Board Decides on Reduction of Railroad Wages
United States Railway Labor Board proposes wage and salary cuts affecting 2 million railroad workers by July 1. A 12 percent reduction is hinted with an estimated $400 million annual saving to railroads. Effects cover roads with petitions before June 1, expanding to full mileage after June 6.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Harding
BR. M. Barton
Labor Board
BE. EB. Clark
The
Commerce Commission
M. B. Jewell
Shopmen'’S Union
Washington
Final U S population 117 859 358 per census
Final census statistics place continental United States population at 105 770 620, 27 572 more than last October. Total U S and possessions reach 117 859 358, with possessions counted at 12 148 788. Figures submitted to Speaker Gillett for apportionment purposes.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Gillett
House of Representatives
Bureau of Census
Marines Battle in Ireland
Marines clash in Ireland reported from Dublin on May 18 as part of ongoing hostilities. details remain sketchy with limited corroboration from local authorities.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein ambushes claim soldiers and constable in Ireland
Reports describe a daylight ambush of a military lorry in Kings Town with a soldier killed. A Sinn Fein ambush near the Catho Me church at Bansha County Tipperary fatally wounds a constable and seriously wounds two soldiers.
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Kingstown
Kingstown Naval Wharf
Bosses Favor Open Shop At National Manufacturers Meeting
Stephen C. Mason president of the National Association of Manufacturers urges abrogation of national labor adjustment agreements on railroads support of the open shop and enactment of a sales tax in his annual message at the association s twenty sixth yearly convention in New York May 18.
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New York
Stephen C. Mason
National Association of Manufacturers
Giolitti Leads in Italian Parliament Returns
Rome May 18 government connotes results from Sunday elections with fifty districts still doubtful showing 240 supporters for Giolitti ministry. Tl Paese reports partial returns received through Monday.
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Giolitti
Italy
Rome
Giolittii Minandy
Tl Paese
Woman held in murder case of Detroit boy
Mrs. Elizbeth Lewen age 58 detained on kidnapping charges now faces murder accusations after Max Ernest six is body found in a marsh on Detroit's east side. Police commissioner James W. Inches says he is convinced Lewen killed the child and notes she was in the marsh area the day he disappeared. Investigators will assess her mental condition as they press further questioning.
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Detroit
Mich
Elizabeth Lewen
Max Ernest
Lewen
Ernest
Inches
Max
British Heir to Throne Proposed as Ireland King
In Mount Stewart County Down Lord Haugh Cecil outlines a plan making Ireland an independent kingdom with Windsor royal as king. Two parliaments in Belfast and Dublin plus a 100 member estate house would share governance and Ireland could have an army but no navy. A levy for imperial defense and potential suspension of Irish constitution in war are included. Deaths total 33 from ambushes and violence across Dublin and Cork with a battle between crown forces and Sinn Feiners on a football field.
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Belfast
Ireland
Lord Haugh Cecil
Privy Council of England
Lord Londonderry
Mount Stewart
County Down
Windsor
Prince of Wales
Engand
Dublin
House of Estates
England
John Dillon
Cork
Crown Forces
Sinn
Defense stalemate cited in casualties report
Casualties were attributed to both sides fighting from behind defenses, highlighting the impact of fortified positions on the engagement.
Prussians Form Private War Section to Fight Poles
About 1,000 Prussian officers and veterans of World War I left for the Upper Silesia frontier to form a shock section of home guards to combat Poles. They travel in mufti to the Berlin Oppeln line near Kreuzberg, with arms and ammunition provided, stating they act privately as the government and Wilhelmstrasse may not know of the move.
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Berlin
Upper Silesia
Mufti
Berlin-Oppeln
Kreuzberg
Wilhelmstrasse
Ford Denounced by Jews in Atlantic City Convention
Henry Pord was denounced in resolutions adopted at the Independent Order of Balth Abraham convention in Atlantic City New Jersey for his attacks on the Jews.
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Ford
Atlantic City
N. J
Henry Pord
Convention of the Independent Order of
Btith
Abraham
Bergdoll Family Deserts Case Fines Totals $7000
In Philadelphia on May 18 Mrs Emne C Bergdoll received one year and one day in the Atlanta penitentiary for conspiring to aid her sons Grover and Erwin Bergdoll to desert the U S army and was fined 7000 dollars. Judge Dickinson said the sentence could be remitted if the fines are paid by the court term end. Several others including Charles Braun James Romig Albert Mitchell and Harry Schuh were fined 1000 dollars and jailed six months in Mercer county jail with similar remissions on timely payment.
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Emne C. Bergidell
Federal District Court
Atlanta
Grover C. Bergdoll
Erwin BR. Bergdoll
United States Army
Dickinson
Charles A. Braun
Mra. Bergdoll
Grover
James B. Romig
Albert S. Mitchell
Harry S. Schuh
Erwin R. Bergdorf
Mercer County
Trenton
N. J
Finance Committee Backs Nomination of North Carolina Man for IRS Post
The Senate Finance Committee ordered a favorable report on the nomination of David E. Dir of Winston Salem NC to be commissioner of internal revenue, with action expected by the full Senate and no recall vote. The move defeats Senator Johnson of California in his opposition to Blair's confirmation amid closed hearing disputes.
