Troops Tighten Control in Coal Fields Amid Quiet Fronts
Reports from army headquarters say Boone Logan county line areas are quiet as federal troops establish posts at Sharpes and Clothier with more units en route from Camp Dix. Wire communications were cut east of Charleston causing a government inquiry while a device claimed to be a bomb was shown but did not detonate.
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Boone Logan County
H. H. Bandholtz
Sharpes and Clothier
Camp Dix
N. J
Charleston
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Kanawha River
East Montgomer
Boone-Logan County
Morgan
United States
Harding
United Nine Workers
Canada
Blaine
America
Great Britain
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Mr. Hill
Janus
Two Bodies Brought In Amid Logan Mountain Fighting
Logan West Virginia September 3 AP Colonel Eubanks says fighting around Blair Mountain is quiet on the east side while federal troops near Logan are due. Bodies of two attackers killed at Blair Mountain were brought in. their identities were not released.
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Logan
W. Va
Eubanks
Logan County
Spruce Forkridge
Blair
Blair Mountain
Stat
Crooked Creek
Poplar Councillors Arrested Over Tax Rise Standoff
London reporters say George Lansbury editor of the Daily Herald and Poplar Borough councillor along with Edgar Lansbury and three other councillors were arrested in a dispute over the London county council order to raise taxes. Nineteen councillors have been taken into custody. the council has thirty members.
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London
George Lansbury
The
Daily Herald
National Labor Organ
Poplar
Edgar
London County Council
Beertsied
Poplar Trades Council
Federal troops move into Madison as miners clash
A clash over land and gas pipe explosives near Madison prompts federal troops to arrive by train. Five army aircraft reconnoiter the area as residents report armed bands and recruits marching toward Sharples. Soldiers detrain and set up HQ under Colonel Martin amid a martial town atmosphere. Wounded are sent toward Danville and St. Albans.
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Madison
A Martin
Sharples
Danville
St. Alans
Bandholtz Takes Command as Federal Troops Arrive
In Charleston and Madison West Virginia on September 3, Brig. Gen. Bandholtz assumed command of federal troops sent to quell disturbances in the southwest counties. Troops reached Madison behind armed bands near the Logan county line and began guarding the 23 cars carrying them. Officials expect belligerency to end as miners and others disperse under federal protection with movements to return home underway.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bandholtz
Madison
Boone County
Logan County
Boone-Logan
Man dies after Blair Mountain machine gun fire
A man hospitalised in Logan West Virginia after being wounded in Blair Mountain gunfire last night died. He described four companions in the Clothier district being caught in the attack and said he did not know their fates. Authorities deny earlier reports of three Logan County men slain at Crooked Creek. Washington dispatch says Gompers urged a miner operator conference to ease West Virginia tensions and improve future miner relations.
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Logan
W. Va
Coring
Blair Mount
Landa
Clothier District
Love
Spruce Forkridge
Logan County
Crooked Creek
Col. W. Eubanks
National Guard
Washington
Goempers
American Federation of Labor
Harding
United Stazos
West Virginia
Gompers
James Lord
Mining Department
Federation
Arequel
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Gompere
Government to Study Civil Aviation Regulation
Washington reports the commerce department has begun an inquiry into possible government regulation of commercial aviation. Secretary Hoover notes a proposed system of air traffic supervision similar to rail and water rules. A bureau of aviation could enforce travel rules, while aviation firms cite safety gains.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Hoover
War
Navy
Bureau of Aviation
Bureau of Navigation
Manufacturers Aircraft Association
Cigars Shipped for Women Smokers Reach London
London brokers report twenty thousand cigars made for women smokers are en route from Cuba to satisfy rising demand among fashionable female customers. tobacconists note increased smoking among women and many using pipes as well.
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London
Cuba
Gompers Links Disorder to Gunmen in Wage Conflict
In a White House statement Mr Gompers cites last year’s wage award and miners’ disorganization first by injunction then by contracts. He blames gunmen and detective agencies for the conflict. A War Department message from Brig. Gen Bandholtz reports about 400 insurgents surrendered at Sharpiee and Madison, with 50 firearms turned in and some sent to St Albans.
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White House
Gompers
Washington
War Department
Bri
Bandholtz
West Virginia
Sharpiee
Madison
St. Albans
West Virginia Turmoil Aides Federal Troop Deployments
President Harding and Secretary Weeks discussed the West Virginia crisis where federal troops were stationed to restore order. Harding planned a Potomac and Chesapeake Bay cruise over Labor Day, while Weeks canceled travel plans to stay in Washington.
