Steel Strikers Seek Aid From Railroad Men
In the Monongahala valley strain grows as police regulate pickets and workers return to mills. John Fitzpatrick will address a senate committee while a railroad brotherhood meeting may shape strike actions. Strikers press constitutional rights claims amid talks with railroad leaders.
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Pittsburg
Monongahala Valley
Washington
John Fitzpatrick
Steel Workers Committee
Senate
Foster
Northern Ohio Mills Idle as Strike Enters Fourth Day
Cleveland on the fourth day of a steel strike reports only one mill active an independent unit of the Empire Rolling Mill Company. Otis Steel Company halted operations for safety causing 2100 workers to join the 28000 strikers. Mayor Davis pledges to keep peace as minor clashes occur with no fatalities reported. Organizers in Lorain show little momentum with 8500 workers at work.
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Cleveland
Empire Rolling Mill Company
Otis Steel Company
Henry W. Raisse
Empire Mill
Davis
Lorain
Ohio
President Wilson to speak on steel strike outlook
Rawlings Wyoming September 25 President Wilson’s stance on the steel strike is expected soon. He may condemn violence and urge arbitration while noting causes of strike conditions remain until a peace treaty is ratified. He could suggest an armistice pending the industrial conference.
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Wilson
Rawlings
Wyo
Eptember
Boston
Methodist conference reports Wheeling district gain
In Morgantown West Virginia the Wheeling district church conference announced a six hundred member increase in church membership at today's meeting.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Methodist Conference Today
Wheeling
Justice Dept Probes Pittsburg Steel Strike Rioting Claims
William J. Flynn and federal agents scour the western swing of the steel strike in Pittsburg and surrounding districts to verify reports of I W leaders and medical organizers stirring unrest. Attorney General Palmer monitors the situation as Justice Department begins its independent inquiry alongside senate hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William J. Flynn
Secret Service Bureau
Department of Justice
Pittsburg
Flynn
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Palmer
I. W
Steel Company
Justice Department
Senate Labor Committee
Burke
Secrgs Agriigm
Athens County Scouts War Savings Contest Prize Details
The Athens County War Savings Committee offers a $200 cash prize to the troop with the highest per capita sales of War Savings Stamps or certificates between October 1 and December 31, 1919. A $20 gold prize goes to the individual scout whose troop sells the most. entries must be submitted by October 4, 1919.
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Athens County
Athens County War Savings Committee
Robert B. Leopold
Athens
Ohio
Post Office
War Savings Committee
Many Witnesses Test in DeWees Rape Trial Opens
In Hamilton, the DeWees rape case opened in common pleas court with fifty witnesses summoned. Thirty were for the defense and twenty for the state. The opening suggested the trial would last the day.
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Dewees
Hamilton DeWees
Common Pleas
Common Pleas Court
Ruth Belts 28th Home Run Across Polo Grounds Records
Babe Ruth shattered official and unofficial records by hitting his 28th home run in the second game at the Polo Grounds. The drive in the ninth inning of the Yankees game surpassed Buck Freeman and Williams son marks and eclipsed Joe Jackson's long hit on the Polo Grounds.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Polo Grounds
Ruth
Buck Vreeman
Williamson
Joe Jackson
Steel strike tensions ease as Gary slab mill reopens
Chicago dispatch reports limited operation at the Gary Indiana slab mill with workers returning in waves. Indiana Harbor and East Chicago officials note requests for police protection as Joliet plant remains idle and strike leadership claims broad effectiveness. Pickets stay quiet but transport workers threaten scheduling issues.
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Chicago
Ill
Steel Mills
Gary
Ind
Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
East Chicago
A Year Ago in the Argonne First Offensive by Ohio Guards
At six in the morning a year ago the 37th Division Ohio National Guard opened its first real offensive in the Argonne Forest. Carl Heck, a local plumber, was shot through the neck before firing a shot. He recovered but lamented missing the chance to shoot a Hun.
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Ohio National Guard
Argonne Forest
Carl Heck
Australia Population Figures Reported
Recent official figures list Australia’s population at 5,030,000. The data appears in demographic releases and reflects a nationwide count used for policy and planning.
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Australia
Western Michigan bandits blow Mulliken bank safe
Posses scour Western Michigan for a group of bandits who robbed the Bank of Mulliken at Mulliken around 1 AM, escaping with about 20000 in cash and Liberty Bonds. The robbers cut wires to isolate the village, and Oscar Evans was held at bay during the break in as the sheriff was alerted two hours late due to communications failures.
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Grand Rapids Mich
Michigan
Mulliken
Here
Oscar Evans
Charlotte
Blackhand Bomb Kills Three In Batavia Home
In Batavia New York a bomb wrecked the two story home of restaurant keeper Carl Trimarchi killing three people and injuring four including Mrs Trimarchi and two young sons. The dead are Joseph Battagli and Mrs Battagli and a two year old boy. Police suspect Black Hand men and note Trimarchi had recently received three blackhand letters.
