International disarmament conference set for November 11
Washington reports state that the international conference on disarmament and Far Eastern matters proposed by President Harding will begin on November 11 unless unexpected opposition arises. Britain agrees to the date, Japan seeks slight delay for materials, and France and Italy likely join. A final agenda is unlikely, but nations expect a clear program outline. Yap question may be resolved before the meeting.
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Washington
Harding
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Tokio
France
Italy
Foriign
State Department
Knights of Columbus to Oppose Propaganda
San Francisco report on the Knights of Columbus 39th annual convention. Supreme Master John H. Reddin said the order will mobilize its 400000 members to oppose foreign propagandists in America. Archbishop Edward J. Hanna urged action against lax divorce laws and called it a national menace. The order plans 2500000 dollars for hospitalization work for disabled ex service men, with veterans attached to larger hospitals for comfort and retreat. It will also maintain 500 college courses and a chain of 132 night schools for veterans and civilians.
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San Francisco
Ts of Columbus
America
John H. Reddin
Denver
K. C
Edward J. Hanna
Archdiocese of
San Franccisco
Knights
Knights of Columbus
Trespass on Rights of Citizens Must Be Stopped
New York District Attorney Swan condemned police who forcibly opened traveling bags of innocent citizens in liquor searches. He urged magistrates to charge any officer found acting this way, calling the conduct a violation of the law.
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New York
Swan Wednesday
McAdoo
Hillsboro auto wreck victims recalled in odd fates
Miss Cora Robertson of Hillsboro was buried in a coffin she had jokingly chosen the day before the crash. Lester Smith renewed an expired life policy only hours before his death as friends recalled the peculiar twists of fate in discussing the accident.
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Hillsboro
Ill
Cora Robertson
Lester Smith
Large Narcotics Seizure Foiled by Federal Officers in Atlanta
In Atlanta two men were arrested after federal agents seized narcotics valued at 360,000 in a hotel late Wednesday. Eddie Diamond, 25, was freed on 2,500 bond while his uncle Harry Diamond of New York was held on 10,000 bond. Agents said a partial confession was obtained from Diamond.
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Atlanta
Department of Justice
Eddie Diamond
Harry Diamond
New York
Washington Session Sparks Fed Criticism Clash
Washington reports a congressional hearing on Federal Reserve policy with former comptroller John Skelton Williams accusing the Fed board of aiding speculative gains and squeezing farmers while officials like Governor Harding and Governor Strong clashed with Williams. Harding demanded a hearing and read a 1921 letter defending the board against Williams.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
John Skelton Williams
Harding
Reserve Board
Governor Strong
New York Reserve Bank
Strong
Commission
Mr. Williams
Williams
Strang
Anderson
Federal Reserve
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Cloudbursts Flood Canon City Area. Arkansas River Near Pueblo Levee
Colorado cloudbursts from Royal Gorge trigger high Arkansas River levels with Pueblo levee dangers near three feet. Canon City and Florence suffer partial floods, homes destroyed, plants damaged, water supply disrupted, and railroad tracks washed out above Canon City. Rescue boats averted loss of life as a 14 foot wall of water swept the gorge.
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Pueblo
Col
Arkansas River
Royal Gorge
Canon City
Florence
Soviet Russia frees all American prisoners in Russia
All American prisoners in Russia have been released from confinement according to unofficial reports at the Bolshevik Legation press bureau. No word on numbers or how they will be returned across the border.
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Associated Press
Riva
Russia
Confinent
Bolshevik Legation
Georgia's First Bale of Cotton Sells for Charity
New York auction records a 394 pound bale of Georgia cotton at 50 cents per pound, classed strict low middling. Proceeds from the sale to charity. Savannah exchange later auctions the same bale at 68 cents per pound.
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New York
New Georgia
Cotton Exchange
Savannah
Amendments In Aid Of Farmers Move In Senate Vote
Washington Disposition of amendments to the agricultural bill began in the Senate on Wednesday with a disputed passage vote. Two amendments, one by Senator Smith authorizing loans via the War Finance Corporation and another by Senator Harrison to issue up to 100 million in bonds, were adopted 43 to 42 amid sharp debate. The Smith amendment drew heavy opposition from La Follette, Ashurst, and others who argued it would favor individual loans and burden the corps.
