Heavy penalties eyed for coal price violators
Washington reports a general government probe into retail and wholesale coal prices nationwide with justice department witnesses, criminal action possible. The plan targets profiteering by dealers under the fixed price law, with fines up to 65 000 dollars and imprisonment up to two years per offense. Households report coal shortages and protests against unaffordable prices as investigations begin.
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OV Moanins Journal
Washington
Department of Justice
East
Middle West
United States
Fuel Administration
Germans Twist Truth on Russian Reports
Dr. Frank Billings head of the Red Cross commission to Russia says Russians see America as a friend and not a Britain-ruled enemy. He reports Russia’s army is being reorganized and will be effective in a few months and that Russia will fight to the end.
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Washington
Russia
United States
America
Wilson
Frank Billings
Red Cross Special Commission
Doctor Condon Takes Stand in Murder Trial
New Brunswick New Jersey October 26 Pr William J Condon army medical reserve captain testified in his own defense in the murder case against him over the killing of Rutgers student John V Piper whose body was found near Spotswood. He described how Piper replied to an ad he placed seeking a house caretaker and outlined his movements the night of the alleged killing.
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New Brunswick
N. J
William J. Condon
Army Medical Reserve
John V. Piper
Rutgers College
Spotswood
Piper
Dr. Condon
Weather forecast for New Mexico from Denver bulletin
Weather bulletin from Denver, October 26, says for New Mexico Saturday will be fair in the western part with partly cloudy skies and possible rain or snow and colder conditions in the eastern portion. Sunday should be fair with warmer conditions in the east.
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Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Local Weather Summary for Last 24 Hours
The 24 hour period ending at 6 pm yesterday shows a high of 75 degrees and a low of 30 with a 45 degree range. At 6 pm the temperature was 61 degrees with a northwest wind and clear skies.
German Propaganda Plans Publicity in Latin America
John Barrett, head of the Pan American Union, said German propagandists plan to spend $1,000,000 on newspaper publicity in eight neutral Latin American countries if the second Liberty Loan fails. He warned the move would imply U.S. wavering and bolster Germany’s case with neutrals.
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SV Mormineg Sourmas
Ecs
coasEo Wire
Chicago
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Latin America
Barrett
Argentina
United States
Germany
British Overcome Bulgars in Macedonia Battle
A Salonika dated British official report says British cavalry and infantry captured villages Salmah Kispeki Adu and Kakaraska on Lake Tanzhinos shore in Macedonia. They returned to lines with 109 prisoners and one machine gun, leaving sixty Bulgarian dead.
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London
Salonika
Macedonia
Salmah
Kispeki
Adu
Kakaraska
Lake Tahinos
Man Convicted in East St Louis Arson During Riots
Belleville Illinois October 26 Charles Calvin Beener a Black man was found guilty in the circuit court of burning his own house amid the East St. Louis race riots to collect insurance. He received an indeterminate penitentiary term.
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Belleville
Charleer Calvin Beener
East St. Louis
Steel Delegates Pledge Support At Big Meeting
At the American Iron and Steel Institute convention in Cincinnati 500 delegates pledged maximal patriotic support following Elbert H Gary’s lead. Canadian steel leader Robert Hobson praised U S allies and urged war readiness while J A Campbell urged war focus and economy. James A Farrell of United States Steel urged six million tons of shipbuilding in eighteen months to stretch steel capacity.
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Morning Journal
Cincinnati
The
American Iron and Steel Institute
Elbert H. Gary
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
United States Ship Building Commission
Governor Proclaims Go to Sunday School Day in Colorado
Governor Gunter issued a proclamation urging Coloradans to observe November 4 as Go to Sunday School Day. The move came from the Denver Sunday School Association to promote the observance.
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Denver
Colo
Gunter
Brazil Proclaims War Against Kaiser With Near Unanimous Vote
Brazil proclaims war against the Kaiser with one deputy voting against it. A lone congressman from the South American Republic leans toward La Follette-like views.
