Steel Strikers Seek Injunction Over Meeting Bans
In Pittsburgh Allegheny County a group led by steel strikers and the American Federation of Labor seeks a court injunction to prevent authorities from blocking labor meetings. The bill alleges officials have wilfully refused to permit AFL affiliated groups to hold gatherings since October 6. A hearing is set for next Thursday with potential damage suits against municipalities, corporations, and public officials growing. Sugar shortages worsen for Bridgeport dealers as shipments dwindle and wholesalers report near no relief before the new year. various firms report limited arrivals and price pressures amid war-time disruptions.
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Republicans Plan To Bring Out Record Vote
Republican strategists aim to mobilize a record turnout in the upcoming election campaign. They focus on turnout drives, leveraging party machinery and public appeals to maximize votes, seeking to surpass previous participation levels.
Professor Must Stay In Saratrium Court Rules
In Stamford on Oct 17, Judge Walsh denied habeas corpus for former Columbia professor George Th. Fisher. After hearings one witness ruled Fisher improperly committed, but the court held he should be kept in restraint at the sanitarium. Mrs. Freda Qslerman Fisher, his common-law wife, claimed shared residence for 12 years. Fisher is 75.
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Taft Heads Unitarian General Conference
Baltimore Get 17 Taft elected president of the general conference of the Unitarian church societies for the third consecutive term Discussion at closing session on federation with Universalist and Congregationalist churches. Objections cited due to denominational identity and older members' reluctance to sacrifice heritage.
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General Edwards Honored by King Albert of Belgium
Boston Oct 17 Major General Clarence R Edwards commanding general of the northeastern department received the cross of Commander of the Order of Leopold from King Albert of Belgium. The award honors his service to the allied cause in World War I where he organized and commanded the Yankee division overseas.
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Bitterfeld Power Station Shut by Electrical Strike
A strike of electrical workers has shut the Bitterfeld power station, 75 miles southwest of Berlin, halting light and current for a large portion of the city as Germany faces outages in the region.
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Longshoremen's Union Votes to Continue Strike
New York October 17 Local No. 781 of the International Longshoremen's Association voted 4 to 0 against ending the strike. The 3,100-member local is considered representative of more than a majority of the 53 locals in the New York council of the association.
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Innocent party to divorce may remarry in Episcopal Church
The 1916 general convention upheld that the innocent party to a divorce may remarry in the church. An amendment to prevent remarriage by priests was defeated amid clergy and laity debate. Proponents argued for dual marriage, while opponents urged preserving family morality. leading figures from Brooklyn Washington and New York spoke on church law and reform.
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Vermont Jury Hears Husband Searched for Wife in Tong Murder
In Montpelier Vermont on October 17 cross examination focused on Larry Broadwell as the trial of George A Tong for the murder of Mrs Broad dealt with his searches for the missing wife. The session emphasized the hunt and related inquiries.
Education as Key to Divorce Problem, Convention Says
The convention voiced the belief that the divorce problem can only be corrected through educational effort among the young, stressing the need for early moral and civic instruction to reduce later marital breakdown.
Community Service moves to Trenton New Jersey
Brown of the Community Service bureau travels to Trenton New Jersey to organize service in the city. A meeting was called by Loyer Dannelly on Wednesday to introduce Mr. Brown, an officer of the national staff of Community Service Inc.
New England Tuberculosis Conference Sets Red Cross Campaign Quotas
The fifth annual New England tuberculosis conference in Providence closed its two day session with a regional Red Cross seal drive quota of 710,000. Connecticut’s quota was set at 125,000 as part of the campaign closing.
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Colonel House Ready to Testify on Treaty
Washington Oct 17 Colonel E M House who returned from Paris will appear before the foreign relations committee as soon as his health permits Senator Lodge said hearings on the peace treaty have been closed but he will present House's message to the full committee next week
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Senate Action Sought On Radical Aliens
Washington Oct 17 The Senate adopted a resolution asking the attorney general why the justice department has not moved to arrest punish and deport radical aliens who advocate forcibly overthrowing the government.
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