Pleads to avert the coal strike in Washington
Secretary of Labor Wilson urged compromise to avert a looming coal strike set for November 1. About 100 delegates including 20 operators and miners pressed for conciliation. miners demanded a six hour day and five day week while operators warned of uncertain outcomes. Senator Frelinghuysen warned the stage was set for a national industrial calamity with 400,000 workers, many foreign born, lacking familiarity with U S institutions. Geological Survey data showed last week’s coal output higher than in similar periods, totaling 924,000 tons.
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Washington
Wilson
Wilsorn
United St
Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Apeach
Ben
Trelinghousen
Geological Survey
Mattick
Reed expresses sympathy for Wilson speech in Paterson
Paterson New Jersey October 21 United States Senator Reed speaking under the Friends of Liberty banner voiced sympathy for President Wilson while criticizing the league of nations as binding Columbia to Britain. He urged cessation of fighting only if the other side did likewise and warned against monetary interests eclipsing flag ideals. Dunree dance postponed and Mrs Roy Stidham departs Denver after visiting Missouri relatives.
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N. Ju
League of Nations
Columbia
United States
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Friends of Ligh Freedom
England
Reed
League of Nerous
Fitzpatrick Move Aims For Unanimous Support
Washington October 21 John Fitzpatrick steel strike leader arrived this morning for a conference with heads of the great railway brotherhoods attending the national industrial conference Fitzpatrick plans to seek aid from the brotherhoods but they refused to discuss his action indicating it would be useless to ask for a sympathetic walkout by railroad workers The brotherhoods involved include Trainmen Conductors Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
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Washington
John Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Siege of Petrograd and German opera clash
Washington reports leaders in conference to consider ratifications and reservations for the peace treaty. McCumber shapes mild reservations to harmonize GOP views. In Petrograd the siege presses forward with Bolshevik defenders retreating as anti Bolshevik forces gain ground. Reports from Helsingfors and Stockholm confirm advances and aid appeals. In New York a German opera ban sparks clashes as service members confront police at the Lexington Theatre.
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United States
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Japan
League
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Senate
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North Dakota
McCumber
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Sweden
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Morris
New York
Lexington Theatre
Maydér Hylan
Limes Square
Joseph Smith
American Legion
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Ylan
Tiikkts
Star Opera Company
Councel
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Harlan
Legion To Observe Armistice Day In Moberly
The Theodora Bazan Post of the American Legion met with good attendance. Delegates Witten and O'Brien reported from Jefferson City and said a state meet for 1921 could be sought. Plans for Armistice Day include a large oyster supper inviting county ex-service men and a guest. A committee led by Edmund Burke was formed to organize.
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Theodora Bazan
American Legion
Paul Witten
Redick ‘O'Brien
Jefferson City
Strange
Edmund Burke
C. Eb, Throckmorton
Glenn Sibbert
Alex Mounce
France
Laura Fowler dies in Woodland Hospital
Mrs Laura B Fowler of Centralia dies at Woodland Hospital at 10 PM aged 66 She is survived by three daughters and a brother A H Winn of Malls ville The remains were taken to Centralia on No 2 this afternoon The other obituary notes baby son Robert B Hoyt eight months old son of Clayton Hoyt and wife died at 3 20 PM yesterday in the family home 920 Forrest avenue The cause is listed as whooping cough Funeral service at 3 30 PM conducted by Rev S E Hoover Burial in Oakland
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Laura B. Fowler
Centralia
Woodland Hospital
Bennetta
Hall
Fulton
Lillie Farris
Des
Robert B. Hoyt
Clayton Hoyt
Forrest, Avenue
S. E. Hoover
Oakland
No 0 8 Troops to Police Until Versailles Treaty
Washington reports Secretary Baker said American troops would not police Si lesia or any proposed plebiscite country until the Versailles treaty is ratified by the Senate. He noted that a Senate reservation against police duties would prevent any troop movement from Coblenz.
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Washington
Silesia
Treaty of Versailles
Senate
Baker
Department
Tasker E. Bilss
American Peace Commission
Coblenz
Bliss
du “ O
President Wilson alert as report notes improved condition
A Washington bulletin says President Wilson slept poorly but showed no fatigue and his kidneys function normally. Doctors Grayson Ruffin and Stitt report continued prostatic condition while Hitchcock’s optimistic White House letter cheers the president. Champ Clark hints at a potential presidential bid as House members react to youth vs age remarks.
