Gompers Chosen by Large Labor Convention Majority
Gompers won the presidency at the 1919 American Federation of Labor convention, defeating John L. Lewis 150M to 1924. Delegates cheered as leaders urged unity and continued defense of workers, with debates over jurisdiction and future site Cincinnati chosen for the next gathering.
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John L. Lewis
Pohe United Mine Workers
Tomas
Nana
Gomphey
Mode
John Jane Worker
Nlurs Bas
Vader
Hsarcely
Ene
Gary
Lewis
Electrical Workers
Railway Carmen
Gompers
Building Trades
Metal Workers
J. Mahlon Barnes
Chicago
Cigar Makers’ Union
Organized Labor
Hoth
anti-Gompers
William J. Spencer
Washington
D. C
Building
Executive Council
Iron Workers
Indianapolis
Morrison
William Green
Wool Growers Report Higher Wool Prices Meet Hesitation
Helena reports say Great Falls dispatches dated June 24 indicate no Montana wool sales reached 20 cents yet. National Wool Growers Association secretary H H Pigott says actual sales of 20 to 22 cents have occurred in several regions, with growers often refusing offers to ship via agencies and wait for true market value.
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Helena
Great Falls
H. H. Pigott
National
Wool Gowers’ Association
Wool Growers’ Association
Senate Moves to Speed Coal Supply Distribution
In Washington on June 23 the senate debated legislation to ease coal distribution as the vehicle to repeal key parts of the transportation act. Frelinghuysen’s bill on seasonal coal freight rates faced amendments by Senator LaFollette to revoke the 6 percent railroad return guarantee and the ICC rate‑fixing powers, while expanding the commission’s authority to set rates independent of investment return.
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Washington
Senate
Frelinghuysen
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
The Impostor at Oakton Brings Romantic Turn
In a tale of mistaken status Gordon poses as the rich Mr Payne to win Irma Worth while Payne hides his pride and talent. The Oakton encounter leads to budding romance as the impostor and the artist vie for affection with Irma drawn to the painter’s sincerity.
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Robert Payne
Frank Gordon
Frank
Gordon
Robert
Sidney Worth
Papa
Payne
Irma
H’m
Worths
Irman
Oakton
Brother
Mr. Payne
Yan
McEney
Alon
Rear Admiral Sims publicly reprimanded for London speech
Secretary Denby publicly reprimands Rear Admiral William S. Sims for criticizing Sinn Fein sympathizers in a London address. The Navy cites prior 1911 rebuke and stresses public censure for disobeying instructions. Sims meets with President Harding briefly, then returns to Newport to resume duties as naval war college president.
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Washington
Denby
William S. Sims
London
Sinn Fein
America
Navy Department
Admiral Sims
President Harding
White House
Sims
Newport
Rkl
Naval War College
Naval Service
Warren Named Ambassador to Japan by President Harding
Charles B. Warren of Michigan, a lawyer and businessman active in Republican politics, was chosen by President Harding as ambassador to Japan. Senate action expected Monday after White House announcement. Warren plans to depart for Tokyo around August 1 and will face key issues including California aliens land laws and Japan's interests in Shan tung Saghatien Saghatien and Yap.
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Washington
Charles B. Warren
Michigan
Harding
Japan
White House
Warren
Senate
Tokio
California
Shantung
Saghatien
Yap
State Department
Bride Obscures The Groom In Louisiana Divorce Case
In a Louisiana divorce, the court says the bride is the central figure and the groom merely incidental. The defendant denied he married the plaintiff in Indianapolis on October 9, 1911, citing witnesses who identified the bride upon arrival in New Orleans. The court notes the judge and hotel proprietor may have failed to identify the groom, suggesting the bride attracted more attention.
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Louisiana
Indianapolis
Imperial Hotel
New Orleans
West
Hounds Pay Funeral Tribute To Whaddon Squire
Twenty one pairs of hounds escorted the grave of William Selby-Lowndes, long time master of the Whaddon hounds. The Whaddon Chase met its master at the village churchyard, and hunt members led the pack past the flowered grave after the burial service.
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William Selby-Lowndes
Hunt
Mary Pickford Wins Favorable Divorce Ruling on Appeal
District Judge Frank C. Langan upheld the March 1920 divorce of Mary Pickford and Owen Moore. The attorney general plans an appeal to the state supreme court, arguing state law and authority. The judge rejected fraud claims and ruled the court, not the attorney general, represents society in divorce cases.
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Minden
Frank C. Langan
Mary Pickford
Owen Moore
State Supreme Court
Leonard B. Fowler
Langan
Miss Pickford
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Calnet
Ager
Hearsts
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Myurs
Randolph Hearst
Berkus Ceader
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Doners
St Serkers de Nution
Raten
Press- Mtec Tangs Histeet
Robert Pet
Ek Awgander Howat
United Mine
Western Newspaper Union
State Board of Hail Insurance
Missouri
Montana
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