Nationwide labor campaign opens across the nation
The American Federation of Labor plans a broad political push in November aiming to elect Congress favorable to labor. Leaders back mobilizing workers and farmers to promote public ownership and reduce living costs, with Labor and the Plumb plan league coordinating efforts and hinting at a third party later.
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American Federation of Labor
Washington
American Federation of Libor
Wenllvoad Brotherhoods
Farmers
Ase Aire
Tha
Congress
Phomb Plan League
Labor
Plan
Ariculturists
Wll
United States
Fi Congress
Steel Trust
Sugar Trust
Lumber Trust
United States Congress
American Federation of Labor Political Conference
Panic Grips New York Exchange As Pound Slumps
In New York on February 5 panic hit foreign exchange with demand bills at 3.19 dollars per British pound, a rally to 3.81, then a drop to 3.21. The pound fell 1.07 percent from normal, and 14 percent from yesterday’s low. Drafts on London flooded the market as panic buyers offered them regardless of price. France and Italy also declined, francs at 16.02 and lire at 18.77 per dollar amid volatility in exchange parity.
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New York
London
France
Italy
Poles Receive War Materials From American Aid
Parla February 8 one hundred car loads of war materials bought from the American army have arrived in Poland to outfit the army. An issue of underwear socks and sweaters has been provided by the American Red Cross. A levy of 300000 money and American army uniforms including overseas caps are issued. A half million pairs of Red Cross soda and 250000 sweaters were distributed in December. American uniforms are worn by most of the Polish army at the front.
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Parla
Poland
American Red Cross
Hundreds of Germans Named on War Crimes Extradition List
Paris reports a list of Germans accused of war crimes for extradition. Leading names include former Crown Prince Frederick William, Theo von Bethmann-Hollweg, Field Marshal von Hindenburg, Erich Ludendorff, von Mackensen, and Crown Prince Rupprecht. The eight lists total hundreds, with sections from Britain France Italy Belgium Roumania Yugoslavia and Poland detailing names ranks and accusations.
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Paris
Lst
Rederick Wiliam
Kurt von Leisner
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
von Hindenburg
Erich Ludendorff
Marshal von Mackensen
Rupprecht of
Baveria
Duke of
Wuerttenberg
Parsons
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Roumania
Jugo-Slavia
Poland
Wilson to Stay at Capital in Washington
President Wilson is not likely to leave Washington for some time, said Dr. Grayson. With steady improvement, the physician noted Wilson can walk with a cane on the second floor but has not been allowed to venture below stairs or leave his wheelchair.
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Washington
Wilson
Grayson
Denver Mint Robber Arrested For Gold Heist
Denver secret service agents arrested Orville Harrington aged 41 a Denver mint worker for stealing gold bars valued at 85 000 dollars. He confessed leading officers to his home where the bars were buried in the yard and hidden in various places the stolen gold was recovered.
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Denver
Colo
Orville Harrington
Secret
Harrington
Bonds Worth Ninety Thousand Stolen in Wall Street Ruse
In New York on February 7 bonds valued at 90000 were stolen from Tunes RR Deering’s office. The outer safe door was opened by the combination and the inner door forced. This marks the second robbery in two days in the financial district.
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New York
Tunes RR. Deering
Wall Street
Financial District
Low Exchange May Cut U.S. Exports Says Banker
New York February commentary from Percy A. Johnston president of Chemical National Bank predicts a lower British exchange will reduce U. S. exports. Johnston believes the drop in exchange rates will bring a cost reduction and affect trade volumes.
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New York
Feb
Percy A. Johnston
Chemical National Bank
Mr. Johnston
Palmer Sees Danger in Represserive Laws and Urges Simpler Guarding Bill
Attorney General Palmer told the house judiciary committee that drastic proposed measures would overreach their aim. He called for a simple character guarding the Bill of Rights to curb revolutionary threats, noting federal statutes are inadequate to meet the danger from "reds" and other agitators. He defended deportations and arrests as stabilizing steps and urged passage of the Davey draft bill.
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Washington
United States
Palmer
House Judiciary Committee
House Rifles Committee
Mr. Palmer
Department of Justice
Davey
Dem
Ohio
Primer
Department
Movie actor Burgess dies in airplane stunt mishap
Earl Burgess, a motion portrait actor, perished in Los Angeles when he fell 700 feet from an airplane during a comedy shoot. Burgess had been scheduled to drop a dummy. instead he fell, and camera men mistook his body for the dummy while filming. He was noted as one of the first to perform a successful parachute jump from an airplane.
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Earl Burgess
Los Angeles
Cal
Burgess
Elent
Walter Hawking
Ecamera
Sheen
Red Army Put To Work In Russia Decree Report
Washington February 3 The Russian Bolshevik army has been set to labor per a decree issued by Lenine January 16 and received by the State Department. Ten Soviet soldiers hereafter must engage in general labor activities.
