Conflicting Views on Rate Fixing and Railroad Returns
Debates in the committee on interstate and foreign commerce clashed over rate making and the idea of a fair return on railroad property. Representative Barkley pressed for liberal aid to railroads while opponents warned against watered stock implications. An amendment limiting executive salaries was rejected amid reveals of high pay at the Pennsylvania railroad. A separate farm note reports a posse capturing three bank safe blowers at Palmyra State Bank in Springfield, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Barkiew
Kentucky
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Representative Esch
Representative Denkson
Illnois
Sanders
Indiana
Merritt
Connecticu
Barkley
Sims
Tennessee
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Road
Springfield
Palmyra State Bank
William Carter
George Willams
William Gray
TWO STATES TO TAKE OVER COAL MINES
Oklahoma teeters on a state of anarchy as miners refuse to return to work. Governor Robertson warns mines will be seized and run under military control if operators reopen to nonunion labor within days. Maryland and Wyoming miners resume. Illinois Iowa and Indiana remain idle. West Virginia and Ohio action contemplated.
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Maryland
Wyoming
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
W. Va
Oklahoma City
Okia
Oklahoma
Robertson
Lewis
Green
Kansas
Bopeka
Ken
State Supreme Court
Allen
Ohio
Columbus
George H. Phelps
Findlay
Ohio Supreme Court
Price
Cumberland
Upper Potomac
Georges Creek
Sheridan
Wyo
Springfield
Tlinois
Des Moines
Washington
Indianapolis
Indiana Coal Operators’ Association
District 11
West Virginia
Charleston
Kanawha Coal Operators’ Association
D. B E. Kennedy
Association
Keeney
United Mine Workers
North Dakota Judge Orders Guard Sparks for Mine Possession
District Judge Neussle set November 19 for Adjt. Gen. Angi Fraser and Capt. L R Paired to show cause why a permanent injunction should not restrain the North Dakota home guards from taking holding or retaining possession of private coal mines at Wilton ND.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
N. 1
Adjt
Angi Fraser
L. R
Actress Wife Admits Killing Woman in Lynbrook
Mrs. Maria Warren divorced wife of an actor and former Indianapolis resident confessed to killing Mrs. Cara Branch at Lynbrook. District Attorney Weeks announced she surrendered after reading statements by Capt. Henry Wright who had housed both women Friday morning. Branch was found beaten to death with a hammer.
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Mineola
N. Y
Maria Warren
Indianapolis
Ind
Cara Branch
Lynbrook
Weeks
Operators Hold Up Parley Over Coal Wage Talks
Washington reports the wage scale conference for the central bituminous coal field was postponed at the operators’ request as they prepare a counter proposal to miners’ demands. A operators’ committee is drafting a reply and renewal of miners’ work is among issues to be discussed.
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Washington
Brewery pours beer into Mississippi river amid prohibition doubt
In Minneapolis Minnesota and Nevada the real beer stock totaling over 94000 gallons was dumped into the Mississippi river as officials considered temporary suspension of prohibition bars. No drownings were reported.
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Minneapolis
Minn. Nev
Russian Leader Resigns as Estonian Commander Succeeds
Gen Yudenitelis resignation is reported from Helsingfors with Gen Laidoner succeeding him to save forces from internment. Disarray grows as Yudenitelis army concentrates near Yamburg and contemplates crossing into Estonia. Bolshevik forces claim capture of Oinek and large prisoner tolls as Kolchak troops retreat eastward in disorder.
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Kolchak
London
Yudeniteh
Daily Mail
Helsingfors
Laidoner
Esthonia
Reval
Euthonia
Yudenitel
Yamburg
Yadeniteh
Yanovsky
Deadlock seen on Wilson Lodge reservations fate
President Wilson would veto or pocket the peace treaty if Lodge reservations stand, Senator Hitchcock reports after a White House talk. The plan seeks a ratification without reservations if the Lodge edits fail, risking a Senate deadlock and potential compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Wilson
Hitchcock
White House
Senate
Rejection of Lodge Reservation on Peace Treaty Vote
The foreign relations committee rejected the last Lodge reservation to the peace treaty. The 4 to 20 vote saw 22 Republicans support rejection and three Democrats Shields Reed and Walsh voting for it. The fifteenth Lodge reservation was deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Senate
Shields
Reed
Walsh
Mass
League
Explosion Kills Two at Wayne DuPont Plant
Two men are reported dead and several injured after an explosion in the finishing mill of the DuPont de Nemours plant at Wayne near Paterson New Jersey. Local authorities and plant managers investigated the blast and secured the area for safety.
