Switchmen Walk Out Across Midwest Shrinking Rail Freight
Widespread switchmen strikes cripple rail yards from Chicago to Los Angeles and Kansas City threatening food supplies. Officials report 23 000 idle workers and embargoes on non essential shipments as government mediation is sought.
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H. E. Eberling
Switchmen’s Union
Germany
Heberling
Middle West
Detroit
Salt Lake City
Omaha
Saginaw
Los Angeles
Kansas City
East St. Louis
San Francisco
Decatur
Ill
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Ogden
Utah
Illinois
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Kansas
Kansas’ Industrial Committee
Gary
Brotherhoods
G. G. Hanger
Board of Mediation
Hang
Brotherhood
St. Louis
I. L. Burlingam
New York
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
San Francisco Bay District
Outlaw
Chicago Yardsmen’s Association
John Grunau
Association
Chiesos, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Senate adopts voluntary military training in army reform bill
Washington April 9 the senate voted decisively to adopt voluntary military training as part of the army re organization bill replacing the earlier plan for compulsory universal training.
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Washington
Senate
Food Rationing Possible If Strike Prolongs
Chicago wholesale grocers warn rationing may be needed if outlaw railroad strikes continue two weeks. Sugar could ration as early as Monday, with flour two weeks, canned goods a month and coffee for 10 days. Meat supplies remain uncertain but packers report two weeks of reserve before shortages.
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Chicago
Middle West
State Auditor Donahey Designs Personal Coat
State Auditor Donahey in Columbus unveils a self made one man top coat idea after failing to find a suitable rain cape. He bought automobile top material and will have a hexman coat tailor made, declaring it will be a dandy creation.
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Columbus
Donahey
Water main explodes flooding Cleveland area
Thousands of gallons of water flood two dozen cellars in the east part of Cleveland after a water main breaks with a terrific explosion. A garage wall collapses as water shoots into the air and flows for several blocks flooding homes and stores and washing away a fruit stand.
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Cleveland
France Occupies Rhine Cities Without Allied Consent
London reports say France acted without approval from Britain and the United States in occupying Rhine cities as the war enters a new phase. The British cabinet notes split views with Italy and Britain advocating restraint while France and Belgium move to back the occupation, with Germany protesting to the League covenant.
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London
France
Great Britain
United States
M. Cambon
Lloyd George
Italy
Belgium
Brussels
Albert
Germany
Ruhr
Rhine
Rail switchmen strike disrupts St Louis trains
Railroad officials and clerks worked as switchmen to move passenger trains and perishables as a strike by switchmen spreads. A large portion of yard crews stayed off, leaving only a small percentage of the 5 000 yard staff at work while many firemen and engineers were idle.
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ST. Louis
No Wonder Pork Chops Are High
In Villisca Iowa on April 8 a Poland China hog once bought by Williams Brothers for 265 was sold to H Ellsworth of Goldfield for 40000, claimed to be the highest price ever paid for a hog.
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Villisca
Poland
Williams Brothers
H. Ellsworth
Goldfield
Government warned to stay out of rail labor dispute
W G Lee president of the railway trainmen warns the government to keep out of the insurgent strike between yard workers and railroad brotherhoods. He says the strike will be disposed of by railroads and legitimate organizations and that government recognition would meet strong opposition. An electric power outage is announced by The Athens Electric from 11 30 P M to 5 A M for line repairs.
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Cleveland
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of
Chicago
Brotherhood and Switchmen’s Union
Government
Lee
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Brotherhoods
The
Athens Electric
Legislature must get in hen dispute in Ohio
Columbus April 9. A special session may be called by Governor Cox to act on plans from the anti rent profiteering commission after a Thursday meeting with Attorney General Price. The committee suggests extending eviction notices from three to at least 30 days and drafting a new eviction law amid a state wide building campaign. Cox is in Alabama awaiting the report’s approval.
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Columbus
Cox
Anti-Rent Profiteering Commission
Price
Alabama
General Assembly
British note re French Rhine occupation rejected
April 9 the British reply to the French note on occupying the German Rhine cities was handed to Quai dOrsay officials this afternoon. The reply was unfavorable to the French position and discussions with Britain on the occupation will be resumed.
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Paris
Quai D’orsay
House Votes Delay On Peace Treaty At 5 To 5 30
At Representative Campbell's request the Kansas house agreed to postpone the peace treaty vote from 5 to 5 30 this afternoon.
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Washington
Campbell
Kansas
Outlaw switchmen strike disrupts Buffalo industries
In Buffalo on April 9 the outlaw switchmen strike halts freight on seven roads. Lackawanna Steel lays off 3500 workers. Ford plant idles about 40. Milk trains run, livestock shipments fall. Food supply not yet critical.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lackawanna Steel Company
Georg F. Downs
Ford Automobile Assembling
Cincinnati Not Facing Immediate Strike Threat
Cincinnati officials said there was no immediate danger of a strike by insurgent union men in the city. They noted unrest in other cities could influence insurgents here to strike within weeks.
