Remembering Pershing Parade in Washington 1919
Washington plans a grand September 16 parade to honor General John J. Pershing and the First Division returning from World War I. The event aims to rival Admiral Dewey's Manila reception with full equipment, transportation, and medical units, and will involve a New York pageant before the Washington march along Pennsylvania Avenue to a White House viewing stand.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
John J. Pershing
Admiral Dewey
Srianish arma@i
Manila
War Department
New York City
Camps Merritt
Mills
New York
Shanks
Pershing
Ao Ophice
Potomac Park
White House
Orly
Teaco Monument
Capital W
Peace Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
Arrest Bootleggers For Nashville Murder
Nashville police shift murder theory to illicit liquor dealers after the body of attorney Robin J. Cooper is found. They arrest J. F. Fenston and Casey Jordan, a woman, in an auto with 150 quarts of whiskey, both charged with violating the Reed amendment.
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Nashville
Tenn
Robin J. Cooper
J. F. Fenston
Casey Jordan
Fenston
New York Labor Calls Six Month Truce to Purge Rebels
A New York State Federation of Labor report urges a six month labor truce to stabilize the cost of living and back President Wilson. It condemns rogue strikes led by radical agitators and praises orderly action by AFL leaders and railway unions. The panel urges revoking AFL charters for rebel unions and stresses loyal support for Wilson’s economic program.
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New York
LABOR
Wilson
New York State Federation of Labor
N York
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Drastic Changes In Postal Service For Workers
Washington dispatch reports proposals from the civil service classification commission on reforms for federal civilian employees. Key points include equal pay for women, a clear promotion ladder, an impartial grievance court, and extended benefits.Lawmakers urge wage increases and extended leave while outlining cost of living concerns and labor protections for postal workers.
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Washington
Renprosetate “Ary Classification Commission
Edward Keating
National Federation of Postal Employes
O'Connor
Louisiana
Disciples of Christ Convention Opens in Charleston Ill
More than 1,500 delegates attend the centennial Disciples of Christ convention in Charleston Illinois as the denomination marks its 100 year presence in Mount Carmel and plans a $1.5 million fundraising drive for Minds churches and schools. A W Taylor of Missouri University delivered the Ta bo r day address and future speakers include Dr Carl M Thompson of the University of Illinois and Dr Herbert L Willett of the University of Chicago.
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Charleston
Ill
Disciples of Christ of Mindrs
Mount Carmel
A. W. Taylor
University of Missouri
Carl M. Thompson
Department of Commerce
University of Hllineis
Herbert L. Will
Poles Capture Bobruisk Town Near Minsk
London dispatch says Polish forces seized the fortified town of Bobruisk about 85 miles southeast of Minsk and captured 600 prisoners in a Monday announcement by Polish authorities.
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Polen
London
Bobrulsk
Minsk
Polieh
Knoxville Quiet After Race Rioting
Knoxville Tennessee observed a quiet Labor Day after weekend race riots left two dead and sixteen wounded, with ten white men arrested for aiding escape during the jail attack. National guardsmen and special officers patrolled as the third battalion of the Fourth Tennessee Infantry left, and outside units were released. Labor Day events were held separately by whites and Negroes, with a parade canceled.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Catte
Fourth Tennessee Infantry
Bulgarian Delegates Will Get Treaty Soon
Paris dispatch says the supreme council plans to hand the Bulgarian delegation the treaty text. It will define Bulgaria’s boundaries and provide for an Aegean port. Delegates will renounce claims to specified territories, while Thrace disposition will not delay peace with Bulgaria.
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Paris
Sept. L
Havas
Supreme Council
Bulgaria
Aegan Sea
Thrace
Serves Term As Spy Weds Yankee Captain
New York dispatch reports Mrs Katherine Peterson arriving from Germany after a 12 year solitary confinement sentence for alleged spying. She wed Captain FE W Peterson of Boston after 19 months served and an escape during a revolution that opened German jails. She described a rats overrun cell and nearing insanity before Kaiser flight brought freedom.
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New York
Germany
Katherine Peterson
Sierra
FE. W. Peterson
Boston
French Monument To Mark Yanks Landing
Paris reporters note the Chamber of Deputies approved official representation at the cornerstone laying for a monument at the Gironde to honor the first U S troops landing in France. President Poincare and leaders of both chambers will attend the ceremony.
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Mark Yanks
Paris
Havas
Chamber of Deputies
Gironde
Poincare
Chamber
Senate
First French Morocco Mail Plane Flies to Rabat
The first airplane to fly the postal service between France and Morocco departed for Rabat from Toulouse on September 1. The flight marks a milestone in Franco Moroccan mail delivery and demonstrates expanding air links.
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Morocco
Toulouse
Havas
France
Rabat
Pershing Bid Adieu as He Sails Home From France
General John J. Pershing sailed from Brest aboard the Leviathan for the United States. Marshal Foch, aboard to bid farewell, spoke of shared sacrifice and the enduring bond between American and French peoples. Paris reports Pershing emphasized friendship and common purpose in liberty, while recalling two years of allied struggle and sacrifice.
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Associated Press
Brest
John J. Pershing
Leviathan
United States
Marshal Fitch
France
America
Washington
LaFayette
Gen. Pershing
Marshal
Polius
Pershing
Trave
Marshal Foch
Paris
Pyrenees
England
Eject Peoria Parson Who Stands Up For England's Policies
Rev E T Munns prominent Peoria pastor and settlement worker was forcibly ejected from a public meeting where Patrick O Donnell Chicago attorney spoke on The Shame of Shantung He clashed with O Donnell prompting cries of remove him The mayor W C Pomeroy and H M Powell helped eject him as officers escorted the minister away
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Peoria
E. T. Munns
Patrick O'Donnell
Chicago
E. N. Woodruff
W. C. Pomeroy
Illinois Labor Journal
H. M. Powell
Illinois
England
O’donnell
Munns
America
Pomeroy
Powell
Coliseum
Siberians Wear Toys Salvaged From Sub Sunk In Dvina River
Archangel residents wear restored clothing salvaged from the Wrecksome, a submarine ship that sank near the Dvina river mouth. The American Red Cross organized salvage and distributed garments after months underwater, keeping many from relief in a cold area.
