England to be governed by labor after Lloyd George defeat
A European political analysis predicts that Labor will take control in Britain as elections approach, with widespread social and economic upheaval. It contrasts English and American labor conditions, notes unrest among women and returning servicemen, and warns of rapid changes as socialization expands in key industries.
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Labor
Lloyd George
England
United States
Britain
America
Washington
Roosevelt Birthday Observance Urged Across Nation
The Roosevelt Memorial Association asks clergymen nationwide to mark Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday with services on Sunday or Monday. Taft supports the movement as honorary president, urging observances to honor Roosevelt’s ideals of patriotism, labor, and public service.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Taft
Col Reovevacs
Roosevelt
Essary
Roosevelt quote frames justice mercy and humility
Col Roosevelt praised for embodying a doctrine of justice between people and nations. The quotation reflects the faith that animated his public and private life, highlighting his relentless pursuit of justice and mercy. Even adversaries concede his motives were noble and American.
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Col
Roosevelt
Railroad Wages Demands Pressured by Firemen’s Union
The firemen of the railroads through Timothy Shea warned the wage board that wage adjustments must occur before railroads are returned to owners. They demand the living wage eight hour day time and a half overtime, pledges from wartime government policy, and appeal to renew higher pay by November 1. They warn increased wages would lift freight and passenger rates, shifting costs to the public, while noting living costs and price declines have not eliminated the need for relief.
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Timothy Shea
The
Railroad Administration
Shea
Wilson
Brotherhoods
Crowder to testify on military justice reform
Maj. Gen. Chamberlain denied Ansell claims that the inspector general's department used third degree methods in army investigations. He said IG took no part in the dispute between Ansell and Crowder. Crowder to appear today before the Senate military affairs committee.
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Samuel T. Ansell
Army
Inspector General
S Department
Senate
British Will Welcome Baron Slatin as Austrian Envoy
Baron Rudolf Slatin, famed for serving in the Sudan and later aligned with Austria, is set to be Austrian envoy in England. He resigned Egyptian and Sudan duties at war's start, later served in Austrian Red Cross, and forged a reputation for honor and steadiness amid wartime strains before returning to London as a married man.
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Austria
Rudolf Slatin
England
Great Britain
Slatin
Edward VV
Sudan
Michael and George
The
Nile
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Red Cross
Paris
St. Germain
Kitchener
Reginald Wingate
London
Alice von Ramberg
Victor von Ramberg
Ottilie
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Order of the Bath
Siatin
Orient
Africa
Omdurman
Egypt
Henry Slatin
Slatin Pasha
Marqush DE Pontenot
Proceedings of Congress and Committees In Brief
Proceedings show debates on the Johnson amendment to equalize voting power, reservations proposed by Sen Laurent, and opposition by Sen Calt. Other items include an Americanization bill, a sugar measure, and investigations of the Federal Trade Commission. Actions include conser vation and military matters, with adjournment noted.
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Proceedings OF Congress
Committees
Calls in cattle loans loom for Texas Oklahoma New Mexico
The War Finance Corporation called in drought loans made to cattle growers in the Southwest for payment by November 15. Outstanding October 18 totaled 3,182,345 with extensions allowed only in exceptional cases. Most loans were in the Panhandle region of Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico, plus 827,499 in Kansas City, and repayment already arranged for that amount. The action aims to liquidate wartime loans and conclude the program.
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Southwest
War Finance Corporation
Panhandle
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas City
Fac
Condensed time table of trains to principal cities
Washington to major cities schedule lists Westward connections. Trains from Washington to Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Jacksonville Louisville Memphis New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond St Louis with multiple daily departures. Electric trams run hourly from Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue.
