Wilson speaks for peace treaty in Indianapolis rally
President Wilson told thousands in Indianapolis that American delegates went to Paris with a clear mission and had achieved it. He urged ratification, saying the covenant would keep war on the outskirts and make it a last resort, while opponents had barely read its articles. He defended Article X and stressed US sovereignty with council unanimity and economic pressure.
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League of Nations
State Fair Grounds
James P. Goodrich
Charles J. Jewett
Thomas Taggart
Samuel L. Ralston
Frankin McCray
Indiana
The
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Coliseum
Wilsons
Austria
Germany
Serbia
Belgium
League Council
United States
Columbus
Ohio
United States Senate
Shopmen Vote Down Raise and Defer Strike
Railway shopmen vote 325000 to 25000 against Wilson wage offer as basis for settlement and defer strike decision to their international officers. Negotiations continue as the union handles the dispute at national level in Washington.
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Wilson
Communists bar leaders from party ranks in Chicago
In Chicago on September 5 the communist party adopted a platform barring anyone who profits from rent or interest from fellowship. Rose Pastor Stokes and William Bross Lloyd are excluded. The party also bars doctors lawyers and editors from the coming revolution and backs a new republic centered on the factory as the key unit. The national socialist convention continues with routine work, while DOJ agents watch all conventions.
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Rose Pastor Stokes
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Department of Justice
Chinaman heckles Wilson at Philadelphia hall
As the President departed the hall a Chinese spectator in the gallery yelled Chinaman Mr Wilson how about Shan tung several times. The President seemingly did not hear the remark.
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Columbus
Wilson
Abou Shantung
President comments on Versailles treaty and acceptance
The President told a capacity audience that the men in khaki would not have to cross seas again once the treaty is accepted. He said his aim was to expound the treaty to the people not debate it, noting a concert of feeling among Versailles delegates. He asserted the American delegation followed instructions and would not return until fulfilled.
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Aljed
Versailles
Pianist Workers Seek Higher Wages In St Louis Strike
St Louis piano tuners and related workers threaten a strike led by Organ and Musical Instrument Workers Local No 5. They demand 30 to 40 percent wage increases, a six and a half hour day with a half Saturday, and shorter hours. Current wages range from $18 to $35 weekly. highest at $10 weekly for player piano workers. Union president Charles P. Tyler notes arbitration failure could trigger action and cites organ workers earning the lowest pay.
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ST. Louis
Organ and
Charles P. Tyler
Tyler
Vote Jitney Bond of $5,000 In Kansas City
Kansas City report on an ordinance would nearly shut jitneys down by requiring a $5,000 bond per unit though the lower house may alter it. Jitney owners fear the bond's prohibitive effect while possible moves tie its effectiveness to fare cuts by the Kansas City Railway. A separate chamber committee praised the service-at-cost plan used in Montreal Cleveland and Cincinnati and a committee of 100 is expected to review the report Tuesday night.
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Kansas City Railway Company
Montreal
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Packers Proceedings Under Antitrust Law in Chicago
Proceedings under the anti trust law against five Chicago packers will be pre briefed. Gushgat bogie stints time go, November 15, Attorney General Palmer has announced.
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Washington
Chicago Packers
Palmer
Senate Deliberates Rail Labor Strikes Reform
In Washington on Sept 5 senators debated preventing railroad employee strikes. Senator Borah challenged congressional power to ban strikes or lockouts under the Cummins railroad reorganization plan. Senator Underwood urged a government commission to fix wages and rates, while Borah and Williams warned against overreach and warned of European-style general strikes as perilous.
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Senate
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Senator Borah
Idaho
Congress
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Underwood
Alabama
Boah
Europe
Williams
Mississippi
Joint Commission
Industrial League of Nations
U S Turkey Note Draws French Press Commentary
Paris reports on American actions in Turkey with French papers criticizing the Crane King mission. Constantinople’s Eclair correspondent says inquiries yielded no decisive answers and that Americans did not receive a cordial reception. Constantinople's prefect says Turks want reforms and moral aid from Great Britain and America.
