Federal mediator decides tonopah wage outlook grows ominous
Washington January 29 negotiations between Democratic and Republican senate leaders reach deadlock on peace treaty. Bipartisan talks postponed due to Lenroot absence. Hitchcock delays open senate action only after private talks fail. Some Democrats doubt gains from reintroducing treaty. Republicans predict failure. A proposed ten senator conciliation committee is discussed but unlikely to gain traction.
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TONOPAH
WASHINGTON, D. C
senate
Sen
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Underwood
Alibama
Fifty Cent Bonus Dropped In Tonopah Mines February 8
Special to the Gazette reports the Mine Operators Association executive committee voted twelve to eight to accept Federal Mediator Joseph Lord's report and suspend the fifty cent bonus on February 8. The commissary will be used to supply goods to all workers at cost, with Lord’s ruling final and binding on both sides. No major disturbance is anticipated despite many workers likely quitting.
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TONGPATS
Mine Operators Association
Joseph Lord
Tonopah
eral
Lord
Mine and Minmens' Association
fonopah trades assembly
pats
Tam
Shinn
Miners’ Union and Trades Assembly
France
United States department of labor
Dempsey Case Under Investigation in San Francisco
United States Attorney Mrs. Annette Adams announced an inquiry into irregularities linked to the exemption from military service involving heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey. EB Blanferd of the DOJ bureau of investigation handed over data to Col. Charles W. Thomas for a full probe.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Annette Adams
United States
frick Dempsey
EB. EL Blanferd
department of justice bureau of investigation
Adams
Charles W. Thomas
Californica
Chicago Theatre Opens Women Smoking Room
A Chicago theatre announced the opening of a smoking room for women after manager reports finding women smoking in the washroom boudoir and lobby. He notes women smoke more cigarettes than men.
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CHICAGO
Chicago theatre today
Hard Gider Lands Indian in Jail for 25 Days
Plain apple cider brought the downfall of Joe Dolores, an Arizona Indian. He pleaded guilty to drunkenness and faced a 50 dollar fine, unable to pay, and was jailed twenty five days. Dolores claimed the cider caused the headache and that he bought it at a Lake Street pool hall. He denied prior drinking. Henry Helwigen faced charges for speeding on Virginia Street, pleaded not guilty, and his case was set for next Monday.
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Joe Dolores
Dolores
Arizona
Bryson
Lake street
Henry Helwigen
Virginia street
Reno Golf Club Names Fourteen Nominated Directors
Fourteen members of the Reno Golf Club were named by the nominating committee to stand for seven director positions for the coming year. The new board will be elected on the first Saturday in March. Nominated members include Brewster Adams S. Down for Mrs. Leroy Pike Mrs. Sam Platt Varry Scheetine H. E. Stewart Louis Spellier P. M. Wentworth Cole S. Harwood John Belford L. F. Curtis Sidney Myer G. C. Steinmiller and George Springmeyer. The committee members were Mrs. Leroy Pike Mrs. J. W. Cheney I. Louano Robert M. Price and T. L. Withers.
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Reno Golf, i Club
Brewster Adams
Downfor
Leroy Pike
Sam Platt
Varry Scheetine
H. E. Stewart
Louis Spellier
P. M. Wentworth
Cole S. Harwood
John Belford
L. F. Curtis
Sidney Myer
G. C. Steinmiller
George Springmeyer
J. W. Cheney
I. Louano
Robert M. Price
T. L. Withers
Nine Nil Island trusties escape from McNeil Island
Joe Riley and W. H. True, each serving five years for counterfeiting in Portland, escaped from McNeil Island federal prison at five this morning. Warden Maloney cannot confirm if they remain on the island or have reached the mainland. A penitentiary posse searches the island woods while Northwest officials are alerted. The men reportedly left a trail of counterfeit coins ranging from ten to one dollar across the region.
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TACOMA
Wagh
Joe Riley l
W. H. True
McNeil Island federal
Tom Maloney
Portland
Maloney
McCormick Defeats Captain Roper In Portland Bout
Roy McCormick light heavyweight champion of Great Britain won a ten round decision over Captain Bob Roper of Chicago in Portland. McCormick dominated with powerful body punches and right crosses to Roper’s chin, leaving him groggy multiple times.
