Petition Flood Follows Calls for Food Embargo Washington
President Wilson plans to ignore numerous petitions from eastern districts urging an embargo on food exports to conserve supplies. He argues aiding hungry Europe is necessary and would oppose farmers interests who seek high prices. Cabinet supports a tougher law punishing food speculation amid a heated policy clash.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
East
Europe
House
Senate
Mayor Curley
Boston
Presit Wilson
Grain Growers Plan Conference to Boost Bread Pricing
Chicago reports a call from the National Council of Farmers Cooperative for a December 7-8 meeting to extend marketing to all U S grain producers. Delegations from Minnesota, Dakota, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska and Kansas join a wider session with Canadian Grain Growers Grain Co. and Equity Cooperative Exchange aiding U S farmers.
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Chicago
United States
National Council of Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Hotel Sherman
Equity Co-operative Exchange
St. Paul
Northwestern
Grain Growers Grain Company, Ltd
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Uncle Sam
Chicago Salesman Found Dead in Des Moines
Des Moines, Ia Nov 20 R J Fel ton a Chicago firm salesman was found dead in his bed with a bullet through his head a revolver lay beside the body indicating suicide.
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Chicago
Des Moines
R. J. Felton
Engine to be sent to replace Red Train after hog death
Officials considered sending an extra engine to Alton to substitute for the Chicago and Alton limited the Red train after sheriff's execution sought to attach the engine. Damages of 36.80 were awarded in Madison County court for a head on collision last summer between an Alton Red train engine and a hog owned by William Wickenhouser. The hog was killed and buried by section men.
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Bloomington
Ill
Alton
Chicago & Alton Limited
Chicago
St. Louis
Madison County
West Alton
William Wickenhouser
East Alton
Child Killed for Rabbit in Tragic Mistake
In Walkerton Indiana Charlies M Furry eleven dies after his brother James fifteen shoots at what he thinks is a rabbit. Charles had wandered ahead to scare up rabbits and disappeared into weeds. upon reappearing James fired, hitting Charlies in the face and head, blinding both eyes. He was the son of Charles F Furry, a farmer.
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South Bend
Ind
James
Charlies M. Furry
Walkerton
Charles
Charles F. Furry
TRY TO BEAT TRAIN TWO DIE AT CROSSING IN ILL
In Waukegan Illinois a race to beat a train at a rail crossing killed Dr W H Strong and Joseph Lang a Richmond lawyer. Both occupants died instantly as their car was struck and hurled forward by the fast moving train and automobile.
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Waukegan, Ill
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Electric Railroad
W. H. Strong
Joseph Lang
Richmond
Waukegan
Gun Falls Killing Hunter in Whitley County
Ever Ett M. Dillon aged 33 was fatally wounded when a shotgun he propped against a tree discharged in northern Whitley county. He died shortly after at a cottage near Troy Center Lake. Dillon hunted with John Bathert Samuel Trautman and Adolph Stahl of Fort Wayne.
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Columbia City
Ind
Everett M. Dillon
Whitley County
Dillon
Troy Center Lake
John Bathert
Samuel Trautman
Adolph Stahl
Fort Wayne
Labor Union Demands Jan 1 Strike If Adamson Law Not Enforced
Five hundred AFL delegates in Baltimore yelled as Samuel Gompers urged a January first railroad strike if the Adamson Act is not enacted. Brotherhood leaders Stone Carter and Lee warned they will oppose any compulsory federal law, arguing financiers in Wall Street are the real foe while praising the president for backing the eight hour day.
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Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
New York
Four Brotherhoods
Stone
Carter
Wall Street
Lee
Congress
Mexico
Rush to Buy Cheap Coal in Terre Haute
Mayor Gossom’s municipal coal mine reports unprecedented demand with 3000 orders on opening day, most for two and a half tons. The municipal price holds at 2.75 per ton, while private dealers ask 6 per ton and may have to cut prices to compete.
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Terre Haute Ind
Gossom
Illino is Federation delegate dies at convention
At the University of Illinois a death cast gloom over the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs closing at Champaign Morris delegate Miss Alida Bliss of Morris Illinois died. She was about sixty and ill Thursday night.
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Champaign
Ilinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
University of Illinois
Alida Bliss
Morris
Ill
New Century Club
Bliss
Diemer Family Freed in Illinois Slaying Case
F A Orman Illinois state attorney ordered the release of Jacob Diemer his wife and Magdelene Diemer charged with manslaughter in the death of their daughter Christine Diemer. Her body was found in the Vermilion river on November eighth. The coroner and county officials accepted the pathologist's final death by own action finding from Dr Ludvig Hektoen of the University of Chicago.
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Pontiac
Ill
F. A. Orman
Jacob Diemer
Magdelene Diemer
Christine Diemer
Vermilion River
Orman
W. O. Meyers
Ludvig Hektoen
University of Chicago
Myers
Diemer
Miss Diemer
Danville Sees Sharp Rise in Soft Coal Prices
In Danville Illinois on November 22 the city sits among vast coal fields as soft coal prices surge from 2.50 to 4.50 and up to 5 dollars per ton.
