Government ownership plan sparks nationwide railroad battle
Washington reports railroad leaders back a Plumb Plan proposal to buy and nationalize railroads with profit sharing. They pledge nonpolitical effort, deny planned strikes, and advocate wage increases if Congress rejects the plan as organized labor warns of intensified action. Glen E. Plumb arrives to push the measure before the House committee.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Brotherhood
Aero Aoe
Adam
Glen E. Plumb
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Plan to Change Railway Costs Lays Out Fundamental Shift
The speaker argues for a fundamental change to curb decades of worsening conditions. Existing plans fail as railroads are overcapitalized, making current burdens unsupportable. A wage increase would raise prices, so doing so now would not relieve the crisis and would worsen living costs.
Amsterdam Proposed as Seat of New Internationale
Amsterdam was proposed as the seat for the new Internationale organized by the International Trades Union congress. A commission designated to fix the seat proposed Amsterdam, while German delegates urged Berlin and Leon Jouhaux favored Paris for the central office.
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Amsterdam
New Internationale
International Trades Union Congress
Berlin
Leon Jouhaux
General Federation of Labor
Paris
U S Exports Set Record in Year Ended June 30
Officials report US exports for the year ended June 30 reached 7.225 billion dollars, a record rise from 5.520 billion the prior year, with June exports at 918.252 million. A sizable trade surplus is noted alongside imports figures. Philadelphia North American cites Col Henry C Demming stating large quantities of rot ash were found in Logs County Pennsylvania near the New York line.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Philadelphia
Philadelphia North American
Henry C. Demming
Pennsylvania
New York State Line
Scrappy Marines Arrive at Home in Massive Homecoming
New York reports the George Washington bringing 130 officers and 3,714 Marines back from France. More units follow on the RMS Rigdam and Wilhelmina with Maj. Gen. John J. Lejeune and Brig. Gen. Wendell C. Neville among leaders returning.
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New York
Franuce
Marine Corps
Sen
George Washington
Hoboken
Brooklyn
Wilhelmina
Sixth Marines
Ringdam
Wilhelming
Jot J. Lejune
Marine Offcer
Wendell C. Neville
Rail Shopmen Renew Grievance Amid Steel Strike
About 2 500 rail shopmen met in Chicago renewing pledge to stay out until wage demands are met. Reports from locals claim 190 000 out, 30 000 in Chicago area with 90 percent idle. Chicago leaders say strike persists under national agreement, seeking wage increase. Gary, Indiana sees eight of twelve U S Steel furnaces close, 10 000 workers laid off due to the strike.
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Chicago
Seventy-fifth Street
Greenwood Avenue
J. T. Collins
Pat
M. L. Hawver
Hawver
Hines
Wilson
Hanover
Gary
Unites States Steel Corporation
Gary Steel Industry Faces Shutdown Over Strike
Report notes actions taken due to the railroad shopmen's strike in Chicago district. It warns that if the strike remains unsettled in the coming days, the Gary steel industry could be compelled to shut down.
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Chicago
Gary
Bela Kun Reaches Vienna Amid Hungary Crisis
Bela Kun arrives in Vienna reportedly posing as a fireman on a freight train. Report from the Hungarian legation notes German and Austrian governments acquiesce to the development amid the Hungary crisis.
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Hungary
Vienna
Bela Kun
Belgium buys U S goods amid wartime shortages
The Belgian minister of food has purchased all American supplies valued at 100,000,000 francs. The goods will be diverted under government control to support wartime needs.
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Brussels
Belgiim
Whder
Chicago Quiet After Riot Threats and Stockyards Standoff
Riot districts near Roosevelt Road and Cottage Grove Avenue showed muted activity after a day of threats. 15 000 stockyards workers stayed home as packers’ reps said colored workers would not return until police can assure control. Garrity and Adjutant General Dickson toured riot zones and reported conditions near normal upon return to the loop.
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Roosevelt Road
Cottage Grove Avenue
Chile
Garrity
Dickson
Jovro
Alcock
Senate and House Move to Fight Profiteers and Inflation
The Banking and Currency Committee outlines inflation charges as Palmer plans a nationwide probe into production costs and profits. Local officials in Ohio Michigan Maryland and New York already begin investigations with data to be shared with the Attorney General. The effort targets high prices with reports from the agricultural labor and trade commissions and a proposed revival of the food administration.
