Press Critics Say London Sees Plan for Allied War Council
London papers blast Premier Lloyd George’s Paris speech and the proposed allied war council. They call the plan risky, potentially paralyzing, and suspect rumors aim to undermine Haig and Robertson while urging clear duties for the military committee and strategic unity.
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London
Livya George
Paris
Chancellor Law
Fred Marshal Haig
Robertson
George
Times
Hmself
Rappallo
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Daily News
Henconnell
Haig
The
Daily Mail
Unity Predicted by World Leaders at Buffalo Convention
Washington reports that President Wilson and premiers George of England and Painleve of France urged unity and coordinated national aspirations. Their common call for complete solidarity against Germany echoed across the American Federation of Labor convention in Buffalo, signaling a forecast of unity.
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Washington
Wilson
Germany
American Federation
Labor
Buffalo
Apa
George
England
Premier Painleve
France
Expelled German Minister to Embark for Argentina
Fragmentary report notes Garcia, the German minister expelled, to sail from Luxburg to Argentina aboard a Dutch steamship from Amsterdam. The fragment mentions a camp and a boat but lacks clear dates or full context.
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Luxburg
Gall
Tin ‘Garcia
Argentina
Amsterdam
Fire destroys Washburn Fire Company plant in Harlem
Officials probe the Harlem blaze that wiped out the Washburn Fire Company plant seeking evidence of arson or criminal intent. Investigation aims to uncover a motive and gather proof, with inspectors reviewing the scene and related records.
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New York
Washburn*ire Company
Harlem
Sheer
Wakehamony
Dope Salesman Sought in Doomed Doctor Murder Case
Cleveland November 14 Coroner Byrne resumes inquest into the murder of Dr. Barry L. Chapin. Police seek John F. Haggerty described as an accomplished dope salesman alleged to have used an assumed name at the Colonial hotel. He supposedly phoned a wealthy blind doctor about a dope package worth 100 and crushed the doctor’s skull with a window weight. Chapin, prone to extravagant spending and Oriental tastes, had prior dealings with Haggerty. He lost his sight in the Assyrian desert journey to Babylon, later married widow Mrs Valentine Fries, and gained some renown as a poet and author.
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Cleveland
Byrne
Barry
L. Chapin
John F. Haggerty
Haggerty
Colonial Hotel
Chapin
Assyrian Desert
Babylon
Valentine Fries
Sugar Cache Located in Boston Warehouse
Boston November 14 — Deputy Commissioner P H Mullowney reports 40000 pounds of sugar located under lock and key at the Boston Storage Warehouse company used previously for furniture and furs. Inspector Linehan found the sugar after workers denied any food storage. The supply was moved from a candy maker and now lists an attorney who serves as counsel and director of the candy firm.
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Boston
Candy Men
P. H. Mullowney
Division of Food Inspection
Boston, Storage Warehouse Company
Linehan
Mudowney
Peace protester Nearing held on antiwar charge in Duluth
Prof Scott Nearing of Toledo former Penn president and Peoples Council of America leader was arrested in Duluth while calling for immediate peace. Police found socialist literature and dues cards linking him to the antiwar organization.
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Duluth
Minn
Scott Nearing
Toledo
University of Pennsylvania
Peoples’ Council of America
Nearing
Woodmen’s Hall
Labor Speech to Be Sent Abroad
President Wilsons speech to the American Federation of Labor will be printed in multiple languages and distributed across Europe to reach a broad audience. The plan aims to spread the message internationally and rally support for labor goals.
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Labor
Washington
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Europe
New England Briefs Cold Fire Alarm Inventor Dies in Newton
Frederick W. Cole 60, inventor of fire alarm devices, died at his Newton home where he was born. Massachusetts judges and masters will be paid 25 a day for services instead of 15, a rate in place since 1878. Samuel Balby a Spirst clerk in Somerville was arrested for alleged theft of 5000 from his employer. The body of Richard W. Daly of Haverhill was identified from the Spicket river in Lawrence. A five ton casting swung loose at Worcester’s Reed Prentice Machine Plant and killed Oliva Tessier.
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Frederick W. Cole
Newton Mass
Massachusetts Superior Court
Samuel Balby
Somerville
Mass
Spirst
Spicket River
Lawrence
Richard W. Daly
Haverhill
Reed
Oliva Tessier
Petrograd in Hands of Mob Amid Bolshevik Victory Claims
Washington and London respond to reports from Petrograd as Kerensky and Korniloff are described defeated near Tsarskoe Selo. A Bolshevik counter revolution gains ground while telegraph workers strike and officials seek clarity on Kerensky’s fate amid conflicting dispatches and Mouravieff’s anonymous signatory notice.
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London
Kerensky
Korniloff
Tsarskoe-Selo
Petrograd
Sweden
Norway
Russia
Admiralty
Mouravieff
Mouragieff
Washington
Reds
Lenino- Trotzky
Pet
Entente factions split over Kerensky policy and Korniloff revolt
The text notes months of estrangement between entente statesmen and Kerensky's cautious stance toward radicals. It cites open sympathy for Korniloff among influential circles during his revolt, reflecting a critical power struggle in wartime leadership.