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Washington
Lenine
State Department
U. S. Board Sells 163 Ships by Jan Twenty
The Shipping Board reports 163 ships sold by January 20 for a total of 82,424,808 dollars. More than 168 vessels totaling 610,084 deadweight tons were disposed to over twenty buyers.
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Washington, Pen
Shipping Board
British Hold Smyrna Line From Smyrna To Constantinople
British troops have occupied the German railway line from Smyrna to Constantinople, strengthening their hold in the region as of February 7. The advance follows ongoing maneuvers and shifts in occupancy along the strategic corridor.
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Smyrna Line
Constantinople
Smyrna
Meredith Seeks Farm Focus to Cut Cost of Living
Washington February 8 Secretary E T Meredith urges reducing middlemen and boosting farm output to lower living costs. He cites dairy eggs butter and hog prices and argues distribution and nonproductive enterprise share blame with farmers. calls for honest pricing from producers to retailers.
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Washington
E. T.meredith
Meredit
Meredith
Virginia Politician Nominated for Commerce Board
Washington reports President Wilson nominated former Virginia Governor Benny C. Stuart to the Interstate Commerce Commission to succeed James S. Milligan of Indiana whose term expired. Louis Titus of San Francisco was named to the Shipping Board, replacing Henry M. Robinson who resigned last year. Titus is a Republican.
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Washington
Benny C. Stuart
Virginia
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
James. S$. Millrlan
Indiana
Louis ‘Titus
San Francisco
Shipping Board
Titus
Henry MM. Robinson
Negro Run Amuck in Pine Bluff. Three Die in Shootout
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on February 7 detective C C Plynn, Mrs San Saltz, and a man known as Memphis Slim were killed. George Wicks a negro shot Memphis Slim and Plynn then barricaded in a central business district house. After more than three hours a posse killed Wicks and seven others were wounded, two seriously.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
C, C. Plynn
San Saltz
Mn Megro
Memphis Slim
George Wicks
Plynn
Arrest Mexican for murder in Yuma charge
Yuma Arizona February 6 Captain Inilo Calles former Mexican revolutionary army officer was arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering a fellow officer who deserted the Carranza forces and sought refuge in the United States.
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Julio Calles
Yuma
Ariz
United States
Yuma, Ariz
Inilo Calles
Mexican Regral Army
Carranza
Western Canada Corn Stars At Salt Products Exposition
Western Canada swept prizes at the Salt Products Exposition in Kansas City. Dent corn from John Hamilton of Kelwood Manitoba won a first prize, signaling a northward move of the corn belt. Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta exhibitors dominated wheat oats barley potatoes and vegetables, with Manitoba and Saskatchewan notably winning multiple top awards.
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Canadian Government Information Bureau
Kansas City
John Hamilton
Kelwood
Manitoba
Mr. Hewitt
Main Street
Crookston
Minnesota
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western
South Dakota
Western Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Adv
Nothing in that for him
A recruiting officer questions a wary recruit and exposes the military pay and living costs as the man declines, suspecting a trick as he learns the offer of thirty dollars a month. The exchange highlights skepticism about enlistment amid promises of free clothes rent meals and wages.
The Challenge He a kis a in Love Language Boston Transcript
The article fragment from the Boston Transcript hints at a cultural piece titled The Challenge in the language of love with playful nicknames He a kis a and She Dummy referenced in a possibly satirical or lighthearted social note.
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Boston Transcript
Now Free From Paina Woman's Health Testimonial
Bayonne New Jersey resident Anna Sleva shares relief from periodic pains and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She reports improved strength appetite and ability to work after marriage and mothering two boys. The notice invites other women to seek information from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Bayonne
N. J
Anna Sleva
East 17Th Street
N.J
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Did he look straight at you when he said that to you
An early 20th century advertisement claims Cascarets purify liver and bowels overnight with no griping or sickness, promising a clear, rosy morning. The piece mocks Calomel and similar tonics, noting steady cost and overnight action. A jokey aside follows in a quotation about a courtroom exchange.
You Need Medicine You Should Have the Best
An old style advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root with claims of curing kidney and bladder troubles. It touts word of mouth praise from a druggist and customers, offers a sample by mail from Dr Kilmer Co, and notes bottles are sold in drug stores.
Had Enough Were you fond of fellow prompts dialogue
A fragment shows a tense domestic exchange with a speaker expressing fatigue over a partner and noting changes in a marriage. The brief scene hints at relation strain and dissatisfaction without broader context or names.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertises Internal Cure
An old advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local applications and attributes cure to Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It asserts the medicine works through the blood on mucous surfaces, offering testimonials and listing Baby & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as the vendor.
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Hall
HALA
Baby & Co., Props
Toledo
Ohio
Hidden vice misleads crowds with fleeting truth
A habitual falsifier grips attention by offering a sliver of truth to many, hoping curiosity will surface the real tale. The impulse to lie tempts him to push further, yet the risk of exposure looms as the deception edges toward collapse.
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