House Moves to End the Mine Strike
Labor committee acts to end the nation wide coal strike by urging operators in central fields to meet with United Mine Workers officials in Washington. John L Lewis says a conference could form the basis for a new wage contract. most operators accept but southern Ohio and western Pennsylvania are reportedly not.
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Washington
License Labor Committee
United Mine Workers of Armerica
Feld
Hio
Pennsylvania
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Timnois
Ohio
Nolan
Labor Committee
Loase of Representatives
Mine Workers’ Organization
Labor leaders seek conference on central competitive field
At a House Labor Committee hearing United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis and coal operators from Illinois Indiana Ohio and Ohio valley districts urged a conference with central field representatives. The committee set tentative invitations for a conference to be held April 10 in Washington.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
House Labor Committee On Labor
Hhe
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Committee On Labor
Wavelington
Secretary to Fatima Impersonator Sentenced in Brooklyn
Stephen M. Weinberg once secretary to Princess Fatima of Afghanistan and to Dr. Adolph Lorenz was sentenced in Brooklyn to two years in the Atlanta penitentiary for impersonating a naval officer and failing to pay for his costume. He had shown the princess around the country and even introduced her to President Harding at the White House.
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New York
Stephen &. Weinberg
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Weinberg
Fatima
Afghanistan
Adolph Lorenz
Harding
White House
Bomb Thrown at Budapest Banquet Kills Six
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Budapest reports a bomb at a liberal opposition banquet killing six and wounding 46, a violent attack during a political event. The blast disrupted the gathering and prompted inquiries into suspects and motives.
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London
Budapest
Government Introduces $67.5 Million Forced Loan Bill
In Athens on April 5 the finance minister introduced a bill to authorize a government forced loan of 67.5 million dollars. The measure requires all holders of paper currency to lend the state the equivalent amount.
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Athens
National Assembly
Coal strike disorders and dynamite attack across states
Reports from Pittsburgh Fayette and Washington counties describe police dispersing crowds urging nonunion workers to quit. In Colorado Springs a nonunion miner Carlo Chiaro faced a dynamite blast at his home causing shattered windows. New York hosts strike leaders as wage demands loom. Iowa federation of labor backs miners, framing the open shop battle as broader labor fight.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Fayette
Washington
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carlo Chiaro
Chiaro
New York
Snthracite Miners’ General Scale Committee
Wilkesbarre
Les Moines
Towa
Towa Federation of Labor
L. C. Lewis
Officer Beck Shot at Judge Day Home in Oklahoma City
Lieutenant Colonel Paul K. Beck commander at Post Field Oklahoma City was shot and killed at the home of Supreme Court Judge J B Day. Day says he struck Beck with his gun after Beck attacked his wife claiming the shooting was accidental. Beck, an early U S aviator, was a long time army officer and Washington society figure.
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Oklahoma City
Okahoma City
Owl
Paul Beck
Post
Fort Sil
Okla
Supreme Court
West Eleventh Street
Judge Day
Beck
Washington
Paul K. Beck
London Alarmed by Jap Attitude
Times Editorial Demands Explanation of Japan's naval policy shift after the Washington conference. London editors interpret Japan's aim to secure regional supplies and preparations for potential war as conflicting with Washington agreements. The Times, Northcliffe organ rebukes the idea as implying economic links with China to skirt naval limits.
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London
Japan
Washington
Stern
the Times
Pacific
China
Northliffe Organ
Dr Cyrus R Northrop Dies in Minneapolis
Dr Cyrus R Northrop longtime president emeritus of the University of Minnesota died suddenly of heart disease in Minneapolis. He was born in Ridgefield Connecticut on September 30 1834 and had shaped higher education in Minnesota for decades.
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Cyrus R. Northrop
Northrop
Ridgefield
Conn
Sapulpa Suffers Spectacular Oil Tank Fire Losses
Sapulpa Oklahoma reports the most spectacular and costly oil tank fire in its history, burning for over thirty six hours. Damage estimated at 800000 dollars with property at risk exceeding 1000000 dollars as authorities fight remaining embers.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Texas-born Colonel Led Infantry in War Records
The subject served during the war as a colonel of infantry. His home was originally in Texas.
