Signs of a strike by American anthracite miners loom
Edw W Pickard II reports talks between miners and operators at Atlantic City broke down with no wage rise agreed. The United Mine Workers subcommittee has power to issue a strike call from Sept 1 and arrange pumpmen and maintenance to keep mines from flooding. Disputes over the subcommittee’s power and inclusion of senior operators fuel the deadlock. Possible wider actions hint at a broader coal-field disruption.
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Edward W. Pickard II
Atlantic City
United Mine Workers of America
Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Richards
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
John L. Lewis
Minners
Lewis
Weiling
Coolidge
Labor Davis
Scranton
Jacksonville
Britain's Coal Strike Tension Eases After Concessions
Britain's threatened coal strike was delayed by two weeks after operators withdrew shutdown orders. The government offered a subsidy to the industry to avert stoppage but faced finding the estimated 150 million dollars needed. Rumors said a penny tax on beer might be considered to raise funds.
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Britain
Unclear fragment on British and Japanese merchandise
The readable text shows garbled notes about British and Japanese merchandise and handling. No coherent event or names are identifiable, making it impossible to determine a specific incident, date, or source organization from the fragment.
Tensions Rise Between Greece and Bulgaria Over Merchant Murder
The week saw Greece and Bulgaria edging toward crisis after a Greek merchant was killed in a Bulgarian town amid prior similar incidents. Greece demanded punishment for the perpetrators and bolstered frontier guards, while reports of an invasion were denied. Sofia urged swift capture of suspects and vowed crackdown. The dispute was seen as likely to be resolved peacefully.
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Greece
Bulgaria
Sofia
Eviction of Germans from Silesia Sparks Tense Reprisals
Poland expels a large number of Germans in Silesia under the Versailles mandate, causing distress as Germany had not prepared care for them. Germany retaliates by ordering Poles who voted for Polish citizenship to leave within 48 hours, while Stresemann warns against initiating reprisals and says Germany will follow Poland's lead.
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Poland
Silesia
Theron
Germany
Reichstag
Stresemann
U S Marines Leave Nicaragua as Twelve-Year Camp Ends
United States Marines have been stationed in Managua and Contato, Nicaragua, for twelve years at the request of the Nicaraguan government. Last week the operation began winding down as the mission nears its end.
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United States
Managua
Contato
Nicaragua
Nica
Fragmented OCR Note From Local Page
A garbled OCR snippet references places and times with unclear names. It mentions a date in August and a locality, with phrases about a person or group and possible legal or civic terms. The readable content is too fragmentary to identify a coherent event or subject.
Ohio Republican primary and party dispute mentioned
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a September date, a dispute over duties and a GOP official, and mentions Ohio politics. It notes a Republican candidate or coalition resisting resignation and a procedural struggle within the party leading to questions about control and leadership.
Labor movement eyes nonpartisan political stance
The American Federation of Labor's executive council plans to conduct a partisan campaign for the next congressional elections, but argues its policy remains nonpartisan. The council says it will support only candidates faithful to labor, citing past efforts with third party movements as wasted and detrimental to electing pro labor records. The report is due after the Atlantic City convention opening October 5.
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Executive Council
Labor
Western Electric engineers claim lead hardening breakthrough
Two metallurgical engineers at Chicago, R. B. Dean and W. E. Hudson, report a method to harden lead using a small alloy percentage and a special heating process. The result is an alloy that is about three times as hard as untreated lead, with potential vast value for industry.
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Western Electric Company
Chicago
Dean
W. E. Hudson
Bard
Mine Parley May Be Resumed Soon
Atlantic City reports say negotiations between operators and miners may resume to avert a threatened September 1 work stoppage. Wage dispute talks aim to craft a new contract before August 31 with a conciliatory tone expected from miners. Wariner's letter and Coolidge comments guide anticipated talks.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Samuel D. Warriner
Wariner
Lewis
Swampscott
Mass
Coole
Atlantic
White Court
Unknown fragment headline observed in script symbols
A fragmentary newspaper item presents unreadable OCR text with mixed symbols and numbers, lacking clear names, places, or events to identify a coherent news item or outcome.
Fragmented OCR text offers unclear historical notes
The readable fragments mention a range of terms and names but lack coherent events or clear subjects. Many garbled words impede identifying people, places, or dates for a concise news item.
