Farmers Congress Opposed 10 Strike and Labor Extremism
National Congress members pledged helping hand to labor while condemning radical elements. A resolution from Hagerstown Maryland denounced strikes and Bolshevik threats, while backing a federal arbitration board for a square deal between capital and labor.
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National Congress
Hagerstown
Farmers’ National Congress
Organized Labor
Congress
Convention
Farmers of America
Federal Board of Arbitration
Government Sets Coal Prices Under Fuel Administration Plan
Washington reports an order to reestablish old maximum coal prices after a Thursday conference with Dr H A Garfield and rail officials The official said curtailment of industries is not yet required but is prepared if needed for war industries board measures The war list would not receive war time protections and could be cut off entirely.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
H. A. Garfield
Railroad Administration
Garfield
War Industries Board
War Industries
Famous Writer Ella Wheeler Wilcox Dies in Branford Home
Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox author and poet died at her home The Bungalow Branford after months of illness following a nervous collapse during war relief work in England. She was 63 or 64 and a native of Johnstown Center Wisconsin. She married in 1884 and left a vast body of prose and poetry.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
New England
New Faven
Gonn
Ela Wheeler Wilcox
Branford
Lewis Attacks President Over Mine Strike Policy
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, sharply criticizes President Wilson’s course amid the mine strike, calling it a long series of failed attempts to curb executive power. The attack follows a long telegram to Secretary Wilson and a response from White House officials at a conference with state leaders.
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Tadhinapwliss
Wilson
Johi i
Mystery Illness Grips New York Woman After Three Weeks
Mrs Dora Mint of New York becomes seriously ill after a three week sleep like state following a sore throat. Dr B Copeland and Dr Cora Lestoner report the case as a puzzling medical condition with uncertain prognosis.
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New Yorke
Dora Mints
Tor
Copeland
Hewtth
Cora Lestoner
Abe
Kidnap Plotters Sentenced in Three-Man Case
Four men tied to an alleged plot to abduct and ransom Michael Ford, son of Henry Ford, Detroit auto magnate, were sentenced to prison in a city workhouse. The defendants faced a jury verdict after prosecutors outlined the plan to seize the youth and demand payment.
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Toledo
Ranson Wmchael Iord
Henry Pord
Detroit Automobile Deturer
Taft Calls Conspiracy Claim at Malden Coal Rally
Former President William M Patt denounces coal miners strike as unlawful conspiracy during a rally in Malden Massachusetts. He accuses leaders of orchestrating actions to disrupt industry and public order.
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Taft
Malden
Mass
William M. ‘Patt
Moses Amendment to Pact Rejected in Senate Vote
The Moses amendment to revise voting strength in the League of Nations failed 47 to 86 as part of the 46 amendments disposed of on October 2. Other proposed changes by Sherman and Johnson were also defeated, while labor-section elimination looms as a new fight shaping final treaty action. Nine Republicans joined Democrats against the Moses amendment.
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Washington
Moses
New Hampshire
League of Nations
Senate
Sherman
Illinois
Johnson
California
Lkely
Measure Aimed at Reds in Senate Report
The immigration committee, at the request of Attorney General Palmer, ordered a favorable report on a House bill for deportation and permanent exclusion of alien anarchists. The bill targets aliens interned during the war, those convicted under espionage draft explosives and related laws, and aliens threatening the president, with final deportation decisions resting with the secretary of labor.
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Washington
Palmer
Senate Immigration Committee
United States
House
Secretary of Labor
Labor Leaders vow to strike if anti strike law passes
In Washington organized labor led by the American Federation of Labor warns that passage of anti strike legislation in Congress would trigger an immediate nationwide walkout. They insist the right to strike must be preserved.
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Washington
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Secretary of Labor Opens International Labor Conference
William B. Wilson formally opened the international labor conference in Washington on October 29, welcoming delegates for the people of the United States and for President Wilson.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
Witness Held for Conspiracy in Chicago Postal Case
Paul W. Hyde of Chicago, a Witness in the Pah Motor trial, was held to a grand jury by Federal Judge Landis on a charge of conspiring to violate postal laws. The bond or terms fixed at B10.
