Harding urges sober faith in republic during postwar period
President elect Warren G. Harding spoke in New Orleans urging the American people to keep their heads and cling to thrift honesty and common sense as war reconstruction challenges fade. He warned against strange cures and favored a confident America with a free government.
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New Orleans
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Elect Harding
Canal Zone
Mr. Harding
America
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Barding
South
Tex
United Fruit
Cristobal
Harding
Steamship Company
America Is World's Hope Says Harding in Denver Letter
President elect Warren G. Harding declares to Bulkeley Wells that the United States is sound and secure and the world’s mainstay. He says a mighty effort is needed to meet postwar demands for life’s necessities and reconstruction, drawing on American mines and expert authorities.
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Denver
Col
United States
Warren G. Harding
Bulkeley Wells
American Mining Congress
Congress
Harding
Gas Overcomes Rather Saved by Neighbors
James Welsh, 25, had a narrow death escape while bathing at his rooming house in Hamilton Ohio. Mrs Riley heard a fall, alerted her husband and John Kriegenhofer, who forced entry to find Welsh unconscious as the gas heater went out and fumes escaped.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, CO
James Welsh
North Third Street
Riley
John X Kriegenhofer
Welsh
Hunter Kills Himself in Rabbit Hunt Accident
Springfield Colorado November 18 Lamar Kiefer 14 was instantly killed when a shotgun discharged while the boy ran up an embankment during a rabbit hunt. The blast blew off the top of his head.
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Springfield, CO
Lamar Kiefer
Jamaica Ginger Jag Under Prohibition Ban In Nation
Washington November 18 Jamaica ginger becomes memory as Internal Revenue Bureau announces a prohibition effective in ninety days. Commissioner Williams orders Jamaica ginger tincture and any ginger extract or preparation classified as an alcoholic beverage to comply with ban rules.
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Washington
Jamaica
Williams
Internal Revenue Bureau
Robbery Suspect Netted After Pursuit on Eighth Street
Mrs. Mary Sachs was robbed of nine dollars and eighty six cents by three youths. Detective McCorkhill tackled a fleeing suspect, firing three shots in the air. Fred McCarthy, 18, Newport elevator operator, confessed and is held at police HQ.
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Linn
Cutter Streets
Mary Sachs
West Court Street
McCorkhill
Court Street
Armstrong
Fred McCarthy
Seventh and
York Streets
Newport
McCarthy
Three Black Suspects Shot by Mob Near Douglas Ga
In Douglas Georgia a mob of over 150 men shot and killed two Black men and a Black woman after overpowering Sheriff Tanner and deputies while they tried to move the suspects to Fitzgerald for safekeeping. The victims were Will Herry Willie Ivory and Minnie Ivory. A coroner's jury ruled the deaths were at the hands of unidentified persons.
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Pearly Harper
Sheriff Tanner
Fitzgerald
Will Herry
Willie Ivory
Minnie Ivory
Tanner
Finley resigns from New York University leadership
Dr John Huston Finley resigns as State Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York with plans to join The New York Times in an advisory and editorial post He is 57, Knox College graduate and former president of the College of the City of New York
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New York Times
Albany
N. Y
John Huston Finley
University of the State of New York
Board of Regents
Regents
Finley
Knox College
Illinois
Princeton
College of the City of New York
Chadwick-Hoskins Mills Close Six Plants in Charlotte
The Chadwick-Hoskins chain announced the closure of its six mills, five in Charlotte, North Carolina, with operations shut down today for an indefinite period. The move affects workers and local supply lines as the company refrains from setting a reopening date.
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Charlotte
N. C
Chadwick-Hoskins
Japan Presses for World Opinion War Over California Bias
Tokyo editors unite to protest California anti Japanese laws with a mass meeting and joined emigration groups. Talks by Kokumin Shimbun and Yorozu Choho urge appeals to public opinion, while Asahi Shimbun backs arbitration on the Shantung issue. Two thousand university students debate whether Japan should fight America, with mixed views and no vote taken.
