Christmas package limits and deadlines for troops abroad
War Department announces December 5 deadlines for Christmas parcels to American troops. Germany bound parcels must not exceed seven pounds in total length and girth. Hawaii Philippines shipments to Fort Mason and Panama Canal Zone and Puerto Rico to Kenora depot must reach by specified dates. Restrictions apply to weight and volume for canal zone and insular possessions.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Germany
Canal Sone
Insular
Cenotaph To Glorious Dead In London Paris
Washington reports ceremonies in London and Paris for the second anniversary of world war end. British and French officials honor dead with tombs and mausoleums as King George unveils cenotaph in Whitehall and Gambetta’s statue placed in the Pantheon. US observances quiet. Tokyo and Geneva updates on awards and race equality talks.
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London
Paris
Weerminister Abbey
King George
Verdun
Est
United States
United States Naval Department
Geneva
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Shimbun
Osaka
War likely if Silesia plebiscite favors Germany
The Gazetta Poranna predicts a new world war if Upper Silesia voting favors Germany. It says Poland would ally with France and Belgium against Britain siding with Germany, and Warsaw notes that a German victory would trigger broader conflict.
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Germany
Poland
Upper Silesia
Poranna
France
Belgium
Great Britain
To Fight Wage Reduction Washington Plans Rebating Wages
The executive council of the American Federation discussed rebating wage reductions at least until the cost of living is materially lowered during the opening conference of its fall meeting.
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Washington
Executive Council
The
Amerian Federation of 1
Germany's Entrance Opposed by Paris at Foreign Office
The French government remains unalterably opposed to admitting Germany to the League of Nations at this time. Paris warned that drastic action would follow if the league voted to admit Germany.
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Germany
Paris
League of Nation
Foreign Office
League
Labor Campaign Committee Reports Receipts and Expenditures
The American Federation of Labor nonpartisan political campaign committee filed with the House clerk a report showing receipts of 53,174 and expenditures of 51,088 for its labor oriented campaign fund.
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Labor
Washington
American Federation of Labor
House of Representatives
Sylvia Sets Bad Example Raid at Workers' Dreadnought Office
An angry crowd raided The Workers' Dreadnought office in First Street, run by Sylvia Pankhurst. Workers alleged during Armistice Day silence two minutes a group of women in the office sang and banged tin cans, leading to a scuffle and damage.
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Sylvia
London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Dreadnaught
First Street
Deail
Harding fishing interrupted by norther at Point Feabel
President elect Harding’s tarpon fishing was halted by a sharp northern wind at Point Feabel Texas. The churning seas and foam cooled the air to a shivering point, disrupting the sport and forcing an early departure.
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Texas
Harding
New York
Point Isabel
Rest
Gulf Coast
Eleet Harding
Elect Harling
Protecting 40,000 Orphans in Kars Crisis
Rev Dr Ernest Yarrow stationed in Turkish Armenia reports eight Americans in Kars are sheltering and protecting 40,000 orphans and the local stores amid unrest in the Caucasus.
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Constantinople
Ernest Yarrow
Armenia
Caucasus
Kars
Hunger Strike Of Cork Ends After Ninety Fourth Day
The hunger strike of nine Irish prisoners in Cork Jail was called off on the ninety fourth day of the protest.
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Cork
Cork Ratt
Penrose Will Recover From Illness Says Doctor
Philadelphia senator Penrose will attempt to take his seat at the opening of Congress in Washington on December 6, a statement by Dr. Herbert Carpenter who has treated him since the start of his illness a year ago. The doctor denied relapse rumors and said neuritis is the current complaint.
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Hales Penrose
Congress
Washington
Herbert Carpenter
President to Decide on Adriatic Settlement Approval
State Department says details of the Adriatic settlement between Italy and Jugo-Slavia have been sent to President Wilson. He will decide if the agreement meets the government’s approval.
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Washington
Italy
Jigo-Slavia Ay
State Department
Wilson
Department
Daughters of the Confederacy Meet Chapter Growth
The Daughters of the Confederacy gathering announced seventeen new chapters have been organized, expanding the society’s reach and activities. Local leaders highlighted ongoing projects and upcoming events.
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Daughters OF the Confederacy
Pageant Children Present Making of America by U D C Chapter
Asheville North Carolina details a pageant titled The Making of America by the Robert E Lee Chapter amid a general UDC conference. It notes 1 175 chapters total with 17 new ones this year and an attack on Beard Bagley texts for Civil War bias and pro German stance. Harding donates 2500 to relief fund. Digest reports 163 000 collected for European child feeding.
