VESSEL BURNS AT SEA AS FREIGHTER RESCUES 217
A fire broke out aboard the City of Honolulu east of Honolulu. West Farallon reached the scene and rescued most passengers and crew, totaling 217 people. All were aboard the freighter by 3:40 p.m. with conditions reported calm and rescue complete.
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Calif
Associated Re
City of Honolulu
Honolulu
Federalelegraph Company
West Faran
West Faralon
Barry
Walk
West Laralen
City of Honolulu Sinks Expected Rescue Arrangements
San Francisco dispatch reports the City of Honolulu is expected to sink soon after a collision. The West Faralon wireless message says passengers and crew will be transferred to the army transport Thomas, which will sail to San Francisco. The Matson liner Enterprise continues toward Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Calif
Associated Presal
Honolulu
West Faraian
Federalelegraph Company
West Faraten
Thomas
Dasticht
Army
Te City of
Homas
Weather Outlook for Southwest and Mountain States
Denver weather notes unsettled for New Mexico and Arizona with light local rain possible. Cooler temperatures expected Friday into Saturday, especially in the north. South east portions should also see cooling.
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Denver
New Mexico
Arizona
University Weather Log Shows Partial Cloudy Skies
Conditions for the twenty four hours ended at 6 p m yesterday recorded by the university list a high of 88 and low around 46 with humidity near 40 at 6 p m and light wind. Parts of the entry indicate partly cloudy conditions.
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Eidurion
Seth Meracer
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Hero of General Slocum Disaster Dies in New York
New York, Oct 12 Captain John L Wade tug boatman dies at a time when his bravery during the General Slocum disaster near East River on June 15 1904 is recalled He helped form a human chain from the burning excursion steamer to the tug and carried frightened women and children to safety as 407 of 1331 passengers were saved He earned a congressional medal and other decorations for his actions.
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New York
John L. Wade
General Slocum
Wade
Slocum
Grable Leads In Brother hood Re Election Bid In Detroit
In Detroit mid October 12 the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Workers and Railway Shop Laborers convention failed to decide the international president race. Balloting continues tomorrow with Grable, seeking re election, in the lead by about 2500 votes on the first ballot. J F Flojizdel ran second amid a field of candidates.
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Grable
Detroit
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
KK. YY
J. F. Flojizdel
Pauppin
Amfaniteba
Martin Plane Wins All Race With The Mail
Lieut Erich Nelson of Montclair New Jersey piloting a Martin transport with two Liberty motors won the Detroit News aerial mail trophy race over a 240 mile course at 105.1 mph. Harold Harris in the Honeymoon Express led the Detroit aviation club race at 135 mph, finishing four laps ahead of C B Jones. Nine planes entered two events but one Ve-7 crashed on dirt, injuring none.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Martin
Liberty Motors
Erich
Nelson
Montclair
N. J
Detroit News
Detroit Aviation Country Club
Harold PP. Harris
Harris
C. 8
Jones
James M. Johnson
Mount Clemens Golf Club
Johnson
Gheege Grants Turk Thrace Access Post Armistice
Paris reports that Gheege has agreed to sign the Mildalia armistice and evacuate Thrace under the conditions of the treaty. The French foreign office confirmed the decision today.
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Gheege
Turk
Thrace
Paris
Associated Press
Cheece
Early Push for Peace Conference Convening in Constantinople
In Constantinople on October 12, Lieut. Gen. Sir Charles Harington urges an early peace conference, likely two to three months, to decide wide-ranging issues affecting Europe. Allies oppose meeting in Smyrna or Constantinople. Berne Zurich or Geneva are suggested as neutral venues. The gathering will involve Britain France Italy Japan and the major Balkan and Russian interests. capitulations and Christian minority protections are key questions. American interests focus on commercial accords and missionary rights.
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Associated Press
Charles Harington
Versailles
Europe
Near East
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Frederick UE
Maurice
Italy
Berne
Zurich
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Japan
Romania
Jugo-Slavia
Bulgaria
Russia
Turkey
Lamid Bey
Kemal
Gabriel BR. Rawndal
Livestock Ship Carload Rates Contest in West
The National Livestock Exchange filed a formal complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission challenging railcar load minimums for sheep lambs goats and kids on western routes. It seeks reduction from 20 000 to 18 600 pounds and a ceiling of 20 600 pounds, citing safety limits for double deck cars. Hearings requested in Chicago Denver and Omaha.
