Japan and United States Tensions Foresee Expulsion Moves Abroad
A high level inquiry reports genuine Japanese concern over anti Japanese movements in the United States and fears of expanded exclusion abroad. Officials say Japan aims to defend interests in the Far East, particularly China and Siberia, while denying any war talk with America.
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Japan
United States
Canfor- Dia
British dominions
California
America
far east
China
Siberia
si yust
Lincoln Fire Chief Succumbs After Collision
Nell T. Sommer, miter of the Lincoln fire department, died from injuries after his motor car collided with a fire truck while both vehicles raced to a fire in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb
Nell T. Sommermiter
Lincoln fire department
Pork price drop shocks Wichita meat trade
Wichita packers announce an immediate cut of 2 to 4 cents per pound in wholesale pork prices, about a ten percent reduction. In Omaha, café owners slash restaurant prices by 15 to 85 cents, signaling broad price declines across eateries.
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Wichita
Kan
Omaha
tauurant
Death Claims Murray Crane in Massachusetts
Winthrop Murray Crane, former U S senator and governor of Massachusetts, longtime Republican leader in national affairs and head of a major paper company, died at his Sugar Hill residence after a seven week illness from encephalitis. A local report notes his death occurred quietly following a period of illness, with doctors citing brain inflammation as the cause.
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Murray Crane
Halton
Mass
Winthrop Murray Crane
United States
Massachusetts
Sugar Hill
Conference of Governors Plans December Session in Harrisburg
The governors of several states will meet in Harrisburg December 1 for a three day session in the state capitol. Legal fight continues in Chicago over Len Small’s ballot status as Illinois governor candidate. Coll. Brown resigns from army post to return to private life. Col. Galbraith of Cincinnati named national commander of the American Legion at its second annual convention.
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Harrisburg
Chicago
Len Small
Ilinois
John G. Oglesby
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American Legion
committee on Americanism of the
Cleveland
Japan
Government figures show 1919 labor unrest totals and Illinois population rise
Washington reports 1919 job stoppages and lockouts at 8,074 incidents affecting 4,112,507 workers. Illinois population climbs to 5,845,008, Cook County to 3,058,917, while surveys note 28,085,000 women over 21 with about 20,500,000 eligible to vote.
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Stelkes
bureau of labor statistics
Wahington
Ilinois
Washington
Cook county
Chicago
burei
United States
Diverse early 20th century world highlights sweep coast to coast
A broad digest of incidents includes a Minneapolis flour sale drop below twelve dollars per barrel for the first time since September. a Perth Amboy plant fire. a Chicago gambler tale tied to the 1919 World Series. a Galveston sulphur fire destroying a pier and losses estimated at 2.5 million. large-scale layoff at Timken Roller Bearing in Columbus. a speeding case involving William Swift. a Terre Haute whisky seizure. soldiers returning to New York aboard the Antigone. a probe into alleged gamblers bribing Brooklyn Nationals. Harding train near wreck. American Legion report urging suppression of Japanese immigration practices. Missouri women barred from state offices. price cuts for Locomobile and Mercer cars. the death of Melvin Keppler. Mormon general conference in Salt Lake City. Ponzi indicted by a Boston grand jury. IWW plot alleged in the Northwest. more depictions from Boston to London and Warsaw.
Iowa News Flash Bulging With Rural Incidents And Political Plans
Iowa items report Vice President Thomas R Marshall speaking at Creston Strands theater on October 1, and Fort Defiance at Estherville now a state park. Calf losses near Rockwell City, a hog house fire near Osage, a grain elevator sale in Bridgewater, and paving contract for Lincoln Highway show a varied rural agenda. Western Iowa crime cases include Bert Groke’s capture and a Slaying indictment near Muscatine, while schools push hot lunches in 1000 districts. A dome flag at the State House marks 110000 blue stars and 2600 gold stars. Iowa counties gain 1920 populations. Fire at W St Casey Place, Waterloo district, and Perry barn fires add to a string of property losses amid rising rents and land values. Legal actions include conspiracy indictments in Boone and a federal suit by Saqui and Fox tribes seeking powwow receipts.
