Wages and steel price fight could redraw labor pay
Washington reports the clash between the Director General of Railroads Hines and the industrial board over steel rail pricing at 47 a ton open hearth and 45 for Bessemer. Hines seeks wage cuts to lower prices, while steel interests argue current wages support feasible production. conflict risks a broader wage and living cost decline across industries.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Washington, D. C
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Industrial Board
Department of Commerce
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Mr. Hines
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Iustrial Board
Washington
Tines
Coal Probem
Gov‘rnment
Sual
Railroad Administration
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1 000 000 Poles Seek Allied Aid for Food and Care
Warsaw reports from Dr. Vernon Kellogg, American food administration official, that Poland’s relief has improved thanks to U S shipments but remains fragile. He warns it may take a year to restore footing and calls for ongoing, monthly emergency aid of about 80 000 tons of food plus clothing and hospital supplies for millions dependent on Allies.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Paris
Vernon C. Kellogg
American Food Administration
Poland
America
Kellezr
Peace Delegations Tour War Ruins in Northern France
Fifty members of the peace conference delegations toured devastated northern France as guests of the French government visiting Lens Arras Denain and other sites to view German destruction. Queen Marie of Roumania visited Reims and toured the ruined cathedral expressing disbelief at the extent of the damage.
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Paris
Havas
France
Lens
Arras
Denain
Marie of
Caperton Arrives in New York Aboard Pittsburgh Flagship
Admiral William 3B Caperton commander in chief of the Pacific fleet arrives in New York aboard the United States cruiser Pittsburgh, his flag ship, with a 500-foot homeward bound pennant. Salutes fire as the Pittsburgh joins the victory fleet for a two week visit from April 8 to May 1 amid festive harbor ceremonies. Nutmargarine butter substitute advertised.
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New York
William 3B. Caperton
United States
Pittsburgh
Michigan Votes On Liquor Amendment And Roads Plan
Detroit reports show Michigan voters reject liquor amendment by large margin as returns come in. Nearly half of precincts counted indicate 160,242 for the amendment and 205,055 against it with expected defeat around 160,000. A $50,000,000 road program is approved, while Detroit’s city trolley purchase is rejected. Woman vote appears as a significant factor in liquor decision.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Wayne County
United Railway
Editor Stabs Judge in Courthouse Row over Congress Bid
In Richmond Missouri editor Robert Lyon attacked Circuit Judge Frank Divilbiss inside the Richmond courthouse, stabbing him eight times in the stomach and once in the breast. Divilbiss, who had opposed Lyon in a congressional race, was taken home in serious condition as tensions from last year’s campaign resurfaced.
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Associated Press
St. Joseph
Frank P. Divilbiss
Richmond
Robert 5. Lyon
The
Richmond Conservator
Divilbiss
Trig
Lyon
Alexander
Gallatin
Lon
Record Egg Shipment Into Chicago Market
Chicago on April 8 reports a record 73,467 cases of eggs arriving, feeding a market that rose slightly from yesterday. Exporters are said to be shipping quantities to Europe. The ad urges sticking to Cinco for quality preservation.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Europe
Peace Conference Tensions Rise In Paris As Talks Continue
Paris April 8 American delegates report improved mood after reparations agreement but tension remains in peace conference circles. House represented Wilson on procedure, while deliberations focus on war liability and a tribunal for former German leaders. Draft of league covenant now finished with 27 articles and slated for redraft review.
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Wirst
Col. House
Wilson
Commission On Reparations
George Washington
Brest
Paris
League, of Nations
League of Nations Committee
Stuttgart Quiet Yet Reds Balk Mills Resuming
Copenhagen dispatches report Stuttgart remains quiet after disturbances. Shops reopened, gas works resumed, but state of siege remains as Shartacans block resumption of key industries.
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Stuttgart
Associated Fress
Copenhagen
Lloyd George Dominates Paris Peace Talks Amid Wilson Clash
Paris April 4 Delayed four days ago despairing, the peace conference faces deadlock as Clemenceau fights alone to shield France while Lloyd George shifts balance. Wilson presses rigid fourteen points while Britain’s prime minister sways, seeking talks with Bolsheviks and cautioning against German revenge.
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Wilson
Frank H. Lemonds
qCopyright
Cable
the Courier
Paris
France
Great Britain
United States
Clemenceau
Monsieur Clemenceau
Woolworth Dead. King of Five and Dime Empire
New York mourns Frank W. Woolworth who built a fifty cent store concept into a vast U S chain. He died at Glen Cove after rising from an errand boy to founder of a world spanning business empire with 690 plus U S stores and branches in Canada and England. He created the famed Woolworth Building in Lower Manhattan and served as president of J F W Woolworth & Co. Born April 13 1852 in Rodman NY he started with $60 capital and earned $8 50 weekly as a clerk before revolutionizing retail with nickel and dime purchases.
