Hughes Clears Aircraft Program in White House Report
The Hughes inquiry report, released at the White House, finds the aircraft program largely sound with only about 184 million spent of 692 million in taxes and bonds. It details prosecutions for improper favors and stock-linked transactions, notes production progress, and cites specific officers and firms.
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Washington
Charles EK. Hughes
White House
Hughes
Edward A. Deeds
Dayton Wright Airplane Company
France
Jesse G. Vincent
Packard Motorcar Company
George W. Mixter
Deere & Co
Moline
Curtiss Airplane and Motor Company
Samuel B. Vrooman, Jr
The
B. Vrooman Company
le Pere
Liberty Motors
Tienry
Mr. Gregory
Howard FE. Coffin
Aircraft Boards
General Squier
Th Ta. Montgomery
Col. S. 1D. Wilden
Richard F. Howe
Carry B. Thayer
Admiral Tavelor
Aircraft Board
Cossack Leader Krasnoff Regime Claims Massive Executions
A Russian wireless dispatch reports that during General Krasnoff’s rule in the Don region 25,000 people have been shot. Krasnoff is described as a Cossack leader and former staff member of Alexander Werensky.
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London
Krasnoff
Alexander Werensky
Don
Fire Damages Kingsport Chemical Plant in Bristol Blast
Fire and explosions leveled the esteride distilling building at the government chemical plant in Kingsport Tennessee. Estimated damage exceeds 100000 dollars with the Bristol incident noted on November 2.
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Bristol
Tenn
Government
Kingsport
Injured Soldier Found After Week In Northern Wood
Private Andrew Stockvale of the Canadian forces, who lost a leg in France, was found in a lonely wood near Froederickton New Brunswick after a week of hiding and subsisting on roots. He had been unable to move during the final days and was located by a searching party.
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Froederickton
N. B
Andrew Stockvale
France
Coal Mines Blocked in Nationwide Fuel Order
Washington November 1 The United States fuel administration prohibits 78 coal mines from shipping or mining coal raising total mines closed to 99 The move targets securing fuel supply during shortages across the nation.
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Washington
United States Fuel Administration
Kaiser Speaks on Abdication Amid German Press Push
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Kaiser says abdication is not yet ripe though ready if needed, with Crown Prince William as possible successor under a chancellor regency. London notes intensified calls for abdication as Vorwaerts argues frontiers unsafe after Austria's defection.
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Amsterdam
Reichstag
Berlin
William
London
Vorwaerts
Austria
Richard Watkhof
Germany
Cologne
Emperor William Bought Estate in Molde Norway
Report from Christiania on November 2 states Emperor William is purchasing an estate at Molde on Norway’s west coast. Norwegian sailors, wary after German submarines, may react poorly to the news. In Paris on November 1 the German empress is said to be gravely ill and weak, troubled by thoughts of the Russian revolution and pressing for abdication.
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Christiania
Imperor William
Molde
Norway
Paris
Berne
Petit Journal
One Dollar Daily Increase Granted to Miners
Washington reports an average one dollar daily wage rise for anthracite coal miners effective November 1, as approved by Fuel Administrator Garfield after negotiation between operators and miners and the national labor adjusting committee. Some cases vary above or below the average. The increase was described as very general.
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Washington
Garfield
Frankfurter National Labor Adjusting Committee
Price of Petroleum Raised by Standard Oil in New York
The Standard Oil Company of New York advanced the price of refined petroleum in barrels by 1 percent to 17 1/4 cents a gallon, citing higher cooperage costs. Maj. William Dean, famed West Point football star, died at Camp Dodge, Des Moines, of pneumonia. his parents reside in Los Angeles.
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New York
Navy
Standard OU Company of
William Dean
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Maj
West Paint
Camop Dodge
Pneurhonia
Major Dean
Los Angeles
Cal
Fire at Fort Porter Hospital Sends 100 Patients to Street
A blaze in the main building at Fort Porter army hospital Buffalo on November 2 forced the evacuation of about 100 patients. The fire confined to the roof of the main structure.
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Army Hospital
Buffalo
N. Y
Fort Porter
Americans Down 18 Enemies As Aerial Warfare Rages
Northwest of Verdun on November 1 American aviators shot down eighteen enemy planes. Five American aircraft were lost during critical reconnaissance missions.
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Yanks Bay
Verdun
Hanover Village Wiped Out by Fire in Columbiana County
Hanover a village in Columbiana county southwest of Alliance Ohio was practically wiped out by a fire causing an estimated loss between 150000 and 200000. The blaze is believed to have been incendiary.
