FUSS FAGE CRUCIAL FIGHT AT CAPITAL
Helsinki reports British Admiral Cowfin arrives to discuss plans for an attack on Petrograd with the British military mission. Bolsheviks call for peace after a rout. Antibolsheviki push toward Kiev and Dvinsk fortifications fall. Kolchak evacuates Omsk for Irkutsk. Breshkovskaya returns to Russia. Gibson discusses Polish affairs in Paris. Kolchak appeals for soldiers, vows to fight on.
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Helsingfors
Cowfin
Batte
Petrograd
Berug
Switzerland
Bolsheviki
Antibolsheviki
Kiev
London
Kilev
Whrolee
Moscow
Plekeun
Bolshevist
Dvinsk
Dunaberg
Duin
Varery
Adiral Kolchak
Omsk
Irkutsk
Mme
Breshkovskaya
Paris
Catherine Breshkov-skaya
Prague
Russia
Hugh Gibson
Poland
Walfgaw
Gibson
Henry Morganthau
Kolshak
Admiral Kolchak
Frozen meats offered for sale by War Department
Five million pounds of frozen meats now in cold storage in New York and Chicago are offered to municipalities for resale by the War Department. The sale runs until September 25. About 1,250,000 pounds of poultry are in New York and over 1,000,000 pounds in Chicago. Meat will be sold at 82 cents per pound. Large lots of frozen mutton and pork shoulders and necks will be offered from 16 to 27 cents.
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Washington
New York
Chicago
War Department
Mexicans Shoot U S Flyer on Border Patrol Fight
Two American aviator officers on Rio Grande patrol near Laredo Texas were fired upon by Mexicans. Captain Lews B McNabb was wounded in the head but is not seriously hurt after treatment at Port McIntosh post hospital.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
Here
Lews B. McNabb
Atport McIntosh
Thrift Sign In Stamp Sale
Washington reports thrift supporters cite treasury data showing Savings stamps sales rose over ten percent in July from June while the rate of converting stamps to cash fell sixteen percent.
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Washington
Treasury
Mexican bandits kill American miner in Zacatecas
El Paso telegram reports Adam Shaefer, 55, an American mining operator, slain by Mexican bandits near athlamine Zacatecas on August 28. Shaefer, a native of the United States, is identified as an independent operator.
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Adam Shafer
U. S
Pines
Zacatecas
el Paso
Tex
Adam Shaefer
Athlamine
Shaefer
President Wilson to call wage conference
President Wilson announces a wage conference to address labor capital relations and reforms of the wage system. He targets the United States Steel corporation and B H Gary, pledging a meeting of capital and labor likely at the White House after his West tour.
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Washington
Wilson
B. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
West
White House
Wilson Starts On Journey Across the Continent
President Wilson began his cross country speaking tour to rally support for the peace treaty and the League of Nations. His special train, the Mayflower, left Union Station at seven o'clock Wednesday night as the second section of a regular train.
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Washington
Wilson
League of Nations
Union Station
Pershing Named Full General by Senate Confirmed
In an open executive session the Senate unanimously confirmed John J. Pershing to the permanent rank of general of the regular army for his command of the American Expeditionary Force. A rising vote marked the special honor amid applause from senators and spectators.
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Washington
Senate
Joh J. Pershing
Nemassa Sinks in Baltimore Harbor During Maiden Voyage
The new American wooden steamship Nemassa sinks shortly after starting its maiden voyage in Baltimore harbor with a 3000 ton coal cargo for Italy. Officers report the loss due to a leak in the forward hold and say the vessel lies in 80 feet of water with decks exposed and the crew aboard.
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Baltimore
Malden
Italy
U S Makes Its Own Dyes At American Chemical Meet
Philadelphia September 5. Dr Thomas H Norton a dyestuff expert told the American Chemical Society convention that after years of reliance on Germany America now supplies its own needs in artificial colors.
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Germany
Philadelphia
Ameren Chemicat Society
Thoms H. Norton
No Bread Cards Rumor Denied by Government
Reports claim bread cards will be restored. The food ministry denies any plan to reintroduce bread rationing.
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Parla
Paris
Food Ministry
New Rail Road Bill to Forbid Strikes
Washington Sept 3 Establishment of profit sharing for employees is a key feature of a sweeping railroad bill favorably reported by Senator Cummins. The measure would resume private ownership, reverse federal control, bar strikes and lockouts with penalties, and create a railroad transportation board to oversee wages, working conditions, and rate making with input from labor groups.
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Washington
Empoyees
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Ntil
Robinson
Arkansas
Railroad Transportation Board
Inter State Commerce Commission
Chilean Workers Demonstrate for Economic Reform
Ten thousand workers and students in Santiago march to demand higher production a food administration currency stabilization and better economic conditions. The interior minister pledged action to address the unrest.
