Coal Commission Proposals Spark Miner and Operator Protests
Washington November 20 coal operators and United Mine Workers clash over the commissions questions on standardizing wages and output. Both sides reject labor cost standardization and favor letting market competition decide which mines run. Operators urge keeping anthracite separate from bituminous in labor disputes while miners oppose government closures and call for open competition and improved transportation to curb new mine openings.
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Washington
Federal Coal Commission
Iut
United Mine Workers
War- Tiner
Tahigh Coan and Navigation Company
Bilis Bearla
Thomas Kennedy
Andohn More
United States
Midshipmen Found Guilty in Hazing Case at Annapolis
At least two Annapolis midshipmen recently facing court martial for hazing underclassmen have been found guilty. Papers in the case, compiled for Rear Admiral Henry A. Wilson, superintendent of the Naval Academy, were sent to the secretary of the navy in Washington. In naval court martial, guilty verdicts are not immediately announced to the accused until orders arrive from the Navy Department.
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Denby
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Ths
Becme
Henry Ab. Wilson
Naval Asqailema
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Navy Department
Man dies after 12 mile trek to hospital
A hunter named Lotz Lotz of Nuremberg died at Hazleton State Hospital after a leg wound bled severely when a gun misfire occurred. His companion Charles Krall assisted, bandaging the wound and carrying him toward care as darkness set in and Lotz fainted multiple times before death in hospital. He was aged about 40.
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Ley
Berwick
Von
Tart Lets
Nuremburg
Charles Krall
Keall
Hazleton State Hospital
Lotz
Krad
Pinchot Selects Woman for Secretary Post
Governor-elect Pinchot tendered the secretary of the commonwealth portfolio to Mary Flinn Lawrence, daughter of William T Flinn. Friends say she would accept. Lawrence previously chaired the Women’s Diet Committee. The nomination follows her district’s primary campaign activity.
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Lawrence
Pittsbersh
Commonwealth
Mary Flinn Lawrener
William T Filnn
Pinchot
Counterfeiter Seeks Transfer From Federal Prisons
In All Federal Prisons Chicago November 20 Joseph Thain, a noted counterfeiter, told Federal Judge Wilkerson he had served in every federal penitentiary except Atlanta and preferred to be sent there. The judge indicated approval and planned a sentence next year.
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Chicago
Toseph Thain
Wilkerson
Atlanta
Arline
Potato Prices Hit Bottom in Western Markets
Washington reports lower potato prices with growers in the west averaging twelve to thirty cents a bushel while eastern shipping points see forty to sixty cents. Some firms offer to buy potatos to avoid losses, others wait for better prices as government data show continued price declines.
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Washington
Department of Agvieculture
Growth of National WCTU Reaches Million Members
Miss Anna A. Gordon reports the National WCTU now has one million members as the organization expands across the United States. Frances Parks and other officers outline the year long Athilee Membership drive ending in 194, with international delegates attending the Philadelphia convention and Evangeline Booth and Jane Addams slated as speakers.
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Qne
National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Anna A. Gordon
Chambers Write Memorial Church
Philadelphia
United States
Frances PL Parks
Naional Woo
Tata Spen
Academy of Mine
Bativgal
Evanzeling
Booth
Roy Haines
Jane Addams
Miseanna
Gordon
Francesco Parke
Secratary
Myre Marcaret Moontrenenrr
Mredy Fioole
Mre
Saray Hoge
Elizabeth Preston Anderson
Blast Kills Ambushers in Dublin
Three men were killed and three injured by a premature explosion at Invlatore Dublin. A party was seen carrying a heavy article from a field near Naag road before the blast. The blast was heard like thunder with a bright flash. Locals were shocked by the detonation. the bodies were mutilated, hindering identification. Firearms and ammunition were found beside a wall, suggesting an ambush preparation.
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Dublin
Invlatore
Naag Road
Stepple
New Gift to Belgium for Brussels University Buildings
A New York gift of four buildings for the University of Brussels, costing at least 14,000,000 francs, was signed by officials of the university and the Educational Foundation of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium. Financed from America’s wartime relief, the donation funds an administration and library building, a law and philosophy recitation hall, and two dormitories for men and women.
