Suffragettes Plan Largest Campaign in New York
Albany N Y Nov 20 Plans for the greatest campaign for equal suffrage this country has ever witnessed will be perfected this week as early arrivals for the forty eighth annual convention of the New York State Woman Suffrage party arrive. The convention opens tomorrow and runs through Friday with an efficiency session on Thursday focused on campaigning problems.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Woman Suffrage Party
Bryan Not to Leave He Again Denies Future Home to Be at Asheville
Chicago officials report the dry campaign opening with Bryan denying plans to move his operations to Asheville, stating no such relocation is planned and reaffirming Chicago as the campaign center.
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Asheville
Bryan addresses Dry Chicago Federation meeting
W. J. Bryan spoke to a Dry Chicago Federation gathering and denied plans to relocate his home. He said Nebraska remains his base, with winters in Miami and summers in Asheville, while Lincoln, Nebraska, stays his voting and partial residence.
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W. J. Bryan
Chicago Federation
Denison Tragedy Ends With Wife and Self Inflicted
In Denison Texas Ed Hightower a Black man declared himself an outlaw and killed his wife at their home before pursuing their daughter and escaping. The man later shot himself in the woods after his wife was slain.
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Denison
Tex
Ed Hightower
A Sauce for His Meals Delighted in Arguing as He Ate
A witty exchange notes that a friend named Dubhwaite prefers arguing to eating or vice versa. The dialogue plays on the idea of perfect enjoyment being the act of arguing and dining simultaneously.
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Dubhwaite
Nation C In President Urged Government Ownership Debate
A congressional joint committee opened hearings on transportation regulation and possible government ownership of railroads and utilities. Chairman Newlands outlined a broad program covering rail, river, ocean carriers and public utilities with focus on regulation, securities, taxation and potential federal control.
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Washington, D. C
Joint Congressional Committee
Newlands
Newland
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Four Great Brotherhoods
Congress
Wilson
Federal Commission
Robinson
Underwood
Cummins
Brandegee
Adamson
Sims
Cullop
Esch
Hamilton
Interstate Commerce Committees
Federal aid for homes urged by labor unions
A labor federation resolution calls Congress to allow postal savings bank funds to back municipal loans for model homes or enable long term low interest credits for private homebuilding. It argues government steps could ease substandard urban housing and urges state federations to push injunctive reform as a political priority.
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Baltimore
Congress
Postal Savings Bank
American Federation of Labor Convention
Federations of Labor
Organized Labor
Boiler Explosion Sinks a Tug Rambler at Brooklyn Pier
An explosion suspected from a defective boiler sank the tug Rambler on the Brooklyn waterfront. The captain and engineer died, two other men are missing, and about a score of workers on nearby lighters were injured. The vessel sank at her pier with debris and danger to the area.
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New York
Brooklyn
Judge Quips On Life Preserver Complaints
A courtroom quip cites ship safety with the judge noting few complain because crew lack time to wear life preservers. The remark highlights adherence and practical constraints in maritime safety practices.
Sells Starts McAdoo Boom For Presidency In 1920
Washington, Nov 20. Cato Sells of Cleburne, Indian affairs commissioner, returns to the capital with a Texas backed push for McAdoo as Wilson's successor. He cites West and Texas sentiment favoring McAdoo and credits him for progressive laws and capable statesmanship.
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Washington
D. C
Cato Sells
Cleburne
McAdoo
Wilson
Texas
J. Sells
West
French Pursue Bulgars North From Monastir
Petrograd admits further retirement of the Roumanians in the Jiul valley. Near Dragoslavele Roumanians resist at high intensity while Berlin dismisses Russian actions as poorly organized and fruitless. Bad weather halts French front operations. London and Paris report no major moves. Berlin notes British failures north of the Ancre near Miraumont and near Serre Eaucourt and the loss of Grandcourt’s western portion.
