Navy pay crisis pits Daniels against law and voters
The piece explains Secretary Daniels faces a $45 million annual wage demand from navy yard workers. To fund higher pay, he would need to cut jobs or violate appropriations law, inviting legal and political fallout as voters demand budget tightening and constitutional compliance after wartime spending. It notes Roosevelt’s view, calls for return to Congress powers, and warns of impeachment risks for officials defying laws.
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Daniels
Navy
Roosevelt
Navy Yard
Congress
Department
United States
Secretary Daniels
Navy Yards
Gov. Cox
Harding
American Miners Excel in Output and Efficiency
A U S report shows American coal miners average 1134 tonnes yearly in 1918, up from 729 in 1901, far surpassing Britain and New South Wales. Daily output averages 4.49 tons for Americans versus 1.19 in Britain, though conditions affect capacity.
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Bureau of Mines
Great Britain
New South Wales
United States
Minera
White Collar Workers Should Join Unions Says Editorial
An editorial argues that leaders of organized labor should recruit white collar workers across the United States. It contends white collar employees bear costs when others win higher wages, paying for benefits through higher prices and rents, and urges inclusion of clerks, stenographers, and professionals in unions to secure protections for all workers.
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United States
Rat Campaign and Public Health Measures at New York Harbor
Health authorities in New York and the U S Public Health Service launch strong plague prevention efforts at the port to stop bubonic plague spreading from Europe. Measures include ship fumigation with cyanide gas or rat shields on cargo, guards at gangplanks, and barring contaminated cargo. Estimates from Dr Victor G Heisler place New York rat numbers at 3 6 million and annual damage around 35 million dollars, underscoring the need for ratproof buildings and broader sanitation. Discussions touch on labor, taxation, and political notes, including Roosevelt donors and shipping board sales policy.
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New York
United States Public Health Service
Europe
Gulf Coast
Victor G. Heisler
Rockefeller Foundation
Amulet of Charlemagne lore gifted to Rheims Cathedral
A historic amulet linked to Charlemagne and Napoleons is now held by the Cathedral of Rheims. Empress Eugenie gave it before her death. the relic, once worn by Charlemagne and touched by Napoleon I, rested in the tomb of the Zulu war victim Prince Imperial's clothes. The piece allegedly aided Zulu captors from mutilating his remains.
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Rheims
Eugenie
Prince Imperial
South Africa
Charlemagne
Aix-la-Chapelle
Napoleon
Pape Pius VII
Parisian
Notre Dame
Clovis
Hugente
Philip Augustus
Charles X
Henry IV
Louis XVIII
Louis XIV
Marechale
Duchess de Richelieu
Marechal Duc de Richelieu
Mile. de Rothe
Marcchale
Versailles
Nation faces housing crisis with 5.8 million homes short
United States officials report a nationwide housing shortage of about 5,000,000 dwellings. New York families saw shelter costs rise nearly 10 percent from December to June, with 15 to 25 million people in makeshift or unsanitary shelters. Building stalls due to material, transport, money, and labor shortages, and priority orders favor coal and grain transport. The housing corporation cannot build or sell as during the war, but sold surplus materials and completed homes in select markets.
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New York
United States Labor Department
Chase
United States Housing Corporation
Congress
Corporation
New Hampshire Population At 444 083 In 1910
Census figures show New Hampshire with 444 083 residents, up 12 511 since 1900 and 2.9 percent over a decade. State ranked thirty ninth in population, with growth slowing after 1800’s peak. Other cities listed show Austin Texas 34 876 and Fort Dodge Iowa 19 333 with sizable gains.
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New Hampshire
Census Bureau
Austin
Tex
Fort Dodge
Iowa
St Cloud
Minn
Bicknell
Ind
Ranger, Tex
Lower food prices urged by chamber bulletin
The monthly bulletin of the United States Chamber of Commerce committee on tactics and standards says food prices may decline while textiles, leather, and metal goods show only slow adjustment. It notes railroad purchasing power could sustain prices and activity, the auto sector near peak production, and construction hampered by high material and labor costs, limiting nonessential projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Chamber of Commerce Committee
Coffee Imports Jump in Fiscal Year 1920
The Department of Commerce reports a rise of 398 million pounds in coffee imports for fiscal year 1920 versus 1919. From July 1, 1919 to July 1, 1920 the U.S. imported 1.414 billion pounds worth 316.7 million dollars, led by Brazil with 852.3 million pounds. Colombia followed with 180.9 million pounds as Central America declined. Venezuela shipped 93.3 million pounds in 1926 versus 85.0 million in 1919.
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Department of Commerce
United States
Brazil
Colombia
Central America
Venezuela
Denial of Rift Between Italy and Greece Over Dodekanes Islands
Italian embassy stated negotiations do not breach the 1912 treaty framework on the Dodekanes Islands at the eastern Adriatic entrance. The 1919 Balkan accords between Premiers Triton and Venizelos tied Greek claims to Thrace and a Meander valley mandate to possible Versailles outcomes, with the agreement void if not granted.
