Rail strike stalemate as third week begins
Chicago July 15 Negotiations over the railroad shopmen strike are deadlocked entering the third week with rail service and conditions deteriorating. B M Jewell leader of the strike accuses 12 financial institutions of steering railroad policy while unions demand wage and rule changes and seniority restoration. State and federal troops prepare for potential disorder as authorities brace for escalation.
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International News Wire
Chicago
Rail Jay
Ber. W. Huoper
United States Railway Labor Board
Carriera
Hooper
Labor Board
Wall Street
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Wellgureet
National City Bank of New York
J. P.moreau & Co
Chase Nation el Bank
New York Trust Company
Mechanics and Metals National Bank
National Surety Company
American Surety Company
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Guarantee Trust Company
Equitable Trust Company
First National Bank of New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Jewell
Jewellzeem
Rezronabie
Fewell
Kansas
Hindis
Missouri
West Virginia
Indiana
Michigan
Texas
Hammer Murder Woman Faces Crime Accusation
The account describes a violent confrontation where Mrs Philips struck Mrs Meadows with a hammer after Meadows stepped back startled. Meadows ran but Philips pursued, catching her and delivering further blows on the head before authorities or bystanders intervened.
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Hammer
Mrs. Philips
Mrs. Meadows
Violin Thieves and Accomplices Held in Municipal Court
Chambers Roy Gaskins and George Shepherd were arraigned in municipal court this morning charged with being accessories after the robbery by attempting to aid Baio to elude officers. Green and Chambers were bound over to the grand jury under bonds of 200 each. Gaskins and Shepherd asked for more time to plead. Weg in their cases? set for July default of 37.008 ball each. They were sent manded to gait Willis. This, first arrested in connection bno theft of the vintins. I was arraigned yesterday. He was bound over under $500 bonds. Willard Bins probably will be arraigned Monday.
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Page Ose
Chambers
Roy Gaskins
George Shepherd
Baio
Green
Alved
Gaskins
Shepherd
Gait
Willis
Willard Bins
Court halts $617000 railroad suit in Muscatine
In Muscatine Iowa the Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago vs the Muscatine Burlington and Southern Railway pauses Friday after bank fails to produce original mortgage and bond. Court grants continuance, with written arguments due by August 21. Total claims near 750000. fate of Shore Line uncertain as major carrier may gain control.
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Muscatine
Fereclogura
jSttorneys
Albho St
Clinton Governor Small Visits City Amid Mystery
Governor Lani Small of Ulinois and his party arrived by steamer Ulinosia at Clinton harbor at noon and after a brief stay boarded autos to cross the river via the high bridge. The group kept their activities quiet, prompting speculation among onlookers.
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Clinton, Ja
Lani Small
Ulinois
Clinton Wharf
Ulinosia
Chieaga
Goveernor
Cummins for Stern for Farm Loan Board Post
Senator Cummins proposed Willis Stern of Logan Iowa for appointment to the federal farm loan board in Washington D C. The suggestion was made to President Harding on July 16.
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Cummins
Stern
Logan
Place On
Farm Loan Board
Washington, D. C
Harding
Willis Stern
Logan, la
Federal Farm Loan Card
Two New Baby Girls for McKilips Not Twins
Muscatine county's John and Mrs McKilip welcomed two daughters born this morning. One at 1015 East Third Street and another three hours later on Muscatine Island. Dr W W Daut attended both births. Island baby named Charlotte Wilma. the other daughter unnamed.
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Muscatine, Jr
John McKilip
Muscatine County
East Third Street
Jonn McKkiliip
John Mekiilip
Muscatine Island
W. W. Daut
Yhe
Muscatine
Island
Charlotte Wilma
Court Orders Child From Faith Healers Tent To Hospital
Ottumwa July 15 A juvenile court ordered Hlden Stambaugh four year old son of Mr and Mrs H R Stambaugh removed from a faith healers tent to a hospital. Physicians report the child is in critical condition and the case centers on alleged neglect linked to an attempt to cure him of lockjaw.
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Ottumwa
Hlden Stambaugh
H.R. Stambaugh
Hare
Missing Muscatine Girl Held in New York for Vagrancy
Helen Sinnett, 25, of Muscatine Iowa, daughter of merchant Chari Sinnett, was picked up on Lower Fifth Avenue by a policewoman and imprisoned in Botisvue hospital for vagrancy. The father was notified and requested her hold until he could reach New York, stating the girl had been missing over a year.
