Threatened British Strike Action Postponed After Talks
London reports that railway men and transport workers suspend planned sympathy strikes in support of coal miners. Premier Lloyd George to meet miners' executive committee on Sunday to seek a settlement basis, while railway leaders cite peace efforts and avoid escalation. Transport unions await further moves by the trades union congress committee.
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Lloyd George
Britain
London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Premmier
Frank Hodges
Miners’ Union
J. H. Thomas
National Union of Railway Men
Mr. Thomas
Pendis
The
Trades Union Congress
Senator Myers Warns Montana of Riots If Townley Dunn Wins
Senator Henry L. Myers denounces non-partisan and labor leagues and urges Montana Democrats to back the Republican state and congressional ticket. He predicts riots and unrest in industrial communities if Townley Dunn prevail, cites past strikes in Butte, and urges voters to support Cox and the League of Nations for peace. The speech draws about 1,200 attendees at Margaret theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Myers
Montana
Townley-Dunn
Congressional
Margaret
Myers
North Dakota
Labor League
Cox
League of Nations
Wheeler
Ife
Butte
Campaign costs top 3.6 million for 1920 elections
Sworn house statements show the 1920 presidential campaign up to Oct 18 costing more than 3.6 million dollars. The Republican national committee led expenditures at 2,741,503.34, with Democratic at 699,971.69 and Socialist at 48,047.68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Republican National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Socialist National Committee
Socialist Party
Democratic Congressional Committee
Republican
Geyser Elevator Manager Killed in Belt Accident
Louis F. Coughlin, manager of the Geyser elevator in Cascade County Montana, was killed when his clothing caught in a driving belt and he was drawn into the machinery. He was a well known figure among grain men in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Louis F. Coughlin
Geyser
Cascade County
Montana
Miner held after 100 pounds of explosives found
Cam ile Cacci, a 35 year old Terry, near Deadwood, was held after officers found 100 pounds of giant powder and dynamite caps and fuses at his home. A trunk receipt to Omaha from Aug 18 raised questions about hidden contents and possible transfer. Cacci said he planned to use the powder to cut stumps for firewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
Camile Cacci
Terry
Here
Omaha
Ind
Cacci
Wine made for widows sold to soldiers in Washington
Seattle. On complaint from W T U members Prohibition Director Donald A McDonald ordered seizure of 20 gallons of home made blackberry wine found at the home for aged and indigent widows of Civil War veterans at Puyallup. Experts say the wine, made by inmates of the home, was of excellent flavor and high alcoholic content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
W. GC. T. U. Prohibition
Donald A. McDonald
Puyallup
Wash
Prohibition Enforcement
Fire Destroys Hotel Warehouse and Post Office in Grownsville
Laconia Wisconsin dispatch reports Grownsville Minnesota was hit by a blaze that consumed a hotel warehouse and the post office. Local fire department from Lacrosse assisted with a steamer and hose to help villagers battle the flames.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Grownsville
Minn
Mississippi River
Preferential coal car allotment halted in three regions
The Interstate Commerce Commission discontinued preferential coal car allotment for fuel transport to the Great Lakes district in three sections. Allocations will be omitted at the Louisville & Nashville mines and in the Irwin Pennsylvania district, Northern Ohio, and Butler Mercer Pennsylvania districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Lakes District
Louisville & Nashville
Irwin
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Middle
Butler-Mercer
Northwest
Cox urges U.S. entry to League with reservations
Governor Cox in Madison Square Garden urges early U.S. entry into the League of Nations arguing for reservations that are useful and clarifying. He warns of a low mood if the nation misses the league and says he would lift politics from the issue by achieving ratification with acceptable terms.
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New York
Cox
Ohio
League of Nations
Madison Square Garden
America
United States
Atlantic Coast
League
Harding
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
Burglar Foiled By Timely Return at Phillips Street
Mr and Mrs Thomas Wilkinson of 2895 Phillips Street returned home around 10 30 PM to a burglar vanishing through the back door. The house was ransacked but a large valuables collection remained. An inventory showed a single missing item a 32 caliber Colt automatic revolver. Deputies Murphy McNeil McDonnell and Leary investigated but found no trace of the suspect.
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Thomas Wilkinson
Phillips Street
Uptown
Murphy
McNeil
McDonnell
Leary
Democratic Fund Shrinking Campaign Budget Cited
Wilbur W. Marsh treasurer of the Democratic National Committee says in New York on October 23 that the party's total campaign expenses will be well within 1 million dollars. He adds that by comparison the Republican committee's receipts and expenditures appear pitiably large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilbur W. Marsh
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
Lord Mayor Mac Swiney in Seventy Second Hunger Strike Day
The Irish Self Determination league reports the lord mayor of Cork remains unconscious on the seventy second day of his hunger strike in Brixton prison. A bulletin notes no recognition, with occasional mouth movement, and mentions travel restrictions on his relatives due to a Home Office embargo.
