Rail unions face wage cut risk as Wilson urges truce
President Wilson proposes a wartime wage truce to curb living costs, risking abandonment of demands from 500,000 railroad shopmen, 187,000 trainmen, 112,000 firemen, 52,000 conductors plus 500,000 steel workers and 200,000 others in trades. Hines says no general increases while cost of living remains high, but readsjustment possible if relief fails.
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Washington
Hines
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Wharton
Board of Railroad
Railroad Administration
Railroad
Gompers
Germans Massacre Poles in Upper Silesia Alarms Allies
London dispatches from The Times and Morning Post accuse Germany of massacres and deportations in Upper Silesia mirroring 1914 Belgium. They allege Polish displacements, failed plebiscite aims, and condemn allied leaders for not acting. Reports cite shootings at Myslowitz and executions at Grossdombrowka and Friedenshutte with unverified counts.
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Upper Silesia
Belgium
Times
Morning Post
Poland
Great Britain
France
Silesia
Germany
Wilson
Lloyd George
Boston
Myslowitz
Grossdombrowka
Friedenshutte
Wage Offer Called Miserly by Railroad Unions
In Cleveland Ohio on August 26 two top union railroad officials denounced a four cent an hour raise offer to shopmen as miserly and inconceivably small. William Heiniger AF of Railroad Workers local chair said he would await official word. Timothy Shea Brotherhood of Railway Enginemen and Firemen president called the reports of the increase miserly and offered no further comment.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rail
William Helniger
American Federation of Railroad Workers
Timothy Shea
The
Brotherhood of Railway Enginemen and Firemen
Await Arrival of Gompers
Washington waits for Samuel Gompers head of the AFL to land from Europe and visit the White House as rail labor leaders push for wage increases and a truce in disputes. The shopmen weigh a strike referendum while 52,000 conductors and 187,000 trainmen await union responses and a Sept. 1 answer.
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Organized Labor
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Europe
Gompers
Executive Council
Federation
White House
Great Brotherhoods
Railroad Administration
Kite House
Judge laments languages in London courts
In London courts the judge complains that many languages are used while English seems scarce. H. F. Dickens notes the issue in the Lord Mayor's Court and the Old Bailey as he addresses multilingual proceedings.
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London
Lord Mayor’s Court
Old Bailey
H. F. Dickens
Impeachment Sought for Two Italian War Leaders
The Italian chamber of deputies is urged to impeach General Cadorna and former Prime Minister Salandra. Salandra faces charges of political responsibility for Caporetto reverses, while Cadorna is accused of failing to be replaced after the defeat.
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Italy
Cadorna
Salandra
Chamber of Deputies
Saandra
Ohio Briefs Snapshot Across Cities
Columbus Carmen talks strike. Mt. Vernon Lightning strikes Catholic church. Marion Teachers may organize. Cambridge Fall slate kills Thomas Price coal miner. Richwood Retired after forty five years Rev J E Bailey Methodist. Canton Construction on new temporary pumping house completed. Canton Thomas J Teeple dies of pneumonia. Canton Fire protection expanded for outlying districts. Alliance Joe Leichty injured in fall from signal bridge. Massillon Contract let for $500000 eight story building at East Main and Mill. Toledo Mayor to sell more flour at cost. Toledo Mayor backs contest. Toledo Indicted margarine dealers on trial. Findlay Increase granted No strike on Toledo Bowling Green and Southern line. Put in Bay 30000 climbed to top of Perry Victory Monument.
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Marion
Cambridge
Thomas Price
Richwood
J. E. Bailey
Canton
Thomas J. Teeple
Midland Mutual Life Insurance Company
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Joe Leichty
Massillon
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Toledo
Findlay
Toledo Bowling Green
Perry Victory Monument
Gas Rumors Struck Swansea Baths Cause Burns
Rumors of mustard gas washing ashore at Swansea caused several bathers to be badly burned and gassed as they swarmed the beach. Authorities advised caution while fishermen and locals reported eerie fumes near the shoreline.
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Swansea
Wales
Young Men Invited to Enlist in Europe Service
Recruiting officer Fasnacht announced a War Department wire states enlistments for service with the A E F in Europe will resume at once. Openings are in infantry and signal corps for white men for one to three years. Signal corps needs include telephone linemen radio operators and repairmen. Fasnacht has turned away many eager youths not physically fit.
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War Department
Europe
Infantry
Signal Corps
Army
France
Germany
Glaring Infractions of Child Labor Laws Highlighted
Columbus Ohio August 25 factory inspector T P Kearns told the state industrial commission of ongoing deliberate violations of child labor laws by certain employers. Over the past year Kearns and deputies filed 235 prosecutions with a 95 percent conviction rate.
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Columbus
T. P. Kearns
State Industrial Commission
Kearns
U S Cavalry Hunts Bandits Across Big Bend South of Border
The map highlights the rugged Big Bend region in Mexico south of the United States as U S cavalry led by Col George J Langhorne hunts the bandits who captured and held for ransom Lieutenants Peterson and Davis. The towns show the cavalry’s present approximate position.
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Mexico
United States
Big Bend
U. S
Peterson
Davis
Air Force
George J. Langhorne
Eighth
U. S. Cavalry
Troop One Prepares Lake Camp Outing
About thirty Scouts from Troop One sign up for the annual camp opening next Monday. They will bring cots bedding clothes and a cup and spoon to the Home Furnishing store Saturday by noon. Supplies head to Buckeye Lake by truck and Scouts depart on the K M at 6 43 Monday morning.
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Buckeye Lake
Thurston
Miller Sport
Summerland Beach
Township petitions due deadline for candidates
Athens county election board clerk Fred R. Boyer warns aspirants for township or municipal offices must file petitions by September 4. Applications will be mailed upon request. those seeking petitions should apply immediately.
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Fred R. Boyer
Athens County Election Board
Boyer
Sunday cinema by election in Middlesex favors advocate
London report says a Middlesex council by election on Sunday cinemas ended with the advocate winning. Films aided the victory while the anti group drew strong pulpit backing from religious leaders.
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London
Middlesex Council
Gompers Faces Big Decisions on Labor Policy
Samuel Gompers returns from Europe aboard the George Washington to lead the A F of L amid strikes and rising costs. The labor body's council in Washington faces whether to endorse worker control in industries, move toward partial nationalization, or stay with wage and hour-focused actions.
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Labor Executive Council
Washington
A. F. of L
Senate Treaty Battle Over Shantung Amendment
President fears the Shantung clause of the pact could be amended to return territory to China, risking broader treaty changes. Senator McCumber leads the fight against the committee action, arguing it oversteps Senate authority and harms Japan. The Foreign Relations Committee resumes votes on multiple amendments as a 150 ton motor driven machine tests ship anchor chain shackles.
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Das
Senate
Shantung
McCumber
North Dakota
Japan
China
Germany
Foreign Relations Committee
Fall
New Mexico
United States
Municipal drive targets reckless driving after four traffic deaths
Cleveland officials announce a strong campaign against careless driving and pedestrians after four fatalities in twenty four hours. Three children and one elderly man died. One death followed a car collision, another an interurban crash, and a third from being run down by a horse team.
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Cleveland
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