Insurgent Yardmen Demand Unyielding Terms in Chicago Strike
Chicago leaders of the insurgent Yardmen's union refused to back down in talks to end a 17 day rail walkout. They reaffirmed original demands and added new ones while officers and trustees faced Lever Act conspiracy arrests. Grunau announced the union would retain control over seniority and that there would be no discrimination against workers who had left the railroads.
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Chicago
Grand Lodge
John Grunau
Charles Riley
A. W. Cassidy
Wm. L. Bond
Fred A. Weltner
Yardmen's Association
Chicago Yardmen's Association
Grand Lodge Offvers
General Managers’ Association
Funeral Held For Democratic Leader Roger Sullivan
Chicago during a city wide pause as officers from city county state and federal levels attended the funeral of Roger C. Sullivan Democratic leader who died at home. Thousands of civic group members and friends joined the services at Holy Name Cathedral and a procession moved through the business district. Burial was at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
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Chicago
Roger C. Sullivan
Civ
Holy Name Catheral
Mundelein
Furial
Mount Carmel
Paced machine guns in office shock Bisbee deportation
Tombstone Arizona April 17 AP witnesses testified in the Harry B. Wootton kidnapping trial over the July 12 1917 deportations of Bisbee miners. Photographer W E Hawthorne said he saw machine guns placed in a copper company office the day of the deportation.
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Tombstone
Ariz
Harry B. Wootton
W. E. Hawthorne
Bisbee
Copper Company
Trotsky Proposes Abolition of Army for Training
Moscow April 6 Leon Trotsky minister of war urged abolition of the standing army in Soviet Russia. He called for universal military training through militia formations in a speech to the Communist convention just ending its sessions. The third convention of the Russian trades unions opened today by Chairman Tomsekie.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Leon Trotzy
Rusan Trades Unions
Tomsekie
Time Limit for Return Today Outlook Generally Optimistic
Railroads set today as the deadline for rebel strikers to return to work in major western centers. Reported desertions and growing railway traffic pointed to a swift end to the strike, with Chicago traffic improving and Major General Leonard Wood departing for Nebraska after noting better conditions.
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Chicago
West
Hooever
California
Yardmen Meet on Strike Break Deliberations in St Louis
Striking yardmen in St Louis district discussed ending the unauthorized walkout. J S Eubank president of the local yardmen association said workers would return to service once the labor board acknowledges the union and reviews wage demand increases.
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St. Louis
J.S. Eubank
Pittsburg Yardmen to Return Today
At a special Baltimore & Ohio meeting J A Nee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen presided as the men voted to return to work at noon. Officials said normal passenger traffic would resume and several hundred strikers would go back.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio
J. A. Nee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio System
Strike Tie-Up Eases as Rail Workers Return to Posts
Speedy termination of unauthorized rail strikes across the country appears assured as switchmen and yard workers on Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio lines in the Philadelphia district return to work under strike leaders orders. The settlement covers all lines Boston to Washington and New York district with guarantees of seniority retention and no discrimination for striking. Baltimore and New York districts report quick returns and rising traffic as unions seek wage board adjustments. In Camden New Jersey one thousand strikers vote to return to work while awaiting the railroad labor board decision.
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Pennsylvania, Teading
Baltimore and Ohio
Philadelphia
William J. Tracy
Pennsylvania State Bureau of Mediation
Boston
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvaniand
Baltimore
Camden, N. J
Railroad Labor Board
Mars Communication Flight Proposed by Dayton Engineer
B B Weston a Dayton manufacturer offers to fund a Mars communication experiment if government bans airship use. Prof David Todd of Amherst plans a wireless attempt next Friday from an airship piloted by Captain Leo Stevens, with flight starting from Dayton and federal consent required for the project.
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Dayton
B. B. Weston
Mars
Art Omaha
Denim outfits the real thing
An overalls club formed near Sharon Pennsylvania imposes penalties on members who fail to wear denim at all times. The Erie canal docking penalty and the club’s zeal spotlights the growing wear overalls movement in western Pennsylvania. The Springfield federation of labor condemned the denims trend noting prices have risen since the movement began.
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Sharon
Wheatland
Pennsylvania
Erie Canal
Springfield
Springfield Federation of Labor
First Overalls Club Forms in Williamsport and Sioux City
Williamsport and Sioux City report the formation of the first overalls club in local offices. About 150 sign petitions in Sioux City agreeing to start wearing overalls next Monday.
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Williamsport
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Overalls
Sioux City
Howat Ordered to End Miner Idle Strike in Pittsburgh
Judge Curran ordered Alexander Howat and other Kansas miners union officials to command an end to a week long idle in the district. The ruling requires them to act or show cause by April 27 as the state seeks a permanent injunction. About 11,700 miners are idle and bonds for the jailed officials were approved.
