Coal Strike Ends After Wilson Plan Accepted by Miners
In Indianapolis 400,000 bituminous coal miners suspend strike as United Mine Workers accept President Wilsons plan. Acting President Lewis says telegraphic orders to return to work will go out, followed by a formal government endorsed settlement and a convening of a national reconvened convention. The plan includes a 14 percent wage increase and a tribunal to review future wages and prices with a 60 day report deadline. Attorney General Palmer lauded the settlement as the government’s desired outcome.
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Indianapolis
Dee
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mr. Lewis
United States
Garfield
Ent
Eembertu
Palmer
Messrs. Lewis and Green
Secretary of Labor
Sch
Woodrow Wilson
Lemons Grow Orange Noted During Egypt Transplant
A lemon tree said to be the common Italian variety was planted in Egypt. When fruit appeared the lemons were unusually spherical and showed an orange stripe. One branch produced no large fruit and clearly bore an orange mand.
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Journal of Heredity
Egypt
Shrapnel Cartridge Case Materials Described
The article explains shrapnel cartridge cases are made of metallic materials and shell design considerations. It notes standard case components and the purpose of fragmentation. No further specifics are provided due to fragmentary text.
Apes Fear Fire at Night Says Explorer Stanley
Explorer Stanley reports apes carry torches at night but apes fear fire. He notes gorillas gather around deserted campfires for warmth yet never add fuel to keep embers alive.
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Stanley
Yellow Fever Epidemic Statistics Published in 1897
On November 22, 1897, officials released statistics detailing the yellow fever epidemic. The data cover cases, fatalities, and affected areas, reflecting the public health impact and response efforts of that period.
A Crawling Fish Described From Brazil
A Brazilian fish called the maltha cannot swim and must crawl or hop with a long upturned snout. It resembles a toad, with small anterior fins that act as thin paws and move only backward and forward. Test of College Life mentions financier Frank Vanderlip.
Alloy of copper and zinc with high strength and elongation
A historical note describes a copper zinc alloy composition of two parts copper to one part zinc. It states the alloy possesses high tensile strength and a large elongation percentage when properly annealed.
Truest Sympathy as Action Beyond Feeling
The piece extols sympathy shown through active help rather than mere emotion, calling it the noblest form of compassion that translates sentiment into tangible assistance. It frames true sympathy as practical aid and exchange.
Last Great Yellow Fever Epidemic Hits U S South
The text notes a sweeping yellow fever outbreak in the United States with 4286 cases in southern Mississippi and 446 deaths, describing it as the last great epidemic in the country.
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United States
South
Mississippi
Weather superstitions around weddings noted
The text cites age old beliefs on marriage day weather. Rain seen as ill omens while sunshine favors the bride. Snow is linked to wealth predictions for the couple.
Man who wins college recognition gains life esteem
A Boston Post remark states that a man who earned recognition from classmates in college tends to gain recognition in later life, reflecting on lasting impressions from youth and the value of peer esteem.
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Boston Post
Pricey bill sparks protest over egg profiteering
A quoted exchange shows frustration with a bill seen as exorbitant. The transcript notes Lin ger offering to explain for a ten dollar fee, highlighting public concerns over costs and reform.
Three Bolshevik Propaganda Rings in U S Exposed
New York reports radical agitation linked to Russian government influence. A legislative committee finds three main groups the anarchist Union of Russian Workers the IWW syndicalists and the Communist Party lines fueling violent overthrow. New York Chicago and other cities host centers. Hundreds arrested and indictments issued. first U S criminal anarchy conviction cited against Finnish publishers Plavie and Alonen in Sing Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joint Legislative Committee
Union of Russian Workers
Industrial Workers of the World
Communist Group
Communist Party of America
Communist Labor Party
New York City
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Atlantic
Prestie
Greater
United States
Carl Plavie
Gust Alonen
Sing Sing
Haymarket
Mexican Bandit Leader Surrenders Near Puebla
Federico Yuabico, bandit leader who held United States Consul William O Jenkins for ransom, surrendered to General Pablo Gonzales at Puebla. The force of 500 men marched under a white flag, received 50 pesos per officer and 20 pesos per man, then were disarmed and relocated to Altixo, quartered in a bull ring.
