Hearings Begin After Irish Testimony Offer
Washington Gist: Mrs Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork lord mayor agrees to testify in the Committee of 100 hearings set to start November 17 with a possible arrival by December 6. Also included are thrift education resolutions, Christmas troop packages, AFL spending, Irish home rule passage, and wartime memorial actions.
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Washington
Muriel MacSwiney
Cork
United States
American Bankers’ Association
Rhine
Ho- Noken
War Department
Army Transport Service
Hoboken
American Federation of Labor
House of Representatives
Dover lumber company to liquidate holdings in Idaho
B H Hornby, president of the Dover Lumber Company of Dover Idaho, announced in Spokane that the firm will liquidate and quit business, citing $100,000 in losses from WW activities.
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Dover
Company
Idaho
Spokane
B. H. Hornby
Hornby
W. W
Nome
Alaska
Seattle
Carl. J. Lomen
Egavik
Golovin
Mr. Lomen
Alaska Territory
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K Billings
San Franccisco
Draper Hand
James Rolph
San Francisco
Hand
Carl Larson
Salt Lake
Communist Labor Party
Utah
Hoover Holds Talks With Labor Leaders On Conditions
Herbert Hoover, former food administrator, met Nov. 17 with the American Federation of Labor executive council to discuss economic and industrial conditions. Hoover urged labor to share responsibility for resolving faults that cause unemployment while noting credit conditions and demand shifts as factors. The federation plans study-driven policy shifts and emphasizes addressing the human element to boost output and reduce waste.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Hoover
America
Federation
Gompers
League of Nations Assembly Opens With 41 Nations Represented
Geneva reports show 41 nations represented as the league assembly begins work. Paul Hymans of Belgium is elected permanent president 35 votes to 4 for Motta of Switzerland with others unseated. Delegates aim to fix a disarmament system and prepare an effective economic blockade.
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Geneva
Paul Hymaans
Belgium
League
Motta
Switzerland
Adoro
Leon Bourgeoise
France
Hymans
United States
League of Nations Assembly
England
Dominions
Holy Kanity Church
George Nicoll Barnes
Lord Robert Cecil
Worcester
Christ
London
Baron Gonzuke Hagishi
Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Council of the League
Financial Commission
Washington
Brussels
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Danzig
Balkans
League of Nations
Central Powers
United States of America
Landis to Hear All Disputes in Chicago
Federal Judge Kenesaw M. Landis said all professional baseball disputes will be settled in Chicago. Responding to questions about balancing duties as judge and baseball commissioner he noted he has free weekends and that federal court is closed much of the baseball season.
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Joan ¢. Weaver
Lincoln
White House
Ford
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Anna Jury
Pottsville
Chicago
Wenesaw Mountain Landis
Lasker
Judge Landis
Kenesaw M. Landis
Attell Refuses Talk on World Series Fix Scandal
Former boxer Abe Attell, in New York, declined to issue a formal statement about the fixing investigation. He said he would cooperate when truly needed and noted a Chicago cane tied to indictments against multiple parties.
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New York
Abe Attell
Talley
Attell
Montreal
Chicago
Canadian Wheat Exports From Alberta Reach Record
Calgary reports wheat worth 1 772 032 dollars shipped to the United States from September 1 to October 8. A total of 62 826 582 bushels were sent at an average price of 2 25 dollars per bushel. The U S consul notes this is about five times 1915 levels, the province's prior wheat record.
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Calgary
Alberta
United States
Chinese queues pressed into cloth seek carload rate
The Oriental Manufacturing Company of Houston asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a carload rate on Chinese queues pressed into cloth shipped from Houston to multiple destinations. Chilfford Thorne of Chicago, representing the applicant, explained the queues are used for filtration and as soup strainers. The commission took the petition under consideration.
