Retiring Minister Denies Personal Rift With Colleagues
Sir Edward Carson, returning from Buckingham Palace, told the House of Commons he never had any personal differences with fellow ministers. He cited unity in pursuing victory and denied party motives, stressing he acted for his country’s best interests amid Balkans and Gallipoli policy tensions.
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London
Buckingham ‘Palace
George
Edward Carson
House of Commons
Edward
Safter
Asquith
Gallipoli
Balkans
Garment workers testify on strike life in crowded Chicago
In Chicago on October 20 aldermanic investigators heard harrowing testimony from garment workers about brutal hours and meager pay. Girls described 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. shifts with some earning as little as 78 cents weekly, while others faced verbal abuse from foremen and shared liceous living costs. Some witnesses admitted minor law evasion and others revealed payroll trickery, all underscoring the harsh reality of life in the garment trade.
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Chicago
Aldermanic ‘Committee
Anna Simsky
Pearl Krupnik
Fannie Berg
Healey
Health Department
Anna’ Simsky
Geiger
Grace Gross
Bessie Alt
Mexican Chief's Funeral in Juarez for Gen Fierro
The body of Gen Rudolfo Fierro, Villa's second in command, drowned near the Gizimian lake district en route to Casas Grandes, passed through Juarez for Chihuahua City where a funeral was said to be held. Reports claim Fierro carried $30,000 in U.S. currency at the time of his death.
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EL Paso
Texas
Rudolfo Fierro
Villa
Gizimian Lake
Chihuahua
Casas Grandes
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Fierro
United States
London
Sau
Riga
Baltic
Galicia
Balkans
Fieshal von ‘Hindenburg
Dvina
Igs
Ivanoff
Russia
Styr
Czernowitz
Odessa
Bessarabia
Serbia
Berlin
Shabats
Belograde
Tepe
Wilson Proclaims Arms Embargo on Mexico
President Wilson issues a proclamation banning shipments of arms and ammunition to Mexico with an exception for the de facto government led by Venustiano Carranza. The embargo targets Villa's forces, borders states modified, and enforcement coordinated by Treasury, State, War, and Justice. Carranza’s agencies abroad suspend operations. celebrations in Mexico City greet recognition.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Gen. Caranza
United States
Gen. Villa
Chihuahua
Sonora
California
Treasury
Departments of State, War and Justice
Villa
New York
State Department
Carranza Agency
Carranza
Woodrow Wilson
Saltillo
Huerta
Chicago Packers Protest Meat Shipment Seizure
Representatives of Swift & Co and other Chicago packers faced state demands for proof that their meat shipments were not sent to enemies of Great Britain. Attorney Henry Veeder said shipments were sent to Copenhagen offices for sale on the open market and pledged to provide bills of lading and sworn statements, but noted they could only offer their word that the meats were intended for Danish consumption with no outside consignee.
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Chicago
State ‘Department
Great Britain
Henry Veeder
Swift & Co
Plan Field Survey for Daily Papers in Illinois
Chicago Oct 20 field survey approved at Illinois Daily Newspaper Association closing session to standardize advertising circulation and other publication items for daily papers. President John V. Riley Rockford and officers John Cy Fisher Cairo Harry F Darwin Springfield and secretary John Sundrie Mothe named for 1916.
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Chicago
Illinois Dail’ “Newspaper Association
Jason Rogers
The
New York Globe
John V. Riley
Rockford
John’ Cy
Fisher
Cairo
Harry
Darwin
Springfield
John
Witness details Munday bank failure case and Rife testimony
Morris Newfoundland line reports state bank examiner John H. Rife testified as prosecution witness in the Charles B. Munday conspiracy trial linked to the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank collapse. Rife described large officer loans and gadding in cash accounts, noting Munday's tearful plea and promise to limit loans to 25 000.