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Ing
War Department
Texas
Senate clash over Harding dismissal of engraving bureau chiefs
Senator Carraway of Arkansas introduces a resolution demanding the President explain the dismissal of the director and 32 bureau heads at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He accuses Harding of unlawful acts and potential felony while supporters defend the administration and attack the Wilson era.
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Carraway
Arkansas
Weehington
Harding
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Senate
New
Indiana
Wilson
Sterling
President Defends Engraving Bureau Dismissals
White House officials say the President acted on good and sufficient reasons in dismissing engraving bureau personnel. No charges have been filed against discharged officials, with the President citing executive judgment under the Constitution. Attorney General Daugherty confirms Justice Department operatives are investigating the bureau, a process expected to take weeks.
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Tif
Bureau of Engraving
White House
Daugherty
Department of Justice
Engraving Bureau
Holdup Suspects Arrested After Chicago Robberies
Six suspects are in custody after raids seeking two gunmen who shot Policeman Ernest H Cassidy of the South Chicago avenue station and Phillip Sommers treasurer of the Royal Building and Loan association at 9233 Commercial avenue. The holdup netted about $8,900.
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Chicago
Fwo
Ernest H. Cassidy
Chicago Avenue
Phillip Sommers
Royal Building and Loan Association
Commercial Avenue
Mayor of Evansville Dies After Illness
Evansville Indiana Benjamin Bosse, mayor and Democratic state chairman, died here early today from pneumonia after complications of Brights disease rheumatism and heart lesions.
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Benjamin Bosse
Indiana Democrats
Evansville
Ind
Aft’r
Bright
Actress Nell Clare Dies From Overexertion During Dance
Miss Nell Clare of New York an actress died in a Muskogee hospital from overexertion after a strenuous athletic dance in her theater act.
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Nell Clare
New York
Muskogee
Okla
Irish Rebels Routed After Dublin and Tyrone Clashes
In two engagements, Free State troops defeated rebels in Dublin and Tyrone. Twenty five rebels were reported killed in Tyrone’s Sperrin Mountains. Government forces fortified banks and public buildings across Dublin after a night of rifle fire and bombs. A bomb incident occurred in Limerick with no casualties reported. Rebels blocked Cork roads and seized the Kings Town naval base.
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Dublin
Free State
County Tyrone
Sperrin Mountains
Trish Free State
Limerick
Cork
Mullin
Bandits raid Illinois town hit four shops and post office
Bandits robbed four Williamsfield outlets and the post office in Illinois. The targets were a restaurant merchandise store drug store and hardware shop. They took cigars cigarettes shoes clothing and stamps, escaping with a small amount of loot.
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Galesburg
Williamsfield
Til
State claims small waived challenges in jury selection
Prosecutors allege that attorneys agreed weeks ago to draw from the jury box, asserting waived challenges during voir dire. The state seeks to address alleged irregularities and move the trial forward amid disputed selections.
Mrs Swift Dead at Packing House Chief
Mrs. Louis F P Swift of Packing House Chief dies from diabetes in Waukegan on April 5. Special to The Evening Journal reports Governor Small waived his right to challenge juries, while state attorneys say jurors were drawn from the existing venire with no need to include women.
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Waukegan
Small
Mrs Louis Swift Dead In Chicago Diabetic Death
Special report from Chicago notes the sudden death of Mrs Louis Swift wife of a company executive at the accompanying plant. Cause given as diabetes.
Chita Army Clashes With Jafs Near Vladivostok
Special dispatches from Vladivostok say 300 Chita government troops attacked Japanese forces near Spasak about 100 miles from Vladivostok after a demand to disarm. Eighty Chita soldiers were reported killed as Far Eastern republic troops counterattacked with field guns and fighting along the Usuri railway.
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Tokyo
Vladivostok
Far Eastern Republic
Chita
Spasak
Usurt
Revert
Edward Smith Dies at Seventy Five in English Magazine Account
An English magazine records Edward Smith dying at seventy five. It notes that late in life he rode a bull regularly, and instead of smoking tobacco he salted and smoked his bag rather than using tobacco.
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Edward Smith
When Loafer Becomes a Pest
A quip by Uncle Eben describes a loafer as not causing harm unless mistaken for a worker and blocking progress. The line uses dialect to humorously distinguish idle obstruction from active labor.
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Loafer
Eben
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