Ship Workers Strike Ends As Boards Sign Agreement
In San Francisco on June 14 the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association and the United States Shipping Board sign an Washington accord to end the strike. Union headquarters received the notice by wire requesting the men prepare for work and a local meeting would decide on returning to duty promptly if approved.
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San Francisco
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
United States Shipping Board
Washington
Private Owners Aim To End Marine Strike With Agreement
Washington June 14. Shipping Board officials have signed the wage and working agreement with the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association signed yesterday evening. It is understood efforts will be made to persuade private owners of steamships to also sign the agreement and end the marine strike.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Steamship
Shipping Board urged not to sign strike settlement
New York June 14 H H Raymond president of the American Steamship Owners Association telephoned Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board asking him not to sign the strike settlement agreement.
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New York
H. H. Raymond
American Steamship Owners Association
Lasker
The
Shipping Board
Pacific Steamship Co to Run Coastwise Fleet Independent
A. F. Haines, vice president and general manager of Pacific Steamship Company Admiral Line, stated that a Washington agreement between M E B A and the Shipping Board will not affect the company. He said ships will continue coastwise and Alaska service with independent crews, aiming for 100 percent operation by week’s end.
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Seattle
A. F. Haines
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Line
Washington
Shipping Board
Mr. Haines
Alaska
Mariners Vote on End of Strike Thursday
Seattle dispatch reports local marine engineers will vote on Thursday on a proposal to end the strike and sign the agreement, marking a potential return to work following negotiations.
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Seattle
New York Marine Engineers Accept Strike Agreement
On June 14 in New York local Marine Engineers Beneficial Association branches voted to accept the strike agreement, signaling unified labor action. Details of the terms were not disclosed in the brief item.
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New York
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Flag Day Reflections From Collier's 1917 Tribute
On Flag Day Juneau displays Old Glory from masts and grounds as Collier's May 5 1917 quote by Franklin K Lane honors the flag. Lane calls the flag the work of the weakest man and the dream of the daring, the constitution courts and labor, the battles past and the future unknown.
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Juneau
Collier's
Franklin K. Lane
Governor Bone to Arrive in Juneau for Alaska Oath
Alaska's new governor nominee Mr. Bone, confirmed by the Senate yesterday, is expected to arrive in Juneau on or about July 66th. Governor Riggs announced after receiving a telegram from Mr. Bone. Inauguration will occur soon after arrival with no delay anticipated.
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Scott C. Bone
Alaska
Senate
Juneau
Thomas Riggs
Bone
Gov. Riggs
United States
Territory of
Alaska Powers Move Through Cabinet Debates
Washington and Los Angeles report conflict over Alaska governance as cabinet members back stronger presidential control. A secretary urges vesting authority in the president to allocate duties, unify agencies, and treat Alaska as a business enterprise, with potential congressionally approved changes to handle natural resources.
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Charles’ F. Curry
Fall
Congress
United States
Alaska
Credit Men Meet in 26th National Convention
San Francisco June 14. The 26th annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men opens today with discussions on credits and finances for the nation. About 1500 to 2000 credit men and financial authorities are expected. Topics include Americas Responsibilities as a Creditor Nation. Henry M. Robinson of Los Angeles will deliver the principal address. W F H Koelsch of New York presides. Governor Stephens of California greets attendees.
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San Francisco
National Association of Credit Men
America
Henry M. Robinson
First National Bank of Los
John L. McNab
William Sproule
Southern Pacific Company
Franklin H. Wentworth
National Fire Protection Association
Englishmen Shorten Lives By Dawdling Not Hustling
London June 14 Lord Lever of Britain argues that dawdling shortens lives more than hustling and cites American examples of long lived workers. He notes actively employed 80, 99 and even 90s aged businessmen in the United States while early retirement curtails health, urging vigor to sustain life and national commerce.
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London
Lord Lever Hoope
Great Britain
England
British Industrial Safety First Association
United States
Denver
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Admiral Robison Ready to Surrender Dominican Republic
Admiral Robison military governor of the Dominican Republic says American control will be withdrawn within eight months. He will surrender authority once a President is elected by Congress and ratified at the evacuation convention.
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Alaska
Congress
Washington
Admiral Robison
Dominican Republic
Republica
Robison
Republic
Irish Republicans Riot Aims to Foil King's Belfast Visit
Belfast June 14 rioting with revolver and rifle fire erupted in Clifton Street as Republicans reportedly seek to disrupt the king’s planned June 22 visit to Belfast for the formal opening of the Ulster Parliament.
