Brownsville City Names Shakeup in Administration
The mayor announced a sweeping personnel change in Brownsville city offices. Piper and two commissioners face dismissal as the administration plans to consolidate departments in a central building with a yearly budget around 269000 for engineering street weights and measures and civil service functions.
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A. Piper
Piper
Carl Gansden
Brown
Bert A. Northrop
Etricter
Woman Robbery At Fern Hotel Details Emerge
Esther Adams and Fern hotel occupant were assaulted by a man in a hallway as a sailor stepped into view. The bandit pistol-whipped a victim and escaped with $140 in view of hotel staff, leaving behind letters addressed to Kneesel Miller. Police seek the attacker, described as a man with a nickel-plated pistol near a street car.
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Esther Adams
Fern Hotel
Pike
Texas
Miller
35Th Ave
Desert Walkout Rocks Santa Fe Rail Lines At Needles
Santa Fe Vice President A G Wells branded the Big Four walkout as a conspiracy. Trains were halted at Needles and other points with passengers marooned, including women and children. Investigations were reported by press services and Attorney General Daugherty.
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Chicago
Needles
Cal
Santa Fe
A. G. Wells
Wells
Desert Division Point
Los Angeles
Daugherty
Seligman
Ash Fork
Willams
Artz
Albuquerque
N. M. Bix
Firemen in May Strike on Louisville Line
Louisville & Nashville officials said they knew nothing of an order for firemen to quit unless guards were called off. Trouble began when a guard fired on an engine crew at Latonia last week. Firemen plan a meeting at Louisville Tuesday to discuss settlement of disputes.
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Cincinnati
Aus
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville, Cincinnati & Lexington
Latonia
Loutaville
Rev Bauer Urges Law Respect and Crime Cure at Prisons
The Rev. Bauer, pastor of Green Lake Congregational church and president of the Washington Howard society, argues crime stems from desire for easy gains and lack of respect for law. He cites prisons like Walla Walla and McNeil Island and calls for no gambling and no easy profits to curb wrongdoing.
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Walla Walla
McNeil Island
Bauer
Rev
Green Lake Congregational Church
Washington Howard Society
The
Prisoners’ Ald Society
Anthracite Meeting Planned Wednesday
Cleveland Aug 14 Anthracite coal operators and United Mine Workers representatives will meet in Philadelphia Wednesday to seek an end to the anthracite strike. John L Lewis miner chief accepted an invitation from A D Warriner chairman of the policies committee of the anthracite operators to attend the conference.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United Mine Workers
Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
Dd. Warriner
Bandits Use Tire Lure to Rob Motorists Near Vancouver
In Vancouver Washington on Monday a couple encountered a buried tire lure. Mrs Alpine stopped to inspect the wrapped tire and was pulled toward the roadside by a wire. Two men from the brush fired a warning and escaped as her husband rushed out.
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Vancouver
Wash
MoAlpine
Train Derailment Shakes Tonawanda Area
One hundred passengers were shaken up and many lightly injured when a New York Central passenger train bound for Lockport derailed at Tonawanda. A coach plunged down a bank and was demolished in the wreck near noon today.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lockport
New York Central
Tonawanda
Asa
Goodwin to Visit Seattle for Alaska and Rainier Talks
F M Goodwin the secretary of the interior arrives in Seattle to meet Chamber of Commerce officials on Alaska development Rainier National Park and reclamation matters. He will speak Friday at the Masonic club and confer with the Columbia Basin Irrigation league board.
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F. M. Goodwin
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Rainier National Park
Masonic
Board of Trustees
Columbia Basin Irrigation League
State Development
Chamber
Goodwin
Jury Discharged After Long Deliberation in Riot Murder
In Chicago on August 14, after over 80 hours of deliberation the building trades murder trial jury was discharged without reaching a verdict. Defendants Fred Mader Dan J McCarthy and John Miller face likely retrial this fall. Earlier cases against Big Tim Murphy and Don Shea were dismissed. The case stems from the slaying of two policemen during the Building trades reign of terror.
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Chicago
Building Trades
Fred Mader
Dan J. McCarthy
John Miller
Big Tim" Murphy
Don” Shea
Tea Tales Warn Against Prohibition Drives
Lord Lea of Fareham warns in New York against prohibition turning people into tea slaves like Australians. He recalls a trip to Australia where an old woman powers a pot of tea by repeatedly adding and removing leaves, letting it burn and eventually smoking a double handful of tea leaves.
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Lord Lea of
Fareham
New York
Australia
Los Angeles Times
Windstorm Rips Through Denver. Trees Down Injures Woman
A severe windstorm in Denver yesterday caused extensive damage with hundreds of trees uprooted, several small outbuildings demolished, and one woman lightly injured as debris and downed power lines disrupted the area.
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Denver
Strikes at Railroads Push to Congress After Break in Talks
Railroad unions and the Harding administration face a widening dispute as 16 unions and leaders including Warren B. Stone prepare to press Congress with the strike case after a month’s recess. They seek an impartial tribunal on seniority and safety questions and may urge full enforcement of safety laws amid a looming showdown with railroad executives.
