Labor commission to study Pacific coast labor troubles
President Wilson appoints a special commission led by Secretary Wilson to investigate labor unrest on the Pacific coast and western mountains. The panel will meet governors, labor leaders, employers, and I W W agents to uncover causes and foster equitable wartime labor relations.
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Washington, D.C
Pacific Coast
Wilson
Federal Shipping Board
American Federation of Tabor
Arizona
Anzlong
Secretary of Labor
Local Board to Handle all Appeals
A letter from Provost Marshal Crowder to Governor Stewart warns that appeals for exemptions must go through proper channels. District Boards are not courts and cannot entertain new evidence or individual pleas on cases pending appeal. The War Department has been directed to decline discussions or new submissions on these appeals.
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Crowder
Stewart
Board of Examiners
State Board of Examiners
War Department
Washington
District Board
Three Year Old Town Montague Demonstrates Growth
Montague, Sept a e, a three year old town in the foothills of the Highwood mountains on the Lewiston Great Falls Milwaukee line, reports rapid growth with three elevators, new buildings Schroeder's garage J M Walden hardware store and Montague State Bank building, and a large rooming house restaurant and meat market to be completed in 30 days. A commercial club aims to develop a municipal water system and more improvements.
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Montague
Sept.ae
Highwood Mountains
Lewiston-Great Falls
Milwaukee Railway
Schroeder
J.m.Walden’ ‘Hardware
Montague ‘State Bank
J. F. ‘Bradley
Barker Named Register at Great Falls Land Office
Joseph A. Barker, longtime Tribune city circulator, becomes register of the Great Falls land office succeeding R. N. Sutherland. Nominated by President Wilson and confirmed by the Senate, Barker has Montana ties and extensive local involvement.
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Great Falls
Joseph A. Barker
The
Tribune
Rancher Kills Laborer Over Insult to Wife
Kendall Hendee a rancher near Roundup shot and killed Paul Thomas an itinerant laborer. Thomas had been discharged for insulting Mrs. Hendee. Hendee surrendered to Sheriff Hopkins hours later after firing the shotgun blast to Thomas in the face.
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Kendall Hendee
Roundup
Paul Thomas
Hendee
Hopkins
Mendee
Thomas
Hendre
German Perfidy Exposed as Berlin Sought to Influence Congress
Washington reveals Berlin spent up to 50000 dollars through an unnamed organization to sway Congress on the eve of submarine warfare. Count von Bernstorff urged a public pro Ireland declaration to aid Germany’s war aims, tying Berlin directly to manipulation of U.S. policy.
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Washington
Berlin
Foreign Office
Congress
United States
Lansing
von Bernstorff
Ireland
House
Senate
Wilson
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Argentina
Count von Bernstorff
Capitol
Adid
Overman
Senate Lobby Committee
Répresentative Flood
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
State Department
Heflin
Alabama
Chinese Meet Death in Typhoon Near Amoy
Amoy China September 19 reports say over 600 natives were killed by a typhoon that struck the area at week’s end. Many harbors and boats were destroyed and communication with outlying districts is cut. A Japanese steamship, Amukuea Maru, and several ships were wrecked on Kulangsu rocks with uncertain salvage prospects.
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Amoy
China
Kulangen
Ateatas
Keong
Kulangsu
t'Kulangsu
Shanghai
Sail Vessels Considered Salvageable After Amoy Incident
Report notes two ships at Amoy appear salvageable and may be saved. authorities assess the vessels and plan recovery actions.
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Amoy
Pave Butte Street With Wooden Creosote Blocks
The city council awarded the paving contract for Main and Wyoming streets to Robert Metcalf of Butte. Work to begin within one to two weeks with creosote blocks sourced from a Spokane factory. Main from Galenas to Quartz and Wyoming from Park to Quartz to be improved, both jobs to run concurrently.
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Butte
Main
Wyoming
Robert Metcalf
Spokane
Co . Main
Galenas
Quartz
Park
Weekstreet
Maguire
Senators in the South Face Tough Re election Tests
Washington reports three United States senators from the South who opposed war policies confront strong re election battles. Vardaman of Mississippi must defeat Rep Pat Harrison, Hardwick of Georgia faces Rep Schley Howard, and Gore of Oklahoma likely opposed by Rep Scott Ferris in 1921. The administration will push to replace them with more compliant figures while LaFollette Reed Stone and Gronna face longer horizons before their fates.
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Washington
United States
South
Vardaman
Missippi
Pat Harrison
Hardwick
Georgia
Schley Howard
Gore
Oklahoma
Scott Ferris
LaFollette
Reed
Missouri
Stone
Gronna
Naeae
Senate
House of
Missisippi
John Sharp Williams
Eye Witness Tells of Submarine Horrors Aboard Philadelphia
Dr. Roscoe M. Quigley of Pennsylvania aboard the steamship Philadelphia describes the 1916 submarine attack in the Bay of Biscay. He details the chaos as horses and crew rushed for lifeboats, the four boats launching then capsizing, and his hour and a half clinging to a horse’s tail before rescue by a French torpedo boat destroyer.
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Dr. Quigley
Philadelphia
Roscoe M. Quigley
Pennsylvania
Helena
Alaska
Veterinary Reserve Corps
United States Army
M. E. Knowles
Bay of Biscay
Brest
America
France
Quigley
Oceani Ag
Doc
Phildelphia
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Labor
Col
J. L. Spangler
Werner Z. Reed
Colorado
John H. Waller
Ilinus
E. P. Mersh
Fula Frankurter
New York
Commission
Milwaukee Road
Dabb’s
Joe Barker
NEW Register
Representatives
Mason
Britten
Illinois
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