Mine Peace Conference Opens Today
Peace negotiations begin in Cleveland between miners leaders and minority coal operators in the central field without insurgents from Milinels Indiana and Western Pennsylvania. Illinois operators’ refusal to attend marked a setback as Danville district with about 6,000,000 tons was to be represented. United Mine Workers policy committee met at 10 a m to review Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia issues.
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Cleveland
Milinels
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Danville
Ill
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Governors Discuss Coal Crisis Among Seven States
Seven governors and representatives met in St. Paul Aug 10 to address a winter fuel emergency. They urged action from President Hoover and Commerce Secretary to ensure swift relief for the Northwest, citing 6,000,000 people needing warmth and work. Participants included Nestos Blaine Kendall McMaster Preus and envoys Groesbeck and Dizon.
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ST. Paul
Conference of Governrs
J. A. O. Preus
Marding
Commerce Hoover
Northwest
Nestos
North Dakota
Blaine
Wisconsin
Kendall
Iowa
McMaster
South Dakota
Prevus
Minnesota
Groesbeck
Michigan
Dizon
Montana
Woman Despondent Over Illness Dies by Gas On Kitchen Range
The district attorney's office opened an investigation into the case of Mrs. Hadlock who, overcome by illness, locked herself in the kitchen at work and died with a gas flame burning. Her invalid sister Miss Grace Smith was upstairs and found her body. Hadlock had threatened self harm days earlier and funeral plans were being made for Thursday.
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Ner
Bootlegger Blasted by Girl in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on August 10 Miss Elizabeth Thurston struck a bootlegger who sold liquor to her father, blackening both eyes and breaking his nose in a forbidden act of consumer justice.
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Oklahoma City
Okfa
Elizabeth Thurston
Big Bill Hart and Winnie Split Amid Troubled Romance
Hollywood star Big Bill Hart and actress Winifred West have separated after a December marriage once praised as a dream match. Hart says they separated three months ago, with property agreements made for her support and their unborn child. Mrs Hart, reportedly pregnant, contemplates her next steps amid allegations and legal counsels.
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Los Angeles
BM Hart
Winifred Westover
Bill
Winifred
America
Hart
New Orleans Beauty Chooses Home Life Over Movie Stardom
Edna Harney 18, New Orleans beauty queen, rejected a leading film contract and a string of suitors to marry a jockey. She says a real home and husband matter more, plans to settle soon with her spouse after living apart while he rides.
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New Orleans
Edna Harney
Ead
Western Wheat Growers Receive $10 Million Credit
The War Finance Corporation tentatively approved cash advances to four Western wheat grower associations to aid marketing this year's crops. Washington association to $2,000,000, Idaho $1,600,000, Montana $1,500,000, North Dakota $5,906,000. Each had prior bank financing in place.
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Washington
Plan power for Harding plan power for Harding
Washington August 10 A bill to empower the president to assume full control of all transportation systems during the present strike emergency is drafted by Senator Cummins Iowa chairman of the senate interstate commerce committee The measure will be introduced when the house reconvenes next week Senate leaders expect swift passage to ease the twin strike crisis.
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Washington
Commins
Iowa
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Cummins
Congress
House
Senate
Prest. Harding
Citywide fireworks ban takes effect September 9
Mayor Brown signed the council approved anti fireworks ordinance. After September 9 it will be illegal for any dealer to stock or sell fireworks and for any person to use them within city limits.
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Brown
Unfilled Tonnage of Steel Increases
United States Steel Corp reports its unfilled tonnage rose 140,630 to 5,776,161 as of July 31, with June 30 at 6,635,531 and July 31, 1921 at 4,830,324. The increase reflects ongoing production backlogs and demand levels.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Tacoma Lecturer to Discuss Theosophical Inventions
E. T. Tannatt of Tacoma will lecture Sunday at 8 p m at the Theosophical Society headquarters in the Lippy building Third avenue and Columbia street. His talk is titled Theosophical Suggestions From Recent Electrical Inventions.
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E. T. Tannatt
Tacoma
P. m
Theosophical Society
Lippy Bidg
Third Ave
Columbia St
Coolidge to Speak in Seattle Public Address Ticketed
Vice President Calvin Coolidge will deliver his only Seattle public speech at the Woodward theater on Wednesday at 4 30 p m. Tickets available free after 9 a m Friday at the Chamber of Commerce tourist department 702 Third avenue Seattle. The chamber handles visit arrangements and Coolidge attends a Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Mathier club at 7 p m without an address.
