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12 Apr 1920
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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1920
Page
1
Great railroad strike faces cross roads in Midwest
The Chicago labor scene centers on 11 big railroad unions meeting in Kansas City to decide whether to press wage mediation or form a single union. Eastern rail workers may tip the scales, while a Senate probe and DOJ inquiries loom. Dispatch notes current stalemate with thousands idle and weather complicating freight movement. Clyne prepares to act if a nationwide conspiracy is found, as settlements terms emerge from Chicago yardmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cross Roads
Middle West
Kansas City
Eastern Railroad
Senate
Department of Justice
West
Brotherhood
American Federation of Labor
Senate Investigation Committee
Clyne
United States
Charles F. Clyne
East
Indianapolis
Detroit
Peoria
Ill
Milwaukee
Wis
States join Sonora rebellion rumor unsettles Mexico
Reports from Agua Prieta Sonora claim 14 more states joined in rebellion against Carranza as General J M Pino leads the first division. Washington dispatches note Hidalgo Zacatecas and Michoacan may have repudiated Carranza with no confirmation and officials doubt Sonora’s secession. official dispatches contradicted rebellion claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agua Prieta
Mex
Paniic
Sonora
J. M. Pino
Carranza
Hermosillo
Washington
Hidalgo
Zacatecas
Michoacam
Mexico
Tellez
Senora
River course as freight relief on rail lines
Wheeling, April 12 local steamboat interests announce packets will run extra trips between Wheeling and Pittsboro to help ease the freight tie up and move food stuff efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Here
Pittsboro
Union Officials Predict Impending Break in Major Yard Strike
W G Lee president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Samuel A Gompers of the AFL forecast the yardmen walkout will end soon based on nationwide reports. They noted 40 telegrams of workers returning or voting to resume, with Chicago as the center of improving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gunan
Chicago Yardmens Association
Chicago Yardmen’s Association
Cleveland
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Samuel A. Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
National Convention of
Cigar Makers
Lee
Chicago
Storm Center
Government action eyed to end railroad strike
President Wilson discussed steps to meet the railroad wage dispute as Senator Cummins and W N Doak visited the White House. Cummins said a wage adjustment board could begin work in Washington once appointed, with possible law amendments to speed startup. Some see the strike as a push for government control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
J. P. Tumulty
Palmer
Senator Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
W. N. Doak
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
White House
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Wage Adjustment Board
Chicago
Giants Shut Out by Red Sox in Exhibition Finale
Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Giants 2 to 0 in the final game of the exhibition series. Three singles and a home run highlighted the contest while Harry Hooper was removed for disputing an umpire's call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston Red Sox
Giants
Harry Hooper
Klem
Rail strike shows favorable turn as workers return
Chicago April 12 report says western workers refuse to join the outlaw strike. Rail lines report high freight movement with Illinois Central near normal. Switchmen in Duluth and Superior stay at work, Omaha outlaw group dissolves, money given to Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West
Seattle
Tacoma
Auburn
Washington
Cincinnati
Little Rock
Memphis
Minn
Superior
Wis
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Elgin, Joliet
Brotherhoods
Salvation Army
Citizen killed by prison guard in Germany escape attempt
Berlin reports that Paul DeMott, an American newspaper man accused of links to the communist movement, was shot and killed while trying to escape from Wezel prison. Advices from the foreign office were received today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paul DeMott
Germany
Wezel
Foreign Office
Starving Vienna Children Taken Abroad for Safety
Parents send their young children to friends, institutions, and schools outside Austria as famine drags on in Vienna and across the country. Many face death at home while the little ones travel to Switzerland and Holland for temporary refuge and a chance at a safer future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Switzerland
Holland
Fraud And Extravagance Charged In National Army Cantonments
The report by the house subcommittee on camps and cantonments alleges $78 million in government losses from fraud, waste, and extravagance in cost plus contracts for 16 National Army camps. It targets Secretary Baker and firms like A. Bentley and Sons for illicit payments at Camp Sherman and Camp Grant, detailing costs versus proper amounts and urging legislative remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Army
Washington
Department of Justice
House
Subcommittee
War Department
McKenzie
Illinois
McCullough
Ohio
Doremus
Michigan
Paris
Treasury
Secretary of War
Baker
Council of National Defense
A. Bentley and Sons Company
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Camp Grant
Camp Taylor
Wheeling Steel Plants Face Shutdown As Strike widens
No local railroad strike participation yet in Wheeling but a continuance threatens to close nearby steel plants late this week. About 8,000 workers may be out of work, with figures rising as the strike lengthens. Embargoes already affect most roads into the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Creel Denies Charges in Printing Inquiry
George Creel, head of the wartime Bureau of Public Information, demands an investigation after the joint Congressional Committee on Printing accuses him. He calls the charges lies and seeks an opportunity to testify, addressing Senator Smoot in a separate letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Greel
Bureau of Public Information
