US coal talks push toward early strike end
Washington reports say President Harding will host a Saturday White House meeting with nine United Mine Workers leaders and about 25 to 30 operators to discuss wage negotiations for both anthracite and bituminous coal. The aim is a framework for district or national talks to end the prolonged coal strike.
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Harding
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Miners’ Union
White House
Davis
Hoover
John L Lewis
United Mini Workers
Lewis
Department of Labor
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Wiliam Green
Whit House
Department Labor
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Parents of 13 Children Seek Court Settlement
Newark couple Philip Karl and his wife after 33 years of marriage appeal to courts to settle their differences. Mrs Karl accuses him of frequent beating and crude language and seeks alimony. Karl earns about £20 20s weekly and the case prompts a legal dispute amid broader tariff and political notes from Washington and state capitals.
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Newark
N. I
Philip Karif Irvington
Karl
Karl Earm
Lightning Strikes Hearse During Burial In New Jersey
A bolt of lightning struck a hearse as Sarah Galle’s body was lowered into a grave at Flower Wil Cemetery in North Bergen causing shock to the undertaker and panic among mourners. Horses frightened by the shock broke the traces and scattered the crowd before control was restored. The burial proceeded after the undertaker recovered. A separate item notes a hearing in Bethlehem on coconut oil coated ice cream as part of a food bureau probe.
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North Bergen
N. J
Jane
Sarah Galle
Weat Hoboken
Flower Wil Cemetery
Harrisburg
Foust
Bureau of Foods
Bethlehem
Workmen Find Hidden Hoard in Old House
West Chester Pennsylvania June 0 workmen repairing a building owned by W W Sullivan south of Avondale uncovered a wallet with 268 in money and two five dollar gold pieces tucked among silk and other items. The cash is believed to be from a former owner and is deposited in a bank awaiting disposition.
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West Chester
Elwood McCormick
W. W. Sullivan
Avondale
Pitchfork Accident Claims East Norriton Farmer
Norfolk county? No. William Detterer, an East Norriton farmer, died after a pitchfork prong pierced his brain while unloading hay at a barn. He died at Montgomery County Hospital. He leaves a widow and two small children.
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Norristown
William Detterer
Montgomery County
Backache and Ill Health Linked to Local Patient Tale
Baltimore area report notes a resident describing months of severe backache and general weakness. The unnamed individual mentions seeking help and the impact on daily life, with social commentary on responses from friends and local remedies.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Gui Pavia
Rose Waidnes
Bielaski Freed by Bandit Captors in Mexico
Former Justice Department investigator Bruce Bielaski, kidnapped in Cuernavaca, is freed and reported safe. Mexican officials and troops search the area for bandits as ransom efforts falter. belief centers on ordinary criminals rather than ties to Tampico.
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Mexico City
A. Brice Bielaski
Department of Justice
Washington
Cuernavaca
War Office
Cuenavaca
Tampico
Bielaski
Verbal Will Probated for Allentown Man on Deathbed
In Allentown on June 20 an unusual probate records a deathbed verbal will of John Brunner dictated to Rev J O Leibensperger of Bethlehem. The daughter receives all personal property and real estate in the old country while the widow takes all the husband’s money. The widow renounced administration and a local bank was named executor.
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Allentown
Register of Wills
Bartholomew
John Brunner
St. Luke's Hospital
J. O Leibensperger
Bethlehem
Old Country
Two Boys Save Drowning Girls at Quarry Rescue
In Lancaster on June 29 two 15 year old boys rescued Dorothy Wade and Katherine Rineer both nine from a pond at a quarry. The girls floated on an inflated tire, the air escaped and they sank in eight feet of water. Dorothy did not regain consciousness for hours but later recovered. Walter Book dived repeatedly to save Dorothy and Marvin Deibler pulled the second girl from the water.
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Lancaster
Dorothy Wade
Katherine Rineer
Quarry Lle
Dorothy
Dordthy
Walter Book
Marvin Deibler
Editorials Firset Newa Next
In China front page editorials dominate the paper as the pinnacle of importance with legal and government news telegraph dispatches and local items following. Advertisements cluster on the last pages as officials censor content to protect the administration.
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Firset
Newa Next
China
Finging Wood Brings New Uses and Fire Bomb Plan
New wood uses emerge as sawdust yields products from cattle feed to ink and silk. Wood waste can produce acetylene varnish paint and soap. Paris eyes air firefighting bombs filled with gas to smother large fires, tested in the suburbs for feasibility.
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Paris
Scientific American
Reader Takes Newer Form of Iron Feels Years Younger
An advertisement claims iron deficiency makes people look and feel older. After two weeks on Nuxated Iron, a tester reports brighter roses on lips and cheeks and a claim of feeling ten years younger. The offer promises a money back guarantee if results aren’t seen.
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J. W. Harner
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