Germans Plan Means of Meeting Peace Terms
Berlin reports a bill presented to the national assembly at Weimar with imperial council approval. The measure aims to set definite limits and establish government control over all areas tied to Germany paying indemnities, including commerce finance and industries. It empowers enforcement of industrial mercantile and forest work essential to indemnity obligations.
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Berlin
National Assembly
Weimar
Imperial Council
Germany
Ishii Optimistic on U S Japan Situation
Tokyo reports Viscount Tahil, Japanese ambassador to Washington, expressing an entirely optimistic view of U S Japan relations. He says there is no collision of vital interests and notes America’s safety in the Far East grows with China’s development, working with Japan and other powers. He also approves the American proposal for a China financial consortium.
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Tokio
Viscount Tahil
Washington
United States
Japan
America
China
United Mine Workers Seek Shorter Hours and Higher Wages
William Green, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers, told the tri district convention in Wilkesbarre that the April demand will center on a closed shop a six hour work day and about a sixty percent wage increase. Minor demands may follow but the goal is a closed shop.
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Whilkesdarkre
United Mine Workers
William Green
Resume Flight French Aviators Reach Salonika
Paris reports that Major Willimin and Lieut Deniau of France landed at Salonika on August 25 after leaving Marseilles August 12 for Constantinople and CarG. They resumed flight the next morning. Their two planes carry fuel tanks sufficient for a non stop leg of 900 miles.
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Paris
Willimin
Deniau
Marseilles
Constantinople
Salonika
Financiers Attend Funeral for Henry G. Hay in Gary
Leading steel men and financiers nationwide attended the funeral in Gary for Henry G. Hay assistant treasurer of United States Steel and E H Gary chairman of the board of U S Steel. Telegrams of condolence were sent to the widow as services were held today.
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Gary
Ind
Henry G. Hay
United States Blee! Corporation
E. H. Gary
Preparing Dock for New Line to Port Jefferson
Work crews have nearly finished underpinning the new dock south of Stratford Avenue bridge. The car float will serve as the dock and arrive soon. Marine Engineering Co of New York builds the dock and will operate a Bridgeport to Port Jefferson boat line aboard the Narlon, whose name blends Norwich and New London. Flour prices drop from 1.25 to 1.745 per barrel, with wholesale cuts expected to affect retail in about a month. Other wholesale food prices also ease slightly.
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Stratford Avenue Bridge
Marine Engineering Co
New York
Bridgeport
Port Jefferson
Narlon
Norwich
New London
George Comstock
Comstock-Willett Co
Baggage Shipments Heavy and Coal Barges Arrive
Samuel Drawer of the American Stairway Express Co reports very heavy baggage shipments for vacation season. Complaints of lost baggage stem from improper or missing addresses and lack of identifying marks. A large fleet of coal barges arrived after sea storm delays, with thirteen barges totaling about 12,300 tons, all consigned to industrial concerns.
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Samuel Drawer
American Stairway Express Co
Daniel E. Smith Dies in Hartford at 95
Daniel E. Smith, longtime Chester resident and former state representative in 1916 and 1947, died last evening at St Francis hospital Hartford. He had lived in Chester 28 years and was 95 years old. The report also notes a Paris dispatch stating the Spanish government announces a mission to Prance on Tuesday.
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D. EK. Smith
Hartford
Prance
Paris
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Prince Albert
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