Government May Act In Coal Miner Strike Looms
A four hour conference between miners led by John L. Lewis and operators led by Thomas Brewster with Secretary Wilson ended without a settlement. Federal interference looms as half a million bituminous miners threaten to strike, with Senate action and agency reviews under way.
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Wilson
Department of Labor
Navy
Althoug
Senate
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas T. Brewster
Coal Operators’ Association
Brewster
Lewis
Irelinghuysen
New Jersey
Vins
Budget Plan Sent to Senate by House
The budget bill passed the House 284 to 2 with Moon and Blackmon voting against. It requires all departments to submit estimates for approval to the budget bureau and creates an independent audit by a president appointed comptroller and assistant comptroller. It abolishes current auditors and consolidates their duties.
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Wig
Budget Bureau
House
Senate
Representative Moon
Blackmon
Congress
al Department
Earntroiler. Lave
Department of Justice Sets Sugar Price to Ease Shortage
Attorney General Palmer orders beet sugar refiners to accept 10 cents wholesale and predicts a market release to relieve shortages. Retailers may charge up to 11 cents and the board notes wholesale prices rose by a penny. Senate report cites large retailer margins versus farmers and freight interests. Supreme Court sustains Ohio officials’ authority to seize food stored beyond state limits in a Columbus Packing case.
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Department of Justice
Palmer
United States Equalization Board
The
Sugar Board
Washington
Senate
Ohio
Supreme Court
Columbus Packing Company
Notorious Forger Caught After Two-Year Manhunt
Thurber A. Packer, 37, sought in multiple states for passing worthless checks totaling thousands, was arrested in Philadelphia aboard a Pittsburg bound train. Detected by American Bankers Association detectives after nearly two years. Wilkes-Barre claims custody. Packer cites Pennsylvania ancestry. He allegedly began his scheme in February 1918, with warrants from 27 cities across several states.
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Thurber A. Packer
Philadelphia
American Bankers’ Association
Pittsburg
West Philadelphia
Packer
Wilkes-Barre
President Wilson Showing Signs Of Improvement
President Wilson's physicians are hopeful no new complications will slow recovery. Gland swelling and indigestion have responded to treatment and are believed conquered. He rests well, has a good appetite, and is gaining strength. Unofficial advices state his condition remains steady.
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Wilson
Embargo Proposed on Sugar Exports for Six Months
Representative Dallinger of Massachusetts introduced a bill proposing a six month embargo on sugar exports under penalties of ten years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. He also urged the war and navy departments to report if any sugar they hold could be sold on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallinger
Massachusetts
War and Navy Departments
Postal Clerks Sought in Supplemental Appropriation Notice
The notice announces a supplemental appropriation for the postal department seeking additional clerk hires. It outlines funding needs and the position scope within the agency.
World Christian Citizenship Conference to Meet in Pittsburgh
International reform and religious leaders from many nations gather in Pittsburgh for a week long conference November 9 to 16. The National Reform Association organizes with 150 local volunteers and a staff of 12 experts to plan a program addressing world issues such as capital and labor, immigration, and public education.
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IFTY
Pittsburgh
National Reform Association
Syria
Charles B. Jefferson
Nicholas Murray ~ Butler
U. S
P. P. Claxton
Henry W. Temple
Gifford Pinchot
Charles F. Wishart
Frank J. Cannon
Henry Collins Minton
Senate Leaders Weigh Peace Treaty Reservations
Democratic senate leaders seriously considered accepting peace treaty reservations amid pressure for an early showdown in the ratification fight. Opponents warned a full committee move could force administration leaders to take a definite position, while some leaders resisted compromise yet Hitchcock and others showed openness to a practical step.
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Senate
Hitchcock
New York Brewers to Halt 2 3/4 Percent Beer
H J Schafer president of the New York State Brewers Association said brewers will stop producing beer with illegal alcoholic content as soon as wartime prohibition act enforcement begins. He urged an official announcement of the act’s effective date.
