President Wilson Plays Hidden Hand in Industrial Conference
President Wilson, ill in bed, dictated a letter to Secretary Lane urging a cautious approach as capital, labor, and public groups clash over collective bargaining. The conference adjourned without resolutions, with leaders aiming a broad program while avoiding specific issues. The outlook was not promising.
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Washington
Wilson
National Industrial Conference
Lane
Labor
Labor Department
Bernard M. Baruch
Thomas L. Chadbourne
Committee of Fifteen
Tumutty
Pan-American
Tiwee
Senate delays peace pact in deferring treaty fight
Washington dispatch reports the Senate set aside the peace treaty to tackle an urgent deficiency bill carrying a $42,000,000 appropriation. The action shifts focus to fiscal needs while delaying the peace pact vote.
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Washington
Senate
House Passes Budget Bill in Washington Vote
Washington Oct 22 The House approved the federal budget bill by a BA to 3 vote and sent it to the Senate. It is slated for early consideration in the regular session opening December 1 with several negative votes recorded.
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House
Senate
Lawmakers Endorse War Fiscal Reform Plan
Democrats Moon of Tennessee Steagall and Blackman of Alabama led four days of debate before passage. Republicans and Democrats united to support the bill aimed at reorganizing the nation's fiscal system to meet postwar financial difficulties and save millions of dollars.
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Moon
Tennessee
Steagall and Blackman
Alabama
United States
King Albert at Lincoln's Tomb in Springfield Ill
King Albert of Belgium laid a wreath at Lincoln's tomb in Springfield accompanied by Queen Elizabeth amid crowds from central Illinois. Governor Lowden welcomed the royal party praising the king's wartime courage and devotion while the king and queen expressed deep appreciation for the warm reception.
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Albert
Belgium
Lincoln
Lowden
Niineis
Queen Elizabeth
King Albert
United States
Sugar control debate heard by senate committee
Washington Oct. 22 A. Spreckels of New York refiner urged opposition to sugar crop control before the senate agriculture committee arguing government interference causes the present situation He said no shortage exists and that one million tons of the 1819 crop will be available by January 1 to ease markets He blamed government control for higher prices and urged letting supply and demand determine prices. In Scranton Pa Oct 2 four liquor deniers pleaded guilty before Judge Wilman in US court for violating wartime prohibition laws and were fined 84 dollars
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Senate Agriculture Committee
A. Spreckels
New York
Spreckels
Scranton
Wilman
Senate
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Bolsheyvisa
Strikers Welcome Arrival of Troops in Gary
Chicago reports federal troops in Gary safeguard free speech and assembly during the steel strike. Joly Fitzpatrick, chairman of the organizing committee, praises troop conduct and hopes troops move to other strike centers. Switchmen on the Chicago West Pullman Southern line strike in sympathy with steel workers.
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Chicago
Gary
Joly Fitzpatrick
Organization Committee
Washington
Samuel Gompere
American Federation of Labor
Witapatrick
Pennnsylvania
Pitapatrick
Chicaca, West Pullman & Southern Railroad
Wisconsin Steel
Braddock Riots Spur Plan to Extend Strike to Railroads
Rioting flared at Carnegie Steel in Braddock as police moved to clear mobs after a noon disturbance. In Mingo Junction bricks flew and arrests followed as unions press for state troops amid a broader steel strike. Rail workers may be drawn in as leaders seek to seize transport facilities nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
Edgar Thompson
Carnegie Steel Company
Braddock
Wildl
Union Leaders Weigh Federal Help in Steel Strike
Man of the Stel strike committee meets in Washington with s1 of the big four railroad brotherhoods to discuss a new phase of the industrial conflict. Reports say orders may have gone out for railroad workers to refuse steel deliveries while officials deny it. Fitzpatrick met with labor leaders at the industrial conference and said strikers seek federal troops to replace state constabulary in the Pennsylvania strike district.
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W. Z. Foster
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
John Fitzpatrick
Chica
Clair
Stel
Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Four Die in Third Avenue Elevated Train Crash
Four people were killed and several injured when a Third Avenue elevated train crashed into the rear of a stalled train between 175th and 176th Streets in New York.
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New York Elevated
New York
Mtd
Third Avenue
175Th
176Th Streets
Operators 10 Confer with Coal Miners in Deadlock
John L. Lewis pledges no settlement without demands met as Senator attacks miners. Both sides maintain stance amid stalled negotiations.