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Wayne, N. J
Court Upholds War Time Prohibition Act in Chicago
Federal Judge George A. Carpenter declares the war time liquor act constitutional and allows enforcement of the Volstead enforcement act. The ruling supports wartime policing powers during the reconstruction era despite challenges from Hannah & Jogge and opposition by officials in Illinois.
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Carpenter
Chicago
George A. Carpenter
Hannah & Jogge
Charlies FF. Clyne
Tntornal
Julius PF. Simietanka
Kitzhenry
Peoria
John Barleycorn
Congress
Congress Iu
House Passes Esch Railroad Reorganization Bill Amid Debates
In a near party line vote the House sends the Esch railroad reorganization bill to the Senate after six days of debate. Democrats portray the guaranty provision as a campaign issue for 1920 while labor forces push for arbitration schemes and worker protections.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sims
Tennessee
Sanger Loses Appeal Over Birth Control Conviction
Margaret H. Sanger, advocate of birth control, loses appeal from New York conviction as Supreme Court rules it lacks jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sanger
Washington
Margaret H. Sanger
New York
Suprem Court
Real Cost of War Staggering Report Outlined by Carnegie Endowment
Washington November 18 The Carnegie Endowment submits a first comprehensive wartime cost study detailing direct costs at 186000000 and indirect costs nearly equal. It quotes capitalized value of soldier life at 383,551,276,280 and lists land losses 20960000000 shipping losses 6800000000 production losses 345000000000 plus 8000000000 in war relief. Indirect costs to neutrals totaling 1790000000 and total indirect costs for all nations 151012542500. Ernest L Kogart of University of Illinois compiled the figures from many sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carnegie
Uut
Ignations
Ernest L Kogart
University of Illnois
Embargo Could Halt Shipments After Ruling
A court ruling may trigger an embargo on shipments affecting regional trade. Officials consider measures to enforce the decision while businesses await formal guidance.
Wilson vetoes Biel bill to restore ICC power
Walter Hines and seven regional directors met in Chicago to discuss rail congestion and a proposed embargo on non essential freight ships to clear the present backlog as transport officials meet to reassess the interstate commerce situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tevening
Chicago
Walter Hines
Wilson vetoes commerce bill restoring prewar carriage power
President Wilson vetoed a bill that would restore to the Interstate Commerce Commission the prewar power to regulate carriage charges and practices. The measure aimed to reestablish authority in commerce regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce
Wasbhi
D. C
Wilson
Meres Cnenent Oharette
Trains Cut in Coal Crisis Hit Chicago Transit
Four passenger trains suspended by the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul railroad signal deeper cuts as a coal strike tightens. With miners not returning to work, transportation may face drastic regulations. total trains halted reach 196 across lines.
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Chicago
Chicago, Miwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago educators expel two students for antiwar stance
Chicago schools chief Charles B. Chadsey and his aides approved the permanent expulsion of Jacob Sacks and Alfred Struve of Crane Junior College for refusing to join a tribute to American soldiers in France. Chadsey also said anti government teachings would not be tolerated in public schools.
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Chicago
Nev
Charles B. Chadsey
Jacob Sacks
Alfred Struve
Séndenis
Crane
Araba
France
Superinr
Chadsey
Wiley’s Murder Trial Recalled in Louisville Case
Louisville reports recount a 17 year old murder case of Virginia Wiley. John B Wiley a printer faced murder charges, was sentenced to the penitentiary, then had his verdict reversed on appeal and later acquitted on a plea. The story notes confusion over alleged confession and hospital records surrounding the alleged throat cutting.
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Louisville
John B. Wiley
Virginia
Pela
Six Killed in Hog Island Shipyard Accident
Six Hog Island shipyard workers were killed and nine injured when a trolly or truck they rode in was struck by a falling object near the yards as they traveled to work.
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Hog Island
Philadelphia
Hogland Shipyard
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Mrs. Branch
Yudenitch
White Army
Senator H.ishcock
Marshall
Esch
Committee of the Whole
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
U. S
W.N. Anderson
Beechland
Erre Leone
Africa
Egeri
GER
Biel
Merce
Chicago Junior College
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