Steel strikes blamed on Gary as Gompers testifies
Samuel Gompers told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee responsibility for the steel strike lay with United States Steel head John D. Gary for refusing to talk with union leaders. He urged postpo nement of action but supported the strike as unavoidable after talks failed. He contrasted private workers with police and defended the Boston police lockout claim. The Lithuanian delegation denied plans to discuss peace with Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UL Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Gompers
Gary
Capital and
Labor
Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Witzpatrick
Kaiser
Gowpers
Sherman
Alinals
Boston
Flo
Shemman
Mr. Gompers
Interstate Commerce Committee
Ife
McKeesport
Steel Company
Polish Denikin Forces Form Junction With Polish Troops
The Polish press bureau reports General Denikin's army, operating in southern Russia, has joined with Polish troops near Kerostene in a new junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denikin
Berne
Switzerland
General Denikin
Russia
Kerostene
Belgium Royal Visit Formal Welcome Planned in New York
In Washington on Sept 26 King Albert Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold await formal reception when the transport George Washington arrives in New York. The official welcome will be staged here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert
Elizabeth
Prince Leopold
Belgium
George Washington
New York
Bank Robbed in Mulliken Michigan
Five masked men blew open the Bank of Mulliken in Mulliken Michigan escaping with about $20,000 in cash and Liberty bonds and other securities They cut all telephone lines leaving town to hinder pursuit.
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Michigan
Mulliken
Mich
Bank of Mullken
British Aviator Reaches Lisanne After Alps Flight
Geneva reports Captain Bradley, a British aviator, crossed the Alps and found Lisanne after a disoriented high altitude flight above Mont Bhline, at over 15000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alps
Geneva
Switzerland
Bradley
Lisanne
Mont Bhline
Tars Honor Admiral Beatty Dinner Honored by 500 Sailors
Portsmouth On September 2 Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty hosted by 42 fellow admirals and about 500 tower deck men at a town hall dinner marking the visit with a notable display of naval esteem.
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Beatty
Portsmouth
David Beatty
Poet Annunzio Declares Mastery of Fiume in Message
Gabriele D Annunzio proclaims in a message to Venice that he is absolute master of Fiume and triumphs, amid assertions of a new Italy as he governs the port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiume
Rome
Italy
Gabriele
Influenza Reappears in London as Doctors Brace
London reports influenza making a local return. Doctors see no epidemic yet but prepare for a possible winter outbreak. City health officials monitor cases as clinicians warn of rising activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Allies Asked to Aid Poet in Occupation of Fiume
London reports the Italian poet commander Gabriele D Annunzio asks allied powers excluding Italy to help drive him from Fiume. He extends occupation into Jugoslav territory and criticizes the blockade as a violation of human rights while vowing to defend his forces.
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London
Sttaian
D'Annunzio
Fiume
Paris
Gasbriela D'Annunzio
Wiume
Duris
Jugo-Slavia
Menink
Gabriele D'Annunino
United States
Enghand
Ty Ume
Italy
France
Ingland
D'Annugnzio
Fine
French Clash at Saarbrucken Wounds Many Soldiers
In Saarbrucken a clash between bourgeois French soldiers and German troops left numerous wounded. About one hundred Frenchmen took part, and many Germans were arrested for attacking them as reported to the Lokal Anzeiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trerlin
Saarbrucken
Lokal Anzeiger
Britain Releases War Mail From England Delay
Washington dispatch reports the British government will release a large amount of package mail held in England during the war. The move comes as authorities address wartime postal backlogs and aims to clear shipments for reshipment and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Washington
England
Woman Kills Chicago Man in Oskaloosa Case
Mrs Wanda Wallack under arrest charged with shooting and killing Mason Wathuelk of Chicago her divorced husband in Oskaloosa Iowa Sept 26 She says he threatened to kill her prior to the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oskaloosa
Wanda Wallack
Mason Wathuelk
Fifteen Hurt as Train Collides With Engine Near Kennedy
Fifteen passengers were injured, none seriously, when westbound Atchison Topeka Santa Fe train No 1 collided head on with a grit engine near Kennedy New Mexico on September 26. authorities investigated cause and checked for casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Kennedy
