Prohibition Enforcement Bill Vetoed by Wilson and Repassed
President Wilson vetoed the wartime prohibition enforcement bill, and within three hours the House overrode the veto 176 to 55. Dry leaders plan to reattempt in the Senate, aiming for unanimous consent by Wednesday. The veto cited public policy and wartime objectives as sufficient reasons to repeal, with hopes for a constitutional amendment or treaty ratification to bring back a wet spell.
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SY Moining Journal
Frpecial
Washington
Wilson
House
Senate
Congress
Palmer
Prohibition
Germany
Austria-i
Hungary
White House
Anarchists' Counsel Claims I W W Supports Steel Strike
Jacob Margolis Pittsburgh district counsel for the I W W testified before the senate labor and education committee that the I W W and allied anarchist groups support the steel strike. He said the Bolshevist Russians in the country also back the strike. Margolis named William Foster as the AFL member who allegedly joined to push more radical views. He represents about twenty Russian anarchists arrested for anti American activities.
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Jacob Margolis
Pittsburgh
I. Ww. W
Washington
Senate Committee On Labor and Education
William Foster
American Federation of Labor
Weather outlook for New Mexico Arizona near Colorado
The report notes fair skies for New Mexico on Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler south portions on Tuesday. Arizona is also forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday with fair conditions and slightly cooler temperatures on Wednesday.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Arizona
Mine union leaders await Lewis to set Wednesday reply
Indianapolis officials of the United Mine Workers of America wait for Acting President John L. Lewis to arrive from Springfield to attend the executive board meeting Wednesday. A reply to President Wilson's Saturday demand to rescind the strike order is expected, though its nature remains unspecified. Governor Goodrich backs Wilson's efforts and pledges Indiana support to prevent the strike and restore mine work promptly.
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Morning Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
International Headquarters
John L. Lewis
Springfield
Ill
Lewis
Wilson
Felis Searles
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Waco
J. P. Goodrich
Indiana
Lewis Cales Coned Kence of District Presidents
John L. Lewis acting president of the United Mine Workers invited twenty five district presidents and members of the miners scale committee to meet with the international executive board at 10 am Wednesday to discuss the strike against soft coal production. The central competitive field includes Indiana Ohio Illinois and western Pennsylvania. The strike order remains in effect until midnight unless changed, with the executive board authorized to postpone or rescind the order subject to membership will.
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Springfield
Wilson
United States
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Telegroiph
Miners’ Scale Committee
International Executive Board
Lewis
Indiana
Ohio
Mlinois
Pennsylvania
Weason
Y Morning Journal
SPO AL Leagan Wire
Indianapolis
John I. Lewis
Knoxville uses non union crews as guards and troops mobilize
Streetcars ran in Knoxville with non union crews amid a tense strike. About 800 state guardsmen stayed in the armory as Governor Roberts considered federal troops from Camp Gordon. The Central Labor union debated a three day sympathy strike. Petitions circulated to recall Mayor Neal and four city commissioners over labor arbitration disputes with Knoxville Railways and Light.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Nashville
Roberts
Camp Gordon
Central Labor Union
John T. O'Connor
Tennessee Federation of Labor
H. W. Neal
Knoxville Railways and Light Company
Western Trainmen Vote to Strike If Demands Remain Unmet
Fourteen Chicago Western Lodges of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen representing 14 000 men voted to strike Thursday unless wage demands are granted in full. A committee led by W G Lee will confer with Director General Hines in Washington Wednesday.
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W. G. Lee
Hines
Washington
Chicago
Brotherhood
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Columbus
Ohio
Lee
Board of Railroad
Cummins
Chicago Switching Association
Brotherhoods
Clemenceau Declines Run for Chamber of Deputies Seat
Paris dispatch reports Premier Clemenceau declined a radical party request to stand as candidate in the Estrasbourg area seat that formerly sent Leon Gambetta in 1871. He said he would accept the honor if his age and health do not force him to withdraw from politics.
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Clemenceau
Chamber OF Deputies
Paris
Get
Premier Clemenceau
Radical Party
Btrass
Bourg
Leon Giammbetta
M. Clemenceau
National Guard to be armed with Browning automatic rifles
Washington reports the War Department will equip National Guard units with Browning automatic rifles as reserve supply allows. The 206 men per senatorial or congressional district limit will be ignored for the current fiscal year, with organization based on available pay appropriations.
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Washington
National Guard
Department Als
Ten Below Zero Sets October Record In Bismarck
In Hiamarcck North Dakota the lowest October temperature in 45 years was 16 degrees below zero on Sunday morning. The weather bureau also reported a record October snowfall of six inches with about two more inches accumulating today.
