Rail wage board predicts over billion in railroad raises
The United States railway board in Chicago forecast wage hikes exceeding one billion dollars for railroad workers and a freight rate rise of about 58 percent to fund these increases. Railroads seek a further 38 percent rise plus another 30 percent for new wage demands, while federal commissions coordinate with state agencies to ease a nationwide freight blockade and plan car movements prioritizing food and perishables.
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Chicargo
United States Railway Board
Chicago
I. T. Whiter
The
Association of Railway Executives
Wilson
Henry Hunt
George W. Hangar
S. M. Barton
Horace Baker
J. H. Eliott
William L. Park
Albert Phillips
A. O. Wharton
James J. Forester
Washington
Raihway
Public Service Commissions
Interstate Commission
Commission
Car Service Committee
Kaiser Yachts For Sale From Former Emperor William
New York May 20 the schooner rigged yachts Meteor IV and Meteor V built for former Emperor William of Germany were advertised for sale Meteor II launched in 1902 and christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt is offered for 15000 900 marks about 315000 Meteor V launched in 1914 but the ex emperor never trod its decks price 17500000 marks about 367500
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New York
William of Germany
Meteor Tv
Alice Roosevelt
Poles to be transported to the United States weekly
Arrangements are made to move 2,000 persons weekly from Poland to the United States through the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America which has newly opened Warsaw offices. Officials report about 250,000 passport applications, most of them women and children dependent on relatives in America.
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American Immigrant Aid Society
Warsaw
Poland
United States
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America
America
Carranza Escapes to Sea Reports on Progreso
Venustiano Carranza, deposed Mexican president, is said to have found refuge aboard the gunboat Progreso at Tampico. The captain and crew remain loyal to him as reports circulate of his escape to sea. In Haverhill, about 1,000 shoe cutters were laid off due to slackening demand and needed retrenchment.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Remuze
Progreso
Haverhill
Mass
Food Riots Reach Western Spain Towns
Reports from Madrid say serious disturbances due to food shortages erupted in Caceres and Vergas in western Spain. Shops were attacked by mobs as authorities respond.
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Spain
Madrid
Caceres
Vergas
Amnesty Plea for Debs Presented at White House
A petition for general amnesty for political prisoners including Eugene V Debs was presented at the White House after his recent nomination by the Socialist party as its presidential candidate.
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Debs
Washington
Mugene Vo Debs
Socialist Party
Hrouse
Population surges in Detroit suburbs Hamtramck and Highland Park
All records for population increases in the 1920 census were broken by Detroit suburbs Hamtramck and Highland Park. Each had seen astonishing growth since 1910 with 1266 percent and 1031 percent increases.
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Michigan
Washington
Detroit
Hamtramel
Highland Park
Call loans on hoarded food drive prices and storage
Banks seek to curb frozen loans to reduce food storage speculation. Governors and congressional debates push for credit withdrawal to unlock markets. New York bankers report declines in loans to luxury goods and nonessentials as deflation policy tightens credit.
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Washington
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
King of
Ilinois
Wiinels
New York City
Congress
New York
Financial District
12 Killed in Labor Battle at Matewan West Virginia
In Matewan Mingo county twelve people died and several were wounded in a clash between private detectives and union miners. State Public Safety Commander Jackson Arnold ordered troopers mobilized. two companies moved toward Matewan as the miners’ dispute with Stone Mountain Coal Co intensified. Eight of the eleven reported dead were said to be detectives. the Matewan mayor was shot and Samuel Foltz head of a detective agency was killed.
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Charleston
W. Va
Matewon
Mingo County
Gol. Jackson Arnold
State Department of Public Safety
Matenwan
Stone Mountain Coal Company
Miners’ Union
Samuel Foltz
King George Leads British Overalls Movement in London
King George V presides over a bold overalls push in London as he orders a five dollar dark blue suit for morning wear in his writing room, signaling a shift in royal attire.
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King George
London
George V
Reds Defeat Poles After Dvina Crossing
London May 21 bolsheviks win important successes over the Poles crossing the Dvina at Polotzk per Soviet government statement from Moscow.
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London
Dvina
Polotzk
Moscow
Editor of Town Topics Dies in Morristown
William P’Alton Mann editor of Town Topics and founder of the Smart Set magazine died at his Morristown home from complications after influenza. He was eighty one years old.
