Root argues League of Nations could have joined if Wilson agreed
Elihu Root in his only campaign address on the League of Nations says the Germany peace treaty would have been ratified and America joined the league if Wilson had been willing. He criticizes Wilson’s infallibility while outlining four safeguards of the proposed world organization to prevent war and enforce collective action.
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Wilson
Germany
New York
Elihu Root
League of Nations
America
League
Mr. Root
Europe
Root
United States
Telephone operating incomes rise for seven months
Washington report shows big telephone companies earned over 3.2 million more in the seven months ended July than a year earlier while July alone fell by more than 350 thousand. July income reached 4.832 million and seven month total 47.275 million versus 43.932 million in 1919.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Verdict of jury in Fitzgerald death declared suicide
Cork Oct 19 The military court of inquiry concludes Michael Fitzgerald the first hunger striker to die in Cork jail acted of sound mind and deliberately ended his own life feloniously.
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Cork
Military Court of
Michael Fitzgerald
Sixth annual Montana Federation women’s clubs meeting opens in Whitehall
The sixth annual district No. 2 Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs convention begins this afternoon in Whitehall with host clubs from Whitehall North Boulder and Cardwell. Delegates from Butte Missoula Dillon and other towns will attend a program including invocations addresses relief pleas and a banquet as sessions run through Thursday with many districts represented.
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City
North Boulder
Cardwell
Montana
Spencer
Whitehall
Johns
Palm Hotel
Alfred Atkinson
Bozeman
Jeannette Rankin
Missoula
Crockett
Helena
J. F. Kilduff
State Federation
Butte
Anaconda
Hamilton
Rowan
Philipsburg
Stevensville
Dillon
Deer Lodge
Harris, Ennis, Wisdom
Twin Bridges
Corvallis
Federal agents arrest alleged bootleggers in raid
Three alleged bootleggers were arrested by federal agents and police after a raid on their operations. Jim Fullerton and Steve Krettle, proprietors of a soft drink establishment, were seized with liquor. Detectives Gerry and Mac Donald also arrested a woman named Jennie Doe after finding liquor at a west Galena home. Bond set at $250 per person.
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Jim Fullerton
North Wyoming Street
Steve Krettle
Utah Avenue
Gerry and
MacDonald
West Galena
Jennie Doe
Immigrants Offered Jobs Through Ellis Island Distribution Bureau
Hundreds of letters from manufacturers coal operators railway managers farmers and other employers were received at Ellis Island today offering jobs to immigrants. The letters come from the newly organized bureau of immigration distribution which seeks to place newcomers in American industry.
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New York
Ellis Island
Bureau of Immigration Distribution
Divorced Woman Rapidly Marries After Court Decree
Mrs Desta Carlson obtained a divorce in Judge Jacksons court within minutes, facing a demurrer and quick ruling. Less than 24 hours later she secured a license to wed Frank Alivant of Yakima, Washington. Carlson, 30, and Alivant, 32, have three children aged 8 to 13.
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Desta Carlson
Carlson
Bryant
Coal strike widens as transport workers drift toward walkout
London reports no new developments as miners remain on strike. 25,000 London transport workers weigh joining the action, with a conference held to decide. If nationwide walkout occurs, up to 180,000 could be affected. horse racing halted per a board of trade and Jockey Club agreement. most passenger steamers suspend between England and Ireland. rail service tightens amid idle iron and dependent industries in Middlesborough.
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London
Associated Press
Board of Trade
Jockey Club
England
Ireland
Middlesborough
Settlement prospects brighten after UK coal strike debate
London reports say the parliamentary discussion of the coal strike moderated by the prime minister's conciliatory tone has raised hopes for a quick settlement. The cabinet weighs William Brace's idea of 2 shillings interim miners' pay, while a wage board and year-end review are discussed. miners' representatives and industry figures attended a key conference, signaling resumed negotiations.
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London
Associated Press
Mananamahanicad
PreMler Livyu
Css Seceresen
Amour
William Brace
Brace
Senate committee eyes foreign diplomacy ties in fund probe
Washington dispatch reports Herbert Slouston treasurer of the League of Enforce Peace says the Senate committee investigating campaign funds is open to any incriminating evidence it can find of negotiations with foreign governments.
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Washington
Senate
League
Herbert
Denton Murder Evidence Points to Robbery Motive
District Attorney's office reports evidence suggesting mining magnate Jacob Charles Denton was murdered deliberately with robbery as the motive. Details indicate a planned crime tied to Denton's wealth.
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Los Angeles
Jacob Charles Denton
Republican Campaign About to Collapse, Doremus Says
Chicago October 19 congressman Frank I Doremus in charge of democratic headquarters says the republican campaign is about to collapse and reiterates earlier statements in a statement issued tonight The claim centers on the midwestern political scene and party prospects.
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Chicago
Frank I. Doremus
Mondell of Wyoming Sustains Broken Leg
Frank W. Mondell Republican leader in the house of representatives sustained four broken bones in a fall on the Shoshone reservation near Riverton Wyoming He was inspecting the Shoshone reclamation project when a dragline on which he stepped broke He was taken to a hospital in Lander Wyoming
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Riverton
Wyo
Frank W. Mondell
House of Representatives
Here
Shoshone
Lander
Brown to Tacoma Succeeds Craver in Railway Posts
Unofficial reports from Northern Pacific headquarters indicate General Superintendent A V Brown will transfer from Mandan North Dakota to Tacoma to oversee west of Paradise Montana becoming general superintendent of all lines. He will exchange positions with J E Craver who moves to Mandan.