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Asheville
North Carolina
South
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Roy W McKinney
Beard & Bagley
United States
America
Robert E. Lee
Harding
New York
Literary Digest
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Invited to the Argentine and League Debates Shaping
President Wilson directs Secretary Colby to visit Brazil Uruguay and Buenos Aires in return for regional visits. The article notes ambitions to bring the United States into the League of Nations, with Argentine Foreign Minister Pueyrredon quoted on the assembly’s future path. Also covered are Galveston cotton receipts surpassing 1,000,000 bales for 1920-21 and deportation moves for 61 undesirable aliens from New York.
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Wilson
Colby
Brazil
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Brum
Pessoa
Argentine
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Geneva
United States
League
Henorio Pueyrredon
M. Pueyrredon
Assembly
Clyde B
Aitcheson
Interstate Commerce Commission
National
Asay
Galveston
Veston
New York
Chicago
Ellis Bales
Island
Oldest Man on Earth Ill With Indigestion
Constantinople Turkey reports 148 year old Zora Mehmed famed as the oldest man on earth is ill with indigestion. He blames faulty dentures as the cause and notes this is the first time he has been sick.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Zora Mehmed
Zora
Home Brewing Banned Victory for Prohibition
Washington reports enforcement officials ruled against selling wine and malt to those other than bakers and confectioners. Victory for prohibition. St Louis returns from last week's elections show statewide prohibition enforcement act won by about 90 000 votes.
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Washington
St. Louis
Illinois Law Not Affected by Liquor Move Ruling
The Supreme Court ruling that liquor lawfully acquired may be moved between locations will not affect the legality of the Minnesota law prohibiting such practice, as the- ruling does not alter the state prohibition.
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Illinois
Chicago
Supreme Court
Thanksgiving Proclamation Declares November 25 as Day of Prayer
President Wilson designates Thursday November 25 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer praising abundant blessing, peace, and national unity. He notes wartime lessons and a return to peaceful pursuits, urging citizens to cease ordinary tasks and dedicate the day to God and gratitude.
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Washington
Wilson
Freedom
America
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Canal Now Self-Sustaining In Panamanian Zone
Washington report states the Panama Canal is fully self sustaining with a potential surplus under prior measurement rules. The Canal Record, the official zone publication, notes last fiscal year expenses at 4,044,727 while receipts reached 8,905,871, yielding a profit of 2,387,009.
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Canal
Washington
Panama Canal
Fifty States In Long Geneva League Envisages 56 States
As the league of nations closes in mid December its initial session is expected to admit 56 states, representing over 1.4 billion people, about three fourths of the world’s population.
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Long Geneva
League of Nationa
League
Poles Begin Offensive on Lithuanian Front
Copenhagen reports a strong Polish offensive on the northeast Lithuanian front as of a Kovno dispatch to Berlingske Tidende. The action marks a new phase in military operations with Polish forces advancing against positions along the border.
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Copenhagen
Kovno
Berlingske Tidende
Food Prices Reduced in New York Hotels
Average 10 percent cut in food prices announced by several of the citys largest hotels after talks with federal food investigators. Also notes Harling to address in New Orleans before Panama voyage. St Louis beats Birmingham in UDC convention vote. Mildred Harris Chaplin granted divorce. Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills announces 25 percent wage cut effective November 29.
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New York
Cotton Mills Cuttages
Danville
Riverside and
Dan River
Vital to Progress in Public Conveyances
Vital to progress stresses highways as key alongside airways railways and waterways. Notes highway costs now about $2 200 per mile higher than in 1916. Warns poor roads raise truck hauling costs and create uncertainty for commerce and growth.
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Nehways
Reduction in pay schedule across Durham mills
The Durham Hosiery Mills congress voted to remove a 10 percent wage increase from last May, with the Industrial Democracy Congress closing mills during Thanksgiving week and resuming December 1 at the reduced scale. The action mirrors national manufacturing trends as conditions warranted lower operation costs. The wage cut affects about 4,000 workers.
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Congress of
Durham Hosiery Mills
Industrial Democracy Congress
Industrial Democracy
House
Senate
Congress
Tily
Planta
Salary of presiding elder raises Winston-Salem district
Forsyth Superior Court entered a record verdict in the Bik Creek Lumber case, with damages of 1,488,500 plus interest from 1921. The Winston-Salem district stewards boosted the presiding elder salary to 600 and allowed rents from district parsonages. City judgments total about 5,150 tied to abattoir damages, with a broader pattern of suits against the city.
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