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Greece
Dodekanesca
Adriatic
Turkey
Triton
Venizelos
Balkan
Thrace
the Meander
Adalia
Navy Opens Radio Messaging to France and More
The Navy will accept commercial private and press messages starting tomorrow via naval radio. Rates match prevailing cable charges for commercial and private messages and 10 cents per word for press messages. France messages route through Lyons high power station. other destinations include Colombia Ecuador Venezuela Puerto Belgium Netherlands Italy Luxemburg Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia with varying per word rates. Poland may be added later at 32 cents a word. Switzerland is referenced.
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France
Naval Communications Service
Navy Department
Lyons
Naval Radio Service
Colombia
Ecuador
Venezuela
Puerto
Navy
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Luxemburg
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Washington
Poland
Switzerland
Canadians Fight Rate Rise Petitions Before Ottawa Tribunal
Ottawa Aug 13 Judgment was reserved by the Dominion railway commission on a petition by the American Railway Association seeking a 41 percent freight rate increase on through shipments between the United States and Canada. Strong opposition was voiced. Corporation Counsel Geary of Toronto warned of a veiled threat that no rail would coal out of Canada unless the petition passed. Chief Commissioner Carvel said the Interstate Commerce Commission has shown willingness to give Canada all coal possible.
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Ottawa
Dominion Railway Commission
American Railway Association
United States
Canada
Geary
Toronto
Carvel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Immunity Lifts for Former Hungarian Premier Friedrich
Budapest reports the national assembly ends long debate by lifting parliamentary immunity for former Premier Friedrich. He can be examined as a principal in the murder of Count Stephen Tisza, who was shot near his wife. The request came from a military court to arrest him on complicity charges.
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France
Peter de Flaquiere
Camperdown
Canada
University of Toronto
Woodstock
Lucienne
George Desbarais
Montreal
de Blaquiere
Ireland
Gold
Portleman
County Westmeath
St. Loman
St. Patrick
Rulna
Harry Worcester Smith
Massachusetts
Westmeath
Budapest
Friedrich
Nations Assembly
Assembly
Friedric Sand Net
Stephen Tisza
Hudapest
National Assembly
Tisza
German Hygienist Rejects Tuberculosis Appeal
Prof Max von Gruber refuses to sign an international appeal for tubercular children. He warns of 10 090 000 to 15 090 000 German deaths and accuses the nation’s hunger blockade of undermining vitality. He calls the appeal incompatible with German honor and links blame to colonial theft and exports.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Max von Gruber
von Gruber
Honduras President Honored by U S Naval Visit
A dispatch from Honduras reports Captain of the U S cruiser Cleveland and aides met President Lopek Gutierrey, delivering an autographed letter from President Wilson condemning the present Honduran government. The jaunt included greetings from the Secretary of War. The crew was reportedly guest of honor at several events and demonstrations.
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Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Honduras
United States
Cleveland
Lopek Gutierrey
Wilson
Joas
Secretary of War
S. of the Evel
Amnesty hearing delayed over amnesty pleas
Pleas for extending amnesty to political prisoners agreed to be presented to Attorney General Palmer have been delayed ten days due to Palmer's absence in Washington. Federation of Labor officials said the representations would be made at a conference upon his return.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Palmer
Washington
Federation of Labor
Mr. Palmer
Appeals to Supreme Court in Shoe Machinery Case
The United Shoe Machinery Corporation filed an appeal in the Supreme Court from federal court decrees finding it guilty under the Clayton Act of unfair competition. The case includes 28 volumes of records and two trunks with shoes and patent exhibits deposited with the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Shoe Machinery Corporation
Supremes Court
Mix- Bouri
Wyoming man argues cost of living lower West than East in Dewey talk
Riverton Wyoming cattleman L C Jenson and Halmore official Herbert Tokinson discuss why living costs differ by region. They note wages rising faster than prices, oil and ranch sectors paying 10 to 18 dollars daily, and concerns that higher costs in the East influence national price levels. They predict varying railroad fare effects on revenue and travel, with caution about future gains.
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L. C. Jenson
Riverton
Wyo
Wyoming
Omaha
Opinen
Chieng
New York
Will Meet Longshoremen In Three Conference Series
Negotiations with longshoremen on Shipping Board vessels across the Atlantic and Gulf coasts will begin in New York on September 13. The sessions aim to set working conditions and wages, following the dissolution of wartime wage bodies. Similar talks will follow in New Orleans September 15 for the gulf region and Savannah October 1 for the south Atlantic district.
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Shipping Board
Tee
Atlantic
Gulf
New York
Benson
National‘ Adjustment Commission
Longahere
North Atlantic
Norfolk
Portland
Snowstorm Hits Santiago Delivers Heavy Snowfall
In Santiago Chile on Aug 13 a rare storm blanketed the city with about six inches of snow. Mountains saw blizzard like conditions severing some communications between the coast and inland areas.
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Santiago
Chile
Thountains
Thetral Province
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