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PORTLAND
Ore
Roy McCormick
Great Britain
Bob Roper
Chicago
McCormick
Roper
Bandit Is 10 Die Without Thought Of Religious Consolation
Ossining N Y Jan 29 Gordon Fawcett Hamby a 26 year old confessed murderer bank robber and train bandit will die tonight in Sing Sing prison without the aid of clergy a death watch member asked the warden to grant him last rites but Hamby showed indifference to fate He recounted a career of crime from coast to coast including the December 1918 East Brooklyn Savings Bank robbery and two bank employee killings He planned suicide in his cell but changed his mind when Maj Lawes treated him squarely and was a good fellow
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OSSINING
Gordon Fawcett Hamby
Sing Sing
Maj
Lewin
Lauen
Hamby
death watch
Tacoma
Wash
East Broklyn Savings Bank
Brooklyn
Maj. Lawes
Speakers Open Missouri Fight
CAMERON Missouri January 29 United States Senator Hiram Johnson of California J M Minnis Republican candidate for governor A N Hyde of Trenton Me candidate for governor and John frost a Republican who seeks to succeed Secretary of Commerce Joshua Alexander 2s representative in congress from the third district all the speakers criticised adversely the League of Nations Democrats Open Campaign LIBERTY MO January 29 The Democrats of the third Missouri district opened their campaign last night to elect a successor to Secretary of Commerce Joseph Alexander as representative in congress the principal speaker was Capt a L Milligan of Richmond the nominee who is opposing John E Frost of Plattsburg the Republican candidate Capt Milligan addressing the large audience issued a call to members of the party to make the greatest fight for our lives and roll up the biggest mis erary ever given as an indorsement of the Democratic administration Attacks Republicans Concerning the League of Nations which has been announced as the principal issue at stake in the campaign Capt Milligan urged its immediate ratification along with the peace treaty He attacked the record of the Republican majority asserting that it had failed to enact sufficient legislation for former service men.
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CAMERON
United States
Hiram Johnson
California
J. M. Minnis
A. N. Hyde
Trenton
John &. Frost
Commerce
Joshua Alexander
congress
League of Nations
Opeon
LIBERTY
Missouri
Joseph Alexander
a. L. Milligan
Richmond
John E. Frost
Plattsburg
Capt. Milligan
Republian
Copyright extended to British subjects on reciprocity order
London dispatch reports that Britain and the United States will extend the American copyright amendment of December to British subjects upon a king's order in council granting reciprocity to American citizens. The Board of Trade will seek the king's sanction at the earliest moment.
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LONDON
United States
board of trade
Secretary Daniels hints at unknown next president
In Philadelphia a speech by Secretary of the Navy Daniels sparked speculation as he declared he could name the next U S president but would not identify the party. He warned that the winner must be progressive and free of reactionary traits, regardless of party. He spoke to the Pierce school graduates on naval service and Americanism, ending with a nod to Mayor J Hampton Moore.
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THILADELPHIA
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
United States
Pierce school
hht navy
Hampton
Moore
Philadelphia
Kolchak Surrender Report Shocks Far East Forces
A dispatch reports Admiral Kolchak surrendered to Siberian revolutionists, authorized by Gen Janin of the Czecho Slovak army placed in command west of Skutsk on January 19. The Far East reaction included a dueling challenge to Janin and a Semenoff loyalists league forming to avenge the officer’s actions.
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LONDON
Kolchak
Janin
Skutsk
Harbin
Daily Mail
Far East
Flirbin
Semenoff
No appropriation for postoffice in Reno likely
Reno faces slim odds for a postoffice enlargement as Congressman Evans reports the public buildings committee will not approve bills carrying appropriations this session. The department plans only a temporary rear addition, after urging a permanent enlargement and on-site offices to replace rented space.
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Reno
postoffice
Gazette
Charles R. Evans
committee on ‘public buildings
congress
Railroads Submit Rate Schedule Facing Nevada Concerns
A tentative schedule of graded rates conforming to an Interstate Commerce Commission order has been submitted by the railroads but the Spokane Chamber of Commerce reports it unsatisfactory for Nevada and Reno. The local traffic bureau will audit freight bills for Chamber members at no charge, with claims processing starting for shipments after January 1919.
