Suffragists urge Connecticut governor call extra session
The Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association passed resolutions asking Governor Holcomb to convene a special session so the federal amendment can be debated and ratified. They also pledge to oppose a Republican faction hindering the session and congratulate President Wilson on his improving health. The group supported the International Labor Conference and England’s women lawyers, sending messages through the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Resolutions mourned Dr. L Howard Shaw, William H. Denis, and Stanley W. Edwards, and thanked Mayor Wilson and the Bridgeport Equal Franchise League.
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National Republican Party
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International Labor Conference
Washington
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England
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L Howard Shaw
William H. Denis
Stanley W. Edwards
Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
Bridgeport Equal Franchise League
Samuel K. Shaw
Dr. Shaw
Katherine Ludington
Caroline Ruutz-Rees
Fairfield County Asociation
Grace Thompson Eton
Anna Howard Shaw
America
Connecticut
Last Lot of War Brides Arrives in New York
New York on November 14 reports 175 war brides arrived from France aboard the transport President Grant. The total number brought to the United States reaches 4,004. The ship is due to dock tomorrow morning. Fifteen of the nineteen children aboard are babies.
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Wife of British Prime Minister Enters Politics
Plymouth report on Mrs David Lloyd George addressing a crowd backing Lady Astor for the House of Commons seat, clashing briefly with hecklers as she defends her American birth and urges support. Lady Astor speaks, while Mrs Lloyd George promotes women in politics amid disruption.
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David Lloydwife
Lady Astor
England
London
House of Commons
Railway Workers Win Ballot Support for Three-Board Arbitration Plan
The House backed the railway workers plan for voluntary conciliation in the Fisch railroad bill. It replaces compulsory arbitration with three adjustment boards and an appeals commission, dividing workers into three classes and promising no penalties for strikes or lockouts. Railroads and workers would appoint representatives to boards to settle disputes and avoid traffic interruptions.
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Barge Fabian Adrift After Loosening Tow Off Bridgeport
The 1,200 ton barge Fabian of Cleary Line drifted all night in Long Island Sound after breaking from a light tow. It grounded on Mattituck beach near Greenport with its captain missing, believed rescued by a passing steamer. Salvage crews gathered, assessing damage and preparing to board.
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Coal Miners and Operators Open New Conference Details Proposals
Washington November 14. Secretary of Labor Wilson opens a national coal wage conference with miners demanding a thirty hour week and a sixty percent wage raise while operators resist. He outlines three plans: joint wage scale committees, concurrent committee sessions, and centralized field agreements as the basis for settlement. The session adjourns to allow separate discussions and signals disputes over the scope of the negotiable agreement.
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Wilson
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United States
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Two Vessels Lost in Fierce Lake Storm Off Michigan
Two steamers are believed lost in Lake Superior during a fierce storm. The H B Runs wells remains missing with twenty crew presumed drowned, and the John Owen, an ore carrier, has not been sighted since Wednesday. Crews saved from the Tunneils reached shore after a gale damaged the vessel. Wreckage from other ships was sighted near Manitou and Manitou Islands but could not be identified due to snow and high seas.
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Red propaganda traced to Mexican routes via United States
Government links large Mexican arms orders in Europe to a Red underground line from Soviet Russia. A Mexican consul general’s letter endorsing nationalization surfaces, while immigration and justice officials monitor radicals crossing the border. Secretary Lansing said a diplomatic inquiry was opened in Brussels about Mexican orders, with no immediate action announced.
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Baltimore shipyard workers move to weed out Reds
Baltimore November 1 Associated Press report says workers at the Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Co banded together to purge Reds from within their ranks. Plant superintendents briefed them at noon and Vigilantes later rounded up propaganda literature among the workers.
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Senate Cloture Vote Looms On Peace Treaty Debate
Nov 14 Washington report says support for invoking cloture to end the peace treaty debate appears solid in the Senate. Republicans back the move to limit discussion, while Democrats show varying stances amid administration policy concerns. The outcome hinges on procedural interpretation and possible amendments.
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Niall
Hitchcock
Tom
Lodge
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Foreign Relations Committee
Big stores start early closing program in Bridgeport
Bridgeport launches an early closing movement with major shops shutting down at an announced time. Mayor Witroty to speak opening the event as city decorates and police numbers exceed six thousand for the program.
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Thousands of Reds Descend on Spokane as Legion Swears Deputies
Spokane workers fear an I W W invasion as American Legion members are sworn in as deputy sheriffs with arms arranged from Fort Wright. National Guard asked to mobilize while raids seize radical literature and several radicals arrested. Missouri posts urged vigilance amid Centralia tragedy tailing enlistments.
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Death Threats by the IWW Stir Spokane Turmoil
The Spokane area saw a threatened action claim against eight IWW members in the wake of violence tied to the Centralia killings. A typewritten note purportedly from IWW officials warned Spokane American Legion leaders and urged curbing IWW influence, while prosecutors moved to charge numerous IWW members after Armistice Day violence in Centralia leaving four veterans dead.
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