Peace prospects in doubt as U S debates ratification
London reports the supreme council plans to proceed with the German peace treaty even if the United States delays ratification. Henry White attends as part of the delegation while Polk is absent. Britain hints it may lead in League of Nations efforts, with price impacts already seen in markets.
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Supreme Council
Senaia
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Eupreme Council
Polk
London
United States Senate
Council
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Pichon
Bet Brita
France
Germany
Great Britain
Tnit
Wilsen
Tews
Pnewer
Conald Marleen
House
League of
Wations
Longshoremen Granted 1924 Wage Increase on Atlantic Coast
A wage raise for deep sea workers along the north Atlantic coast amounts to 22 percent. The adjustment committee awards the increase to be effective through October 6, with a base rise around 24 percent in a forthcoming period.
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Nem
North Atlantic
Barney Schreiber Dies Suddenly in Cincinnati
Cincinnati on November 4 reports the death of Barney Schreiber a well known tartan figure whose sudden passing shocked the local community. Details remain sparse as investigators begin to piece together the cause and any forthcoming services.
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Cincinnati
Barney Schreiper
Fragments From Old News Items Across Cities
A garbled collection of 1920s items mentions bodies recovered near Munising after the John Owen, whisky thefts and insurance figures in North Dakota, Chicago robberies at Marshall Field, a riot probe in Omaha, New Yorker leading the Grange, and U S envoys to Brest as the peace conference opens in December.
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America
Paris
Brest
Government Seeks to Cut Household Costs Through Food Campaign
The attorney general outlined plans to reduce high living costs by curbing price rises on essentials. Congress amended the food control act on October 22, with a broad campaign to explain law, educate the public, and curb speculative behavior. The program targets education via women’s outreach to lower demand until supply stabilizes while production rises.
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Department of Justice
Howard & Picg
Congress
Department
New Industrial Meeting Set for December First
Secretary Wilson and former cabinet members including Wickersham Gregory and Straus are summoned to the capital for a new industrial conference. The group, with labor leaders and business figures, aims to advance fair dealing and standards across industries, avoiding direct address of current conditions. The meeting will occur in early December in the city, with venue to be designated.
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Wilson
National Industrial Conference
Labor Wilson
United States
Themversity
Richard T. Slade
St. Paul
Jo- Vine Rosenwald
Chicago
Owen D. Young
New York City
H. J. Waters
Manhattan
Kaw
Stanley King
Boston
California launches third electrically driven battleship
Vallejo, California November 2 The California the third electrically driven superdreadnaught was added to the U S navy at Mare Island navy yard The ship follows the New Mexico and Tennessee in using electricity for propulsion It is expected to cost over 15 million dollars and will mount 12 14 inch guns The vessel will also be electrically operated from guns to a potato peeler machine.
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Cal
United States Navy
California
Mare Island Navy Yard
New Mexico
Tennessee
Steel pickets withdrawn in South Chicago plants
Chicago officials report that South Chicago steel plants are operating at nearly normal capacity as unions withdraw all pickets. Capt Max Noothaar says a survey of plants found no pickets on duty and that 200 on duty would be withdrawn immediately.
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Chicago
Sater
Max Noothaar
Police Department
U S Shows Railroad Profit From Government Operation
Washington reports final figures show net profits from railroad operation since September totaling 3 291 419 with net operating income at 77 744 305 and government guarantee of 74 552 078 as per railroad administration disclosures.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Warning for Mexico Holds Carranza Responsible for Kidnaping
The State Department warned Mexico that further molestation of William C. Jenkins United States consular agent at Puebla would seriously affect relations, placing sole responsibility on the Mexican government. Jenkins in a letter to Representative Davis Tennessee says rebels kidnaped him from the consulate, using U S funds and targeting the United States as government representative.
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Washington
William C. Jenkins
United States
Puebla
Mexico
State Department
Jenkins
Davis
Tennessee
Senate Rejects Peace Treaty and Adjourns Sine Die
Washington November 20 1919 The Senate rejected the peace treaty with Germany by a 43 to 55 vote and adjourned sine die. The House had earlier acted ending the extra session called by President Wilson. Lodge proposed a concurrent resolution declaring the war ended, expected to pass when the new session opens.
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Washington
Germany
Senate
House
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson vetoes rate bill amid prewar power shift
Washington reports President Wilson vetoed the rate bill as chairman Cummins of the Interstate Commerce Committee explained it unlikely Congress would override the veto. The measure would restore rate making powers to the commission when railroads return to private operation on January 1. The House passed equipment trust legislation to reimburse the government for 400 million dollars spent on locomotives and cars during federal control and sent it to the president.
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Washington
Reete
Cummins
Interstate Commerce Committee
Lkely
House
Warts Contagious Virus Said to Pass Through Skin
The piece notes experiments by Drs Udo Wise and Tate Kingery from the University of Michigan Medical School suggesting warts are caused by a virus passing through a filter and infecting skin. It cites a humorous anecdote about medical misdiagnosis and mentions historical notes on Adams, Liberty, and army searchlights.
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Udo J. Wise
Tate B. Kingery
University of Michigan Medical School
Coal famine closes plants across Chicago and Midwest
Chicago and the Midwest face plant shutdowns as coal shortages persist. Many nonessential manufacturers report only three days to a week of fuel, with numerous plants set to close within a week due to delayed coal from Illinois and Indiana mines. Officials warn further closures loom if no settlement occurs.
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Downstate
Railway Steel Springs Company
Chicago Heights
A. H. Andrews Company
Millstadt Milling Company
Miil- Etadt Tl
Alton Brick Company
Alton
Til
Cudahy
Wilson
F. C. Honnold
Illinois Operators’ Association
Honnold
Washington
Doctor Honnold
Wilson to renew Versailles Treaty in opening Senate session
Information from Washington indicates President Wilson will again submit the Versailles Treaty to the Senate at the opening of its next session. French officials expect a compromise between opposing factions to craft a ratification resolution acceptable to the allies.
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Hitchcock
Senate
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Marshall
Poindexter
Rep
McCumber
North Dakota
Gore
Reed
Shields
Saya Hitchcock
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Lodge Sidera
Paris
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Foreign Office
Wilson
Wilson strengthens weekly as doctor reports progress
Washington reports President Wilson grows stronger with each week according to Dr. F X Deruem who visits his bedside in Philadelphia. Paris dispatch notes the sublime portes appeal for an early Turkish settlement appealing for rapid peace.
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Wilson
F. X. Dereum
Philadelphia
Turkey
Paris
Sublime Porte
Tribute to Eloquence and Wild Flowers in Boston Tran Script
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts a pulpit appeal by Parson Simms with Brad Jackson and a contributor humorously recalling a strong donation. The piece shifts to a playful exchange about wild flowers from a green rose and ends noting prices that have “gone crazy.”
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Bradder Jackson
Boston Transcript
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