Anthracite Miners Begin Bitter Struggle With Holiday Pay
In Wilkes Barre 150000 coal workers slept in as mining halted. The entire anthracite industry froze with only essential personnel at work. Streets and homes showed the stoppage as giant stacks rested smokeless and silent, signaling a 100 percent shutdown across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Williams
Bervice Atall
Wilkes-Bainger
Dusily Nun
Erneh
Geind
Attivacite
Blaze Destroys Plattsburg Main Street Stores
Fire in Plattsburg XL, April 1, destroyed several stores on the main business block. Smoke and water caused heavy damage to nearby buildings. Total loss estimated at 300000 dollars. Defective wiring in the Moyers Hardware basement started the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aternational News Service
Plattsburg, XL. Y
Oaly Today
Moyers” Hardware Company
April Fools Day Pranks Dampen by Cold Weather
A narrator recalls finding a tossed purse and a prank tied with a string, but the joke ends with cold, raw weather. The entry notes April first as a day for tricks and mentions frustration with the chilly conditions and a 46 degree temperature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alus
Former Emperor Charles 10 Dead
London via Reuters April reports the former Emperor Charles of Austria died in Funchal Madeira after weeks of illness. The dispatch notes confusion over the death details. Charles, dethroned ruler and legal King of Hungary, refused abdication as democratic reforms moved Central Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Charles of Austria
Funchal
Madeira
Reuter
Ex-Servicemen Round-Up At Carnegie Auditorium
Nearly a thousand veterans attended the annual American Legion Round-Up at Carnegie Auditorium Friday night March 31. Boxing wrestling and basketball entertained as Col Wood of Pittsburgh addressed the crowd despite rain. The event showcased ex servicemen enjoying a lively evening of sport and camaraderie.
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John X. Serviceman
John X
Ble
Carnegie Auditorium
American Legion
France says it did not intend to test claim
Washington April 1 the French government assured the United States it never intended to question the right of the American government to be reimbursed for 241000000 spent in maintaining American troops on the king. The State Department released the note from Ambassador Herrick in Paris and a digest of his talks with Premier Poincare regarding the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
United States
Blate Department
Ambassador Herrick
Paris
Herri
Poincare
Two Men Burned to Death in Ranch Bunkhouse Explosion
Two men died and three others were seriously burned when oil used to start a fire exploded early today in a bunkhouse on the Valley Alfalfa Land Company ranch near here. The blaze followed an oil explosion that injured five workers on the ranch.
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International Newlong Treate
Cal
Apr
Valley
Alfalfa Land Company
Aear
Dr R G Roscamp to Lead Meadville Service Sunday
Dr R G Roscamp of Milton Street will be a Sunday officiant at Christ Episcopal Church in Meadville in Dr Kemper’s absence. Kemper is recovering in hospital after a recent operation and Roscamp will return home Monday.
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IR. G. Rroscamp
Milton Street
Meadville
Christ Episcopal Church
Kemper
Roscamip
Government Not Taking Sides In Big Labor Fight
Washington reports a wide coal strike as 606,000 miners in 20 states idle. Government offers no direct intervention yet while operators are told no profiteering and miners are urged to avoid violence. Expect possible conference within two to three months.
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Washington
Well Known Family Moves to Akron Ohio
Mr and Mrs C B Angell and children Alisa Roberta and Howard leave North Mercer street for Akron to join the Baltimore and Ohio as chief train dispatcher of the new Akron division created from New Castle and Cleveland divisions. Roberta Angell becomes a transcribing clerk in the Erey building. The Angells’ departure ends long ties with the city, but they move to a larger post.
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C. BP. Angell
Daugh Alisa Robert
Howard
Mercer Street
Akron
Angell
New Castle
Baltimore & Ohio
Cleveland
Alvisions
Roberta Angell
Erey
Non-Union Mines Operate Amid Strikes Watch Zone
In Logan Kentucky and nearby coalfields, nonunion miners report for work as 20,000 miners keep output high. A convoy of coal trains moves from Handy valley and the Guyan and Norfolk districts. Mingo county remains under martial law with state police. tents housing strikers’ families dot Boone and Kanawha areas. Production forecasts hint at 7,000,000 tons capacity. officials note potential strike impacts and shifting labor conditions across West Virginia and Kentucky fields.
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Robert Starr Thornburg
Huntington
W. Va
Logan
Norfolk and Western
Cistern Kentucky Coalields
Handy Valley
Kentucky
Guyan Valley
Norfolk and Western District
Guyan Oy Logan
Mingo
Lane
West Virginia
National Coal Strike
Boone County
Kanawha Fields
Boone
Kanawha
Mingo County
Sirike Donefits
Charleston
Sehees
W.va
Logan County
Foretbie
Organ Recital at Trinity Church Details
Tyris Sunday evening at copal church Julian JK Williams the organist will resume a series of Lenton organ recitals starting 7 30 o clock. The program features well known French composers with a pre recital talk on the pieces and their composers.
