Wilson Sends Conciliatory Letter Amid Steel Strike Conference
President Wilson from bed sends to Secretary Lane a conciliatory note as the national industrial conference faces dissolution after rejecting all collective bargaining and steel strike proposals. Labor delegates grow disheartened while the public group and administration consider adjourning for a coordinated action plan.
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Washington, D. C
National Industrial Conference
Wilson
Lane
Tine
Avhich
Labor
Holt
U S Holds Back on Peace Treaty Roles Until Senate Votes
The administration said American diplomatic and military involvement in provisions of the Versailles peace treaty will wait for Senate ratification. The State and War departments announced no immediate participation in international commissions or police duties for plebiscites without Senate sanction, a stance welcomed in the Senate amid controversy over premature U S involvement.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senate
State Department
Supreme Council
Versailles
War Department
Air Mail Service In Spring New York Extension Plans
The Post Office Department plans to extend the germ mail service to a transcontinental route from New York to San Francisco by next spring. Otto Praeger announced through the American Flying club, citing the army's cross country air race as a catalyst. Stopping points include Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Salt Lake City, Carson City, and San Francisco with emergency stops at Bellefonte Pennsylvania Bryan Ohio Des Moines Iowa Cheyenne Wyoming Battle Mountain Nevada.
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New York
Postofice Department of the
Germ
San Francisco
American Flying Club
Otto Praeger
Praeger
Cleveland
Chicago
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Carson City
Bellefonte
Bryan
Des Moines
Iac
Cheyenne
Wye
Battle Mountain
Nev
Prayer for Dead Angers Delegates at General Convention
At the Detroit General Convention a bid to bless graves faced stiff opposition in the house of deputies. Thomas Nelson Page denounced prayers for the dead and swayed delegates leading to rejection of the prayer.
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Detroit
Mich
Protestant Episcopal Church
Triennal General Convention
House of Depuaties
Thomas Nelson Page
United States
Italy
French Army Demobilization Nears Completion
Paris reports the demobilization of the French army is nearly finished with 101000 officers and 4822000 men mustered out. The decision marks a major postwar drawdown in force.
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Paris
New York Seeks Inheritance Tax From Astor Estate
The state of New York moves to collect a tax on the Astor estate. The estate of William W. Astor who died October 11 at Bernendon is the subject of the action, with millions of dollars in question.
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New York
William W. Astor
Bernendon
Derby Casualties From Ocean-to-Ocean Air Race
Following a list of participants in the ocean-to-ocean air race that began October 8, several have died in crashes or accidents. Names include Major D. H. Crissey near Salt Lake City, Lt. T. E. V. Valesa at Ovid Pass Wyoming, Lt. French Kirby at Castle Rock Utah, Lt. Stanley CG Miller at Castle Rock Utah, Sgt W. H. Nevill at Deposit New York, Worth B D McClure at Buffalo New York, Sgt Virgil Thomas at Salt, Col G F Dodd at Buseltne Field Pennsylvania, and Major Frizzel at Binghamton.
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D. H. Crissey
Salt Lake City
T. E. V. Valesa
Ovid Pass
Wyo
French Kirby
Castle Rock
Utah
Stanley CG. Miller
W. H. Nevill
Deposit
N. Y. Worth
N. Y
Virgil Thomas
G. F. Dodd
Buselten Field
Frizzel
Binghamton, N. Y
Radical I W W claims fuel steel strike probe
Washington reports Jacob Margolis of Pittsburgh an I W W attorney testified before the senate labor committee, alleging ultra radical activity behind the steel strike. He described aims to fuse I W W bolshevik and Russian workers to create a new society within the old. He tied the effort to William Foster and a Pittsburgh Russian worker union backing the strike.
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Washington, D. C
Jacob Margolis
Pittsburgh
Senate Labor Committee
Pittsburg
Littsburg
Margolis
Foster
Reorganize Defunct Bank Promised as Big North Dakota Bank
Fargo leaders of the National Nonpartisan League addressed a mass meeting urging the Scandinavian American bank to be reorganized into an $800,000 institution. Subscriptions for stock were opened after speeches, amid claims the bank, with $50,000 capital and $10,000 surplus, should be rebuilt into the largest in North Dakota.
