Strike Looms As Anthracite Miners Prepare In 1920
News Review reports signs of a September 1 strike by American anthracite miners after breakdown of wage talks at Atlantic City. The United Mine Workers subcommittee earned power to issue the strike call and arrange pumpmen to prevent mine floods. Disputes over union dues check-off and arbitration, plus a referenced $60,000,000 arbitration loss, underpin the stalemate as Coolidge may intervene only if fuel famine looms. France outlines a war debt policy prioritizing capacity to pay and justice, rejecting full dollar payments and proposing payments in marks with Dawes plan adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard II
Atlantic City
United Mine Workers of America
Warriner
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Richards
Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company
John L. Lewis
Peither
Lewis
War Finer
Swampscott
Coolidge
Davis
Europe
Scranton
Jacksonville
New York
William Phillips
Belgium
Garrard Winston
the Treasury
France
Doumergué
Grenadie
Caillaux
Washington
M. Quaillaux
America
England
Britain Averts Coal Strike With Operator Concessions
Britain delays a threatened coal strike by two weeks as operators withdraw shut-down orders. The government agrees to subsidies but struggles to locate 150 million dollars needed. Rumors of a penny beer tax circulate but would anger workers. Baldwin and his administration face a dilemma.
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Britain
Baldwin
Debt funding commission arrives in Washington
Negotiations with the American debt commission have begun after the arrival of the debt funding panel in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bel
Open Door Pact Becomes Law After Ratifications
Nine powers ratified treaties from the Washington conference shaping China’s trade rules. The pacts revise customs schedules and uphold open door principles ensuring equal opportunities for all nations. They prohibit exclusive spheres of influence and promise protection of China’s neutral rights during war.
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China
Rising labor unrest and anti-foreign agitation in China
Sentiment grows as labor troubles spread from foreign to native industries. Last week 6000 Chinese silk workers in Shanghai walked out amid student and military agitation. Houses vacated by British and Japanese are being razed in Chungking and other cities. Gov schools may not reopen in September as students resist discipline. Students union warns merchants against handling British and Japanese goods.
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China
Shanghai
Chungking
Students’ Union
Greece Bulgaria crisis over merchant murder flares on frontier
The week saw tensions rise between Greece and Bulgaria after a Greek merchant was killed in a Bulgarian town amid a spate of similar crimes. Greece demanded punishment for the slayers and strengthened frontier guards, while Sofia denied any invasion plans and said it would pursue the murderers to settle the dispute peacefully.
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Greece
Bulgaria
Sofia
Evocontract Eviction Sparks German-Polish Tensions
Expatriation of many Germans from Silesia caused distress as Germany had not prepared to care for them yet eviction complied with the Versailles treaty. Germany retaliates by ordering Poles who voted for Polish citizenship to leave within 48 hours. Reichstag nationalists push for breaking relations, but Stresemann negotiates a measured response, stating Germany will not initiate reprisals and will follow Poland's lead.
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Poland
Silesia
Germany
Reichstag
Stresemann
Marines Leave Nicaragua After Twelve Years of Guard Duty
U S Marines who had been encamped in Managua and Corinto for twelve years boarded the U S S Henderson to return home. The force, at the request of the Nicaraguan government, ended its occupation and a new constabulary was planned to maintain order in the region.
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United States
Managua
Corinto
Nicaragua
U.S. S. Henderson
Command Change Names Major Brooks Carter Leadership
The article notes a reorganization with Maj. Calvin Brooks Carter, formerly of the Philippine constabulary, placed in command.
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Maj
Calvin Brooks Carter
The
Philippine Constabulary
Ambassador Bancroft's Body Departing for U.S. on Tama
The body of Ambassador Bancroft is en route to the United States aboard the Japanese cruiser Tama. In Tokyo the automobile hearse traversed five miles of empty streets lined with mourners to St Andrew’s Cathedral for services. Wreaths from the emperor and the prince regent graced the coffin as high officials accompanied the body to Yokohama.
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Mbassador Bancroft
United States
Tama
Tokyo
St. Andrew
Yokohama
Pershing Vows Free Balloting in Arica Plebiscite
General Pershing president of the Tac na Arica plebiscitary commission assures that every qualified voter may cast a ballot freely and that it will be counted fairly in the forthcoming plebiscite. He urges acceptance by Chile and Peru of arbitration for their long standing territorial dispute to advance world peace.
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Tacna
Ford buys 200 U S steel ships in wartime sale
Renry Ford wins bid of 1 706 million dollars for 200 steel vessels built for war transport from the United States Shipping Board. Engines boilers and auxiliaries may be used by Ford, others scrapped. Within 18 months Ford may convert 50 ships to diesel propulsion for deep sea service. Two hundred more ships to be towed to Malaws bay near Quantico and burned.
