Solid South Broken by GOP Victory
The Republican avalanche sweeps from Maine to Washington breaking the Solid South. Harding wins 404 electoral votes to Cox 127, GOP gains in Senate and House, with Alabama and several Georgia and Mississippi counties turning Republican. Harding plans a vacation before resigning from the Senate, and Alfred E. Smith is hailed as Miracle Man of American Politics.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Harding
Cox
Senate
House
Canadian
Maine
Washington
Mason and Dixon
Tennessee
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizonga
Kentucky
Richard 1. Ernst
TC. W. Beeklam
Alabamia
Mississippi
Pharding
St. Petersburg
Orlando
Daytona
Florida
Georgia
Sugar
Louisiana
Texas
Unarry M. Warabuck
Carlos Bee
Burleson
Warding
Reu
Point Isabel
Tex
San Antonio
Brownsville
Gulf
Col. I, FE. Seobey
Marion County
Ohio
ER. B. Creager
Chicago
Secret Service
Panama Canal
Thivis
Wil-ls
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Miller
Smith
White House
Coolidge
Alice M. Robertson
Muskogee
Congress
Indian Territory
Prairie Schooner
California
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Tax Law Backer Cordell Tull Defeated in Tennessee
The Hull of the Income Tax representative Cordell Tull of Tennessee, author of the income tax law, and a Democratic National Committee man appears defeated. Another Democratic veteran, Congressman Moon of Tennessee, also fell.
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Hull
Cordell Tull
Tennessee
Congressman Moon
Republicans Endorse Platform Opposing Wilson Treaty
Samuel Nicholson of Colorado voices firm opposition to the Wilson negotiated treaty and supports acting in line with the Republican national platform. He advocates adherence to party positions in the current policy debate.
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Mr. Wilson
Samuel Nicholson
Colorado
Oddity: 83000 Cook County Voters Back Non Harding Cox Candidates
In Cook County Illinois a surprising 83000 voters backed the two leading governor candidates who did not vote for either Harding or Cox. Returns show this uncommon result.
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Cook County
Illois
Harding
Cox
Harding Happy Over Congress Victory
President Fleet Stard ing expresses optimism about Republican majorities in both Senate and House. He says the administration will benefit from strong legislative support and continued stability for his policies.
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Harding
Congress
Senate
House
President Fleet
Voting stance voiced by Edwin 8. Jvoussard
A snippet shows Edwin Jvoussard of Lovistann endorsing cautious approval of a measure. He urges reservations to protect national welfare and interests while opposing unconditional ratification.
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Na- Hons
Boom
Edwin
Jvoussard
Lovistann
Versailles Treaty Dead Raises Wilson Challenge Abroad
A Idaho dispatch notes the Versailles treaty is dead on arrival in Congress as President elects leaders to push the peace settlement worldward. The report cites local reactions from Gooding and broader implications for U.S. foreign policy.
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Europe
State Executive Volunteers List by Party and State
A compiled roster lists state executives with party affiliations for each state. Names include Campbell in Arizona Te, McRae in Arkansas, Shoup in Colorado, Lake in Connecticut, Wardee in Florida, Hardwick in tearkdia, Davis in Idaho, Simall in Timnels, McCray in Indiana, All in Kansas, Parkhurst in Maine, Cox in Massachusetts, Groesbeet in Michigan, Preu in Minnesota, Hyie in Missouri, Dixon in Montana, McKelvie in Nebraska, Brown in New Hampshire, Mechem in New Mexico, Miller in New York, Morrison in North Carolina, Pragler in North Dakota, Davis in Ohio, San Souci in Rhode Island, Cooper in South Carolina, McMaster in South Dakota, Taylor in Tennessee, Neff in Texas, Mabey in Utah, Tinartnoss in Vermont, Turt in Washington, Morgan in West Virginia, Rhiine in Wisconsin, all marked as Rep or Dem or unopposed with note of election timing in September.
