President Wilson Captivates 50,000 in San Diego Stadium
An excerpt from a 1914 Roosevelt article read by President Wilson in San Diego describes a massive crowd of over 40 000 packed into the amphitheater with a glass cage device carrying his voice. Wilson praised Lodge and the Versailles covenant and planned a brief rest before a Los Angeles stop while facing a slight cold and fatigue from travel.
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San Diego
Cal
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
League of Nations
Senator Lodge
Mr. Wilson
P R
San Diego Exposition Grounds
Las Angeles
Shriners
Grayson
Oakland
California
Mr Wilson's Wave Delights Train Crowds
Crowd of schoolchildren watched as Mr Wilson appeared on the rear platform just as the train pulled out. He smiled and waved while cheers echoed from the platform and carriages.
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Wilson
Republican resistance delays inquiry into Palmer office
Senator Calder of New York and other Republicans pressed for action on a resolution to investigate the Alien Property Custodian Palmer now serving as attorney general. Several Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the inquiry, and the resolution was laid over as Senator Underwood warned that German interests seek to undermine the custodian's office.
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Washington
Calder
New York
Palmer
Underwood
Foreign Office
Germans Yield On Austria
Berlin reports that the committee on foreign affairs of the national assembly decided to nullify article 61 of the constitution which would grant Austria representation in the German reichstag Kurt Leisner head of the German delegation at Versailles has been instructed to inform the entente powers that the peace conference demand on article 61 will be complied with.
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Berlin
Committee On Foreign Affairs
The
National Assembly
Tageblatt
Austria
Kurt Leisner
Versailles
Chicago Carpenter Strike Ends With $1 Hour Wage
Chicago observers report the carpenters and contractors settled the long dispute last night. Workers win a $1 per hour wage after a ten week test of strength and will return to work on Monday September 22.
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Carpenters
Chicago
Bolshevism Seen in United States
Representative Towner of Iowa warns in Washington that Bolshevism is an existing U.S. institution and urges congress to stamp it out. He links the newly organized Communist party to international socialists and says their platform aims to dominate the working class and abolish capitalism. He cites socialist writings ridiculing patriot founders.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Representative Towner
Iowa
House
Communist Party
Bolsheviks
Russia
Towner
Union of Post Office Workers Formed in London
British post office unions merge the Postmen's Federation, the Postal Telegraph Clerks' Association, and the Fawcett Association to create the Union of Post Office Workers in London on September 20. The new body consolidates representation for postal staff and aims to strengthen collective bargaining.
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British Post Office Workers
London
Postmen's Federation
Postal Telegraph Clerts' Association
Fawcett Association
The
Union of Post Office Workers
Irish Fairs Forbidden in Two Counties
Dublin Sept 20 Fairs markets and processions banned in Counties Tipperary and Galway amid authorities move to curb gatherings and maintain public order affecting local traders and residents.
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Dublin
Tipperary
Galway
Bulgaria Granted Allied Peace Terms and 25 Day Review
Paris Sept 20 The peace terms for Bulgaria were presented to the Bulgarian mission at the French foreign office. Georges Clemenceau opened the session as M Theodoroff urged that Bulgarians share responsibility but reject servitude, blaming King Ferdinand and Vaseil Radoslavoff for entering the war. Delegates from 27 nations attended, with Frank L Polk and Sir Bye Crowe among the senior representatives. The Bulgarians expressed cautious confidence before deliberations proceed.
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Paris
Bulgaria
Purgiarian
Georges Clemenceau
Theodoreff
M. Theodoroff
Ferdinand
Vaseil Radoslaveff
Roumania
Frank L. Polk
United States
M. Clemenceau
Sir Bye Crowe
M. Theodoros
M. Ganeff
M. Sakessof
M. Stambulinsky
M. Harzoff
Bulgaria to sign treaty with delays on Thrace and Aegean outlet
Bulgaria was presented a treaty with 25 days to observe terms amid long negotiations stalled by Germany and Austria. The accord excludes Thrace from Bulgarian borders, overseen by allied powers, and contemplates a Dede**ngatch** corridor proposal akin to Danzig access. The United States will sign to urge League of Nations observance but not join the enforcement committee.
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Bulgaria
Germany
Austria
United States
League of Nations
Thrace
Dedengatch
Aegean Sea
Poland
Danzig
Baltic
Aegean
British Seek U. S. Husbands in Incoming War Brides
Five thousand wealthy British women, aiming to wed American husbands, will soon come to the United States. The warning was issued to bachelors by Mrs. C. Seymour of Camden New Jersey who has just returned from Europe. She had supervised transport of war brides for American soldiers in Europe.
