Bardo urges wage cuts before railroad labor board
C L Bardo of New Haven Road urges the U S Railroad Labor Board to reduce wages presenting living cost figures as the wage hearing opens despite labor protests. Carriers base plea on widespread wage and food price reductions with exhibits on cost of living and comparisons to other industries.
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C.L. Bardo
New Haven Road
Rail Labor Board
Chicago
Anil
United States Railroad Tabor Board
Ohe
Congress
Harding
Quurant
Carrier
Favorable Report Expected on Immigration Bill
Washington April 18 a House immigration committee move toward a favorable report on a bill limiting entries from May 1 to June 3 next year to three percent of each nationality in 1920. The panel, in executive session, planned to report tomorrow and seek immediate House action, possibly before major army and navy measures. Witness W S McClatchey urged Japanese exclusion, allowing only temporary residence for tourists students artists merchants and teachers.
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House Immigration Committee
United States
House
W. S. McClatchey
Sacramento
Calif
League of California
McClatchey
Zkhnat Califor
World
Mayor Endorses Daylight Saving in Bridgeport
Mayor Wilson recommended city offices open and close an hour earlier beginning April 24 to adopt daylight saving. The plan, not a formal proclamation, was approved by the Board of Aldermen. The Raven Road offices will also shift hours to align with train schedules.
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Wilson
Raven
Bridgepool
Bridgeport
General Wood Elected Head of Penn University
PHILADELPHIA April 15 Major General Leonard Wood was today elected head of the University of Pennsylvania on the board of trustees. His nomination was the sole one at the meeting of the bearil last month and the title to be used will be settled later. The trustees plan to divide administrative and educational policies between Wood and acting provost Dr Josiah Penniman. Upon Wood’s return from the Philippines, details of the plan will be worked out, a pioneering move for an American university.
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Philadelphia
Leonard Wood
University of Pennsylvania
General Wood
General ‘Wood
Josiah 4. Penninian
Philippine Islands
Lavery Responds to Critics of Community Chest Campaign
E. Lavery, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bridgeport Financial Federation, publicly attacks critics and distorted reporting on the Community Chest drive. He denounces biased propaganda, cheap gossip, and editorial manipulation in Bridgeport Lite and other local publications, urging civic responsibility and accuracy in coverage.
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Bridgeport Life
Bridgeport Financial Federation
Aloe E. Lavery
Pridgeport Financial Federation
Community Chest
Bridgenort -Police
Feds
Trent
Jas Isene
Bridgeport
ATV
Mayor Acts to Relieve Charities Amid Fund Shortfall
The city faces a depleted charity fund with estimates from 260000 to 8200000 needed to aid the poor if current conditions do not improve. Mayor Wilson referred the board of charities’ plea to the Ways and Means committee and promised an alders’ meeting this week if the committee can report. Superintendent Thorne says the department may need 1700 more to meet demands before May 1.
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Wilson
Charities’ Board
Board of Aldermen
Ways and Means
Stone
McCormick
R. A. Grown
Moore
Slackham
Superintendent of Charities
Thorne
Italian riots in Tuscany kill fourteen and wound one hundred
In Tuscany provinces clashes between Fascists and Communists erupt across several towns. Fourteen killed and around one hundred wounded as Fascists invade labor headquarters seizing records and injure opponents. Deputy Villa, accused of leading the Socialist army, sustains head injuries.
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Associated’ Press
Tuscany
Pwillitant Paseists
Florence
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Possi
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Party
Italy
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Faneisti
Labor
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Arezzo
Pascisti
Prato
Industr
Pasciet
Capri Riisenza
Barletta
Villa
Debs
Socialist Army
Treaty Violation Claims Echo in Paris Ambassadors Meeting
An Associated Press report from April 18 states that the Rhineland commission ordinances in the occupied Gerona territory create a new and flagrant breach of the Versailles treaty. Perlin urges the German government to address the issue before the council of ambassadors.
