Wilson N Plea to Labor Meet
Executive message from President Wilson urges action by the Industrial Conference to secure peace during reconstruction. Delegates split as labor and employers clash. Samuel Gompers leads labor out after a speech blaming employers. Wilson appeals for unity and a shared program to reduce industrial conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive
Washington
National Industrial Conference
Lane
Wilson
Pubie
Labor
Samuel Gompers
Marble Hall
Industrial Conference
Civi Fe
America
Woodrow Wilson
Kaiser's Trial Moves Toward London Preparations
In London on October 24, government leader Bonar Law announced that all necessary preparations for the trial of former Emperor William are being made in the House of Commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
London
William
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Legion Opposes Further Bonuses in Oklahoma City
The American Legion of Oklahoma adopted resolutions opposing a congressional grant of additional bonuses to discharged soldiers at a meeting in Oklahoma City on October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Oklahoma City
American Legion of Oklahoma
Death to Bomb Senders Bill Favored by Senate Panel
Washington October 22 Senators King of Utah proposes making bombing mail a capital offense. The judiciary committee reports the bill favorably to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
King
Utah
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
League Will Meet Soon to Form League of Nations
Paris October runs the supreme inter allied council approved a call for the first League of Nations meeting and it is being sent to President Wilson. The date remains unannounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
Paris
Supreme Interallied Council
League of Nations
Wilson
Troops Land to Aid Longshoreman Strike Shutdowns
Five hundred U S regulars arrived from the George Washington to relieve congestion from the Brooklyn longshoremen strike. Brig. Gen. Davison said troops will move transports or do necessary work and may be armed if needed. Secretary Baker refused Mayor Hylan’s delay request but offered cooperation to settle the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Washington
Brooklyn
Peter Davidson
Davison
Shanks
Russia
Hoboken
Governor's Island
Twelfth Regular Infantry
France
Jefe M. Cullison
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Upton
Merritt
David C., Shanks
Washington
Baker
Hylan
Army Transport Service
Tylan
Viscount William Waldorf Astor Dies in Brighton
London reports Viscount William Waldorf Astor dies of heart disease after a yearlong illness at Brighton. He is seventy one. The body will be moved to his son Hon Waldorf Astor MP at 4 St James Square for cremation and burial in the family chapel at Cliveden.
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London
Viscount Williiam Waldorf Astor
Brighton
Hon. Waldorf Astor
St. James Square
Cliveden
Germany pays first instalment of war indemnity
Berlin reports the Cologne Gazette states Germany has paid the first instalment of war indemnity. The payment comprises deliveries of various commodities totaling 20,000,000,000 marks.
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Germany
Berlin
Cologne
Cyclist Killed in Racine Auto Motorcycle Collision
Joseph Beyer aged 21 died in Racine Wisconsin when an automobile collided with a motorcycle he rode. His neck was broken in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Joseph Beyer
Explosion Harms Dozens Aboard W. H. Tilford in Baltimore
Between twenty and thirty men were badly burned when gas exploded on the Standard Oil tank steamer W. H. Tilford at the yards of Baltimore Dry Docks. The incident occurred in Baltimore on October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Standard Oil Company
W. H. Tilford
Baltimore Dry Docks Company
Robbery at Burr Oak State Bank Leaves Robber Wounded
Three safeblowers robbed the Burr Oak State Bank of a considerable sum in Burr Oak Michigan on October 24. One assailant was shot and critically wounded by companions by mistake during the escape, authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Bank
Burr Oak
Mich
Sir Henry Drayton Elected By Acclamation In Kingston
Sir Henry Drayton Canadian minister of finance is elected by acclamation at Kingston by election as no Liberal opposition candidate was nominated. The vote ends without opposition and confirms Drayton's position. Kingston is the contest location in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Drayton
Kingston
Canada
Sir Henry Drayton
Strikers Hail Federal Troops in Gary
Chicago reports leaders of the steel strike welcome federal troops in Gary as guarantors of free speech and assembly, a stance voiced by John Fitzpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gary
John Fitzpatrick
Troops Won’t Police Plebiscite Nations Until Versailles Passed
Secretary Baker announced that American troops will not be used to police Sib esle or any plebiscite country until the Versailles treaty is ratified by the Senate. In Swift Falls, two men died in a fire at Swift & Co. produce plant after two explosions. Several others were seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Sibesle
Baker
Town Falls
Swift & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia Pinkham
Eau Claire
