Sinn Fein and Dail Meet in Secret Talks Over London Reply
In Dublin a Sinn Fein delegation and the Dail Eireann cabinet held a secret session to discuss Lloyd George’s reply to Sinn Fein’s note rejecting a proposed English pre permission. A return to home amid renewed talks was tentatively planned but halted when London indicated the Premier would respond. De Valera and colleagues debated a possible London conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joblin
Sinn Fein Vet
Dail Hireann
Sinn Fein Parlia
Lloyd George
Inn Fein
London
Sinn Fein
An de Valera
mdon-Tt
Sinn
Five Fires Simultaneously Ravage West End Long Branch
Five buildings gutted in a single morning blaze in West End and adjacent blocks. Fire broke out at multiple sites due to incendiary origin, aided by a northwest wind. Volunteers O'Keefe Warner and others injured as alarms spread. detectives expect arrests today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
West End
Charles O’keefe
James Warner
New York
Deal
Asbury Park
Flaselara
Massive Hoboken Piers Fire Destroys War Material
A historic blaze swept Hoboken on August 24, destroying much of the Army Piers and igniting ships including the S. S. Leviathan. The Lackawanna Station and multiple Army transports were engulfed as fireboats fought the flames. Soldiers and longshoremen battled through heat, and while buildings burned, there was no loss of life though firefighters were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Hoboken
S. S. Leviathan
Lackawanna Railroad
Hamburg-American Line
Hoboken’s
Ment‘house
Wheaton
Western Queen
Tnold
Railroad executives doubt strike threat amid idle workers
Chicago Aug 27 railroad officials say a strike is unlikely while about 600,000 outsiders monitor traffic with 600,000 idle workers cited as a deterrent. They warn a strike could come if the labor board reinstates piece work in shops, with shopmen already opposing such a change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
United States Railway Labor Board
Labor Board
Lloyd George warns Ireland on unity amid Irish peace talks
Premier Lloyd George declares Britain will not accept Irish separation, warning that severance could trigger a savage war and civil strife across the empire. Reports note Ulster leaders meeting in London and a new bombing incident in Belfast during ongoing peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jondon
Lloyd George
Barnsley
Ireland
Great Britain
Jemier
Tre
Attle
England
Newark Patrolman Held Over Robbery Plot Claims
RK New Jersey August 27 Patrolman God en and other Newark officers faced accusations of planning robberies and directing local burglaries. Police denied the charges and said he was detained at the station after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J
Goden
Newark
Moonshiners Kill Two as Ambush Fells Paintsville Officials
In Paintsville Kentucky an ambush on the McKenzie farm leaves two officers dead and a third wounded. Chief James Melvin and Prohibition Agent J H Reynolds are killed, Deputy Manuel Fitzpatrick is badly wounded, and Moonshiner Pate McKenzie is mortally shot as officers pursue a still. The wounded Fitzpatrick rides to Paintsville before a sheriff's posse heads to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paintsville
Paint Creek
James Melvin
J. H. Reynolds
Manuel Fitzpatrick
Pate McKenzie
Melvin
Reynolds
Fitzpatrick
Paintaville
McKeasie Farm
Pair Nabbed After Six Minutes In City
Frank Loren and George Proctor were arrested after six minutes in the city when they alighted from a Cleveland car and appeared heavily intoxicated. They pled guilty before Mayor Jones this morning and were fined five dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Loren
George Proctor
Cleveland
Jones
Hutchins Divorce Granted After Uncontested Petition
Beryl Tutchins obtained a divorce from Marty Hutchins on grounds of extreme cruelty. The petition cites excessive dates with other men and attendance at dances with unfamiliar men. The suit was uncontested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beryl Tutchins
Marty Hutchins
Divorce filing cites alleged abuse and infidelity
Stanislaw Dzmitczak files for divorce from Veronica alleging gross neglect of duty and that she abused his child from a prior marriage. He claims she kept men visitors while he was away, indicating possible infidelity and neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanislaw
Dzmitczak
Veronica
Brant and Uwanoff Clash Over Finances Leads to Assault Plea
L. F. Brant and Mark Uwanoff could not agree on money matters. Uwanon threatened to use a hammer on Brant. arraigned before Justice Hughes, he pled guilty to an assault charge and was fined five dollars and costs. The argument occurred at Stop 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Brant
Mark Uwanoff
Brant
Hughes
Uwanon
Colley defendants face $248 judgment bid in common pleas
L. J. Crow seeks a $248 judgment in common pleas court against Ada and George Colley. Raffael Nugacci shows two notes from Grace Galione for $175 and $300 totaling $475.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
L. J. Crow
Ada
George Colley
Raffael Nugacci
Grace Galione
Powder Blast Kills Man and Injures Workers at Signal Plant
A blast at the United Railway Signal Company power house in Providence killed Morris Carlson and critically injured Harry Stark who lost both eyes. About twenty nearby workers at Eastern Lace and Braid Co. suffered minor injuries as windows shattered and debris flew through the area. The plant produced traffic signaling equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. T
United Railway Signal Company
Morris Carlson
Harry Stark
Rhode Island
Eastern Lace and Braid Company
Rail Mill Closes For Coming Week
The National Tube plant at South Lorain will operate at 40 percent for the week starting August 29 while the rail mill shuts down entirely. Official notice states wage reductions effective Aug 29 with common labor at 39 cents per hour and other rates adjusted equitably, a cut of about 20 percent from the current rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tube
South Lorain
National Tube Co
Drunken Driver Fined After Florence Collision
Claude Minkler of Florence faced a driving while intoxicated charge after a late evening head on crash with E W Plumley of Lorain. Minkler pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Mayor Smythe. no injuries were reported though Mrs Plumby was shocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Minkler
Florence
E. W. Plumley
Lorain
Minkler
Plumby
Smythe
Lorain Street Railway Company Answers Kowalski Suit
The Lorain Street Railway Company filed its answer denying all allegations in Wade Kowalski's petition. It asserts Kowalski's injuries resulted from a quarrel started by himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain Street Railway
Comany
Wade Kowalski
Charleston Robbers Move Toward St Albans Ambush
A convoy of armed men traveling from Madison toward St Albans passed through Charleston around 10 am. The first group, about 300 men, rode in cars on the Cabin Creek line of the Charleston interurban railway and carried rifles and revolvers.
