Fix Wages and Rates for Roads In 1920 Reform Bill
Washington notes summarize a revised railroad reorganization bill aimed at stabilizing wages and rates through March 1 to September 1 1920. It details wage protections against reductions, the wage arbitration board proposal, and the workflow of labor leaders and AFL officials during negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
Hautuse
Interstate Commerce Commission
Opinon Oof
House
Capitol
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Railway Board of Admstmrnt
Setia
Hines
Salient Points In Railroad Bill
Washington February 19 the outstanding points of the railroad bill as finally agreed upon include a permanent federal board for labor disputes with nine members, a 5 percent carrier return plus 0.5 percent for improvements, sharing of excess operating income between carriers reserve fund and a federal contingent fund, a government guarantee against deficits for six months, permissive consolidations, a $500 million revolving fund for loans and claims, reappropriation of existing funds, and a $40 thousand appropriation for the federal labor board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carriers’ Reserve Fund
Federal Railroad Contingent Fund
Commission
Interstate Commerce Consession
Tou
Railroad Administration
Federal Labor Board
Hillquit Admits Counsel Role in Soviet Affairs Trial
Albany Feb 19 Socialist leader Morris Hillquit testifying for the defense at the five suspended socialist assemblymen trial denied being paid by the Russian Soviet bureau or by Lt. Alix Martens. He acknowledged serving as counsel but said he never received compensation and his advice to Martens did not affect his testimony. He claimed American socialists sympathized with Soviet Russia as a social experiment, not to endanger democracy.
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Albany
N.Y
Morris Millquit
Soviet Russia
United States
Alix. Martens
Martin Conboy
Hillquit
Russia
Pap Quit
Sozialist Party
Tarsitania
Actor Barrymore rebukes noisy audience at The Jest
New York February 19 John Barrymore star of The Jest at Plymouth Theater rebuked a patron who laughed during the climactic love scene. He angrily left the embrace and condemned the disruptive laugh saying he heard that damn fool laugh before the door slammed. The audience then remained quiet as the scene continued.
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New York
John Barrymoore
Plymouth Theater
Barrymore
Berlin agitators urged labor to quit goods halt order
Gustav Noske commander in chief for the Greater Berlin district and Brandenburg province issued an order covering Berlin and the Mark of Brandenburg. It threatens imprisonment or a fine up to 50 marks for inciting people to stop work that would affect the production or distribution of foodstuffs.
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Berlin
Gustav Noske
Greater Berlin
Brandenburg
Adriatic Question Reopens For Negotiation In 1919
President Wilson's note to the allied supreme council on the Adriatic issue is said to reopen negotiations. The note and the council's reply were discussed at the state department with no public comment. It is understood the US seeks to be a party to the Adriatic settlement despite the peace treaty and league of nations. The note may push Washington to propose a practical step to carry out the agreement with Italy and Jugoslavs.
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Wasitington
Wilson
Allied Supreme Council
Adriatic
Supreme Council
State Department
London
Entegte
Jugo- Slavia
United States
League of Nations
Europe
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Fiume
Poet
d'Annunzio
Council
France
Great Britain
Paris
Turkey
Wallace
Jas
Dutch Tone Of Allied Note Sparks Newspaper Debate
The Hague reports a mixed Dutch press reaction to a second allied note on the German emperor. Most view sharp wording as for home consumption and see the core aim as preventing Wilhelm from disrupting world peace. Holland may intern him at Doran.
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The
Hague
Holland
Wilhelm
Doran
Payne Urges Ship Sale Now as Stevens Calls Wait
The Senate commerce committee heard conflicting views on selling 30 former German liners. Payne urged immediate sale with a $75 million reconditioning estimate and market authority, noting bids were rejected. Stevens opposed rushing sale, arguing valuation and fair price unclear and urging reconditioning before any transfer.
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Payne
Stevens
U.S
Wasitington
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Bailey Opens His Campaign In Texas For Governor
Bailey, former U S senator from Texas, announces Democratic bid for Texas governor. He condemns progressive democrats and the league of nations, calls national expenditures extravagant, and warns taxation nears confiscation. He also advocates reconstruction of state and national parties along Thomas Jefferson ideas.
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Gainesville
Tex
Joseph Weldon Bailey
United States
Texas
Bailey
Fort Worth
Thomas Jefferson
League of Nations
European Council
World record prices for Harupahtre sows at Pollard sale
Raymond C. Pollard conducted a Harupahtre sow sale in Nehawek A Nob. The 42 head brought $21,985 total, averaging $528, surpassing the previous high of $360. One sow hit a new top at geteo, with buyers from 28 states in attendance.
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Nehawek
Raymond C. Pollard
Two House Bills Propose To Define Presidential Disability
Washington February 19 Two House measures seek to fix the presidential disability question. Representative Fess Republican Ohio proposes a constitutional amendment with the Supreme Court to decide presidential ability when Congress approves. Representative Rogers Republican Massachusetts introduces a bill for Supreme Court determination on whether the president is unable to discharge duties and when removal is warranted.
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Washington
Wilson
Representative Fess
Ohio
Charman
Republican Congressional Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Fess
Representative Rogers
Massachusetts
Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Rogers
Operators Explain Coal Price Advances
Washington February 1. Coal price rises attributed to higher operating costs due to wage hikes strikes and limited rail service. T H Watkins president of Pennsylvania Coal and Coke testified to the Senate coal committee that a 14 percent miner wage increase was avoidable with better rail transportation and warned further raises are unlikely. He estimated three and three quarters billion dollars would be needed to supply rolling stock under private railroad control. He also argued bankruptcy of several coal operators due to the railroad administration. Dr Garfield was excused from testifying per committee instructions.
