Rescue at sea after 63 hours aboard wrecked freighter
Sixty three hours into a storm damaged Frances J. Widla freighter near Pancaxe Shoals the 7,500 ton vessel ran aground as crew endured bruises and hunger. Steward Alexander Stevens braved buckled deck to cook on improvised stove, while tug Towa made three rescue trips and dog Tootsie boosted morale.
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Sault Sth
Mariz. Mich
Frances J. Widiar
Arthur Forbes
Low
C.E. Ainsworth
Towa
Widlas
Pancaxe
Ordes
Alexander Stevens
Stevens
Lords Support Irish Home Rule Bill Faces Second Reading
London November 1 The Irish Home Rule bill passed its first reading in the Lords. A second reading is set for November 23 when Lord Dunraven will move its rejection.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Dunraven
Coffee House Scene Tied to Fatal Whiskey Plot in Brooklyn
Witnesses testified in Brooklyn about a planned theft and distribution of wood alcohol or whiskey, blamed for 100 deaths in New England. John Romanelli, an undertaker, was named in the indictment along with four others.
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New York
New England
Brooklyn
John
Romanelli
Wholesale Clothing Prices Fall Across Markets
Wholesale clothing prices drop 30 to 40 percent as spring lines move in. Factories report large unsold stocks and returns, with a broad price cut across men’s wear, coats, and merchandise. No official reasons given by manufacturers. Trade groups note ongoing adjustments in pricing as stocks clear.
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Koochiestior
X.Y
Boches Gothinge's
Uiswal Association
Chinese Pigtails Here by Carload
The Oriental Manufacturing Company of Houston seeks carload rates to ship Chinese pigtails pressed into cloth used for filtration and soap making to northern consumers. Represented by Clifford Thorne, the firm notes prewar sources of horsehair and camel hair were cut off, prompting a shift to Chinese hair. About 100 000 pounds of Chinese hair are on hand, with 19 carloads already ordered and more expected next year.
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Washington
Houston
Tyas
Surioug
Intestate Commerce Commission
Oriental Manufactureing Company of
Howat
Clifford Thorne
China
Thorne
Euroapean
Wwe
Houston Company
Southern Cotton Seed Oil Crushers’ Association
Shipboard Riveting Probe Exposes Faulty Work
New York witnesses describe alleged defective riveting on ships for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. A riveter and inspector testifies he was fired for sending evidence to President Wilson, later reinstated. the issue is before the Shipping Board investigative committee.
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New York
Vie Ismergency Fleet Corporation
Whitson
Wats Comreusional Committee
Luiquiring
Shipping Board Jathiing
Thomas Kr
Putstell
Himaself
Ann
Willes
Dafec
Armenian Capital Evacuated and Armenia Isolated
New York dispatch reports Erivan the Armenian capital has been evacuated and Armenia cut off from the world as Alexandropol and Tiflis communications halt. Turkish forces under Ikemal Vash threaten Becun and Georgian mobilization rises. Relief efforts plan to ship 818,000 cases of clothing and supplies, with Gulf Droma carrying wheat and sugar to aid the stricken region.
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New York
Erivan
Armenian Republic
Alexandropol
Tiflis
Georgi
Armenia
Ardahar
Ardanautch
Tchorok
Batum
New East Relief
Ikemal Vash
Black Sea
Charles ¥. Vickrey
Sear Te
Aald Focuy
Haar
Barun
Gansta King Fin
Gulf Droma
Ship Board Culprits Will Be Prosecuted Declares Benson
Rear-Admiral W. S. Benson chairman of the Shipping Board told the South Atlantic Ports association in Charleston that no wrongdoer connected with the board will escape if his wrongdoing is called to attention. He said he has insisted on the closest watch and followed the board’s work worldwide with the aim of ensuring permanent merchant marine success and accountability. Continued on page two.
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Ship Board
Benson
Charleston
S. C
Associated Press
Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation
W. S. Benson
South Atlantic Ports Association
Shipping Board
Tallare
Reds Occupy Sebastopol and Wrangel Appeals for Aid
Dispatch from Constantinople reports Sebastopol fallen to Soviet forces after evacuation. General Wrangel, last to leave, boarded the cruiser Kornilov amid cheers. Premier Wrangel appeals to the United States for ships and aid for tens of thousands of wounded and destitute Southern Russian refugees.
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Wrangel
Alvough
Sebastopol
U.S
Constantinople
Associated Press
Korniloi
Tie Draame
Wy Tig Tipo Ook
M. Krivochin
Ger. Wrangel
Russia
Perelkop
Trostburen
Neape
Phe Eruel
Former Labor Foreman Denies Union War in N Y Explosion
New York November 15 Raymond C Clu rk former labor foreman testified to Chief Assistant District Attorney Talley about the Wall Street explosion on September 16. He denied a labor war caused the disaster and said an unnamed man on the bridge was allowed to stay when others were moved. He added he had not been warned by labor groups and his shooting during the blast did not implicate a labor dispute.
