Canadian professor claims half cost power transmission
Professor W. Tarsey of Manitoba University announces a new method to transmit hydro electric power from the Winnipeg River system. He says it could cut costs by half, enabling Winnipeg to heat and power city needs from river power. He will present the discovery to the United States Bureau of Standards in Washington.
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Ashington
O Metal Washington
7 W. Tarsey
University of Manitoba At
Winnipeg
Winnipeg River
Washington
United States Bureau of Standards
Dorsey
Tunada
Canada
St. Lawrence
Farm Bureau forms seventeen member grain marketing panel
President J R Howard announced a seventeen member committee to study cooperative marketing of the American grain crop. The group will examine midwest elevator cooperatives and western Canada systems, aiming to trim costs and stabilize prices over two years before any plan.
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American Farm Bureau Federalion
J. R. Howard
Middle West
Canada
George Livingston
United States Bureau of Markets
TW. J. Waters
Kansas City
C. WI. Gustafson
Nebraska Farmers’ Union
William G. Mekhardt
Finois State Farm Bureaus
W. Gregory
American Agricultural Editors’ Association
J. M. Anderson
Equity Co-operative Exchange
St. Paul
Chicago
HH. R. Metsch
Farmers’ National Grain Dealers’ Association
Minnesota
A. L. Middleton
Magle Grove
Iowa
Ralph Snyder
Kansas State Farm Bureau
Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
Debated Japan Treaty and Immigration Rights The Pacific Coast Issue
A discussion of the 1911 treaty with Japan and its impact on immigration and land leasing rights in the United States. It covers the exclusion of land ownership, the California law on aliens, and proposed measures to place the matter before voters in November, with Governor Stephens defending the proposed legislation.
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Japan
United States
Pacific
California
Stephens
Freezing Preserves Berries Better Than Canning
Government experts report berries kept in midwinter by freezing retain natural flavor and compare with fresh fruit. Strawberries raspberries blackberries loganberries blueberries gooseberries currants and sour cherries freeze well in crates at temperatures below 10 degrees Fahrenheit. use soon after removal to avoid waterlogging.
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Department of Agriculture
Veterans Encampment votes against admitting women and foreign combatants
At the closing session of their annual encampment veterans of Seacenteals of Woveign Wars voted against admitting women and residents who served as combatants in World War I. American Legion posts plan spring ceremonies for World War I veterans to receive victory medals on November 11. Applications are flowing at about 4,000 daily while manufacturers deliver medals at 15,000 weekly. Secretary of the Treasury hopes to buy over 200 million dollars in Liberty bonds this fiscal year. The Bureau of Mines warns against patent motor fuels advertised as Bureau tested and approved products.
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L Seacenteals
American Legion
Ber
Legion
Tiouston
Treasury Department
Treasury
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Aliens Fail to Aid Industries in Labor Shortage
Washington reports that skilled labor and professionals rose with immigration in 1920 while unskilled labor declined by about 178,000. A large influx of male aliens, with many illiterate, worsens the common labor shortage as industries push toward capacity and automation accelerates.
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Inter-radiol Council
Von Scheer’s Wife Killed in German Hotel Attack
In Wiemar on October 12, unidentified masked men killed the wife and a maid of Admiral Von Scheer and seriously wounded his eighteen year old daughter at a hotel. One attacker died by suicide. the admiral slept nearby and heard nothing. Reinhardt von Scheer, a noted naval leader and adviser to the Versailles peace delegation, is named.
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Wiemar
Germany
Admiral von Scheer
Reinhardt von Scheer
Pohl
Versailles
French Aviator Sets World Speed Record at 181.95 mph
Capt. de Romanet, famed French flyer, shattered the speed record near Sue France by flying at 181.95 miles per hour. The achievement marks a new benchmark in aviation performance for the era.
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Sue
France
de Romanet
Turkish Rebels Attack Armenians and Threaten Batum
Constantinople reports Turkish nationalists are attacking Armenians along the Araxes headwaters east of Erzerum and appear to be planning an assault on Batum.
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Batum
Constantinople
Araxes River
Erzerum
Rockefeller Gift to Hospital Association Stirs Convention
Montreal October 12 Rockefeller Foundation awards fifteen thousand dollars to the American Hospital Association on condition that five thousand dollars be raised from additional sources. The announcement came during the association's convention in Montreal.
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Rockefeller
Montreal
Rockefeller Foundation
American Hospital Association
U S Halts Whisky Withdrawal Move Amid Prohibition Efforts
Washington reports Prohibition Commissioner Kramer suspends whisky withdrawal from bond in New York City and parts of Pennsylvania to curb illegal equor sales, as part of a nationwide enforcement effort.
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U. S
Washington
Kramer
Bond
New York City
Pennsylvania
Man Slain as Wife Looks On in Casper Shooting
Casper Wyoming October 9 Delbert Hot fay aged 26 was shot and killed while his wife Mrs Jessie Ackerman 22 watched with their eight year old son. Mrs Ackerman was arrested with no explanation offered.
