Ban on radicalsReading ends as mob pressure rises
Reading Nov 24 Armed Philadelphia men arrested as 5000 citizens gather outside Socialist headquarters to protest Rev Irvin St John Tucker. Mayor Filbert voids permit and labor leaders push for orderly exit while ex servicemen form patrols fearing tar and feather threats amid tense confrontation.
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Reading
West Reading
Irvin St. John Tucker
Daniél
Morris
Thomas Deluco
Philadelphia
South Front Street
Reed and
Walnut Streets
Tucker
Socialist
James H. Maurer
Maurer
Pennsylvanian Federation of Labor
America
American Legion
Tnvin St. John" Tucker
Episcopal Church of New York
Chicago
Edward I H. Filbert
Reading Labor Advocate
Reading Stove Works Fire Destroys Original Buildings
Fire at the Reading Stove Works in Reading, owned by Orr Painter & Co., destroyed the original buildings. Estimated loss runs to $200,000, mainly for building furnishings and molds used in stove manufacture stored within.
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Reading
Reading Stove Works
Orr Painter & Co
Dance Fire Kills 25 at Ville Platte Event
This early report details a fatal fire at a Friday night dance in a two story frame building in Ville Platte Louisiana. Nineteen girls and six men died with twenty five injured as panicked victims crowded the stairs and improvised exits failed. Funeral services begin across Evangeline parish as many victims hailed from rural areas.
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Associated Press
Ville Platte
Louisiana
Evangaline Parish
Tve
Lkely
Anthracite Will Go West Exports Stopped
Portsville Pa November 24 Government action halts export of anthracite and blocks negotiations with French and Italian interests for large shipments. Small sample exports recently succeeded with ships, while demand shifts toward the Midwest where coal substitutes bituminous.
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Schuylkill
Portsvlle
Middle West
City churches unite for Armenia Syria clothing drive
Pastors from city and county pulpits backed a week long house to house canvass for clothing to aid suffering Armenians and Syrians. Committees led by G Lester Thomas, James H Gambrill Jr and Rev E H Hummelbaugh completed plans for a Thursday to Saturday drive with street by street canvassing and a mobile truck to transport donated garments to Thom sands Company warehouse on South Street.
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Armenia
Syria
G. Lester Thomas
James H. Gambrill, Jr
E. H. Hummelbaugh
Cano
Thom‘sand Company
South Street
Insanity Linked to War Raises Admission Rates at State Hospital
Dr J Percy Wade, superintendent at Spring Grove State Hospital, notes in his annual report that war strain correlates with rising insanity cases. The 12 months ending September 30, 1918, and the year to September 30, 1919 show the most active patient movement, with more admissions, higher daily census, and more discharges.
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J. Percy Wade
Spring Grove State Hospital
Catonsville
Board of Managers
Fender
Pigs Caused World War Startling Charge Across Europe
Washington reports claim pigs sparked the quarrel between Serbia and Hungary. Frederick T. Mead, former advisor to Emperor Charles at Vienna, cites a Serbian pig shipment to Budapest and open borders as trigger. The Austro Hungarian blockade followed, escalating tensions until war. The Count asserts the pig incident directly caused World War I.
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Secvia
Hungary
Washington
Oto
Charles
Vienna
Frederick Tl, Mead
Troy
Red Cross Comvay
Budapest
Servian Plas
Servia
Man Told He Was Married Without Knowledge in Bigamy Case
Bristol Nov. 24 Thomas Maynard says he learned he was married while shell shocked and convalescing in a hospital after a wound in France. His wife accuses him of desertion. she cites a previous bigamy conviction. The court notes the case as remarkable and Maynard is released after sentence and ordered to support his wife. Mr. Marion Yinger of Weat Third Street visited York, Pennsylvania on Sunday.
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Bristol
Ene
Thomas Maynard
Maynard
France
Indy Hospital
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advocated for Change of Life
Mrs Alemiec of Nangle Galatia Illinois reports relief from hot flashes dizziness and emotional swings after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The advertisement urges nervousness backaches headaches and blues sufferers to try the root and herb remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance based on forty years of experience.
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Lydia.e.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Masa
Congress Talks Long In Extra Session Senate and House Costs
Washington reports the ninth Congress met in an extraordinary session from May 1 and logged 30 weeks of work. The House and Senate spent far fewer days at actual business, with expenses totaling about 1.81 million for officers, staff, and sessions. The record notes thousands of pages in the Congressional Record and tens of millions of words. Mr and Mrs C W Stitely of Woodsboro spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Thomas E Dinterman.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Bhue
Cleus
Congressional
Plane Mows Down Trees In Forced Descent Crash
A New York to Cheng tail plane with pilot Fred S. Tonchard and crew faced engine trouble at 6000 feet near Brendonville in the CatAwissa Valley. The aircraft shed several trees before a forced landing. the plane was later moved to Bustleton for repairs.
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Mahanoy City
Paw
Navy
Develoops
New York
Fred S. Tonchard
Wheateld
Brendonville
CatAwissa
Wnay
Robblard
Bustleton
Coal Becomes Jewelry In Paris Trade Scoop
In Paris on November 24 reports say coal is so scarce that merchants replace gems with coal pieces in jewelry. Tartstenes and wearers use coal in settings with a glaze that gives a glow and prevents tarnish.
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Paris
Riotera Legally Killed Charges Dropped in Car Barn Massacre Case
In Charlotte on November 2 the elder of Potter and crew were dismissed in a murder case involving five men killed during a riot at car barns on August 25. The magistrates ruled there was insufficient evidence to bind the defendants over to a higher court.
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Charlotte
Xii. C
Barnett Urges 27,407 Marines in Permanent Force
Major General Barnett, commandant, recants a plan to raise the Marine Corps permanent enlisted strength to 27,467 men, about double the prewar level. The annual report urges early congressional action before delays threaten retention of temporary officers and risk loss of ranks.
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Barnett
Washingon
Navy
Marine Corps
Maxteton Navy Man Reported Wife Absent With Children
Maxteton Navy auxiliary officer Victor Shearer reported his wife left home while he was at work. He said she took their two children and a small sum of money from the home, leaving him to care for the youngsters with a neighbor’s help. He claims family savings were taken.
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Maxteton
Navy
Victor Shearer
Dhe
Iba
Ren
Shearer
Buu
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