160000 Miners Strike Shuts Down Vast Coal Output
In Philadelphia the anthracite strike expands as 185000 hard coal diggers from Lykena to Scranton stop work at three, effective midnight with 15000 more joining. Eight thousand stay to-run pumps while 78 mines and 272 collieries close.估
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Philadelphia
Lykena
Scranton
Swampscott
John Hays Hammond
United States Coal Commission
Coolidge
Federal Coal Commission
Ambassador Bancroft Laid to Rest Beside His Wife
Edgar A. Bancroft longtime United States ambassador to Japan was laid to rest in Galesburg beside his wife and parents. Local businesses closed by mayoral proclamation, flags flew at half mast, and Knox College honored the sendoff with a procession from the church to Hope Cemetery. Bancroft was a Knox College class of 1908 and among its most distinguished alumni.
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Galesburg
Iil
Edgar A. Bancroft
United States
Japan
Mureen
Knox College
Hope Cemetery
Bancroft
Knox
College
Two Bootleggers Slain in Plot to Steal U. S. Plane
Chicago police and Aero Club of Illinois investigators report the bodies of Irving Schlig and Harry Berman found at Ashburn flying field near 83rd Street and Cicero Avenue. The pair, rifle-armed bootleggers, are linked to a planned theft of an army airplane and possible murder to dispose of them.
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Chicago
Irving Schlig
Harry Berman
West Side
Aero Club of
Illnois
Aero Club
Ashburn Flying Field
Highty-third Street
Cicero Avenue
Three Judges Among 32 Hurt in Wreck Near Mayne
A Colorado and Southern passenger train side swiped another on a siding near Mayne Colorado injuring 32 people. Judge Wiley Bell of Dallas is near death with a severed spine. Judge Kenneth Forea of Dallas also hurt. Miss Mary White of Victoria Texas with a broken neck survives. Judge Kenneth Toorean of Alexandria Louisiana sustained three broken ribs.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado & Southern
Mayne
Wiley Bell
Dallas
Kenneth Forea
Mary White
Victoria
Texas
White
Kenneth Toorean
Alexandria
Morgan Estate Bequeathed to Four Children
The will of Jane Norton Morgan widow of J P Morgan filed for probate in Mineola New York leaves the bulk of the estate to her four children and the remainder to her husband. The value is not stated. She died August 14 of a sleeping sickness. All personal property and 150000 to each child.
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New York
Jane Norton Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Mineola
N. Y
French Garrison of 700 Surrenders to Syrians
Paris dispatches report the 700 strong French garrison at Suedia citadel near Damascus surrenders to Druse rebels led by Sultan Hl Atrash after 40 days of siege due to starvation and thirst. Relief by General Michaud with 8,500 men was destroyed on August 8.
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Paris
Suedia
Damascus
Sultan Hl Atrash
Michaud
Cats on Hire Boosts Vermin Control in London Offices
A growing industry hires cats to purge vermin in offices and warehouses across London. Firms advertise trained felines for rent to destroy pests, reflecting a niche service expanding amid urban infestation concerns.
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London
Rail Workers Laid Off as Miners Strike Warned
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania idler anthracite mine workers were warned by Rinaldo Capellini president of District No 1 United Mine Workers not to take other jobs at reduced pay. Notices posted at Ashley shops of the Central Railroad of New Jersey say the mine will close for a week due to suspension. Twelve hundred men to be idle.
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Wilkesbarre
Rinaldo Capellini
Antitrust Probe of Movie Industry Nearing End
The Justice Department is close to completing its antitrust inquiry into the moving picture industry. Attorney General Sargent will announce results soon. The probe followed theater complaints of discrimination and alleged restraints of trade among distributors.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Moving Picture
Sargent
Y M C A Year Book Shows 1924 25 Deficit in United States and Canada
The total income of the Y M C A for the year 1924 25 was 51 874 400 dollars, about 40 000 dollars less than expenditures for the period. Membership declined according to the year book for the United States and Canada.
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New York
United States
Canada
Department to Film Beauties of Washington Capital
The Department of Commerce announces plans to produce a booster film depicting the beauties of the national capital to promote tourism and national pride. Officials say the project will showcase landmarks and city life to attract visitors and investment.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
National Capital
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Pennsylvania
Ambassador Bancroft
His Wife
U. S
Mrs. Morgan
U. 58
Jesse S. Cottrell
Bolivia
la Paz
Sucre
August C. Reich
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
Roseland
Buick Sales Co
Michigan Ave
Ivanhoe
144Th and
Halsted
Childrens
Idea City
Fotar
144Th Street
Halsted Street
Ranigar Bros. Co
N. la Salle Street
Central
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