Illi nois Major Is Killed In France Colonel Hill of Quincy Dies
A letter from France confirms Maj Henry B Hill of Quincy Illinois, formerly a National Guard brigadier general, was killed leading troops against a German machine gun nest along the Meuse in mid October. He served many years in the Illinois National Guard and went to France from Camp Logan in June, later commanding a battalion of Michigan and Wisconsin troops. He helped investigate the East St. Louis race riots.
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France
Henry &. Hill
Imoois National Guard
Major Hill
Meuse
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Wisconsin
East St. Louis
Release of Belgian Prisoners by German Amnesty
Amsterdam reports the German government has released all Belgian civilian prisoners in Germany in line with its amnesty proclamation. The telegram from Berlin confirms the action and notes the releases were completed.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Perlin
KRAMARZ CHOSEN FIRST PRESIDENT OF CZECH SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Geneva reports a Czech Slovak leaders conference drafted a US style constitution for the new republic. Dr Karl Kramarz, once jailed for treason before July 1917, is named first president as delegates head to Prague to form a Czech Slovak national parliament. Vienna dispatch notes new stamps bearing Bohemian lion.
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New Republic
United States
Karl Kramarz
Prague
Vvienna
Bohemia
Newberry Leads Ford In Michigan Senate Race By Margin
Official returns near complete from Tuesday’s election show Lieutenant Commander Truman H Newberry defeating Henry Ford for U S senator from Michigan by about 5 000 votes Democratic leaders demand recount and wait for full tally Ray Canfield secretary says official count required and recount possible Newberry leads Ford 206 964 to 201 625 from about 2 100 of 2 282 precincts in the state.
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Mich
Truman H. Newberry
Henry Ford
United States
Michigan
Ray Canfield
Democratic State Central Committee
Newberry
Ford
Smith Wins New York Governor Seat With Lead
Alfred E. Smith, Democrat, appears certain to succeed Charles S. Whitman as New York governor. With 42 districts still unheard, Smith leads by over 12,200 votes. His estimated plurality, excluding missing districts and not counting soldier votes, is about 10,000.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Charles S. Whitman
Smith
Newark machinists protest wage scale
Machinists of Newark New Jersey filed a complaint with the national war labor board against 82 companies. They demanded an end to the present pay basis and the creation of four classifications with a minimum wage for each.
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Newark
N. J
National War Labor Board
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