First formal step toward League revision taken
In Geneva Nov 20 the League of Nations assembly considers Article 18 reconsideration on treaty registration. Dutch foreign minister proposes clarifying study by assembly or committee. Belgian Senator Lafontaine calls for an international force with global staff and rejects immediate disarmament.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
League of Nations
Assembly
League
League of Mations
Henri Lafontaine
Lafontaine
Armenia
Bolling Named in Shipping Board Bribe Case
Washington banker R. W. Bolling father in law to President Wilson and treasurer of the shipping board is implicated in a $40 000 bribe scheme for favorable treatment alleged by Tucker E Sands a former bank executive Sands testified that four shares of the money would be split among himself Bolling Lester Sisler and a man named Kraner Sands identified John Craner as Kraner a Richmond based promoter and said he introduced him to Bolling and Sisler The testimony noted Bolling had loaned $4800 and repaid most of it with only $384 left to repay and that the group aimed to influence shipping board decisions in connection with contract awards.
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New York
R. W. Bolling
Wilson
Ang
Shipping Board
Staten Island
Congressional
Ecommitee
Tucker E. Sands
Commercial National Bank
Washington
Bolling
Sands
Lester Sisler
Kraner
Alfred M. McCann
The
New York Globe
Bolting
John Craner
Richmond
Downey Shipbuilding Company
Bolling and Sisler
Department of Justice
Crank Receives Life Sentence in Kidnapping Case
August Pascal alias Pasquale known as the crank was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Swartz in Norristown for second degree murder and kidnapping for extortion. He admitted stealing 13 month old Blakeley Coughlin from the Coughlin home June 2 and smothering the infant under his coat. The kidnapping portion established the life term while the murder count was suspended.
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Norristown
Pascal
Pasquale
the Crank
Coughlin
Swartz
Blakeley Coughlin
George HH. Coughlin
Here
Selling Sends Cotton Down In New York Trade
In New York on November 20 the cotton market saw renewed southern selling that drew demand from Wall Street and local shorts, causing nerves and a downward turn. Futures opened lower for May and fell to 15 to 82 points below the prior close, with December closing at 16.256 and other months slipping from early gains.
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New York
Wall Street
Wilson's Health Improves Meeting Address Next Month
President Wilson can walk without a cane and uses a wheelchair only occasionally. Officials say his health has improved enough to consider addressing Congress in person when it convenes next month, though no plans have been made.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Conpresa
Building Claims It Has Not Settled at All
Rumors spread today about the furniture exposition building foundations giving way and settling inches to feet. Contractors and engineer deny any settling finding the structure plumb and call the reports pure bosh.
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Furniture Exposition
Rose
Lacy Sewell
Sewell
No Demand Forces Closure Of Six Sugar Refineries
New York November 20 six refineries of the American Sugar Refining company have been closed due to lack of demand for refined sugar. An official said the company has ample stock and can deliver all grades, but refineries are closed temporarily while demand remains weak.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Ex King Constantine Nearing Return to Power in Greece
Ex king Constantine, long in Swiss exile, may drop the “ex” and reclaim real influence in Athens after Venizelos’s defeat in the election. Britain and France oppose him. Lloyd George reportedly snubbed him in Paris. He has lived lavishly at Lucerne’s Hotel National, while families and court figures are shown in related photographs.
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Switzerland
Venizelos
Constantine
Constantine Forfees
Athens
Britain
France
Lloyd George
Penny
Paris
Hotel National
Lucerne
Prince George
Sophie
Katherine
Helene
Prince Pan
Irene
Inset
Mille Manos
Alexander
Old Hickory club formed near Jamestown
The Old Hickory club, a rural sportsmen association, convened a preliminary meeting at the Elks’ home to form a chartered organization. They plan a 60 acre Ring farm site on Guilford college road with a 18 room cottage, a 20 acre stocked lake, private road access, and meals for members and guests. Directors and officers will be chosen next Friday.
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Old Hickory Club
Elks
Ring Farm
Jamestown
Guilford College Road
Mackay Preserve
Mackay’s Lodge
National Banks Call Issued For Condition As Of November 15
Washington November 20 The comptroller of the currency issues a call for the condition of all national banks at close of business Monday November 15. This public statement requests banks to report assets liabilities and miscellaneous financials for regulatory review and comparison.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
High Point Plans to Revive Boy Scout Movement
The High Point community aims to reorganize existing scout troops and add more to send a representative to the national council meeting. Weaver M Marr urges unanimous church and club support as there is no YMCA or equivalent for boys locally. Census shows 661 boys aged 12 to 18 in High Point with 1,100 total under 18 and 250 reaching scout age annually. The goal is to form five troops by January first and elect a scout council of at least ten members to oversee the program and appoint a scout commissioner currently held by A. T. Wishart.
