Labor Board Cuts Railroad Overtime Pay
The U S railroad labor board issued a majority decision cutting overtime pay for certain shop craft workers. A dissenting member questioned the ruling as unjust. The changes affect seven rules, including Sunday work, overtime hours and monthly hour calculations for road employes across 187 railroads.
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Labor Board
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor
Ward
A. Q. Wharton
American Federation of Labor
Federated Shop Crafts
R. M. Barton
W. Hanger
Ben W. Hooper
Albert Phillips
Walter L. McMenney
Horace Baker
J.B. Eliott
Samuel Higgins
Woman thought dead returns very much alive
Miss Serina Gilliland was identified alive after authorities corrected burial reports. The body found in a shallow grave near Granite City matched Mrs Gilliland who arrived from Cincinnati. Her husband was arrested in Terre Haute but later released.
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ST. Louis
Serina Gilliland
Granite City
Ill
America Extends Relief to Russia Agreement Signed
Riga August 20. Walter Brown head of the American Relief Administration and Litvinoff signed the agreement here today. The accord launches provisions under which American relief will be extended to starving Russia. Relief steps were begun immediately.
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Riga
Walter Brown
American Relief Administration
Litvinoff
Russia
Farmers Warned to Keep Stock Off Market Amid Price Fears
Chicago August 20 Farmers warned to hold cattle off the market as heavy shipments threaten to demoralize prices. Demand for dressed beef stagnates with market flooded. Unemployment, say dealers, suppresses demand and may force packers to curb profits by keeping meat prices high.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Stock Exchange
Annual teachers institute set for Princeton High auditorium
Next week the county holds the annual teachers institute in Princeton high school auditorium with focus on good grammar and English. About two hundred teachers expected. sessions open to the public and parents urged to attend the English modules.
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County Institute
Teachers’ Institute
Princeton High
Waitt
Airplanes fail to take place of battleship
Washington Aug 1 1920 The joint army navy board reports bombing tests off Virginia capes from June 21 to July 21 did not displace the battleship from its chief sea defense. The tests sank four ex German war ships but showed aviation must be developed with aircraft carriers and anti aircraft armament while not eliminating battleships.
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Washington
Virginia Capes
Joint Board of the Army and Navy
Pershing
Weeks
Atoosevelt
Navy
Army Air Service
Army
Weather forecast for Brera area tonight and Sunday
Local thunder showers expected this afternoon or night with a cooler day on Sunday. Weather notes indicate a cooler, unsettled period into the weekend.
Temperature swings and humidity burden hot day
Yesterday’s high reached 94 while the low was 63. Today noon’s reading is 93 as heat continues. Observers noted humidity from threatening clouds pressing a moist air mass toward the earth.
Car Crash Report Describes Driver and Vehicle Involved
Fragmentary text notes a truck collision with an Auto United Furniture Buyers pickup and a car. Mention appears of a man named Hontehinson and a powered vehicle at the scene.
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United Furniture
Lok
Annes S Hontehinson
C C D Company Strikes Oil East of City
The Consolidated Oil Development Company struck oil on the J H Sullivan farm east of the city in Gibson county. The well reached 1647 feet on Friday morning with early production expected at least 20 barrels. Superintendent Billy Rogers witnessed the event as interest grows after a prior water-drowned Hollingsworth strike.
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Consolidated Oil Development Company
J. H. Sullivan
Gibson County
Billy Rogers
Consolidated
Hollingsworth Farm
Tax Bill Advances Amid Party Clash in House
The House accepted over fifty amendments to the Republican tax bill in a five hour session marked by clashes between the majority and minority. Chairman Fordney faced renewed personal controversy with Representative Byrnes as Byrnes defended his charges about the bill’s origins. An uproar followed until Fordney and Byrnes apologized and withdrew earlier remarks.
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Washington
House
Fordney
The
Ways and, Means Committee
Byrnes
South Carolina
Murs Byrnes
Bynes
Chandler
Oklaimma
One At Arms
Senate approves large Allied aid bill amid debate
Reports indicate the Senate favorably considered a substantial Allied debit bill to fund United States support. The measure, amended by Thad Bean, aims to provide for combined military and humanitarian aid, totaling over eleven billion dollars.
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United States
United” ‘States
The
Senate
Governor Cray Outlines Road Building Plan
Indiana Governor McCray details a state road program favoring permanent gravel and crushed stone roads over paved highways. The plan aims to save about 4.5 million dollars annually if roads remain, noting gravel roads cost about 105000 dollars per mile versus 40000 dollars for paved.