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D Harding
Cox Plur
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas Vie
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Cesssee
Rep
Dem
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusets
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia
Washington
West Virgina
Cece
T. Te. Campbell
Step
Thomas EE. McRae
Oliver HH. Shoup
E. J. Lake
Peewee Rod
W. D. Denney
Cary A. Wardee
Tearkdia
T. W. Hardwick
Tdaho
David W. Davis
Timnels
Len Simall
W. TL McCray
N. KE. Wendall
Kansas
Henry J
Maine
IFH
Parkhurst
Massachusetts
C. HH. Cox
A. J. Groesbeet
Cameron Morrison
Ll. J. Pragler
Harry Ta. Davis
Ebalelibe
F. J. San Souci
R. A. Cooper
R. MH. McMaster
Alf Taylor
P. M. Neff
C. R. Mabey
Vermont
James Tinartnoss
Seace Red
Lewis F. Turt
West Virginia
E. F. Morgan
John J. Rhiine
Cox Plans European Tour Early in 1921
Former Democratic candidate Governor James M. Cox will travel to Europe with Mrs. Cox and their child Baby Anne in early 1921. He plans to observe postwar Europe without taking on any official rehabilitation duties after a Columbus stop to handle executive work. The trip continues to the South as he visiting Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi and goes hunting.
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Cox
James M. Cox
Europe
Baby Anne
Columbus
South
Pat Barrison
Mississippi
Truthful Men in Oklahoma Candidate Alice Robertson
Miss Alice Robertson of Muskogee announced her candidacy for Congress saying men pressured the vote and she will test if their effort meant it. She asserted on election day that they did, underscoring her candidacy's political stakes.
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Oklahoma
Congress
Alice Roberston
Muskogee
Safeguard American Ideals Cited in Local Fragment
A fragment references safeguarding American ideals linked to a captain league or organization, mentioning North Dakota’s Ladd and international concerns amid European political turmoil. The text is fragmentary with unclear context or participants.
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Captain League
Americ
Europe
Ladd
North Trakota
World Peace Association Endorsed by Ralph TD in Cineron
In Cineron Arizona Ralph TD voices support for an association of tuitions aimed at securing permanent world peace while ensuring the integrity of America remains safeguarded against the Wilson Senate of Nations in its current form.
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America
Ralph TD
Cineron
Arizona
McKinley backs Harding policy after consulting experts
William McKinley pledges support for President Harding's policy once he has consulted the nation's leading minds, signaling bipartisan alignment amid national debates.
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Harding
Wniten
William McKinley
Joinots
Harding Pact is Dead Warns in Victory Speech Front Porch Parade
President elect Warren G Harding declares the Versailles League of Nations a corpse in a celebratory hometown speech. He emphasizes a government of law and the Constitution and pledges to lead America with compromise, unity, and a stabilizing global role.
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Marlon
Noy
Warren G Marding
Versailles
America
United States of America
League
Trarding
Republic
America 5
Washington
United States
O Callahan Elected Cork Lord Mayor After MacSwiney
Cork on November 6 reports Deputy Lord Mayor O Callahan elected lord mayor of Cork succeeding MacSwiney in a historic civic transition.
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O'Callahan
MacSwiney
Cork
Bryan calls Wilson to resign in Chicago address
William J. Bryan urged President Wilson to resign at once and yield the presidency to Marshall with the understanding that Harding would become Secretary of State.
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Wilson
Chicnago
William J. Bryan
Marshall
Uarding
End of Sugar Control as Licenses to Wholesalers Revoked
Washington November 6 The last vestige of sugar control has been removed with President Wilson signing a proclamation revoking licenses held by wholesalers effective November 15.
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U. S
Washington
Wilson
Liquor Ring Confessions Reveal Chicago Whisky Plot
Thirty five saloon keepers confessed to United States Attorney Clyne about a three million dollar whisky conspiracy in Chicago. The case includes more than 100 people, with ties to federal officials and police.
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Chicago
United States
Clyne
Coal price gauges widen via Chicago middlemen excess
Madison Wisconsin November 5 report shows Chicago middlemen are earning about eight dollars per ton above contract price for coal T L Beswick treasurer of Conklin Coal company Madison stated the excess impact on pricing and supply dynamics.
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Madison, Wis
Chicago
T. L. Beswick
Conklin Coal Company
Madison
Poles Bomb Lithuanian Town in World War II Raid
Bombs dropped by Polish aviators over Vilkomir near Kovne Lithuania kill or wound a large number of people the Kovne dispatch reports. The raid targeted the town about 45 miles northeast of Kovne.
