Final plea of Lloyd George at the Metropolitan
New York saw David Lloyd George wrap up his American tour with a farewell address at the Metropolitan Opera House. A 250-strong De Valera aligned Irish protest outside led to clashes as police diverted the marchers while the former British prime minister received loud applause inside.
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New York
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Metropolitan Opera House
America
United States
Torn
Nerye
Europe
Metropolitan
de Valera Clique
Lloyd George
British Empire
Opera House
de Valera
Broadway
Murder Plantation Death Toll Surpasses Thousand in Philippines
American investigator W D Corn revealed grim details from Kumassee plantation near Davao. Five cemeteries hold laborer graves, with about 1000 deaths since 1914 under Domingo Filardo, who claims workers ran away.
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Philippines
Manila
P. L
Kumassee
Davao
W. D.corn
Three Airplanes Chase Four Bank Robbers in Kansas
Ottawa Kansas headlines report four unmasked bandits entering the First National Bank in Ottawa on Friday morning. They locked 15 people in the vault and looted $25,000 in money and $100,000 in bonds and securities, leaving five thousand dollars in gold missed. Three airplanes were used in the chase but failed to capture them.
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Ottawa
Kas
First National Bank
Raid on Chicago Warehouse Steals 100000 in Liquor
A Sunday morning raid by 10 to 15 men targeted Wakem and McLaughlin's warehouse in Chicago. Police report 34 parcels and 200 to 400 cases of whisky and brandy worth over 100000 were moved to trucks during a five hour transfer.
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Chicago
Wakem & Mc‘Laughlin
Public debt cut by nearly a billion in year
The Treasury department announced that the U S public debt fell by 995 million dollars in the past year. Since October 81 1922 the reduction totals 995 575 076 dollars, bringing the current total to 22 082 208 931 dollars. The October 1923 reduction was 43 405 283 dollars.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
King of Greece Held in Greece Prisoner in Royalist Anxiety
The Daily Mail reports royalist circles fear for King George of Greece as he is said to be a prisoner inside Greece under constant military surveillance and not allowed to leave the country.
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King
Greece
London
The
Daily Mail
George
Rockefeller's son starts as clerk earning 20 a week
Albany N Y reports Godfrey Rockefeller, son of William G Rockefeller and grandnephew of John D Rockefeller, has his first job as a bank transit department clerk earning 20 dollars weekly.
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Rockefeller
Albany
Godfrey
William G.rockefeller
John Jp. Rockefeller
U S Steel Pays Minnesota Occupational Tax
United States Steel Corp paid Minnesota occupational tax on ore mining under the 1921 law. The payment totaled 4,340,409.96 dollars.
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U. S. Steel
Minneapolis
Minn
United States Steel Corporation
Minnesota
Chicago Board of Trade May Change Wheat Market
The Chicago Board of Trade may shift wheat trading to a cooperative system to curb gambling and manipulation. Leaders urge President Stream and directors to stop wheat futures trading and limit activity to other grain futures. Proposals envision trading by grades and only for receivers, shippers, and millers.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
United States
John J. Stream
Association
Washington
Stream
Radio Signal Races to Warsaw and Back 20 Times
A Radio Corporation of America signal made 20 round trips between New York and Warsaw, traveling 4 500 000 miles in 25 seconds without an operator at either end, marking a milestone in radio telegraphy.
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New York
Radio Corporation of America
Warsaw
Poland
Couzens and Ford Give Large Donations to Detroit Charity
Detroit donors pledge for the community fund as James Couzens commits 110000 and Henry Ford 60000 to support organized charitable work in Detroit. Edsel Ford adds 55000, with the drive aiming to raise 2500000 this week.
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Couzens
Ford
Detroit, Mich
James Couzens
Detroit
Senator Couzens
Henry Y Ford
Edsel
Krupp Chief Signs Ruhr Peace Pact To Restart Mines
Herr Krupp von Bohlen signed a definite peace accord aligning with French terms. The agreement sets conditions under which Krupp mines in the Ruhr will resume operations.
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Ruhr
Herr Krupp von Bohlen
Dusseldorf
Krupp
Reparations Conference Excludes Certain Leagues Leaders
The Coolidge administration bars all pro League of Nations advocates and critics of European entanglements from the expert conference on reparations. No member who favored or sympathized with international commitments will be appointed.
