Resolution of strikes by court subject for industrial meet
Talks on ending unrest and wage disputes dominate the agenda at a labor conference. Government officials, including Secretary Wilson, are expected to propose district arbitration boards to curb wage demands while preserving the right to strike.
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Wan
Shipping Board
Navy Department
Pacific
iGouis
W. P. Iding
Federal Reboard
Gover Harding
War Labor Board
Presit
Wilson
Rds
Oral Court
Alt
Alexander Berkman to Leave Atlanta Prison Today
Alexander Berkman will conclude his term at the Atlanta Federal penitentiary for conspiracy to obstruct the draft act and depart this afternoon for New York. He will face deportation charges with Emma Goldman, who just completed a sentence for the same offense. Goldman, a native of Russia, recently finished her term at Jefferson City, Missouri.
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Atlanta
Alexander Berkman
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
New York
Emma Goldman
Jefferson City
Herkitan
Russia
Judge Wear Named Next State Senator From District 27
Judge George Wear of Columbia is chosen as the next State Senator for the Twenty seventh District comprising Caldwell Winn and Grant parishes. Caldwell gains the honor after the longtime gentleman’s agreement among parishes. Foster and Moseley withdrew in Wear’s favor, recognizing Caldwell’s claim.
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Columbia
News-Star
Wear
Caldwell, Winn and
Grant
Baton Rouge
Caldwell Parish
Foster
P. C. Moseley
Winn Parish
Caldwell
Judge Wear
Harper
Imperturbable Swede Barney Oak Targeted by a Shooting
Ole Olsen known for calm nerves sailed his boat on Ouachita River when bullets from an unseen marksman sprayed nearby bushes. Three shots punctured his oil can and ended the incident with Barney resuming work and seeking a quiet talk with the shooter.
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Barney Oakland
Ole Olsen
Natatorium
Barney
Ouachita
John PD
Mexican official denies orders to fire on American aviators
Mexico City October first. Louis Cabrera secretary of the treasury and senior government official states no Mexican troops have been ordered to fire upon American aviators flying over Mexican territory, contradicting reports.
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Mexico City
A. P
Louis Cabrera
the Treasury
Objects of Art to Be Sold for Food
Vienna reports an official announcement of a government plan to sell art objects once owned by the royal family. The sale would include rare paintings tapestries and reliefs to raise funds for purchases and related needs.
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Vienna
A. P
Third Month of Big Drouth Rolls By in Monroe
The third month of national prohibition has passed with whiskey still obtainable in Monroe. Police Inspector Heap reports 23 drunks arrested in September, with fines totaling 1,297.95 and 1,086.00 collected for fines plus other fees. September saw 127 cases tried, with various offenses including drunk and disorderly, trespassing, gambling, and fighting.
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Monroe
R. E
Heap
Charles Schulze
City
Jane
Corpus Christi to Seek Five Million Seawall Loan
Corpus Christi plans a five million dollar loan to finance a seawall surrounding the bay front and extending into Nueces Bay. Rep Charles Ree of this district is set to introduce the bill in Congress, per a Bee report to local business leaders.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Bay Front
Nueces Bay
Charles Ree
Bee
Rainey Wins Seat in Congress for Seventh Alabama
Gadsden and Alabama voters give Captain T. B. Rainey the congressional seat in the Seventh District, defeating Republican challenger Chas. Kennemar as returns near completion.
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Gadsden
Ala
T. B. Rainey
Congress
Alabama
Chas
Kennemar
Ruston Daily Leader Goes on Short Vacation
Ruston Daily Leader suspends publication due to printer shortage after fifteen years of daily service. Editor Lavery Lewis says efforts will resume once sufficient office assistance is secured while The Weekly Leader remains the official parish and school board journal.
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Ruston Daily Leader
Ruston
Lavery Lewis
Daily Leader
Baseball pennant chase games to be played in city series
The News Star reports that due to the teams sharing meridians, the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds will play in a series of games to decide the world championship pennant. Results cannot be given the day of play.