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Strand theater
Creston
Fort Defiance
Des Moines
Estherville
atate park
Blackieg
Rockwell City
John A. Witte
Osage
Farmers’ Co-Operative Company of
Bridgewater
John McDermott
Iowa
Fred Rastedt
Lefa Shafter
Towa
State House
John Doane
Jack Dixon
Burlington
Doane
Spike Mardis
Clarence
Ceder Rapids
John A. Wiltiie
Mitchell county
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Harding
Balfour Ions
onother
A. E. Reid
Harold Hart
Oliver Schultz
Boone
Jake Skankes
Clinton
Waterloo
West Waterloo High school
W. ‘ST. Casey Place
Iowa City
Census Bureau
Chickasaw
Fayette
Hancock
Howard
Jones
Mills
Shelby
Winnebago
Cherokee
Ida
Lyon
Ringgold
Sac
Union
Albert Aiborn place
Perry
W. G. Kerr
Grundy Center
Groundy county
Cedar Rapids
Jack Old Bear
Antwerp the city that rose from wars and flames
Antwerp, once a bustling medieval harbor, faced sieges and despotic terror including the Spanish Fury of 1576. It rebuilt after devastation, housing royal art with Van Dyck and Rubens, Plantin printing, and a resilient citizenry that fought back against occupation and plots to regain liberty.
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United States
Europe
Hamburg
Athens
noble cathedral
Napoleon
Charles V
Scheldt
Van Dyck
the Teniers
Memling
Massus Jordaens
Jan van Eyck
Rubens
Museo Plantio
Elbert Hubbard
Christophe Plantin
St. Peter's
Rome
Alva
Andris Council of Blood
duke of Anjou
Finland to Women Won Vote by Quiet Labor Role
Finland's suffrage progress shows women aided strike settlement and national reform. Baroness Aletta Karff reports to National Geographic Society that educated Finnish women gained university access early, with girls admitted in 1878, amid constitutional advance in the old Russian empire.
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FINLAND
United States
National Geographic society
Aletta Karff
Early Finnish women's movement and suffrage milestones
The article traces Finnish women's participation in education and society, noting equality with men in lectures and clubs, and outlines suffrage progress from 1863 municipal votes to broader aims by 1904. It cites 1905 Russia upheaval influencing Finnish activists, and describes a calm, orderly strike organized by women coordinating liquor closures, policing, and market restoration without violence.
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university Ute
diet
women social democrata
Tinnish Woman's association
Finland
Russia
central committee
Future of Syria Shapes World in Coming Age
The piece argues Syria, newly independent briefly under Feisal, will influence global commerce and politics through rail links like the Alexandretta to Jerablus line. It notes Syria closes the eastern Mediterranean, borders the Taurus, Mesopotamia trade ties, and the linguistic divide between Turkish and Arabic areas will affect future political alignments across the region.
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Syria
Prince Feisal
Peisal
Feisel
Maynard Owen Willams
Mediterranean
Taurus mountains
Nile
Mesopotamia
Alexandretta
Haifa
Dardanelles
Germany
Berlin
Bagdad
Nigifin
Tokrit
Samarra
Alexandret ia
Aleppo
Maphratea river
Jerablus
Shyland
France
Italy
Greece
Arabia
Mecca
Beirut
Monisi
Druse
rave
Trade route focus shapes Syria as agricultural hub
The report argues that Syria, due to its strategic position on the central land mass and trade routes, will gain significance. It highlights Syria as a future agricultural nation with expandable regions capable of large crops, implying broader regional economic impact.
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ray
Bremen
Baku
Bokhare
Burma
Bloemfontein
Syria
Rumania a Pawn in European Wars Through History
The article chronicles Romania's long entanglements with major powers from medieval protectorates to modern independence. It details rulers like Col. Alexander Cuza and Prince Carol, episodes of abdication, and shifts of suzerainty, including San Stefano and Berlin Congress outcomes. It notes Romania's role in the Russo Turkish War and disputes over Bessarabia and Dobruja.
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Rumania
Qarvl
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Austria
Catherine
Romania
Moldavia
Wallachia
Russia
Alexander Curza
Alexander John T
Bucharest
Paris
Manders
Leopold
Belgium
Charles
Carol
Turkey
Itugala
Plevna
Rumanian
San Stefano
Dobrudja
Danunbe
Black sea
Beasarabia
Dobradja
Bessarabia
herle
Canada May Adopt An Eskimo Industry
A National Geographic recalled tale traces the origin of the Arctic reindeer industry in Alaska and its spread to Canada. It notes Dr. Sheldon Jackson’s 1890 visit, U S funding gaps, private gifts, and eventual government support rising to $26,000 annually by 1900.
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arctic
Canada
dominion
National Geographic society
Alnaka
Algaka
Sheldon Jackson
Alaska
Doctor Jackson
United States
Siberian
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