Federal plan weighed as rail strike looms
Washington indicates the War Department could seize and run railroads if traffic cripples the economy. President and cabinet weigh using conscription to staff trains, with plans for federal troops and marshals to guard shops and rights of way. Denison probes and Texas actions influence timing. Big Four truck in to aid order. Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Ohio report tensions. but no broad federal intervention yet.
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Washington
White House
Railroad Labor Board
Chicago
Weeks
Daugherty
United States
Texas
Eighth Army Corps
Denison
Missouri
Kansas
Texas Rangers
Neff
Big Four
War Department
Ap- Tea
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Ohio
Louisville
Nashville
Mr. Weeks
National Guard
Morristown Boy Acquitted in Madison Murder Trial
Francis Kluxen second, aged fifteen, was acquitted by a jury in Morristown of murdering eleven year old Janette Lawrence at Madison last October. Spectators applauded the verdict, court officials restored silence, and the boy, his parents, and the family dog left the court hurriedly.
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Morristown
N. J
Francis Kluxen
Janette Lawrence
Madison
Nation Faces Gas Shortage As May Gasoline Use Near Record
Washington reports nearly 500 million gallons of gasoline used in May, reflecting record depletion of national gasoline and oil stocks. Officials expect the high August 1921 level to be surpassed before summer ends as automobile usage remains high.
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Washington
U S Orders Troops Ready in Rail Crisis
President Harding ordered federal troops held in readiness after a White House conference with Secretary Weeks to back the railroad strike situation. The action follows a report of violence in Denison Texas and a telegram from the Shopcrafts union amplifying workers grievances. The move signals a government willingness to use full power to protect interstate commerce and train movement.
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Washington
Harding
White House
War Weeks
Weeks
C. E. Schaff
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Denison
Tex
War Department
John L. Hines
Highth
San Antonio
Executive Council
Shopcrafts Union
Chicago
Washington News Roundup of War Readiness and Policy Debates
Senator Moses attacks the Chemical Foundation du Ponts and Textile Alliance. The Army Air Service reports 131 airplanes and 170 pilots at thirteen fields ready for strike duty with 52,400 pounds daily mail capacity. President hints at seizing coal mines for fuel if arbitration fails. FTC proposes breaking Standard Oil monopoly. Drys and wets dispute liquor sales on American ships in Daugherty hearing. The Herrin massacre is raised in senate amid reactions to a Georgia lynching story. Harding keeps forces on standby as bonus legislation stalls. Food experts urge economizing in meals and continuing wartime savings.
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Moses
Chemical Foundation
du Ponts and
Textile Alliance
Army Air Service
Post Office Department
War Department
Federal Trade Commission
Standard Oil
Ams
Sam
Prison reforms urged as New Jersey boards seek expansion
The state prison system reports improved conditions for 1920-1921 under James H. Mulheron and urges expanded in-house prisoner labor with standardized wages. The board cites store privileges, health gains, and a rise in population to 1,328 as it seeks more facilities and potential relocation of industrial work.
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Trenton
James H. Mulheron
United States Marshal
Board of Managers
Department of Institutions
State Board of Control
Department
State House Commission
Edwards
Morrls- Plains Hospital
Rahway Reformatory
Rahway
North Jersey
M. H. Center
Woodbine
Baron de Hirsch Fund
Ellis P. Earle
Montclair
Ogden H. Hammond
Bernardsville
H. Otto Wittpenn
Jersey City
Agnes L. Mulrey
Burdette G. Lewis
Canada and Canada to seek new treaty on armament limits
Canadian premier William Lyon Mackenzie King and Minister George Graham met with Secretary of State Hughes in Washington to discuss perpetuating the Rush-Bagot ideals in a new permanent treaty. The aim is to limit naval forces on the Great Lakes and St Lawrence, while easing defense costs and strengthening bilateral goodwill.
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Washington
Canada
United States
William Lyon Mackenzie King
George Perry Graham
National Defense
State Department
Hughes
Great Britain
Great Lakes
Lake Champlain
St. Lawrence
Hughess
America
Defense
Graham
Mackenzie King
White House
Harding
Metropolitan Club
Mellon
Weeks
Hoover
Wallace
Lodge
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Henry Getty Chilton
Phillips
Bliss
Lenrodt and
Kellogg
Shoreham
Miner sues for 25000 after eviction attack
F Carnicello of Edenboro sues H C Frick Coke Co for 25000 alleging his family was evicted from a company house last April by a foreman and seven deputy sheriffs in a cold rain. He says deputies clubbed him, fractured his skull and caused his baby's death from fear.
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Uniontown
F. Carnicello
Edenboro
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Carnicello
Britain to Pay US Debt in Full Says Sir Robert Horne
In the House of Commons Sir Robert Horne the British exchequer chancellor declared that Britain will pay its 4.3 billion dollar debt to the United States. He called the debt a solemn obligation and stated it will be met, signaling the end of debt cancellation discussions.
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Britain
Sir Robert Horne
London
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Robert Horne
Robert
Yap Treaty In Effect After Final Ratifications Exchange
Secretary Hughes and Sandro Suburi exchanged final ratifications of the Yap treaty in Washington. The accord, signed at the arms conference, recognizes Japan's mandate over Yap and grants the United States full privileges.
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Hughes
Japan
Washington
United States
Sandro Suburi
Yap
Insurgents Block Higher Cotton Tariff In Senate
Washington reports a Republican revolt in the senate over the cotton schedule of the tariff bill. Fourteen Republican senators refused to back higher cotton duties, signaling limited ability for the finance committee to raise tariffs. The move may presage broader opposition to the bill on textiles, wool, and silk rates.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Smoot
Indicted Union Officials Face Conspiracy Charges
Thirty seven members and officials of Local No. 60 Operative Plasters and Cement Finishers Union were indicted by a New York Supreme Court grand jury for conspiracy and restraint of trade. Other items note H G Wells entering London University labor race, mail service emergency transport offers, and Harvard summer school registration records.
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Operative Plasters and Cement Finishers' Union
Supreme Court
London
H. G. Wells
London University
Post Office Department
Jackson
Tate County
Lee Smith
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Germany
The
Hague
Lancaster
Samuel B. Jacobs
Terre Hill
Here
Willis Sweigart
Watertown
N. Y
St. Cambridge
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