Landis Accepts Baseball Chairmanship With Big Salary
Chicago November 15 The National and American leagues settled their disputes and named Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis to chair the new board of control. Landis agreed to serve while retaining his federal judgeship, earning 43500 a year plus 10000 for travel, with a 550000 annual offer and seven year term.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
New York
Boston
Ban Johnson
American League
Judge Landis
Board of Control
National Leaguers
Ong
America
Big Eleven
Sagues
William Veeck
Ubs
Clark Griffith
Washington American
Igue
Landis
Witasg
Chamars
Automobile Hold Up in Kingston Nets $4000
Three men in an automobile roared through Kingston Ohio in a bold robbery escaping with about $4000 in currency. The bandits fired shots during the dash, leaving townspeople startled as they vanished from view.
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Kingston
Aston
Hunger Strike Ended After Ninety-Four Days in Cork Jail
The Cork jail hunger strike by nine Irish prisoners concluded on day ninety four. Arthur Griffith transmitted a message urging them to live for Ireland after proving devotion. Bishop Cohalan urged immediate call off to nurse the men back to health, noting Lord Mayor MacSwiney’s strike drew international attention.
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Cork
O’callaghan
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Ireland
Griffith
Cohalan
Dun's Review Signals Persistent Hesitation in U. S. Business
Dun's review for the week ending November 13 notes ongoing hesitation and restraint across sectors as inflation unwinds. Bank clearings show a clear year over year decline with October total at 38 454 400 323, 7.4 percent below 1919. Iron, steel readjustment widens price gaps. dry goods face further price readjustment. hides and leather markets show weakening prices amid sparse trading.
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New York
Dun
Breteuil Wins Nobel Prize for Physics 1920
Stockholm reports Charles Edouard Guillaume Breteuil head of the international bureau of weights and measures was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics by the Swedish Academy of Sciences on November 15 1920.
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Breteuil
Stockholm
Charles Edouard Guillaume Breteuill
International Bureau of ‘Weights and Measures
Swedish Academy of Science
Waterways Group Addresses Buffalo Meeting In November
The New York State Waterways association held a meeting in Buffalo on November 15 to discuss the Lake Sea Waterway project and related rationing or resource issues.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York State Waterways Association
Orialt
Wall Street Explosion Solved Says Evening World
New York Evening World claims an independent probe shows the September wall street blast was a labor related plot not anarchist won by the Building Trades Council. It argues 1800 immigrant workers faced a conspiracy of greed and injustice leading to the stock exchange annex destruction. Mayor Hylan testified to the joint committee on building contracts.
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New York
New York Evening World
Wall Street
The
Evening World
Flynn
Department of Justice
Robert A. Brindell
Building Trades Council
Brindell
Stock Exchange
Broadway
Stock Exchange Annex
Albert A. Volk
Samuel Untermyer
Wilson Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Nov 25 as Day
President Wilson issues a Thanksgiving proclamation declaring November 25 a day of observance. He notes the lessons of the war are healing and America’s free army has returned to peaceful pursuits, urging devotion and stewardship to God and country.
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Washington
Wilson
America
Lberty
Leper at Large Disappears from Farm in Madison
Madison Neb Nov 15 Charles Young declared by Omaha doctors to have leprosy has disappeared from the Madison county farm where he was placed by the state board of health.
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Madison, Neb
Charles Young
Omaha
Madison County
State Board of Health
Canada
Can Enact Income Law Report From Springfield
Nov 15 Springfield New Jersey reports that the revenue committee has advanced a bill to enact an income law. The outlet notes the majority supports rapid passage and outlines projected effects on municipal funding and state programs.
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Springfield
Pershing Lays Vision of Veteran Citizen Army Safeguarding Nation
General John J. Pershing declares the nation’s interests will be safeguarded by a great citizen army of veterans. He frames Armistice Day’s second anniversary as a new epoch and calls for tribute to those who sacrificed in 1918 to defend liberties and independence.
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John J. Pershing
Washington
Duchess of Marlborough Wins Divorce From Duke
London reports Consuelo Vanderbilt, now Duchess of Marlborough, won a divorce from the duke amid desertion allegations. The duke’s counsel denied the charges and no evidence was taken. Investigators noted the duke shared a Paris hotel room with a young woman, unnamed, on February 28.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Paris
Prohibition Officers Bar Hop and Malt Sales to Some Buyers
Washington officials ruled against selling hops and malt to buyers other than bakers and confectioners. The prohibition bureau issued instructions amid secrecy, confirming a tightened ban on home brewing.
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Washington
Prohibition Bureau
Rail Shop Reduction in Altoona Plants Cuts 1305 Jobs
Pennsylvania Railroad announces notices issued dropping 1305 workers from Altoona shops about 15 percent of total payroll. The move affects the Altoona shops and reflects a broader staffing reduction in the system.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Altoona
Wage Reductions in Danville Post War Era
A Danville Virginia dispatch notes wage reductions of twenty five percent applied selectively to workers as of November 15. The brief mentions targeted cuts in pay affecting 1909 era labor and industry impacts in the local economy.
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Danville
We Know a Page of Quips and Proverbs
A fragment from New York Central Magazine combines humor and social observation. It notes church habits of older maids, genealogical pruning of relatives, and a road tax for transgressors. It mentions Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, tenants in a flat, and a moral quip about rising after a fall.
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Angelica
Mother
New York Central Magazine
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