Labor must raise to partnership to lift production
President Wilson urged labor to rise to partnership with capital to boost production and ease unrest while addressing Minnesota legislators in a special session. He warned against anti democratic autocracy, spoke on world peace and a new world order, and described labor as an association not a commodity.
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Paul
Minn
Wilson
Minnesota
Pant
A. Ic. Townley
Nonpartisan League
Taike Little
Minneapolis
St. Paul
President urges world settlement to establish justice
The crowd demanded action as the president rose to speak. He warned that the world is in revolution and cautioned against destroying public order while calling for a world settlement to secure justice and right. In St. Paul he was welcomed by Gov. Burnquist and mayors Meyers and Hodgson.
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Meyers
America
St. Paul
J. A. Burnquist
J. E. Meyers
Minneapolis
Larry Hodgson
North Sea Mines Cleared Ahead of Autumn Weather
London reports the North Sea will be cleared of mines before rough autumn weather halts sweepers. An official says American mine sweepers have greatly surpassed expectations, destroying about 1,000 to 1,200 mines daily after an initial 200. Many mines may still be missed and ships may strike isolated mines for some time.
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London
North Sea
Naval
Harth slain by woman companion near Knoxville suburb
Leroy D. Harth a prominent Knoxville real estate dealer was shot and killed by a woman near Bearden on Kingston Pike. He staggered to the Jett home porch and died after naming his assailant in a dying statement to Jett. Scranton strike among 14000 Lackawanna coal miners follows grievance order.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Leroy D. Harth
Bearden
J. M. Jett
Kingston Pike
Wisconsin Delegation Proposes War Service Bond Bonus Plan
Wisconsin members of Congress introduce identical bills offering $80 per month of wartime service for all soldiers sailors marines and nurses with restrictions on civilian employment and conscientious objectors. The plan, modeled on a state measure, envisions $30 bonds bearing 3 percent interest totaling about 1.4 billion dollars.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Congress
Treasury
Plan to merge veteran groups into one patriotic federation
Columbus leaders report tentative plans to unite the G A R, Confederate veterans, Spanish War veterans, and World War I veterans in the American Legion into a single federation. Talks will continue led by Henry D. Lindsley and Bennett Clark with Elihu Root. final details to be set at the Minneapolis meeting November 11-12 where Marshal Foch is expected to speak.
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Columbus
C. E. Adams
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
Henry D. Lindsley
Bennett Clark
Elihu Root
Minneapolis
Marshal Foch
War Medal Proposal for Victory Medals in House Bill
Washington sequence notes a proposed resolution by Representative Pell of New York to issue bronze Victory medals to discharged sailors soldiers and marines. The article recalls Civil War era dances and martial tunes as context for the bill.
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State House
Virginia
Washington
Pell
New York
Senate Passes Export Finance Bill to Aid Rebuilding Europe
Washington Sept 10 The senate approved an export finance bill after amending it for double liability of shareholders. Introduced by Senator Edge of New Jersey the measure extends American credit abroad and enables U S financial interests to aid European rehabilitation. Meat Laden American Ships Burn. Basic Sept 10 The steamship Vaname from New York with frozen beef caught fire while moored at a Bremerhaven dock in Germany.
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Washington
Senate
Edge
New Jersey
House
Europe
Vaname
New York
Bremerhaven
Germany
Cardinal Mercier Arrives in New York Before Baltimore Visit
Cardinal Mercier primate of Belgium arrives in New York aboard the Northern Pacific to thank the U S for wartime aid. He is met by Archbishop Hayes and a Baltimore committee led by Mayor Broening. He will travel to Baltimore for a week with Cardinal Gibbons and address the armory on September 16.
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New York
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Northern Pacific
America
Bay
Patrick J. Hayes
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
W. F. Broening
Father Stickney
C. T. Williams
Archbishop Hayes
Three Killed as Hammond Strike Roils Plant Shutdown
In Hammond Indiana on September 10 a clash between 800 foreign born Standard Steel Car strikers and about 200 American workers led to gunfire and several deaths. Police and guards stationed on a hotel roof and at a vacant lot fired on the crowd after bricks and clubs were thrown and a policeman was injured.
