Industrial meet drags on as labor seeks steel strike settlement
Washington October 11 The industrial conference shows signs of progress as John D Rockefeller Jr proposes a voice for employees in determining terms of employment The labor group demands a six member committee to settle the steel strike and wants workers to return to work The conference adopts multiple resolutions on collective bargaining unemployment and industry reform with debates over public boards and national conciliation mechanisms
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Washington
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
National Industrial Conference
Labor Grou
Wilson
Gavin McNab
National Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
Congress
War Labor Board
Chadborrne
Charles Edward Russell
Great Britain
A. A. Landan
Fleury S. Dennison
Dennison
Paul I. Feiss
Georgia
Fuller Callway
Larange
Charles W. Kot
Grant Auto Center Designated for All Army Driver Training
Camp Grant has been named by the War Department as the national automotive training center. The facility will train drivers chauffeurs dispatch riders for all seven U S Army divisions across the United States. Washington confirms allocation of training duties and resources.
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Campant
War Partment
United States
Washington
Service Star Legion elects Toledo woman president
Baltimore Md October 13 Mrs Robert Iris of Toledo Ohio was elected president of the Service Star Legion also called the War Mothers of America Mrs Taylor Allerdice was named first vice president.
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Service Star Legion
Baltimore
Robert Iris
Toledo
War Mothers of
Herica
Taylor Allerdice
Pennsylvania Railroad Shops Strike Quiets 7000 Workers
Pennsylvania railroad shops were hit by a sympathy strike as engine house gangs walked off. Reports say between 7000 and 8000 workers quit work in Htoone on October 18.
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Htoone
Pennania
Army Planes In Coast to Coast Air Race Beginning
Mineola New York October 10 Lieut J B Machle in a De Havilland 4 with a Liberty motor led the coast to coast air race from Mineola to San Francisco and return at 9 15 am Serst Jesse D McClure accompanied him Ten machine types entered including captured German Fokker planes and French British Italian models Most Americans use Liberty motors in the race to test performance across 2700 mile route Stops listed from Mineola to San Francisco and back A second note reports Seret W H Nevitt died from injuries after a crash near Binghamton during the transcontinental contest held to test plane reliability and aid air service recruitment.
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Mineola
N. Y
J. B. Machle
San Francisco
Rturn
America
Binghamton
Rochester
Buffalo
Cleveland
Bryan
Chicago
Rock Island
Des Moines
Omaha
St. Paul
Neb
North Platte
Sidney
Cheyenne
Wolcott
Green River
Salt Lake City
Salduro
Battle Mountain
Reno
Sacramento
Seret
W. H. Nevitt
Gerald Brandt
Wilson’s Health Improves Yet Keeps Short Work Span
President Wilson’s condition shows steady improvement but doctors keep him from full duties. He may read briefly under supervision, fearing eye strain. His two married daughters, who had stayed at the White House, returned home.
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Washington
Wilson
Grayson
White House
Presidio Officer Killed in San Francisco Auto Collision
Colonel Robert M. Thornburgh, commander of the Letterman general hospital at the Presidio of San Francisco, died in a two car crash. He was forty seven, and had served eighteen years in the Army.
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Presidio
San Francisco
Robert M. Thornburgh
Letterman General Hospital
Presidio of
Thornburg
Army
Sierras
Bay
Peninsula
Palace Hotel
Pacific Aero Club
Liggett
Menoher
Arnold
House Passes Dry Bill Wins House Vote
Washington October 13. The house approved the prohibition enforcement bill 321 to 70 by adopting the conference report, sending the measure to the president after senate approval.
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House
Washington
Senate
Test Wartime Dry Law Suit Filed in Louisville
A federal district court suit was filed in Louisville Kentucky to test the wartime prohibition law's constitutionality. Attorneys Levy Mayer of Chicago and Marshall Bullitt of Louisville represent the plaintiff.
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Louisville
Federal District Court
Levy Mayer
Chicago
Marshall Bullitt
Uprising Plot Tied to Red Brotherhood in Gary
Ten members of the Red Brotherhood, arrested in Gary after federal and military raids, admit they are not American citizens and sought to incite revolution among workers. Four leaders named plus six others are held for deportation as plans for a large military stockade arise. Public officials plan continued espionage act enforcement.
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Gary
Ind
Red Brotherhood
John Strulansky
Alex Retunas
John Teagon
Joseph Yamage
Crown Point
Russia
Hungary
W. C. Mapes
Lfe
Calumet
United States
Clyne
Washington
Blockade of Germany Ordered by Paris Supreme Council
Paris reports the blockade of Germany will take effect at once after General Von der Goltz refuses to pull troops from the Baltic provinces. The reparations commission is to pressure Germany to halt raw material shipments until the Baltic dispute is resolved. A new note to Germany was tentatively approved, with indications that Von der Goltz has been receiving Prussian supplies.
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Paris
Germany
von der Goltz
Baltic
Supreme Council
Reparations Commission
Berlin
Prussia
British Get U. S. Whisky Shipment Reaches Britain
London reports 4,000 barrels of American whisky arrived aboard the Georgeanna from dry America as Pussyfoot Johnson campaigns prohibition in Britain.
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U. S
London
Pussyfoot” Johnson
Britain
Weems
America
Japan To Send Sixty Labor Delegates To Conference
Washington October 13 Japan is sending the largest delegation of any nation to the international labor conference starting October 20. The party will include more than sixty persons.
