Wholesale executions and famine threaten Soviet hold
Copenhagen reports that 100 to 300 anti‑Soviet rebels are being executed nightly in Moscow as machine guns and artillery are stationed at key spots. Petrograd reinforces to quell the revolt while Lenine and Trotsky demand forced grain deliveries and revolts abroad to deter foreign attack. Meanwhile Wrangel’s forces fight to hold Crimea near Perekop.
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Copenhagen
Sevednya
Moscow
Petrograd
Nikolai Lenine
Proletnik Aja Pravda
Lenine
Leon Trotsky
Federal trade commission bars coupon based sales tactics
The Federal Trade Commission ruled that Everybodys Mercantile Co of Sioux City used a one pound coupon tied to unpredictable premiums, an unfair method of competition. It also ordered Shotwell Manufacturing of Chicago to stop giving valuable premiums to salesmen to sway product choice, deeming the practice unfair. J Harris claimed the coupon plan ended before the federal probe and was not resumed due to cost, with coupons redeemed for cash value.
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Washington
Federal
Odd Commission Age
Everybod
Mercantile Company
Sioux City
Towns
Chicago
Hit
Shotwell Manufacturing Company
Chcago
Shotwell Company
Commission
Co. J. Harris
Everybody's Mercantile Company of
Publishers Favor Navy Wireless Press Dispatches Pact
Washington November six standard press dispatches could use Navy wireless service for cross border transmission under a proposed international agreement. The American publishers committee on cable and radio communications presented the memorandum to U S delegates at the international communications conference.
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Washington
Navy Wireless Service
United States
American Publishers Committee
Norman H. Davin
Negro waiter elected to Missouri legislature new record
In St Louis in November 1873 Walthall M Moore a Black waiter becomes the first such worker elected to Missouri's legislature since reconstruction. He is described as qualified to hold a seat. The article notes support from a group and mentions political odds and finances.
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Ot. Louis
Walthall M. Moore
Binrave
Vaya
Pald Wixes
Kimund Koehn
Nonpartisan League Suffers Setback in Idaho Race
In Nolae Idaho on November 6 the nonpartisan levy faced a defeat as candidate Palrohild won with a narrow margin while all other nonpartisan candidates trailed. The partial results show a split in support for the nonpartisan slate with Palrohild carrying the vote in a tight race.
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Nolae
Idaho
Ma g Peete Ask Aid In Denton Murder Case
Mrs. Louise Yeeto, jailed on murder charges in Los Angeles, seeks the public defender as her case heads toward the November 20 trial date. She had formally withdrawn from attorney W. J. Pord, her third lawyer since arriving from Denver to aid the Denton investigation.
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Los Angeles
Louise Yeeto
Jacob C. Denton
W. J. Pord
Denver
Columbus day felow and legal holi day in MB states
Lead unclear item notes a Columbus Day holiday and a legal holiday in Manitoba states. Details and entities are not clearly readable to identify exact actions, dates, or authorities.
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MB States
National Guard Financial Aid Pledged by War Department
Omaha Nebraska November 5 The War Department pledged financial assistance to the National Guard units of Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Kansas as part of reorganizing infantry machine guns and cavalry into National Guard regiments The policy aims to establish permanent National Guard units with approved appropriations and detailed plans discussed by generals and staff officers at Fort Crook led by Major General Bundy and General G R Rambeau with state officers unnamed.
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Omaha
Neb
War Department
National Guard
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Seventh Army Corps
Bundy
Fort Crook
G. 2. Rambeau
General Rambeau
Low
A. C. Lachiner
R. P. Howell
Lloyd D. Roos
M. A. Tuills
Two Holabird Soldiers Shot in Chase Whisky Robbery Incident
Foltinose Md Nov 5 two soldiers from Dun Holabird were shot during an ambush as a detachment entered a liquor cache near Chase Maryland where whisky valued at $40 000 allegedly stolen from a Back River store was recovered Police theorize bootleggers shot them while seeking the stolen whisky
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Foltinose
Dun Holabird
Chase
Back
All Deportation Cases at Bisbee Dropped
Douglas Ar Nov 6 Judge Samuel L Pattee dismissed the remaining defendants in the Bisbee deportations case in Tombstone on motion by County Attorney R N French. The action ends the cases against those held as alleged agitators among copper miners.
