National universal military training bills introduced in Congress
Senator Chamberlain and Representative Kahn push identical UMT bills. They include naval training, vocational components, six months service with pay of five dollars monthly plus transport, clothing, housing and medical care. Hearings in the House training committee planned for September.
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Ashington
Congress
Chamberlain
Senate
Kahn
Callifornia
House
Training Camps Association
Army
Kahn Saidt
Mr. Kahn
Kahn-Chamberlain
United States
Navy
Washington Considers Return of Pawnshops After 1914 Ban
Washington eyes revival of pawnshops as a theft-detection aid and financial option for the needy. District authorities, led by police, argue regulated pawnshops could curb crime and aid the economically challenged in a city of about 400,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ywasutngton
Washington
District of Columbia
Potomac River
Virginia
Congress Asked For Money To Combat The Flu Epidemic
The AMA urged Congress to appropriate 1,000,000 for influenza investigation and prevention. Rep Fess of Ohio introduced a resolution calling for public health service funding to study causes, transmission, and prevention. The plan would mobilize medical staff from Army and Navy for joint research and dissemination of information.
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United States
American Medical Association
Congress
Fess
Ohio
Public Health Service
Secretary of the Treasury
District of Columbia
Treasury
Secretary of
the Navy
Medical Department of the Army
Medical Department of the Navy
Two Billion Dollar Bonus for Fighting Soldiers Introduced
Rep Royal Johnson of South Dakota introduces a bill for 2,000,000 bonds to fund a 30 dollar per month bonus for army navy and marine personnel serving from April 1917 to enactment. Minimum 240 dollars payment. 100 dollar additional for those under fire. clerical staff over 60 dollars monthly excluded. bonds available as payment.
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Reah Wee Nek
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Royal Johnson
South Dakota
Secretary of the Treasury
Germany
Johnson
Farm Prices Tripled For Crops In Early 20th Century Rise
A U S Department of Agriculture report shows farmers now receive about three times as much for crops compared with the 1866 1908 base period. The study notes farm prices up 13 percent over last year and 87 percent above the ten year average, with livestock up 10 percent from last year and 27 percent from 1917. A Labor Department study cites an 85 percent rise in retail food prices across 80 cities from 1913 to 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
United States
Won't Deal With Organized Labor Promotes Open Shop
Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel Corp replies to the American Federation of Labor committee, stating the company will not discuss with unions as such. He emphasizes open shop policy, the welfare of employees, and intent to maintain unhampered work while rejecting union representation in wage and conditions talks.
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New York
Elbert
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Iron and Steel Industry
John Fitzpatrick
Commmittes
Omr Corporation
Avenae
United
Wilson
Steel Corporation
Cardinal Fer eler to Visit United States in September
Brussels reports Cardinal fer eler will depart on September 14 for the United States and is expected to meet King Albert and Queen Elizabeth during his American visit according to reliable sources.
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Mercier
Brussels
Cardinal Fereler
United States
King Albert
Elizabeth
America
Ammunition Ship Blows Up Off Yarmouth
Twelve crewmen of the four masted auxiliary schooner Elmer Roberts arrived in Yarmouth reporting their ship laden with ammunition caught fire and exploded at sea.
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Yarmouth
N. 8
Elmer Roberts
Silk cargo from Orient lands in Victoria aboard Empress of Asia
Ten thousand bales of raw silk valued at 1 100 000 landed in Victoria B C aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia on August 28. The Asia also carried 2 058 cases of silk goods from the Orient.
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Victoria
B.C
Orient
Authorization to Sell 80000 Pairs of Shoes by War Dept
New York Aug 27 authorization to sell 80000 pairs of military shoes at 85.00 per pair was issued to a company holding a large stock of regulation soldier footwear and intended for sale to beneficiaries or agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Wer
Roumania Seeks Changes to Peace Treaty Guarantees
Paris Aug. 26 Roumania’s signature to the peace treaty with Austria hinges on amendments to minority guaranties the Roumanian sources report.
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Paris
Roumania
American Car Firm Orders 4000 Autos for England
London August 26 American auto maker cables intent to ship 4000 cars to England as soon as possible after September following removal of import restrictions.