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Calvin Coolidge
Seattle
Coolidge
Chamber of Commerce Tourisl
Third Ave
Chamber
Woodward Theater
Madison St
Chamber of Commerce
Mathier Club
Land 3rd Largest Trout Ever Caught in United States
Malcolm Hain of Patterson New Jersey caught a 41 inch lake trout weighing 31 pounds with a 26 inch girth at Fol lensby pond six miles from Tupper Lake New York on J E Barbour estate. They trolled a five inch live minnow from a seven inch bamboo pole. It is the largest fish recorded in New York state and among the three largest free water catches in America.
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Tupper Lake
N. Y
Malcolm Hain
Patterson
N. J
Follensby Pond
J. E. Barbour
Hain
Barbour
New York State
America
Canada
Lake In the Woods
Minnesota
Coolidge to Talk to Vets in Seattle
Vice President Calvin Coolidge will address veterans at the old Orpheum theater in Seattle next Wednesday at 5 p.m. during his visit with the Chamber of Commerce. Thousands of Veterans of Foreign Wars members arrive this week for the 23rd annual encampment opening Monday. Tickets become available after 9 a.m. Monday at the Chamber info bureau, 702 Third Ave.
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San Juan
Argonne
North Sea
P. m
Orpheum
Third Ave
Madison At
Bome
Seattle
Calvin Coolidge
Chamber of Commerce
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chamber of Commerce Information Bureau
Three Autos Crash Above Pueblo in Rocky Mountain Smashup
Three automobiles were involved in a crash 5,000 feet above sea level in the mountains west of Pueblo Colorado. One car stopped six inches from a 900 foot precipice.
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Pueblo
Colo
Here
Fraternal Aid Picnic Set at Seward Park Sunday
Portland report notes Fraternal Aid union and the Bluebird Social club plan a Sunday picnic at Seward Park. The same item mentions fraud indications found in a vote recount of Republican primaries seeking nominations for Gov. Olcott and Charles Hall.
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THE
Fraternal Aid Union
Bluebird Social Club
Seward Park
Portland
Gov. Olcott
Chas. Hall
German steamer Pocahontas bought after wartime seizure
Washington reports Germany purchasing the steamer Pocahontas once the Princess Irene now at Gibraltar seized during the war. In Vancouver Washington every undertaker in Clarke County runs for coroner for the forthcoming local race.
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Washington
Germany
Gibraltar
Vancouver
Wash
Clarke County
Pendleton Round-Up in Limelight with Noted Visitors
Pendleton Oregon hosts the 1922 Round-Up on September 21 to 23 drawing governors Ben Olcott and FD Davis, writers Wallace Irwin and Frederick O Brien, publisher George Palmer Putnam, and others. Livestock influx continues as two carloads of Mexican longhorn steers head to Pendleton for the outdoor drama.
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Pendleton
Ore
Ben W. Olcott
Oregon
FD. W. Davis
Idaho
Wallace Irwin
Saturday Evening Post
George Palmer Putnam
Heywood Hroun
Uth Hale
Frederick O'Brien
Charles Hanson Towne
Walter I. Traprock
George Chappell
Vets to Host Visiting Delegates in Seattle Reunion
Plans for the List Division Association reunion to be held in Seattle August 19 and 20 are nearly complete. Delegates from across the United States are expected, with many from Western states. Lt. Gov. Wee Coyle, president of the association, appointed aides to welcome the delegates at a local organization meeting Wednesday night.
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List Division Association
Seattle
United States
Wee Coyle
Auction to Be Held in Tent If It Rains
Rain will not delay the property auction by George Francia Rowe and Co. set for 2 pm Saturday in Henderson. If weather is bad, a large tent will be erected on the lot to shelter the crowd.
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George Francia Rowe & Co
Henderson
Mayor Ends Card Room Licenses Signing Pledge
Mayor Brown announced on Thursday that he would sign no more card room licenses. He said the new ordinance granting licenses is a mistake and has caused a mushrooming of card rooms across the city.
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Brown
Laughter Breaks Up Ku Klux Klan Trial
In Angeles on August 10 the trial of 37 alleged Klan members was disrupted by laughter and spectator disturbances. Judge Houser cleared the courtroom after a long laughter burst, and contempt proceedings arose as attorneys protested the interruptions.
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108
Angeles
Houser
Council Considers Fauntleroy Park Sale Offer
City council and park board toured the proposed Saakewater Park near Fauntleroy on Wednesday. The 130 acre site is offered to the city for 130000 on an easy payment plan. Budget committee may take up the offer in a few weeks.
