Senate orders immediate steel strike inquiry in federal move
Washington reports the Senate labor committee will launch an urgent probe to see if federal action can ease the steel strike. Hearings start Thursday with striker representatives, then Gary of U S Steel and AFL leaders to appear. House session applauded Rep Cooper assailing Foster.
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Senate debate on steel strike and conciliation plan
Senate members discuss a resolution to condemn conspiracies and disturbances used to force objectives, criticizing the closed shop and calls for a record against strikes for power. John Fitzpatrick, organizer for steelworkers, vows to testify in Washington next Thursday with evidence.
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State troops restore order in Drumright Oklahoma
Drumright Oklahoma, September 24. State troops with six companies and about 75 deputies and marshals patrol the streets after a strike by 19 Southwestern Bell Telephone gift operators triggered riots. Five alleged leaders were arrested and taken to Sapulpa. Police Chief John Aary fled the mob to Cushin as authorities blame political opponents of Mayor Nicodemus. Reports say three girl strike breakers were seized and held briefly.
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Leaders denounce Cummins bill to bar rail worker strikes
Washington September 24 three top labor leaders told the Senate interstate commerce committee that the Cummins railroad re organization bill would unconstitutionally prevent strikes. Samuel Gompers Warren Stone and Glenn Plumb argued that no law can stop workers from leaving work and warned the proposal would encourage law breaking. Stone criticized the bill as vicious and illogical while Plumb warned of revolution if labor concessions are not won. The hearing also covered government ownership and rate fixing concerns with shippers urging private operation under supervision and return of control to security holders.
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Iowa
Lewis Tells Legion Wilson Penned Idea Found In Article X
In Peoria Illinois James Hamilton Lewis argues article ten of the League covenant was not born at Paris and credits Wilson with an earlier plan to curb external aggression and protect smaller nations, while noting Smuts added the phrase political independence in Paris.
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Test Vote Sees Senate Narrowly Back Lodge Motion
Washington Sept 24 Republicans gained a narrow grip on the peace treaty procedure as the Senate adopted a Lodge motion to postpone amendments by 43 to 40. Only three senators broke party lines with Jones of Washington and McCumber voting no and Reed of Missouri voting yes. Ten paired, three abstained, and the day closed quietly with little disruption to the pace of treaty discussion.
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Marines' Shoot Two Americans in Haiti Squad
Gunnery Sergeant Harry Rubble of Sugar Grove Ohio and Corporal Frank Sampson of Minneapolis were killed in Haiti on September 21 when Marines fired on a constabulary squad mistaken for bandits two miles east of Terra Rougt. The incident was reported to the Navy Department on Tuesday.
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Wilson Wears Badge of American Legion
President Wilson on a special train accepts a Legion badge in Glendive Montana. The Glendive chapter voted him a veteran of the war and granted full membership as his train halted for a few minutes. He replaced the miniature flag on his coat lapel with the Legion badge.
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Allies informed of D Annunzio plans in July
Washington reports that Avanti claims the Italian government was alerted in July to Gabriele D Annunzio’s Fiume expedition plans and that allies learned of accomplices’ actions before the campaign. The paper says a trusted friend sought a pact with Nitti while asking permission to act on his own.
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Lowden Favors Roosevelt Shrine Idea in Illinois
Chicago sept 24 Gov Lowden of Illinois urged the Roosevelt Memorial association to push a memorial back to Theodore Roosevelt as a symbol of Americanism. He noted that 93 of 101 counties were organized for the campaign and stressed the November election as delegates to a constitutional convention are chosen to craft a constitution based on constitutional government in America.
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Italian foreign minister resigns over Flume incident
Rome dispatch reports Italian Foreign Minister Tomasso Titton resigns his post following the Flume incident. Giornale D Italia provides the official notice, noting Titton’s stated reasons and the government’s response.
Missouri appoints new State Board of Charities members
Jefferson City September 24 Gov Gardner announces three new appointees to the State Board of Charities and Corrections Judge B Greensfelder of Clayton Rev F Leek of Springfield and J A Corby of St Joseph to succeed J F Conrad of St Louis FL W Neidemeier of Columbia and W L Robertson of Gallatin whose terms expired
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Army Trucks On Sale Soon Baker Announces
Secretary of War Baker said the War Department will begin selling surplus army motor vehicles to other federal departments and the public, pending Congress lifting the transfer prohibition. preparations for sale are already instructed.
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Guards Use Guns On Crowds At Three Points
Two men were killed and two wounded in clashes between state troops and strikers in Farrell Pennsylvania as crowds resisted dispersal near Stanton and Greenfield streets. Troopers fired after bricks and missiles were thrown, with reports of up to a dozen shots. the incident echoes a previous outbreak at the same location. In Buffalo, private policemen at Lackawanna Steel shot two workers in front of Gate No. 3, killing Casimir Mazurek and fatally wounding Maciej Buczkowski among about three thousand gathered workers who had been on strike for two months since returning from wartime service.
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Eral Stturs
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American Steel and Wire Company
Samuel Carter
Kosimshi
Joseph Hungartz
Great Steel Strike Rages Across Major Centers
On day two, unionists claim 327,100 workers out nationwide with rising violence, while steel firms dispute counts. Chicago and Youngstown see expanded walkouts. Pittsburgh and eastern mills report limited gains. Clashes escalate in New Castle Farrell and Pittsburgh, with casualties and guards deployed. Lackawanna plant guards fire on strikers near gates in Buffalo. Local reports from Birmingham present conflicting totals of workers out and idle plants.
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Riot and shooting mark Pittsburgh steel strike turmoil
In Pittsburgh and at a Lackawanna plant, crowds clashed with police during a strike. Bricks and stones were hurled as guards fired shotguns, injuring several and sparking arrests. Disturbances spread amid a federal inquiry into steel industry woes.
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