09 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
1
Unauthorized walkout of switchmen and enginemen spreads to several cities as leaders of the unions express optimism. Conditions in Chicago show improvement amid this labor action.
Unauthorized rail strike spreads from Chicago to cities including Buffalo Kansas City Los Angeles Toledo Gary East St. Louis Joliet and Springfield. Union leaders predict a 48 hour effort to break the stoppage as more workers join the effort and freight traffic remains well below normal.
Washington dispatch analyzes early primaries as inconclusive indicators of national politics. It notes votes for Johnson, Hoover, Edwards, and Wood shape expectations, while Michigan's results raise questions about party loyalties and League of Nations stance amid Newberry Fund controversy. Continued discussion promised on page twenty.
In a night speech for his presidential bid, Palmer said that nearly a million dollars bought votes that killed the peace treaty and the League covenant. He claimed Michigan’s majority vote funded opposition and suggested Democratic defections would have shifted the Senate and Foreign Relations Committee to report and pass the treaty. He argued weeks of effort failed to win deserters.
A refugee woman endured months of hunger cold and peril after her home on the Black Sea shore was disrupted by fighting. Discovered malnourished and exhausted she found aid from Red Cross shelters and friends before escaping toward safe territory. She plans to return to Syracuse.
Washington April news repeats that the peace resolution cleared the house and heads toward adoption amid partisan debate. Democrats challenge Congress's authority, with final vote expected tomorrow after committee rules set debate limits. Huddleston signals support despite party stance as November elections loom.
Edwart F. Yarnelle, chairman of the board of directors of the Aless may Yarnelle company, celebrated his seventieth birthday with a gift to the congregation. He arranged a contract to construct and install a ten bell chime in the church tower, manufactured by the Meneely Bell company of Troy, New York. This will be the community’s first installed chime.
Louisville April 8 unionized railroad workers at a meeting voted almost unanimously against striking in sympathy with insurgent railway employees in the Chicago district, according to officers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Admiral H B Wilson, commander of the Atlantic fleet, disputes Rear Admiral Sims about war cooperation. He testifies the Navy and Allied plans were prepared early, with full cooperation from April 1947 and that U S readiness and effort were among the best in history, arguing no urgent need for naval assistance was expressed by foreign officials. The exchange includes cross examination about authority of the chief of operations and ongoing wartime leadership.
Mrs. A. A. Menardsley of Elkhart was chosen president of the Indiana league of women voters at the closing session of its first congress. Officers include Mrs. J. J. Deurnbill vice president Mrs. Marr K. McNutt secretary and Mrs. L. J. Cox treasurer. A board of directors from several cities was elected for terms of two and three years. The group urged representation of women at national conventions and the right to vote in presidential primaries. Continues on Page 12.
In Michigan primaries Senator Jachinson wins by a wide margin, with critics labeling him pacifist and radical. The Evening Chronicle blames socialist support, while the Detroit Journal hints party alignment aided his sweep in the Twelfth district. The piece notes no clear Republican challenger.
April debate on universal military training collapses as senators shift to voluntary training. Wadsworth and Frelinghuysen clash over arms numbers and feasibility, while Tennessee’s Irrellar cites election fears. British ministers urge restraint, leaving restoration tasks to Germans unless necessary.
In Richmond Indiana April session Indiana Methodist Episcopal Church delegates to the general conference were elected by the North Indiana conference. New ministers were ordained deacons and six delegates will depart Friday. A joint lay and ministerial session and a visit to Centerville church are planned.
An announcement notes a Young Men’s League banquet planned for Saturday night April 17 with guest Dr. C. B. McCullock, a Democratic candidate for governor. The exact banquet location is undisclosed and a planning committee led by Clyde Blasbreh Ras McAdame and Tain Johnson Transard is arranging the event.
A Brussels cabinet council decided Belgium would be prepared to send a detachment into the Ruhr area as a token of friendship to France and solidarity with the allies. In London a long Franco British cabinet session covered France’s independent move to occupy German towns and the delicate, disputed role of the allies.
Henry Ford forwarded a plea to the United States Senate committee seeking an immediate and thorough investigation of fraud allegations tied to the Newberry Ford senatorial contest in Michigan. He argues urgency due to countercharges and substantial expenditures and notes broader calls for inquiry amid recent events.
Pennsylvania railroad shopmen in Pittsburgh return to work after an eight day strike ends at 5 PM with unions reporting improved conditions and a closed shop concession dropped. Supervisors say workers will resume at 10 AM after mutual agreement on notice and conditions. Freight embargoes will be lifted early today and shippers told to coordinate with freight officials before shipping.
Rent disputes trigger eviction actions in Bronx and other New York courts this week as tenants resist increases. Proceedings reveal varied terms and timelines, with April dates cited for potential removals while tenants plead against rent hikes and seek relief from penalties.
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