French France-US treaty fate before Senate today
Washington dispatch reports the Franco American defensive treaty amid Senate criticism and Wilson delay. Brandegee accuses the president of withholding the pact, while discussions hint the treaty may reach the Senate soon with a written message rather than a personal appearance.
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Germany
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Brandegee
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Brandegee Coamnecicut
Foreign Relations Committee
Mrr
United States
Peaci Commission
Power of Chicago Packers Supreme Declared By FTC Probers
Washington July 28 The Federal Trade Commission white paper on the meat industry asserts the Big Five Swift Armour Morris Cudahy and Wilson control 28 of 40 major market yards and hold voting stock in 72 others They allegedly discriminate against independent buyers manipulate stock prices and curb meat supply by shaping daily livestock values and price fluctuations The report accuses them of driving out competitors and hindering new entrants
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Washington
Swift
Armour
Morris
Cudahy
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Corset Workers Start On The 44 Hour Week Today
Bridgeport workers begin the 44 hour week after the arbitration committee recommended the shorter schedule. Warner Brothers Corset employees will work 8 to 3 with half day Saturdays starting today. 9000 workers are on strike in Bridgeport with walkouts at Sprague Meter Ashcroft American Tube and Stamping and Graphophone. Union officials estimate 9000 on strike. Singer company meeting postpones decisions. Employers push 44 hour week and a 33 1/3 percent wage rise as unions join the International Association of Machinists. Joan Eagan of the organizing committee spoke to about 100 employees on union benefits. Continued in next issue.
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Warner Brother Corset
Bridgeport
Sprague Meter Company
Ashcroft Manufacturing Company
American Tube and Stamping Company
Graphophone Company
Singer Company
Colonial Hall
Fairfield Avenue
International Association of Machinists
Joan Eagan
I. A. of M
Bridgeport Hardware Company
Itranistan Avenue
Prohibition Desert Strands Local Saloons In Scarce Brew Supply
In Bridgeport a great drought keeps bars nearly closed as breweries halt beer supply. Saloons report few open outlets, with many closing as restrictions bite. Police court and liquor dealer figures show widespread strain. a Meriden saloon keeper was fined and jailed for a sale violation, with appeals filed.
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Crosby
Drough
Thomas
Storm wrecks Hazelhurst field hangars and camps
A severe early storm swept across Long Island wrecking buildings at Hazelhurst Campbell Mills Mitchell and Roosevelt Fields. Ten thousand gallon gas drums rolled a mile. Forty temporary wooden structures and 390 tents were flattened. A Martin bomber and a Caproni triplane were demolished while two De Havilands escaped major damage. Captain Francis and crew survived sheltering as roofs collapsed.
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Tataites
Rey W. Prancis
Long Island
Mitchell Aviation
Meadowbrook
Handley- Paige
Hazelhurst Field
Mitchell Field
Roosevelt Field
Camp Mills
Nehming
Martin
Francis
Caproni
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Frst
Andy
Tong Island
Sr Francisco
North Platte
Neb
American loan secured by German bank in Berlin deal
London dispatch reports Deutsche Bank of Berlin securing an American loan of 106,050,000 dollars. Martin Nerdesg represents the bank and states ten percent of the cash would be deposited in foreign banks as credit.
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London
Martin Nerdesg
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
Berlin
Prostrated by Heat on Barnum Avenue
An unknown middle aged man collapsed on car tracks at Barnum Avenue and Mast Main Street after 6 pm. He was unconscious when help arrived and taken to Bridgeport Hospital with a possible skull fracture. No identification was found and he could not provide his name or address.
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Mast Main Street
Hridgeport Hospital
Provident Hospital
Colond
Aeges
Tirty-firth
German government to publish British note after peace proposal claim
Paris July 23. The German government will publish immediately a British telegram cited by Monsignor Pachilli papal nuncio at Munich. Vice Premier Erzberger told the German national assembly Friday that the telegram contained a peace proposal.
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Zavas
Jryankfort Gazete
Monsignor Pachilli
Munich
Erzberger
German National Assembly
Peace Conference Plans Allied Army for Silesia
Paris reports the peace conference will send an army into Silesia to stop Polish German clashes and keep order. Allies seek U S participation and desire to include Rhine occupation forces in the expedition. Ratification by the U S Senate is required before action. The move aims to reopen coal mines and prevent a European coal shortage.