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Bismarck
Hiamarcck N. D
Weather Bureau
Senate rejects Johnson amendment on voting parity with Britain
The Senate rejected the Johnson amendment to the peace treaty by 88 to 40 during a lull in debate. Despite absences, the vote shifted with two Democrats crossing to support the measure and nine Republicans joining Democrats in opposition. The Moses amendment on the same subject was postponed and a recess motion led by Lodge passed 43 to 38 as Republicans pushed for more time.
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Aning Journal
Ephcios Leaged Wee
Washington
League of Nations
Senate
Moses
Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
League
Hitcheack
Sherman
Illinois
McCormick
Hinois
Knox
Pennsylvania
Watson
Indiana
Germany
Hitchcock
McCumber
Theodore Roosevelt
Great Britain
Hitchcork
Haitchcock
Benator Shields
Tennessee
United States
Aleord
Weather Halts Tail Enders in Army Air Contest
Washington October 27 The six army flyers in the transcontinental race faced uniformly bad weather across most of the route. They took advantage of short breaks in the storms to study routes with airplane service noting 150 mile stints, hoping to push toward the next leg as conditions permit.
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Moring Journol
OFET
Lassen Weme
Washington
Army
Air Service
Capital Extends a Noisy Welcome to the Belgians
King Albert Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold of Belgium arrived in Washington for a three day visit greeted by Vice President Marshall and cabinet members. Thousands crowded the station and plaza as they were presented to officials and reviewed patriotic pageants before touring to Dreckenridge Long’s home in the capital.
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Washington
Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Leopold
Belgium
Marshall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Dreckenride Long
Arizona youth held to answer for murder of father
Alva Patterson, 19, was held to answer in superior court on a murder charge for shooting his father Frank J. Patterson near Leewen wine Phoenix following a money dispute over a motorcycle. Bail set at $5,000. he could not post and remains in county jail.
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OY Morying Journal
Leewen
Phoenix
Ariz
Get
Alva Patterson
Superior Court
Justice de Bouse
Frank J. Patterson
Here
W. ©. Bweek
Frank Patterson
Vail
International Labor Conferences Open In Washington
Delegates from forty five countries gather in Washington to open two international labor conferences under the League of Nations framework. German and Austrian representatives head for entry. issues include peace treaty provisions and broader demands by labor groups.
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OY Morning Journal
Washington
League of Nations
United States
International Federation of Trade Unions
International Congress of Working Women
Federation of Trades Unions
Watherings
International Federaton of Trade Unions
Amsterdam
International Labor Conference
Itsel
Arthur Fontaine
France
Danbh
Letts Fire on Red Cross Chief Near Riga Bridge
Colonel Ryan head of the American Baltic Red Cross relief was fired on by Letts while crossing the Riga bridge. He displayed a large white flag under an agreement with Russians and Letts. Mitau dispatch reports the incident during tense negotiations.
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Baltic Red Cross
Morning Journal
BrEraree Herlin
Ryan
Red Cros
Letts
Riga
Mitau
Bolshevik Reinforcements Halt Yudenitch Push on Petrograd
London reports Yudenitch’s northwestern army pushes toward Petrograd stalled as Bolshevik reinforcements from other fronts counterattack and recapture positions near Kramsnoye Belo and Gatchina. Kiev contested as Bolsheviks and Denikine clash. Britain scales back aid amid deficit.
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Morning Journal
London
Yudeniteh
Petrograd
Hosheviks
Kramnoye Selo
Datehina
OtaiKe Order 1g Still in Effect Declared
John L. Lewis says the walkout will proceed as scheduled unless mine owners concede. The chief of goal diggers reiterates Otake Order 1g remains in force.
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Otaike
John L. Lewis
Miners Exaggerate Earnings Figures for 1918
John I. Lewis says average annual earnings for 1918 in the bituminous field were 1228 dollars with day workers earning 4.25 to 5 dollars daily and miners facing only three to four pay weeks weekly. He rails against inflated claims and outlines strike deadlines and wage demands as he travels to Indianapolis for a key meeting.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Cleveland
Buffalo
Washington
Philadelphia
Government Stands Firm on Wilson Ultimatum to Coal Miners
Washington reports the government remains steadfast on President Wilsons ultimatum to soft coal miners ordering the November 1 strike not to occur. Officials fear industrial disaster but hope the United Mine Workers of America may postpone after Indianapolis meeting closes without a strike vote. Government agents monitor possible mass job attendance as negotiations resume.
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Washington
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Wilson
Federal
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Organization
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