British coal strike looms as unions push nationalization
London reports rising public unease over a possible coal miners strike amid Widespread support for nationalizing the industry. The Miners Federation of Great Britain with 975000 members and the Trade Unions Congress backing nationalization may escalate pressure on the government. A Washington delegation and a campaign to educate the public on state control feature amid talk of higher coal output and price reductions.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
United States
Miners’ Federation of
Trade Unions Congress
Glasgow
G. H. Stuart-Bunning
C. W. Bowerman
Labor Party
National Industrial Council
Milbrun News Cites The Risk Of Harsh Judgment
A Milbrun News editorial urges caution in judging others noting that even good people can be wrongly mistaken and reminding readers that personal error is possible for everyone.
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Milbrun News
Great Art Treat At E. C. Normal Friday-Saturday
An exhibit of autographs and letters from notable war figures opens in the Normal reception room at E. C. Normal Friday and Saturday. The collection, the largest in Oklahoma, features 20 American generals, eight French notables including two Marshals and President Poncaire, Haig, ten British generals, much of the British cabinet and peace delegates, King Albert, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Marie, presidents including Wilson. Prof. MacMillan will explain the collection to visitors.
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Oklahoma
Southwest
France
Poncaire
Haig
England
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Marie
Wilson
Prof. MacMillan
Vote to Continue the Steel Strike in Youngstown
The national steel strike committee meeting in Pittsburg unanimously voted to continue the strike. S. T. Hammermark, secretary in charge of local headquarters, announced the decision in Youngstown on November 25.
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Youngstown
Ohio
National Committee
Pittsburg
S. T. Hammermark
Married Without Knowing a Thing in Bristol Court
Thomas Maynard, claimed to be the first man married without knowing it, was summoned by his wife in Bristol England. His second wife charged him with desertion after a prior bigamy conviction. Maynard spoke of a brain clot from a wartime wound and shell shock that led to the unforeseen marriage. He was ordered to maintain his wife.
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Associated Press
Bristol
Eng
Thomas Maynard
Maynard
France
Revolutionary forces defeated in Vladivostok battle
Revolutionary forces attempting to seize Vladivostok were driven back by government troops after dawn. General Gaida was wounded captured while rebels lost control of the city center near the Siberian railroad bridge as government artillery and naval personnel secured key positions. A similar uprising was reported at Chita in Trans-Baikal.
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Associated Press
Vladivostok
Gaida
Naval Training School
Chita
Trans-Baikal
Leather scarcity blamed for high shoe prices
The scarcity of leather is blamed for the high price of shoes, as most "out-of-sight" priced footwear lacks genuine leather sufficient to squeak, according to the Pittsburg County Guard.
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Pittsburg
Enforcement of dry law to local authorities statement
Washington November 25. Federal prohibition commissioner John F. Kramer outlined that enforcement of constitutional prohibition rests with state and municipal authorities. The federal machinery will intervene only if local officials prove inefficient, marking his first policy pronouncement since taking office a week ago.
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Associated Press
Washington
Board of Temperance
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
John F. Kramer
Kramer
Strikes Linger as Bituminous Miners Stay Idle in Midwest
Industrial institutions across the middle west shut down as a nation wide strike enters its seventeenth day. West Virginia reports normal output in non union areas, while coal regions in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois remain idle awaiting a settlement. Five hundred Virginia state troops reach St Charles amid threats to striking miners attempting to work.
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Chicago
Middle West
West Virginia
Newriver
Kanaw
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Virginia
St. Charles
Virginia-Kentucky Line
Plot Pervades News Commentary In Tulsa World
A satirical reflection on endless plots from German, red, communist, and I W W plots. The writer notes that life seems to be one plot after another and expresses growing fatigue with the phrase.
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Tulsa
A Thanksgiving Prayer Officially Endorsed for Protestant Churches
A national Thanksgiving Prayer asks Almighty God to guide the nation through unrest, bless honest toil, foster liberty and justice, unite diverse immigrants into true Americans, and fill the land with gratitude. It pleads for courage, enduring faith, and unity as the country moves toward the future with thankful hearts. Amen.
This Warrior Sees No Likelihood of A Universal Peace
Sydney dispatch reports Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauval returning from war service in Turkey and Egypt. He states there is no likelihood of universal peace yet and that preparation for war remains necessary. He commanded the Anzac Corps and led the Australian Light Horse and New Zealand Mounted Rifles in Egypt and Palestine.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Aus
Harry Chauval
Turkey
Egypt
Harry
Anzac Corps
Australian Light Horse
New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Palestine
Mexican note on Jenkins release fails to prompt reply
Secretary Lansing entered the cabinet meeting with no response to the American demand for the immediate release of William O. Jenkins, the American consular agent at Puebla. The prolonged Mexican failure to answer was seen unfavorably and officials expected renewed discussion of the Mexico situation.