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LaSalle Street Bank
la Salle Street Bank
Lorimer
Munday
William H. Tholen
Illinois State Bank
Illinois State
Illinois Bank
Lorimer- Munday Bank
la Salle Street
Illinois
Hazing Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Court
Monmouth Illinois October 20 Judge L E Murphy Warren county court held the 1901 hazing law unconstitutional as class legislation in a case involving ten Monmouth High school boys accused of forcing Ali Kings to swim in a cold lake and perform other acts. The defendants were discharged but remain in a civil damages suit.
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Monmouth
Iil
le.’ Murphy
Warren County Court
Red Cross Campaign to fund British relief work
Across the British Isles tomorrow a major drive will raise funds for the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John and Jerusalem. King George has donated 25000 dollars and proceeds from badge sales and other items are expected to add significantly to the total.
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Red Cross Campaign
London
British Isles
British Red Cross Society
Order of St. John and Jerusalem
George
London issues licenses for women conductors
London authorities announced that licenses would be issued to women to work as omnibus and street car conductors to release men of military age.
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London
Salvadoran Minister Dies in San Salvador
In San Salvador on October 202- Gen Luis Alonzo Barahond, a minister in Salvador war affairs, died today amid wartime tensions. reports say the influential official had guided defense policies and diplomacy during the crisis.
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Salvador
San Salvador
Luis
Alonzo Barahond
Mellen Testifies As Government Case Against New Haven Board
Charles S. Mellen former New Haven president testi fied as a government witness against eleven former board members in a Sherman act trial that began a week earlier The witness traced competitive conditions among New England railroads in 1890 and described through traffic agreements and soliciting organizations that aided the New Haven and other lines The trial adjourned with Mellen set to continue his account and the government planning to build its narrative from his testimony also noting two current New Haven officials presented 2,000 documentary exhibits from the railroad files
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New York
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Associated’ On the
New England
Mellen
New Haven
Enrly
William Rockefeller
Mr. Mellen
Northern ‘Railroad
New ‘Hampshire
The
Bride and Groom Corboy Sullivan Leave Capital for Honeymoon
William Joseph Corboy of Chicago and his bride Miss Eileen Mary Dunne eldest daughter of Gov Dunne left Springfield Oct 20 for a honeymoon lasting three weeks stopping in St Louis then a secret spot. At the executive mansion dancing continued after their departure. Mona Dunne caught the bride’s bouquet.
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Springfield, II
William Joseph Corboy
Chicago
Eileen Mary Dunne
Gov. Dunne
St. Louis
PO East
Executive Mansion
Mexicans Celebrate U.S. Recognition of Carranza Government
Mexico City papers printed in American colors praised President Wilson and the United States after formal U.S. recognition of the de facto Carranza government. Citizens and officials alike hailed the move with cheers and favorable commentary in various circles.
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Mexico City
United States
Carranza
Wilson
Continent Army Plan Gains Support From Firms
Washington reports endorsements of a federal plan to raise a continental army. Employers express willingness to grant paid leave for soldiers. six year enlistments require two months of annual service during the first three years with intensive training. Navy expansion seeks 41,500 sailors and 1,300 officers over five years, with a large bond-financed funding approach. President Wilson’s team gauges public willingness to fund defense efforts.
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Washington
Continental Army
Strote
West Point
Military ‘Academy
West Point Academy
Congress
Daniels
Navy
Wilson
Administrtion
Ultimatum to Greece Reported by Rome Desk
A Rome dispatch to the Daily informs that the Entente allies will issue an ultimatum to Greece. The report notes Greece must define her portion of obligations and respond promptly under pressure from the Allied powers.
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Greece
London
Rome
Daily
Matt
Seid An. Ultimat Um
Reece
Issisting
Territorial Inducement for Allies Joining War
A London report notes a formal incentive offering Greece to join the Allied cause against the Central Powers contingent on final Entente victory. Athens has not replied, and observers say the proposal aims to secure Greece’s adhesion with no departure from Balkan stakes. Cyprus is central to the offer as a potential handover after the war ends.
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London
A. Mt
Great Britain
Cyprus
Greece
Daily Telegraph
Athens
Daily ‘Telegraph
Tel
Risto
Ionian
Mediterranean
Asia’ Minor
Turkey
Tinople
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