New Coal Strike Grips Illinois Mines Across State
Illinois faces a widespread coal strike as more than half of bituminous mines idle and about 25 000 miners left without work. Operators urge President Wilson to intervene while wage demands rise to 1.50 to 2.50 daily, and the Northwest reports output slashed from normal levels.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wilson
Frank Farrington
Mine Workers’ Union
Minois
F. GC. Honnold
E. C. Searles
Herman C. Perry
F. S. Phahler
Hi. C. Adams
Tumulty
Belleville
Fil
Wranklin County
Middle Fork
Benton
Collinsville
Prairieville
Edwardsville
Washington
Northwest
Canada
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Illnois
District 12
Crown Prince at Doorn with Father on Joachim's Death
Former Crown Prince Frederick William arrived at Doorn to console his father over Prince Joachim's death by suicide and to discuss how to inform the former Empress, who is expecting Joachim’s child and awaiting news.
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Joachim
Doorn
Holland
Frederick William
Vanderbilt Dies in Paris Financier and Sportsman
William K. Vanderbilt, financier and noted sportsman, died at his Paris home from heart disease after a period of illness since April 15. He was 71 and long been a leading figure in racing, having been stricken while attending the Auteuil races.
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Paris
William K. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Auteuil
France
Mr. Vanderbilt
Allies May Send Foch to Poland
London Premier Lloyd George said Britain and France would arm and deploy 300000 Polish volunteers and hinted Marshal Foch could be sent later. He warned against Bolshevist advance through Poland, praised Fehrenbach and Mons, criticized German indemnity policy, and urged an independent Poland as essential to peace while noting Bolshevik gains would tempt Germany with trained troops.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Great Britain
France
Marshal Och
Germany
Poland
Fehrenbach
Simons
Railway wage award draws AFL chief Gompers ire
Samuel Gompers criticizes the railroad wage award, saying workers are disappointed and have a right to be. The United States steamship Frederick will carry 78 naval athletes to Antwerp for the Olympic games. Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford is expected as assistant secretary of the navy, replacing Roosevelt who retires August 9. Projected freight and passenger revenue increases would total over 1.5 billion dollars annually, with Pullman charges rising and rail executives proposing fare hikes of about 20 percent for passengers and 9.13 percent on freight.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Frederick
Antwerp
Navy Department
Thomas J. Spellacy
Hartford
Conn
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Association of Railway Executives
Alfred P. Thom
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rail workers seek six hundred million freight rise
Eighteen PGC groups push for a raise in freight rates totaling 600 million dollars. The insurgent union urges a 44 percent increase, citing last April strikes and questioning shares of awards among eighteen groups.
Division of 600 Million Wage Increase Split Among Rail Workers
Chicago reports nearly 600 million dollars awarded by the Labor Board to railway employees divided among classes. Core totals include clerks and handlers 103.9 million, maintenance 160.298 million, engine and trainmen 157 million, shopmen 139.237 million, station workers 21.282 million, yard and dispatchers 4.767 million, and marine workers 250 thousand. The award, retroactive to May 1, may raise freight rates by about 18 percent to cover costs.
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Chicago
R. M. Burton
United States Railway Labor Board
E. T. Whiter
Bricklayers Win 1 50 Hourly Wage in Pittsburgh Strike
The building trades strike in Pittsburgh ends after more than a month with Bricklayers' Union and Brick Contractors' Association reaching a wage pact. Workers secure $1.50 per hour for an eight hour day, ending a dispute over pay that contractors say halted about 20 million dollars of projects.
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Pittsburgh
Bricklayers’ Union
Brick Contractors’ Association
Radio operators hear voice 2000 miles across Atlantic
Marconi Wireless Company experts in St Johns N F announced experiments in long distance wireless telephonic communications. They heard messages from the Chelmsford station near London more than 2000 miles away and recognized Captain Round the chief expert, but did not catch any connected sentence.
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St. Johns
N. F
Marconi Wireless Company
Chelmsford
London
Captain Round
Carriers seek 20 percent hike in passenger fares
Washington reports the Association of Railway Executives urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a 20 percent fare increase across all passenger services. Proposals include 0.6 cents per mile, 20 percent boosts for excursion and commutation tickets, extra fares on limited services, and higher rates for Pullman cars plus a 36 percent rise on milk rates. An additional freight and switching uplift is requested to total 626 million dollars annually.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Association of Railway Executives
Prohibition Party nominates Watkins for president
Ohio nominates Aaron S. Watkins of Germantown after William J. Bryan declines. Berlin reports Soviet detachments near the German border as Trotzky’s cavalry nears East Prussia. Tulsa census lists 72,075 residents, up 276 percent. New York Cotton Exchange hits record high as July futures reach 48.75 cents. Columbus fixes August 7 for Cox nomination notification in Dayton. Roosevelt to receive vice presidential nomination on August 9 at Hyde Park. Large delegations expected at both events.