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London
Irish Self Determination League
MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton Prison
Exchange Telegraph Company
Irish Self-Determination League
Home Office
Mary
Annie MacSwiney
Diet ratifies Riga peace treaty
War saw diet unanimously ratifies the preliminary peace treaty signed at Riga by Russian and Polish peace delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Riga
Lone robber robs Melstone bank and escapes on horse
A lone gunman entered the Melstone State bank in Lewis Town Pole Trails area at noon. He forced the bookkeeper Dunvas and a boy into the vault, took over $2,000, then rode away on a horse toward the north. A large posse pursues.
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Lewistown
Melstone State Bank
Melstone
Yusselshell County
Roundup
Milwaukee Railroad
Dunvas
Baker and Party Skip Butte Stop for Spokane Journey
Secretary of War Baker and the League of Nations special will bypass Butte and head from Salt Lake City to Spokane. J Bruce Kremer, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says the party will leave Salt Lake Monday night and travel via Butte Tuesday evening, arriving in Spokane early Wednesday. Prominent travelers include Col Charles Whittlesey Herbert Parsons Dr Henry Van Dyke Dr Irving Fisher Mrs Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Mrs Edwin Meade.
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Baker
League of Nations Special
Butte
Salt Lake City
Spokane
J. Bruce Kremer
Democratic National Committee
Kremer
Salt Lake
Mr. Baker
Col
Charles Whittlesey
Herbert Parsons
Henry van Dyke
Irving Fisher
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Edwin Meade
Roosevelt Predicts Victory as Support Swings in New York
Roosevelt telegram to Governor Cox reports a strong swing to the Democratic cause in New York, noting local committeemen observe a shift from silent to outspoken support. He says Republicans align with Cox due to belief in sustaining the League of Nations and sees Cox's victory as essential.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cox
New York City
Buffalo
New York State
Middle West
League of Nations
Starr's Body Found Near Lake Serene Cliff
Searchers foundWilliam Hi Starr of Seattle missing ten days after a fall near Lake Serene four miles from Index. The body was located at the foot of a cliff where he had reportedly plunged. The death is treated as a likely accidental fall.
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Everett
Waen
William Hi. Starr
Seattle
Lake Serene
Index
Chicago Police Chief Fails to Produce Whiskey Records
Chicago, Oct. 123. Police Chief John J. Garrity failed to surrender all whiskey scandal records to federal authorities. A large mass of documents was sent to John J. Kelly, but affidavits on charges against Mike De Pike Heitler were missing. Kelly was notified to produce the affidavits by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John J. Garrity
Garrity
John J. Kelly
Kelly
Mike de Pike” Heitler
Escapee Nabbed After Leap From Three Forks Window
Harold Brenn, fleeing a grand larceny charge, was captured after a Mil waukee train escape at Three Forks. On a Northern Pacific train near Bozeman he was confronted by Under Sheriff L M Milligan and arrested as other officers closed in. The man had earlier escaped Sheriff John K O Rourke of Silver Bow county, eluding pursuit for over fifty miles.
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Livingston
Harold Brein
Northern Pacific
Bozeman
Miles City
Brenn
L. M. Milligan
Sherif
John KK. O'Rourke
Silver Bow County
Three Forks
John K. O'Rourke
Milwaukee
Harold
King Alexander of Greece in Critical Condition After Monkey Bite
Athens Oct 23 King Alexander of Greece remains in a very acute cerebral crisis following an infection from a monkey bite. Doctors report the condition most critical with a three hour crisis and only a slight improvement afterward. Extreme weakness persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Alexander
Greece
Snow Buries Western Colorado With Deep Fresh Snow
Snow from three inches to five feet blankets Western Colorado as mountain roads close. Ouray reports 16 degrees above zero while Fruita sees four inches and Grand Valley piles to a foot. Grand Mesa lakes show 388 inches on the level. Ouray Silverton toll road shuts early. Red Mountain Ironton Park report five feet. Telluride notes heavier snowfall than in three previous winters.
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Grand Junction
Col
Fruita
Grand Valley
Floreat Angels
Grand Mesa Lakes
Cedar Ridge
Ouray
Silverton
Red Mountain
Ironton Park
Camp Bird
Gnettela
Telluride
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Eaploswes
Offigers
League Ogle
GOX
Wome
Democratic
Lone Robber
Lewis
Town Pole
Bansit
Baker and Party
Roosevelt
Hur
Starr
Balin
Congh
King IO
Colorado
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