Railroad Board Ready To Arbitrate Seniority Rights In Strike
Rail labor board prepared to hear seniority disputes as the final barrier to peace in the nationwide strike. President Harding urged unity as 148 railroad heads confer in New York to discuss his peace plan, with clashes in Albany and Joliet prompting troops and injuries.
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Railroad Labor Board
Harding
Mondell
House of Representatives
T. DeWitt Cuyler
New York
Hooper
Cincinnati
Albany
Ala
Joliet
Ill
Associated Press
Chicago
United Ce Railroad Labor Board
Wharton
Alreday
Railroad unions to decide on Harding plan rejection
Heads of all railroad labor organizations meet in Washington to consider shopcraft unions response to President Harding's settlement proposals. Officials anticipate a rejection but will delay final action at a later session with seventeen union spokesmen.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harding
KB. M. Jewell
Jewell
Shop Crafts Union
Railroad Labor Board
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Contes tto Find Out Who s Who at Crawfish Eating Contest
A crawfish eating contest at New Orleans historic French Market gathers ten entrants seeking fame and prizes for speed and capacity. Early favorites include George Hop Luthy of Vieux Carre, Gus Martin of Donner Louisiana, and Percy Viosca known as Cabildo Cyclone, among hundreds of spectators.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
George
Hop”) Luthy
Vieux Carre
Gus Martin
Demon Crawfish King
Donner
Percy Viosca
Smoot Denies Cuba Sugar Curtailment Charge
Senator Smoot speaks to the Senate denying he proposed Cuba sugar crop limits in exchange for tariff relief. He accuses refiners and stock promoters of waging a campaign to curb American sugar, aided by Wall Street bankers, with millions in Cuban sugar stock. Senators Nicholson Cummins oppose moving ahead without investigation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aug
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Cuba
Wall Street
América
Harrison
Nicholson
Colorado
Cummins
Iowa
United States
Protest Against Armed Guards Brought Before Harding
E H Fitzgerald president of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks leaves Cincinnati for Washington to join four other union heads not on strike and present President Harding with a protest against the use of armed guards in shop and yard operations.
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Cincinnati
E. H. Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Washington
Harding
Democrats Choose Nominees In Big Arkansas Contest
Little Rock Arkansas voters select nominees for governor through state and county offices and seven congressional seats amid heavy turnout and intense campaigning. Key races include Governor McRae versus Judge E P Toney and Klans endorsee activity affecting several districts. Incumbents face varying challengers in the sixth district and other seats remain with no opposition.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Congress
President urges full House meeting on industrial crisis
President Harding urged a full attendance of House members when it reconvenes after a six week adjournment to consider potential legislation addressing the rail strike and broader industrial unrest. Leaders say the administration expects to prevail on a plan including rail takeover options and labor board authority.
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Washington
Harding
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
House
Railroad Labor Board
Labor Board
House I
Senate Rejects Sugar Tariff Increase
Washington reports the senate refused to raise the sugar tariff from two cents to 212 cents per pound. The vote halted the proposed duty increase and left existing pricing in place.
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Senate
Washington
Alabama Primaries Open With Kilby Ford Tie In Cross Fire
Birmingham August primary launch introduces Governor Kilby and Public Service Commissioner I Cooper in a key race amid a split over Muscle Shoals and Henry Ford. Alabama Power figures in the clash as currents of prohibition and labor policy shape candidates Brandon Graves Allgood Lee Miller Herbberg James in districts eight seven ten and two with several races continuing on page three.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Thomas E. Kilby
I. Cooper
Alabama Power Company
Henry Ford
Ford
Muscle Shoals
W. W. Branon
Bibb
Brandon
Graves
Ed B. Almon
W. B. Edmundson
Rainey
M. C. Allgood
Alto V. Lee
J. M. Miller
L. L. Herbberg
W. E. James
Bankhead
H. P. Gibson
T. M. Arrington
J. Morgan Prestwood
John R. Tyson
Southern offers for separate peace rejected by shop crafts
Washington reports the shop crafts committee of the Southern Railway and Mobile and Ohio say no settlement with the Southern or Mobile and Ohio will be made as the strike is national and must be settled nationally. The Southern notes it has not hired strike breakers and maintains seniority rights while awaiting a national resolution.
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Associated Press
Washington
Southern Railway
Harding
Fairfax Harrison
Southern
H. W. Miller
Harrison
Air
Shop Crafts Committee
Southern Railway System
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile and Ohio
Miller
New York
Jones Urges Substitut e for Tariff Bill in Senate Debate
Washington reports Senator Jonas of New Mexico urged a substitute to the administration tariff bill. He argued the Underwood law plus the emergency agri act suffices and warned the proposed measure would be condemned, with uncertain impacts on revenue and international trade. He pressed for a tariff policy less tied to production costs abroad.
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Washington
Congress
Tariff Commission
Jonas
New Mexico
Senate Today
Jones
Treasury
Senate
House of Representatives
Long Accepts Reed Victory and Won't Contest
St Louis Aug 8 Breckenridge Long defeated by Senator James A Reed for the Democratic senatorial nomination last Tuesday's primary today issued a statement he will neither ask a recount nor file a contest. Long says he remains the choice of Missouri Democrats and cites 40000 to 50000 Republican voters in the primary and a defective law as the reason. Reed's plurality was about 6425. Some supporters urged a recount while others pushed an independent candidate to force a three corner race.
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Little Rock
W. A. Hodges
W. A. Oldfield
A. D. Hayes
Russellville
Alice G. Millie
M. FE
Dunaway
Heartsil Kary
Pace
H. M. Jocaway
Chester Taylor
J. B. Reed
Lonoke
L. FE
Sawyer
Hot Springs
W H. Evans
Benton
Associated Press
St. Louis
Breckenridge Long
James A. Reed
Goring
Missouri
Reed
Long
Rlpb. Brewster
W. W. Martin
Fayette
Dynamite Strike Incident Shocks Albany L N Yard
An early morning dynamiting attempt at a Louisville and Nashville employee home led state and federal agents to investigate while 200 guards, sent by Governor Kilby, assumed control of L N shops in Albany. A second blast in 48 hours caused no reported damage.
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Albany
Ala
Louisville and Nashville
Kilby
L. and N. Shops
L. and N
End of Soft Coal Strike Hinge on Joint Conference
A definite program for ending the soft coal strike was prepared for discussion as leaders of striking miners and operators awaited the arrival of additional operators in Chicago and Indianapolis. John L. Lewis voiced optimism for a settlement this week to resume wage negotiations, with a plan reestablishing March contracts and an advisory commission to guide future deals.
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Associated Pres
Cleveland
Indiana
Terre Haute
Ovle
West Virginia
Cleveland Co
Chicago
Indianapolis
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Advisory Commission of Inquiry
Illinois
Wade Taper
Notice to Gas Consumers to Pay by the 10th
Gas customers are urged to pay their bills on or before the 10th of each month to receive a ten percent discount on charges.
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