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Belgrade reports Peter of Serbia in serious illness as physicians describe his condition. A relief aid agreement on food distribution in Russia’s Tainine districts was reached between Maxim Litvinoff and Walter Lyroan Tirows, with Walter Lyroan Tirows cited as European director of the American relief administration. Reports from London mention Sinn Fein and political movements, with references to Greek and Turkish affairs in Asia Minor, and Guatemala City political unrest.
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American Relief Administration
Russia
Maxim Litvinoff
Soviet Marine Relief Committee
Stipe
Walter Lyroan Tirows
Harvey
United States
Lloyd Greorge
America
Thirvey
Hoover
Washington
Lloyd George
Briand
Fires and crimes sweep cities in scattered incidents
A wild string of disasters and criminal acts unfolds across multiple states. Fatal fires leave several dead or dying. robbers, bootleggers, and trains collide as deputies battle gangs. Authorities recover loot, seek suspects, and race to capture a missing millionaire in a sprawling, era-spanning crime wave.
Notable Jurists and Figures Lose Aged Notables
Obscure fragmented obituary notes report the deaths of a Kansas City judge, a Michigan economist heads department, and multiple named individuals across Wisconsin Michigan and Massachusetts. The garbled text references Sayner Wisconsin Ann Arbor Michigan Mestre Michigan and Boston with various titles and relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hears Carter Adams
University of Michigan
Aifed
Ann Arbor
Mich
Washington s War Era Policy Debated and Provisions Tabled
Government faces limits on revenue and enforcement as a cabinet plan seeks to revise taxation and valuation rules. Congress discusses the American valuation principle while rail and transport issues, veteran program funding, and prohibition enforcement feature in ongoing national policy debates.
Senate Passes Grain Exchange Regulation Bill and Tax Plans
The Senate approved federal regulation of grain exchanges with reforms to curb manipulation and require records and oversight while avoiding some harsher provisions. The chamber also moved toward a broad revenue plan lowering internal taxes and trimming excess profits taxes, offset by new levies, with ongoing negotiations shaping final passage.
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Senate
League of Nations
GoyverLnedd
Jardining Amd
Treasury
Famlilies
Erie
House
Capper Deneuner
Tumber
Griffis
Chicago Board of Grade
Silesian matter report awaited as council acts on Greco Turkish question
The council debated the Greco Turkish issue while awaiting expert findings on Silesia. On Lloyd George’s motion a resolution was adopted declaring a formal course of action regarding the conflict.
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Lloyd George
De Valera Sends Irish Reply to London Amid Crisis Talk
De Valera dispatched Ireland’s reply to British proposals to London on Thursday and had it flown to Lloyd George in Paris. The premier rushed home to brief his cabinet as rumors of a new crisis spread. Irish opinion split on whether negotiations would end.
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Paris
League of Nations
Briand
United States
Lloyd George
Arcele
de Valera
Ireland
London
Thursthir
United States Plans Conference On Disarmament And Far Eastern Questions
State department invites Britain, France, Italy, Japan and China to a conference opening November 21 Armistice Day. One preliminary meeting is planned with talks on the Pacific coast and a likely delay in finalizing the agency agenda. The Wood-Forbes Philippines report is expected to oppose independence while General Leonard Wood may become governor general, resigning as head of the University of Pennsylvania.
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State Department
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
China
Tanto Ate
Wood-Forbes
Philippines
Filipinnos
General Wood
Guy Out
Leonard Wood
University of Pennsylvania
Governor Small Seeks Early Trial in Illinois Fraud Case
Illinois Governor Small faces fraud and embezzlement charges with an indictment in Sangamon county. The state attorney favors a venue change and the prosecution is ready for trial. Small avoided arrest in Springfield, later surrendered under protest and posted bonds as his lawyers pursue technical defenses.
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Small
Illinois
Sangamon County
Springfield
Woman credits Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for regular periods
Mrs. George Tegarden of Moundsville West Virginia shares that two years of irregular, painful menses ceased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other young women to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts, noting confidentiality of letters.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Lydia E. Pinkham
George Tegarden
Third Street
New One to Her Welfare Camp in Kansas City
A Kansas City welfare society offers a summer camp for children at one dollar a week. Children must be at least nine to join, but a clever seven year old managed to apply, claiming she was nine and asking why she had to be eight before nine.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Dry Cleaners Face Hard Winter With Coal Ad
Soft coal use will make laundry work heavier this winter. Red Cross Ball Blue helps remove grime from coal soot. Available at grocers for five cents.
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Red Cross
Canadians plan aerial irrigation to force rain
Winnipeg men organize an aerial irrigation venture to spray liquid air from a plane to induce rain. Earlier an airplane release of dust at 5,000 feet aimed at cloud seeding failed near Pretoria.
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Winnipeg
Oan
Pretoria
Remarkable family of girls noted in New York Sun
A New York Sun passage extols a family of sisters. Elsie is praised as a state tennis champion, Maude as nearly selling a painting, Janet as an opera-like singer, Clara as town dressmaker, and Mabel works to support the family, though she is described as dull.
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Elsie
Maude
Janet
Clara
Mabel
New York Sun
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Serbia
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Epinken Owas
Berlin
Pheretee ‘Duruer
Hampstead Heath
Yves
St Miia
Brandis
Sinn Fein
Pretifer
Puaris Thoreday
Peataver
Sim
United States Congress
Upper
Siesta
Negtinags
Atay
Pledidas
Asia Minor
Tentan Socialist Party
Dials
Mecerdiama
Teocispatet
Kame
Taide Valdes
Guatemala City
Athanthe Retning Coupans
Philadelphia
Stawanoui
Kincaid
Cashler
Spb
Peabody Cami
Ripcard
Faror
Ambrose J. Sinali
Des Moines
Huntington
Joseph Sinacola
Tony” T. Andres
Joseph Liaspisa
Chicago
John Powers
TV Andrea
Worthington
Weston
Baltimore & Ohia
Ars. Edwards D. Noyes
Canal National Bank
Prout
Brule State Bank
Brule
Wis
Burelars
Quincy
Houghton, Mich
Minneapolis
Minn
William Cuppeck
Capital City
Strate Bank
Pes Moines
Order of
Eucles
North America
Torals Aelte
James
Perry
Grand Aerie
Newark
N. J
Sasinaw Bay
Mid) City Rail Way Company
Withining
United States Circuit Court
Sayner, Wis
Tortieorse VT
Vaarding
Piarding
Mestre
Chico
cCf
Spanee Conrautes
Penrose
Jame
Mas
Interstate Commerce
Aiardine
Plaghes
Sy Tise NL OY
Washinton
New York State
Aencey
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans’ Bureau
Longworth
Cohumieus
Sam Brancisce
Antarctic
New York Cotton Exchange
M. J. Parrott
Exchange
Edward W. Pickard
Burding
Sweet Soldiers
Oandate
Bull
Durham
Stearns
U. & Government
Cremola
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