Rail chiefs weigh Harding plan as strike loom grows
Chicago Aug 11 Rail executive views and union leaders respond to President Harding plan on ending the strike with Ben W Hooper and S M Felton outlining the dispute over seniority and the labor board's future authority The piece notes leaders reserve right to strike and the potential ousting of new workers under seniority shifts while awaiting Washington and New York conferences.
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M. Felton
Chicago
New York
Washington
Harding
Ben W. Hooper
United States Railroad Labor Board
Western Railway
S. M. Felton
Western Committee On Public Relations
The
Association of Railway Executives
Hardings
Labor Board
Inbor
Calrond Labor Board
Railroad Labor Board For Settlement
Rail Control Plan Ahead of Congress Seeks Dispatch Action
Washington reports outline a bill to authorize President Harding to seize and operate railroads during an emergency ending the strike. Drafted by Senator Cummins the plan allows selective seizure or full control with a temporary mandate lasting until Congress ends the emergency. Rail executives largely back the proposal but expect opposition from some major systems.
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Washington
Harding
Senator Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
Rwnction
Wilken
Congress
Eseh-Cumiuins Transportation
Senate
Hilix
Association of Railway Executives
Alao
United States Railroad Board
Mondel
Wyoming
Cork Buildings Blown Up in Irish Civil War Clash
Irish irregulars evacuate Cork after dynamiting major structures. Buildings hit include military barracks Victoria hotel and offices of Examiner and Constitution. Free State advances form city from east and west as Abbeyfeale and Drumcollagher fall to Free State troops.
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London
Cork
Central News
Dublin
Victoria Hotel
Examiner and Constitution
Free State
Youshal
Abbeyfenle
Drumcollagher
Limerick
Eamonn de Valera
Clonmel
de Valera
Tipperary
The Gold Mirage and the Rand's Golden Crest
The Gold Mirage in Johannesburg stands near the Rand crest, a tenfold wire ridge of gold bearing conglomerate. The region has fueled what is described as the world's greatest stream of gold, flowing since the year 1000 as regional production surpassed that of North America.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
North America
Three Balzer family murdered near Sauk City Wisconsin
Neighbors discover Julius Balzer aged sister Mary and brother William fatally wounded at a Sauk City area farm home ten miles from Milwaukee. Slayers left no trace and no robbery motive is suspected, with sheriff citing locals as possible suspects. William Balzer rushed to hospital with severe head and body injuries but may survive.
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Sauk City
Wis
Milwaukee
Julius Balzer
Mery
William
Sherif Herman Neitzel
Fara
William Balzer
Nightingale Song Echoes Mile Away On Calm Night
On a calm night the nightingale's song is audible up to a distance of about one mile, described as a clear and distant melody.
France and Britain Drift Toward Entente Break
London reports the British cabinet rejected Premier Poincare's economic proposals while the French cabinet backed his policy. The split risks dissolving the Entente Cordiale and could trigger a general British election if Britain and France fully break.
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U. K
Poincare
London
Europe
Paris
Germany
Prench Chamber of Deputies
Liord George
Theunis
Belgium
Miller
M. Poinenre
Great Britain
France
Britain
Presse
Alliances Shift as Nations Align in Postwar Era
Votecetina forms military pacts with Belgium Poland and Czecho Slovakia while Great Britain sticks to Washington era treaties and Italy remains isolated. Newspapers warn of rising tensions as Premier Poincare faces a setback after allied experts reject his plan for absolute control of German industry with a customs ring.
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Belgium
Poland
Slovakia
Great Britain
Italy
Poincare
Geran
New York bankers pledge to finance coal imports
A group of New York bankers will underwrite the cost of all coal shipped into the state for public reentry under the federal allocation program. Eugene H. Outerbridge, chairman of the nature coal commission, says banks will cover bills of lading as coal crosses the state line and dealers will reimburse the banks later.
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New York
Eugene H. Outerbridge
Baseball Scores From Thursday in the National League
In the National League Brooklyn routed Chicago 16 to 1 while St Louis beat Boston 7 to 4. Cincinnati defeated New York 7 to 1. The American League had no games scheduled.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Pittchureh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
National League
Pittaburesh
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Put Agriculturist on Feet to Aid Trade Plea in Chicago
Chicago merchants and farmers met at the LaSalle Hotel to discuss reviving rural business. They argued farmers back to normal prices can restore prewar parity, boost purchasing power, and spur fall buying as crop conditions improve yet prices remain a burden.
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Chicago
United States
LaSalle
C. C. Bheakley
New Hampton
Iowa
Sheakley
Attempt to Destroy Roundhouse Explodes on Santa Fe
An explosion occurred this morning near a roundhouse on Santa Fe in California during an attempted destruction. Authorities investigated the incident and no injuries were reported at first contact.
Mccormick Weds Multimillionaire Harold McCormick
Gianna Walska ex wife of Harold McCormick marries in a high profile ceremony while a string of explosions rocks the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe stockade near the round house in San Bernardino California. No injuries or damage were reported as guards were on duty and train operations nearby paused earlier in the day.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago industrialist Harold McCormick weds opera star Ganna Walska in Paris
Harold F. McCormick, multimillionaire and Chicago harvester machinery magnate, married Paris today to opera star and former Mrs Alexander Cochran, Mme Ganna Walska. The ceremony joins two prominent figures in a high profile international union.
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The
Evening Journal
Paris
Harold F. McCormick
Chicago Harvester Machinery Megafacturer
Mme, Ganna Walska
Alexander Cochran
Explosion at sea leaves crew dead and missing near Maine
An explosion in hold number 3 of the liner Adriatic off the Maine coast killed two crew members, left five injured, and one missing. All 600 passengers escaped unharmed as the blast occurred three miles offshore.
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the Evening Journal
New York
Maine
Woman Ends Sixty Day Fast in Mount Vernon
In Mount Vernon Kentucky August 11 Miss Netta Coffey aged eighty three has completed sixty days of voluntary fasting. She is able to move in bed but is so weak that doctors fear death may come soon. She speaks feebly while remaining silent on the reason for her fast and appears mentally normal.
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Mount Vernon
Beatrice Hart Reorganizes British Embassy Library Work
Beatrice E Mart of Oxford England has been in Washington reorganizing the library of political and commercial references for the British embassy. An expert in this work she is sent to various parts of the world where Great Britain maintains embassies to oversee library operations.
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Beatrice E. Mart
Oxford
England
Washington
Great Britain
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Santa FE
M’cormick
Harold McCormick
Gianna Walska
Adriatic
Kentucky
Beatrice E. Hart
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