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Chicago
Paul W. Hyde
Landis
Honda
Horn Guilty of Dynamiting at St. Croix Bridge
Horn was found guilty of the dynamiting of the Canawdan end of the international bridge at St. Croix, N. B. The jury retired for thirteen minutes before reaching a verdict on February 2.
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Horn
Fredericton
BeeWarner
St. Croix
N. i
President Wilson vetoes enforcement bill on war time prohibition
President Wilson vetoed the prohibition enforcement bill citing inclusion of war time prohibition. Congress quickly overrode the veto with a strong two thirds majority in both houses, making the act effective to prevent sale of beverages over one half of one percent alcohol. The vote followed a swift passage after the veto, aligning Senate and House support for immediate enforcement.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Senate
Congress
Germany
Palmer
Plot to Kidnap Ford's Son in Toledo
Private detective Fredy Gray exposed a plot to abduct Edsel Ford in Toledo and demand 200000 dollars in ransom. Four men were arrested in a local rooming house following the discovery and police pursuit.
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Ford
Toledo
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Fredy Gray
Belleville High School Students Demand Soviet Memorial
A Belleville township high school memorial pleads for a high school soviet to be set up locally. The note warns that if demands are unmet by November 1, students will strike. A second item notes Cuba holds nearly 400000 tons of sugar in warehouses, per a cable from Cuba’s sugar association head.
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Bellevue
Belleville Township
King Albert christens Cantigny troopship in Philadelphia
King Albert of Belgium closed his Philadelphia visit by christening the Cantigny troopship launched at Hogueland shipyard. The ceremony marked the end of his official visit and highlighted the military ship’s introduction.
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King Christens
Phiadelphia
Albert
Belgium
Philadelphia
Cantigny
Hogueland
Fire Discloses Murder at Lyons Farm
Fire swept the Lyons property destroying every building as the body of John Lyons was found inside the home with a fatal gunshot wound. The incident points to a homicide tied to a rural farmstead blaze and the investigation continues.
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John Lyons
Young
Lyon
Lyons
Women Win Vote Rights Amendment in Lords
London reports the house of commons approved an amendment to the pending bill removing sex disqualifications allowing women to boat and vote in the house of lords. The amendment passed by 171 to 64.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Muskegon Steamship Muskegon wrecks on pier killing many
The Crosby steamer Muskegon was driven onto the piers in a gale near Muskegon Michigan early Tuesday. Of 37 passengers, 24 accounted for and 10 crew confirmed dead with more victims feared. Survivors aided by Red Cross, many in night clothes, as the vessel struck the harbor bar and was hurled onto the pier.
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Muskegon
Mich
Lake Michigan
City of Holland
Red Cross
Milwaukee
Edwin Miller
Star Opera cancels German opera plan in New York
The Star Opera Company abandons German opera in English in New York saying continuing the effort contradicts good public policy and that the public has shown clear disapproval of the performances.
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New York
Star Opera Company
Board of
Allene Flrat to Go Amid Navy Yard Discharges
Officials announce mass layoffs at navy yards due to reduced work and funding. Citizens of the United States will be removed from their jobs as allowances end and all personnel are discharged. No further details provided.
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Allene
Flrat
Astone
United States
Navy Yards
Aerial Freight Service to Cuba Begins From New York
Inauguration of an aerial freight link between New York and Cuba occurred Tuesday as a seaplane departed Bath Beach Brooklyn carrying a cargo valued at £100,000 of fountain pens for Havana.
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Cuba
New York
I Bath Beach
Brooklyn
Havana
Starving Airmen Slain in Mexico
Lieuts. Cecil Connolly of San Diego and Frederick Waterhouse of Welser Ida missing since August 21 were slain in Lower California by Mexican fishermen. Bodies returned aboard the destroyer Aaron Ward reveal nineteen days of extreme hunger and last messages scrawled on the plane. Major Bratton says the slavers are known to both governments and efforts to capture them continue. Major MacAuley once flew within sixty miles of the lost aviators.