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Kerensky
Korniloff
Money Comes Slowly in Y M C A Red Triangle Drive
Boston reformers report slow funds for the Y M C A Red Triangle drive, with only 775 raised of 1,800,000 in the Boston metropolitan district. The campaign seeks 800,000 locally as part of a 35,000,000 national appeal to support soldiers and Allied nations’ morale and welfare efforts.
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Boston
National War Work Council
Y.M
C. A
Strikes Called Off Over Quincy Destroyer Plant
Buffalo Nov. 14 President Wilson urged labor to hold strikes while Germany is beaten. The building trades department of the AFL ordered an halt to all strikes on government work. A committee of general presidents will meet in Washington with officials to discuss the Quincy Mass. destroyer plant stoppage affecting about 1800 workers and 8000 more indirectly. Secretary Baker warned the government would intervene if the dispute isn’t settled.
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Buffalo
Wilson
Germany
Building Trades Department
The
American’ Federation of Labor
Building Trades
Washington
Quincy
Mass
Baker
Ihs
Tumulty Denies False Treason Arrest Charge
Washington November 14 Angered and chagrined over a false charge that has wide currency Joseph P Tumulty secretary to the president issued a formal statement denouncing what he believed to be a systematic effort to injure the administration by persistent circulation of a report that he had been arrested for treason Agents of the division of investigation of the department of justice are shown in a determined effort to reach the bottom of the attempt to injure Tumulty or to give the impression that there are enemies of the nation in President Wilsons intimate official household.
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Washington
Joseph P
Pepantment. of
Wilson
Two youths held in fatal New York brick attack
Fred Bichler 18 and James 'gan 16 are held in connection with the death of Adan Mang after a truck struck him. A brick was thrown from a roof, killing Mang on the street.
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Murn
New York
Fred Bichler
James ‘Gan
Adan Mang
Liberty Bond Record Drops On New York Exchange
A new low record for Liberty Bonds appears on the stock exchange with a large block of $10,000 bonds trading at a low price. Market activity shows investors reacting to rates and bond offerings as sales continue through mid November.
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Liberty
Stock Éxchange
Oomn
Haigelde n case arouses medical debate on mercy killing
The article reports on Dr. Haigelden’s controversial decision to treat a child with permission to hasten death, describing grand jury reactions and the broader medical dispute over mercy and relief of suffering. It notes parental consent and doctors’ disapproval from the medical profession.
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Haigelden
Hoffman
Grand Juiry
Iden
Haiselden
Oversupply of Potatoes Could Waste 100 Million Bushels
Armour Grain company says only cutting price from 1.40 to 50 cents a bushel will prevent rotting of the new crop. If buyers could pay 50 cents, most of the crop would be consumed, easing pressure on wheat and other foods. Government estimates potato crop at 154 million bushels plus wartime garden output. Samuel Livingstone of Wisconsin named potato censor for this region.
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Chicago
Armour Grain Company
Armour
The
Food Administration
Samuel Livingstone
Wisconsin
Strike Vote Under Way on Railroads for 42 Percent Pay Increases
Secret ballot is being held this week among conductors and brakemen on all U S railroads to approve wage raises averaging 42 percent. Advance demands reached railroad officials and the preliminary vote seeks approval for a nationwide strike. Eastern lines, with 44 percent of the national payroll for these workers, could see about 109 million dollars more in annual payroll if approved.
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New York
United States
Astern Allroad
Chicago
New Labor Program Aims to Align Labor and Draft Policy
Washington reports President Wilson’s cooperative labor plan to be fulfilled, with preemptive efforts evident. Key elements include new coal industry agreements between miners and operators and a revised selective draft classification, aiming to keep labor at work whenever possible.
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Wash Peer
Wilson
Organized Labor
French Cabinet Quits After Painleve Ministry Falls
Paris reports the Painleve government resigns after a 277 to 186 defeat in the chamber of deputies. Painleve formed the cabinet on September 14 replacing Ribot whose ministry resigned September 7. The new cabinet faced Socialist opposition to Ribot as foreign minister.
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Painleve
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Painleve
Alexandre Ribot
Ribot
Wholesale Corn and Grain Quotations From Boston Market
Boston wholesale market quotes list spot and shipment prices for corn oats hay and millfeed. Entries include No 2 yellow corn old and new kiln dried varieties with prices around 2 14 to 2 15 per bushel and oats ranges from 7 8 to 2 Ibs. Hay prices top at 24 25 for No 1 and decline through No 3 18 to 19. Millfeed and linseed meal prices show middlings 42 3 and 54 per unit with other feed components listed.
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Boston
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Palestine Front
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Loff
Bolshev
Iki
Red Triangle Drive
Secret Service
Society
Hodzima
NEW Labor Program
Market Report
A. T. Haynes & Co
Maynard, Mass
Bedford
Pope-Hartford Motor
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Strathmore Worsted Mills
Cord Junction
Fearns
Main Street
Maynard
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