Berlin Faces New Demands Over Postwar Violations
Paris dispatch reports the supreme council may require Germany to sign an additional protocol before the peace treaty takes effect, binding Germany to armistice clauses not in Versailles. Foch cites violations as the council weighs dates for treaty implementation and questions over compensation for sunk ships at Scapa Flow.
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Germany
Scapa Flow
Supreme Council
France
Italy
Tittoni
Fiume
United States
Lansing
Milk Producers Cleared in Illinois Conspiracy Trial
Eight Illinois Milk Producers Association officials were acquitted after five hours of deliberation in Chicago Criminal court. Individual verdicts found each defendant not guilty, with Potter and Kittle identified as president and secretary of the association.
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Chicago
Illinois Milk Producers’ ‘Association
Joseph H. Fitch
Arnold Huber
Makning
Frank H
Ellis Dresel Named Ambassador in Berlin Charge dAffaires
Washington reports Ellis Dresel of Boston has been chosen to be the American embassy in Berlin as charge d affaires when relations resume. Dresel currently serves in Germany as a special commissioner.
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Berlin
Washington
Ellis Dresel
Boston
Dresel
Germany
Explosion Hits Hyuga in Japanese Navy Maneuvers
Tokyo reports an explosion during Japanese navy maneuvers involving the carrier in Tokyo Bay. Fourteen men were killed and thirty injured on the battleship Hyuga.
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Tokyo
Japanees
Peror
Hyuga
City of Muskegon Strikes Muskegon Pier Killing Fifteen
The Crosby steamer City of Muskegon strikes the south pier in Muskegon channel and sinks within minutes. Nine crew and six passengers die. about thirty five aboard, many in nightclothes, manage to reach safety. Listed dead include John Lynch and Arthur De Witt and others from Milwaukee Muskegon Billings Mont.
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Muskegon, Mich
City of
Grant Johnson
Muskegon
Armstetter
John
Zimmerman
Oliver
Slim
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Dies at Branford Home
New Haven Conn Oct 31 Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox author and poet died at her home The Bungalow in Branford after months of illness and a nervous collapse during war relief work in England She was born in Johnstone Center Wisconsin in 1855 and educated at the University of Wisconsin She married Robert M Wilcox in New York in 1884.
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New Haver
Conn
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Branford
Wilson Shows Signs Of Recovery With Appetite Returns
Washington October 30 President Wilson's slow recovery progresses with restored appetite as White House officials report renewed strength. Doctor Grayson confirms gradual improvement and improved ability to enjoy meals.
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Wilson
Washington
White House
Grayson
Piano Maker Steinway Dies at Sherman Square Hotel
Charles Herman Steinway, 62, president of Steinway & Sons piano manufacturers, died at the Sherman Square hotel in New York where he had resided for many years.
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New York
Charles Herman Steinway
Steinway, & Sons
Sherman Square Hotel
Raids Seize Whisky In Bronx Moonshine Operation
New York City police and internal revenue agents seized one thousand gallons of whisky and arrested two men in a Bronx raid on an alleged moonshine still. Several shots were fired during the raid.
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New York
Internal Revenue
Bronx
Pershing Says Regular Army Of 275000 To 300000 Best
General Pershing told joined senate and house military committees that a large regular army plus a trained citizen reserve is needed to repel sudden attacks and meet international obligations. He opposed 500000 men, suggesting 275000 to 300000 would suffice, and urged adequate air transport nurse tank corps. Hearings noted as decisive for future military legislation.
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Washington
Pershing
Senate
House
War Department
Money Trust
Wadsworth and Kahn
Baker
General March
General Pershing
German debt at 15 billions in 1919 budget plan
Berlin Nov 3 The national assembly passed the third reading of the budget with opposition from right and independent groups and adjourned to November 20. Finance minister Mathias Erzberger said new taxes would yield 9 billion marks while interest on the debt would total about 8.817 billion marks, leaving revenue for 1919 fully covered.
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Berlin
National Assembly
Mathias Erzberger
Herr Erzberger
Milwaukee street railway up fare and service gains
The Wisconsin railroad commission ordered Milwaukee street railway to raise the fare to 7 cents, extend double transfer privileges, adopt the wages hours and working conditions from the state board of conciliation, and add 100 more cars to service effective immediately.
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Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Madison, Wis
Railroad Commission
Milwaukee Street Railway
State Board of Conciliation
St Louis Police Chief Shot During Robbery Arrest
St Louis Chief of Police Martin O'Brien was shot while attempting to arrest two robbers and is in serious condition at a local hospital.