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Alliance, O
Czechs Cut Rail Link Between Berlin and Vienna
Zurich reportsCzechoslovak actions have severed the Berlin Vienna railway via Oderberg and Bodenbach isolating Agram Budapest Fiume Vienna routes. Communications to Seaports and capital areas disrupted with German trains halted near Bodenbach and Schwadau.
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Zurich
Berlin
Vienna
Oderberg
Bodenbach
Agram
Budapest
Fiume
Basel
Enmire
Vorwaerts
Hamburg-Bagdad
Hdinburg-Bodenbach
Paris
Schwadau
Iiume
Hungary
Croatia
Bohemia
Elbe
Draft Call for 200000 Washington November Mobilization
The Provost Marshal General announces a draft of over 200,000 men to begin in early November. Entrainment will be organized by state with October suspensions lifted where flu conditions have eased.
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Washington
General Crowder
Union
Refugees Reach Holland From Belgium War Flight
Amsterdam reports that about 7,000 refugees had crossed into the Netherlands from Belgium by Saturday night, far short of the expected 240,000. The Dutch-Belgian frontier showed no congestion as arrivals continued.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Draft Calls 2,334 From Michigan
Lansing announces 2,884 Michigan white men qualified for general military service will entrain for Camp Wadsworth South Carolina during the five days beginning November 11. The first drag call in three weeks was received at the state adjutant general headquarters.
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Michigan
Lansing
Mich
State Adjutant General
Ocamp Wadsworth
S.C
War Department Approves Six Projects for 9000 Kearney Homes
The War Department authorized six construction projects totaling 2,356,968 dollars to add 9,000 housing units at Kearney California. The plan includes new buildings with 1,194,923 dollars allocated for the Kearney site to house additional troops.
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Kearney
Cal
Washington
War Department
Dutch Troops Mutiny Over Food Conditions
Dutch soldiers encamped at Hartskoamp near Apeldoorn in Gelderland mutinied over food conditions, according to the Telegraaf.
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Amsterdam
Hartskoamp
Apeldoorn
Gelderland
Telegraaf
Baron Beaverbrook Resigns as British Chancellor
London reports Baron Beaverbrook resigns as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster and head of the propaganda department of the British government. Official announcement states the resignation followed by the cause.
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London
Baron Beaverbrook
Duchy of Tancaster
Hiness
Aviator Congressman Honored Return From War Service
Fidello H. LaGuardia of New York, who left Congress to join the aviation service at entering the war, attended a homecoming dinner in this city after his return.
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New York
Manj. Fidello H. LaGuardia
Congress
America
Caillaux Conspiracy Plot Revealed By Minotto
Count Jiancs Minotto, an interned enemy alien and son in law of Louis I Swift, testifies to U S authorities about alleged plots by Joseph Caillaux and Count von Luxburg to restore Caillaux in Paris in 1915 and seek a separate peace with Germany. Becker says deposition is being forwarded to Paris for the Caillaux treason trial. full testimony awaits evidence.
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New York
Joseph Caillaux
France
Count von Luxburg
Argentina
Cailhiux
Paris
Germany
United States
Becker
Jiancs Minotto
Minotte
Louis I. Swift
Chicago
Washington
Aly
Caillaux
Fort Oglethorpe
Department of Justice
Cuillaux
Minatto
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Luxbury
Minotto
Cailllaux
Linn
Russia a Nightmare, Says Hawaiian Leader
Prince George Looff, first premier of the Provisional Government, recently left Hawaii for the United States and described Russia as a terrible nightmare with ruthless murders torturing and atrocities in areas controlled by German-led reds.
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Honolulu
Prince George Looff
Trussitm
Hawai
United States
Russia
Huns Withdraw in Balkans and Albanian Evacuation
L Information reports British forces captured 220 000, Americans 25 000, and Austrians 285 000 since August 9. Austrian war office says Vienna began evacuating Alessie in northern Albania near Montenegro as they retreat in the Balkans.
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Paris
L'Information
Balkans
Amsterdam
Albania
Alessie
War Office of Vienna
Austrian Fleet Massed at Fiume
Austrian naval force hastily concentrated at Fiume according to Rome dispatch dated October 27. A few vessels remain at Poli.
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Fiume
Paris
Rome
Temps
Poli
Last Line of Piave Breaks Under Allied Attack
Austro Hungarian resistance on the Piave central positions collapses as British French and Italian forces breach the line. Allied forces press forward along the river in Italy during October 1941.
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Piave
Piave River
Railway workers stricken by influenza in Prussia and Hesse
The Tageblatt of Berlin reports that forty five thousand railway workers in Prussia and Hesse are incapacitated with influenza, leading to serious restrictions on passenger traffic.
