Plage as a Factory in Disputed Yellowstone Park
Montana fears a Smith bill to dam Yellowstone Lake and broaden water projects to aid irrigation. George Byrd Grinnell, conservationist and writer, argues it would turn the park into a factory harming geysers and timber. He warns congress may enable dam and ditch plans to flood areas and push bond funding.
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Washington
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
George Byrd Grinnell
New York
Yellowstone Park
Grinnell
Snake River
Idaho
Forest and Stream
Jack
Rockies
Congress
Falls River District
Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone
Utah Sugar Company Charged With Sugar Profiteering
Salt Lake City May 8 A complaint charging the Utah Idaho Sugar company of Salt Lake with profiteering in sugar was filed for the government before United States Commissioner E V Van Pelt by Floyd T Jackson chief of the local department of justice bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company of
Salt Lake
United States
E. V. van Pelt
Floyd T. Jackson
Department of Justice
Minimum wage for railway workers urged at board
W J Lauck consulting economist for the railway brotherhoods told the railway labor board that a family of five needs at least 2500 a year to live, citing budgets and Meeker's 1915 estimate. He argued high prices and profiteering drive unrest and urged immediate action on a living wage.
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Labor Board
Washington
W. Jett Laueck
Railroad Brotherhoods
Railway Labor Board
Lauck
Effort to Saddle New Charge Upon Settlers Fails
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports that in the house May 8 Representative Green of Iowa proposed a 5 percent interest charge on all funds from the reclamation account used for drainage of government projects. The aim was to make settlers pay interest for draining their lands. The amendment was defeated on a point of order by Chairman Good of the appropriations committee after opposition from Mondell and French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Washington
Green
Iowa
Mondell
French
Good
Appropriations Committee
Rival Candidates With Their Armies Enter the Capital
Juarez Mexico May 8 Gen Alvaro Obregon and Gen Pablo Gonzalez rival candidates for the presidency of Mexico enter Mexico City at the head of their armies according to Gen Jose Gonzalo Escobar commander of the Juarez military district who announced at a banquet tonight.
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Juarez
Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
Pablo Gonzales
Mexico City
Jose Gonzalo Escobar
Juarez Military District
Americans Big Drinkers at London Hotels
May 8 London dispatch reports a surge in American tourism boosting champagne and whiskey sales in London hotels clubs and bars. Savoy maitre d hotel Arturo notes over 2 500 champagne bottles used at meals last month doubling March figures with Americans chiefly driving demand. A new bar cocktail called the swamp is popular among American guests.
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Forbes W. Fairbairn
Universal Service
London
England
Arturo
The
Savoy
States
Leonora Harris
New York
Weird Matrimonial Venture From Fannie Hurst and Jacques DanieLson
Miss Fannie Hurst reveals a secret five year marriage pact with Jacques S. DanieLson. They will live apart in two apartments with separate groups of friends and two breakfasts a week. Children to bear the paternal name until discretion. each preserves individuality through mutual sacrifices.
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Underwood & Underwood
New York
Fannie Hurst
Jacques
Danielson
Jacques S. DanieLson
Greenwich Village
Butte Street Railway Service Shut Down by Strike
The Butte Street Railway announces street car service will cease at midnight due to ongoing strike by the workers union. Brakes and track lubrication require daily attention, now halted as union members walk off jobs. Water company losses grow as pipe crew leaves after union pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Street Railway Company
Street Railway Company
Butte Water Company
Water Company
Laws Urged to Combat Violence by Legion Conference
Spokane May 8 state and federal laws to curb distribution of doctrines promoting violence for industrial economic social or political change were recommended by a conference of American Legion posts from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana meeting in Spokane.
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Spokane
American Legion
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Debs Campaign to Open in New York Tomorrow
Eugene V. Debs, imprisoned in Atlanta for espionage law violations, will be formally launched in New York to begin the 1920 national political campaign as the Socialist Party's presidential nominee for the fifth time.
