Telegraphers strike eases but still drives uneasy endgame
Reports from Chicago and Washington say the Telegraphers Union sees improving outlook as some members return to work while others pledge continued stoppage. Officials deny negotiations with Postal or Western Union and warn full traffic disruption could follow if the Western Union brokers' division joins the strike.
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Altough
Ick
J. Ftomens
Chicago
Western Brokers
Broffi
Bros. Str
Desterdas
Konenkamp
Western Union
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Co
American Federation
Telegraphers’ Union
Carlton
Burleson
Wilson
Typographical
Thomas
Reynolds
Pennsylvania
Atlanta
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Kansas City
H. W. Collins
FE. T. Jonesy
The
F. A. Davis
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Telegraphers Strike Set to Hit 130000 Workers
Special to The New York Times Chicago June 13 reports more than 120000 electrical workers will join a strike to demand collective bargaining recognition higher pay and shorter hours. Union leader S J Konenkamp cites growing support while officials from Postal and Western Union say business continues. A broker vote on a potential sympathetic strike and contraband quotas may affect brokerage operations.
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New York Times
Chicago
Telegraphers’ Union
S. J. Konenkamp
Edward Reynolds
New York
Telegraphers
Karleson
Konenkamp
Postmaster General clears Atlanta telephone firm in labor bias case
Inspector Cole reports Southern Bell Telephone Company in Atlanta showed good and sufficient reasons for all dismissals or force changes. No evidence found to support claims of discrimination based on union membership or activity. Full report to be sent to Washington by Monday.
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New York Times
Washington
Burleson Today
J. W. Cole
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Forcce
Ted
Wilson Decla
United States
Lenin
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Mooney
Wilson
Illinois
Oxman
United America Aids Europe in Trade Funding Plan
A proposal describes a united U S cotton body to regulate demand and secure debentures against European shipments. It discusses international finance, reparations, and the need for private funding to sustain U S export trade amid high foreign debt and dwindling currencies, with emphasis on the role of banks and government credit.
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Elurope
United States
Europe
America
European finances demand 3 billion dollars for Europe
The Federal Reserve Board reports that European currency and banking conditions are difficult with capital scarce. Reparations by the Central Powers will affect the scene, but in addition a large privately raised sum, around three billion dollars, is needed here to finance Europe.
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United States
France
Belgium
Continental
Great Britain
New York Times
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Railroad Men Defy Orders in Winnipeg Strike
Canadian Railway shopmen refuse conference as Winnipeg locals vote to strike at 6 pm amid high officer warnings. Mayor Gray hints at settlement, while divisions threaten freight and passenger service and police arbitration questions spark broader tensions. Montreal talks fail to avert wage strike and New Brunswick electrical workers halt street traffic.
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Winnipeg
Gray
Winnipeg Switchmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
George K. Wark
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
James Murdock
International Railroad Brotherhood
Brotherhoods
Winnipeg Carmen
International Brotherhood
Lewis assails radicals at Vineland training school meeting
Commissioner Burdette G. Lewis denounced radical speakers from the National Conference of Social Work during the Vineland N J Training School for the Feeble Minded thirty first annual meeting. He called institutions like this safety valves against dangerous social revolutionists.
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Vineland
N. J
Burdette G. Lewis
National Conference of Social Work
Lewis
Social Welfare
Brighter outlook as strikes in France ease
Paris reports progress toward resolving transportation and other strikes with Premier Clemenceau meeting labor leaders, promising written demands review and further talks. Rail and tram services resume some cars, miners press for eight hour day, while British Labor Party sits out Paris conference amid high living costs.
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Clemenceau
The
Transportation Federation
M. Jouhaux
General Labor Federation
M. Clemenceau
M. Colliard
Gassoul
Omnibus Company
Miners’ Union
Louis Locheur
Chamber of Deputies
London
Italy
France
England
Russia
Paris Food Prices Climb Sharply in Rising Trend
Paris reports a sharp ongoing rise in food costs with prices for staple items climbing steadily. Authorities and vendors note heavy strain on households as inflation persists and living costs escalate.
Food and Wage Strikes Sporadic in Italy
In Italy sporadic strikes demand shorter hours and higher wages amid cost of living protests. The most serious action involves 76,000 teachers seeking a $2 daily minimum. Spezia saw clashes as a mob looted shops. police and troops repelled the violence, with two killed and about fifty wounded.
