Wilsons Rail Plan Outlined in Government Fight
Representative Adamson outlined a Wilson plan to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission from seven to nine members to include wage disputes under its authority. Leaders of four major railroad brotherhoods met Wilson, praising him while signaling possible eight hour law challenges. The Justice Department moves to defend the law with Kansas as the battleground, hearings set for Thursday.
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Washington
W. C. Adamson
Wilson
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Warren S. Stone
W. G. Lee
L. E. Shepard
W. S. Carter
White House
Mr. Adamson
Stone Chary
Stone
Adamson
Commission
Interstate Commerce Committes
House
Department of Justice
Kansas
Attorney General’s Office
Rail line suits challenge Illinois two cent fare
Twenty four railroad companies filed suits in federal court seeking an injunction against the Illinois Commerce Commission and Attorney General Patrick J. Lucey. They challenge the Illinois intrastate passenger rate of 2 cents per mile versus the interstate rate of 24.4 cents. The suits claim discrimination against St Louis and seek to halt tariffs ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Chicago
Navy
United States District Court
State Public Utilities Commission
Patrick J. Lucey
Illinois
The
Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Falkenhayn drives forward as Roumanian front tightens
Berlin reports Falkenhayn’s steam roller pushing into Northwestern Roumania with Craiova in sight and Vraiota rail hub at risk. Russians claim local Roumanian successes near Aldesht and Alt as artillery heats Danube and Dobrudja fronts remain tense.
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Teutons
Craiova
Berlin
Wallachia
Jiul
Verdun
Vraiota
Jiul River
Roumania
Bucharest
Graiova
Rahova
Danube
Falkenhayn
Vulkan Pass
Mackensen
London
Carpathians
Ampulung
Russian War Office
Aldesht
Alt District
Dobrudja
Petrograd
Local option push follows anti liquor report
In Richmond Indiana on November 20 Rev E S Shumaker head of the Indiana Anti Saloon League said Democratic leaders visited Indianapolis after the election proposing an immediate local option election in Marion county as reprisal against liquor elements they blamed for the party’s loss and the Republican victory.
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Richmond
Ind
Bernard Korbly
E.S. Shumaker
Indiana
Anti-Saloon League
Indianapolis
Marion County
Six Die as Tug Rambler Boiler Explodes in East River
Six men were killed and several injured when the boiler of the tug Rambler exploded while the boat lay at her East River pier in New York.
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New York
East River
Missing teacher returns to Michigan home
Bernice Lehmin twenty years old, a Hardsecrabble school teacher near Dowagiac, had been missing since November 6. She visited her parents and friends in Berrien Center and resigned her post, saying she had illness thought to have unbalanced her mind. Her parents say she had been working in South Bend.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Bernice Lehmin
Dowagiac
Berrien Center
Here
South Bend
Holland Protest Over Belgian Deportations
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Dutch government told its Berlin reps to inform Germany that the deportation of Belgian civilians has caused a painful impression in Holland.
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Holland
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Allies order Greek envoys to depart from Greece
An Athens dispatch reports Vice Admiral du Fournet told German Austrian Bulgarian and Turkish ministers in Greece to leave by Wednesday. He presented a note demanding surrender of all Greek army arms munitions and artillery except about 60 000 rifles in use after demobilization.
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London
Athens
Pachange Telegraph Company
Greece
du Fournet
Fournet
Missing stake holder unsettles Gary voters after election
Gary Indiana November 21 A group of Gary citizens who won bets on Wil son’s election worry over the absence of Joe Rodish stake holder who held 1500 pending the official count Pauihle his employer swore out a warrant for Rodish’s arrest
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Gary
Ind
Wilson
Joe Rodish
Pauihle
Rodish
Allies Advance to North of Monastir in Balkan Front
London reports fresh German reinforcements rush to the Macedonian front to aid Bulgarians as Franco Russian and Serbian forces push north from Monastir captured in a vast enveloping maneuver. Paris notes 622 prisoners in 24 hours and a rout of retreating Bulgars and Teutons.
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London
Monastir
Berlin
Bulgars
Teutons
War Office
Paris
Auto Driver Hits Maud After Mule Collision
Quincy Ill November 21 A car struck a herd of mules on a country road injuring Henry Middendorf who suffered a fractured skull and underwent an immediate operation with poor recovery prospects. Ten other people were hurt in local crashes the same day. Leo Cathright 33 a leading resident died from blood poisoning linked to a gunshot wound and refused to name his assailant. He was shot during a quarrel while said to be intoxicated.