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London
Vil- Komir
Kovne
Lithuania
Bank Loot Recovered From Newark Heist
Papers valued at thousands stolen from Farmers State Bank of Newark in ML were found in two sacks in a coal car and recovered. The incident dates to October 13 and involved Torre Liante.
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Torre Liante
Ind
Farmers’ State Bank of Newark
Lynching After Poll Fight at Ocoee Election Day
Reported at Ocoee near Orlando on election day six Black residents died in a violence linked to a disputed vote. Five burned to death in burning houses, one hanged from a tree after a clash that followed Mose Norman being denied poll access for unpaid tax. Two White men were killed and several others wounded in the broader conflict.
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Orlando
Fla
Ocoee
Here
O Meluts
Mose Norman
Dun's Review of Business Conditions in New York
Dun's review notes cautious optimism with firmer confidence in some areas while general trade remains restrained. Retail activity is delayed as buyers wait for price adjustments to stabilize and prompt some revival. Pig iron consumption has fallen, reducing active furnaces, while dry goods demand broadens after low prices. cotton goods trade improves at first hand. leather markets show limited gains.
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New York
Dun
Miners Told To Return To Work After Federation Meeting
London November 4 executive officers of the miners federation decided to declare the coal strike ended and advise the men to resume work. The move comes despite a miners ballot showing a clear majority against accepting the government settlement proposals.
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London
Miers’ Federation
George W. Stevens Dies in West Virginia
George W. Stevens president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway collapsed and died at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia. A message from Richmond confirms the death and notes his leadership of the railroad.
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Richmond
George W. Stevens
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Greenbrier
W. Va
Prohibition Agents Raid Boston Hotels After Harvard Princeton Game
Federal Prohibition Agent William J. McCarthy led raids on Boston hotels crowded to celebrate the Harvard Princeton football clash. Police closed in as revelers were dispersed and offenses reviewed.
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Drys
Boston
Wiliam J. McCarthy
Barcelona Governor Resigns Amid Civil Government Unrest
Barcelona civil government leader resigns following pressure from prominent citizens over alleged inactivity in handling crime and public affairs. Madrid reports the move as a consequence of mounting discontent with local leadership.
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Barcelona
Madrid
Tne
Eres
Haels Y Ing
Erimnai
Willys-Overland Plant to shut for inventory in Toledo
Announcement in Toledo states the Willys Overland auto plant will close for inventory and remain closed for an indefinite period. The plant normally employs about 15 000 workers.
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Overland Auto
Toledo
Willys-Overland Automobile
Wrangel Saves Army Ahead of Soviet Drive to Crimea
Gen. Aaron Wrangel, head of the anti Bolshevik government of South Russia, successfully withdraws his troops to Crimea before the Soviet advance south of the Dneiper river.
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Wrangel
Sebastopol
Aaron Wrangel
South Russia
Crimea
Dneiper River
Death from tainted home brew shocks Freeport
Freeport Illinois on November 6 reports Oscar Rathe dead and two friends Robert Stur devant and Reyt Iaven critically ill after drinking homemade whisky laced with drugs as a kick.
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Freeport, Ill
Oscar Rathe
Robert Sturdevant
Reyt Iaven
Wisconsin Fifth District Result Announces Stafford Victory
Milwaukee Nav O William A Stafford Republican defeated Victor Berger Socialist for congress in the Fifth Wisconsin district by a 6098 vote margin with two precincts still to report.
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Berger
Milwaukee
Nav
William A. Stafford
Victor Berger
Congress
Wisconsin
President Wilson Urges Red Cross Drive Support
The White House released a message from President Wilson urging broad public support for the fourth annual Red Cross membership drive starting November 11 Armistice Day. He highlights wartime service, peacetime duties, public health efforts, and calls for renewed civic patriotism and humanitarianism through reenlistment in the Red Cross.
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Washington
Nav. C
Wilson
American Red Cross
White House
Red Cross
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Ricci Appointment Confirmed as Italian Ambassador
Rome reports official confirmation of Roland Ricci as Italy's ambassador to the United States following prior notices.