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Fargo
N. D
National Nonpartisan League
League
North Dakota
A. C. Townley
Western Governors Urged to Call Special Sessions
Governor William D Stephens urged seven western states to convene special sessions to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. Telegrams requested enactment of the measure as a Thanksgiving present to western women. He said California’s legislature would see no other subject if a session is called.
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Sacramento
Wilam D. Stephens
Stephens
West End
Mathon
California
Flight record claimed Des Moines to Omaha in 51 minutes
Lieutenant Pearson flew 184 miles in 51 minutes in a Haviland 4 with a tail wind, establishing a probable eastbound record between Omaha and Des Moines at 180 miles an hour.
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Des Moines
Tieutenant P Pearson
Olmaha
Pearson
Budget Outlook: House Approves Massive 1950s Spending
Chairman Good of the House Appropriations Committee predicts Congress will be asked to appropriate over 5 billion dollars for government expenses in the next fiscal year in Washington.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
Congress
Good
House Appropriations Committee
Army Strength Cuts Through November Drop to 200 477
The American army strength is officially 200 477 men, a 2 percent reduction since November 30. Forces abroad total 85 000, including 8 000 in distant theaters. The report outlines a significant downsizing in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
da Sr
Maynard Wins Transcontinental Flight Race to Mineola
Lieutenant B W Maynard landed in Mineola at 1 53 05 PM Saturday on returning from San Francisco. Official figures show 24 hours 45 minutes 08 seconds actual flying time for the return leg, nearly matching the westbound time, with 18 hours spent under motor changes to be added as per race rules. The unofficial total elapsed time was 92 hours 32 minutes 48 seconds. The round trip, including San Francisco layover, took about ten days five hours. Maynard said he would attempt no stop flight from Mineola to San Francisco with Dallas as the sole stop.
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Mineola
N. Y
B. W. Maynard
San Francisco
American Flying Club
Air Service
Maynard
Army
Wahoo
Neb
Dallas
Tex
Wilson urges strong Red Cross Roll Call for peace and service
President Wilson appeals to the nation to support the Third Red Cross Roll Call opening November second with Red Cross Sunday and ending November eleventh the first anniversary of the armistice. He emphasizes membership over money, democratic welfare work, and continued relief efforts abroad with a focus on domestic public health and social services.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Red Cross
Wilson
Hiness
American Red Cross
Ned Cross
Europe
Congress of the
Secretary of War
Woodrow Wilson
Iowa News Briefs Highlight Farms and Local Events
The Iowa items note the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Webster City electing officers, Pella Canning plant busy with pumpkins, high school schedules delayed, and Boys Girls Club exhibit in Council Bluffs. Other notices cover wool growers profiting, potato shortages from gophers, church pastor leaves, scrub bull removal, memorial building work, and farm sales. Also reported are bank surpluses in Des Moines, auto trail promotions, Iowa’s horse breeds, and three new state park site recommendations in the southeast with a Farmington lake feature.
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Men’s Brotherhood
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa
Webster City
Pella Canning Company
Colfax
Council Bluffs
Simpson College Conservatory
Iowa
Iowa Pleeca Wool Growers’ Association
Irwin
Universalist Church of
Effie McCollum Jones
Harry S. Shook
East Pottawattamie County
Lake City Community Memorial
American Legion
Clinton Humphry
Lime Springs
H. M. Stafford
Richard Brackin
Brackin
Wumphry
Fayette County
Salvation Army
Christian Army
Des Moines
Iowa National Bank of Des Moines
Des Moines Savings Bank
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids and
McGregor
Bixby’s Park
France
Belgium
Scotland
England
United States
State Park Board
Keosauqua
Farmington
Mount Pleasant
Sugar price set by board for wholesalers and retailers
Washington Attorney General Palmer says the sugar equalization board fixed 10 cents wholesale and 11 cents retail as fair prices. Refineries withheld output must concur to release supply. Previous wholesaler price was 9 cents. old controls allowed 11 cents retail under old pricing.
