Vast 800 Million Dollar Release Aims to Aid Local Business
Washington officials report about 800 million dollars will be released to ease postwar credit strain and fund local enterprise across the United States. The move follows a stock market crash and aims to reduce prices and living costs by channeling capital to manufacturers and building projects. Government and financial experts note the shift ends a speculative binge driven by the wartime economy, with farmer banks funneling money into call loans at high rates before returning funds to local needs.
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Washington, D. C
United States
New York
Treasury
Fed‘ Reserve Board
Telegraph
Democrats Fail Cloture Bid on Peace Treaty Debate
Washington Nov 13 Senate Democrats failed to invoke cloture to limit debate on the foreign relations reservations in the peace treaty. Senator McCumber of North Dakota stated a broader cloture rule covering the entire treaty would be introduced soon, signaling ongoing Republican opposition.
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Fachington
Senate
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate Battles for Leadership in Wake of Senator Martin’s Death
Democratic senators move to choose a minority floor leader within days to fill the vacancy created by Senator Martin's death. Leading candidates include Hitchcock of Nebraska, Underwood of Alabama, and Simmons of North Carolina. Underwood is favored for compromise status while Hitchcock emphasizes southern interests. Simmons is a strong southern ally who has backed the administration.
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Washington
Senate
Martin
Virginia
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Underwood
Alabama
Simmons
Caroline
Moe
Birmingham
Hiv Friends
No Negotiations With Reds Says Lloyd George
Premier Lloyd George in the House of Commons denies any interviews with Bolshevist representatives to learn if peace talks could open. He says an international conference may be called soon to address Russia and other unresolved peace issues.
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REDS
Lloyd George London
Lloyd Gvorge
House of Commone
Bolshevist
Russia
Prince to Meet Wilson and Visit Washington's Tomb
The Prince of Wales will call at the White House for an informal visit with President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson in Washington. A motor trip to Mount Vernon is on today's schedule, where he will pay homage at General Washington's tomb. Vice President Marshall and Secretary Lansing accompany the party. A formal function awards decorations to 30 officers and enlisted men at Delmont House this morning.
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Washington
D.C
Prince of Wales
Wilson
White House
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Prince Edward
England
Marehall
Lansing
Delmont
Widow seeks control of husband's glands in court case
San Francisco November 13 a widow of a criminal hanged at San Quentin may demand delivery of her husband's interstitial glands for sale. Attorney Nate Coughlan argues the widow has rights to the glands which doctors rejected for sale due to prison rules. Courts reportedly say valuables belong to the widow, making the case precedent setting and highly unusual.
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San Francisco
Cal
San Quentin
Nate Coughlan
Anthony Laparu
Courhian
Couehian
Lenine Signals Plan With Turkestan Communists
Nicholai Lenine sent a letter to Turkestan communists claiming that restoring contact between Soviet Russia and Turkestan opens a path to fight universal imperialism led by Great Britain. The dispatch is seen as hinting at operations against British India.
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London
Nicholai Lenine
Turkestan
Soviet Russia
Great Britain
British India
Miners and Operators Face Wage Pact Dilemma
Washington reports wage talks set to begin with miners and operators, hinging on employers sticking to the Washington agreement. If leaders refuse gains for a six hour day five day week and raises, a deadlock could occur, complicating the war time pact and related injunctions.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Chicago wets seek federal approval to sell goods
Chicago expect approval from Judges Carpenter and Fits Henry to permit sale of their goods under the Volstead Act. Attorneys Mayer and the wets argue enforcement is unconstitutional. Similar rulings in Providence and Louisville fuel hopes of a favorable outcome.
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Chicago
Wetl
Carpenter
Fits Henry
Levy Mayer
Louisville
Walter Evans
Federal District Court
Elwood Hamilton
Internal Revenue
Kentucky
W. V. Gregory
Louisville Gratillera
Nebraska Weather Improves After Cold Wave
Rising temperatures in Nebraska ease the cold wave as many communities face fuel shortages. Clear skies forecast for tomorrow. Train service and wire communication, disrupted by severe weather, show improvement today.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Shipping Board Reports 16 Vessels Delivered Last Week
Washington says the Shipping Board received sixteen ships totaling 92 676 dead weight tons in the first ten days of November. Fourteen are steel and two wood. October construction was thirteen ships totaling 1237 dead weight tons, bringing November 10 totals to 1 695 vessels and 174 008 dead weight tons.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Woolworth Estate Pays Widow Large Yearly Income
New York November 15 Mrs PF W Woolworth widow of the late Woolworth chain founder will receive an income of about 1 200 a year from her husband s estate This was disclosed as Supreme Court Justice Hogerich heard an order requiring HH T Parsons head of a Woolworth property committee to post an additional 2 600 000 bond on top of a 50 000 original bond.