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el Paso
Tex
Federico Yuabico
United States
William O. Jenkins
Pablo Gonzales
Puebla
Mexico City
Yuabico
Altixo
Smallpox Case Aboard French Steamer Brittannia
The French steamer Brittannia from Marseille and the Azores arrived with a smallpox case in steerage. Quarantine officers prevented the crowd aboard from disembarking and the ship was held for disinfection. Eight hundred steerage passengers were moved to Hoffman Island for observation.
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Brittannia
New York
Marselles
Azores
Hoffmian Island
Two Die After Intoxicant Additive Drunkenness
Two men, Hi Montgomery and T Rigby, are dead and three others injured after consuming alcohol believed to be adulterated with a poisonous additive. One person is in serious condition. The incident occurred in Siomn City, Tin Dee.
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Siomn City
Tin
Dee
Intybane
Montgomery
Rigby
Navy board recommends 1921 building program items
The navy general board recommends for 1921 a program including two battleships one battle cruiser ten scout cruisers five destroyer flotilla leaders and six submarines.
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Great Navy
Washington
Navy General Board
Jeaders
Explosives Plant Sale at Nitro to Charleston Ore
War department announces sale of the Nitro West Virginia explosives plant to Charleston O W Var Industrial for 8,457,000 dollars. The plant and town cost about 10,000,000 dollars.
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Washington
Dec
Nitro
W. Vin
Charleston OW. Var Industrial Corporation
War Department
Ana Town
Revenue raid nets whisky and suspects in St Paul
Federal agents raided three St Paul homes seizing silk and a large quantity of whisky and arrested four men, including Italian nationals, as investigations continue.
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St. Paul
St. Path Minn, Deest
Federal Internal Revenue Gents
Aiwemun
Whisky Sales In Missouri Blocked By Federal Judge Injunction
Federal Judge Faris in the United States District Court granted a temporary injunction, restraining the district attorney from enforcing the Volstead wartime prohibition enforcement act in Missouri, St Louis on December 8.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Faris
United States
Attorne
Fargo Banker Guilty in State Bank Case
Fargo jury returns verdict of guilty against H. J. Hagen president of the Scandinavian American Bank for making full statements to state bank examiners during the inquiry in Fargo North Dakota in December.
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Fargo
N. D
Fargo, N. D
H. J. Hagen
Omissions Raise US Government Expenditure Estimate
Washington on December 10 1921 Representative Good Iowa chair of the appropriations committee said omissions in estimates for the coming fiscal year raise proposed government expenditures to 5 249 470 081 from 4 865 400 000. He warned against appropriating more than 4 000 000 000 for expenses and noted omitted items including 78 000 000 for road work and 150 800 000 for War Savings certificate redemptions. He projected a July deficit near 2 860 508 574 plus a 500 000 000 working balance and urged restraint on bonuses and pensions pending treasury conditions.
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Washington
Representative Good
Iowa
Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
United States Railroad Administration
Mr. Good
Good
Glass
Treasury
Army
Navy
Newberry Trial Set For January Twenty Seventh
In Grand Rapids Judge Sessions fixed January 27 as the start date for the trial of Senator Truman Newberry and 134 election associates on alleged criminal conduct of the Newberry campaign. The defendants appeared in court and were arraigned as the case moves toward a full trial next month.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Truman H. Newberry
Federal District Court
Newberry
TELL OF MISS TABOR'S DEATH
Miund Tabor died in her mother's arms. This secret, told to Mrs. Walter Tabor, reveals a natural death tied to a late age and a hidden body to shield the family from disgrace. Walter and Mrs. Sarah Tabor were arrested in California, per Von Buren county sheriff.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Dee. S
Miund Tabor
Walter Tabor
Maud
Walter
Maud Tabor
Sarah Tabor
Paw Paw, Mich
Maud Worth Tabor
California
Andrew Lang
von Buren County
Jenkins Case Transferred to Mexican Supreme Court
Washington reports the case of American Consular Agent William O Jenkins has moved from Puebla state circuit court to the Mexican federal supreme court, per the state department notice.
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Washington
William 0. Jenkins
Mexican Federal Supreme Court
Puebla
State Department
William O. Jenkins
Fall
Brandegee
Trep
Connecticut
Subcommittee On Foreign Affairs
Hitchcock
Congress
Houses
Senate
Explosion at Saskatchwan home kills five
Five people die in a blast described as an explosion of a stave at the residence of A. J. Mc Quitty near Dubuque Saskatchewan. Police and local authorities are investigating the cause and identifying the victims.
