Tuesday, September 19, 1916

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ARBITRATE,' UNIONS GAIN DEMAND, BUT SHONTS SAYS 'NO'; Leaders Tell Mitchel General Strike Starts Friday Unless He Effects Settlement. MAYOR CALLS CONFERENCE Commerce Chamber and Merchants' Association to Discuss Situation with Him Today. RED CARS IN NIGHT RUNS Interborough President Says Strike Is Broken ;- Queens Men Join the Walkout. UNIONS DEMAND STRIKE ARBITRATION

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• World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.

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