Big Earth Slide Devastates Pittsburgh Transit Area
Pittsburgh November 19 engineers estimate damage from the great earth slide on Bigelow boulevard to be 1 to 2 million dollars. The moving slope disrupts Pennsylvania railroad tracks forcing trains to reroute via the Fourth Avenue station as steam crews remove earth. Mayor Babcock secures Major General Goethals to advise on halting the slide.
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Earth
Stow
Bigelow Boulevard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mononghala
Fourth Avenue
B. R. Babcock
Goethals
Panama Canal
New York
Mide
Man Wanted in Connection With Girl's Death Held
Chicago reports say Michael O Cox Alvis James McCarthy a ship's cook wanted by police in the death of Marco Ramey and Lillian Thompson was arrested as steamer 8. E. B. Loors cloaked at Sault Ste Marie. Cox denied involvement in the cabaret party and said he met the women Saturday afternoon and escorted them home then left before they met two other men. He said he was known in Chicago as McCarthy.
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Chicago
Michael O ‘Cox
Alvis- James McGarthy
Marco Ramey
Lillian Thompson
Ad Yeoses
EB. Loors
Sault Ste Marie
Cox
Oath
Miss Ramey
Miss Thompson
McCarthy
Building trust inquiry links hearst leaders and plans
A fragmented report notes a building trust inquiry involving leaders and a joint legislative committee. It mentions political figures including Robert Brindell and a Panama voyage aboard a steamship, with President-elect Harding ahead of a party trip and resting after a busy day in New Orleans.
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Robert Brindell
M Etion
New York
Building Trust
Rdingsparty
Panama
Pariaming
Associ‘Press
Harding
Baling Gulf
New Orleans
Wireoom
Hoover Headed Engineers Group By Federation Council
Herbert Hoover was elected president of the American Engineering Federation today by the federation's council in Washington. He leads the American Institute of Mining Metallurgical Engineers, a major society within the group.
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Federation
Hoover
American’ Institute of Mining Metallurgical Enginers
Ity
Hawaii taps extinct vent for new water supply
News from Honolulu reports tapping an extinct volcanic vent near Palolo on the Island of Oahu to tap large water reserves. Officials say 1,600,000 to 2,000,000 gallons daily could be supplied, aiding industrial needs and public water storage. Honolulu’s water department backs the project as a new source.
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Hawaii
Palolo
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Palolo Ma
Wis
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Oontein
Grain Prices Fall Sharply Amid Market Slump
Chicago traders reported heavy declines in grain prices on November 19 as new harvest offerings hit the market. December wheat dropped to under 70 cents a bushel, while May oats fell about 1 48 5-8 cents amid concerns over liquidity and selling pressure. Analysts noted coin value cuts and the prior wartime price levels as context for the declines.
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Chicago
Dlor Asma
Amendment for Prohibition Law Proposed in Minneapolis
Minneapolis reports that a proposed amendment to the Volstead Act may be needed after the Supreme Court decision legalizing personal use liquor transport. Congressman Andrew Volstead notes federal law bans liquor movement and renewal of permits may be required. He suggests possible amendment to clarify enforcement. Other items mention stock market pressures, New Orleans cotton trends, a Decatur high school football injury death, and boxing results.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States Supreme Court
Andrew J. Volstead
Minapolis
Volstead
Minnesota
Federal
Sixteen Woodsmen Drown After Boat Fire on Lake
Bangor Me Nov 19 sixteen woodsmen drowned when a boat on Lake Chriw cook lake caught fire in the Ane Tumber district late Wednesday afternoon. Panic struck the crew as the craft burned and many went overboard, according to reliable reports from rescue parties.
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Bangor
Chriw Cook Lake
Ane Tumberdistrict
Bisetripal Workers’ Housing Opens in Chicago Area
The new B58,000 home for the Bisetripal Workers in Chicago area 134 is ready for occupancy today after renovations. Modern improvements include updated facilities and amenities. Officials say the project supports local housing needs and worker welfare.
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Chicago
Bisetripal
Whlen
Fenintad
Halvorson Wins First Prize in Herald Pure Bred Livestock Campaign
Mrs E Halvorson of Forest River takes top choice in the Herald Pure Bred Livestock Subscription Campaign. Prizes include a Ford Sedan for Halvorson, a Golden Sultan Shorthorn Bull for Miss Lucille Konze, Langdon, and Lilac Hedge Pontiac Mercedes for another winner, with non prize winners receiving 10% checks.
