Railway clerks seek wage hike before labor board
Chicago November 22 271000 railway clerks freight handlers and station employees filed for higher pay before the United States railway labor board led by E H Fitzgerald president of the Brotherhood of railway and station employes. He argued living standards have fallen as purchasing power declined over four years and urged restoration of prior levels with average clerical wages at 85.50 monthly versus 109.02 prior to decisions since 1920. The drive follows earlier shopmen and signalmen actions and the end of the wartime pay rules.
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United States
Ailway Labor Board
E. H. Fitzgerald
Brotherhood of Railway
Fitzgerald
Labor Board
Brotherhood
Uising
Elks Minstrel Draws Crowd at Lake Event
The Elks Minstrel Revue drew a capacity audience last evening, with fans applauding the performers and lively jokes keeping the crowd in good humor. Featured acts included Jim Armitage, Lawrence Webber, Ben Shubert, and Jim Colgan, plus soloists Kius Wilcox and Earl Greenland. the show ends with a second act of a farce named Alice Where Arrow and repeats tonight.
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the Lake
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Jim Armitage
Lawrence Webb
Ben Shubert
Jim Colgan
Ford Jamis
Doc Agate
Neil Hale
Joe Body
Kent
Audiee
M Armitage
Ome Town
Lawrence Webber
Shubert
Kius Wilcox
Earl Greenland
Nerin Kaiser
G. A. Lemm
Amean Harmony
Cleo Alaina
Stures
Wu Neal
Nedy
Alice
Arrow
Maurine Stritch Dimmitage
Kenneth Ritehead
Fred Fi Milesd Crow
Don Grang Ary
Dane
Detroit Death A Public Inquiry Into Fred W Prince Case
A postmortem was to be conducted today to determine the cause of the mysterious death of Fred W Prince publicity man of New York City at 1524 Ermont Avenue Detroit. Prince, employed by the Standard Electric Company, had been staying at the Wesley Pett hotel Statler in his wife’s apartment and faced a murder charge custody.
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Fred W. Prince
New Rk City
Ermont Avenue
Prince
Starn Electric Company
Wesley Pett
Hotel Statler
Minna Gombel's Marriage Revealed by Husband Arrest
Minna Gombel, a noted stage figure, reportedly wed Ferdinand Eggena weeks ago in Atlanta. Eggena’s arrest in New York for passing a worthless check for 1325 dollars disclosed the nuptials.
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Minna Gombel
Ferdinand Eggena
New York
Atlanta
Elyria High Rally Prepares for Lorain Clash at New Field
Elyria citywide spirit surges ahead of tomorrows football game against Lorain at the new athletic field. Mayor closes city hall. many businesses will shut to cheer the team. A morning rally in the high school auditorium featured Don Sawyer from Cleveland and Principal Vaughn urging a strong showing and declaring the teams honor at stake.
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Cloting
Chear Elyria
Don Sawyer
Cleveland
Elyria High
Lorain
David
Vaughn
Theney
Ath
Ion
Wrain
Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty to Inebriated Driving
George Dunfea admitted guilt in police court for driving an automobile while intoxicated. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Mayor Joney. A separate report from R. J. Agate notes theft of two good cushions from a Ford, with a pair of spare cushions left nearby.
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Joney
R. J. Agate
Death of Raffles Offerg Death of Raffles Offerg
Lancaster Ohio reports mystery surrounds the deaths of Irving E B Henderson 42 and his wife 26 and their four children Elia 7 Helen 6 Romaine 4 and Christian 17 months. Coroner C G Guissinger and Drs Mundhank Bounds conducted inquest. Stomachs kidneys livers sent to Ohio State University for tests. Officials doubt accidental poisoning. family had taken celery mist and headache tablets. Authorities consider possibility of internal poisoning and search Henderson home for clues. The theory of outside poisoner appears unlikely. some fear internal plot by family members. Further details to follow.
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Irving EB. Henderson
Elia
Helen
Romaine
Christian
Columbus
C. ©. Guissinger
R. W. Mundhank
Harry L. Bounds
Ohio State University
BL. F. Alien
Henderson
Mundhank
Allen
Dr. Mundhank
Hendersons
B.F. Alen
Toemies
Pennsylvania Railway
Henderson Fam
Mundham
Bank Robbery Sparks Citywide Alarm halves mayor and marshal
Desperate bandits rob First National Bank as nitroglycerine blasts wreck the vault. Town marshal John Chamberlain is wounded while returning fire, then falls after a bandit’s shot. Mayor Joseph Tate arrives but is killed by gang fire. Telegraph and telephone lines are down. about $4,000 taken.
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Tiltee-mercare- Reemely Ar Tran
John Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Joseph Tate
Open Forum Speaker Jon A Ryan at High School
At Lima high school the open forum will feature Rev. John A Ryan on Industrial Democracy, with Dollie Hudson to sing. Ryan, a noted progressive thinker and author, is a pioneer of minimum wage legislation and a former Catholic University professor.