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Wilson
L A. m
Graysong. Ruffin
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Clark Ws
House
Clark
Lark
Smark
Shoes Stolen From Omar Riley's General Store in Jacksonville
Unknown thieves entered Omar Riley's general store in Jacksonville last night and took about 35 pairs of shoes. A Ford car track led to the street exits but follow-up trails were lost amid rapid turns. B Moberly officers were alerted to assist in locating the shoe profiteers.
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Jacksonville
Omar
Henry
Elroc
Public flower garden theft and railroad injuries reported
An elderly Reed and Johnson streets resident funds her yard beauty with up to five dozen mums. Thieves stole most blooms overnight as a public benefactor’s spring display cheered passersby. In a separate note, Watash train No 9 derailed near Warrenton. the engineer and fireman were slightly injured but continued to Mexico. On board were Mrs. W W Botts, returning from St. Louis, elected Missouri LWV Ninth District chair, plus Mr. and Mrs. Alt Elliott, Mrs. Frank Henderson, Miss Maude Ardell, and F J Robinson of Mexico Ledger readership.
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Johnson Streets
Watash
Warrenton
Mexico
W. W. Botts
St. Lewis
Missouri League of Women Voters
Ninth Congressional District
Alt Elliott
Frank Henderson
Maude Ardell
Mexico Ledger
The Weather Report Tonight and Tomorrow
Fair to moderate conditions with cooler air in the southeast tonight. Skies remain calm, and temperatures are expected to rise tomorrow across the region.
Census Bureau Says Taxes Have No Connection
Washington October 21 5 The Census Director Sam L Rodgers emphasizes that census results will not affect property tax valuations. He notes past confusion and stresses existing penalties for census information leaks. Enumerators begin January 2 1920 with city population data in about two weeks and rural figures in a month.
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Washington, D. C
Sam L. Rodgers
Rogers
Congress
Census Bureau
Washington
Wade Noses Chin Lips for Wounded Wade Noses Chin Lips
Major WF Von Zelinski of Chicago in the Seventh division medical corps arrives at army headquarters seeking discharge. He laments war injuries and cites French surgeons as efficient, noting the horrors of facial reconstruction and the need to restore faces for wounded soldiers.
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France
von | Zelinski
Chicago
Eighth Field Artillery
Seventh Division
Army
von Zelinski
Aircraft Damages Wheat in Illinois Landing Incident
An Illinois farmer billed Curtis Airplane and Motor Corp for 100 dollars after a plane from Millington field Tennessee landed short and dropped into his wheat field near Buffalo. Joseph Bennett of the company flew the plane bound for Chicago and reportedly shouted at the farmer as he fled the scene.
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Illinois
Curtis Airplane and Motor Corporation
Joseph Bennett
Millington Field
Tenn
Chicago
Bennet
Pye
Buffalo
Wilson Writes to Conference on Industrial Talks in D C
President Wilson drafted a letter read at the conference outlining aims to unite capital and labor. John Spargo and Lane discussed a code of industrial relations covering steel and coal strikes to guide the forthcoming negotiations.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Sec
Retary Lane
Leto
White House
Ean
John Spargo
Spargo
Spargzo
Lane
Pu O Ie
John de Rockefeller, Jr
E. WH. Gary
United States
Aeca
Women Vote Rights Spread Worldwide After War
The article notes women in Rhodesia, British East Africa and many European nations have gained electoral rights since World War I. Sweden, Germany, Holland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Czecho Slovakia, Iceland, Denmark, Britain and Canada have extended suffrage, with France’s equal suffrage bill passed in one house and Uruguay described as set to vote municipally. A railway derailment near the north end interrupted afternoon traffic.
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Rhodesia
British East
Sweden
Germany
Holland
Austria
Hungary
Poland
Italy
Czéko-Slovaka
Tceland
Denmark
Great Britain
Canada
France
Uruguay
Italian envoy dies on operating table in Washington
Count V. Macchi di Cellere, Italian ambassador to the United States since 1913, died at Emergency Hospital in Washington, aged 53, just as surgery began for intestinal trouble after illness since Saturday. His wife and embassy members accompanied him to the hospital.
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DE. C
V. Macchi di Cellere
Ttali
United States
Countess ‘di Cellere
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