Proletariat Rally and World War Tensions in Europe
A wide array of Europe United States and world events are reported including Italian labor council rhetoric condemning military rule, Wilson’s plebiscite stance for a buffer state, Grey’s and Tittoni comments on postwar alignments, and the ongoing Saarbrucken clash. Also noted are U S Navy moves, labor strikes, cotton and wartime measures, and wildfire impacts in California.
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Italian Council of the Chamber of Labor
Rome
Paris
Tittoni
Italy
Viscount Grey
United States
Saarbrucken
Bourgeoine
Prench Solders
Jon
Kutwk
Dentkine
Heralds Review Of North Carolina Important State Events
The Heralds Review presents a concise record of notable events at the North Carolina Capitol and across the state for Herald readers. It surveys political developments, public notices, and key happenings shaping civic life. Measures and decisions impacting communities are highlighted with emphasis on governance and state affairs.
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Capitol
Herald
Levy Errors Threaten State Aid Twenty Counties Miscalculate
North Carolina state officials report widespread miscalculations in local school tax levies. Some counties may shortchange state aid, reducing school terms to three or four months. State Superintendent Hooks orders immediate review by county superintendents to correct the levy basis and ensure full state and county funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Department of Education
Hooks
State Department
May Retain Employment Service And War Risk Claims Paid
Back from Baltimore and Washington, officials assert continued cooperation with the federal census and the Department of Labor to maintain employment service branch offices. North Carolina pays 24 222 160 in war risk insurance to 2 784 beneficiaries whose sons and husbands died in service. District offices of the Internal Revenue Department open in Washington Wilmington and New Bern completing the state’s ten district structure. The state board of vocational education finalizes its staff to implement the Smith-Hughes Act vocational training program before 1920.
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Cn Deltompen
Baltimore
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Washington
Department of Labor and Census Bureau
Department of Later
North Carolina
Sam
Bureau of War Tink Insurance
Tnternal Revenue Department
Wilmington
New Bern
A. D. Watts
Raleigh
Rodman
Emerson
Woodley
State Board of Vocational Education
Durham Council Purchases Food
City body approves bulk food acquisitions to curb rising living costs. Local official details aims to lower prices for residents while ensuring staple supplies stay accessible. Community groups welcome the move as a step toward relief and stability.
Four Car Loads of Goods Secured for Durham
Durham reports A Rochelle city auditor secured four carloads of goods from Atlanta, totaling over 25000 dollars, aiding residents with low cost provisions and highlighting union strikes and school attendance enforcement in Winston and nearby counties. The piece also notes a nurse to aid county health, a large North and South Carolina auto dealers convention, and various regional developments including annexation and road measures.
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Durham
A. Rochelle
Atlanta
Charlotte
North
South Carolina
Carolina
Strike and Treaty Paramount Issue
Efforts to bring about intervention by President Wilson may be made. The article notes the strike and peace terms as central to policy decisions and potential government action.
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Wilson
Hearings Set as Treaty Row and Steel Strike Dominate
Washington battles over the German peace treaty and the steel strike as Congress weighs Pall amendments aimed at reducing American representation on international commissions. Labor hearings resume with Gary leading the steel interests and Foster among witnesses as Wilson’s stance or possible concessions loom.
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Washington
Pall
New Mexico
Wilsen
Labor Committee
Gary
Stites Steel Corporation
Capital
William Foster
Coniinutes
Wilson
Pessimism in Washington Over Unrest Continues
Warrington notes growing pessimism in Washington over industrial unrest and a potential world wide panic if a peace treaty is not achieved. Senator Oscar Underwood argues that exports require extended credits and caution that government credits are near exhausted, delaying action until war is declared.
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Warrington
Oscar W. Underwood
Nationalization of the Skoda Armament Works Near Pilsen
The Skoda armament works near Pilsen, famed for heavy Austrian howitzers, have been nationalized by a Czech national council. The plant now comprises six Czechs and three French workers, amid prior reports of American interest and price negotiation difficulties.
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Vienna
Skoda
Pilsen
Geneva
Pilt
Brief Rest Will Put the President in Fine Shape
Washington reports President Wilson will recover in a few days after threats of illness. Dr. Cary T. Grayson credited with restoring his health, saying a short rest will place him in good shape.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Shane
Poindexter Calls Wilson Greatest Menace to World
Senator Miles Poindexter labeled President Wilson the greatest menace and the most pro German figure in the nation during a Queens County Republican mass meeting in Long Island City. The event marked the 65th anniversary of the party's founding.