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Monroe
Chesago and
Cincinnatti
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnatti Reds
News-Star
Bolshevik Lines Reported Broken in Baltic Action
A dispatch from Helsingfors via Novorossya reports Bolshevik lines broken at Bulata by Finnish Central Balakovitch forces. Whole divisions are said to have surrendered, signaling a major breakthrough in the Baltic theater.
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Copenhagen
A. BP
Bulata
Gentral Balakovitch
Novorossya
Helsingfors
Ballot stuffing cited in Clemenceau confidence vote
In the Chamber of Deputies an unofficial tally showed 301 to 206 against the government but a later check revealed ballot stuffing, reducing the actual count to 188 opposed to the government.
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Clemenceau
Paris
Qet
Chamber of Deputies
Boy 12 Years Old Held in Mob Charge
Fifty men were arrested after rioting when a black assailant was lynched a mayor was dragged by a rope and the county courthouse burned. Among the prisoners is Sol Francis twelve years old held on murder inciting riot or assault to commit murder and willful destruction of property.
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Omaha
A. P
Sol Francis
Weather Update Warns of Gentle Temperature Shift
Tonight and Thursday bring light to no change in temperatures with a calm pattern. Expect mild conditions with stable readings and no strong fronts or precipitation indicated. Continuous, modest warmth or coolness remains possible, but no major shifts are forecast.
War time prohibition stays until treaty ratified says Palmer
Washington reports the Attorney General states war time prohibition cannot be lifted until the peace treaty is ratified. The comment aligns with President Wilson who sought repeal for light wines and beer. The declaration accompanies demobilization, regular army officers to return to prewar ranks, and discharge of emergency officers to cut 18,000 commissioned posts.
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Paalmer
Palmer
Wilson
Congress
War Department
Relief Campaign Aims to Meet 415000 Quachita Quota
Parish canvassers plan to finish this week as executive committee members prepare for the drive for Sativation Army Red Cross and YMCA. Names of all residents were circulated to workers and mailed to absentees to map the campaign scope and ensure every person can contribute part of the quota.
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Sativation Army
Red Cross
Quachita Parish
Belgian King and Queen to visit Wilson Oct 24
Washington reports that King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will meet President Wilson at the White House on October 24. The announcement came today.
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Belgium
Washington
A. P
King Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Wilson
White House
Lava Flood From Mauna Loa Crater Engulfs Land
A lava stream from Mauna Loa flows 30 miles into the sea, averaging eight hundred feet to a mile wide, destroying two ranch houses and other property on the island of Hawaii. The eruption is noted near a thirteen thousand foot crater and extends toward the ocean, reshaping the landscape.
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Hilo
A. Plj
Mauna Loa
Island of
Hawaii
Thirty Years in Thirty Minutes Case in Camden
James Whitings, identified by a white woman who fainted in court, was tried and sentenced today to state prison for twenty to thirty years after confessing to choking the woman. He was captured by a posse last night and the rapid trial spurred by the attack.
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Camden
James Whitings
State
Oregon leaders named to subcommittee on sugar situation
Culture committee appoints McNary and Keyes Hampshire Raasdeli of as members of subcommittee to investigate the sugar situation in response to a resolution introduced by Senator Newa Indians and adopted by the senate.
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McNary
Oregon
Keyes Hampshire
Raasdeli
Steel boss Gary defends U S Steel in Senate hearing
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, told a Senate committee there is no rush to settle the Steel strike and that his company has mistreated workers only in misinformation. He denied claims that subsidiary firms attacked employees during the dispute.
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Washington
United States
Elbert H. Gary
Cation
Senate Committee
Anid Sy. Gary
Bene
Lloyd George Ready to Meet Transport Workers Delegation
London October 1 4 Lloyd George signaled willingness to meet delegates from transport workers in session today to decide whether twenty five thousand workers will strike in support of railroad men.
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London
A. P
Transport Federation
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Transsport
Normal Conditions Return to Fiume After Street Fighting
Normal conditions have been restored at Spalate Fiume where Italians and Croatians clashed. Officials report tense sentiment remains between the two communities and Captain D Annunzio's forces in the city total about fifteen thousand officers and men.
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Fiume
A. P
Spalate
D’ Annunzio
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