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interstate commerce commission
Salt Lake City
traffic bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Nevada railroad commission
Chamber of Commerce committee
Spokane
Nevada
Reng
Bankers urged to boost agriculture nationwide
Chicago January 28. Richard & Hawes of St. Louis, president of the American Bankers Association, called for greater farmer interest. He urged bankers to support scientific farming methods to ensure proper returns and to aid rural communities, linking bankers' prosperity to national future.
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CHICAGO
United States
Richard & Hawes
St. Louis
American Bankers’ Association
America
Hawes
Army training plan eyed with lower cost estimates
Senate Military Committee chairman Wadsworth announced that war department estimates place the annual cost of a universal training military establishment at about 6.9 billion dollars through 1926, far below Mondell’s one billion figure. The revised figures cover regular army and National Guard needs and include overhead, facilities, and personnel costs.
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seee
senate
regular army
national guard
Department
Wadsworth
Harding Speaks for Americanism in Ohio Speech
Senator Warren Harding, Marion newspaper publisher, spoke before the Associated Ohio Dailies in Columbus urging resistance to suppressing opinions. He argued the will of the majority sustains civilization and that the American press must teach and preach the ideals of Americanism.
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COLUMBUS
Associated Ohio Dailies
Warren Harding
Marion
Harding
Sterling Improves Only Few Cents in Global Rates
New York and London report modest gains in currency markets with sterling rising from a record low of 3.49 to 3.52 and then to 3.53 as demand bills gain. Franc, German mark, and Austrian crown exchange rates shift slightly while Chancellor of the Exchequer calls a conference with international finance experts to discuss exchange problems.
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NEW YORK
DBel- Bian
LONDON
exchecquer
Daily Mall today
bancellor
Planters Boss Refuse Wages Appeal Amid Strikes in Hawaii
The Planters Association of Hawaii refused the Japanese Sugar Workers Federation's last appeal for higher wages. They insist labor compensation is generous. A strike has been declared on five of seven inland Oahu plantations. A small cane field on a Honolulu plantation was burned, suspected arson.
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HONOLULU
Associated Preas
Planters’ Association
Hawaiian sugar growers
Japanese Sugar Workers’ Federation
Oahu
Fake letter claimed from William II debunked
The Hague January 23 telegraph to Amsterdam Handelsblad reports Gen. von Goland, adjutant to former Emperor William, states the widely printed letter said to be from William Hohenzollern to Prince Kurstenburg about his return is entirely invented.
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THE
HAGUE
Amsterdam Handelsblad
von Goland
William of
Germany
William Hohenzollern
Amerongen
Prince, Kurstenburg
Bryan Renewed Attack on New Jersey Governor
In Bristol on January 29 William J. Bryan urged the Republican party to state its stand on prohibition. He accused Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey of being backed by liquor interests and said harmony in the party was harmed by those aligned with the governor.
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BRYAN
NEW JERSEY
BRISTOL
William J. Bryan
Republican party
Democratic party
Demand Immediate Peace in Russia Manifesto Signed by Labor Leaders
London January 29 a declaration calls for complete and immediate peace for Soviet Russia signed by eighteen prominent labor leaders including John Robert Clines former food controller James Henry Thomas general secretary of the union of railroad men and William Brace miners leader The signatories say they do not subscribe to Soviet theory but argue war continuation harms peasants and children and oppose intrigues of great powers including Japan and Poland They state the labor party will not honor secret commitments and will pursue peace if it gains influence next year or two.
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LONDON
Russia
John Robert Clines
James Henry Thomas
uni- Yonal union of
William Brace
Japan
Poland
labor party
fale t
Stills Reported at Watsonville
San Francisco January 28. W A Kelly supervising prohibition agent for the Pacific coast and a staff of assistants left for Watsonville California to investigate reports that a number of whiskey stills were being operated in the wooded Santa Cruz mountains. Some have already been seized and an extensive illicit whiskey traffic is threatened in the area near Watsonville.
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SAN FRANCISCO
W. A. Kelly
Pacific coast
Watsonville
Cal
Santa Cruz mountains
itis alreay
Watsonvie
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Operators’ Association
Miners’ Union
DEMPSEY
GOLF CLUB
NINEIL ISLAND TRUSTIES
BOY McCORMICK
CAPT
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