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Casper
Wyo
Delbert Hotfay
Jessie Ackerman
Ackeman
Spaniards claim four positions taken from tribesmen
Spanish forces report new successes against Moroccan tribesmen driving them from four positions. Official dispatches from Madrid say the tribesmen were pushed back in recent operations.
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Madrid
Cleveland and New York Players Vote Share to Widowed Heir
Brooklyn dispatch reports the Cleve Tang players voted a full share of their receipts to the widow of Ray Chapman, the Cleveland batter struck and killed by a pitched ball in a game against New York.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
New York
Armistice Day Proclaimed Observance and Half Mast Flag Order
President Wilson designates November 14 1918 as Armistice Sunday and calls for half mast on public and military posts. He endorses nationwide memorial services honoring those who died in World War I and urges churches to conduct fitting observances.
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Washington
Wilson
Armerica
Eight Dead in Ship Blast on British Tanker Crowe
Oil tank exploded aboard the British steamer G. J T. Crowe at Shewan's drydock in Brooklyn where about 100 men worked. Four bodies were recovered, four more missing, and 20 to 30 injured as a rapid check found. Wealthy silk merchant Isaac Mendelson found dead in New York office with poison bottle beside him.
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New York
G. J T. Crowe
Shewan
Brooklyn
Isaaac Mendelson
East Twenty-third Street
Paris-Nantes Express Crash Kills Thirty-Eight
A Paris-Nantes express collided with a freight train near Houilles station killing 38 and injuring over 50, prompting shock across Paris as authorities investigated the cause of the suburban rail disaster.
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Paris
Sardinian Vendetta Ends in Reconciliation After 63 Years
Rome reports eight Sardinian families long involved in a vendetta have reconciled. The feud since it began has caused 75 murders and extensive property damage across generations.
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Rome
Railroads Cut Jobs Across Chicago Metropolitan Area
Railroads reducing forces in Chicago by 10 to 75 percent, according to Sluson Thompson head of the railway news bureau. The report shows widespread layoffs across rail operations and related services.
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Chicago
Sluson Thompson
Railway News Bureau
Hunger strike by sixty anarchist detainees in Ancona
Sixty people arrested during anarchist riots in Ancona Italy began a hunger strike to protest delays in their trials. The action follows a day of clashes and orders to clear the street from authorities.
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Ancona
Italy
Price Drop Forecast for Men’s Clothing in Chicago
Bertram J. Cuba, president of the Wholesale Clothiers Association of Chicago, asserts prices for men’s clothing will fall 25 percent by spring. The forecast is authorized by the National Association of Clothiers.
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Chicago
Bertram J. Cuba
Wholesale Clothiers’ Association of Chicago
National Association of Clothiers
Fifty New Seats in U S Congress Increase Likely
Census figures show the nation at 105,863,108 with the West and South set to gain seats. The current 485-member House may rise, with California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan each gaining seats while Maine risks losing one.
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Maine
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Washington
Continental
United States
West
South
East
Middle West
House of Representatives
Electoral College
New Hampshire
Vermont
California
Illinois
Texas
Massachusetts
New Jersey
North Carolina
Alabama
Arizona
Connecticut
Georgia
Maryland
Montana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Minnesota
Congress
House
East Chicago Layoffs Hit Inland Steel Mill Surge
More than 1,000 workers in the East Chicago district were laid off at Inland Steel's rolling mill. The note mentions Boston's Chelsea Ticket Office and a small private bank closure with liabilities of 92,000, linked to Isadore Wintman and Bank Commissioner Allen.
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East
Chicago
East Chicago
Ind
Inland Steel Corporation
Boston
Chelsea
Isadore Wintman
Joseph ©. Allen
Veteran coal man killed at Penwell mine
Thomas J. Phillips aged seventy was instantly killed in the Penwell Coal Company mine in Pana Illinois on the last day before retirement.
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Pana
Thomas J. Phillips
Penwell Coal Company
Earthquakes Shake Mantua In Midnight Tremor
Two violent tremors jolted Mantua in northern Italy at midnight causing residents to rush into the streets according to a telegraph from Rome. No injuries or damages are noted in the brief dispatch.
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Italy
London
Mantua
Rome Epoca
Open Shop Drive Launched in Chicago by Illinois Manufacturers
A campaign for establishing the open shop among Illinois manufacturers was launched in Chicago with a luncheon hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association. The event aimed to promote open shop practices in the industry.
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Chicago
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Alabama Population Rises to 2 347 295 in 1920 Census
Washington Oct 8 The 1920 population of Alabama is 2 347 295 an increase since 1910 of 209 302 or 9 8 percent Nevada shows a 1920 population of 77 407 down 4 403 or 5 8 percent from 1910
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Washington
Alabama
Nevada
Sinn Fein court judges arrested in Wexford Town Hall
Richard Corish lord mayor and Ed Foley merchants acting as judges at a Sinn Fein court in the Wexford Town hall were arrested by the police on October 8.