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U. S
England
London
Bandit Chief Slain By U S Plane In Mexican Chase
Marfa Texas August 27 American visitors report bandit leader Jesus Renteria killed by Lieutenant R H Cooper in a plane during a patrol. Maj James T I Yancey Capt Leonard M Matlack and Lieut Harold G Peterson returned last night with the pursuing force. Rain and Mexican fire limited the search as three hundred American cavalry retreated to the Rio Grande after six days chasing bandits who had captured two lieutenants.
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Marfa
Tex
Jesus Renteria
Harold G. Peterson
Paul L. Davis
R. H. Cooper
Renteria
James TI. Yancey
United States
Leonard M. Matlack
Peterson
Mexico
Paul HH. Davis
Carranza
Reds Hem In Vladivostok
Vladivostok is ringed by insurgents and filled with refugees per a bolshevik wireless. A Japanese squadron has reached Vladivostok. Bolsheviks claim to have occupied Tembov and retaken Kamyshin on the Volga. American troops headquarter in Vladivostok guarding nearby rail lines. Sixty American Red Cross women workers at Omsk were ordered to Irkutsk by Ambassador Morris to investigate the Kolchak government.
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London
Vladivostok
Tembov
Kamyshin
Volga River
Saratov
Siberia
Omsk
Red Cross
Irkutsk
Roland 8
Morris
Japan
Washington
Two Aviators Die In Flight Plunge At Belleville
In a 1600 foot plunge after a tall spin Lieut. Floyd B. Meisenheimer of Detroit and Sergt. Harold J. Tew of Towa were killed at Scott Field Belleville Newfoundland. The report notes the fatal crash as the two airmen perished in the accident. News includes a second brief about food prices in Chicago with tying costs and pork drops in the stock yards.
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Scott Field
Belleville
Floyd B. Meisenheimer
Detroit
Sergt
Harold J. Tew
Towa
Chicago
Explosion at Pellegrond Depot Kills and Injures Over 100
A Milan dispatch to the Daily Chronicle reports that an explosion at a large munition depot in Pellegrond Italy killed and injured more than 100 soldiers and civilians. The blast occurred August 29 and details remain unclear.
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London
Pellegrnd
Italy
Milan
Daily Chronicle
Big Majority for Strike In United Rail Workers Vote
Detroit reports 175090 ballots counted with about 2000 against a strike by maintenance of way employees and railway shopmen across the United States and Canada. The outcome signals strong support for the labor action.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Canada
Mail theft drains $75,000 in Liberty bonds
A Joliet report states about $75,000 in Liberty bonds and other securities disappeared from the mails in transit between Joliet and Chicago. The loss involves a registered power economic instrument as part of a recent mail theft episode.
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Joliet
Chicago
Buffalo Man Flies 440 Miles In 4 Hours 10 Minutes
J D Hill of Buffalo set a new speed record by flying 440 miles from Buffalo to Mineola in four hours and ten minutes, announced from New York on August 26.
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New York
J.D. Hill
Buffalo
Mineola
Berlin Police Reorganizes with Flying Squad
Berlin authorities plan a major reorganization of the police department including a new lying squad equipped for rapid air travel and specialized patrols to respond quickly to incidents.
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Berlin
Police Department
Greater Berlin
President Urges Wage Truce As Cost Of Living Sits
President Wilson proposes a four cent an hour boost for railroad shopmen on a ten hour pay for eight hour work basis retroactive to May 1. He says wage hikes now would lift living costs and delay peace, urging a nation wide wage truce until normal conditions return.
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Washington
Wilson
Congressional Committee
Ele
Polish insurgents surround German garrison at Myslowitz
Polish insurgents in Upper Silesia have surrounded the German garrison in Myslowitz and expect the town to surrender, according to a Polish official communique received in London.
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London
Upper Silesia
Myslowitz
Nonpartisan Hungarian cabinet formed with Herr Helprich premier
Budapest August 29 a new nonpartisan Hungarian cabinet was formed with Herr Helprich a manufacturer serving as premier allies expected to approve the government
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Budapest
Herr Helprich
Propaganda Funds Seen Stirring Race Tensions in U S
Authorities say Soviet interests are supplying funds for a propaganda campaign to provoke race antagonism in the United States as reported to the department of justice. The disclosure adds to concerns about foreign interference in domestic civil unrest and security.
