Union Leaders Defy Rail Board in Pending Strike
Chicago Oct 27 The Big Five labor chiefs vow to ignore a railway board order if it calls a pending strike unjustified They say executive councils can rescind a call only by a satisfactory settlement and that workers will walk out as planned Sunday at 3 am. Carter says administration aims to defeat the strike.
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Ben W. Hooper
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Lee
Uhe International & Great Northern Railroad
Texas
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Mr. Lee
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The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
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No clear path to equitable adjustment stalls settlement
The record notes a lack of disposition by any party to reach an equitable adjustment, leaving the matter in its current standstill with no visible progress toward resolution.
Mail Bandit Kills Guard on Ferry Post Office Heist
San Francisco report: Frank F. Adams a ferry post office guard is shot and killed by a lone tall bandit who held up the office and escaped with a bag of registered mail after forcing Adams and others to line up. Adams died attempting to draw his weapon during the robbery.
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Frank F. Adams
Ferry
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Poland and Danzig sign political economic treaty
Warsaw reports that a political and economic treaty between Poland and the government of Danzig has been signed by high commissioners, marking a formal accord on key bilateral issues. The ceremony occurred amid ongoing negotiations and signals for future collaboration.
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Poland
Danzig
Represenire Beret Ty Nee Beyetewn
American trade declines as exports slip in September
Washington reports a continued drop in American export totals for September measured by value. Germany and Japan remain the only top destinations with higher September exports than the previous year, with Germany at 87,206,550 in meat and 19,706,749 in other goods and Japan at 19,520,2890. Total exports to all countries fall short of 1920 and import totals show declines as well.
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Department of Commerce
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Japan
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Priest Belknap Shot Found Dead Near St Patrick's
Police report Father Belknap pastor of St Patrick’s Roman Catholic church was found dead on the outskirts with bullet wounds. The inquiry notes a man called claiming a relative was dying and fled as officers answered gunfire calls in the city’s west.
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Mather Belknap
Vote on Tax Bill Taken This Week
Washington reports a tentative plan to vote on the sales tax and finish the tax revision bill within the week. The measure includes a 10 to 15 percent rise in corporate income tax and a possible graduated structure starting at 12 percent, with debate to follow after the flat rise is resolved.
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Msseachusetts
Finance Committee
Harding Addresses Peace Problems in Birmingham Speech
President Harding spoke to Alabama business leaders in Birmingham on facing postwar peace challenges with the same courage shown during the Great War. He urged adherence to law, readjustment of peace, and national unity while warning against minority threats to constitutional supremacy.
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Votchier Hotel
President urges balanced progress in race relations speech
The President lauds Senator Oscar W Underwood and the late Senator Bankhead and warns against race hatred. He defends broader political, economic, and educational aims for African Americans within a peaceful, lawful framework. He calls for a constructive policy of racial cooperation and recognition of differences between races.
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Issuance of Medical Beer Permits Set to Move Fast
Washington reports that permits for brewers to manufacture medical beer under new treasury rules will be issued promptly. Chicago notes Illinois activists plan to challenge the state’s search and seizure law to allow the secretary’s medicinal beer order to operate, targeting the attorney general’s office.
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Marines Kill Haitians in Rebellion Reported
Senate inquiry heard Maj. Turner describe direct orders by U S Marines to kill Haitians resisting forced road work. He cited a Haitian gendarmerie order to "bump off" nineteen natives and discussed counts Homer Lavoie’s disappearance and possible killings by Marines.
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T. C. Turner
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Rushed claim of Haitian deaths amid occupation chaos
In a terse report a witness said that about 2,500 Haitians were killed in ongoing fighting since the American occupation began. The testimony also noted persistence of a corrupt voter system in two districts after an order to end it.
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Halt
World Labor Meet Opens in Geneva With 400 Delegates
The third conference of the international labor bureau opened in Geneva with 400 delegates from 40 countries including Germany. The United States did not attend officially, a fact noted by chairman Lord Burnham who said Britain deeply regretted the absence. Key issue is applying the eight hour law to sericultural workers. France seeks to withdraw this question from the program.
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United States
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British Empire
U. S. Consul in Mexico Attacked and Robbed
Dreyd Baur ingham American consul at San Cruz Mexico was attacked and robbed in a cafe Monday night by unidentified assailants. His injuries are not believed serious. Mexican Foreign Minister Albert Dani expressed regret and promised authorities would pursue the assailants.
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Washington
Woman's Body Found in Lincoln Park Lagoon
The body of a well dressed woman aged thirty to forty was recovered from Lincoln Park Lagoon. She wore a gold band on her left ring finger and carried an eight pound rock attached by a safety pin. No external injuries were noted and the body had been in water for days.
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Lincoln Park
Germany forms new cabinet under Dr Wirth nonpartisan lineup
The cabinet organized by Dr. Joseph Wirth is announced to the Reichstag. Key posts include Adolf Koester as defense minister and Otto Braun as interior minister, both socialist, with centrists in agriculture and justice. Wirth takes foreign affairs as Rosen is ousted amid party pressure. Rathenau remains as an expert.
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Stone warns unions in fight for life and public interest
Cleveland, Oct. 27. W 68 Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, says unions are fighting for their existence and warns that their destruction would invite radical rivals. He argues public opinion shapes railroad disputes and urges protection of experienced workers to maintain safety. Read the Evening Journal.
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