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Douglas
Ariz
Samuel L. Pattee
Thief Sentenced for Jewelry Theft But Punishment Suspended
Miles Rothy Dar ger pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry from the Halbkat summer home at Lake Kempeska Minnesota residents. He was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to one year in the Sioux Falls penitentiary, with the prison term suspended due to the defendant being a first offender and having a good reputation. The fine is due within 10 days.
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Watertown
Miles Rothy Dbarger
Lake Kempeska
C.F. Halhkat
Reaidenia
Minneapolia
Sioux Falls
Skinner
Hame
Peasants Move Southward Amid Famine Threat
The Daily Telegraph reports large crowds of peasants fleeing central Russia seeking relief from an imminent famine as they relocate southward in search of food and safety.
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Central
Russia
The
Daily Telegraph
Vote tallies from multiple cities in 1916 election
Reports from Davenport Iowa show 4 000 against 1 209, Saint Louis 10 000 against 4 000, Dayton Ohio 4 600 against 2 000, Minneapolis 3 500, and Detroit 20 000 against 7 000 in bold.
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Davenport
Bt. Loula
Dayton
Ohio
Minneapolis
Detroit
Defore the war impact on Germany's doctors
Germany had one physician for every 2000 inhabitants before the war. The ratio has improved to one per 1600, but a short period may worsen it back to 1600.
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Germany
Clashes Reported in Mexican City Over Yucatan Election
Dispatches from Merida report serious divides between socialist and liberal factions in the Yucatan State campaign. Socialists, dominant in the state, are said to have employed troops to suppress demonstrations as the election date nears. The piece notes Lenin’s influence and a longing to restore a republican order.
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Mexico City
Socialista
Liberala
Yucatan
Merida
American troops in Rhine occupation to remain through summer
Berlin sources report no withdrawal before next summer as both German and Allied leaders weigh costs and strategic aims. American officers say troops are welcomed by Germans and will stay for protection and good quarters, despite a heavy 80 000 dollar daily bill for occupation.
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Erin
Berlin
Se Jendera
Rhine
Cosot
Herr Simons
Reicheng
Bhineland
Coblenz
Harding
Wilson
United News
Peach
Japan Bitter Over California Vote Editorials Warn of Fallout
Tokyo editorials react to California’s anti alien land act vote with alarm and warnings of possible consequences. Papers like Kokumin Yorodzu and Yomiuri discuss risky shifts and imply U S policy under Harding may influence Japan’s stance and future options.
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Tokio
California
Japan
Kokumin
Yorodzu
Narquis Okuma
Yomiuri
Harding
Califrnia
Jiji
Mrs Harding Plans White House Rules and Wardrobe
Marion Ohio reports Mrs Warren G Harding outlining plans for the White House era as mistress. She vows no policemen at the national residence and no sheep on the lawn while addressing reporters in the front yard. She quips about scarce clothing purchases due to campaigning and promises improvements.
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Marion
Ohio
Warres. i. Harding
White House
Inetston
Curfew Proposal Aims to Clear Chicago Streets at Night
Chicago alderman R. J. Mulashy pledges a curfew ordinance to keep boys and girls off the streets after 12:30 midnight. The measure, to be submitted by next Wednesday, targets the city’s crime wave by restricting youth outdoor activity after curfew.
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Chicago
Nev
R. J. Mulashy
Samoan Governor Shoots Self to Death
Washington reported the U. S. Navy announced that Warren A. Torhune governor of American Samoa killed himself in the islands on November 3. Torhune was appointed in 1619 and left a wife whose home was in Hackensack New Jersey.
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Self
Washington
Warren A. Torhune
American Samoa
Nany Department
Torhune
Hackonsuck
N. F
Murdered Man’s Body Washed Up at Beach
Police investigated the apparent homicide of James Crasino Piint Michigan whose body washed ashore, showing a skull penetration and about three weeks in water. Washington University has a pan erped football buyer.
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Long Peach
James Crassino
Piint
Michigan
Prosecute Higher Ups Building Ring Indicted in New York
New York officials announce bench warrants and indictments against members of a building graft ring revealed by the Lockwood committee. The ring allegedly controlled bids through a central clearing house, levying profits from contractors and labor permits. Untermyer predicts about fifty indictments from the disclosures.