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Washington
T. H. Watkins
New York
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Corporation
Senate Coal Committee
Watkins
Railroad Administration
Garfield
Coal Settlement Commission
Rolinson
Pomerene quits race for Ohio's delegates
Senator Pomerene a Democrat of Ohio withdrew from the Democratic presidential nomination contest. He said the need to focus on Senate legislation and Ohio primary law making a solid delegation impossible would likely lead to defeat at the San Francisco convention.
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Washington
Pomerene
Ohio
Senate
San Francisco
Edsel Ford Defeats Dad Sherman in Senate Race Insight
Washington reports Senator Sherman of Illinois says Edsel Ford’s war record helped defeat Henry Ford in Michigan Senate race. Sherman criticizes attempts to obtain Edsel Ford’s draft exemption record and urges making draft records public, calling Edsel the felon of the House of Ford and the Duke of Detroit.
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Washington
Henry Ford
United Sates
Michigan
Edsel Ford
Sherman
Iinois
Senate
Ford
Committee On Elections
House of Ford
Duke
Detroit
Mittee
Newberry
Pord
Edsel
Lowden Tells South Dakota Voters What Budget Has Wrought
In Sioux Falls on Feb 19 Governor Frank Lowden of Illinois outlined a plan to reorganize Washington on a business basis and reform the federal budget. He urged an independent budgeting department with an expert, criticized direct departmental appropriations, and linked high taxes to rising living costs while stressing tax reform as a prerequisite for broader readjustment.
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Lowden
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. Op
Washington
Frank
Mlinois
Lowen
Congress
Illinois
Ife
United States
Pdes
French Presidents Exchange Greetings at Inauguration
Paris February 18 President Deschanel was formally inaugurated when he succeeded M Poincare in the presidency. Poincare praised Deschanel as a brilliant parliamentarian and impartial adviser and said France could rely on national cooperation. Deschanel thanked Poincare and pledged to follow his predecessor’s patriotic example and work for the rule of law and the republic’s glory.
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Paris
Deschanel
M. Poincare
M. Deschanel
France
Deputies Fitted With Cork Screws to Open Bottles
St Louis Feb 19 The 30 deputies under Frank T Digges Missouri prohibition enforcer have been equipped with cork screws to open bottles suspected of containing liquor. On recent visits to former ga fcon s deputies faced difficulty as corkscrews had disappeared from places they once stayed, forcing use of pocketknives or substitutes.
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ST. Louis
Frank T. Digges
Missouri
Four Sinn Fein Men Arrested and Imprisoned in Cork
Four Sinn Feiners were arrested today and jailed by the military after a raid in Cork. In Dublin, military patrols with fixed bayonets searched city streets late last night, especially on the north side, stopping pedestrians and asking why they were out. The reason for the raids remains unclear.
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Cork
Beb
Sinn Fein Vlah
Dublin
Women's League Shelves Training Resolution Again
In Chicago on February 19 the National League of Women Voters failed to reconsider a universal compulsory military training resolution. The National American Woman Suffrage Association dissolved, leaving the league as its successor. Maud Wood Park of Boston heads the league. other officers include Mrs. George Sellion, Mrs. Richard Edwards, and Mrs. Solen Jacobs.
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Chicago
Tis
National League of Women Voters
National American Woman Suffrage Association
League
Maud Wwood Park
Boston
Bmirs
George Sellion
St. Louis
Richard Edwards
Peru
Ind
Solen. Jacobs
Birmingham
Alabama
Bliss Opposed Putting Army In Russia
Washington reports assert President Wilson sent American troops to Russia and Siberia against Gen Tasker H Bliss advised position while he sat on the allied supreme war council. Gen Peyton C Maren testified on medals for officers urging promotion by selection to avoid placing inefficient leaders in high posts.
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Washington
Russia
Siberia
Wilson
Tasker H. Bliss
Supreme War Council
Peyton C. Maren
House
Bliss
Gen. March
Biddle
March
England
Peace Treaty Again In Eclipse In Senate
Washington February 19 The peace treaty again faded from focus in the Senate as private talks for a compromise stalled. No speaker was ready on the floor and leaders decided not to take up the subject, though debate could resume later. Many senators doubt ratification will be revived soon as other major legislation moves forward.
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Waseangton
Senate
Belteve
Sheriff’s Wife Helps Put Down Jail Mutiny
In Freeport on February 19 Mrs John G Hayes wife of the sheriff aided in quelling a jail breakout. She struck one prisoner with a padlock while the sheriff fought another who assaulted him with a club. Prisoners had used a knife-saw to remove a door lock during the attempted escape.
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Freeport
John G. Hayes
Corrdor
Yanks Leaving Siberia Reported Arrivals
Washington feb 19 Gen Gravant commander of the united states expeditionary forces in siberia notifies the war department that three units of the 27th infantry arrived in vigd joba tok feb 16 and the last unit reached manchart station feb 14.
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Siberia
Washington
Gravant
United States Expeditionary Forces
War Department
27Th Infantry
Joba Tok
Manchart Station
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Barkley
Kentucky
Summing
Germany
Versalileon
Dad Sherman
Women’s League
Gen. Bliss
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