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Regina
Sask
Dee
A. J. Mc Quitty
Dubuque
Peace-Time Army Plan Approved by House Subcommittee
The house military subcommittee chaired by Representative Anthony of Kansas approved a reform bill creating a peace-time regular army of 300000 men and 18 officers to restructure the armed forces.
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Washington
House
Anthony
Kansas
Newspaper Sale by Controlling Owner in Washington
The Washington Herald reports that C O Brainard sold his controlling interest in the paper to Walter S. Rogers, Hoer min Surer, Charles R. Crane, Julius H. Barnes, Herbert Tlosver, and others, marking a major ownership change for the publication.
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Washington
The
Washington Heralld
C. 0
Brainard
Walter S. Rogers
Hoermin Surer
Charles R. Crane
Julius H. Barnes
Herbert Tlosver Widh
Government Motorcars Auction Disposes 1685 Vehicles
Baltimore Dee 9 During a three day sale at Camp Wolabird 1685 motor vehicles including automobiles trucks touring cars and motorcycles were auctioned for the government totaling about 300000 dollars in receipts.
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Baltimore
Dee
Camp Vwolabird
U S Army Captain Arrested in Limoges theft case
London December 9 Captain Albert Tannery of the U S Army has been arrested at Limoges on charges connected with the theft of 200 automobiles stored in an American garage in the department of Gulsterre.
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U. S. Army
London
Albert Tannery
Limoges
Department of Gulsterre
New U S Fuel Rules Curtail Coal Use Nationwide
Washington reports drastic wartime style restrictions issued by the railroad administration under Fuel Administrator Garfield. Plants receive only three days of coal, stores light six hours, offices close lights by 4 p.m., cabarets dark after 11 p.m., ornamental lighting banned, electric rail schedules trimmed, streetcars reduced, and no heating during rush hours as the country eyes recovery from a coal shortfall blamed on the strike.
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Washington
Wilson
Railroad Administration
Garfield
Plea for More Production in Labor Report
Washington notes Secretary Wilson argues only two paths raise living standards. Increased productivity or shifting compensation from profits to workers, else higher prices hit consumers. He cites wartime disarray, supply shortages, and profiteering as barriers and urges efficiency with worker health and rest protected.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Chicago Proposes Night Patrols To Combat Crime
One hundred night riders were sought to patrol Chicago streets and root out criminals in an order introduced in the city council by Alderman Ross A Woodhull of the Eighth ward.
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Chicago
Ross A. Woodhull
Eighth
Sugar Theft Reported in Chicago
Police investigate the theft of 1500 pounds of granulated sugar valued at $450. Two drivers employed by a teaming contractor are being sought as part of the inquiry.
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Chicago
Kiev Red Slaughter House Report From Front Lines
Kiev was turned into a slaughter house for human beings according to letters from Capt. Jay Alkire head of the American Red Cross mission. The dispatches describe brutal killings and mass casualties attributed to bolshevik forces in the city.
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Kiev
Whoenix
Ariz
Jay Alkire
Med Cross
General Strike in Italy Ends In Rome Disorder Calm Restored
The general strike called after parliament opening has largely ceased. Rome reports order restored and Mantua quiet after earlier disorders.
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Italy
Rome
Mantua
Czecho-Slovaks Mass Troops to Hungarian Frontier
Vienna newspapers report twenty-one Czecho-Slovak divisions ordered to the Hungarian frontier with six regiments already dispatched to the border.
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Vienna
U S Bank Official Lyman Treadway Dies in Cleveland
Lyman H A Treadway fifty seven vice chairman of the federal reserve bank of the Fourth district dies of heart disease after a one day illness. The condition was not believed critical.
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Cleveland, O
Lyman HA. Treadway
Federal Reserve Bank of the
Fourth District
Vatican Grants Jobs by Building Pilgrim Boarding House
In Rome on December 10 the Vatican ordered the construction of a large boarding house to house visiting pilgrims and directed the erection of additional structures to provide work for the unemployed.
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Vatican
Rome
President Wilson Objects to Mexico Resolution
President Wilson voices grave concern over a Mexico resolution in Congress and argues it would override constitutional practice. He insists the executive alone directs foreign relations and cautions lawmakers against steps that could unsettle U.S. diplomacy.
