Service In Gotham Crippled By Rail Tieup And Food Shortage Near
Striking New Jersey railway men will refer grievances to a new federal board and may return to work for arbitration. In New York City district, two conferences aimed to end the strikes as freight and passenger traffic remained at a standstill. Authorities warned of food supply strain, while milk and meat shipments continued in limited amounts and newsprint shortages reduced newspaper editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
New Jersey Railway
Federal Board
Wilson
Hague
Timothy Shea
Railway Brotherhood
New York
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Hoboken
Pr. M. B. Copeland
Copeland
Shea
New York Central
Jersey
Manhattan
Jersey Cities
Brooklyn
Greater
Harding Defends Bill 1a At Toledo Rally
Warren G. Harding spoke to about 1,500 railroad workers in Toledo on Monday night. He defended the Cummins bill, saying government ownership harmed railroads and that the bill did not give unions power to paralyze service while protecting workers tied to food and fuel supplies.
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Toledo
Warren G. Harding
Harding
Wall Street
Senate
House
Adjustment Board Named By President
President Wilson appointed the railroad labor board created by the Esch Cummins act as final arbiter in wage disputes. Public members are G. W. W. Hanger Henry Hunt and R. M. Barton. labor: Albert Phillips A O Wharton James J Forrester. managers: Horace Baker J H Elliott and Wm L Park. The tri partite board requires Senate confirmation to act against the outlaw railroad strike spreading disruption nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Railroad Labor Board
Esch-Cummins Bil
G. W. W. Hanger
Henry Hunt
Cincinnati
R. M. Barton
Tennessee
Albert Phillips
A. O. Wharton
James J. Forrester
Horace Baker
J. H. Elliott
Wm. L. Park
Illiniois Republican primary pits Lowden against Wood
Illinois braces for a primary clash between Frank O Lowden and Major General Leonard Wood with 68 delegates at stake. Senator Hiram Johnson campaigns in Nebraska while Cook County leaders, led by Mayor William Hale Thompson, back a preferred candidate, and Democrats remain unpledged.
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New York
Illinois
Michigan
Leonard Wood
Massachusetts
Frank O. Lowden
Hiram Johnson
Nebraska
Iinois
Lowden
Wood
Cook County
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Sinn Fein Strike Hits Dublin Transport Workers
The Irish Trades Council calls a nationwide strike of transport workers on Monday in protest against British treatment of Sinn Fein prisoners.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
Irish Trades Council
Nationwide Hunger Strike Disrupts Irish Rail Traffic
Dublin reports a one day nation wide strike in protest of British treatment of Sinn Fein prisoners. Railway workers joined the action with some leaving posts at midnight. Traffic on Midland and Great Western lines was halted as hunger strikers face possible death.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Great Western
President Wilson Calls Cabinet Meeting at 10 A M
President Wilson summons his cabinet for ten o clock tomorrow morning at the White House. It marks his first meeting with them since leaving for the western trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
White House
Knights Templar Banquet Ticket Notice for April 15
All Knights Templar who have not bought banquet tickets for the Thursday April 15 entertainment and dance must contact C C Millikan B M Covert N J Wolfe J A Palmer or W Thos Edmundson at once to arrange purchase.
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Knights Templar
C. Millikan
B. M. Covert
N. J. Wolfe
J. A. Palmer
W. Thos
Edmundson
Railroad strikes Push Prices Higher Across Goods Market
Athens business leaders warn the railroad dispute will spark broad price hikes for staples from pins to potatoes. Potatoes jump from 9 to 12 per bag, beans and sugar demand surge, with limited supplies and ongoing transport disruptions driving expectations of further shortages and higher costs.
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Athens
Germany
France
Plan Hospitals in Ohio for Blind and Crippled Children
Ohio rotary leaders in Toledo push eight hospitals for blind and crippled children. The push gained momentum as 560 deaf and blind students from state schools gave an entertainment for the delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio Rotarions
Wage rise bid rejected by Cleveland street railway firm
A mass meeting of street railway workers is planned to respond to President Stanley’s refusal to grant 90 cents an hour. He proposes arbitration and presents counter demands including union membership optionality, crew sex restrictions lifted, higher pay for motor men, and keeping the present agreement on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Stanley
Car Company
Carmen
Tion
Burton Gets Post on Tariff Commission
President Wilson nominates former Ohio Senator Burton to the U S tariff commission. Wisconsin Republican Martin J. Gillan is named to a vacancy on the shipping board. Both nominees are Republicans.
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Tariff Commission
Wilson Washington
Burton
Ohio
United States Tariff Commission
Wilson
Martin J. Gillan
Wisconsin
Shipping Board
Bonus of One Dollar for Each Service Day Planned
United Press reports a House Ways and Means subcommittee approved a plan to grant a $1 per service day cash bonus to about 3 million of 4.8 million military personnel, funded by a 0.5 percent sales tax. The plan excludes many groups and requires an application with an affidavit. The bonus would be paid in four installments, with an estimated total near $1.5 billion, and aims for simple tax collection and minimal living cost impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Walker
United Press
Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Congress
Boy Delivers Sober Warning After Hog Attack
Hugh Covert, five, of Monroe township, narrowly escaped death when a hog attacked him. He suffered a lacerated arm and was knocked down before timely aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOG West Union
Hugh Covert
Ray Covert
Monroe Township
Additional coal cars promised for Athens mines
Congressman Foster reports the Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered 800 additional coal cars for the Hocking and T. and D. C. mines to ease the rail strike disruption. Cars will be sent from Chicago and Toledo once shipping resumes, with assurances from ICC officials that the order will be enforced and aid local miners idle due to shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
N. M. Foster
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Hocking
D. C
Chicago
Toledo
McGinty
Interstate Commerce Commision and Car Service Association of the Railroads
Foster
Athens
Long long trail becomes reality as operators strike
In New York on April 13 crowds jammed the Woolworth Building as elevator operators went on strike. Building management manned the lifts with only about one third of normal staff, causing congestion and delays for commuters and visitors.