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N. Y
Raymond C. Clark
Wall
Broad Streets
Raiy
New York
Wall Street
Raymond C. Clu
Talley
Clark
New York Evening World
Nark
Jwines
Local Red Cross Chapter Records 400 Monthly Cases
The Bridgeport Red Cross chapter reports about 400 cases per month during its weekly roll call for the national home service program. The cases include many former service members suffering gas poisoning recurrence, with the committee noting these needs will persist for several months.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
Home Service Committee
Bridgeport
Chamber of Commerce Winess
Greeks Signal Venizelos Defeat As Votes Trickle In
In Athens and London reports indicate Venizelos and most of his cabinet trailed in Greece’s general election, with soldiers’ ballots yet to come. The government promised to resign if it fails to secure a majority, while Venizeloists race to salvage power as final results lag.
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Athens
Elac
Greece
Returs
Piraeus
Veniselos
Venizelos
London
Dtheng
Local Greeks Celebrate Election News in Bridgeport
Greek residents in Bridgeport erupted in a loud impromptu celebration after incomplete Greek election returns showed Premier Venizelos defeated. About 3,000 Greeks live in Bridgeport with several clubs, and their reaction was louder than the Harding victory celebrations in the United States.
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Bridgeport
Greece
Venizelos
Harding
Army of Dry Men Raid City In Nighttime Operation
Federal agents staged a major early morning operation in Bridgeport chasing rumors of a large organized bootlegging ring. Investigators found酒 illicit whiskey and associates at several hotels and a Moundraciskraf street location. Local officials prepared for a series of raids as agents questioned a proprietor and seized liquor and paraphernalia.
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Hleouh Wits
Mridgeport
Moundraciskraffe
Sauls Welch
Swiss President Urges U S To Take Its Place In League
Geneva Nov 15 Paul Hymans of Belgium was elected permanent president of the League of Nations at the opening session receiving 35 votes to four for Motta of Switzerland and one each for Ador Bourgeois. He urged the United States to take its legitimate place in the League as delegates reserved the Chile Peru and Bolivia Chile treaties for private negotiation.
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Paul Hymans
Belgium
League Assembly
Peru
Bolivia
Matta
Wilson
Geneva
Hymans
League
Chile
Paul Hymians
Belgin
League of Nations
Motta
Switzerland
Ador
Leon Bourgeois
France
M. Kuymans
United States
Movie Proprietors Held for Six Deaths in Panic
In New York City town news the two proprietors and a doorman of an East Side cinema faced $10,000 bail after a fatal theater panic that killed six children and injured twelve others. They were charged with unsafe conditions, a locked exit, and allowing unaccompanied minors. Smoke from a furnace sparked the blaze and a panic.
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York
East Side
Legion Executive Body Calls Bonus Referendum
The state executive committee of the American Legion decided to submit to a referendum vote of the legion posts in the state on whether the state should give coins to former service men.
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Bartford
Americcan Legion
League of Nations opens in Geneva amid crowd and debate
The first session of the League assembly in Geneva drew a crowded hall as delegates from many nations gathered. M Hymans presided, debates emerged over agenda items, and Lord Robert Cecil urged adding applications from Bulgaria Austria and other states to the agenda amid French and Swiss remarks.
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M. Hymans
Englam
M. Muitu
Genev
League of Nations
Wenlling
League
League Assembly
Geneva
Switzerland
Thymans
Hjalmar Branting
Paul Tissmans
Teague
Wines
Lord Rober Cecil
Africa
Banda
Bulgaria
Austria
Viviani
Bourgeois
Lloyd George says England pursuing poison gas research
London reports reveal that the War Office asked universities to push chemical warfare research for offensive and defensive use. Prime Minister Lloyd George noted the matter had been under government consideration for a year and would depend on League of Nations pronouncements and actions by other nations.
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Lloyd-George
England
London
War Office
House of Commons
Council of the League of Nations
Lloyd George
League of Nations
Tedyestutts
A.thauen
Deetz
Germany
Two Actresses Found Dead in Chicago Poison Victims
Chicago report on Marie Ramey and Lilian Thompson, actresses found dead in Grant Park after a mysterious phone tip. Police probe reveals unclear motives and leads, with autopsy and drug use suspected. Continues on Page Two.
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Chicago
Universal Service
Guy Oretard
Marie Ramey
Lillian Thompson
Grant Park
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