Three Die in Rock Island Race Riots Exceeding Toll
In Rock Island a fresh outbreak of violence left three dead and a fourth seriously wounded as police, reserves, and deputies confronted a colored man in a levee district home. The incident follows the earlier killing of John Looney Jr. and ties to a broader political and underworld feud.
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Reek Island
Ili
Rock Island
John Looney, Jr
Young Looney
James
Dude”) Brown
Levee
Gus Kirsch
George Green
Edward Miner
Robert Scott
Twenty-second Street
Green
Scott
Miner
Kirsch
Railroad workers receive two cent raise to maintain rail lines
Chicago October 14. The United States railroad labor board granted a two cent an hour wage increase affecting 400000 maintenance of way employees and railroad shop workers. The raise adds 22 725 000 to railroad payrolls and covers four classes of workers, with mechanics and foremen to be considered later.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Three Die as Berlin Rioters Clash With Communists
Three are killed and 390 wounded in Berlin during today’s communist violence against meetings of the League for Freedom and Order. Nationalists were beaten, twenty persons were carried away and robbed of their clothes as fighting squads moved through the city.
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Berlin
Germany
League For Freedom and Order
China to receive Kiaochow back from Germany in December
Japan announces the return of Kiaochow to China on December 2. Japanese troops will withdraw and civil and military authority in the Kiaochow district will be handed to Chinese control, with the Chinese flag raised for the first time since the territory was seized in 1894.
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Tsing Tao
Shantung
Kiaochow
China
Gerny
Million Exiles Flee Turks as Refugees Pour West
Athenx reports that about 1.5 million Greek and Armenian refugees flee before Turkish forces. Some 500000 have already arrived in Greece with more expected to follow across Europe.
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Reske
Lelam
Greece
Athenx
Europe
Turks and Allies Sign Peace Pact at Mudania
Constantinople reports Turkey accepted the armistice terms and the Mudania conference signed the treaty with Izmet for Turkey and Generals Harington Charpy and Mombelli for Britain France and Italy. The pact cedes Thrace to Turkey to the Maritza river and Greece must withdraw by October 28 or 15 days after the armistice takes effect.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Mudania
Greece
Izmet
Mustapha Kemal
Mudanta
Harington
Great Britain
Charpy
France
Mombelli
Italy
Angora
Natronalist Assembly
Thrace
Maritza
Irish hierarchy condemns anti-treaty rebellion in pastoral letter
In Dublin on October 11 the Irish hierarchy issued a pastoral letter denouncing guerrilla warfare against the Free State government. The church declares the killing of national soldiers is murder before God and forbids absolution or communion to those who persist in robberies and destruction of roads and railways.
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Dublin
Free State
Standard Oil Stocks Up In New York Market
Shares of the Standard Oil group jumped after the announcement of proposed stock dividends by two companies and rumors of similar moves by others. Standard Oil of New Jersey rose to a closing price of 238, adding about 255 million dollars in value.
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New York
Standard Oil Group
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Legion seeks $10 million for hospital program
The American Legion commission for rehabilitation calls for a $10,000,000 appropriation to equip new hospitals and to fund additional facilities for neuropsychiatric patients. The report criticizes government achievements to date in caustic language.
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New Orleans
The
American Legion
Commission For Rehabilitation
Germans Halt Speculation Decree Targets Foreign Exchange
Berlin October 13 President Ebert issued a decree to suppress speculation in exchange rates. The measure bans foreign currency speculation by individuals and firms and restricts purchases of foreign currency to cases approved by a special control department.
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Berlin
Ebert
Rescue at Sea After Fire on City of Honolulu
Passengers and crew of the liner City of Honolulu were rescued when the ship burned 1,400 miles east of Hawaii and 670 miles west of Los Angeles. West Faralon recovered 72 people from lifeboats after four and a half hours, aided by four rescuers including the Army transport Thomas and Enter prise. The Casania heard distress signals but arrived late.
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San Francisco
City of Honolulu
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Los Angeles
United States Army
Thomas
Matson Navigation Company
Enterprise
Casania
Edward L. Doheny
West Faralon
Shipping Board
Red troops seize Spassk and push toward Nikolsk Junction
An official Far East Republic army communiqué reports four days of fighting ending October 10 with Red troops occupying Spassk. They advanced toward Nikolsk Junction on the Ussuri railway, 67 miles north of Vladivostok, and expect to seize Nikolsk Junction in three days to trap Dieterichs' faction in Vladivostok after Japanese evacuation.
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Peking
Far East Republic
Spassk
Nikolsk Junction
Ussuri
Vladivostok
Dieterichs
Chamberlain urges coalition to stand against Labour danger
Austen Chamberlain in Birmingham declares the coalition government must continue to counter a Labour majority. He warns Labour would override the government, forcing it to take orders from the Labour caucus if the coalition collapses.
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Birmingham
Tag
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Labor Party
Labor
Labour
Rockefeller Jr Gets 52 Million From Oil Dividends
John D. Rockefeller Jr. gains 32 million dollars from a 400 percent stock dividend of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He owned 88 970 shares. the stock rose from 125 dollars to 245 dollars per share, increasing his wealth substantially.
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Standard Oil
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Rockefeller
Immune to Liquor Ruling Shapes Maritime Prohibition
Federal Judge Hand issued a temporary injunction restraining prohibition agents from interfering with liquor on ships of the British owned White Star Line and the American owned United American Line. The ruling limits enforcement aboard these vessels pending further court action.
