Mayor silent on report he to address strikers
Reported plan of Mayor Wilson to address Columbia Graphophone strikers at a mass meeting faces ambiguity as conciliators Fury and Thomas weigh invitation. City officials say the mayor has halted other engagements to focus on the Bridgeport labor dispute, with federal agents and strike leaders consulted. A 2 PM meeting is planned with subcommittees to review recommendations and possible resignations, while police permit decisions hinge on today’s developments.
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Columbia
Charles J. Fury
L. R.thomas
New Haven
Lea Callahan
Richard Echner
Redgate
Samuel Lavit
Lodge 20
John J. Egan
Lodge 116
New York
Columbia Graphophone Company
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Senate Foreign Relations committee plans longer session
Washington Aug 28 The Senate Foreign Relations committee will extend its session to speed its report to the Senate. After its public hearing, the committee will close and consider pending amendments likely including eliminating the International labor section and reducing British dominions representation in the League of Nations assembly.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
League of Nations Assembly
U S Peace Commission seeks extra funds for Paris men
President Wilson asked Congress for an additional 825,060 to cover American peace commission expenses from July 1 through year end in Paris. Total to July 1 was 1,250,659 with projections to 1,506,706 by year end. Major costs included subsistence salaries and hotel rent damages.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
American Peace Commission
Paris
Hotel Grille
Three Die When Canoe Capsizes Off Bradley Point
A canoe capsized near Bradley Point between Woodmont and New Haven leading to three deaths and a fourth survivor. The dead include John Knight, 37, of New Haven, a railroad clerk on vacation at Woodmont, plus two women whose identities were not learned. Mrs Gustave Goebels of New Haven survived in dangerous condition, pulled from the water unconscious with a paddle in her grasp. Milford and Orange police, along with summer residents, searched the waters for the missing canoeists, but by press time no further victims or details were confirmed.
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New Haven
Goebel
Long Island Sound
Bradley Point
Woodmont
Hotchkiss
Gustave Goebels
Milford and Orange
Knight
Milford
West
Boy Hurt When Penny Machine Falls on Him
James Palumbo six years old tumbled a penny weighing machine at Stratford and Hollister avenues. He suffered a severe forehead cut and head injury, received temporary care from Dr J A Maxwell and was taken to Bridgeport hospital.
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Stratford
Tnd
Hollister Avenues
James Palumbo
Yarrington Court
J. A. Maxwell
Bridgeport Hospital
Germans arrest three of British mission in Riga
Three members of the British mission to Lithuania were arrested by German soldiers and held at Mitau, according to Riga dispatches. The British mission to Riga later secured their release.
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Copenhagen
Mis
Lithuania
Mitiau
Riga
Lettish Press Bureau
Nine Hundred Troops Rushed to Ulster from Dublin
Dublin reports describe nine hundred troops arriving by train to Ulster today with a similar number departing northward yesterday. The dispatch claims about 16,000 troops will be stationed in Ulster. In Limerick, Sinn Fein flag supporters are rounded up and jailed after refusing to pay fines.
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Dublin
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Maneygall pGlea
Sinn Fein
Limerick
Patrick Ryan
Daniel Allis
Sinn Fethers
Foch Grants Increase of German Troops in Neutral Zone
Berlin dispatch reports Marshal Foch informed the German armistice commission that the supreme council approved a provisional increase of gendarmerie troops in the neutral zone beyond the Rhine for three months after peace takes effect. The move aims to bolster order as the treaty force is deemed insufficient.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Foch
TWO KILLED IN GA PLANE COLLISION OVER FIELD
Ambitious reports place two aviators, Joan K. McAdee of Washington state and Private Tiebert A. Brook of Newnan, Georgia, among the dead after two planes collided at about 4000 feet over Southerfield Georgia. Theodore Shonts, president of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, was reported unchanged after illness.
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GA. Field
Ambeatous
Tieretenant
Joan KK. MeAde
Washington State
Tiebert A. Brook
Newnan
Southerfield
New York
Theodore &Shonts
Interboronek Rapid Transit Company
T. George F. Cahill
Mast Fortyninth Street
A Traction Main
Sugar Sale At Fire Houses Opens At Nine
Sugar goes on sale at city fire houses starting at 9 o clock this morning. The government supply of 40 000 pounds is bagged in 10 quarters pounds each, with only one bag per customer priced at 1. About 460 bags have already been distributed to each fire house. A city tour by the municipal food commissioner will check for irregularities in handling the supply.
Warning 10 Turks An Ultimatum By State Department
Washington aims to curb Armenian massacres as Rear Admiral Mark Bristol acts under State Department policy. No formal report or protest from Turkey or allies has been received while Paris dispatches note a French flurry over the matter. Bristol’s move aligns with prewar policy and he is named U S high commissioner at Constantinople to oversee political affairs under state direction.