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Wexford
Richard Corish
Foley
Sinn Fein
Trade Outlook Good Says Steady Resumption of Manufacturing
Reports to the Federal Reserve Board from reserve banks indicate a revival in retail trade following price cuts. Manufacturing resumes steadily as demand returns and order cancellations ease. Freight and transportation improvements boost marketing, lifting overall business optimism toward stability.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Bank
Record corn crop soars beyond prior U S peak in 1912
Washington reports the 1913 U S corn crop forecast at 3 216 000 000 bushels driven by a 89 1 crop condition on October 1. Wheat outlook falls to 750 648 000 bushels with spring wheat at 218 007 000. Oats rise to 1 443 62 000 with an increase of 2 523 000 bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Pupil Cars Pack Streets. City Blocks Front at School
Olathe Kansas October 8 Mayor Duffy issued an order directing motorcars owned by high school students to be parked behind the building to ease traffic congestion in front of the school.
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Kansas
Olathe
Kan
Duffy
Many Killed in Italy Wreck
Twenty persons died and 20 were injured when the Venice Milan express collided with another train. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch notes the loss of life and injuries in the Italian wreck.
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Italy
London
Venice
Court Blocks Dry Raiders in Kentucky Appeals Ruling
An opinion by the Kentucky court of appeals denies dry officers the right to search private premises or seize property without a warrant. The ruling narrows enforcement power in Alcohol Controls.
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Frankfort
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Ontario Restores Wartime Fuel Controls
Back in wartime fuel conditions Ontario announces drastic measures at the urging of the Dominion board of railway commissioners. The government acts amid ongoing wartime energy shortages affecting transport and industry.
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Toronto
Province of
Ontario
Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners
Poles and Rus Sign Armistice in Riga
Polish and Russian Soviet peace delegates signed a preliminary peace treaty at the Black Head house in Riga. The pact has 17 articles and two annexes, sets 144 hour ceasefire after signing, and fixes a key cease time at midnight October 17. It outlines a boundary from Drissa to the Dniester and recognizes Ukraine and White Russia independence. Ratification must occur by late October with formal exchanges in Libau by early November, else the armistice lapses.
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Riga
Black Head House
Libau
Hmit
Poland
Ukraine
Drissa
Dvyinsk
Dvinsk
Baranovitchl
Rovno
Dniester
Kamenetz-Podolsk
Russia
More Taxes Paid in 1920
The fiscal year ending June 30 1920 yielded a total tax bill of 5 408 075 468 dollars, about 1.5 billion more than the prior year. Income and profits taxes supplied roughly three quarters of revenue, rising 1 356 000 000 from 1919 to 3 957 701 000, while miscellaneous taxes produced 1 450 374 000, up 201 000 000.
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Washington
America
Federal Treasury
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Plenty of Coal for Winter Supply Assured
Washington reports the National Coal Association guarantees ample bituminous coal for winter. Traffic manager John Callahan says the industry can produce 12,000,000 tons per week and has arranged 2,100 cars of emergency supply for the Middle Western states.
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Washington
John Callahan
National Coal Association
Middle Western
Mr. Callahan
Many sail for America from Constantinople
About a thousand Greek Armenian and Jewish emigrants sailed for the United States on the Turkish ship Gul Djemal from Constantinople. The voyage is the first steamship departure to an American port since the war and left without consent from French authorities in control.
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Constantinople
Here
America
Gul Djemal
Prosecution of Coal Firms Ordered by Palmer
Attorney General Palmer ordered the gathering of evidence against anthracite mine owners for profiteering. In Pennsylvania, actions target coal operators as part of a broader crackdown. In New York, William D. Haywood left for Chicago to seek a rehearing of his group’s decision.
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Washington
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Feld
Haywood
New York
William D. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Chicago
Moratorium Proclaimed for Cuban Banks by Menocal
President Menocal issues a decree declaring a moratorium on Cuban banks until December 1 after meetings with bankers and officials. The 50 day period begins from the proclamation date in Havana.
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Havana
Menocal
Fire Sweeps Cameron Cotton Plant and Warehouses
A large fire in Cameron Texas on October 18 destroyed the Cameron Cotton Press Company facilities including the cotton compress and warehouses, with loss estimated at about 1,000,000 dollars and 70,000 bales of cotton burned.
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Cameron
Tex
Cameron Cotton Press Company
Harvard Fall Enrollment Reaches 5481
Harvard University reports 5481 students enrolled for the fall term in Cambridge Massachusetts. The registrar’s office notes a gain of 459 students over last year.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Census Chief's Daughter Dies in Philadelphia
Miss Tisther Rogers daughter of Samuel Rogers director of the United States census bureau dies in a Philadelphia hospital believed to have taken poison.
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Philadelphia
What Would You Do What Would You Do
Faced with the necessity of providing for yourself many women enter ill paid employment. The liberal profit sharing plan offers Franco American toilet requisites sold to neighbors and friends for over thirty years.
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Africa
Henry Helms
Federal
Federal Sugar Refining Company
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Triner
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Magnesia
Asia Minor
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Rockford
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