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New York
Mra. PF. W. Woolworth
Death penalty urged for reds in government crackdown
Law and Order Union urges the Senate judiciary committee to seek the death penalty for Bolshevik and anarchist acts, citing congressional law. Hearings continue on James Larkin and Benjamin Gitlow charged with editing and distributing the Communist Manifesto. News notes 10 000 copies of Revolutionary Age discovered.
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New York
Law and Order Union
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Department of Justice
James Larkin
Benjamin Gitlow
Larkin
Gitlow
Lusk Lerialative Committee
Urge U S To Aid Roads Two Years
Washington D C November 13. A open letter to Congress from the conference on democratic control of the railroads urges extending government control of railroads for two years. The group led by Chief Justice Walter Clark warns against returning the roads to speculative owners and notes railroads earn operating expenses plus a government surplus.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Fesure
Walter Clark
North Carolina
Froderick C. Howe
Eller
Hovea
Rollciadn
Mexico to Keep Half of All Silver Mined
Mexico City on November 1 issued a government order placing strict limits on silver exports. Producers must sell 60 percent of their bullion to the government, with no more than that share allowed for export. The move follows a coin shortage and hoarding of high content silver.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Upo
Fenimore Cooper Strike Sparks Tucson High Stand
Tucson November 13 three hundred high school students struck today when the superintendent refused to reinstate Fenimore Cooper president of the Student Association who had been suspended after leading a walkout to protest a school policy.
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Tucson
Anna
Schoole Nine
Fenimore Cooper
Studee Association
Nims
Thanksgiving Turkey Prices Rise Amid Holiday Strain
Turkeys are expected to cost more this holiday season as shipping to big cities continues and cold storage studies reveal birds stored for years. Families face tighter budgets as market pressure lifts.
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Cold Storage House
Thanksgiving Message From New England Faithful
A reflective 17th century style thanksgiving ode praising Pilgrim roots and national prosperity. It celebrates aid to allied nations Italy and France and lauds the United States as a beacon against tyranny. The piece exhorts gratitude to God for freedom and moral leadership.
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Atlantic
New England
Mars
Neland
Italy
France
Orld
Thor
Tangled Web in Columbus Dispatch Tale of a Doorbell Visitor
A five year old girl Virginia answers a door for a stranger who asks when her mother will return. The mother is not at home and the child calls for help from inside, prompting guidance on how to respond to the visitor.
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Virginia
Virgina
Handy West Pocket Typewriter Invention Preview
A Providence Journal excerpt touts a compact dual device blending a watch and typewriter. It imagines future marvels with separate units for timekeeping and writing, linked by a clever series of wheels and levers to perform accurate work.
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Handy West Pocket
The
Providence Journal
We Shall Pay
The passage argues that leniency leads to overbuying and urges the need for a perforated check to curb extravagance. It comments on societal impulses across sexes and races and warns of consequences from the economic pendulum.
The Worst Is Yet To Come In Bitter Times
A rousing lament on inflation and shortages. Prices rise for leather shoes wool cloth and bread as garments barbers and bakers report scarce supplies. The speaker predicts deeper hardship ahead while urging people to brace for harsher days and the reckoning of profiteers.
Indianapolis Lawyer Faces Suspicious Divorce Ties
An Indianapolis lawyer who handled Tariy Divine Cale in the county court was approached by a man planning divorce proceedings. The man warned of risky schemes and questioned the lawyer's marriage status as a criterion for ground, while reports describe scams claiming large recoveries with no blue sky law protection.
