Clemenceau Receives Flattering US Welcome On Arrival
France war premier Georges Clemenceau lands in New York City as a private visitor. He is greeted by crowds on Manhattan, waves a red rose, and is escorted to city hall. He accepts an invitation to visit President Harding and plans an opera outing for the afternoon.
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Clemenceau Arrives in New York Amid Welcome Boat Pageant
President Clemenceau, aboard the Paris, smiles as a welcoming flotilla greets him in New York Harbor. He raises his hat in greeting and surveys Manhattan’s skyline and the Statue of Liberty, noting progress that awed him then and now. He recalls his first view of the city over fifty years ago.
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Wild Ducks Catchable in City Air Over Marshall
Marshall Texas November 18 Cliffora Clarris a Marshall boy about 11 years old caught a wild duck within six blocks of the business district. Riding his bicycle he reached up as a flock of ducks swooped low and took one by the wing.
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Parish Roads Spending Tops Quarter Million As Projects Stall
Parish Engineer Daigre reports $286 588 spent of a 1 016 000 bond total on road work since January with only the Columbia and Fairbanks segments near completion. Gravel shortages and heavy delays slow progress while Prairie Bayou and Bosco Blankston roads approach 90 and 50 percent completion respectively. Monroe Ruston Dixie Highway funding of 125 000 shared with federal government faces bid reconsideration after initial contractor changes.
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Explosions at Acton Powder Mills injure none
Two mills of the American Powder Company at Acton Massachusetts blew up today. The structures collapsed but caused no damage to surrounding property. Workers escaped injury.
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Clemenceau Returns to Town for Lecture Tour
New York reports Georges Clemenceau nicknamed the Tiger arriving from Paris to begin a U S lecture tour while revisiting familiar streets and landmarks from his youth. The future French premier relates his early poverty and switch from medicine to politics, aided by library study and English mastery.
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Sultan Flees Istanbul as palace in turmoil
In Constantinople the Sultan vanishes prompting grief and panic among his 300 palace women and guards. His youngest wife and the faithful enuchs, fearing kidnapping by Kemalists, react with hysteria as the palace mounts a top to bottom search after the aid reports the Sultan is missing.
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Ouachita Farm Bureau Meet For Victory Week Plans
Ouachita parish Farm Bureau members are urged to attend a City Hall meeting at 2 pm Saturday led by A L Smith to map the drive for signing up the parish quota of 150 000 bales of cotton. Franklin Schell praises local effort and outlines campaign goals for a cooperative market plan. Plans for Victory Week December 4 9 will be set at the session.
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Mrs Hall Aware Of Relations Of Two In Hall Mills Case
New Brunswick investigators report testimony from a Church of St John member about discussions of Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills before their deaths. The witness said Mrs Hall was aware of the attention between the rector and Mrs Mills and that Mrs Hall refused to attend a church entertainment where they were seen privately.
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Sultan Mohammed VI Flees Angora Caliphate Claim Shaken
Turkish nationalists say the Sultan’s flight from Constantinople to British protection forfeits his caliphate under Moslem law. Rafet Pasha condemns Britain's role, compares the act to Damad Ferid Pasha, and details palace security and the prompt nationalist response.
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Continued Expansion of Cotton Goods Exports Reported
The commerce department announced today continued growth in U S exports of cotton goods for the nine months ending September. Total cotton cloth: 450 million square yards valued at 64 million dollars, up 14 percent in quantity and 20 percent in value from last year. Print cloths added 24 million, bleached cloth 17 million, stock dyed 16 million, and piece dyed 9 million more.
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Ford Wants to Share Profits With His Railroad Employees
Henry Ford asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a profit sharing plan for the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad. He seeks to issue 1 million dollars in employee investment certificates in denominations of 100, 500, and 1000. Certificates bear no fixed interest. profits up to 25 percent of net earnings would be distributed to certificate holders, with full investment returned on demand. E G Siebold, vp, notes 2,225 employees average $185 monthly and estimates about half would take certificates.
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Georgia's Woman Senator Aims to Blaze Road for Women
Mrs. W H Felton 87, appointed to Georgia’s Senate seat, arrived in Washington with plans to claim the seat briefly to become the first woman in the U S Senate. Walter F George’s election certificate was issued in Atlanta and he may arrive in time for the session.
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Capper Calls for Constructive GOP Program and Ship Subsidy Stand
Senator Capper a Kansas Republican and Senate farm bloc chair outlines a post election program including rural credit freight relief repeal of Esch Act provisions and Muscle Shoals development under Ford plus truth in movies and filled milk bills and further tax reductions. He says prohibition remains non negotiable and warns against ship subsidy burdens.
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