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Washington
Palmer
Justice Department
Ohio
Michigan
Maryland
New York
Congress
Agricultural Department
Labor Department
Federal Trade Commission
Food Administration
Capitol Fights to Deflate Currency and Cut Food Prices
Senate banking and currency hearings begin on deflation as Myers resolution passes. Palmer reports to the president on possible actions while Igoe pushes FTC to probe shoe prices and packers control leather markets. Kelly bill aims to limit packers stock to four months of food staples to restore supply and demand.
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Palmer
Congress
Capitol
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Myers
Senate
House
Igoe
Federal Trade Commission
League
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Clemenceau Receives Wilson Plea To Delay Notes
Paris Aug 4 The conference commission received a note from Premier Clemenceau transmitting a dispatch from President Wilson requesting postponement of the publication of the peace conference liberations notes.
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Wilson
Clemenceau
Paris
Conference Commission
M. Clemenceau
Telephone Inquiry Ordered by Kansas Utilities Commission
The Kansas Public Utilities Commission ordered a general inquiry into charges for telephone installations and name changes for telephone use and all rules of service. The probe will affect about 700 telephone companies across the state.
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Topeka
Kan
Public Utilities Commission
Kansas
Britain Now Spends 22 Million Daily During War
London reports the British government spends about 22 million dollars each day during the war, an amount equivalent to the prior year’s annual wartime expenditure in six weeks. The figure highlights the-scale funding of Britain’s war effort and the heightened financial mobilization.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
No Race Problem Bothering South Says Southern Leader
Chicago reports Prof. W J Culkin says the South has no race problem. He cites harsh punishment for crimes against white women and argues whites receive equal treatment, while noting upheaval in Chicago could push blacks to move south. He contrasts Southern order with Northern riots and urges political rights for Negroes as California does for Japanese.
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Chicago
W. J. Culkin
Wareren County
Mississippi
South
Peace Army of 510000 Men Planned in Congress Plans
A proposed peace army of five hundred ten thousand soldiers is outlined in plans submitted to Congress as part of broader defense and security considerations.
Plans for a permanent peace army proposed by Baker
Secretary Baker presented to Congress a plan for a permanent peace army of five hundred ten thousand officers and men. The proposal includes universal military training for all young men, aiming to build a ready force for future national defense and peace.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Congress
Baker
Roumanian Troops Enter Budapest Officials Say
Roumanian troops entered Budapest Sunday amid official reports received here. The city remains quiet as authorities assess the situation and establish control.
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Paris
Budapest
Rights and Restrictions Echo in Sanity and Politics
In a discussion on liberties and duties, speakers compare constraints on associates to mental conceptions of limits. A question about granting political rights to colored people prompts a sharp reply that suggests gradual or unlikely changes, likening it to California surrendering state government to a political faction.
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California
Wilson not likely to seek a third term says DNC official
Frederick B. Lynch of Minnesota, chairman of the Democratic National Committee executive committee, states President Wilson will probably not run again. He cites Wilson's heavy workload over the last six years and believes the president may desire relief from the burden.
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Wilson
New York
Frederick B. Lynch
Minnesota
Democratic National Committee
Northwest Mounted Police to Expand to 2600-2700 Men
Edmonton reports Ottawa confirms re organized Northwest Mounted Police will rise to at least 2600 members with possible temporary total of 2700 due to liquor controls. After dwindling to 400, many constables who left to serve in Flanders and France have returned to join the corps as territorial reach extends to the Great Lakes and Pacific coast, with a 6000 man maximum if needed.
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Edmonton
Alta
Adevices
Ottawa
Northwest Mounted Police
Northwest
Flanders
France
Dominion
Corneil
Great Lakes
Unemployment Dole payroll cut in Britain
London reports the weekly dole for the unemployed has decreased by about 500000 names since the last tally. From November to May roughly 1,200000 people received benefits, but new calculations are reducing the total to around TW 000.
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London
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