Labor Is King Pin He Holds At High Cost Talk
Howard E. Figg, assistant U S attorney general, at the National Dry Goods association meeting in New York outlines six causes of the high cost of living. He singles out profiteering but criticizes labor for not reducing hours and urges coordination among labor, manufacturers, producers, wholesalers, and distributors.
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New York
Howard E. Figg
United States
National Dry Goods Association
Figg
Peace treaty stalls in Senate as talks quiet
Washington February 18 The peace treaty again faded in the Senate with private negotiations halted and no speaker on the floor. Leaders indicated the subject would not be debated today and many senators doubted the fight would resume soon.
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Washington
Senate
Moves to clarify succession in future disability cases
In response to President Wilson's illness the House debated procedures for future incapacitation, seeking a constitutional amendment or clear framework. Both proposals aim to define emergency succession beyond partisan actions, not target the current president.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Bess
Ohio
Pump Men Strike At Wyoming Division Recalled
The Wyoming division of the Colorado and Southern faced a pumpmen walkout between Cheyenne and Wendover after a strike order was withdrawn. AF of L affiliated pumpers left due to lack of official notice but returned to work when a special envoy informed them there was no strike.
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Wyoming
Colorado & Southern
Cheyenne
Wendover
Marshall hat goes into king in Indiana
Petitions circulated in more than twenty Indiana cities to place Vice-President Thomas Marshall’s name on the state’s Democratic referential presidential ballot. James Fry, collector of customs, said Marshall did not authorize the petitions and had stated he would not seek the nomination. He preferred to be a delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Marshall
Indiana
James Fry
Marshall
San Francisco
Senator Pomerene Withdraws From Democratic Nomination Race
Senator Pomerene of Ohio withdrew from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination citing need to focus on Senate legislation and the impossibility of a solid Ohio delegation under state law. He warned a San Francisco convention defeat would follow.
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Washington
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate
San Francisco
Hoover Receives Civic Forum Medal of Honor
New York on February 18 Herbert Hoover was honored as a financier diplomat and statesman at a Civic Forum testimonial. The medal was awarded for distinguished public service and cited the cooperation of Americans in relief work in Europe.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Charles E. Hughes
Civic Forum
Hoover
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas A. Edison
George Washington Goethals
America
Europe
Socialist Leader Denies Paid Counsel Role for Soviet Russia
Mor ris Hillquit testifies in defense investigation of suspended socialist assemblymen. He denies being a paid counsellor for the Russian Soviet government or for Ludwig Martens. Under cross fire he says he was counsel for the Russian bureau but never received payment. He dismisses a questioned $3,000 check as irrelevant.
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Albany
N. Y
Morris Hillquit
Soviet Russia
United States
Ludwig GC. A. IK. Martens
Martin Conboy
Hillquit
Martens
Cowboy
North Dakota Republicans May Bolt Delegates
In Fargo and Bismarck, ND, two Republican state conventions faced discord over delegate selection amid accusations the first convention favored the National Non-Partisan League. If unresolved by June, North Dakota may send two delegations to Chicago with separate recognition at the Republican National Convention. The national chair Will H Hayes was expected to issue an announcement.
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North Dakota
Bismark
N. D
Chicago
Fargo
Will H. Hayes
Lettish Government to Open Peace Talks with Russia
The Lettish legation in London reports that Lettish authorities have decided to begin peace negotiations with Soviet Russia to end hostilities.
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Letts
London
Lettish Legation
Lettish
Soviet
Russia
Woodruff Appointed General Superintendent of Union Pacific
In Chicago on February 18 the National League of Women Voters debated a reconsideration of universal military training. A. W. Woodruff, longtime head of the Wyoming division for Union Pacific, was named general superintendent of the Union Pacific with Omaha headquarters, to take effect tomorrow. A. W. McDuffie to succeed him in Cheyenne after 25 years in the railroad business.
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Chicago
National League of Women Voters
A. W. Woodruff
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Omaha
Ballatin
Wllawigl Waal
Woodruff
France
A. W. McDuffie
Railroads Guarded Against Reductions in Wages and Rates
The conference committee backs a rewritten reorganization bill that allows wage or rate increases but aims to stabilize the rail industry. Labor leaders, including Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison, oppose wage cuts for six months while noting potential advances after March 1. The House plans to consider the conference report this Saturday.
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House
Washington
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Regiment of Infantry to be Recruited for Wyoming Guard
Colonel Alfred H. Beach of Newcastle will direct immediate recruitment for a new infantry regiment of the Wyoming National Guard. The unit will draw personnel mainly from Southern Wyoming and recruit along the Union Pacific line. Beach resigned his cav alry commission to accept a colonelcy of infantry, with Mc Coy confirming the plan.
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Regiment OF Infantry
Wyoming Guard
Wyoming National Guard
Alfred H. Beach
Newcastle
Wyoming
Beach
Carey
National Guard
Timothy J. Mc
Union Pacific
Adriatic Question Reopened For Talks At New Conference
President Wilson's note to the allied supreme council on the Adriatic issue spurred renewed negotiations. The council's reply arrived at the state department but was withheld, suggesting the Adriatic question may escape previous ultimatum terms. The note reportedly altered the status of the dispute since the council's London treaty provisions with Jugoslavia.
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Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Allied Supreme Council
Adriatic
Supreme Council
State Department
London
Jugo-Slavia
United States
American crisis of overproduction and European markets
The Popolo Romano notes a crisis of overproduction in America and the need for European markets. It urges Senators Lodge Sherman and Knox to resist Wilson's Adriatic policy and criticizes Secretary Lansing for resigning after going to Paris.
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Rome
America
Europe
Popolo Romano
Wilson
United States
Lodge
Sherman
Knox
Senate
Lansing
Paris
Lay Cards On Table Press Advice In London Note
London papers differ on how negotiations with the United States should be conducted urging open publicity. The Pall Mall Gazette calls for perfectly open conduct to enlist common sense, while the Westminster Gazette notes Wilson's note creates a delicate situation and that future relations hinge on tact and enlightenment.
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London
United States
Pall Mall Gazette
Westminster Gazette
Wilson
Great Britain
Bailey enters Texas governor race as regular Democrats form
Gainesville Texas February 18 1920 former United States Senator Joseph W Bailey announces his candidacy for governor on the Democratic ticket in Texas. R L Henry of Waco withdraws from the race. Bailey attacks progressive democrats national administration prohibition and woman suffrage and opposes the league of nations planning to focus on national questions until delegates to the Democratic national convention are chosen. After May precinct conventions he will address state politics.
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Gainesville
Tex
Texas
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
R. L. Henry
Waco
Bailey
League of Nations
Thomas Jefferson
New York Republican Leaders Set Delegates for National Convention
New York Feb 18 Republican state leaders plan to nominate four men as delegates at large to the national convention and send an uninstructed delegation. The proposed four include Senators Wadsworth and Calder, Eliza Root and William Boyce Thompson.
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New York
Wadsworth and
Calder
Eliza Root
Willam Boyce Thompson
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Th WU Way
Shop’ Laborers Union
King
Overland
National League
Rock Springs
McDuffie
British Press
Hark
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