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Rhine
Paris
Silesia
United States
United States Senate
America
England
Silesian
House votes repeal soda water tax amid heat
Washington July 28 after nearly two hours of debate and a chamber temperature near 100 degrees the House voted to repeal the ten percent tax on soda water and ice cream, marking a shift in federal beverage taxation policy.
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Washington
House
Marine Strike Settled After Wages Agreed On
July 28 New York The three week Atlantic seaboard shipping tie due to marine engineers strike ends after a six hour meeting among United States Shipping Board American Steamship Association and Engineers Union officials. Chief engineers win wage increases from 92.50 to 100 dollars monthly by ship class, while assistant and junior engineers gain 5 to 10 dollars monthly, masters receive a 10 percent rise. Overtime pay is waived. The wireless operators dispute remains unsettled with a conference planned this week. Franklin D Mooney chairs the wage committee announcing the agreement.
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Atlantic
Cult Seaboard
Marine’ Engineers
William
Brown Deni
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American Steamship ‘Association
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Ali
Franklin D. Mooney
American Steamshysociation
Rational Grewen
Immedmoive Ships
Chicago Trolley Men Strike After Rejected Wage Agreement
Chicago July 28 Street car workers voted to strike at 4 a m tomorrow after refusing to ratify a wage agreement. The plan would have raised pay to 65 cents an hour for an eight hour day with time and a half overtime. The walkout affects both surface and elevated lines, halting city transportation.
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Chicago
Caim
Buckley Plunges From Bridge Then Rescued At Dock
Ian Buckley, 2, a discharged sol of Cedar Street North, jumped from Stratford avenue bridge yesterday around 2:80 in an apparent suicide attempt. Robert Merritt, a tugboat captain, threw a ring buoy but Buckley rejected it. He continued to struggle until Charles Thorton, a tug boat deck hand, tossed a line and pulled him to the dock. Buckley was taken to Hillside home for observation.
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Cedar Street
Stratford Avenue
Robert Merritt
Buckley
Charles Thorton
Hillside
Woman Rescued After Narrow Seaside Escape
A young woman narrowly escaped drowning at Seaside Park yesterday afternoon. Walter Jellwood of the Volunteer Life Saving Corps rescued her as she began to exhaust, diving in halfway to shore and bringing her safely back. She was treated by the life savers and later went home.
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Walter Jelwood
Life Saving Corps
Elwood
Boratesioe Junee
Tie
Charvers
Baby Falls From Porch In Fatal Accident
Helen Viesmond fell from a porch at her parents home onto the ground 261 feet below. She was removed to St. Vincent's hospital last night. doctors feared a skull fracture and could not confirm injuries by press time.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Six U S Destroyers Ashore in Storm
LowPoat Roi July 28 Six Destroyers dragged anchors and bent ashore in a tempest in Narragansett Bay this afternoon. All were refloated after the storm passed and naval authorities said little damages had been caused.
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Narragansett Bay
Chicago Race Riots Rage Across South Side
Chicago July 28 seven people died and more than twenty were wounded in renewed race violence in the city’s south side. Whites and blacks fought from streets, alleys, and rooftops as mobs looted and police fired. National guardsmen were mobilized but not yet deployed as chaos spread through the black belt.
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Chicago
Ind
Garrity
Government Demands Tax from First Airplane Passengers
The government claims a war tax on air travel and demands two women who completed the first New York to Atlantic City round trip pay a 6 percent surcharge on their ticket. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector George A. refused the originators of the service after a Washington conference.
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New York
George Aefer
Washington
Atlantic City
Demand Federal Probe Into Riots Across United States
A nationwide call for a federal probe into mob violence and lynching was published in New York on July 25. The appeal, signed by former President Turk, NAACP officials, and other prominent figures including Palmers, Bonaparte, Root, Hughes, and various governors, urges action to uphold constitutional rights and address the violence plaguing the nation.
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Turk Offeials
Lae
Natonal Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Purrioue
Palmers
Charles J. Bonpacte
Baltimore
Erin Root
Ulughes
Ben 3B
Do Not Leave Town This Summer Notice
Do not leave town this summer without first arranging to have The Standard Telegram follow you to your vacation home. Daily subscription rate by mail is 50 cents a month.
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