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Ryan
Christian Brrother’s
J. Thomas College
St. Paul
St. Paul’s Seminary
Catholic University of America
Washington
Rran
America
Minnesota
Dollie Hudson
Cleveland
Divorce talk ends in double tragedy at unit meeting
In Cleveland on November 22 Gordon Rigg, 32, is dead at the city morgue after shooting his wife Natalie Riggs, 40, who is seriously wounded at St Luke's hospital but alive. The incident followed a meeting about a divorce filing, with Riggs then turning the gun on himself.
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Cleveland
Gordon Rigg
City
Natalie Riggs
St. Luke's Hospital
Riggs
Pig Pen Used As Blind Pig In Underground Cache
In Cincinnati on November 23 federal prohibition officers seized Fano brandy whiskey rum gin and other alcohol valued at 90 300 from an underground concrete vault camouflaged by a pig pen adjoining Maketowah country club. Paul Kuhiman was arrested. A bottling plant and counterfeit labels were found on the premises. In Washington President Harding urged harsher punishment for those who refuse to appear before the federal coal commission.
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Maketowah Country Club
Paul Kuhiman
Tenani
Washington
Federal Commission
Harding
Four Hundred Men Trapped After Dolomite Mine Blast
In Birmingham Alabama a Dolomite mine blast at Woodward Coal Company shaft 3 left 13 killed with many more injured. Rescue teams freed men from underground as officials projected about 400 workers were inside when the explosion occurred and all surface bodies were recovered. Authorities stressed strong ventilation and safety measures despite the catastrophe.
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Birmingham
Ala
Woodward Coal Company
X’turden
Bessemer
Shaft
Triple scandal shocks Japanese society in Tokyo
A sweeping scandal erupts in Tokyo involving Count Yanagiwara, coal magnate Ito, and student Miyazaki over a child born to Akiko Yanagiwara Ito. Akiko’s contested parentage and captivity spark national outrage as families clash and society watches the outcome. Washington adds that a Liberia loan bill faces firm Democratic opposition.
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Kingdoms of Finance
Hohamia
Yanagiwara
Denseamon Ito
Japan
Ryosuke Miyazak
Tto
Miyazaki
Akiko Yanagiwara Ito
Ito
Akiko
Wee
Vecante Jane
Ite
Arizona's Perfect Infant Raises State Bright Hopes
Patricia Ann Roberts, a Phoenix baby, scored 99.5 in a better babies' contest amid sunshine and a diet of fruit and vegetables. Her mother, Mrs. J. L. Roberts, attributes outdoor life to the child's health, noting Arizona's climate as a key factor.
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Sunshine
Patricia Ann Roberts
J. L. Roberts
Phoenix
Farmers Institute Plans Big Meetings in Lorain County
The Lorain County Farmer's Institute Association met in Elyria to lay out plans for its annual meeting at North Ridgeville with the date to be decided. A two day State Aid meeting will be held January 15 and 16 at Oberlin Grange Hall featuring L. J. Rummell of Columbus on dairy profits, livestock breeding and rural topics, and Mrs Ide A. Durkin of Fredericktown speaking on farm women issues and votes. Widespread programs include entertainment, farm product exhibits, and aim to bring expert speakers to Ridgeville for topics of local interest. W. L. Schmittkens presided.
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Lorain County Farmer's Institute Association
Elyria Savings and Trust Co
North Ridgeville
Grange Hall
Oberlin
L. J. Rummell
Columbus
Ide A. Durkin
Frederickstown
Durbin
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State Institute
Rummell
College of Agricult
Ohio Experiant
Ohio
Whiskeyville Man Is Fined in Federal Liquor Case
Frank Wiine of Whiskervi Ue was fined in Federal court by Judge Woestenhav i for illegal possession of liquor. Kling was arrested by Sheriff Backus and bound over to the Federal court.
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Whiskervi Ue
Woestenhav i
Kling
Backus
Ford to buy Kentucky coal fields to sell to public
New York November 23 Henry Ford closed negotiations for about 20 million dollars worth of coal fields in Kentucky to start selling coal directly to the public The 195000 acre field is rich in bituminous coal and Ford aims to control a significant share of U S soft coal production He plans double tracking the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad and electrification to move coal to Michigan. the Elkhorn field in West Virginia is also cited as a future source ب
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Henry Ford
Kentucky
Lake Region
William Bl
Ford
Coal Trust
United States
Detroit, Toledo and
Ironton
Michigan
River Rouge
Ts Seco
Dexcar
Union
Davey
Mac Dowell County
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Elkhorn
King Discusses Problems in England
London Nov 23 King George opened the deliberative session of parliament amid a heavy police cordon to prevent demonstrations by the unemployed. He expressed deep concern over the country’s problems noting the need for legislation to aid the Irish free state constitution and continuing worries about unemployment and state expenses.
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London
King George
Irea
Foiled Roumanian King Assassination Repeats Train Wreck
Budapest dispatch reports an assassination attempt on Ferdinand of Roumania failed when attackers wrecked the wrong train. The royal train was piloted by a lead train as a precaution. Also noted in New York, elevator maker Alonzo B. Lee cursed women colleges before an accident where his feet were injured. Dublin coverage notes Exhiene Childers losing a legal appeal over martial law validity.
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Ferdinand
Roumania
Budapest
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Alonzo B. Lee
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