Train Wreck Plot Charged In Gary Indiana
Officials of the Michigan Central Railroad accuse a Gary man John Katana of withdrawing track spikes over several hundred yards after the express wreck that killed two trainmen and injured two. A $1000 reward is offered. Engineer E Coy and Fireman E Tab were buried. eight men rode the 23-car freight express at 60 mph when the engine jumped.
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Gary
Ind
Michigan Central Railroad
John Katana
Pr. FE
Woote
E. Coy
E. Tab
Nilea
Mich
Raid Follows Rail Smashup In Gary Ind
A roundup of radical agitators linked to the Michigan Central Express wreck at Gary Indiana looms as authorities raid William Z Foster's office and question listed agitators. The disaster sent 23 cars off the rails, killing the engineer and fireman while officials blame vandals and pursue further arrests.
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Chicago
Michigan Central
Gary
Ind
William Z. Foster
Colorado
A.oater
W. W
Trades Union Educational League
Foster
Three Lost on Sea Airplane Off Keyport
A seaplane chartered by a wealthy passenger from Manhattan disappeared after leaving at 7 am Sunday with Pilot Miller and Mechanician Thompson. High seas hinder search. 24 hours later a passenger remains missing and feared dead if the craft sank. The victim’s identity was not yet learned.
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Keyport
Fire Island
New York
Miller
Thompson
Brotherhood to Convene in Seattle for 37th Annual Meet
G Frank Shelby, general secretary, announces the Brotherhood of St. Andrews 37th annual convention will be held in Seattle from August 30 to September 3 with wide attendance anticipated. Episcopal brethren from across the United States are expected to attend. Meanwhile two bandits robbed A E McCarren and H E Willard of $9 after forcing them to drive two blocks and then fled.
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Brotherhood
G. Frank Shelby
The
Brotherhood of St. Andrews
Seattle
Shelby
Episcopal Brotherhood
United States
A. E. McCarren
15Th Ave
H. EB. Willard
Salisbury
J. W. Grover
Sixth Ave
James Sr
McCarren
Willard
Piety Pep Stirs Quiet Start at Church Meeting
A note from a church gathering references a report on Home Brew apartment house janitors delaying details until next spring. The writer mentions leaving at the first quarter as the score stood, Scoring line reads Piety Pep.
Fatal auto crash kills girl and injures mother in party incident
Elsie Kangas, 12, died at the county morgue after a home brew party sparked a crash in which her mother Mrs. Edla Kangas was severely injured. Two youths Earl Dubuque and Roy Goodwin are held on open charges with an inquest planned.
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Elsie Kangas
Edla Kangas
Sturges
Seaside
Ore
Goodwin
Eastlake Ave
Dubuque
12Th Ave
Remington Court
Elbie
Run
Willis H. Carson
Wonder Plane Starts On Page One Airmanship Record
Fokker gliders arrived at the aviation field are set for operation. Hentzen soared from Mount Wasserkuppe as wind topped 30 miles an hour, staying aloft 1 hour 45 minutes and gliding for 45 minutes before a graceful landing. Martens held the record at 1 hour 5 minutes.
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Fokker
Hentzen
Wasserkuppe
Martens
Farmer Great Strike Loser Says Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace warned the American farmer will be a colossal loser in the railroad and coal strikes. Crops rot for lack of transport while perishable goods spoil en route. He estimated strike costs to farmers in the hundreds of millions as prices rise for consumers do not reach farmers.
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Washington
Wallace
Man Arrested as Smuggler in Pacific Coast Case
Dave Lightner, alleged to be a top narcotics smuggler, was to be taken from the steamer West Farr by federal officers. He faces five felony indictments for smuggling narcotics and liquor after being captured in Shanghai following a bail jump and escape from Portland. Federal agents will identify him as the ship nears quarantine.
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San Pedro
Cal
Dave Lightner
Pacific Coast
Lightner
Shanghai
China
Portland
Ore
W. R. Woods
West Farr
Anthracite Agents Meet to End Long Strike
Upstate coal districts push resumption of mining as miners and operators hold separate Philadelphia meetings to outline concessions. A joint conference at 4 p.m. aims to agree on a contract to bring over 150000 tons back to work within a week and set terms through March 31 1923 with later arbitration plans.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Dpd
Warriner
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Woman's insanity case unfolds over ongoing family dispute
Roberta Walker, a Seattle schoolteacher, faced an insanity proceeding after a troubled period marked by a gun incident and a noted note dispute with her mother Mrs. Walker. Witnesses described a shifting temperament and quarrels at home, while Roberta contested motives and asserted her right to marry whom she chooses.
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D. A. Nicholson
Arthur P. Calhoun
Roberta
Mrs. Walker
Miss Walker
J. E. Peterson
Engines Like Ash Barrels
Washington August 1. Engineers warn they cannot operate deteriorating engines and fear for safety as 60 inspectors oversee 70 000 locomotives on 260 000 miles of tracks. President Harding says enforce the law as officials warn many roads would shut down in days without more inspectors.
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Sidney B. Whipple
Washington
Harding
South
Arthur Lovell
Lovell
McChord
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tts
Giant Seaplane Sampaio Correia Begins Leg Of Flight
The giant seaplane Sampaio Correia left West Palm Beach en route from New York to Rio de Janeiro for Nassau after a brief rest. Piloted by Lieut. Walter Hinton the craft will continue toward Haifa and then to Rio de Janeiro.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Sampaio Correia
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Nassau
Walter Hinton
Haith
Rail Defects Alarm Chiefs Amid Strike Tensions
Washington, Aug 11. Government sources say defective railroad equipment threatens paralysis of transport as shopmen wage a national strike. The Interstate Commerce Commission, approved by President Harding, will enforce rules banning defective gear with no appeals. The forthcoming report to Congress says about half of the nation’s 170,000 locomotives are defective, causing train cancellations and delays as unions resist manning engines.
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Washington
Interstate S Commerce Commission
Harding
Lawa
Wheih
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Senate
Big Four Brotherhood
House Debates Harding Plan on Labor and Coal Reforms
Congress moves to establish a federal commission to probe the coal industry to ease strikes and seek permanent peace. Senate action on a treaty rights measure and a Borah bill to create a coal industry fact finding agency are anticipated after other priorities.
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Laurence M. Benedict
Washington
Congress
Harding
House
Winslow
Interstate Commerce Committer
Altho
Senate
Foreign Relations
Herrin
Kellogg
Senator Borah
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Committee
Borah
White House
Commissioner to Be Chosen in City Civil Service
The city council will select a new civil service commissioner Monday afternoon to replace Bert A Northrup who was removed by Mayor May or Brown. Names mentioned include Stephen A Chadwick George Listman Frank Cotterill and Frank B Boyle. The mayor can remove but the council appoints the successor.
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Civil Service Commission
Bert A. Northrup
Brown
Stephen A. Chadwick
George Listman
Frank Cotterill
Frank B. Boyle
Altho
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