Four States to Gain Seats as House Set to 485 Members
Census figures show New York Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan stand to gain seats in a 485 member House. With 50 new seats required due to population rise, California would gain five, while Maine could lose one if basing at 219 427 per district. Congressional leaders oppose a large increase though pressure grows from beneficiary states.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New House
Maine
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Ilinois
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Massachusetts
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Alabama
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New Mexico
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Washington
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House Census Committee
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Mississippi
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Ory
Ane
Nebraska
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Colorado
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South Dakota
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Delaware
Wyoming
Nevada
One in five soldiers re-enlist in September
The army reports about one fifth of soldiers whose enlistments expired in September re-enlisted. At Camp Gordon 55 percent re entered, Camp Lewis 50 percent. September brought 16,461 new acceptances, with 190,482 enrolled and 280,000 authorized by spring.
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Washington
Army Recruiting Service
Camp Gordon
Camp Lewis
Wash
War Department
Williams B E Johnson narrowly escapes angry Reading crowd
London dispatch reports American temperance advocate William B. E. Johnson known as Pussyfoot barely escaped an angry Reading Berkshire mob after a temperance meeting. The crowd tried to break doors and threw bombs with foul smelling chemicals during the disruption.
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London
William BE
Pussyfoot
Johnson
Reading
Berkshire
Farmers Losses Hit 1.75 Billion in July August Prices
Washington reports a Farmers' National Council estimate that national farm prices fell by about 1.75 billion dollars in July and August. The figure reflects lower receipts for wheat corn potatoes apples cotton and beef cattle under the reduced price regime.
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Washington
George P. Hampton
Farmers’ National Council
Haywood and I W W Members Sentenced to Prison
The circuit court of appeals affirms sentences for William D. Haywood and 93 I W W members. Sentences range one to twenty years with fines from 1000 to 10000 dollars. Haywood gets twenty years and a 10000 dollar fine for conspiracy to violate the draft and espionage acts.
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Chicago
William D
Big Bill
Haywood
L W. W
Circuit Court of Appeals
L W. W. Chieftain
Otto Christensen
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Lherty
Great Hall in Tokyo Burns During World Sunday School Meet
A foreign style building hosting the eighth World's Sunday School convention burned just before opening. Delegates were inside, but doorkeepers believed all escaped. The hall sits opposite Tokyo Station near the Imperial Palace, as officials gather to promote a better day for the world's childhood and youth.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Central
Imperial Palace
Von Scheer’s Wife Killed in Weimar Hotel Attack
In Weimar on October 11 masked assailants killed Admiral Von Scheer’s wife and a maid. His eighteen year old daughter was shot and wounded, and one attacker died at the scene. The admiral slept nearby and was unaware of the incident. Reinhardt von Scheer, noted for leading the Second German naval squadron in World War I, later advised the German peace delegation at Versailles.
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Wiemar
Germany
Admiral von Scheer
Reinhardt von Scheer
Pohl
Versailles
Record corn crop forecast by U S department
Washington reports the corn crop at 8 216 000 000 bushels, 79 000 000 above 1912’s record. Wheat production is forecast at 760 648 000 bushels, down from prior estimates, with spring wheat at 218 007 000 and oats at 1 444 862 000 bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Be Master of Difficulties Says Archer Brown
Arch er Brown urges tackling the first difficulty with relentless effort and persistence to persevere until success, describing a mindset of grappling challenges until they are conquered.
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Archer Brown
Literacy Test Keeps Out Common Laborers and Raises Skilled Ranks
Washington reports immigration data show skilled workers and professionals rising in numbers while unskilled labor suffers a major drain. From 1918 to present, unskilled labor shortages worsen as 178,000 workers depart surplus arrivals. The Inter-racial council notes a 1,575 male alien weekly net gain, risking longer labor gaps. Literacy tests could keep capable workers out despite willingness.
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Washington
America
Mexico
Ellis Island
Inter-racial Council
Millions in Sunday School Worldwide
In Tokyo Marion Law rence of Chicago, general secretary of the International Sunday School Association, told a world Sunday school convention that there are over 800,000 Sunday schools with more than 83 million pupils. He said the church must take the Sunday school more seriously amid a divine discontent driving development.
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Tokyo
Marion Lawrence
Chicago
International Sunday School Association
PUPILS CARS JAM STREET IN OLATHE
Cars owned by local high school pupils clog downtown traffic prompting Mayor Duffy to order parking behind the school. In a separate item from Washington, Benjamin J. Solomon enters day 64 of a hunger strike as lawyers seek release via habeas corpus.
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Olathe
Kan
Trafic
Duffy
Washington
Benjamin J. Solomon
St. Elizabeth's Military Hospital
Solomon
His First Thought This Is the Sphinx Monument Quote
A fragment notes the phrase This is the Sphinx that calls the monument mysterious and enigmatic. The line frames the speaker’s initial impression of an ancient statue or sculpture. Uncertain attribution leaves the piece as a reflective aside.
Better Outlook in the Retail Trade
Reports to the Federal Reserve Board from reserve banks show a revival in retail trade due to price cuts and a hopeful winter outlook. Manufacturing activity resumes, orders are less cancelation heavy, rail transport improves, and business optimism grows with signs of stabilizing demand and ongoing production.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Bank
Inquiry Ordered on Bismarck Burning in Hamburg Yard
Paris reports the allies will ask Berlin to investigate the burning of the German steamship Bismarck, a 56,000 gross ton vessel under construction in Hamburg to be delivered to the allies under the peace treaty. No cause was given for the fire in Hamburg advices.
