Archduke reorganizes Hungarians amid Romanian advance
Paris Aug 7 The Hungarian cabinet is reported reorganized by Archduke Charles with a new system planned. Romanian forces crossed the Danube into Budapest, conducting a citywide food search to ship supplies to Romania. Social Democratic ministers were arrested in the National Palace without major disturbance. Budapest and Vienna face blockade and starvation as Romanian troops tighten grip.
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Paris
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Budapest
Romania
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National Palace
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Budapest Ia
Vienna
President HK Necessary Power Thru Press to The Banner
Senator Cummings states in a letter to the president that he believes existing authority empowers him to handle railroad worker demands without additional legislation. The remark underscores debates over executive power to resolve labor disputes.
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THY Associaton
Washington
Cummings
Collision near Halifax kills twenty aboard Gallia and Warwick
At Halifax Aug 7 a fog bound collision off St Pierre between schooner Gallia and British steamer Warwick kills twenty. Fifteen crew and about eight dozen passengers were aboard Gallia with seven survivors reported in today’s message.
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Warwick
St. Pierre
Halifax
Disabled Yanks Charge Injustice
Hundreds of war cripples nationwide protest the federal board for vocational education. The Association for Disabled Soldiers Sailors and Marines says delays and faulty administration have caused untold hardship to disabled veterans seeking retraining and help. The federal board, led by Secretary of Agriculture Houston, faces sharp criticism over its management and results.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Congress
Association For Disabled Soldiers
Federal Board
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Man commits suicide amid launch of dynamiting case
Los Angeles man Charles McGuire leaped to death at the hall of records as a dynamiting indictment loomed. He was suspected in the blast at the home of Oscar Lawler, a prominent city attorney, and was told he would be indicted today for the offense.
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UBY
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Charles McGuire
Hall of Records
Oscar Lawler
Strike vote planned for railway and steamship unions
The Associated Press reports that about 450000 railway clerks freight handlers station men express handlers and steamship workers will vote Friday on whether to strike for wage increases or accept a wage solution as proposed to Director General Hines.
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Associated Press
Banner
Washington
Brotherhoods of
Steamship Brotherhoods
Hines
Cost of Living Focus Expected in President's Address
White House officials say the president will address Congress on the high cost of living in his speech tomorrow. The planned address centers on inflation and related economic pressures, outlining government measures to ease the burden on households.
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Washington
White House
Passenger Service Reductions On Ohio Railroad Tomorrow
Cincinnati August 7 The reduction of passenger service on the Baltimore and Ohio line will take effect tomorrow. The move follows a strike by railroad employees and is already accompanied by a freight embargo on the system. The Associated Press area notes this action impacts service across the Mannert region.
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Cincinnati
Plunder and railroads linked to national crisis
Washington reports from August 7 describe Wall Street backed moves to reorganize railroads led by Glenn E. Plum. Secretive plotting in New Haven, Rock Island, and Franco lines is cited, with a call for a special congressional investigation into railway systems and private control. Labor unions representing 14 railroad affiliates head to Washington for a Saturday conference.
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Wall Street
Morgan and Rockefeller Group
Inter-State Commerce Committee
Glenn E. Plum
Chicago
New Haven
Rock Island
Plumb
Congress
Packers Face Federal Charges Amid Antitrust Case
Federal grand jury in Chicago began hearing charges against the five large packing firms. Indictments are expected within three weeks. Authorities say civil suits will follow, with possible prosecutions under the food laws for hoarding as part of the case.
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City of Chicago
Associated Crss
Washington
Aus
United States
Chicago
Federal District
Clyne
Palmer urges district attorneys to prosecute hoarders
In a telegram to all U S district attorneys Attorney General Palmer orders immediate, thorough investigations into hoarding of food under the food control act. He warns of possible violations of act and anti trust laws and urges arrests where evidence warrants, stressing the need for a nationwide campaign.
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Washington
Aug
United States
Palmer
Department of Justice
Akron man escapes with diamonds in nationwide search
Benjamin E. Monroe, an American Railway Express clerk in Akron, fled with 38000 dollars worth of diamonds and several hundred dollars in cash yesterday. A nationwide manhunt was ordered today, and the news was released by Supt. Smith of the railroad office.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Benjamin E. Monroe
American Railway Express
Akron
Supt. Smith
Allway Express
President Wilson responds to Uchida Shantung remarks
President Wilson issued a formal statement saying Uchida’s frank remarks about Shantung should clear misunderstandings when viewed against Paris. He noted Japan China 1913 accord could mislead without context of Paris decisions. He recalled Japan’s Paris reply that sovereignty of Shantung would return to China, with economic privileges and settlement rights at Tsingtao.
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Washington
Aug
Wilson
Viscourt Uchida
Japan
Shantung
China
Paris
Germany
Tsingtao
Pilot Captain Smith Flew 150 Miles Offshore for Photo Run
Captain Lowell H. Smith piloted 150 miles out to sea off the California coast with two newspaper men returning to San Diego. The party photographed the Pacific Meet and then delivered prints to San Francisco papers. Smith previously set a record from San Francisco to San Diego at over 60 miles per hour.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Lowell H. Smith
California
San Diego
Pacific
Rioting in Brooklyn as BRT strike erupts
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit strike rages with lethal clashes as a wrecking crew comes under fire and one man dies. Elevated train service deteriorates, with only about 15 percent of normal traffic reported.
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CBI Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co
Food and groceries embargo discussed by Senate panel
Associated Press reports from Washington say district attorneys have activated investigation machinery and will arrest where warranted. The Judiciary Committee weighs embargoing food and necessities until the cost of living crisis passes. A post office parcels measure to carry 12 to 128 pound parcels was introduced to meet army sale demands.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Post Office
Extra Police At Chicago Stockyards Riot Tension
Chicago Aug 7 extra police were posted at the stockyards as thousands of white workers quit citing race riot tensions. Officials feared trouble when Black workers returned to duty. Union leaders said more than five thousand white employees walked out today over the presence of Black workers and nonunion status.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Leason
Ohio to Launch Statewide Investigation of High Living Costs
Columbus reports Gov Cox orders full machinery of state government to investigate high cost of living. A shortage of inspectors hinders dairy and food departments. Gov Cox asks all departments with experts to assist. Attorney General Price states food suppliers and processors may be liable under the law.
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Columbus
Cox
Franklin County
Price
Department of Agriculture
Peanut 4 Year Old Dies After Peanut Ingestion
Harold Tennett, four, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tennett of Mt. Gilead, died from a peanut causing a throat obstruction. Doctors at Columbia removed a small kernel the size of a grain of wheat three weeks earlier.
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Mt. Gilead
Associated Press
Harold Tennett
Ray Tennett
Colambia
PHONE LINEMEN QUIT IN ALLIANCE STRIKE TACTIC
Plant employees of Ball and Ohio State telephone companies in Alliance walked out after demands for roughly a 20 percent pay raise. Strikers say all linemen quit and the Bell company laid off four of six workers. They sought daily raises from 4.44 to 5 and trouble men from 110 to 120 a month, while wire chiefs quit and operators stayed at work.
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Preas
Banne
Alliance
Ball
Ohio State Telephone Companies
Bell Company
Senators Demand Congressional Investigation Tomorrow
Associated Press reports several U S senators will press for a congressional probe into the latest Mest situation with actions planned for tomorrow.
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