End Near for Big Soft Coal Strike in Cleveland
District attorneys directed to obtain evidence again as the soft coal strike nears its end in Cleveland. Miners and operators accept in principle a draft contract for 60 million tons annual output, reestablishing last April wage scales and running to March 31 next year. A fact finding commission will be created, chosen by miners and operators with presidential approval.
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Cleveland, O
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Federal action to curb transcontinental train strike
President Harding failed to resolve the western rail walkout as Attorney General Daugherty ordered immediate prosecution of those stopping trains. He cited strong evidence of a conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce or mail handling and warned the federal government would take all necessary steps to halt the disruption. Prompt prosecutions for strike injunction violations were authorized.
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Washington
Big Four Brotherhood
Far West
Harding
Daugherty
United States
Prohibition and Soldier Bonus Polls in Digest Figures
New York figures from the Literary Digest poll show a 617,838 ballots tally on prohibition with 236,329 favoring continuation, 253,009 for modification and 128,500 for repeal. Bonus results: Yes 301,872 No 309,661, indicating anti-liquor measures and anti-bonus sentiment lead by 17,789.
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New York
Literary Digest
President Extends Felicitations to German Republic
Official proof of friendship and wishes for peace happiness and prosperity were sent by President Harding in a cablegram to President Ebert marking the third anniversary of the German government led by Herr Ebert.
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Washington
United States
German Republic
Harding
Ebert
Herr Ebert
Toll at Swatow Typhoon Estimated at Fifty Thousand Dead
Peking reports the August 2 typhoon at Swatow, a seaport 200 miles northeast of Hongkong, has killed about 50,000 people with 100,000 left homeless. The American consul at Swatow conveyed the figures to the American Legion and urged urgent relief.
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Peking
Swatow
Hongkong
American Legion
Oil Producers Vote for Shut Down
Tulsa Oklahoma crowd of about 500 oil producers from five states voted unanimously for a complete shutdown of drilling operations to halt further declines in crude oil prices.
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Tulsa
Okla
Southwest
Northwest railroad reports delays due to equipment shortage
Chicago officials state all delays on lines in Iowa and Nebraska stem from equipment shortages. They deny any trainmen strikes, asserting no labor action by workers.
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Chicago
Jowx
Nebraska
Big Four Walkout Paralyzes Roseville Rail Traffic
About a thousand members of locals of the Big Four of the Southern Pacific walked out in Roseville California. The strike halts iced fruit cars and prevents eastbound shipments through Oregon and Utah. Roseville is the bottleneck for traffic bound east via Ogden and may suspend indefinitely without switching crews.
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Roseville
Cal
Southern
Pacific
Oregon
Utah
Neck
Ogden
Muckraking the Atom in Judge Commentary
William Allien White rails at atomic scandal in Judge, arguing Rutherford exposes the atom as a universe confined within a nucleus surrounded by electrons. He mocks the era of muckraking science and questions the integrity of inquiry into matter and molecules.
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Ernest Rutherford
Chemical Society of London
Ernest
England
Dalton
Ernest de Clares
William Allien White
Pammel Urges Protection for Wild Flowers in Iowa
Dr H L Pammel head of botany at Iowa State College urges wild flower protection in an Ames Tribune piece cited by Des Moines Capital. He warns of rapid destruction from careless picking and street discard, noting woodland beauties like Johnny jump ups blue bells Jacob s ladder spring beauty and columbine and calling for respect for nature and restraint amid rising automobile access.
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H. L. Pammel
Iowa State College
Ames Tribune
Iowa
Shimek
Jowans
Pammel
Des Moines
Highway and Byway Its Easy Broad Highway Compared With Byroads
The Milwaukee Journal contrasts the broad paved highway with the quieter byroad. It argues the concrete road invites conformity and constant watching while the byroad offers gentler pace, fewer riders, natural scenery, and space for independent thought.
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Milwaukee Journal
Dentist Dr M E Potthene Opens Office Receipt Era
A historical dental notice introduces Dr M E Potthene as a practicing dentist with an office receipt description. details appear fragmented, indicating an early 20th century medical advertising style and local professional listing.
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M. E. Pottthene
Ise Deere
Ean Rene
Crowley
Dray & Bus Line
Sidney
Nebr
Seabt
Hick
Livoni & Son ‘““Insurers
Nolan’s Tire Service
Habler’s Garage
Eaigned
Crook
Colorado
Rhode Island
McCormick
Bay Mares
John. Deere
Oliver
Kalamazoo
Walter Proctor & Rieck Schuster
Col. H.’‘C. Golden
George Barlow
Clyey
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