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Washington
League of Nations
Europe
Coolidge
Railroads reject rate cut on wheat export trade
Washington reports a delegation of railroad presidents told the Interstate Commerce Commission that reducing freight rates on wheat for export is not advisable at this time. The move aims to support carriers nationwide and preserve current pricing structures.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Four Die at Rail Crossing in Indianapolis
Four unidentified people three women and one man were killed and another man seriously injured when their automobile collided with a Pennsylvania passenger train at Bridgeport Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania
Bridgeport
Soap Bullet Fatality in Silver City
A bullet molded from laundry soap fired at close range with a strange powder charge killed John Croom age fifteen near Cliff north of Silver City New Mexico. The rifle or pistol used and the shooter are not identified in the report.
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Silver City
N. M
John Croom
Cliff
Tax Load Grows Exemptions Up
Washington reports a national tax burden rising with government costs and a widening exemption of property worth about 54 billion dollars in 1922. The farmer bears a larger share relative to income, and total taxes paid climbed from 1903 through 1922 while state and local taxes surged.
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Washington
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Bavaria Restores Monarchy Pride For A Day Parade
Munich hosts a two hour royal pageant led by reichwehr troops in a large procession before Crown Prince Rupprecht. The event honors 30 000 Munich war dead as a cornerstone ceremony marks their memory with 1 500 Hitlerites and 1 500 improvised defense units in review.
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Bavaria
Munich
Reichwehr
Rupprecht
Harvey Leaves for Home to Work on U S British Accord
George Harvey the retiring American ambassador sailed from Southampton aboard the Aquitania bound for New York with his wife and granddaughter Dorothy Thompson. He said there is nothing left for him to do in England and that he will return home to advance British American friendship.
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Southampton
George Harvey
Dorothy Thompson
New York
England
Harvey
Auto Plunges Into River Three Dead In Michigan
Three youths and a girl were returning from Belding to Lowell when the car hit the bridge railing over the Flat River and plunged into the water near Lowell. The dead are Winnie McCall sixteen of Lowell Thelma Smith sixteen of Lowell and Earl Judson seventeen of Saranac.
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Michigan
Lowell
Mich
Belding
Winnie McCall
Thelma Smith
Earl Judson
Saranac
Stresemann Seizes Dictatorial Power in Germany
A dramatic overnight shift makes Chancellor Stresemann a de facto dictator with authority to rule without a Reichstag session. The public believes the Reichstag is prorogued while he builds groundwork for uninterrupted rule.
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Stresemann
Germany
Berlin
German Republic
France Needs Wine Exports Before Wheat Outlet Opens
Marcel Knecht of Matin told delegates at the American Farm Bureau federation that France will not take surplus U S wheat until prohibition is amended to allow French wine exports to America. He outlined the linkage between wine exports and grain sales between the two nations.
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France
U.S
Paris
America
Marcel Knecht
Matin
American Farm Bureau Federation
Texas Posse Kills Robber Near Greenwood La
One of three men who robbed a filling station and store near Greenwood Louisiana was killed near Jonesville sixteen miles east of here by officers after he resisted arrest. The incident followed a pursuit and confrontation with lawmen from Marshall Texas.
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Texas
Marshall
Tex
Greenwood
Jonesville
Here
Wages Boost Butter Consumption Across U S
Washington officials of the National Dairy Association say higher wages lift butter demand by about 160 million pounds annually in the United States. The wage rise is linked to increased consumer purchasing power and dairy consumption.
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Mgr
Don Antonio Rella
Sistine Chapel
Rome
United States
Washington
National Dairy Association
U S Market Report Grain Prices and Agricultural Quotations
For the week ending November 3 the market report lists cash prices for grains including No 1 dark northern spring wheat at 1.15 to 1.27 in Minneapolis and No 2 red winter wheat at 1.12 to 1.16 in St Louis. It covers corn, oats, potatoes, cabbage, onions, Stayman winesap and Baldwin apples, and Michigan Illinois Jonathans with prices from Chicago and St Louis. Live stock, hay, and dairy product prices are given for Chicago Cincinnati Minneapolis and Wisconsin markets with ranges for hogs steers calves lambs and cheese.
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Washington
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Chicago
Wno
Timothy
Cincinnati
Acinnati
Prairie
Wiseonsin
Poincare Halts US Reparations Conference Preparations
Premier Poincare's Nevers speech stops American plans for an international inquiry into German finances. He urges experts to limit their scope to Germany's present capacity to pay, dampening the administration's project and risking American withdrawal from the talks if France remains firm.
