Night Rioting and Steel Strike Violence Across Pittsburg District
The second day of a nationwide steel strike shows both sides preparing for a long fight. Strikers win some ground in smaller Pittsburgh district towns while Gary and Ohio areas see widespread plant shutdowns. Rioting reports include Sharon Pennsylvania injuries, Buffalo disturbances, and fatalities at Farrell and New Castle.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Ohio
Sharon
Buffalo
Farrell
New Castle
Lackawanna Steel Company
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Steel strike families hope for a possible White House conference
Pittsburg area workers claim the strike is half won while officials argue the heart of the steel region remains threatened. Foster reports about 6,000 more men out in the district as clashes with state police and countermeasures continue.
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Fred S. Ferguson
United Press
Pittsburg
Steel Workers Committee
Wilson
Steel Corporation
Gary
Great Iron Valley
Foster
Steel Workers National Committee
McKeesport
Jones and Laughlin Mills
Homestead
Braddock
Rankin
Duquesne
Carnegie Steel Company
National Tube Company
Lorain
Ohio
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Dawes Declines to Serve at White House Round Table
Brig Gen Charles G Dawes named by President Wilson to represent the public at the industrial round table meeting at the White House on Oct 6 says he cannot serve. Dawes formerly led army purchasing in France and has just returned from overseas. He lives with Central Trust Co Chicago. Operators warn of ongoing disputes as workers consider quitting.
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Charles G. Dawes
Wilson
White House
Dawes
France
Central Trust Co
Chicago
Farrell Riot Sparks Sheriff Appeal for Deputies
Major H J Moody appealed Sheriff Gibson to send deputies to Farrell after rioting that left eleven shot or wounded since last night. State troopers and 300 deputies were mobilized as two foreigners died and three troopers wounded. Strikers drove away workers attempting to report to the South Carnegie mill amid numerous arrests.
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Sharon
H. J. Moody
State Constabulary
South Carnegie
Farrell
Cleveland steel strike cripples fifteen mills and sparks hope
In Cleveland, out of twenty steel mills, sixteen were closed or crippled, only one operated normally. American Steel and Wire and McKinney plants shut. Union Rolling and Otis blast furnaces at half capacity. Empire Rolling runs on contract with Amalgamated union. Otis seeks to reopen foundry amid police protection as 20,000 strikers pledged, with unorganized workers joining.
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Cleveland
American Steel and Wire Company
The
Steel Corporation
McKinney Steel Company
Union Rolling Mill Company
Otis Steel Company
Empire Rolling Mill Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers
Otis Company
H. W. Raisse
Canton Sheet Steel plant closes as strike widens picket impact
More than 1,000 workers joined the unemployed as Canton Sheet Steel Company shut down after morning picketing. Pickets blocked workers as they arrived, forcing closure. Striking pickets then moved to the Timken plant to urge Timken employees to join the strike.
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Canton
Canton Sheet Steel Company
Timken
Wheeling District Steel Plants Remain Idle Amid Strike
Wheeling West Virginia district reports all steel mills closed with no move to reopen. Wheeling Steel and Iron Company seeks city permission to appoint special officers to guard its plant. If the strike persists it could halt other mills awaiting raw materials from the idle mills.
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Wheeling
W. Vai
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
City Today
Steel Strike In Calumet District Drags On
In Gary Indiana on September 23 the steel strike continued with about 15000 workers idle. The Hubbard Steel Company of East Chicago asked for a conference toward conciliation but the strikers declined to meet.
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United Press
Gary
Ind
Calumet District
Hubbard Steel Company
East Chicago
D Annunzio's Fiume Crisis Shapes Italian Politics
The Italian crisis over D Annunzio in Fiume prompts royal decree delaying parliament, crown council to meet, and political battle. Reports say aviation sedition spreads, air units join the poet, air bases closed, and oath taken to support Fiume annexation with Captain Rixo named commander.
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Rome
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Fiume
Crown Council
Tribuna
Idea Nazionale
Nitti
D’annunzio
Trieste
Annunzio
Italy
Rixo
Blythe couple announce birth of daughter Clara Margaret
A telegram from Rhodes Avenue Col llingdale near Philadelphia reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Blythe Atta Patterson. The girl is named Clara Margaret and both mother and child are doing well.
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William Blythe
Atta Patterson
Rhodes Avenue
Collingdale
Philadelphia
Clara Margaret
Masons Gather in Toledo for Ohio Grand Chapters Meetings
Toledo hosts Masons from across Ohio for the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and Grand Council of Ohio Royal and Select Masters. Sessions run through Wednesday with attendees from multiple lodges and regions.
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Toledo
Ohio
Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons
Grand Council of Ohio Royal and Select Masons
Northeast Ohio Methodist Appointments Publicized
The Northeast Ohio Methodist Episcopal church announced clergy appointments for the next year ending the conference. Cambridge district lists J. W. Dowds as superintendent with Beverly R A Pell, Byesville J B Buckey, Caldwell John F Stewart, McConnelsville W C Stokes among others.
