World Happenings and Obituary Notes
Dr Lyman Abbott longtime Outlook editor and preacher dies in New York Alvin Owsley of Texas elected national commander of the American Legion at New Orleans Mercer County New Jersey board enforces election law barring former president Woodrow Wilson from voting in New Jersey Trenton decision announced
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MM. ‘Owsley
Texas
American Legion
New Orleans
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Mercer County Board of Elections
Trenton
Campaign notes and national updates from Canton to Washington
The report covers Daugherty in Canton claiming rail strike as drastic rescue tool, GOP and Dems courting Ohio, President hearing Dem gains, Harvard economists on prices, Villa’s setback in Durango, pilots delaying NYC flight, Bartholomew elected head of National Farm Implement Makers, Florida flood claims disputed, Ponzi on trial in Boston, 12 hour workday inquiry results, navy sleeve braid reduced, Porto Rico politics, Standard Oil dividend tax question, September food costs drop, Lloyd George cabinet resignation effect on war debt talks.
Domestic and world events weave through a tense postwar scene
Retired Rear Admiral William Sowden Sims urged reforms or scrapping of naval services at Cleveland. Pittsburgh opened the Boulevard of the Allies, a two mile memorial highway. A fire highlighted the Concord steamship near Watch Hill, passengers moved to the Mohégan. Lasker announced dry ships jeopardize a fleet. Daugherty attended the talk. A Minneapolis grand jury indicted twenty six bankers and media figures in nationwide bond thefts. Yukon steamers halted, Daw son began winter overland stage to White Horse. Legion in New Orleans pressed Brigadier General Sawyer removal amid hospitalization clashes. Illinois Labor Federation backed easing Volstead Act to permit light wines and beers. American Defense Society protested Longuet entry as pro-Russia agitator. Phillip Shields, relief administrator, surfaced in Moscow as Volga region calm grows. Kemal Pasha demanded British exit Mesopotamian oil fields. Germany debated reparations and bankruptcy. Ex-Emperor William’s petition to block Emil Ludwig drama denied. Vladivostok’s anti-Soviet families fled as red troops approach. Curzon asked Lausanne Near East conference postponement for political reasons. Turkish nationalists prep 14 demands for Lausanne. Birkenhead re-elected over Simon and Wells. Berlin sent delegation on Reliance to defend German property claims. Kisselbach heads it. Cheron decorated a French mother of 15 for service. Near East conference date tentatively set for November 18 at Paris/Lausanne. Greek revolutionary committee urged nationwide support for King George. Marines land to guard consulates as red troops threaten. Six US Asiatic fleet destroyers sail to Manila. Sacramento arrives Vladivostok amid unrest. Castle in Berlin said diplomat conference will become customary.
Bonar Law to Be Premier and American Opposition
Edward W. Pickard notes Bonar Law likely to become prime minister as U S and British efforts to curb sea freedom meet resistance. The piece cites President Harding urging agriculture aid and argues prices remain low despite restored production, asking readers if farmers share the view.
Britain in crisis as Lloyd George resigns and Bonar Law forms ministry
The coalition government collapses after a Welsh election upset. A Bonar Law is asked to form a new conservative ministry, with Lloyd George vowing to fight on and build a centrist national party. Key figures include Austen Chamberlain, Lord Balfour, Birk enhead, Worthington Evans, with Grey offered foreign affairs. The life of the new ministry is expected to be brief.
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Austen Chamberlain
A. Bonar Law
Lloyd George
Wales
Bonar Law
Lord Grey
Leeds
Lord Balfour
Lord Birkenhead
Worthington Evans
Center
Hand Rules on Prohibition Enforcement at Sea
Federal Judge Learned Hand in New York reserved the decision after hearing arguments in a suit by foreign and American shipping companies to enjoin the U S government from enforcing Attorney General Daugherty's ruling and extended the temporary restraining order. The British government rejected Secretary Hughes proposal for a treaty extending the right of search of vessels to twelve miles offshore and formally protested.
