National unemployment conference to craft permanent measures
Washington national conference on unemployment debates a full program of permanent relief measures to restore business and employment. Subcommittees study wage and price readjustment, open shop policy, Adamson act renewal, and railway funding. Cooperation with governors and mayors urged. Catholic groups to help form local committees. Also reports on local tragedies and crimes across multiple cities.
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Washington, D. C
National Conference On
Reneal
National Council of Catholic Men
Puzzled Sheppard Heads Off Strike Threat
L B Sheppard president of the Order of Railway Conductors says a general transport strike is not contemplated. He assures President Harding and the public that any strike would aim to inconvenience the public as little as possible and would require broader backing than a mere vote. Meeting of general chairmen Monday to set course.
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Chicago
L. B. Sheppard
The
Orier of
Mr. Sheppard
Harding
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
North America
Sheppard
Tas
Accused Bribery Case Marked by Witness Testimony
Lakeport Cai District Attorney Bf B Churchill testified as prosecution witness in the Josep L Spencer murder case. He said Spencer twice offered consider- ations to slacken efforts to obtain a conviction. Swenson nominated as minister to Norway by President Harding. Laurits A Swenson of Minnesota previously served as minister to Denmark Switzerland and Norway from 1897 to 1923. He is Sti.
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Lakeport
Cai
Bf B. Churchill
Josep L. Spencer
Spencer
Yellow Fever Reports From Mexico and Elorado
Reports from Nogales indicate forty deaths from yellow fever in Elorado last week and five deaths in Culiacan. Other brief items note a generous hospital policy in Wheatland Wyoming and rising crude oil prices in Pittsburgh with a 25 cent per barrel advance.
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Mexico
Nogales
Ariz
Elorado
Culiacan
Pittsburgh
Arbuckle Arrested Again for Liquor Possession
San Francisco star Roscoe Arbuckle faced arrest on charges of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors. The report notes the actor’s continued legal troubles amid Prohibition era enforcement.
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Arbuckle
San Francisco
Roscoe Arbuckle
Chamber of Commerce urges US role in stabilizing Europe
A special committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States recommends active American participation in rebuilding Europe’s economy. It calls for united Allied pressure on Germany for reparations, US involvement in reparations work, and creation of an international business panel to assist. The report warns that war threats and disarmament burdens hinder global recovery and urges neutral stance on Rhine troop withdrawal.
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U. S
Paris
United States
Plains
Council of the
International Chamber of Commerce
Theional Chamber
London
Fiiene
Boston
Washington, D. C
Europe
Chamber of Commerce of
Chicagéans
Joseph H. Defrees
Chamber
H. §. Strawn
Montgomery Ward End Company
Robert P. Lamont
American Steel Foundries Company
Germany
International Commission
Rhine
Ebyance
Threat to Wallace Home Fails in Des Moines Plot
In Des Moines a threat to blow up Secretary of Agriculture H C Wallace's home on Thirty seventh street and John Lynde road collapsed after two decoy packages and armed watchers failed to net the suspects. State Agent John Critter and guards hid in shrubs as a Ford car approached at midnight and again later, but the would‑be extortionists fled, leaving no arrests. The note demanded $200 by 1:30 the next night or the Wallace House would be blown up. John B Wallace and his wife were present and notified O C Rockhead.
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Des Moines
H.C. Wallace
Seventh Street
Jonn Lynde Road
John Critter
Wallace
Thirty-seventh
Griffen
Cer
Wallace House
John B. Wallace
Washington
O. C. Rock
Hermes U S Ambassador to Washington Report Sparks Debate
Hermes U S Ambassador to Washington widely discussed in socialist circles. Dr Hermes, a centre party figure, is said to be wealthy and English speaking with a sensible wife, though resignation from the cabinet was anticipated. Opposition and support have been as heated as the announcement spreads.
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Hermes
U. S
Berlin
Fond
Washington
Center Party
Cafe Prices Won’t Be Lowered Says National Restaurant Body
The National Restaurant association in Los Angeles declares cafe and menu price cuts will not be accepted. They warn the public service margin for food must not be sacrificed for price reductions and urge restaurant operators to maintain current pricing. Harding Appeals to Premier Lloyd George to Attend Washington Disarmament Talks. A London report notes President Harding has urged Premier David Lloyd George to attend the Washington disarmament conference, with timing details undisclosed. Five British Airmen Killed in Manston Crash. An airplane crashed near Manston airfield at about 200 feet, killing a flying officer and four mechanics as strong winds and fire hampered rescue efforts.
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Los Angeles
United States
National Restaurant Association
Harding
London
Lltoyd George
Washington
Sunday Chronicle
Manston Airdome
Air Forge
Paris Vienna eye graft plan eyed to cure blindness
Paris J Koppanyi of Vienna believes eye transplantation from animals could restore human sight. He suggests engrafting a dog eye may revive vision in blinded people, based on animal success. Canadian Parliament dissolved by Gov Byng for a general election soon possible around December with nominations November 21. Hindus in Calcutta report severe Moplah clashes. rebels declare home rule and Hindus face forced conversion or death with mass displacements.
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Paris
J. Koppanyi
Vienna
Ottawa
Calcutta
X. Moyplahs
Melatture
Hinds
Perintalmanna
Iowa and Beene County News Briefs From Whitehall Era
Diversified notes report thefts and arson, indictments for M. G. McDuffie, and river overflow disrupting traffic. A county jail and bank cases loom, while farm losses rise from flood and disease. Local officials plan a $500,000 Cedar Rapids reservoir project to create winter jobs as accidents and casualties mount in state towns.
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VanHaten Mercantile Company
Atore
Pispah
Dale Winter
Westfeld
Evi
Salem
Grand Jury
Beene County
M. G Mc Duffie
Isolvent City Bank of
Jefferson
Wright
Point Fify
Brighton
South Skunk
Belloca
Mt. Piesay
Henry
Helen McCarthy
Rockford
Academy of the Immaculate Conception
N. E. Kendall
Iowa
Washington
Henry F. Reed
U. S
Northern District
Harding
Reed
Roosevelt
Cresco
Larrabee
Byron St. John
Alvin Christensen
Fred Steemké
P. &. Kehn
Cherokee
Cedar Rapids
Edward German
Charles Trekbai
Gorman
Andrew Davidson
Triebet
Liebe
BE. EB
Cornwall
Mt. ‘Ayr
Ringgold County
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Helped Roxbury Mother
Mrs Mae E Taylor of Roxbury Massachusetts describes chronic backache worsened after her last pregnancy. She notes relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which allowed her to care for six children and sleep better. She urges other suffering women to try the remedy.
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Bosbury
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E Pinkhem
Maude E. Taylor
Jamea Place
Roxbury
Rohit Byaire
Tesla
Pinkham
Day of Re Bunny Thing in Jackson Sunday Ride
A rough quote from the New York Sun discusses a man named Jackson hauling his wife to the country on Sundays. The piece notes the wife collecting produce bargains along country roads on Sundays, suggesting a critical view of weekend routines away from the city.
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Jackson
New York Sun
A Suggestion Abs Scrapp Talked Until Frazzle
A terse exchange appears as a dialogue fragment where Scrapp and Transcripi clash over talking, with Scrapp pressed to stop and undergo repairs. The snippet hints at a quarrel over conversation, implying a repair or pause in dialogue.
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Boston Transcripi
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