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United Press
Indianapolis
McCray
Camp Knox
Indiana National Guards
Republican Editorial Association
Lake County
Huntingburg to Play Sunay Afternoon at Park
Huntingburg plans a Sunday afternoon visit to the local park with the aim of beating the Studebaker ball club. Manager L. Jones and the Athletics face likely battle after two losses this season, including a home defeat to Studebakers seven weeks ago. Sammy Jones will pitch the Studebakers in the upcoming game.
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FT. Branch
Ind
Huntingburg
Studebaker
L. Jones
Royal
Studebakers
Sammy. Jones
Stolen Front Wrecked Car After Road Accident
A Paige touring car owned by W O Spore home south of town was stolen from a ditch after an early morning crash on the state road. Darwin Spore Ovid Gumble and Howard Morris were in the car when it left the road near the second bridge north of the T L Kimbrough residence. The vehicle was damaged but occupants escaped injury. The thieves took a tire spotlight cutout and other items totaling about 50 dollars.
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W.O. Spore
Darwin Spore
Mr. Spore
Ovid Gumble
Howard Morris
Evansville
T. L. Kimbrough
Darwin
Spore
Gamble
Morris
Mob Riot Kills One and Wounds Thirty in Knoxville
A mob stormed the Knox County jail last night aiming to lynch Frank Martin, an alleged assailant of Miss Hilsie Clarke. Deputy sheriffs and militia fire drove the mob back as many women with babies stood nearby. one man was killed and about 30 others wounded. A separate report from Barnstable, Massachusetts notes Sheriff Rosenthall seeking more troops to prevent a like assault on three detained Black residents linked to the Gertrude Butler case.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Frank Martin
United Press
Barnstable
Mass
Rosenthrall
Perkins
Omstead
Gertrude. Butler
Senate Receipt of Substitute for Anti-Home Search Amendment
United Press reports that in Washington on August 20 the senate and house received a substitute for the Stanley anti home search and seizure amendment to the beer and pill ownership bill. The note indicates a legislative move on the amendment and its relation to existing proposals.
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Washington
Senate
House
Not Subject to Decisions Says President
The president of the Erie railroad shops operator at Marion says the company will ignore new regulations from the United States railway labor board. He states the firm is private and not under the board’s jurisdiction.
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Marion
Railway Service Company
Erie Railroad
United States’ Railway Labor ‘Board
Rail Labor Board
Circuit Court Adjourns to September Term
Circuit court adjourned Friday until Monday September 1942 to open the September term ending the May adjourned session. Hassel Grubb charged with delinquency remains in jail awaiting outcome of his case. Lucius Church of Owensville charged with passing a worthless check posted $250 bond, jailed pending further bond of $1,000, with a forgery charge also pending.
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Hassel Grubb
Grubb
Lucius Church
Owensville
Terre Haute
Church
Death Of Henry W Harder Of McCarty & Company
Henry W Harder 35 of McCarty and Company hardware died suddenly at 3 am at his home 206 East Oak Street cause heart disease. Funeral at 7 pm at home. body to Hampton Iowa for burial tonight via C and EB railroad. He leaves parents a wife Mildred and one daughter plus three sisters Elizabeth Kruse Davenport Iowa Anna Laughurst Lorain Ohio and Adelia Turner wife of George W Turner of the firm. Mr Harder moved to Princeton five months ago joining the store and made many friends.
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Henry, W. Harder
McCarty & Company
State Street
East Oak Street
Hampton
Tfl
Harder
Mildred" An
Elizabeth Kruse
Davenport
Iowa
Anna Laughurst
Loraine
Adelia Turner
George W- Turner
Princeton
McCarty “& *Company
Notable Names in Princeton Evansville Courier Snippet
A fragment lists Coleman a Princeton mechanic and Tomina M Johnson aged 28 in Princeton and Evansville area, as seen in the Courier. The readable text provides partial names and locations without a full narrative or event.
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Albert
Coleman
Agea
Princeton “Mechanic
Tomina M Johnson
Princeton
Evansville
Courier
Bid You Ever Know Painters Washington Dent Harding
The fragment mentions painter and Washington references with a partial quote about Harding used to. The readable text is sparse and lacks a complete event or clear entities to date.
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Painter
Washington
Dent Harding
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Illinois
MT. Carmel
AIBE
Daly Democrat
America
Volstead
A. M
George Starr Lasher
T. &. Johnson
P.M
T. EE. Johnson
Supt. of Public Instruction
Lansing
Michigan
George Starrlasher
Michigan University
Ann Arbor
Michigan English
Grammer
Nellie Young Princeton
Margaret Riggs
Lowry
Alice
Patoka
Mtel
Cathert
New York Yacht Club
Glen Cove
L. I
J. P. Morgan
Ber Reese E Ee
C. C. D. Company
Cray
Sunay P.M
United’ Press
Erie
Marion Shors
United Presty
Circuit Court
Dra Henry W
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