Care for Invalid Yanks Underway in Vichy
Sept 24 in Vichy France preparations are being made to receive several hundred American soldiers whose health prevents immediate return to the United States. They will be distributed among hotels in the resort town to recover until fit for transport home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
America
Brazil Ships 75,000 Tons of Beef Annually
tio de Juntero reports that Brazil now exports 75,000 tons of beef each year, a level not seen before the war. The article notes experts from the United States are being brought to South America in growing numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
United States
South America
King Albert Heads to United States on Voyage
King Albert Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold depart Brussels for Ostend to board the George Washington for their journey to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Albert
U. S
Brussels
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Leopold
Ostend
George Washington
United States
Wilson Declines to Interfere in Steel Strike
President Wilson announced he would not interfere in the steel strike for the present and said he had done everything possible to prevent the walkout in Sacramento California on September 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Sacramento
Cal
Great Steel Center in Ohio Valley Goes Quiet
Ohio's Mahoning Valley, led by Youngstown, is fully shut down as 44,000 steel workers idle. The two major mills, Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Trumbull Steel, capitulated, joining a strike that paralyzed the region and left wages unpaid. In Pittsburgh and Cleveland, violence erupts as clashes between strikers and authorities produce deaths and multiple injuries.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning Villey
Youngstown Sheet
Tube Company
Trumbull Steel Company
Warren
Pittsburgh
Farrell
Newcastle
Cleveland
American Steel and Wire Company
Newburg
Rocke feller gives $2 million to Northern Baptist board
John D. Rockefeller. donating $2,000,000 with no restrictions on principal or income for the ministers and missionary board of the Northern Baptist convention to aid indigent Baptist ministers in the northern states. Letter sent to Rev. K. T. Tomlinson. Halt British Bail Strike. London government says there was a misunderstanding and will resume negotiations with railway unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T John D. Rockefeller
Ministers and Missionary Board
Northern Baptist Convention
K. T. Tomlinson
London
House Votes Powers Regulates Rates Prewar Gov Control
Washington September 26 without a record vote the house passed and sent to conference a bill granting authority to the Interstate commerce commission to regulate rates as prior to government control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Italian commander gains ground in Jugo-Slavia fight
Paris dispatch reports troops under Gabrielle TVAnnunzio have penetrated seven miles into Juro-Stivie and occupy the heights at Pleniak, threatening surrounding areas as the insurgent Italian force advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jugo-Slavia
Paris
Gabriele Tvannunzio
Juro-Stivie
Pleniak
Repatriation Planned for 60,000 Czecho-Slovak Troops
Paris reports the peace conference agrees to repatriate 60,000 Czecho-Slovak soldiers in Siberia. The United States Great Britain and France will provide the tonnage needed for the voyage home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Comel
Siberia
United States
Great Britain
France
Bank Robbers Caught After Detroit Bank Heist
In Detroit on September 23 three of four Grand Rapids Savings Bank robbers seized a Detroit branch Friday morning killing two customers. Police report all three suspects confessed and are in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Grand Rapids Savings Bank
Miss Elizabeth Harrison Admitted to Marion County Bar
Indianapolis September 24 Miss Elizabeth Harrison daughter of the late President Benjamin Harrison was admitted to the Marion county bar as a practicing attorney by Judge Louis Eubank of the circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Eizabeth Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Marion County
Louis Eubank
Circuit Court
Prince Reginald de Croy and Edith Cavell affair noted
Prince Reginald de Croy, new first secretary of the Belgian legation in Washington, was linked to Edith Cavell and nearly shared her fate. He warned and escaped. His sister was arrested by the Germans for aiding Belgians to Holland and sentenced to ten years but released after the armistice. Prince Reginald had previous U S visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Reginald de Croy
Washington
Edith Cavell
Eme
Holland
Prince Reginald
United States
Troops Called to Drumright as Oil Strike Turmoil Persists