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Pittsburgh
Kan
Andrew J. Curran
Alexander Howat
Kansas Miners Union
R. J. Hopkins
Kansas
Ottawa
Tola
Curran
A. B. Keller
Great fire destroys Harburg food warehouses
A vast blaze in Harburg six miles south of Hamburg on April 15 consumed several large foodstuffs warehouses. Losses on contents are estimated at 25,000,000 marks, with dispatches from the town reporting the fire damaged substantial stocks and storage facilities.
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Copenhagen
Harburg
Hamburg
Rebel Strike Leader Challenges Big Four Chiefs
Chicago reports John Granau, head of the rebel rail strikers, defies Warren Stone and other Big Four chiefs. The Big Four leaders accept the challenge and vow to crush the insurgent strike, warning the government they may mobilize the whole membership if Granau is recognized.
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Chicago
John Granau
Warren 8
Stone
W. G. Lee
Carter
L. H. Sheppard
Kanau
Turks Report All Americans Safe
Constantinople April 17 news reports that all American workers in Asiatic Turkey are safe except for those in Hanjin Oufra and Aintab, where Angora authorities have not established wire contact.
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Constantinople
APM
Mustapha Kemal
Angora
Asiatic
Turkey
Hanjin
Oufra
Aintab
Local yard ultimatum expires with little change in situation
The Pocatello yard dispute shows minimal progress as most workers remain out with only a few returning. About 36 to 40 men resumed yesterday, Salt Lake and Ogden yards report partial crews, and Montpelier Kemmerer see near full return. Officials and insurgent-linked committees seek talks, but no resolution by press time.
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Pocatello
Salt Lake
Ogden Yards
Ogden Union Depot and Terminal Company
Idaho
Montana
Pocatello Yards
Utah
Montpelier
Kemmerer
H. V. Platt
Mr. Platt
Platt
Insurgent
Rh. T
Railroad
RB. of RT
B. of R. T
Brotherhood
April Blizzard Strikes Colorado Killing Seven
A severe Colorado blizzard, the second in a week, blankets the region from Denver to the western slopes. Seven deaths are linked to the storm as trains and wires falter under heavy snow and freezing temperatures sweep the state.
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Denver
West
Colorado
Trinidad
Harry Moulton
Fred
Las Animas County
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
South Dakota
Rapid City
Elk Creek
Durango
Jap Finance in Good Shape
Washington reports from the Japanese embassy state several inquiries have arrived from U.S. financial centers about alleged heavy failures of commercial institutions in Japan. No confirmation or new information is held by the embassy or the state department. Earlier Japanese reports noted local financial troubles, especially in Osaki, with shipbuilding interests and broader business suffering from postwar economic disturbances.
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Washington
Japan
State Department
Osaki
English publishers plan $40 million newsprint sweep in Canada
GW Hall Caine says a syndicate of English publishers will spend 40 million dollars in Canada to secure an ongoing newsprint supply. He plans to buy 1,000 square miles of timber and build mills to support the operation.
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Ottawa
Canada
GW Hall Caine
Mr. Caine
Kapp Held by Swedes After Berlin Revolt Leader Arrest
Stockholm reports Wolfgang Kapp, leader of Berlin’s March revolt, was arrested in Sweden after arriving from Germany by air. He shaved his moustache, was recognized, and spent a night with Swedish engineers. Detained for political offense, he cannot be surrendered and faces possible expulsion for passport fraud.
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Stockholm
Wolfgang Kapp
Berlin
Swedertelje
Sweden
Germany
Kapp
Kanitz
Navy clocks kept at standard time at sea
The Navy Department announced a general order directing ships to maintain standard time based on the 24 global time zones while at sea. Previously, ship time followed noon position daily. the British French and Italian navies already use the new method.
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Washington
Navy Department
Court Overrules Board on Hearst Taxpayers Suit
Justice Bailey in the district supreme court sustained William Randolph Hearst's right as a taxpayer to press his suit against the government to block the sale of 29 former German liners. The Shipping Board's motion to dismiss was overruled and an appeal is expected.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Wm. Randolph Hearst
Justice Bailey
District Supreme Court
Hearst
Shipping Board Probaly
Senate hearing cites Mexican troop move through U S soil
Senator Knox said the state department rejected Mexico's request to transport troops through the United States to attack Sonora. Henry Lane Wilson testified that President Wilson's Mexico policy harmed U S interests and that Carranza must be challenged or replaced. Arizona senators urged federal protection, while Wilson advocated indirect support or potential intervention to restore order.
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Washington
Knox
Pennsylvania
Senate
State Department
Sonora
Mexico
War Department
Henry Lane Wilson
Smith
Ashurst
Arizona
Carranza
United States
Wilson
Obregon
Tts
Straiight
John closes Nebraska campaign stops with speech
Columbus Nebraska April 17 AP Senator Hiram W John son of California ends his Republican presidential nomination bid by addressing voters in Columbus before continuing to Indiana Remarks highlighted his campaign insignia and future travel steps following the event.
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Columbus
Neb
United States
Hiram W. John
California
Nebraska
Diana
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