Plane repairs in Nebraska field aid coast to coast Hop
The Flying Parson Lieut. B. W. Maynard and observer W. E. Kline rebuilt a damaged Liberty engine in a cornfield near Wahoo Nebraska. They lifted the old motor with a tree hoist and installed the new engine before dawn. Maynard then resumed the eastward flight toward Bevan Ohio amid curious crowds and photographers.
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Chicago
Nebraska
B. W. Maynard
Maynard
W. E. Kine
Harrisburg
Kline
Nebraska Good Roads Service
Wahoo
Nebr
Roy Francis
O. KK
Trixie
Germain
Maynnrd
Grate Park
House of Flying
Sugar Refiners Busy With British Orders
Senator Simmons reports sugar refined in the South is bound for foreign buyers. British ships load Cuban raw sugar to refine in bond, sending finished product to England while domestic supplies falter. European buyers strain Cuba’s cane output, delaying a return to normal US sugar availability. A six month export embargo, with penalties, was proposed by Representative Dallinger.
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Washington
South
United States
Simmons
North Carolina
Cuba
Great Britain
England
Canada
Ile
Sugarqualization Board
New York
Europe
Dallinger
Rerublican
Massachusetts
American Troops In France Number Less Than 13,000
Paris report says the number of American troops in France is under 13,000 and shrinking as repatriation of prisoners completes. Most duties will end within a month. remaining tasks include liquidation of army supplies and settling about 7,000 small claims. Civilian control will replace military when all files are closed. A separate note reports the US army transport chief at Northern dispatching 100 officers and men home.
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Paris
Qet
France
Commer
Poniv
Celera
Conner
Germany
Henry
Adlon
Tas
Silesia
Tietel Criflen
Council of National Defense
Palmer
Grand Jury
Senate Drops Two Peace Treaty Amendments
The Senate quietly discarded two amendments from the peace treaty proposed by the foreign relations committee led by Senator Fall of New Mexico. Votes were by acclamation as leaders aim to finish amendment review and move to a ratification resolution amidst debate over Irish questions and Silesian troop dispatch.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Fall
New Mexico
Reparations Commission
Germany
League of Nations
Europe
Pitcheuck
Nebraska
Pall
Kellogg
Minnesota
United States
Wilson
Mthoush Vo
House
Robincon
Arkansas
Increases In Coal Prices Denied By Miners Union
Indianapolis reports say United Mine Workers of America dismissed moves to raise coal prices before the November 1 strike. The public should note no soft coal suspensions until then and profiteering by operators is blamed for any rises. prewar profits cited at up to ten cents, now up to a dollar per ton.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Tural
Ome Incal
Idlustral
Plane Goes Into Tail Spin Kills Pilot Wright
Lieutenant Cameron Wright in charge of the landing field for trans continental air racers died when a privately owned plane piloted by Rex Randall of Gibbon Nebraska entered a tail spin at the field. Miss Helen Playmart of the city was badly injured, Randall suffered chest injuries, Wright had been stationed at Chanute Field, Rantoul Illinois.
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ST. Paul
Randall
Tlaggart
Wright
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Gorvieist
Awepp Mevittain
Chiampaign
Whiskey Still Found Along With Purchaser
A report from St. Lawrence County details a white public administrator discovering a copper whiskey still and two jars of fermenting mash at a homestead. Investigators note the setup included whiskey production with mash and barley, despite offers to purchase the still and its product.
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ST. Tests
St. Lans
Little Nations Want Each Made Republics
Fragmented, garbled report notes proposals by delegates including Bardsoof Esrhusian and others in a fictional assembly. It mentions republics seeking independence and a plan reviewed by an air station with vague references to a landing and scattered cryptic notes.
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London
Coal Strike Talks Set for November First
Washington October 18 Secretary of Labor Wilson ends an all day session with miners and operators inviting full wage committees to Washington next Tuesday for renewed negotiations to avert a November strike. Lewis and Brewster signaled limited flexibility while operators oppose a six hour day and insist the strike be called off first.
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Washington
Wilson
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas T. Brewster
Indiana
Ohio
Pen Vania
My Lewis
Palmer appeals for women to lower costs nationwide
Attorney General Palmer and associates call for women’s aid to curb high living costs. They plan campaigns in every state to counter buy now messaging, promote thrift, and reduce fashion-driven spending while releasing surplus government supplies where feasible.
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Palmer
Washington
Women of
America
Morgenthau Seeks US Share in Gibraltar via Britain
Henry Morgenthau on a reporting trip discusses a proposal that Britain share control of Gibraltar with the United States. He says the US should have a central role in Mediterranean access, argues for equal partnership with Britain, and warns American accountability if the United States shirks its responsibilities.
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Britain
Gibraltar
Centrol
New York
Great Britain
United States
Henry Morgenthau
Dawn Primaruy
Pouland
Constantinople
Ary Wenke
Anatolia
Amereans
Mediterranean
Russian advances near Petrograd prompt mixed reports
Dispatches from Stockholm and London describe Yudenitch forces near Petrograd with reports of entry into suburbs disputed. Concurrently British and Berlin sources note stubborn fighting around Krasnaya Gorka Krasnoye Selo Gatchina and fighting along the Dvina and in Riga area with indecisive action and bombardments.
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Stockholm
Yudoniteh
Petrograd
London
Helsingfors
Daily Mail
Gatchina
Pskov
Yudenitch
Krasnoye Sela
Krasnaia Gorka
Gulf of Finsand
Krasnoye Selo
Moscow
Krasnaia Gerka
Berlin
Associated Press
Duna River
Avaloff-Bermondt
Lokal Anzeiger
Mitau
Thorwasworg
Avaloff Bermondt
Riga
Dvina
Baneden
Schoenbere
Friederichstadt
Jakobstadt
Pop
Blockade Plans Hit Bolshevik Ports Stifle Trade
London dispatch notes a proposed Allied note inviting nations to join a blockade against Bolshevik Russia. Measures include denying passage to Bolshevik ports, blocking cargoes, refusing passports, and hindering trade and banking links. The plan also warns British and French naval actions against Bolshevik shipping. A separate item reports the hanging of Janet Wilkinson’s killer, Thomas Eitelgaard.
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Associated Pres
London
Opt. I
Supreme Attra
Germany
Rutsia
Ageblitt
de Tleratd
Norway
Soviet Russia
Thevik
Russia
Rudshevik
Marshal Pooh
Fortend
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Pisaurson
PT Op Rwack
Minera
North Platte
Peargon
Staniard
Uriel
Brewster
Tag
Mir
Vent le van Rerhiesd
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