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New York
H. J. Schafer
Army Autos Gain Public Sale Plan for Surplus Trucks
Republican leaders in the House discard free distribution to state highway commissions. A resolution will order the War Department to sell direct to the public all army surplus cars not needed for military use. The move follows hearings showing thousands of vehicles deteriorating while withheld from the market.
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House
War Department
Republican
Committee On Appropriations, Agriculture and Military Affairs
House Select Committee On
Ford Invents Gasoline Streetcar At 74 MPH
Henry Ford unveils a gasoline streetcar tested in Detroit shops capable of 74 mph. The 7100 pound craft promises to transform street railway and inter urban transport with compressed air brakes and lighting system powered by on board generator. Public testing planned within 30 days with Charles Sorenson consulting.
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Ford
Henry Ford
Detroit
Strees
Charles Sorenson
Mace Wife Wield Pick Seeks Divorce
Mary A Satchell seeks divorce from Joseph A Satchell after claiming he forced her to wield a pick and shovel to please him. She was awarded $25 counsel fees and $7 weekly alimony pending further hearing, Judge E W Blodgett presiding. The couple, who wed seven years, left the courthouse by separate exits.
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Providence
R. L
Mary A. Satchell
E. W. Blodgett
Joseph A. Satchell
State to Try to Collect Part of Astor Inheritance
The state of New York seeks to collect millions in inheritance taxes from the estate of William Waldorf Astor who died in Levi can. Charles A. Peabody of New York represents Astor interests and says Viscount Astor transferred his New York property to a trust before death. Eugene M. Travis announces the state will argue the transfer was made in anticipation of death to justify taxation.
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William Wats Astor
Levican
Charles A. Peabody
New York
Astor
Viscount Astor
Eugene M. Travis
Travis
May Revive Railway to Sugar Grove Soon
Rumors hint the Panama Traction line sold at Warren by trustee L C Eddy to R C Thompson for 30200 may lead to rehabilitation. The ten mile rail bed with rails in good condition was appraised at 54000, with a few bridge planks remaining the borough of Youngsville’s property. Local speculation links Thompson to a capitalist aiming to restore a real railroad, though officials warn the line could be sold for scrap iron.
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Panama
Warren
R. C. Thompson
Court House
L. C. Eddy
Youngsville
Youngsville Enterprise
Man Injured in Erie Car Crash Involving Bridge Contractor
J B Offerle was severely bruised when his auto turned turtle near Erie Saturday afternoon. He was taken to Hamot Hospital for treatment. X rays showed no broken bones, but internal injuries could not be ruled out. Offerle, a contractor building bridges near Girard, wreck occurred while returning home. He drove a nil ran vehicle that skidded and overturned twice while turning for a load of lots.
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J. B. Offerle
Erie
Hamot Hospital
Offerle
Girard
Less Food in Storage Than Yoar Ago in Pennsylvania
A state summary shows 20 food items in storage across 68 cold storage warehouses in Pennsylvania are lower than a year ago. Butter and fish are the only items higher than last year, with declines seen across meat eggs and other staples as of early October two years prior.
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Habtsburg
Pennsylvania
Machy Gena Bor At
Ureau
Voices Woman's Ideas at Round Table
Miss Lillian Wald of New York attends the Round Table Industrial Conference as one of the few women present. She arrives after Carrier Caugentin Catt, a national suffrage leader, could not attend.
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Lillian Wald
New York
Leavier
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John F. Linscott
Pinella Fla
War Mothers
Senate Committee
Man
Ieee
Dyths Sihee Department
Nicholas Murray Butler
Charles L. Goodell
Sidney L. Gulick
Charles E. Hughes
Henry van Dyke
Ella A. Boole
L. L. Shepard
Samuel Zane Batten
Army Autos Gyty Public
Mace
Matic
Sugar Grove
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