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York
Wilson
United States
Miles Poindexter
Queens County Republic
Long Island City
Washington
Eight German Liners to Be Retained by U S
Eight German liners including the former Hamburg American steamer Imperator will be kept by the United States after the armistice. The interallied shipping commission assigned the ships to homebound American troops and plans to place them in passenger and freight service are under preparation.
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Washington
Imperator
United States
Interallied Shipping Commission
Cotton Exports Jump in August Then Eight Month Total
Washington reports August cotton exports nearly double August 1918 figures with 47 058 bales versus 287 450. For eight months ending August exports total 4 166 668 bales in 1919 compared with 2 243 000 in 1918.
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Washington
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Gompers Spurs Labor Right While Rockefellers Stay Quiet
The great steel strike saga centers on workers right to be heard and organize, with Samuel Gompers urging worker influence in conditions. John D. Rockefeller Jr will not participate in the Pueblo plant strike of 4,000 workers. Union leaders say Youngstown workers voted against returning to work. A coroner’s inquest in Allegheny County cites a fatal gunshot amid a riot as Sheriff Haddock is praised for handling the incident. A general sense of deadlock without violence lingers in the nation’s steel hubs.
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Shipping Board
Jat
Metal Trade Department
AI Federation of Labor
O'Connell
Atlantic
Democratic Executive Committee
Atlantic City
Wilton
Dennis B. Metcalf
Chars Rubin J. Conger
Nora Negroes
Chare
Nashville, Tenn
Gabriel Hansen
Memphis
Tenni
Wilson
Wichita
Washington
New York Navy Yard
Bio Navy
Standart Oil Company
New Jersey
Perth
Germany
War Department
Porsuiing
Chaumont
Robert E. Coonts Hay
Uwe
Salt Lake City
Teague of Nations
Congress
League of Nations
United States ‘Ab Howtd
Nto Division of Planning and Statistics
American Cay
Senate
Sierne
Europe
South
Mobile Chamber of Comerce
Brush
All Oriental News
Ametian
Florida State Board of Health
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Brazil
Philippines
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Mexico
Great Britain
Britain
France
America
House Military Committee
J. W. McAngdrow
Pacific
Panama Canal
Hawaiian Islands
Army
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate Labor Committee
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Pueblo
Youngstown
Sherif William Haddock
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Wilson denial of meddling in Fiume dispute
Rome dispatches state President Wilson did not demand d annunzio's expulsion from Fiume nor an Italian blockade. The Stefan agency reports Wilson sent two messages to Paris and Rome, none threatening, and conveys cordial feelings toward Italy.
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Rome
Stefan
Ialian
Denises
Wilson
Gabriele d' Annunzio
Fiume
Italy
Dent Wilson
Paris
Navy Plans Transpacific Seaplane Flight From California
Washington tentative plans call for a seaplane flight from San Diego to the Philippine Islands this winter or early spring with stops at Hawaii Wake Island and Guam. The total distance exceeds 7,000 miles about twice the NC4 Atlantic crossing.
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Washington
Navy Department
San Diego
Cal
Philippine Islands
Hawaii
Wake Island
Guam
NC4
Atlantic
Rockefeller Gives $20 Million for Medical Education
New York reports a $20 million gift from John D. Rockefeller to improve medical education in the United States. The General Education Board says income will be used now and the principal distributed within 50 years.
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New York
Johin D. Rockefeller
United States
General Education Board
British Railway Strike Seen As Serious Government Challenge
London The Associated Press reports the government plans to fight the railroad strike with full powers even using armed forces if needed It orders suspension of army demobilization and cancellation of all leaves of absence to meet the crisis.
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London
Associated Preaw
War Office
President Wilson Cancels Remainder of Speaking Tours
President Wilson cancels the balance of his speaking tour under orders from Admiral Cary T. Grayson his physician and will return to Washington from Wichita. Officials say the condition is not critical but a nervous reaction affecting the digestive system made suspension imperative.
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Wichita
Kan
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Washington
Wichiti
Grayson
Interned Enemy Aliens Return to Their Country
More than 1600 enemy aliens mainly Germans sailed from Hoboken on the Pocahontas to Rotterdam after wartime detention. The group includes 115 women returning to Germany, while men were moved from Forts McPherson Oglethorpe and Douglas to trains for transport.
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New York
Rotterdam
Pocahontas
Germany
Hoboken
Forts McPherson
Oglethorpe
Douglas
Clemenceau Praises American War Effort on Birthday
In Paris Premier Clemenceau urged ratification of the peace treaty with Germany in the chamber of deputies on his 78th birthday. He praised America for its swift and vigorous entry into the war and dismissed any notion of slight toward the United States.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
America
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