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Dvina
Archangel
American Red Cross
North
Russia
Red Cross
Arctic
Wins Husband By Her Dancing He's Wealthy
Dancer and vaudeville star Lucille Cavanaugh became Mrs Walter Leimert, a wealthy Piedmont Californian, after a rapid romance. The marriage followed a midsummer courtship with performances in Oakland and a final ceremony in Syracuse after a brief cross country correspondence.
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New York
Lucille Cavanangi
Walter Leimert
Piedmont
Oakland
Black Hand Murder in Chicago Police Identify Ties
Chicago police tie a fatal shooting to a Black Hand plot as Frank Ciccia is killed by Joseph Cute of Grand Rapids. Cutelli is arrested after a chase. authorities say Ciccia owed him $200 and refuse repayment, while a crowd of thousands watches.
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Chicago
Frank Ciccia
Joseph Cute
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cutelli
Poiicemen
Cleeia
Gleaves Assumes Command of Asiatic Fleet
Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves today assumed command of the Asiatic fleet with the rank of admiral granted by Congress. He boarded his flagship the South Dakota as nineteen guns saluted him in the bay.
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Gleaves
New York
Albert Gleaves
Congress
Wilson
South Dakota
Silesian Railway Rejects Piece Work Plan
In Breslau on September 1 the Silesian railway adopted resolutions opposing the restoration of piece work. Officials said they would work the same under the hour schedule as under the job system to speed up the nation’s economic recovery.
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Associated Press
Breslau
Silesian Railway Today
Revocation of Five Peoria Miners Unions Charters
Peoria September 2 five local unions with the International Mine Workers charter revoked leaving about three thousand miners in Peoria and nearby without membership. State President Frank Farrington announced in Springfield that striking miners must return to work before Saturday to avoid being labeled outlaws. Local leaders denied formal word from Farrington and said the charters were revoked. Farrington said miners can regain standing only by forming new locals and securing recognition at the convention in Cleveland starting September 9.
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Peoria
Farrington
Cleveland
Ohio
Tours West De Luxe On Railroad Pass Stolen From McAdoo
Philadelphia report details a railroad pass stolen from Robert H. McAdoo, son of the former director of railroads. The thief has been sighted at Grand Canyon and previously in Yellowstone and Yosemite, traveling in a Pullman. Notices are posted in Camden terminal conductors rooms to find the stolen pass. A new pass has been issued to McAdoo for free travel.
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Philadelphia
Robert H. McAdoo
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Robert
Atlantic City
Railroad Administration
Camden
Reed Stops Outburst Of Hissing During Speech
In Baltimore on September 2 Senator James A. Reed of Missouri condemned antis and halted a hissy protest when mentioning President Wilson during a speech opposing the league of nations. He urged the audience not to hiss the President, calling him our President, and received prolonged applause.
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Reed
Baltimore
James A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations
Wilson
United States
Senator Reed
Lodge Bars Movie As Argument On Treaty
Washington September 2 The Senate foreign relations committee bars movies during hearings on the peace treaty. A group of Fibhonians Latvians Lithuanians and Ukrainians arrived with a motion picture device to illustrate their points but Senator Lodge objected saying illustrated hearings do not fit the committee's dignified procedure.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lodge
French honors for 1st Infantry at Brest prior to Leviathan sail
A radio message to Major Charles Coulter reports every officer of the 1st Infantry, First Division, was decorated by the French government at Brest before the regiment sailed on the Leviathan. The 18th Infantry was the first to reach France.
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New York
1Sth Infantry
Brest
Charles Coulter
Army Intelligence Bureau
France
Labor Secretary Urges Arbitration at Labor Day Meet
ALTOONA Pa Sept 2 Secretary of Labor William B Wilson spoke at a labor day gathering and urged workers to settle disputes by arbitration noting many strikes fail to achieve the desired results.
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Altoona
William B. Wilson
Death by Own Action Law Expires in New York
The state law making attempted death by own action a felony has expired after more than 20 years on the statute books and yielding only two convictions. The repeal ends the statute without further action.
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New York
DRAFTS OF 4 TREATIES HELD BACK
Washington reports that President Wilson refused to provide latest drafts of four Versailles era treaties to the foreign relations committee, deeming such disclosure a threat to executive treaty negotiation power. Lodge warned the Senate could not act without full Versailles treaty context. The panel resumes hearings, may publish amendments and reservations, and questions Eugene Pivany of the Hungarian American federation.
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Washington
Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Wilson
Lodge
Senate
White House
Rhine
Senator Fall
International Labor Organization
Eugene Pivany
Mexican President Carranza Calls for Retaliation
President Carranza addressed Congress defending Mexico against foreign interference and asserting neutrality in war. He denounced abuses against Mexicans in the United States, warned against unequal treatment, and rejected the Monroe Doctrine while preserving sovereignty over oil legislation.
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Associated Press
Menico City
Mexico
United States
Carranza
Congress
League of Nations
League
Shopmen Of Chicago District Reject It
Chicago shopmen in the district voted against the four cent an hour wage increase proposed by President Wilson and Director General Hines. J W Saunders, secretary, announced that about 96 percent of the men rejected acceptance.
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Chicago
Wilson
Hines
J. W. Saunders
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