Miners Refuse 10 Yield City Walkout Threat Deepens
The United Mine Workers council in Judanapolis Ind refuses to rescind the Friday midnight strike deadline amid a national fuel crisis. A public statement says a bituminous miners strike cannot be avoided, while government plans to act against the move and seek legal action for conspiracy.
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Judanapolis
Ind
High Executive Council
United Mine Workers of America
Na Uon
Unitel Mine Workers
International Executive Board
United Ming Workers of America
United States
United Mine Workers
Cleveland
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Washington
Wilton
Congress
Palmer Eaid
Palmer
Tebee Resigns as Register of Treasury to Join Oil Firm
Washington October 20 Houston B Tebee of Oklahoma has resigned as register of the treasury and will go to New York to become connected with a large oil firm.
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Houston B. Tekee
Oklahoma
New York
Washington
Houston B. Tebee
Register of the Treasury
President Vetoes The Day Enforcement Act
Washington dispatches report the president vetoed the prohibition enforcement bill on October 28 as the House and Senate moved to override. The Senate earlier passed the measure 63 to 20 after the veto threat, and the House vote stood 176 to 65 with two present. Overriding action in the Senate was anticipated later in the week.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Johnson Amendment Rejected in Senate Vote
Washington October 28, the Johnson amendment to the peace treaty proposing that the U S voting power in the League of Nations be raised to match Great Britain and dominions was defeated in the senate by 40 to 38. The roll call lists Republicans and two Democrats for adoption and a larger bloc against, detailing key party names.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
League of Nations
Great Britain
Senate
Ball
Borah
Brandegee
Capper
Cummins
Curtis
Dilingham
sFall
France
Fre- Noghuysen
Grenna
Harding
Jones
Kenyon
Knox
la Falsette
Lemroot
Dodge
McCormick
McLean
Moses
Newberry
Norris
Page
Penrose
Phipps
Poindexter
Sherman
Smoot
Spencer
Sutherland
Townsend
Wadsworth
Warren
Gore
Shields
Colt
Edge
Hale
Kellogg
Keyes
McCumber
McNally
Nelson
Sterling
Bankhead
Chamberlain
Culberson
Dial
Fletcher Gay
Gerry
Harris
Harrison
Henderson
Hitchcock
New Mexico
King
Kerby
McKellar
Myers
Nugent
Overman
Pomerene
Rausdell
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
Arizona
Maryland
Swanson
Thomas
Trammell
Underwood
Walsh
Montana
Williams
Rush Alien Deportation Plan Clears Senate Panel
Washington reports the immigration committee, at Attorney General Palmer's request, moved a favorable report on the house bill for deportation and permanent exclusion of alien anarchists. The measure also targets aliens interned during the war and those convicted under espionage, draft, explosives and related statutes, including threats against the president, with final deportation decisions resting with the Secretary of Labor.
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Washington
Palmer
Senate Immigration Committee
United States
House
Inbor
Reds Get Four Year Terms In Criminal Anarchy Case
New York editors Carl Pinvio and Gust Alonen of a radical magazine were sentenced to four to eight years in prison. Justice Weeks stated that after serving their terms their deportation would be sought.
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New York
Radical Magazine
Carl Pinvio
Gust Alonen
Fivat
Weeks
Pershing Urges Youth Training and Army Size Reform
General Pershing told a joint Senate and House military committee hearing that a ready reserve and a larger air and tank corps are essential to meet international obligations. He recommended an adaptable force up to 800000, opposed the 600000 plan, and urged rapid progress on permanent military planning despite upcoming December sessions.
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Washington
Pershing
Senate
House
Peyshing
War Department
Wadsworth and Kahn
Baker
March
Alam
Persh Ing
Gary Red Plot Sparks Senate Inquiry In Gary Ind
Washington reports on the steel strike impact in Gary Indiana with Lieut. B D C Van Buren testifying before the senate committee. He cites plans for a May 4 parade and revolution, the anarchist leaders Ivanhoff and De George, and a seized red booklet urging worldwide workers to fight for a Soviet style revolution. He notes Lenin Trotzky influence and that Arbeiter Zeitung in Chicago printed the material.
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Washington
Gary
Ind
Senate
C. van Buren
Leonard Wood
Central District
Polles Forbes
Chicago
Ivanhoff
de George
Lieut
van Buren
Russia
Lenine and Trotzky
Arbeiter Zeitung Publishing Company
Kenyon
Milwaukee Street Railway Given Seven Cent Fare Change
Madison Nov 1 The railroad commission upheld a fare increase to seven cents for Milwaukee street railway. The decision orders double transfer privileges, applies wages hours and working conditions from the state board of conciliation, and requires 100 additional cars to be put in service.