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Lincoln
Neb
Ohio
Aaron S. Watkins
Germantown
William J. Bryan
Berlin
Trotzky
Tulsa
Okla
New York
New Orleans
Columbus
James M. Cox
Dayton
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Domestic and World News Highlights From 1920
A report notes Wyoming leads in bank deposits per capita with 394 per 1000. Labor data show June 1920 employment rising in ten of thirteen manufacturing and mining sectors since June 1919. AFL critiques rail wage policy. Alfred P. Thompson urges higher rail rates to cover wage gains. Tulsa’s population hits 72,075, up 296 percent. Railroads seek an 18 percent freight rate rise to match wages. Labor Dept reports a 2 percent lift in retail prices to mid June. Mrs Maude Glasner launches a Democratic bid for Michigan’s Fourth District. A nationwide gasoline rationing plan is under review to curb use and stabilize prices. Dozens of government posts remain vacant amid Senate-confirmation fears. Missouri Secretary of State blocks Farmer-Labor party ballot access. Benson judge upholds Volstead as duly nominated. Kvale’s disqualification noted. Volstead previously defeated by Kvale in June primary.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Williams
Wyoming
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States Department of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alfred P.thom
Association of Railway Executives
Tulsa
Okla
Labor Department
Maude Glaasner
Michigan
Henry Glasner
United States
Senate
Sullivan
Missouri
Farmer-Labor Partye
Farley Christensen
Utah
O. J. Kvale
Benson
Minn
Congress
Minnesota
A. J. Volstead
Albert Johnson
Kvale
Volstead
Nation's business rail, labor, and farm notices mix
Objections to express rate hikes filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission by a coalition of state railroad and utilities commissions. Oklahoma reports eight thousand farm loan applications under the home loan act. Erie Railway freight in the first four months of private operation rises 14 percent to 3,715,892,789 tons. A D A Morrow warns soft coal operators of ongoing government control if fuel needs are not met. United Textile Workers say no injunction to reopen American Woolen plants. AFL notes no railroad strike but calls $600 million wage awards a solid start.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
State Railroad and Utilities Commissions
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Misouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Erie -Railroad
A. D. A. Morrow
National Coal Association
United Textile Workers of America
American Woolen Company
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
Chicago
Gift to Cleveland Museum of Art Aids Purchase of Art
Announcement in Cleveland reported a $500000 gift from J H Wade to the Cleveland Museum of Art to fund acquisitions. Atlantic fleet battleships arrived in Seattle with 1500 midshipmen from Annarbor. A House subcommittee heard about birth rate trends in Los Angeles and sugar imports reached 6800 tons on the Balzac from Montevideo. Erwin Bergdoll interrupted a court martial at Governors Island. Governor Cox to begin inaugural speaking tour in central and eastern states.
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Cleveland
J.H. Wade
Cleveland Museum of Art
Michigan
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Kansas
Minnesota
South Carolina
Seattle
Annarrolis
House
Los Angeles
J. L. Pomeroy
Montevideo
Erwin Bergdoll
Grover C
Governors Island
New York
Col. Hunt
Grover C. Beredell
Cox
Brooklyns Face Giants Or Reds In Pennant Race Omen
Brooklyn fans would have first call on World Series tickets if the Brooklyns win the National League pennant at Ebbets Field. The Reds look weak and the Giants under McGraw pose the chief threat while the Robins doubt Reds regain top spot. Amateur and Olympic notes include U S Navy athletes bound for Antwerp and Frank Strunk’s release by Connie Mack. Buster Caton shines for the Pirates and Traynor's $10,000 sale headlines Virginia League baseball moving to Pittsburgh. A sharp boxing note has Fisher of Syracuse forcing a near verdict against Johnny Wilson.
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Brooklyns
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
Robins
Reds
Giants
McGraw
J.b.johnson
Derrill Pratt
Yankees
Eddie Collins
Antwerp
U.S. S. Frederick
Navy Department
Amos Strunk
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Strunk
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
United States
Buster Caton
Fittsburgh Pirates
Ireland
Traynor
Portsmouth
Pittsburgh Nationals
Cive
Schatt
Athletics
Morris Shannon
Washington Club
Shannon
Mackmen
Young Fisher
Syracuse
Johnny Wilson
Fisher
War ministry orders harvesting units in France crops boost
Foreign reports indicate French crops will exceed prior forecasts prompting the war ministry to direct army commanders to form harvesting units. A Moscow wireless despatch warns of retaliation against British subjects in the Ukraine and Russia over the arrest of Santeri-Nuortega, envoy from Canada for Martens, in London. Street battles roar in Belfast with two Sinn Fein deaths and multiple Orangemen wounded as fires consume town outskirts. Casualties tallied eleven killed and sixty wounded. General Tuan Chih-fu offers peace terms amounting to capitulation of the Chinese military party in Pekin. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria complete an unofficial London visit. Bolshevik uprisings reported in Poland. Sir William Mackwen of Glasgow University elected president of the International Medical Association in Paris.
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France
War Ministry
Ukraine
Russia
Santeri-Nuortega
London
Canada
Martens
Moscow
Belfast
Sinn Felners
Tuan Chi-ful
Pekin
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Spain
Poland
William Mackwen
Glasgow University
International Medical Association
Paris
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Olive Ross
War Department
Louisville
Foch
Commons
Britain
Atlantic
Ms W. Parks
National League of Women Voters
Maud Woods Parks
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National American Woman's Suffrage Association
World News
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