Burleson backs down on telephone rate hike
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Burleson suspending rate increases until a formal hearing before the Washington state public service commission. Spokane counsel James Geraghty says the action allows rate suspension pending review and is welcomed by local officials. The article also notes Seattle’s war savings drive and Bolshevik activity in Germany.
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Burleson
Walter F. Meier
James |Ietaghty
Spokane
Washington
Public Service Commission
Washington State Public Service Commission
Geraghty
Meier
Peace Conference Aims For Unanimous Rulings
Washington reports that peace rulings must be unanimous with no majority. Preliminary talks among the United States, Britain, and Italy will frame positions before the final conference. An observer for Republicans, carrying notes from Lodge and Depew, will monitor proceedings and report to party leaders.
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Washington
United States
England
Italy
Wilson
Root
Senator Lodge
Elihu
Chauncey Depew
Arthur Balfour
Rey
John Dillon
Missing gold found after two day loss in Alaska
A missing gold bullion box valued at 31000 dollars from Dohney and Thomson bound for the First National Bank of Seattle was found intact in Valdez after being unloaded at Anchorage and Seattle aboard the Pacific Steamship liner Admiral Watson.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Watson
Valdez
Dohney & Thomson
Gold Bullion Mines
Firat Na- Bank
Seattle
Macy Board Backs Down on Award Dispute
Governor McBride issued instructions on November 20 forbidding shipyards to pay molders above the board’s rate. The withdrawal of this order allows employers to match the union’s demanded scale. The action affects a small group of yard workers but signals possible settlement via broader award amendment as workers vote on a strike if the deadline December 8 passes.
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Macy
McBride
Wardatory
Ohio Men Planning to Elect Pershing as Next President
Columbus November 26 1919 Incorporation papers for the Pershing Republican League were filed to nominate Gen John J Pershing for president. Chas Dick former U S senator and fourteen Akron men are named as organizers.
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Ohio
Pershing
Columbus
John J. Pershing
United States
Pershing Republican League
Chas Dick
U. S
Akron
Carib Floated From Long Island Girding After Being Aground
The steam ship Carib which had been aground off Long Island for several days has been floated and will be brought to her dock today.
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New York
Long Island
Germany
Carl Meyer
Charleston
D. C
America
Paul Jacob
Joseph
Milwaukee
Ben Poppzitsul
Deutschland
Fremont Older Attacked by Attorney Fickert in Hotel Lobby
San Francisco editor Fremont Older, head of the Call-Post, said he would not press charges after a lobby encounter at the Palace hotel where District Attorney Fickert knocked him to the floor. The fight followed the Densmore impeachment of Fickert over Mooney. Fickert swung several times. Older fought back until a blow felled him. The struggle lasted about two minutes. Both men are described as sturdy, with Fickert heavier.
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San Francisco
Fremont Older
Call-Poat
Fickert
Palace Hotel
Older
Densmore
Mooney
John Densmore
Hall of Justice
Densmore Hints at Testimony Before Jurors
Portland dispatch reports John B. Densmore director general of the U S employment service said I suppose so when asked if he will appear before the San Francisco grand jury probing his alleged Mooney conspiracy. He plans talks with the Portland Metal Trades council on shipyard labor and will travel to Seattle tonight to adjust employment affairs before possible return to San Francisco within a week.
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Portland
John B. Densmore
United Press
San Francisco
American Prisoners Abused by Germans Reported
The article reports exports of Alsace Lorraine as French, claims Germans fatten American prisoners for release, and details alleged abuses. It names Eugene Scroggy from Des Moines, an aviator, who escaped Kalsruhe camp and acted as plenipotentiary for prisoner exchanges with a British colonel and a French major, as plans develop at a Rhine bridge.
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Strassburg
Alsace
Lorraine
Eugene Scroggy
Des Moines
Gimpers Squadron
Kalsruhe
Rhine
Switzerland
Scroggy
Bodie Guards
Upton Sinclair Appeals for Mooney via Governor
Upton Sinclair wires Governor Stephens urging clemency for Thomas Mooney. He warns that Mooney’s death would weaken Wilson’s labor support abroad and drive a hard line between labor and capital in America, complicating the domestic struggle.
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Upton Sinclair
Pasadena
Gov. Stephens
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Wilson
America
Chamber urges Thanksgiving gift to West El Dora vessel
The West El Dora crew warns of a phonograph with records leaving port soon. The Chamber of Commerce says contributions may be made through the chamber and suggests a Thanksgiving present.
