Government fights high living costs moves on profiteering
Attorney General Palmer reports the first federal profiteering conviction a retail grocer fined 500 for selling sugar at 15 cents a pound. He seeks amendments extending penalties to clothing and food packaging with up to 5,000 dollar fines or two years jail.
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Washington
Palmer
Lucey
Binghamton
N. Y
Mr. Palmer
Agriculture Committees
Haugen
House Committee
Wilson
LENN E PLUMB Demands Railway Nationalization by Brotherhoods
In a bold statement the Chi poses that the transportation networks nationwide should be handed over to railway brotherhoods for operation in the name of labor and national control.
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Lenn E. Plumb
Chiposes
Cornwell criticizes Plumb plan of railroad ownership
Gov John J Cornwell in Charleston responds to a Federation of Railway Employes communication criticizing his opposition to the Plumb plan of government ownership of railroads He warns public buyout would invite worker control across all utilities and lead to chaos likening it to Russia without socialism but with upheaval
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Charleston
W. Va
John J. Cornwell
Chesapeake & Ohio System
Cornwell
Russia
Cone Named Montana Market Director in New Trade Commission
Helena Aug 13 Frank Cone of Hamilton was appointed state market director by the Montana trade commission. He will head field work, with a $300 monthly salary and two assistants to be named. Cone, a veteran merchant, will report promptly. The commission vows to operate on facts and avoid guesswork, aiming to be fair to dealers and consumers.
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Army
War Department
Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Federal Trade Commission of Food
Helena
Frank Cone
Hamilton
Montana Trade Commission
Cone
Availl ‘County
Commission
Haynes
Trade Commission
Boyle
Thor Wehly
Legislative Committee
Japan Names New Envoy to America
Tokyo announces K. Shiderhera vice minister of foreign affairs will become Japanese ambassador to America, appointed by the Japanese-American community paper in San Francisco. Berlin reports German general staff to be dissolved October 1 while intelligence service stays under foreign office.
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Japan
America
San Francisco
K. Shiderhera
Tokio
Berlin
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Reservation Plan Draws GOP Support In Senate Treaty Battle
Washington Aug 13 The trend toward reservations in the peace treaty gained ground as Republican senators seeking reservations reported admin assent possible once a bloc of about twenty GOP votes aligned with administration Democrats. Lodge’s leadership and Hitchcock pressure signal possible independent action, with committee amendments likely and calls for explanations from Versailles negotiators.
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Washington
Associated Press
League
Senate
Beeve
Senator Lodge
Congress
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
California
Borah
Idaho
General Bliss
Colonel House
Repubicans
State envoys plan Roosevelt memorial endowment
Representatives from seven states meet in Chicago to plan endowing a ten million dollar Roosevelt memorial at Oyster Bay. Ten similar meetings are planned in other cities.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
U S Brewers Call National Meeting
Atlantic City officials report that U S brewers have called a national conference for September 28 to address the repeal of liquor statutes. The meeting will last a week and aims to concentrate opposition to prohibition.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Brewers of
Mount Moran Conquered by New York Climber
Leroy Jeffers of New York, secretary of the mountaineers of America and a fellow of the geographical society of Great Britain, finally climbed Mount Moran in Greater Yellowstone after three failed attempts. His wife, watching from afar, narrowly escaped a glacier avalanche and spent a harrowing night before being found safe in an abandoned cabin as rescue efforts began with Jeffers returning to his hotel.
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Mount Moran
Jeffers
Illinois riot stirs Peoria plant strike clashes
Governor Lowden ordered Tenth Illinois Militia under Colonel Yeager to Peoria for riot duty as 800 workers strike at Keystone Wire and Steel in South Bartonville. Deputies and rioters clashed, several injured including Reuben and Alvin Sommers, and a watchman. Police contemplate further troop use as shootings occur near the plant.
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Springfield
Frank C. Lowden
Mlinoisina
O. P. Yeager
Danville
Peoria
Keystone Wire & Steel Company
Baretonville
Reuben Sommers
Alvin’ Sommers
Hight
Lost roll call mystery ends with clarification
Helena August 15 Attaches say the missing roll call was found in a desk drawer in the journal clerk’s office after the special session. It was mislaid not lost, though the journal office door had been forced. The adjournment did not reveal any missing items. Palmer moves to dissolve cement combination in Washington action announced today.
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Helena
House of Reprsentatives
Sesson
Bello
Journal
Metal Strike in Butte History Sparks Walkout
In a historic dispute in Butte, workers staged a walkout after repudiating agreements reached in conference. Representatives acting on behalf of the workers drew up terms, which protesters rejected, prompting a dramatic labor action in the heart of the mining community.
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Butte
Metal Trades Strikes Split With Talk Of Unity
At a late meeting a single-member committee was chosen to meet metal mine workers representatives and seek a stay on the job. The second day of the metal trades strike saw continued street activity and closed headquarters, with unions debating One Big Union influence and potential new formations while most mine workers remained unevenly engaged.
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Striking Metal Trades
Metal Trades Central Strike Committee
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Anaconda Company
Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union
B. U
C. BU
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O. HU
North Main Street
Carpenters’ Hall
Butchers at War Push Cheaper Meat in Spokane Fight
Five more Spokane meat markets joined a free-for-all beefwar driving beef and mutton prices down. Built beef sold at five cents a pound while sirloin and round steak moved quickly at 12 to 15 cents. The war pits union against non union markets, evolving from the Dutcher strike.
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Spokane
Wash
American Officer to Visit Armenia and Transcaucasia
Maj. Gen. James H. Harbord, chief of staff of the American expeditionary forces, will depart Paris soon to lead a mission to Armenia and Transcaucasia. He travels under Wilsons instruction to assess conditions there from a military standpoint.
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Paris
Associated Press
James H. Harbord
American Expeditionary Forces
Armenia
Transcaucasia
Wilson
Strike Leaders Split on Cause of Walkout
History of negotiations released by A.C.M. Company officials shows W. F. Dunn telling a conference that the wage scale proposition was all right. O'Brien argues the strike was for higher wages, reflecting a disagreement among leaders about the strike’s cause.
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A.C. M
W. F. Dunn
O’brien
Anaconda Strike Contract Agreement Sparks Debate
A public contract agreement for the Anaconda company strike shows unions accepted a flat wage rise of $1 per day from July 1, 1919, with most organized labor bodies aboard. James O'Brien claims wages drove the strike, while company officials note history of negotiations and jurisdictional disputes among unions. The miners reportedly received the same terms as others, forming a broad adoption of the deal among Metal Trades groups.
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Angeonda’ Company
Werban
Uinions
Feetau Cone Theta
Mill and Smeltermen’s Organization
Engineers Arpenters
State Metal Trades’ Council
Butte
Anaconda ‘and Falls
Anaconda Company
Kelley
Stetal Radea Council
Burns
Inter Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda Copper “Mining Company
Metal ‘Trades Unions
Severy
Wilson Adopts Policy on Rail Strike Talks
Washington reports Director General Hines states the policy governs dealings with railroad shopmen on strike. He says strikes not authorized by shopmen bodies disrupt negotiations and warns wage increases will be considered only after workers return. Chicago officials note continued gains in some regions amid a mass meeting planned and overall pressure on rates tied to wage settlements.
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Railroad Administration
Hines
Mel Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
H Hines
Chicago
Boston
Chicago District Council
Federated Railway
Séuson
Dent’ Wilson
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Roosevelt Memorial
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