Railroads Nearing Inevitable Strike Over Wage Cuts
June reports indicate a looming nationwide railway strike as wage reductions of 110 dollars were imposed on July workers. About 1,200,000 state employees may be affected as unions await hearings with the Railroad Labor Board. Twenty one railroads face alleged unauthorized wage cuts, with hearings expected to take several weeks. Labor leaders anticipate a broad campaign to mobilize support among railroad workers and brotherhoods.
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Lune
Athl
Swoekers Jewell
Ameropeeneanon of Labor
Tomar
Foyme
Ings
Brookhart Victory Ebows Old Guard in Senate Race
Brookhart’s landslide in the Republican senatorial race sparks debate over party loyalties. With 2,235 towns reporting 2,348 total, Brookhart leads Thorne and Pickett as Becket’s reform wing gains momentum. Cummings’ railroad record cited, while Herring remains Democratic nominee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tom Cummings
Rawson
Smit
Brookhart Landelide
United States
Jokhart
Republica Party
Republi
Faermidouhart
Stanley
Garher
Cummins
Beckest
Water supply talk hinges on Fairmont future
Ira L. Smith former water commissioner told a Grace Lutheran meeting that rainwater alone cannot meet Fairmont’s needs. He urged modern filtration plants to provide pure water, arguing the present system is outdated and insufficient to handle the city’s demands. Morris, the current water commissioner, outlined operational issues and the city’s path toward a filtration plant despite costs amid concerns over old shares and funding. A reception followed the discussion.
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Insetts
Weller River Forts
Gutheran Brotherhood
Grace Tutheran Church
Ira L. Smith
Smith
BF Fairmont
Reduieh
Ids
Clydes Morris
Wa S
Je City
Bankers Meet Here Tomorrow Sessions Draw 200 Attendees
Nearly 200 bankers will attend the annual convention of group six at the West Virginia Bankers Association in Fairmont with 175 acceptances reported. A 2:30 business session precedes a 6:30 banquet with Maj. M. M. Neely as toastmaster. Speakers include Alexander Dunbar of Pittsburgh and Albert H. Dudley of Baltimore.
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West Virginia
Alexander Dunbar
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Bankers’ Association
Albert H. Dudley
Baltimore
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
J.T Hermeon
Edward Neely
Parkersburg
West Virgints Bankers’ ‘Association
Joseph Hill
Charleston
Tomorro
GM. Alexander
Monongahela Power & Railway Co
Oscar C. Walt
Empire National Bank of
Clarksburg
Williard Scott
Jew oYrke
O. S. McKinney
Fidelity Securities Corporation of Maryland
Reil Jey, Brock & Co
Philadelphia
National City Bank of New York
Metropolitan Trust Co. of New York
Wireless radio broadcast via power lines tested in Morgantown
Fred G C Manson of Monongahela Power demonstrates using power wires as antennae for short wave broadcasting. A sending outfit at Cage Electric links to light socket, playing music for traction dispatchers and WVU listeners twenty seven miles away, cost estimates suggest receivers could cost about twenty dollars.
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Fred GC. Manson
Monongahela
Manson
Cage Electric Co
Traction Car
Traction
West Virginia University
Normal School Seniors Present Stunt Program at Fairmont
Fairmont State Normal School seniors stage a 10 30 am stunt program with a short Gollree play at 4 15 pm and a cantata The Three Springs at 6 20 pm tomorrow. A physical education demonstration is planned at Loop Park at 6 20 pm. Commencement exercises with Dr William G Owen of Chicago occur Friday at 10 am following yesterday’s Valley Falls picnic.
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Fairmont State Normal School
Loop Park
Willam G. Owen
Chicago
Valley Falls
Rivesville Votes Against Change in Town Limits
Rivesville residents vote 270 to 54 to oppose altering the corporation limits. Proponents of a split town would have left Rivesville with 500 to 600 residents while the other section would reach about 2,000, forming a rival and larger town. Memorial services are planned by Junior Order of United American Mechanic and Odd Fellows with processions and church services on Sunday and June 18.
