Rail board feud with Pennsylvania railroad may reach Congress
Chicago dispatch reports Congress could step in as the railroad labor board urges action after Pennsylvania defied orders to recognize unions. The dispute centers on employees representation plans and votes for clerks and shop crafts, with the board citing contempt of Supreme Court rulings and noting a clerks’ election completed by Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
Congress
Pennsylvania Railway
United States Railroad Labor Board
Pennsylvania
Labor Board
Congress of the United States
Railroad Labor Board
United States Supreme Court
Samuel Rea
The
Railway Clerks’ Brotherhood
Famine Hits Jersey Beer Supply Amid Prohibition Crackdown
New York reports a beer famine in New Jersey as prohibition officers seize large quantities of beer during the last month and week. Truck shipments for the city have been cut off, causing supply shortages and halted bootlegger operations.
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New York
New Jersey
Two youths buried alive at Collier mine entrenchment
Steubenville report states Fred Cooper 18 and Eugene Murphy 20 workers on a coal stripper for West Virginia Pittsburg Coal at Collier West Virginia were buried under 69 feet of earth when they entered an entrenchment for water.
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Steubenville, CO
Fred Cooper
Eugene Murphy
West Virginia-Pittsburg Coal Company
Collier
W. Va
Moose number 591000 reported at convention
The Royal Order of Moose lodges in the US and Canada total 1592 with 591000 members, announced by supreme secretary Rodney H. Brandon at the annual convention. He said each lodge remains an active force in relief of children and women.
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Aurora
Royal Order of Moose
United States
Canada
Rodney H. Brandon
Brandon
Foreign ships not seized over liquor at ports row grows
A proposal from prohibition officials to seize foreign ships carrying liquor into U S ports and arrest captains stirred diplomatic tension in Washington. The Treasury Department announced seizures are not contemplated and not under serious consideration.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
Washington
State
Treasury Departments
Treasury Department
President Henderson endorses world court at Idaho rally
President Harding visits Pocatello Idaho and makes a forceful case for a world court to settle disputes. He rejects arbitration and argues a court of impeachable judges would better safeguard US interests and world peace, earning strong cheering from thousands in attendance.
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World Court
Idaho
International News ‘Telegraph and Cable Service
Pocatello
Harding
William E. Borah
Hague Tribunal
Borah
America
Old indictments against operators miners quashed
San Quentin witnesses tested with scopolamin claim the drug makes subjects tell the truth while preserving other faculties. In Sacramento John L Farrar admits guilt under its influence, but is said to have lied about the killer. Chicago officials announce use of scopolamin to elicit truth from suspects and witnesses in criminal cases.
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Cal
John L. Farrar
Sacramento
Eugene O’leary
John L. Johnson
R. E. House
Ferris
Texas
Chicago
Karl Meyer
Cook County Hospital
John R. Caverly
Criminal Court
Meyer
Farrar
Roy Carver
Air pilots seek nonstop record flight at Rockwell field
Captain Smith and Lieutenant Richter began a second attempt to fly four days and four nights without a stop from Rockwell army air field. The De Havilland took off at 5 AM after a previous six hour forced landing due to a faulty generator. They will be refueled in midair from a feeder plane during the voyage.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
San Diego
Cal
Smith
Richter
Rockwel Army Aviation Field
Big de Haviland
New York Central Authorized to Issue 100 Million Stock
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the New York Central to issue 100 million dollars of capital stock to be exchanged for six percent convertible gold bonds. The move aims to raise capital for expansion and service improvements across its system.
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Washington
New York Central Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Money without love: Becker admits burning savings before murder
In Los Angeles on June 26 Joseph Becker testified he burned $8,500 he saved after shooting and killing Miss Jane E. Kelso on May 9. He pleaded guilty to murder and received a life sentence.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Joseph Becker
Jane E. Kelso
Railroads challenge ICC order on assigned car abolition
The Interstate Commerce Commission's move to end the assigned car system is deemed unlawful by railroads and private coal car owners. They warn the ruling may raise coal prices and hinder emergency fuel supply, with dissenting Commissioner Potter arguing for broader authority and distribution limits.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Potter
Ford Motor Company
Weather Report Forecast Tonight Through Friday
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight. Friday will be fair with rising temperatures.
Nations Open Talks on Twelve Mile Sea Limit
Paris reports negotiations among France England and the United States to set a reciprocal twelve mile limit off coasts. A move to test the validity of US liquor seizures from foreign ships in The Hague is also under consideration. France seeks concessions and retention of liquors on ships in American ports if the zone is recognized.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
Paris
Foreign Office
France
England
United States
America
Hague
Stray Bits of Wisdom
Quote attributed to C. J. Weber compares the heart to a millstone that yields meal when fed and frets when starved, offering a reflective moral on nourishment and well being.
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C. J. Weber
Woman Convicted in Bronx Contractor Murder
New York jury found Mrs. Anna Buzzi guilty of killing Frederick Schneider, a wealthy Bronx contractor. The verdict carries the death penalty by electric chair.
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New York
Anna Buzzi
Frederick Schneider
Bronx
Supreme Court
Indictments Against Coal Operators and Officials Voided
In Indianapolis Judge Albert B. Anderson sustained the Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty motion to quash indictments against 127 coal operators and mine workers officials and 99 corporations charged with conspiracy to control prices and limit coal production. Lack of evidence cited in the final phase of Sherman antitrust Act and Lever Act proceedings from Palmer era.
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International News Telegraph and Cable Service
Indianapolis
Albert B. Anderson
District Federal Court
Harry M. Daugherty
Department of Justice
A. Mitchell Palmer
Indictments Over Coal Conspiracy Heads in Federal Court
The U S district court in Indianapolis will hear action on indictments against 127 mine operators and union heads and 99 corporations for conspiracy to restrain coal production and sale. The cases span Feb 24 1920 to Feb 25 1921 with possible dismissal anticipated.
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Indianapolis
United States District Court
A. B. Anderson
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Federal Grand Jury
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