Unionizing Police Sparks Fear of Sovietization
Washington reports a nationwide push to unionize police with the American Federation of Labor, amid Boston riots and talks of extending to fifty cities. Senators Myers and Thomas warn a radical move could Sovietize the government within two years, while Harding accuses Wilson of tolerating labor-dominated schemes across railroads, coal mines, and police.
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Washington
Boston
American Federation of Labor
Eifes
Montana
Senate
Army
Navy
Thomas
Colorado
Harding
Ohio
Wilson
Times
Peace Treaty Open Senate Debate Promised for Open Session
The peace treaty including the league covenant was reported to the Senate on September 10 by the Foreign Relations Committee with 45 amendments and four reservations. The report argues amendments preserve American sovereignty and independence while maintaining leverage in the league, with assurances that the conference will likely continue in Paris for six more months rather than be diverted to Southeast Europe and Asia Minor.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Great Britain
Assembly of the League
China
Japan
Shantung
Paris
Europe
Asia Minor
President Wilson condemns police strikes in city crisis
In Helena Montana President Wilson denounces police strikes as a crime against civilization. He calls policemen public servants sacred as soldiers and says a city left at the mercy of thugs endangers public safety and national pride.
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America
Pershing Visits Roosevelt Widow at Sagamore Hill
General Pershing paid a brief morning visit to Mrs Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay expressing deep sympathy for the loss of her husband and son Quentin in the war.
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Pershing
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Quentin
Filipinos Seek Independence Planks for U S Parties
Manila reports renewed Filipino efforts to win independence, with a mission to present the cause to Congress and to the Republican and Democratic national conventions. The plan aims to insert independence planks into party platforms next year.
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Manila
Philippines
United States
Minority Report Sets Stage for Treaty Ratification Debate
Washington report notes the foreign relations committee minority report accompanies the peace treaty and covenant for a league of nations, making the treaty ready for senate ratification debate.
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Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
League of Nations
Senate
All-Russian Forces Losing in Southern Russha
Bolshevik wireless dispatch from Moscow claims nearly 12,000 prisoners taken from Admiral Kolchak's all-Russian forces around Akthablosk and Orek in the Turgal province of southern Russha.
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London
Moscow
Admiral Kolchak
Akthablosk
Orek
Turgal
Russha
Hurricane Hits Steamer Corydon Crew in Florida Storm
Twenty seven crew members of the Ward One steamer Corydon perished when the vessel foundered in the Buhama channel during the hurricane that swept Florida on Tuesday.
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Ward One
Corydon
Buhama Channel
Florida
Sunday Burial Prohibited in Mobile Under New Ordinance
A new Mobile city ordinance forbids Sunday burial, punishable by a $100 fine. The measure followed a petition from undertakers and grave diggers to the city commission.
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Mobile
Ala
City Commission
Aamnleters
Blain Fight With Bandits Ends in Deputy's Death
Deputy W Ty Beasley was killed and two unidentified bank robbers were mortally wounded near Hed Fork Oklahoma three miles south of Tulan when the assailants tried to rob the Red Mork state bank.
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Blain
Tulan
Okla
W. Ty Beasley
Hed Fork
Here
Red Mork State Bank
House Sets September 14 Joint Session to Hear Pershing
The chamber approved a resolution designating September 14 for a joint session of Congress to receive General Pershing. A formal award of honor is expected to be presented at the event.
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Washington
House
Joint Session of
Congress
General Pershing
Scranton Democrat Pat McLane Wins Comeback Bid
Pat McLane, a Pennsylvania railroad engineer and member of the Sixty sixth congress on leave from his job, defeats Representative Farr by 207 votes as Scranton Democrats back McLane.
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Pat” McLane
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Farr
Town Demolished by Tornado Near Miami
A violent tornado struck Goulds, a town about twenty two miles south of Miami, on Wednesday, nearly wiping out the settlement. Three residents were injured, according to reports received in Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Goulds
Beranton Mill Strike Widens Across Region
Fifteen thousand Wilk workers in North Beranton and nearby mills are involved as a strike spreads from the Biles mill to the area between Beranton and Carbondale. Local industry pauses as labor action grows across multiple facilities.
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Beranton
North Beranton
Carbondale
Austria Accepts Peace Treaty Ends Three Months Of Negotiation
Dr Karl Renner signed the peace treaty for the Austrian republic at St Germain on September 10 as delegates from twenty five powers added their signatures. The accord ends three months of talks with the Allied and Associated Powers and forbids Austrian annexation by Germany.
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Dr. Renner
M. Clemenceau
St. Frermain
Germany
Steel Workers Strike Called Across United States
A strike of all United States Steel workers was ordered by the steel workers committee after President Wilson acknowledged efforts to set a meeting with Chairman B H Gary. The walkout would begin Monday September 22 unless concessions or presidential action avert it.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Workers Committee
Wilson
B. H. Gary
Steel Corporation
Mob Lynches Black Person in Georgia Town
An early 20th century Athens area report describes a Black individual captured by police and dragged to the scene of a lynching where the victim was shot multiple times at the stake. The act follows alleged offenses against a farmer's wife in Oglethorpe County.
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Athens
Oglethorpe County
Eight-Cent Car Fare Ordered by Missouri Public Service
In Jefferson City Missouri the Missouri Public Service Commission orders an eight cent street car fare to take effect September 20 and remain in force for as long as needed to provide adequate service.
