Labor conflict blocks steel strike arbitration
The 1919 Washington Post reports labor and employers remain divided over arbitration and the open shop as the steel strike dispute faces adjournment and a conference resumption. Conservatives on both sides back Mr Gary’s refusal to arbitrate, signaling a potential strain on the conference and the broader labor capitulation debate.
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George Rothwell Brown
Tae Washington Post Co
Wilson
Gary
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Jess
Sarmte
Gommers
Avention
Ben
Tom
Harry Wheelsr
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington Post
Gompera
Two Die in Air Race as Parson Holds Lead
Captain Drayton Good runs second among Westbound aviators while Lieut Kiel and Major Spatz overtake Captain Smith, the Eastbound leader. Wales dies in Wyoming snowstorm and Electrician McClure perishes in fall at Buffalo. Minor mishaps reported.
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Drayton
Kiel
Maj
Spatz
Smith
Licut
Wales
Wyoming
McClure
Buffaol
Mary
Day's Fatalities in Cross Country Race
Lieut. E. Wales crashed into a mountain in a snowstorm on Elk Mountain Wyoming and was found dead by a rescue party. Worth D. McClure an observer for Maj. A. L. Sneed was killed while landing on Curtiss Field.
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E. ¥. Wales
Elk Mountain
Wyo
Worth D. McClure
A. L. Sneed
Curtiss Field
Worth I. McClure
Maj
Buffalo
Maj. Sneed
Edward V. Wales
Elli Mountain
Wyoming
William Goldsborough
Battle of the cross country air race tightens around Maynard and Smith
The third day of the transcontinental air race centers on Lieut B W Maynard and Capt L H Smith as they push toward Mineola New Jersey. rival Lieut Kiel and Maj Carl Spatz join Smith at Bryan Ohio while Drayton trails westbound. Weather worsens for many flyers with several landings forced. One fatal crash at Buffalo halts progress and President Wilson's recovery continues with rest and medical oversight.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lieut B. W. Maynard
L. H. Smith
Tomoorrow
Smith
E. C. Kiel
Carl Spatz
Bryan
Ohio
Eaaly
Mineola
N. J
Lieut Maynard
United States
H. ¢. Drayton
Salduro
Utah
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Capt Smith
Omaha
Drayton
Maynard
Cheyenne
Rawlins
Wyo
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Neut
Kiel
Maj
Spatz
Capt
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Francis X. Dercum
Philadelphia
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Rock Island
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Paul Hichter
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Green River
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Webster
Worth Plate
Neb
Sidney
Nebr
J. O. Donaldson
North Platte
Lieut. Alex, Pearson
Liert E. H. Manzellman
Harry Smith
G. B. Newman
Middle States
Kolchak Presses Force to Secure Siberian Rail Line
Admiral Kolchak asks the United States to spare troops or accept Japanese control of the Transsiberian railway from Irkutsk to Omsk to prevent Bolshevik advances. He warns that weakening his front risks invasion as he pushes toward a winter base near the Tobol river, with Czecho Slovak troops currently guarding the line and facing repatriation.
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Gmsk
Irkutsk
Irktsk
Prague
Japan
Kelchak
United States
Omsk
Tobol River
Kurgan
Urals
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Siberian
State Department
Manchuria
Amur
Saghalien Island
Saghalien
Pacific
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Mukden
Changchung
Semenoff
Rebels Seize Sicilian Town in Mining District Clash
Reports from Seily today say the town of Riesi in the sulphur mining district has been seized by rebellious peasants. About four thousand peasants engaged in an attempt to take land, clashing with troops. seven persons were killed and others wounded. Troops and town authorities withdrew, leaving Riesi in rebel hands.
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S Eily
Oday
Itieg
Riesi
Suit Filed in Kentucky to Test War-Time Dry Law
In Louisville on October 19 attorneys Mayer of Chicago and Buitt of Louisville filed a federal suit seeking to declare the war time prohibition statute unconstitutional. The Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company leads the action against Internal Revenue Collector E. W. Hamilton. The petition claims Fifth Amendment confiscates property without just compensation, citing 65,000,000 gallons of whiskey worth about 75,000,000 dollars stored in Kentucky bonded warehouses. Universalist churches plan full participation at the General Convention of the Universalist Church of America in Baltimore October 21 to 26.
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Louréville
Leyt Mayer
Chicago
Marshal Buitt
Louisville
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
Ewoch Hamilton
Internal Revenue
Kentucky
Universalist
Washington
The
Universiatiet Church of America
Baltimore
ANS DRIVE ON RIGA ALLIES DEFEND PORT
British and French warships in Riga harbor prepare for action as German troops under van der Goltz and Russian forces attack Lettish defenders 36 kilometers from Riga. The battle sees tanks and armored cars, with Letts repelling efforts while civilians and volunteers join the front amid siege conditions.
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ANS
Riga
Copenhagen
Lettish Information Bureau
van der Jole
Lettish
van der Goltz
Cal. Avalof Bermondt
Letts
Shlotek
von der Goltz
Imperial Tsermsa Treona
Sovn
Lietis
Pelten
Revueree
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Gulf of Riga
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Riza
St.aistarman
Ri Saxe
Tyermans
Archangel
Imans
Latteshins
Ries
Beri
Milan
Higa
Bitau
Berlin
Mitau
Avalos-Harmondt
In Husst
Germany
Ursa
Arso
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