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New York
White Star One
United American Line
Ise
Hand
Fascists Invade Sushak Spark Bloodshed Fears
Dispatch from Belgrade reports fascists invade Sushak as South Slavs mobilize. Government takes drastic steps to avert clashes amid likely bloodshed.
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London
Belgrade
London Daily News
Sushak
Find of Massive Skull Rocks Gobi Desert
Scientists report a large skull discovery in the Gobi Desert with implications for paleontology. The find, described in recent expeditions, could shed light on ancient life and geological periods.
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Big Skull
Gobi Desert
Harding plans curb on taxation to balance next year
President Harding states government finances allow avoiding new taxes for the next fiscal year. He will keep expenditures within projected revenues, trimming about 600 million dollars from current outlays. Income and other taxes stay the same as the economy recovers.
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Washington
Harding
Congress
War and Navy
JAPAN TO RATIFY WASHINGTON TREATIES
Official documents of ratification for the Washington arms conference treaties are on the way from Tokyo. The Japanese embassy has full power to exchange ratifications, enabling Charge d Affaires Saburi to complete Japan's formal act to put the treaties into full operation.
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Washington
Tokyo
Charge d'Affairea Saburi
Japan
Toronto serum hailed as absolute cure for diabetes
Philadelphia reports that physiologists at the University of Toronto have prepared a serum described as an absolute cure for diabetes after years of research and exploration. The claim comes amid renewed hope as medical science advances toward effective treatment.
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University of Toronto
Philadelphia
Civil service warns federal workers on political activity
The United States Civil Service Commission urges government employees to limit political involvement, telling men to hush their wives and women to hush their husbands until after the November 7 election to avoid political action.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
United States Civil Service Commission
Stunt flyer Siva Moss killed in Cleveland crash
In Cleveland Tennessee on October 14 Mise Siva Moss a Chattanooga stunt flyer dangled in air unable to climb. The aviator Wee forced to descend caused fatal crushed injuries as she was lowered toward a lake.
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Cleveland
Tenn
Mise “Siva Moss
Chattanooga
Wee
Harding Signs Order Expands Tariff Commission Authority
President Harding signed an executive order elevating the U S tariff commission to a central role in fixing tariff rates. The order transfers the initial revision steps, investigations, and recommendations to the commission, with final rate decisions remaining under the act's 50 percent flexibility clause. The move positions the commission as a key factor in national economic policy.
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Washington
Harding
U. S. Tariff Commission
Interstate Commerce
Senate
Tariff Commission Supreme
Tariff Commission
Harding says European debt issue not tied to war debts
At the White House after a cabinet meeting President Harding stated that a proposed general European economic conference on Europe’s financial rehabilitation has no relation to allies war debts to the United States. The administration may send an official representative but insists debt cancellation or modification be excluded.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Europe
United States
Increase in August production across industries rises
Department of Commerce figures show August output higher than July in nearly all industries often reaching multi month highs. The gains occur amid the coal and railroad strikes and reflect a broad-based upturn in commodity production.
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U. 8
Department of Commerce
Washington
British to pay $50 million on debt interest
British ambassador Sir Auckland Geddes will pay a $50 million check to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on behalf of Britain for this year’s interest on the British debt to America. The exact sum may vary when Sir Robert Horne arrives in the U.S. to finalize settlement.
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London
Auckland Geddes
United States
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
America
Robert Horne
Brazilian Deputies Vote On Women's Ballot Rights
Rio de Janeiro reports the Brazilian chamber of deputies voting on a women’s ballot reform. The measure advances with support from the committee and a favorable report, signaling possible progress for women’s political participation.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brasilian Chamber of Deputies
Eer
Thore Old
Comite Hd Es A Eas
Berlin clashes injure three in communist confrontations
The last twenty four hours report three persons severely hurt in Berlin during clashes between Communists and opposing factions. Other items note Albert J. Nason named director of the American Mining Congress in Cleveland, gas prices cut by Standard Oil NJ, and Lausanne chosen for the Near East peace conference site.
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Berlin
Albert ‘J. Nason
Chicago
American Mining Congress
Cleveland
Lausanne
Switzerland
Oscar A. Ream
Contracting Plasterers’ International Association
Coca Cola
Kansas City
Alexander Laboratories
Walter Hinton
Sampaio Correla Ti
Fort de France
Martinique
New York
Rio Janeiro
Congress
New Orleans
Legion Report
Marshal Joffre
Missouri
Cheppy
Argonne
Germany
Department of State
Washington
de Berlin Vossiche
von Hindenburg
William Sowden Sims
Newport
Hau Shu-Chen
Skinukow
Yenping
Peking
Illinois
Bristow
Okla
Leon Trotzky
Congress of the Textile Unions
Moscow
Russia
Jules Michelet
Victor Hugo
Brest
North
South
America
Athens
Constantinople
Greece
Santiago
Senate
el Mercurio
Government Market Report Washington Weekly Prices and Trends
The report covers the week ending October 11 with quoted prices across commodities. It lists hay and feed costs in several cities, grain and dairy price closes in Chicago, Wisconsin cheese prices, and live stock values including hogs and beef cattle. Shipments from major markets show totals for cattle and calves for the week ending October.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis
St. Louisa
PSS
Louis
Wisconsin
Stecker
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Lloyd George
John D., JR
South Grave
H. H. Bandholtz
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
General Bandholtz
Quezon
U. K
U. S. Tariff Board
WII
Brazil
Chamber of Deputies
Government Market Report
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Eure
Saecéns
Pgi
Svete
Caaompous
Hea Lee
Telcom
Wl.douglas
J.l.douglas
New England
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