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Chicago
A. J. Sprague
Sprague, Warner and Company
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Morris and Company
Cincinnati
Toledo Faces Coal and Food Shortage Amid Strike
Toledo on April 9 faced grave concern as yard switchmen strike disrupts lines. About 2,000 strikers have left 3,000 workers idle and embargoes were planned, risking a citywide shutdown by next week if the action persists.
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Toledo
Toledo Industries
Delegates Chosen as Primary Season Expands Across States
Twenty two of forty eight states have named Republican delegates and thirteen Democratic delegates. Delegates total and pledged status vary, with contests ongoing. Upcoming dates include April 13 Illinois and April 28 Arkansas for Republicans and April 13 Illinois and April 23 Montana for Democrats.
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Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
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Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
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Kentucky
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Carolina
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Newsreer
Ohio
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Washington
Auto tags extended to April 20 in Columbus
Columbus April 9 The secretary of state announces a temporary extension allowing motorists without new 1920 license tags to avoid prosecution until April 20 due to a metal shortage slowing tag production.
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Columbus
Secretary of State
Gauss Mutiny Sparks Fighting Near Berlin Camp
Two battalions of the Baltic marine brigade at Doeberliz near Berlin mutinied last night, killing several officers while clashing with troops. Ehrhardt’s men claim to fight Reichswehr forces though others call it mutiny as leaders seek political action and a bishoped camp commander presses for surrender.
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Berlin
Baltic Marine Brigade
Doeberliz
von Kapp
Ehrhardt
Reichswehr
Muenster
Reichstag
Anti Bolshevik Uprising Ousts Soviet Power in Ukraine
A Geneva reported dispatch says an anti Bolshevik uprising has toppled Soviet authority in the Ukraine district. The Kakowski government fled from Kieff, the dispatch notes.
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Ukraine
London
Geneva
Kakowski
Kieff
Be Kind to Animals Week Observance Details
National observance runs Monday April 12 through Sunday April 18. Encourages acts of kindness to animals and support for humane societies to protect them. 4-9-3.
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Humane
Insurgents Move in on Cleveland Yardmen Strike
Insurgent organizers from Chicago work among New York Central yardmen in Cleveland with predicted sympathy for a strike. Brotherhood officials report only about forty men off duty, while a secret poll showed 90 percent in sympathy. Last night's meeting ended in defeat for the strike proposal, though organizers claim hundreds pledged to join. High Brotherhood leaders acted through the night to counter efforts to provoke a walkout.
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Cleveland
New York Central
Railroad Brotherhood
Chicago
Cago
Brotherhood
Lone bandit robs Santa Fe mail coach near Henrietta
A lone robber boarded westbound Santa Fe train No. 9 at Henrietta Missouri last night and held up four mail clerks before jumping from the train near Sheffield Kansas City suburb. The haul's value was not disclosed by postal officials.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
Henrietta
Sheffield
Embargo Declared On Toledo Roads
Toledo reports freight embargoes on all railways entering the city due to a strike by terminal yard switch men. The power plant has four days of coal, staple foods last several weeks, and many factories and schools may close by Monday if the strike persists. Rail switching is at a standstill and no effort to break the strike is seen.
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Toledo
Grand jury probes Cleveland building costs and trusts
Seven builders and realty men were summoned to a Cleveland grand jury investigation into building costs. About 100 people involved in construction and real estate were to be questioned as Assistant Prosecutor Young said the inquiry would uncover possible collusion and monopoly and whether anti trust laws were violated.
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Cleveland
Young
Collion
Monopoly
Plans draft of rely labor legislation faced by leaders
Senator Kenyon plans to summon national figures including Herbert Hoover Samuel Gompers W H Taft and Secretary of Labor Wilson to advise on labor legislation. The push aims to curb industrial unrest after failed Wilson led conferences and rising strikes. Paris note also reports France to be held accountable for damage to German lives and property during Rhine occupation.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Samuel Gompers
W. H. Taft
Kenyon
Education and Labor Committee
Wilson
Chas. M. Schwab
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Paris
France
Rhine
Senate and Justice Probe Begin Into Rail Strike
A Special Senate sub committee will hear the Chicago strike starting Monday while the Justice Department opens its own inquiry. The McCormick resolution orders immediate interstate commerce oversight, with possible arbitration and a special board. The walkout affects about 25,000 workers with fuel shortages and rising food prices, as officials worry over nationwide disruption.
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Senate
Chicago
Department of Justice
McCormick
Eatly
Washington
Kil - 9
Gen Paleeheon
Clyne
Palmer
C. B. Ames
Senate Interstates Commerce Commission
Congress
Royal Meeker
Statistices Bureau
Labor Department
Switchmen Strike Expands to Gotham and Eastern Cities
New York April 9 Switchmen and yard men on five railroads in New Jersey and New York join striking marine workers. Trains run 15 minutes to an hour late delaying commuters from suburbs. About 2 000 yard men plus 4 500 marine workers out as ports and terminals protest eight hour day evasion by railroads.
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New York
New Jersey
Chicago
Jersey City
New York City
New York Central
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