Railroad Wage Arbitration Beats Strikes in House Vote
The House adopted the Sweet Anderson amendment to the Esch railroad bill creating three classes of workers and six adjustment and appeal boards. Headquarters would be in Washington with boards and commissions sharing governance to avoid interruption of traffic.
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Prince of Wales Address at Naval Academy Tribute
The prince of Wales spoke to about 2,000 midshipmen at the Naval Academy Memorial Hall in Annapolis paying tribute to the American navy. He wore a British naval captain’s uniform and noted four years of training.
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Comrade Admiral Praises Allied Naval Cooperation
The British naval officer praises the American navy for its splendid services in the war, noting perfect cooperation and coordination between forces in the North Sea and beyond. He expresses privilege in meeting American seamen and gratitude for their magnificent spirit.
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Victory medal approved for World War participants
Secretary Baker approved the bronze Victory medal designed by New York sculptor James E. Frazier. The medal will be about the size of a silver dollar and features a victory figure with the inscription The Great War for Civilization on one side and the names of the allied powers on the reverse.
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Baker
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New York
Frozen Austrian artillerymen Found by St Bernard Dogs
Frozen bodies of seven Austrian artillerymen, perfectly preserved, were discovered by St Bernard dogs in an Alpine trench near the summit of Stevio pass about 10,900 feet above sea level. Officials believe a whole battery was buried in deep snows. searchers have recovered seven bodies.
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St Louis Woman Re-elected Leader of National Council of Women
Mrs Philip N Moore of St Louis was reelected president of the National Council of Women at the organization’s session in St Louis Mrs Josephus Daniels was chosen third vice president after sending word she would accept while Miss Helen Taft was elected recording secretary though she had not yet indicated acceptance
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Philip N. Moore
National Council of Women
Josephus Daniels
Mise Helen Taft
Days Win Out in New York Court Fight
Federal Judge Learned Hand refused to grant injunctions against enforcing the Wetstead prohibition act. Judge Roos and other judges upheld constitutionality of prohibition laws in related cases. Dry firms sought relief on beer and whisky sales but were denied.
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Raids prompt arrests as I W W activity spreads northwest
In the wake of Armistice Day violence, 150 IWW suspects are jailed across the northwest, with 61 in Tacoma and 89 in Spokane. A guard shot mill worker C A Gotfrey in Chehalis after he ignored commands to halt, as editors Ault Listiman and Rust await charges after a federal raid on the Seattle Record plant.
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Inquest Hears Conflicting Accounts On Par consolidation Attack
Testimony at the inquest into the shooting deaths of four victims reveals mixed conclusions about whether former soldiers provoked the attack by leaving a parade line to force entry at the I W W hall. Early reports claimed legion members moved toward the hall before shots rang out, while investigators later found evidence suggesting the assault by the I W W was prearranged.
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Ontario Government Sworn In Under Drury Cabinet
In Toronto in November Ysi the provincial government led by Premier Ernest Charles Drury was installed. The cabinet, sworn in by Lieut. Gen. Sir John Hendrie at Government House, includes Bentah Bowman as lands forests and mines minister, the sole former legislator in the group.
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Bentah Bowman
Farmers say no room for reds in farm bureaus
Chicago and Spokane dispatches describe the National Federation of Farm Bureaus adopting a radical free constitution amid warnings against labor radicals. Vault Stevens touts the federation as the largest single vocation group and predicts rapid growth beyond the AFL. In Spokane officials vow to swear in American Legion members as special police to deter a feared IWW influx from Montana and the Northwest.
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Cabinet Member Calls for End to Standstill in Coal Talks
Secretary Wilson opened a meeting between union miners and operators led by Jim to settle coal industry disputes. He rejected a 30 hour week and 60 percent wage demands as impossible and urged a nationwide settlement with a 60 percent wage rise across all fields while noting world crisis and seasonal factors.
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Women at national council convention urge curb markets and housing drives
At St Louis on November 15 delegates advocate curb markets to cut living costs and building campaigns to ease housing. Mrs Frances E Burns calls for fighting special diseases and better industrial conditions for women. Delegates support Americanization through exclusive use of English.
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National Council of Women
Frances E. Burns
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Reds Blamed for School Activity at Crane Tech High
Assistant Superintendent James Armstrong acted on charges from Crane Technical high school principal Dr William Bartholf that American propaganda is fostered in Chicago public schools. The suspensions of Alfred Strove and Jacob Sacks for un American utterances followed a moment of silence on Armistice Day. Bartholf cited a Crane teacher and warned that radicalism has taken root in nearly every technical high school in Chicago as discipline grows harder.
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Jacob Sacks
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Mine Workers Accept Proposal by Lec'y Wilson
Agreement reached as Lec y Wilson proposal endorsed by mine workers after discussions. Workers approve terms and submit accord to management. Mutual consent aims to stabilize operations and labor relations.
Debate limits on Senate cloture adopt peace treaty talk
Special to Evening Journal reports the Senate adopted clouture rules to limit debate on a peace treaty. John Joe announces acceptance of Secretary Wilson’s wage scale proposal. F W Lakina urges returning to the old system where basic scales are negotiated by operators and miners in the Central competitive field.
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F. W. Lakina
Lout Treaty Debate Advances Senate Cloture Rule
Washington November 15 Senate adopts cloture to limit debate on the Peace Treaty to one hour. The treaty is expected to be disposed of within a week.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Omsk Falls to Bolshevik Forces in Russia
A Moscow official reports that Omsk, capital of the Russian Government, has been occupied by the Bolshevik forces amid the ongoing Russian conflict. The dispatch from London dated November 15 notes the seizure marks a significant development in the civil war.
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Von Hindenburg on Stand Refuses Apology
Berlin November 15 Marshal von Hindenburg tells a parliamentary committee he has no apologies to offer and would take the same war measures again with today’s knowledge. He praises his lieutenant and asserts ultimate responsibility for all decisions.
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Fear immersed loss of John Owen on Lake Superior
Reports from Manitou Island and Keweenaw Point indicate the big ore carrier John Owen, overdue and feared lost, amid heavy core debris on Lake Superior. Unconfirmed accounts from Grand Marais and the south shore suggest an unknown steamer has gone to pieces near the area.
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Bread price to drop by ten percent vowed by committee
The United States fair price committee will order a bread price reduction of at least ten percent starting Tuesday, with current prices cited as the basis. Members said the plan aims to lower consumer costs amid ongoing wartime controls.
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