War Today
A. Mitchell Palmer
Joint Congressional Committee On Printing
Creel
Senator Smoot
Joint Committee
National humane celebration calls for kindness to animals
From Monday April 12 to Saturday April 17 observers mark a national humane celebration. The call urges people to help humane societies protect animals with acts of kindness and support. 4-9-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Societies
Veterans Hold First Reunion for 87th Division
In Columbus on April 12 veterans of Ohio's 87th division gathered for their first reunion. Col Hubert J Turney of Cleveland urged proper credit for wartime achievements as Col Charles Farnsworth, former division commander, outlined the group’s aims. Sessions continued with officer elections planned for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
87Th Division
Ohio
Hubert J. Turney
Cleveland
Charles Farnsworth
Almm
Cleveland Yardmen Strike Break Shifts Amid Railway Talks
A partial break in the yardmen strike allows resumed freight traffic. W G Lea says pressure against insurgents grows as work restarts spread nationwide. Samuel Gompers links unrest to Cummins Esch bill. mass meeting expected to bring back 2000 local switchmen. About 15,000 idle citywide due to the strike, with coal shortages forcing steel mills and stockyards near idleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Baltimore and Ohio and Erie Railroad
W. G. Lea
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cigar Makers
Brotherhoods
Gompers
Lee
Congress
Cummins
Clifford Gildersleeve
Chamber of Commerce
Four Ladies Wanted for Easy Work at Hotel Berry
A short recruitment note offers four positions for women with easy work and good pay. Call at Hotel Berry and ask for Mr Weir to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
Mr. Weir
Dayton Switchmen Organize with Outlaw Union
Nearly two of the switchmen who quit work Saturday have organized and affiliated with the Chicago yard men's association the outlaw body of strikers. The Dayton men say they are not striking but they may quit work as individuals to press their demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Chicago Yardmen's Association
Mail Trains Protected Amid Rail Strike Action
Washington April 12 The post office department announced it will take vigorous action to protect mail transportation if the rail strike disrupts service. Advisories on mail movements from New York Chicago and St Louis were described as encouraging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department Today
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Peaceful settlement proposal from Soviet government
London April 12 reports a Moscow wireless communique stating the Soviet government intends peaceful and friendly settlements with all adversaries and warns against repulsing the outstretched hand urging cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Ford Plant Closed in Toledo Over Coal Shortage
Rasford Ford plate glass plant employing 800 men shut down Monday due to coal shortfall. It was the first Toledo plant to feel the switchmen strike impact and may lay off 44 500 workers if supplies do not arrive by Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Bridgeport
Akron
Erie
Columbus
Kent
Ac Ee
Dayton
Warren
Niles
Liverpool
Elyria
Ford Plate Glass Company
Rasford
Ford
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE BADLY CRIPPLED
Rail unions aligned with the American Federation of Labor refuse to join outlaw strike leaders. Wharton says 700000 railway shopmen not involved. New York rail service crippled by rump strike. some perishables move, milk trains ongoing. Food stocks for ten days. cities plan meetings to address shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Central
Port Jervis
N. J
Erie
Chicago
Erie Terminal
Chas, O'Malley
Ni Haven
Rock Island Ia
New Jersey
Manhattan Island
Hudson
Hoboken
Jersey City
Bayonne
Broadway Limited
Pennsylvania Limited
Theennsylvania
Freight Ban Shuts Down C P Line Amid Strike
Bridgeport officials report fifty Pennsylvanians idle on the C and P division and refuse freight shipments. A score of mines faces closure tomorrow unless a settlement is reached today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. & P. Line
Bridgeport
Pennsylvania
C. and P. Division
Five Masked Robbers Hit Wheeling Traction Office
Five masked yeggmen robbed the Wheeling Traction Company office at the car barn near Steubenville. They tied five employees, beat one unconscious, and forced them to lie on the floor before blowing two safes with nitroglycerine. About $2,000 and more were taken. the robbers fled by automobile. No suspects yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Wheeling Traction Company
Yeggman
Guatemala Faces Serious Revolt
Private advices from Guatemala said the revolutionary movement was more serious than first believed. Disorders spread in the interior as communication lines were severed. Mexico tightened border guards to block arms smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Guatemala
Mexico
Irish Trades Council Calls Nationwide Transport Strike
The Irish Trades Council announced a nation wide strike of transport workers in Dublin April 12 to protest British treatment of Sinn Fein prisoners. It urged English and Scottish transport workers to join the action, with special meetings at Church of God each evening through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Trades Council Today
Sinn Fein
Church of God
New Insurrection in Germany Rumored Moves to Split South
Berlin reports a new reactionary plot and a plan to declare separation of south German states. Baron General Von Luettwitz linked to the movement. armed students feared among the ranks. France denies further Rhine troop advances. Ruhr quiet and allied permission kept German troops in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Berlin
Baron General von Luettwitz
von Kapp
Vorwartz
Freheit
France
Rhine
Ruhr
Reichswehr
Anziger Today
Germany
Aschaffenburg
Darmstadt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kida
Jover
Trike
Creel Brands
Charge
LIE
Bronen
Outlaw Union
Outlaw
Wharton
Railway Department
Edward Keating
Keating
Anderson
Irish Council
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