Word: coaling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Soloman Tinker's Christmas Eve", by Mr. Walter D. Edmonds Jr., beguiles us by promising two highwaymen, a bar maid, and a bar, old style. To be sure the story begins with one Judd, a coal barge owner, but nothing comes of that since we hear nothing of coal barges and little of Judd. After we get into the story we find our highwaymen. Gentleman Jo has shot the stage coach guard in the belly. It was certainly in the belly because there are five references to Gentleman Jo's custom of shooting only at the belly. Gentleman...
Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania last week came forward with definite proposals for ending the anthracite coal strike. He invited the miners and operators to meet him at Harrisburg. The miners went, but the operators sent word that they could not get their committee together on such brief notice. So the operators did not attend...
Last week the anthracite coal strike in force since Sept. 1 continued in operation while the mines continued idle...
...Genoa the local Coal Exchange launched an appeal to all patriotic Italians to contribute voluntarily "uno dollaro" yearly toward Italy's payment of her debt to the U.S. The plan originally envisioned contributions from five million Italians, which would cover the full yearly payments for the first five years (TIME, Nov. 23). Cried II Duce when he heard of the plan: "Good. But for the present I need only $1,000,000. I shall expect that to be paid...
...plenty to think about. Under his feet is Pennsylvania. Under his feet is practically all the hard coal in the U. S. If it is in his power to take some decisive step, it is also in his power to determine the future of the entire anthracite industry in the U. S., and in doing that to affect powerfully for good or ill the prosperity of his state...