Corruption Allegations Hit Emergency Fleet Board
A. M. Fisher and J. F. Richardson report widespread graft in the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The document accuses officials of corruption in purchasing, ship construction contracts, and vessel allocation to operating companies. Congress opens hearings as reform pressures mount.
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Associated Press
Young Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
House Committee On Shipping Board
A. M. Fisher
J. F. Richardson
Thousands protest execution of a just plain British mutt
A small terrier named Onkie faces death after being deemed a public charger by Surrey Sessions. His mistress Mrs Birch appeals to Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra, as dog lovers rally with petitions and funds to seek a pardon and spare the mutt. The case draws letters, telegrams, and wide sympathy across England.
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President Wilson to Send Colby on South American Tours
President Wilson announced that he directed Secretary Colby to visit Brazil and Uruguay in gratitude for their leaders' recent visits to the United States. He also said Colby may visit Buenos Aires after an Argentine invitation. The president said he hoped to personally undertake these tours but cannot, emphasizing reciprocal courtesy to Brazil and Uruguay.
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Associated Press
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Uruguay
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Lloyd George urges restraint and German reparations plan
Premier Lloyd George, at the lord mayor's banquet, urges faith and prudence to avoid a European bloodbath, backs Germany on discharging obligations, and hopes for progress on the Russian problem, disarmament, and Irish issues while warning of Bolshievik influence and internal threats from surplus rifles.
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Associated Press
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Guild Hall
Europe
Germany
Austen Chamberlain
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Utilities Unfit for Public Control Claim Rail Board Debate
A committee report to the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners argues private ownership with regulation is best, declaring public ownership without regulation inferior. It notes wartime cost increases and warns against political agitation surrounding utilities.
Clearing House Decides Banks Shall Not Close Thursday
The Cheyenne clearing house ruled banks would stay open for Armistice Day tomorrow but most local businesses planned closures. A reconsidation of the decision may follow the meeting.
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Clearing House
Cheyenne Clearing House
Wyoming Weather Forecast Mixes Warming Trend
The forecast indicates a warming trend for Wednesday with temperatures likely rising into Thursday. Details are unclear but the pattern suggests higher daytime highs and increasing overnight warmth across Wyoming.
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Wyoming
Mike O Dowd Wins 15 Round Bout At Madison Square Garden
Mike O Dowd former middleweight boxing champion outpointed Jeff Smith in a 15round match at Madison Square Garden tonight. The judges disagreed and the referee awarded the match to O Dowd.
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New York
Navy
Mike O'Dowd
Jeff Smith
Madison Square Garden
O'Dowd
King Tarpon Outwits President-Elect On Texas Trip
Isabel Texas November 9 President Elect Harding fished tarpon but the big catch eluded him after a tense struggle. Officials said he remained on the water from morning until he could not secure the prize, the encounter marking a light note in a busy election season.
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Pont Isabel
Tex
Associated Press
Harding
Slaughter House Fire Near Cheyenne Destroyed
A blaze destroyed the Kresaghen slaughter house four miles west of Cheyenne and ten stacks of hay between 11 and 12 last night. Fire officials say visibility was limited by glow and low clouds as crews arrived to battle the flames. No injuries are reported and investigators began documenting the scene at first light.
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Kresaghen
Cheyenne
Wage Increase Rejected by Twelve Thousand Baltimore Workers
In Baltimore a mass meeting reported twelve thousand workers declined to accept a proposed wage rise from 90 cents to 1.00 per hour. The union had sought the increase, with an understanding of a November 1 adjustment, but contractors and builders’ representatives tabled the proposal. The dispute centers on carpenters and allied trades as the yearlong wage agreement nears its terms.
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Men’s Clothier Cuts Prices In Brief Sale
Men’s Olde department deep in price cutting with immediate delivery offered Tuesday at 10 to 60 percent below current wholesale prices as of November 9.
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Men's Clothi
Grand jury expected to set Wyoming indictment record
The U S grand jury in session here is anticipated to return a record number of indictments. About 100 cases are presented, most involve liquor law violations, with at least 90 indictments expected.
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United States Grand Jury
Wyoming
Vatican museum closes amid strike over baseball war demands
Rome reports the Vatican Museum and picture galleries closed today after Vatican officials suspended attendants in a protest linked to a labor dispute. The strike halted operations as museum directors faced pressure to concede terms.
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Vatican
Gialiian
Det Vapal Ieeoenen
Privates' Legion Leader Opposes Knights Memorial Offer
National president of the Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion declares that the $5,000,000 Knights of Columbus offer to the American Legion for a national memorial would breach trust and divert war relief funds. American Legion officials plan to meet in New York to consider acceptance.
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Knights of Columbus
American Legion
Washington
Aoldiare
Wy Sey PuUussvessy
Os Marvin 4. Sperry
Soldiers and Sailors Legion
Supreme
J. A. Flaherty
Sperry
New York
Discarded fiancée ends life with dagger in hotel
Miss T Saunders 26 of Laredo Texas killed herself with a Mexican dagger during a conversation with ex fiancé H H Garver of Chicago at a downtown hotel mez zanine line. Officials said the engagement had recently ended and Garver denied prior warning or a conference with an attorney.
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T. Saunders
Laredo
Tex
H H. Garver
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Garver
Association of Commerce
Texas
Minor Leagues Seek Joint Committees To Avert Baseball War
At the 1920s convention in Kansas City Missouri officials from the National and American Leagues joined minor leaguers to propose forming a three member committee to meet with a parallel NL and AL committee. They urged impartiality in the dispute and aim to create a new governing body sharing power among three leagues and oversee baseball’s development.
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Ban Johnson
American League
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National League
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