Liberty Loan total tops four and a half billion
Washington reports the second Liberty Loan attracted 4 617 532 300 with 9 400 000 subscribers. Oversubscription by 54 percent against a 3 000 000 000 goal. Half the oversubscription will be accepted, bonds totaling 3 608 766 150. McAdoo lauds national effort and denies January third loan.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve District
McAdoo
United States
New York Federal Reserve District
Chicago
Austria Would Quit But For Fear Of The Kaiser
Swiss monetary experts warn of Austria’s dire finances with imperial bank note circulation near 17 billion crowns and metal reserves under 400 million. The crown has plummeted to 38 in foreign markets and worse inside the empire, leaving Austria unlikely to seek peace without German domination.
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Austria
Washington
Weckerle
Imperial Bank
Gow
Germany
Names on buttons unite 363rd Infantry at Camp Lewis
Soldiers of the Three Hundred and Sixty third infantry at Camp Lewis have adopted large name buttons for each man. They believe knowing every fellow soldier improves fighting efficiency and morale, preventing regimental strangers from passing without greeting.
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Tacoma
Wash
Three Hundred and Sixty-third Infantry
Camp Lewis
Anarchy Reigns in Russia Amid Capital Turmoil
London reports Bolshevik forces still control Petrograd. A wireless dispatch claims Kerensky and Korniloff followers were defeated near Tsarskoe Seto while rebels hold Petrograd against cadets. Danish dispatches say Bolshevik troops and sabors terrorize residents.
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London
Russia
Petrograd
Kerensky
Korniloff
Tsarskoe- Seto
Denmark
Gifts to soldiers in France must go soon
Washington reports Christmas packages for naval personnel abroad must reach New York by November 24. Regulations apply to all gifts for officers and men at home and overseas, including American expeditionary forces in France. Due to improper packing, postmasters nationwide will not accept shipments that do not meet requirements.
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Washington
New York
Navy Department
Navy
France
Europe
Post Office Department
All Bake Shops Placed Under Federal License
All bakeries nationwide must obtain federal licenses after December 10, including hotel and restaurant bakeries, while only small neighborhood bakers using under 10 barrels of flour monthly are exempt. The license applies to manufacturers of bread and bakery products with strict regulations to be issued by the food administration.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
The
Food Administration
Mrs Wilson Adopts Ten Soldiers in War Camp Fund
Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Robert Lansing subscribed to the war camp recreation fund. Wilson credited with adopting ten soldiers and Lansing two. President Wilson also gave but the amount remains private. The $3,750 nine fund campaign has closed though reports are incomplete nationwide.
Inter Allied War Council Organized in Paris
Premier Painleve announces a new inter allied war council described as a superior body uniting two representatives from each government. The panel will define general war policy, coordinate resources, and meet monthly in France with a permanent allied staff as its central information source.
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Paris
Inter-Allied War Committee
Painleve
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Russia
Japan
France
Great Britain
New Plan for War Savings Stamps announced
Washington announces details of a new war savings plan with stamps issued for small loans. Savings stamps will go on sale December 3 at post offices, banks, stations, cigar stands, schools, stores and offices. The campaign is directed by the War Savings Committee chaired by Frank A. Vanderlip.
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Washington
War Savings Plan
McAdoo
War Savings
War Savings Committee
Frank A. Vanderlipp
New York
Secret rail workers vote on wage demands in United States
New York reports that conductors and brakemen across all railroads are voting this week on wage increase demands averaging 42 percent. Eastern railroad officials have received advance copies, and the balloting is described as preliminary to a strike vote.
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New York
United States
Eastern Railroad
Federal fuel admin grants power to state regulators
Washington November 14 state fuel administrators receive full authority from the fuel administration to issue all regulations on local distribution and ensure equitable supply at fair prices. When legal powers are needed, specific authorization will be conferred.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Pettiagree Denies Indictment Arrest in Antiwar Case
Richard F Pettigrew of Sioux Falls South Dakota former U S senator says he has not been arrested amid reports of indictments for uttering antiwar sentiments He questions why government delayed service and claims a telegraphed arrest offer to Sioux Falls was rejected by authorities
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Chicago
Richard F. Pettigrew
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
United States
Police bicycle daredevil Charles Murphy survives decade of crashes
Charles M. Murphy, a retired New York police officer, endured five hospitalizations in sixteen months and a long career filled with dangerous stunts. Once famed as the “Mile-a-Minute” rider, he survived repeated crashes from age three onward, including a 1917 knee fracture on the cusp of retirement, yet still claims youthful daring.
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New York
Charles M. Murphy
Murphy
Manhattan Beach
Charles
Manhattan Bridge
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Racer
Pathé Fréres
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Pathé Caien
America
Tattersall’s
Cornell-Wood
Beaverhead Lumber CO
Cornell Wood Products Co
C. O. Frisbie, Pres
Dillon Furniture Co
General Furniture Distributors
E. H. Brundage, Undertaker
Dillon, Montana
Burke Auto Transfer Co
Ned Burke
Prep
E. H. Brundage
Black ‘Rep
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