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Paris
Associated Press
Gerona
Allieg Rhineland Commission
Council of Ambassadors
Rent Laws Held Valid In Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court upheld the Ball act and New York housing laws for District of Columbia real estate, 5 to 4, with dissents by Chief Justice White and Justices McKenna, McReynolds, and Van Deventer. The decision allows regulation amid public exigency, citing property rights limits and rent disputes handled by a rents commission and courts in New York.
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Supreme Court
Ils
District of Coumbia
New York
Justion White
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Lenant
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Holmes
District of Columbia
Rents Commission
Japan challenges U S over Yap island rights
Japan calls the American stance unreasonable and states the United States may use force to prevent an Isthmus war. Washington reports indicate Panama Costa Rica tensions risk disrupting peace. US pledges to safeguard Panama and uphold treaty obligations while warning against Costa Rican aggression with potential regional backing from Honduras Guatemala and El Salvador.
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U. S
Island OF Yap
Panama
San Jose
Ase
Panaws
TNL
Costa Rica
Salvator
Honduras
Guatemala
United States
Germany Warned By Lloyd George On Occupation Plan
In the Commons Lloyd George and French Premier Briand warn that Germany risks further punishment if it fails to meet the Penat Treaty terms. Britain hints at examining a French drafted plan for a complete occupation of the Ruhr Valley as Allied penalties loom. A new conference is being arranged before May 1 to decide on further actions, with debates to follow in Commons.
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Robdry J. Prew
London
House of Commons
Liody-George
Briand
France
Germany
Notic
Arnnovn Laat
Plivence
Commons
Ferman Frisk
Deadly Mine Barrage Planned by American Officer Sealed Fate
A historical overview recalls the planned deadly mine barrage against German U boats during World War I, detailing morale shifts in the German fleet, mutiny hints, and the eventual fate of submarines as Allied forces gained the nerve to strike beneath the sea.
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Daniels
Germany
Tyrboise
Derial Coortay
Wilheln
Zionist Leaders Sever Relations Worldwide in Policy Shift
An international agreement announced in April reports Zionist groups in the United States and world leaders cutting official ties with a major Zionist organization. The statement cites funding, expenditures, and a move toward independence from prior leadership as key factors. The note names World Alliance president and other officials, signaling a broad realignment across communities and nations.
Brandegree’s Senate Rule Clash Spreads Across Committees
Connecticut Senator Brandeg ee defends majority control of committee seats as necessary for representative government while Missouri Senator Reed denounces steamroller tactics. The April 1 vote shifted ten major panels to the GOP by a 44 to 2 vote amid Democratic claims of unfair representation and partisan power.
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Washington
Brandeger
Connectic
Arandegee
Reed
Missouri
Stearns
G O P Caucus Urges U S Call For King Return
Reported Bridgeport meeting shows a subset of attendees drafting a written appeal to Mr. King urging his return for the next city campaign. The letter, intended as a call for unity, remains unreleased but was described as public within the gathering’s vicinity.
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John T. King
Bridgeport
Wellion
Ularmen
Bing
Derman
Bridgepurr
Ching Dave Bacome
Chia
Phin Lotta
Ieee
Allied Council's Award of Island Final
Washington reveals five notes between the United States and Japan about Yap Island. The texts show Japan's refusal to consent to influence allied actions and the U S response. Secretary Hughes’s notes challenge Japan directly, with four allied powers noted. The situation hinges on a possible forced Japanese move or acceptance of U S guidance.
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Washington
United States
Japan
State
Jepant
Hughes
Renee Erman
Zulu Chief Reflects On Freedom And Fair Weather
The piece blends colonial satire with a travelogue tone as a South Sea chief is described as free from labor and material wants while missionaries attempt to convert him. Observations on his life contrast with Western labor and fuel costs, noting his kitchens rely on wives and woods, streams, and markets for sustenance, followed by a 1921 weather forecast from Washington predicting generally fair conditions and a warming trend for Tuesday.
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South Sea
Hiis
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