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North Carolina
Internal Revenue
Washington
War Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
United States
Senate Finances Committee
David E. Dir
Winston, Salem
N.C
Penrers
Senate
Mellon
Johnson
Senator Johnson
Rep
California
Mr. Blar
Blair
Deficiency Bill Slashed by House Appropriations Panel
The House appropriations committee trimmed the deficiency bill for the year ending July 1, allowing $100,680,427 of the $220,295,765 sought by department heads. The cut focuses on five services including the Federal Board for Vocational Education, War Risk Insurance, Shipping Board, Post Office, and Navy, with specific allocations listed for each.
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North Carolina
House Appropriations Committee
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Shipping Board
Post Office
Navy
Miners Plan United Front for Wage Talks
New York May 18. A conference between district leaders of hard coal miners and John L. Lewis and Philip Murray of the United Mine Workers aims to consolidate efforts of anthracite and bituminous workers. The move seeks a solid front to coal operators in wage negotiations this winter.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers of America
Governor Edwards defends boxing bout in New Jersey
In Camden on May 18 Governor Edwards tells ministers opposing the Dempsey Carpentier match to leave the state. He calls the bout a localized scientific exhibition of boxing, not a prize fight, amid Union protest in Camden.
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Camden
N. J
Edward Medward
Ucuion
New Jersey
Edwards
Local notes on visitors and commerce in Keota and town
Mrs. F A Dunbar of Keota visited here yesterday while Mrs J R George spent the day in Davenport. Miss Nelle Stevenson of Keota and Miss Edna Fawcett of West Liberty were in town. Bevins advertises new tire prices and Hermoline tractor oil. R J Davidson home visit ends. Rena Page returns to Graham store. Washington housewife sought for weekly washings. Chas Stearns of Ainsworth and M J Orr to Columbus Junction on business.
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Rena Page
Graham Store
Des Moines
Nelle Stevenson
Keota
Edna Fawcett
West Liberty
R. J. Davidson
ABC
Graham
Washington
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
Former Cabinet Member Noted for Appendicitis
A former cabinet member is reported to have undergone appendicitis treatment. Details on the individual, timeline, and institutional context are not provided in the fragment.
Franklin K. Lane Dies After Gall Bladder Surgery
Rochester May 18 Franklin K Lane former secretary of the interior in Woodrow Wilsons cabinet died in a hospital here today from angina pectoris following gall stones and appendicitis operations on May 6. He was recovering when heart disease developed.
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Aoenine Journal
Rochester
Minn
Frankiin K. Lane
Woodrow Wilson
Premier Loyd George Clarifies Silesia Stance
London May 18 Premier Loyd George reiterated Britain’s position on the Upper Silesia issue. He disclaimed responsibility for distorted reports in French papers and said the fate of Silesia must be decided by the supreme council, not by Koreanty.
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Srector
Eventing Journal
London
Loyd George
Upper Silesia
House of Commons
Silesia
Supreme Council
Justice White Not Expected to Recover, Says Doctors
Washington May 1 physicians state Chief Justice White of the United States Supreme Court is not expected to recover from illness. The public health update comes as concerns rise over his condition and potential impact on the court.
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Veete
the Evening Journal
Washington, B. C
White
United States Supreme Court
Grandson of Rev S K Coats Debuts as Song Composer
Roy Coats grandson of Rev S K Coats debuted as a songwriter at the Illinois Theatre presenting Havana Town to a large crowd. George Koch performed the song with six chorus girls and the piece drew five encores and strong sales potential. Coats has several other songs awaiting Wiliness Theatre appearances and all works are copyrighted.
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Macomb Daily Journal
K. Coats
Roy Coats
S. K. Coats
Walter B. Coats
Havana
Illinois Theatre
George Koch
Luan Hendee
Loraine Sutton
Marguerite Clem
Alleyne Binnie
Lucille Farly
Deloria Harlan
Koch
Mr. Coats
Wiliness Theatre
Scents in Wood and the World of Perfume Woods
The American Forestry Magazine notes wood choices shape fragrances from light delicate scents to strong overpowering odors. Perfume shops offer limited variety compared with the range found in natural woods.
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Saya
American Forestry
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U. S
Census Bureau
Marines
Sinn Fein
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cleveland
St. Ie
Gasorrg
Edbiaee
Luis
Cooe
Rene
Louis
National Manufacturers’ Association
Boy
Fancie
Lord Hugh Cecil
Erin
U.S
K. Ford
H. Blair
Telig
F. A. Dunbar of
Service Vaiting Co
Motor Inn Garage
Sitfeed
J. R. George
Davenport
Brown's
D. A. McGaffey
Dorothy
Ross Ramsay
Bevins
Chas. Stearns of
Ainsworth
Pennsylvania
M. J. Orr
Columbus Junction
Lyda Hellam
Black
Farmer's Union
Washington Cleaners
L. George
Upper
Justice White
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