War department notes demobilization end, liquor ban stays
President Wilson and Attorney General dispute on wartime prohibition. Demobilization continues with 1 million troops still in service, delaying repeal of the 1918 act. War department says action requires Congress or end of mobilization before any lifting of liquor ban.
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Fashington
War Department
Palmer
Wilson
Smilar
Versailles
Ilson
Tumulty
Tam
Neval
Iannot
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Industrialists seek six month truce to curb unrest
WLP G Warding, governor of the federal reserve board, urged a six month industrial truce at the Ameriman Bankers association convention in St. Louis. He blamed postwar waste and financial expedients for unrest and argued production should rise with longer hours rather than wage hikes. He forecast government debt reduction easing treasury certificates and tax intake.
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ST. Louis
Wlp. G. Warding
Federal Reserve Board
Amerimin Bankers* Association
Harding
Association
Ten Hour Day Demands From Jeau Men Union
Jeau men press for a ten hour day for all productive labor. They cite the state federation of Michigan Iowa Nebraska Illinois and other allies seeking shorter production hours and broader labor reforms.
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Michigan
Nebraska
Illinois
Johnson welcomed by crowds in San Francisco
Senator Hiram W. Johnson is greeted by hundreds in San Francisco as he arrives to campaign against the League of Nations covenant. He thanks the crowd at Ferry Building and outlines his anti war, pro American message before tours planned to Southern California and the Pacific Northwest.
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San Francisco
Hiram W. Johnson
James Rolph
Hiram
Senator Johnson
Shingto
West
Johnson
Wilson
League of Nations
Coliseum
Salt Lake City
Pete Oki
Denver
Cols
Start Fresh Parley Over Miners' Wages
Joint conference between miners and operators in the central competitive field resumes with both sides rejecting extreme wage and hour demands. Operators offer to negotiate a new contract, signaling hope to bridge the gap and avert the 400,000 men strike set for November 1.
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Buppalo. N
Washington
Ardmore Urges Reed to Cancel His Speaking Date
Ardmore citizens at a mass meeting telegrammed Senator James A Reed of Missouri urging him to cancel his Ardmore speaking date opposing the league of nations. Resolutions endorsed President Wilson and the league. Reed is set to speak tonight.
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Ardmore
Oklo
Ardmior
United States
James A. Reed
Missouri
League of Nations
Wilson
League
Reed
Italy Soldier Poet Ready 10 Die for Fiume
Gabriele D Annunzio declares war with Jugo Slavia in Fiume and vows to hold the city until annexed to Italy. He appears exhausted yet resolute, leading a force with 16 valor medals among 19 officers, while nightly demonstrations honor the D Annunzio colors.
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Italy
Fiume
Associated Press
Jugo-Slavia
Gabriele D'Annunzg
Italian Red Cross
Gabriele D’annunzio
D'Annunzio
D’annunzio
D Annunzio
de Arditi
Berschert
Urge Public Finance To Aid City Car Lines
Washington dispatch reports the push for public finance and possible public ownership of street railways to restore credit and stability. Bay State Co. chair Komer Loring argues rising material and labor costs ruined operators. John A. Beeler urges improved routing and efficiency. Ralph & Bauer propose free rider service with municipal funding amid Sunday morning testimony. Also noted is a Chicago report on the Purcell murder inquiry and poisoning suspicions involving a wealthy real estate dealer.
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Washiington
Komer Loring
Bay State Company
Boston
Federal Electric Railways Commission
John A. Beeler
New York
Wilson Better Gets Long Auto Ride And Restful Night
President Wilson, improving under a rest cure, was up most of the day and signed minor bills and letters. Accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret, he took an automobile ride and planned daily sunlit rides as long as weather holds. Doctors cautioned on participation in the upcoming labor conference while confirming another good night’s sleep.
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Washington
Wilson
Grayson
Senate
Margaret
White House
Labor and Industrial Conference
General Wood assumes Omaha policing duties
General Leonard Wood takes control of Omaha policing at noon Tuesday and tightens curfew like restrictions. Federal troops are assigned to Negro districts and crowds are banned. civilians may not bear arms. A special grand jury is convened for October 8 to probe terms of Sunday night mob violence. About twenty young men are in custody for inquiry as police with army officers seek rioters.
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Omaha
Nebr
Leonard Wood
Woods
Army
Alabama Mob Kills Victim In Hospital
A mob in Mont Somery Alabama killed John Temple at a hospital after offing two other Black men Miles Phifer and Hubert Crosby in separate lynchings nearby. A fourth man Bird Aster was being hunted as authorities blamed the mob violence on lingering racial tensions.
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Alabama
Montc Somery
Ala
John Temple
John Barnes
Drifiver
Isnt Wa Hospital
Nora
Miles Phifer
Hubert Crosby
Bird Aster
Temple
Barber
Phifer
Crosby
Judge Landis Rules Beer Has Kick In It
In Chicago the case of Rudolph Lederer and Charles Tlasterick, Chicago brewers, charged with violating wartime prohibition act, was held to the grand jury under $20,009 bond by Judge Landis in federal district court. He expressed the view that beer with two and three quarters percent alcohol is intoxicating and its manufacture or sale is illegal.
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Chicago
Oct
Rudolph Lederer
Charles Tlasterick
Landis
Federal District Court
Flow Of Lava a Mile Wide From Big Peak
Two ranch homes and much valuable Koa forest have been destroyed by lava from Mauna Loa eruption on Hawaii. The lava flow is a mile wide, threatening further property. Residents report advance cooling and shifting lava channels as eruption continues.
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Big Peak
Preas
Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Island
Hawaii
Strike drift continues as steel plants stay open
Pittsburgh and Chicago districts report no major changes in the Ti steel strike as unions push to grow ranks and companies cite increased plant staffing. Nationally about 325000 workers idle. mass meetings blocked in Duquesne. Authorities monitor riots rumors and troop readiness while plants run at reduced or normal capacity in spots.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Carnegie Steel Company
Bethlehem
Jones and Laughlin
Allegheny County Court
Duquesne
Duquesne Court
W. Z. Foster
de Loung
Chicago
Waukegan
Wihtayy Tosian
Growate
Goung Bet
Ill
American Steel and
Wira Company
Rega
Lowdon
Abevii
Goodrich
Indiana
J. R. Harrison
Indiana Steel Company
Police detain woman in murder mystery case
Chicago police questioned a woman in connection with a physician’s death. The crime involved scratches and a possible bra burning crime scene. Several men arrested earlier were released as detectives pressed the case. No love letters or clear motive were disclosed, and authorities sought more leads.
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Chicago
Polie
Knowlee
Reginald Kereman
Durin
Policag
Basician
Rata
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