Real Star John T King Shines At Meeting
A packed Casino audience heard Republican speakers discuss campaign issues with John A. Leonard and Mrs. E. M. Sperry presiding. Notable moments centered on John T. King who drew the evening’s sole strong applause as he defended Brandegee’s vote against woman suffrage and his stance on the League of Nations. Brandegee spoke about his senatorial record and his letter to Col Ullman supporting suffrage, while Lake closed the session as the gubernatorial candidate.
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John A. Leonard
John T. King
King
Brandegee
League of Nations
Col. Ullman
Connecticut
Wilson
Lake
Elevator mirror delays service in Atlanta City Hall
In Atlanta on October 19 the mayor investigated slow elevator service blamed on a large decorative mirror used by female workers. Elevator operator Grover claimed staff linger to use the mirror while applying makeup. The workers request the mirror’s return, the mayor weighing optics and efficiency.
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Atlanta
Grover
Women judges urged for youth courts in Britain
A British Board of Education report, cited by the U.S. Children's Bureau, calls for women magistrates in juvenile courts to handle increasing offenses and to expand rehabilitation. It notes failures of whipping and detention, cites 1916 2800 and 1918 5000 prison terms, and recommends each court have a children’s probation officer to coordinate with teachers clubs and social groups.
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British Board of Education
Children's Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
England
Immigration shifts seek rural arrivals despite limits
New York Oct 19. Requests nationwide urge diverting westward immigrant flow from crowded cities to abandoned farms. Commissioner Wallis says authorities lack power. immigrants decide destination. Delegations from Detroit Chamber of Commerce and others press for northern Michigan and rural sites. Wallis discusses speeding westward departures with railroads to ease Ellis Island congestion.
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New York
United States
Wallis
Ellis Island
Chamber of Commerce of
Detroit
Enlistment list announces WWI service accepts
The following named men were accepted for service at the U S army recruiting station 925 Main Street on the 16th inst World War Veterans Arthur J Milson 208 State St Bridgeport Conn For cavalry Panama Samuel Beardsley Saugatuck Conn For Connecticuts Regiment of Heavy Artillery the 42nd C A C Camp Eustis Virginia Recruits no previous service Hycr ett S Meeker 206 Remington St City For Ordnance Dept Springfield Mass John H Blanchard Jr Ben Haven Conn For Medical De Es Field Service School Cari
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Arthur J. Milson
State St
Bridgeport
Conn
Cavalry
Panama
Samuel Beardsley
Saugatuck
Connecticut
Regiment of Heavy Artillery
42Nd
Camp Eustis
Virginia
Hycrett S. Meeker
Remington St
Ordnance Dept
Springfield
Mass
John H. Blanchard, Jr
Ben Haven
Medical de Es
Cari
Damage claims total seven million in Belfast riots report
Belfast authorities report seven million dollars in damage claims from the July and August riots. Lisburn, a town of about five hundred, shows four million seventy five thousand in losses from the destruction. Lisburn’s name traces to a 1707 fire in its history as residents discuss the aftermath.
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Belfast
Ireland
Lisburn
France to occupy Cilicia under mandate in Turkey
New York reports French military authorities in Cilicia inform Armenian National Union that France will occupy the entire region under its mandate and provide complete protection. Urfa and Mardin to be held, amid chaotic conditions as Turkish nationalists press attacks and persecutions. Eighteen Americans are cut off in Adana. Ray Chapman Andrews to lead Central Asia expedition to trace human origins. Sinn Fein comments on government payments for damaged property.
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France
Cilicia
New York
Turkey
Armenian National Union
Aleppo
Syria
Urfa
Mardin
Kemal Pasha
Ray Chapman Andrews
American Museum of Natural History
Central Asia
Sinn
Big Increase in Daily Wage Across Allegheny County
Pittsburgh reports a 70.2 percent rise in the average daily wage of all workers in Allegheny County from 1916 to 1919. Secretary James F. Woodward cites 5.08 dollars per day in 1919, up from 2.85 in 1916, with production values rising to about 1.9 billion in 1919.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
James F. Woodward
State Secretary of Internal Affairs
Woodward
United States
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