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. W. Brazer
Brnzer
Farmers push market access and higher costs to the Senate
Senator Capper argues farmers sell at a loss while consumers pay higher prices. He cites grain and meat sectors and calls for lifting wheat and flour embargoes, extending credits, and lowering ocean freight. Rail unions threaten wage fights as government plans to return roads to private owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Senator Capper
Kansas
Capper
Grain Corporation
Europe
President Wilson Signs New Bills In Washington
President Wilson signed several bills passed by Congress, including amendments to the food control law to curb hoarding and profiteering. The prohibition enforcement bill awaits a Justice Department decision on constitutionality and may become law if he does not act by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Unulty
Department of Justice
Smith Third in Air Race
Capt. Lowell Smith, a Mother Field entrant, finished third in the army transcontinental air derby after arriving in San Francisco and becoming the first flyer to return to the start city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flyer
San Francisco
Lowell , Smith
Army
Passport Bill Extends War Time Passport Controls
Washington October 24 Senate passes bill extending war time passport restrictions for one year to exclude radicals and other undesirable aliens without a record vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Simple Funeral Services for Astor in London
Simple funeral services were held in St. George's church for Viscount William Waldorf Astor. The rector Rev Francis Norman Thicknesse officiated at the ceremony in London on October 24.
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Astor
London
St. George's Church
Viscount
William Waldorf) Astor
Francis Norman Thicknesse
Ringling Brothers Chief Alfred Ringling Dies at 56
Alfred J. Ringling head of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus died at his Oak Ridge estate in Dover New Jersey on October 22 at age fifty six. He was born in McGregor Iowa.
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Alfred T. Ringling
Dover
N. J
Alfred J. Ringling
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Oak Ridge
Mr. Ringling
McGregor
U S Prohibition Violators Fined by Federal Court
Four liquor dealers pleaded guilty before Judge Wilman in Scranton Pennsylvania for violating the war time prohibition amendment and were fined eight hundred fifty dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Scranton
Uquor
Wilman
United States
Times Runs Typewritten News Page In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Times published a page of news printed without type on October 21. Articles were typewritten then photographed and etched into a zine format for the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
Army to Require Chaplain on Large Transport Ships
Washington October 21 An army chaplain must accompany every transport carrying more than 200 soldiers Secretary Baker instructed officials at the Hoboken embarkation headquarters to enforce the rule and arrange coverage accordingly.
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Washington
Baker
Hoboken
Bank Robbery Delivers $5,000 To Bandits In Perrysburg
In Toledo on October 23 bandits held up Perrysburg Banking Company bank near Toledo and escaped with $5,000. Local police launch investigation and search for suspects.
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Toledo, O
Perrysburg Banking Company
Perrysburg
Here
New postage designs and Nobel delays mark world note
Paris reports new World War sketches on French stamps while Stockholm postpones Nobel peace prizes for 1918 and 1919. In Oklahoma City officials note mint output of 75 million pennies monthly. Tulsa reports J T McCoy aged 75 killed by a car near his daughter's home during a family visit.
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Paris
Stockholm
Oklahoma City
Congress
American Legion of Oklahoma
Philadelphia
Ray Baker
United States Mints
Tulsa
Okla
J. T. McCoy
Oil City
F. A. Gillespie
McCoy
Pennsylvania
Battle in Caucasus near Zanghizur flares up
Severe fighting rages in the Russian Caucasus near Zanghizur between Armenian forces and regular troops from Azerbaijan province as reported from Constantinople. The clashes mark intensified hostility in the region with heavy activity noted on October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian Caucasus
Constantinople
Turkey
Zanghizur
Azerbaijan
Four Die As L Train Crash In New York City
Four people were killed and several injured when a Third Avenue elevated train crashed into the rear of a stalled train between 175th and 176th streets in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Third Avenue Elevated
175Th
176Th Streets
Carbon Sugar Profiteers Crackdown Warned
Washington October twenty second beet sugar refiners were notified by the department of Justice that charging more than ten cents per pound wholesale for sugar violates the food control act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Autoist Slayer In Prison in Milwaukee Case
Judson Montgomery found guilty of killing Mrs. William Blanchard with his car. He was sent to Waupun to begin a fourteen year sentence. The crime involved three people and occurred near Milwaukee on October 22.