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Forest River
Herald
A. L. Reiton
Dahlen
Lucille Konze
Langdon
A. E. Halvorson
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A. L. Reiten
Sham Bull
Holstein Bull
Lucille Xonze
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Helten
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Golden Sultan
D. A. Black
Mr. Black
Businemp
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Mir Pontiac
Olle
Mercedes Peain
Hedna
Laura Ollie
King
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K. F P
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Jerry D
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Damie Mary's Son & Sons
Lilac Hedae Farm
Grand Korka N. D
Prohibition Agents Raid Eight Cincinnati Saloons
Federal prohibition agents seized beer samples and set internal revenue seals on eight Cincinnati saloons after raids conducted by 36 agents from northern Ohio. The operation halted all sales as samples were analyzed, amid a typhoid fever outbreak with emergency hospitals filling rapidly and a desperate city relief effort led by R A Lamont.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Thomas E. Stenn
Baltimore
Internal Revenue
Salem
Huntaken
Trey
R. A. Lamont
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Equity Co operative Packing Denies Financial Crisis
Fargo, Nov 18 The Equity Co operative Packing company based in Fargo says it is not facing financial distress. President P M Carey states the plant and its Duluth and twin cities operations are clear of debt. The denial follows rumors of curtailed activity and debt concerns amid fever cases in a nearby city.
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Duluth
Twin Cites
Little City
Safety first taught in Detroit public schools
Detroit officials announce that safety first will be taught in all public schools following an experimental year that cut accidents to school children by fifty percent per police records.
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Detroit
Mich
Allies Likely to Oppose Constantine Return to Greek Throne
In Paris on November 19, former French high commissioner in Greece Charles M. Jonnart and Baron M. Jonnart warned that allied nations will intervene to prevent Constantine’s return. They argue his reinstatement would entrench German influence and threaten Greece’s freedom under protective powers.
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Charles
AM Jonnart
Greece
Vatican
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M. Jonnart
Germany
Harding to Set Tale of Men's Clothing in 1921
Washington November 19. Next year to be Hard! for mens wear says Mr Fohey. The Castor Court and Designers Association plan new lines and styles for 1921, signaling a shift in men’s clothing trends and trade forecasts.
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Harding
Woshington
Castor Curtert
Mob Threatens Nogales Mayor In Jail Flight En Route
A mob threatened to hang Nogales mayor who remained in jail as Governor Flavio Borunez, charged with murder, traveled toward Tucson. The crowd did not breach the jail. Authorities mobilized to prevent violence.
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Nogales
Flavio A. Borunez
Tucson
Loftus closes three North Dakota banks may reopen
State bank examiner C H Loftus says three western North Dakota banks Security State Bank of New England Farmers State Bank of Havelock and Tolley State Bank of Rentville were closed not as failures but due to lean crop years depreciation in land values and farmers holding wheat. He cites farmer note defaults as the immediate reason and notes indirect wheat holdings contributed to two bank closures.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
C. H. Loftus
Exlaminer
Mr. Loftus
Security State Bank of New England
Farmers State Bank of Havelock
Tolley State Bank of
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County Court Ordered to Modify Ruling in Larson Divorce
The Minnesota Supreme Court remanded the divorce case of John Larson versus Jennie Larson to Blue Earth County District Court with instructions to modify the judgment. The Larsons, married 37 years, previously lived in Lamberton. The lower court found pre-1909 drunkenness. the high court ruled drunkenness must occur within the year prior to filing. No testimony on earning capacity or property was provided.
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J. Paul
Supreme Court
John Larson
Jennie Larson
Blue Earth County
W. L. Comstock
Larsons
Lamberton
Minn
Applications for work exceed demand in St Paul
In St Paul Minnesota on November 19 applicants for work outnumber labor demand by about 800 weekly per federal and state employment bureau estimates. The only current requests are for woodsmen coal miners and farm help from Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota. There is no demand for factory or inside work indicating a nationwide trend.
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St. Paul
Minn
Federal
State
A. G. Sorenson
Bureau
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
United States
Admiralty of Former Enemies Urged to Join League
British delegate urges immediate admission of Germany and other former enemies to the League of Nations to help rescue the world from ruin. He notes war caused misery and calls for cooperation amid economic instability and free trade between nations. Germany protests mandate distribution under Versailles.
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Associated Press
Germany
League of Nationa
Assembly of the League Today
Geo. Nicall
Great Britain
Barnes
International Labor Bureau
Lasto
Executive Council
League
Council
Poland
Soviet
Russia
Europe
H. A. van Karnabeek
Adresness
Assembly
Motta
M. Motta
Protest Against Importation of Tires Sparks International Debate
Washington reports a protest against the importation of tires intensifying concerns over American manufacturing. The article notes the ongoing debate about trade, stagnation, and potential impact on domestic industry amid economic pressures in the 1920s context.
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