Ella Wheeler Wilcox Dies, Noted Poet And Author
New Haven Conn Oct 31 Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox prominent author and poetess died at her Branford home The Bun galow after months of illness following a nervous collapse during war relief work in England Born in 1855 in Cabin Wisconsin she rose from rural beginnings to fame publishing Poems of Passion and Solitude She married Robert Wilcox in 1884 and later gained acclaim in New York and England including a Buckingham Palace presentation in 1913
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Branford
Johnstown Center
Vermont
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Milwaukee
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Riley
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Chicago
Robert Wilcox
New York
Gompers Praises King Albert as a Real Man
Washington Oct 30 Samuel Gompers president of the AFL called on King Albert and found him well informed and a real man who would not bow or look down He said the king was involved in discussions on labor unrest and that he shared information without offering views on topics. ARVIVEN VOTE TO STRIKE SASPAT Louis Oct 31 street car workers approve a strike if wage demands aren t met by 209 to 13 and executive officers may set strike timing.
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Chicago
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London
Washington
Samuel Gompers
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Mr. Gompers
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la Panne
Liiberty
Saspat
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East
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Fall St
Ithaca
N.Y
Lydia E. Piham
Graft Galore From Camp Sherman Hearings
Columbus, Oct 30. Congressional sub committee hearings on Camp Sherman reveal graft, slowdowns, and mismanagement. Witness Carl M. Watts and others describe bosses ordering delays and payroll fraud. Major General Edwin F. Glenn defends limited knowledge. Bentley and Sons figures cited. hearings to continue. Nearby note mentions a French patent for non sinkable beds on ships.
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Edwin F. Glenn
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C. H. Hollingsworth
A. Bentley and A Sons Company
Toledo
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Bentley Company
Smith Flays Hearst In One-Sided Debate In New York
Governor Smith addressed a Carnegie Hall audience after Hearst declined a public debate challenge. Smith accused Hearst papers of distorting facts to attack him as chief executive and blamed them for national unrest. A nonpartisan committee urged creation of a citizens fair play panel to shield public servants from Hearst's methods.
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Coal Production For Last Six Months High
Washington October 30 1919 production of bituminous coal since September has exceeded the average and railroads have handled the increased supply Director General Hines reports The country is in better shape for a coal strike than if the walkout had occurred in the six months before September He notes abnormal mining and transport in early 1919 with the highest weekly output reaching 13 million tons and an average near 11 million tons for many weeks
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