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New York
Lockwood Committee
Central “Clearing House
Arsa
Samuel Untermeyer
Henry Hanlein
Cunard
Untermyer
France signs world wide wireless service pact with Marconi firm
Puria Nov 6 announcement says France and the Central Telegraph Company involving Marconi authorize a global wireless telegraph service. Two stations planned near Paris after temporary operations from Lyons and Bordeaux with French government aid. French government to share profits after dividends.
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Puria
France
Qgentral Telegraph Company
Marconi
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Lyons
Bordeaux
Nonpartisans Win Only 3 Victories in North Dakota
Fargo dispatch reports a fusion movement disrupts the Nonpartisan League’s grip in North Dakota politics on election day. The league secured only three key wins: Lynn J. Frasier’s third term as governor, Dr BF Ladd’s U.S. Senate seat, and J H Sinclair’s re-election to Congress from the Third District. The party also appears to have lost its majority in both state legislative chambers, though counts remain close.
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Fargo
N. D
Antis
North Dakota
League
Lynn J. Frasier
BF. Ladd
United States
J. H. Sinclair
Congress
Arnstein pleads not guilty to securities charges
New York November 6 Julesn W Nicky Arnstein pleaded not guilty at arraignment on charges of bringing stolen securities into the District of Columbia. He will remain in custody of New York officials until a Hall is fixed for Arnstein on Monday. A motion picture company has been formed in indpeg capitalised at ies sats oo.
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Benjamin Harrison
Elizabeth
James Blaine Walker
Ames G. Blaine
Harrison
Miss Harrison
Indiana
New York
Julesn W
Nicky) Arnstein
District of Columbia
Hall
Arnstein
Indpeg
Ies Sats Oo
Girl 18 Slain Near Home in St Louis Case
Edna R. Ellis an 18 year old typist was found murdered in a weed covered lot near her home. Neighbors reported a desperate struggle and a razor used in the slaying. Arrest records name Will M. Puckett as a suspect after a fountain pen with his initials was found at the scene.
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St. Louia
Will M. Puckett
Edna R. Ellis
Puockett
Miss Ellis
Catherine Norton
Misa Norton
Hoover Says Military Obligations Dead After Election
Herbert Hoover states the entry into the League of Nations on military obligation is dead, stressing the major fight centered on Article 10. He says Republicans will work toward a league based on moral pressure and judicial institutions and outline other nationwide reforms.
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Stanford University
Palo Alto
Cal
League of Nations
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
America
League
Association
Society of Nations
Hoover
Shipping Board
Strike to Enforce a Closed Shop Endorsed by Court
Boston, Nov. 6 A shoemakers strike that started at the Thomas G Plant Co on May 14 1915 in a bid to enforce a closed shop was halted by a superior court injunction. Local United Shoe Workers of America unions and Greater Boston area allied workers are enjoined perpetually from efforts to impose a closed shop. The injunction is described as one of the most sweeping ever issued in the state.
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Boston
Mass
Thomas G. Plant Company
United Shoe Workers of America
Allied Shoe Workers Union of
Greater Beaton
Naval base committee travels to West Coast for site survey
Senator Ball of Delaware leads a Senate committee en route to San Francisco to inspect Pacific coast naval base sites. Joined by Betona Keys Poindexter Walak and Pittman, the group notes Atlantic docks suffice but lacks large Pacific facilities. Engineers have bored in San Francisco bay since August.
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Naval Base Committee
West Coast
Chicago
Benatora
Ball
Delaware
Naval Base
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Benatora Keys
Poindexter
Walak
Pittman
Alsa
Atlantic
Pacific
Senator Ball
San Francisco Bay
Oval
King Defense Opens in Murder Trial in Lyndone Kan
The defense in the Rute King murder trial presented testimony claiming that John Woody Reuben Gutshall and W F Ringer were seen alive after the murders and that the skeletal remains shown in court were planted by King's enemies and not those of the missing individuals.
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Lyndone
Kan
Rute King
John Woody
Reuben Gutshall
W. F. Ringer
King
New York Police Relations Reform Sparks City Debate
Street clashes and political rhetoric influence police reform talks in New York as officials weigh better pay and treatment for officers amid rising tensions and public scrutiny.
Sinn Fein Terror Rises Across Ireland Amid Attacks
Reports from Ireland describe a surge in Sinn Fein violence with the Irish office flooded by killings from the south to Ulster. An ambush at Ballinalee killed 17 soldiers, provoking anticipated reprisals as chaos spreads with isolated towns and damaged infrastructure across Cork, Listowel, and Ennis.
