Washington labor talks end in stalemate over wage rise
Amid a bleak Thanksgiving scene miners and operators clashed over a federal wage proposal of 14 percent urged by Fuel Administrator Garfield. Officials and leaders voiced silence as injunctions and Lever Act controls loomed, with no side willing to concede.
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Washington
Garfield
John le Lewis
William Green
Muca Ory
T. W. Guthrie
Thal
Ard & Counter
Tary Wilson
Rome seeks to mollify Slavia over Dalmatia affair
A Belgrade dispatch reports Italy will honor Paris peace conference decisions on Dalmatia and deter any Spalato actions by Gabriele D Anunziato as tensions rise. Paris notes that the Jugoslav delegation warned the Supreme Council of possible military steps to halt further encroachments around the Adriatic.
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Basle
Associated Press
Belgrade
Laibach
Austria
Jugo-Slavia
Italy
Spalato
Gabriele D’an
Supreme Council
Adriatic
Jugo Blavia
Bulgars Sign Peace Treaty Ceremony Lacks Pomp
In a small French town hall a peace treaty signing took place with minimal ceremony. The event mirrored similar brief observances, featuring quiet officials and restrained public attention as representatives affixed the final accord.
Bulgaria Surrenders Art Works and Pays Indemnity in Neuilly Treaty
At Neuilly, M Stambulinsky signed a peace treaty ending Bulgaria’s war with the allied powers. The ceremony appeared simple as delegates sat largely in isolation. Bulgaria yields all wartime works of art, pays about 445 million dollars, and loses Thrace and a strip near Strumitza. The Greek delegation hailed the moment as the culmination of long hopes despite the subdued setting.
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Paris
M. Stambulinsky
Bulgaria
Neuilly Town Hall
Stambutinsky
Greece
Neuilly
Versailles
St. Germain
Thrace
Strumitza
Ter
Japanese envoy attacks autocracy at labor conference
Masas moto Masumoto, Japanese labor delegate, denounced Japan as an autocracy harming social justice at an International Labor Conference session in Washington. He argued autocratic governance blocks free labor rights and industrial development, claiming millions of workers suffer under special state treatment.
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Washington
M. Masasmoto
Japan
International Labor Conference
Masumoto
Masumots
Tolers
Washington silent on Mexican problem note
The official note from Mexico refusing the immediate release of William C. Jenkins, the consular agent imprisoned at Puebla, was delivered but not released publicly. It is believed to align with the previous copy, and no comment was issued to reveal how the State Department reads the reply. Continued on page 40, column 4.
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Washington
Mexico
William C. Jenkins
Puebla
State Department
Nelthi
Butte
Powell
Monstana State College
Idaho Senator Borah Urges Limited Postwar Treaty Action
Idaho Senator Borah, noted for blunt candor, issued a statement outlining aims for the upcoming Congress. He explicitly opposes further consideration of the peace treaty, signaling a restrained approach to postwar diplomacy.
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Borah
Congress
Fraud taints county aid in much of Silver Bow
A Silver Bow County inquiry reveals widespread abuse of the county poor fund and widows pensions with claims of destitute status for those who are well off. Officials report cases of double drawing and deceit including a man receiving $20 monthly plus $6 a day from another city job, and widows aided while relatives on payrolls. A growing list of deserted wives and foreign birth frauds are noted as investigators push for accountability.
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Silver Bow
Nellie Sullivan
County Auslite
County Poor Fund
City Street Department
Fabian
Anui
Thankful Butte Coal Shortage Sparks Pathos on Thanksgiving
Amid freezing temperatures in Butte, families split from broken chairs and ill children begged for coal. Fuel Administrator John H. McIntosh and Copper Co. traffic chief E. H. Lang rushed from home to home delivering coal, while a half frozen mother tended two sick children as crews worked through day and night.
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Butte
Uel
John H. McIntosh
E. Hi. Lang
Copper Company
Ang
Washington Wins Coast Championship Battle Over Cal
In Seattle on November 27 University of Washington topped California in a decisive Pacific Coast gridiron race. Ray Eckman led the Huskies against the light Cal line in muddy, straight-line football with heavy field conditions. Forward passes and kicks were limited as both teams fought for the title.
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Washington
California
Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
University of California
Ray Eckman
Ervin Dailey
Ckman
Callina
Kame
Kekmatis
Kew
Borah Outlines Program for New Congress Session
Senator Borah of Idaho, an irreconcilable in the League of Nations fight, outlined a program for the new session including peace declaration, return of American troops from Russia, restoration of peacetime powers, government economy, and curb on profiteering. He urged declaring peace for psychological reasons and warned that profiteering and war powers are used to suppress Americans while noting strong opposition to the League within the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Horah
Idaho
League of ‘Ations
Russa
Borah
League
McAdoo
Sorah Charg
League of Nat Lions
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Brilliant Billings team overwhelms Butte in turkey-day game
The Billings squad routed Butte 55 to 7 in a turkey-day clash. Spearheaded by Phythian and Aigeo, and receivers Seilley and Maier on long passes, Billings opened with a quick touchdown and dominated throughout. Captain PUI Nelson scored Butte’s lone TD in the third period as cold crowds watched the one bright home moment.
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Walter T. Scott
Butte
Billings
Phythian
Aigeo
Seilley
Maier
Pui” Nelson
Ale Frost
Verosa
Susar Beters
Hingham
Algeo
Butte Lads
Mel Auliffe
Jone
Warriors
Pan American Mass Celebrated at Washington
Washington November 27 government officials Latin American diplomats and church dignitaries attended the twelfth annual Pan American Mass at Patrick’s church with Rev J A Cunnane of Baltimore delivering the sermon. The event highlighted concord amity and mutual service among American republics and included attendance by ambassadors ministers and cabinet members from many nations.
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Washington
Central
South Americ
Chile
Argentina
Bolivia
Guatemala
Venesuela
Ecuador
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Vay
Halt
Salvador
Uruguay
Brian
Vera
Panama
Cuba
Army and Navy
Peral Pershing
Lat Mous
Thomas
King Victor Emmanuel to visit United States in 1920
Rome reports plans for King Victor Emmanuel to travel to the United States in summer 1920. The king may also visit South America, including Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru, if political conditions allow, accompanied by the premier.
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Rome
Associated Press
Victor Emmanuel
United States
South America
Brasil
Uruguay
Argentina
Chile
Peru
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Lewis
Slavia
Balkan
Butte Fuel Administration
Maxes
Mclntosh
Eckman
Victors
Bright Star
Cans
Uae
Brooke
Bowron
Taney Bokinan
Tirouan
Sugar
Wilson
South Trimble
House of Representatives
White House
Kentucky
Grayson
Margaret Wilson
Maud Powell III
Louis
Maud Powell
Folto
Bowman
Seillen
Cooper
Nelson
McAuliffe
Bowsman
U. S
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