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New York
University of Brussels
University
Educational Foundation
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
America
Belgia
Sift
Met
Mines Killing Man A Day Brother of One Victim Singing at Funeral
Nov 20 in Tanton a funeral singer James Connery learned his brother Patrick 42 had been crushed to death by a rock fall at Dixmond Mine of Glen Alten Coat company. Stanley Blatzo 38 died after Saturday injuries at Veastorch mine. state hospital. Eighteen men have died in Lackawanna County mines since November, averaging one per day.
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Feneral
Tanton
James Connery
Jesus 1
Patrick
Dixmond
Glen Alten Coat Company
Stanley Blatzo
Veastorch
Forest Fires Reported So Far This Month
Forest fires reported in the forestry department this month total only a few, most small and confined to limited areas. Two towers have been erected on Terrace Mountain in Mountineden County and near Rea'sharg in Center County, with monitoring ongoing.
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Forestry Department
Contineta Emall
Terrace Mountain
Mountineden
Rea'sharg
Center County
Football Experience Big Help in Bethlehem Misread Text
Fragmentary report from Bethlehem Virginia on November 20 describes football players Havgen and Thomas continuing in good form as other players were detected. Mentions of Jacoy Schmerin and a chase involving Philadelphia, Reading, and Pato Meowther are unclear, with several garbled names and places.
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Bethlehem
Hell Plazers
Vilahea Ca
Havgen
Thomas Contin
Michael Feet
Theslere Znoken
Jacoy Schmerin
Chase Redess
Philadelphia Ari
Pato Meowther
Cardinal Mercier at Tete in unfolded tale
Fragmented OCR yields a garbled report mentioning Cardinal Mercier, a voyage or meeting at Tete, and scattered names and items. It references doctors, a grocer, Christmas ads, and a rush series with dubious items. The readable facts are minimal and unsorted, offering little coherent narrative.
Skyscraper on Stilts Above New York Rail Tracks
A new skyscraper rises on slender stilts between busy terminal tracks in New York. Foundations dig to bedrock with columns isolated from vibrations, allowing 20 stories while trains pass on two levels below. Construction proceeds without disrupting schedules or train movement.
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New York
Vermon t rock face named Nature's Freak in Hinesburg
A conch sized rock on Malin road in Hinesburg Vermont resembles a man's head with a prominent chin wide mouth and clear features facing south as residents believe it mirrors the Old Man of the Mountain. Harness maker Stone first drew attention with Rev Cornell supplying photos to the Burlington Free Press. Location and age of the face remain undetermined.
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Hinesburg
Vermont
Burlington Free Press
Malin
Profrie House
White Mountains
Amesburg
Steve
Stone
G. ©. Cornell
Rinesbare
Free Tress
Cornell
Thinsbare
Churches Across Pottsville Pray for Rain Amid Drought
A Nov 20 report from Pottsville Pennsylvania notes prayers in many churches as the county faces severe drought. Water supplies are critically low with Schuylkill River diminished, coal mines threatened, and some towns receiving only two hours of water daily. The coal companies may receive relief by diesel power conveyance from a central West Schuylkill station.
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Pottsville
Weather Bureau
Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven
Cressona
Orwigsburg
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
West Schuylkill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dreco Endorsed by Ministers for Health Benefits
Ministers of the gospel and many families report Dreco relieves rheumatism stomach trouble and nervous exhaustion. Rev Chas W Harvey of Flint Michigan testifies his wife’s relief and improved health. Dreco marketed by Pearce's Modern Pharmacy and sold by druggists nationwide.
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Chas. W. Harvey
Jane Street
Flint
Mic
Emanuel Bayist
Dreco
Pearce
Frederick
Only Enough For a Week In Shamokin Pa
Drought worsens in the Shamokin anthracite belt as Brush Valley Supply warns that a week’s water remains in huge reservoirs. Mount Carmel Shamokin Kulpman Marion Heights areas face drastic cuts. any water use beyond strictly necessary will forfeit supply.
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Shamokin
Brush Valley Company
Mount Carmel
Kulpman
Marion Heights
Reading youth dies after thwarting thief in sedan clash
In Reading Pennsylvania on November 19 nineteen year old Haymond Bentz of Sinking Springs was dying from a bullet wound to an arm after a struggle with a suspected automobile thief who tried to take the sedan owned by James A Sil of Sinking Springs. The county detective investigated but could not locate the assailant.
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Reading
Haymond Bentz
Sinking Springs
James A. Sil
Rentz
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