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London
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Ulster
Ballinalee
Rathkeal
Newcastle
West Abbeyfeale
Listowel
Bally Bunton
Cork
Macroom
Edgeworthstown
Ballynote
Coast Guard
Union Hill
Ennis
Kilmihill
Lord Cavendish Bentinck
House of Commons
Harding Declines Wilsons Offer for Panama Voyage
Marion Ohio reports that President Elect Harding declined President Wilsons offer of a battleship to carry him to Panama for his vacation trip. Harding said he appreciated the courtesy but had already planned the voyage and taken passage on a passenger steamer from a gulf port.
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Panama
Marion, O
Wilson
Harding
Washington
Real Life Pursuit Ends At Church After Shooting
In Chicago on North Claremont avenue a man Theo dore Krupnik shot at his wife as she fled from their home to St. Aloysius church. He fired three times point blank, shattered two skylights, and police rescued the woman.
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Chicago
Claremont Avenue
Theodore Krupnik
St. Aloysius Church
Milliners Move Spring Showing to January 15
The Retail Milliner's Association of America which controls 86 percent of the nation's retail millinery business announced the spring season showing will be held January 15 instead of December 1. Reports from Kansas City San Francisco Baltimore Buffalo Philadelphia Boston and St Louis indicate the new winter season began by the association has been a success prompting the shift.
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New York
Thieves Target Sacramental Wine In Archdiocese
In Lobis on November 6, thieves broke into the Archbishop J. J. Glennon residence altar area and stole ten boxes of sacramental wine. The theft involved sacramental wine and occurred at the archbishop's private altar shelf.
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Lobis
J. J. Glennon
Federal agents seize 20000 radical circulars at Penn Station
In Pittsburgh on November 6, federal officers seized twenty thousand circulars classified as radical. The leaflets, bearing messages from the coal miners of America and plans by the central executive committee of the Communist Party of America, were shipped from Cleveland, Ohio. The items were found at the Pennsylvania railroad station during an ongoing crackdown.
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Pittsburgh
Department of Justing
Pennsylvania
Coal Miners of America
Plana
Central Executive Committee
Communist Party of America
Cleveland
Ohio
Bergdoll Found in Germany
Berlin reports Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, an American draft dodger, located at Karlsruhe. He remains at large as Washington is notified. Bergdoll was court martialed for draft evasion and confined at Governors Island military prison. He escaped during a guarded visit to his mother in Philadelphia, with sightings across the U S and Europe since.
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Berlin
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Karlsruhe
Washington
Bergdoll
Governor's Island
Philadelphia
Europe
Harding gains as New Mexico leads Republican sweep
Early returns show New Mexico shifting to the Republican column with Harding and Coolidge winning 404 electoral votes. Tennessee and Kentucky shifts boost GOP prospects. Ernst elected US senator in Kentucky. Missouri and Oklahoma show Republican gains. Ohio, Indiana, and other states trend toward a wide Harding plurality as tallying continues.
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Washington
New Mexico
Harding
Coolidge
Tennessee
Taylor
Kentucky
Cox
Ernst
United States
Missouri
Congress
Senate
Oklahoma
Tiiinola
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Harding Invited to Cuero Turkey Trot Event
President Elect Harding is invited to Cuero Texas for a three day turkey trot celebration November 10 11 and 12 as part of a Texas vacation. Oscar C B Nau Cuero chamber secretary sent the telegram promising ten thousand trotting turkeys and the world's most unique celebration inviting him to attend.
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Cuero
Tex
Harding
Texas
Marion
Oscar C. B. Nau
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
Turkey
Depew Defends Luxurious Women's Garb in Interview
Chauncey M. Depew, in his 87th year, defends extravagant women’s fashion in a Brice Cliff interview. He says clothes like bonnets and gowns show shared responsibility between men and women and laments homespun attire, urging moderation while noting Prohibition’s impact on drink.
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New York
Chauncey
Depew
Briceliff Dodge
Dinepow
Rod
Bread price drops two cents in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles wholesale price of bread fell by two cents on Friday amid local market shifts. Berlin faces a large deficit as Germany’s economy contends with a 4,000,000,000 mark shortfall and a commission dispute over Rhine territory material.
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Novid
Berlin
Germany
Karl Melfforc
Reighatag
Rhine
Peerd
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