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New York
United States
8. C. Seymour
Camden
N. J
Europe
Two Deputies Die in Downtown Duel Incident
In Memphis on September 20, O. W. Webster deputy U S marshal and William Smiddy former city detective were killed. A bystander was wounded in an exchange of shots on Monroe Avenue near Main Street in the downtown shopping district.
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Memphis
Tenn
O. W. Webster
United States
Mrshal
Wiliam Smiddy
Webster
Smiddy
Monroe Avenue
Main Street
Non-Union Plants Hit by Strike Action in Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburgh reports indicate union organizers mobilize for a nationwide steel workers action next Monday. William Z. Folster leads national committee efforts in Pittsburgh with 1,000 McKeesport workers affected at Port Vue finishing department. Several independents report signed deals with Amalgamated association while US Steel claims low unionization. Police assist as McKeesport volunteers number 1,200, including 400 veterans.
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Pittsburgh
National Committee For Organizing Iron and Steel Workers
William Z. Folster
Febter
United States
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago
National Committee
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
McKeesport
Port Vue
McKeesport Tiiplate Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Johnstown
United States Steel Corporation
David J. Davis
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
United States Steel Coporation
Davis
Foster
H. M. Byers Company
Reading Iron and Steel Company
Trumbull Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
National Tube Company
George H. Lysle
Berlin food riots spark troop deployment
Dispatches quoted Berlin papers reporting food riots on Wednesday night with authorities summoning troops to maintain order in the city.
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Berlin
London
US Consul Hendley Stricken In Lima
United States consul general William W. Hendley in Lima Peru collapsed with apoplexy and his condition was listed as critical. He was in Lima on official duties when the incident occurred.
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U. S
W. W. Hendley
Lima
Peru
William W. Hendley
United States
Johnson Sees Shift in Minnesota on League Covenant
Senator Hiram Johnson tours the Midwest to rally against ratification of the League of Nations covenant. In Minneapolis and Duluth audiences respond with loud support as he argues that public opinion in Minnesota has shifted against ratification, despite earlier enthusiasm. The Minnesota legislature’s reception echoed the growing opposition.
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Duluth
Minn
Hiram Johnson
Middle West
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Loon
Armory
Minnesota House
Senate
League
Minnesota
Ile
Soviet Government Near End Of String
Report claims the Soviet government is nearing a resolution with the Allies on terms defined by the Allies. The piece suggests negotiations focus on ending hostilities and shaping postwar arrangements under Allied oversight.
Plants to Operate As Long As Workers Report
Petrograd city soviet empowers people’s ministries to begin peace talks with allies on allied terms. Peace is desired at any price by the soviets.
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Copenhagen
Petrograd
Steel plants to run if workers report for duty
Pittsburgh dispatch reports United States Steel plants will operate if workers report for work. An earlier claim that plants would close unless all workers show loyalty was denied today.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
American steamer West Arvada sinks after mine blast
The American shipping board steamer West Arvada carrying about 3.4 million dollars in cotton struck a mine off the Dutch coast on Thursday and sank.
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London
American Shipping Board
West Arvada
Johnson Defends anti League Doctrine in Pacific Coast Tour
A Washington dispatch reports Senate intervention by Lodge and Senator Knox to Senator Johnson advising no need to return to Washington as he continues his West Coast speaking tour opposing the League of Nations. Johnson praised his precepts as just American while assembly members reacted with fervor.
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Johnson
Washington
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Knox
Pennsylvania
California
West
League of Nations
Senate
Pacific Coast
Valley of the Valbanera Sinks Off Half Moon Key
Reports from Key West state the Spanish passenger steamer Valbanera sank in 40 feet of water after going aground in quicksand at Half Moon Key. The ship had 450 aboard including about 300 passengers and 150 crew. no survivors or traces were found.
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Key West
Fla
Valbanera
Spain
Havana
Half Moon Key
Negro youths sentenced to life for riots in Chicago
Waltter Colvin age sixteen and Charles Johnson age eighteen, both Negroes, were given life imprisonment by a jury in Judge Sabath's court for involvement in recent race rioting. It is the first conviction in riot prosecutions.
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Chicago
Waltter Colvin
Charles Johnson
J Sabath
Brass: a Versatile Copper Alloy for Many Uses
Brass is a well known alloy formed by fusing copper and zinc. Different proportions yield distinct properties. The exact mixes vary by intended use and material qualities influence overall behavior.
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