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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1919
Page
2
United Mine Workers President Edvie L Lewin announced miners refused to accept President Wilsons appeal to avert a coal strike. The conference adjourned with no agreement as miners and operators face possible nationwide fuel shortages and government pressure to negotiate a peaceful settlement.
Reports claim Trotsky now in Petrograd and vowing to defend the city street by street. Universal mobilization orders up to seventy years. curfews and blackout of wheat markets. Confusion in captions from a chaotic dispatch mix with note of New York move and Hungary road loan talks.
Mrs Inez Haynes Irwin wife of Will Irwin, noted civil war correspondent, travels to Washington to document the nation’s woman’s party history. Trewin herself is a writer and frequent contributor, long a member of the party’s advisory council.
Senate hearing highlights farmer losses as markets shrink and consumer prices rise. Senator Capper accuses faulty distribution of keeping wheat prices low for producers while costs stay high for shoppers. He urges lifting embargoes on wheat and corn to Europe, increased credits, and lower freight rates to widen markets.
Washington reports President Wilson signed several measures including food control amendments to curb hoarding and profiteering in feed wool and clothing. The prohibition enforcement bill awaits Justice Department review with an October 28 deadline before automatic passage.
A robbery at Perrysburg Banking Company in Perrysburg near Toledo results in a $5000 theft. Police report the bandit escaped with the cash amid a chaotic incident on October 2.
Washington October 23 The executive letter from President Wilson urged immediate conference action to secure industrial peace during reconstruction. The labor group withdrew after an employers veto on a new collective bargaining resolution, ending with debate over partnership and the nation’s industrial future.
Washington reports rail employees prepare for a showdown with the railroad administration to obtain higher wages an eight hour day and time and a half overtime before government returns roads to private control Thody Shea firemen spokesman warns a living wage and other wartime pledges must be fulfilled as the changeover nears The strike pressure is seen as affecting all railroad workers with wage gains expected to ripple across classes
Stockholm reports the Nobel peace prizes for 1928 and 1919 will again be postponed. The delays affect the annual awards and their planned presentation amid lingering uncertainties.
The railroads return bill was reported out by the senate Interstate commerce committee with no changes from last week’s revision. The measure, backed 14 to 1 with Sen La Follette opposing anti strike provisions, takes effect 30 days after enactment. CHairman Com mune aims for senate debate after the peace treaty is settled.
Secretary Daniels urged making wartime provisions banning immoral resorts within five miles of naval yards, ships and camps permanent federal law due to wartime triumphs. He also ordered disenrollment of Ensign Harry Erlanger from the naval reserve, his commission canceled despite an acquittal on bribery charges linked to a New York area navy inquiry.
At Finume on October 27 an audience hissed the American flag as it rose and jeered during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner. An English company staged a parade of the allies with only Italian participants applauded. Several American sailors present were hissed and insulted as the anthem played.
Tokyo reports field marshal Seiki Teranehi former premier of Japan remains alive after coma and camphor injections revived him. death notices and posthumous honors were reportedly issued earlier but are now in doubt.
A taxi carrying several riders was struck by a train on a rural road near Hastings. Five people were injured and others were evacuated as emergency crews responded to the scene. The accident report notes a 14 seater taxi and multiple injuries with transport to local hospitals.
A wave of labor unrest grips the nation as talks of new laws against inviting strikes surface in coal mines. AFL, allied state groups, and unions push for broad support, while railroad and steel workers face battles over pay, hours, and job security. NATO treaty debates unfold alongside reports from Petrograd to Kronstadt as armies clash and diplomacy stalls.
A two week industrial conference in Washington nearly collapsed as the Gompers faction withdrew over collective bargaining. Wilson urged continued talks, while miners plan a November 1 strike in the central competitive district. The government may keep mines open with troops if needed and Congress could intervene.
Ex war prisoners from Meschede converge home as C M Schndt reports they are fed and cared for. Families greet them with relief amid concerns that independents and communists seek to sway the men, exploiting their separation and longing for loved ones.
Authorities assure abundant imports of meat bacon cheese margarine rice tea and apples for the public this winter while homegrown milk and meat may be scarce. Government food control continues to ensure shared access as wartime hardships lessen and supervision eases. Hay and oats are unusually short and root crops are affected.
Pere Schmidt reports satisfaction with a large majority of prisoners remaining loyal to the empire while a restless faction among captives threatens desertion at the front. Agricultural fields falter in parts of the country as cattle and milk costs rise. August milk price is 68 cents per gallon, September 75 cents, with higher winter expectations. Tea supplies exist but transport disruptions raise handling costs.
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