Wilsons Third Term Talk Triggers Limited Alarm In Washington
Reports from the President’s entourage suggest he may seek a third term if reservations derail the league covenant. Some say he would force a campaign issue in 1920, while others insist the Senate must safeguard American rights and avoid entangling alliances. Labor issues rise as wages and hours become central, with public interests—not private gain—driving policy.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
America
League
United States
George Washington
Getting Down To Brass Tacks In Economic Debate
The president deserves credit for addressing wage demands and linking price relief to production and economy. He notes that peace treaty ratification is not the cause of economic woes and warns that costs must be reduced through disciplined spending and higher output. The piece argues a six hour day and curtailment affect all classes and a day of reckoning looms.
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League of Nations
Foster Destroyer of Society
The Republican Publicity Association, via President Jonathan Bourne Jr., condemns William Z Foster as a self declared revolutionary aiming to destroy capitalism through direct action and a general strike. The statement links Foster to syndicalist aims, bolshevism, and arson and murder as weapons to wreck the state, linking him to Lenine and Trotzky and noting his roles in Chicago Kansas City and the steel workers drive.
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Washington
Republican Publicity Association
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
William Z. Foster
Gompers
Foster
Mr. Foster
Industrial Workers of the World
Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Chicago
Kansas City
Europe
Lenine
Trotzky
Enumerators wanted for fifth district census work
The Hutton Building Spokane invites applicants for 200 census enumerator positions in the fifth district. January is devoted to rural population and agricultural census with daily pay of 4 to 6 dollars. In cities over 2500, the first two weeks of January are for enumeration, and veterans are especially urged to apply.
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Thomas A. Scott
Hutton Building
Spokane
Living wage push outlined before federal railways board
The hearings before the federal electric railways commission concluded cross examination of W Jett Lauck, counsel for the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employers, who urged a living wage not less than 6.40 dollars daily for all electric railway workers. Other witnesses cited Philadelphia and Milwaukee conditions and the 5 cent fare plan while Seattle and Canada municipal operations will be recorded for the commission report.
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Washington
W. Jett Lauck
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Federal Electric Railways Commission
Seattle
Canada
Lauck
Amalgamated Association
Phildelphia
Milwaukee
J. D. Mortimer
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
J. C. Joyce
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Philadelphia
Marion Jackson
Atlanta
Growth of small fruit industry fuels western prosperity
Oregon and Washington towns gain wealth from the berry boom. Demand exceeds supply as juice and jam firms market crops, with plans for thousands of new Logan berries and raspberries. Canneries in Sumner and Puyallup report $128,000 payrolls. Salem's jam plant will process thirty tons of grapes this year, showing industry impact.
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Oregon
Washington
West
California
Sumner
Puyallo
Salem
Late 1918 Potato Crop Falls Short of Last Year Overall
The Bureau of Crop Estimates reports the late commercial potato crop for September 4 at 123 518 carloads, below last year’s 149 048 carloads. Most states show declines, with Pennsylvania a notable exception adding 1030 carloads but still under 6 percent of total output. States listed include Maine Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Colorado New York Idaho.
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Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Maine
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Colorado
New York
Idlaho
Farmhouse plans prove costless beauty wins praise
United States home demonstration agents and state agricultural colleges promote a “home beautiful” farm house movement. A model Talladega county Alabama home showcases government design, economical materials, and labor saving features. A Sunday school demonstration in Spokane used 400 automobiles for a two mile parade to boost attendance. Oroville bank corn show featured 80 exhibits across 20 varieties.
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South
State Agricultural Colleges
United States Department of Agriculture
Talladega County
Ala
Spokane
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Jett Lauck
Amalgamated
Bank of Oroville
Axminsters
Brussels
Rex
Naxle Sales CO
Calder Herring
Bellingham Chemical Co
Sellingham, Wash
R J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Amels
Great Northern Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
Standard Oil Company
Lerolene
B. W. Roberts
Special Agent
Standard Oil Co
Wenatchee, Wash
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