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France
United States
Washington
Poincare
Nevers
Germany
America
Bankers oppose ex servicemen bonus at annual meeting
Washington opposition to a soldiers' bonus was voiced in resolutions adopted at the Investment Bankers' Association of America annual convention. The resolutions, presented by Thomas N. Dysart of St. Louis, argued that a bonus would require higher or continued taxes and hinder swift return to prosperity.
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Washington
Investment Bankers’ Association of America
Thomas N. Dysart
St. Louis
Swiss Paper Plant Loses German Money Import
A Zurich paper factory bought fifteen tons of German bank notes in small denominations to convert into pulp but cannot import them under Swiss law barring large foreign currency imports. The factory must absorb the loss as entry is refused by customs.
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Geneva
Zurich
Arbuckle Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs Minta Arbuckle
Mrs Minta B Durfee Arbuckle sues Roscoe Arbuckle for divorce in Providence on grounds of desertion and neglect to provide. Arbuckle, famed as a movie buffoon and recent vaudeville monologist, is named in the action amid sensational public interest.
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Fatty” Arbuckle
Providence
R. J. Providence
R. L.roscoe
Nratty
Arbuckle
Minta B
Durfee) Arbuckle
One Dead in $100,000 Fire at Henryetta Hotel
A fire in Chillicothe Missouri destroyed the Henryetta hotel and three nearby mercantile buildings. An unidentified man died in the blaze. Property loss is estimated at $100,000.
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Chillicothe
Record of a 259 mph Navy test flight at Mitchel Field
Lieut. H. J. Brow successfully completed four runs along a three kilometer straightaway at an average speed of 259.15 miles per hour, claiming the fastest speed ever achieved by man. The test took place at Mitchel Field, N Y, confirming a historic aviation milestone.
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Mitchel Field
H. J. Brow
Navy
Call to Praise God and Serve Jehovah worldwide
Lesson outlines the theme of Every one praising God and nations serving Jehovah. It explains Psalm 47 as a call to recognize God's power and Psalm 67 as the universal diffusion of grace. The text emphasizes Israel’s mission, heathen conversion, restoration of blessings, and continual praise of God in Ps. 100.
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God
Israel
Paul
Christ
Church
League of Nations
What Life Consists Of
The speaker cites Jesus to refute the belief that life lies in possessions. He argues Christianity corrects easy views of life by contrasting wealth with spiritual development and reverence for that which is above. Rev. C. G. Albertson, D. D. delivers the message.
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Jesus
C. G. Albertson
D. D
Neglected Children Comment Opens Debate on Wealth Gap
A sharp quotation by Kenneth D. Miller highlights the uneasy contrast between the neglect of rich and poor children. The remark appears amid discussions on social welfare and child welfare concerns.
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Kenneth D. Miller
Love for the Home Cited as First Sign of Domestic Happiness
Quoted maxim on home life attributes true domestic happiness to love of one’s dwelling. The proverb from Montlosier frames home affection as the initial sign of harmony and fulfillment in family life.
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Montlosier
Breaks or Hardens the Heart Cham Fort Quote
A fragment notes a saying about contact with the world shaping the heart as either breaking it or hardening it, attributed to Cham fort. The line reflects a philosophical or moral maxim rather than a reported event or clear person.
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Chamfort
Character tells the story of Dr. Pierce medicines
The text extols Doctor Pierce's vegetable medicines as pure and trusted after fifty years. It credits R V Pierce M D with researching health giving herbs used by Indians and promotes Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as tonics. Readers are urged to send 10c for trial pills to Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
M. D
Woman Targets Goals with Clear Plan and Resolve
A woman demonstrates decisive thinking by identifying her desires and outlining practical steps to achieve them, showing determination and strategic planning.
California Fig Syrup advertisement lures sick babies
An old advertisement urges mothers to give genuine California Fig Syrup to infants for relief from constipation and feverish discomfort, highlighting no narcotics and liver bowels action. It warns against counterfeits and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry use.
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California
Witty Insight on Wealth and Spousal Truths
A humorous proverb notes a man may be unaware of his luck while his wife accurately recalls times of prosperity and comfort. The line playfully contrasts male obliviousness with female perceptiveness in domestic finance.
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Kansas
Antonio Rella
M. Ussischkin
Jerusalem
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bankers’ Assembly
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Hall
FE. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Laie Mia
Parker's
Dra. Rusoes Chem
Wen Puiboewe
Frees
Elsta
Hiccox Siake
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