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Town Topics
Morristown
N. J
William P'Alton Mann
Smart Set Magazine
Payne Named Rail Head as Wilson Appoints Interior Officer
President Wilson named John Barton Payne secretary of the Interior as director general of the railroad administration succeeding Walker D. Hines whose resignation took effect May 15 in Washington.
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Jd. B. Payne
Washington
Wilson
John Barton Payne
Secretary of the Interior
Railroad Administration
Walker DD. Hines
Japan government wins overwhelming victory in general elections
Japanese government party secures a decisive majority in the diet after the latest Tokyo cable report. The May 19 dispatch notes a strong win for the governing party across seats, signaling stability for Prime Minister and coalition partners.
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Honolulu
Povernment Party
Japan
Tokyo
Government Offers 81 Per Ounce For Silver
Denver May 19 Thomas A hears superintendent of the local United States mint received instructions to purchase bar silver in the open market at a government price of 81 per ounce.
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Denver
Colo
Thomas Anhear
United States Mint
Troops Land in Erin as Riot Turns Deadly in Cork
May 18 Cork reports unrest between nationalist and unionist factions intensifying after English troops land in Barry and Skibbereen. Dozens of buildings seized for HQs, Doher ty, Moroney and McDonagh among injured or dead as clashes persist with stones and pistols.
Wheat Growers in Session in Hutchinson Kansas
Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas Nebraska New Mexico South Dakota delegates gathered in Hutchinson May 19 to organize an association. They will work on wheat growing cost accounting methods and push for a sale price ensuring more equitable profits for growers. About 600 delegates attended the meeting according to conven tion leaders.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Towa
South Dakota
Fierce Rioting in Belfast and Labor Unrest Across Alabama
In Belfast violence erupts between Stan Feiners and Unionists with revolver duels. A chief detective is killed and a civilian wounded. Londonderry sees wounded from revolvers and bottles. Barbed wire used for defense. In Alabama mines 2,000 to 8,000 miners quit, suspending operations across districts. A London-based manifesto denounces the Polish attack on Bolshevik Russia and Britain’s alleged involvement.
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London
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Cont
Russia
Great Britain
Hibor
Fifth Bull Kills Toreador In Madrid Fight
Toreador Joselita el Gallo was killed at Place de Tila vera while dispatching his fifth bull. He came from a noted bullfighting family with his father listed as a banderillero.
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Toreador
Madrid
Joselita el Gallo
Place de Tilavera
Bandeliiro
Postal Strikes End After Satisfactory Settlements
Rome May 18 V Postal telegraphic and telephonic services have been resumed and all strikes called off, either through settlements or a truce.
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Rome
Ater
Anglo French reparations fixed at 120000000000 marks
Paris reports the Hythe conference decided Germany must pay about 30 billion dollars in gold as reparations. French troops evacuate Frankfurt Darmstadt and other Rhine east bank cities after occupation ends. Degoutte proclaims France keeps its word as evacuation proceeds quietly.
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Mayence
Frankfort
Darmstadt
Rhine
Degoutte
Paris
Hythe
Germany
Idle 40 000 Men in Detroit Amid Material Shortage
Detroit, May 20. John L. Lovett of the Michigan Manufacturers' Association says no plant is fully shut, but many cut operations. He estimates 30,000 to 40,000 workers idle in Detroit, compared with 125,000 at the peak of the switchmen strike.
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Detroit
Mich
John L. Lovett
Michigan Manufacturers’ Association
Man Kills Self at Wife's Grave After Prolonged Pursuit
Harley O. Bensley, 25, alleged murderer of his wife and two infant sons, ended his hunt by shooting himself in the right temple over his wife's grave in Bethlehem cemetery three miles east of Greenville. A posse had been tracking him for days.
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Greenville
Harley O. Bensley
Bethlehem Cemetery
Here
Beasley
Hamilton County
Harley Beasley
Boone
Morton Dies on Birthday in Ellerslie NY
Levi P. Morton former vice president dies at age ninety six in Ellerslie New York on his birthday from bronchial pneumonia Escanaba Michigan May 19 reports say forest fires rage between Escanaba and Negaunee with damage feared unless rain arrives Passengers traveling from the north report fires visible from trains.
