Knights of Pythias draw color line in Waterbury hotel
In Waterbury July 22, over 200 delegates of the New England convention of the colored Knights of Pythias elected officers for the coming year. Officers named include Grand chancellor J. T. Montague of Hartford and Grand vice chancellor H. Welden of Boston. Delegates claim discrimination by some hotels and protest resolutions are expected before adjournment.
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of New England Knights of Pythias
Waterbury
New England
The
Colored Knights of Pythias
Temple Hall
J. T. Montague
Tartford
H. Welden
Bogton
Mass
L. Perry
Plymouth
Milea Gordon
Springfield
William
Vienna Factories Idle and Exile Sought as Cash Escapes
Vienna reports show idle factories and mass emigration as unrest grows. Wealthy residents are said to be moving fortunes to Switzerland and Italy, purchasing foreign money to escape Austrian paper currency, with the dollar value rising from five to 32 crowns.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Doughnut Maker Weds Lieutenant in Virginia Union
Gladys E. McIntyre, famed for making doughnuts for doughboys with the Salvation Army huts in France, married Russell Harmon of Weyers, Virginia. Harmon, formerly a lieutenant in Company E, 104th Regiment, 26th New England National Guard, began their romance in the Toul sector of France where the Salvation Army work started. Harmon's father is a Salvation Army colonel.
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New York
Gladys E. McIntyre
Irene
Salvation Army
France
Russell Ta Harmon
Wroyd
Virginia
New England
National Guard
Toul
Mr. Harmon
MelInty
Br. Gan
Salvation’ ‘Army
Mrs. Harmon
The
Red Terror Report in Bolshevist Russia
Intelligence data from the Siberian army reports Red Terror exists beyond cities and villages in Bolshevist Russia. It says battalions of Hungarians Chinese and Bolsheviks fight against Bolshevist units. Red Army officers reportedly may shoot disobedient soldiers without trial. Uprisings are being harshly suppressed by the Bolsheviks.
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Omsk
Russian ‘Elegraphic ‘Agency
Russia
Siberian Army
Bolshevist Party
Red Army
Government employees wage bill advances to Senate
The House passed a bill setting a minimum wage of 8 for all government employees except postal workers. It does not include the war time bonus of 240 annually. The measure moves to the Senate for approval.
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Washington
House
Senate
Fear General Layoff at Springfield Armory Sparks Washington Visit
Machinists at Springfield Armory sent a committee to Washington to seek war department action on toolmaker furloughs and possible general layoff. A Friday vote will decide on a strike by federal employee representatives while Lt Col Hubbell notes limited layoff due to stockpiled tools, per Major General Williams.
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Springfield
States
Washington
War Department
Federal
L. D. Hubbell
C. C. Williams
Troops Arrive as Fifth Division Units Land in New York
From Brest on the transport America 7 093 complete units of the fifth division arrive in New York. The sixth infantry regiment with 97 officers and 175 men, the nineteenth field artillery regiment with 49 officers and 1 312 men, and the fourteenth machine gun battalion with 29 officers and 622 men make up the arrival bringing 7 003 troops total.
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New York
Brest
America
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