Government Wins Court Case Over California Oil Lands
The government secured a Supreme Court ruling cancelling patents for 6900 acres of California oil land valued at about 10 million dollars. The land was alleged to have been obtained through fraud by the Southern Pacific company. The court set a recess next Monday through December 8 and agreed to hear appeals on wartime prohibition act challenges.
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California
Southern Pacific Company
Supreme Court
New York
Kentucky
Wilson Says He Will Pocket Treaty If Lodge Reservations Carried
President Wilson would pocket the peace treaty if Lodge reservations are adopted, Senator Hitchcock said after meeting the president. He noted the president considers the reservations a nullification of the treaty and would reject ratification with or without specific reservations.
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Wilson
Washington
Hitchcock
Senate
Divine Companionship in Workship Sermon by Bishop Bristol
Wesley Memorial Church hosts Bishop F. M. Bristol of Metropolitan Methodist Church Washington for a sermon on divine companionship drawn from Luke five. He says God is with workers and the Christian man is the most successful when faith guides daily labor.
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Earth
Jesus
Simon
Bristol
Christ
Weist Meeting Ends with Notable Reformed Service
The closing service of the Weist meetings at the Reformed church drew a large crowd in High Point. Dr Weist preached on God's Love for Bien from John 3 16 in a unique couples approach then spoke on the principle of the spiritual harvest. Bishop Bristol praised High Point hospitality and urged Jesus Christ into life boat vessels while noting his successful conference for the colored people.
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Bien
Weist
High Point
Bristol
Jesus Christ
F. M. Bristol
Market plunge after Supreme Court ruling hits rail stocks
New York November 17 stock market breaks at noon as the Supreme Court's decision against Southern Pacific in a California oil lands suit sparks heavy selling. Southern Pacific dashes from 1965-8 to 101 1 2 in minutes, last at 108 7 8. Union Pacific loses much of its earlier gains.
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New York
United States Supreme Court
Southern Pacific Company
California
Southern Pacific
One Woman Dead of Bad Butter in Ohio Dinner
West Salem Ohio November 17 state that Mrs Sarah Haverstock is dead and two other women and two men are seriously ill from eating poisoned butter at a dinner hosted by Mrs Haverstock. Chemical tests show the butter contained a toxin believed to come from contaminated milk.
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West Salem
Ohio
Sarah Haverstock
Twoen
Airs Haverstock
Wilson Leaves White House for Sunlit Lawn
President Wilson was wheeled outside in a chair to the south portico lawn today. He appeared bright and cheerful, said to be fully ‘full of fight’ after the Senate action on the treaty, the first time he had left the White House since returning from the western tour.
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Hitchcock
White House
Friends of the Treaty
Washington
Wilson
Eldridge Elected Raleigh Mayor
Raleigh is selecting E. B. Eldridge to fill the unexpired term of James I. Johnson who died two months ago. Eldridge has long worked in the state newspaper field and was chosen by the city commissioners.
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Raleigh
E. B. Eldridge
James I. Johnson
Glass 10 Accept Sente Appointment
President Wilson asked Secretary Glass to accept the Virginia senate seat to succeed the late Senator Thomas S. Martin. Glass will not take the oath for about a week while remaining head of the Treasury.
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GLASS
Asheville Woman Killed by Motorcycle En Route to Church
Mrs. Sara Birmingham, an elderly Skyland resident, was struck and killed by a motorcycle driven by F. B. Burnett as she headed to church tonight. No arrest was made.
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Asheville
Sara Bir
F. B. Burnett
D Anunzio Gains Entire Dalmatian Coast Line
D Annunzio secures the adherence of Admiral Milo to the Dalmatian coast, giving him continuous command from the Austro Italian armistice line north of Fiume to Ragusa. Four warships including a dreadnought and four destroyers enlarge his naval forces to maintain control.
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Ragusa
Gettinge
D’annunzio Naval
Merchant Kills Self in Macon Dry Goods Firm
Samuel L. McCommon, 28, senior member of McCommon Bros. dry goods, slashed his throat at noon and died within 10 minutes in Macon. He had been in ill health for some time.
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Macon
Samuel L. McCommon
McCommon Bros
McCommon
Pussyfoot 10 Bt Suffer Eye Injury in Demonstration
William E. K. Johnson of the American Anti Saloon league sustained an eye injury during a student demonstration in London. A second specialist treated him and another operation was performed. It is feared the eye may need to be removed and sight permanently impaired.
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London
William EK. Johnson
Pussyfoot
American Anti- Saloon League
Four Shipyard Workers Die in Fog Crash in Philadelphia
Four shipyard workers were killed and seven injured when a motor truck carrying them was struck by a train in dense fog near Philadelphia. Separate Delaware River incidents saw two ferry boats collide and a third hit a tramp steamer with no serious damage.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Bolshevik Capture of Omsk Reasserted in Wireless
A Bolshevik communique confirms the seizure of Omsk by Soviet forces, after earlier denial. Intense street fighting preceded the capture and over 1,000 prisoners were taken by the Bolsheviki.
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London
Omsk
Scandanavia
Brotherhood Leaders Meet Over Overwork Pay Offer
Heads of the four railroad brotherhoods convened in Cleveland to review Director General Hines's proposal of overtime pay for slow freight service as of November 17.
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Cleveland
Hines
U S Retains German Ships Now Operated Here
Paris reports the supreme council has assured the United States will keep the German ships including the Imperator and totaling 170000 tons. Britain says this breaches the council pact to hand ships to the British after troop transport. England argues colonial troops await return home and delays occur due to U S possession in New York harbor.
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United States
New York Harbor
Discharging Passengers Sparks Railway Criticism
The Southern railroad’s off side discharging of southbound trains draws heavy criticism as trains Nos 46 and 35 arrive together. Passengers must alight in darkness amid trucks and box cars on side tracks and endure exposure in rain or mud while the trains maneuver. The chamber of commerce has pressed the railroad to change the practice, but little progress has been made.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Railroad Administration
Round Up Continues in West Centralia Woodsmen and Guard
Former service men and woodsmen forming a posse gather near Hannaford creek 18 miles northwest of Centralia to storm Hunters cabin headquarters seeking three suspected I W W operatives. Capt Lloyd Dysart leads the force as reinforcements prepare.
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Here
Hunter’s Cabin
Hannaford Creek
Lioyd Dysart
Bert Bland
Hansen
Laughtenoff
Bland
Warren Grimm
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