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Logan
W. Va
West Virginia
Harding
Weeks
White House
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
War Department
Capital
Labor Day
Infantry Arrives Near Logan After Camp Knox Move
Three companies of the fortieth infantry including a machine gun unit led by Colonel Shettleworth arrived at Logan West Virginia from Camp Knox this afternoon. They retrain and move toward Spruce Ridge fork where deputies sheriffs state police and volunteers have faced armed bands.
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Logan
W. Va
Fortieth Infantry
Shettleworth
Camp Knox
Spruce Ridge — Fork
Arerd
Squirrels Hide Golf Balls On Ontario Course
Carleton Place Ont Sept 3 AP golf enthusiasm on the local links noted squirrels on the course eyeing players. Lealie Reynolds said he tracked a squirrel to a hollow tree and found a cache of 41 golf balls. A search of similar hiding spots yielded about 45 more balls.
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Carleton Place
Lealie Reynolds
Retail food prices rise in August in 14 key cities
Washington reports August gains in retail food prices across 14 principal cities. Philadelphia and Ohio and Washington each show climbs around five to six percent, with East Lake City and Denver up about one percent.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Ohio
East Lake City
Denver
Bodies of American collapse victims awaited in Hull
In Hull England the funeral inquiry resumes for the Americans killed in the recent disaster. Only one body has been identified while ya the others remain under examination. Names J T Lieat H W Hoyt are listed among the recovered. The 15 American bodies will stay until Julius is located and all will be shipped to America together.
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Hull
Eng
J. T. Lieat
H. W. Hoyt
Julius
America
Forest Hills Davis Cup Doubles Clash Promises Tight Play
Forest Hills N Y Sept 3 AP two tennis stars Kumagae and Sahimidsu face the Yankees doubles Watson M Sheba and R Norris Williams in the third match of the series It features a strong world class duo favored by many Capers Susanneera teams with Vincent Richards to play an exhibition doubles pairing against Mrs May Sutton Bundy and Witte E Davis in San Francisco after the Davis cup bout.
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Forest Hills
Usters
Kumagae
Sahimidsu
Yankees
Watson M. Sheba
R. Norris Williams
Lle
Susanneera
Vincent Richards
May Sutton Bundy
Los Angeles
Witte E. Davis
San Francisco
Missing steamer Ca Importer crew saved by Sea Lion
The crippled steamer Ca Importer with eleven crew members was located 105 miles off the coast and reported all safe. The Sea Lion headed to tow the Importer to port while a lifeboat crew aided search and rescue operations nearby.
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San Francisco
Ca Importer
Red Stack Sea Lion
George Gover
Sea Lion
Red Stack Company
Lion Fae
Teg
Bethe Thaperter
Xeek
Ls Ab
Starpiccivelos
Les
Senator Philips in Color City Hospital Scene
Senator Philips of Color City faced unspecified charges or scrutiny while hospitalized at Mower hospital. Report notes uncertainty in the Senate's actions and possible health-related context surrounding the event.
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Beepps
New York
Philips
Senate
Despondent Lover's Tragic Result At Local Hotel
A young girl, despondent over love affairs, died by her own hand in a local hotel this morning. The incident prompts inquiries into personal distress and regional sorrow, with authorities reviewing the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
Refugees report hunger and disease across Volga basin
In Baranowitchi Russia refugees describe a scourge of hunger disease and exposure across districts of the lower Volga Don and Dnieper basins. Dr Roy Smith of the American Red Cross notes severe light and illness as intelligence agents gather origin data from adults in refugee lines.
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Baranowitchi
Russia
Lower Volga Basin
Don River
Dnieperan
Roy Smith
American Red Cross
Reed argues freight-rate duties under transportation act
In Washington on September 3, Clyde M. Reed, chair of the commission, told the Interstate Commerce Commission that it is the plain duty of the commission to fix grain freight rates and decide if the transportation business is conducted honestly, efficiently and economically. He cited Congress for allowing carriers a stated return on property used in transportation and urged the commission to assess whether current operation costs justify rates.
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Washington
Lenging Railroad Claims
Clyde M. Reed
Interstate Common
Kansas Public Utilities Merce Commission
Commission
Congress
Bootleg Ring Indicted Nationwide Figures Named
Chicago report says Carl M. Behrens Lincoln Trust vice president, Police Lieutenant Jas Van Natta, and five others were charged by a federal grand jury in a nationwide liquor ring case. Behrens allegedly loaned $50,000 to bootleggers.