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Washington
United States
Department of Justice
Morgan sails for Europe on Lapland for vacation
J P Morgan left New York aboard the steamship Lapland bound for Europe. He plans a five year overdue vacation visiting relatives in England and France and will devote his stay entirely to recreation.
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J. P. Morgan
New York
Europe
Lapland
Tle
England
France
Strike Stops Four Coast Roads
Traffic on the four railroads entering Los Angeles was paralyzed by a strike of trainmen who quit their posts in sympathy with Pacific Electric platform workers.
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Los Angeles
Colo
Pacific Electric Company
Army Demobilization Speeds to 225,000 by Sept 8
Washington reports the army will be reduced to 225,000 by September 8, with the August 19 strength at 361,390. The War Department announced the rapid demobilization pace.
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Washington
War Department
U. S. To Open Stores For War Surplus Goods
Washington announces plans to open retail stores in depot centers and big cities on September 25 to sell surplus War department items. Mail orders accepted with fixed prices to prevent price discrimination. post office sub stations to speed delivery. Stores will operate in 14 zone cities including Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Atlanta Chicago St Louis New Orleans San Antonio Omaha El Paso San Francisco and Washington with expansion planned.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Parcel Post
Post Office Department
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlanta
Jeffersonville
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
San Antonio
Oamaha
el Paso
San Francisco
Riots at Charlotte Car Barns Leave Two Dead Ten Hurt
A mob of strike supporters clashed with police guards at the Southern Public Utilities car barns in Charlotte on August 28. About a hundred shots were fired. two men were killed and ten injured, four of them fatally, after police say a relative of Clem Wilson fired at Chief of Police Orr and was shot at by guards.
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Charlotte
N. C
Southern Public Utilities Company
Clem Wilson
Orr
US Aviators Found Near Lower California
El Centro Cal Aug 28 Col Hipolito Baranco said Captain Trujillo has found missing American aviators Lieuts B Waterhouse and C H Connelly alive between Ojas Negras and Calle de Trinidad in Lower California The field report gave no details and no aircraft were mentioned Col Buaranena backs the claim noting the area is nearly inaccessible.
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el Centro
Cal
Hipolito Baranco
Trujillo
FP. B. Waterhouse
C. H. Connelly
Ojas Negras
Calle de Sa ‘Trinidad
Lower
California
Buaranena
Sis
Buyers Flock to New York As Steamer Arrivals Surge
Foreign buyers from nearly every country gather in New York as arriving steamers bring demand for a wide range of goods from toys to locomotives. The influx signals strong international trade activity and broad market interest.
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U.S, New York
New York
Theft of Liberty Bonds and Cash in Boston Vaults
Theft of 100000 in Liberty bonds and 35000 in cash from four vaults in the paymaster’s office at the Boston and Albany railroad South Station was discovered on August 28. Four vaults were involved in the loss. Police are investigating the incident.
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Boston
Boston & Albany Railroad
South Station
Wilson asks bar to aliens in passport law continuation
Washington Aug 27 President Wilson asked Congress to extend the wartime passport law to prevent an influx of aliens after peace is declared. The message urges continuation of controls to regulate entry.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
Congress
Chicago Bars Are Raided In Nationwide Liquor Crackdown
Fifty U S deputy marshals began a series of arrests for the sale of intoxicating liquor in Chicago. Twenty six arrests were made without warning in downtown saloons and cafes as part of the crackdown.
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Chicago
United States
Excess Baggage Delays Corona Ship to Cherbourg
The liner Corona sailing for Cherbourg was delayed three hours to weigh baggage of 1,300 steerage passengers. Most travelers were returning to Mediterranean points.
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New York
Cherbourg
Mediterranean
Forest Fire Burns 700 Acres in Wyoming's Big Horn District
A forest fire in the Big Horn district near the Montana line charred about 700 acres. Firefighters were rushed to the scene as flames spread through the timber in Sheridan, Wyoming, with authorities continuing to assess the damage.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Big Horn District
Montana Line
Union Leaders Back Wilson Plan As Rail Strike Looms
Washington directs public and railroad officers to restore full service in California Arizona and Nevada with seven o clock Saturday as the deadline for striking employees to return to work. Hines warns interference will be treated as a U S offense while unions discuss wage offers pending cost of living relief and potential broader strike action.