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Renry Ford
United States Shipping Board
Ford Motor Company
Shipping Board
Mr. Ford
Malaws Bay
Quantico
Prohibition Authority Reshuffle Affects Ohio Officials
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Blair announces a new enforcement program effective September 1 that strips Prohibition Commissioner Haynes of most powers. Authority shifts to 24 district administrators under Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews. Haynes allies expect he may seek the Republican nomination for governor in the fall.
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Internal ’ Revenue
Blair
Haynes
Labor federation approves nonpartisan political drive
The American Federation of Labor executive council backs a nonpartisan plan for next year’s congressional campaigns. A report to the Atlantic City convention on October 5 will outline efforts to support candidates true to the people and to labor. The council says third party movements are wasted and harmful, citing 1922 and 1924 campaigns as proof.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Atlantic City
Lead hardening breakthrough by Western Electric engineers
Western Electric Chicago engineers R.8. Dean and W.E. Hudson report a method to harden and temper lead. By a small alloy addition and a special heating process they produce a metal three times as hard as lead without heat treatment. Believed to have vast industrial value for coatings and telephane cables.
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Western Electric Company
Chicago
Dean
W. E. Hudson
Maple Grove Local harvest and social notes
Henry Kragel and a lady friend attended the Sidney dance Saturday night. Several households share harvest duties and visit kin across the region with numerous calls to Ed Miles, Henry James, Nels Johnson, and W. I. Sharman. Mrs. Nels Johnson plans a Colorado trip, while others assist grain work and attend farewells for Dr. Krueger en route to China.
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Henry Kragel
Friend
Sidney
Henry James
Ed Kragel
W. I. Sharman
John Olson
Frank Goodwin
R. GC. Ruhter
Ed Miles
Nels Johnson
W. T. Sharman
F. A. Johnson
Colorado
Ray Miles
Lois
Thelma Nele
Mildred Hogue
Helen Johnson
R. W. Johnson
Henry Elsen
Dr. Krueger
China
Gurley
George Siders
Ramuel
Charley Smih
Charley Smith
Joe Stout
Telegraph’s Reach Drives Local Advertising Impact
The Telegraph sustains strong community spirit and broad circulation, delivering effective advertising reach for local businesses and events. It emphasizes trusted coverage and targeted reader engagement across town.
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Telegraph
Young man injured by old rifle blast near Bayard
LaVerne Brookman son of Roy S. Brookman, visiting Clarence Roberts’s home west of town, fired a 45-70 rifle that had not been used in years. The weapon exploded, tearing flesh in four chest wounds and six to seven on the left arm. No bones broken, but injuries deemed painful. warning given about handling old guns.
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Taverne Brookman
Roy S. Brookman
Clarence Roberts
LaVerne
Nolone
Bayard Transcript
Kicked by Horse Injures Man Near Angora
Roman Beister of Angora district was severely cut when a horse kicked him in the head on Tuesday afternoon. The scalp injury above the left eye required stitches, though the skull was not fractured. Doctors warned a stronger blow could have been fatal.
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Roman Beister
Angora
Johnston
Bridgeport News-Blade
Be photographed this year on birthday at Phelps Studio
A brief notice inviting individuals to arrange a birthday photograph session at Phelps Studio during the current year. The item emphasizes personal portrait opportunities and studio services.
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Phelps Studio
A Home Made Shower Bath For the Boys
A DIY shower bath guide describes using a four gallon palm a bucket funnel rope pulley and rubber hose with a clamp as a faucet. Builders can solder a funnel to the bucket or use a tinsmith to fit it then hoist the bucket to pour warm water for a brief communal wash.
Big Sedan Turns Over West of Dix
A sedan driven by Mr and Mrs Eainard Clark of California overturned on the Lincoln Highway about a mile and a half west of Dix. Mrs Clark had a strained back, Mr Clark escaped serious injury, and Bonham of Kimball helped move them to Dix. The cause is undetermined but may have been a wood fragment or auto spoke that flew up into the wheel. They were traveling at a moderate speed.
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Eainard Clark
California
Cleveland
Ohio
Lincoln Highway
Dix
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Pacific
M. Felician Cattier
Belgian Debt Funding Commission
Capt
John Barry
Anthracite Miners
Loth
Maple Grove
J. C. Jorgensen
Ternoon
Theo Waddell
Herman Andre
Herman Elsen’s
Robert
F. A. Johns
Theo. Rasmussen
Miss Burns
Oxford
Nebraska
W. T. Sharman’s
Nels. Johnson
Laverne ‘Brookman
Livoni Insurance & Farm Loan Office
Tudor
F. O. B. Detrels
Detroit
Nolan’s Tire Service Station
General and Miller
Frank Nolan
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