Counterfeiting Plant Raided in St Louis
Government agents confiscated a complete engraving plant for forging $5 War Savings stamps in a west end house. Three men and two women were arrested.
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St. Louis
West End
Enroll Volunteers to Dig Coal in Nebraksa Adjoining States
Lincoln Nebraska December 10 regardless of the government's move to end the bituminous miners strike work of enrolling Nebraskans to volunteer to dig coal in adjoining states continues
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Lincoln
Neb
Paderewski Rebuffs Diet Faction Yet Keeps Government
In Warsaw on December 2 Premier Paderew ski refused to resign despite the largest faction in the diet led by Witos, numbering 110, declining to join the government after weeks of negotiations.
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Warsaw
Paderewski
Diet
Witos
Plane Crash Kills Two at Chattanooga Field
An airplane piloted by Aviator Hollingsworth swerved into a crowd at the aviation field near Chattanooga Tennessee, killing two people and injuring twenty others.
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Chattanooza
Tenn
Dee
Hollingsworth
Aviation Field
British Relief Ship Hurong Lost Off Psara
Advices from Athens report the British steamer Hurong foundered November 27 off Psara in the Grecian archipelago. The crew were saved and landed at Piraeus by a Greek steamer.
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London
Athens
Psara
Grecian
Piraeus
Senator Hitchcock Says Pact Won’t Be Withdrawn
After visiting the president, Senator Hitchcock announced the son has no plan to withdraw the peace treaty from the senate for the present.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Hitchcock
Most Dangerous Disease Warns Kidney Trouble
An old advertisement warns that kidney lag signals danger and urges immediate action with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It touts world usage, purity, and a money back guarantee, noting direct import from Holland and insisting on the original brand.
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Haarlem
Holland
Principal and Interest Places of Interest
The text asks about principal places of interest citing money lenders offices as a location. It references a discussion of where financial dealings are conducted and highlights offices as the focal point.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Relief comes instantly with the first dose of Pape's Cold Compound. A dosage every two hours, up to three doses, is advertised to relieve nasal congestion, headache, feverishness, sneezing, and sore throat. The ad claims prompt relief and affordable price at drug stores.
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Grippe
Pape
Ady
Unheeded Eloquence Sparks Senate Dialogue
Senator Sorghum rejects old fashioned orators saying the public now believes they can speak for themselves. The exchange highlights a desire for more audience and fewer formal speakers in the chamber.
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Senator Sorghum
Freshen a Heavy Skin with Cuticura Talcum Powder
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic, fragrant, economical powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims to render other perfumes superfluous and notes it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum. The rest includes light quips about summer engagements and favors.
Farm Hand Threatens Strike Over Workload
A farm hand declares intent to strike due to excessive tasks, arguing the workload is heavy while others in the field contribute little. The exchange remains a brief, humorous caricature reported by the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas City Star
Bayer Aspirin Adquoted for Colds and Pain Relief
An old advertisement extols Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with Bayer packaging and directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago rheumatism and notes aspirin is the Bayer trademark for nineteen years. A landlord admonishes a newspaper man about a late train in Kansas City Star prose.
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Bayer
Ady
Multinax
Petunia
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Tailors and Diamond Field Cashiers in Wartime Roles
A humorous note contrasts craftsmen with battlefield duties and diamond field managers with farming prowess, suggesting sharp skills translate to charge and leadership. The piece plays on professions crossing into military and agricultural domains.
Vassar Doll Dressing Contest Returns With Prize Reward
At Vassar College students engage in a dolls-dressing contest run by the Christian association. About 600 dolls are given to students before Thanksgiving to dress for Christmas gift distribution to neighborhood children. Dolls are judged, and the best-dressed doll earns a prize. The event resumes after wartime absence.
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Vassar College
Vassar
Christian Association
Car Prices Spark Public Outcry Against Profiteers
Reader dialogue notes frustration over rising car prices with a comparison to biblical Forty Thieves, reflecting urban concern about profit margins and cost of living. The exchange suggests consumer anger toward sellers and market dynamics.
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Boston Transcript
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Meather’s
U. S. Bank
Mexico
Republic
Albert B. Fall
United States Senate
New Mexico
Rule
Cowa
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England
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