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High Point
National Council
M. Marr
Y. M
Furniture City
Marr
A. T. Wishart
Boys Scouts of
Mrs Scarborough to Visit High Point Tonight
Mrs. LD. BE. Scarborough of North I. C. is expected in High Point tonight for a brief visit with Mrs. J. 8S. Welborn on Washington Street.
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LD. BE. Scarborough
North, I. C
High Point
J. 8S
Welborn
Washington Street
Tomlinson Re elected President Of Southern Furniture Assn
C F Tomlinson of High Point was re elected president of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association at Asheville. Officers named include F S Lambeth of Thomasville and A D Witten of Martinsville as vice presidents and J T Ryan of High Point as secretary treasurer. A December 1 meeting was tentatively set for High Point. The group presented Tomlinson a silver service and urged big price reductions ahead of major sales in Grand Rapids and Jamestown.
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Cc. F. Tomlinson
High Point
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Asheville
F. S&s. Lambeth
Thomasville
A. D. Witten
Martinsville
J. T. Ryan
Greensboro
C. F. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
George L. Hackney
Lexington
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jamestown
N. Y
Britain May Recognize Soviet Russia in Trade Pact
Washington officials say Britain appears to extend de facto recognition to the Soviet government through the proposed trade agreement. A copy of the pact has been received at the State Department.
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Washington
Associated Press
State Department
Great Britain
Department
Cuero Texas Chamber Sends 38-Pound Thanksgiving Turkey
The first of the Thanksgiving turkeys arriving at the White House this year is a 38 pound bird sent by the Cuero Chamber of Commerce in Texas.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Chamber of Commerce of
Cuero
Texas
New York Fire Kills Nine In Five Story Tenement
A fatal blaze at 307 W 146th Street New York destroys a five story tenement. Nine people from two families die including Raphael Gebbia and his wife with four children. Fire started in a baby carriage on the first floor and spread upward trapping residents on the top floor. Four other families escape.
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New York
Raphael Gebbia
Sevnn
Ada Frank
Berha Reynolds
Ruth Reynolds
Protest Over Reissuing Licenses to Liquor Dealers
Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League led a Washington protest against renewing wholesale liquor permits under the Volstead act. He argued that permits to liquor dealers rather than manufacturers or druggists exceed what the act allows. Hundreds of permits expire December 1, and Wheeler urged the prohibition office to withhold renewals to curb whiskey for beverage use.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
Prohibition Office
Woman Seeks Divorce After Cruelty Charges in City Court
Mrs Olga Dunlop testified in San Francisco court that her husband William once threw a live cat on her shoulders and another time placed a dead rat in her bed. She earlier divorced two husbands for cruelty, and the judge granted her decree.
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San Francisco
Cal
Olga Dunlop
William
Bill
al l
Kin at Opposites in Senate
Kansas City senator David M. Proctor will lead the Republican faction in the Missouri Senate while his father-in-law James H. Whitecotton of Paris will lead the Democratic minority in a notable family clash for control.
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Kansas City
Missouri Senate
David M. Proctor
James H. Whitecotton
Paris
Man Stops Street Car Rage by Pulling Wire
Toledo on November 20 reports G. S. Comte halted a runaway street car by pulling the trolley wire free from the car. He was arrested as a result of the incident.
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Toledo
G. S. Comte
He Likes Carnations
DES MOINES Nov. 20 Robert Lee Jones Jr of Des Moines has worn a carnation in his buttonhole every day for 18 years as a personal habit and signature.
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Des Moines
Robert Lee Jones, Jr
Government Seizes Breweries Over High Alcohol Beer
Washington officials indicate the federal government will seize breweries producing beer with more than one half of one percent alcohol. An analysis of various beers is under way to identify violators and enforce the law.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bureau
Breweries sealed after beer samples seized in Cincinnati
Cincinnati on November 20 the Jackson and Herancourt breweries were sealed by the government following the Thursday seizure of beer samples from the two firms.
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Cincinnati
Jackson and
Herancourt
American banker refuses British inspection in Siberia concession claim
Washington D Vanderlip says British authorities demanded to inspect a document he carries about Soviet Russia concessions in Siberia granted to an American syndicate he represents. He says he refused to show the document and was met by the demand shortly after arriving in London.
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London
Washington
Mexican agents barred Fall passport for Mexico visit
Washington reports that Mexican officials on the border were instructed not to visa the passport of Senator Fall of New Mexico for a planned December 1 visit to Mexico to attend the inauguration of Governor Oregon. The move comes as U.S. and Mexican authorities discuss relations.
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Washington
Troberto Pasquieira
United States
Fall of
New Mexico
Mezice
Ereleet Ohergon
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Thos. P. Healey
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H. F. Cary
Souciers
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