Coolidge Victory Pleases News Audience in Election Night
Ballot returns show Governor Coolidge reelected in Massachusetts by a large plurality as Democrats gain in New Jersey Maryland and Mississippi. New York City votes Maj. LaGuardia head of aldermen. Kentucky and Ohio split on key issues with wet reform and Republican gains. President Wilson temporarily recovered to acknowledge Coolidge’s win from his sickbed.
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Wife and baby slain in Bedford arson blaze
A seventeen year old wife and her six week old son were killed when a fire tore through their Bedford Indiana home just after midnight. Their bodies were nearly burned. The husband, John Batley Blair, is being sought in connection with the killings. The Blairs lived in a small frame house several miles from the city on a lonely cornfield road.
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Flood Toll Hits Louisville Area in Green River Rise
Reports from Green County Kentucky show more than 200 families displaced as the Green River flood devastates farm buildings and thousands of acres of crops. Property damage is estimated at over $1,000,000 with no fatalities reported.
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Russian Reds Seek to Overthrow the U S
Washington reports state that Bolshevik forces in the United States are using extensive propaganda to topple the current government. Assistant Secretary Phillips cites a large gold reserve and funds from Toumanin as motive to block trade with Soviet Russia and prevent bolshevik influence. Nonintercourse policy could need legislative change after peace.
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Toledo Ousts Street Cars Voters endorse streetcar removal
In Toledo Ohio on Tuesday voters approved ending streetcar operations after a narrow margin. The Toledo Railways and Light Co a subsidiary of H L Doherty of New York had run the system for years without a franchise. Fares recently rose from five to eight cents prompting the question at the polls.
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Last Zapata Army Surrenders to Mexican Forces
Galveston Nov. 4 reports say the last forces of Emiliano Zapata surrendered to Mexican federal troops under Gan Costa Rovera after defending positions despite water and provisions shortages. Official advices were received by Mexican Consul Mende Fierro.
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Germany Defers Danzig Surrender Awaiting U S Ratification
Paris dispatch reports German government rejects surrender of the free city of Danzig until the United States ratifies the peace treaty. The move ties transfer to the allied powers to the deposit of ratifications by the United States and four other powers. Indictments of 1,200 Germans for offenses in Belgium are sent to Paris for trial.
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Chicago Leads In Building Construction Value
New York report shows home construction and other building operations in the week ending Oct. 24 north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi totaled 175.05 million dollars, with Chicago district leading amid a national total of 77.38 million dollars in residential structures. The FP W Dodge data ranks Chicago ahead of New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston and Minneapolis.
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Miners Strike Paralyzes U S Coal Fields
Chicago Nov 8 Nearly all the nation major bituminous coal fields are shut by a widespread miners strike though thousands of nonunion workers remain on duty in scattered districts where contracts still hold Union leaders claim 425 820 miners are out in 22 states with production disrupted though some union fields in Pennsylvania and West Virginia operate near normal Operators say nonunion output continues The strike’s effectiveness varies by region with union contracts guiding activity in most areas
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Committee named to frame prohibition enforcement rules
Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper selects a committee to draft enforcement regulations. The group includes Hi M. Gaylord as chairman and revenue agents Gates, Stone, Brome, Gantt, Porter, and Considine. Judge Orbison of Indianapolis will serve in an advisory capacity.
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Virginia
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Georgia
Daniel L. Porter
New York
John L. Considine
California
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Senate N Pact Deadlock Blocks Early Treaty Action
Washington November 4 efforts to secure an agreement for early final action on the peace treaty failed in the senate after an hour of wrangling over proposals from both sides. Leaders abandoned the attempt to reach accord and resumed the regular order of debate on the labor amendment. Lodge proposed a final vote on November 12 but Hitchcock blocked it. his counter proposal to take final action this week was objected to by Lodge.
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Powder Blast Fatal to 3 at Atlas Powder Mill
A Powder mill explosion at Atlas Powder company near Edgemont Missouri demolishes one mill. One body recovered with two men missing. Windows in nearby houses two miles away shattered. Three lives feared lost.
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Gotham drug clerks strike over wages and hours
New York unions report drug store workers from pharmacists to soda clerks and partners walked out in Greater New York to push for higher wages and shorter hours. Members are enrolled in the United Drug Clerks local with about 4,000 members. Abruzzi to explore Africa from Naples. The duke of Abruzzi and party depart for Mogadishu to seek the Webi Shebel river source.
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Mexico Won’t Be Asked to Pay Ransom for Jenkins
The United States will not seek reimbursement from Mexico for the $15,000 ransom paid by Counselor William C. Jenkins of the Puebla consulate to secure his release. The position was stated by the State Department.
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Longshoremen Strike Ends After Three Weeks Paralyze Ports
New York reports the longshoremen's strike ending as workers return to their jobs after more than three weeks of disrupted shipping. No official settlement was announced. Also from Annapolis Maryland a former society leader, Lt. Col. Duncan Elliott, shot himself in the head after a period of ill health.
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Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed By Wilson 1919
President Wilson designates November 27 as Thanksgiving Day and calls for prayer and gratitude. He envisions a future era of world peace born from nations' sacrifices and steadfast adherence to right. The proclamation urges reconsecration to liberty and democracy, inviting observance in homes and places of worship.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Robert Lansing
Bolsheviks Threat Omsk Evacuation Considered
Owing to Bolshevik pressure Admiral Kolchak proposes a preliminary evacuation of Omsk by the American hospital and other government departments not essential to the city. The government may relocate further east if danger increases.
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Auto Bandits Take 20000 From Averyville Bank
Masked men robbed the Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Averyville, forcing cashier Ti Reese and other employees into the vault, then escaped in an automobile after taking cash and valuables. Local authorities pursue leads as the heist spurs a citywide alert.
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Dr Carter’s K. and B. Tea Promoted for Biliousness
An old remedy urged for biliousness and sluggish liver. The ad claims the tea helps headaches regulate bile and improve health, recommending it for all ages and stating thousands of families have used it without wanting other remedies. It urges nightly use before bed and free use by children.
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Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims cold relief after the first dose of Pape's Cold Compound, with a regimen of dosing every two hours for up to three doses. It promises instant relief from nasal congestion, sneezing, headache, feverishness, and general malaise and touts a low cost and ease of use.
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