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New York
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta, Ga
Boy Drowns in Skagit River Near Everett
Theo dore Stimpson an 11 year old whose parents live in Clear Lake drowned while swimming in the Skagit river near Everett. The body was recovered late yesterday.
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Everett
Wash
Theodore Stimpson
Clear Lake
Skagit River
Preus Indorsed for Republican Gubernatorial Nomination
J A O Preus state auditor won the endorsement of a city wide elimination convention in St Paul Minnesota for the republican gubernatorial nomination. The event occurred on May 8 bringing late results from the convention.
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ST. Paul, Minn
J. A. O. Preus
Seven Die In Gelatine Plant Explosion In Emporium
Seven men are killed in an explosion at the Aetna Explosives gelatine mix house in Emporium Pennsylvania. The exact cause is not known at this time. Efforts are underway to determine what triggered the blast.
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Emporium
Penn
Aetna Explosives Company
Post Denies Sympathies With Radicals in Deportation Row
Assistant Secretary of Labor Post testified before the House rules committee that his actions in deportation cases were guided by evidence and fairness. He rejected claims his sympathies lay with radical elements and said his aim was to determine guilt or innocence with due process and counsel present.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Post
Nien
House Rules Committee
Campbell
Marines May Be Sent to Mexican Land If Emergency Arises
Washington May 8 A force of about 1200 marines was ordered to proceed on the transport Henderson from League Island to Key West to be held for possible service in Mexico. Secretary Daniels said it is a precautionary measure for protecting Americans and they would not enter Mexican territory unless necessary. Col P M Bannon to command the force. The Henderson left Charleston for League Island and will join six destroyers dispatched to southern waters.
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Washington
Henderson
League Island
Key West
Fla
Mexico
Dantels
P. M. Bannon
Charleston
D. C
American Plan Not an Unabridgment of Labor Rights
The Associated Industries executive board released a statement defining the American plan for employment as applied in the city by contractors and builders. It promises no discrimination based on union affiliation while allowing nonmembers to work, and asserts a square deal for workers, employers, and the public. It supports collective bargaining and opposes radical union control, aiming to empower employers to run their businesses.
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Associated Industries
Contractors and Builders’ Department of the Associated Industries
United States
Queen Mary Endorses Moderately Modern Evening Dresses
London May 8 Queen Mary approves three evening dress designs aimed at moderating the current backless trend. She seeks a compromise between old drawing room elegance and contemporary fashion, ruling out long trains feathered headpieces and bare backs while allowing a generous V silhouette.
Mexicanos Bolting to Revolutionists and Capitals Fall
Three state capitals in Mexico fell to revolutionists as Carranza revolt spread. Saltillo Zacatecas and Aguas Calientes joined the movement. their governors fled with funds to Monterey. Rail and wire lines near the border were said cut while routes between Chihuahua, Torreon, Saltillo, and Zacatecas were restored under rebel control.
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EL Paso
Mexico
Carranza
Mexico City
Benjamin Bill
Saltillo
Coahuila
United States
J. Augustin Castro
Cezavero Castro
Espienio Mireles
Monterey
Nuevo Leon
Las Vaccas
del Rio
Texas
Zacatecas
Aguas Calientes
J. Angustin Castro
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Bitter attack on Lady Astor shocks Commons by Horatio Bottomley
London May 8 Horatio Bottomley attacked Lady Astor in John Bull accusing her of hypocrisy over divorce and temperance. The Commons booed him as Lady Astor entered, then she received a standing ovation. Bottomley alleged deceit about her marriages and warned of hidden motives behind her reform stance.
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Norbert J. Pew
Universal Service London
Lady Astor
Horatio Bottomley
John Bull
House of Commons
M. P
Astor
Bottomsley
Fottomley
Plymouth
Hottomley
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Royal 8. Meeker
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Mr. Laucy
Brotherhood
Champaign
Debs
Preus Indorsed
Lcan
America
Charles Hypocrisy
Jomley
Aster
Robert Gould Shaw
Charlottesville
Europe
Nancy Astor
Brook Club
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