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Kokumin Shimbun
Yorozu Choho
California
Japan
Asahi Shimbun
Shantung
America
Resolution of sympathy for Japanese in California
The American Missionary Association meeting adopted a resolution denouncing California's alien law as un Christian propaganda. Proposed by Rev. Dr. George L. Cady, the resolution calls for harmony between factions and cooperation to right the wrong.
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Springfield
Mass
California
American Missionary Association
George L. Cady
New York
Two Killed in Sands Pistol Fight in Mingo Zone
Private Ernest L. Rippley of the State police and William Hatfield a union organizer were killed in a pistol duel on railroad tracks near Sands 25 miles east of Williamson. Hatfield shot first, Rippley returned fire, both men died. Authorities moved to Sands to investigate. Rippley, a Hin ton resident, joined the State Police in 1920 after serving in the U S Marine Corps.
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Brockus
Constabulary
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Sands
Hinton
W. Va
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Blankenship
American Legion
Cornwell
R. D. Bailey
Circuit Court
Robber loses nerve when cashier gets gun
Dayon, Colorado. Vandalia Bank cashier foiled a lone robber when the man demanded vault keys and fired as the cashier seized a gun. Citizens chased and captured the would be thief, who is held at the county jail.
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Dayton, CO
Vandalia
Employers Back Open Shop In Cincinnati Labor Turmoil
Cincinnati employers plan a mass meeting at the Business Men's Club next Tuesday to back the open shop. The Chamber of Commerce invites manufacturers as the electrical trade strike shows no new developments. Non union workers remain on Dixie Terminal and Globe-Wernicke jobs, with about seventy five on site and more expected by week’s end. Labor councils discuss strategy while plasterer wages face a cut, and a new Employers’ Association forms to tighten cooperation amid the dispute.
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East Twelfth Street
Raymond Cleary
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Building Trades
Fred Hawk
Lathers’ Union
Building Contractors Employers’ Association
Building’ Exchange
Builders’ Exchange
Big Tank Springs Leak At Maysville Gas Train
A Chesapeake and Ohio freight tank carrying chlorine gas sprung a leak near Maysville Kentucky. Many people were overcome and two factory workers Albert Vermillion and Ollie Gully may die. The car and five others were abandoned east of the city as residents evacuated and officials estimated the fumes would take hours to clear.
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Maysville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Albert Vermillion
Ollie Gully
Twenty Children Hurt as Bus Hit by Woman Driver
In Chicago on November 18 twenty school children were injured when a kindergarten bus returning from class was struck by an automobile driven by an unidentified woman.
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Chicago
Thief Loots Covington Drug Store For Whisky And Poison
Covington police hunted for the burglar who broke into Robert A. Gordon's drug store on Fourth and Scott streets early yesterday. The thief took one quart of whisky and one pint bottle of poison used against bedbugs, left side by side on a shelf. A duplicate key was used, and nothing else was taken. This marked the third late night break in recent months.
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Covington
Robert A. Gordon
Scott Streets
Northwest Square Deal Goes to Receiver in Aberdeen
The Northwest Square Deal nonpartisan daily in Aberdeen South Dakota was placed in receivership. Farmers had invested $51,585 in the enterprise since January.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Northwest Square
Idle Oil Tanker Loss Highlighted in Hearing
Martin J. Gillen testified before the Walsh Committee that the Shipping Board failed to use its bulk oil carriers, costing the government about 3 million dollars in a month. He said 55 tank steamers existed, 20 with private operators, and many ships faced fuel oil shortages while oil was bought on the open market.
