Abolition of Twelve Hour Steel Day Favored by Industry Leaders
Tacoma July 6. President Harding disclosed correspondence with the American Iron and Steel Institute over ending the twelve hour day in steel. Directors led by Elbert H. Gary said broad support exists but immediate abolition requires available labor and operational adjustments without halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Henderson
Alaska
Harding
American Iron & Steel Institute
Steel Manufacturers of America
Iron and Steel Institute
Gary
Elbert H. Gary
Institute
Mr. Gary
John A. Topping
W. A. Rogers
W. K. Donner
W. J. Filbert
E. A. S. Clark
James A. Farrell
E. G. Grace
Willis L. King
James A. Burden
L. E. Black
Severn E. Ker
J. A. Campbell
A. C. Dinkey
Charles M. Schwab
American Iron and Steel Institute
Fourth of July Death Toll Placed at Thirty eight
Nationwide fireworks campaign efforts did not prevent fatalities as 38 people died from 4 July incidents across states including Ohio New York Illinois Minnesota Pennsylvania Michigan Louisiana Alabama California Utah and Washington. In addition 194 were injured nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
New York City
Illinois
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Louisiana
Alabama
California
Utah
Woman Flyer Sets New Altitude Mark at St Louis Field
Mrs. Bertha Horchem of Ransom Kansas, a professional aviatrix, climbed 16 300 feet at St Louis aviation field to establish a new women altitude record. Her flight lasted 2 hours 8 minutes and left her hands and feet frostbitten after she had to be lifted from the cockpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Bertha Horchem
Ransom
Kan
St.Louis Aviation Field
Andree Peyre
California
Horchem
Veteran asks Harding to dispel bonus hope
National Director Richard S Buck of the Ex-Service Men’s Anti-Bonus League telegraphs President Harding urging a statement to dispel any hope of a bonus for American veterans not injured in service while pledging aid to disabled veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
New York
Richard 8S. Buck
Ex-Service Men’s Anti-Bonus League
Tacoma
Five Killed Eight Hurt in Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Freight Wreck
Five unidentified colored men died and six others and two white men were seriously injured when a C M & St P freight train wrecked near Fairdale Illinois. The train carried livestock and wheat and the dead and injured were migratory harvest hands riding the rods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairdale
Ill
Here
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Britain will not further reduce armaments says Derby
England will not cut arms further according to the earl of Derby secretary of war in Bisley. He warns the margin of safety is extraordinarily small and stresses strict defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Bisley
Enz
England
Earl of Derby
Carnegie Tech Shows A Marvel Of Engineering
Pittsburgh July 3 A small steel mechanism in Machinery hall at Carnegie Institute of Technology demonstrated a novel gear unit that amplifies power while reducing speed. A five horsepower motor drove the input at 17000 rpm while the output shaft spun five revolutions per hour and lifted twelve tons, suggesting a new principle to replace complex gear trains in autos hoists air compressors and other machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
U S Demands Its Part of Seized Turkish Funds
American minister Joseph C. Grew told French delegate General Pelle Sir Horace Rumbold and Signor Montagna that the United States claims a share of the 5,000,000 Turkish gold pounds seized by the Allies in Constantinople after the Mudros armistice in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Joseph C. Grew
Switzerland
General Pelle
Horace Rumbold
Great Britain
Signor Montagna
Italy
America
Constantinople
Two Killed as Plane Crashes in 2000 Foot Loop
Santa Monica July 5 Two men died when the wing of an airplane performing loops crumpled 2000 feet above ground. The plane burst into flames. Occupants were P. H. Delay 34 a stunt flier and R. I. Short 31 an Los Angeles automobile man and amateur aviator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
P. H. Delay
R. I. Short
Los Angeles
Russa Adopts Constitution Similar to That of the U. S.