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Rome
Italy
Spezia
Harwood Fined Fifty Dollars In Socialists Case
Frederick J. Harwood state secretary of the Socialist Party was fined 50 dollars by Judge O H W Dey in Rahway Police Court for opposing and obstructing an officer during street meeting interference two weeks earlier. He paid the fine and said he would appeal. Also held on $500 bail, ex city commissioner James B Furber faces grand jury action on an assault charge.
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New York Times
Rahway
N. J
Frederick J. Harwood
Socialist Party
O. H W. Dey
David H. Trembly
Dey
Harwood
James B. Furber
Branch 12
William Cook
Justice of the
Gustav Theimer
Elizabeth
Secretary Wilson Attacks Bolsheviks at AFL Convention
Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson denounces I W W and Bolsheviks while urging unity for real wage workers. He warns against general strikes as subverting the jury system and defends the American labor movement against radical interference. Delegates debate negro union rights and Soviet recognition as Alfred Leavitt and Nathan Fine push for veteran pay.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
William B. Wilson
United States
Wilson
Thomas Mooney
San Francisco
England
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Organized Labor
Congress
Department of Labor
Organization Committee
Burleson
Ireland
Russia
C. L. Bain
H. McCarthy
Martin F. Ryan
Washington
John Lacy
Norfolk
Lacy
America
Samuel Gampers
Committee On Resolutions
Mooney
Ike You
Mr. Wilson
Alfred Leavitt
Nathan Fine
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Protective Association
Safors
Soviet Russia
Battle near Juarez details and border action report
Dispatches describe scattered activity near Juarez with no recent fighting. Orders move the 24th Infantry to El Paso from Columbus as border measures expand. Reports note a rail wreck injuring 200 government troops en route to Chihuahua and a bandit threat thirty miles from Juarez.
New Opponent for Villa General Diguez to Succeed Castro
Mexico City reports General Jesus Agustin Castro named Under Secretary of War and Marine and heading the department in the secretary’s absence. General Manuel M. Diguez, operating in Northern Mexico from Chihuahua City, will succeed Castro as Chief of Military Operations against Villa.
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Mexico City
Jesus Agustin Castro
Manuel M. Diguez
Mexico
Chihuahua City
Castro
Villa
YMCA leaders urge Mexico ties and aid amid tension
Richard C. Williamson and Dr. Enrique Aguirre spoke at the Brooklyn Central Branch about recent developments in Mexico. They urged building YMCA houses to educate Mexican men in American ways and said the America Mexico strain is exaggerated and can be settled without warfare despite economic woes and a weak Mexican dollar.
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Richard C. Williamson
Young Men's Christian Association
Mexico City
Enrique Aguirre
Mexico
Brooklyn
Williamson
America
Villa remarries reportedly in Mexico near Parral
Francisco Villa, the bandit leader, is described as marrying again in Valle de Allende near Parral Chihuahua. A traveler cites an Excelsior tale of a ceremony by a former judge with two villagers as witnesses. Villa reportedly arrived with Felipe Angeles and several lieutenants and gave a speech at a fiesta.
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Associated Press
Francisco Villa
Excelsior
Ben
Valle de Allende
Parral
Chihuahua
Villa
Sudco
Felipe Angeles
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Altugh SS. J. Konenkamp
Percy Thomas
International News Service
Western Union Telegraph Company
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Edward Heyneias
Comany
Mr. Beynold
Ines
Fier
John
Koons
Enton
Thomas Assalls Burleson
Thoma
Ison
SBS
Belesttta
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Federation of Labor
Pulitzer
Union Telephone
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Department
Far Finance Corporation
Canadian Railway
Montreal
Canadian Railway War Board
Railway Shopmen of America
Railway War Board
Mongton
N. B
Carmen
Ministry of Labor
Jean Longuet
Pierre Renaudel
New Jersey
Tells Labor Federation
W. W
Gompers
Juarez
Villa Abumada
24Th Infantry
el Paso
Columbus
N. M
de Rosey C. Cabell
Southern Department
Border Patrol
War Department
Cabell
Laredo
Aguascalientes
el Pervenor
Monterey
Benteria Luviano
Nogales
Ariz
Emiliano Tames
Andreas G. Garcia
Calles
Elias P. Calles
Sonora
Commerce and Industry
Carranza
Tampico
M. C
Gen. Diguez
Juanita Torres Villa
Los Angeles
Francisco A
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United Cigar Stores
Scott & Bowne
Scott's
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Philip Morris
Bond Street
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