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Tyris
Meeting of Merchants Division Called by President Offutt
President Offutt of the merchants division calls a meeting for Monday April 3 at 12 15 o clock in the M C A. A luncheon will precede a business session as part of the gathering.
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Wwol. Quatt
Enerehants
Bas Eid
Merchants’ Division
M.C.A
Immense moonshine stills found in secret Moravia street cellar
Officers discovered an eight foot square cement walled cellar with a secret trap door in the kitchen through which a complete moonshine still operation ran. Police found gallons of finished liquor and barrels of mash, along with the alleged owner Joseph Bruta being charged with maintaining the illicit still. Officers Young Campbell and Kennedy spotted the undercurrent and followed leads to the residence, culminating in Brute emerging from the cellar. The case continues on page 10.
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Morsavia Street
Officoes
Joseph Bruta
Hila
Moravia
John Young
Renta
Pamisnion
Harding Appoints Hill to Head Engraving Bureau
President Harding issued a sweeping executive order dissolving the top leadership at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. James L. Wibmell is removed as director, with 20 division chiefs also ousted. Hill becomes new bureau head as the government accelerates asset inventories and shifts control of currency and stamps production.
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Harding
Hill
Engraving
Washington
White House
Ligovernment Bureau of Engraving and
James L. Wibmell
la Fedaral
Ryntar
Rajguerts
Dunn Case Goes To Jury At Noon
The Dunn case went to the jury at noon after a lengthy trial. Defendant Thomas Wickes faced cross examination while the defense called witnesses, and state officers testified about the events on February 22. A rebuttal witness described a visit to a store and the consumption of a drink, though details were unclear.
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Dunn
Atari
Thomas Wickes
Conner
Jack MM
Danlap
Pebreary
Prian
Fred Sol
Ed. Dohinston
Hrm
Heron
Mines Supplying Mills With Coal Operating Report
Vast mining activity continues as mines supply coal to mills. Reports indicate several operations remain active with production lines running and shipments to power facilities proceeding.
Plan Conference At Wampum Churet
Plan conference details appear garbled with numerous misspellings and likely OCR errors. The readable fragments suggest a local event named at Wampum and involving city officials or organizations, but specifics are unclear. No coherent participants, dates, or outcomes can be reliably extracted.
Death Notice for Amelia Mares and Others in Mora Township
Fragmentary death record notes Amelia Mares aged about 1 year and other individuals from Mora, Jamin, Nels, and Verne areas. Mentions naval pries and various ages. details are partially illegible but indicate multiple deaths and local names.
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Wiltius
Peale Navel
Prlesi
Ashhtud Svenmne
Amelia Mares
Chug
Jamin
Nels
Ohie
Maurie
Philanteua Verne
Toll
Ck Dys
Strike Orders Obeyed By Half Million Miners
Reported nationwide strike actions halt operations as half a million miners walk out. Violence noted with a shooting of a non union man near Bloomsburg while production stops across mines except Nova Scotia. Government and operators face pressure amid escalating labor conflict.
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Bloomsburg
Nova Scotia
Houk's Deck Lays Two Eggs One Day
Fragmented OCR text describes a day involving Houk's deck and eggs, with garbled lines and unclear events. The readable portions mention two eggs, a street, and various misread names, suggesting a local item or puzzle snippet without coherent details.
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Houk
Fragmented OCR era squiggles spark odd movement claim
Readable facts are scarce in this OCR fragment but references to a movement and several named places and people hint at a local community act. The text mentions Mounts ville and Sistersside along with names like Robert mimbchs and Wes, describing disruption and a hoped cease.
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Plattsburg
Arthur Memeter
Charles
Col. Wood
Pittsburgh
France
R. G. Roscamp
George R. Holmes
Cateer
Pennsylvania
C. P. Angell
Niles
James
Cyrus S. Dickson
John Dickson
Richard Lanigan
Trinity Church
Offutt
Young, Campbell
Kennedy
James L. Wilmeth
Elmer Dover
U. S. Treasury Office
Couttenange Costineany
Gavin
MILLS
Bowie
Wampum Churet
Idea
Waimpirmn
Tdest
Japgrenen Creatiiy Setibitty
Oliver of
Seh
Beongelke
Ainiitier Iting
Willie
Canada
Eaciy
Henting
Bloomsiur
Robert Mimbchs
Vbarnivsvilhe
Sdappesk Bis Pnerhereimebiw
Algo Elise
Navye Damisel
Abies Punt Cotte
Tear
Aif
Mountsville
Aake
Bakit
Warly Sale
Ierestah
Saggary
Fentis
Sistersside
Woo Tae
Tae
Viteota
Watts
Andrew
Beeser Ieee
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