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Brazil
Kaiser
Brazil Declares State of War With Germany
The chamber of deputies voted 149 to 1 to declare a state of war between Brazil and Germany. The senate unanimously approved the proclamation amid a capacity crowd in the tribunes. Torpedo boat destroyers are ordered to Bahia to take possession of the German gunboat fleet.
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Morning Journal
Rio Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Brazil
Eber
Bahia
Senate
Diplomatic Commission
Coal Price Revision Delayed By President Wilson Action
Recommendations on mine coal prices were submitted to President Wilson by Fuel Administrator Garfield after an agreement on wage increases in the central competitive fields. Garfield withheld comment pending the president’s review. Strikes followed in parts of the central field but were warned against as pricing changes require careful study.
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RE Journal Special L
Washington
Get
Wilson
Garfield
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Fuel Administration
Rules Announced For Shipment Of Gifts To France
Parcels to military men in France must not exceed seven pounds in weight and require boxing to specified standards. The directive outlines packaging and labeling measures for Christmas gifts sent to service members.
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Ules
France
War Dept rules for Christmas boxes to troops in France
The War Department announced guidelines for holiday parcels to American expeditionary forces in France. Forwarding agent in Hoboken will inspect and coordinate with New York post and express services. shipments must be under seven pounds in wooden boxes or twenty pounds for boxed express packages, with contents stated and cans or glass for food. Boxes addressed to Pier One Hoboken and marked Christmas Box. Boxes arriving after midnight December 4 will not be forwarded.
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PMING
Leablo
Washington
War Department
France
Hoboken
N. J
Express Company
New York City
President Wilson salutes state fuel administrators
President Wilson expressed thanks to federal and state fuel administrators for their selfless service to the war effort. In a letter read at a Washington conference, he praised their devotion and wished them success in securing emergency supplies, car allocation, and conservation during the war.
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Washington
Wilson
Garfield
Cornbread Day Set in Kansas City Hotels
Kansas City announces a weekly food plan with cornbread and muffins served on Wednesdays labeled Wheatless Day. Tuesdays will be meatless, reflecting a rotating schedule for hotel dining beginning this week.
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Kansas City
Federal grand jury summoned union officers in Butte
United States District Attorney Wheeler called five Metal Mine Workers union officers as witnesses before a federal grand jury in Butte Montana to probe an article in the unions Strike Bulletin urging miners to stay home to halt copper production used to kill workers. He warned of possible espionage act prosecutions if facts warrant. The article titled Seeing Democracy From the Rear End of a Pullman was credited to H H Vohlman in the Seattle Daily Call.
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Me Journal Special
Wine Butte
Mont
United States
Wheeler
Metal Mine Workers’ Union
Strike
Pullman
H. H. Vohlman
Seattle Daily Call
Santa Fe County Sells $250000 Worth of Bonds
Santa Fe County reached a total week sales of bonds at $250000 with $50000 credited by the Santa Fe Railroad company to county funds. The drive total rose to $20000 and the allotment of $194000 is expected to be oversubscribed due to high bank balances and state money distribution in the area.
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Santa FE County
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railroad
Bystanders Report Edge of Fatal Restaurant Shooting
In Casper Wyoming on October 26, Bessie Fisher killed Lawrence Barrett at a local restaurant after reportedly following him from Anchorage Alaska. Bystanders recall her saying I am glad I shot him and the motive involves Barrett and his wife.
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Casper
Wyo
Bessie Fisher
Lawrence Barrett
Barret
Anchorage
Alaska
Fisher
French Continue To Advance On Aisne Front
British and French forces report gains across Flanders and the Aisne sector as German Austro-Hungarian and Italian fronts see mixed moves. British and French advances near Ypres-Gheluvelt areas yield prisoners and guns. French press forward north of the Aisne while Italian defense weakens at Tolmino and Bainsizza.
