24 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1919
Page
1
Strikers in Cleveland tried to stop Black workers from going to work. A knife attack followed with a general fight involving many participants. Additional violence reported during the steel strike unrest.
Four men stabbed, two fatally, and two beaten near the American Steel and Wire Newbury plant. A street car stop sparked a clash as strike sympathizers blocked workers, with police reporting provocation and a general fight.
Salem Massachusetts September 24 eight hundred Naumkeag cotton mill workers struck to press a 25 percent raise. Mills operated with four hundred workers. Peabody bleachery workers allied with Naumkeag also struck last week for similar increases. J Proctor Smith Naumkeag agent told union representatives that after 100 percent boosts in two years further demands would be refused.
Washington dispatch notes a 49 to 40 Senate vote on a motion by Senator Lodge to postpone amendments delaying US participation in league commissions. Democrats claim the result is inconclusive while Republicans view it as an index of Senate support for the treaty and covenant amid changes to voting power and procedural timelines.
Reports from steel centers show conflicting progress in labor disputes. Mahoning Valley Ohio sees total strike impact with 44,000 workers idle. In Pittsburgh district Carnegie Steel reports improved conditions, while unions refute gains and warn of further plant closures. Chicago area mills mostly closed or reduced. Lake seamen threaten sympathy action as freighters’ crews refuse ports.
Washington D C September 24 Congress weighs the steel strike as a first skirmish in industrial warfare and a prelude to a broader showdown between capital and labor. The Senate labor committee plans hearings tomorrow with John J Fitzpatrick testifying. EB M Gary of United States Steel to be heard October 1.
Italian Fleet left Pola on Monday September 22. The battleship Dante Alighieri and destroyers Mircello Nullo and Abra are named as units of the Fiume navy in a proclamation by Captain Gabriele D Annunzio. The document praises their loyalty to the Fiume cause and notes the vessels desertion forced allied commanders to withdraw from Vieme harbor.
Louisville dispatch reports a four year feud reignites after Asbury Spicer, who killed Asbury Migate in Jackson, shoots Spyicer’s son Charlie. Spicer, a fugitive, forms a posse and hunts Charles Noble in the hills seeking vengeance.
Walter Joslyn of Waitfield remains in serious condition at Heaton hospital in Montpelier after a silo fall last Saturday. Doctors report pelvic bone fracture and a fractured right wrist from the accident. Meanwhile 10 year old Karl Boyce, son of Arthur Boyce, was sent home from Heaton hospital after a fall from a horse last Wednesday. He regained consciousness the day after and shows improvement.
Dan Chafin deputy sheriff of Logan county was shot in the United Mine Workers offices while arresting a man wanted for trial. The shooting occurred as Vice President Perry of the miners organization was detained. Chafin’s condition was described as critical and Perry posted a $10,000 bond for grand jury appearance.
The secretary's office notes Charles Rogers was fined ten dollars and costs for driving without a license. Flora Beckley reported an accident involving Dr. Beininger’s Barre car when a mud guard bent after a minor collision with vehicle 1742. Miss Beckley, Miss Carr of Montpelier, and Miss Calef of Washington were aboard. Rutland Mayor said a motorcycle hit a boy guiding two cows along the road. J. Eb. Jocelyn of St. Albans described a collision. police chief advised no state report. F. S. Hineshaw called for investigation of a Ford truck driver wrecking a bank edge and criticized aggressive drivers in Bellows Falls.
Oklahoma City reports Adjutant General Barrett prepared to rush more troops to Drumright Creek county where rioting flared since Monday over girl telephone operators strike. Four National Guardsmen arrived at Cush ing three miles away as officials weigh steps to curb unrest. Latest word says rioting has not fully resumed though numerous clashes continue and several rioters have been arrested.
Miss Dorothy Greene daughter of Con eremamman and Mrs Frank T L Greene and Harris W Alexander son of Mrs Ernest J Alexander will wed at First Congregational church this afternoon at 4 oclock with Rev W Anthony officiating The ceremony will use Episcopal service No attendants Ushers are Edward J and Carleton J Alexander Stuart H Greene and Paul R Doolin After a short wedding trip the couple will reside at 47 Bank Street
President Wilson called on Emmeline B Wells in Salt Lake City just before departing. Wells, aged 93, led the Relief Society of the Mormon Church and championed equal suffrage over 60 years ago, credited with advancing rights tied to plural wives’ children.
The Women s Home Missionary Society of Vermont held its team meeting at Hedding Methodist Episcopal church in Barre with about 100 attendees. Sessions ran from 10 20 to 12 30 led by A H Webb and Mrs W B Thirkield, with talks on methods and membership growth followed by a basket lunch. An afternoon program featured Mary Habrda and other speakers, leading to an annual business meeting the next morning for reports and officer elections.
The state grand list certified to the state treasurer shows a total of 2 710 400 50, up 120 047 59 from 1918. Real estate appraised valuation reaches 8185 007 790 00, increasing by about 12 million. personal estate climbs to 849 631 601 09, poll valuation totals 159 550, up by about 1 500 polls. Grand list by counties listed thereafter.
In Washington comity court this morning the Miller vs Belville case consumed most of the time with cross examination and a letter related to the mortgage discussed after the mid-afternoon recess. Testimony included Mrs Bellville and witnesses Dane, Poteam, Perkins, Goodrich, and Ross. The State v Williams case is unlikely to be argued at October term due to state cases in Washington county and the Williams verdict transcript just completed. Defense may file exceptions by Oct 24, possibly moving argument to November term. Other cases, including Morris rape and various Allewine matters, were noted as settled or slated for future action.
Leon Trotzky spoke in Petrograd detailing Bolshevik military strategy. He warned the struggle would not be fought in Finland or Estonia but in America, England, and the distant past, framing the global fight as intense and pervasive.
Delegates numbering into the hundreds attend the 32nd annual Woman's Home Missionary union and 47th Vermont branch meeting at Barre Congregational church. Programs include elections of officers, talks on Our Overseas Campaign, and a focus on the apportionment plan guiding Congregational fundraising.
Barre public school grade teachers petitioned the school commissioners to raise the minimum to 600 dollars and the maximum to 8750 dollars a year, saying current salaries fail to cover living costs. Only about eight teachers earn the present maximum, with many teaching 20 to 30 years. Recent increases were small, while a large city school appropriation and tax measures prompted demand for revamping salaries. Many teachers board themselves or pay high room and board, plus washing and other expenses, reducing take-home pay.
The Barre district expects relief as the New England division director promises a daily shipment of 30 cars until needs are met. Cars will be diverted from Boston area lines while local officials cooperate to bring in stock. About 40 cars have arrived since Tuesday and shippers are urged to maximize loading as millions in work await transport.
Barre ex service men push a late drive to reach Barre’s 100 percent war drive quota amid a Vermont sweep of quotas. Tonight at 7:30 in the K of P hall a final canvass aims to enroll missing members and elect delegates to the state convention in Burlington next month as districts finish tallying.
Barre aldermen accepted the majority ordinance approving higher fire department salaries while the minority report by Alder Scott was rejected and filed. Mayor Glysson asked street railway for a year-round schedule, fare changes, and one man cars, as aldermen debated permits for granite works, garages, and a milk ordinance, with audits and payrolls noted.
Burlington reports the opening of the University of Vermont with Acting President Guy W. Bailey delivering the address. The freshman class is likely the largest ever, with enrollment not yet complete. Bailey announced a Kirby Flower Smith Latin scholarship worth 150 dollars per year, shared this year by Grace Bixby and Waldo Packham, while the Nelson Jacobs Cup goes to Kappa Alpha Theta for top scholastic standing.
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