Harding Eulogizes Versailles League as Dead in Victory Speech
President-elect Warren G. Harding spoke to about thirty thousand supporters in Marion Ohio presenting a funeral imagery for the Versailles League of Nations. He defended America’s role while stating the nation would live by the Constitution and a government of law and not men. He pledged a united and purposeful leadership from Washington and a stabilizing influence for world civilization.
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America
United States of America
League
Harding
Washington
United States
O Callahan Succeeds MacSwiney In Cork
Cork reports Deputy Lord Mayor Callahan elected lord mayor succeeding MacSwiney on November 3.
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O’callahan
MacSwiney
Cork
Callahan
Bryan Calls Wilson to Resign as President
William J. Bryan issued a statement urging President Wilson to resign at once and yield the presidency to Marshall with no understanding that Harding become secretary of state.
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Wilson
Chicago
William J
Sugar Control Ends as Wilson Proclaims Revocation
Washington November 6 The final removal of government sugar control follows President Wilson signing a proclamation establishing revocation on November 15. It ends feed licenses held by wholesalers.
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M.S
Washington
Wilson
Ocoee Election Day Lynching Tragedy Stuns Florida
At Ocoee near Orlando on Election Day 1920 a vote dispute led to a race riot. Five Black residents died in arson linked to a mob while a sixth was killed after removal from jail. Two white men also died and several others were wounded amid gunfire and chaos. Julius Perry and Mose Norman figure in the violence surrounding the polling dispute.
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Orlando
Fla
Ocoee
Here
Mose Norman
Norman
Leo Bogard
Elmer McDaniels
Jules Perry
Rail bill costs federal government $656 million in six months
The interstate commerce commission reports private operation of railroads after federal control will cost the federal government 656 million dollars for six months. The railroads show a net deficit of 206 million, while the treasury must pay 450 million as the guarantee under the transportation act. Increased rates in effect aim to boost carrier gross revenue by 1.5 billion annually.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Treasury
Railroad Labor Board
U S to Seize 12 Chicago Breweries During Prohibition Enforcement
Federal officials prepared to confiscate twelve Chicago breweries after testing beer samples. Breweries found producing real beer without paying taxes face heavy penalties for violating the prohibition laws. Chief Field Agent Thomas J. O'Brien led raids on more than 300 saloons.
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Chicago
Thomas J. O’brien
Willys Overland Plant to Close for Inventory
Toledo Ohio announces the Willys Overland automobile plant will shut down for inventory and remain closed for an indefinite period. The facility normally employs about 15 000 workers.
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Overland Auto
Toledo, O
Willys-Overland Automobile
Wrangel Saves Army from Soviet Advance
General Baron Wrangel head of the anti Bolshevik government withdraws his forces to Crimea as Soviet armies push south of the Dneiper river in the Ukraine theater.
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Wrangel
Sebastopol
Baron Wrangel
South Russia
Crimea
Dneiper River
Secret tripartite treaty sets Turkish spheres of influence
Paris reports France Britain and Italy signed a tripartite pact at Sevres August 10 to back each other in their special Turkish spheres. The accord, not secret but public only now, defines areas for France in Cilicia and western Kurdistan and Italy in southern Anatolia, with Britain’s role undefined. It covers joint diplomatic support and joint exploitation rights including the Baghdad railway and Heraclea mines, while preserving non signatory access rights.
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Paris
Francce
Great Britain
Italy
Turkey
France
Serres
Cilicia
Kurdistan
Syria
Anatolia
Bagdad
Heraclea
Dun's Review of Business Conditions Quick Glimpse
Dun's review notes cautious optimism with stronger confidence in some sectors yet overall trade remains restrained. Retail and holiday demand show delayed revival as price readjustments run their course and buyers await evidence before new orders. Pig iron consumption has fallen, reducing active furnaces while dry goods inquiries grow from low prices and cotton goods trading remains cautious.