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M. E
Youngstown
Northeast Ohio Methodist Episcopal Church
Cambridge
J. W. Dowds
Beverly
R. A. Pell
Byesville
J.B. Buckey
Caldwell
John F. Stewart
McConnelsville
W. C. Stokes
Three Chicagoans confess mail robbery of 234000
In Chicago three men Leo Filipkowski Walter Filipkowski and mail clerk John S Wejka confessed to stealing 234000 from the mails. Police recovered 93620 and traced the rest to a cache with help from a postal clerk. The trio used a fake pouch exchanged at Whiting Indiana to move payroll funds for Standard Oil Indiana. Leo Filipkowski was arrested after officers found 20000 on him and he confessed, prompting others to confess.
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Chicago
Ill
Filipkowski
Whiting
Leo Filipkowski
Leo
Utah Talks Are Scheduled for the President
President Wilson touring for ratification of the peace treaty spoke in Reno, addressing a large crowd. He called opponents’ objections bugaboos and praised joining the league, saying he wants to enter trouble that will liberate mankind.
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Hugh Baillie
United Press
Reno
Nev
Wilson
League
United States
Ohio State Leader Seeks Quick 60 Grant for Expansion
Columbus. President Thompson plans to ask the state emergency board today for an immediate appropriation of 60 to provide more equipment and instructors ahead of record breaking enrollment at Ohio State University.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Thompson
Ohio Families Receive War Risk Insurance Payouts
Ohio families are paid 52 562 360 in War Risk Insurance by the federal government for service members killed in World War. Six thousand fourteen claims to Ohio beneficiaries were approved, averaging 8740 dollars per policy for soldiers sailors and marines now dead.
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Ohio
Uncle Sam
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Government pays 3266 Ohio war risk compensation claims
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance reports 3266 compensation claims paid to Ohio residents with 2778 more under investigation. The bureau is a permanent agency honoring World War service, with many insured veterans naming mothers as beneficiaries and an average veteran death age of 23 in France.
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Ohio
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Alvin Cullum York
Pall Mall
Tenn
France
South Chicago Quiet After Steel Plant Walkout
Smoke and crowds filled South Chicago as a steel strike affected four of nine plants. Five remained closed while federal Secret Service presence and precautionary measures grew. John Fitzpatrick of the Chicago Federation of Labor spoke to strikers urging lawful conduct without commenting on strike success.
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Chicago
Ill
Illinois Steel
Illinois
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
Hart fails to appear at Moxahala Ave church pulpit
ZANESVILLE Revy C M Hart shorn Bremen assigned to Moxahala Avenue M E church by Ohio conference failed to appear in pulpit. Understood to be dissatisfied and will seek transfer.
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Zanesville
C. M. Hartshorn
Bremen
Moxahala Avenue
M. E
Ohio Conference
Reed attacks Wilson as Senate begins Johnson treaty debate
Senator Reed of Missouri assails President Wilson in a sharp Senate speech opening the fight over the Johnson amendment to the treaty. He argues the US must have a veto in the league of nations assembly and condemns Wilson for claiming the US cannot be outvoted. Reed calls for national sovereignty and warns against global governance.
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Washington
Wilson
Reed
Missouri
Senate
United States
Great Britain
League of Nations Assembly
San Francisco
America
Senator Thomas Opposes Ratification Of Treaty
Senator Thomas of Colorado, a Democrat, denounced the peace treaty in its present form. In a recorded letter he said he cannot vote to ratify and cannot see wisdom in a treaty “pregnant with strife and conflict.”
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Washington
Thomas
Colorado
Record Pig Sale Totals Reach Darke County Prices
A Darke County sale near Woodington by W F Hart and Son saw 38 Big Type Poland China pigs fetch 6490 dollars an average of 177 75 per head. Charles Haines of Centerville paid 1000 dollars for a broad sow with two others at 600 and 635 dollars.
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Darke County
Greenville
W. F. Hart and Son
Woodington
Charles Haines
Centerville
Local towns plan fight over rising gas rates
A Monday meeting of regional representatives discussed enacting maximum gas rate ordinances and coordinating protests to block rate hikes by gas companies. Mayors and city solicitors from Nelsonville Glouster and other Valley towns weigh ordinances and possible legal action with utilities, aiming to stop higher prices.
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Tktrict
Ohio Fuel Supply
Logan
Chamber of Commerce
Woodworth
H. Bryson
Nelsonville
Pany
Glouster
Riots Resume in Buffalo Over Steel Strike Clash
Rioting flared in Buffalo during the night and police reserves answered three riot calls. Michael F. Murphy of Lackawanna Steel was seriously injured in a clash with strikers. Two arrests were made and several people were hurt, including a man with a fractured skull. Sixty switchmen from South Buffalo railway joined the strike at six this morning, halting company switching.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Michael F. Murphy
Lackawanna Steel Company
South Buffalo Railway
Lackawanna
Wonderful display of furs at D. Zenner Company
A $40,000 stock of furs will be on display and sale tomorrow at The D. Zenner Company. An expert furrier will be present representing a leading American fur manufacturer.
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D. Zenner Company
America
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