Labor Board Refuses to Hear Odd Bodies Petition
The U S railroad labor board declined to admit the National Industrial Traffic League to the rules case. The board said hearing the petitioner would not be helpful or in the public interest and warned that admitting the group could open hearings to many others. The league, claiming 65 percent of shipping interests, protested the ruling and sought an oral argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
National Industrial Traffic League
League
Luther M. Walter
Walter
Rail labor board hears economist faulting railroad management
Chicago March 29 AP The root of railroad problems lies in management inadequacies not national accords says W Jett Lauck consulting economist for labor groups. He argues if management were efficient and properly capitalized labor costs could fall sharply and operating savings of at least one billion dollars annually would follow.
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Chicago
W. Jett Lauck
United States Railroad Labor Board
Boards of Arbitration
Federated Industries
Federation of Trades Unions
Seven Suffocate in Illinois Mine Tragedy
Seven men died in a mine fire at Dowell Illinois after being sealed in. Rescue workers recovered the bodies twelve hours after discovery, found about twenty feet from their working place, with fire originating 225 feet above the surface and 2000 feet from the shaft path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowell
Iis
Fie
Oor
Venizelos Named Arbiter in Japan Dispute
Former Greek premier Venizelos is set to travel to Japan at the Mikado's request to arbitrate a contentious issue between Japan and another nation. The move follows a London dispatch and signals a high level diplomatic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Veniselos
Japan
Uest
Mikado
Thea
London
Pewapapes Patrix
Poet Dies From Wood Alcohol Poisoning
Chicago report says Will C. Reed Dunroy, poet and press agent, died from wood alcohol poisoning after asking a friend for a drink to cure a cold. He was 45, once mentored by William Jennings Bryan who funded his early education at the University of Nebraska.
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Chicago
Mar
Will C. Reed Dunroy
Dunroy
William Jennings Bryan
University of Nebraska
Panama faces risk over White award on Panama Costa Rica border
President Porras warned the United States could withdraw friendly offices and risk renewed warfare if Panama rejects the White award fixing the border with Costa Rica. A seven-deputy committee will study Hughes note and Panama’s drafted reply opposing acceptance, five days to report.
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Panama
White
United States Supreme Court
Costa Rica
Porras
National Assembly
United States
State Hughes
Executive Department
Cold Wave Tightens Grip Across Eastern States
A sharp cold snap spread from the eastern states with freezing temps reported as far south as western North Carolina and northern Texas. The Weather Bureau predicted the cold spell would drift away by tomorrow night except in Florida, while midwestern regions would warm to normal. Frost touched central Alabama and Mississippi and northern Louisiana as temperatures dipped below freezing nationwide.
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Washington
Mar
Middlewest
Weather Bureau
Florida
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Louisiana
Frost Ravages Texas Fruit and Vegetable Belts
North and west Texas suffered considerable frost damage to orchards and fields last night. With exact extent unclear for several days, weather officials note the frost extended into the fruit belt of prkanes and northern Louisiana.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
J. Ia Cline
Weather Bureau
Prkanes
Louisana
Nebraska fruit crop hit hard by cold weather loss
Omaha dispatch reports that cherries apples pears and plums are virtually a total loss due to recent cold weather. J J Smith secretary of a local fruit growers exchange comments on the impact and outlook.
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Omaha
Mar
Nebraska
J. J. Smith
Salt Lake Chamber Seeks Unified Rail Name
The Salt Lake City chamber of commerce asks in a telegram to Western Pacific president Charles May that Western Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande be merged as one road and renamed The Denver Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad.
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Salt Lake, Mar
Charles May
Western Pacific Railway
Salt Lake City
Waco Kid shot by gang over snitching in Florida
Chicago reports Willard Powell known as Waco Kid was killed in a St. Augustine restaurant in the Ponce de Leon hotel in what police call a planned revenge assassination tied to Buckminster's arrest. An outfit named International Turf Exchange allegedly fleeced winter tourists through a wire tapping scheme. Powell's actions reportedly provoked gang dispute and led to police tips on Buckminster's location and impending Joliet sentence.
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Chicago
Willard Powell
Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine
Fla
Powell
Frederick Buckminster
Buckminster
Joliet
Daytona
International Turf Exchange
Overland Plant Readies Return for 6000 to 7000 Workers
Toledo dispatch reports 6 000 to 7 000 Overland employees will resume work Monday after a closure on November 1 as announced by Vice President Charles B. Wilson. The plant will reopen to restart production and normal operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Overland Automobile
Charles B. Wilson
Sity
Dublin Castle Official Shot In Drury Street
Dublin reports Captain Skees, a Dublin Castle official, shot dead outside his hotel on Drury Street. An official castle statement confirms the killing by four assailants. The incident follows expressions of gratitude from Dublin leaders for President Harding's support of American relief efforts for Ireland.