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Batavia
N. Y
Carl Trinarchi
Joseph Battagli
Joseph Battagl
Carl
Trimarchi
Women Forming Dry Organization in County Plans
Local women of the dry organization met last evening to finalize plans for the county dry meeting at the courthouse on October 1. They decided to organize all sixty precincts with city forces under Campaign Manager Porter from the local headquarters.
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Big County
Court House
Porter
Famous Mission Worker in M E Church Dies
Harriet C. McCabe widow of Dr L D McCabe former president of Ohio Wesleyan University died at home in Delaware Ohio at age 92. She authored the first WCTU constitution and helped form the women s home missionary society. Under her supervision many missionary bureaus were built for Native Americans and others.
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Delaware
Harriet C. McCabe
L. D. McCabe
Ohio Wesleyan University
Raids by State Constabulary Sweep Ferrell Poolrooms
In Sharon Pennsylvania on September 25 state constabulary conduct large scale raids in streets and poolrooms searching hundreds for weapons. Thirty men are arrested for concealing weapons. The wounded man William Roger states his wife fired the bullet that pierced his wrist in an unrelated incident to the strike.
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Sharon
State Constabulary
Ferrell
Roger
Pull Over Chicago Cop Brings Diamond Loot in Stop
Two motorcycle officers under Daniel Lipton command ordered a curb stop. They seized a $500 diamond and cash in a police action.
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Chicago
Daniel Lipton
Clause to Stop Rail Strikes Feared by Labor
William Doak of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen blasts the Cummins railroad bill at the Interstate Commerce Commission. He calls the anti strike provision a bold bid for involuntary servitude and industrial bondage worse than Civil War slavery.
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Washington
Cummins
William Doak
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senators Open Senate Inquiry Into Steel Strike
The Senate labor committee begins hearings to air labor and capital grievances in the steel strike at Washington. Chairman Kenyon promises an open minded probe seeking full facts from labor and employers and may tour steel centers. John Fitzpatrick to testify first amid questions over union aims and timing with President Wilson's October conference.
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Washington
Senate
Labor Committee
Capital
Kenyon
Senate Labor Committee
Pittsburgh
John Fitzpatrick
Steel Workers
Wilson
Churches urged to intervene in labor trouble nationwide
At the Inter-Church World Movement session in Cleveland on September 25, Dr John R Mott presided as delegates urged church participation in industrial disputes. Dr Fred B Fisher proposed immediate investigation and settlement efforts, calling for research into free speech suppression and promoting labor recognition in management.
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Cleveland
General Committee
Inter-Church World Movement
John R. Mott
Fred B. Fisher
Interchurch
Fisher
Industrial Bureau
The
Striker Shot and Killed by State Police in Farrell
In a raid on a house on French Street, state police shot and killed Luke Grogan, 38, a Serbian, after he rushed the porch during a gun fight with officers who were returning fire at alleged snipers from the steel plant. A second man was seriously beaten when resisting arrest.
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Farrell
French Street
Luke Grogan
Honest Work Will Cure High Costs
Chas M Schwab spoke at an institute of mining engineers in Chicago urging that high living costs will fall when society returns to the rule of giving an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay He warned that the need is for human engineering to instill efficiency and economy.
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Chicago
Ill
Bethlehem Steel
Chas
M. Schwab
Schwab
Institute of Mining Engineers
Man kept skunk in yard. warden cites law
Game Warden Arthur Rushkolb warns a city resident faces arrest for keeping a penned skunk. Experiments in Ceylon show cocoanut water, fermented days, can coagulate rubber.
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Eleveland
Arthur Rushkolb
Ceylon
Wilson presses Article Ten fight in Colorado campaign
Denver dispatch notes President Wilson prepared for a finish fight on the peace pact frontier. He planned speeches in Denver and Pueblo focusing on Article Ten while defending the covenant against political attacks. He argued the treaty preserves Monroe Doctrine, allows U.S. withdrawal, protects self determination, excludes domestic interference, and provides a single U.S. council vote versus six British votes.
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Denver
Colo
Wilson Carr
Colorado
Pueblo
Wilson
Cheyenne
United States
Congress
Senate
Wilson’s Jr
Taft
League
League Council
League Assembly
Guilty Verdict Returns in Sharp Assault Case
A jury found Carl Shae guilty in a daytime assault case after less than thirty minutes deliberation. Prosecutor Bartels pressed for conviction while Keenan urged liberty. Sharp faces a penitentiary sentence to be handed down later this week as the term continues with related trials.
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Carl Sha Oe
Bartels
Keenan
Sharp
Alf
Hamilton T. DeWees
Wedding Permits Issued for John L Jeffers and Anna Douglas
John L. Jeffers aged 22 and Anna Douglas aged 20, both farmers from Spade, received marriage permits.
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John L. Jeffers
Anna Douglas
Spade
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Fred S. Ferguson
United Press
Youngstown
Johnstown
Atrike
Hugh Baillie
REDS
Federal
Ralph F. Couch
United Press Staff
SGU
Mammoth Stadium
Brookside Stadium
Ing
Middle West
Joliet
J. H. DeYoung
W. Z. Foster
DeYoung
M. E. Church
Raymond Clapper
Interchurch World Movement
Milson
Battle Center
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