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West Eldora
Chamber of Commerce
New Yorkers to hold mass meetings over Mooney execution
Two mass meetings are planned in New York to protest the execution of Tom Mooney. Madison Square Garden hosts a Socialist gathering while Cooper Union hosts the United Hebrew Trades and other labor groups. Police will enforce a ban on red flags at both events. A larger citywide meeting of socialist organizations is set for Cooper Union on December 5 to continue the protest.
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New York
Tom Mooney
Socialiste
Madison Square Garden
United Hebrew Trades
Cooper Union
Mooney
Reach Drive Closed to Traffic Until Further Notice
Charles Case, superintendent of streets, announces the closure of Reach drive to traffic until further notice. Traffic to Queen Anne hill will be diverted via Gilman avenue.
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Reach Drive
Charles * Case
Ffic
Queen Anne Hill
Gilman Ave
City Moves to Take Over Car System
The city plans to assume control of the car system after agreement on property description, stock of supplies, and a power contract. The deal, shaped by Thomas Murphine and W. H. Moore with officials including Mayor Hanson and Acting Mayor Bolton, sets a six year power operation guarantee at one cent per kilowatt hour. Substation purchases occur as transfers reach 6,000 kilowatt hours, with appraisal by engineers from both sides.
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City and Company
Thomas Murphine
Ties
W. H. Moore
Walter F. Meier
Traction
Murphine
Meier
Hanson
Bolton
Ross
Traction Company
U-Boat Crews Send Greetings to Relatives in U S
U-boat crews who surrendered at Harwich discuss the Lusitania sinking and war aims. German sailors express mixed views on revolution and future U S friendship while sharing tokens and greetings with Americans. Two U S officers captured aboard a submarine recount their rescue and treatment aboard the vessel.
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U. S
Edwin Hullinger
Harwich
Karl Obher
Germany
America
Frank Miller
Oakland
Cal
Junius Fulcher
Norfolk
Ticonderoga
Miller
Fulcher
Trouble Grows as Bolsheviks Assume Power
London dispatch reports Germany in chaos as Berlin workers and soldiers councils seize control. A provisional government forms in Northern Germany with Hamburg as capital, including regions like Oldenburg and Schleswig Holstein. Bavarian and Württemberg regions resist Berlin tyranny amid talk of Los von Berlin.
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London
British Admiralty Wireless
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Forming New Berlin Army In Wake Of Turmoil
Berlin workers and soldiers council proclaims provisional control to suppress counter revolution. Oldenburg Bremen Hamburg East Prussia and Schleswig-Holstein reportedly form a republic with Hamburg capital. A Geneva report says Berlin Switzerland communications cut. Spartacus warns of counter revolution as troops move. Socialists in Berlin plan a unified army with identical uniforms and rank via shoulder straps. S Wallace of Seattle listed among American casualties with Canadian forces.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Germans May Break Up as Soviets Rise in Germany
The Berlin workmen and soldiers council claims control over Germany and undermines the Ebert ministry. Soviets push for local self rule while opposing a constituent assembly. A decree calling for a national assembly will decide if soviet rule continues or a central government forms.
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New York
Berlin
Germany
Ebert
Rhine Front Holds 100 Miles From Selz to Swiss Border
The French hold the Rhine line from Selz southward to the Swiss border, nearly 100 miles, a little over a quarter of the total line to be occupied. The furthest advance from French positions is about 75 miles toward Mainz in Rhenish Prussia. In Constantinople Gen Franchet D Espery arrived aboard the battleship Patrie with a 28 officer staff. Italian troops occupy Innsbruck and Lambeck.
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London
Rhine
Selz
Rhenish
Prussia
Mainz
Paris
Franchet D'Espery
Constantinople
Patrie
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Welands
State Public Service Commission
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Nire
Clarke
War Savings Committee
Lyon Building
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Workmen's and Soldiers’ Council
Karl Liebknecht
Workmen’s and
Baelin
Socialista
Carib
Atty
Beach Drive
Walter F. Meter
Junkerium
Helen Richter
Chicago
Eric Hagenstein
Wilhelm Muller
Ruth
Sheila
Liebknecht
Carl Liee
Oldenburg
East Friesland
Bremen
Schleswig
Holstein
Wurtemburg
Baden
Bavaria
S. Wallace
J. W. T. Mason
Rhine River
Rome
Innesbruck
Lambeck
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