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New York
Tank Steamer Department
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
Martin J. Gillen
Walsh Congressional Committee
Gilen
John Barton Payne
Gillen
Paul Foley
Foley
Congeréeman Kelley
the- Era Oil Company
Sheee Oil Company
Sack Phefining Company
American Fuel Oil Transportation Company
Island Oil Company
French and Canada Steamship Company
New York Rail Rates Ordered to Align with Interstate
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that New York intrastate passenger and baggage rates must match higher interstate schedules. It cited a shortfall of 11 to 12 million dollars annually for interstate carriers due to state-imposed limits and noted broader implications for other states pending similar actions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Union
New York Public Service Commission
Congress
Taxes to Fall If Europe Quiet, Harding Era Looms
Washington reports that U S tax relief hinges on Europe’s finances and disarmament. Officials say four billion dollars in revenue is needed next year with about one billion for interest on Liberty Bonds and another for railroads. A League of Nations stance could influence fiscal policy and tax cuts ahead of a new administration.
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League
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Japan
Great Britain
France
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Houston
Athens Welcomes New Greek Premier After Venizelos Exit
Crowds in Athens celebrate the rise of George Rhallis as premier with a parade past the Venizelos home. Venizelos, heading to Nice for his son's wedding, issues a reconciliation message. New cabinet ministers take oaths before Regent Admiral Coundouroitis.
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Greece
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Mile
Zervoudaki
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M. Gounaris
M. Baledris
Nikolas Kalogeropoulos
Theodore Zaimis
Petro Mauromeghaelis
John Rhallis
Nations decide to send forces to Vilna to keep order
Great Britain and Spain will dispatch military contingents to Vilna to maintain order during the popular consultation of inhabitants. France and Belgium are also said to have agreed to send troops. The League of Nations announced the plan amid ongoing assembly deliberations in Geneva.
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Spain
Vilna
Geneva
Associated Press
Great Britain
Assembly
League of Nations
Zeugouski
League of Nations Assembly
Viscount Ishii
Japan
Honorio Pueyrredon
Argentina
George E._Foster
Canada
Rodrigo
Taxable Incomes in U S in 1918 Reach Total of 15 9 Billion
Washington Nov 18 Taxable income in the United States rose in 1918 by over 2 27 billion to 15 924 639 355 from 13 7 billion in 1917 despite the loss of 74 million income class members The Bureau of Internal Revenue reports 4 425 million personal returns filed with a total tax of 1 127 721 835 The largest tax 147 428 655 came from incomes 50 000 to 100 000 and investments yielded 4 847 914 000 in 1918.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Internal Revenue
I/S
Chubb Named Acting President at Ohio University
Athens Ohio November 18 Dr Edwin Watts Chubb professor and dean of liberal arts at Ohio University was chosen acting president by trustees to succeed the late Elston Ellis. He has served the university for twenty years and will oversee a successor election. Also reported Philadelphia November 18 Dr De Landas Berghes Italian prince who renounced his title to join the monastery of St Thomas at Villeneuve died after a three day illness.
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Athens
Edwin Watts Chubb
Ohio University
Elston Ellis
Chubb
College of Liberal Arts
Philadelphia
de Landas Berghes
St. Thomas
Villenova
Greek Legation Officials Resign After Greek Elections
M Tsmados Minister Resident and Counselor and Kimon Kolles First Secretary resign after Venizelos defeat. They will depart for home via France early next month. George Dracopoulo Second Secretary to serve as Charge d Affaires until a new minister is appointed.
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Washington
M. Tsmados
Kimon Kolles
Legation
Venizelos
Timados
Kolies
France
George Dracopoulo
Seaplane carrying nine missing after Havana trip
A hydro airplane with its captain, six passengers, a pilot and a mechanic departed Key West for Havana at 4 30 PM and has not arrived. A government submarine chaser launched a search while reports say the craft was seen about twenty miles south of Dand Key near 5 PM.
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Havana
Key West
Parrot
Dand Key
Cincinnati man elected president of Ohio Welfare Conference
C M Bookman of Cincinnati was elected President of the Ohio Welfare Conference at the close of the thirty sixth annual convention in Zanesville Ohio on November 18.
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Zanesville, O
C. M. Bookman
Cincinnati
Ohio Welfare Conference
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