Dempsey and Carpentier Sign World Title Bout
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier signed a contract in New York to fight for the world heavyweight title with a $500,000 purse. The date and venue remain unspecified.
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Georges
Jack
New York
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Sinn Feiners Capture Arms in Glasgow Raid
Sinn Meiners raided Orange hall in Glasgow and seized rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The Imperial was checked up and commandeered for the republican army of Ireland.
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Sinn Feiners
Glasgow
Sinn Meiners
Orange Hall
Imiuasterial
Republican Army of Ireland
Pretty Stenographer Slain in St Louis Night
Miss Edna Ellis an eighteen year old stenographer was found murdered in a weed-covered vacant lot in the northern part of St Louis. The case was reported as a mysterious killing with authorities investigating the scene.
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St. Louis
Edna Ellis
Elis
Woolen Mills Cut Schedule to Four Days a Week
Lawrence Massachusetts November 8 four mills of the American Woolen company will close for the rest of the week and switch to a four day workweek from a six day schedule.
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Lawrence
Mass
American Woolen Company
Benjamin S. Bull Dies In Minneapolis
Benjamin Seth Bull longtime treasurer of the Washburn Crosby Flour Mills company and prominent grain interests in the Northwest died in Minneapolis at age 75 born in 1869.
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Benjamin S. Bull
Minneapolis
Minn
Benjamin Seth Bull
Washburn-Crosby Flour Mills Company
Northwest
Army Enlistments Reach Record October Total
Washington reports 17,625 regular army enlistments accepted in October breaking all peacetime records. Adjutant General Harris’s office notes continued surge as recruits flock to service.
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Washington
Regular Army
Harris
Pact Cuts Up Turkey Spheres of Influence Tripartite Pact Signed
Paris reports France Great Britain and Italy signed a tripartite agreement to support each other in Turkish spheres of influence. The document defines France in Cilicia and western Kurdistan and Italy in southern Anatolia while British spheres remain undefined, raising questions about British reach across the empire.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Italy
Turkey
Cilicia
Kurdistan
Syria
Anatolia
U S Plans Seizure of Twelve Chicago Breweries
Federal officials prepared to confiscate twelve Chicago breweries after testing seized beer under the 1867 law. Breweries producing real beer without federal taxes face heavy penalties for violating prohibition laws. Chief Field Agent Thomas J. O'Brien led raids on more than 800 saloons.
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Chicago
Thomas J. O'Brien
Court orders strike off in Boston shoe factory case
Boston shoe workers' strike at Thomas G Plant Co began May 18 1919 as unions push for a closed shop. Superior court grants a sweeping injunction ordering the strike to cease, described as one of the broadest in the state.
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Boston
Thomas G. Plant Company
Man Confesses to Slaying His Sweetheart Edna Ellis
Albert Ellis confessed to killing his sweetheart Edna Ellis, an eighteen year old stenographer. Her body was found in a vacant lot Friday with her throat slashed by a razor.
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St. Louis
Albert Ellis
Edna Ellis
Wrangel Troops Said to Shoot Hundreds In Crimea
Nov 9 report claims Gen Wrangel forces executed hundreds of Jewish Bolshevist commissars along with Hungarians Roumanians Chinese and Germans after victories on Nov 1 and 2 in Sebastopol Crimea.
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Sebastopol
Crimea
Wrangel
Fire Destroys Clare Illinois in Delalby County
A disastrous blaze starting in a pool room leveled the village of Clare in Delalby County about 60 miles west of Chicago. The loss is pegged at 70000 dollars with the town obliterated by flames.
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Illinois
Sycamore
Jjj
Clare
Chicago
Delalby County
Wis. Yeggs Rob Pool Hall for 2500 Dollars
Two unmasked bandits entered a Superior pool hall and held up 385 men before escaping with 2500 dollars in cash and valuables. A patrolman stood on a nearby corner 85 feet away during the robbery.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Wis
First Woman Senate Candidate In Pa Votes On Prohibition Ticket
Philadelphia November 8 Mrs Leah Cobb Marlon of Emporium the first Pennsylvania woman to run for US senator earned a heavier vote on the Prohibition ticket than opponent Watkins in early returns reflecting a notable cross ticket showing.
