Capr. D Annunzio Praises Loyal Navy Vessels
Four Italian ships including the Dante Alighieri and destroyers Mirabello Nullo and Abba are named in a proclamation by Captain Cabriello d Annunzio praising crew loyalty to the Fiuman cause. Dispatches note the Dante Alighieri faced engine trouble then departed with Admiral Casanova aboard amid political tension in Fiume.
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Mirabello
Nullo
Abba
Fiuman
Cabriello d’Annunzio
A Annunzio
Fiume
Cabrielle d’Annunzio
Casanova
d’Annunzio
Aerial Patrol Established In Youngstown Strike Area
In Youngstown Ohio on September 24 the police department created an aerial patrol of the strike district. Aerial photographs will be taken of activities around the large plants and turned over to authorities for investigation and monitoring.
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Youngtown
Youngstown
Bold assertions mark Cummins bill on railroads
Washington dispatch reports fierce debate before the senate interstate commerce committee over the Cummins railroad reconstruction bill. Railroad unions condemn provisions as returning workers to servile status, prompting warnings of I W W ism and forced arbitration amid mounting strike action in Ohio Pennsylvania and Illinois with pitsburg and Chicago centers heated.
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Washington
Cummins Railroad Reconstruction Bih
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Railroad Brotherhoods
P. J. MacNamara
Brotherhood of Firemen
W. N. Doak
Trainmen's Brotherhood
I. W. W.'ism
Mahoning Valley
Ohio
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Chicago
Carlegie Steel Company
Tow
William Z. Foster
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Lake Sagmen
Allied Industries
National Steel Workers Committee
Foster
United States Senate
John Fitzpatrick
Cleveland
Farrell
Burgess Moody
Report on Packers Profits from WWI Era Recommendations
The federal trade commission report to President Wilson finds postwar profits for the five largest packers were unreasonably high, 2.25 to 3 times prewar levels. It proposes net worth as the base for profit calculations, a 7 percent norm with weight adjustments, and sliding scales for smaller packers, with excess profits to purchase further government needs. Hoover cautions against public airing of interdepartmental policy disputes and urges waiting on Congress action.
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Washington
Food Administration
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Hoover
Senate
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Congress
The
Trade Commission
Jury Holds Husband For Death of Wife
A governor's jury in Richmond Virginia finds that Daisy Louise Williams age 21 died September 15 from wounds inflicted by her husband Jostep Williams 27 a chauffeur for prohibition officers who are charged with killing Raymond Shackyelford and Lawrence D Hudson on the Valley turnpike.
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Richmond
Covernor
Daisy Louise Williams
Josteph
Williams
Prohibition
Raymond Shack- Yelford
Lawrence D. Hudson
Labor Organizers Held On Heavy Bail In North Carolina
In Albemarle North Carolina Judge Ingram set bonds at 1000 dollars each for labor organizers Marvin T Rich and J A Graham on charges of inciting to riot The Stanly grand jury action followed disorders at Wiscasset Mills ten days earlier Preliminary hearings were scheduled for today Solicitor Brock said the workers would be tried collectively
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Albemarle
N. C
Ingram
Marvin T. Rich
J. A. Graham
Stanley Grand Jury
Wiscabsett Mills
Brock
London Building Slow Sees Few Approvals
London reports 4 003 housing projects submitted to the ministry of health, only 1 165 approved amid a sluggish construction pace.
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London
Seinistry of Health
Striking Shipbuilders Plan Return To Work Morning
A thousand shipyard workers at the Carolina yard will return to work tomorrow morning after a noon meeting at the Academy of Music. Emmett L. Adams of the Industrial Labor Board promised a speedy investigation of grievances, with workers optimistic about a quick settlement and resumed production on the lower Cape Fear.
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Assurantee
Carolina Yard
Academy of Music
Emmett L. Adams
Middle Atlantic
Industrial Labor Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Adams
Academy
Warren Cigar
Fleet Corporation
Cape Fear
Bishops and Prelates Gather for Catholic Conference
More than 600 bishops and other prelates from across the United States gather at Catholic University for the opening session of Cardinal Gibbons led conference. Belgium’s Cardinal Mercier attends and may speak, marking a major church gathering not seen since 1884.
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Washington
Catholic University
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Catholic Church In
America
Breaks Teeth Sues H. J. Heinz Co
Mary Armstrong sues the H. J. Heinz Co for 2500 dollars claiming a foreign substance in a can of beans damaged her teeth during a call to a home. The filing alleges the incident harmed the plaintiff and blemished the company’s reputation.
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Boston
Mary Armstrong
H. J. Heinz Co
Cambridge
New Attitude Toward Labor Inevitable in 1920 Campaign
Judge Frank Carter argues the North Carolina Democratic stance in the 1920 race will center on labor relations with capital and society. He predicts Wilson's policy will favor union rights, collective bargaining, and worker participation in industry, challenging persistent anti-labor sentiment in the state.
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Frank Carter
North Carolina
Woodrow Wilson
Gompers Among Witnesses Before Senate Committee
Washington reporters note representatives of railroad brotherhoods and AFL President Samuel Gompers were called to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee. They spoke against anti strike provisions in the bill.
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Washington
Railroad Brotherhoods
President Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate Commerce Committee
Planning to Overthrow New German Gov t
A Munich Neues Nachrichten report says Russian and German revolutionists plan a general strike in all industries in Germany. They seek dissolution of the German army and the overthrow of the democratic government in favor of a communist regime during the coming winter, with headquarters in Leipzig and close contact with Moscow.
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Geneva
Germany
Munich
Heroic Belgian Prelate Mercier Visits Washington
Cardinal Mercier, heroic Belgian prelate who resisted German occupation, is in Washington for a conference of Catholic prelates. He attended a seminary blessing, hosted a Belgian legation luncheon, and plans to speak at the Catholic University before brief return to Belgium.
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Washington
Cardinal Mercier
Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic University
Wilson
Paique
Belgium
American Moves to Block Anti-Saloon League in Europe
The U S state department plans measures to curb the Anti Saloon League abroad after two league agents failed to secure Paris visas. The Daily Mail says officials fear diplomatic tension from the league’s European expansion and may bar future activists from England.
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London
American State Department
Europe
Daily Mail
League
Paris
England
The
William E. Johnson
Anti-Saloon League
Mr. Johnson
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