Influenza Ties to War as Global Epidemic Spreads
An article cites influenza as linked to war currents and the 1918 outbreak, tracing the spread from Europe to the United States and beyond. It notes deaths in Java and other regions and discusses how military movements and contaminated goods may have fueled the pandemic's reach.
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Mount Kloet
Java
Karakiten
Uss
Dostma Senr
Wink
Germany
Badland
Branee
South
Australia
Africa
United States
Atv
Sitnihin
Remarkable visit to Mount Vernon amid imperial pageantry
The account describes a high profile gathering with the Prime Minister and a Persian envoy in Washington. Observers note the minister of Great Britain paying homage at the tomb of Washington and the envoy's quiet reverie before the iron gate.
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Washington
Afriend
E.W. Halford
Lestie's Weekly
Germany Orders Use of Disabled Soldiers in Jobs
The American Journal for Cripples reports a January edict from Germany requiring public and private industries to employ at least one disabled soldier per 100 workers, with agricultural work at one disabled per 50 workers. Disabled staff cannot be discharged without workmen’s committee consent and 14 days’ notice. Firms ignoring the order face up to 10,000 marks fine.
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For Cripples
Germany
TOC
Kent Couple Receives Marriage License and Wed at Grace Church
Mr. Gernett Lowe and Miss Esther Kleopfer of Kent obtained a marriage license from Clerk Piert tis and, with Rev. C. W. Mallon officiating at his Jefferson street residence, were wed. The groom is a Kent post office mail carrier, son of Charles Lowe, and the bride is daughter of Jacob L. Kleopfer.
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Gernett Lowe
Esther Kleopfer
Kent
Piert Tis
C. W. Mallon
Grace Church
Jefferson Street
Charles Lowe
Jacob L. Kleopfer
Armistice Day Marks End of Major Coal Strike
Indianapolis reports the Great Coal Strike officially ended after a night of debate among miners officials who voted to recall the strike order. Judge Anderson approved the recall with a 10 o'clock timing and miners must submit text by 12.25 and issue recall orders by 11 tonight.
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Indianapolis
Lewis
Green
Anderson
Jul
Henry Warrum
Dan Simms
Armistice Report Shapes Coal Controversy Stance
Washington reports cheered at the armistice the President's Cabinet met at 11. It is expected the President will issue a statement on the government's position in the strike. The next step will be to invite miners and operators to enter negotiations per a White House statement.
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Washington
White House
Government to Reopen Miner Negotiations After Court Order
Washington November 11 The government will take immediate steps to reopen negotiations between miners and operators once stake leaders comply with the court order Attorney General Palmer will push for urgent talks and the administration will ensure miners demands are heard before an impartial tribunal.
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Washington
Palmer
Reds plan for government overthrow documented
Government papers reveal a detailed Reds plan including seizure of factories farms and stores, destruction of prisons and courts, abolition of debts, execution of police and officers, closing churches, and creation of village communes after erasing the current government. Also reports on local business deals and residents returning from work abroad.
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Washington
United States
Secret Service
Forgotten Minnesota Log Language Unearthed By Pioneers
The Minneapolis Journal reports two men studying ancient log identification marks used in Minnesota since pioneer days. They decode a once forgotten language of labels on logs and bark marks while recovering logs from river bottoms, revealing billions of feet of lumber marked with historic tamaps.
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Minneapolis
Macaftee
Sealp
Journal
Minnesota
Skunk Raising in Captivity Gains Attention
The article notes rising interest in fur farming as wild fur-bearing animals decline. It cites efforts to breed foxes in Canada and parts of the United States and highlights a gate warden in Catecuton issuing over fifty permits to breed skunks in two years, per Robert Ko Nabours in the National Geographic Magazine.
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Canada
United States
Robert Ko Nabours
Nadiona Geographic Magazine
Not enough readable content to form a headline
The fragment suggests a dated social remark about men and wives but lacks clear persons, places, events, or actions to summarize into a definitive news item.
Large numbers oppose 10 calling off coal strike
Pittsburg, Nov. 11. The big mining centers report large numbers of workers opposed to calling off the coal strike and are defiant in some sections. West Virginia strikers are reported sul lent.
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Technapolis
Taternationnal News
Leavis
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Marshal Foch Honors Lazare Hoche In French War Hero Legend
The piece celebrates Marshal Ferdinand Foch's homage to Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Chevalier de Hoche, praising his seven months campaign with the Army of the Sambre and Meuse, which established French arms’ reputation. It notes Hoche’s defiance of the guillotine and the rhetorical claim Je suis la patrie as a patriotic touchstone.
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Marshal Foch
Lazare Hoche
Sambre-et-Meuse
Rhine
Weissenthurm
Trochet
Hoche
Rouget de Lisle
Call for Immediate Meeting of Miners and Operators
Secretary of Labor Wilson will call miners and operators to negotiate a new wage scale after a Cabinet meeting. The move aims to secure acceptance of the negotiation proposal by both sides. A damaged Heimsath estate suit against the B&O Railroad continued, with a trial jury visiting the accident site from 1917.
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Wilson
Washington
Nav
Heimsath
Holton
George Heimsath
Frances Rosa Juett
Josephus Juett
George W. Miles
Harry le
Emerson Lemen
Joseph M. Cooper
Circuit Court
Elza Mathews
Mathews
R. Dale Scott
Shelby Township
William Gibson
Hanover
Everett
Florence D. Etherton
John Rice
New Rector for Christ Church
Rev. John C. Black has accepted the call to become Rector of Christchurch in this city. He will arrive for the First Sunday in Advent, November 30, to begin his duties.
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John C. Black
Dallas
Tex
France
Christchurch
Black
Coal Crisis Deepens Amid Wage Demands in Railroads
Washington on Nov 11 faces a new crisis as a peace outlook falters in the coal situation. Attorney General meets railroad leaders to discuss wage increase demands from the Brotherhood, signaling potential industrial tension.
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Washington
Tureeter General Bites
Bays Pour Railroad Brotherhood
Prize Winners From Purdue Summer Club Report
Final reports show elderly gardening and sewing clubs with 120 trips by the supervisor and 22 home visits. Garden profits are about 181.67 dollars. garment work produced 865.10 in cash profit with 73 hours logged by a member. Prize recipients include Virginia Turner and others, with checks from Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Company and Chautauqua tickets for 1920.
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Purdue
Garment Makin Club
Virginia Turner
Lillian Zeigler
Matilda Graham
Anna Kahn
Edith Eaglin
Hallie Earls
Leonard Eaglin
Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Madison
Minerva Smith
Mae McCauley
Frieda Francisco
Ida Strong
Gladys Smith
Seaplane NC-4 Passes Madison on Return Flight
Lieut Read in his seaplane NC-4 flew south of Madison shortly before 9 this morning on the Louisville bound leg from Cincinnati. The yesterday leg via Lexington was delayed by weather. Some men prefer jail to hustling for a living.
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Stanley Tull
Anchorage
Alaska
H. W. Rutherford
West Stain Street
Pacific Coast
Lieut. Read
Madison
Louisville
Cincinnati
Lexington
Edison Announces New Blue Amberole Records
Edison touts final achievement in record making with unbreakable Blue Amberole discs. They endure laboratory tests without wear and sell at a penny each. Longer selections offer more and better music for less, promising remarkable sound quality.
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