Wage demands and railway disruptions spark board hearing
The United States labor board heard a wage demand by road maintainers seeking 48 cents, with unions threatening a rehearing if granted. Authorities tied recent sabotage to radicals amid Gary and Michigan Central incidents, while detectives reported arrests and nonunion tensions across train shops and sleeping areas.
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Charles R. Lynch
United States Labor Board
Labor Board
Con
Gary
Ac. Ste
Hutchis
Mike Hughes
New York Central
Fiusolia
Opposition Grows to President Seizing Anthracite Mines
Ashington Aug 28 A broad opposition arises to empowering the President to seize all anthracite mines and related railroads. James T Kolbert leads critics as Congress debates the move and potential alternative measures including a federal mining commission and other presidential actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Congress
Taleo
Federal Commission
White House
Lages Hits at Congress by Coal Industry Officials
Aug 28 report by C C Loyington accuses Congress and Harding allies in the coal trade of profiteering and plundering the public. The Coal Age warns that a tariff bill raises wool and clothing costs, while coal operators claim the public bears the burden of profiteering by a few.
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C. C. Lyoington
Congress
T Harding
Coal Age
Parley Postponed On Transport Strike Policy
The meeting of Big Four chiefs and T Cashen to decide the policy of the transportation men strike was postponed to tomorrow due to the absence of L E Rd and exclusive of Cleveland. Warren Stone led the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in delaying talks.
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T. Cashen
Warren 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Low Engineers
Stone
L. E.rd
Order of Conductors
Cashen
Cleveland
Student Journeys by Auto to Seattle in 19 Days
A student completed a cross country trip by car covering roughly 126 miles per day and arrived in Seattle on Friday. He plans to enroll at the University of Washington in the fall as a senior, after attending the University of Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Champlain
Seattle
New
College of For
University of Washing
University of Syracuse
Drunken driving suspects sought after Sunset highway injuries
Police hunted three drunken drivers who allegedly pushed two autos from Sunset highway, injuring five. Week end records show 14 motoriata signed blotter for speeding, one held as reckless, no drunken driving arrests. One injury occurred in 138 minor accidents. vigilance and penalties cited. A coroner's inquest to decide June King death details.
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Motoriata
June King
Issaquah
Harold King
A. J. Baer
Webster St
Seattle
Baer
F. A. Fisher
Renton
Boor
Reckless Red Car Crashes on Sunset Highway
A large red car with three occupants crashed into two autos between Ellensburg and Tacoma in Snoqualmie Pass, injuring Elmer Matson and causing a search by Seattle and Snoqualmie officials. Deputies chased the fleeing trio to Auburn Sumner and Tacoma, with new patrols announced to curb speeding. Matson suffered two fractures and bruises after being struck by a passing vehicle near 13th Ave. and 2641 44th Ave. S.W.
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Ellensburg
Tacoma
Snoqualmie Pass
Auburn
Seattle
Albert Tucker
Earl Ramage
R. E. Murphy
Sumner
W. B. Beveryns
Elmer Matson
13Th Ave
C. Nickola
44Th Ave
Matson
Seattle General Hospital
Suspects Held After Fatal Auto Crash Near Dalles
Two men from California were held as suspects after a head on collision on the Columbia River Highway near Dufur Oregon. Edward M Hill 47 was killed and his wife and four children injured when their car was struck and sent over a 20 foot embankment by a passing race car driven by Frank Gilchrist of Pasadena and A H Pullin of Carmel. An inquest was planned for the victim tonight.
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Dulles
Ore
Columbia River
Edward M. Hill
Dufur
Frank Gilchrist
Pasadena
Cal
A. H. Pullin
Carmel
Altho Denglif
Mat
Fuss Bailed After Westlake Market Accident
William E. Fuss charged with reckless driving after a collision with a fruit stand injuring Karl Lindgren near the Westlake market. Bail set at 50 dollars. companion G W Bonar released unconditionally. Fuss and Bonar say Fuss slipped the brake to avoid a woman with a baby carriage and dispute Lindgren being struck by the stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Fuss
Karl Lindgren
Westlake
G. W. Bonar
Fuss
Lindgred
Funeral services for J. Burke Middleton
Funeral services for J. Burke Middleton, who died Saturday, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Bonney-Watson chapel. Middleton was superintendent of Western plants of the Carnation Milk company.
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J. B. Middleton
J. Burke Middleton
Bonney-Watson
Middleton
Western Plants
Carnation Milk Company
60000 Students Await City School Opening Next Week
Mothers busy with winter clothing as over 60000 students await the start of the new school year next week. Public school teachers have been assigned to various institutions.
Poindexter Saga Mixes Insurgent Rise with Political Reckoning
A dramatic portrait traces Miles Poindexter from his 1910 insurgent victory to today’s Senate race. He faced fierce party opposition, voted on Newberry amid controversy, and stands amid a crowded field as veterans recall his bold, often conflicting, political moves.
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Newberry
Hiram Johnson
California
Poindexter
Senate
Johnson
Poindexter Backers Face Bitter Opposition in 1922 Style Rematch
Judge Austin E. Griffiths, former president of the Poindexter for senator club, emerges as a key rival to Miles Poindexter. The piece compares today’s scramble with 1910, noting persistent progressive and conservative divides, and explains why The Star offers the full backstory of Poindexter’s political saga.
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Judge Griffiths
Poindexter Club
Poindexter
Austin E. Griffiths
King County
The
Star
Miles Poindexter
These Articles Will Trace Senator s Whole Career
The second installment preview outlines Poindexter s life up to 1910 and previews future installments. Subsequent parts promise coverage of his U S Senate campaigns, re elections, the Seattle general strike, presidential candidacy, the Newberry case, and a 1922 re election bid, with a national view.