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Standard Steel Car Company
Hammond
Ind
Lindore
Highland Street
Ben Strong
F. D. Rinbach
Thomas Skuba
Columbia
Highland Streets
Captain Strong
Fred Hestermann
Strikers Claim They Began Compliance as Police Open Fire
Strikers say they started to comply with the order while Skuba stood on a knoll and waved a flag. Police fired with automatics shotguns and rifles, scattering the crowd. Dozens fled, with many wounded lying in the sands and some motionless.
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Skuba
Tribute to Hoover hailed as European economic dictator
The Manchester Guardian lauds Herbert C. Hoover on his voyage home, calling him the nearest thing to a European dictator since Napoleon. It credits him with feeding much of Europe east of the Rhine and rebuilding railways telegraphs and roads while his agents delivered food and stability.
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Manchester Guardian
Europe
Rhine
London
The
Herbert C. Hoover
America
Hoover
Napoleon
Wilson
Supreme Council
Pershing Escapes Tumultuous Welcome In New York
Gen. Pershing avoided a renewed shouting crowd by staying in his hotel until his afternoon review with 2,000 Boy Scouts at Central Park. About 50,000 school children gathered to sing patriotic songs and hear him speak.
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New York
Pershing
France
Central Park
Salaries Raised for University of Chicago Professors
Wallace Heckman, business manager, announced a 895000 appropriation to fund pay raises for about 200 to 300 faculty members at the University of Chicago for the upcoming school year. The news came from Chicago on September 10.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Wallace Heckman
Boston Police Strike Shifts City as Volunteers Rally
Boston police began a citywide strike after suspending ten officers. A crowd cheered as officers left headquarters in civilian clothes. Union leaders say over 1 400 patrolmen belong to the union and volunteers including Harvard figures organize to aid the police. Delegates pledges sympathy from 80 000 workers. The state guard may be deployed to protect the city.
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Boston
Edwin A. Curtis
Edwin H. Hall
Harvard
Percy D. Haughton
Central Labor Union
State Guard
Cme
Bovokmoeof
Isorderrs at Two Rivers Serious Trouble
Reports from Two Rivers indicate serious disorders causing concern among residents and authorities as investigations begin into the disturbances. Officials urge calm while coordinating public safety responses.
Austria Signs Peace Treaty With Allies and Republic
GREEN BAY Wis Sept 10 Company G Ninth Infantry Wisconsin State Guards moved to Two Rivers after worker unrest and strikes disrupted several factories Governor Phillips ordered troops to help restore order as the situation grew critical.
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Evening Journal
Green Bay
Wis
Ninth Infantry
Wisconsin State Guards
Two Rivers
Phillips
Austria Signs Peace Treaty With Allied Powers
Dr Karl Renner head of the Austrian delegation signed the peace treaty between the Allied powers and the Austrian Republic at 10 15 this morning at the Peace Conference in St Germain France
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Austria
ST. Germain
France
Karl Renner
Senators Seek U S Aid for Armenians Amid Turko Kurdish Threats
Senator Williams of Mississippi introduced a resolution asking the United States to commit military forces to Armenia to prevent a massacre as British troops withdraw. The measure directs the president to use necessary forces to keep order until the peace treaty resolves Armenian affairs.
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Washington
Williams
Dem
Mississippi
Foreign Relations Committee
Armenia
Senate committee weighs meat prices and profiteering
Washington report shows the senate agriculture committee debating federal regulation of the packing industry under the Kenyon and Kendrick bills. Independent Madison packer O Kesswelg protested, asking what constitutes profiteering.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kenyon
Kendrick
O. Kesswelg
Madison
Wis
Ulster Labor Uplifts Call for British Labour Delegation
The Ulster labor unionist party invites the British Labour Party to send a deputation to Ulster to learn first hand about the Irish question. It laments that many English and Scottish trade unionists back home rule due to ignorance.
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London
Ulster Labor Unionist Party
Labor Party of Great Britain
Ulster
England
Scotland
Milk Price Hike Set in St Louis Thursday
Milk in St Louis will rise 15 to 16 cents a quart on Thursday as producers cite higher production costs. The notice comes amid druggists’ reports referencing licensing issues during the prohibition period and actions by the National Association of Retail Druggists.
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ST. Louis
Wilk
Liuuver
Rochester
N.Y
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