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Admiral Bristol
Washington
Constantinople
Arig
Mark L. Bristol
United States
Purkey
Nia
Eit Ps
Turkey
Paris
Bristote
Supreme Council of
State, Department
Bristol
Department
Mark Bristol
Department of State
Ravndal
Wilsons Note To Turkey Sparks Peace Conference Controversy
Paris dispatch reports French press condemns President Wilson for unilaterally altering fourteen points on Armenia during Turkish massacres. Critics say the move bypasses the peace conference, risking undermining the allied body and provoking unintended consequences.
Mattress Cleaner Burns Arm In Gasoline Fire
James Rooney of 287 Pequonock street was cleaning a mattress with gasoline when it caught fire about night. He suffered severe arm burns and the mattress burned. An alarm brought firefighters and the blaze was extinguished with chemicals. Rooney received first aid and was taken to recovery at the scene. The house is owned by J. Newry. Rooney resides on the second row.
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James Rooney
Pequonock Streetl
Rooney
J. Newry
Rail unions urge restraint as wage rise offered
The executive council of railway shop unions advised acceptance of President Wilsons small wage increase while awaiting broader cost of living relief. In a letter to locals they warned a nationwide strike is possible if the cost of living isnt reduced, but urged unity and loyalty to public support for the president.
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Executive Council of Railway Shop Unions
Wasumington
Wilson
Executioe Council
Samuel Gompers
Amercan Federation of Labor
Federated Shop Trades
Charges of misused government funds in spruce production
Portland Oregon August 28 charges that about 6 million dollars of government funds were squandered misapplied and converted to Milwaukee Railroad Interests in a report telegraphed to Secretary of War Baker by the congressional committee investigating spruce production. The report states expenditures were wasteful and unnecessary and notes that further investigation may recover against John J Ryan and others responsible for the waste.
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Portland
Oregon
Milwaukee Railroad
Baker
Incesia
John J. Ryan
New Haven Detectives Raid Race Bookmakers
New Haven detectives and police, led by Chief Philip T. Smith, raided six downtown bookmakers accused of operating horse racing wagering. James A. Mekhue, alleged proprietor, along with one other man and a woman, were arrested on gaming and frequenting charges and later released on bonds for appearance in police court tomorrow.
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Nigw Havign
Philip T. Smith
Authorize Permanent Rank for Pershing in War Service
The house today passed a measure authorizing the President to confer permanent rank of general on John J Pershing for his war services. The measure now goes to the Senate for approval.
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Bil
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Aus
John Dd. Pershing
Iim
New York Hippodrome hit by strike forces shutdown
The New York Hippodrome, largest playhouse, closed as 412 stage hands quit amid a broader strike by actors, stage hands and musicians. 82 principals, 204 chorus, 180 dancers, 44 animal trainers and others deserted, enrolling at Equity. Belle Story led the charge with Marie Dressler, triggering a dramatic, wide spread walkout and a benefit at Lexington theater. The manager called the strike a thunderbolt from a clear sky.
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New York Hippodrome
Actors’ Fqalry Association
Nhewdquarters
Mark A. Lueseher
The
Eouity
International Alliance of Theatrical
Shey
Belle Story
Happy Days
Equity
Marie Dressler
Chorus Girs’ Union
Lexington Theatre
New York
Hipnodrome
Railroad administration to restore train service in west
August 28. Director General Hines warned public officers railroad workers and citizens in California Arizona and Nevada that full railroad service would resume on 7 o’clock Saturday morning. Striking employees failing to return will be replaced. Interfering with railroad property would be a federal offense. The move follows union leaders urging workers to return and marks a drastic government action in the labor dispute.
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Brotherhood
Washington
Hines
California
Arizona
Nevada
Railroad Administration
United States
Four Brotherhood
Brotherhoods
Ilegal
Ilines
Los Angeles
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Ceretain
United States Railroad Administration
San Francisco
Kasko Tastee Dd
AL Smikine
Uml
France Buys US Army Property for 400 Million
Washington August 28. France will purchase from the United States all Army property in the country valued at 400 million, excluding items withheld for return or for troops remaining. Payment will be in ten year gold bonds bearing 4 percent interest from August 1, 1920. The contract covers fixed installations, stockpiles, equipment, and surplus stores and munitions.
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France
A. EE
United States
War Department
President Wilson Revises Western Campaign Itinerary
President Wilson will depart Washington for a western tour to discuss the treaty with key leaders. Secretary Tumulty announced a late change reshaping the route, with an opening address set for Columbus Ohio next evening. The revised plan alters major stops and required months of finalizing details.
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Wilson
Versidlles
SA Guys
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Pees
West
Tumuity
Columbus
Ohio
Horshey
Wille Hiausy
Tumulty
Seven More Fliers Finish At Mineola In Derby
Eighteen planes completed the Roosevelt field to Roosevelt field round trip in the New York Toronto Derby. Seven pilots finished today, with several more expected tomorrow to be officially weighed in before midnight. Disqualification awaits any aircraft returning to Mineola or Toronto after the deadline.
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New York
Honsigner
Minneola
N.Y
Roosevelt Field
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