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New York
Frank W. Woolworth
Alica
United States
Canada
England
Glen Cove
Rodman
Jefferson County
Woolworth
Utica
Lancaster
JF. W. Westworth & Co
Fifth Avenue
Disappointed Poles Fear Danzig Dispute Outcomes
Polish Premier Paderewski voiced disappointment at the decision to reopen the Danzig question. Warsaw telegrams warned that serious consequences could follow unless Poland is guaranteed true independence from Prussia and Germany with access to the sea via a Polish port at Danzig.
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Paris
Ignace Jan Padezewski
Danzig
Warsaw
M. Paderewski
Poland
Prussia
Germany
First Hospital Train to Take Tents Home Will Run Tomorrow
The first hospital train carrying German war prisoners from France to Germany via Switzerland will pass through Berne tomorrow. Three thousand such prisoners are to be transported in the coming days. Austrian prisoners from Italy pass Berne once weekly. Smoke Diamond Joe Clears. Good to the last puff.
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Bres
Berne
France
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Courier Delivery Deadline Notice
The Courier should be delivered at your home before 5 30 o clock. If you fail to receive your paper by that time due to delivery error or other cause, please phone 3820 and a copy will be sent. Phone calls must reach this office before 6 30 p.m.
Teut Minister of Justice Arrests and Detentions
Copenhagen reports a minister of justice in the national German government Landsberg was seized at Magdeburg by regimental soldiers and later liberated in Heustad. Gen von Kleist and others were arrested. deputies Brandes and Filkel among those detained as plans for additional arrests target Social Democrats and bourgeois elements.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Heer Bandsberg
Brunswick
Magdeburg
Hehestad
Berlin
Herr Landsberg
Prussian Saxony
von Kleist
Fourth Army
Bla
Brandes
Filkel
Weskage
Mongolia With 4 388 Radios Boston That No Sick Are Aboard
Boston April 8 The parade of the Yankee division will be held April 25 afternoon announced today. Radio communication with the transport Mongolia bringing the fourth contingent of the 26th division was established by the first naval district. Message said No silk or wounded aboard 171 passengers and officers 4 388 troops one Y M A 2 000 Beach Newport News Newport News Va April 8 The battleships Virginia and Rhode Island which sailed from Brest March 26 docked and unloaded 2 000 officers and men here this morning Most troops were from the 85th division with casualties companies of Ohio New York and Idaho contingents. Evacuation hospital company No 2 area squadrons 199 and 648 photo section No 14 assigned to early convoy from France announced by the war department.
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Mongolia
Naval
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Newport News
Virginia
Rhode Island
Brest
85Th
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
New York
Idaho
Washington, D. C
France
War Department
Allies Responsible for Russ Expedition Made Public
In authoritative circles it is stated that the North Russia expedition is an allied effort, directed by Great Britain with coordinated allied measures and supreme command due to naval work and northern port arrangements. Britain mobilized personnel and supplies for 25,000 Russian anti Bolshevik troops and provided food for 700,000 civilians from British stocks. coal regions report steady operation as Lehigh Valley Coal resumes full work after three months.
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London
Montreal
North Russia
Great Britain
Archangel
Murmansk
M E Church Plans Bars Replacing Boston Saloons
The Methodist centenary aims to replace Boston saloons with barrooms offering nonalcoholic drinks and coffee. Rev J J Bartholomew says some saloons could be retained for soft drinks, while community houses and poor men’s clubs would accompany churches in major New England cities.
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Boston
J. J. Bartholomew
New Kingland
Wilsons Ship to Sail Over Before Schedule
New York reports that President Wilson's transport George Washington will sail earlier than planned, with Admiral Benson in Paris prompting the change. The ship is due Brest around April 17 20 and may carry soldiers back if needed after the peace conference.
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New York
President Wilson
George Washington
Brest
Mroosevelt
Benson
Paris
France
Navy Department
New York Navy Yard
Mr. Roosevelt
Admiral Benson
Roosevelt
White House
Georgia Peaches Frosted by Cold in Peach Belt
The Georgia early peach crop was seriously damaged by cold weather last week, according to reports received today from Fort Valley Byron and Marshallville, centers of the peach belt in Macon Georgia.
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Macon
Georgia
Fort Valley
Byron
Marshallville
U S Fliers Credited With Damaging Dozen U Boats
Boston April 8 French records credit United States naval fliers with damaging and possibly destroying 12 German submarines. Captain Craven says U S Navy aviation in France grew from small seaplanes to a large fleet operating from a Brest area port with over a hundred planes.
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Associated Press
Boston
Frrench
United States
Thorns & Craven
U.S. N
France
U.S. S. Agamemnon
Craven
Brest
Bavarian Soviet Proclaimed Amidst Outbreaks Across Germany
Berlin reports of Munich proclaiming a Soviet republic trigger riots and factory activity as demonstrators clash with troops. Dispatches say Hamburg and the region may follow toward a soviet state, while northern Bavaria warns of famine and “fratricide” risk. Leaders like Erich Muehsam gain power as garrisons back the regime, though opposition grows. A separate item notes Chicago ex-policeman Michael Dewey found murdered after leaving a hotel with money.
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Hamburg
Berlin
Herz
Hauffenberg
Bremen
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