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Philadelphia
Leah Cobb Marlon
Emporium
Pennsylvania
United States
Watkins
Polish irregulars halted on front by Lithuanians
Riga Nov 6 reports that irregular Polish troops under General Zeugouski have been checked along the entire front by Lithuanian forces in recent days, according to SUYSO.
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Riga
Zeugouski
SUYSO
Chilean Wheat Crop Rises to 605000 Tons in 1990
Santiago reports the Chilean wheat yield for 1990 at 605000 tons, up 53000 tons from 1919. Sown area totaled 1290000 acres, with home consumption estimated at 573000 tons.
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Santiago
Chile
Supreme Court Allows Storage of Personal Liquor Outside Home
The court ruled that liquor lawfully acquired for personal use may be stored in a place other than the owner's home, rejecting a broad storage ban. Justice Clark stated Congress did not intend to prohibit such storage, and transporting such liquor from warehouse to home does not count as transportation under the enforcement act. Officials in Chicago noted no invalidation of state laws and said the ruling limits police arrest scope to liquor transport cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William G. Street
New York City
Congress
Clark
Williams
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prohibition
Stramer
Chicago
Harding Root Tension Stems From Versailles Cable
Washington November 10 The dispute between President elect Harding and Elihu Root over a possible secretary of state cooled by a cablegram from Root. It warned that a new deal abandoning the Versailles treaty is impossible and attempts would bring chaos and disaster to the United States.
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Washington
Harding
Elihu Root
United States
Disorders in Yucatan Claims Many Killed in Election Fight
News from Mexico City reports ongoing disorders in Yucatan with many killed in clashes between Socialists and Liberals. Deputy Manzanilla cites 158 Liberal deaths and various barbarities by the warring factions. A socialist was accused of drinking a liberal victim’s blood.
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Mexico City
Yuecatan
Manzanilla
Republican House Majority Rises to 182 After Delayed Returns
In Washington on November 10 the Republican majority in the House of Representatives grows to 182 with belated returns showing GOP wins in New York's Third District and Oklahoma's Fourth. The tally stands Republicans 808, Democrats 126.
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Washington
House of Representatives
New York
Oklahoma
U S coal output hits yearly peak at end of October
Washington reports soft coal production for the week ending October 30 reached 12,338,000 tons, a new annual high per the United States Geological Survey figures.
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Washington
United States Geological Survey
Ship Charles M Cramp Sold For 1 739 000
The 9 400 deadweight ton steel cargo steamer Charles M Cramp was sold to the Atlantic Gulf Pacific Steamship company of Baltimore for 1 739 000, as announced by the shipping board in Washington.
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U. S
Washington
Charles M. Cramp
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Steamship Company
Baltimore
The
Shipping Board
Harding Off to Panama on November 18
President elect Harding will sail from New Orleans on November 18 for the Canal Zone aboard a United Fruit Company steamer. He will be landed at Norfolk on December 4 after returning voyage.
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Harding
Panama
Point Isabel
Tex
New Orleans
Canal Zone
United Fruit Company
Norfolk
Record Corn Crop Exceeds Prior Year by 75 Million Bushels
Washington reports a record corn crop for the year at 3,199,192,000 bushels, beating the previous high by 75,000,000 bushels according to the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Constitutionalists Win In Italy Municipal Elections
Rome reports constitutional candidates victorious in Milan Naples Bari Palermo Pisa Genoa and Florence municipal polls. No untoward incidents reported.
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Italy
Rome
Milan
Naples
Bari
Palermo
Pisa
Genoa
Florence
Injunction Refused Against Union Over Niles Tool Works
Injunctions restraining Tron Molders' Local No. 68 from interfering with Niles Tool Works in Hamilton, D., were refused. The decision affects labor actions and union activity in the metalwork plant.
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Union
Washington
Tron Molders’ Union
Niles Tool Works Company
Hamilton
Supreme Court
French Delegate Arrives for Mayflower Council Tercentenary
Gen. George Robert Nivelle, French government delegate, landed in New York to attend the Mayflower council tercentenary celebration set for this month. He arrives amid plans for the commemorative events and formal ceremonies.
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U. S
New York
George Robert Nivelle
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