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Jefferson City
Sit
Laie
Guy Ander
Missouri Public Service Commisso
Bulgarians Protest at Peace Conference over Thrace Treatment
Paris report that the Bulgarian peace delegation protested against charges of cruelty toward the Moslem population in eastern Thrace as presented to the peace conference.
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Paris
Thrace
Threat Led by ex Army Captain Charged in Threat to President Wilson
Rosier Wickard, recently discharged from the United States Army as a captain, was arrested on a federal warrant for making a threat against President Wilson.
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St. Louis
Rosier Wickard
United States Army
Wilson
United States
Nation's Gratitude for General Pershing Triumph
General Pershing, commander of the American force that defeated the Germans, returned home to overwhelming public praise. Secretary Baker and lawmakers welcomed him as crowds filled Broadway, and Pershing showed rare emotion as he saluted, then waved to the cheering city.
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New York
Pershing
Meuse
Argonne
Baker
Senate
House
Broadway
Battery
City Hall
League to Aid Mexicans
Washington. An organized propaganda movement in the United States is aimed at countering any step toward armed intervention in Mexico. The finding was noted at the first hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee investigating the Mexican situation.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Senate
Foreien
Pershing Home Again After War Victory
General John J. Pershing returns home following Allied victory over the Huns after leading American forces in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Pershing
Mobe Plunder in Breslau Ends in Police Clash
Reports from Breslau state food disturbances culminated Monday in mobs attempting to loot shops. Police clashed with the rioters as authorities intervened to restore order in Breslau and Copenhagen.
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Breslau
Copenhagen
Lroopa
Butte Bank Robbery Shocks South Side Bank
A man armed with a revolver robbed the South Side State bank in Butte Montana on Monday. He escaped with about 4000 in currency after locking four officials and clerks in the vault.
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Butte
Mont
South Side State Bank
President Wilson Visits Montanans
President Wilson spoke at Billings and Helena on a western tour stressing orderly reform to curb radicalism. He urged ratification of the treaty as essential to victory and world peace, and comforted bereaved Montana parents claiming their sons died to save civilization.
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Helena
Mont
Wilson
Montana
Billings
Sam Stewart
West
Bismarck
N. D
Isue
League of Nations
Omaha
Sioux Falls
Minnesota
St. Paul
Revisionists Begin Campaign in Support of Covenant
Chicago senators Alliam Johnson of California William E Borah and Medill McCormick of Illinois launched a nationwide campaign on behalf of reservationists to the league of nations covenant and peace treaty. They attacked President Wilson and his middle west speeches criticizing senate opponents and questioned if the American government should be transferred to European hands.
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Chicago
Alliam Johnson
California
William E. Borah
Medill McCormick
Iinois
Wilson
Middle West
Johnson
Senate
Borah
Marfa Writer Tied to Bandit Kidnapping Incident
Marfa Texas author Gregoria Renteria known for Jeson Renteyia linked to recent ransom case in Mexico. Report states she was killed by Quy alo Leonard Matiagk last week amid ongoing investigations.
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Marfa
Texas
Gregoria Renteria
Jeson Renteyia
Harold ‘Etereon
Paul Davis
Mexico
Quy
Alo Leonard Matiagk
Wilson urges peace basis before living costs rise
President Wilson tells Minnesota crowds that postwar price adjust ment must wait for a complete peace basis to restore labor and capital. He warns against hyphenated American loyalties and appeals for the League of Nations as a mediator and adviser, stressing arbitration and non war involvement. He addresses the legislature in St Paul and a large public meeting in the auditorium with 14,000 attending.
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St Paul
Minn
Wilson
America
Minnesota
People of America
Paris
League
League of Nations
United States
Four Killed in Strike Riot at Standard Steel Car Plant
In Hawmond Indiana armed clash at the Standard Steel Car plant left four strikers dead and about fifty wounded. A probable fatality was reported among the wounded as order broke when about 1000 strike supporters clashed with forty police and guards while efforts to bar returning workers from entering the plant intensified. Authorities say officers fired in self defense after being assaulted.
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Hawmond
Ind
Standard Steel Car Company
Boston Mob Loots Stores After Police Strike
Boston mobs smashed windows in several city sections after police unions walked out on Tuesday night. The South Hoxton district saw the worst disturbances though few items were actually taken from shop windows.
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Boston
Waderadd
South Hoxton
Spring Wheat Decline Reduces Expected US Output
Government data show a continued drop in spring wheat prospects with August losses cutting tentative production by 17 million bushels. The market recovered modestly in September with a projected total near 70 million bushels, reflecting earlier declines and revised forecasts.
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Washington
Orn
Morris Stops Larue In Second Round Bout
Gail Morris of Oklahoma knocked out Bill Larue in the second round of a four round bout. Larue fell through the ropes and into the pro box, unable to continue.
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Morris
Larue
Oakland
Bill Larue
Gail Morris
Oklahoma Bet
Belie
Caillaux to Enter Sanitarium at Paria
Former premier Joseph Caillaux, jailed for treasonous dealings with the enemy, will be permitted to enter a sanitarium at Paria after more than a year in prison.
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Caillaux
Sanitarium
Paria
Joseph Caillaux
Promier
Sannitarium
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