Attack on Hitchcock in Senate disrupts treaty reading
Washington October 19 Plans to speed Senate action on the peace treaty were jeoparded by ramb ling debate occupying the afternoon session. The reading of the treaty text advanced little as Irish questions and Turkey dismem berment arguments surfaced. Senator Hitchcock faced a heated exchange with Senator Poindexter over war records and embargo actions.
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Washington
Senate
Aig
Tritchcock
Nebraska
Ag Sauna
United States
Relater Wale
Wilson
Dreland
Penrose
Crewsong
Buns
Hitchcock
Poindexter
M Witehcouk
Sentor Piitebeeck
Flying Parson Wins Long Army Air Race Across Continent
Lieut. B. W. Maynard, known as the flying parson, won the army air race from Mineola to San Francisco and back, landing in Mineola at 1 50 05 p m. He credited Sergeant N E Cline and praised the safety measures and shifts in control stations. The race, with 62 starters, saw numerous fatalities and crashes, including several pilots perishing before and during the flight. Maynard's return leg was marked by rapid flying and a minor crankshaft setback near Omaha before resuming the route home to Texas.
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Mineola
N. Y
B. W. Maynard
Lieut
Maynard
Ocean
Mother Earth
N. E. Cline
Kline
Leutenant
Lieut. Maynard
Dallas
Texas
Jed the Leutenant
Archie Milker
Long Island
Derby
Marnard
New York
San Francisco
Terminal Paints
Porty-seven Lenk
Air Tain
Bustleton Field
Townsend F. Todd
Patrick Frisell
Port Jarvis
Danail Crissy
Virgil Thomas
Buena Vista Field
Salt Lake City
W. H. Nevitt
Gerald C. Brandt
Brandt
Deposit
N.Y
E. V. Wales
Overt Pass
Wye. Worth
D. McClure
Pacific Terminal
Carl Spatz
C. Kiel
C. Kiel Hade
Lowell H. Smith
Spaty
Kiel
Army Air Service
Smith
North Platte
Riel
Spatz
Omaha
Chicago
Army
American Flying Club
American Isolation Gone With Air Derby
Washington report quotes Brigadier General William Mitchell on completing the transcontinental air derby. He says the United States is no longer isolated from Asia and Europe, noting an airline distance of 5402 miles flown in under 40 hours. He calls for a more reliable aviation motor for future progress.
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Washington
United States
Asia
Europe
Wil Ham Mitchell
Army Air Service
Associated Press
Mitchell
Constantinople
New York
Berline
Denver
Tokio
San Francisco
America
Lettish Government Rejects Parley with Germans Present
London reports private advices that the Lettish government refused parley with German forces under Colonel Avaloff Bermondt. The Lettish alliance had urged armistice and withdrawal of Germans, who remain and attack. The Lettish government will not parley with the Russians until the Germans evacuate Letvia.
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London
Letvia
le Ttish
Avaloff-Bermondt
Lettish
von der Goltz
Two Hours Flight To Cuba And a Wet Spot
Hannibal J De Mesa plans a December 1 start of an air service linking Key West and Miami with Havana Cuba. The Cuban sugar farmer aims to use eight airplanes including two Goliaths to carry 18 passengers, signaling a bold shift in commercial aviation.
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Key West
Miami
Fla
Havana
Cuba
Hannibal J de Mesa
YD. Mesa
Europe
London
Paris
Brussels
Beauville
America
Monte Carlo
United States
Goliaths
King and Queen of De Ueans To Visit Washington
The King and Queen of de ueans will not be received by the president and Mrs Wilson during their Washington visit this month. They will instead be guests of Vice President and Mrs Marshall.
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Washington
de Ueans
T Dent
Wilson
Marshall
Brookfield Plans Four Newspapers for Town
Brookfield will gain four papers as E G Williams of Bucklin Mo moves his Booster printing to town. H C Myers formerly of Linn County Budget joins as editor and writer. Existing papers are The Argus The Budget and The Gazette. The Rooster will start three times weekly and may go daily. Independent politics planned.
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Brookfield
Brookfeld
E. G. Williams
Bucklin
Booster
H.C. Myers
Linn County Budget
The
Argus
Budget
Gazette
Rooster
Secon
Court Rejects Writ To Certify Vacancy
In Springfield on October 19 the Supreme Court dismissed Myer J. Stein's petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel Cook County Clerk Sweit zer to certify a vacancy. The case aimed to trigger an election following the death of Judge Thomas J. Scully and cites Governor Lowden's involvement.
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Springfield
Myer J. Stein
Sweitzer
Cook County
Lowden
Thomas J. Scully
Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court lets vote on public policy questions proceed
The Illinois Supreme Court refused to prolong an injunction blocking a November 4 vote on public policy questions. The measure would guide delegates to a constitutional convention on initiative and referendum, gateway amendment, and public ownership of utilities. Secretary of State Emmerson began certifying the questions to county clerks.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Supreme Court
Emmerson
E. 8. Smith
State Emmerson
Supreme Court
Cartwright
Court of Equity
Smith
Circuit Court
Payne
A. C. Millspauch
Secretary of State
High Court
Initiative and Referendum League
Three Secretaries Reply Ten Charges at Disciples Congress
At Cincinnati Ohio the Disciples of Christ convention split sessions and buried ten resolutions opposing higher criticism rationalism and open membership by recommitting them to the recommendations committee. Rev C C Crawford pressed a report on the secretaries A E Cory G H Lewis and R M Thonkinas questioning their stance on Christ’s divinity and federation of churches. each secretary defended loyalty and denied compromising the restoration movement.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Disciples of Christ
C. Crawford
Albia
Iowa
A. E. Cory
G. H. Lewis
R. M. Tlonkinas
American Christian Society
Christ
Federation of Churches
Restoration
Chicago Loses Bid to Step Fare Appeal
SPRINGFIELD Oct 19 The Supreme Court denied Chicago's motion to appeal the Surface Transportation case. Justice Smith's decision granting a seven cent fare for the transportation system was upheld as the Public Utilities Commission order remains in effect.
