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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
2
Six and a half to seven million tons of coal weekly by September 1 is projected if railcars can be loaded, as Labor Department reports and fuel statistics show no clear near term rise. President Harding vows veto power on adjusted compensation funding and the rail strike situation prompts enforcement of laws.
Foreign Premier Poincare declares France will act alone if needed. Dublin reports capture of Bandon and Dunmanwey as rebel strongholds fall. Indian loan exceeds 30 million pounds, a British borrowing record. Upset spreads across Budapest with troops massed. Bulgaria’s King Boris greets American torpedo boat crew in the Black Sea. About 30,000 metal workers strike in Budapest after mass enlistment. Dollar price set at 75,000 crowns in Vienna. Berlin sees a riot over Deutschland Ueber Alles. Trotzky rumor noted. Henrietta wrecked. crew saved. Genevieve Ward dies in Hampstead. De Valera rumors circulate in Dublin amid Northcliffe funeral. Cape Breton coal strike prompts 500 more troops.
Negotiations between railway executives and shopmen resumed as strikes continue to disrupt service. Violence by some strikers aggravates public safety concerns while authorities urge restraint. France signals readiness to enforce sanctions against Germany over default issues.
Edward W. Pickard reports on the Cleveland accord resolving part of the miners dispute for 60,000,000 tons yearly output. Wages and conditions stay fixed to March 31 1923 while arbitration machinery is created. Government action and price controls loom as fresh conflicts arise with rail unions and German financial turmoil influences international tensions.
President Harding voiced impatience with the strike situation after the final proposal was rejected by the union and accepted by railway executives with reservations. He urged use of government power to protect transportation and workers, called the Esch Cummins act inadequate, and proposed enforceable railway labor board decisions and legal action against conspiracies hindering interstate commerce.
The senate passed the committee tariff plan by a fair majority and sent it to conference. Amendments include foreign trade zones in U S ports for duty free storage and export. logs of fir spruce cedar and western hemlocks and scientific instruments for education moved to free list. Democrats failed to curb aluminum duties and Senator Harreld lost his bid on crude petroleum and fuel oil.
In Mississippi Tuesday the main battle was between former Senator James K. Vardaman and Hubert D. Stephens with Belle S. Kearney also running. Kearney's roughly 17 000 votes kept Vardaman from a majority, forcing a second primary on September 5 to decide the nominee between Vardaman and Stephens. Former President Wilson had earlier said he hoped Vardaman would not be sent to Washington again.
Fragmentary report notes Premier Poincare returns to Paris after the London conference dissolves without a settlement on Germany's failure to pay. Remarks suggest no progress unless new terms are set.
Bereaved by the demise of Lord Northcliffe, a famed British journalist and publicist whose influence bridged Britain and the United States. He was buried at Westminster Abbey with full honors as eminent figures and ambassadors attended, while crowds gathered outside.
RISH insurgents surge in the North after near rout in the South and Dundalk falls briefly before regulars retake it with many prisoners. Cork to Queenstown river service restored and Clifden Marconi station rescued. Arthur Griffith dies on August 12, prompting a massive Dublin funeral and widespread mourning.
In Shanghai a peace conference began with agents of Wu Pei Fu and Chang Kai Shek meeting Sun Yat Sen and representatives of Li Yuanhong. Sun arrived from Canton via Hong Kong and stated he had no personal ambitions and would obey parliament and support the president chosen.
J B Mowrer of 157 Park St Akron Ohio reports severe indigestion loss of appetite and nervous exhaustion. After using Tanlae his appetite returned his digestion improved and he feels stronger. Tanlae is sold by all good druggists.
A friend of a New York girl who became a European princess overhears a tense exchange in the royal household. The maid pleads, the princess warns that if she catches the mistress and her husband kissing again, one must go.
Cuticura soothes baby rashes that itch and burn with hot baths using Cuticura Soap, followed by Cuticura Ointment. A little Cuticura Talcum dusted on at the finish. 25 cents each.
In a domestic scene Mary Louise explains a quarrel with Hazel after Hazel flirts with a boy in the park. The aunt probes and Mary Louise insists she did not flirt, citing her mother’s presence as a factor.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue to keep cloths and towels white until worn out, claiming the bath area benefits from spotless linens and lasting brightness.
A memory dialogue recalls a long-ago visit when the speaker met Charles Smith as a child and notes how much he has grown. Charles confirms the night the stork brought him to his mother and that the speaker stayed all night, a faint recollection for him.
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