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Fauntleroy
Park Board
Sakewater Park
Woman Files for County Treasurer
Mrs. May Avery Wilkens filed for county treasurer on the democratic ticket from 3701 Beach drive. Patrick J. Gill and John J. Burke also filed, Gill a state senator from the 33rd district and Burke a republican candidate for constable in the Seattle precinct.
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May Avery Wilkens
Beach Drive
Patrick J. Gill
Maynard Ave
John J. Burke
Engineer Poisoned Working on Sewers
W. E. Hope a construction engineer for the American Laundry Machine company is reported suffering from severe gas poisoning. He was exposed while cleaning sewers at the Everett plant and is confined to a room at the New Richmond hotel.
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W. E. Hope
American Laundry Machine Company
Everett
Hope
New Richmond
Missing girl sought in Seattle search for Helen McCallum
Mrs Katherine Eisenhart a San Francisco police protective officer came to Seattle to find 14 year old Helen McCallum of Petaluma California who vanished June 22 on her way home from Chiloquin Oregon. The girl had shown interest in nursing before her disappearance and may have entered a Seattle hospital. Her father opposed her plan. Authorities scan coast wide for clues.
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Mra
Katherine Eisenhart
San Francisco
Seattle
Helen McCallum
Petaluma
Cal
Chilloquin
Ore
Pivenbartie
Seattle Hospital
Jap General Shoots Ten Bulls on Muddy Army Range
On the New York national guard rifle range in Peekskill Aug 10 Maj Gen HM Haraguchi of the Japanese army shot ten straight bullseyes after returning a soldier’s rifle. Adjutant General Leslie Kincaid watched as Haraguchi fired from a muddy pit and smiled at the marked improvement.
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Peekskill
National Guard
HM. Haraguchi
Adjt
Leslie Kincaid
New York National Guard
7Th Regiment
Kincaird
Haraguchi
CAS CUT SAVES MOTORS $7
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce estimates a two cent cut in CNS prices saves the average US vehicle about seven dollars per year based on 350 gallons consumption. The total public saving reaches about 73 million dollars, with over 10 million people owning cars and farmers holding a large share of the motor fleet and stationary engines.
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Washington
United States
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Medals to Reward Camp Students at Camp Lewis
At Camp Lewis on August 10 officials will award special medals to students in the citizens' military training camp who achieve the best overall scores.
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Camp Lewis
Citizens
Out-of-Town Vets Join Parade Here
Veterans from Bremerton Tacoma and other state sections plan to take part in a parade during the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Seattle next week.
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Bremerton
Tacoma
Seattle
Lone bandit on trail after fatal Office hold up
Deputies close on the lone bandit after a gun battle at the Union office. Gunman Ken Flenner and Louis Reese were killed, Ed Burton injured and hospitalized, leader J W Kilkey captured. Five bandits ambushed nine deputies as $700 was counted, in a desperate hold up linked to prior robberies.
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Los Angeles
Union ‘Sea Company
Ken _ Flenner
Louis
Dick") Reese
Ed Burton
J. W. Kilkey
Kilkey
Dollar Quits Ship Company Leader Plans Independent Venture
Vancouver August 10 Melville Dollar head of the Canadian Robert Dollar company and a key coast shipping figure resigns as managing director and retires as treasurer of the Pacific Steamship company He will stay in Vancouver and is likely to announce new shipping plans on his own account indicating policy changes at the Dollar company may follow.
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Vancouver
B. C
Melville Dollar
Robert Dollar Company
Dollar Company
Pacific Steamship Company
Dollar
Melyilla
Planes Use Radio Print System Developed by Navy
The navy department announces a device enabling aviators to flash messages by radio using an ordinary typewriter. Ground stations will reel the message in print. The invention is described as incalculable in value and aimed at military pilots.
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Washington
Navy Department
Arrests Made on Conduct Charge in Police Action
A young woman named Frances Diorchard swallowed her wedding ring during police arrest on a conduct charge. Thomas Running, an insured lajao, was also arrested and booked on the same charge.
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Frances Diorchard
Thomas Running
Lajao
Teletype Aided Infantry Command
A report notes the Teletype device aids infantry headquarters by keeping formations informed about progress at all times. The system enhances real time communication and situational awareness for commanders on the battlefield.
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Harry G. Baker
Evangelist
Big Bill Hart
Winnie’s
Cupid
Edna Hanley
War Finance Corporation
Harding
Rocky Mountains
CAS
Pacific
Coronado Islands
San Diego
Frederick & Nelson
Fifth Avenue
Pine Street
Sixth Avenue
Bandeau
Oxfords
Jersey Jackets
Lone Bandit
Aluminum
First Avenue
Pike and
Union Streets
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