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Springfield
Oet
Chicago
Supreme Court
Tedge
Types Elect State Officers In Peoria
George Lieb eroa f Mieonington was elected president of the Illinois Typographical Union at the state convention in Peoria. Other officers chosen include J. W. Ross of Champaign as first vice president J. F. E. Donaldson of Chicago as second vice president and H. C. Maddox of Alton as secretary.
Cavalry Forces Reported Around Petrograd in War Dispatches
Paris reports no confirmation Petrograd has fallen though anti Bolshevik forces press siege. British notices say Kronstadt’s fate unclear while Estonian troops operate nearby. Denikin pursues gains but meets strong resistance in Orel region as fighting intensifies.
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Associated Press
Paris
Petrograd
Stockholm
Yudenitch
Calvary
Kronstadt
War Office
Reed Attacks League as Great Conspiracy at New York Meeting
Senator Reed of Missouri labeled the League of Nations a conspiracy of powerful financiers allied with government insiders. He claimed a plan to build a European risk monopoly backed by U S guarantees, and urged orderly conduct as he spoke to a hostile audience in New York.
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Missouri
New York
League of Nations
Reed
League
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
Ceffernia
Wilson
William Howard Taft
Bolchevin Regime In Russia Totters
Washington reports from military attachés and agents say the Trotzky Lenine government faces a near inevitable collapse with Moscow’s fall possible after a push by Bolshevik factions. Inertia of anti Bolshevik groups has kept the regime alive past September 15, officials say.
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Associated Press
Washington
Russia
Moscow
Dentkine
Rolchak
Vienna Appeals For Aid To Her People
The Vienna city council adopted resolutions requesting American assistance to help the city endure winter. Burgomaster Jacob Reumann has appealed for permission to go to the United States to raise funds to prevent Vienna’s starvation. Only a fortnight’s cereal supply remains on hand.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Jacob Reumann
United States
Wilson rests as specialists monitor President
President Wilson rested well with two specialists present as doctors reported no immediate need for surgery. Officials said the prostatic complication improved under treatment and that the overall nervous condition kept him from returning to work soon.
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Washington
Wilson
Grayson
Hugh Young
Baltimore
Francis X. Dercum
Philadelphia
Stitt
Sterling Ruffin
H. A. Fowler
Ruffin
Dersum
Young
Fowler
Sue
Cary T. Graysen
Bishops Elected for Utah Liberia Haiti and Philippines Districts
In Detroit on Oct 19 the House of Bishops elected five bishops for three old established and two new missionary districts. Thomas Z Garland named bishop of Utah. W H Overs chosen for Liberia. Samuel W Grice nominated as Negro suffragan for Liberia. James Cruse Morris chosen for Panama Canal Zone district. Gouverneur Mosher elected bishop of the Philippines.
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Detroit
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Bishops of
Church
T Nual
House of Deputies
Thomas Z. Garland
Dieocese
Pennsylvania
Utah
Pennsylvinia Duecese
Panaary Canal Zone
James Crise Morris
Madison
Wis
Gouverneur Prank Mosher
Wansin
Rirangeu
China
Philippines
Women Arrested for Bothering Pittsburgh Workmen
The fourth week of the Pittsburgh district steel strike ended Saturday with more workers returning to duty though production remained about ten percent of normal. A dozen women and eight men were arrested for annoying workers in the Second Avenue mills and attacking police, each fined ten dollars or ten days in jail. Magistrates sent many accompanying children home to end the court din.
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Pittsburgis
Pittsburgh
Polce
Second Avenue
Miners Stand Pat as November Coal Strike Looms
John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers press for a five day work week and other demands as operators refuse talks. Officials predict an inevitable strike starting November 17 with shortages looming and government efforts to broker peace ongoing. Secretary Wilson will host closed door talks with miners and operators.
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Washington
Central Coal Territory
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Thomas T. Brewster
Lew
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Lewig
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers Journal
Theminers Union
Newberry Case Brought to Federal Grand Jury in Michigan
The Department of Justice plans to present fraud charges tied to the nomination and election of Truman Newberry as United States senator from Michigan. Complaints filed with the department plus public charges of fraud and corruption by Michigan’s lieutenant governor prompt action. The grand jury for the western district of Michigan will convene in Grand Rapids, with U.S. Judge Sessions presiding. Frank C. Dailey, former U.S. district attorney for Indiana, has been assigned to lead the investigation.
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Washiington
Department of Justice
Hay Pee
Truman S
Newberry
United States
Michigan
Department
Grand Rapids
Sessions
Frank C. Dailey
Indianapolis
United States Districtram
Indiana
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Bolchevin
Kew
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