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Abdul Hamid
Great Britain
America
Sugar Stocks Short Demand Is Enormous
Washington September 5 sugar shortages persist across the nation. George A. Zabriskie president of the United States Sugar Equalization Board writes to Senator Hitchcock that demand is enormous and far exceeds refiners capacity to supply. He notes old beet crop sugar exhausted and West Indies shipments hindered by a marine strike.
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George A. Zabriskie
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Zabriskie
Mr. Zabriskie
West Indies
Hearing Set on Western Union Rates Tuesday
Springfield dispatch says the state public utilities commission will hear an application for rate increases by the Western Union Telegraph company in Chicago on Tuesday. The proceeding seeks approval of proposed higher charges across the telegraph service.
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Springfield
Western Union Telegraph Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Chicago
President discusses treaty aims in Columbus speech
President outlines in Columbus the goals and justice of the Paris peace treaty. He emphasizes punitive but not unjust terms, German accountability, and the method to adjust reparations to Germany's ability to pay. He argues the treaty seeks to end aggression, protect civilization, and restore human rights while avoiding excessive punishment.
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Ilar
Opposition Must Put Up Or Shut Up Says Wilson
In Indianapolis on September 5 the President urged opponents of the league of nations to present a better peace program. He criticized opponents for ignorance of covenants and said reading English shows misunderstanding. He urged forgetting party labels and proclaimed I am an American who champions American rights, amid cheering.
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Indianapolis
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League of Nations
Labor Conference In Capital October 6th
Washington will host a conference called by President Wilson on October 6 to discuss labor and industry relations. It will include five appointees from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, five from the national industrial conference board, fifteen from the American Federation of Labor, three from farming organizations, three from investment bankers and fifteen public representatives.
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Wilson to Speak in St Louis on Peace Pact Tour
President Wilson is scheduled to arrive in St Louis at 4 a.m. He will address a private Chamber of Commerce banquet at noon and then give a public speech at the coliseum at 8 p.m. on defending the peace treaty. He aims to persuade business and civic leaders to support the pact.
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Chamber of Commerce
Owns Cucumber Put Up Before The Civil War
SEYMOUR Missouri September 5 Mrs E Marvin of rural route No 1 Seymour describes a cucumber preserved in alcohol as the oldest in her family and claims it predates the Civil War. She recounts a grandfather who grew the cucumber in Whitley County Indiana and died in 1862 leaving a widow and five children.
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E. Marvin
Marvin
J. P. Ramsey
Springfield
William Baker
van Buren
Ramsey
Whitley County
Ind
Arrest Express Man Accused of Embezzlement
Ralph G. Piersol manager of the local express office was arrested in Lincoln Nebraska on a federal warrant charging embezzlement and is en route to Danville. His accounts are being examined and express officials were summoned before the United States grand jury in session.
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Ill
Ralph G. Piersol
Express
Lincoln
Neb
Piersol
United States Grand Jury
Htre
Bank robberies surpass Jesse James era in central states
LA SALLE Sept. 5 More bank robberies were committed in the central states during the past year than in the last five years that the Jesse James gangs operated, according to the Protective Committee report of the Illinois Bankers association. Illinois banks suffered robbery losses of 479,445 that year, including 187,673 in liberty bonds and war savings stamps.
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Jesse James
The
Ilinois Bankers’ Association
Illinois
Senate adopts four reservations to German peace treaty
Washington Sept 5 The Senate foreign relations committee adopted four reservations to the German peace treaty covering the Monroe doctrine withdrawal from the league of nations and domestic questions. The committee ordered the treaty reported to the Senate with a majority report and set three days for the minority to file. The Monroe doctrine reservation was adopted 11 to 6 declaring the United States shall be its interpreter. The withdrawal reservation was adopted 9 to 8 and preserves the right to withdraw from the league. The ratification text outlines reservations to be accepted by at least three of the four powers Britain France Italy and Japan before taking effect. The four reservations address unilateral withdrawal from the league Article 10 scope of domestic jurisdiction and Monroe doctrine interpretation. The discussion continues into next week.
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