Peace terms presented to Austrian plenipotentiaries at Saint Germain
Paris report outlines the revised Austrian peace terms, the offer for extension of time by Vienna, and the League of Nations role in Austria's future. It notes the treaty’s doubtful fate, possible loss of Vienna as a great capital, and limited frontier modifications with Czecho Slovakia, Hungary, and adjacent states.
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Paris
Austria
St. Germain
Karl Renner
Vienna
General Assembly
Supreme Council
Paul Durasta
Serbia
League of Nations
Teatlan
Nanas
League
Germany
France
Switzerland
Aistria
Lugo-Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Hungary
de Sewer Stie
Republic of ‘Austria
Cummins bill would end federal rail control in stages
Washington Sept 2 The senate discussed a Cummins bill proposing private railroad ownership with strict federal supervision and regional systems. It would create a railway transportation board, wage committee, and employee council, expand ICC powers, and set regional rate districts while policing labor disputes and dividends.
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Roucy
Cummins
Senate
Railway Transportation Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commison
New — Transportation Boards
Leach
The
Transportation Board
Railways Show Surplus in July
Washington report notes that preliminary figures indicate a net operating income of 77 million dollars for July, yielding about 2 million after one twelfth of annual capital, with prior deficits cited. Wage increases retroactive could erase the surplus, and freight declines remain a major factor in finances.
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Washington
General Mines
Yen Manthy
Hines
Meeker Calls for Youth Militias to Build Roads
Ezra Meeker addressed the State Good Roads Association in Yakima urging that youths perform enforced military service to build roads. He proposed a military highway from Clarkston to Portland to begin paving immediately, winning strong approval.
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Yakima
Wasn
State Good Roads Association
Ezra Meeker
Clarkston
Portland
Meeker
King of Italy Surrenders Crown Estates for National Work
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel will surrender all crown properties to the state for national work and aid to veterans. Premier Nitti prepared to present parliament with plans at the opening session scheduled for Wednesday.
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Rome
Associated Press
Victor Emmanuel
Nnts
Nit
Montanan Awarded Distinguished Service Cross by Pershing
Washington reports the Distinguished Service Cross was awarded by General Pershing to Corporal James H. Moore of Ridgeway Montana for exemplary valor in service. The official department announcement named Moore as the recipient.
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Pershing
Washington
Department
Corp
James Hi. Moore
Ridgeway
Mont
Cold Blooded Assassin Kills Three Fishermen
Three fishermen John Peterson Haugen Olsen Swigart Anderson were shot while repairing a fish trap below the bluff. Police suspect John Smith Migquatter connected to the crime and his escape by boat toward Vancouver Island is under pursuit. Peterson was a foreman at the San Juan Fishing Company. Smith had recent trouble with the men.
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Smith
Vancouver ‘Island
Straits of
Juan de Fuca
Peterson
San Juan
Wilson to call conference on labor problem
President Wilson plans a nationwide conference on the labor problem with summons to all bodies involved. The meeting is set to convene in Washington in October to discuss remedies and potential reforms.
Wilson to invite labor leaders for October conference
President Wilson plans a conference at the White House in October to discuss labor problems and those who direct labor. Invitations will go to labor leaders financiers manufacturers and farmers as preparations for the session accelerate before his trip ends this month.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Senate
Partial Returns Indicate Railroad Shopmen Favor Delay
Partial strike vote returns show railroad shopmen likely to defer action, awaiting officers guidance and government moves to cut living costs. Reports from Cumberland and Lincoln note large walkouts opposing Wilson settlement plans as the nation faces price pressures.
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Washington
Cumberland
Ing
Wilson
Lincoln
A_m.jority
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Havelock
Hlore
Portland lawyer seeks injunction to block union formation
Dormitter, a prominent Portland attorney, files suit against city heads and labor leaders to halt the Portland Space forming a union under the American Federation of Labor. He claims local officials collude with picketers of the focal meat cutters union targeting non union markets. Named respondents include Samuel Gompers head of the AFL E J Stack and Otto Hartwig officials of the Oregon Federation of Labor and members of the local Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union.