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Congress
Warren
Stone
Atrikera
Atrike
House
Railroad Labor Board
California Strikes Worsen Amid Rail Embargoes and Delays
California faced intensified disruption as railroad bombings renew and the Southern Pacific embargo on perishable freight persists. Freight routes north of Roseville and via Ogden are severed, blocking major California links to Oregon Washington and the Pacific Northwest. Passenger service remains reduced with one route through Davis open, while trains from Southern Pacific and Western Pacific face delays and curtailments. Fruit growers suffer as packing houses reject loads and apples head to cold storage. Roseville shipments stall, cars iced en route East.
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San Francisco
California
Southern Pacific
Roseville
Oxden
Utah
Potate
Oregon
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Davis
Cal
Stalso
Ogden
Santa Fe
Desert
Western Pacific
Ths
Salt Lake City
Gerlach
New
Stockton
Oakland
Union Pacific
Balt Lake
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Callifornia
Pacific Fruit Express
Cara
Portland Hit By Embargo Over Transcontinental Strike
Portland reports the first effects of a four railroad strike as Southern Pacific imposes an embargo on livestock and perishable freight shipments headed southbound. The action underscores disruption to transportation and potential impact on regional commerce.
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Portland
California
Southern Pacific
Mellon’s Nervous Moment at Capitol Hearing
A viewer recalls Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, leaving a congressional hearing at the capitol looking flustered and asking a subordinate if he made a good impression. The anecdote contrasts Mellon’s wealth with John D. Rockefeller and hints at the pressure on top businessmen in public scrutiny.
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Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
John 1D. Rockefeller
Capitol
Mr. Mellon
Weill
Strike Victims Leave Desert After Santa Fe Train Stoppage
Fog and heat stranded 125 passengers of Santa Fe train No. 1 for three days at Needles. Passengers described extreme temperatures near 120 degrees with readings up to 146. M Morris 57 was taken off on a stretcher and Mrs. Malissa Wooden 95 wheelchaired. Some mothers lacked milk for babies. relief came as railroad workers moved the train and offered aid.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Needles
Brotherhood
M. Morris
Malissa Wooden
J. A. Pullar
Georges Anderson
San Bernardino
Knapp Opens Bid for State Legislature Seat
Ralph R. Knapp former representative from the 43d district launches a campaign for the republic and nomination. He served two terms in 1916 and 1930 and has lived in the 434 district for 32 years. An attorney and war veteran, Knapp backed poll tax reform oppose tuition fees and favors strict narcotics laws with strict penalties and treatment for addicts. He is married with one son.
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Ralph R. Knapp
The
Republic
Knapp
College of Liberal Arts
King County
Irish Rebels Renew Battle After Griffith Death
Irish insurgents renewed warfare against the government after the death of Arthur Griffith. Rebels recaptured Dundalk, while Free State troops retook Fermoy. Griffith lay in state in Dublin City Hall as Michael Collins assumed duties. Griffith is to be buried Wednesday amid global sympathy messages.
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Arthur Griffith
Free State
Dundalk
County Louth
Fermoy
County Cork
Griffith
Trinh
Sinn Fein
Great Britain
Missing prince sues NYPD for false arrest, laughed at in Conn
The man calling himself Prince Louis Henri de Chatefour de Lussieny de Bourbon was arrested in New York on a minor complaint and threatened a $100 000 suit for false arrest. He is now missing and residents of New Britain Connecticut mock the police. Harold Schwarm 81 a former factory worker notes the irony.
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Prince Louis Henri de Chatefour de Lussieny de Bourbon
New York
New Britain
Conn
Harold Schwarm
Northcliffe Dies After Prolific Publishing Career
Lord Northcliffe, Alfred Charles Harmanworth, died after a long illness in Switzerland. He founded Answers and built a vast publishing empire including the London Daily Mail and the Times, earning a baronetcy and titles culminating as viscount. A public funeral is planned at Westminster Abbey with burial at Saint Marylebone cemetery.
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Lord Northcliffe
Westminster Abbey
Saint Marylebone Cemetery
Westminster
Alfred Charlies Harmeworth
Chapelizod
Dublin County
Ireland
Harmeworth
London
Angwers
Answers
London Daily Mall
Iam
Daily Mall
London Times
Baron Northcliffe
Northcliffe
United States
Lloyd George
Mary Elizabeth Milner
Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Seattle Draws Leaders
One of the strongest candidates for VFW commander in chief is 4 F Kiernan of New York. Illinois and Oregon delegates travel, while Col Carlos Pennington and Ralph Horr praise Seattle welcome. Sixty nine wounded World War veterans graduate from local vocations this fall. Hotel rates promise no rise during the convention.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
F. Kiernan
New York
Illinois
Max Droschowitz
Navy
U.S
Oregon
Seattle
Col
Carlos A. Pennington
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Candidates Invited to Address Seattle Tax Groups
All state legislature candidates are invited to address the Tax Payers League the Tax Reduction Council and the Federated Improvement Clubs of Seattle at a joint meeting at the Good Foods cafeteria. The event starts at 12 15 p m on Wednesday.
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Taxpayers’ League
Tax Reduction Council
Federated Improvement Clubs of
Seattle
Good Fats
Anypomena
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Rev. Bauer
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Joseph Berg
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Ralph Horr
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