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Ellerslie
N. Y
Levi P. Morton
United States
Escanaba
Mich
Negaunee
Obstruction of Draft Leads to $1,000 Fine in Kentucky
In Bowling Green Kentucky Dr Fayette Owsley of BurkesvilleWy was fined 1000 in federal court and sentenced to one hour in fall for obstructing the draft act in World War I. Meanwhile Butte miners end a two week strike after accepting a wage increase offered by the union ending work stoppage in the Butte district.
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Bowling Green
Fayette Owsley
Burkesville
Butte
Putte
Mont
Vanderlip Party Hosted at Shiba Palace Tokyo
Frank A. Vanderlip of New York and his party were hosted by Prince Fushimi at the Shiba Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The group will sail for San Francisco today.
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Imperial Jap Palace
Tokyo
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
Shiba Imperial Palace
Prince Fushimi
Privy Seal
San Francisco
Palmer Replies to Charges in Labor Probe
Washington May 19 Attorney General Palmer rejected claims that his administration favored prosecuting labor leaders over jailing profiteers and defended his stance against critics.
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Palmer
Washington
Ms Administration
French Troops Begin Withdrawal from Frankfort and Darmstadt
French troops have begun withdrawing from the Frankfort and Darmstadt regions though formal orders have not yet been issued by the government. The report notes the move is understood to be underway as May 18 dispatches describe the change in occupation.
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Frankfort
Paris
Darmstadt
Richmond Virginian Sold to Evening Journal
Announcement says the Richmond Virginian morning newspaper transfers its business and goodwill to the Evening Journal and will suspend publication. The move ends the Virginian’s run as a morning daily in Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Richmond Virginian
Evening Journal
The
Virginian
U S Government Takes Charge of Railroads to Ease Freight Jam
The Inter State Commerce Commission issues emergency orders to control rail traffic and suspend normal rules to divert shipments and relocate rolling stock. Carriers must forward traffic via available routes to relieve congestion and notify consignors within 24 hours of any routing changes.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Raiload
United States
Bank Robbers Fire On Delta Main Street in Western Styled Holdup
Bandits in a touring car raid the People's Savings Bank in Delta Ohio, wounding James Warner and fleeing with 12000 dollars in cash and Liberty bonds. Over fifty shots fired as townspeople seek shelter during the street chase through central Delta.
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Toledo
Delta
Here
James Warner
Haker
People’s Savings Bank
Strike Clause Dropped by Railroad Station Agents Order
Pittsburgh May 22 The strike clause in the orders byelaws of the Order of Railroad Station Agents has been removed. Grievances will now go to the federal railroad labor board for settlement, announced I E Morton president of the order.
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Pittsburgh
Federal Rail Labor Board
Federal Railroad Labor Board of Government
I. T E. Morton
Bergdoll's Mother Found Guilty in Desertion Case
Philadelphia May 22 A verdict of guilty was returned against Mrs Emma C Bergdoll after she resisted a raiding party that seized her son Grover Bergdoll who is serving five years for desertion from the army.
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Philadelphia
Emma C. Bergdoll
Grover Bergdon
Demands for Car Preference Challenge Allotment Plan
In Washington on May 28, industry demands for preferential car treatment stir tension with the interstate commerce commission and railroad managers who aim to sustain the general car allotment plan.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Presbyterians Name Moderator At General Assembly
Philadelphia May 22 Rev Dr Samuel Sterling Palmer of Columbus Ohio was elected moderator of the Presbyterian general assembly at its opening session He is pastor of Broad Street church Columbus Ohio.
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Presbyterians
Philadelphia
Samuel Sterling Palmer
Columbus
Presbyterian General Assembly
Broad Street Church
Major Dalrymple Foils Largest Prohibition Conspiracy
Chicago May 22 19 men arrested for violating the national prohibition act. Major Dalrymple and agents claim to uncover the largest conspiracy yet found to evade federal guards.
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Dry Front
Chicago
Dalrymple
Federal Guardaa
Vast Sugar Find Shocks Chicago Officials
In Chicago on May 22 sugar retailing at 24 cents a pound rose as officials uncovered more than 8,000,000 pounds of the staple hidden in cars along a sequestered railroad siding.
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Chicago
80,000 New Members Reported in Legion Campaign
In Indianapolis on May 22 incomplete returns to national headquarters show about 80,000 new members joined the American Legion in the first two days of the nationwide campaign.
