Dance tragedy near Williamstown ends in murder arrest
Leon Noel 20 dies after a gunshot at a Dixie Highway dance hosted by Mrs. Sbecks. Neighbor William Chipman 22, shot by the corral, is jailed on a murder charge. No witnesses. a revolver found in Chipman’s bed. Noel mentored by his widowed mother, who is ill with shock.
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Sadie
Dixie Highway
Williamstown
Leon Noel
William Chipman
Noel
Booth Memorial Hospital
Covington
Chipman
Edgar Marshall
L. C. Tanner
Grant County
Tanner
Sheriff Tanner
Palmer inquiry to lead as coal conspiracy case opens
In Indianapolis the trial of 125 miners and operators for conspiracy to limit coal production begins. Attorney General Mitchell Palmer may face investigation first as Dan W. Simms and I Fr Slack testify on Palmer's role and possible evidence removals. Charles Evans Hughes represents the United Mineworkers officials.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell Palmer
Federal District Court
A. B. Anderson
Dan W. Simms
Lafayette
Simms
I. Fr. Slack
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Anderson
Mr. Simms
Frank C. Dailey
Charles Evans Hughes
United Mineworkers of America
Vanderlip becomes sole owner of Sparta village
Frank A. Vanderlip the New York banker has purchased the century old village of Sparta near Scarboro New York. He plans twenty modern tenement houses and several new buildings to relieve housing and renovate or tear down old dwellings. He says the project aims to replace undesirables with nicer residents.
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Scarboro
N. Y
Sparta
Frank A. Vanderlip
New York
Missouri Man Confesses to Slaying Of Edna Ellis
Edna Ellis an eighteen year old typist was found dead with her throat slashed in a St Louis vacant lot. Albert Ellis a twenty one year old electrician and former suitor confessed to the murder after police grilling. He said he intended suicide but his razor broke after a third strike. He was arrested Saturday after his mother in law provided information. A large crowd gathered outside the district station as the admission spread.
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ST. Louis
Edna Ellis
Albert Ellis
Ellis
Marie Ellis
Elis
Pictures in Newspaper Lead Wife To Identify Spouse
In Cleveland on November 7 a wife identified photos in local papers as her husband James Val Morton age 32 from Canton Ohio. Morton, an oil company employee, is a amnesia patient at an Indianapolis hospital and recalls nothing before November 3. Authorities suspect World War I shell shock caused his condition.
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Cleveland
Indianapolis
James Val Morton
Canton
Mexico Rounds Up Army Chiefs in 1913 Madero Killing
General Rafael Pimiento who led rurale guards in 1913 when President Madero and Vice President Pino Suarez were killed has been arrested. The government says arrests of other military officers from that period will follow as part of a broader probe into the Madero case.
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Mexico City
Rafael Pimiento
Rurale
Madero
Jose Mario Pino Suarez
Suarez
Georgia Republicans to protest election irregularities before Congress
Three Georgia Republicans who lost to Democrats in Congress races plan to contest results with Congress. Notices released in Atlanta indicate contests in the First Fifth and Ninth districts where Democrats faced opposition, a rarity since Reconstruction era in Georgia where Republicans had not held Congress seats.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Congress
Georga
France and Czecho Slovakia reach free trade accord
Paris reports a commercial accord between France and Czecho Slovakia restoring mutual freedom of trade and permitting direct shipments of Czecho Slovakia products to France via the Elbe River as well as through passenger service with through tickets.
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Paris
France
Elbe
Austria to form business ministry cabinet
Vienna reports Herr Schober the President of Police plans a cabinet described as a business ministry. Political circles believe parties will end partisan strife to let the new government tackle economic and financial problems.
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Vienna
Herr Schober
Police
Turmoil in Yucatan Raises Siege Threats
War Office reports ongoing clashes between Socialists and Liberals in Yucatan with daily violence. If protests persist, a state of siege and a blockade for Yucatan will be declared.
