Labor Has Plan To Manage All Railroad Lines
Washington July 15 Labor will present a bill to Congress with government ownership and a 15 member board to run railroads The plan calls for guaranteed interest to bondholders rates set by the ICC wage levels by the board and an earnings limit near five percent of gross revenue The Republican aim is to return roads quickly with improved regulation and no extended federal control The Senate ICC chair Cummins expects a two month wait before a bill reaches the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Esch
House Interstate Commerce Commission
Big Four Brotherhoods
Interstate Commerce Commission
Board of Directors
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Cummins
Senate
Seven Americans killed by Mine on sweep trawler
An officer and six sailors aboard the U S trawler Richard Buckley were killed when the vessel was sunk by a mine they were attempting to sweep in the North Sea off England. Admiral Knapp reported the loss to the Navy Department from London.
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Washington
U. S
Richard Buckley
North Sea
England
Admiral Knapp
London
Navy Department
Fireman Killed as Church Steeple Collapses in Massillon
Canton Ohio July 15 Captain August Theis of the Massillon fire department was killed and Fireman Jack Miller seriously injured when the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church in Massillon collapsed during a fire. Lightning struck the steeple.
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Canton
Ohio
August Theis
Massilon
Jack Miller
First Presbyterian Church
Democrat Got Five Years For Anti War Talk
J Herman Dierkes a prominent Cincinnati Democrat and former treasurer of the Democratic campaign committee was sentenced to five years in the Atlanta Ga penitentiary by United States Judge Hollister for sedition. He declared he was a white American Democrat and for America first. The judge noted the appeal and Dierkes was released on bond pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
J. Hermann Dierkes
Democratic Campaign Committee
Atlanta
United States
Hollister
Wilson
Wall Street
Dierkes
America
United States Court of Appeals
Siberia
Austria
San Diego
California
Vladivostok
Camp Kearny Base
France
Russia
Admiral Kolchak
Russian Empire
Beer must have a little kick as spring water
In Pittsburgh on July 15 Judge Thompson ruled that beer containing more than half a percent alcohol violates the wartime prohibition law. He overruled a demurrer by Independent Brewing Company Pittsburgh Brewing Company and Daniel Olmsted, who were charged with manufacturing and selling higher alcohol beer.
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Pittsburgh
Thompson
United States District Court
Independent Brewing Company
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
Daniel Olmsted
First Stowaway and Cat Make Ocean Air Flight
W. W. Ballantine is named the world’s first aerial stowaway shown with Jazz the cat mascot of the British dirigible B-34. Jazz becomes the first cat to make an ocean air flight with Ballantine hid in the envelope for six hours and was previously dropped from the crew to reduce weight.
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W. W. Ballantine
Jazz
Ballantine
Senate Pushes Johnson Resolution On League Plans
Washington July 15 The foreign relations committee unanimously passes the Johnson resolution asking President Wilson to supply drafts of all League of Nations plans and debates from the peace conference. The panel proceeds with reading the treaty, deferring the league covenant and Germany’s borders, with future sessions planned. Senator Hitchcock notes Wilson access may require White House contact. Senator Borah seeks action on a protest by American delegates regarding Shantung.
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Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
League of Nations
Senator Lodge
Germany
Europe
Hitchcock
White House
Borah
Senate
Shantung Settlement
L. C. Martin
United Press
League
United States
Johnson
California
League of Nation
Japan
Norris
Nebraska
Shantung
Underwood
Alabama
Hitchccock
P F Harner Dies After Long Illness at 70
Funeral services were held in Morgantown West Virginia for P F Harner aged about 70 who died Friday at his family home. He owned farms and a large dairy near Morgantown and previously in Alexander township Athens county Ohio. He served as county commissioner president and was active in the Methodist church both in Morgantown and Hebbardsville. His wife survives him and many relatives will miss him in West Virginia and Ohio.
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Alexander Township
Athens County
P. E. Harner
Morgantown
Harner
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hebbardsville
Here
West Virginia
Ohio
President Wilson to convene cabinet meeting after seven months
Washington July 15. President Wilson called a cabinet meeting for the afternoon marking the first since he last met his ministers seven months ago.
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Washington
Wilson
McVay Leaves Athens For Triennial Eastern Star Session
Dr. F. P. McVay sails to Chicago with delegates bound for Seattle to attend the triennial session of the General Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. The itinerary includes Banff and Lake Louise, then Vancouver before Puget Sound to Seattle arriving July 22. McVay, a long-time O E S delegate from Ohio, plans to combine business with a health rest. he holds numerous Masonic offices in Athens and is past grand patron of Ohio O E S.
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F. P. McVay
Chicago
Ill
Seattle
Washington
Order of Eastern Star
Dr. McVay
Milwaukee
Jacksonville
Fla
Louisville
la Grange
Robert Norris
McVay
Portland
Oregon
Washington State
California
P. M
Paramuthia Lodge
Athens
Athens Council
P. E. C. Athens Comandhery
Ohio
Aladdin Temple
Teutons Target Italian Favor as War Ends
American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page, back from Rome, warns that Germany seeks to win Italian favor by supplying coal and materials and developing industry. He notes Italy’s war losses and says no alliance is planned, while he announces his resignation. A new measuring cup design is also described with a bottom opening for discharge.
