Hines Delays Action as Shopmen Strikes Continue
The article reports rail shopmen across several lines delaying wage talks, awaiting President Wilson's action before returning to work. It notes unions voting to resume, including Lackawanna and others, and Hines awaiting word on returns before discussing wage settlement.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Railroad Administration
Wilson
Lackawanna
Batlmore & Ohio
Norfolk & Western
Maryland
Rock Island
St. Paul
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Hines
Trailroad Administration
Board of Railroad
Ashington
D. C
Federal move to repeal price guarantee on wheat
Senate agriculture committees heard a push to repeal the government price guarantee for wheat to raise farmers’ prices, with Senator Norris and T. C. Allexon backing the measure. Details emerged on a U S grain corporation plan to sell flour at 10 a barrel in most regions, with price limits for wholesalers jobbers and retailers and a Baltimore export purchase of over a million barrels at nine eighty to ten forty per barrel.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate Agriculture Committees
Norris
Nebraska
T. C. Alkexon
Washington
National Grange
New York
United States Grain Corporation
J. H. Barnes
Illinois and
Indiana Line
Mississippi
Cairo
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
The
Grain Corporation
Baltimore
Germany faces coal crisis as experts seek fixes
Berlin August 7 A conference of coal experts formed a commission to raise coal output amid a dire shortage. The group noted the situation is desperate with no concrete steps yet, while plans move to prioritise rail transport of coal for food, followed by industry and consumer heating. Ruhr production remains unimproved.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
France
Ruhr
Imperial Coal Commissioner
Chamber of Commerce
Archduke Joseph Weighs No Throne Despite Theft Accidents
Vienna dispatch reports Archduke Joseph will not claim the Hungarian throne, serving as president and pledging to govern until elections. Allies met him after a theft incident in which his trousers vanished, prompting quick clothing exchanges. Hungarian cabinet ministers resigned after failing to maintain order.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Archduke Joseph
Hungary
Budapest
Michael Karolyi
Upo
Col
W. B. Causey
King Albert to Visit U S in September with Leopold
Brussels reports that King Albert plans a September departure for a full American tour with his son Prince Leopold. Cardinal Mercier will also sail for America around September 4 or 5 and will likely stay through October, visiting Montreal and Quebec.
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King Albert
U.S
Leopold
Brussels
America
Prince Leopold
J Cardinal Mercier
Montreal
Quebec
Minsk Occupied by Polish Troops Reported by Warsaw Papers
Paris dispatches quote Warsaw newspapers stating Polish forces have captured Minsk, a strategic city east of Poland with historic ties to the Russian era. In New York, author and Youth's Companion editor William Nathaniel Harben dies at 70 after a brief illness. A cigar ad notes San Felice Cinars priced at 3 for 20 cents.
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Minsk
Warsaw
Paris
Havas
Autior Will Harben
Associated Press
New York
William Nathaniel Harben
Mr. Harben
Dalton
Brooklyn Strikes Continue With Few Cars Running
Brooklyn enters a third day of stoppage as only sparse surface trolleys and limited elevated and subway service operate. Thousands rely on buses and cars while Long Island and IRT terminals to Manhattan overflow with crowds. Lindley Garrison remains uncompromising in negotiations with the Amalgamated Association. A pedestrian was killed on the Williamsburg Bridge by a truck carrying workers. The BRT says 20 percent of trains run and assigns two guards per train under police protection as clashes flare at Gravesend.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Long Island Railroad
Inter-borough Rapid Transit Company
Manhattan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Lindley M. Garrison
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Williamsburg Bridge
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Gravesend
18Th Avenue
Premier Clemenceau urged to attend Washington League meet
Paris reports Clemenceau may attend the first general assembly of the League of Nations in Washington, though his presence in France is deemed necessary. Marcel Hutin cites an Echo de Paris informant saying the premier cannot travel to America now but might consider unlikely possibilities.