Fragmentary OCR Summary of Local News Item
An unreadable OCR fragment references names and places with garbled text. The legible bits point to a local incident or notice but lack clear persons, organizations, dates, or outcomes. The passage is insufficient to form a coherent news card.
Bell seeks court to appoint receiver for Carnegie Steel assets
A petition filed in United States court by attorneys for John A Bell asks the court to appoint a receiver to manage the assets of the head of the closed Carnegie Peust COMMS. The filing seeks protection and orderly administration of the firm’s remaining resources under court supervision.
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Pittsburgh
United States
John A. Bell
Carnegie Peust
Repeal of Auto Tax Proposal in Utah Finance Panel
A proposal to repeal all miscellaneous or nuisance taxes includes the automobile tax. The move is introduced by Senator Sma of Utah, who chairs the finance committee, signaling broader tax reform consideration in the state legislature.
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Washington
Sma
Utah
U S Guards to Halt Smuggler on Border
Duluth Minn. Twelve men will join the border patrol from International Falls to Pembina starting August 15 to cover a 125 mile stretch. Equipped with fast cars, the new force aims to curb liquor narcotics live stock and wheat smuggling. Deputy collector N A Linderberg says free trading exists at the border and a 42 cent wheat duty drives Dominion farmers to move grain into the United States.
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Duluth
Minn
International Falls
Pembina
N. C
Washington
Minnesota
N. A. Linderberg
Canada
United States
Mr. Linderberg
Dominion
New York Officials Probe Controversial Adoption
Developments in the Mary Louise Spas adoption by Edward W Browning a wealthy real estate operator came quickly and brought tears to Mary s eyes Bird S Coler commissioner of the department of public welfare announced his office would present information from the investigation to the Queens district attorney Coler called the adoption the most unmoral transaction he had ever heard of
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New York
Mary ‘Louise Spas
Edward W. Browning
Mary
Bird S. Coler
Department of Public Welfare
Queens
Breach Between Bulgaria and Greece Is Closed
A semiofficial Athens dispatch says the breach between Bulgaria and Greece over the stabbing death of a Greek at Stani has been closed. It reports Bulgaria’s note and assurances of redress from the Bulgarian foreign ministry.
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Bulgaria
Greece
Eris
Stani
Athens
Forean
Min
Jury Finds Scott Insane Sent to Chester Prison
Russell T. Scott was found insane by a jury and ordered confined in the Chester prison for treatment. The verdict followed testimony regarding his mental condition and his alleged crimes involving Joseph G. Maurer and I. David, with the court directing commitment to a penal institution until recovery of sanity.
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Scott
Chester
Russell T. Scott
Joseph G. Maurer
Ph I. David
Chester Peniten
Missouri Mob Lynches Suspect After Attack Claim
A mob in Missouri attacked and lynched a man accused of assaulting a girl. Witnesses say the suspect was taken from jail and killed near a tree after a fire alarm rang, with local authorities investigating the chaotic scene.
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Missouri
Nezra
Walter Ere
War goods payment record in U S history
A fragmented notice reports a ten million dollar payment to the United States for war goods and mentions interest on outstanding wartime orders tied to a French government transaction. The garbled text references shipping, loans, and reconciling accounts with wartime suppliers and France.
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United States
United Ares Ny
Afeiress Calls Off Wedding Announcement Postponed Indefinitely
Mrs Frank A Sayles announces the postponement of her daughter Miss Nancy Sayles wedding to Lieut Arneato Ladineri Ree l of Rome assistant secretary of the interior, with the ceremony indefinitely postponed as Rhode Island’s richest girl.
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Frank A. Sayles
Nancy Sayles
Rhode Island
Arneato Ladineri Reeel
Rome
Ford Buys Seven U.S. Tugboats for Shipping Board
The Fleet Corporation completed the sale of seven orena-going tugs to Henry Ford for 42 500 dollars each. The transaction was approved by the Shipping Board. Ord plans to use them in towing the 200 government vessels he has bought for shipping.
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Washington
Fleet Corporation
Flenryord
Shipping Board
Mr. Ord
Envoy Bancroft Laid In State In Tokyo
Hundreds of Japanese and American friends mourned Ambassador Kelgar A Bancroft as his casket lay in state in the procatheal after a special train carried it from Kamizawa where he died on the 28th.