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Amsterdam
Prussia
Hesse
Berlin
Fourth Liberty Loan Over Subscribed Across All Districts
The fourth Liberty loan raised 6.866 billion dollars with subscriptions exceeding 21 million people. Boston district reached 126 percent of its quota, Richmond 128 and Philadelphia 119. others ranged from 105 to 116 percent. District quotas and subscriptions are listed, while Secretary McAdoo praises the national effort and credit the committees press and workers for the loan’s success despite influenza and other factors.
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Washington
Navy
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Boston
Richmond
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Atlanta
Dallas
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
San Francisco
Eecsee
Wees
Atlante
Cicseuneses
Eccescseeee
Csee
America
McAdoo
Shell Kills French Deputy in Valen ciennes Suburbs
Paris reports M Durre a Val enclennes deputy was killed by a shell while accompanying French troops in the suburbs of Valenciennes. M Melin another deputy from Valen ciennes with Durre was severely wounded in the incident.
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Paris
M. Durre
Chamber of Deputies
Valenciennes
M. Melin
Sugar allowance raised for households to three pounds a month
Washington November 4 The sugar allowance of two pounds per person monthly for householders was increased to three pounds monthly by Food Administrator Hoover. The sugar regulations were revised to permit purchasing the entire month's supply for a family at one time.
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Hoover
Washington
3 Billion Smokes For Yanks
War department orders 8 billion cigarettes to supply American soldiers for the rest of the year. The purchase would provide two cigarettes for every person on Earth.
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Washington
War Department
Austrian marines revolt seize Pola ships for Hungarians
Austrian sailors mutinied and took control of warships at Pola, offering them to Hungarian and Jugo-Slav forces. The report notes a crisis of faith in the Kaiser as a major morale shift in Germany.
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Pola
Pla
Copenhagen
Kaiser
Amsterdam
Germany
Allies' War Council Opens in Versailles
At the Trianon palace in Versailles on November 4, Allied nations began their deliberations for the supreme war council. General Bliss representing the United States was the first delegate to arrive.
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Allies
Shell Kills French Deputy in Sudden Attack
A French deputy was killed by shell fire in a sudden strike, authorities announce. The incident details remain scant as investigations begin.
New $200 Million Credit to France Raised War Aid
Washington on November 4 reports a treasury credit of 200 million dollars to France, bringing France totals to 2.865 billion and overall allied credits to 7.733 billion.
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France
Washington
Treasury
Austria's Navy Surrenders to Slav Council Amid Revolt
News despatches report the Austrian fleet at Pola surrendering to a southern Slav council as Vienna storms toward a republic. Crowds cheer as the imperial insignia are destroyed and a republic begins to take shape with the Habsburg crown rejected.
West Point Graduates 510 Second Lieutenants
West Point Military Academy graduated 510 new second lieutenants yesterday. The ceremony at West Point marked the completion of the 1920 class and related officers were commissioned.
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West Point
Wrz Point
Francis to England for minor operation after Archangel
Ambassador Francis will depart Archangel for England where he is to undergo a slight operation soon. The move follows his recent posting and signals a brief medical detour in his diplomatic duties.
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Washington
Francis
Archangel
England
Three Billion Cigarettes Ordered for U.S. Troops
The War Department has placed orders totaling three billion cigarettes to supply American soldiers for the rest of the year. The shipment plans would cover the troops worldwide, highlighting wartime provisioning.
Policeman Killed as Sailors Wounded in Norfolk Riot
In Norfolk Virginia on November 2 a street riot broke out during arrests of sailors on disorderly conduct charges. One policeman died and six sailors were wounded in the clashes.
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Norfolk
Fifty Die on Naval Boat Gullano
Ottawa reports the entire crew of 50 aboard the Dominion naval patrol steamer Gullano perished when the vessel foundered in a storm off Charlotte Island British Columbia on October 30.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion Naval
Charlotte Island
B. C
Cadet Wilmer Brickley Dies in Miami Air Crash
Wilmer H. Brickley of Philadelphia, a marine corps cadet aviator, was burned to death in an airplane accident at Curtiss aviation field in Miami. Backfire caused the fatal crash.
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Flyer
Miami
Fla
Wilmer H. Brickley
Philadelphia
Marine Corps
Curtiss Aviation Field
Instant Relief for Indigestion and Gas
A brief note describes indigestion and upset stomach with symptoms of belching gas and heartburn. It promises instant relief from the discomfort and distress after meals.
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Pape
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