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Quincy, Ill
Henry Middendorf
Leo Cathright
Cathright
Abandons Capitol Flight Near Indianapolis
Frank Kastory attempted a flight to Indianapolis in a 150 horsepower military tractor built at the American aircraft plant in Anderson. Blinded by the western sun he landed after rising about 200 feet. A prior attempt on November 12 ended when a gasoline line burst at 2,000 feet forcing another landing.
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Anderson
Ind
Frank Kastory
Indianapolis
Coal Miner Is Injured in Fall at Ayre Shire Mine
Petersburg Indiana November 20 Wilson Drew a coal miner was injured when a heavy slate fell on him at Ayre shire No 7 mine breaking his leg and sending him to treatment.
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Petersburg
Ind
Wilson Drew
Ayreshire No. 7
Ex-President Garf ield's son eyed for cabinet post
The article notes Harry A. Garfield, son of the former president, being considered as a potential cabinet member. It discusses possible portfolios and the political interest surrounding his candidacy.
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Mr. Garfield
Wilson
California Electors Declared Safely Elected
New York reported that all thirteen California Democratic electors are surely elected as the San Francisco count is completed. Democratic leaders McCormick and McNabe indicate the California slate is absolutely safe.
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New York
California
McCormick
Democratic National Committee
McNabe
San Francisco
La Touraine Escapes Torpedo Threat Off French Coast
The French liner La Touraine, leaving Bordeaux, narrowly escaped torpedo attack about twenty miles from shore after a distressed vessel signaled for help. A small boat tried to reach the other steamer before a wireless warned of a torpedoed ship named Columbian, prompting the La Touraine to depart.
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New York
Bordeaux
Caussin
Columbian
Carranza Ultimatum Push In Mexican Peace Talks
American peace delegates press Carranza for terms in a proposed ultimatum. They warn of U S intervention to protect life and property if Carranza refuses, and threaten withdrawal of recognition if talks fail. Cabrera cites tax concessions after talks with American mining interests.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mexican Peace Commission
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Interior
Lane
Wilson
Washington
United States Army
Senors Cabrera
Pani
Bonillas
Senor Cabrera
Cabrera
Bucket Hurler To Prison Killed Child In Auto Convicted
Albert Thomas a farmer near Hartford City Indiana was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of eight year old Emily Stout of Upland. The girl died May 28 when a bucket of corn swung at a car she rode in with her parents Dr and Mrs Trent Stout Thomas claimed the move was accidental but the jury convicted him of manslaughter resulting in a prison sentence.
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Hartford City
Ind
Albert Thomas
Here
Emily Stout
Upland
Trent Stout
Thomas
Live Stock Market Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago hog receipts 63,000 with light to heavy classes priced from 7.50 to 9.55. Cattle receipts 35,000 with good to choice steers 10.00 to 11.50 and butchers cows 6.50 to 7.10. prime dealers see 12.25 to 12.50 for select cattle. East Buffalo quotes show hogs 9.50 to 9.80 for heavies, lambs to 11.50, yearlings 9.50 to 10.00, ewes 7.40 to 7.75. calves 15.00.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Astor Mansion Dinner Sparks Patriot Talk on Assimilation
The Astor residence in New York hosted a reopening dinner led by Mrs. Vincent Astor. Over a hundred guests, including sociological workers, debated the best way to Americanize aliens during the after dinner discussion.
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Astor Mansion
New York City
Vincent Astor
Forty Thousand Swindled in Fake Horse Race Scam
Des Moines reports that John Swanson a wealthy farmer from Huron North Dakota lost $40000 to a fake horse race on November 8. Police suspect a gang linked to three men who pleaded guilty in Davenport to similar offenses totaling over $100000.
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Rich
Des Moines
John Swanson
Huron
N. D
Davenport
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Law
Britain
American Press, Association
Walter Runiciman
Lord Devonport
Lord Milner
Emngland
U. S
Western Wallachia
Tion
Cesses
von Falkenhayn
Hellas
Entente
Kaiser
Capitol
Sun
Mrs. Vincent Astor
Harry A. Garfield
American Press Association
Cali
Fornia
LA Touraine
Border
U.S. Will
Lane Carrifs
Bucket Hurler
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