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Washington
Palmer
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Sugar Equalization Board
Try to Stop German Opera in New York
Die Meistersinger was performed in German at the Lexington Theater despite Mayor Hylan’s ruling delaying German opera until the peace treaty is ratified. Thousands of soldiers, sisters, marines, and civilians clashed with police as they tried to reach the theater. Several shots were fired as ex servicemen charged the police and hurled bricks and missiles in an attempt to break through.
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New York
Hylan
Lexington Theater
Food Prices Dip Slightly Across Nation in September
Washington report shows the Bureau of Labor Statistics says 22 staple foods cost 2 percent less at September’s end than August. It marks the first drop since the war began aside from a June dip, though prices remain about 88 percent above 2018 averages.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
British War Losses Total 7,759,000 Gross Tons
London reports British merchant shipping losses from enemy action during the war amount to 7,759,000 gross tons with 14,287 lives lost. Official statements confirm the sinkings and casualty figures.
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London
Japan to Enlarge Navy with 24 Warships Planned
Tokyo reports indicate the government will bald two battle cruisers and 22 additional warships starting next fiscal year as part of a naval expansion.
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Japan
Tokyo
Germany pays first indemnity installment in 20 billion marks
Berlin based Cologne Gazette reports Germany has paid the first installment of the war indemnity. The payment consisted of deliveries of various commodities totaling 20,000,000,000 marks.
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Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Germany
Jimmy Tricycle Ride Prompts Maternal Caution
Averse to trouble, Jimmy fears minor accidents as his mother grows cautious. He asks to ride his tricycle to his auntie’s house and reassures her with a hopeful remark that nothing bad may happen, so she should not worry until it does.
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Jimmy
Life and success as shaping force of identity
The passage reflects on life as a bundle of contradictions and humans shaping it toward definite success. It notes conquerors from ancient to modern times molding reality into a symbol of their achievement.
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Alexander
Krobindranath Tagore
Condensed Milk Craving Sparks Outburst in Boston Transcript
An awkward quote surfaces as a young girl in Boston voices intense dislike for condensed milk with a harsh wish about the food product. The remark reflects everyday household frictions captured by the era’s newspaper coverage.
Fertilizer Demand Tied to Dutch Land Reclamation
The Netherlands shows strong fertilizer demand from extensive land reclamation. Dyking and draining have converted vast sea areas, culminating in efforts to drain much of the Zulder Zee, illustrating how reclamation drives agricultural inputs and fertilizer use.
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Netherlands
Zulder Zee
Then Get the Other Side Syegens Up Merely a Matter
An unclear wartime style line suggests a call to balance sides or seek parity, hinting at luck as a deciding factor. The fragment mentions a person or group named Syegens and implies a passive chance outcome without concrete events or dates.
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Kidney Relief
A drug advertisement extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments and urges readers to request a sample by mail with a ten cent enclo sure. It claims broad benefits and cites testimonials and widespread sales in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer
Harvard Endowment Drive Hint of Ambition
A Boston tale about Harvard President Lowell and a businessman on fundraising shows the balance between desire and practical need. Lowell compares ambition to a girl asking for a limousine while mother wants modest liver funds, underscoring prudent goals for the endowment campaign.
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Boston
Harvard
Harvard Endowment
Lowell
Nand
California Fig Syrup Advertsed as Child Laxative
An old advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It claims the product cleanses stomach, liver, and bowels and highlights a fruity taste and easy dosing on each bottle. Mothers are urged to say California when giving the remedy.
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California
Wasn't It a Pity Olive Tale From a Child
Little Anne loves olives and her mother guards portions. A guest dinner ends with a pile of pits on Anne's plate. She explains she dumped the rest on the floor to avoid shame and the pits being seen.
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Anne
Aspirin for Colds Ad Claims Bayer Tablet Brand
Advertises Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with proper directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Claims Bayer name guarantees genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Bayer is trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Mondacotic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
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Bayer
Unnecessary Worry Sparks Domestic Talk
A fragmentary dialogue reveals marital strain as a husband confesses kissing another man's wife and hints at divorce while a wife defends her mother, illustrating family tensions and heightened concern over reputation.
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