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President appeals for calm amid railroad wage talks
President urges sober judgment as threats of a general rail strike loom over Sims bill debates. A public statement by railroad union chiefs says they oppose violence to press nationalization and clarifies they seek wage relief only if Congress and the President fail to act. The tone favors no violence while signaling possible actions if demands are unmet.
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Household Assistants and the New Social Order
The piece reflects on a New York City reconstruction committee proposal to rename domestic workers from hired girl to home assistant. It argues the name change signals higher status and dignity, potentially improving labor conditions, while noting concerns about pay and social standing, and imagines broader acceptance in society.
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Paying for Prohibition and Hotel Price Shifts
The piece notes New York and Chicago hotels raising room rates after Prohibition ends their bar revenue. It criticizes hotel price hikes despite wartime concessions, cites Hoover's food limits, and argues patrons will shift to modest hotels as booze service fades. The column questions how hotels justify higher prices and predicts a change in patron choice.
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Indictment of Shoe Industry Rises From FTC Probe
The Federal Trade Commission lays out a chain of excessive profits from packer to retailer as the cause of high shoe prices. It argues that each link in the industry has charged more than its fair share, though prices must stay higher than prewar levels. The public has borne the burden of these costs amid war and postwar conditions.
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Laureate Odic Mirth and Satire Across English Verse
A lively, era-tinged meditation on restoring a former laureate to compose ode and cheer over British victories, alongside reflections on past laureates from Chaucer to Austin. It notes Pope’s sharp jabs at Dryden and Cibber, Byron’s scathing Vision of Judgment, and hints at broader cultural and political ties including American affairs and diplomacy.
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Former newspaper man on staff of Prince of Wales
England's future king has appointed former newspaper men to his household and staff. Col Edward William Macleay Grigg, a war veteran and editor, joins the Prince's circle after serving in the Grenadier Guards and earning the DSC and DSO. The Duchess of Westminster divorce case widens to Newlands and Ruthyn Castle disputes, with the Cornwallis-West estates under sale pressure and the divorced duchess barred from occupancy. Ruthyn Castle, Newlands, and family ties to the Cornwallis-West line are traced through centuries of inheritance and quarrels.
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Shah to Europe as Persia reshuffles cabinet
Paris reports the Shah of Persia will leave Teheran August 12 for Switzerland carrying a saite of twenty. Farouse Khan is named foreign affairs minister succeeding Mocaffer-el-Mulk, who becomes Minister at Rome.
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Proceedings in Brief from Congress and Committees
Congress and committees met at noon and adjourned late afternoon, with a marine parade honoring troops returned from France. Lodge opposed the league of nations, provoking demonstrations. Williams and Hitchcock debated its merits. A. Mitchell Palmer was reported favorably for Attorney General, and Miller testified on Versailles. Fiscal and wheat policy actions, and probes into railways and food hoarding were noted.
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Army Demobilization Complete by Oct 30
Secretary Baker announced that demobilization of combatant troops will finish by the last of October. Many soldiers will stay to guard large equipment stocks. The regular army now totals 100,000 enlistments and rises by about 5,000 weekly as volunteers replace others.
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Home Camps Named for Regular Army Divisions Returns
Permanent home stations for regular army divisions returning from overseas were announced: Camp Taylor Kentucky Camp Travis Texas Camp Pike Arkansas Camp Dodge Iowa Camp Gordon Georgia Camp Grant Illinois Camp Funston Kansas. Divisions will discharge emergency enlisted men who wish to be released and will recruit and reorganize on a peace basis, with Baker calling each camp a branch of the university in khaki.
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Ford acts as conciliator in Tilton strike
Henry Ford and Thomas A Edison visited Tilton New Hampshire and Ford, acting as mediator among capital and workers, urged higher wages while recommending arbitration. In Ecuador Quito congress opened sessions with Julio Burbano Aguirre as senate president and Pacifio Villagomez as head of the house.
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Italian flyer sets altitude record with passenger
Buenos Aires on Monday reports Sergt Bo of the Italian aviation mission climbed to 6,800 meters or 19,140 feet in a biplane with a passenger, establishing a South American altitude record.
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Condensed Train Schedule to Principal Cities
The Washington Post printed a condensed time table for Washington trains to major cities with daily changes. It lists departures to Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Jacksonville Louisville Memphis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St Louis and more from multiple railroads with varied morning and evening times.
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Michaelis Denies Refusing Peace Talks With England
Berlin Aug 11 Dr Georg Michaelis former imperial chancellor says he did not refuse to meet England through Pope Benedict in 1917 as Premier Bauer claims. He asserts Bauer published a letter from him to Field Marshal von Hindenburg dated Sept 12 1917 but omitted a crucial part urging peace if Germany could end the war amid great losses.
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U S Battle Deaths Final WWI casualty totals released
Final casualty figures from the American Expeditionary Forces in France list 3 498 battle deaths 205 690 wounded and 4 489 prisoners. Missing cases reduced to 127 with totals for France and England cited. By July 1 the army reported 145 483 disabled soldiers to the War Risk Insurance Bureau with an estimated final total near 260 000.
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Workers Sublet Their Jobs In Genoa Strike
Genoa longshoremen shifted from striking workers to employers after a 24 hour stretch. The wage gain reached 6.50 dollars per day, while the next day workers were hired at 2 dollars daily, leaving eight hours of management income totaling 450 dollars. The Genoa approach shows up in other Italian labor unrest periods. In Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dr Connor, leading Rockefeller Foundation efforts, received a gold medal for yellow fever control during a municipal ceremony at the city hall.
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Gay to Head Evening Post in New York
Edwin Francie Gay, since 1908 dean of the Harvard School of Business Administration and a former member of the war trade board, will assume general direction of the New York Evening Post on January 1, becoming president of the corporation.
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California Secretary of State Sees Johnson Support at N Colloquy
California secretary of state Frank C Jordan predicts Senator Johnson will secure California delegation backing for the next Republican national convention with no opposition in the state. He notes Johnson’s long political power and party shifts, while outlining a three cornered race for U S Senate involving Phelan and shifting voter loyalties.
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Texas in a Republican's Eyes on a New Party Rise
H F MacGregor Republican committeeman from Texas argues a new peoples Democratic party could reform Texas politics. He cites oil royalties, land policy, and tax relief as motivations, noting Bailey and Ferguson factions need unity. He warns bipartisan alignment is needed for real reform and tariff support shapes Southern politics.
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Airplane Finds Secret Sinn Fein Meeting in Ireland
A Belfast report says a plane on a routine flight between Novar on the east coast of Ireland and Armagh spotted Sinn Feiners holding a forbidden meeting. Military police arrived as it ended, two men were arrested amid excitement but later released.
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640 Pound Tuna Caught in Scottish Waters
A 640 pound tuna, the largest ever hooked in Scottish waters, was caught in Klbraiman Sound near Arran during a tuna fair on August 12. The catch, reported by The London Times via The Washington Post, marks a historic record in regional fishing.
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Swiss Electors Move Elections Up To October
Swiss voters in a plebiscite held yesterday decided by 196000 to 77000 that national elections normally due next year would be advanced to the last Sunday of October this year. The vote was conducted in Berne and reported by the Associated Press.
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Gold shipments to South America rise after embargo lift
New York August 12 withdrawal of 150000 dollars in gold from the subtreasury for shipment to South America increased total gold shipments since embargo lift to 128,472,000 dollars. Nearly half, 67,150,000 dollars, went to South America.
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