Soft coal settlement ratified after conference at Meveland
An agreement ending part of the soft coal strike was unanimously approved by operators and miners in Meveland Ohio. The accord keeps wages, runs to next April 1, creates an advisory fact finding commission, and calls for a October meeting to select its members. About 12 percent of U S union tonnage participated. the union districts claim 400 million tons of the 600 million produced.
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Meveland
Advisory Commission of Inquiry
John Brophy
Pennsylvania
T. K. Mater
Cleveland
Union Districta
United
Dean Inge Seeks Greater US Friendship and Frontier Mention
London clergyman Dean Inge publicly stated that Britain values the friendship of the United States more than the US needs Britain. He also described the United States as providing a remarkable unprotected frontier nearly 4,000 miles between Canada and the United States.
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Dean Inge
St. Paul's
London
United State
Canada
United States
Air Bandits Steal Woman in Traverse City Flight
Relatives of Myrtle Fortney say she was kidnapped by three men who tied her to a seat in an airplane and flew off from her home in Traverse City Michigan on Sunday. Police doubt the tale though an airplane motor was heard near the time of disappearance. Oscar Fortney, her husband, says he sees no reason for her leaving and believes abduction occurred.
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Traverse City
Mich
Myrtle Fortney
Nova Scotia Coal Miners Strike Shuts Mines
Virtually all major Nova Scotia coal mines closed by a strike involving over 12 000 miners. Five thousand Cape Breton workers at Glace Bay mass meeting rejected their officers agreement with the British Empire Steel Corp and streamed into the strike.
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Sydney
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Glace Bay
British Empire Steel Corporation
Living Cost in Austria Up 124 Percent in 30 Days
Vienna reports a 124 percent rise in living costs over the last month as the monthly index is released. Rumors circulate that the Setp government era may be ending as speculation grows.
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Austria
Vienna
German Mark Plunges Past 1000 as Dollar Surges
Berlin reports the mark sinking after the London conference failure, with the dollar breaking the 1 000 mark and feared to hit 2 000. Banks, government, and industry face gloom while prices rise in restaurants, hotels, and shops to keep pace with the dollar. The government frets over possible wage increases amid the currency shock.
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Berlin
Germany
Germain
Ortonville man fatally harms two relatives in Michigan
Albert Schroeder of Ortonville killed his father Carl Schroeder and brother in law August Zimmerman with a public safety item and later clubbed their heads. A farmer posse captured Schroeder after a pursuit that ended near a bush. He claimed divine command for the killings.
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Ortonville, Mich
Ponjiar
Mich
Albert Schroeder
Ortonville
Carl Schroeder
August Zimmerman
Zmmerman
Detroit
Zimmerman
William Brown
Brown
Schroeder
National League Standings Feature Mixed Scores
The standings section lists teams and records across the National and American Leagues. It shows mixed abbreviations and incomplete line items for teams such as New York Clecinnatt St Louis and others, with several entries not scheduled and several unclear scores and records.
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Imxtegn
Pineton
Pirtewegh
New York
Clecinnatt
T Aadelphia
St. Louie-Bredkien
Chicago
Reston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Touts
Aehington
Trom
Two Babies Born On Desert Train Amid Southwest Heat
About 300 passengers arriving in Los Angeles from Seligman Arizona endured four days of extreme heat. Among the hardships were two newborns and the serious illness of four other children, with several women affected. Passengers aided Mrs Anna Morris whose funds were exhausted by delay, receiving a gift purse. Miss Bianche Straus of Kansas City, fiancé of R T Rogers, said they would marry soon after finding a preacher.
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Los Angeles
Tal
Seligman
Ariz
Southwest
Clara Kerr
Cleveland
Anna Hawn
Oklahoma
H. S. Booth
Wasco
Cal
Anna Morris
Miss Bianche
Straus
Kansas City
R. T. Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Rail Sees Hope for Ending Tieup as Talks Open
Washington Aug 16 The rail shopmen strike looks set to end if direct negotiations succeed. Warren S Stone asks T DeWitt Cuyler to name a committee to negotiate a settlement and the conference will open tomorrow with executives meeting non striking rail brotherhoods. The president plans to await progress and may act only if early success appears, while conciliatory mood grows among non striking brotherhoods handling the case.
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Washington
Warren S. Stone
T. DeWitt Cuyler
Deelee
White House
Uantil
Kmwente
Brotherhoods
Mr. Harding
Suit Over Infant Birth Ties Dancer to Whitney at Saratoga
A delayed Santa Fe train brought the infant son of dancer Evan Burrows Fontaine to Saratoga Springs where she sues Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney for 1 million dollars. The suit alleges breach of promise of marriage and that Fontaine is the child’s father. The child is in the care of grandmother Mrs. Florence Fontaine due to heat and lack of water and food.
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Evan Burrows Fontaine
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Florence Fontaine
Wail Men Strike After Riot in Green Bay
Train men and switchmen of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul left work after a riot by shopmen in Green Bay Wisconsin guards fired into the air to disperse the crowd and workers refused to operate while armed guards remained in the yards. The disturbance prompted a work stoppage and raised tensions in the rail yard. Meanwhile Toronto was chosen as the 1925 meeting place for the Knights of Pythias supreme lodge with George C. Cabell of Norfolk elevated to supreme chancellor.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Green Bay
Wis
San Francisco
Toronto
Ontario
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythine
George C. Cabell
Norfolk
Hoover urges federal coal control to curb winter prices
Secretary Hoover says Congress must pass legislation to regulate coal distribution and prices as mining resumes. He warns that even full production in bituminous and anthracite fields will not avert shortages through the next six months. He notes the federal distribution committee operates only as an emergency, self supporting body with voluntary forces.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Federal Coal Distribution Committee
Commerce Secretary
Chicago Railway Strikes Hold Up Passenger Service
Paralyzing delays hit Chicago transportation as railroads struggle to sustain normal service amid a strike. Passenger trains ran one to five hours late. the C N W canceled 40 trains. other lines cut service while freight movement slowed.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western
Wisconsin Soldier Bonus Hits 31 Million Total
Madison Aug 16 Soldier bonus payments to nearly 100000 Wisconsin service men have totaled 315,489,486. In addition to cash bonuses the state paid 82,798, ie toward the school of soldiers under the educational plan. The 15,207,800 paid out during the last four years to former army and navy members was raised largely through an income surtax. Assessments continue to be levied to meet the cost of administering the educational bonus.
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Madisom
Wis
Wisconsin
Atward
Army
Navy
Reed and Brewster Target Reed In St. Louis Push
Francis M. Curlee, head of the Volunteer Association of St. Louis Democrats, said an independent candidate would be fielded to defeat incumbent James Reed. The plan also involves Reed as the Democratic nominee and R. R. Brewster as the Republican nominee in the local contest.
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St. Louis
Francis M. Curlee
Volunteer Association of St. Louis Democrats
Ould
James Reed
R. R. Brewster
Reed
Rebel Army Breaking Up in Ireland After Insurrection
Cork Aug. 16 Reports say the irregular army has largely dissolved with followers deserting leaders. The remaining insurgents retreat into hills forming small bands living by plunder. Widespread damage is caused by guerrilla detachments as hundreds abandon towns for inaccessible countryside.
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Cork
National Forved
Dr Louis Cohen Proposes Method to Eliminate Radio Noise
Dr Louis Cohen, electrical engineer for the Army signal corps, claims a device that drains objectionable static from reception radio communications, offering a method to eliminate interference.
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Louis Cohen
United States Army
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