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Indianapolis News
Indianapolis
Tariy Divine Cale
Cours
Nk Divong
Core
Peepee Tle Elon
Unclear OCR Notice From Arkannw Thomas Cit
Fragmentary text suggests a local notice about charges involving a young man and a two year old, with references to drug dealings and a vehicle part. The legible pieces indicate disputes over a box of items and a nursing botany related matter, but key facts are unreadable.
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Arkannw
Thomas Cit
Central Avenue
Native-No Show at Opera House Shocks Detroit
A mysterious notice from Detroit reports a no show for Uncle Toms at the opera house. Sheriff arrests the owner for undisclosed reasons tied to circulating rumors and local disruption.
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Detroit
Newes Natiive
Uncle Toms
Opera House
Thankfulness for the sea voyage and crew
A solemn verse expresses gratitude for a sailing vessel’s safe port and its crew after a perilous voyage. It honors the ship The Clipper of the Sea and the bravery of those aboard while awaiting orders and homecoming. It notes the storm and the hope of return.
Mowls Welt Tithe Secrets Spark Ongoing Debate
Fragmentary dialogue portrays tension over tithes and secret payments. A speaker accuses another of misusing funds while a second insists a back payment of 123 units is owed, highlighting dispute over financial obligations and control.
Fragmented World News Voice Skews Through Weathered OCR
A damaged Times text reports a garbled exchange about a Yale move and a trader, with scattered references to a Finnish prisoner in Moscow and Petrograd bread shortages. The legible fragments hint at wartime tension, travel, and political unrest from a historic press page.
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Mowcow
Petrograd
Teelow
It Can t Go Done In The Work Of Moe eel
A fragmented item notes political maneuvering around the treaty of peace with Henry Cabot Lodge and blunt critique of leadership. The garbled text references public policy and ward polities affecting the process without clear specifics.
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New York
Ay Ao
Moe Eel
Henry Cabot
Business Men and Diplomats: A New Era of World Talks
Premier Clemenceau told departing Fredericton that business leaders of the world are becoming the real diplomats. Commercial leadership and progressive cooperation will shape permanent harmony as they take part in establishing lasting relations among nations.
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New York
Clemenceau
Frederi Mieton
Oval
Fragmentary political letter hints at voter choice
Hidden in a garbled note is a voter's preference and a scene of political canvassing. The message suggests a candidate favored by the writer, with phrases about meetings at a place and a decision to vote for a named person, though many words are unreadable.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Gloss and Dandruff Control
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a simple beauty tonic for hair. It claims moist cloth application cleans dirt and oil, adds gloss and fullness, prevents dandruff, and stops hair loss. Available at drug or toilet counters for a few cents.
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Adv
Mystery Italian Seeks Incorporation via Ads
A middle aged Italian man tells Lon Guernsey he wants to be incorporated. He lists odd jobs like mowing lawns and window washing and says he will pay to have advertising read printed to push incorporation.
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Lon Guernsey
Leu
Rds
Guernsey
Los Angeles Times
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds and grippe misery. It promises relief from nasal congestion headaches feverish dullness sneezing and sore muscles with two hour spaced doses and says the first dose clears blocked nostrils. The ad notes no quinine and claims low cost at drug stores.
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Pape
Ady
Oath of Partnership for Legal Case at Toledo Firm
Rank J Heney swears as senior partner of BJ Cheney & Co operating in Toledo Ohio Lucas County. He pledges to pay one thousand dollars for a case involving Catarrh Medicine claims. Document sworn before a notary in Toledo with signatures J Cheney & Co. and others.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
J.heney
Bj, Cheney & Co
Torledo
A.boali
A. W. Gleanon
Rota Halls
Catarrah
Hyatem
J. Cheniy & Co
J. Chenes & Co
Ohto
Mook and Mra Clash Over a Trick in Boston Trainecript
A fragmentary transcript shows Mook and Mrs Mook arguing about a card game tactic. Mook claims innocence while Mrs Mook accuses Dm stad and Henite of rigging or daring a move that could have cost them the trick.
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Dmstad
Boston
Shave With Cutiourn Geap And Double Your Razor Skill
An advertisement touts a universal shaving soap claiming to boost razor efficiency and skin purity. It promises no muggy residue no slick soap and no germ buildup even with daily use. It hints at a low price and broad suitability for all data railing and shaving needs.
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