World events brief from around the globe
A digest of incidents includes the Illinois synod forming in Rockford, bandits’ executions in Prince Albert, a Great Northern transport voyage, a Baltimore meatpackers strike, a Roselle bank holdup, a fatal Niles Center crash, sugar rationing plans by Arthur Williams in New York, food control cases in San Diego, Newport divorce gossip, Los Angeles Times page redesign, National Guard arrivals in New York, a Milwaukee murder sentence, Racine traffic death, coal strike arbitration talk, German opera production disruption, and the Detroit Episcopal convention accepting Bishop Kinsman’s resignation.
Foreign Lettish and Allied Updates and Notable Deaths
Reports from Riga indicate Lettish forces crossed the Duna as operations develop favorably. The Uner America survived a cyclone en route to Genoa from New York. Dublin will release all Irish political prisoners in Mount Joy after a hunger strike. French aviator Poulet completed a Rome to Melbourne leg via Centocelle. British admiralty to preserve battle flags on ships. A Ketsherikt retreat is noted as Kolchak advances in western Siberia. Chilean mission to Madrid greets dignitaries in Huelva. Gabriele d Annunzio vows strict martial law against opponents of Fiume. Belgium will receive cattle and horses seized by Germany once ratifications are exchanged. Dr. Clarence E Wilson calls for cigarette elimination as temperance crusade. Winslow W Thayer dies at 74 in Milwaukee. Count V Macchi di Cellere dies in Washington Hospital. Former Rep Martin D Foster dies at Olney Illinois after six terms.
Washington Officials Announce Wartime Measures Across Agencies
Secretary Baker orders army chaplain accompaniment for transports carrying over 200 soldiers while Labor Secretary Wilson assumes mediation in the coal miners dispute. The prohibition enforcement bill passes and the senate rejects another peace treaty amendment. Petrograd and Wronstadt fall per state department dispatch. Retail food price gouging exposed by a senate committee. Beating proposed for bombs via nails and sugar price caps cited under food control acts. Troops not sent to police abroad until Versailles ratified. Baker issues orders from Washington.
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Silesian
Senate
Baker
Washington
Wilson Acts in Industrial Crisis
President Wilson, ill yet active, dictated a 6600 word letter to Secretary Lane urging discretion as the National Industrial conference struggles to reach a collective bargaining agreement. Lane said the conference would not end and would seek a new comprehensive program, though progress remains uncertain.
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Washington
Wilson
National Industrial Conference
Lane
Thomas L. Chadbourne
Committee of Fifteen
Tumulty
Pan-American
Conference Rejects Workers Right to Bargain Collectively
Washington reports that the national industrial conference defeated the labor backed proposal for collective bargaining and arbitration in the steel strike case. Samuel Gompers and Bernard Baruch voiced unified opposition, while the employers’ faction claimed only a majority support.
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Washington
National Industrial Conference
General Committee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bernard M. Barpch
Harry A. Wheeler
Employers
Snake eggs and laying habits described
The text explains that some snakes lay eggs, with farmers often finding embryos inside leathery coverings when eggs are opened. Egg size and shape vary by species but remain oval, and constricting snakes like the black snake and boa constrictor are given as examples of egg laying.
Pay Adequacy for Japanese Soldiers Draws Editor ire
The Jui denounces current Japanese soldier pay as too low. First and second class privates earn 1.56 yen monthly and corporals 1.95 yen. Even a 50 percent increase would not suffice, soldiers must rely on home funds, totaling 2.15 million dollars, with a treble raise requiring 4.3 million more.
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Jui
No Melba and Oddities in Speech and Style
A snippet presents quirky lines about a singer named Melba, humorous reactions, and social commentary. It mentions Harry clapping at a performance, questions over ear emphasis, Persian facial adornment with insect motifs, punctuality advice, and the notion that poetry requires a substantial income.
Secret life of trees tracked by dentagraph device
Scientists devised a dentograph using a temperature-stable metal frame to encircle tree trunks and record minute dimensional changes. The study notes pine trees exhibit large daily growth variations while oaks show steady continuous growth.
Evening the Score and the Kingly Etiquette Lesson
A collection of wry aphorisms on pride diplomacy and social nuance. The American captain of industry reflects on re gaining self respect through restraint while witty lines skew charity race life and talent versus tact in everyday conduct.
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Mercey
Chicago
Ilinois State Synod
Northern Illinois Evangelical Synod
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James McKay
Prince Albert
Sask
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First National Bank
Roselle
N. J
Niles Center
Ill
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E. &. Miller
Ray Taylor
Wichita
Kan
Hill
Arthur Williams
New York
Department of Justice
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San Diego
Cornelia Biddle Duke
Philadelphia
Angier Buchanan Duke
Newport
Duke
The
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George Washington
Brooklyn
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William Dtanehard
Milwaukee
Waupun
Joseph Beyer
Racine
Wis
Itis
William TL. Narding
Des Moines
House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church
Detroit
Mich
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Delaware
Lettish
Duna River
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Copenhagen
America
Genoa
Dublin
Mount Joy Prison
Poulet
Lesy-Les-Moulineaux
Melbourne
Australia
Rome
Centocelle
DS Pog
Admiralty
London
Ketcherikt
Kolchak
Siberia
Omsk
Madrid
Yanez
Huelva
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Fiume
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Clarence E. Wilson
Washington, D. C
Temperance Board
Methodist Church
International Convention of the Disciples of Christ
Cincinnati
Winslow W. Thayer
Wisconsin
Count V. Macchi di Cellere
Martin D. Foster
Olney
Llness
Th- Nois
Hoboken
Marshall
Gillett
Petrograd
State Department
Wronstadt
Phillips
King
Utah
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
Harry
Postum Cereal ‘Company
Battle Creek, Mich
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