Moscow July 6 the new federal constitution of Russia unanimously approved by the all Russian central executive committee is modeled after the United States Constitution and, like the American charter, lacks guarantees for freedom of speech or the press with stated caveats about future change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
all-Russian
Central Executive Committee
United States
America
Union buys Lester strip mine at Herrin in riot aftermath
The Illinois Mine Workers' union confirmed purchase of the Lester strip mine at Herrin for 726000 to satisfy damage suits filed by W. J. Lester against the miners' union after last June's riots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Herrin
Union
Springfield
Illinois Mine Workers’ Union
W. J. Lester
Sack Dempsey Still World's Heavyweight Champion
Shelby Mont July 5 Jack Dempsey world heavyweight champion defended his title against Tommy Gibbons of St Paul by outroughing and outfighting in a fast fifteen round bout. He was awarded the verdict at the end by Referee Jimmy Dougherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Jimmy Dougherty
U C Control of Coal Mines Urged
The U S coal commission urges the president be empowered to seize and operate anthracite mines if production is imperiled. It backs compulsory operation if miners and operators fail to reach an agreement, while opposing government ownership. A second report on bituminous coal is due by Sept 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board
Washington
United States Coal Commission
Congress
Coal Commission
Whipping Boss of Florida Camp Gets Twenty Years
Thomas Walter Higginbotham was found guilty of second degree murder in the death of Martin Tabert of North Dakota. A jury sentenced him to twenty years and he was released on $10,000 bail pending appeal. The case stemmed from a beating at the Putnam Lumber convict leased camp where Tabert was imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
Fla
Thomas Walter Higginbotham
Martin Tabert
North Dakota
Tabert
North
All Trace of Two Airmen and Balloon Basket Lost
Motor boats from Selfridge field Mount Clemens and vessels Morrill Buckeye Nina and others searched Lake Erie for the balloon basket U. S. Navy A-6698 and the two airmen Lieuts Louis J. Roth and Telford B. Null after it left Indianapolis in the national elimination race, returning empty handed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port
Stanley
Ont
Selfridge Field
Mount Clemens
Mich
Morrill
Buckeye
Detroit
Nina
Cleveland
U. S. Navy
Louis J. Roth
Telford B. Null
Indianapolis
Wives Riot as Czechs Propose Forced Bigamy
London report describes a parliamentary riot over a bill in Czechoslovakia to compel men to take two wives to address wartime population losses. Deputy Betta Kerpiskova introduced the measure with penalties for men who refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mile
Betta Kerpiskova
Postal Receipts Break Records Across Fifty Cities
The Post Office department reports the largest year over year revenue increase without new postage rates. Based on fifty cities, the average rise is 12.16 percent, with estimated total revenue at 538 million dollars, surpassing the 484.9 million mark set in 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Train Collision Kills Seven Near Gillsboro North Dakota
Fargo July 9. Rev. W. H. Driver his wife and two year old son Arthur were killed instantly when a train struck the automobile carrying them north of Gillsboro. Dr. E. Richter his wife and daughter Ruth Alice andAudrey Driver aged four were injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
W. H. Driver
Arthur
American Carriers Break All Records in Freight Loadings
Washington reports freight loading across American carriers shattered records with 1,002,740 cars in the week ending June 23, marking the third straight week and fourth of the year over a million. Totals show broad gains in merchandise, grain, livestock, forest products, and ore, with overall yearly rise of 13.6 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Violent Reds Capture Third Party Convention in Chicago
The July conference of minority parties aiming to form a 1924 third party was seized by Reds and Communists. They dominated the Farmer-Labor delegates, subduing the conservative wing at the Chicago gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry Ford
Talk of Taking Berlin Again Heard in Paris
Paris hears renewed talk of marching on Berlin as France readies its Ruhr army to advance on the German capital if the Cuno government falls or if Britain pursues a separate German reparations settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paris
France
Cuno
Great Britain
Germany
Two Krupp Branches Closed Thousands Out of Work
Dusseldorf July 7 Two branch factories of the Krupp works near Wit ten have been forced to close due to raw material shortages and French ordered penalties for the Duisburg train bombing. Several thousand workers are out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Dusseldorf
Witten
Duisburg
Flames Destroy Shell of Goldfield Mine Town
Fire swept Goldfield the famed mining camp causing one death a missing woman and several injuries. The blaze left only six buildings standing and the loss may reach 1 500 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Playwright Robert C. Scott Found Dead in Los Angeles
Robert Crozier Scott, playwright and scenario writer, was found dead in his room with a cut throat. Police ruled death by own action and noted his wife had filed for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Scott
Los Angeles
Cal
Robert Crozier Scott
Scott
Governor Smith Enters Bid for Democratic Nomination
Norman J. Mack announced after a meeting with Gov. Alfred H. Smith that the New York governor would seek the Democratic presidential nomination at the forthcoming convention. The statement came from Mack in Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Smith
New York
Norman J. Mack
Buffalo
Alfred H. Smith
Mrs Clifford Simpson Breaks Leg After River Fall Near Anderson
