Gary defies unions amid industrial open shop stance
Pittsburgh reports the national committee on iron and steel workers prepares for a September strike. John Fitzpatrick warns postponement is a dream while EB H Gary of United States Steel reiterates open shop policy and non negotiation with unions. The letter defends open shop as vital to progress and criticizes closed shop restrictions.
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Pittsburgh
National Committee For Organizing Iron and Steel Workers
Iron and Steel Workers
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago
National Committee
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Wilson
Washington
Fitzpatrick
Carnegie Steel Company
EB. H. Gary
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Secoaddy
Heca UN
Beneft
Demand on Japan Denied
Washington says there have been no exchanges of record between the United States and Japan since Foreign Minister Uchida's August 2 statement. The general impression of ongoing talks is contradicted in an authoritative note.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Kiao Chau
China
Tokyo
Uchida
New York Bishop Elected on Third Ballot
The Rt Rev Charles S Burch suffragan bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of New York was elected bishop to succeed the late Bishop Carer on the third ballot at a special diocesan convention in New York on September 18.
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New York
Charles S. Burch
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Carer
Army commander rushes train of 35 cars to stricken district
Major General Joseph T Dickman ordered a special 35 car train loaded with army motor trucks and food supplies to Corpus Christi after an estimate put regional deaths at 500. The relief convoy, aided by Col. J A Porter, will reach marooned areas as far as tracks allow, with trucks finishing the delivery if washouts block the line.
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San Antonio
Tex
Sept.s
Corpus Christi
Joseph T. Dickman
Southern Department
J. A. Porter
Bay District
Dickman
Cpl
M. M. Hilgard
IsSur-Tille
France
Porter
Bay
IST Division Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue Honors Pershing Veterans
Tears and cheers greet the First Division marching with tanks, guns and war gear in Washington on an American Way of Victory. General Pershing leads veterans flanked by French 75s as crowds exceed half a million in a mass formation salute to the army that defeated Germany.
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Washington
Pershing
Pennsylvania Avenue
France
Germany
Broad
Soldiers parade shows varied weapons and veterans lead
A wartime parade features a cross section of American expeditionary forces with Maj. Gen. Edward F. McGlachin at the head. Former commanders Maj. Gen. William L. Sibert and Lieut. Gen. Robert L. Bullard ride beside, as Sixteenth Infantry veterans of Cantigny lead the division amid tanks and gun carriages.
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War Department
Edward F. McGlachin
William L. Sibert
France
Robert L. Bullard
Sixteenth Infantry
Cantigny
America
Palmer predicts big five will be jailed in price case
Albany September 18 Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer says evidence will warrant the indictment of the big five packing firms. He asserts a grand jury will hear the case this week and the public will be astonished by the story and its implications for the cost of living. He criticizes merchants urging new purchases.
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Albany
N. Y
A. Mitchell Palmer
Smith
Palmer
America
Big Five
Department of Justice
President Wilson Abandons San Francisco Peninsula Trip
President Wilson contracted a slight cold and canceled his trip down the peninsula under orders from Admiral Grayson. He received an ovation on arrival and answered labor questions about the League of Nations covenant, self-determination, and Ireland's case, stressing a forum for all claims and U S independence.
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San Francisco
Wilson
Grayson
Ireland
Ynsen
United States
Versailles
San Francisco Labor Council
Shantung
League Assembly
Labor Council
League
Peace Conference
League of Nations
Evening Journal
League of Nations Organization
Great Britain
China
Idea
Johnson speaks against League of Nations in Lincoln
Senator Hiram Johnson of California addressed 3 500 attendees in Lincoln Nebraska discussing opposition to the League of Nations and the peace treaty. Rainy weather did not deter crowds from hearing his arguments as the first Nebraskan lecture by a non Wilson ally.
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Shantung
Wilson
League of Nations
Japan
China
League
Versailles
Lincoln, Neb
Hiram Johnson
California
Chicago
Omaha
Johnson
Nebraska
Imen
William E. Clinton
Carrington
President Says League Will Assist Vote
President asserts the league will aid the vote and calls for U S S or troops abroad. The remark underscores possible government support for electoral processes and foreign deployment.
Robbers Make Haul From Mail Car on Canadian National Railway
Five men robbed a mail car on the Canadian National Railway this morning, escaping with about 75000 dollars. The heist occurred on a route laboring under heavy traffic and prompted a swift police response. Investigators pursued leads but offered no arrests as of this report.
Fast Mail Robbed Near Quebec on Ocean Limited
Five robbers overpowered mail clerks aboard the Ocean Limited of the Canadian National Railway in Quebec this morning and stole $75,000 in silver from the mail car.
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Quebec
Canada
Ocean Limited
Canadian National Railway
Meeting Shows Bipartisan Presence With Legion Leader
Democrats and Republicans were represented on the stage during the meeting. The chairman introducing Mr Johnson is Lieut Col John G Malver, longtime figure in Democratic politics and state president of the American Legion.
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Mitle
Johnson
John G. Malver
The
American Legion
Steel Strike Order Issued For Calumet Workers
Chicago reports that 150000 steel workers in the Calumet region face a pending walkout on Monday as Theodore Wind president of the South Chicago Trades and Labor assembly confirms a strike order has gone forth and preparations are complete.
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Chicago
Calumet
Theodore Wind
South
Yanks Run Socialist Office Wrecked in New York District
The socialist headquarters in the Seventeenth assembly district was broken into by men in United States service uniforms. Police were informed that intruders destroyed documents and pamphlets, tore papers from walls, and smashed furniture after entering through a smashed skylight.
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New York
Seventeenth Assembly District
United States Service
Egypt food price control delayed amid Cairo shortages
In Cairo on September 18 the plan to restore food-price controls was postponed two days. Cereal merchants canceled large wheat orders and 25 ships carrying wheat were diverted back to upper Egypt. Prices and supply tensions grew as butchers killed cattle in protest.
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Cairo
Upper
Egypt
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IST
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Forum For All
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Nebraska League
Partiong
Britain
U. S S
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