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Livingston
Northern Pacific Railway
A. VV. Brown
Ines
Mandan
N. D
Paradise
Mont
Tacoma
J. E. Craver
Mr. Brown
Noted Surgeon of Parts to Operate on King of Greece
The King of Greece, King Alexander, remains in poor condition with luries congestion and increasing drowsiness. A renowned surgeon, unnamed, departed Paris for Athens by special train in response to an urgent summons and is expected to attempt no further operation.
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Greece
Athens
Alexander
Paris
Bond Issue Campaign Committee Named by President
President Pierce McMullen of the Silver Tow County Teachers Association named seven teachers to the bond issue committee aiding district and state measures on the November 2 election. Maddock, superintendent of schools, is chairman with Nellie Sminhl, K. Thomas, Edythe O Leary, Jennie Robinson, Julia Shea, and Mollie Jackson as associates.
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Pierce McMullen
Silver Tow County
Black and Tans Shoot Up Town in Drogheda
Early today volleys from rifles fired by Black and Tans in military motors stirred Drogheda. One civilian was wounded, several windows broken, eight men arrested after raids by the invaders.
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Drogheda
Ireland
Coal price cut talk eyed by Cleveland mine owners
Reduction in bituminous coal prices will be discussed by Cleveland mine owners at a meeting October 26, called by the National Coal Association at Attorney General Palmer's suggestion.
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Washington
Cleveland
National Coal Association
Palmer
State of siege proclaimed in 12 Russian departments
Copenhagen dispatch reports that Denmark’s Havas agency confirms a state of siege has been proclaimed in 12 Russian departments including Moscow and Petrograd.
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Moscow
Petrograd
Paris
Havas
Copenhagen
King George Orders Low Coal Use In Royal Palaces
London October 19 King George has ordered fires in royal palaces to be lit only when necessary to save coal. He instructs that fires should be kept as small as possible and used sparingly as a national example for households.
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London
Associated Press
George
Judge Jones Rallys Montana Democrats in Hilger
Judge George P. Jones of Forsyth spoke to a Hilger gathering urging Montanans to back the national Democratic ticket while opposing the state and congressional Democratic tickets. He warned farmers of misleaders in labor and agricultural groups and urged women voters to oppose the North Dakota style nonpartisan league influence.
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Lewistown
Montana
George P. Jones
Forsyth
Hilger
Judge Jones
Montana Democratic Club
J. HE. Wasson
J. M. Parent
Labor League
Pefer
LL W. W
Jones
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
League
Minnie Nielsen
Denton
Grass Range
Winnett
Judith Gap
Milwaukee
Harlowton
Downg
Terry
Sylvia Pankhurst Arrested Over Sedition Charge
Sylvia Pankhurst daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested in London on October 15 charged with publishing seditious literature and held for further inquiry.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Emameline Pankhurst
Wheat traffic clog on Great Northern line
Great Falls dispatch reports elevators along the Butte division glutting as refrigerator cars move wheat from stations. Car shortages and farmer holding for higher prices cause congestion across a score of division elevators.
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Great Falls
The
Great Northern
Butte
Governor Cox Attacks Lodge and Harding in New England Tour
Governor Cox of Ohio denounces Senator Lodge and Senator Harding during a New England swing through Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He ridicules Harding’s league stance and accuses Lodge of leading a partisan plot, urging support for the league at a Boston common rally.
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Cox
Harding
New England
Boston
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Harding
Governor Cox
Ohio
New Hampshire
Boston Common
Concord
Manchester
America
League
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge raps Wilson as autocrat in Newark address
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge accused President Wilson of autocratic rule at a mass meeting in Newark. He said Wilson aimed to usurp legislative power and force a league of nations without Senate consent, comparing him to a third Napoleon.
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Harding
Wilson
Association of Nations
United States
Des Moines
League
Newark
N. J
Kenry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
League of Nations
Bootleggers Must Pay Fine Plus Special Tax
Washington on October 19. The law requires violators of state prohibition laws who manufacture or sell fermented or distilled intoxicating liquors to pay not only court fines but also a federal special tax of $1,000. Internal Revenue Commissioner Williams announced that the 1918 law imposing the tax remains in effect and directed agents to enforce it.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Williams
Prohibition
Internal Revenue Collectors
Emloyes in the Vault During Spokane Bank Robbery
In Spokane the Union Park bank, an outlying industrial district site, was robbed at closing time by a lone offender who forced three employes into the vault. He escaped with 200 dollars in small bills after overlooking larger denominations. Cashier BE Anderson and bookkeeper Glenna Lee were involved. L D Means locked the front door as the event unfolded. The alarm was triggered after the vault was secured and the three workers freed themselves.
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Spokane
Union Park Bank
BE. R. Anderson
Myers
Glenna Lee
L. D. Means
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Society of Nations
Verdigt
Uist Rigt Meeting
Suman Club
Watterall
Great Britain
Robert Smillie
Transport Med
Labor
Lloyd George
Mondell
Wyoming
Brown
Craver
King George's Palace
Jurist
LODGE
Bay State
Napoleon
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