Mrs Clifford Simpson, aged 35, sustained a broken leg when she fell while walking along White River near Anderson. She received medical attention and the incident is being reported as a minor accident with no further injuries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Simpson
White River
Anderson
Indiana Women of Western College Picnic at Turkey Run
The Indiana women of Western College held a picnic at Turkey Run State Park on June 28. Dinner was served at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Women of Western College
Turkey Run State Park
Drowning of Monon Boy at Monticello Beach
Paul Putts six year old son of Mr and Mrs F J Putts of Monon drowned while swimming with his parents at a beach near Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Putts
F. J. Putts
Monon
Ilonticello
Cadilac Man Hit By Train Near Hammond
Arthur Anderson twenty six Cadil lac Mich attempted to board a Michigan Central train at the state line near Hammond and fell under the cars. Both his legs were cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Anderson
Cadillac
Mich
Michigan Central
State Line
Hammond
Hartford City Church Remodeling Plans Approved
The church board of trustees approved remodeling plans for the Hartford City Christian church at a cost of 10 000 dollars. Bids will be requested soon to proceed with the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Hartford City
Board of Trustees
Wheat shock record set by Terre Haute workers
Ten eras of wheat shocked in two hours by employees of Jurgen's hardware store and Ehmann's meat market after work. The crew answered a Vigo county farmers call and went to the fields near Terre Haute to harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurgen
Ehmann
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Bedford Stone Club Auxiliary Charter Forfeiture Ordered
Judge Z E Dougan of the Hendricks circuit court in Danville ordered the Bedford Stone Club auxiliary forfeited its charter and directed that its affairs be closed as a restraint of trade case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Stone Club
Z. E. Dougan
Hendricks
Danville
Remy Electric Managers Keeps July Production Steady
I. J. Reuter general manager of Remy Electric, with 3,000 workers in Anderson, posted notices that there will be no one week shutdown in July due to high production needed to satisfy orders on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Reuter
Remy Electric Company
Anderson
City school interior refresh nearing completion
Announcement notes Miss Catherine Griner of Dunkirk and Miss Lena Feelig of Hartford City have signed contracts to teach next year. Only four vacancies remain in the teaching staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Griner
Dunkirk
Lena Feelig
Hartford City
May Egg Laying Contest Wins for Blackford County Hen Flock
In Hartford City the Blackford county May egg laying contest results show George O. Croft of Montpelier winning with an average of 21.8 eggs per hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Blackford County
George O. Croft
Montpelier
Raids on two farms near Crawfordsville nab eight men
Police with help from branches of the Horse Thief Detective association conducted raids on two nearby farms owned by Winte Miller. Eight men were arrested and two large stills with other apparatus and mash were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Winte Miller
Horse Thief Detective Association
Indiana Manufacturers assist in wheat harvest effort
The Indiana Manufacturers association in Indianapolis, led by secretary F. M. Smith, urged its 1,500 members to release employees to help farmers harvest the crop wherever possible. The appeal aims to mobilize manpower to support Indiana wheat gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana Manufacturers’ Association
Indianapolis
F. M. Smith
Final reunion of Wilders Lightning Brigade at Terre Haute
Civil War veterans of Wilders Lightning Brigade closed their last reunion as a unit in Terre Haute. Only 14 members attended, singing Tramp Tramp Tramp and The Star Spangled Banner in a farewell gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilders
Lightning Brigade
Terre Haute
Noblesville Dam Picnic Hosts News Carriers
Saulsberry of the Indianapolis News hosted a Noblesville News carriers picnic at the North Indiana Power company dam on White river north of Noblesville. Shelby county Poultry club reports by 227 boys and girls include club work results and contestant standings to mid month. They reported 4,292 chicks from eggs distributed a month earlier for the contest.
Murder Suicide Shocks Atlanta Town
In Atlanta, a small town south of Tipton, Elihu A. Estele believed to be fifty five years old beat and shot his wife to death and then shot himself. Neighbors say jealousy sparked the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tipton
Elihu A. Estele
Boy Injured in Dynamite Cap Accident
The seven year old son of Councilman Selma Finch of Portland had his left hand blown off after lighting a dynamite cap found on a public highway. His eyes were injured and his face lacerated in the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Finch
Selma Finch
Portland
Mayor Bans Ku Klux Klan Parade Plan in East Chicago
East Chicago officials led by Mayor Frank Callahan announce a ban on a proposed Ku Klux Klan parade within the city limits. The move curbs a planned procession, citing public safety and community concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tts
Ku Klux Mlar
Chicago
Frank Callahan
Grand jury probes Martinsville Gas and Electric case
Morgan county prosecutor Fred W. Steiger orders a grand jury investigation into the Martinsville Gas and Electric company to examine possible irregularities and wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville Gas and Electric Company
Fred W. Steiger
Morgan County
William Richardson Killed by Train at Coesse
A 76 year old man, William Richardson, was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at Coesse. Authorities investigated the fatal accident and identified Richardson as the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richardson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Coesse
Traveling salesman injured in mud turned car crash near Laporte
