Soldiers Landed to Aid Transport Moves at New York Piers
Five hundred regular army troops arrived from the George Washington to ease traffic at Brooklyn piers amid a longshoremen strike. General Davison said troops may shoot if needed to move transports while General Shanks denied machine guns and said troops would not engage in ordinary combat. Incendiary Soviet circulars were found as troops arrived at Governors Island en route to Brooklyn.
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New York
George Washington
Brooklyn
Peter Davison
Davison
Shanks
Soviet Republic of Russia
Leth Regular Infantry
France
Jeffe M. Cullison
Prier
Upton
Merritt
David (. Shanks
Paker Defies Hylan on Delaying Troop Use in New York
Paker refused Mayor Hylan's request to postpone troop deployment amid the New York longshoremen strike. He stated army transport service from New York is essential to government operations and will continue. He offered to cooperate with the mayor to seek an adjustment.
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Paker
Hylan
New York
Baker
Army Transport Service
Harding seeks arbitration to avert coal strike crisis
Des Moines Iowa October 21 Governor Harding sent telegrams to governors of coal producing states seeking a meeting to discuss arbitration of issues behind a threatened coal strike. He named Tellers to C Lewis and D F Cush ing and urged independent action by Iowa district officers. Arbitration would be required if the strike proceeds to keep business from halting.
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Des Moines
Oet
Garv
William WL. Harding
Iowa
7. C. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
D. F. Cushing
Iowa Coal Operators’ Association
Harding
Riot at German Opera in New York City
Disorder erupted around the Lexington Avenue opera house during a Meistersinger performance. Soldiers sailors and marines joined mobs surrounding the theater and police restrained violence. A brawl broke out a block away with missiles flung at officers who were knocked from horses. Soldiers attempting to calm the crowd were jeered.
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New York
Lexington Avenue Opera House
Autoist Slayer in Prison Milwaukee Oct 21
Judson Montgomery found guilty of killing Sir William Hlinchard. One of three involved, Montgomery will serve a fourteen year term at Waupun prison starting now.
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Milwaukee
Judson Montgomery
Sire
William Hlinchard
Waupun
Army waits for senate action on peace pact policing
Secretary Baker announced American troops will not be used to police Silesia or any territory tied to the Versailles treaty until the Senate acts on reservations. He denied protests about troop use and said the United States cannot be represented in allied missions until a decision is made.
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Baker
America
Washington
Silesia
Senate
Tasker H. Bliss
American Peace Commission
Cobteng
United States
State Department
Supreme Council
Paris
Sugar price order limits beet sugar to 10 cents a pound
The Justice Department stated that beet sugar refiners must not charge more than 10 cents per pound wholesale. The United States Sugar Equalization Board set 10.6 cents cash fob plant as a temporary guideline for excess requirements, while urging immediate marketing at that level. A violation would breach the Lever Food Control Act.
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Washington
Keet
Department of Justice
United States Sugar Equalization Search
Palmer
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Seaboard
Sugar Equalization Board
Senate Panel Finds Retail Markups High in City Probe
A senate investigative committee report says retailers charge prices well above wholesale, with markups reaching over 600 percent in places like Detroit. The review notes consumers pay more for groceries and daily goods than producers, while some items show declines in average expenditures per household.
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Senate
Washinghom
Ogre
Preti
Detroit
Nonresistant Counsel Advocates No War or Defense
Washington Oct 21 William Z Foster leader of the steel strike faces sharp questioning from Margolis Pittsburgh LW voting counsel who asserts nonresistance and opposition to government overthrow Margolis argues society will render government unnecessary He would not resist an invading army or even defend his home wife prompting Kansan and senator to challenge his stance.
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Washington
Wiliam Z. Foster
Margolie
Pittsburgh
LW. W
A. FP
Margolis
United States
Kenyon
Murrelis
Gary firm in opposing union labor at industrial conference
Elbert A. Gary of United States Steel told the national industrial conference that arbitration of the steel strike should not be considered and that the open shop must be maintained. Samuel Gompers voiced labor disappointment, urging understanding and warning against ignoring core industrial issues.
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GARY
Washington
Elbert A. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Gare
Leaber
Tam
Aenher Union
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor Group
Steel Corporation
Steel
Mr. Gary
Reds Interested in U S Trade
Washington reports Senator Watson of Indiana alleged the Chicago office of the Federal Trade Commission housed socialists who sought to destroy business and pursue collective ownership. He urged interstate commerce investigation and claimed radicals were entrenched in government departments during the Packers inquiry.
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Washington
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Watson
Indiana
Nepublican
Senate
Interstate Commerce
Lemlae Sud Tryteky
Call To Mediate In Labor Conference
A call to take part in a labor conference to bridge opposing factions of capital and labor and foster union dialogue and cooperation.
Bolsheviki Gain Delayed Assault at Petrograd Front
Special to Evening Journal reports seven miles from the Petrograd front the Bolsheviki assault is delayed while big guns move toward the line. In Washington President Wilson, ill yet active, plans to personally engage in the industrial conference to avert a looming strike, sending a letter to Secretary Lane outlining views for the talks.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Lane
Bolsheviki Make Gains In Ostensibly Strong Offensive
Special report from London dated October 21 says Bolsheviki retook Orel and defeated nineteen anti Bolshevik regiments. A Helsingfors dispatch claims General Denikhin halted near Petrograd under strong Bolshevik pressure seven miles from the city awaiting heavy relief. About one hundred troops arrived today.
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Evening Journal
London
Orel
Igon Petrograd
Lezy
Gam
Avowed Exponents of Soviet Government Targeted
Senator Watson accused Stewart Chase of leading an investigation into the local packing industry while charging him with promoting socialism as a Fabian Club organizer in Chicago. The claim framed Chase as a prominent exponent of socialist doctrine.
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Stewart Chase
Watson
Chase
Fabian Club of
Chigago
Supreme court upholds seizure of pork in Ohio case
The Supreme Court refused to review proceedings arising from the seizure of 125000 pounds of pork by Ohio state officials under a state cold storage law. The court issued a limited stay and set a temporary calendar from October 27 to November 10.
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Washington
Ohio
Supreme Court
Columbus
Foster Dies at Olney Former Congressman Martin D Foster
Martin D Foster long time member of the Twenty third Minnesota district died at his Olney home after months of illness He served six terms in Congress retiring last March Last summer he served on a government commission to adjust war tuberculosis claims in Western states He returned home seriously ill September 1.
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Olney
Martin D. Foster
Tie
Minas
Berlin Population at Census Stands at 1.897 Million
Berlin officials report a preliminary census count of 1.897 million residents, down 178000 from December 1970. The decline marks a notable shift in the city population as calculations continue.
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Berlin
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Seab
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Wic
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Steel Head
REDS
Solon
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Petrograd
Big Guns
M. D. Foster
Iilinoig
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