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Madison, Wis
Railroad Commission
Milwaukee Street Raihway
State Board of Eoaciliation
Canadian Officer Found Dead in Cleveland Hotel
The body of Capt. Robert Gardiner, former Canadian Army medical corps officer, was found in a bed at a Cleveland hotel on October 20. Papers indicate his home was London, Ontario. Coroner Jacobs ruled the death natural and not suspicious.
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Cleveland
Nin
Robert Gardiner
London
Ont
Jacobs
City of Muskegon Hits Muskegon Pier in Gale Tragedy
Nine crew members and nine or more passengers die when the Crosby steamer City of Muskegon strikes the south pier during a gale. The vessel, left Milwaukee in clear weather, is smashed in four minutes, with many passengers in nightclothes fleeing to safety as the ship breaks apart against the pier. Captain Edward Miller opted to enter the harbor amid the storm.
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Muskegon
Midh
Thal
Crosby
City of Muskegon
Ormerly
Holland
Muskegon Channel
Steward’s Department
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Edward Miller
Wilson to lift war lid after German peace ratified
Washington reports that wartime prohibition will end by presidential proclamation after senate approval of the German Peace treaty. White House officials say the act is to be repealed once peace is declared and demobilization is complete. Some officials favored waiting for Austria treaty action.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Congress
Austria
Nine Die, Forty Hurt In Valley Flyer Wreck
Nine people are dead and forty injured when Southern Pacific train No. 60, the San Joaquin Valley flyer, derailed two and a half miles west of Acton. The engine, two baggage cars and five coaches plunged into the ditch.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Acton
St Louis Police Chief Shot During Arrest
St Louis police chief Marilyn O'Brien was shot while attempting to arrest two robbers. She was taken to a local hospital in serious condition and authorities stated her status as critical. Police units awaited further medical updates and the suspects were being sought.
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He la
St. Louis
Marilyn O'Brien
Aloe Hospital
American Troops Land at Brest in Grant Transport
Nov 1 Paris reports 5000 U S troops aboard the transport President Grant arriving at Brest en route to Coblenz. The convoy marks a major airlift of forces to reinforce Allied positions in Europe during World War I.
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France
Grant
Coblenz
Paris
United States
Brest
German Armistice Demands Tighten at Paris Talks
The Allied supreme council debated adding a protocol to the Versailles treaty binding Germany to armistice terms. Marshal Foch notes breaches while discussion on sinking German ships at Scapa Flow continues. The U S rejects the Tittoni Flume plan but partial acceptance of its elements is reported.
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Paris
Germany
Supremie Council
Marshal Foch
Supreme Council
Scapa Flow
Scapa Mow
British
France
Republic
United States
Great Britain
U. S
Italy
Tittoni
Lansing
Titton
German Debt Is 15 Billions
Berlin reports the national assembly passed the third reading of the budget despite the right and Independent party votes and adjourned to November 20. Finance Minister Erzberger outlined that new taxes are expected to yield 9.0 billion marks, with debt service at 8.817 billion marks. He noted 204.0 billion marks in national debt, projected to reach about 212.812 billion by March 1920.
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Berlin
National Assembly
Mathias L Erzberger
Herr Erzberger
Marelli
King Albert Sees Wilson In Washington Meeting At Bedside
King Albert and President Wilson clasped hands in Washington as the Belgian monarch concluded his American visit. He departs for home from Newport News aboard the transport George Washington, leaning to shake Wilson again and expressing hope that the dens and Ienla will be carried out.
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Washington
King Albert
President Wilson
Newport News
George Washington
Mr. Wilson
Germans Begin Colonizing Argentina in Misiones Territory
In Buenos Aires in October 81 the first group of fifty German immigrant families has arrived and will be granted sea lands in Misiones. Concessions range from 25 to 100 hectares based on family size, with a German capitalist seeking 400 more German families' concessions.
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Germana
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Fsea
Misiones
Famiiie
la Nacion
California Fig Syrup Ad Ends Childrens Laxative Claim
An old advertisement urges mothers to choose California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It touts a fruity taste and states full dosing directions on packaging while warning against inferior products. The fragment also references livestock pedigree in a separate line.
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California
Ady
Cascarets and Alls Catarrh Medicine Ad Copy
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative that works while you sleep and claims Alls Catarrh Medicine treats through the blood. It features a sworn oath by Frank J. Cheney of F J Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio, and cites a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh claims.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Beal A. W. Gleason
F. J. Chaney & Co
Ohio
BJ. Chaney & Co
Dialogue Sparks in Local Debate Over Brown's Fate
Residents quote a heated exchange as townsfolk discuss Brown's status. One speaker suggests kindness toward him despite criticism, while another dismisses threats, highlighting a division in community attitudes and tempers. The remarks point to a broader conflict about accountability and public sentiment.
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Wisconsin Railroad Commission
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