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Paris
Berlin
Hamburg
Swiss Socialist Critique of US Loan Rates
In Berne on October 8, socialists in the national council condemned Switzerland’s July loan from the United States as costing 9.01 percent interest, the highest rate yet. They argued the government could have raised over a billion francs domestically at a better rate. The council moved to refuse ratification, but approved the loan 90 to 24.
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Berne
Switzerland
Socialists
The
National Council
United States
Italy Train Crash Kills Twenty in Venice Milan Express
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Rome reports twenty people died and about twenty were injured in a collision involving the Venice Milan express near Italy. The accident source is the Glorale d Italie dispatch relay.
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London
Venice
Kritic critiques atmosphere in quiet portrait
The reviewer notes the image misses atmosphere and remains understated, offering a gentle critique of mood and setting without sensational detail.
Census figures omit 12 250 000 in outlying possessions
Washington reports total continental U S population at 105 683 108, up 13 710 842 since 1900, but about 12 250 000 in outlying possessions are not included. Alaska, military and naval abroad figures remain to be announced. Farms number 6 459 908, up 98 496 from 1910. The census notes slower rural growth and persistent city expansion, with 40 weeks spent on enumeration and tabulation.
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Washington
United States
Alaska
Census Bureau
Diamonds stolen in Buffalo crime linked to Cleveland
Police report two men followed Max Lowenthal a Rochester diamond salesman from Cleveland to Buffalo where he was attacked by gun butts of revolvers after alighting from a streetcar. Diamonds valued at 220000 dollars vanished in the same incident.
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Cleveland, O
Buffalo
Max Lowenthal
Rochester
Cleveland
Lowenthal
King Alexander Ill After Monkey Bite In Athens
King Alexander of Greece grew worse after a monkey bite while rescuing his dog from a battle with a monkey. He suffered two fevers during the night and now intestinal complications and jaundice are reported to have set in.
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Greece
Alexander
Curtain Rod Insertion Aims To Stabilize Window Shade
A small modification involves inserting a rod at the curtain end to reinforce the shade and reduce wobble. The technique promises easier operation and steadier light control for short schedules and mundane tasks.
International tensions and economic turmoil across nations
Reports cite Swiss protectionism complaints from Berne against cheap American cars, Canada investment of 200 million dollars yearly, Italian power blackouts amid worker strikes, Cork melee with casualties, and British pressure on Soviet Russia. Other items note Bengal-Nepal rail strike, Berlin money inflation, and Townsend joining Wrangel on the Crimean front.
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Len Small
Springfield
United States
Canada
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Italy
Cork
Ireland
Lynn
Mass
Health Commission
Elmer Linker
la Crosse
Wis
Sparta
Monroe County
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
London Herald
Calcutta
Bengal-Negpur
Charles W. E. Townsend
Kut-El- Amara
Baron Wrangel
London Daily Sketch
Reichsbank
Berlin
Scientists on Long Cruise Aboard Wisdom II
The auxiliary yacht Wisdom II bound for a three years world cruise with writers and scientists sails from Seattle to Los Angeles where more party members join. Capt. E. A. Salisbury says the voyage will visit South seas for a year, then New Zealand New Guinea Africa Borneo Mediterranean ports and the Americas. The Wisdom II, formerly the University of Washington training ship, weighs eighty four tons.
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Seattle
Wash
Wisdom II
Los Angeles
E. A. Salisbury
South Seas
New Zealand
New Guinea
Africa
Borneo
Mediterranean
Wisdom Tl
University of Washington Naval Training Ship
Eight Die In Ship Blast At Brooklyn Drydock
A blast aboard the British steamer G. R. Crowe in Shewan's drydock Brooklyn killed eight workers. About 100 men were on the ship when the explosion occurred. Four bodies were recovered and four more were missing with 20 to 30 injured.
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Brooklyn Drydock
New York
Ann Ol! Tank
G. R. Crowe
Brooklyn
French Aviator Sets World Speed Record
Bue France October 11 Captain de Romand, a noted French aviator, established a new world speed record by flying at 181.95 miles per hour.
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Sadi Lecointe
Etampes
France
James Gordon Bennett
Bue
de Romand
Markets Update Wheat and Livestock Prices Report
Market notes list wheat prices for hard spring, soft and hard winter grades, rye flour, and hay by grade. Cattle and hog categories show ranges for steers, cows, heifers, veal, and pigs with price bands. Sheep values include native and western lambs with price spans.
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Kansas
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Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for colds and grippe. It claims dosing every two hours up to three doses clears blocked nostrils relieves headache fever and sneezing and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
Smuggling Whisky on Hat Yacht Party Exposed
Fragmentary report notes whisky smuggling on a hat yacht party with an exchange about distance three miles out. No further details on people or location are provided.
Danderine Hair Dye Ad Promises New Vitality
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine claiming it costs only a few cents and after use hair appears bouncy and full of vigor. It promises no fallen hairs and brighter color and thickness.
Front Porch Campaign Objections Noted
A farmer named Comrod voices opposition to a front porch campaign. He remarks that Miranda would not tolerate grass trampled in the yard, reflecting local political square postures.
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Farmer Comrodhel
Miranda
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