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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
6
A contested inquest faced delays with officials avoiding firm action. Porter asserts his views on steel labor attacks without aligning to Spanish or Italian unions. Senator Walsh and Judge Gary are cited amid broader labor and immigration tensions.
Steel mills in the Chicago district operated at about half capacity as a two week strike pressed. United States Steel officials said 5000 of 9000 Gary workers returned, while Indian Harbor and Bethlehem Steel units reported moves toward reopening.
A steamer named Frank O Connor of the Connecticut Transportation company bound from Buffalo to Milwaukee with 2000 tons of lard coal was destroyed by fire five miles off Bailey s Harbor near Taylor Island in Wisconsin. Captain William J Hayes ordered the crew into lifeboats and they reached Sturgeon Bay Thursday night.
Interruption of railroad trade and telegraph lines hampers details from northeastern Spain where tor rential ruins strike. Reports say 18 bodies found at Ca and five at Alicante amid collapsed houses. Paris confirms German peace treaty ratified by the chamber, plus US and UK pacts. Cavell case appeal upheld. Quien to be retried. Fans head to Chicago for opening series. Finnish offensive near Peker. eleven villages captured. Fargo bank declared insolvent with liabilities over 1 million. Clocks to be set back October 24. Belgian royalty to visit Washington October 24.
Washington Oct 4 The Senate voted 80 to 6 to reject Senator Fall’s amendment disentangling the United States from commissions enforcing peace with Germany. Other roll calls showed several Republicans joining in defeating European boundary and Silesian embargo measures, with leaders Lodge and Hitchcock commenting on the result.
Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, told the Senate committee there is no basic industry and that his firm has paid high wages. He asserted unions would wreck production and threaten U S competitiveness if they controlled industry. He defended company treatment of workers and accused union leaders of driving the strike.
Two men in US Army Air Corps uniforms with insignia were found buried on the beach of the Bay of Los Angeles about 200 miles south of San Diego. Believed to be Frederick B. Waterhouse and Cec A. Connelly, long missing near Yuma and San Diego during home patrol duty. They were found Sept 23 after landing to take water, reported by Joe Allen Richards of Chicago.
Federal troops guard Elaine Arkansas as white and black confrontations turn deadly. Alderman Lilly slain, bringing white deaths to five. eleven black victims reported, with several bodies still missing. Troops patrol Elaine Medwood and nearby centers. Helena station guarded as precaution. Other items note Whitlock’s Senate confirmation and various labor and local events.
Representative John G. Cooper of Omo charges William Z. Foster, secretary treasurer of the steel strikers organization committee, represents radical labor leadership and has been active in L W. W. propaganda.
King Albert of Belgium Queen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold arrived in New York to a noisy welcome. The king issued a message thanking the American people for aid and expressing gratitude for the wartime relief effort led by the United States. He spoke of the combatant cities’ shared sacrifices and praised America's army and navy for serving a high ideal.
London reports mark a historic truce in Britain's greatest industrial struggle as Premier Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law secure an agreement with railway unions. Workers return to duties pending a wage status settlement by October 31, with guarantees against wage cuts before Sept 30, 1920 and minimum pay around 12.80 dollars weekly as living costs rise. The crisis ends with both sides conceding, averting a general strike and potential upheaval. Public mood shifts as London crowds react with tempered relief, noting the necessity of settlement.
Mayence reports that Germans, under French occupation, have started dismantling the twelve ancient forts guarding the Rhine crossing. The operation follows treaty provisions and is expected to take over a year, with demolished material used to improve local roads.
In Paris at the Hotel Crillon Colonel House awaits departure for America as a life size portrait of Premier Clemenceau is boxed and ready. The painting is a gift from Charles de Gaulle era? No. The Tiger reference marks Clemenceau's fondness for House, symbolizing a personal tribute before the journey.
Geneva reports from Gartte de Gandanne claim wealthy German-Americans in the United States and Europe seek to block the peace treaty and League of Nations. A school note laments paper shortages while a playful letter mocks gas leaks and plumber visits, and farmish tips about goat carrots and lemon seeds appear among miscellaneous clippings. The mixed page showcases varied, oddly phrased items in a single sheet.
Edward W. Pickard reports President Wilson's illness and a hard line from Judge Gary as United States Steel vows to fight unions to a finish. In New York ten thousand printers face lockout as 44 hour week and $14 raise demands trigger work stoppages. British rail tensions persist, while Italy teeters between D Annunzio and government over Fiume.
An interview in Bath Beach portrays Gabriele D Annunzio as a fiery yet generous youth with a brother recalling their shared patriotism. The piece weaves reports of German moves in the Baltic, the Omaha race riot, Elaine Arkansas violence, and Belgian king and queen tour plans alongside Senate debates on the peace treaty and Wilson administration maneuvering.
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