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New York
United States
Daugherty
Hughes
New Jersey
France
Holland
Italy
Philippines
Porto Rico
War Weeks
Congress
Great Britain
Geddes
Seizure and international tensions over liquor and borders
The report describes a Canadian schooner seizure off New Jersey and looming disputes as nations contest U S authority on liquor smuggling and maritime rights. It notes potential Volstead Act revisions, British restrictions, and impacts on insular trade while detailing Red Army advances in Siberia and near East peace talks with Russia demanding inclusion and opposing straits control.
Legion Convention in New Orleans Demands Bonus and Reform
Thousands of former service members gathered in New Orleans for the fourth American Legion convention. The meeting featured Allied heroes and U S civilians, with strong calls for adjusted compensation. Landis praised the bonus while Col Sprague criticised hospital construction and congressional efforts. General Sawyer faced a removal vote 601 to 375. Pershing received a warm welcome, and a draft of industry and labor in war was praised. Col Forbes arrived but left amid accusations of politics.
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New Orleans
American Legion
Crescent City
Legion
Landis
A. A. Sprague
Harding
General Sawyer
Federal Hospitalization Board
General Pershing
Military Affairs Committee
Col. C.R. Forbes
Federal Veterans’ Bureau
Facta Resists Fascisti Pressure as Mussolini Sways
Premier Facta and his cabinet hold firm against Fascisti demands. Mussolini reportedly impressed by the resilience plans to guide followers to ease government trouble at Naples gathering. D Annunzio and Mussolini sign pact for common action between their forces.
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Facta
Italy
Fascisti
Benito Mussolini
Naples
Gabriele D’annunzio
Mussolini
Portland Averts Wobblies, Increases Police for Waterfront Strike
Portland Oregon acted to quell I W W activity as thousands gathered for a waterfront strike. The city council approved extra police funds and the mayor ordered raids. Between two and three hundred men were arrested on vagrancy charges amid plans for a mass I W W presence reaching up to 25 000 members along the Pacific coast.
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Portland, Obe
Industrial Workers of the World
Portland
Pacific Coast
Army Aviators Set Speed Marks In Michigan Races
In Mount Clemens Michigan Lieut R L Maughan won the Pulitzer trophy and later set a new unofficial speed record of 248.5 mph with the same plane before official observers. Gen William Mitchell then piloted the machine at 224.05 mph in official trials. Elsewhere the Army balloon C 2 was wrecked at San Antonio on its return, gas bag ripped by wind. crew injured but not fatally.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
R. L. Maughan
Army
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
William Mitchell
Army Air Service
San Antonio
Tex
Work and Housework Too in Taunton Woman’s Testimony
Mrs Epanche Sitvia of 69 Grant Street Taunton describes relief from back and leg pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she can work in laundry and do housework, and has recommended the remedy to coworkers. Her testimonial urges others with similar troubles to try the product.
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Mass
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mr. Epanche Sitvia
Grant St
Life Sitters on the Sailor’s Tale and War Time Wealth
The Owner’s Wife recalls her husband’s fondness for yachting, though it makes him sick at times. She notes he earned his fortune during the war selling canned salmon and feels owed to the sea for that wealth.
Freedom From Laxatives Promised By Nujol Ad
An advertisement argues that pills and salts relieve constipation temporarily with permanent injury risk. It touts Nujol as a natural lubricant that does not cause griping, is not a medicine, and is harmless like water. Physicians prescribe it and hospitals use it. Get a bottle from your druggist today.
Suitor asks advice on marrying daughter in Boston evening
In a brief exchange from the Boston Evening Transcript a suitor asks a lawyer if the daughter would make a suitable wife. The lawyer declines and the man pays five dollars.
Negligee Shirt Sparks Fashion Trend in Tent City
A playful proverb compares a negligee shirt to a camel's nose in the tent, suggesting the item dominates taste and nudges aside other garments as it enters popular fashion discussions.
When a Man Says I'll See About It That's The End
A terse remark signals final dismissal as a man dismisses further discussion with a calm, decisive stance. The line implies closure and lack of commitment to pursue the matter further.
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