President Wilson Meets Senators on Mexican Crisis
Two foreign relations committee members conferred with President Wilson at the White House in a three quarter hour session about Mexico. They discussed his fitness to govern and noted William C Jenkins release, easing tensions between the United States and Mexico.
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Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
White House
Falr
New Mexico
William C. Jenkins
Puebla
Congress
Mexico
Senator Fall
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Lansing
Mr. Wilson
Grayson
Jenkins
Fall
Caranza
É.s Eqpito
Conference members report on sub committee findings amid health talk
Republican leaders and Henry P. Fletcher discussed the sub committee's results with the White House. An abstract was prepared for public release, though no immediate disclosure was made. Senator Fall guided much of the dialog while the session remained cordial and told a joke about an Irishman.
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Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
White House
Fall
United States
Wilson
Moser
New Hampshire
Pall
Reforto 1 Reaper Url Goal Mines May Bear Fruit
Reported talks on wage hikes suggest a roughly twenty five percent increase may be proposed for miners. Union expectations lean toward acceptance though no formal stance has been announced. Continued on page six.
Consular Agent Jenkins Freed After Puebla Case Involving Duress
Washington reports Consular Agent Jenkins released from Puebla after diplomatic representations. Investigations found witnesses coerced by threats including pistol, rope suspension, and beatings. Some confusion over bail deposits and names, but officials insist release followed U.S. government pressure. Meanwhile Ohio mine talks progress with Governor Cox proposing about twenty five percent wage rise to end the strike, not yet finalized.
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Washington
William O. Jenkins
Jagent
Puebla
Mexico
Mexico City
State Department
Jenkins
United States
Gonzales
Santa Lucia
J. Salter Hansen
Hansen
Lancing
Matthew F. Hanna
Hanna
Bond
Mandamus Filed To Halt Prohibition Ratification Action
In Washington district supreme court Robert A. Widenmann of Stony Point New York filed mandamus proceedings seeking to force Secretary Lansing to cancel the state department proclamation claiming ratification of the prohibition amendment. Justice Hitz took the case under advisement.
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Wets
Washington
Lansing
State Department
District
Supreme Court
Robert A. Widenmann
Stony Point
N. Y
Justice Hitz
Notice to Advertisers on Daily Telegraph Publication
Advertisers must place all ads at the Telegraph office by noon before publication. The paper may reduce ad space to meet print paper requirements. Due to newsprint shortages, compliance is necessary, not optional.
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Daily Telegraph
Trans Atlantic Trade Workers Paid Low Wages
The report notes workers in the trans Atlantic trade being paid eighty cents an hour with overtime at $1.20 per hour, reflecting harsh labor conditions and low compensation in the sector.
Trade Commission Upholds Steel Base Rate System
Washington hearing before the Federal Trade Commission upheld the Dire burgh base rate system as essential to prevent disruption of the steel industry.
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Pittsbura
Washington
Ourses
Steel
Federal Trade Commission
Probe Opens as Federal Grand Jury Weighs Lever Act Suit
Indianapolis officials and miners stand at the center of a federal grand jury inquiry into alleged Lever Act and anti trust violations. Special assistant to the attorney general De S. Henry Mitchell arrived to assist, with witnesses to appear Monday. The case involves a conspiracy to curb production and the United Mine Workers seek support from national legal counsel.
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Indianapolis
de S.henry
Mitchell
Pali
Federal
Grand Jury
United States
Anderson
Grand Ji
Indiana
United We Workers
J. H. Halston
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Henry Warrum
Indianpolis
Withhold Coal Prom Non-Essential Industries Notice
Public notice from the Norfolk and Western railway acting for the fuel administration declares coal delivery must stop to non essential industries. It allows continued power for in process materials and requires forms and permits via railway agents. Appalachian Power Company conducts the distribution and compliance steps.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Fuel Administration
Washington
Shedd
United States Fuel Administration
Appalachian Power Company
Tomers
Appalachian Powi CO
Coal Crisis Deepens as Govts Shift to Fuel Saving
Washington reports three days of steady coal output near 45 percent of normal as Drastic fuel saving measures spread nationwide. Operators deny talks of concessions to miners and back grand jury probes under the Lever Act. Railroads slash passenger service across the East to conserve fuel while regions from Texas to Oklahoma deploy troops to secure coal fields.
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Weabhington
Garfield
Fromis
Masaachusetts
Huested
Eadipet
Garfeld
Department of Justice
United States
Indianapolis
Simms
New York
Seaboard
S T. Louis
Chicago
Hardin
Hardt
Pittsburg
Richard J. Hopkins
Kansas
Tennessee
Roberts
Knoxville
Galaure
Psi
Public Utilities Set New Retail Hours and Mine Disputes Grow
Chicago officials ordered stores to open noon to 6 PM on weekdays and 9 PM Saturdays while talks resume in Michigan and Iowa mines. Cheyenne acts to conserve life. West Virginia miners urged to accept a 14 percent rise. Prohibition director Hindman appointed in Pennsylvania as Southern trains face curtailment.
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Chicago
Public Utilities Commission
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Eiferia
Michigan
Towa
Wle
West Virginia
Southern Regional
Soul
Governor Cornwell May Address Bluefield Chamber
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce invited Governor John J. Cornwell to speak in Bluefield, with security concerns noted due to unrest among armed miners. Secretary-Manager C. R. Woods announced the tentative acceptance, and plans for a possible luncheon or mass meeting are being considered as Rotary Club resolutions praise the governor.
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Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Cornwell
New York Judge Reserved Decision in Ban Johnson Case
Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum reserved decision at the close of the hearing on the New York American League club’s request for an injunction to stop Ban Johnson from calling the league meeting in Chicago on December 10. He said he would issue a ruling later after reviewing the papers.
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New York
Carpentier to Fight Dempsey in London Next Year
Promoter C B Cochrane announced Georges Carpentier has signed to fight Jack Dempsey, the American heavyweight champion, next year in London. The purse is 35000 pounds with the winner taking sixty percent and the loser forty.
Railroad wage talks continue as Hines concedes some demands
Washington reports that conferences between railroad brotherhood leaders and Director General Hines will resume next week. Hines is said to have conceded some union demands while declining others in the wage and working condition discussions.
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Washington
Railroad Brotherhood
Hines
New River Coal Operators Face Charges Over Tonnage Claims
Lawrence Dwyer, international board member of district 29 UMW, accuses New River operators of releasing incorrect tonnage data. Reports from Kanawha district cite expected actions after Fairmont resolutions, with miners urged to return to work under a 14 percent raise.
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Lawrence Dwyer
District 29
New River Operators Association
Charleston
W. Va
Dee
Kanawha
C. F. Keeney
United Mine’ Workers
Grafton
Kanawha Coal Operators’ Association
Keeney
Fairemont
Chesapeake and Ohio
Logan
New River
Southwestern
Kentucky
Kanawha Field
J. L. Lewis
New River Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers
Operators’ Association
New Iver Fields
Windne Gulf
Dwyer
T. L. Lew
Palmer
Mners
Washington
New River Field
Lewis
New River District
William Perry
Hhe
Indianapolis
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Sam
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Atlantic
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Gabingt
Hlaguooes
Washington, Dee
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Claiion
Internal Revenue Roper
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Gore
Flans Entertainment
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Little Lines
Fairmont
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