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Mexico City
Yucatan
War Office
Murderers confess in Camden bank messenger killing plot
Frank J. James and Raymond W. Schuck of Camden confessed to police that they killed David S. Paul, the Broad Street Trust messenger, robbed him of about 46 000 dollars in cash and checks, and buried the body in a Jersey pine area near Tabernacle. Most of the money was reportedly recovered from Evergreen Cemetery in Camden.
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MT. Holly
N. J
Frank J. James
Raymond W. Schuck
Camden
David S. Paul
Jersey Pines
Tabernacle
Evergreen Cemetery
Burlington County
Ellis Parker
James
Schuck
Paul
Parker
Broadway Trust Company
Philadelphia
Second
Arch
Pine Belt
Mount Holly
Grand Jury
Bank Ranger
Central American Heads Meet to Discuss Union
Municipal representatives from Guatemala Costa Rica and nearby republics gathered in Antigua to hear plans for a Central American Confederation. Aguirre and Pinol greeted delegates as enthusiasm grew though Costa Rica reportedly did not send its municipal delegates despite public opinion.
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Guatemala City
Central America
Antigua
Aguirre
Pinol
Costa Rica
Debs Seeks Last Pardon Under Wartime Law
Atlanta and Washinton reports confirm Eugene Debs desires his case to be considered last among political prisoners or not at all under the current administration. The Socialist leader, serving a ten year term for espio nage law violations, says he would be ashamed to be free amid chaotic society.
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Atlanta
Eugene Debs
Washington
Debs
Street battles erupt in Belfast and Londonderry violence
Rioting in North Belfast's Stanhope area involved unionists with stones and Sinn Feiners with revolvers and rifles. Police baton charges failed until military armored car dispersed rioters. Separate clashes in Londonderry left five officers wounded, two shop fires, and heavy property damage as crowds attacked Sinn Fein targets.
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Belfast
Clifton Street
Old Lodge Road
Stanhope
Cork
Londonderry
Sinn
Williams
Foyle Street
William Street
Samele
Londonderry Corporation
Mob Attacks Police in Dublin Shootings End Fearful Night
In Dublin on Saturday night a mob assaulted two police officers as crowds left theaters. The officers fired at their pursuers during the melee. One sergeant was captured and thrown into the Liffey but rescued by other police. Two civilians were shot, one seriously.
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Dublin
Liffey
Irish Catholic Bishops Call Italy to Hear Martyred Ireland
Rome reports the Irish Catholic Bishops meeting at Maynooth issued a denunciation of terrorism and government failure. Deputy Mauri’s letter in Corriere d Italia urges Italy to recognize English troop cruelties in Ireland and the need for action. The issue also honors Cork’s late Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney.
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Italy
Ireland
Rome
Mayncothe
Corriere d’ Italia
Mauri
Cork
Terence MacSwiney
Ammunition and rifles seized by Sinn Fein in Glasgow theft
Several hundred rounds of ammunition and a number of rifles have been stolen from the age Hall in the Cowecaddens district of Glasgow. The Daily notes the involvement of Sinn Fein supporters and reports the incident as a partisan theft.
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London
Sinn Fenners
Age Hall
Cowecaddens
Glasgow
Daily
McAdoo: Democratic Party Not Dead After Defeat
William G. McAdoo, former Treasury secretary, said the nation must subsides passions from war and partisan appeals. He urged unity and cooperation between parties to solve domestic and international problems and rebuild party strength for democratic service.
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Associated Press
New York
William G. McAdoo
Congress
Washington
America
Democratic Party
Nary
Robbery at Dawn Hits Nodown Grocer in Barr Street
At 2:55 yesterday morning David Singer, 702 Barr Street, was robbed of about 360 dollars as two masked men entered the shop. One thief asked for pork chops and another held the proprietor at gunpoint while the cash was taken. The men fled toward an alley. pursuit failed and police have no suspects. Police link the crime to a recent toll station shooting near the Cincinnati end of the L and N Bridge.
