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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1919
Page
1
Troops under General Gregorief surround the Dolghemiallo Jewish Quarter and engage in a three day indiscriminate massacre. Population figures and exact casualty counts are not provided in the readable text.
An American delegate to the International Trade Union Conference in Amsterdam voices strong objections to a German speakers remarks. The exchange highlights tensions between national labor movements and cross border labor relations.
American Under Secretary of State arrives in Paris as talks resume in the languishing peace conference. His arrival is described as a Western breeze energizing negotiators and prompting new momentum in the discussions.
More than 256000 railway shopmen idle as Federated Railway Shopmen's union strike demands 85 cents an hour for machinists and 60 cents for helpers with back pay to January 1. Plan mass meeting at a baseball grounds. wrecking crews to remain on the job. unity across railroads.
Dissatisfied with President Wilson’s plan for congressional action on living costs, railway shopmen today start an official strike vote. About 500,000 workers could strike if the wage board fails to grant relief. officials said. The mobilization follows years of hearings and appeals to the director general, with a strike call set to run from August 24 to midnight for 506,609 US railroad employees and 10,080 Canadian railroad workers.
Denver area遭 forecast shows local thundershowers Monday and Monday with little temperature change. New Mexico and Arizona forecasts indicate partly cloudy conditions with possible showers in northern and eastern parts and warmer Sunday in Arizona.
The report records conditions spanning 34 hours ending yesterday at 6 pm. It notes humidity levels, temperatures, and related environmental readings collected by the institute university, with data entries indicating times and sensor readings.
Friends in theater and opera circles say Oscar Hammerstein, famed impresario and founder of a top New York vaudeville house, died Friday night after hospitalization in New York. His death on August 1 followed a career that included battling the Metropolitan Opera and building and losing several fortunes.
The workers demand minimums of £5.05 per hour for mechanics and 60 cents for helpers with a 10 cent raise for apprentices, aiming to settle by negotiation until a strike vote is taken. They warn the vote could end the current disruption as many shopmen have stayed out awaiting united action.
Moscow and Petrograd populations have fallen sharply since the Bolshevik revolt, with Petrograd down from over two million in 1812 to about six hundred thousand and Moscow at about forty percent of former levels. The Moscow metal workers union shrank from 163,000 to 60,000, while Pulhtofft iron works workers earned 46 million rubles in wages to produce 15,000,900 rubles worth of material.
Washington reports two months of inquiry into a coordinated anti tobacco drive led by anti prohibition forces and the W C T U. The group accuses the W C T U of backing an anti nicotine campaign aimed at state laws, federal constitutional action, and school materials while opponents decry covert fundraising and public school literature.
The War Department favors universal training for the army and will propose a bill to Congress, differing from the Kehn Chamberlain plan. It may set the youth training at about nine or less, with six months under debate, aiming at primary military instruction and avoiding broader educational programs.
Reports from London dated August 2 claim General Gregorieff's troops massacred the Jewish quarter of Odessa with no escapes. The entire area was held for three days and nights by Russian forces, prompting mourning proclaimed by Jews in Ukraine and Thessarabia for fourteen days.
Berlin dispatch to the Daily News recounts 1917 German peace aims led by Erzberger and Michaelis, with Papal Nuncio Pacelli in June 1917. It cites duplicity in dealing with Belgium and Madrid, noting Conservative and annexationist forces and a desire to weaken Britain and America.
London reports reveal German Assembly disclosures about 1917 peace overtures allegedly supported by Great Britain and French approval. The British press offers no official reaction, amid claims the Evening Standard cited a topic not profitable to discuss.
At the opening of the International Trade Union Conference in Amsterdam American delegates objected to a German delegation claim that capitalists caused the war. The debate centered on militarist systems across nations, with 92 delegates from 14 countries and 18,000,000 unionists in attendance.
A telegram to Italian delegates from the International Trades Union Conference states that French authorities refused to issue Italian passports, preventing attendance. The report comes from Amsterdam on July 1 via the Associated Press.
The text states that obligations of the United States remain unaffected by any reservations the Senate may make, ensuring the Nations League is assured regardless of potential Senate actions. It emphasizes unwavering U S commitments and the primacy of established obligations over legislative reservations.
Frank Polk arrives in Paris as head of the American peace commission and immediately projects confidence. He tells delegates that the United States will stand by the treaty and the league of nations, aiming to lift doubts and energize negotiations. He meets with Crillon officials and briefs President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau to advance talks.
An opinion for the United States Brewers Association argues the wartime prohibition enforcement bill is unconstitutional until the Eighteenth Amendment takes effect. It claims Congress lacks express power to prohibit beer manufacture and sale before that date and notes changes in policy since the bill’s passage.
Washington reports steps to ease high living costs amid rail strike unrest. Government plans surplus food sales by August 18, price relief measures, and stricter anti profiteering enforcement. Congress debates currency and wage policies as rail unions press demands.
Madame Ernestine Schumann Heink sails from New York to Amsterdam bearing a four star service medal. She intends to bring back two children, a 12 year old girl and a 16 year old boy, whose father died serving Germany, to raise them as "wonderful Americans" in the United States.
Los Angeles August 2 1931 The superior court granted a temporary injunction stopping police interference with 2.75 percent beer sales in cafes. The order was issued on application by restaurant owners and a hearing to make it permanent is set for August 15.
Exports from the United States for the year ended June 30 reached 7 225 084 257 dollars, up from 5 919 711 871 the prior record. June exports totaled 18 267 143 dollars and the net trade balance in favor of the United States on imports for the year was 4 129 201 ? dollars.
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