Radicals Invite Fight in Bogalusa Tragedy
Three agitators were killed and an ex soldier wounded as law and order league members clashed with trouble makers in Bogalusa. A violent confrontation erupted after plans to arrest a leader, with rioters firing shots and a car field of injuries and fatalities. Local police noted the incident followed attempts to organize labor action in the colored community and the demonstration escalated into a fatal gun battle.
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Law and Order League
Little Town Down South
Bogalusa
Fat
Law and Order
Laven Orion Ue
Tief Wuhhias
Condes
Gabor Eaunel
She City
Wetarath
Bouchilen
Ofeupeke
Cotunilla Street
Dakius
Williams
Wits Enige
Hug
Ben Dri
Eerie
Aegrind
Lori
Chen
Enrench Lottery Authorized for Vast Prize Pool
Nov 25 report states the lottery will issue up to 4,000,000,000 Trines in GS800,0100Q007. Prizes total 800,000 bonds of ANd (rapes E3100) and include a top prize of one million. Draws set for December 13 with multiple prize levels including 107,000 frame awards and ten 50,000 prizes.
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Pals
Fingnes
Neredit
Frances
Pate
Hadi
25 Die In Dance Hall Fire Near Pine Village
A Nov 25 fire at a second story dance hall in Pine Village killed 25 people and injured many. victims were trapped inside and attempted to escape via the stairways as flames spread. The disaster prompted inquiries and warnings about safety measures.
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Ville Tyree
Pepurts
Sitet
Amd
Spy Conviction Upheld Amid Espionage Case
Nov 26 Washington reports the conviction of Frank Shatter on espionage act charges is sustained by the Supreme Court. References to Senate action and international affairs in Paris contrast with domestic cries for equal rights and church reform, noting ongoing debates and political tensions.
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Washington
Washinton Stte
Frank Shatter
Ellest
Sue Preche Comet Deen Co
Finds Are Needed Wouslitnen Nav Pallat tin drumighatien
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled legal or civic notice from Fegan SD. It mentions a department of Justies and funds, with references to Sunday mise Wall and degalhust boxing and Barth Cickeer. Names appear distorted.
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Fegan
Barth
Allies Gannot Delay Action on Ratification of Treaty
Paris and London dispatches report Allied leaders pressing to proceed with the German peace protocol. Germany’s representatives discuss procedure while the American delegation lacks full instructions, yet authorities seek to ensure treaty enforcement regardless of U S ratification. Bonar Law signals US delay would not halt allied steps.
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Paris
Cown- GH
Germany
Agger
Senate
Henry White
Liemieentipe
Supreme Council
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Lonidon
Councl
London
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Wilson
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Eden Nang
Launch of Electrically Driven U S Warship
Vallajo Ont November 22 report the third electrically driven battleship ordered by the United States Navy, the California, to be built at Mare Island. The ship will cost over 15 million dollars, carry large gun batteries, and use electricity for propulsion and operations.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallajo
Ont
United States Navy
Lio Mare Island Navy Yard
New Mexico
Tennessee
Barney Schreiber Dies in Cincinnati Hotel Room
Cincinnati reports Barney Schreiber, a well known figure, died suddenly in his hotel room from apoplexy. Other dispatches note Antwerp surpassing Brest as embarkation port, and U S Postal Service shifts Paris to Coblenz. Turkish leaders seek early peace. American Legion incident in Milwaukee. Enna Simpson released after killing husband. Hitchcock foresees possible treaty compromise. and Presbyterian church supports world peace drive in Wittshucek.
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Cincinnati
Barney Schreiber
Antwerp
Arest
Paris
Brest
United States Postal Service
Coblenz
Coal profits soar to alarming rates in 1917
William G. McAdoo charges illu min ous coal mine owners earned 100 to 800 percent of capital in 1917. He says proposed miners wage hikes are just and reasonable but warns against allowing coal price increases. He urges public release of soft coal operators income tax returns and no consumer price rise.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Garfietd
Hits
McAdoo
New Industrial Meet Set by Wilson for December
President Wilson named a new industrial conference to convene December with 17 members including government officials, business leaders, and former cabinet members and governors. The roster features Thomas W. Gregory George W. Wickersham Herbert Hoover Oscar W. Straus and Owen D Young among others.
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Washington
Wilson
Laher Wilson
United States
Thomas W. Gregory
George W. Wickersham
Fool
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Oscar
Printing Tie Up in New York Ends Eight Week Vacancy
The executive committee of the International Typographical Union ended the eight weeks of vacation that tied up general printing in New York. About 30 of roughly 3,000 local union members voted in favor of accepting the mandate to resume work.
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New York
International Typographical Union
Six murders and robberies tied to Italian arrests
Chicago reports six murders and more than 40 robberies tied to the arrest of eight Italians held at the Hudson Avenue detention home. The wilayah arrests were made in the last forty eight hours by the homicide squad. Prisoners were moved to the women’s detention home as part of secrecy.
