Train Collision At Sulphur Springs Kills Many
A heavy train crashed into a local passenger at a Sulphur Springs Missouri station. Engineer killed, fireman injured, many Boy Scouts among the injured. Relief trains with doctors from nearby towns aided the scene as officials issued a preliminary bulletin.
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Sulphur Springs
St. Louis
Glenn
J. Bk. Tinsley
Boy Scouta
Trenton
Ghout
Desoto
Poplar Bluff
Riverside
Missouri Pacific
Coudgeter
Rev Edmund A Walsh to head papal relief in Russia
Rev Edmund A Walsh of Georgetown University is chosen by Pope Pius XI to direct the distribution of food supplies in Russia through the papal relief mission. He will run the Moscow headquarters in cooperation with the government and recently returned from work with the American relief administration in Russia.
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Edmund A. Walsh
Georgetown University
Washington
Pope Pius XI
Russia
Papal
Father Walsh
Moscow
American Relief Administration
Train Crash Kills Dozens as Steel Cars Split Wooden Coaches
Engineer Glenn on No. 4 dies and E. Tinsley is badly hurt after No. 82 rear end collision derails No. 4s, with early reports of 36 to 40 dead on No. 82 and about 6 injured. Steel cars plow through wooden coaches, wrecking the roadbed and dumping passengers into a creek. Passengers and local scouts aid the injured amid scalding steam and scattered wreckage.
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Ayer
Shortage Halts Steel Mills In Youngstown Area
Announcement of operational curtailments due to coal shortage leaves about 2700 workers idle. Farrel works of Carnegie Steel suspend all but one blast furnace, 1200 join layoffs. Youngstown Sheet and Tube to idle one blast furnace and multiple units. Republic Iron and Steel to close furnaces and mills, totaling 1500 more job losses.
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Youngstown
Ang
Farrel
Carnegie Steel Company
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bessemer
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Northern and Western Europe Fail to Fill Immigration Quotas
A. G. Davis reports that the 3 percent immigration law limited inbound movement from southern and eastern Europe while northern and western Europe underfilled their quotas. Germany Sweden Norway Netherlands and France showed partial fulfillment, with low percentages of allotted arrivals compared with set limits.
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Washington
A.g. TA
United States
Davis
Europe
America
Unite States
Belgium
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Luxemberg
Poland
Roumania
Jago- Slavia
Palestine
Turkey
Syria
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Albania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Portugal
Spain
Switzerland
Armeni
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Netherlands
France
Coal Output Slumps as Governors Urged to Conserve
Washington reports a large drop in weekly coal production with 6.9 million tons below normal. Federal officials urge governors to source coal only through the federal distributor, limit emergency requests to current use, and avoid storage. An 18th week shows slight soft coal gains due to better car supply, while anthracite remains scarce and profiteering is near zero per Hoover.
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Washington
Spencer
Interstate Commerce Commission
Geological Survey
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Mexicans Defeat Rebels at Vera Cruz Ranch Fight
Rebels under Gen Jimenez clash with federals near the Chicago ranch in Vera Cruz. Interventions by federal forces save American property. Ortiz forces attack at San Jose and are defeated. Palma pursued by federal troops near Coscormatepec after a weeklong chase.
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Mexico City
Jimenez
Chicago Ranch
Vera Cruz
Margarito Ortiz
San Jose
Adette Palma
Coscormatepec
Fifty Second Regiment
Palma
Cuceerty
Rail strike could force higher rail rates in New York
New York, Aug 7. Unless the railway shipments strike is settled this week the public may face higher passenger and freight rates. Railroads claim steep expenses justify a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Government pledges to shield the public while seeking an immediate settlement. David Williams notes executives see settlement or rate increase as options. Net income may fall toward 1921 levels, excluding strike costs.