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Dublin
Skees
Dublin Castle
Drury Street
Hardig
America
Ireland
White House
Aerial Route Over the Seas to Caribbean Possessions
Marine corps fliers prepared for a round trip flight from Washington to St Thomas Virgin Islands in two planes. Major T C Turner calls the mission a step toward commercial air travel and strategic use in Panama canal defense. Round trip covers 5518 miles with a planned stop at Fayetteville North Carolina 340 miles from here.
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Washington
Carrbbean Sea
Marine Corps
St. Thomas
Virgin Isands
T. C. Turner
Marine Corps Aviation
Panama Canal
Fayetteville
N. C
Tony
Smelting and Refining Hikes Metal Price Per Pound
The American Smelting and Refining Company today advanced its price of zinc from 4.00 to 4.10 cents per pound, effective immediately. The move follows market shifts and affects buyers and suppliers in metal trades nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Smelting and Refining Company
Oklahoma Frost Ravages State Fruit Crop
Oklahoma City reports a heavy frost has ruined 95 percent of the state fruit crop with the remaining five percent seriously damaged. J A Whitehurst, president of the state board of agriculture, notes the widespread loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Mar
Oklahoma
J. A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Rioters Cleared After Clash in Rhine Area Turmoil
Fifteen rioters killed and about forty wounded in clashes with security police as Communist unrest spreads in the Rhine region. A general strike threat and state-of-siege measures were reported in Dortmund Bochum Gelsenkirchen and other Rhine points. Berlin worries over possible disturbances as police conduct roundups.
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Essen
Germany
Dortmund
Bochur
Gelsenkirchen
Rhenish
Prussia
Rhine
Prussian
Saxony
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Forced Red Forces Break Up Central German Communist Rising
Berlin reports government troops ringed the Leuna giant stronghold for five days forcing surrender. About 1,000 prisoners captured and large caches of rifles machine guns and ammunition seized. Overall 1,400 Communists arrested as insurgent groups in mids German industrial areas collapse.
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Berlin
Germany
Eivenem
Leanwhol
Leuna
Ammendorf
Tax measure is strengthened by Supreme Court decisions
Treasury officials reviewing yesterday's Supreme Court tax rulings say the 1916 income tax regulations are greatly strengthened. They expect assets increasing capital investments to be treated as income and foresee several million dollars in funds involved in fees or protests. Officials planned to announce the revenue policy impact soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Supreme Court
Faction Breaks From Meeting in Southport
A faction of the Independent Labor movement in Britain withdrew from a March 29 gathering in Southport amid tensions within the party. The split forms the extreme wing seeking alignment with an independent committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
S Tivede
Werry
Commin
Interviews Planned in Pocahontas Elector Race
A local notice indicates forthcoming interviews for the Pocatalico area election coverage. Citizens are invited to submit views in writing and await publication of responses. The process aims to present candidate perspectives ahead of the decision day.
Utah Copper Mines Shut Down Under Market Pressures
Mining properties including Utah Copper Kay Consolidated China Copper and Nevada Copper suspend operations due to large copper stocks and weak demand at home and abroad. Charlies Hayden Ilayden Stone & Company, with financial interest in all four, says production kept only if sold profitably to avoid demoralization and shareholder loss. Management expects a potential reopening after industry recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Utah Copper
Kay Consolidated
China Copper
Nevada Copper
Charlies Hayden Ilayden, Stone & Company
Hayden
Mine and mill closures affect 1500 at Utah Copper plants
About 1,500 men will be affected by the closing of the Utah Copper company mine at Bingham and the Arthur mill. Officials could not estimate the exact shutdown time but believed several days may pass before operations cease entirely.
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Salt Lake
Utah Copper Company
Bingham
Utah
Arthur
Last Look at Dead Prelate Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore mourns Cardinal Gibbons with a second requiem mass at the cathedral. Rev. Eugene J. Connolly led worship while St. Charles College students provided music. A steady public viewing followed as people from all walks viewed the cardinal in state.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Eugene J. Connolly
St. Charles College
Catonsville
Catafalque
Yankee Killed Money Is Gone
Mexican officials at Baviocorro Sonora work with American consul Francis J Dyer of Nogales to probe the death of Bo Davis a mining prospector found near Mazochin Sonora He reportedly outfitted for a trip at Cananea where he showed a large sum of money He was John Davis brother of a Bunker Hill mine man near Ombstone Arizona
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Nogales
Ariz
Baviocorro
Sonora
Francis J. Dyer
Bo Davis
Pista
Mazochin
Davis
Cananea
John Davis
Bunkerhill
Ombstone
Arizona
Plenty Aid for Striking Printers in Binghamton
President John McPharland of the International Typographical Union announced the union will back the strikers with a fund of 3.5 million dollars created for such purposes. Local newspapers continue normal editions under the open shop plan amid the March 2 strike.