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Washington
Japan
Senators under guard as shots fire near Homestead steel works
The investigating committee members Kenyon McKellar Phipps Sterling arrived at Homestead Pennsylvania to examine steel mill conditions when a passing street car fired two shots toward an opposite direction. No one injured. State constabulary detained several foreigners. Other senators arrived earlier.
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Pittsburgh
Kenyon and McKellar
Steel Strike
Homstead Steel Works
Phipps
Sterling
Senate
Committee On Education and Labor
Washington
W.S. Kenyon
Iowa
L. C. Phipps
Colorado
K. D. McKellar
Tennessee
Thomas Sterling
South Dakota
D. I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Reds Crown World Series Champions in 1919 Fall Classic
In Chicago and Cincinnati games from October 1 to October 9 the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox in a best of nine series. Key performances include Ruether Sallee Ring and Schalk for Cincinnati and Cicotte Wilkinson Lowdermilk and Schalk for Chicago. The Reds claimed the title with decisive wins and strong pitching and hitting across multiple venues.
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Chicago White Sox
Cincinnatis
Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Ruether & Whreg
White Sox
Cicotte, Wilkinson, Lowdermillk & Schalk
Salee & Rariden
Williams & Schalk
Fisher, Luque & Rariden
Ring & Wingo
Willams, Mayer & Schalk
Lynn
Eller & Rariden
Sallee, Fisher, Luque & Wingo
Cicotte & Schalk
Williams, James, Wilkinson
Destroyer Talbot Disabled Off New York
A naval radio report from Boston on October 9 said the destroyer Talbot was disabled with destroyer Mc Lenahan standing by. The exact position was unclear but believed to be off New York.
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U. S
Boston
Naval
Talbot
McLenahan
New York
D Annunzio Plane Falls Aflame Near Government Palace
A two seater plane from the d Annu zio squadron caught fire over Fiume and fell near the government palace. Both aviators were killed in the October incident.
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D’annunzio
Fiume
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Loot at Petrograd: Swedish Legation Reported Looted
Stockholm reports Dr Miliner announces private source says Bolshevists looted the Swedish legation in Petrograd and an inquiry has been opened.
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Stockholm
Miliner
Flying Parson Wins Air Race
San Francisco reports Major Maynard piloting a De Havilland 4 across 2701 miles in 24 hours 58 minutes 55% seconds to win the transcontinental air derby. He credits the Liberty motor and notes no spark plug changes after Chicago as he, observer W E Klein, and dog Trixie complete the record flight amid cold Sierra crossings and a radiator break in Cheyenne.
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San Francisco
Liew
Belvin W. Maynard
Hall of Fame
San Francisco Bay
Presidio
Mineola
N. Y
Maynard
W. E. Klein
Trixie
Salduro
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Hunter Liggett
Western Department
the Army
C. J. Menoher
Air Service
Col
H. H. Arnold
Western Department Air Service
Rolph
Chicago
Klein
Lake Tahoe
Cheyenne
Five Chicago Gunmen Rob Kenosha Gambling House
Five gunmen from Chicago lined up 140 men in Kenosha Wisconsin’s largest gambling house on October 13 robbed them of twelve thousand dollars cash and two thousand dollars in jewelry then fled. Zion City police intercepted them after a half hour gun battle capturing two and recovering part of the loot. Three assailants remained at large.
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Kenosha, Wis
Chicago
Kenosha
Zion City
Trainload of U S Food Reaches Fiume Breaking Blockade
Paris reports the Journal des Debats says a trainload of American food bound for Austria was diverted to Fiume, breaking the blockade. The delivery underscores relief efforts amid wartime supply disruptions.
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Paris
Journal: Des Debats
Austria
Fiume
Danderine Promises Hair Restore and Beauty
Ad touts Danderine hair tonic claiming to save hair and double beauty with a single 85 cent bottle. Appears in a vintage pharmaceutical ad urging scalp refreshment and prevention of hair loss amid a motivational closing line.
Lift off Corns With Freezone Ad
A tiny bottle of Freezone costs little at any drug store. Apply a few drops on the corn or callus and instantly it stops hurting. Then you lift the corn or callus right off, root and all, with no pain or soreness. Truly no numbness.
South Africa dairy output hits 19.5 million pounds butter
The Union of South Africa plans annual production of 19,500,000 pounds of butter and 4,266,000 pounds of cheese, detailing the country’s dairy capacity and output.
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The
Union of South Africa
Roman Eye Balsam Aids Nighttime Healing For Eyes
Infections or inflammations of the eyes are reported to heal promptly when using Roman Eye Balsam at night after retiring. Adv.
Pretty girl opens opportunities for young men
A lighthearted observation notes that attractive young women are viewed as opportunities by many young men, reflecting social attitudes and dating culture of the era.
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Rockefeller
AMP Grant Auto Center
Illinois
DR. Sterling Ruffin
Sterling Ruffin
American Republic — Army
Goltz
DR. E. R Stitt
E. R. Stitt
U. 8S. N
Doctor Stitt
Navy
Homestead
REDS
Flying Parson
Lieut
Spatz and
KIEL
Sky Pilot
Liberty
Carl Spatz
Emil C. Kiel
Cross Continental
Mitchell Field
de Haviland 4
Army Flying
Spatz
Roosevelt Field
Long Island
Hazelhurst Field
City
Beauty
Earth
Begg
Erie
Uncle Sam
H. Sheldon Mfg. CO
Elkland
York
Hayti
Florida
Wm. Lagarenm
Brooksville
Fria
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