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Chicago
Hudson Avenue
Homicide
Sqnad
Government Tells How to Cut Household Bills
Washington reports the Justice Department leads a taming campaign against high living costs. Special Assistant Howard E. Figg explains steps to curb price rises, prosecute profiteers, and educate the public, aiming to reduce demand and boost production to restore supply and balance.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Food Administration
Howard E. Figg
Prilees
Canergl
Congress
Steel pickets withdrawn in South Chicago plants
Chicago officials report steel plants in South Chicago back to near normal capacity as unions withdraw all pickets. Captain Max Moothaar says no pickets are on duty and that 200 police officers on site will be withdrawn immediately.
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Chicago
Max Moothaar
Police Department
PILLAGE AT SAINT SULPICE BY US ARMY STOCKS
Police report the arrest of about twenty men for pillaging American stockpiles at Saint Sulpice on November 25, including five French soldiers. The group faces court martial. goods worth several thousand francs were recovered.
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Bordeaus
Saint Sulpice
Groupc
Paris Strike Galled Off
Paris strike ends as employees of Bon Marehe Lorre and Gileries Thfayette department stores resume work though no resolution reached. In Arizona, Russian colonists deported after case in Casa Grande where veterans report refusals to meet the group due to military service conflicts.
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Paris
Bon Marehe, Lorre and Gileries
Ueson
Ariz
Casa Grande
American Legion
New Army Branch for Welfare Work
Washington reports the War Department has created an educational and recreation branch. On November 1, seven religious and recreational groups were absorbed, with chaplains handling religious duties and service clubs running recreation. Civilians may support posts with hostesses, and wages and housing allowances align to military pay grades.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Cause of Rain a Mystery and Sheep Grazing Plans
The article notes rain origins remain obscure involving electricity magnetism and other forces shaping weather. It describes Popular Mechanics Magazine reporting grazing on Europe battlefields rebounding to grass and plans by relief groups to donate British sheep to farmers returning to ruined areas in France and Belarus.
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Battle Fields
Battlefelds
Europe
Ana
Popular Mechanics Magasine
France
Belarus
Foolish to trust luck in big propositions
A quoted admonition notes luck may help or harm, urging preparation and effort to marshal energy for success. It cites Professor Diggs as well informed, joking that he can discuss many topics beyond centuries of recorded events.
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Diggs
Bret
Éebour
Birmingham
Succeeding Losses from Greed and selfish advantage
A fragile economy bears the weight of greed as individuals seek personal gain at the expense of broader suffering. The passage notes how such actions swell economic sorrow across the nation, diminishing collective resilience and trust.
Cabinet Split Delays Strike Wage Plan in War Era
Washington Nov 20 After an all day session President Wilsons cabinet adjourned without agreement on a fair wage scale for miners Fuel Administrator Garfield announced he would meet cabinet members to seek a resolution based on volatile cost figures prepared by W Y Norris for the Fuel Administration During the war The cabinet remains divided over wage increases with some members opposing any public burden through higher coal prices The dispute centers on whether operators should absorb most of the rise or share with the public and whether price increases are justified given living costs
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Capitol
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Union Station
Senate Ofice
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Wilson
Cabeinet
Garfield
Wt. Y. Norris
Cueh
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Ludacter
Anothar
Hor Whisen
Wil Js
Palmer
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Fgnres
Doetor Gariivid
Mr. Times
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Lane
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Wil Pradis
Dhingree
Mene
Deni
Centen
Ohio
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra
Mani
Gub St
N. E
Canton
Lydia Jr. Pinkham
Leda B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mann
British Coal Price Reduction Stuns Public and Miners
Lenton reports a sharp drop in coal prices amid national service and reconstruction concerns. Industry spokesmen defend the cut as necessary, while miners argue it cannot go far enough given production limits and looming losses.
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Auchland
Inlitscor
National Service
Ravenstruction
Fealleras
Foil Plot to Kill Venizelos Reported in Athens Charge
Fragmented report from Athens details alleged letters and plots to assassinate Venizelos and overthrow the throne with support for King Constantine. Story references farmer OlThes, mer Constanting, and a chaotic scene at a Canadian party campy with wedding excess. Separate vignettes about postwar Europe and a profiteer remark appear in a jumbled update.
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Greecs
Veetgelos
Pele
Cagsienting
Bawa
OlThes
Quack Cold Remedy Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts a “Daipe’n Geld Compound” and “COMALICO renny WA's CATALAH MEDICINE” as cures for colds and catarrh. It claims rapid relief from head congestion, fever, and deafness with dubious statements about mucous and ear cleansing, warning of no cure otherwise and urging purchase of the medicine.
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Wits
USA
Cheney & Co
Telado
Ohio
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