Rail labor war and bonus hope top headlines
News review reports on railway shopmen strike stalemate with the Association of Railway Executives refusing to reinstate workers. The AFL appeals for support while Southern rail services face disruption and potential army involvement. Senate moves on soldiers bonus amid tariff and commission bills. Michael Collins slain in Ireland. tensions rise in Europe with France warning against German reparations delay.
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Association of
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Wiste Watoet
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Interstate Cane Foreign Commerce
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Ble
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Ruhr
Great Britain
Unclear fragment about air route and voyage
Fragmentary report mentions a not permanent air route between Washington and San Francisco to be mapped, and Paul Wilkins completing a trip from Bolling field to the coast in a D H aircraft. Photograph lists Lt Wil pond and Sergt Leo Huckill.
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Washington
San Francisco
Paul Wilkins
Bollingfield
Prestie Coast
Wilpond
Leo Huckill
Edward Dunn Retired After 45 Years as Messenger
Edward Dunn entered government service on TS867 as an mounted messenger under Secretary of War Stenton. After 45 years of service he was relieved August 20. His coworkers presented him with a purse filled with gold, which was handed to him by Secretary Weeks.
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Edward Dunn
Stenton
Weeks
England's Star Chamber and Its Power Through Time
The Star Chamber was England's tribunal under the king's privy council with broad powers to handle civil and criminal cases without juries. Initiated by Henry VII in 1486 and abolished in 1641 under Charles I, its name may derive from gilt ceiling stars or from bonds stored with royal permission.
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England
Westminster
William I
Waiter Faces Irate Patron Over Missing Chop
An anxious breakfast scene in a hotel shows a highly fidgety customer demanding his meal. Within two minutes of ordering he asks where his chop is and presses the waiter about when it will be ready. The exchange ends with the waiter noting the chop is on the grill.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Dickens Inn Changes Hands A Famous Landing
The Leather Bottle inn known as the Dickens Inn changes ownership. The longtime center of Dickens enthusiasts and a popular tourist spot will be vacated. The Oastone area and the venue feature in historic papers and attract visitors who view the building as a key Dickens landmark.
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Fred
Pinehard
Plekwiek
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