United States labor seeks presidential role in AFL strikes
A League of AFL members calls for immediate end to all strikes and for the president to join the AFL executive council during a national emergency. The proposal advocates direct member votes, no local official salaries during strikes, and powers to suspend or end strikes to protect the government.
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United States
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
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Executive Council
Teague
Europe
Mayors urged to register citizens for public utility service
New York September 16 260 city mayors urged to register citizens able to operate street cars power plants and other public utilities for service in case of a general strike threaten Boston statement issued by the American Defense Society signed by Charles Stewart Davison chairman of the organization board of trustees
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Bosted
American Defense Society
Charles Stewart Davison
Five hundred die in Gulf hurricane disaster toll rises
A storm in the Corpus Christi area kills at least 500 people as Port Aransas, home to 600 residents, is destroyed. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman orders no relief train to Corpus Christi while supplies are readied. A Mesina Line steamer report from Galveston notes the vessel ashore and total town destruction with unclear loss of life.
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Wex
Corpus Christie
Roy Miller
Southern Department of the Army
San Antonio
Tex
Joseph T. Dickman
Southern Department
Corpus Christi
Port Aransas
Medina Line
Galveston
Police Strike Challenges Constitution in Boston
In New York on Constitution Day Ellen Root former secretary of state condemned lax following of the Constitution. She urged firm defense as the police strike in Boston challenged constitutional authority across the nation.
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New York
Boston
United States
Ellen Troot
National Security League
Mr. Root
Toston New
Exiled Kaiser Wilhelm Extradition Sought by Allied Council
London reports the allied council plans to demand extradition of former Kaiser Wilhelm. The Pall Mall Gazette notes a formal request will be sent to Motand if not already received, predicting protests may occur but officials expect Hollaid to concede.
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London
Allied Or Council
Pall Mall Gazette
Mmotand
Kidser Wilhelm
Roumania Agrees to Return Loot Seized in Hungary
A Budapest dispatch reports Roumanians, due to Allied military mission efforts, will return materials seized in Hungary and accept the peace conference’s distribution decision. The claim lacks independent confirmation.
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Roumania
Hungary
Budapest
Vienna
World's Altitude Record Shattered by Curtis Triplane Pilot
Roland John's, test pilot for Curtis Airplane and Motor Company, set a world altitude record at 84 010 feet in a Curtis triplane powered by a 400 horsepower motor. The feat occurred at a test site, marking a historic achievement in high altitude aviation.
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Pmeld
L. L
Roland John's
Curtis, Airplane and Motor Company
Curts
President Wilson Heads to San Diego in League Pact Drive
Fatigued yet satisfied, President Wilson travels from Oakland to San Diego to press for the peace treaty and the League covenant. In San Francisco he answered a series of questions from the League of Nations, denying that Britain can outvote the United States, affirming Congress retains troop decisions, and predicting strong League influence toward restoring Shantung to China and safeguarding China’s territorial integrity.
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Shantung
China
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Ireland
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League of Nations
Council
British Empire
Congress
Premier of Canada Confined with Grippe at Home
Ottawa reports Premier Robert Borden, aged leader, is confined to his home with grippe but in no serious condition. The note states his health is not critical. In Paris, French deputies are expected to ratify the treaty with Germany tonight or Saturday, marking a pivotal moment in postwar diplomacy.
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Grippe
Ottawa
Robert Borden
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Johnson Enounters Rain in Lincoln Political Rally
Senator Hiram Johnson of California spoke to about 3500 Nebraska listeners in Lincoln as rain dripped and umbrellas dotted the crowd. He attacked the League of Nations and warned against surrendering American sovereignty, framing the issue as a clash of Americanism versus internationalism.
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Hiram Johnson
California
League of Nations
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Wilson
Omaiu
Johnson
Wacheon
Nebraska
Nebeneka
League
Anil
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Cherington
Nebraska League
Democracs
John G. Mater
Ameraan Legion
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Senate
Gilbert M. Titchcack
Californian
America
Repunduc
Washington
Old Age Kept At Bay By Haarlem Oil Capsules
Advertising copy touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for aging by improving kidney and digestive organ function. It promises renewed strength, warns against waiting for full decline, and offers money back guarantees if unsatisfied.
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Haarlem
Mndal Haarlem
Mehty-two year old Simon Wolf pays Depew a compliment
Simon Wolf, a Jewish leader aged ninety two, messages Chauncey Depew who has just turned eighty five. He seated Depew by telegram and quips You are three years my senior in years and fifty years my senior in intellect. The remark is noted as a neat compliment.
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Chauncey Depew
Depew
Wolf
Free Samples Offer from W Vacher of New Orleans
The quick relief product Vacher Balm promises free samples for headaches and nervous ailments. Readers are urged to write for a free sample and agent’s prices while the offer lasts from W. Vacher, Inc., New Orleans, La.
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Patna
W. Vacher
New Orleans
Adv
Odd Times Inspirations From Sleep And Quarters
The piece recalls Longfellow writing Wreck of the Hesperus after a night storm as he slept poorly by the fireside. It notes Rossini composing in bed, misplacing sheets that fell under the bed, and a friend’s verdict that a second duet was better, a device later included in his works.
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Longfellow
Rossini
Nurses Fear Storms Hurt Patients in Hospitals
A nurse at a women's hospital says nurses are not afraid of lightning but storms frighten patients. She notes that thunderbolts can devastate those who are extremely weak or nervous, with repeated flashes driving a patient to utter prostration.
Is Mr Gadspur Planning Any Poker Parties This Summer
Mrs Gribbling asks if Mr Gadspur plans poker gatherings while away. Mrs Gadspur denies it, then suggests a test by delaying a trip to see his reaction and gauge his interest in poker through a staged expression. The exchange appears in the Birmingham Age-Herald.
Aimed at marriage under village gate father rebukes bashful suitor
John Benlnos, a bashful youth in a Wessex village, hesitates for years with Lottia Reed. On Sunday night at the garden gate the girl’s father confronts him and urges clear intentions, telling him to “fire” his aim and marry.
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Wessex
Lottia Reed
John
Paterfoullias
London
The Cuticura Toilet Trio Adverts
The Cuticura Toilet Trio promises clear skin with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum to cleanse soothe heal and perfume. No toilet table is complete without them 25 cents everywhere.
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Ady
Obsession Says Prices Rise While You Sleep
A Cleveland man claims prices, including goods like straw hats, are advancing unseen while you sleep. He cites a overheard exchange where a clerk suggests marking down hats but the proprietor insists they should be marked up, illustrating rising prices.
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Cleveland
Unfortunate Arras: From Atrebates Capital to War Ruin
Arras on the River Scarpe rose as capital of the Atrebates and later a key city in Artois. Known for woolen cloth and tapestries, it suffered massive destruction in 1014 bombing that devastated its palaces cathedral and railway station, leaving only an old woman among the inhabitants. The city endured a wartime corpse-like ruin despite military activity.
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Scarpe
Atrebates
Caesar
Artois
Arras
Pas-de- Catals
Artas
Country club garage reflooring provokes wit and doubt
Wix riffs on improvised repairs and parlor talk while a quip about physicians hints at how payment for cures may fail. The murmured dig suggests a satire of pretension and value in a small town setting.
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