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San Diego
Cecil H. Connolly
Frederick B. Waterhouse
Welser
Ida
Lower California
Aaron Ward
Bahal Los Angeles
Gulf of Lower California
Border Patrol
Yuma
Ariz
R. 8. Bratton
United States
de Haviland
Connolly
Waterhouse
Major Bratton
Maj
Theodore MacAuley
Admit Huns to Conference After Protest Vote
The international labor conference voted to admit Germany and Austria as full members upon their arrival, despite opposition from the French delegation. Louis Guerin cast the sole negative vote, arguing for distinction between barbarian nations and allies who fought for freedom.
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Germany
Austria
Washington
Interational
World Labor Organization
Louis Guerin
Firemen Brotherhood Leader Vows Not to Obey Strike Laws
Timothy Shea acting president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen warned Congress on October 26 that the union would not observe pending anti strike legislation if enacted. He argued such measures target rail workers and curb the right to strike to prevent injustice amid railroad wage reduction expectations.
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Washington
Timothy Shea
Congress
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Teachers May Become Miners in New York Plan
Homer Gray president of the teachers association calls for men teachers and principals in New York public schools to volunteer as coal miners and laborers if the bituminous miners strike. A meeting is slated for next Saturday to discuss the proposal.
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New York
Homer Gray
Teachers’ Association
Muse
Helglin King’s brief Washington visit ends
King Calla of Helglin met with President Wilson at the White House in a brief but climactic audience. The monarch’s Washington visit concluded late at night as he prepared to sail home.
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King Calla
White House
Washington
King Albert
Wilson
Sal
Explosion on Hyuga Dashes Japanese Navy Maneuvers
In Tokyo Bay a blast on the battleship Hyuga during naval maneuvers with the emperor aboard killed fourteen sailors and left thirty wounded. The accident disrupted planned navy exercises and cast a pall over the ceremonial activity.
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Tokio
Hyuga
Tokio Bay
Deportation Moves Stir In Rio De Janeiro
City authorities deport agitators amid unrest as Brazil tightens control against rodent protestors. Reports say detainees boarded flights to Europe last week with officials citing public order concerns and security.
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Rio Janeiro
Europe
Ban Paulo
Sundowner on the river road
A vivid portrait from Will H. Ogilvie’s King’s Highway describes the Australian swagman as a lone wanderer who arrives at dusk, wearing Crimean shirt and moleskin, with a light switch for a brush of flies, his dog, and a life where time holds no account as he camps beside rivers.
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Australia
Wilga Tree
Buddah Bush
H. Ogilvie
King’s Highway
Training Or Education Distinction From Dr C S Gager
A Mont real Herald passage reports Dr C S Gager contrasting training with education. He argues equipment and technique alone do not create progress. true preparation must exceed expected needs and education, not mere training, enables adaptation to new challenges.
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C. Stuart Gager
School of Horticulture
Montreal Herald
Date fruits in Arab diet and uses across Arabia
Dates form staple food for many Arabs across Arabia. They are eaten at every meal and processed into sirup, vinegar, and even distilled brandy by some. Date pits are ground to feed livestock and sometimes used as beads and counting tools by children on the desert sand.
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Arabia
England Tests New Bacterized Peat Fertilizer
Experiments in England with a bacterized peat fertilizer show remarkable plant growth and productivity increases. Plants thought to be dying have been restored to better than dermal conditions.
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England
Salesex and laissez-faire policy in political economy
The term Salesex or laissez-faire is described as a government policy favoring minimal interference with individual freedom of action. It originated in France to denote leave industry and trade free from taxation and government restraint unless required for public peace and order, though later broadened to limit interference with individual actions.
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France
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Day
Alejo Careceno
Cuban Sugar Manufcturers & Planters’ Association
SGORE
Luko
Gale
Harry A. Garfield
Mexico
Ee Allmaker
Utah
Scho
Army
Barber College
West Temple St
Salt Lake City
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