Two Killed in Riots as Steel Strike Grows
The first night of the steel strike left a striker’s wife dead in a hospital and noted that she leaves two adult children. Reports from the south varied with Birmingham claiming 4000 out while plant officials said a labor surplus kept many idle. In Chicago, union leaders cited 1000 more out and several plants closed in South Chicago and Indiana Harbor. Gary mills and a few independent plants operated briefly as Youngstown strikers pressed their gains.
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South
Birmingham
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Gary Mills
United States Steel Corporation
East
Hammond
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Great Lake
Union Official Reports 327100 on Steel Strike
Secretary William Z Foster announced 327100 workers were striking across districts including Pittsburg Youngstown Johnstown Wheeling Steubenville Chicago and Birmingham. Rioting flared with casualties in Newcastle Farrell and Buffalo as state troops reinforced demands to end the walkout.
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Pittsburg
William Z. Foster
Steel Workers’ National Committee
Youngstown
Johnstown
Wheeling
Steubenville
Chicago
Birmingham
Three Dead Toll of Second Day of Strike
The second day of the great steel strike left three more dead and about a dozen injured. Mrs Sophia Johnston of Newcastle Penn died after being shot on opening night. Rioting spread across Farrell Buffalo Pittsburg Newcastle Cleveland Homestead as casualties and arrests mounted while Congress ordered a Senate committee to probe labor tensions.
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Carnegie Company
United States Steel Company
Pittsburg
Newcastle
Farrell
Penn
Buffalo
Lackawanna Steel Company
Sophia Johnston
N. Y
Lackawanna Company
Cleveland
Homestead
Senate to Probe Call on Both Sides in Steel Strike
The Senate labor committee will hold an immediate inquiry into the steel strike to explore relief actions. Hearings begin Thursday with striker representatives. Gary of U S Steel and AFL President Gompers will testify later for both sides.
Steel Strike Inquiry Opens with Federal Action Question
An inquiry begins to see if federal action can ease the steel dispute. Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel, Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, and John J. Fitzpatrick, steel workers organizer, are slated to testify. The National strike organization committee meets in Pittsburg to plan a prolonged fight. Gompers may be represented by Fitzpatrick.
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Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John J.fitzpatrick
Steel Workers
National Strike Organization Committee
Pittsburg
Gompers
Fitzpatrick
Indoor Workers Horsford Acid Phosphate Ad
An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as added to drinking water to steady nerves and overcome exhaustion for indoor workers. It presents a health claim linking the product to improved stamina and calmness.
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Horsford
President Wilson Sees Reservations as Treaty Amended
In Salt Lake City President Wilson, delivering a fiery speech at Brigham Young Tabernacle, warned that reservations to the treaty would be treated as amendments necessitating new negotiations with Germany. He attacked Senate foreign relations committee reservations and signaled he would oppose a treaty with such amendments.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Brigham Young
Great Mormon Tabernacle
Wilson
Germany
Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
President Wilson Addresses Reservations Clash Over Treaty
President Wilson argues reservations to section 10 would withdraw from the treaty and urges Senators to reconsider. He defends U S leadership in world affairs, warns against abandoning moral obligations, and cites public sentiment backing the League of Nations. Recounts Utah Utah trip details and Reno reception.
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United States
Congress
Wilson
America
Europe
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Mr. Wilson
Ford
Washington
Johnston
Assembly of the League of Nations
Great Britain
President cites disloyal opposition to League of Nations
The President told a crowd his nationwide trip convinced him that 80 percent of Americans favored the League of Nations and that the main opposition comes from the disloyal element encountered before and during the war. He added that all elements tending toward disloyalty are not with the league.
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United States
League of Nations
League
Provincetown urged to push Pilgrim tercentenary observances
A Provincetown plea calls for active local efforts to commemorate the Pilgrims Tercentenary. It urges cooperation with Massachusetts and national leaders, promotes a Pilgrim Peace Memorial Institution and Hospital, and urges a unified observance day to honor the 1620 founding principles.
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Sir
Congress of the United States
Massachusetts
Boston
Plymouth
Provincetown
Foundation of New England
William Henry Ryder
Sons of New England
Jerome S. Smith
Cape
Charles L. Gifford
Commonwealth
General Court
Joseph Walsh
Congress of
United States
Congress
Congressional Committee
Pilgrim Monument
America
Union
New England
France
Provincetown Harbor
Pilgrims’ Peace Memorial Institution
Mutual harmony theme for churches, notes from Hancock
W. J. Hancock of Provincetown writes September 19 urging "whole by everyone, and so mutually" as the guiding theme for churches. He signs the letter from Provincetown dated September 19.
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W. J. Hancock
Provincetown
Berkshire Street Railway to Shorten Fare Zones
The Berkshire Street Railway Company notified the Public Service Commission it will shorten its fare districts starting Oct 2 while keeping the 6 cent fare. Transfers will be discontinued and children under 5 travel two for 5 cents with a full fare for one. A hearing on the proposed schedule will be held next Monday.
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Berkshire Street Railway Company
Public Service Commission
Commission
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Kenyon
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Ohio
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Key
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Gi “Gtrikers
Witzpatrick
R.h.white Co
Norfolk
Boys’ Own Store
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Salt Lake
Robert L. Norton
U. S
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Mormon Church
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Mass
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