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John L. Lewis
Red forces hold Petrograd as Kronstadt fortress endures
Reports say Petrograd remains under Bolshevik control while Kronstadt and the coastal region near Petrograd stay in Bolshevik hands. Orel has been retaken by Bolsheviks after victory over Mamontoff’s forces near Voronezh. Comrade Zinoviev evacuates Petrograd with armed men. heavy guns arrive for Yudenich’s push and German dispatches confirm Bolshevik gains. In Washington, wage talks continue between miners and operators as John Lewis demands a five day week and strike action
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Finknd
Yudeniich
Puikevo
Petrograd
Moscow
London
Orel
Mamontoff
Voronezh
Lewis
Brewster
Labor unrest prompts demand to curb strikes and enforce law
Senator Frelinghuysen denounces labor disturbances including steel and police strikes. He warns that without a public remedy labor must bow to the law, or risk anarchy and a shift toward class rule rather than democracy. The speech ties strikes to broader threats to national order.
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United States
New York
Boston
Frelinghuysen
Germany
Alsace Revolt Plot Bared By Strassburg Revelations
Pleas for a revolt in Alsace to take place November 9 were found at Strassburg according to Echo de Paris. An engineer Koessler is said to be the alleged arch conspirator, arrested with two accomplices. A socialist union leader and a former Alsatian deputy are suspected as spies. The revolt was to coincide with a supposed German communist uprising.
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Strassburg
T He Echo de Paris
Koessler
Spi
Germany
Mayor Hylan Orders Stop to German Opera in New York
Mayor Hylan told police to halt further German opera performances at the Lexington Theater after Monday riots. Attorney Max D. Siewer prepared to file a petition for an injunction to block mayoral interference.
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New York
Hylan
Lexington Theater
Corporation Counsels
Max D. Siewer
Pers Company
Break in New York Strike Surfaces as 1000 Vote to Return
In New York on October 22 an apparent breach in the fire strike emerged when about 1,000 strikers voted to resume work. The development signals shifting tensions as workers weigh next steps.
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New York
Gotham
No Progress in Industrial Meet Sparks Defeat in Bargaining Vote
Washington October conference fails to recognize workers right to bargain collectively as employers labor and public groups vote against the resolution. Samuel Gompers and Bernard Baruch declare the result reflects a broad sector consensus despite opposition from the labor side.
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Washington
National Industrial Conference
Flrm
Employers’ Group
Employers
Samuel Compers
American Federation of Labor
Bernard M. Baruch
Marty A Wheeler
Conference Urged to Act as Dispute Fears Emerge
Activists urge the conference to take decisive steps amid rising tensions and warning of potential disaster as leaders and workers grapple with mounting concerns about policy and safety.
Wilson improves as Tumulty reports health gains
Secretary Tumulty says Wilson is much better in health despite war news. The conference debate centers on securing industrial peace during reconstruction and avoiding a nationwide disaster as leaders and workers clash while seeking advantage amid turmoil.
WILL RATIFY PEACE PACT AND LEAGUE MEETING PLANS
Paris reports that the former nation will sign the peace treaty with Germany, with the League to meet days later. Copenhagen notes German artillery at Riga bombarded British ships in the harbor, British vessels replying. American relief offices at Riga were destroyed by shelling with no casualties.
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Germany
League
Copenhagen
Riga
Relet
Mercier Captures Chicago Amid Crowds and Friction
Desideratua Cardinal Mercier of Belgium drew vast crowds in Chicago on October 22. A public reception at the Auditorium packed with admirers caused jostling, with police struggling to manage eager attendees as worshippers pressed to gain entry.
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Chicago
Desideratua
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Churchian
United States urged to send food to Petrograd
Stockholm October 22 The United States minister TraiN received a request from General Yudeniteh and Liavozow of the west Ausesia government urging food and other necessities for Petrograd. The request was forwarded to Washington for action.
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United States
Train
Yudeniteh and
Liavozow
Por West Ausesia
Tood
Petrograd
Yudenstceh
Sake &Bohees
Washington
New York Soda Clerks Demand Higher Wages
New York soda clerks demand a minimum salary of four dollars per week for first grade workers and four dollars for third grade dispensers. The request is part of a broader wage outline drawn up by licensed pharmacists seeking higher pay across the trade.
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