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New York
Helen Sinnett
Muscatine
Chari Sinnett
Fifth Avenue
Botisvue Hospital
Youth's Neck Broken When Car Overturns
Webster City Iowa July 15 Arjean Hanson 79 of near Ellsworth found dead on a road west of Radcliffe at 6:30 this morning. His neck broken when the automobile he rode in alone overturned likely at midnight. Hanson was on his way to his parents home after a lecture at Radcliffe.
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Webster City
Arjean Hanson
Ellsworth
Radcliffe
Orelock
Hanson
J. P. Hanson
Exposition delegates named amid murder suicide incident
Wellman Iowa July 16 Dorcy Kirby shot and killed his wife at her sister’s home then killed himself after a divorce filing. Mrs Kirby refused to share divorce facts. Kirby, about 40, from Barnes City, and his wife had no children. Des Moines July 15 Five Iowa special commissioners were named to attend the Rio de Janeiro International Centennia exposition opening Sept 7. Delegates are Dilton Ho Payne Bloomfield W L Wilson Ottumwa Edward O'Dea Des Moines Ashton Clemens Des Moines Julius B Ives Cedar Rapids. appointments are honorary.
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Wellman
Dorcy
Kirby
Hare
Mira
Washington County District Court
Kerby
Barnes City
Kibby
Des Moines
Iowa
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Kendall
Dilton Ho Payne
Bloomfield
W. L. Wilson
Owa News Briefs Recap of Local Crises and Fatalities
Martens Farmara hares appeal to Tawa for coal relief amid a widening crisis with six week delay threatened. Wayne Scott, 10, died when the wagon he drove overturned him while hauling grain. Bertha Rushia lies in dying condition after self administered chloroform overdose. Theodore Whittgen, 72, collapsed and died on Granville street leaving a widow and daughter.
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Martens Farmara
Tawa ‘Farm
Glarion
Wayne Scott
Des Moines
Bertha Rush
Granville
Theodore Whittgen
Strikers Clash With Armed Shop Guard in Denison and Ennis
In July 1943 and June 14 in Texas, strikers and sympathizers attacked Southern Pacific shops in Denison and Ennis. About 149 men allegedly attacked guards in Denison while more than 100 shots were fired in Houston and Texas Central yards, with no casualties and the disturbances quelled within minutes.
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Ficht
Penison
Denison
Tex
Houston & Texas Central
Southern Pacific
Keokuk Seeks Illinois Road Contract Details
Keokuk voices concern over Illinois road work as the state highway department announced new project awards. McLean County plans 16.9 miles with Cameron Joyce & Co and Keokuk in Iowa at 472,118 dollars. Woodford County 3.34 miles to Cameron Joyce Smith Elder Co. Hancock County 4.8 miles to Keokuk Quarry Co in Keokuk Iowa at 130,826.03 dollars.
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Springfield
Illinois State Department of Highways
McLean County
Cameron, Joyce & Co
Keokuk
U S
Woodford County
Cameron
Oskaloosa Appoints Postmaster At City Office
Oskaloosa Iowa July 13 Charles Walling business manager of the Oskaloosa Daily Herald named postmaster to succeed Ascany S. Rosecrans. The appointment becomes effective August 1 according to word received from Washington.
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Oskaloosa
Charles Walling
Oskaloosa Daily Herald
Ascnry S. Rosecrans
Washington
Ang
McCormick Sails for Paris Amid Marriage Rumors
Alexander Cochran reports Chicago financier Harold F McCormick sailed for Paris on the White Star liner RMS Aquitania today. He was delayed by a passport mishap but boarded with lawyer George McFadden. He told reporters his daughter Mathilde, tied to Swiss riding master Max Oser, was not aboard.
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New York
Mme
Ganna Walska
Alexander Cochrane
Harold FL. McCormick
Chicago
Multimillonaire
International Tarventer Company
Enrane
McCormick
George McFadden
Philadelphia
Mathilde
Max Oser
Paris Police Probe Bouvet Links to Anarchist Groups
Paris July 13 The police probed the past history of Gustave Bouvet the young anarchist who attempted to assassinate President Alexandre Millerand yesterday They found Bouvet is a member of the same anarchist circles as Alfred Cottin who tried to kill former Premier Georges Clemenceau two years ago.
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Paris
Gustave Bouvet
Alexandre Millerand Y
Bouvet
Alfred Cottin
Georges Clemenceau
Irish Rebels Foiled in Prison Escape Effort
Dublin July 15 The attempt to free over 1,000 Mountjoy prisoners including Rory O Connor was thwarted by guards. Bricks were used as weapons. two prisoners wounded and the jail badly damaged. Detained rebels and Free State troops fought in Limerick and Sligo with several reported casualties. De Valera and other leaders reportedly moved. Cork and Waterford fronts show tension and isolation fears.
