President Wilson seeks plan on railroad strike issue
President Wilson summons Senator Newlands and Representative Adamson to discuss legislation to settle the railroad strike. Topics include adding two members to the Interstate Commerce Commission, arbitration principles, and a possible commission to investigate eight hour day disputes. Railroad leaders push for time to decide and await the President's specific guidance before acting.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Wilson
Newlands
Adamson
Senate
House Commerce
White House
Congress
Committee of Brotherhood
W. G. Lee
A. B. Garretson
Brotherhood
Garretson
New York Heat Wave Limited Paralyzing Epidemic
New York's hot spell did not trigger a larger outbreak of infantile paralysis. Today 42 deaths were reported and 131 more children were stricken, compared with 39 deaths and 118 cases the previous day.
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New York
Aus
Heat Wave Sets New City Highs In August Heat
New York reports record heat for the day with temperatures at 9 am rising to 84 degrees, two degrees above yesterday’s 10 am reading. The city endured a hot night with no relief below 73 degrees, prompting hundreds to sleep on benches and open spaces. Four deaths and numerous prostrations noted as heat worsens.
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New York
Mercury
Front News From War On August 23 1916
Tur keys driven back along Armenian coast with Russian aid. Austrians claim no Russian gains in Volhynia Galicia and Carpathians. Italians seize strong positions in the Alpine front near Tofana and Domomites. German gains near Somme repelled. German crops and other dispatches noted.
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Herald-Star
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London
Black Sea
War Office
Berlin
Volhynia
Galicia
Carpathian
Lower
Stokhod
Koxel
Rome
Alpine
Tofana
Domomites
Travenantes
A Orman
Patie
Cecinan
Somme
Estrees
Norman Angell
Angell
The
Tageblatt
Germany
Reorganization of United American Mechanics Discussed
Atlantic City on August 23 sees the Order of United American Mechanics reorganize with a possible name change as the national council meets. Represented states include nearly all, and leaders debate relaxing bars against foreign born citizens to broaden membership and make the group more American.
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Atlantic City
Order of United American Mechanics
National Council
Andrew Carnegie In Good Health After Fishing Trip
Bar Harbor reports Andrew Carnegie has recovered from a fishing trip and is in very good health. His secretary dismissed illness rumors, stating he is enjoying excellent health. He plans to sail Thursday aboard his yacht for a coast cruise toward Nova Scotia.
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Bar Harbor
Andrew Carnegie
Hollingsworth Defends Defense Stance Against Aggression
General Hollingsworth Republican candidate for Congress replies to the Gazette editorial on his vote against the Senate Naval Bill. He argues the proposed 157 new ships risks militarism and unchecked spending, warns of a shift to Prussianized governance, and questions the President's sincerity amid ongoing ship keel delays. He vows to vote with restraint to protect national honor and constitutional principles.
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Gazette
General Hollingsworth
Congress
Steubenville Gazette
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Olicy
Mexico
Lincoln
Hughes
Secord
Hughes to Speak in Reno and Ogden Amid Campaign Strain
Sacramento Cal Aug 23 Charles E Hughes California campaigners report him pushing through a grueling schedule with about 30 speeches in the state. He will rest next week at Estes Park Colorado and resume with limited appearances as he travels to Ogden Salt Lake City Cheyenne Denver and back toward California. His voice shows strain from the rapid pace and intense public speaking circuit.
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Nevada
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Hughes
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Colorado
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Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Denver
New York
True Democrats to Hold Meeting on Endorsing Ticket
Columbus Ave report states remaining members of the True Democracy League, former Democrats who bolted the ticket years ago, plan a meeting to endorse a Democratic ticket with the exception of former Governor Cox due to previous bipartisan board appointments. The group signals possible renewed actions by former Governor Cox.
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Columbus
Ave
True Democracy League
Cox
Con
Thugs Hold Up Upholstery Manager in Steubenville
Stanley Kosick, manager of Steubenville Upholstering and Refinishing Co, was robbed by six men on North Street around 10 PM Tuesday. They took his hat, spectacles, pocketbook, and notebook, but he kept $20 hidden. Kosick, bruised but not seriously hurt, said the attackers, all Polish, suspected he had money because of a Hebrew partner.
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Stanley Kosick
Steubenville Upholstering & Refinishing Company
North Street
Kosick
Mr. Kosick
Auto crash near Hansle injures men leaving party
A mooded wreck near Hansle at 10 o'clock left Lewis Sheets a printer dead and Edward Calhoun and W A Aughine baugh injured. An auto owned by Ah collided with a tree as the party returned from Fatirae to Wet. All occupants were thrown from the vehicle.
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Lewis Sheets
Edward Calhoun
W. A. Aughinebaugh
Hansle
Faatirae
Horseshoe tourney finals set after tight Jefferson County prelims
Jefferson County horseshoe preliminaries in Wintersville drew hundreds as eight final matches queued for this evening. Charles Kindswatter beat Hindman 21 19 while D M Richmond edged William Barrett 21 20. winners advance to face county champion bound for the Ohio State fair on Aug 30.
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Wintersville
Steubenville
Charles Kindswatter
C. A. Hindman
I Cya
J. 5. Utler
White
H. Pittenrer
D. M. Richmond
William Barrett
W.S. Waltz
Georgia
Medina County
Ohio
B. D. Jordan
C. L. Richmond
American punitive expedition health record reported
Official figures from the sanitary department state that since entering Mexico over five months ago the American punitive expedition has six deaths from disease and a sick rate of 1.5 percent. Including cases treated at the base hospital, the rate rises to 2.5 percent, reflecting the ongoing medical burden aboard.
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Mexico
Local offenders jailed after fines for illegal sale activity
Violator Piard and August Sarge faced fines of 899 and 105 respectively for illegal sales conducted by Squire Well at Benith. Detained yesterday by Constable Jake Cole, Deputy Jamon Trotter, the trio were jailed for several days awaiting payment.
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Piard
August Sarge
Caste
Alex. Deluca
Dewita Siment
Squire
Benith
MD Esterday
Esenty
Jake Cole
Depety Jamon Trotter
Bond Issue Blocked by Tax Limitation on School Bonds
City solicitor opines that Steubenville school board cannot issue a $35,000 bond issue for a new high school annex and repairs due to tax rate limits. He analyzes 1915 1916 valuations, cites General Code sections 5649-2 to 5649-5, 7629 7630 7591 7592, and explains the 10 mill cap with possible 2 to 5 mill leverages. The ruling suggests no bonds under current constraints.
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C. L. Williams
Board of Education
City of Steubenville
W. S. McCauslen
State of
Ohio
General Assembly
Miner Falls In Roadway After Drunken Night Out
Joe Hrendoc, a Slavish miner at Pnobscott coal mine in Brooke County West Virginia, was badly injured after a drunken outing. He allegedly fell in front of a Ford driven by Ed. Duffy who could not see him as Hrendoc raised his hands and stepped into traffic near Pfeister farm. He sustained a severe head injury and possible facial damage and was taken by car to a local doctor for treatment.
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Pnobscott
Brooke County
W. Va
Hrendoc
Mingovan
Toabash
Pfeister Farm
Ed. Duffy
Wellsburg
Dufy
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H. A. Winters
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