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New York
Woolworth Building
Profiteers Rampage as Cleveland Strikes Continue
In Cleveland on April 13, striking yardmen faced no broad response to Samuel Gompers’s appeal to return to work. Rail officials cited only a few rejoining strikers as prices for meats and provisions surged 25 to 75 percent. Local authorities opened grand jury talks on profiteering, while a food truck mobilization and police vigilance aimed to curb unrest.
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Cleveland
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Davis
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Canton yardmen push for new living wage scale
Canton on April 13 bids a living wage for railroad yard workers after a large meeting. Foremen and conductors seek $1 per hour, switchmen with three switches at $5 per eight hour day, and $0.95 per hour for more than three switches. Strikers’ lines hold firm and a broader shutdown is anticipated.
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Canton
Canton Yardmen’s Association
Officials Disregard Summons Before Kansas Court
In Pittsburg Kansas twenty three United Mine Workers officials ignored a summons to appear before the Kansas industrial court. Thirty eight had been called earlier and District Judge Curran ordered the arrest of the 23 for contempt of court.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Alexander Howat
United Mine Workers
Kansas Industrial Court
Curran
Midwest industries shut by coal strike hit Detroit and Gary hardest
Chicago reports mass layoffs as coal supply cuts force hundreds of thousands from work. Detroit Gary Ind Tillinois and Chicago areas suffer large unemployment with 80 000 in Detroit idle. Illinois mines 45 000 miners idle. stockyards and steel in South Chicago also cut jobs. Rail freight resumes as crews return.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Detroit
Gary
Ind
Tillnois
St. Louis
Michigan
Illinois
Frank Farrington
Woslehere
General Wood to Tour Ohio in 15 Towns Next Week
General Leonard Wood will visit fifteen towns across thirteen districts in Ohio as part of a tour announced from Wood headquarters. The itinerary lists meetings in Steubenville Lima Dayton Chillicothe Portsmouth Jackson Wellston Marietta Zanesville Newark Springfield Xenia Hamilton and Cincinnati from April 19 to April 24.
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Columbus
Leonard Wood
Ohio
Steubenville
Cincinnati
Wood
Youngstown
Lima
Dayton
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Jackson and Wellston
Marietta
Zanesville
Newark
Sprinfield
Xenia
Hamilton
Miners Idle as Strike Crimps Coal Output in Athene County
Thousands of coal workers in Athene county remained idle amid a broad strike by railroad switchmen and other labor actions. Only a few large mines, including Nos. 281 at Glouster and North Hill on Bailey Run, operated briefly, with most Bailey Run and Sunday Creek mines idle.
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Athens County
Atlantic Seaboard
Bugar Creek
Althe
Beaumont
North Ln Coal Company
Bailey UN
Chauncey
Bailey Run
Sunday Creek
Glouster
North Hill
Millfield
Switchmen Strike in Cincinnati Tied to Chicago Action
Sixty five Baltimore and Ohio switchmen, 65 of 350, walked out in Cincinnati in sympathy with the Chicago yardmen. Four Big Four crews quit, with two promising to return. Local traffic handling reportedly unaffected.
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Cincy
Cincinnati
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago Yardmens Association
Elks Lodge Regular Meeting Notice Tonight
The B P O Elks call a regular meeting for tonight at 7:40 in the Lodge room. All officers including trustees should attend at 7 o'clock. Ura Butcher is reported as Exalted Ruler with Alex M. Moore as Secretary.
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B. P. O. Elks
Ura Butcher
Alex M. Moore
Rail workers end strike return to service in Syracuse
Striking switchmen trainmen and other Lackawanna and New York Central employees resumed work at 7 a m in Syracuse after an all day meeting. A commission will seek wage assurances before a presidentially named committee under the Cummins Esch bill.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Lackawanna
New York Central
Wilson
Resolution of Local Union 218 Defends Labor Rights 1920
The Local Union 218 meeting in Canaanville Ohio on April 6 1920 condemns Harding Pomerene and Foster for backing the Cummins Bill as aligning with Wall Street against labor. It calls unity to defeat public officials hostile to workers interests and lists committee members with an April 12 1920 date.
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Canaanville
Ohio
United States
Harding
Pomerine
Foster
United States Congress
Wall Street
John Oliver
Pres
Lafe Gaston
W. Pres
Wm. Hier
Lecy Floyd Channell
Treas
Break Comes in Ranks of New Haven Yard Crew
In New York on April 13 the first break in the outlaw railway workers strike occurred as switchmen and yardmen in New Haven yards returned to duty. The railroad resumed near normal service across the system, with Merchants and Knickerbocker limited scheduled from New York and Boston. The New York Central reported 160 cars of provisions moved into the city after the halt.
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New York
New Haven
Merchants and Knickerbocker Limited
Boston
New York Central
Cleveland Workers Join Strike Wave in Sympathetic Action
About 250 shopmen and car inspectors walked out in Cleveland in sympathy with striking switch men. Another 1,500 are to join tomorrow. Strike leaders announced a secret vote to strike.
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Cleveland
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