Senate Kills Beer for Medical Use in Final Senate Vote
Washington reports the Senate approved a bill outlawing beer and malt liquors for medical purposes by a 56 to 2 conference vote. The measure, extending prohibition rules, limits physicians to 100 prescriptions per quarter and blocks liquor imports until medical needs are met.
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Washington
Senate
Brandegee
du Pont
Edge
Johnson
la Folette
Lodge
McLean
Penrose
Phipps
Shortridge
Wadsworth
Broussard
Gerry
King
Pomerene
Ransweller
Dell
Shields
Stanley
Underwood
Walsh
Mass
Watson
Reed
Missouri
Moses
New Hampshire
Harrold
Oklahoma
Kelloge
Minnesota
Lenroot
Wisconsin
McCormick
Sinois
Sutherland
West Virginia
Pletcher
Florida
Palmer
Congress
House
United States
Hawaii
The
Virgin Islands
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Blair
Internal Revenue Bureau
Getting Back to Normalcy
Washington reports gradual return to normal industry conditions as the Department of Labor releases October payrolls showing 403 682 more wage earners than July. Secretary Davis calls the figures encouraging and notes the improvement across sectors.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Davis
Floyd Holmes Acquitted in Oil Operator’s Slaying
Fort Worth Texas November 19 Floyd Holmes was acquitted of killing Warren Wagner a well known oil operator The defense argued Wagner was shot when he reached for his hip pocket The verdict ends a high profile murder case in the local oil community.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Floyd Holmes
Warren Wagner
Wagner
Rioting in Bombay India Linked to Wales at Bombay
A fragment reports rioting in Bombay India in 19th century connections to Wales at Bombay. The sparse text references unrest and a possible link to local colonial affairs.
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Wales
Bombay
India
U S War Finance to Open Corn Market Headquarters in Chicago
Government announces a corn belt advisory committee led by Gov. Warren T. McCray and other officials to secure bank cooperation for orderly marketing and livestock financing. The group will set up in Chicago and push meetings with farm groups and bankers to address storage, loans, and price-based feeding strategies. Market notes cover grain prices, livestock, and dairy trends for the week ending November 17.
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Government Committee
Chicago
Washington
Corn Belt
War Finance Corporation
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture
T. Meredith
Des Moines
J. QR. Howard
Edward Chambers
Alexander Legge
Charles Brand
Urbana
Lloyd
Tenny
C. H. McNider
Mason City
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Winnipeg
Iowa
North Dakota
Kansas
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Memphis
Prairie
St. Louis
Middlewestern
Northwestern
Jonathans
Philadelphia
Boston
Wisconsin
Moplah Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses in Pandikkad Attack
About 700 Moplah rebels were killed as a 2,000 strong force attacked the Pandikkad post. A Gurkha garrison repulsed the assault with one British officer and three men dead and 34 wounded. Rebels reportedly used artillery. one gun was captured and five were seized northeast of Calicut.
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Delhi
India
Pandikkad
Calicut
Gleaners' Clearing House to Withhold Crops
Members at annual meeting in Grand Rapids announce plan to hold crops from sale until prices improve. The association controls 25 elevators in Ohio and Michigan and five warehouses in Michigan.
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Gleaners’ Clearing House Association of Michigan
Grand Rapids, Mich
Gleaners’ Clearing House Association
Ohio
Michigan
Denver couple death mystery brings man to Yuma
William E Estaver was brought to Yuma by Sheriff Jib Polhamus awaiting investigation of Mrs. Peter Johnson death on the desert late Tuesday night and the serious wounding of her husband, both of Denver.
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Yuma
Ariz
William
Estaver
Jib Polhamus
Desert
Peter Johnson
Denver
Marines Block Mail Holdup Near Truck in New York
Two taxicabs moved close to a mail truck in New York, but fled when armed marines guarding the vehicle warned they would shoot. Post office inspectors reported the incident.
