Wilson Urges Prompt Wage Award Amid Rail Strike Tensions
Chicago and Washington reports show President Wilson pressing the United States railroad labor board for an immediate wage award. Leaders of the engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen, and switchmen unions accuse the board of delay and call for substantial pay increases to avert worsened transportation chaos.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
H. P. Daugherty
Brotherhood of Engineers
Timothy Shea
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
L. B. Shepard
The
Order of Conductors
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Trainmen
B. N. Heberling
Switchmen’s Union
Washington
Wilson
Railroad Labor Board
White House
W. W. Doak
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Tumulty
Doak
Payne
Labor Board
Brotherhoolds
Congress
United States Railroad Labor Board
Philadelphia Population Rises by 274000 in Ten Years
Philadelphia's population reached 1,823,158, census figures show the city remains the third largest in the United States with a ten year gain of 274,150, the second biggest decade increase in its history, surpassing the 1910-1900 rise by nearly 20,000.
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Washington
Philadelphia
I W W Sued in Kansas Over Anti Syndicalism Law
Topeka June 26 injunction suit filed in Eldorado district court charging the Industrial Workers of the World with advocating acts in violation of the Kansas anti syndicalism law. A temporary writ was granted and the I W W sought permanent restraint from operating in Kansas.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Industrial Workers ‘of the World Organization Advocates
Edward Ford Dies Founder of Ford Plate Glass
Edward Ford founder of the Edward Ford Plate Glass company and owner of the Ford and Dime Savings Bank buildings in Detroit died at his Toledo home after a long illness.
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E. Ford
Toledo
Edward Ford
Wilson Plea Expects Fast Rail Wage Decision
President Wilson urged the railroad labor board to speed up wage settlements as leaders warn of a Monday general strike by all railroad workers if no decision is issued. The board promised to expedite the award while officials order surveys of foodstuffs in transit to prevent shortages.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Wilson
Tumulty
White House
Howard Figg
Newberry Bill for Supreme Court Appeal Filed
Grand Rapids Michigan June 28 A bill of exceptions and assignment of error filed for Senator Truman H Newberry and sixteen others convicted last March on charges of corruption in the 1918 senatorial election has been approved by Judge Sessions in federal court and the case will go to the U S Supreme Court as soon as printing is completed Newberry was sentenced to two years imprisonment in Leavenworth and fined 10000 All the convicted men have been at liberty under bond pending perfection of the appeal
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Truman H. Newberry
Gimbel Brothers Indicted on 207 Counts of Profiteering
Gimbel Brothers of New York, operator of a major department store, were indicted on 207 counts for profiteering in clothing. Frederick Gimbel vice president Joseph J Dowdell merchandise manager and Charles D Slanter clothing buyer named in the indictment.
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New York
Gimbel Brothers
Frederick Gimbel
Joseph J. Dowdell
Charles D. Slanter
U S Recognizes Guatemala Regime After Cabrera
Washington June 26 The Merrera government in Guatemala which followed Dr Estrada Cabrera has been recognized by the United States according to an official state department statement.
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U. S
Guatemala
Washington
Merrera
Estrada Cabrera
United States
State Department
Chicago L Raises Fares Proposal
Chicago transportation officials consider a fare increase for the city’s elevated train system in June. Details cite budget pressures and rider impacts as the proposal moves toward possible board action.
New Red Plot in U S Bared by Secret Convention
Department of Justice reports evidence of a unified communist party formed by merging the Communist Labor Party and the Communist Party planning armed insurrection. The plan envisions civil war and widespread Bolshevik propaganda directed from Mexico City with agents in the United States and Latin America.
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Washington
Communist Party
Communist Labor Party
Department of Justice
Department
United Communist Party
Third Internationale
Moscow
Mexico City
North
South America
Excelsior
State’ Department
United States
Mexico
Gruesenberg
Americas
Union Official Strangled in Detroit Office
Detroit police report travel ing auditor August Dwyer of Middlesboro Kentucky was found strangled in his brother attorney Dennis H Dwyers office. Frank H Dohany a bank director was detained for questionings and denied involvement saying he found the body on the floor and moved it to a chair.