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David Singer
Barr Street
Singer
Cincinnati
Left Wing Socialists and Communists mark Russian revolution anniversary
In Berlin a 15,000 strong Lustgarten gathering celebrated the Russian revolution anniversary. Speeches urged world revolution and Third International as posters called for a general strike in support of workers at Borsig Locomotive and power plants. German labor groups plan a holiday for Tuesday though state workers will work.
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Berlin
Lustgarten
Imperial Palace
Borsie
Social Democratic
Communist
Irish Protesters Circling White House Over Cork Mayor’s Death
Hundreds of Irish sympathizers marched in single file around the White House for an hour protesting Terence MacSwiney, Cork mayor who starved himself in Brixton Prison. Organizers vowed nightly marches for 73 days with banners demanding British Army exit from Ireland.
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Washington
White House
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton Prison
The
Friends of Irish Freedom
MacSwiney
Harding Arrives Texas on Path to Vacation Spot
President-elect Warren G Harding traveled south through Eastern Texas toward Pt Isabel to begin a vacation. He spoke at large gatherings urging national unity and a nonpartisan administration, called for Sabbath observance, and thanked Governor Hobby for greetings.
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Harding
Associated Press
Texas
Pt. Isabel
Lone Star
America
Hobby
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande
Harding Visit Set for Point Isabel Trip in Texas
Point Isabel preparations for President-elect Harding and party are complete as of Nov 7. Host R B Creager reports favorable coast weather for the early days of the visit and a secret service advance guard found conditions satisfactory for the stay.
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Brownsville
Tex
Point Isabel
Harding
R. B. Creager
Secret Service
South America Opposes Monroe Doctrine Over US League Policy
Buenos Aires reporting on US politics notes La Nacion questions whether Latin American nations would abandon the Monroe Doctrine to stay in the League of Nations. The piece argues Harding’s view that the Doctrine is a US policy rather than a formal international act meets resistance abroad and contrasts it with Wilson’s interpretation of equality among American nations.
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Buenos Aires
Associated Press
United States
la Nacion
League of Nations
League
Harding
Wilson
Ex Brazilian Leader Hails League Yet Warns on US Abstention
Nilo Pécnha, ex president of Brazil, says US abstention from the League would not force Brazil to abandon its ideals. He praises an international court proposed by Elihu Root as vital at Geneva and likens it to a living monument honoring millions of war dead.
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Paris
Nilo Pecnha
Brazil
United States
League of Nations
Temps
International Court
Elihu Root
Supreme Court of the United States
Harding To Get Tips for Revision of League from Jusserand of France
The French Ambassador Jules Jusserand plans to return to Washington on November 24 to share France's latest views on recasting the League of Nations covenant. He will discuss changes with the Harding administration and review commercial treaty plans and tariff questions before a possible new Franco American pact.
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Harding
Jusserand of
France
Washington
Associated Press
Jules Jusserand
Jusserand
United States
Washinton
N. Jusserand
Senate
Failue
France seeks to avert mine strike talks with miners
Paris reports the government won a pledge from mine employers to meet with representatives of the National Federation of Miners to avert a threatened strike. Miners demand wages higher than the pre war scale, arguing cost of living has risen over six fold and call for nationalization of the mines. The federation covers underground and quarry workers.
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Paris
National Federation of Miners
Guests Driven From Albany Hotel Fire
Twenty guests were driven from the Albany Hotel on Champion Front streets in Youngstown Ohio early today as a fire caused damage to the building. No injuries reported and cause under investigation.
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Youngstown, CO
Albany
Repeal of War Profits Tax Sought with Deep Income Cuts
The Associated Press reports Treasury officials propose abolishing the excess profits tax and replacing it with a deeper graduated income tax above $5,000. A three year tax program aims to cover $4 billion annual revenue as $8 billion in securities mature in coming years. Economy and tariff issues likely to shape Congress deliberations in 1921.
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Washington
Thena
Congress
Treasury
Houston
War Savings
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