Rail strike violence and vandalism stain current history
Federal authorities seize injunction notices and prepare subpoenas as railway walkout unrest continues. Derailments, bombings, and attempted derailments disrupt routes from Indiana to Florida, with a Missouri trestle wreck causing multiple deaths. Justice officials deny a nationwide raid on radicals.
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Chicago
Sent
United States
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Browneville
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Ark
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Bentley
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Ohio
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Tampa
Fla
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Parsons
Kansas
Missouri, Kansas and
Texas
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Asheville
N. C
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Corbin
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Department of Justice
Human Circuit Draws Electricity From Lightning Victim
A doctor directed a family to form a human circuit after Henry Besel, 16, and his father were struck by lightning on a Waterville ranch. The relay of hands drew electricity gradually from Henry as the doctor checked his pulse.
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Press Wenash
Henry Besel
John Besel
Waterville
Here
Illness of Way Maintenance Head in Chicago Hotel
E F Grable president of the International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Men is critically ill in a Chicago hotel from a nervous collapse his wife says. Detroiter Mrs Grable reports his fever and semi stupor as doctors order absolute bed rest for two weeks and restrict visitors during the labor board hearing closure.
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Associated Press
Chicago
E. F. Grable
International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Men
Maintenance of Way
Labor Board
Coal Bill Seeks Senate Action Amid Doubtful Outcome
In Philadelphia and Washington reports new push to end the anthracite suspension. Senate debate on anti profiteering coal bill stalls as leaders say it won’t curb shortages without rail power. Nearby, unions await joint talks, and miners face strikes with evictions in Fayette county.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States
Pepper
Reed
United Mine Workers
New West Monroe Law and Order Group Formed
A Friday night meeting of Fifth Ward citizens at West Monroe city hall formed a law and order organization led by G. B. Haynes to assist authorities in bringing offenders to justice. Members pledged support to lawfully constituted authorities and stressed they are not anti Ku Klux Klan.
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Fifth Ward
West Monroe
G. B. Haynes
Mr. Haynes
John Munholland
Ku Klux Klan
S. H. Heard
Showing of Oil and Gas at Pipes Well
Observers reported oil and gas show at the Wind or Pipes No 1 well after tests by B W Rumbarger a south expert who found paraffin indicating oil. He said the tests suggest the Pipes well has a better chance to come in oil than other Monroe field wells. Local residents visited the site and stayed on the location through Friday night.
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Windsor Pipes
B. W. Rumbarger
Monroe
Rumbarger
Memphis strike brief ends in fatal shooting and union wage case
In Memphis a non union railroad shop worker Charles Lanier was shot dead while traveling to his suburban home to work. another passenger survived unharmed. In Chicago the railroad labor board set September 26 for a wage hearing by the International Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen, seeking a raise for about 15 000 signalmen nationwide.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Charles Lanier
Lanier
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
International Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen
Severe Earthquake Hits Taikoku Area in For mosa
A powerful earthquake struck Taikoku in northern For mosa early today causing extensive damage and feared loss of life. Details and casualty figures were not immediately available.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Taikoku
Formosa
Generals Retired From Active Army Service
Major General Francis J. Kernan of the seventh Corps area at Omaha Nebraska and George R Bell Jr of the sixth Corps area at Chicago were ordered retired from active service in the army effective December 1 and November 30 respectively.
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Associated Press
Washington
Weather outlook for week in Gulf Coast areas fair
Washington reports a weekly outlook with generally fair conditions for the East and West Gulf States. Widely scattered thundershowers may occur. temperatures near normal. No indications of a West Indies disturbance at this time.
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Gulf Coast
Washington
East Gulf States
West Indies
West Gulf States
Pomerone bill passes Senate to regulate campaign expenditures
The Pomerone bill regulating campaign expenditures for Senate and House candidates passed the Senate today. It replaces the unconstitutional Newberry law and moves to the House for consideration. The report also notes the bill's origins and expected progress in Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Newberry
Government acts swiftly as to injunction order
Chicago news reports that after United States Attorney General Daugherty secured a temporary injunction to prevent railroad interference, federal notices and a hearing set for September 11 were served on John Scott, secretary treasurer of the Railway Employes Department. Union leaders are sought nationwide with 500 subpoenas prepared and 5,500 deputy marshals ready to enforce service.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Daugherty
Federal District Court
John Scott
Railway
American Federation of Labor
B. M. Jewell
Bers
Cleveland
Rescue Efforts Prolonged At Kennedy Argonaut Mine
At Jackson California on September two rescue crews press toward a 2500 foot level to establish an air relay from the Kennedy mine to the Argonaut to ease the entombed forty seven men and clear the way for fresh air while a blast sighted near the 4000 foot level raises concern of a new collapse. In Washington Samuel Gompers says the AFL has no power to call a general strike though the executive council will review hundreds of union demands from across the country seeking such action.
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Associated Press
Department
American Federation of Labor
Rompers
Executive Council
Memphis
Tenn
Jackson
Calif
Kennedy Mine
Argonaut
Recue
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Mr. Gompers
Federation
Chicago
Dublin Night of Severe Fighting Between Irregulars and Free State
Dublin endured its fiercest fighting since July as irregular detachments attacked Free State positions above the city. The shelling and exchanges continued through the night, with air raid conditions reported and casualties feared.
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Associated Press
London
Dublin
Steamer Collisions Near Flushing Cause Fatal Beliefs
On September 2 the British steamer Ezardian collided with the Holland American steamer Zuidedijk on the Scheldt river near Flushing. Seven persons are believed to have been fast. Further details were not available.
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Associated Press
Flushing
Holland
Ezardian
Zuidedijk
Scheldt
Million Executed Figures Under Bolshevik Rule
Riga dispatch to the Times reports official Bolshevist figures claiming 1,766,118 executions in February. The total includes 6,775 professors and teachers, 8,800 doctors, 355,250 intellectuals, 1,284 priests, 54,650 officers, 260,000 soldiers, 59,000 policemen, 12,959 land owners, 192,350 workmen, and 815,100 peasants.
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London
Riga
The
Times
Ceky
General relief plans amid national rail strike
Chicago reports the 300000 railroad shopmen who walked out July 1 face a new era after a sweeping injunction. Samuel Gompers vows AFL aid to strikers and pending council review of possible broader actions. He calls the injunction outrageous and fears it may stir up a hornet's nest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Railroad Labor Board
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Washington
Federal government prepares steps to restore rail traffic
Washington officials said they would use all necessary powers to restore normal transportation after yesterday's Chicago injunction against railway shopmen. They declined to specify actions but stressed the restraining order was not the limit of government measures.
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Washington
Chicago
Hottest September Day Recorded in Chicago Since 1913
Chicago officials reported September 1 as the hottest day of the summer and the warmest September day since 1913, with temperatures about 94 degrees. Only June 16 saw higher readings, at 95 degrees, marking a record heat spike for the period.
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Chicago
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