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Chicago
Carl M. Behrens
Lincoln Trust and Savings Bank
Jas. van Natta
Federal Grand Jury
Behrens
Bear on the loose in Chicago chased by police posse and hounds
A pursuit in Chicago involved a patrol wagon, a citizen posse with torches and shotguns, and a pack of hounds chasing a large brown bear roaming a residential district. The bear, believed to have escaped from a Wisconsin lumber car, eluded capture and remained at large.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Four Men in Car Sought for Nitro Glycerine Throwing Incident
Highland Park police hunt four men after a bottle possibly containing nitro glycerine was tossed from a car bearing an Iowa plate. A complete blasting outfit was found in the vehicle except for the fuzes. Suspects Bidney Mansfield of Wichita Kansas and John Pigastaf of Clinton Iowa carry prison records. The third man used the name Ray Lewis Pueblo Cole. the fourth escaped.
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Chicago
Highland Park
Iowa
Feygné
Hnlves
Bidney Mansfield
Wichita
Kas
John Pigstaff
Clinton
Ray Lewis
Pueblo
Cole
Indictment Ties Conspiracy to Violations and Prohibition Figures
The indictment accuses a conspiracy to violate the Volstead act naming Edward Groeninger Robert Fabrini Milton M Fox Hugo Welsh and Thomas Welsh the latter two are saloon keepers Groeninger allegedly paid a federal official 15000 for protection in a 400000 liquor shipment from Cincinnati to Chicago Lieut Van Natta is said to have received 16000 for police protection A carload of liquor from Cincinnati was confiscated here
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Edward Groeninger
Robert Fabrini
Milton M. Fox
Hugo
Thomas Welsh
Groeninger
Cincinnati
Chicago
Lieut
van Natta
Former Kaiser in exile longs for companionship
Doorn Netherlands Sept 3 AP Former Emperor William of Germany lives in near constant solitude since Empress Augusta Victoria's death. He seeks diversion in reading walking sawing wood and tending his garden as relatives and friends visit far less often.
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Doorn
Holland
William of
Germany
Augusta Victoria
Packers to meet with men on uniform wage pact
Chicago Sept 3 AP Negotiations among leaders of packing house employees toward a uniform wage and working agreement with the packers were in progress. Dennis Lane secretary of the Butcher Workers union said an agreement will likely be reached next week. A meeting of packers to discuss terms with the men is proposed after the final draft.
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Chicago
Dennis Lane
Butcher Workers Union
Illiteracy Drops in Montana After Census 1920
The 1920 census shows 514 Montanans aged ten and over unable to write in any language, down to 2.3 percent illiteracy from 4.8 percent in 1916. The report highlights progress in literacy across the state.
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Washington
Montana
Census Bureau
Weather Outlook For Regions Next Week
Weather forecasts for the week ahead predict generally fair conditions across the Upper Mississippi Valley Missouri Valley Rocky Mountain Plateau regions and Pacific states with temperatures near or somewhat below normal.
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Washington
Rept
Uuper
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Pacific States
Pocatello Tragedy Ties Sorenson to Fatal Lavatory Shooting
Miss Cleo Sorenson of Rexburg Idaho is found mortally wounded in a Pocatello hotel lavatory after a note to her mother expresses longing for Joe Sparkman of St Anthony. Authorities identify Cleo as Cass Sorenson’s daughter. she died after surgery, with a German Luger shell found and the revolver supplying the lone cartridge.
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Ap Hele
ESS
Etter Techie Berenson
South Main Street
Joe Sparkman
St. Anthony
Hilda Warren
Idaho Falls
Sorensen
Pocatello
Salt Lake
Miss Sorensen
Molly Rex
Rexburg
Utah
Bobbie Bremen
Ed Paris
Cleo Sorenson
Cass Sorenson
Idaho
Abe Bybee
Sorenson
Chris Larsen
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Wm. Bustard
United Mine
Wil
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Sabes
Clotoater
Sapna
Jamis
British Empire
Pacific Highway Association
Astrakan
Saratov
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Samara
Kenan
Ufa
Don Cossack
Beubat Cossack
Tourida
Khereou
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Pensamui Khevboy
Kaiser
Packers
Rena
Mamma
Joe
Cleo
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Iygeant
Harry Rep
W. Lynn
Lavaveky
Miss Warren
Oiby
Tribune
Warren
Joe Sparkmen
Misa Warren
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