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Milwaukee
Judson Montgomery
William Blanchard
Waupun
Alaskan Family Feared Drowned Off Naas River Mouth
Loury Powell his wife and three sons natives of Metlakatla near Ketchikan Alaska are believed drowned after their small boat sunk at the mouth of the Naas river authorities fear all perished while fishing or traveling in the region news reports from Prince Rupert note the incident with reported losses.
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Prince Rupert
Get
Loury Powell
Metlakatla
Ketchikat
Alaska
Naas River
Nathan F. Barrett Dies in New Rochelle Landscape Architect
Nathan Franklin Barrett aged 73 a prominent landscape architect and former president of the American Society of Landscape Architects died at his home in New Rochelle New York on October 21. He was widely known for his designs and leadership in the field.
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Nathan F. Barrett
New Rochelle
N. Y
Nathan Franklin Barrett
The
American Society of Landscape Architects
L’vlhum
Vote Defeat for Lloyd George Shocks Commons in Oct London
Bonar Law announces a planned general discussion of national finances for next week after the government loses a 185 to 118 vote on the aliens bill. The Lords weighs in on taxation and anti profiteering amid warnings of bankruptcy and calls for direct taxation measures.
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Bonar Law
London
Houes of Commons
Iome
Shortt
John Rutherford
France
Austen Chamberlain
Eexchequer
Bridgeman
Board of Trade
House of Lords
Lord Buckmaster
House of Commons
Bela Kun Escapes to Italy from Vienna Camp
Bela Kun, former Hungarian dictator, escaped the Vienna internment camp and fled to Italy where he is said to be promoting a revolutionary movement. The report places Kun in Italy as of October 25 in Berlin dispatches.
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Bela Kun
Italy
Berlin
Hungary
Vienna
Fitzgerald Ousted. Tague Seated in Massachusetts Row
In Washington on October 24 without a roll call the House unseated Democrat John F Fitzgerald once Boston mayor and installed Democrat Peter I Tague replacing him. The vote occurred among party members amid ongoing political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzgerald
Washington
House
Massachusetts
Boston
Peter I’. Tague
Women recruits to join New York police force
New York police announce 80 women aged 18 to 25 will be trained at the aviation corps school in the city as part of expanding the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Afr
Aviation Corps
Justice officials plan New York transfer of high cost food fight
Packer Quiz Taken to New York. Preparations by the federal Department of Justice for moving the government campaign against rising food prices from Chicago to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
New York
Federal Department of Justice
Chicago
Rail Bill Reported Out By Senate Panel
Washington October 25 The bill to return railroads to private ownership and operation under federal supervision was reported out by the senate interstate commerce committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Lettish shell wounds Riga rebel chief Capt Orbison
Copenhagen reports the Lettish press bureau states a shell hit the rebel administration offices in Riga wounding their leader Captain J. Orbison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Lettish Press Bureau
Riga
J. Orbison
Red Cross Appeal Urges Membership Drive Open November Second
President Wilson urges support for the Third Red Cross Roll Call opening November 2 and closing November 11, emphasizing membership over money to fund peacetime welfare work at home and continued relief in Europe. He notes war membership of twenty million and calls for democratic community action to bolster public health and welfare services.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross
Sted Cross
National Red Cross
Europe
Congress of the United States
Secretary of War
American Stedl Cross
Woodrow Wilson
Unladylike Bernice Hangs Up on Busy Line
A young girl Bernice repeatedly calls her father by telephone and announces to her mother that a lady chased her off the line after the operator says the line is busy. The incident reflects a humorous household moment from a bygone era.
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Bernice
Excuse Recalled as Boy Misses Watermelon
Robert finished dinner and asked to be excused. As he started to play his mother served others watermelon and he hurried back to apologize for leaving early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
A Mild Call
A quoted employer chides a writer for producing many letters during office hours while noting complaints from the building management about them blocking a mall chute. The remark highlights tensions between personal writing and shared building space.
Norwegian builders unveil rapid tempo structure method
Norwegian builders develop a temporary construction method using wooden rod netting attached to uprights, bound with wire, and plastered over. The technique aims to speed up building while maintaining stability and shelter.
