focus on preparing for the trial, noting peace negotiations began two weeks earlier but are now definitely over. They added neither side will accept a settlement at the cost of perjury.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lita Grey Chaplin
Lyndol Young
Edwin McMurray
Chaplin
Wheat yield low in Warrick County Indiana
Warrick county farmers face about a 40 percent reduction in wheat yield. General manager Otto Roller of a local milling firm says normal county average is 14 bushels per acre, but this year should average 9 to 10 bushels per acre due to irregular heads and grainless openings.
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Boonville
Ind
Warrick County
Otto Roller
Indianapolis Hog Market Report June 28
United Press Dispatch details hog and cattle bids in Indianapolis with bids ranging around 8.50 to 9.80 per 100 pounds for various weights. Reports say market mostly steady to weak for steers and heifers with cautious demand and price adjustments reflected across weight classes.
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United Press Dispatch
Indianapolis
Ind
Letting a Few Die Better Than Damming Thousands
Elkhart Indiana June 23 Dr Campbell L MacKay of the First Presbyterian church argues against medicinal liquor as a means to save lives He contends no life saved by liquor could not be saved by other accessible means and questions if breaking the law is justified by rare cases The remark follows Attorney General Arthur J Gilliam admitting liquor illegally obtained aided his son a friend’s daughter and the governor’s wife during illness
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Elkhart
Ind
Campbel L. MacKay
First Presbyterian Church
Arthur J. Gilliam
Illinois primary law struck down by court
Springfield June 238 The Illinois primary law was declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court yesterday. It upheld lower court findings in a Lee county case that the law denies equal and unhampered suffrage. The court ruled the primary election law is not an independent act and cannot stand alone. It also held that allowing two hours off work for voting without pay violated the constitution.
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Springfield, Jr
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Lee County
Beef bull once worth fifty thousand sells for ninety two
Sioux City Iowa June 28 Richard Fairfax a world famous Hereford bull once sold for 50000 the highest price for a beef breeding bull on record was sold as beef today in Sioux City market for 92 The bull had belonged to Warren T McCray former governor of Indiana Ferguson Bros of Canby Minnesota paid 50000 for the animal
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Sioux City
Richard Fairfax
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Ferguson Bros
Canby
Hospital Report on Mrs. Jasper Sargent Admission
Mrs. Jasper Sargent was brought to the hospital last night for medical treatment.
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Jasper Sargent
Quotable Motto on Cheerfulness and Duty
A brief quotation from Joseph H. Choute emphasizes that alongside piety and refinement, cheerfulness stands as a vital personal duty. The line frames virtue as a balanced mix of devotion and lighthearted spirit.
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Joseph H. Choute
Staggering Burden of Local Taxes in US 8
Washington reports farmers and business people face a rising local tax burden under an unsound system. Tax costs exceed the value of crops on 6.5 million farms and exceed state and local revenue needs. Even all wheat and crops would not balance last year’s expenditures. Industrial output is high, yet net corporate income falls short of combined state and local spending.
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Washington
United States
Bank d
Bank Shoplifter Escapes With $900 In Gary
A daring shoplifter, claiming the name D. E. Glove of Hammond, entered the First Trust and Savings bank of Calumet City, opened a safety deposit box, and stole nearly $900 from the safe while clerks were busy. He fled in a small truck after clerks fired several shots.
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Gary
Ind
First Trust and Savings Bank
Calumet City
D. E. Glove
Hammond
Loogootee Cafe Owner Slugged and Robbed
Val Smith a Loogootee cafe owner was attacked Tuesday night on his way home. Two men stepped from a dark alley demanded surrender, he refused and was knocked unconscious. The robbers escaped with about $300. He lay injured in the street.
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Loogooteer
Val Smith
Myr. Smith
World's High Record Cow Sells for 2600 Dollars
Darling's Dolly Lassie, the world’s highest record cow, sold for 2600 dollars at a Pickard Bros. farm auction near Marlon, Oregon. Buyer was W R Keenan of Lockport New York. The notable sale occurred yesterday reflecting rising dairy prices in Salem area.
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Salem
Ore
Darling
Dolly Lassie
W .R Keenan
Lockport
N.Y
Pickard Bros
Marlon
Entertained Yesterday at Home North of City
Mrs Roy Ey Lacey hosted a noon dinner yesterday for guests including Mrs Margaret Mots of Newark Ohio Mrs Lee Workman of Bloomington Miller and Mrs Blanche Radocker and daughter Lily of Swiss City none of whom are shown with exact spellings in the fragment.
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Roy Ey Lacey
City
Margaret Mots
Newark
Ohio
Lee. Workman
Bloontie Miller
Blanche: Radocker and Dau. Lyi
Swits City
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