Oklahoma City reports indicate National Guardsmen arrived near Drumright Creek county after rioting tied to a girl telephone operators strike. Officials warn of further trouble especially from Industrial Workers of the World amid threats to burn the telephone plant. Police leadership faced resignation threats as protests grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
Barrett
Oklahoma
Drumrght
Creek County
Drumright
Cushing
Industrial Workers of the World
Robertson
Sapulpa
United States Producing New Three Ton Tank
The Army Ordnance Bureau is experimenting with a new three ton tank smaller than the whip pet used in France. Details are scarce beyond its three ton weight, while the war department plans include thousands of various tonnage tanks from five to thirty tons and a small batch of three ton vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Army
Ordnance Bureau
War Department
Britain Extends Food Control to Fish and Produce
London reports the British government has extended price controls to fish fruit and vegetables, widening the scope of price regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
China Proclaims End of War With Germany
President Hsu Shih Chang issues mandate formally declaring the state of war between China and Germany at an end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Peking
Hsu Shih Chang
Germany
Wanley of Modern Brotherhood Dies in Des Moines
Word arrives from Des Moines that I. J. Wanley, president of the Modern Brotherhood of America, a fraternal insurance society, died at his Des Moines home. Local officers of the organization are noted as being in Mason City for confirmation of the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Des Moines
Wanley
Modern Brotherhood of America, Fraternal Insurance Society
Corn cutters strike for higher pay and lodging
In Marion on September 25 a group of corn cutters on the Curtis brothers farm north of Prospect walked out demanding nine dollars a day including lodging, a one dollar raise above their current wages with lodging.
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Marion
Curtis Brothers
Prospect
To Close Coal Mines
Pueblo informed that southern coal field mines supplying Colorado Fuel and Iron plants here have been ordered closed. Commercial mines of the company remain unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo, Corp
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
War Dead Toll and Wounded From U S Conflict
United States war casualties are officially tallied at 116,492 dead and 205,590 wounded, totaling 822,182. Skilled in action totals reach 85,535. Washington reports the latest estimates as of September 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
United States
Rush of American Bookings for Europe Next Spring
London reports a surge in transatlantic travel with the Daily Express noting that about 300000 passages to England have already been booked and more Americans are expected to sail next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Daily Express
England
Cunard Acquires Imperial Max Ship Imperator
New York announces that the Imperator, once among the largest ships globally, has been acquired by the Cunard Steamship Company Limited. The transfer elevates Cunard’s transatlantic fleet and signals a major expansion move for the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wamburg-American Hine Steamship Imperator
Cunard Steamship Company, Limited
Men Willing to Arbitrate in Steel Labor Conflict
John Fitzpatrick testifies before the Senate labor committee detailing AFL led efforts to organize steel workers in Chicago and Gary. He cites a large war fund and argues arbitration could end the strike, while Senator and Gary dispute negotiating with union leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sant Eelbert I Gary
United States Steel Corporation
John Fitzpatrick
Washington
Senate
John Waxpatrick
Itzpatrick
Senate Labor Committee
United States
Steel Corporation
Witzpatrick
Web
Joint Steel Committee
Fitzpatrick
Gary
Gabor
Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Sammuel Gompers
William Z. Foster
Labor Organization
Senator Jones
Esthonians Annihilate Bolshevik Regiments Near Petrograd
Fierce fighting rages around Poskov southeast of Petrograd as Esthonians annihilate two Bolshevik regiments, according to Estonian dispatches received in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Poskov
Petrograd
Johnson Resumes Trail for Peak Treaty Fight
Senator At rom Johnson resumes his campaign along the Pacific coast to rally his followers against the peak treaty. He will travel on the trail with the President Wilson to reach California and continue the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Washington
Atrom Johnson
California
Wilson
Pacific Coast
Norway Gains Spitzbergen Suzerainty After Peace Conference
Paris Sept 26 The supreme council approves the commission report granting Norway political suzerainty over the Spitzbergen archipelago, marking a significant shift in the Arctic region.
