Escapes, fires and political moves make headlines
Western Newspaper Union reports on Wallace Kunnecke escaping from Sioux Falls life term for murder, a Saskatoon house fire killing six children, President Wilson reviewing the Pacific fleet in Seattle, and May McKee killing a rattlesnake. Also notes Navy language policy, Omaha shooting, Hilles buying airplanes, Kansas roadwork, Alaska railroad funding, and demobilization figures.
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William Kunnecke
Sioux Falls
S. D
Jenson
Sask
Wilson
Seattle
May McKee
May
J. R. McKee
San Francisco
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Eugene Scott
Omaha
Scott
Harry J. Hilles
Nebraska
Hiles
Multiple World Events Telegraphed From Around The Globe
A wide range of developments cross borders including a train collision near Toulouse with casualties, royal plans for America, new African diamond fields, an assassination attempt in Cairo, Bolshevik advances, Italian real estate purchases, a U S loan to Estonia, a treason trial in Paris, Mexican frontier signals to aviators, and troop movements in Siberia. Also noted are Warsaw fashion, a seaplane funeral in Toronto, U S farm vehicle use, a fatal crib accident, bank robberies, record aircraft altitudes, a pork seizure case, Theodore Roosevelt memorial plans, army legal service rulings, and a potash shipment contract from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Marissa
Ill
John Shell
United States
Lexington
McCook Aviation Field
Maj
R. W. Schroeder
William R. Day
United States Supreme Court
State of Ohio
Columbus Packing Company
Franklin County
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
National Memorial Committee
William Boyce Thompson
New York
Germany
Tarleton Winchester
United States Shipping Board
Arizona State Fair and mining ventures across the Southwest
Arizona State Fair runs November 3 to 8 1919. Karns Bros plan a landing field near Nogales for army aviators. Swansea Mines near Bouse shifts to 32 workers with 100 more planned. Pocahontas Mining plans a 100 ton ball mill with flotation. Convicts to build the Apache County highway near Superior. Reclamation Service proceeds with Yuma project sales and improvements. A density of cattle brands changes near Magdalena signals organized theft. East Vaughn and Vaughn merge school districts. Arizona licenses climb to 25 898 with Maricopa leading at 9 826. A child near Las Vegas NM dies after a horse kick. Twins mine near Kingman reveals 13 ft of high grade ore. Paloma King near Wickenburg reports a rich silver lead gold strike. Placer mining grows near Bear creek. Lincoln County fair planning proceeds with a Galup venue to host in October. Indian trader L H McAdams departs for Europe to market Navajo rugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaterio Rodriguez, Jr
L. Rodriguez
Las Vegas
N. M
Twins
Dassell Mining Company
Kingman
Ariz
Purdy Wilcox and Goodwin
Wickenburg
Pinos Altos
Bear Creek
Powers
Lincoln County
Gallup
H. McAdams
Galup
Europe
Ireland
Scotland
England
France
McAdams
Southwest
Pershing Receives Massive Welcome Upon Return to New York
General John J. Pershing arrives in New York to a triumphal homecoming. Secretary Baker and congressional leaders laud his leadership after World War I. Pershing fights back emotion as crowds cheer from Battery Park to City Hall. He praises the American doughboy and reflects on initiative and self reliance.
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New York
America
General Pershing
Meuse
Argonne
Baker
Senate
House
Pershing
Desertion of Mexican soldiers from Algodones garrison
Thirty Mexican soldiers garrisoned at Algondones in Lower California deserted after a battle with loyal troops. The deserters, members of Governor Cantu's army, started a fight in a saloon and fled toward Sonora as loyal forces outnumbered them.