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Charleston
Madison
Shronen
St. Albans
Here
Cabin Creek
Charleston Interurban
Woman admits old murder in Tacoma case
In Tacoma Washington a woman known as Helen Stubbs wife of a local hotel man admitted she is Maude Moore the woman who shot and killed Leroy Harth Knoxville Tenn two years ago Strickland said she would not fight extradition and is confident of acquittal at a new trial Officers plan to move her to Knoxville soon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Washington
Helen Stubbs
Maude Moore
Leroy Harth
Knoxville
Tenn
Strickland
Pennsy Shop Men Go Out On Strike
In Cincinnati on August 27, about half of the first shift at Pennsylvania Lines shops walked out after several union workers were discharged. R. C. Barnard cited mass dismissals for the action, while federation officials blamed defiance of the labor board. Some 500 men reportedly quit across the Cincinnati terminal, affecting six shop crafts and spreading to Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern plus Xenia Middletown South Charleston Dayton and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Lines
R. C. Barnard
System Federation
Railroad Labor Board
Cincinnati Terminal
Lebanon
Northern
Xenia
Middletown
South Charleston
Dayton
Springfield
No Casualties Reported In Battle Near Blair
Best information indicates no deaths in the clash between miners and deputy sheriffs near Blair around 1 a.m. on the Boone Losan line. Invaders crossed once but deputy fire under Sheriff Don Chafin drove them back. Rumors of deaths and wounded could not be confirmed.
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Humber
Boone-Losan
Blair
Don Chafin
Assault at Landers Parlor Ends with Fleeing Suspect
M. H. Landers of 564 Lodi Street reports prowlers near his soft drink parlor. A confrontation led to a scuffle with a large man who threatened to have Landers arrested as the other suspect fled. The injured man did not surrender to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Landers
Lodi St
Landers
U S Action on Panama Sparks International Discord
In New Orleans on August 27 Narcisco Garay Panama foreign minister said the U S decision backing Costa Rica in the boundary dispute with Panama will cause dissension and hatred of America. Garay was enroute to Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States
Costa Rica
Panama
America
Narcisco Garay
Garay
Indictments Return in Letcher County Grand Jury Probe
In Whitesburg Kentucky D145 indictments were returned after two grand jury sessions into law violations in Letcher county. The targets include illicit whiskey traffic bootlegging and pistol carrying. Officials call it the largest number of indictments in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitesburg
Letcher County
Payroll Bandits Hold Up Bloch Company Car
Cleveland police seek clues to identify three armed robbers who halted the Bloch Company payroll car with 1,675 dollars in cash. The heist occurred near Wellesley avenue SE and East First Street, two blocks from the uniform clothing maker's plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bloch Company
Wellesley Avenue
S. E
East Fist Street
Two Payroll Robberies Reported in Detroit and Morgantown
In Detroit Eddie Rickenbacker Motor Car Company offices the armed bandit took a $6,500 payroll after overpowering paymaster ID Roberts who was disarmed but then overpowered the thief. The robber fled in a curbside car. In Morgantown the New England Fuel and Transportation payroll near $28,000 is noted.
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Detroit
Mich
Eddie Rickenbacker Motor Car’ Company
ID Roberts
Morgantown
New England Fuel and Transportsion
Swindle Gang Chief And 7 Confederates Plead Innocence
CHICAGO Aug 27 Charles W French mastermind of a 50000000 swindle and eight alleged associates pleaded not guilty to mails fraud and conspiracy charges before U S Commissioner James L Glass Strelzin of Milwaukee waived examination and was held on 10000 bond for Milwaukee arraignment E N Littlet ton former Rossford school chief in Toledo Ohio loses savings to Consolidated Auto Co and 90 acre farm near Uaiea Ohio are noted plus details on Zebdulan W F Davis central figure in the case and arrest efforts by U S Deputy Marshal Connors in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chas. W. French
U. S
James L. Glass
A. T L. Streltzin
Milwaukee
Strelzin
Dayton
E. N. Littleton
Rossford
Toledo
Consolidated Auto Company
W. C. Littleton
Wayne Sollengerger
Canton
Zebdulon- WF
Davis
Ting
Laseip
Ma Connors
Clgvelland
United States
Connors
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Deadlock
M Fein
James Head
Gover Ulster
Eorge
Peter
Belfast
Von
Liordi
Rge
Ith
City
Beryl Hutchins
Pennsy Shop
Uaiea
Ohio
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