Points of Difference Narrowed in Labor Talks at Trade Parley
Washington reports a committee of fifteen of the industrial conference narrowed several points of difference over collective bargaining between capital and labor. The tentative compromise, touching union rights and representation, will be submitted separately to employers and workers for their positions. The debate includes protections for workers to organize and bargain while preserving the right not to join any union or deal with nonemployees.
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Washington
Industrial Conference
Iaeae
Frank Morrison
Organized Labor
Russell-Endicott
Iabor Bloese
Uating
Batkalning
Heheing
Agencys Ag
He Bor
Cap ‘Ial
Miners Ask All Demands Amid Looming Coal Strike
Washington reports little hope to avert a strike by half a million bituminous coal miners asking for demands set for November 1 after talks with labor leaders and telephone discussions with officials in the central coal region. President Joan J. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America is cited.
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Washington
Joan J. Lewis
Nt Mine Workers of America
Miners Threaten Strike Over Five Day Week Demands
Report notes miners would walk out unless all demands are met, including a five day week. Operators refuse to negotiate without strike withdrawal and reject any proposal for a shorter week, accusing miners of seeking impossible terms to freeze the country.
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Iiners
Polite American Soldiers Impress Berlin for Courtesy
A Berlin paper highlights the chivalrous conduct of American troops abroad. It notes how soldiers let women enter streetcars first, yield seats, and expect others to show similar politeness, contrasting with German behavior in the war environment.
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Washington
Berlin
Vienna Coalition Forms to Aid Starving City
In Vienna a united front by all Austrian parties aims to feed the starving population this winter. An American mission chief travels to Paris to urge a foreign loan for reconstruction of Austria’s ruined economy. Vienna’s burgomaster appeals to the American Congress and people for help.
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Vienna
England
America
Paris
Austria
Admiralty to Preserve Fogs on British Battle Ships
London reports the admiralty will preserve fog made by British ships in battle and display it in suitable positions aboard vessels to symbolize wartime duty and vigilance.
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London
Admiralty
Plot to reinstate czar discovered in Archangel report
Archangel report outlines a Berlin backed plot by Baltic barons and Russian émigrés to restore the Romanoff dynasty in Petrograd. The plan reportedly offers the Russian crown to Grand Duke Boris after Baltic provinces are cleared and Petrograd falls, with German support and involvement by officials in Berlin.
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Archangel
Get
Occidental
Rusia
Berlin
Petrograd
Nicholas Tschalkovsky
Archeangel
Russia
Boris
Vladimir
Baltic
von der Geltz
Avalof-Bermondt
Borie
Germany pays first instalment of war indemnity
Berlin reports Cologne Gazette states Germany has paid the first instalment of war indemnity. The payment reportedly consisted of deliveries of various commodities totaling 20 trillion units.
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Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Germany
President Wilson Signs and Bills Questioned as Health Fails
President Wilson's health worsens as doctors report continued grave condition and Grayson hints bills may become law by expiration of the ten day limit. Debate rises over invoking Vice President Marshall and interim leadership amid uncertainty about the president's ability to sign legislation.
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Grayson
Washington
Wilson
White House
Hugh Young
Johns Hopkins
Greyson
Denny
Marshall
Doctor Grayson
Mr. Wilson
Constitutional Ambiguity on Presidential Disability
The text discusses who should act when the president is unable to serve. Debates cite Hamilton’s view that the vice president discharges duties during absence or incapacity, while others question Congress’s role. Davis supports the president deciding, Garfield-era views favored VP interim service until a new president is elected, then Davis counters that service ends only when disability ends.
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Habenel Hamilton
Congress
My EL. Davis
Dwight
Garfield
Mr. Davis
War Department Holds Emergency Contracts Await Liquidity
Washington December reports 5 72 emergency contracts await liquidation with total sums over 1.6 billion dollars. The official schedule estimates liquidation cost around 200 million 900 thousand dollars after settlements of 2.01 billion contracts.
