French Delegation Arrives for Armament Meet in New York
Aristide Briand premier of France arrives with Rene Viviani and Albert Sarraut after disembarking from the Lafayette. The group aims to reach Washington quickly to begin work before the conference opens. Briand pledges readiness to pursue peace and reduce war risks, honoring fallen U S soldiers and their families.
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New York
Aristide Briand
France
Lafayette
Rene Viviani
Marshal Joffre
Albert Sarraut
Washington
M. Briand
Great American Republic
United States
Tam
Bandit Trio Rob Liberty Theatre Treasures Portland
Three masked men robbed the Liberty Theatre in Portland on Monday morning, stealing between 7000 and 10000 dollars from the treasurer as two usherettes and a patron were bound. Henry Barney was struck but not seriously hurt, and Myrtle Rotramel alerted police after Barney freed her. Police sought the robbers who fled in an automobile after exiting via the back door.
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Portland
Liberty Theater
Rt. GE
Henry Barney
Myrtle Forbes
Elsie Rotramel
Barney
Charles
Miss Rotramel
French Bluebeard Landru Goes on Trial in Versailles
Versailles court opens the Seine et Oise assizes for Henri Desire Landru accused of 11 murders. Ten victims were women promised marriage, plus the son of one victim. He is said to have burned the bodies.
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Versailles
Seine-et-Oise
Australia to Seek U S Loan via Queensland Premier
G Theodore of Queensland is expected to travel to the United States soon to arrange the flotation of a loan for Australia. The Brisbane official will meet U S financial authorities to discuss terms and timing of the issue.
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Australia
U. S
Brisbane
G Theodore
Queensland
United States
Storm Drives Steamer Aground Near Dunkirk
A violent storm rages over Belgium and northern France with heavy damage reported. The Calais docks remain submerged while an American steamer ran aground east of Dunkirk but was refloated and proceeded to Antwerp.
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Paris
Belgium
France
Calais
Dunkirk
Antwerp
Democrats Win in Kentucky and Across States in Election
Return tallies show Democrats gaining control in Kentucky’s legislature and Maryland’s lower house. New Jersey voters favored Republicans in assembly seats while prohibitions split in the state. Virginia elected Democrat FE Lee Trinkle as governor. Ohio voters support a soldiers bonus measure. Albany and neighboring cities shift toward Democrats with several GOP strongholds flipping. Marguerite T. Smith of New York, the sole woman in the 1921 legislature, loses reelection.
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New York
Kentucky
Maryland
Senate
New Jersey
Virginia
FE. Lee Trinkle
Henry W. Anderson
Ohio
Smith
Albany
New York City
Marguerite T. Smith
Hylan Leads City in Clean Sweep of Election
New York voters backed Mayor John F. Hylan in a sweeping municipal victory with 754,874 votes in 2,079 districts. Republican coalition candidate Henry H Curran tallied 336,888, Socialist Jacob Panken 83,209, and Hylan's unprecedented plurality reached 417,986.
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New York
John F. Hylan
Hylan
Henry H. Curran
Jacob Panken
Postal Head Declares Open War on Bandits
The postoffice department declares open warfare on bandits behind a spate of mall robberies. About 1,000 U.S. marines will guard mail trains and trucks in 15 cities armed with pistols and shotguns and ordered to shoot to kill if needed. General Lejeune directs the Marines as the first phase before a special force replaces them.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
United States
General Lejeune
Marine Corps
Seizure of $20,000 Worth of Drugs in Hotel Raid
Police and federal officers seized narcotics worth about $20,000 at smugglers' prices in a local hotel raid. K Nastuno and T Abe were arrested while allegedly completing a sale of 50 ounces. Drugs were said to be smuggled ashore from a Japanese ship that had recently arrived.
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Seattle
K. Nastuno
T. Abe
British Parliament Sessions Ended by Royal Commission Prorogation
London reports the February to October sessions closed as both houses prorogued by royal commission after a brief autumn sitting to address unemployment. Irish peace talks dominate concerns. Austen Chamberlain urges allow another adjournment if needed. Lloyd George pledged no final Ireland settlement without House reconvening.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ireland
Ulster
Fatty Arbuckle Cleared by Doctor and Detective
Dr. Arthur Beardslee and Hotel St. Francis detective George Glennon swear Arbuckle was not criminally responsible in Virginia Rappe death. Glennon says Rappe denied Arbuckle caused injuries. she suggested she might have been hurt by falling from a bed. Statements are with District Attorney Brady per Arbuckle defense.
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San Francisco
Arthur Beardslee
George Glennon
St. Francis
Roscoe C
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Matthew I. Brady
Arbuckle
Glennon
Willard Dempsey Title Bout May Die On Delays
Arrangements for the world heavyweight title bout between Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard in Jersey City face dissolution as promoter Tex Rickard waits for Willard to sign. Reports say Willard’s oil investment strike raises doubt he will train for the fight, originally planned for July 1.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Tex Rickard
Jersey City
Willard
Dempsey
Mrs Stillman Denied Guardianship in Divorce Case
New York surrogates court refused Mrs Anne Stillman, defendant in the divorce case brought by James A Stillman, from being appointed general guardian of her two sons James and Alexander. The surrogate did name Mrs Stillman and her attorney as a committee to manage the children’s property.