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Norway
Spitzbergen
Paris
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Spitzbergen Archipelago
Stops Sale of Postal Notes in Ottawa
Ottawa reports the post office department halts selling postal notes for remittances to the United States due to high exchange rates with New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
New York
Post Office Department
United States
Cranberry Crop Forecast Shows Sharp Drop From Last Year
Washington September 27 officials estimate this year's cranberry harvest at about 637000 barrels versus 850000 last year. The agriculture department's September forecast details the expected crop size and regional factors influencing production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Justice Bureau Chief in Pittsburgh to Review Strike
William Lyon, chief of the Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, visits Pittsburgh to assess the ongoing strike situation and determine potential action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flynn
Pittsburgh
Washington
Wiliam
Lyon
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Wilson Urges Senate Action in Colorado Tour
President Wilson pressed the Senate to take a clear stand on the peace treaty during two Colorado stops, Denver and Pueblo, warning against qualified adoption and stressing the League of Nations. He denounced hyphenated loyalties and highlighted self determination, labor provisions, and the Shantung settlement. Enthusiastic crowds greeted him in Denver Pueblo and along his route.
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Pueblo
Colo
Wilson
Senate
Colorado
United States
League of Nations
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Denver
Station Plaza
State Fair Grounds
China
Shantung
League
Telephonic Periscope Ad Appears in Vancouver Province
A late evening notice from Vancouver Province advertises a telephonic periscope listing. It describes a sunny corner outside a suite with five rooms and a viewing option by phone after 7 p m using Bay 8161 L.
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Bay
Vancouver
Province
Treasury to curb air and sub smuggling by patrol fleet
Daniel Roper warns of a growing threat of air and submarine smuggling. The treasury seeks 600 aircraft and hydro-airplanes from the Army and Navy plus funds for an air patrol and a naval submarine chasing fleet to protect seacoasts and estuaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Daniel O. Roper
Internal Revenue
Calilule
Mexico
United States
Glass
Congress
Army
Navy
Yap Island Tale Reveals Strange Customs and Possible U.S. Role
The National Geographic notes Yap in the western Caroline Islands about 600 miles southwest of Guam and 800 miles east of Mindanao. It details a 7,000 population, its naval value for a wireless station, German plans halted by Australian conquest, and quirky culture with pink shell necklaces, ear adornments, conches shelf cuffs, and limestone disks as currency worth thousands of coconuts.
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Yap
Pacific
United States
National Geographic Society
Caroline Islands
Guam
Mindanao
Philippine
Carolines
Pelew
Ladrone Islands
Babelthuap
Pardoned Soldiers Die and Fight On in World War I
The record reveals two American soldiers once sentenced to death for sleeping on outpost duty in France were pardoned by President Wilson. Sebastian died in the Aisne offensive July 1918, Cook wounded in Aisne then Meuse Argonne, later honorably discharged after recovery. Baker notes their restored duty and gallantry.
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France
Wilson
Aisne
Baker
Forest D. Sebastian
el Dorado
Ill
Alsne
Jeff Cook
Lutila
Okla
Argonne
Sebastian
Cook
Meuse-Argonne
Kismet
Tercentenary Pilgrim Fathers Celebrations Across Three Countries
The 1920 tercentenary marks Pilgrim Fathers events in England the United States and Holland. Activities include May-June services at Scrooby Austerfield Boston Cambridge and other locales. Dutch visits Amsterdam Leiden Delftshaven The Hague. August-September celebrations in Southampton Plymouth and a Mayflower voyage to America. September-October commemorations in New England New York and Boston. November nationwide Thanksgiving observance. December memorial services in New Plymouth.
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England
United States
Holland
Scrooby
Austerfield
Boston
Cambridge
Amsterdam
Leyden
Delftshaven
Hague
America
New Plymouth
Kansas Beauty Seeks Citizenship Restoration in Divorce Fight
Mrs Frances Scoville de Mumm, once of Kansas, asks Congress to restore her U S citizenship as she pursues divorce and a share of Walter de Mumm’s millions. Senator Capper introduced the resolution. she awaits action in Paris and plans lawsuits in France Germany Switzerland and the U S.
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United States
Frances Scoville de Mumm
Kansas
Walter de Mummi
Senator Capper
de Mumm
London
Paris
Congress
France
von Hindenburg
Belgium
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National Committee For Organising Iron and Steel Workers
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