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el Centro
Calif
Algondones
California
Cantu
Sonora
Washington Wheat Harvest Forecast Reaches 923 Million Bushels
The crop estimate bureau of the Department of Agriculture reports the 1919 harvest of spring and winter wheat totaling 923,023,000 bushels based on data received through September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Senate Passes Dry Bill Without Recorded Vote
The Senate approved the prohibition enforcement bill nearly as received from the committee and sent it to conference. The only substantive change in the Senate was an amendment adding the liquor and drug prohibition act for the Panama Canal Zone. the House has not acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
M. W. Watson
Wilson
John J. Pershing
Washington
Senate
Alaska
House
Mondell
Congress
White House
House Committee On Appropriations
Representative Gould
New York
Committee
Panama Canal Zone
House to Remain in Europe on Wilson Urgency
London report says Col. E M House postpones his return to America indefinitely at the urgent request of President Wilson. He will proceed to Paris where the allied mandate commission will resume sittings as U S Senate position on mandates under the league of nations remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilson
Col. E. M. House
America
Paris
Allied Mandate Commission
United States Senate
League of Nations
Powder Sold U S Worthless in Munition Inquiry
A 200000 pound batch of gunpowder manufactured in the United States was sold to England then Russia and finally resold to the United States as worthless. The finding arose from a House committee probe into munitions deals financed by American loans. The session was brief and the committee suspended pending more data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
Russia
United States
House
Planes Could Aid Mission Work in Central Africa
A Congo mission of the Disciples of Christ seeks flying boats to replace launches for inter station service. The letter notes a 500 by 200 mile area with rivers and waterways, proposing landings in straight streets of native towns for rapid transport between stations.
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Africa
Congo
Disciples of Christ
Coquilhartville
Belgian Congo
New York Evening Sun
Do Not Be Discouraged By Tomorrow's Burning Thoughts
A reflective note urges resilience, warning that anxious thoughts about the next day are often discarded in today’s worries. It counsels focus on present tasks to prevent discouragement from overwhelming effort.
No money in the old idea of being a millionaire
A reflective line argues that wealth from past fortunes holds little value today and emphasizes shifting value over time. It notes the diminished practicality of once vast sums in present terms.
Jealousy Tale Told In Chicago Lecture
Dr. Mary Dorgan Lockwood warns jealousy is dangerous in domestic life. She recalls a story of a capable cook and an envious parlor maid whose jealousy leads to a burned hair mishap, sparked by a comment about comparison between workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dorgan Lockwood
Chicago
Honors Even in Social Quarrel Over Army Service
In a Birmingham Age-Herald exchange, Mrs. Godspur notes her son was a first lieutenant and served in France, while Mrs. Clipping questions the extent of service. Another woman counters that Henry, a private, served 18 months in France as they compare gold versus silver service stripes.
Such Is Human Nature Flattering Fade
A reflective take on human memory and behavior contrasts flattery with abuse, noting flattery fades quickly while abusive remarks linger in memory much longer. The aphorism emphasizes the lasting impact of negative treatment on individuals.
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Dickman
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D. W. McNabb
Glass
Lane
Redfield
Houston
Siberia
Toulouse
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Leopold
Amsterdam
British Geological Survey
Gold Coast
Cairo
Pskoff
Viborg
Prince Joachim of
Prussia
Castagnola
Italy
Esthonia
Esthonian Press Bureau
Georges Gaston Quien
Edith Cavell
Mexican War Department
Thomas
Vladivostok
Manila
Nagasaki
Warsaw
Queen Maude
Norway
Christiania
Olaf
Toronto
Ont
Leonard Allen
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Harry Smith
Royal Air Force
Frederick Ekichenhauer, Jr
Frederick Eichenhauer
Hillside
N. J
Southwest News
New Mexico
Arizona
Douglas
W. E. Karns
Karns Bros. Inc
Nogales
Swansea Mines Company
Bouse
W. H. Skinner
Pocahontas Mining Company
Mayer, Ariz
Superior
Apache Caton
Yuma
Phoenix
Mulford Winsor
Magdalena
East Vaughn
Santa Fé
Vaughn
el Paso & Southwestern
J. H. Wagner
J. H. Wagner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mit Sims
Gila County
Apache
Cochise
Coconino
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Maricopa
Mohave
Navajo
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Yavapai
U. S
Alabastine Company
Grandville Ave
Grand Rapids, Mich
Fletcher
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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