Ferry Boat Crash Kills Four on Delaware River
Four men died and four were injured when a river tug rammed the Philadelphia and Reading ferry Atlantic City off Christian Street in the Delaware. The tug Cuspid, owned by Martin Towing, struck the forward port side, flooding passengers. Captain Joseph P. Ca was arrested for involuntary manslaughter, later released on 1500 bond after being questioned by the coroner and District Attorney Rotan. Believed signal miscommunication caused the collision.
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Delaware River
Christian -Street
Harry A. Wolff
Haddon Heights
N. J
Thomas Spencer
Blenheim
Blackwood
Charles -AfeLaughlin
Gloucester
Julius Oehler
Camden
Philadelphia
Reading
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Hospital
Martin Towing Company
Aral
Joseph P. Ca
Pennock
Rotan
Connor
Reclamation Urged To Use 400 Million Acres
Nov 12 delegates at the National Drainage congress urged reclaiming 400 million acres of swamp lands to boost production and reduce living costs. The speakers argued vast unproductive tracts could be converted for farming in the national effort.
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St. Louis
National Drainage Congress
Mechanic Killed by Infuriated Bull Near Ringtown
Albert Montgomery aged thirty nine of Philadelphia was gored to death by a bull at a Ring town valley farm while helping erect a reservoir for the Girard estate. Montgomery was a mechanic employed at the work. News from Mehanoy City dated November twelve.
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Horne
Mehanoy City
Albert Montgomery
Philadelphia
Ringtown
Montgomery
Girard Estate
Ringtown Valley
Black Woman Stabbed During Domestic Dispute in Altoona
Altoona Pennsylvania reports a domestic dispute where James Johnson, a Black man, allegedly attacked a woman with a sharp object. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition after the incident, and Johnson remained at large.
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Altoona
Ania James Johnson
President Wilson Moves, Sits Up at White House
President Wilson, recovering from illness, sat up in a wheelchair and rode slowly around the White House floor for about an hour. The brief event marked his first time out of bed in weeks following his western tour.
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Mashington
Wilson
White House
Plot to Depose Sultan Reported in Constantinople
A Constantinople dispatch says a plot to depose the sultan of Turkey has been discovered, dated Monday. Isaac Frye, aged ninety, committed suicide at his daughter's home after mournful events. Prague reports Masaryk has signed the Czecho-Slovak peace treaty. Cartoons Magazine notes rising interest in news and elocution for moving pictures.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Isaac Frye
Charles Beaver
Grech
Slovakia
Prague
Nov
Masaryk
Czecho-Slovak Republic
No U S Ownership Of Rails In House Opening
Washington November 12 a large House turnout heard Rep Esch Wisconsin chair of the Interstate Commerce Committee discuss railway legislation. He said no new plan replaces proven methods and explained opposition to government ownership like the Plumb plan. He urged private operation with staged government support and noted labor disputes require settlement mechanisms. Buy War Savings Stamps.
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Washington
Sesson
Eseh
Esch
Ese
Mr. Esch
Secretary Wilson invites miners and operators to wage talks
Washington November 12. Secretary Wilson invited United Mine Workers leaders and coal operators to meet Friday in Washington to negotiate a new wage agreement. The telegrams urged parties to attend the session at eleven o'clock A.M. in the auditorium of the new interior building. Brewster and Lewis were asked to bring associate representatives.
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Ollciala
United Mine Workers of America
Whlson
Lt. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Thomas T. Brewster
St. Lewis
Harry N. Taylor
National Coal Association
Lewis
Coal Operators’ Association
John Lewis
Thoms Brewster
Interior
Harry XN. Taylor
Washineton
Navy
Thomas ‘. Brewster
Operators’ Association of the Central Competitive Meld
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Brewster
Eleven Negroes Sentenced to Electrocution in Arkansas
Melann Arkansas November 12 Judge A M Jackson of Phipps county circuit court sentenced to electrocution at the Rock eleven negroes recently convicted of murder in the first degree in connection with the insurrection of October last.
Legion Chooses Quarters for National Headquarters
The American Legion selects Indianapolis as the permanent national headquarters site on the second ballot, defeating Minneapolis. Delegates hear a speech from General Pershing and discuss plans for an executive committee with representation from each state.
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Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Main
Ardenapolis
Amoersian Legion
Gdnventtha
Yington
Login
Legion
Leon Ja
Association of New York
Ratao
Iinaun
Committee On Convention
Thomas Hons
Niles
Colorado
Alexander YW
Johnson
Talond
Gurserot-At-Arms
General Pershing
American Legion
Drug Addicts Denounce Scranton Asylum In Senate Inquiry
Thirty drug addicts denounced the management at the Scranton Home for the Insane during an all day hearing. Nurses and detectives testified about alleged cruelties and poor sanitation while physicians and staff denied the charges. The special joint committee announced a decision would be made public about a month after briefs are filed with the state charities department.
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Phittdelphi
Gepiunittee
Gowknor Shrovl
Institutiin
Condudtis i
Touls Wolf
Philadelphia
Cairman
State Department of Charities
Norman MacLeod
Peter FL Moylan
Lansing Marvey
Wilkes-larre
Ralph FE
Weens
Citizens’ Committees
Scrantonner fUstriet
Alliday
Frank Woodbury
State Lunaey Board
Anoiowever
Shave Hazing Incident at Franklin and Marshall
Franklin and Marshall College grapples with a hazing incident involving a freshman victim. A brutal prank left the student shaved, brow ridged, and in serious condition after being roughed and struck outside a building. Investigations by university and local authorities are underway.
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Franklin and Marshall
Tancaster
Phice
Stobert Pinnenboter
Walt
Waxsersby Council Duuantofer
Luis Fia
Suirix Co
Invers
Chally Miss Sharpest Girl and Chumley Cut Me
A fragment from Pearson's Weekly notes a sharp spirited girl named Chally Miss and a remark about Chumley cutting the speaker at every encounter, reflecting light gossip tone of the period.
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Miss
Chumley
Pearson
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