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Poindexter
United States
Senate
Seattle
Newberry
Woody Outlines Plan to Cut County Expenses
Candidate Woody claims sole south district support and promises a constructive budget plan. He says he will explain his approach to taxpayers at Geahurst Park and Burien City this evening.
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Woody
Tagdpayers
Geahurst Park
Burién City
No Opera Rosemary the Prodigy Drops Opera Career
Rosemary the protege to Rockefeller Me gives up hopes of opera career and starts a musical comedy off. Once Mrs Edith Jormick, she remains linked to opera figures as her path shifts away from grand stage work and toward lighter performance avenues.
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Rosemary
O Rockefeller
Edith Jormick
Mexico 10 Join Pan American Delegation
Mexico plans active participation in the next Pan American congress with a strong press backed push for a united position. An invitation is extended for Mexico to Rio Janeiro where a brilliant embassy will be led by Jose Vasconcelos and include prominent men of letters.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Rio Janeiro
Jose Vasconcelos
Hughes
Vasconcelos
Seattle Lawyer Mourns Death of Father in New York
John F. Murphy, a prominent Seattle attorney, announced the death of his father Thomas Murphy of New York City. He was 84 years old. Paris is said to possess more standings than any other city in the world.
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Seattle
Thomas Murphy
New York City
John F. Murphy
Murphy
Paris
Plea Seeks Craft Supplies for Sanatorium Art Work
A list outlines items to donate such as tray bottoms rag rags cretonne gingham for quilts and more. Donated goods will be transformed by sanatorium workers into salable art pieces to aid patients with limited funds. Send supplies to 300 Public Safety Building care of Chris H. Frasch.
Anti Coal Gauge Bill Introduced
Washington August 28 The Cummins fuel distribution bill designed to prevent profiteering by broadening the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission was favorably reported in the Senate today A majority of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee favored the measure and asked its speedy passage in the upper house Following the meeting Senator Watson Indiana announced he would poll the Senate regarding possible and strike legislation which he intimated might be introduced soon unless a greedy settlement of the twin rail and coal strike is effected
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Watson
Indiana
Report More Coal Now Being Loaded
Coal loading reached 21 866 cars on Friday August 25 marking the highest daily total since the strike began April 1. The earlier peak was 19 043 cars on August 21, with the five day total for the week estimated above 6 250 000 cars.
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Washington
Association of Railway Executives
Boy Plunges 85 Feet to Death at Green River Gorge
Coroner considers barrier as Richard L. Bell 4 dies after slipping from a log over the 85 foot chasm during a family picnic. His body was recovered by a Navy sailor who entered the gorge with a rope. Richard prepared for burial at Bonney-Watson's. A second accident on the Wiltshire hotel roof injured Roy Barnett, 10, who was later said to be recovering at the city hospital.
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W. H. Carson
Green River Gorge
Richard L. Bell
Tuchard
Lawrence B. Bell
Alliave
Pacific Fleet
Little Richard
Bonney-Watson's
Roy Barnett
Steve Barnett
Wiltshire Hotel
Seventh Ave
City Hospital
Girl Takes Poison in Death by Own Action Attempt
Miss Nora Johnson twenty four of 1722 Minor avenue Verne Apartments swallowed poison Sunday night in a suicide attempt. She was in the city hospital Monday with physicians hoping for recovery. Police could not find a motive for the act and said she lived with her parents at the Minor avenue address.
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Nora Johnson
Verne Apartments
Minor Ave
Miss Johnson
Information League Sends Candidate Questionnaires
Questionnaires similar to those used in recent school board port and city elections are being forwarded to county office seekers by the Voters Information League. They request a brief biography for contemplated legislation tax reduction plans views on the 40 mill maximum taxation plan and stance on state county and city budget law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voters’ Information League
Argonaut mine cavein sparks rescue push and crew mobilization
Rescue crews from Grass Valley and Berkeley rush to the Argonaut mine as smoke and fire threaten entombed workers. Red Cross aids families while water lines and air vents are built to support efforts. past mine disasters and a 1921 robbery loom over the site.
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Grass Valley
Berkeley
Cal
Red Cross
Downing
Hoe
Argonaut
James Poderto
Ross Williams
Ireland Mourns Michael Collins at Solemn Dublin Funeral
Dublin remembered the slain leader with a state funeral as thousands gathered at Christ Church Cathedral and followed his casket to Glasnevin. Government leaders Liam Cosgrave and Richard Mulcahy led the cortege with church dignitaries and Free State troops in attendance.
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Dublin
Ireland
Michael Collins
Glasnevin
Collins
Free State Army
Phoenix Park
Free Ireland
Free State
Liam T. Cosgrave
Richard Mulcahy
Dail Eireann
Provisional Government
Sinn Fein Assembly
Rally on Queen Anne Hill Drawing Local Candidates
A Republican rally Tuesday night at Queen Anne Congregational Church will feature speakers J. W. Bryan candidate for county assessor R. M. Dyer candidate for county commissioner in the city district and A. E. Parish candidate for county treasurer.
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Queen Anne Congregational Church
J. W. Bryan
R. M. Dyer
A. E. Parish
Foc
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the Times
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Spokane
House of Represent
Obregon
M.a.gottstein
Meldane
Second Ave
Pike
Gottstein
Buck's
Girl
Information League
George Macdonagh
Queen Anne Hill
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