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Detroit
Mich
Dwyer
Middlesboro
United Mine Workers of America
Dennis H. Dwyer
Frank H. Dohany
Dohany
Brothers of Dwyer
Villistas Cut Railway Line Between Jiminez and Parral
El Paso reports Villistas again damaged the railroad between Jiminez and Parral in Chihuahua. Several American mining men traveling to Parral were forced to wait at Jiminez for the line to reopen.
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Parral
Jiminez
el Paso
Tex
United States Runs Record Trade Surplus Since 1914
Washington reports that since 1914 the U S has accumulated a trade balance of about 17 billion dollars in favor of the United States, exceeding the total surplus from 1875 to 1914 by several billions.
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U. S
Washington
United States
Londonderry Ends After Week of Civil Conflict
Peace returns to Londonderry on June 28 after a week of redacted battles that left many dead and much of the city ruined, recalling scenes from the great war in northern France.
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Londonderry
France
Wyoming hailstones like apples stun residents
Weather notes report hail resembling apples in Wyoming as residents recount unusual hail events. Forecasters note hail size and frequency, with observers such as Gheen citing significant hail impacts.
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Wyoming
Jung
Troops Control Londonderry Amid Sinn Fein Fighting
London reports say military authorities hold Londonderry in an iron grip after intense clashes begun last Friday. Seventeen dead, scores wounded, as soldiers shell Sinn Fein positions and round up snipers. Food shortages looming and martial law rejected by Sir Neville Macready.
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London
Londonderry
Sinn Fein
Neville Macready
Ireland
Neville
Ulster Volunteers
Strabane
Dublin Castle
Griffith
Shooting shocks Palace Hall as Kitty Gordon wounds actor
Chicago June 28 Kitty Gordon star of motion pictures and vaudeville shot vaudeville actor Joe A Hack during a Palace Music Hall act. The loaded cartridge hit Hack who was to appear next, and he was taken to the American Theatrical hospital.
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Chicago
Kitty Gordon
Lord Beresford
Joe A. Hack
Palace Music Hall
Miss Gordon
Jack Wilson
Hack
American Theatrical Hospital
General March Honored at Paris Luncheon by U S Envoy
Paris June 28 The American ambassador Hugh C Wallace hosted a luncheon in honor of General Peyton C March chief of staff of the American army Attending were Marshal Foch Joffre and several cabinet ministers reflecting Allied leadership and wartime relations.
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General March
U. S
Paris
Hugh C. Wallace
Peyton C. March
Marshals Foch
Joffre
Theater Burns in Chicago Fire Report June 28
A Chicago theater fire on June 28 caused substantial damage with reports of a blaze that disrupted performances. Fire crews fought the flames as spectators were evacuated and investigators began assessing the scene.
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Chicago
Jealousy and a Hidden Fiancée Hold Back a Wedding
Jim Maclean a hopeful foreman and Mary Naseby a Railroad restaurant worker pledge marriage but Jim’s jealous fears rise when he suspects Mary of flirtation at a dance hall. A chandelier accident exposes truth as Mary’s brother Jed Nasby arrives. Jim confesses and Mary forgives and plans a life with him.
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Mary
Jim
Jack Costigan
Boston
Jim Maclean
Mary Naseby
Missouri
Washington Wore Hair Net at Historic Exhibition in New York
At the annual meeting of the Washington Headquarters Association in the old Jumel mansion on Washington Heights New York a display showcased George Washington’s hair net and a memorandum listing his inauguration necessities dated 1789. The exhibit also features engravings and a range of archival items including newspapers and a Revolutionary uniform loaned by Clarence Ladd Davis.
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George Washington
Washington
Jumel Mansion
Washington Heights
New York
Washington Headquarters Association
G. Washington
Lafayette
Franklin
New York Times
New Brunswick General Advertiser
The Handy Alibi
A fragmentary notice hints at a personal dispute involving a husband and wife and a troubled youth. Details are unclear, with limited context but suggest a domestic or social inquiry.
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Quaker City
Nicholas Kelley
of the Treasury
Newberry
Michigan
Judge Sessions
Gimbels
Ae Bitton Q. Budd
INU. S. Bared
Secret Service
Villa Wrecks
Mrs
Olive Ross
Louisville
War Department
Erin
Sinn
Lilian Hall Crowley
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mattie Vernon
Jed
Mr. Maclean
Jed Naseby
California
Helen
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