Battles Rage as Bolshevists Advance on Petrograd
Furious fighting described across Riga and Petrograd fronts with Lettish Lithuanian and German-Russian forces clashing. British warships engage, civilians killed, and blockades tighten as captures and landings unfold near the city. Six German merchant ships seized by British destroyers amid Baltic turmoil.
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Federation Head in Nervous Collapse at 101 Degrees
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is confined to bed in Ner vous exhaustion with a fever of 101 degrees. Frank Morrison, AFL secretary, was named temporary chair. Gompers’ illness follows months of taxing work amid peace talks and a steel strike. he plans to attend the conference if possible.
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Ireration
Labor Doleration
Harbor Strike Ends As Longshoremen Return To Work
A New York strike including longshoremen and ferry workers halted port activity but broke today as about 15 000 of 80 000 longshoremen resumed work. Ferrymen rejected a flat wage increase near 70 percent and kept their demand for 23 percent. Teamsters’ strike remains in effect.
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Dr Kuno Meyer Dies in Leipzig
Berlin reports the death of Dr Kuno Meyer in Leipzig. He was a Dublin University professor of Celtic languages and literature and a noted author who advocated Ireland’s learning. Born Hamburg December 20 1859, Meyer taught at Dublin and Liverpool. He wrote on Irish legend and history and spoke against war in 1917.
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Coal Miners Plan To Call Strike at Bituminous Mines
INDIANAPOLIS October 15. John J. Lewis acting president of the United Mine Workers of America replies to a Labor Department request. An arbitration conference is set for October 26 in Washington to continue wage talks. Preparations for a strike by bituminous coal miners in Indiana Ohio Wisconsin and western Pennsylvania proceed at international headquarters. A Berlin report notes Germany losing U S friendship after the Lusitania sinking. Dr. Meyer was in the United States amid the catastrophe.
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MEN GO BACK TO WORK AS STEEL MORALE RISES
Chicago and Pittsburgh reports show steel mills resuming production with more workers returning after two to three weeks of absence. Union and company statements clash over the pace of recovery while nationwide attention on anti-government plots wanes amid renewed labor activity across the industry.
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Episcopal Drive Aims 14 Million Church Fund
Detroit October 15 bishops and delegates of the Protestant Episcopal church outlined a nationwide campaign to raise about 14 million dollars for church work. The plan includes Americanization efforts for immigrants, religious education, rural outreach, and expansion of activities at home and abroad over the next three years.
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Protestant Episcopal Church
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Capital Group at Conference Makes Arbitration Demand
The Capital Group pressed for arbitration at the conference, signaling tense labor relations and potential escalation. The move was presented amid ongoing negotiations with labor representatives and oversight by conference authorities.
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Urging People Urging People Deplores Sacrificial Spirit
A public appeal condemns the prevailing sacrificial spirit and urges action. The message emphasizes communal responsibility and cautions against accepting selfless martyrdom. Authorities and civic groups call for renewed courage and practical steps.
Labor and steel strike arbitration debate at industrial conference
Washington reports show organized labor urging immediate arbitration on the steel strike while a delaying tactic seeks to refer the issue to a fifteen member committee for an arbitration plan. President Wilson’s stance remains firm against adjournment as groups push for joint industrial councils and a possible umpire appointed by the president.
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Push on Toward Better Things at Unitarian Conference
Deliberations at a Baltimore Unitarian conference urged members to renew faith in humanitarian ideals. William Howard Pattin addressed the assembly urging continued sacrifice and unity to promote the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, despite postwar disillusionment. Progress, not stagnation, was the core demand as attendees sought to rally religious charity and public duty.
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Aviators Return Trip Begins Coast to Coast Race
Gel 15 Withy Lieutenant Belvin W Maynard leads the return leg from San Francisco to Mineola in the transcontinental air race. Maj Carl Spatz and Lt BE Kiel hesitate to turn back while Capt Lowell N Smith, penalized four hours for a prior forced landing near Cleveland, is set to start homeward. Lt H B Queens may start but doubts his ability to go.
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Belvin W. Maynard
San Francisco
Fife
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Cleveland
H. B. Queens
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Nenes Attention Grows Across Groups Today
Group members show heightened focus across circles with emphasis on a major upcoming covterencs. Reported views suggest the issue holds priority over the stee atrike resolution within la j' bor dotegutes.
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la J’ Bor
Fall of Orel Reported as Anti Bolshevik Assault Advances
Confident anti Bolshevik forces claim heavy artillery and rapid movement threaten Petrograd as Orel and surrounding rail hubs are targeted. Reports describe Dataksylk artillery engagements, and noted northern and western advances toward Petrograd with Pskov and Yaroslavl captured or threatened. Simultaneously Cheyenne aviators await weather allowing transcontinental flights.
Maynard Wins Transcontinental Air Race Return to Coast
Maynard, winner of the return leg of the transcontinental air race, left San Francisco at 1 22 pm and, after crossing the Sierra Nevada, died at Reno 187 miles away in 108 minutes. Lieut Col Bowen arrived at 15 31 am as the eighth aviator to complete the westbound trip. Storms and fog halted most competitors west of the Rockies at control stations. Six entrants rested here preparing for the eastbound leg. Captain H C Drayton escaped serious injury when his propeller broke after nosing into the field. The group included L Webster, Lieut Pearson Jr, Captain J G Ronaldson, Glen Enel, Manzelman, and Captain Harry Smaith.
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