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Richard Mulcahy
County Limerick
Free State
Limerick
Waterford
Limerickt
Michael Collins
Irish Free State Army
Hamonn de Valera
Wickley
Cork
Ireland
County Sliga
Freestate
Collooney
Ballyshannon
Finner
County Donegal
Londonderreland
McKeon
Col
Joener
Sligo
Railroads Open as Strike Turbulence Expands
Railroads Will Open. Shops on Nonunion Basis reports growing strike impact across states. Kansas centers quiet. Gov. Allen warns arrests if strikes spread. Strikebreakers in Missouri Pacific shops request government recognition. Postal officials in New York mobilize emergency transport offers from airplanes to boats. Cleveland railroad workers vote to join shop men if settlement stalls. Wrecks and injuries rise including a Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe passenger derailment near Wharton.
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Missouri Pacific
Wichita
Kan
Harding
Railroad Labor Board
New York
American Federation of Railroad Workers
Cleveland
Big Four Brotherhood
Fort Smith
Ark
Grand Lodge
Atlantic
Pacific
Railroad wrecks and strikes ripple through NC and PA
A Loule San Francisco system crash near Joplin Missouri injured five passengers and the baggage master. A Saluda North Carolina wreck involved a runaway locomotive colliding with a passenger train, while Northwestern railway shopmen near linten Indiana faced paydays and terminations after a strike. In Scranton Pennsylvania a strikebreaker shooting in Carbondale wounded a citizen and sparked armory clashes as authorities armored to prevent wider violence.
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Loule
San Francisco
Center Creek
Joplin
Rall
Saluda
N. C
Linten
Northwestern Railway
iThey
Tha
Citizen
International News Wire
Scranton
Lackawanna County
Carbondale
Joseph Walker
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
State Armory
Cummins Hints at Rail Act Revision and Board Backing
Washington July 15 Hearings will be held soon by the senate Interstate commerce committee to revise the transportation act and address strike issues. Chairman Cummins said the first aim is to amend the law to guarantee a fair living wage to railroad workers. He added that penalties for violating Railway Labor Board orders would be considered later in the strike period.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Cummins
Congress
Railway Labor Board
Labor Official Calls Federal Force In Strike A Blunder
J. J. Noonan of the AFL executive council railway workers, visiting Washington from Chicago, warned that using federal troops in the rail strike would be a colossal blunder. He said federal troops would be an irritant and denied that railway labor seeks to kill the railway labor board.
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Washington
D. C
J. J. Noonan
Railroad
The
Chicago
Noonan
Railway Labor Board
Blood for Moonshine: Drunk Man Sells Blood for $10
George Brown, penniless and intoxicated, told police he sold a pint of his blood at Walter Reed hospital for $10 to buy a quart of moonshine. He admitted being drunk and disorderly. The incident highlights a desperate, alcohol-fueled act.
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Washington, D. C
George Brown
Brown
Walter Reed
Gen Wood May Return as Provost at Penn
Philadelphia July 15. A report from a university trustees committee suggests General Leonard Wood may resume duties as provost of the University of Pennsylvania upon his return from the Philippines. He had been sent to investigate conditions there after his election as head of the university.
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Philadelphia
Leonard Wood
Philippines
University of Pennsylvania
Ger. Wood
Senate Rejects Dye Embargo Extension Proposal
Washington July 15 The Senate voted 36 to 32 against a tariff bill provision to extend the dye embargo for one year from passage. By unanimous consent on motion by Chairman McCumber the clause allowing a second embargo extension by the president was removed.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
McCumber
Nance
Wolverine Flier Derails East of Battle Creek
The westbound Wolverine flier of Michigan Central derailed after passing loosened tracks two miles east of Battle Creek at noon. five rear coaches left the rails and the main line track was torn up for about a quarter mile. Two persons were slightly injured.
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Battle Creek
Wolverine
Michigan Central
Maj Gen Simms Chosen to Succeed Wilson in Commons
Belfast July 1. Maj Gen Simms the former army chaplain was selected to replace the late Field Marshal Wilson in the house of commons. The appointment places Simms, known for his military chaplaincy, into a pivotal political seat.
