Coast Trains Tied Up by New Strike Amid Guard Shooting
Trains on the Rock Island at Herrington Kansas and Union Pacific at Grand Island Nebraska halted as Brotherhood members walk out after the shooting of fireman M. L. Locke by a railroad detective. Guards and engineers report threats prompting mass desertions. potential losses loom for farm shipments to markets.
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Omaha
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Texas
Union Pacific
Knowledge Possessed by Few
A compact aphorism notes that true discernment about appropriate action lies with a small, selective group. The line emphasizes rarity of practical wisdom in knowing when to act versus refrain.
Baseball scores roundup from national leagues
National League games include Chicago defeating Brooklyn 4 to 1, Philadelphia 4 over New York 2, Cincinnati 1 over St Louis 11 to 12, and Boston 12 over St Louis 11. American League results show Washington 1 over Chicago 6, New York 7 over Cleveland 3, plus St Louis 12 over Benton 2 and Detroit 1 over Philadelphia.
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Seeee
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Lonts Boesenus Nesenton
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Jeveland
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Washington
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
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Benton
Ford Tractor Plant Lays Off 3000 Workers Over Coal Shortage
Detroit August 25 Three thousand Ford tractor plant employees are laid off temporarily due to coal shortage. The duration depends on coal receipts in coming days. The plant normally employs seven thousand.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Tractor Plant
Human Fly falls injuring climber at La Crosse hotel
Karl Westman of Stillwater earned the nickname human fly by climbing the Stoddard hotel in La Crosse Wisconsin He fell one story and a half from the front of the five story building slipping as he descended and broke bones in both arms and feet doctors said he would recover fully from the injuries sustained in the August 2 accident.
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la Crosse
Wis
Karl Westman
Stillwater
Stoddard
Westman
Rail bandits seize freight train near Bensonville
Chicago police and railroad investigators captured two train robbers after a daring theft on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line. Four suspects remained at large as officers recovered eight looted cars near a Bensonville siding following a running gun battle.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Bensonville
John Norton
Detective Bureau
Chicago Police
Railroad Protection Service
Bensenville
West Side
Wooddale
Michigan fuel chief accuses coalboard of profiteering
Michigan state fuel administrator William W. Potter said the federal fuel administration is failing to supply priority coal to Michigan and that coal operators control the advisory board. He warned that unless relief comes, tensions with the federal government may widen and price gouging persists.
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Lansing
Mich
Federal Fuel Administration
William W. Potter
Washington
Michigan
Potter
Republic
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Mr. Potter
Hoover
Groesbeck
Governor's sharp rebuke over federal coal aid policy
Washington August 2 Michigan officials criticized the federal distribution committee as the governor denounced a board dominated by coal operators calling it a travesty of justice. Officials said Michigan would receive part of over two million tons allocated for Great Lakes shipment and rail use while emphasizing cash deposit rules set by Comptroller Crissinger.
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Great Lakes
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Shopmen Offer Peace Proposal To Railroads
Heads of the big five brotherhoods met with railroad representatives in New York and presented a revised peace plan. It preserves strikers seniority rights but aims to avoid offense to the railroads, though little hope remained for a separate settlement with the 32 roads. Strike leaders warned that all union branches tied to the industry would likely be drawn into the dispute.
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New York
Fairfield Tragedy Still a Mystery Open Verdict in Bain Case
Fairfield Ledger-Journal reports an open verdict on Velma Bain’s death from a gunshot as jurors could not determine if self inflicted or by another. Investigators noted car and foot prints, a revolver, and post mortem findings, with funeral plans and a coroner’s inquest held at Hoskins funeral home.
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Fairfield Ledger-Journal
Velma Bain
Parsons College
E. G. Grave
Mark Hoskins
G. K. Dunkel
O. H. Herring
Walter
Hoskins
R. W W. Polly
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Christian Church
Bloomfield
White House watches rail strike crisis unfold
Washington reports deep White House concern as transport executives refuse to back down. President's advisers say no exit from the stalemate exists with a separate peace unlikely and unions resisting any separate accord.
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Washington
White House
Librarian Mrs Cartensen Visits Brother in Walla Walla
Mrs H L Cartensen and daughter Miss Helen of Walla Walla Washington visit her brother Ernest Dean. Cartensen, Whitman College librarian, is described as a busy and interesting woman connected with the school’s 500 student attendance.
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H. L. Cartensen
Helen
Walla Walla
Washington
Ernest Dean
Carstensen
Whitmanseollege
Carstenson
Illinois fuel committee to curb coal price rise
Chicago reports show mine owners raising coal prices by up to 2.25 per ton as Illinois forms a fuel committee. Secretary Hoover urged governors of Illinois and Indiana to create fair price schedules to protect consumers. Chairman Medill to present measures to speed delivery and hold prices, while Frank Farrington announces his bid for re election.
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Illinois Fuel Committee
Springfield
Rom
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Ilinois
Indiana
State Fuel Committee
Robert M. Medill
Frank Farrington
Illinois
Cleveland
Peoria
Conferees Break Off For Present Negotiations
Reporters note conferees have broken off present negotiations and will not resume for some time with no separate settlements announced. The status leaves unresolved issues hanging as leadership works toward a future session.
Result Disappoints Hoped Negotiations End Strike
News from New York on August 25 reports disappointment as rail shopmen negotiations fail to yield settlements. Attempts for separate deals with individual roads collapse and shopmen leaders say negotiations are unlikely to resume soon.
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Mventine Jonewary
New York
Brotherhood
Ideal and local notices mix at Washington visit highlights
Local notes report Kalona resident M S Bontsager visiting Washington and Crawfordsville business traveler Leo L Mah also in the city. Other items include Dean's 40 cent dinners and bread features at the Ideal, a State Fair exhibit by Town Cord Tire Co, and Miss Connell's fall ready to wear hats and dress hats.
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Town Cord Tire Co
Miss Connell’s
Princess Dagmar and Lieutenant Custenskjold Agree to Marriage
Princess Dagmar sister to King Christian of Denmark follows royal fashion by falling for a non royal man Lieutenant Custenskjold formerly of the Guare who just returned to Copenhagen from Alaska The princess born in 1890 is the youngest royal family member and has gained the king's consent to wed.
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Christian
Denmark
Mary
Lieutenant Custenskjold
Guare
Hagen
Alaska
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