27 Sep 1919
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1919
Page
1
In a wartime measure amid mounting labor unrest, the government plans to deploy troops to keep essential services running as strikes threaten food and mail delivery. Trucks will supply cities with rations while plans exist to transport mail by air, a policy criticized by Lloyd George ally Thomas.
London fears a food shortage within three days as a major provision store manager warns of near empties in edible materials. Milk may be first hit, while officials urge stark economy amid a revived food control drive and transport strike affecting rail and electric services nationwide.
John D. Rockefeller pledged twenty million dollars to improve medical education in the United States. The General Education Board will administer the gift from its 61 Broadway office, using income presently and distributing principal within a few years. Dr Abraham Flexner hailed the move as opening a new era in medicine, with calls for curriculum revisions including removal of higher mathematics abstract grammar and classical languages.
In a Supreme Court ruling Justice Finch issued an alternative writ of prohibition to halt the Manhattan and Queens Traction Corporation fare increase. The decision, while centered on one case, is seen as broader, potentially limiting future fare hikes by Public Service Commissioners and affecting transit contracts citywide. The matter proceeds to a jury for determination with questions of jurisdiction and authority central to the dispute.
Charles F. Cossum of Poughkeepsie, released from Sing Sing on a Governor Smith pardon, married Mrs. W. F. Milford of New York City at the Little Church Around the Corner. Cossum, jailed in 1917 for grand larceny, had previously been found unconscious with a bullet wound in his office, the self-inflicted injuries leaving him blind. Only close family friends attended the ceremony. During imprisonment he trained in typenziten.
Pittsburgh dispatch from September 26 reports a chaotic mix of strikes, naval actions, and troop movements as Italian forces evacuate Dalmatian cities, U S ships seize crews, and unions threaten broader road and rail action. The piece notes Washington arbitration fears, steel industry strikes, and ongoing labor disputes with Bethlehem Steel, Youngstown, and Carnegie Big Four, with refusals to concede and widespread plant stoppages. The report ties in international patrols, Dalmatian events, and looming resolutions as crews seek refuge amid mounting tensions.
A Senate resolution asks if American marines were landed at Trau Dalmatia to compel evacuation by Italian forces. Lodge and Knox resolutions query if troops were sent to Europe to aid in Schleswig Holstein plebiscite under German treaty provisions. Daniels says Navy has no info and awaits reports from Admiral Andrews.
Rome dispatch notes two Chamber of Deputies resolutions. One calls for annexing Fiume without waiting on peace conference decisions, the other asserts Italy may guarantee Italian nationality. Alarmist reports circulate about abdication, civil war risk, and factional tensions amid nationalists, militarists, and socialists.
Reports from Paris and Spalato detail Italy resisting ceding Fiume, with Wilson’s pliable stance on buffer state and plebiscite. D Annunzio denounces non Italians in Dalmatia while foreign observers note troop movements near Trau and Labin.
Viscount Grey, the British ambassador to the United States, arrived aboard the Mauretania and issued a statement underscoring a desire to foster cordial Anglo American relations. He cited the need to rebuild after the war, the value of a common language, and expressed hope that goodwill could deter future conflicts. He noted his partial blindness and cancelled further public engagements to conserve health.
Reported at 8 A M tomorrow in the capital. signs of breakdown observed in Pueblo. President rests two hours on the Persent's train near Sedalia Missouri as Dr Cary T Grayson, physician, attends aboard. Medical notes mention fatigue and need for rest during the journey.
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