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New York
Dun
Samoan naval governor J Terhune shoots self in Samoa
A Navy dispatch reports Commander J Terhune, naval governor of Samoa, killed himself at noon on November 8. In St Louis a young stenographer Edna Ellis, eighteen, was found murdered in a vacant lot, the body discovered in weeds.
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Island
Washington
J. Terhune
Samoa
Navy Department
St. Louis
Edna Ellis
Ellis
Don Louis de Bourbon
Spain
New York
Metropolis
Don Louis
Alfonso XII
Galatz
Roumania
Woolen Mills Again Curtail Schedule
Lawrence Mass November 8 four mills of the American Woolen company closed for the rest of the week and will run four days a week after previously operating six days.
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Lawrence
Mass
American Woolen Company
Palmer urged at federal trial start on coal case
Indianapolis reports Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer was advised by U S District Judge A B Anderson that an investigation of his ties to the case against 125 coal operators and miners will occur when the federal trial opens November 8. Washington notes Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover urges export limits to safeguard domestic needs and to favor nations allied to American trade.
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Indianapolis
A. Mitchell
Palmer
United States
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Alexander
Europe
England
Germany
France
Miners Federation Declares Coal Strike Ended
London executives of the Miners' Federation decide the coal strike is over and advise miners to return to work despite a ballot showing over 8,000 voting against accepting the government settlement proposals.
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London
Miners’ Federation
Court orders strike end for Boston shoe workers
A Superior court injunction halts the labor action begun May 18 1919 at the Thomas G Plant company factory. The injunction, described as one of the broadest ever granted in the state, aims to enforce a closed shop.
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Boston
Thomas G. Plant
George W Stevens Dies at Greenbrier
George W Stevens president of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway died suddenly at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs in West Virginia. A message from Richmond reported his death on November 4.
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George W. Stevens
Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Greenbrier
W. Va
Bandits rob pool hall in Superior with 2500 cash
Two masked men entered a Superior pool hall and held up 35 men stealing 2500 dollars and valuables while a patrolman stood 35 feet away. The incident occurred on November 8 as police investigate leads.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Wis
Woman Cry Runs Strong in Prohibition Ticket Race
Philadelphia report notes Mrs. Sean Cobb Marion of Emporium the first Pennsylvania woman candidate for U.S. senator. She drew a heavier Prohibition vote than opponent Watkins, highlighting strong party support in the statewide race.
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Philadelphia
Sean Cobb Marion
Emporium
Pennsylvania
United States
Watkins
Delicate humor in a banker’s China tale
A banker who has visited China on important missions jokes about misreading language. He sits with a Chinese official and an interpreter, only to hear the Chinaman reply in flawless English asking who is pitching for Pittsburgh this year, revealing humorous cross language misinterpretation.
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China
Mr. Jones
Pittsburgh
Wall Street Journal
Pleasures as Commas in Life’s Sad Story
A reflective line notes pleasures punctuate life’s sorrowful narrative, implying brief, bright interludes amid ongoing loss and hardship. The statement frames joy as temporary pauses rather than final endings within a somber arc.
No Man Has Courage to Tell a Woman Her Mirror Reflects
A pithy line echoes social humor about gender and vanity. The quip observes that men hesitate to admonish women about self-image, suggesting mirror talk as a taboo arena in private exchanges.
Germany Builds Airships and Expands Transatlantic Plans
The article reports Germany actively developing airship capacity with new Zeppelins, negotiations with the United States and European nations for international air traffic, and a rumored 60 ton load Zeppeli n with 500 passenger capacity and long range.
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Germany
France
Great Britain
Herr Colsmann
Zeppelin
United States
Holland
Sweden
Scientific American
Confiding in a Married Woman Sparks Coded Lesson
A saying cautions that sharing secrets with a married woman may also involve her husband. The remark underscores prudence in private counsel and social discretion.
Marriage License Promise in a $2 Bill Bargain
A quirky note suggests spending a $2 bill to secure a marriage license, framing the purchase as a lighthearted bargain. The line hints at wedding planning humor and financial shorthand without asserting real legal action.
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