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West
Das Ag
Archedutes Arte
Raitroads
Tus
Qatar
Atlanta
Baltimore
WR & A
Fourteenth Street
New York Avenue
Boston
P RR
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
P. R. BR
Columbus
Detroit
Indianapolis
St Louis
Jacksonville
Florida
Louisville
B & OG
P. R.A
Memphis
S. R
A. L
New Orleans
S. BR
A. m
New York
Philadelphia
P. KR. R
Pittsburgh
Richmond
ST. Louis
R. BR
Railroad Bill Reported by Senate Committee
The bill to return railroads to private ownership under federal supervision was reported out by the Senate interstate commerce committee with no changes from last week. The vote was 11 to 1 with Senator La Follette opposing the antistrike provisions.
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RUF
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
la Follette
Wisconsin
Cummins
Senate
Congress
Iowa
America
Youngest Army Officer Graduates Before Seventeenth Birthday
The youngest officer in the army, Second Lieutenant Thornton Waring Eastin of Nitro West Virginia born March 16 1902, was accepted in Louisville Kentucky April 23 1917 with his mother’s consent. He was wounded July 21 1918, recovered, then ordered to the army candidates school in the American Expeditionary Forces and upon graduation became a second lieutenant in the infantry reserve corps effective February 1 1919, before turning seventeen.
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Thornton Waring Eastin
Infantry Reserve Corps
Nitro
W. Va
Louisville
Army Candidates’school
American Expeditionary Forces
Leutenant
Gate
U S Sales Director Quits in War Department
Secretary Baker announced the resignation of Cc. W Hare from both the munitions and sales posts due to illness. B. C. Morse will head the sales bureau. no new assistant director of munitions named. In Brussels, Marshal Foch reports 49,000 Belgian freight cars located on the left bank of the Raine and requests a Belgian delegation to identify them.
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Cc. W Hare
War Department
Baker
B. C. Morse
Wil
Brussels
Marshal Foch
Raine
Pennies in Circulation Hit Billions, MintDirector Says
Ray Baker director of the United States Mints announced at a conference that all mints in the country are producing pennies, circulating at 75,000,000 monthly, with total pennies in circulation reported as 3.5 billion in a Philadelphia assay event.
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Philadelphia
Ray Baker
United States
Barcelona Editors Threaten Mass Strike
Rareviona reports a brewing strike by Barcelona newspaper editors as reporters refuse demands. The dispute centers on working conditions and pay, with editors and writers affected and potential disruption across the press. Local authorities and newspaper owners remain in talks as tensions rise.
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Ed Ftu
Barcelona
Lowden forecast gains as Democrats rally in Illinois
In Illinois, factions unite behind Governor Frank Lowden as the presidential race tightens. The report notes Lowden’s cross-state appeal, South and Midwest backing, and his lead into the party convention with strong delegation support. Observers mention Woodrow Wilson era ties and Cotton Conference context shaping Southern economic views. Authorities quote J W. Simpson and Mayor Myers praising anti-radical stances and electoral potential for the Illinois slate.
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Las Toh
Waveernor Wren
Frank O Lowden
Marshall
South
Michigan
Wisconsin
Lowden
Geo Lowden
Wilson
Army Death Rate Jumps Amid War Disease Toll
The War Department announced health conditions among soldiers remain excellent though the latest weekly death rate from disease rose slightly. It lists 28 deaths for the week, 16 from tuberculosis, with General hospitals recording 22 disease deaths, totaling 42.
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War Department
Ilinear
Polish Women Delegates Delayed Opening Session Postponed
Delegates from 24 countries were invited to the executive council opening of the international congress of working women but the session scheduled yesterday was postponed to tomorrow due to late arrivals. The congress will begin October 23 alongside the international labor conference per the Versailles treaty.
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International Congress of Working Women
Versailies
Man Pardoned After 33 Years In Harrisburg
Gov Sproul commuted the sentence and pardoned William Josiah McMeen of Juniata county who has been imprisoned for wife murder since 1886. McMeen, about 49, will be freed tomorrow after the longest prison term of any state criminal. He had previously been offered employment by several parties.
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Sproul
William Josiah MccMeen
Juniata County
McMeen
McMven
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