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New York
Interstate Commetce Commission
Ien
David Williams
Central Strike Committee
Universal Service
Interstate Commerce Commission
End of Rail Strike Thought Near as Labor Board Talks Rise
Chicago August 7 belief grows that a settlement of the shopmen strike will come through the United States railway labor board. President of the railway employees department B M Jewell arrives from Washington as hearings set for August 28. Grable says unions may join if no settlement. heads of 16 standard unions plan Washington meeting. board ready to hear shopmen any time.
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E. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way Men
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
B. OM. Jewell
Railway Employees’ Department
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Mer
Jewell
Harding
EF. F. Grable
Maintenance of Way
Standard Railroad
Ren W. Hooper
Labor Board
Quote on member action over board decisions
A brief line notes that members acted on their own behalf regarding seniority and agreements, stating it is not the board’s action but their own. The context implies internal dispute or governance tension without additional specifics.
Lawyer Jumps Five Stories From Chicago Hospital
Morgan Davies of Dixon Illinois leaped from a fifth story window at Presbyterian hospital in Chicago after struggles with his wife who had been admitted to see him. The attorney had been under observation for mental disturbances since July 26 and his injuries are expected to be fatal.
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Chicago
Presbyterian Hospital
Morgan Davies
Dison
Woman enters Columbia summer school at 71
New York reports Mia Crawford of Greensboro enters Columbia University's summer school at seventy one, saying stagnation and intolerance threaten youth. A Vassar graduate from fifty years ago she is mother of six, three of whom are teachers, and urges women to stay well informed as citizens.
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New York
Mia, Alp
Crawford
Greensboro
NLCL
Columbia University
Vassar College
Legion Members Sail for WWI Battlefields Tour
More than 100 American Legion members from across the nation sail from New York aboard the President Roosevelt on Aug 7 to revisit battlefields where many served during World War I. They plan a commemorative tour of sites in Europe.
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Eive
President Roosevelt
France
New York
Rooosevelt
United States
American Legion
Phantom liquor pirate menaces New York harbor crews
New York reports describe a mysterious eight armed pirate vessel, dubbed Pellean, haunting outer New York harbor. The Taylor ram scout crew strove for a week to capture the craft, which uses sudden boardings and a quick retreat to evade the prohibition navy.
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New York
New York Harbor
Prohibition Navy
United States
Taylor
Kidd
Taylors
Taylor's
DS. McDonald
The
Two Killed in Clash as Mob Dispersed by Officers
A clash between a mob and authorities ended with two men dead and a sheriff`s deputy seriously wounded after officers followed orders to disperse the gathering. The incident prompted further inquiries into the cause and the response by law enforcement.
Troops Called Out in Sheriff Strikers Clash
Special report from The Frennie Trurnals JOLT details a deadly strike riot after Sheriff Newkirk attempted to disperse a mob of several hundred strikers. Troops were deployed and quiet was later restored. casualties include an unknown fighter and multiple officials.
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Th. Ang. T
Reliv
de Elgin
Joliet
Raft
Newkirk
Foes of Reds Stand Pat in Soviet Trial Reactions
Report from Moscow notes defenders of a Soviet icon on trial for treason show no signs of recanting. Members of the revolutionary tribunal indicate clemency will not alter their stance, with many refusing to answer and others pledging to resist communist rule. Also, Nicolas Bucharin calls for acquittals in related terrorist plots. Col McIntosh named director of finance for the United States Shipping Board, succeeding S Kimball.
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Moscow
Ate. T
Cally
M. Piatikoff
Revolutionary Tribunal
M. Semenes
Ly Konoplava
Nicolas Bucharin
Mcintosh
Washington
Tiiness
United States Shipping Board
Anternee
Ir S. Kimball
National Park Service Editor Promotes Park Travel Info
A. E. Demaray A. BK Demmorey of the National Park Service in Washington edits Uncle Soon publications and answers travel inquiries. He writes articles on national parks for megagines and offers information for trips to Yellowstone and other national parks.
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A. BK. Demmorey
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Washington
Uncle
Yellowstone
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