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New York
Cohalan
Anne Stillman
James A. Stillman
James
Alexander
Train Collision Near Longview Wreck Kills None
A west bound Texas & Pacific passenger train collided head on with an east bound freight seven miles west of Longview. One trainman is missing and several passengers are slightly injured as the passenger coach derailed. The baggage car was badly smashed and the wreckage burned. Reports were filed with the chief dispatcher's office.
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Marshall
Texas
Texas & Pacific
Longview
Unfilled Steel Orders Decline in October
United States Steel Corp reports 4,286,825 tons of unfilled orders on hand October 31, down from 4,560,670 tons on September 30. The monthly tonnage report highlights a drop in outstanding orders.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Masked Robbers Loot Hall Patrons in Mountain Town
Two masked men entered a pool hall in Index Everett Washington, lined occupants against the wall, searched patrons and robbed the till. They are believed to have obtained about $500 in the incident.
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Everett. Wash
Index
Nobel Prize Awarded To French Author In 1921
The Swedish Academy awards the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1921 to Anatole France, celebrated French writer, with the ceremony noted in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Swedish Academy
Onatole
France
Bandits Dynamite and Fire Mail Car in Train Hold Up
In Illinois near Paxton on the Illinois Central New Orleans Limited, about 10 bandits robbed the mail car, wounded four crew, set the car on fire, and escaped in automobiles. They reportedly aimed to seize a mail pouch containing $100,000, but authorities estimate only $400 lost. A colored porter was seriously wounded, others injured.
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Paxton
New Orleans
Here
Chicago
Saxton
J. W. Herron
Finnally
Kentucky election day fight leaves six dead in Breathitt County
Six men were killed and five wounded at the Clay voting precinct on Troublesome Creek Breathitt County after the polls opened. The fray began when Bad Combs a defeated candidate for county judge entered the polling place and attempted to give orders to officers triggering a pistol fight among relatives and supporters.
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Jackson
Clay
Troublesome Creek
Breathitt County
Cleveland Combs
Leslie Combs
Ephern Allen
George Allen
John Roberts
George McIntosh
French Combs
Bad Combs
Combs
Comedian Refused Entrance to United States at Port Huron
A protest was sent to Washington against immigration officers at Port Huron Michigan for denying entry to Harry Tate the English comedian. Tate claimed detention and orders to return to Canada despite holding a passport.
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U. S. Sarnia
Ont
Immigration Department
Washington
Port Huron
Mich
United States
Harry Tate
Tate
Canada
William Bross Lloyd Freed on Bail in 1919 Plot Case
Springfield reports Justice Carter of the supreme court granted bail Tuesday to William Bross Lloyd and seven other Communist Labor party members convicted in September 1919 for plotting to overthrow the government.
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Springfield
William Bross Lloyd
Communist Labor Party
Carter
Supreme Court
Crew Lost in Wreck of Ryuka Maru Near Hokkaido
Dispatches report the complete crew of thirty five sailors dead after the Ryuka Maru wrecks off Hokkaido on November 2. The Japanese coastal steamer was stranded off the coast during a voyage.
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Tokio
Hokkaido
Siege at Cronstadt Sees 6000 Bolsheviks Killed
A Bolshevist correspondent reported Tuesday that six thousand Soviet troops were killed during the nine day siege of Cronstadt after mutineers seized the fortress last March.
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Cronstadt
Russia
Bolshevist
Sailora
Murderess Southard Sentenced to Idaho State Prison
Lydia Meyer Southard, convicted poisoner of her fourth husband Ho ward F. Meyer and linked to three prior husbands and a brother in law murder, received a 10 year to life sentence in Idaho State Prison. Appeal filed. stay not requested. pardon board holds power over term.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Lydia Meyer Southard
Howard F. Meyer
Idaho State Prison
Pardon Board
Southard
San Francisco
Navy
League of German Industrialists Pledges 1 Billion Marks Aid
The League of German Industrialists votes to provide foreign credits worth about 1 billion marks to the government. Conditions include strict economy, private enterprise consultation, expert foreign financing advice, state enterprises managed to stop draining public funds, and removal of bans on economic life including the eight hour day.
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Berlin
League of German Industrialists
League
Hugo Stinnes
Alfred Slngenberg
Krupp Works
Texan Orders Klan Probe by Grand Jury
Houston judge ordered a probe into the Ku Klux Klan by the new grand jury in the criminal court. Judge C. W. Robinson announced the directive Monday morning in his charge to jurors.
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Houston
Tex
C. W. Robinson
Arbuckle Manslaughter Trial Set For November 14
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle manslaughter case adjourned to November 14 in San Francisco after counsel Gavin McNab argued that Armistice Day and a local election justified the delay. The court stated the trial would begin on the 14th.
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Arbuckle
San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Bot Sides
Gavin McNab
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Cottonwood
Moose Hall
W. Hi. Whbb
John A. Gleason
C- C
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Connor’s Hall
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N. G
Mary Connor
Sec’y
Ghoteau Lodge
Bert Christie
WV. E. Howard
Henry D. Robison
JAS
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Teton County Abstract CO
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