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Chicago
National Livestock Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Exchange
California
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Denver
Omaha
Iowa Alumni to Attend Iowa Yale Game in New Haven
About a thousand Iowa alumni and other western conference supporters will travel to New Haven for the Iowa Yale football game. They depart New York on special train sections Saturday morning, and the game time is moved to 2 80 to allow a 6 o'clock return train to Iowa City Monday morning. The drive is to rest up for the conference clash with Illinois at Urbana the next Saturday.
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New York
Iowa
New Haven
Iowa City
Urbana
Transportation Shortage Holds Up Prosperity
New York October 12 Shortage of railroad transportation is so great and serious that it limits production and commerce of all kinds says Samuel O Dunn editor of the Railway Age at the Associated Business Papers convention. He cites government regulation and a long decline in railroad expansion as the main causes and warns the public will lose more from lack of transport than gains from kept rates.
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New York
Oet
Samuel O. Dunn
Railway Age
Associated Business Papers
Dunn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Contract Set to Grade and Surface Santa Fe Road Section
A contract to grade and surface 4.25 miles of the Santa Fe Las Vegas highway from Pankey's gate to Cannoncite was awarded to Peterson Shirley and Gunther of Omaha for 5202,083. The project will extend the road from Santa Fe toward Meadow City and remove a long hazardous stretch. A second contract for 10.18 miles in Torrance County between Willard and Lucy was given to Mc Cleare and Dobson of Magdalena for 508,606.
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Pankeys Gate
Cannoncite
Las Vegas
Peterson, Shirley & Gunther
Omaha
Highway Department
Pankey’s Gate
Meadow City
Torrance County
Willard and
Lucy
McCleare & Dobson
Magdalena
Train Strikes Auto in Rocky Ford Tragedy
At a crossing in Rocky Ford Colorado Mr and Mrs James Zelvidge were killed when their car was struck by a Union Pacific train. Zelvidge was killed instantly and parts of his body were found along the right of way for about half a mile.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
James Zelvidge
Trinidad
Union Pacific
Zelvidge
Man Hangs Self Tinned by Rope and Horse
Larned Kansas October 12 J J Lamberger 45 a farmer southwest of town killed himself at his farm by tying a rope to his neck and to a horse he scared from the barn The horse dragged him into an open field according to neighbors.
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Larned
Kans
J. J. Lamberger
Here
Lloyd George Flight Depicted in Glider Cartoon
London Oct 12 AP A Liberal cartoon shows Premier Lloyd George in a flight from Manchester in a new engineless glider with the engine discarded by the Conservative party. The piece reflects a split in the coalition as key Conservative ministers back Lloyd George while the bulk oppose his leadership.
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London
Associated Press
Lloyd George
Manchester
Austen Chamberlain
Lord Birkenhead
Earl of Balfour
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Street Car Motorman Becomes a Minister
Carl J. Johnson of Clarksburg resigns after 17 years as a street car conductor and motorman with Monongahela Power. He will serve as pastor of the Methodist Protestant church in Parsons after delivering a sermon that led to invitations from other churches. Johnson had previously spoken to coworkers and at local pulpits, sparking his path to the ministry.
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W. Va
Carl J. Johnson
Monongahela Power Company
Parsons
Methodist Protestant Church
Johnson
Paris Fetes Columbus Day Across 120 Municipalities
Paris reports wide national observance of Christopher Columbus anniversary with 120 municipalities commemorating the discovery day. Paris itself, streets and flags marked the celebration.