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Washington
Houston
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oriental Manufacturing Company
Chilfford Thorne
Chicago
Fr act Francis J Widlar Crew Rescued After Grounding
After 63 hours aboard the 7600 ton Francis J Widlar crew of 28 led by Captain Arthur Forbes were saved by rescue tugs Iowa and C E B Ainsworth near Whitefish Point. The ship ran aground Friday night and battered deck structures and hatch covers were ripped to signal fires. Steward Alexander Stevens of Ashtabula Ohio cooked food on an improvised stove as the crew endured hunger and heavy seas. The fox terrier Tootsie aided morale during the perilous ordeal.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Francis J. Widlar
Arthur Forbes
Iowa
C. EB. Ainsworth
Towa
Widlar
Whitefish Point
Forbes
Alexander Stevens
Ashtabula
Ohio
Stevens
Home Brew Ruling Impacts Milwaukee Syrup Makers
Milwaukee authorities report large brewing interests reliant on malt syrup for home brew may lose 800000 pounds daily if a national prohibition ruling by John F F Kramer is enforced. Brewers shifted to malt syrup after the eighteenth amendment, with mills installing new machinery to meet demand.
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Milwaukee
John FF. Kramer
National Prohibition Commissioner
Eastern industrial firms announce widespread layoffs
In Massachusetts Norton company adopts a 40 hour week as business falls. Graton Knight Manufacturing shifts to five day weeks. Bradley car works reduces staff from 1000 to 800. Whiteall carpet mills close for a week. In Philadelphia the Pennsylvania railroad plans to lay off 2500 workers including 1000 on the Philadelphia division, pushing total reductions since October 30 above 10 000.
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Weorcester
Mass
Norton Company
Graton & Knight Manufacturing Company
Bradley Car Works
Whiteall
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Danzig Declared Free City by German Authority
Berlin reports that Danzig and nearby areas were proclaimed a free city by Colonel Strutt acting as high commissioner. The constituent assembly heard that the League of Nations would soon assume protection of the city and its constitution with Polish and German officials present.
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Danzig
Germany
Berlin
Strutt
Reginal Tower
State Council
Poland
League of Nations
Hunger Strike May Save Gooper From Execution
Little Rock Ark Nov 16 a hunger strike at the state penitentiary in its fourth day may save the life of Charles Gooper a black man sentenced to be electrocuted this week. He has refused food since Friday and Governor Brough ordered a mental examination to determine insanity possibly commuting the sentence.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Penitentiary
Charles Gooper
Brough
Montana Developments: Shelton Named U S District Attorney
Prominent Butte lawyer George French Shelton, longtime Montana figure and associate of W A Clark interests, is appointed United States district attorney for Montana by President Wilson. The report covers Montana’s state accident board, its five year work, costs, compensation to 31,385 injured workers, and safety inspections. It also notes Butler urging banks to support stockgrowers, and Beier’s October crop report praising potato and corn maturities amid general harvest to help cattle loans.
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Helena
A. E. Spriggs
State Accident Board
Ecoples
Senet
Montana
State Accident Board of Montana
George French Shelton
Butte
W. A. Clark
United States
Wilson
Shelton
Southbury
Conn
Yate University
Connecticut Assembly
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Mr. Shelton
W. W. Patterson
HC. Day
Day
F. W. Beier
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
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House of Commons
William C. Adamson
Coulllet
Charleroi
Charlerai
Sivass
Putrid
Crimean
Wrangel
London Times
Constantinople
Crimea
O'Callaghan
Arthur Griffiths
Sinn Fein
Tam
Ireland
Canada
Windsor
Ont
Ernest Yarrow
Armenia
Kars
Alexandropol
Western
Calumet
Hecla
Osceola Consolidated
Calumet Ant
White Pine
Ta Salle
Topeka
Kas
Polce
French Lick
Ind
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Springfield
Fed
Condi
Cengue Assembly
U. S
Nations of the World
Landis
Home Brew Ruling
Hits Syrup Makers
MAIL
Butler
W. J. Butler
West
Dr. Butler
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