Inflation and readjustment in postwar trade warned
In a chamber luncheon address the speaker warned that inflation is easing while prices fall and trade readjusts. He noted rising imports, potential bank pressure, and more commercial failures. He urged caution in stockpiling, emphasized credit use, and highlighted Europe’s shrinking markets, shipping costs, and the need to expand overseas commerce and rail efficiency.
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Europe
Federal Reserve Board
Oman
England
Inngland
Latin America
China
Congress
League of Nations
Tnis
United States
New England
International Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Labor strikes ease in first half of 1920 report
Washington Oct 12 distinct improvement in the labor situation for the first six months of 1920 compared with 1919. The Mediation Division recorded eighty six strikes and 105 threatened disputes versus 266 strikes and 264 threats in 1919, with three walkouts and ten lockouts, while most cases reached satisfactory adjustments by conciliators. Major prior 1919 events cited for contrast. Causes centered on wages hours and conditions, with peak activity in March and April when forty strikes were reported.
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Cinternational News Service
Washington
Department of Labor
Department For Adjustment
Pacific Coast
New York
Paterson
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Record Price Paid for Yearling at Doncaster Sale
Doncaster England October 13 a yearling colt by The Tetrarch out of a famed mare sold for 15220 pounds to racehorse owner Tord Glanely. The price is believed a record for a thoroughbred yearling at the sale.
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Doncaster
Eng
Tord Glanely
Striking Italian Crew Demands Equal Bathing Rules
In Constantinople the Polacky crew struck when health officers insisted bathing before landing. They refused unless first class passengers bathed too. The dispute ended as all aboard entered Bosphorus for sea baths before the ship proceeded to Naples. Leipzig faces power and water outages after a municipal workers strike.
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Constantinople
Bosphorus
Naples
Poland's wartime aid drives Polish relief by American groups
London reports how American Red Cross, Joint Distribution Committee, US Army, YMCA, YWCA, and the US Liquidation Commission rushed aid to Poland from 1919 onward. They shipped food and medicine, equipped hospitals, staffed relief camps, and evacuated refugees amid typhus outbreaks, saving countless lives and earning Polish gratitude as 20,000 children marched for America’s aid.
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Great Britain
Kosciusko
Pulaski
New Republic
United States
Sam
Poland
American Red Cross
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
United States Army
Red Cross
Paris European
Russia
Chesley
Whiteside
Warsaw
Praga
A. S. Taylor
Haller
France
Gilchrist
Paris
Brest
Hoover
United States Army Liquidation Commission
Elysee Palace
Opera House
Amerika
America
Americans Aid Polish Civilians Amidst Bureaucratic Hurdles
The article praises American efforts in Poland where U S missions aided over a thousand civilians and 500 officers and soldiers. It notes Americans prioritized action over red tape and kept misconduct to a minimum. It then reports a new counterfeit twenty dollar note warning from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, highlighting poor workmanship.
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Poland
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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