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Belfast
Clifton Stree
Ten Thousand Shriners Parade Through Des Moines
Ten thousand Shriners in a multicolored parade marched in Des Moines on June 14 before Imperial Potentate Garretson of Tacoma Washington. The event opened the Imperial Council session and was among the largest Shrinedom parades on record.
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Des Moines
Garretson
Tacoma
Wash
Imperial Council
National Association answers Sims over Irish Republic speech
The National Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic said it will publish the names of 6,000 Irish-Americans who died on French battlefields in the recent world war. The claim follows Rear Admiral William S. Sims’s London speech.
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Washington
National Association For Recognition of the
William 8. Sims
London
Bank at Pueblo Forced To Close Floods Reason
Pueblo bank shutters after flood hits the region. The Bank of Pueblo closed its doors this morning and officials cite flood damage as the likely cause of the shutdown.
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Pueblo
Bank of Pueblo
Fire Aboard Liner Extinguished With Little Damage
A fire aboard the liner George Washington at Hoboken yesterday afternoon was extinguished with very little damage. The origin of the blaze is not known.
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New York
Hoboken
Prohibition and living conditions blamed for crisis reports
Washington and New York dispatches note government staff opposition to reforms may trigger dismissals. Divorces and crowded conditions tied to rising personal crisis reports, with Save-a-Life League estimating at least 12 000 cases in 1920, including 707 children.
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New York
Save-a-Life League
F. L Hoffman
Harry Warren
Pene
Hoffman
Indictment Filed Against Former Deputy Marshal Sharpe
Ketchikan June 14 Walter B Sharpe former United States Deputy Marshal here was indicted by the Federal grand jury on three counts alleging conspiracy to obtain intoxicating liquor illegal possession of liquor and transportation of liquor Carl Hauptmann is named on similar counts Sharpe was removed from office on June 4 by U S Marshal J M Tanner following Department of Justice instructions in Washington DC
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Ketchikan
Walter B. Sharpe
United States
This Place
Federal
Grand Jury
Carl Hauptmann
Sharpe
J. M. Tanner
Department of Justice
Washington, D. DC
Princess Royal Sets Sail From Ketchikan for Juneau
The Canadian Pacific Railway vessel Princess Royal departed Ketchikan at midnight for the North. Passengers listed include W. Smith, George Oswell, A. W. Wilde, Walter F. Barney, Kendall Lynch, Theo Arvanitis, Alex Galanes, Frank Hover, Peter Furniotis, John K. Econic. Many tourists aboard.
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Ketchikan
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Princess Royal
Juneau
Smith
George Oswell
A. .W. Wilde
Walter F. Barney
Kendall
Lynch
Theo Arvanitis
Alex Galanes
Frank Hover
Peter Furniotis
John K. Econic
Territory and Juneau Lose In Test Case Denied TRO
Bulletin Ketchikan reports the Jones ships act case appealed today to the Supreme Court, with the attorney general pushing higher court action after a denial of a temporary restraining order. The outcome sets stage for further legal action.
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Ketchikan
Supreme Ourt
Territorial case upholds Jones bill in Alaska ruling
Judge Robert W. Jennings upheld the constitutionality of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 in a test shipment dispute involving the Territory and the Juneau Hardware Co. The case arose from a request for a temporary restraining order pending full suits in U S District Court. Governor Thomas Riggs said appeals would go to the Circuit Court of Appeals and possibly the U S Supreme Court if needed.
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U. S. District Court
Juneau Hardware Company
Ausie
Jennings
Thomas Riggs
Attorney General
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Cour of the United States
Government Railroad Seeks Bids for Steel Viaduct
The Alaskan Engineering Commission in Seattle advertises bids for a steel viaduct over Riley Creek at Mile 347. Sealed proposals are due by July 14. The structure runs 920 feet with a 490 ton steel load, including north timbered approaches.
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Seattle
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Riley Creek
The
Commission Ab
Open Shop Principles Stir Frisco Building Trade Fight
In San Francisco on June 14 the open shop principle is being applied in the building industry. Builders' Exchange officials say several hundred workers are employed, while labor leaders call the move a failure.
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San Francisco
Builders’ Exchange
Three Grovers Plead Guilty In Liquor Extortion Case
In Los Angeles F Ray Grover former Democratic State Committee secretary Ralph Grover and Edward Grover pleaded guilty to conspiracy and extortion charges related to liquor withdrawals. Denver dispatch notes AFL Secretary Morrison reports wartime losses hide real gains with 1635 strikes last year affecting 191,934 workers and costing over 8 million dollars.
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Los Angeles
F. Ray Grover
Democratic State Committee
Ralph Grover
Edward Grover
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