L. J. Caldwell of Chicago suffered deep stab wounds and a broken arm when his auto slid in mud three miles southwest of Laporte and overturned. His wife, riding with him, escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Caldwell
Chicago
Laporte
Paper mill engine runs away injuring nothing in Carthage
A powerful speed engine at the west end of the machine room in Carthage’s paper mill ran away demolishing itself and the foundation and sending a piece through the roof. No injuries were reported and repairs cost several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Governor and Orr to choose field examiners for accounts
Governor McCray and Lawrence F. Orr state examiner for the state board of accounts will select possibly twenty or more men to work as field examiners at ten dollars a day plus certain expenses, the announcement indicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCray
Lawrence F. Orr
State Board of Accounts
Indianapolis
Eva Sinclair Tops Art Exhibit in Seymour Honors
Miss Eva Sinclair supervisor of art in Seymour public schools earned first honors in the art exhibit held at the Shields High School building in Seymour. Mrs H Lett and Mrs Guy Cooper received honorable mention for their pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Sinclair
Seymour Public
Shields High School
Seymour
H. Lett
Guy Cooper
Resignation Accepted at Columbus Daily Ledger
Don R. Mellett resigns as editor and publisher of the Columbus Daily Ledger after six years as part owner and editor. He will retain his stake but retire from active newspaper work for a period, with directors accepting the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don R. Mellett
Columbus Daily Ledger
Mellett
Indianapolis priest named assistant at Greensburg church
The Rev. Thomas McGrath of Indianapolis, ordained at St Meinrad, is appointed assistant to the Rev. H. N. Schneider at Greensburg Catholic Church. The parish with nearly 1,000 members is described as too large for a single pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McGrath
Indianapolis
St Meinrad
H. N. Schneider
Greensburg Catholic Church
Interstate Public Service starts Warsaw filtration plant
Inter state Public Service begins construction of a new filtration plant and pumping station at Warsaw. Water will be drawn from Center Lake and powered by electric pumps. Total cost exceeds $160,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Public Service Company
Warsaw
Center Lake
Liberty Township Commencement Honors Several Graduates
Twenty eight graduates received diplomas at the Liberty township commencement exercises at Center church Marion. First honors in oratory went to Miss Florence Brewer. Second honors were awarded Miss Nellie Simmons. Miss Juanita Cour tier won the high grade honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Township
Center Church
Marion
Florence Brewer
Nellie Simmons
Juanita Courtier
Shelbyville Man Pleads Guilty in Greensburg Liquor Charge
Paul Weintraut of Shelbyville was among 24 men arrested in a raid on a camp near St. Omer by Decatur County officials on June 10. He pleaded guilty to selling intoxicating liquor in Greensburg mayor's court and was fined $200 plus costs, which he paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Weintraut
Shelbyville
Decatur County
St. Omer
Greensburg
Alexandria man indicted in involuntary manslaughter case
The Madison County grand jury indicts John Boyles of Alexandria for involuntary manslaughter after his car struck a vehicle where Glen Miller, an Alexandria garage owner, was working, causing Miller's fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County Grand Jury
John Boyles
Alexandria
Boyles
Glen Miller
Miller
Tax receipts total six months cash to state and county funds
The settlement sheet for collected state and county revenue and other taxes shows total current and delinquent taxes collected in the last six months amounting to 2 072 953.04 dollars. It was completed by Charles M. Lee of Terre Haute, auditor of Vigo county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Lee
Terre Haute
Vige County
Davis alias Hobart Davis waives arraignment in vehicle theft case
Thomas Davis alias Hobart Davis, said by detectives to confess involvement with William Murphy in holdups in Anderson and Munice and to have stolen several cars in Indiana, waived arraignment at Muncie and was remanded to circuit court for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Davis
Hobart Davis
William Murphy
Anderson
Muncie
Indiana
Surprise Party for 58th Wedding Anniversary in Columbus
The Baker couple’s sixty year marriage was celebrated with a surprise event organized by the G. A. R. and W. R. C. They recall Jonathan Baker once led the local G. A. R. post and served in Company H of the Twenty seventh Indiana infantry. He found his bride in Cumberland Maryland as a sixteen year old and wed her after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Baker
Columbus
Baker
G. A. R. Post
Seventh Indiana Infantry
Cumberland
Indiana utilities seek merger with Wabash Valley Electric
The Public Service Commission in Indianapolis issued an order approving a plan to merge eight Indiana public utilities into the Wabash Valley Electric company. The deal values the utilities at roughly 2 to 3 million dollars and involves issuing 1 to 2 million dollars in securities against the merged organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley Electric Company
Indiana Public Utilities
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Young wife sues for divorce in Porter Circuit Court
Mrs. Sarah Baker, 24, alleges she was sold to her 65 year old husband and has filed for divorce in the Porter Circuit court at Laporte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Baker
Porter Circuit Court
Laporte
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Syria
Howard S. Bliss
Mr. Dodge
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Sack Dempsey
U.C
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Florida
George W. Steele
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
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