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Washington
Hines
California
Arizona
Nevada
Railroad Administration
United States
Four Brotherhood
Wilson
Executive Council
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federated Shop Trades
Pacific Coast
Brotherhoods
Cleveland
Four Brotherhoods
Europe
Iowa News Briefs Reflect Iowa City, Des Moines and Statewide Events
Des Moines hosts the 1920 Iowa Association of County Officers convention. Grinnell police seek help to recover a stolen Ford. Mrs. S. B. Bair of Webster City elected chairwoman of the Royal Neighbors board. Iowa painters convene at Fort Des Moines. Al Stockham of Stiles dies by self-inflicted fall in Bloomfield. John Grimes of What Cheer electrocuted on high tension line work. Hartwick builds a new 20000 bushel elevator. Iowa state fair opens with street car service resuming and a postal pay hike debate. Mrs. Mary Hanstrom sues for 50000 over husband’s drowning. Secretary Ramsay predicts 400000 auto registrations next year. Entomologist finds garden webworm damage near Newton. Cedar Rapids schools face portable classrooms and high bids for a new building. Weather notes predict above normal yield for corn and reduced winter wheat area. Rudolf Knepper qualifies for national amateur golf. Louis Manis gives meals free since armistice. Soil surveys progress in seven counties. Des Moines YMCA plans for a Negro building. Tama and Toledo railroad grading contract awarded. Des Moines teamsters end strike after union vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa Association of County Officers
Grinnell
S. B. Bair
Webster City
Supreme Board of Managers
Royal Neighbors
Iowa
Iowa Master Painters’ Association
Ft. Des Moines
al Stockham
Stiles
Bloomfield
John Grimes
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry
Hartwick
King-Wilder Company
Cedar Rapids
State Fair
Mary Hanstrom
John A. Hanstrom
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Walker D. Hines
United States Director
Hast Sixth
Scott Streets
Muscatine
Walter C. Ramsay
Jaques
Iowa State College
Newton
M. Woody
Board of Education
Rudolf Knepper
Sioux City
Oakmont Country Club
Pittsburgh
Louis Manis
Liberty Cafe
Fort Dodge
Woodbury
Wright
Wayette
Cedar
Mahaska
Johnson and
Adair
Tama and Toledo Railroad
Blythe Bros
Carranza Orders General Census Of Mexico
President Venustiano Carranza announces a general census of the republic to be conducted next year across Mexico. The order covers national population statistics and administrative regions.
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Carranza
Mexico City
Republic
Wilson asks $825,000 extra for peace commission costs
President Wilson requested Congress grant an additional appropriation of 825000 dollars to cover the expenses of the American peace commission in Paris from July 1 through year end.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
American Peace Commission
Paris
Two jailed in Liquor Case at Imperial Hotel
Harris Rosenthal and Abraham Levin proprietors of the Imperial hotel were sentenced to nine months in jail and fined $100 each after liquor valued at $13,000 was seized five weeks earlier in Boston.
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Boston
Harris Rosenthal
Abraham Levin
Imperial Hotel
Two Flyers Die in Southerfield Plane Collision
Aug 30 Americus reports Lieut. John J. Melne of Washington state and Private Robert A. Brook of Newnan Ga were killed when two airplanes collided at 750 feet over Southerfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus
John J. Melne
Washington State
Robert A. Brook
Newman, Ga
Southerfield
Gen Louis Botha Dies After Influenza Attack
Pretoria Aug 30 Gen Louis Botha premier and minister of agriculture of the Union of South Africa died suddenly after an influenza attack early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Botha
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
3000 Steel Workers Strike In Cleveland
Three thousand steel workers walked out in Cleveland amid mounting labor unrest as union leaders struggle to hold back further walkouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pershing Granted Permanent General Rank by House
The House passed a bill recognizing General John J. Pershing for his wartime service and authorizing the president to confer on him the permanent rank of general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pershing
Washington
John J. Pershing
House
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