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Binghamton, N
John McPharland
International Typographical Union Today
Typographical Union
International Union
Army Captain Charged With Murder in Lew ash Case
Robert Rosenbuth a former United States army captain was charged with the murder of Major Aleoan der Cronkhite in Lew ash on October OS. He posted a $25 000 bond and agreed to appear in Seattle to answer the charge in federal court.
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New York
Robert Rosenbuth
United States Army
Aleoander Cronkhite
Lewash
John” O, Koox
Sear
Seattle
United States
Former Emperor Invited to Leave Hungary
Former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary met monarchists in Vienna on Sunday and then proceeded to Budapest, but was asked to depart by the Hungarian government a few hours after arrival.
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Hungary
Vienna
Charles of
Austria- Hungary
Budapest
Greeks Smash Turkish Troops and Take Town
Athens reports Turkish Nationalist forces suffered heavy losses in the battle preceding the capture of Jinn-Karahissar by Greek troops. An official statement says Turks were driven southeast toward Konia, not toward Kintayah, and notes the occupation aids the Greek march to Angora.
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Athens
Jinn-Karahissar
Kintayah
Konia
Afiun-Karahissar
Angora
Turkish Forces Recalled to Meet Greek Offensive
In Angora the nationalist government recalls large Armenian theater units to face a Greek push. A state of emergency is declared and general mobilization ordered as the capital urges unity and defense.
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Constantinople
Armenia
Angora
Greeks Capture Eski Shehr in Asia Minor Offensive
A Central News dispatch from Athens reports Eski Shehr as a key objective of the Greek offensive in Asia Minor begun last week. The city sits at the Bagdad railway junction and a southeast road to Konia, and its capture unites forces east of Smyrna and Brussa, enabling an advance toward Angora 140 miles away.
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Athens
Eski Shehr
Asia Minor
Bagdad
Konia
Smyrna
Brussa
Angora
Greek Premier Says Delegates Saved Sevres Treaty In London
Premier Kologropolous returned from London declaring Greek delegates saved the Sevres treaty and fought for the last word for Hellenic arms. He stated Greek guns will speak more, that allied financial support can sustain the war, and that continued struggle will bring Greece victory.
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Athens
Sevres
Kologropolous
London
Greece
Dawes Leads 11 Member Inquiry Into Wounded Service Bureau
President Harding appoints a committee of eleven headed by Charles G. Dawes to probe the administration war veterans care and vocational training bureau. Members include Franklin W. Galbraith Jr. Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Peters with plans to meet August 5 to organize.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
American Expeditionary Forces
Harding Todn
Warrip Bureau Board
Dawes
Franklin W. Galbraith, Jr
American Legion
Thomas W. Miller
Delaware
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
Mra
Douglas Robinson
New York
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Indianapolis
United Minery of America
Franklin O’olier
Philadelphia
Hnry R. Rea
Pittsburgh
Milton J. Poreman
Henry 8
Chicago Warehouse Blast Spurs Bomb Theories
An explosion wrecked a warehouse at 779 Barber Street in Chicago, killing several and injuring many. Police found a percussion cap and parts of a bomb in ruins, while bystanders panicked at Twelfth and Halstead. A library branch became an emergency hospital for 29 people as investigators questioned Harry Weil and others.
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Chicago
Barber Street
Firmen
Twelfth
Halstead Streets
Sariher
Thaseiston
Iba
Chicago Public Library
Harry Weil
Joseph Weil
Weil and Sons
Utah insurer faces license renewal dispute in Utah
Salt Lake City March 29 The Utah insurance department under Rulon Wells holds an inquiry into Mountain States Life Insurance Company of Denver over alleged policy provisions that granted insured persons the privilege of stock ownership, violating Utah law. The Utah Association of Life Underwriters has raised the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Mar
Mountain States Life Insurance Company of
Denver
Utah
Rulon
Wells
Utah Association of Life
Mountain States Company
Rebels Capture City of Minsk Amid Revolutionary Surge
London dispatch reports Minsk, a key western Russian city, fell to revolutionaries. The eighth Bolshevik army reportedly joined the rebels who proclaim a democratic White Russian republic as surrounding Kiev faces peasant uprisings and Communist violence escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Minsk
Russia
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Ielsingfors
Kievin
Largest Wireless Station to Be Built in Shan
Washington reports work will start soon on a Shan wireless station to be the world’s largest. The project, under a China Government and Federal Telegraph agreement, aims to span the Pacific without relays and mark a major advance in wireless communication for foreign trade and Orient coverage.
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Washington
Shan
Federal Telegraph Company
Department of It
Pacific
Orient
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