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Isonzo
Cadorna
Tolmino
Italian War Office
Bainsizza-Heiligengeist
Berlin
Riga-Orel
Esthenian
Werder
Germany
Brazil
Ypres
Aisne
London
Paris
Flanders
Houtholst Wood
Gheluvelt
Haig
Filain
Fppine de Chevregny
la Chapelle Saint Berthe
Laon
War Office
Bixschoote
Ypres-Roulers
Menin- Ypres
Olse-Aisne
Italian Front Advances and Prisoner Captures Reported
Reports describe rapid advances on the Italian front with our corps fighting forward. The narrative notes increasing numbers of prisoners and captured booty rising hour by hour.
British and French Forces Gain Ground in Flanders Front
British and French armies report limited objective operations in Flanders with difficult weather and terrain yet making notable progress. The official tally notes the capture of more than 800 prisoners as substantial positions were taken across the attacked front.
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London
Flanders
Italian left wing holds, evacuates Rainsizza plateau
Italian official bulletin reports continued hostile offensive on the Julian front. Forces withdrew from Monte Maggiore to the west of Auzza, evacuating the Rainsizza plateau as ten enemy aircraft were downed or forced to land by Italian aviators yesterday.
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Rome
Monte Maggiore
Auzza
Rainsizza
French Take More Guns and Prisoners
Paris reports French forces advance on the Flanders front with 160 guns captured since October 23 and 200 prisoners taken this morning. In Champagne, enemy surprise attacks failed as French troops pierced German lines and reclaimed prisoners.
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Paris
Flanders
War Office
Champagne
Prays for Husband Then Fatally Shoots Him
Denver district court filed formal murder charges against Mrs. Emily Riley for shooting and killing her husband September 29 as he slept after she reportedly offered a prayer. The information was presented by the district attorney.
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Morning Journal
Denver
Colo
Emily Riley
Surgeons Confer Honors On High Government Men
The American College of Surgeons awarded fellowship tonight to several distinguished figures at its eighth annual Clinical College of Surgeons event in Chicago. Recipients include Surgeon Gen. Rupert Blue, Surgeon Gen. William C. Gorgas, and Col. T. J. Goodwin, with others such as Col. C DeRose and Sir Berkeley Moynihan delivering the address.
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Morning Journal
Chicago
American College of Surgeons
Clinical College of Surgeons
Berkeley Moynihan
Rupert Blue
United States Public Health Service
William C. Gorgas
T. J. Goodwin
William C. Braisted
John G. Bowman
Board of Governors
Robert F. McKeehnie
Vancouver
B.C
William D. Haggard
Nashville
Tenn
George E. Brower
New York City
Franklin H. Martin
Washington
Liberty Loan drive nears five billion mark
Treasury reports show 435 million raised that day with nationwide total approaching four billion. Secretary McAdoo urges every patriot to subscribe to the second liberty loan as districts like New York Boston Philadelphia and Cleveland push toward maximum quotas. Hospital efficiency campaign also discussed with standardization and fee-splitting bans for hospitals.
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Morning Journal Special Lease Wien
Washington
Liberty Loan
McAdoo
America
Treasury
Lala
Dallas
San Francisco
Treasury Department
New York
Bosafton
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Kansas City
Boston
Federal Reserve Banks
Minneapolis
All American Crews for Transports Highlighted
Boston officials of the Union States shipping board stressed the need for all American crews on ships of the new merchant marine to supply soldiers in France. The all-day conference covered recruiting, training, and staffing methods for navigation and engineering officers.
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LOY Morning Journal
Boston
Mass
France
Union States Shipping Board
Beckett Leaves Old Dominion to Join Phelps Dodge
Wiesel Globe Ariz Oct 26 P G Beckett longtime manager of Old Dominion mine and key figure in Globe Miami district resigns to join Phelps Dodge service. He will not announce his next post tonight plans a trip east for several months and a vacation before resuming copper company duties.
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Lat Morning Journal Special
Wiesel Globe
Ariz
P. G. Beckett
Old Dominion
Globe-Miami
Phelps Dodge
Becket
Copper Company
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Campbell
J. A. Campbell
Youngstown
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Senate OF Country
Butte
Gorgas
Blue
American College
C. DeRose
Sir Berkeley Moynihan
Leeds
England
Liberty
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