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Rivesville
Union People's
W. J. Richards
Odd Fellows Ell Lodge of Odd Fellows
Rivesville Methodist Hpiscopal Church
South
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Fairmont
Typographical Union Officers Tone Down Election Changes
Indiana report on June 7 notes canvassers began tallying votes from over 700 cities for Internationa l Typographical Union officers with only minor possible changes. Unofficial results show McPharland leading Barreth for president and Howard over Campbell for first vice president, with several trustees and officers likely to be re elected.
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Indianapolis
Associated Press
International Typographical Union
Boerd
William R. Trotter
Vancouver
James J. Hoban
Cleveland
William O'Leary
Boston
Malcolm Knock
O'Leary
John McPharland
New York
Walter W. Barreth
Charles Howard
Detroit
D. J. Campbell
Norfolk
J. W. Hays
Minneapolis
William E. Towne
Duluth
Thomas McCaffert
Colorado Springs
Cole
Seth R. Brown
Printers’ Home
J. M. Johnson
Washington, D. C
D. W. Baira
Offaduttors
Funeral held for infant Amanda Pilzer at Pilzer Cemetery
The funeral for Amanda Bella Pilzer aged 1 from Dunkard MIN Row was held this afternoon at the residents and burial took place in Pilzer Cemetery.
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Amanda Bella Pilzer
Dunkard Min Row
Pilzer
Leasure Girl Ula Biles Funeral Held in Lewellyn
The funeral of Ula Biles Leasuré, a Leasurey year old daughter of Bernard G Leasuré of Palmer Pennsylvania, occurred Monday morning at the grandparents Mr and Mrs Ellas Price Lewellyn Marion County. Burial was in Toothman cemetery by Frank Huey. The body was brought to the city yesterday and taken to Lewellyn. Two sisters Josephine and Beatrice survive along with the parents.
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Leasure
Ula Biles
Fairmont Rotary Club to Host Fairmont East Side Boys
The Fairmont Rotary Club will entertain 75 to 100 seventh and eighth graders from Fairmont and East Side schools at a noon luncheon tomorrow at the Y.M.C.A. Building on Fairmont Avenue. M. L. Brown, chairman, organized the program with talks by J. Walter Barnes of Fairmont State Normal School and Congressman M. M. Neely, among others.
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Fairmont
East Side
Fairmont Rotary
M. M. Neely
Bors
Chinese militarists challenged in telegraphed manifesto
Li Yuan Hung, former China president, called for a centralized government in Peking and denounced provincial military governors as the root of China’s strife. He urged immediate disbandment of the tuchun system, warning the nation would be sacrificed if not. Rival factions in Canton and Peking raise fears of renewed civil war as reports of Sun Yat Sen resisting relinquishing leadership emerge and a war claims board settles over 33,000 claims.
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iBy
Associated Press
China
Li Yuat Hung
Peking
Ching
Li Yuan Hurg
Wu Pei-Fu
Li-Yuan Fhing Wu
Perking
Sun Yat Sen
Southern China Republic
Cantona
Sun
Canton
Manton
Marriage of Alexander Tomorrow Belghads
Princess Marie of Roumanis prepared for her marriage to King Alexander of Jugoslavia. The bridal party arrived by boat on the Danube with escort from British French Roumanian ships. a cathedral ceremony followed a city parade through Belgrade. Bishop Hilgo remains seriously ill in Memphis after hospital reports.
Senator Renominated in Florida by Wide Margin
Incomplete returns from five counties show Park Trent Mell leading Albert W. Gilchrist by about three to one for the United States Senate nomination. Early AP data indicate Mell ahead in most counties, with limited results from West Florida delaying full victory declaration.
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Jacksonvills
Florida
Associated Press
Park Trentmell
United States
Albert W. Gilchrist
West Florida
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