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Associated Press
Paris
Clemenceau
General Assembly of
League of Nations
Washington
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
M. Sutin
America
France
Railroads Annul Trains as Shop Strike Knocks Service
Nationwide rail strike curtails passenger trains on New Haven, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Chicago and Northwestern. New Haven drops 102 trains with dining and parlor cars. C and O cuts 34. Northwestern 17 with 10 suburban and seven to Iowa and Wisconsin. 50 cities feel rapid transit disrupted. Boston area lines suffer as Massachusetts crews strike.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wilson
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Northwestern
New Haven
Northwestern
Towa
Wisconsin
New York Central
Nickle Plate
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Boston
Boston & Maine
New York
Hartford
Boston & Albany Railroad
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Cincinnati
Charleston
George W. Stevens
Des Moines
Northwestern Railroad
Lowa
Chicago Lines
Chicago Railroads
Federated Railway
Washington, D. C
Railroad Administration
Allies Demand German as Violator in War Crimes Move
London reports a Copenhagen dispatch says the Allies demand Gen Krugka of Kaiser prison camp be tried for wartime violations of international law. The dispatch accuses Krugka of epidemics of typhus at Kaiser camp killing about 3,000 French prisoners.
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London
Krugka
Kaiser
Belgium Buys A E F Supplies at Antwerp Port
An agreement for the sale of American army stocks in France for 10 million dollars was signed. Antwerp will cease to be the base port for the American expeditionary forces at week end. The Belgian government purchases food clothing and military supplies valued between ten and twelve million dollars. In three months 25 vessels brought 92,000 tons of foods to Antwerp.
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Preas
Paris
France
Marvel Hutin
Heho de Paris
Brussels
Antwerp
Rhine
Argentine Envoy to Great Britain is Received by King
Buenos Aires reports Senor Taoeda, Argentine minister to Great Britain, was received by King George amid tensions over Argentina’s purchase of the former German ship Bahia Blanca. London dispatches add that Sir Reginald Tower’s visit to Argentina may be linked, while Britain notes Bahia Blanca case unsettled and Argentina seeks charters for reuse of the vessel.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Senor Taoeda
Great Britain
King George
London
la Nacion
la Prensa
Argentina
Reginald Tower
Reginald
Europe
Congress
Theovernment
Buring
Mule Train Service Resumes in Brazil Amid Storms
Associated Press reports freight travel resumes across the continent as storms disrupt rails. Bi weekly trains will depart Buenos Aires linking with mule trains at Puente del Inca in Mendoza valley, though passage remains uncertain.
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Brazil
Associated Press
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Puente del Inca
Mendoza
Bahia Blanca
United States
Wilson Says Profiteering Creates Artificial Prices
President Wilson told Congress that laws fail to curb soaring costs and profits. He urged extending the food control act, interstate licensing for traders, and penalties for profiteers. He warned of a war economy driving prices and called for prompt security bill passage and disciplined labor.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Senate Fights Over League Issue Nearing Death
The U S Senate debates the Versailles treaty and the league of nations amid a drawn out stalemate. Analysts Simonds Walton warn the league is becoming a dead letter as momentum shifts from proleague to isolationist tones in Washington.
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U. S. Senate
United States Senate
League of Nillonk
Krankl
Simonds
Sft
Walton
Washington
League of Tations
President warns congress on peace treaty and economic recovery
The president says no immediate remedy exists for labor tensions or inflation until peace is established and supply and demand can stabilize. He urges ratification of the peace treaty and calls for government action to fund public agencies, curb prices, and aid Europe while acknowledging war waste and the cost of feeding war-torn fields. He notes retailers share some blame for high prices and stresses world stability depends on a steady postwar path.
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Congress
Germany
Federal Trade Commission
Europe
Plumb Plan Favors Federal Ownership Not Operation of Railroads
The Plumb plan proposes federal ownership of railroads but not operation. Glenn J. Plumb testifies before the House Interstate Commerce Committee arguing political appointing risks and that operators already hold life expertise. He says the plan gives workers incentive but preserves expert management under federal oversight.
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Associated Press
Washinon
D. C
Glenn
J. Plumb
Plumb
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Representative Sweet
Republican
Iowa
Fettal
Mr. Sweet
Packing Workers Strike Over Non-Union Negro Hiring
Chicago stockyards industry shuts down as 23 000 workers strike citing demand to hire only union labor. Troops and police presence cited, with most white workers walking out while thousands of black workers remain at posts. Livestock trading stalls and dealers suspend shipments as plants close.
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Chicago
G. H. Hamond Packing Company
Dexter
John Agnar Company
Brennan Packing Company
Independent Packing Company
Stockyards
Labor J Council
Livestock Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission Postpones Bill of Lading Order
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed its bill of lading order due to a temporary injunction against enforcing parts of the order. In Madrid parliament approved Spain joining the League of Nations. Double-check: ad line promotes Smoke Diamond Joe Cigars.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spain
League
Madrid
League Af Nations
Diamond Joe
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