Railroads face government action as strike cripples system
President Harding plans emergency measures to keep trains moving amid a broad rail strike. Railroads demand no seniority concessions while unions claim most lines are crippled except major Eastern routes. Government may seize roads or compel operation if paralysis worsens. warnings include war‑like control and injunctions to restrain interference.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
Uven Seclare
Costa
Erie Offers Shop Jobs Back On Wage Board Scale
Erie railroad executive vice president Pareona invites striking shopmen to return under the labor board wage scale. The move follows failed mediation by other parties and places the dispute back between the company and the workers. Are you ready to return.
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Parsons
Labor Board
Gqhicnage
S& Pareona
Erieraiiresd
Law Board
Erie Railroad
Noted Evangelist Granted Divorce
Grand Rapids, August 26. Judge T Danham of the Superior court granted a decree of absolute divorce to Melvin E. Trotter, superintendent of the Grand Rapids City Rescue Mission and a nationally known evangelist. The suit for separate maintenance by Mrs. Trotter was dismissed. The court found no substantiation for charges of cruelty or paternity of a child born in July 17 to Florence Moody and found no unbecoming conduct with other women. The judge said Mrs. Trotter was motivated by her failure to obtain a confession of paternity. The court also found Mrs. Trotter guilty of extreme cruelty by circulating stories about the Moody child.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Tdanham
Superior Court
Melvin E. Trotter
Grand Rapids
Ile
Trotter
le “Ale
Moody Chili
General rail tie up in sight by October
W S Stone calls meeting in Cleveland for next Tuesday as the Big Five unions threaten a nationwide walkout of rail workers if seniority rights are denied. He says no general strike but warns of sporadic walkouts by engineers firemen conductors and other crew across the country within weeks. The public fears coal shortages as rail service could deteriorate before September ends.
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General Rail
Cleveland
Warren 8. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Duke Tee
Stone
Union leaders debate looming rail strike impact in Cleveland
In Cleveland TL C. Cashen president of the Switch men's Union of North America asserts a full report on the big five chiefs in shop crafts will be sent to members. W G Lee leads the trainmen's organization as the sole nonheart and soul ally, with predictions that trainmen may join the walkout despite leaders’ opposition to unauthorized strikes.
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Cashen
Switchmen's Union of
North America
Cleveland
W. G. Lee
Stee
Gas Explosion Kills Woman. Destroys Haskell Drug Store, Three Buildings
A gas explosion at a Haskell Oklahoma drug store claimed the life of Fern Dickey, age twenty two, and levelled three store fronts and a hotel. The blast occurred in Aue, Muskogee County, on the 26th. Local investigators began surveying the site for further hazards.
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Muskogee
Okla
Aue
Haskell
Fern Dickey
Berlin reparations talks end in stalemate
Berlin talks between the reparations mission and German officials collapsed without a workable plan acceptable to British and French representatives Sir John Bradbury and Eugene MaucLere. The mission will depart for Paris with German proposals not deemed significant enough to prolong the session.
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Paris
Berlin
John Bradbury
Eugene Mauclere
Reparations Commission
Senate urged to act on coal strike conspiracy laws
Senator Robinson pressed for using conspiracy laws against coal operators and miners amid the anthracite strike. the White House said no prosecutions were planned and projected peace in the field was imminent. Hobinson urged swift penalties for any interference with coal movement.
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Washington
Senate
Arkansas
Borah Coal Commission
Hobingson
Congress
White House
Loter Dawls
Ft .m
Ord Boas
Administration Bill on Coal Profiteering Revisions Near
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee spent the day rewriting the administration coal bill to prevent profiteering. The panel plans favorable House passage Monday, while noting constitutional issues in the original draft and keeping core principles intact. Coal production lags, with doubt over reaching 5,000,000 tons this week due to weekend loading patterns.
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Dasis
Tit House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Honver
House
Harding to Get 330 Degree at Masonic Ceremonies
President Harding plans to travel to Cleveland on September 13 to receive the thirty third Masonic degree and may visit Detroit to lay the cornerstone of a new Masonic temple, officials said at the White House.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Harding
White House
Pumping Plant Bombed on Atlantic Coast Line Property
A car hurled an explosive at the Tar River pumping plant of the Atlantic Coast Line in Rocky Mount North Carolina. The blast damaged the front entrance and windows as a guard fired on the escaping machine toward the city.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Rocky Mount
N. C
New Senator Opposes Soldier Bonus in First Senate Address
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania in his maiden senate speech opposed the soldiers' bonus bill. As a former serviceman he argued veterans want the national debt paid down and taxes cut more than they want the bonus bill enacted.
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Washington
Reed
Pennsylvania
Senate
Brundage Takes Charge of Herrin Disaster Probe
Illinois Attorney General Edward Brundage travels to Marion to lead proceedings against those tied to the Herrin massacre of nonunion miners last June. A 23 member Williamson county grand jury is summoned to begin deliberations, with State's Attorney Duty overseeing local inquiries.
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Edward J. Brundage
Illinois
Marion
Chicago
Herrin
Williamson County
Cifizena
Brundage
W. Middlekinf
United States
Daugherty
Middlehauf
St. Louis
Dreadnought Strikes Rock Sinkings Reported
A report notes a dreadnought strike on a rock causing a sinking incident. The account mentions heavy casualties and a list of 16 stationed men is not available. details remain incomplete amid wartime reporting.
Train Strikes Auto Killing Four Family Members at Princeton
Four members of a single family were killed when a train struck their automobile near Princeton Indiana. The collision occurred as the vehicle attempted to cross a grade crossing. Authorities reported the tragedy and began investigations into the accident scene.
Five of Beery Family Killed in Indiana Train Collision
Special to The Evening Journal reports J. W. Barry and four family members died when their car was struck by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train at Haubstadt Indiana. The Beerys were residents of Anderson Kentucky en route home after a cross country trip.
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Princeton
Ind
J. W. Barry
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Haubstadt
Indiana
Mr. Beery
Anderson
Kentucky
No Flirting in Korea Demands Extreme Shame
The passage notes a harsh social rule in Korea where unmarried women face intense disgrace for speaking to men, with some reporting even suicide as a response to perceived shame. It reflects historical attitudes toward female propriety and family honor in Korean society.
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Korea
Baseball scores from the American League updates
On the Green Diamond highlights show team results across cities Chicago Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburgh with standings given as 8 to 7 etc. St. Louis 3-5, New York 1-6, Boston 9, Cleveland 0, Detroit 3 Washington 2. Chicago at Philadelphia Rain game noted.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Owens Heads Southern Trade Commission Trip to Europe
Dr. Clarence J. Owens, chairman of the International Trade Commission of the Southern Commercial Congress, leads 20 commission members on a European tour to investigate conditions for business abroad.
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Clarence J. Owens
International Trade Commission of the
Southern Commercial Congress
Commission
Europe
Business Co
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