Four Killed in Mine Battle at Cliftonville West Virginia
Brooke County Virginia tense after a mine fight near Cliftonville that left at least four dead and several wounded. State police and deputy sheriffs guarded the miners camp as a coal tipple burned. Sheriff Thomas H. Duval, elected by the county court, ordered a special grand jury to investigate and filed murder charges against 27 men.
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Wellsburg
Wheeling
Pennsylvania
Cliftonville
Brooke County
Richland Mining Company
Clintonville
H. H.duval
Thomas H. Duval
W. 8. Wilkin
Wala
President to Make Final Plea to End Coal Strike
President Harding will seek a final effort to settle the coal mine strike before using government power to compel full production. He plans to receive a response from leaders and shape a compromise between miners and operators, aiming for a settlement with both sides urged to accept.
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Washington
Harding
Land Opened to Homesteaders Generous War Veterans Preferential Filings
Thousands of acres in the southern half of the Colville Indian reservation will be opened to homesteaders with preferential filings for war veterans. If veterans get all land the opening to others who have filed will occur December 11. Site filings begin August 21 and open July is indicated.
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Spokane
Colville
World War II Veteran Recalled in Fragmentary Record
A fragmentary OCR item references a World War II veteran named Johnny Shel and mentions burial or death details. The text is garbled but suggests records show he served and had ties to Teonenee or a similar place with a 4% notation.
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Teonenee
Four Employees at Atty Firm Noted in Partial Text
Fragmentary report mentions four employees at a firm with unclear roles and missing context. Names and specifics are unreadable, leaving the exact details unresolved.
Japan to Withdraw Troops in World War II Move
Tokio reports Japan will withdraw troops as part of a broader WWII disengagement. The note indicates strategic redeployments and aim to ease pressures in occupied territories.
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Japan
WII
Strikes Loom Large as Government Prepares for Process
Secretary Weeks warns of a potential greatest industrial upheaval as strikes threaten interstate transport and mail service. President Harding authorizes military readiness through General Hines to protect key rail lines while Work estimates 50 000 motor vehicles could move mail if trains stop. Burlington record shows 606 employees on duty in Nebraska, 2800 strikers replaced, Havelock shops idle with 903 on strike.
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Weeks
Washington
Harding
John L. Hines
Eighth Army Corps
San Antonio
Texas
Missouri, Kansas
de Texas
Postmaster General
Work
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Nebraska
Havelock
Opening Way to Settlement in Chicago Strike
Railway executives left a door open for settlement through the US railroad labor board after refusing to meet strike leaders. They agreed with the four big Brotherhood heads not to require striking workers to perform their duties while considering a peace board after a conference with B M Jewell. A letter to Mr Hooper, acting in a personal capacity, says the strike was called in defiance of the board and cautions any conference as unacceptable while seeking to undermine the board’s decision.
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Chicago
Fia
United States Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Hooper
Bronze Memorial to Buffalo Bill to Unveil in Cody
A life sized bronze equestrian statue of Col. William F. Cody Buffalo Bill will be unveiled in Cody Wyoming two years from now. The piece sits on a pink native stone base and was announced by the local sculptress who was commissioned after consultations with the Memorial committee.
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Cody
Wyo
Col. W. F
Buffalo Bil
Buffalo
New York
Hastings High School nominee to succeed Nebraskan in 1980
James H. Wilkerson of Chicago has been named principal of Hastings High School in 1980. He previously left Hastings to accept a professorship at Depauw University, studied law there, and earned a degree. Judge Wilkerson showed strong interest in civic and federal matters during his Hastings tenure.
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Hastings, Neb
James H. Wilkerson
Chicago
Hastings High School
Depauw University
Wilkerson
Nebraska notes show fairs, bonds, and county growth
The state dairy, agricultural and fair scenes populate Nebraska headlines. The Hamilton county fair marks its fiftieth anniversary while Pawnee and Adams counties plan events. A bond vote on waterworks fails in Adams as building booms rise in Ord and Gage County. Cattle feeding grows in Cheyenne county and corn values near 500000 in Cuming.
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State Federation of Labor
Omaha
Hamilton County
Hastings College
Nebraska Automobile Association
Pawnee
Cheyenne County
State
Ord
Pawnee Coumty
Cuming County
Vernie Holcombe
Edward Holcombe
Fremont
Adams
Joe Novek
Gibbon Chautauqua Association
Chautauqua
W. Coverdale
American Farm Bureau Federation
Nebraska
William Grutch
O'Neill
Carl Frahm
Bloomington
Plattsmouth
Buffalo County
Bayley Brothers
Chicago
H. C. Lindsay
George. Lats
Louisville
Ana
Ms Pdec
Tanlac Restores Health Says St Louis Man
H W Morison of 10th Avenue St Louis, agent for National Life Insurance Co, reports Tanlac restored his health. He says he gained fourteen pounds, no longer suffers heart palpitations or shortness of breath, sleeps well, and now works full time. Tanlac is sold by all druggists.
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Taniac
H.W. Morison
St. Louis
National Life Insurance Co
Tanlac
Asylum Inmate Misreads Prater Fare
An Austrian freed from an Vienna asylum after 1918 returns to the Prater in joy and learns the fare is 18 000 kronen. He has only a 20 kronen coin but asks to be driven back to the asylum, prompting the driver to demand the remaining 18 000 kronen.
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Vienna
Prater
Calumet Powder Co Partners With Home Economics Service
Free for readers. Arrangements with the Calumet Baking Powder Co provide no charge Home Economics assistance for cooking and kitchen equipment guidance.
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Calumet Baking Powder Co
Alno
Sign in the Heavens A Whisky Sign in a Scotch Town
A monoplane over a sleepy Scotch town spooks two old drinkers who fear what they see. Sandy concludes it is a sign and tells Tammas they must give up whisky, while Tammas hesitates but agrees the sight carries a warning.
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Sandy
Tammas
Boston Transcript
Morning Caticura Soap Ad Promises Clear Skin
An advertisement touts Morning Caticura Soap with hot water as a daily toilet preparation to achieve clear skin and soft white hands.
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Leo Stuler
State Department of Agriculture
W. L. McNutt
Portland
Richardson County
Falls City
Arthur Harris
Ravenna
Laurence Persak
Pawnee County
R. F. Howard
University College of Agriculture
Harry O'Neill
Stapleton
Frank Finkle
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Thayer County
Charles H. Taylor
Winnebago Indian Agency
Decatur
George Smith
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J. D. Edwards
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Ney Seley
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