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Washington
Lansing
William O. Jenkins
Puebla
United States
Mexico
Operators And Strikers Lock In Wage Talks In Washington
In Washington, operators and miners in the central competitive bituminous coal fields paused negotiations for a new wage scale as Fuel Administrator Garfield prepares a ruling on how much of any rise should reach the public. The committees met to hear two proposals: operators seek a 20 percent rise for day work and 15 cents per ton for mining, while miners push for a 40 percent increase and a seven hour day.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas B. Brewster
Wilson
Brewster
Jno
Garfield
Romania Granted New Window To Sign Austrian Peace Treaty
Paris nov 26 The supreme council gave Romania another eight days starting November 27 to attach its signature to the Austrian peace treaty. Serbia will likewise be allowed to sign within the period.
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Rumania
Paris
Serbia
Surpreme Council
Russia hailed as finest country for Reds by Chickasha Express
The Chickasha Express asserts Russia is the finest country for Reds, predicting that Americans will soon be seen as the worst. The editorial tone emphasizes ideological alignment and global comparison.
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Russia
Reds
America
Chickasha Express
Glemengy Urged for Villa Leader
El Paso Nov 24 General Felipe Angles known as the Vil la revolutionary movement intellectual leader faced court martial at Chihuahua City with trial beginning last night. Passengers arriving at Juarez reported no hostile demonstrations and belief grew that he would receive a penitentiary sentence rather than death. Wires to Chihuahua City carried pleas for clemency to Carranza officials.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Felipe Angles
Villa Revolutionary
Chihuahua City
Juarez
General Angles
Federal Penitentiary
Carranza
Shihuahua City
Birds of Splendid Plumage at Show
Kansas City Nov 25 A Heart of America Poultry Show fills Convention Hall with birds from Japan Canada and 23 states along with a national egg show. Birds include long tailed courtly fowls and Persian cats. Auctioned blue blooded poultry may fetch 159 to 500 dollars with thousands in prizes awarded. Sixth District American Poultry Breeders Association meets Nov 26 for Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma and Colorado breeders.
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The
Associated Press
Kansas City
Poultry World
Heart of America
Japan
Canada
Scott A. Godley
Godley
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Colorado
McAdoo Says Miners Entitled to Wage Raise
William J. McAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, telegrammed that soft coal miners earned shocking profits in 1917 and may deserve the 31 percent wage rise. He noted mine owners' profits on capital stock reaching up to 2000 percent and urged the wage increase as just and reasonable.
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Associated Press
New York
N. Y
William J. McAdoo
Yankee unrest helps Welsh labor market in Swansea
Swansea Wales reports that unrest in America has boosted Welsh manufacturers. A surge of orders floods iron, steel and tinplate works as factories struggle to keep up. Labor Exchange notes unemployment at its lowest since the armistice, wages for unskilled workers range from 20 to 25 dollars weekly.
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Associated Press
Swansea
Wales
America
Swansea Labor Exchange
England
Catholic clergy warn Mexico against radicalism in letters
In Mexico City on November 22, eight archbishops and twenty bishops signed collective pastoral letters urging Catholics to oppose socialism and communism. The missives, to be read in churches Sunday, urge harmony between employers and workers and call for prudent discussion, noting Mexico has not faced large labor upheavals recently.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Oklahoma Leads Nation in Average Crop Yield Per Acre
Oklahoma tops the nation in the average yield per acre for all crops this year with a weighted index of 138.7 percent, followed by Texas at 124.2, Nebraska at 114.5, and Kansas at 110.8 in comparative figures.
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Oklahoma
United States
Texas
Nebraska
Kansas
Doctor Deen Receives Honorable Appointment as Delegate
Dr. J. A. Deen, Pontotoc County health officer, was named by Governor Robertson as delegate from the county to the Southern Commercial Congress in Savannah, December 8 to 10. He called the assignment a compliment to his standing and said he would adjust his duties to attend.
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Deen
J. A. Deen
Pontotoc County
J. B. A. Robertson
Southern Commercial Congress
Savannah
Plan to Defer War Interest Payments Discussed
In London on November 25 a plan is under discussion by the British and American governments to postpone interest payments on Allied war advances and on U S loans to Britain for three years, announced in the house of commons by the chancellor of the exchequer.
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London
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Christmas Packages For the Boys Still Abroad
No inquiries have been received about sending Christmas parcels to soldiers abroad per Red Cross home service secretary Mrs. Orville Snead. Most Pontotoc county soldiers have already returned home. Regulations fix package weights by destination and require delivery deadlines to Hoboken by December 8 and San Francisco by December 1.
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Foreign Service
Home Service Section
Red Cross
Orville Snead
Philippines
Hawaii
Hoboken
N. Y
San Francisco
Calif
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Miners Federation OF Great
Britain
Miners
Springfield
Ill
Stevens Sullivan
United Mine Workers
Sullivan
E. C
Interchurch World Movement of
North America
Glemengy
VILLA
McAdoo
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