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Paris
France
America
Cutten Testifies On Wheat Squeeze Before Trade Commission
Arthur Cutten, a leading Chicago Board of Trade operator, testifies on May wheat price drop from 1.46 to 1.16 amid a market squeeze. He cites the car delivery rule and railroad demurrage as factors and alleges elevator interests benefited from the rule's use.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Arthur Cutten
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Trade Commission
Bears
United States Senate
The
Trade Commission
Board of Trade
Cutten
Dutton
Victor Murdock
Mir. Cutton
Cutton
Danforth Granted Final Release by St. Louis Americans
The St. Louis Nationals recalled five Cardinals players Henry Vick John D Sruart Edwin Dyer Harry Mc Curdy and Mike Kircher and the Browns posted recall notices on Frank Smith Henry Beine Phil Todt William Tatum Charles Root James Elliott James Riley John Heving Frank Henry and Dudley Lee. Danforth was released to perfect a new delivery after being under fire before a Tulsa assignment.
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St. Louis Nationals
Dave Danforth
Cardinals
Henry Vick
John D. Sruart
Edwin Dyer
Harry McCurdy
Mike Kircher
Browns
Frank Smith
Henry Beine
Phil ‘Todt
Willian ‘Tatum
Charles Root
James Elliott
James
Spain Honors Columbus Day Festivities Across Madrid
Madrid streets filled with processions of school children as all schools and colleges joined Columbus Day celebrations. The events marked a nationwide tribute with festival demonstrations beginning in the early hours.
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Madrid
Drafting labor for war time tied to tariff changes
Cleveland October 72. Drafting of labor from banker to laborer in war time advocated by Colonel Rugles of the United States ordnance department and an order signed by President Harding. William Culbertson explains tariff commission will handle flexible tariff rate changes and consider cases broadly. Resolutions urge study of mining freight rates for fairness and condemn the Dennison blue sky law.
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Presa
Bhanker
Rugales
United States Ordnance ‘Department
William &. Culbert
Con
United States Tariff Commission
Harding
Ruggies
Culbertson
Congress
Dennison
Moran Loses to Beckett in London Prize Ring
Joe Beckett defeated Frank Moran by technical knockout in the seventh round at Albert Hall London. Jack Bloomfield stopped Bombardier Wells in the sixth round. Soldier Jones beat Arthur Townley after a referee stopped at the third round due to Townley injury.
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Frank Moran
Beckett
London
the Associates Press
Joe Beckett
Albert Hall
Jack Bloomfield
Bombardier Wells
England
Soldier Jones
Canada
Arthur Townley
Townley
White Sox even series with Cubs in pitchers' duel
Chicago October 2 The White Sox beat the Cubs 4 to 3 to level the series at two games apiece. Grover Alexander opposed rookie Dixie Leverette as the teams traded leads before a Sox rally in the seventh. Hooper drove in the tying and winning runs, while Leverette limited seven hits for the Cubs.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cubs
Grover Alexander
Dixie” Leverette
Sox
Alexander
Hooper
Collins
Ent
Sheely
Leverette
Stats
Alexander and
O'Warrell
Leverette and Sehalk
Bids Noted In Paseo Barbershops For New Southwest Venture
In Paseo Texas on October 12 bids for a business said to be new in the southwest were noticed at many barber shops. Free cigarettes are placed for patrons entering and while they wait for their barber they may help themselves to cigarettes from a stand nearby. Manicure tables also provide free cigarettes.
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Paseo
Tex
French lines plan to ignore ruling and appeal
On the eve of enforcement of the federal prohibition ruling, US and foreign steamship lines face key tests. Judge Hand issued a restraining order halting liquor seizures on the Finland and St Paul, while allowing an injunction challenge against Cunard and Anchor lines. International Mercantile Marine seeks fair handling as crews and foreign laws complicate compliance with the Daugherty decision.
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New York
Associated Prec
American Porte
Learned Hand
Finland
St. Paul
Cunard and
Anchor Lines
Judge Hand
Daugherty
International Mercantile Marine Corporation
Cunard Steamship Company
Anchor Line
Franklin B. Lord
Washington
Cletus Keating
Cotneel
International Mercantile Marine
Hie
Cunard
United States
Great Britain
Secretary of the Treasury
French Line to Fight Washington Loosening of Liquor Rules
Paris reports the French line will oppose the U S ruling restricting liquor on foreign owned liners in American waters. If needed they will appeal to the international court at The Hague. Leaders warn seizure would violate personal liberty and privilege aboard ships under French flag.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States Supreme Court
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
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Marestic
Cherbourg
New York
Homeric
Lafayette
Salling
France
M. Rie
Poincare
Rio
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