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Petrograd
Jiul
Dragoslavele
Campulung
Berlin
France
London
Paris
Ancre
Miraumont
Serre
Eaucourt
St. Pierre Vaast Wood
Grandcourt
French Capture Monastir in Balkans Campaign
Paris reports Allied forces complete victory on the Macedonian front from the Cerna to Presba with French cavalry entering Monastir at dawn. Hill 821 and nearby villages fell as 620 prisoners were taken. The seizure is expected to influence Balkan operations and threaten Saloniki, linking with Italian actions in Albania. Meanwhile Austro German efforts against Romania gain ground, as German units report new formations on the Macedonian front.
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Paris
Cerna
Presba
French War Office
Monastir
Temps
Balkan
Aegean Sea
Adriatic Sea
Ochrida
Saloniki
Albania
War Office
Campulung
Maglenica
British Attacks Fail on Somme Front Amid Heavy Losses
British assaults on the Somme front between Serre and Beaucourt and south of Miraumont failed with heavy losses. German forces retained Serre heights after a desperate daylong battle, and local successes near Grandcourt did not yield an overall breakthrough. The German defense recaptured Butte de Warlencourt and claimed a surprise British loss, with prisoners described as Australians.
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Berlin
Navy
Sayville
Somme
Serre
Beaucourt
Miraumont
War Office
Grandcourt
Grandcourt An
Beaumont-Hamel
Aucourt
Bapaume
Ancre
Butte de Warlencourt
Somme Battle Stalls as Allied Offensive Fails to Gain Ground
War observers note weary troops and dwindling hopes for relief on the Somme front. Isolated French attacks and futile local advances show the main offensive halted, with both sides limited to improving positions amid consistent village references in German and Entente reports.
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Somme
Pressoir
Entente
The
Roumanians Still Retreat in Jiul Valley
Petrograd dispatch reports Roumanians retreating southward in the Jiul valley as Austro German forces advance steadily. The official notice from the front lines confirms continued Romanian withdrawal amid the Jiul valley operations.
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Teutong
Jiul
Petrograd
London
Jiul Valley
Watson defense rests in high profile Teague trial
Waco Tex Nov 20 The Watson murder case moves to rebuttal as J D Moore banker testimony closes. Cullen Thomas of Dallas informed court his father died in Tennessee forcing absence from proceedings. Photographer Needham testified to bank scene photos while Alfred Grayon was withdrawn after defense objected to prior felony conviction.
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Waco, Tex
J. D. Moore
Farmers’ and Merchants
State Bank of Teague
John B. Mcamara
Cullen
Thomas
Dallas
Tennessee
T. R. Watson
Moore
R. Y. Needham
Teague
Alfred Grayon
Baby resemblance ad spurs grooved box claim
An old Detroit Free Press item notes a question about which baby a reader resembles. The ad highlights LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE claimed to remove colds cause headaches. The copy mentions a single Bromo Quinine product with E. W. Grove’s signature on the box and a 25 cent price.
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E. W. Grove
Inside bathing with hot water and limestone phosphate
A health instruction urges waking, drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the digestive system. It claims this “inside bathing” removes toxins, improves complexion, breath, and head discomfort, and prevents infections by purifying the stomach liver kidneys and bowels.
Local Sign Painter Gains 36 Pounds on Tanlac
Charles R. Wilson of Birmingham reports dramatic health reversal after seven Tanlac bottles. Once 132 pounds with coughing and nervous sleep loss, he rose to 168 pounds, saying appetite returned, sleep deepened, and energy restored. Tanlac sold by Wagner Drug Co and E. J. H. Meier in San Antonio.
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Charles R. Wilson
South 19Th Street
Birmingham
Ala
Tanlac
Chattanooga
Taniac
San Antonio
Wagner Drug Company
E. J. H. Meier
Musterole Quick Relief No Blister Medical Ad
Musterole is a clean white ointment made with mustard oil. It claims to relieve sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago and other pains without blistering. A 60 cent jar is advertised, hospital size also offered.
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