Railroads rush preparations as nation braces for strike
Coast artillery units are moved back to border posts while 10,000 additional National Guardsmen are ordered to the border. President Wilson seeks to persuade railroad brotherhoods to postpone or rescind the strike set for September 4. Shippers turn to motor trucks and munition factories arrange routes to Lake Erie for shipment to Europe.
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Coast Artillery
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lake Erie
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Europe
Chicago
Express
Senate Inter-State Commerce Committee
Wilson
Minneapolis
Washburn- Crosby Company
Halts on Harbor Street Bond Issuance Proclaimed by City Solicitor
City Solicitor Williams states the tax limit has been reached and no further street improvement bonds can be issued without a public vote. He cites the high school annex bonds and Oregon avenue project as examples, saying the city, School Board, and township funds are overdrawn and new bonds would be illegal without voter approval. The Council withdrew the motion to seek engineer estimates and left the petition pending. Other ordinances await future action as the plea for funds continues.
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Williams
Oregon Avenue
Woodlawn Road
Brady Avenue
Amson County
Service Department
Floyd
Council
James M. Reynolds
McCoy Brothers Arrested for Ford Theft in Pittsburg
Harold and Robert McCoy, who had been working locally, were arrested Tuesday and sent to Pittsburg to face trial for stealing a Ford touring car from Pittsburg, abandoning it in Brooke County West Virginia. The crime dated months earlier with the car later recovered by Pennsylvania police.
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Pittsburg
Brooke County
W. Va
Harold
Robert McCoy
T. A. Crogan
McCoy Brothers
Wellsey
Follawsbee
Pennsylvania
McCoy's
Liewts
Ward and Hull
French Launch Attack on the Ver Dun Front
Paris reports a French assault on the Verdun front with progress east of Fleury. Macedonian front battles continue as Bulgarians press, while Serbians repulse Albanian attacks west of Lake Ohrid. Greek and Albanian contingents prepare to join Allied operations in Saloniki.
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Paris
Verdun
Fleury
War Office
Macedonia
Vardar
Lake Ostrove
Saloniki
Greece
Essad Pasha
Lee's Forcible Statement Fuels Railroad Strike Stand
Washington August 30 W G Lee president of the trainmen declares no power can prevent a strike without a satisfactory settlement He notes the four heads could not delay action even with requests from the committee of 640 present last week and says Mr Wilson has not asked for postponement, stressing the group is powerless to act otherwise.
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Pittsburg
Samuel Moody
Pennsylvania Lines
Pullman
Pan Handle
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Salan
Department of Labor
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Labor
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
W. G. Lee
Associated Press
Herald-Star
York
New York
New Haven & Iuer Railroad Company
Albert T. Hardin
New York Central
A. H. Smith
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
P. J. Flynn
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Topeka
Kans
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Middle West
Brotherhood
Garretson
Stone
Carter
Lee
Begin Preparations to Meet Threatened Strike
Railroads prepare for a threatened strike with embargoes on perishable freight and livestock. Chicago lines brace for a massive incoming freight wave while executives debate policy and how to handle passengers facing possible delays.
Memphis Wreck Off Santo Domingo In Severe Storm
Washington reports describe the armored cruiser Memphis wrecked at Santo Domingo City after a storm. One enlisted man killed, two officers and five men seriously injured, 67 others slightly hurt, with many feared drowned. A boiler explosion led to numerous casualties and the ship’s fate a total loss. Rear Admiral Pond said all hands were removed and that more fatalities were possible.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Washington
Memphis
Santo Domingo
United States
Pond
Castine
Ohio Republicans Plan Short Five-Week Campaign
The Republican state executive committee in Columbus announced a brief five week campaign before the November election with Dayton favored to open. State Chairman C. S. Hatfield will oversee distinct divisions, naming bureau heads. a small finance committee of seven or eight wealthy Republicans will assist. Charles A.
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Republican State Executive Committee
Dayton
National Committee
C. S. Hatfield
Charles A
Local merchants fret over looming railroad strike
Local business leaders in grain hardware and building supplies rush telegrams to speed shipments as a looming railroad strike threatens to paralyze mills factories and commerce. Freight offices are urged to dispatch tracers for cars and avoid stoppages while suppliers anticipate material shortages across industries.
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Bio
Eastern Ohio Phone Merger Approved by State Board
The Ohio Utilities Commission approved the merger of Bell interests with five independent companies in Eastern Ohio. Final valuations set at present value 1,341,794.24 with new rates for Steubenville Mingo Junction Wintersville exchanges, including free local areas and various party and extension charges. A rate card will be issued soon by Bell Company at the local office.
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Columbus
Bell
Telephone Companis
Ohio
State Utilities Commission
Gentral District
Washington
Jefferson
Belmont
Union
Woodsfield Telephone
Reproductive
Bell People
Utilities Commission
Steubenville
Mingo Junction
Wintersville
Bell Company
Ohio Civil Service Exam Rush For 23 Alcohol Inspectors
Columbus Ohio August 30 October 6 is set for a Civil Service exam rush as the state liquor license department seeks 23 inspectors. The job pays 1300 dollars plus expenses and involves visiting saloons to determine lawful operation and collecting evidence against violators. Current inspectors are provisional appointees.
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Columbus
Ohio
Civil Service
State Liquor License Department
Civil Service Commission
Veterans parade in Kansas City amid tattered flags
Thousands of Civil War veterans in regimental formation marched through Kansas City in an annual Grand Army of the Republic parade. Many were at least 65, some leaning on canes or on a boy scout helper as they followed their flags in the street procession.
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Kansas City
Grand Army of the Republic
Death notice for Rev. J. A. Speer pastor in Hanover Illinois
News comes that Rev. J. A. Speer pastor of the First United Presbyterian church was summoned to Hanover Illinois by his father and wired that his father had died. The illness was brief and death unexpected.
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J. A. Speer
First United Presbyterian Church
Hanover
Ilinois
J. L. Junkin
Hiss
Weather update for Ohio fair tonight and Thursday
The Ohio forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Thursday. Cooler readings are expected tonight along Lake Erie, with pleasant weather expected inland.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Identified as Michael Spier Killed in Mingo Junction Yard
The man run down and killed by a Carnegie Steel engine in the C and P railroad yards at Mingo Junction was identified as Michael Spier, 35, of Canton Ohio, by his brother Philip Spier. He worked for C and P two weeks and was unmarried. Interment will be in Mingo here today.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Mingo Junction
Philip Spier
Canton
Ohio
Micheal Spier
Mingo
J. W. Miller
McDonald, Pa
Shannon’s Morgue
Third Street
Shannon’s Chapel
Interstate freight rate rises blocked by commerce commission
Washington August 30 The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed increases in transcontinental freight rates from east to west and from Pacific routes to the east. The plan would have added about 20 million dollars yearly to railroad revenue and was to take effect at midnight pending further investigation.
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Washington
Mountain Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
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