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Washington
Get
War Department
Wilson Has Power to Select Agents
Washington October 20 Republican leaders in the senate doubt the senate can block provisional appointments to commissions created under the treaty as ratified They say the president may act on his own initiative or seek senate confirmation risking vigorous opposition if he does Authentication of U S representation on treaty commissions remains a debated issue amid Republican reservations and war council guidance.
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Washington
Senate
Paris
United States
Objectors Not Granted Release Amid War Penalty Review
Washington reports war department efforts to free conscientious objectors clash with American Legion protests. About 200 of 500 general prisoners remain, with several objectors showing reduced terms through clemency and good conduct while agitators face continued penalties.
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Clemensy
Washington
Amnesty Committee
Chicago
Civiliberties Bureau
New York
American Legion
War Department
Leavenworth
Alcatraz
Fort Douglas
Department of Justice
Camp Grant Rineder
Secretary of War
Mack
Dean Stones
Post Office Tests Efficiency in New York
Postmaster Yatten reports a mail test in New York City handling 12,900,000 pieces in one day with 1,200 complaints. Investigation shows 7 percent of complaints due to improper addresses or similar causes.
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Washington
Det
Yatten
New York City
Post Office Department
New York
Nathan F Barrett Dead Landscape Architect and Leader
Nathan Franklin Barrett seventy three a renowned landscape architect and former president of the American Society of Landscape Architects died at his Pelham home He planned Pellmen Illinois and designed the gardens at Ponce de Leon hotel in St Augustine Florida
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New Rochelle
Nathan Franklin Barrett
American Society of Landscape Architects
Pelham
Petrograd Falls to the Anti Reds and Kronstadt Captured
Finnish General Staff reports Petrograd fallen and Kronstadt seized by Russian white forces. Washington confirms the dispatch via Viborg, though full corroboration is pending from nearby diplomatic agents. The Finnish notice also cites Bolshevik retreat after Fort Gatching and notes bolstering forces in the south.
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Kronstadt
Washington
Petrograd
State Department
Holsacheviki
Phillips
Kronskgt
Viborg
Russia
Yudensteh
Fort Gatching
Berlin
Kine
Toops
Department Sets Wholesale and Minimum Price
The department announces a wholesale price and a minimum price retail rate of 11 cents. The policy specifies fixed price points to standardize costs across outlets and ensure uniform consumer pricing.
Telephone Strike Shuts Chicago as Operators Demand Raises
Chicago telephone operators walk out at eleven amid wage dispute. Troops were sent to New York as sugar price rules tighten under the Food Control Act with eleven cents listed as fair retail price and ten cents as wholesale limit. Special to Evening Journal.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Wvening Journal
Chicago
Troops land in New York to clear Brooklyn piers
Five hundred troops arrived in New York aboard the George Washington to end pier congestion caused by a strike by longshoremen. Troops have been ordered to shoot if necessary.
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New York
George Washington
Brooklyn
Peace ceremony postponement delays ratification in Paris
Paris reports that the exchanging of ratification documents among France Britain and Italy has been indefinitely postponed. Officials say the pause aims to await US Senate ratification and broader participation in the peace ceremony.
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Paris
France
Britain
Italy
United States
Senate
Captain's Skill Saves Ship After Terrific Cyclone
The Her America arrived in Genoa after a fierce cyclone from New York. The storm tore away upper decks and hurled boats overboard, but the captain's skill kept the vessel and crew safe on the voyage.
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America
Genoa
New York
Plans for a Two Million Club House for Army and Navy
New York October 20 plans for a two million dollar club house to serve army and navy officers were announced by leaders of the Army and Navy and Pershing clubs. The ten story building is expected to house over 100000 residents and nonresidents as members.
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Army
Navy
New York
Army and Navy
Pershing Clubs
Fiume Declares Martial Law Against Dissent
The city of Fiume will be treated as a fortress in a state of war and those deemed hostile to the cause face immediate penalties. The announcement sets strict measures against persons viewed as unfavorable to the Fiume movement.
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Fiume
Annunzio
Piume
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