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Legion
Indianapolis
American Legion
Exports Down in April as Imports Decline
Washington May 22 exports for April fell by 13 million dollars while imports dropped 80 million compared with March trade figures. The department of commerce announced the figures.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Iowa State News Highlights From 1919 to 1920 Developments
The Iowa items report gas shortages in Charles City, wool-grower gains from cooperative societies, the 1920 state golf tourney at Des Moines, war department truck equipment for the University of Iowa, Dr. Charles B. Burke named US Public Health Service examiner for Iowa Nebraska Missouri, and a Council Bluffs theft with a safe door blown.
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White Water
Charles City
Des Moines Golf and Country Club
Motor Transport Corps
University of Iowa
War Department
Charles B. Burke
Medical Fraternity of
Atlantic
United States Public Health Service
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
People’s Department Store
Council Bluffs
Pueblo Detective Fights Gang in Nighttime Shootout
City Detective Charles Baty burst from bed to confront four Mexicans at 1:20 AM. He fired from the doorway after bullets riddled his door frame, killing Salvador Parea and scattering the others. Baty, 20 years on the force, has killed seven Mexicans amid major cases in Pueblo Colorado.
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Pueblo
Colo
Charles Baty
West Fourth Street
Salvador Parea
Baty
Mr. Bat
Half Pound Baby Defies Odds To Grow Strong
Jeanne Qousset, a New York lightweight baby born weighing half a pound, is now six weeks old and weighs one pound three ounces. Doctors doubted survival, but nurse Louise Benard says the child is perfectly healthy and developing beautifully under constant care from Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ousset of 229 East Thirty-fifth Street.
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Iowa
Teachers College
Bureau of Recommendations
George Knapp
Jerry
Harry Witse
J. C
Cedar Falls
Bradford Fields
W. H Fields
Libertyville
Chicago
Lond State College
New York
Jeanne Qousset
Jeanne
Louis Ousset
Tast Thirty-fifth Street
Louise Benard
Mrs. Ousset
Miss Benard
Shellshock patient swallows hardware diet in hospital
In a U S hospital an operation revealed 668 foreign items in the stomach. Surgeon Driesbach found 20 tin rolls, four toothbrush handles, four tongue depressors, nails, buttons and other debris. Another item notes three men attacked by a bull during a fishing trip near Columbus Indiana.
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Danville
United States
Robbers Burn Carl Buychett’s Farm After Money Heist Fails
An advertisement notes that burglars sought Carl Buychett’s hidden cash of 8200 dollars at his home in Banks New York. After failing to locate it they set the house afire and burned Buychett’s barns. the money remains missing.
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Lousy
Carl Buychett
Buychett
Automobile crash triggers Louisville fire alarm
Miss Catherine Yoice of Louisville Kentucky crashed her new automobile into a pole. The impact activated a fire alarm box drawing two dozen firemen an assistant chief and seven fire trucks to the scene.
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Louisville
Catherine Yoice
Violin Made From Metal Sign Delights Columbus
Columbus Kentucky virologist T G Rasner exhibits a violin with no wood. He says a dream instruction told him to tear down an old metal sign and it became the instrument. The odd creation emits a peculiarly sweet music.
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Columbus
T. G. Rasner
Remarkable Recovery Promotes Lydia E. Pinkham Product
Philadelphia resident Mrs. Margaret Danz credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her life changing symptoms from the Change of Life after organic trouble and pains. She urges others to try the remedy and offers to share her experience with readers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Lydia B. Pinkham
Margaret Danz
N. 25Th Street
Phila
Pinkham
Embryo Politician at Bedtime Riff Sparks Debate
A quip from the Boston Transcript frames a child named Raymond as an “aggrieved” embryo politician arguing that a mother lacks constitutional right to enforce bedtime without consent. The exchange lampoons governance and authority in domestic life.
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Tittle Ray
Raymond
Boston Transcript
Lift Off Corns With Freezone Easy At Home
A tiny bottle of Freezone costs little at any drug store. Apply a few drops to the corn or callous. It instantly stops hurting and allows the corn or callous to lift off, root and all, without pain. Truly no humbug.
Wardnut Young Smith Provokes with Shocking Manners
A fragment hints at Wardnut Young Smith being described as a live wire with sharp and provocative behavior. The line suggests a notable or sensational personal characterization in a gossip-like note from the era.
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Young Smith
Softnut
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