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New York
Four Deer Hunters Slain in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin November 21 reports two hunters slain in a Wisconsin incident. Details remain unclear as investigators probe the tragic shooting during a hunting outing and search for a suspect.
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Madison
Wis
Fifty Missing After Maria Luisa Sinking Off Manila
The steamer Maria Luisa of 54 tons foundered off the Zambales coast near Manila bay. Fifty people are missing, with 86 rescued. Filipino passengers are believed to be among the missing.
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Manila
P. I
Zambales
Manila Bay
Thieves Take $2000 Payroll From Clothier Foreman
Two holdup men robbed Joseph Gertier, foreman for Nathan Rubenstein & Co., wholesale clothiers, on his way to the shop at 1345 West Fourteenth Street and took a $2,000 payroll.
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Chicago
Joseph Gertier
Nathan Rubenstein & Co
West Fourteenth Street
Admiralty Orders Halt on Hood Class Battleship Work
London November 21 The admiralty announces it has ordered the cessation of all work on the four Hood type battleships. Shipbuilders were notified not to incur further liabilities.
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Britain
London
Admiralty
Bootlegger Scheme Yields $50 Million Asset Seizure
A fragment shows a sum of $50,000,900 linked to bootleggers in New York around November 1919. The note references a large seizure or transfer between 225 and unspecified details, with scant context.
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New York
Japanese Delay Sought in Washington Far Eastern Talks
Admiral Baron Kato announced Japan sought days to study China’s Far East proposals at the Washington arms conference. He said Japan aims for a defensive navy slightly above 60 percent of Britain and the United States, with talks on ship types to follow. France outlined positions on China, Indo China, extraterritoriality, and open negotiations, while Britain, Japan, France, and Italy endorsed the general American program and offered cooperation to experts.
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Washington
Baron Kato
China
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Hughes
Kato
Briand
Paris
France
Kwangchow
Shantung
Port Arthur
Turkey
Indo-China
Annam
Yunan
Khounan Gsi
British Empire
Italy
Europe
Asia
Mixed Jury Convicts Slayer in Leavenworth Case
Wil lam Elftman a Leavenworth county farmer was found guilty of second degree murder by a jury that included two women.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Willam Elftman
Leavenworth County
Nab Michigan Bank Teller Grand Rapids Nov
A Michigan bank in Grand Rapids reports a teller robbery with suspect details from an early November incident. Police urge witnesses to come forward as investigators pursue leads and review surveillance footage.
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Michigan Bank Teller
Grand” Rapids, ‘Mich
Picric Acid Aids War Effort in Stump Blasting
The United States Department of Agriculture announces distribution of 12 1 2 million pounds of picric acid salvaged from war stores to help clear old wood lots for crops. Agencies in each state will coordinate with the department and agricultural colleges to supervise stump blasting using carefully prepared charges and safety procedures.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Pierb Uch
Bureau of Public Roads
Use Green Manurial Crops Says Prof Watts for Market Growers
Prof R L Watts in the Market Growers Journal outlines green manurial crops as a replacement for stable manure. He stresses soil adaptation ample seed fertilizer timely sowing and maximizing opportunities to grow a manorial crop.
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R. L. Watts
Market Growers’ Journal
Minerals in Hog Rations Boost Bone Strength in Trials
Ohio and Illinois stations report minerals fed in balanced rations have little impact on rapid gains but strengthen bones. When pasture is lacking, minerals aid growth and may pay for breeding stock. Tests used ground limestone air-slaked lime rock phosphate bonemeal slaked coal and salt. Hog handlers know charcoal wood ashes and salt help hogs, especially in winter.
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Ohio
Illinois
Lightning Rod Installation Guidance for Farms
Farmers Bulletin 842 from the Ohio experiment station advises straight conductor runs for lightning rods and specifies bends should have curves of at least one foot radius.
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Farmers
Ohio
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War Finance
Bureau of Markets and Crops
Moplah
Frange
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