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Amist
Danville
Ill
Danvile
Rheumatism Remedy Rale Overdose Claims Atchison Outcome
Miss Edith CG Atchisonated from the effects of an overdose of medicine for rheumatism. The note appears in a Nov 22 entry from PROTUA ILL. Further details on cause or timing are unclear.
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Rale
Protua
Ill
Edith CG
Demands of Allies Rejected by Greece
Athens rejects allies demand to surrender arms and munitions. Government to protest neutral zone creation where only one government exists. French guard zone and administer Servia Crevena and other towns. American legation protects Austrians Turks and Bulgars. Spanish legation handles Germany's interests. German naval attaché Baron von Senardens Grancy implicated in espionage.
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Athens
Crown Council
Greece
du Fournet
Servia
Crevena
Faces Old Death Penalty In Gary Harbor Case
G A Shillinger a young British subject is charged with stealing a compass from the United States Steel ore fleet flagship James J Farrell. He faces the death penalty under a 1790 law if convicted and could be freed or hanged possibly from the yardarm of the Farrell in Gary Harbor.
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Gary
Ind
United States Steel Corporation
James J. Farrell
G. A. Shillinger
Shillinger
Gary Harbor
Crop Damage Report From Cold Wave Across West and South
The Weather Bureau reports widespread and severe crop damage in the west and south from the Nov 10 to 17 cold wave. Fall sown grain largely unharmed while cotton and tomatoes in California were severely affected and truck crops suffered except in a few areas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
California
Explosion at Dalkwriiza Kills 341 in Petrograd
Official report lists 341 dead and 667 wounded from a large explosion in Dalkwriiza, Petrograd, on November 22. Authorities confirm casualties and await further details as rescue and relief efforts continue.
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Petrograd
Dalkwriiza
California Democrats claim Wilson will win state
The Democratic state central committee reports after checking all precincts statewide that no Democratic elector trails below 1,200 votes ahead of the strongest Republican. The top Democratic elector leads the best Republican by 3,500 votes.
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San Francisco
Wilson
California
Democratic State Central Committee
Deutschland Again Is Off for Bremen
New London Conn November 22 The German sub sea freighter Deutschland started on her Atlantic voyage at 2 30 in the afternoon. An hour after leaving she passed The Race where five days earlier she collided with her escorting tug. She was followed by the tug Alert a press boat and a Columbia cutter watched by thousands along the Thames river spectators witnessed the departure.
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New London
Conn
Atlantic
T. A. Scott Co
Alert
U. S
Columbia
Connecticut
Thames River
U S Prison Reports Question In Commons
London November 22 Washingtons refusal to allow publication of reports by American officials on German prison camps was raised in the house of commons. Lord Robert Cecil said the U S government objected in principle but consent might be obtained for individual reports.
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London
Washington
Germany
House of Commons
Robert Cecil
United States
Mercier Skips Consistory Over German Permission
Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, will not attend the December 4 consistory for cardinal investments. He declines to seek German permission for the journey or risk another protest like January. Only Cardinal Annette of Paris will attend as a foreign cardinal.
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Rome
Navy
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Annette
Paris
Slaying Principals Wed In Covington Marriage
Dr William R Miller formerly jailed for the murder of John Saylor and Lucy M Saylor tied the knot in Covington Indiana November 22. The couple had both served prison terms for the same crime. In Seattle a Japanese liner Sado Maru reaching Yokohama from Seattle reported a dangerous fire in No 3 hold damaging cargo and alarming passengers.
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Covington
Ind
William R. Miller
Joliet Prison
John Saylor
Watseka
Ill
Lucy M. Saylor
Seattle
Nippon Yugen Kaisha
Sado Maru
Yokohama
Merchants’ Exchange
Craiova Falls and Romanian Crisis Deepens
German forces report Craiova fell to General von Falkenhayn’s army as Teutons pour through Transylvanian passes into Wallachia. The move threatens Bucharest and the Romanian army, with rail hubs and strategic rails in Craiova already under enemy control as heavy fighting continues across the Macedonian and Wallachian fronts.
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Transylvania
Threster
Terlin
Novy
Craiova
Roumania
von Falkenhayn
Ita
Ferdinand
Balkan
Bucharest
Transylvanian Alps
Arsova
Iron Gate
Wallachia
Jiul
Motru
Teutons
Russian War Office
Alt Valley
Petrograd
Finash
Berlin
Vraiova
Europe
Telegraph line cut south of Chihuahua City report
A Juarez report says the telegraph line south of Chihuahua City was cut causing unrest in the state capital and reviving fears that Villa may attack from the south.
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Chihuahua City
el Paso
Tex
Juarex
Villa
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Qiver
U.S
England
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Mercier
W. R. Miller
John
Saylor
Craiova Falls
THE
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Vran
Suhodol
Monastir
Moglenica
Macedonian Front
Ententa
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War Office
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