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New York
N. Y
Germany
Italy
Teutons
Thomas Nelson Page
Rome
Page
United States
Vocational Education Funding Threatens Wounded Veterans Aid
Thousands of Ohio men wounded in service face reduced aid as Congress cuts funding for vocational training. United States district officer W F Shaw warned the Ohio council of social agencies that workers were pulled from hospitals and camps, affecting about twenty thousand men from Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. State agency support was urged to continue the program and a permanent council was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Congress
Wilson
W. F. Shaw
United States
Ohio Council of Social Agencies
Shaw
Indiana
Kentucky
Withdrawal from League a Big Issue in 1920 Campaign
The article notes some Senate opponents discuss making U S withdrawal from the League of Nations an issue in the 1920 campaign. It cites two years notice for actual withdrawal and frames the election as a test of signaling intent to disengage, amid ongoing treaty debates and Senate actions. It mentions Johnson Norris Underwood Hitchcock and White House contacts.
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League
Locals Seek National Strike Support in Telephony
The executive committee of striking telephone operators plans a national appeal via the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to spark a nationwide walkout in solidarity with the local effort. John A. Groves says the union will urge the Cleveland Federation of Labor for a city wide sympathetic strike. Rose Sullivan states operators will not return without union recognition. More operators are joining daily.
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Cleveland
Ohio
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
John A. Groves
Electrical Workers Union
Cleveland Federation of Labor
Union
Miss Sullivan
Strikes Spark Tense Day in Rome New York
State and local police patrolled Rome today to prevent a repeat of yesterday’s strike riots that left several seriously injured. Thousands of foreign workers on strike remained tense as officials prepared to call militia if needed. Strikers picketed plants with red roses and ribbons, claiming revolutionary advocates were en route from New York and other cities. Police dispersed groups as officers resigned in sympathy with the strikers.
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Rome
N. Y
New York
Two Boys Held for Murder in East
New York police announced two youths aged 19 and 20 arrested for the murder and robbery of Gardiner N. Hull in a downtown New York stationery store. Edward Paigne was captured in Philadelphia and Edward O'Brien at Avon Beach New Jersey. Each claimed nonlethal involvement while admitting participation. Hull died after hammer blows and a $200 robbery.
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New York
N. Y
Gardiner N. Hull
Edward Paigne
Philadelphia
Edward O'Brien
Avon Beach
N. J
Hull
Bathing Censorship Noted in Atlantic City Beach
Censors appointed to enforce full length viewing of girl beach visitors near Atlantic City not just stockings or socks. The action aims to curb indecent exposure and maintain public propriety on the shore.
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Atlantic City
Elks Initiate Largest Athens Class as Red Path Chautauqua Opens
Athens marks a red letter day with the Red Path Chautauqua opening at the high school grounds and the initiation of a 47 member Elks class the largest in local history initiation runs 2 to 5 with a 6 pm banquet parade in Elks attire and a later third degree. Prof McCormick band provides jazz during the event.
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Athens
Elks
McCormick
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Three Quarters City
Flight to India to be Made Next
The British dirigible R-33, sister ship of the R-34, will begin final tuning today for a flight to India. It is expected to depart this week via France and Switzerland, taking fifteen to twenty days at three quarters speed.
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London
India
France
Switzerland
Church Offers Free Lemonade At Sunday Services
In Springfield Illinois the era of free lunch at saloons ends as churches begin offering free lemonade to all attendees at Sunday services, marking a shift in local promotions aimed at attracting worshippers.
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Springfield
Ills
Seamen Strike Halts Conference and Ties Up Freight
New York July 15 strikes among mariners slow freight flow as the Shipping Board and ship owners reject a $10 monthly raise. Conference postponed due to absence of a board member. congestion grows at terminals. Embargo on interior railway freight and Great Lakes spread feared. joint meeting planned with unions and shipping interests.
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New York
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Oscar Carlson
Marine Firemen, Oilers and Water Tenders Union
Ship Owners Association
N. Y
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
American Steamship Association
The
Masters, Mates and
Unkind Robbers Target Sergeant Mahoney at Funeral
In Chicago Illinois robbers followed Sergeant Mahoney to his daughter's funeral and looted his home while they consumed his ice chest and water from his oasis, leaving him distraught by the loss.
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Chicago
Sergeant Mahoney
Pork for Swine at South St Paul Awaits Go Signal
Ten carloads of pork are sidetracked at South St Paul waiting for the government to lift trading with the enemy. The situation hinges on a government action expected to authorize shipments to resume.
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ST. Paul
South St. Paul
Wisconsin berries fuel large pie supply this month
E. P. Davis a Wisconsin banker says enough blueberries marketed this month to bake pies to reach twice around the world or feed two allied armies for a year.
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Paul
Wisconsin
E. P. Davis
Blockade Beat Germans Says Fleet Leader
Admiral Von Scheer, former German fleet commander, told the Daily Chronicle correspondent that the Allied blockade defeated Germany. He argued Germany won the battle of Jutland despite losses, criticized Jellicoe’s book, and praised Von Reuter for restoring navy honor at Scapa Flow.
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London
Germany
Admiral von Scheer
Daily Chronicle
Weimar
von Scheer
Jutland
Jellicoe
von Reuter
Scapa Flow
Chicago streetcar unions demand 87 percent wage rise
Elevat ed and surface street car unions in Chicago declare price inflation makes living impossible on less than five dollars a day. Leaders William Mylan and William Quinland say costs rose 80 to 300 percent in a few years and await a company reply to their strike ultimatum due Wednesday.
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Chicago, Ills
Chicago
Wiliam Mylan
William Quinland
Surface Employees
Special Masons Meeting Notice For July Fifteenth
Attention Masons special meeting Tuesday evening July 15 at 7 oclock. One candidate for the degree Master Mason Roy Hinchman W M J A Palmer Secy T1462.
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Roy Hinchman
Palmer, Sec’y
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PF. Harner
W. Va
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Northwest
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Camp Kearny
Vladimir Trea
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