Coal Strike Ends as United Mine Workers Accept Wilson Plan
Acting President Lewis announces miners accept President Wilson's settlement proposal. Telegraph orders will recall 400,000 miners to work. a tribunal will decide wage and price adjustments within 60 days, maintaining the October 31 1919 wage base. Palmer commends leaders. Wilson urges prompt resumption and tribunal formation within sixty days.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mr. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Representatives
United States
Garfield
Washington
Palmer
Messrs
Lewis and Green
Green
Secretary of Labor
Woodrow Wilson
Receding Chin Traits in Men and Women
The article discusses how a receding chin is commonly seen as a negative sign indicating a weak character and discouragement. It cautions against judging a person solely by chin shape, noting counterbalancing traits may exist in individuals.
First Holes by Early Humans From Stone and Shell
The article describes how the first holes were made by striking stone or shell with a hammer to chip out a fragment. A hunter placed a sinew through the opening and wore it as an ornament, prompting others to explore making holes in various materials.
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Clifton Hnarby Levy
Planned Revolt In United States Tied To Mexico Plot
Memo released to President Wilson details alleged Mexican plot linked to President Carranza aiming to spark a general strike in the United States. Lodge 28 and IWW figures discussed plans to seize ports and return border states to Mexico, with three men named by Carranza for consideration.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Wilson
Fall of
New Mexico
Mexico City
Lodge 28
Texas
Fall
Lodge
Atlantic
Colorado
Wilson Opposes Break Over Fall Resolution
President Wilson warned against any Fall resolution severing ties with Mexico. Senator Lodge said the measure is dead and won’t be taken up again by the Foreign Relations Committee. Wilson called passage a reversal of constitutional practice that could confuse foreign affairs guidance. The letter to Senator Fall conveyed the administration’s stance.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Fall
Mexico
Congress
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
War Rules Re established Amid Coal Shortage
Washington, D. C. Viewing with alarm the dwindling bituminous coal supply due to the miners' strike, Garfield issued an order restoring most restrictions on fighting and heating from the coal shortage era. The order makes these limitations elective for bituminous coal and coke consumers and is to be enforced by the railroad administration. Anthracite and other fuels are unaffected.
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Washington, D. C
Uet
Garfield
Railroad
Curtailment Greatest Ever in U.S. Rail Travel
Washington DC railway officials report the sharpest cut in passenger service on record with about 200000 train miles removed daily and fuel savings around 15000 tons. They study further curtailment while weighing public impact.
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Washington, D. C
Railroad Administration
Commission Hopes Report by Christmas
Washington D C The special national Industrial commission appointed by President Wilson to suggest a remedy for current Industrial troubles may be able to make a report before Christmas.
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Washington, D. C
Special
Naonal Industrial Commission
Wilson
Paris Notes Deny German Demands on Treaty Modifications
The supreme council notes sent to Baron Von Leisner reject Germany’s bid to alter the treaty or recover prisoners. It says indemnities for sunk ships will be studied equitably after a reparations hearing and warns that breaking the armistice would permit allied military action. Signature and ratification should proceed without delay.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Baron von Leisner
Germany
Scapa
Reparations Commission
U S Navy Needs Massive Build Up for Peace
Washington report from the Navy General Board urges a 1921 building program including two battleships one battle cruiser ten scout cruisers five destroyer flotilla leaders and six submarines. It says the US Navy should match the world’s strongest by 1925 and that a powerful fleet serves as a great deterrent to war by protecting commerce.
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Government Board
Washington, D. C
Navy General Board
United States
Home Rule for Erin Likely Satisfactorily Settled
London reports a hopeful outlook on the Irish question. Walter Hume Long says a satisfactory settlement is possible and Lloyd George will soon introduce a new Irish home rule bill in Parliament. The Daily Mail notes the bill envisions two legislatures with a coordinating senate, though senate powers remain undefined.
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London
Walter Hume Long
The
Admiralty
Lloyd George
Daily Mail
Over Million Idle as Coal Shortage Hits Economy
Washington reports a coal shortage idling or part time employing over a million workers. J D A Morrow of the National Coal Association calls the figure extremely conservative as communities face forced vacations and wage losses exceed two million dollars daily. Women who rely on mercantile work are among those affected.
