Pershing Receives Formal Thanks From Congress
General John J. Pershing was honored in a joint session as Senate and House members praised his leadership in France. Senators Cummins and Speaker Gillett delivered warm welcomes, lauding his command of the American Expeditionary Force and the nation’s war aims.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
John J. Pershing
Songeress
France
Pershing
Capitol
Senator Cummins
Gillett
General Pershing
Senate of the
United States
Fiume Blockade Tightens as Italian Forces Move In
Paris reports Italy placing a naval and military cordon around Fiume while Captain Gabriele d Annunzio and his irregulars entrench in the city. Food is scarce and efforts aim to bar stores from entering. Diaz and Badoglio coordinate policy as Rear Admiral Casa Mova faces constraints in the city. No American detachments were present during d Annunzio’s march.
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Paris
Italy
Fiume
Gabriele d’Annunzio
d’Annunzio
Badoglio
Diaz
Victor Emmanuel
Nitti
Casamova
Rome
Victor Hugo
France
Milton
England
Lincoln
America
d’Annun
Trieste
Police unions threaten jobs as Washington police seek AFL ties
President Wilson warns that any police association aimed at pressuring the public or endangering order should not be countenanced. Senate panel weighs a measure to cut pay for Washington police while they remain in the new union. The debate cites maintaining public peace amid labor pressure.
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Washington
Wilson
Dunsmuir
Calif
Senate
Myers
Montana
Brownlow
Senate Committee
League of Nations Defeated by Miners Union Convention
The United Mine Workers of America convention in Cleveland voted down a resolution endorsing the League of Nations and urging Senate ratification without amendment. The body tabled the issue, arguing the peace treaty had become a political matter and should not be acted on by labor.
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Cleveland
Convention of the United Mine Workers of America Today
League of Nations
Senate
Opera Star Killed in Peculiar Manner
Hammond Louisiana September 18 Miss Julia Heimrich a Metropolitan Opera company singer of Philadelphia was instantly killed here today when a baggage truck struck her after being knocked from the Illinois Central tracks by a locomotive.
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Hammond
Julia Heimrich
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Opera Company
Illinois Central
Johnson presses six votes in league of nations debate
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California spoke in Lincoln urging changes to the league of nations covenant. He argued the United States would be outvoted six to one by Great Britain and called for votes and amendments to safeguard American interests. Johnson planned a sequence of talks in Minnesota starting tomorrow in St. Paul and Duluth.
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Lincoln, Neb
Commercial Association
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Lincoln
Johnson
Wilson
League
United States
Great Britain
League of Nations Assembly
Senate
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
League of Nations
Duluth
Steel Producers Back Gary in Open Shop Stand
The Steel Fabricators of the United States nearly 100 producers adopted resolutions in New York on September 18 to support E H Gary of United States Steel in refusing to waive the open shop principle in his company's plants.
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New York
United States
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Rumor Says Former Crown Prince Returns to Germany
Paris dispatch reports a Zurich sourced rumor that former Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany has returned to his homeland, renewing discourse on his status after exile.
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Germany
Paris
Zurich
Frederick William
Johnson Called Back to Senate
Senator Borah of Idaho said he telegraphed Senator Johnson of California to return to Washington so the Senate can vote next week on a proposed amendment to the League of Nations covenant to equalize voting power between Great Britain and the United States.
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Washington
Mondell
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Senate
League of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Johnson Delays Decision On Pacific Trip After St Paul Stop
Lincoln Neb Sept 18 Senator Hiram W Johnson of California said he will not decide whether to abandon his Pacific coast trip until after he reaches Minneapolis where he is to speak Saturday night.
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Lincoln, Neb
Hiram W. Johnson
California
St. Paul
Minn
Pacific Coast
Minneapolis
Period to reveal leaders in $4000 Buick prize race
The Tribune Campaign enters its second period with an eight day vote schedule. Candidates urge hard efforts as subscriptions remittances determine the most votes and the chance to win the Buick and cash prizes. The period ends next Saturday at ten.
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Tribune
Bancroft
Election Department
Buick
Deportation for Emma Goldman as prison term ends
Federal warrants target Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman for deportation after their sentences for obstructing the draft. Goldman finishes a two year term at Jefferson City on Sept. 27 and faces potential immediate re-arrest and bond requirements. Berkman remains at Atlanta with a scheduled term ending Oct. 5.
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St. Louis
Emma Goldman
Jefferson City
Miss Goldman
Russia
Iss Goldman
United States
Charles A. Lich
New York
Department of Labor
Harry Weinberger
Alexander Berkman
Berkman
Atlanta
Washington
Framing Up for Big Revolution in Westphalia
Amsterdam report says Westphalia communists plan autumn uprising led by Russian Bolsheviks. Red companies arm themselves secretly as the movement awaits a general strike signal in the industrial district.
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Amsterdam
Westphalia
Janover
Rhine
Rhenische Westfaelische Zeitung
Dawes Reports Inability to Attend Industrial Conference
Chicago report states Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes of Central Trust declines to serve as one of 22 public representatives named by President Wilson for the Washington industrial conference set to open October 8. Dawes recently returned to banking after two years in France.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
The
Central Trust Company
Wilson
Washington
Dawes
France
Death toll from Corpus Christi hurricane reaches 256
Official tally from burial squads puts 256 dead across Corpus Christi and nearby towns after Sunday's hurricane and tidal wave. Authorities expect final figures near 500, with Rockport Port Aransas and Aransas Pass among the hardest hit as relief officers assess needs and verify losses.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Cienity
Westpoint
Roeita
Portland
Port Aransas
Odem
Linton
Aransas Pass
Rockport
Aransas Lass
Toll Estimated in Corpus Christi Gulf Storm
Corpus Christi Texas September 18 officials here still cannot estimate the laws of life and property from Sunday's gulf hurricane. The impression is that the death toll will be far larger than expected with a district total exceeding 300 not a surprise to many officials.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Robbers Make Off With $75,000 On Ocean Limited
Five masked men bound mail clerks on CN Ocean Limited near Harlaka and robbed the mail car of 75000 dollars in cash and silver. The funds were en route from Montreal to Halifax.
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Quebec
Canada
Ocean Limited Express
Canadian National Railway
Harlaka
Montreal
Halifax
Bandits Loot Mail Train Near Harlaka
Five masked robbers boarded the Ocean Limited at midnight near Harlaka, gagged and bound five mail clerks, and stole bags of currency destined for Halifax troops. Posses searched surrounding areas as authorities assert the money was standard Montreal bank shipments, not a soldiers’ pay dispatch, and clerks were forbidden arms by postal rules.
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Harlaka
St. Thomas
Halifax
Montreal
Que
the Ocean Limited
Postal Department
Heavy Rain Cripples Kansas City Rail Service
The heaviest rains of the year drenched northern Kansas and southern Nebraska, with 2.5 to 7.5 inches reported. Train service between Kansas City and western regions was crippled by the downpour.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Sinn Fein weeklies Publish Irish Loan Ads Suppressing Cork Examiner
Dublin reports say Sinn Fein weekly newspapers ran full page ads for the Irish republican loan, leading to the suppression of Cork Examiner, a major daily. Developments linked to today’s loan announcement remain under watch.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Cork Examiner
Ireland
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