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Portland
Ore
Dormitter
Toca
Portland Space
Pharter
American Federation of Labor
Focal Meat Cutters
Samuel Gompers
E. J. Stack
Otto Hartwig
Oregon Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Meat Column
Husband Dies With Wife In Fatal Railroad Crash
In Baltimore Ohio offices, cashier William F Turner spoke to his wife as she was crushed by a railroad frog when a Chicago & Northwestern limited train struck their position. He died embracing her, while flagman John Miller lost a leg and suffered a fractured arm. Three children are now orphans.
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Mary
William F. Turner
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
John Miller
Tanner
Bond Issue Wins in Silver Bow Co by Two Hundred
Silver Bow County voters approved a bond issue by about two hundred votes with minimal support from East and North Sides and stronger opposition elsewhere. The measure carried despite partial precinct totals still missing.
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Silver Bow CO
Bond issue carries in Silver Bow county for roads
A $250 000 bond proposal for Silver Bow county won at yesterday's special election with a light turnout under 5 000 votes. A majority of 221 backed the measure, which will be matched by $250 000 from the federal government for hard surface road construction under the state highway commission. Precincts east and north of Main street mostly opposed the bond while several precincts elsewhere supported it. Overall 39 precincts voted against and 11 voted for the bond. Grace precinct and others remain to be heard from.
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Silver Bow
State Highway Commission
Main Street
Dondreaues
Walkerville
Dublin Gulch
Contarville
Meadervi Yolen
Silver Row
Fire on U. 9 injures airman in border patrol
An airman from the United States aviation corps was slightly wounded today during a patrol along the Rio Grande border northwest of here. Captain David W. McNabb and Lieutenant von De B Johnson were in the aircraft when shots hit the wings and the crew fired back. Military officials said the attack is serious and that the Mexican border actions prompted heightened watch by American forces.
Germans Told to Alter Their Constitution in Berlin
Allies inform government at Berlin that provisions refer to future juncture with Austria and that the existing constitution cannot stand. The message signals impending constitutional changes and external pressure on Germany amid postwar negotiations.
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Berlin
Austria
Peace conference to press Germany on Austria link
The supreme council decides to forcefully oppose Article 61 of the German constitution linking Austria to Germany and warns of renewed occupation of the left bank of the Rhine if the provision persists. The council demands alteration within fifteen days, citing Article 80 of the peace treaty.
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Paris
Supreme Council of the
Peace Conference
Austria
Asim
Germany
Frankfort
Enormous Losses Suffered by France
Reports from the chamber of deputies on the German peace treaty show heavy French losses with 26 percent of mobilized men and 57 percent of under six years of age listed among those killed. Debate hints at a Saturday vote with addresses by Rene Viviani and Premier Clemenceau. The ratification is expected to be promulgated in the Official Journal between September 16 and 18.
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Andre Taredieu
Chamber of Deputies
F Warlosaen
aMcial Deleg
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Rene Viviani
Romania declines to sign Austrian peace pact
Paris dispatch notes Romania will not sign the Austria peace treaty over an ethnical minorities clause demanded by American delegates. Tanzania objects to treaty provisions on commerce and railroad rates. J Ferrantino is reportedly resigning as premier. The supreme council reports Romania failed to respond in writing and may dispatch an admiral with an urgent note to Romania.
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Rumania
Paris
Austria
Tanzania
Intranaigeant
J. Ferrantino
Supreme Council
Romania
Bulsaris
Actress Receives Threatening Note in Chicago
Miss Laura Hong Crews, a leading actress in On the Hiring Sin, found a threatening note slipped under her hotel door after a Blackstone Theater performance. The note, alleged to be from a Ketors Equity association member, was turned over to police by her manager.
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Chicago
Laura Hong Crews
Former Emperor to Quit Switzerland
Geneva Sept 2 reports former Emperor Charles will quit the Swiss chateau near Geneva and move to Bavaria after giving up the lease.
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Switzerland
Jeneva
Charles
Ins
Bavaria
Judge Allen on trial for suborning witness in Seattle
Seattle, Sept. 3. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Patterson said he would prove to the jury that Judge Sulay Allen sought to persuade a witness to testify falsely before the grand jury. The indictment accuses Allen of perverting the present proceeding and saving whiskey for private use and other purposes.
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Wash
T.H. Patterson
Heould
Sulay Allen
Allen
Patterson
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