Reed Spectacle as Senate Hisses at Peace Pact Debate
Washington witnesses a tense four hour address by Senator Reed of Missouri on the league of nations and the peace treaty. Galleries erupt in applause and later hissed protests as Reed’s stance divides party lines and draws protests from Ashurst and Lodge amid calls for order.
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Washington
League of Nations
Reed
Missouri
Democrat
League Covenant
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Cummins
Senator Ashurst
Arizona
Ashurst
Fate of Nations
Senate of the
United States
Ame
Lodge
Hitchcock
Gezse
Senator Reed
Senator Lodge
Steel Corporation Has 145 Plants In 20 States
United States Steel Corp, amid a strike, operates 145 plants across 20 states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, and California. Chairman Elbert H. Gary and President James A. Farrell toured country homes as subsidiaries plan responses. Average daily pay cited at 6.28 with total payroll rising from 2.83 in 1914 to 6.23 in current reports.
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Associated Preas
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
James A. Farrell
Gary
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Maryland
Massachusetts
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Connecticut
Alabama
California
Washington
Kentucky
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West Virginia
Delaware
Ontario
Canada
Tron
Lake Superior District
Georgia
Liberty Bonds Show Increase In Values
Washington reports a steady rise in Liberty bond market values and a maintained interest rate not exceeding 4 1/2 percent on future government certificates. Brisk purchases caused the treasury to close the last issue early as funds topped 1.45 billion dollars. 1 2 percent bonds sold at a premium. Public demand favored the longer one year certificates, six times greater than six month issues, suggesting expectations of higher rates on upcoming issues.
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Washington
Treasury
Strike Called By Engineers To Back Steel Workers
Cleveland Sept 23 The executive committee of the local stationary engineers union told all members in steel plants to strike today in sympathy with steel workers. Interim vice president L F P Sprouse says 600 members of the stationary firemen already out.
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Cleveland, CO
L. F P. Sprouse
Internation
Must Keep Contracts Ainmen Are Told
Cleveland Sept. 23 The strike of steel mill workers prompts telegraphed instructions from President Lee to Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen switchmen. They urge adherence to prior contract duties in strike conditions and guidance based on existing contracts or majority notes for yard service.
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Cleveland
Lee
Brotherhood of
Platform For New Party Being Drawn
The 48 member committee behind a national convention in St Louis plans a tentative platform to present on December 9. It is expected to include radical proposals such as the Plumb plan, government ownership of utilities, universal military training, a responsible cabinet, democratic control of foreign affairs, and restoration of free speech.
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New York
St. Louis
Search Fails To Find 488 From Vessel Sunk
Key West Florida September 23 ongoing search for 400 passengers and 88 crew of the Spanish steamer Valbanera sunk off Rebecca Shoals light near Key West continues with no results. Rear Admiral Decker says wreck examination confirms the vessel identity and diving shows no boats lowered from the davits, leaving many presumed lost with the ship.
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Key West
Fla
Rebecca Shoals Light
Washington
Decker
Seventh Naval District
Navy Department
Valbanera
Admiral Decker
Swell Young Tourist Proves City Gunman
Walter L. Majors, a reputed outlaw, was positively identified after arrest at Windemere on Friday night. Police linked him to a Kansas City murder and two woundings from Sept. 5. About $20 000 in stolen papers and stamps were found with trunks at 1329 North Vandeventer, where Mrs. C. W. Antoine, 25, was arrested. she aided investigators and provided information.
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ST. Louis
Windemere
Dean Wevard
Walter L. Majors
Kansas City
C. W. Antoine
Vandeventer Avenue
Texas Storm Death Toll Rises to 495 in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Texas September 23 The death toll from the September 13 hurricane and tidal wave was raised to 495 with the discovery of three more bodies and the posting of twenty more names of missing presumed dead. Two thousand people were fed Monday at Red Cross soup kitchens.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Red Cross
Italy Asks Powers to Intervene in Fiume Crisis
London report cites Italian appeal to allied powers for an armed force excluding Italians to oust D Annunzio from Fiume. US naval authorities reportedly will refrain from action pending Washington or Paris directives. Two plans discussed in Rome seek different outcomes for Fiume and eastern Istria.