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Belfast
Simms
Tojay
Field Marshal Wilson
House of Commons
Miners Rebuff Harding Arbitration Plan in Washington
United Mine Workers policy committee 220 strong in Washington voted overwhelmingly to reject President Harding's arbitration proposal for the coal strike. John L. Lewis reported the situation unchanged as debates and possible amendments continued into the afternoon. Secretaries Hoover Fall and Davis at the White House offered hope that modifications might gain acceptance by both operators and miners.
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Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers of America
Harding
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Executive Committee
Lewis
Frank Farrington
Ilinois
Washington, Dp. c
Hoover
Fall
Davis
White House
United Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Hearst Responds to Hylan on Gubernatorial Bid
William Randolph Hearst replies to Mayor John F. Hylan regarding a possible run for New York governor. Hearst says he is glad to assist in the crusade, praises Hylan’s city administration, and pledges stronger support in a broader field for equal rights and opportunity.
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International News Wire
New York
John F. Hylan
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Hslan
Minneapolis Plans Municipal Fuelyard to Store Fuel
Minneapolis plans a municipal fuel yard to retail coal and wood at cost or below during winter amid coal shortages from strikes. Governor Preus announces intent to cut millions of feet of state timber for fuel if the coal strike persists.
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Minneapolis
Minn
J. A. O. Preus
Motor Trucks Carry Mail When Trains Are Struck
Inauguration of motor truck mail service between Bedford and Switz City Indiana was announced by the Postmaster General. Rail mail between the two points was halted due to the shopmen’s strike, so trucks will carry mall matters to preserve delivery.
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Washington, D. C
Work
Bedford
Switz City
Ind
Jones Ties for Lead in Glencoe Golf Flights
Bobby Jones of Atlanta and Bill Mellhorn of Shreveport shared the early lead in the final round at Glencoe Skokie Country Club Chicago July 16. They stood at 236 after 54 holes of the 72 hole championship with Gene Sarazen at 220 for third place and Jock Hutchison at 222, as a 5,400 strong gallery watched John Black and Jim Barnes chase.
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Skokie Country Club
Chicago
Bill
Mellhorn
Shreveport
Bobby Jones
Atlants
Melthorn
St. Andrews
Fis
Gene Sarazen
Pittsburgh
Chick Evans
Walter Hagen Tsagk
John Black
California
Black
Jim Barnes
Way
Barnes
Jones
Melhorn
Jock Hutchison
Glen View
Hutchison
Sixty Raiders Loot Distillery Seize 300 Barrels Whisky
Sixty armed men with 16 trucks raided the Foust distillery near Glen Rock at dawn, seizing 3006 barrels of whisky and fleeing before guards could react. Guard George Strine reported being surrounded by armed bandits who forced him to tell police everything was fine after the loot was loaded. The raiders moved the barrels from the third floor storage to the trucks and drove off in a caravan.
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United Press
York
Foust
Glen Rock
Maryland
George Strine
Rail strike unsettles nation as peace talks stall
House officials strive for peace while rail unions prepare to reopen shops non unionized as the national strike committee weighs yesterday's proposals. Weeks and Neff report on mobilization options for troops to protect railroad property at Denison Texas amid scattered disturbances in Carbondale Pennsylvania and Chattanooga Tennessee. Motor mail service launches between Bedford and Switz City Indiana. Cleveland local of the American Federation of Railway Workers votes to strike next Monday with many members already quitting.
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House
Tto
National Strike Committee
Weeks
Gov. Neff
Texas
Brookhart and Beveridge Split GOP Temper in Iowa Debate
The piece analyzes the political mood as Brookhart’s Iowa victory and Beveridge’s Indiana bid strain GOP unity. It notes Brookhart’s radical Farm and urban labor appeals clash with farmer and worker interests, while Beveridge is seen as a regular Republican potential leader. National leaders prefer Beveridge, tolerate Brookhart, and warn of a fragile coalition.
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Beveridge
Senate
Brookhart
Iowa
School
la Follette
Hil
Noo
Forts Dodge
Washington
Brookhart and McCumber Lose Leaning Doublings
The piece analyzes Iowa Senator Brookhart and North Dakota Senator McCumber, arguing Brookhart faces a two year term and may disappoint factions while McCumber was defeated due to local conservative-NP League dynamics. It notes Republican renomination success across states and questions perceived party dissatisfactions ahead of November elections.
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Brookhart
Brook
Hart
Kenyon
Glyde L. Herring
Herring
Iowa
McCumber
North, Dakota
North Dakota
McCumbar
MacCumber
League
Nonpartisan League
Dakota
Gumber
Congress
Indiana
Illinois
Maine
Minnesota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Republic
Republican Party
Senate
New York Groening Post
Ina
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