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Washington
Senate
Smith
South Carolina
War Finance Corporation
Harrison
Mississippi
Thearrison
Missippi
la Follette
Wisconsin
Ashurst
Arizona
Lemoot
Smoot
Utah
Simmons
North Carolina
Lenroot
la Pollette
Bank and Trust Companies
Williams
Heflin
Alabama
Mr. Norris
Boston moves to acquire Scott estate for park
Boston has taken a plot in Dorchester known as the Scott estate for park purposes. The site marks the intersection of East Cottage Pleasant and Pond streets and is tied to early Maggachusetts Bay colony history. Records note the first free school stood there and early town meetings were held by 160 year old residents.
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Associated Press
Boston
Maggachusetts Bay
Scott Estate
Dorchester
East Cottage
Pleasant
Pond Streets
Savin Hill Beach
Missouri Voters Approve War Bond Cash Bonus
In Missouri incomplete returns from a Tuesday special election show approval of a cash bonus for World War veterans, a constitutional convention proposal, and using automobile license fees to pay interest on 60 million dollars in road bonds. The women in state offices amendment appears doubtful, with Kansas City and St. Louis supporting the others while St. Louis and likely others defeated the women's office proposal.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
WisconsinTo Reform Law Aimed at Bar Foot Rail Rules
Wisconsin adopts a modern reform law requiring non intoxicating beverage drinkers to keep clear of bar rails and counters. The opinion from Assistant Attorney General J E Messerschmidt clarifies the new constraint to prevent violations.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
J. E., Messerschmidt
Visesistant
Woman Confesses She Robbed Mails in West Palm Beach
Lena Clarke postmistress admits to F J G Hilfifer in Orlando that she took two registered mail bundles from the West Palm Beach post office. Insurer coverage fully protects the $32,000 alleged stolen. $5,700 located at her grandfather J Chambers residence.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
L. A. Johnson
Lena .Clarke
F. J. G. Hilaifer
Orlando
Atlanta
First National Bank of West
Palm Beach
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank
Lena Clarke
Florida Own
American Legion group sails to Cherbourg and Bremen
The American passenger steamship George Washington departed New York with over 250 American Legion members aboard. National Commander John G. Emery led the party, which will disembark at Cherbourg for battlefield visits. French officials will officially receive the veterans, with Marshals Foch and leaders in Paris and Flirey contributing to ceremonies.
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New York
American Legion
George Washington
Cherbourg
Bremen
Legionnaires
Legion Party
John G. Emery
Union
Germany
Millerand
Briand
Paris
Marshal Foch
Flirey
Lorraine
Tomerica
England's Bunker Hill to Bear Monument
London reports a memorial is planned for Bunker Hill adjoining Hampstead Heath to honor Anglo American brotherhood in the great war. A fund is raised to buy the site and erect a curved wall bearing regimental and officer names from both armies, with metal tablets noting battlefields and English camps where Americans stayed, all surrounded by flowers.
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Associated Press
London
Bunker Hill
Hampstead Heath
England
Wealthy and Prominent Men Face Hooch Charges
New York reports arrest of several wealthy and prominent men on charges of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. Authorities tie the case to the capture of the schooner Henry L Marshall, towed Anteport, with liquor on board. Crew members face indictments as federal probes expand into financial backers and offshore shipping links between the Bahamas and the American coast.
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New York
Henry L. Marshall
Fihan
Mike Limit
Mellon warns Congress to cut spending or raise taxes
Secretary Mellon told the House Ways and Means Committee that federal outlays must be trimmed by more than 250 million dollars or taxes raised to cover a projected 8.83 billion in revenue needs this year. He warned against relying on new or shifting taxes and urged genuine spending reductions to avoid broader tax increases.
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Washington
Congress
Mellon
House Ways Land Means Committee
Treasury
Methodist ministerial support and church disbursements for 1920
Chicago report shows total ministerial support of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1920 at 24,988,323 with salaries for pastors and house rent at 21,944,613 bishops’ stipends 314,080 and conference claims 1,860,409. Building aid 10,655,176 indebtedness 4,686,796 and current expenses 11,210,885. Benevolences total 19,163,344, bringing overall disbursements for 1920 to 70,644,480.