Rice Consumption Gaps Across Nations
The article notes United States residents eat about six pounds of rice per year, far less than England at twenty seven pounds France at thirty four pounds and Italy at one hundred one pounds, highlighting dietary differences.
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United States
England
France
Italy
How Weather Affects Steel and Bridge Lengths
A discussion notes that heat causes steel to expand making a bridge longer in summer while in winter or other times it may appear longer on one side due to uneven expansion and contraction.
Kind of Horse He Wanted From a Child’s Tale
Billy admired Charlie's rocking horse and begged his mother for one. He described a horse that keeps going yet never reaches a goal. Roy, in a sleeper car, remarked the flats were awful small with space for mother and him, so father slept upstairs.
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Billy
Charlie
Snittle Roy
Mother
Iowa News Roundup and Local Developments Brief
Various notices from Webster City to Des Moines report elections in the Men’s Brotherhood and church leadership changes. Canning work pays in pumpkins while farmers earn up to forty dollars per acre. Colfax High School schedules the rest of its football season. The Boys and Girls Club show closes with high enthusiasm across districts. Springfield concerts and Simpson college plan a Messiah performance. Iowa wool growers profit by selling through their association. Potatoes face gopher damage and a pending bumper crop is in doubt. Local churches appoint interim pastors and farmers push to replace scrub stock with pure bred bulls. Lake City builds a memorial complex. Payette County records a top farm price per acre. Salvation Army fund drive in Des Moines prompts caution. Bank surpluses rise in Des Moines. Iowa auto trail aims to showcase Bixby’s park and region scenery. Iowa’s livestock capacity remains high with notable percheron and shire statistics. Three state park sites near Keosauqua Farmington and Mount Pleasant may be purchased. Farmington site offers a 30 acre lake and scientific value. Bremer county beekeepers form a new association. Seed corn from Chickasaw county shows superior size and solidity. A new 5 million dollar live stock loan company forms in Des Moines to aid breeders. Dr. Robert Wall notes tuberculosis in hogs and cattle and supports broader government meat inspections.
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Men’s Brotherhood
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa
Webster City
Pella Canning Company
Colfax
Council Bluffs
Simpson College Conservatory
Iowa
Iowa Fleece Wool Growers’ Association
Irwin
Universalist Church of
Effie McCollum Jones
Harry §. Shook
Hast Pottawattamie Coun Sry
Lake City Community Memorial
American Legion
Clinton Humphry
Lime Springs
H. M. Stafford
Richard Brackin
Brackin
Humphry
Payette County
Salvation Army
Christian Army
Des Moines
Iowa National Bank of
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids and
Bixby’s Park
France
Belgium
Scotland
England
United States
State Park Board
Keosauqua
Farmington
Mount Pleasant
Mies
C. W. Atkins
Iowa State College
Bremer County
Waverly
Iowa Pure Bred Live Stock Loan Company
Robert Wall
Wall
Cuticura Remedies Promised For Clear Skin
Ad copy urges readers to rub Cuticura Ointment on itchy scalp and dandruff areas, then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Recommends using as daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hair.
The Brainy Bee and a Deadly Wasp
A hive faced a wasp invasion as it was spied upon. Each time the wasp neared the tiny entrance a bee emerged. After an hour the wasp lay dead, proving the bees sagacity and efficiency.
Why Druggets Recommend Swamp-Root
Why Druggs Recommend Swamp Root outlines Dr. Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy praised by druggists. The ad claims it strengthens organs and supports natural function and offers a sample for ten cents upon request to Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Fragmented Dialogue About Singing Exchange
The fragment shows a character noting Harry clapped during a singing moment and asks if it was over his ears. It reads as a brief theater or personal anecdote with unclear context or attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
The New Way
A brief, witty note contrasts social striving with restrained praise as a speaker comments on how she seeks compliments without eager anticipation. The line plays on fishing metaphors to imply careful, steady effort rather than dramatic solicitation.
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Cornelia Biddle Duke
Angier Buchanan Duke
Duke
War Department
U.S
Laker
William W. Astor
Great Britain
Railroad Administration
Timothy Shea
Board of Railway
Shen
Shea
Ohio Bank
Lloyd George
Dr. Camter
Seldrom
Dr. Berry
Mall
Dr. C. H. Berry Co
Michigan Ave
Texas Oilelds
Western Brokerage Co
Central Elk
Pueblo, Calo
Earth
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
New Mexico
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