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Santiago
Chile
Ingushes Clash With Denikine Forces In Caucasus
Bolshevik dispatch claims Ingush troops captured Vladikavkaz after ten days of fighting with General Denikine's forces in the central Caucasus region north of Tiflis. The report notes friction with the native population as Denikine's men contend with local resistance.
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Bolsheviks
The
Caucasus
London
Denikine
Vladikavkaz
Central Caucasus
Tiflis
Senate body amends League of Nations representation plan
Washington Aug 80 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopted an amendment to the peace treaty to give the United States equal representation with Britain and its dominions in both the League of Nations assembly and council. The 9 to 8 vote followed party lines as McCumber opposed it.
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Washington
United States
League of Nations Assembly
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCunder
North Dakota
Great Britain
Johnson
California
League Council
Date Set for Wage Parley in Washington
President Wilson announced a wage parley between labor capital and agricultural interests will take place in Washington from October 5 to 10. He requested nominations from the Chamber of Commerce, agricultural groups, investment bankers, and Samuel Gompers for delegates. The White House plans to select a second list to combine with nominees, aiming for forty to forty five delegates, with a full list expected within a week after Tuesday’s discussions.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Samuel Gormpers
American Federation of Labor
Pacific Coast
Frvo
King Emmanuel to relinquish crown lands for peasantry
Milan dispatch says King Emmanuel informed Premier Nitti he will relinquish crown land across Italy for peasantry and combatants for Italian unity. He will renounce buildings on these lands to charitable institutions aiding wartime suffering and tax his future private property like commoners.
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Milan
Emmanuel
Nitti
Italy
Train Kills Couple Near Chicago
Mr and Mrs William Tanner of Hubbard Woods were killed by a southbound Chicago and Northwestern train at Gabe street Hubbard Woods as they hurried to catch a train. Gate man John Miller who attempted a rescue lost both arms. The Tanners did not see the approaching train on the adjacent track.
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Chicago
Wiliam Tanner
Hubbard Woods
Chicago & Northwestern
Gabe Street
John Miller
Global War News Capsule From 1919 Dispatches
A digest of distant events includes a Berkeley earthquake reading, Northwestern University housing shortages, Pershing sailing home on the Leviathan from Brest, a Seoul bombing injuring 20, and 40,000 Italian soldiers sentenced to long terms yet granted amnesty. Reports from Wellington and Paris note pacific moves, while Chicago near Argo suffers a destructive fire. Other items cover Irish troop movements, a Crescent City bank robbery, bodies found in Budapest, Bolshevik executions in Yekaterinoslav, U S Steel urges immediate German relations, and parity in wage debates with rail workers. A Paris chamber vote cites German losses and Austrian representation, with Paris noting a looming note demanding treaty-consistent German constitutional changes.
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Jon
University of California At
Victor Emimutnuel
Germany
Wellington
N. Z
Labor Party
Supreme Council of the Peace Conferencia
Paris
Elunerary
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Argo
Archer Avenue
West Sixtyfirst Street
Chicago
Belfast
Ireland
Armen
First National Bank
Crescent City
Budapest
Qoumnunian
Busle
London
Yekaterlosiny
Russia
Constantinople
Austria
Albert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Americana Bar Association
Boston
Andre Tardieu
Chamber of Deputies
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Prince of Wales to visit Washington in mid November
Washington announces the prince of Wales is likely to arrive in the capital by mid November after completing engagements in Canada. The report notes the extended entertainment program and lists varied commodity prices including grain hay cattle hogs sheep and feed items from the market listings.
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Washington
Prince of Wales
State Department
Canada
Reservations Placed on Peace Treaty Ratification
The Senate foreign relations committee reported four reservations and four amendments to the peace treaty with Germany. The adoption requires acceptance by at least three of four powers Britain France Italy and Japan before U S ratification. The committee report notes Lodge will draft the report and the vote was 9 to 7.
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Washington
Sept. S
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
United States
Lodge
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Versailles
League of Nations
League
Congress of
Council of the Assembly of the League of Nations
Assembly
Council of the League of Nations
Wage Conference Makeup to Discuss Labor Relations
The conference called by President Wilson to discuss relations between labor and industry will meet in Washington October 6. It will include five members chosen by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, five by the National Industrial Conference Board, eleven by the American Federation of Labor, three by farming organizations, three by investment bankers, and 13 representatives of the public.
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Washington
Wison Y
Chamber of Commerce of the
United Es
National Industria Inference Board
American Peneration of Labor
Move to Boost Pastors Pay in Newcastle England
Newcastle ministers in England receive from 200 to 750 dollars a year. A movement has started to increase their pay by 40 percent.
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Newcastle
England
President Wilson Attends Police Pension Fund Ball Game
Washington September 2 President Wilson attended a police pension fund baseball game here and threw out the first ball confirming his support for the event and its cause.
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Wilson
Washington
Police Pension Fund
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Rio Grande River
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Mexico
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Portugal
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Lisbon
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