Judge Gary Denies Steel Co. Workers Abuses at Senate Hearing
United States Steel chairman Elbert H. Gary defended pay scales and working hours before a Senate committee investigating the steel strike. He rejected claims of mistreatment, insisted wage levels were high, and explained hourly rates across plants while noting some workers shift patterns. The hearing touched on a fatality claim amid the strike and ongoing labor unrest nationwide.
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Oct
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Unalone Coatrol Industries
United States
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Woard
United States Steel Corporation
Nteel Aiike
Senate
Gary
England
Owashington
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Steel
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Genyon
Phipps
Colorado
Cary
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Rporation
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Enyon
Conor
McKeit
Tenneyser
Tudee Gary
Kenyon
Taborera
Sanggat
War Reports Hover Over Adriatic Crisis
Reports from Copenhagen Rome and Vienna outline Italian action against Bolshevik forces and potential Adriatic settlement. Dispatches note battles near Spalato and Fiume, with Italian sympathy for Captain d Annunzio and tensions between Thaling and Cevatians.
Train collision near Helena kills engineer in Montana
Sidney Sherwood, an engileer, died when a freight train on the Northern Pacific collided head on near Helena. Two firemen were badly hurt, about a score of passengers injured but none fatally. The accident occurred on the Hinind branch this morning, with rescue efforts under way as investigators assess the scene.
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Helena
Mont
Sidney Sherwood
Cogins
Paason
Northern Pacific
Morthg
Miners' strike halts Teethers' $30 work in Ely area
Miners in Ely, Minnesota, press a strike affecting Teethers' free $30 wage project tied to the Cliter mining firm. State corporation subsidies appear involved as workers halt operations, with tensions mounting over pay and conditions amid the dispute.
Gompers and Pierce in Labor Strife Death Case
Testimony before a judge recounts how Jefferson Pierce a union organizer died from injuries after a clash with steel mill agents. Judge Gary files an affidavit arguing the death resulted from cancer a year later, amid claims of foreign-born workers and intimidation by union factions. Union leaders blamed pressured workers and threats, while defense notes foreign birth figures could not be supplied yet.
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Kho
Senator Johnson
South Dakota
Corporation 50
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Senator Walsh
Gary
Walsh
Smfon Jabor
Jabor
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United States Steel Corporation
Ioyal
Jistras
Tme
Kenyon
Thatiow
Senator Walsh Challenges Employer Union Ties
The remarks debate whether unionism benefits workers or employers and whether the stance serves as notice to employers that corporations are preparing to organize unions. Justice Carte comments on the practicality of such signals and responses.
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Walsh
Cammet
Strikes Continue as Gary Plant Reports Rising Work
Pittsburgh and Chicago districts show little change after ten days of walkout. Gary Indiana reports four hundred strikers back at work and near full operation, while union leaders dispute claims of higher output. No disturbances reported though pickets remain.
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Planta
Gary
Ind
Gatly
Adon
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Cfala
Jallet
Ill
Milwaukes
Nina Pickela
French Stufe A Ballot Box
Paris October 1 Opponents of Freminister Clemenceau celebrated briefly in the chamber of deputies after an unofficial count on a confidence vote showed 91 votes against the government with only one in support A later check indicated ballot stuffing, reducing the apparent government majority to 188 fueling debate Deputy Levevre argued the motion did not amend the peace treaty but aimed at action tied to American aid.
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Germany
Laenck
Agarnst
Clemenceau
Goverment
Elora
Paris
Fremer Clemencest
Chamber of Deputies
Raver
Thera
Levevre
Wan
Bert
Bright Future Predicted By Williams On Europe Debt
Oct 1 in St Louis, J Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, addressed the American Bankers Association urging optimism about Europe and global finances despite wartime strains. He argued the U S once reduced per capita debt from 18 to 21 cents by using modest means and questioned dire forecasts for future payments, citing historical balances and the 1821 inquiry into debt relief.
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T. Louis
Europa
National Bank
American Bums’ Association
Joak” Skelton Williams
Europe
Williams
England
France
Olemal Outtock
House
U.S. foreign trade growth posted large surplus
Washington reports U S foreign trade rose to about ten and a half billion dollars annually with a favorable balance of four point one four two billion dollars for the year ending August 1 as compiled by the department of commerce and statistics.
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Washington
United States
Statiatjeca
Puaceweed
Department of Com
Railroads Face Debate Over Private Ownership and Rates
Samuel Reg addresses the American Bankers Association convention, arguing the bill would hinder railroad progress by favoring private ownership and excessive earnings. He cites the need for fair rates and criticizes proposed changes as too diffuse to ensure prompt, definite action. He warns the measure could create confusion in authorizing road improvements and rate setting.
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Louis
Samuel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Associatife
Rea
Keate
Bach
Berkman Completes Federal Prison Term in Atlanta
Immigration records show Emma Goldman ties to deportation charges and a conservative faction in New York contends Berkman finishes a federal sentence in Atlanta. The note mentions adjustments after deportation proceedings and ongoing legal issues surrounding activist figures.
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Avanto
Atlanta
Berkroan
Emma Goldman
Td Iztmict
Army
New York
Wtepre- Bern
Erin
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