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Tokyo
Kelgar A. Bancroft
Kamizawa
Mrs Rose Potter Dies in New York Hospital
Rose Potter widow of Fanl Potter journalist and playwright who dramatized Du Maurier s Trilby died penniless at St Luke s hospital The play was said to have wrought royalties for the author.roductive track with no extraneous details
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New York
Rose Potter
Fanl Potter
du Maurier
Trilby
St. Luke's Hospital
RO Doo
Increase in World Wheat Forecast by 18 Nations
A Washington report notes an increase in world wheat production projections by 18 countries excluding Russia and China, according to the International Institute of Agriculture. The Antigua inquiry indicates rising output estimates as a global trend.
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Washington
China
International Institnle. of Agriculture
French Fall in Fight With Syrians Near Damascus
Reports from Amman say Syrian rebels captured Suediah and French forces evacuated southern Hauran. Sultan Pasha El Atrash led the capture, with tanks and machine guns seized and several airplanes believed downed. French casualties reported around 200 dead and 600 wounded. a relief detachment was ambushed and massacred. Briand cited a Druse surprise on the French column as cabinet notes. Echo de Paris claims the uprising began July 24 and was kept quiet awaiting revelation.
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Jerusalem
Amman
Trans-Jordiana
Suediah
Haueran
Syria
Damascus
Jordan River
Saedinh
Sultan Pasha el Atrash
Zizra
Beirut
Morocco
Madagascar
Aristide Briand
Echo de Paris
Abd-el Krim
Illinois Bank Robber Suspect Taken in Canada
Hamilton Ontario reports Romeo Forlini was moved to New York under guard to stand trial for allegedly stealing 1.25 million dollars in Liberty bonds from the Bank of Center ville Missouri in April 1923. New York sources say opening Forlini safety deposit boxes revealed eighty thousand dollars in cash and bonds stolen from the Marissa National Bank Illinois in September 1918.
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Illinois
Canada
Hamilton
Bryan’s Will Delays Probate for Executors Omission
Wil liam Jennings Bryan left a will that names no executors causing the estate to be tied up in Miami Florida. No family member may draw funds or receive payments to institutions he supported until probate issues are resolved.
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Miami
Fla
Willam Jennings Bryan
Rockefeller Heiress to Wed Frederic W Lincoln
Miss Isabel Rockefeller daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy A Rockefeller will marry Frederic W Lincoln Jr son of Mr and Mrs Frederic W Lincoln on September 26 The Rockefeller and Lincoln families reside in New York and Greenwich Conn The ceremony will be held at Christchurch Greenwich Miss Rockefeller is a grandniece of John D Rockefeller
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New York
Isabel Rockefeller
Percy A. Rockefeller
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr
Frederic W. Lincoln
Rockefeller
Lincoln
Greenwich
Conn
Christchurch
John D. Rockefeller
U S Finds Bumper Crops Will Cut Vegetable Prices
Chicago report from the federal Bureau of Agriculture Economics says fruit and vegetables will be much lower in August than July due to bumper crops. Cantaloupe especially will be cheap with Indiana New Mexico and Maryland shipping twice as much as last year and Rocky Ford Colorado showing promise of a bumper crop.
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Chicago
Federal Bureau of Agriculture
Indiana
New Mexico
Maryland
Rocky Ford
Colo
Regents Reject Future Gifts from Carnegie and Rockefeller Interests
Madison Wis university regents vote 9 to 6 against accepting future gifts or endowments from Carnegie or Rockefeller or similar foundations. Money currently held from both sources will be used.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Regents
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Nine Power Treaties Signed at Washington Armament Conference
Formal ratification of two nine power treaties affecting China was exchanged at the Washington arms limitation conference and the treaties immediately became effective.
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Washington
J. J. Cole Dies In Indianapolis Leader Of Cole Motor Car
J. J. Cole, president and general manager of the Cole Motor Car Company, died here. He headed the firm and guided its operations as a leading automobile maker. The obituary notes his prominence in the industry and his role in the company’s history.
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J. J. Cole
Tndianopolis
Call for Legion Meet in Omaha National Convention
The official call for the seventh annual national convention of the American Legion at Omaha Nebraska on October 50 was issued by James A. Druin fictional commander.
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Indianapolis
The
American Legion
Omaha
James A. Druin
Steel Heads Resign New York
The New York World reports Bethlehem Steel announces resignations of three top officials to avoid wage cuts for about 10,000 workers, signaling labor cost control without wage reductions.
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Steel
New York
New York World
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Ite
Ial
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