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Fiume
D’ Annunzio
Associated Press
London
D’annunzio
Adriatic
Washington
Paris
Italy
United States
Rome
Nitti
Tittoni
Wilson
France
England
Istria
Jugo-Slavia
First Day of Strike Grips Iron and Steel Industry
On opening day of the economic war Labor and steel interests reported broad activity across 20 states. About 284,000 workers joined the strike per Pittsburgh headquarters, while New York officials disputed the figure as New Castle, Pennsylvania saw seven shot in rioting. Major mills in Pittsburgh’s zone operated, Chicago plants mostly closed or reduced, and Mahoning Valley mills in Youngstown faced near total shutdown.
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Virginia
Colorado
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Carnegie Steel
Illinois Steel
Universal Portland Cement
Indiana Steel
Minnesota Steel
Lorain Steel
National Tube
National Steel and Wire
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Sharon Tin Plate
American Bridge
Union Steel
Clairton Steel
Clairton
Federal Shipbuilding
Canadian Steel
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Fairfield Steel
Chickasaw Shipbuilding
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Elgin
Joliet
Eastern
Duluth and Iron Range
Duluth
Missare
Northern
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Steel Corporation
New York
The
Chicago Steel Center
Mahoning Valley
Youngstown
Wilson Clings To Fiume Autonomy Stand On Special Train
On President Wilsons train in Stockon California officials refused to discuss reports of a new Fiume settlement. He reiterates that Italy should not gain Fiume for strategic reasons but only under nationality and self determination. White House aides say no change in his position and may resist any settlement if others agree.
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Wilson
Stockton
Calif
White House
Fiume
Italy
League of Nations
Food Prices Soar In Fiume With Blockade
In Rome on Saturday September 20 reports detail famine level prices in Fiume under blockade. Flour costs 0 cents per pound, sugar two dollars, oil six dollars per pint, and lard nine dollars per pound, illustrating severe shortages.
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Fiume
Rome
Senator Humbert Is Freed On War Charge
Paris reports the court dismissed the case against Senator Charles Humbert in a matter tied to alleged American contracts. A June exam noted evidence suggesting an attempt to influence officials over contracts in the United States. A letter from New York Deputy Attorney General Becker stated no trace of relevant negotiations was found in banks or factories.
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Paris
Charles Humbert
Humbert
United States
Becker
New York
Attempt on Dalmatian Landing Reported in London
Dispatches from London say Jugo Slavic forces attempted to land on the Dalmatian coast amid the Adriatic dispute dominated by Fiume. Italian naval and military authorities reportedly frustrated the landing attempt.
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London
Adriatic
Fiume
Seven shot as mill guards fire on pickets at Carnegie plant
Rioting at Carnegie Steel in Newcastle Pa leaves seven wounded, one gravely, as 400 picketers clash with workers and guards. Firearms, bricks and clubs fly. two policemen and several others injured during scale of outbreaks across additional plants in the Pittsburgh district.
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Newcastle
Carnegie Steel Company
Shenango Tin Plate Company
President Wilson Deliberate on Steel Strike Movement
President Wilson remained without official advice on the steel workers strike and was not aiming to interfere directly for now. He is said to have done all possible to prevent the strike, emphasizing maintaining order as the situation unfolds while White House officials monitor newspaper reports.
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Wilson
White House
Reports on steel strike show varied union and company claims
Secretary Foster cited union reports from all steel districts indicating about 284000 men heeded the strike call, 71000 in Pittsburgh alone. Company officials disputed figures, saying plants mostly balanced labor needs. Homestead Duquesne and Brad dock differed on impact with Foster claiming 9000 workers at Homestead vs the company denying more than 9000 employed.
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Foster
Pittsburgh
Carnagie Company
Steel Corporation
Homestead
Duquesne and Braddock
Carnegie Company
Homestead Works
Forces About Fiume Build Trench Lines
Dispatches from Austrian and Serbian sources say Italian regulars under General Badoglio have built trenches around Fiume while the D Annunzio forces erected fortresses a short distance inside the lines. Trainloads of food reportedly pass the blockade into the city.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Badoglio
Fiume
D'Annunzio
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Washington Information Bureau
Whig
League
Quincy Whig Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Quincy, Hil
American Steel and Wire Company
Dooma
Farrell
McKeesport
George H. Lysle
Duquesne
Alexander Russ
National
Iron and Steel
National Committee of the Steel Workers
William Z. Foster
National Committee
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