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Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
Br. C. M. Barton
Methodist Committee On Conservation
Centenary
Nn Ponkield
Woman's Missionary Societies and Children’s Day
Ty. Barton
Methodist Episcopal
Trinkler Triumph: Trinkle Wins Virginia Primary Victory
In Virginia, Senator E. Lee Trinkle of Wytheville defeats St. Georgie Tucker of Lexington by about 22,000 votes. Trinkle carries seven or eight of ten districts as belated returns from across the state arrive. Junius West wins the lieutenant governor nomination over Julian Gunn. Berkley D. Adams is renominated for corporation commission over Eben C. Folkes. Trinkle supporters plan a Wytheville celebration for Saturday night with many attendees expected.
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Richmond
E. Lee Trinkle
Wytheville
Harry St. Georgie Tucker
Lexington
Trinkle
Junius West
Suttol
Julian Gunn
Henrico County
Berkely D. Adams
Chayotte
Eben C. Folkes
Corporation Commission
Wythe
Degoration Award Granted For Telephony Service In Japan
The Associated Press reports Amerigan awards Owen J.B. Yourng, president of the General Electric Company of America, a Fourth Class Order of Merit and a Riding-Sun decoration for tireless telephony work in Japan. The recognition highlights his long service and leadership in advancing communications technology abroad.
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Amerigan
Associated Press
Woke
Owen JB. Yourng
Général “Electric Company
Atherical
Japan
Southern Health Officers Adopt Pellagra Resolution
Washington report says health officials deny famine or plague in the South and reject alarmist claims about pellagra. The resolution pledges support for a coordinated federal public health program and notes an expected rise in Pellagra in some Southern localities with mortality lower than recent years.
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Washington
Halth
Harding
Stamp to be electrocuted for Louisville murder
Judge Flurry Robinson overruled Walter B. Stamp’s motion for a new trial and sentenced him to be electrocuted at Eddyville penitentiary on October 14. Stamp killed W. Smith Russell and wounded Mrs. Russell in Louisville streets months earlier. The court used the standard blessing, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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Stamp
Louisville
Flurry Robinson
Criminal Court
Walter B. Stamp
Eddyville Penitentiary
W. Smith Russell
Thieves Tear American Flags at Kenton County Office
Covington Kenton county commonwealth attorney Stephen L Blakely reported that American flags on his doorway were torn to shreds last night. An open office and a small safe's contents ransacked, a card index of persons labeled pro German during the war disappeared. Blakely, active in the Covington Patriotic league, led local wartime efforts.
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Covington
Stephen L. Blakely
Kenton County
Blakley
Blakely
Covington Patriotic League
Physician pronounces Jillson sane in Lakeland asylum case
One court appointed physician testifies Walter A. Jillson superintendent of the Lakeland asylum is sane. A second doctor seeks more time to gather the testimony of former service men who were inmates in the institution for court.
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Jillson
Louisville
Walter A. Jillson
Asylum For the Insane
Lakeland
Man Hurt In Fight With Rum Runners
Newport police in a running clash with alleged whiskey runners after midnight left a man, identified as Sam Mann or Monn of Newport, injured when shoved from a fleeing car and taken to a hospital. Four Bronx children perish in a large New York fire destroying three tenements.
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Newport
Sam “Monn
Mann
New York
Bronx
Julio Crosine
Cuban President Seeks Rent Cuts by Decree in Havana
President Alfredo Zayas heard an orderly crowd on the Havana National Palace balcony demand lower rents. He promised careful consideration but reminded that landlords have rights. If the municipality delays, he would issue remedial measures by decree. Protests cited long term leases and high subtenant rents, and government moves to fund construction of thousands of small homes for workers via a partial payment plan.
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Havana
Alfredo Zayas
2 National Palace
Congress
Tokyo area to host new aviators station near capital
Tokio reports a naval aviators training station at Kasumigaura near To-10 will open under British aviation directors. The facility aims to elevate imperial aerial forces to foreign standards, focusing on operations from ships to seaplanes and land machines, led by Rear Admiral Tajiri with a Yokosuka branch. Meanwhile Chicago Cubs appoint William Kallefer as new manager successor to Johnny Evers.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Kasumigaura
To- 10
Inapan
Tajiri
Yokosuka
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Johnny Evers
William Kallefer
Drellest
Evers
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Bunker Hill TO Bear Monument
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St. G. Tucker
Virginia
Wytheville Man
Late Telegraph News
J. W. Burns
Clifton
Burns
Greenville
Baltimore & Ohio
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Altamont
Spurgeon
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Warren C. Spurgeon
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