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Washington
J. D. A. Morrow
National Coal Association
Britain to honor Franco-British alliance with aid to France
British papers say Great Britain will fulfill the defensive pact by coming to France’s aid if Germany launches unprovoked aggression, regardless of whether the United States joins the agreement.
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Britain
France
Paris
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Enlistment Plans At Radical Headquarters Revealed
U. S. officials seized circulars in recent raids that outline I. W. W. plans to enlist Negroes and Douglas Aziz in a war effort. The documents indicate recruitment aims and coordination at radical headquarters.
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W. W
Douglas
Aziz
U. S
Eighty-One War Widows Listed on Pension Roll
Washington D C Eighty one widows of soldiers from the war of 1812 remain on government pension rolls according to an annual report by Secretary of the Interior Lane.
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Washington, D. C
Lane
Ex Kaiser Feels Safe Amid Allied Trial Fears
Reports from Berlin quote the former German Kaiser saying he does not expect to be tried by the Allies, expressing confidence in his safety despite postwar charges.
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London
Boriln
Wife of Angeles Dies Without Word of Husband Arrest
The wife of Mexican revolutionary leader Felipe Angeles, identified as New York Senora, died December 7 while not having been informed of her husband’s arrest and death by Carranza troops.
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Angeles
New York
Senora Felipe Angeles
Carranza
Living Cost in New York Surges to New High
The cost of living in New York rose 18 percent in the last month across ninety staple commodities, reaching 131 percent above prewar levels. Bradstreet’s figures released publicly show the highest level on record.
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New Yorks
Irving
Bradstvegt
Iowa Farm Bureau and Iowa farming notes from 1919
Webster county leads in tractors with 600 in use far above the state average. Boone County hosts a Farm Bureau membership drive December 15 to 20 with 17 state organizers and 15 members from each township volunteering. Herman Schroeder sells and repurchases his Burt farm within weeks, profit 4800 dollars. Furs bring large sums in Iowa, wool marketing shows 22 000 pounds sold via central warehouse. Everbearing strawberries and late frost raspberries are reported in Keokukee and nearby areas. Community centers near Coultier, St Johns Danish Lutheran church build a $4600 hall, hosts a large homecoming for soldiers.
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Webster County
Eany
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Boone County
Boone
Herman Schroeder
Burt
Kossuth County
F. J. Mann
G. W. Paine
Decaturca
H. B. Hallock
Eagle Grove
L. T. Parker
Hallock
Keokukee
Oakland
Coultier
St. John’s Danish Lutheran Church
Peru Woman Credits Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy For Recovery
Mrs Anna Meteriano of Peru Indiana says she suffered severe backache and dragging pains until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health She reports waking early performing housework and factory work feeling strong again The ad ends with a light joke about a rainbow kiss following a storm
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Peru
Ind
Yoia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
West 10Th St
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Warn of Rheumatism
An advertisement warns that rheumatism stems from poisons in the body and urges immediate use of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to cleanse kidneys and urinary tract. It claims the capsules restore inflamed tissues and list other ailments they aid such as lumbago sciatica and gall stones.
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Haarlem
The Faithful Idle Jests Questioned by Sons
In Life magazine a remark is cited: there are no idle jests, as jokes are work in progress. The quote frames a discussion about humor and labor among the speaker and his sons.
Boschee's Syrup Promoted For Cold and Lung Troubles
A historical advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for colds, bronchitis, throat irritation, and lung problems. It cites influenza mortality and claims the product has aided countless families for over fifty years, promising restful nights and easy morning expectoration. Made in America and sold widely.
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America
Theorist and Soldier Debate Corporal Punishment
Theorist denies belief in corporal punishment while the soldier argues one would change stance under the same conditions. They discuss authority, discipline, and personal principles shaping viewpoints.
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Erin
Jack
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B.A. Thomas Stock Remedy
OLD Kentucky Mfg. Co., Inc
Paducah, Ky
Adin & Martin
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World Lynch
Casper
Netgear
SALH
Parcel Post
Walter Roppert
Honey Arm
Burlington
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