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St. Louis
Martin O’brien
5000 Yanks Land In Brest On Way To Coblenz
The United States army transport President Grant arrived at Brest with 5,000 American troops aboard. They are destined for Coblenz.
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Brest
France
Grant
Coblenz
Paris
President Grant
House Backs Wilson Washington pledge on coal strike
By an overwhelming vote the house adopted the senate resolution pledging support to the national administration and all others in authority in their efforts to meet the coal strike.
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House
Wilson
Washington
Senate
National Administration
Ford Plotters Sentenced in Kidnap Plot Case
Four men connected with an alleged kidnapping plot against Edsel Ford were sentenced in police court to three months in the city workhouse in Toledo on November 3. Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, was the target of the scheme.
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Ford
Toledo
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Eltv
Senate Overrides President Veto on Prohibition Enforcement
Washington reports the Senate voted 65 to 20 to override the president's veto of the prohibition enforcement act, sealing wartime prohibition until ratification of the German peace treaty and subsequent demobilization. Internal Revenue agents begin enforcing the ban on liquor production and sale.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Austria
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Roper
Finnish editors sentenced to four to eight years in prison
Carl Piavio and Gust Alonen Finnish editors of a radical magazine in New York were convicted of criminal anarchy and sentenced to four to eight years. Justice Weeks said after serving their terms they would be deported.
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New York
Radical Magazine
Carl Piavio
Gust Alonen
Justice Weeks
Nine Die as Southern Pacific Train Wrecks near Acton
A crash west of Acton involving the San Joaquin Valley flyer, Southern Pacific No. 50, killed nine passengers and injured forty. The engine, two baggage cars and five coaches left the track, plunging into a ditch.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific
Acton
Woman Hangs Self in Racine Home
Racine Wisconsin October 30 Mrs John Beyer aged thirty seven hanged herself at her home police reported no note was found and the tragedy shocked the neighborhood.
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Racine, Wis
John Beyer
Siberians Borrow From Japan In Yen Loan Deal
Advices from Vladivostok report the Omsk government bank has borrowed 20,000,000 yen from a Japanese banking syndicate to finance purchase of supplies. This signals widening financial ties between Siberian authorities and Japanese lenders amid regional tensions.
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Japan
Washington
State Department
Vladivostok
Omsk
Greeks Take Two Towns
An undated Saloniki dispatch says Greek general staff reports troops have entered Karasu Yenidje and Porto Lagos east-northeast of Saloniki.
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London
Saloniki
Karasu Yenidje
Porto Lagues
Railroad Locomotive Engineers Urge Washington Industrial Commission
The advisory board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers urged immediate assembly in Washington of an industrial commission to address turbulent conditions, support collective bargaining, and oppose government by injunction in the coal dispute. They pledged to back the government in stabilizing industry and restoring normal conditions.
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Washington
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Warren S. Stone
Palmer
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Advisory Board of Locomotive Engineers
U. S
Advisory Board
Austria considers union with Germany urged by Renner
Vienna reports Chancellor Renner telling the national assembly that Austrians must be free men or demand annexation to Germany. He asserts unity as a path if independence cannot be maintained.
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Renner
National Assembly
Vienna
Austria
Germany
Germans to Save Fuel Cease Rail Service for Ten Days
Amsterdam reports the Koelnische Zeitung says all German railway passenger and traffic services will stop for ten days starting November 5 to conserve coal amid fuel shortages. The move aims to reduce coal consumption across the nation and limit nonessential transport.
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Amsterdam
Koelnische Zeitung
Germany
Dr Carter's K and B Tea Promotes Seasonal Comfort
A vintage household remedy advocates keeping Dr Carter's K and B Tea for biliousness and sluggish liver. The ad claims a nightly cup aids bowel regulation and headaches and suits both adults and children, with widespread family usage over years.
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Dr. Carter
Working Around It Tale of a Misguided Extraction
A farmer avoids a town trip and dentist fee by having his man John remove a tooth. In the barn John uses large pincers, pulls a large tooth, and the farmer protests that it is the wrong one. John then declares he will pull the other, handier tooth.
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John
Nice Distinction on Household Roles in Dialogue
The exchange portrays Mrs. Galumpus criticizing Mr. Galumpus for lacking spirit. She claims tyranny at home isn’t equal to external oppression and that she maintains family honor despite her controlling stance.
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