Gompers Defends Labor as Loyal to U S Government
Samuel Gompers, weakened by illness, defended labor at the national industrial conference. He rebutted Loree’s claim of Bolshevik influence and recalled labor’s pledge to back the government before U S entry into war. He urged that American labor seeks a fair share of wealth created by workers.
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Washington
Samuel Gombers
National Industrial Conference
United States
Gompers
L. F. Loree
Russia
Czar
Loree
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
War Labor Board
Federation
Wilson
Bolsheviks Said to Slay 23 652 in Riga Lecture
Professor Guido Schneider of Riga claimed in a Riga lecture that Bolsheviks killed 23 652 people in Riga. He said executioners, intoxicated and unable to aim, wounded victims repeatedly as they laughed at their agony, with some massacres lasting days.
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Stockholm
Guido Schneider
Riga
Young
Slayer of child Fitzgerald hanged at Cook County Jail
Thomas Fitzgerald, who killed Janet Wilkinson, was executed at the Cook County jail. He remained calm until the gallows, then appeared to be sustained by religious exaltation during the death ordeal.
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Chicago
Thomas Fitzgeral
Janet Wilkinson
Cook County
Fitzgerald
Austrian Assembly Ratifies St Germain Peace Treaty
Vienna October 20 The Austrian assembly ratified the peace of St Germain by a vote without debate. The German party was the sole opposition, voting against the favorable ratification.
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Vienna
St. Germain
Rman
Oppoon
Illinois Evangelical Synod Merges Into State District
The merger of northern central and southern Lutheran synods with the age district forms the Illinois state synod. The consolidation was effected at the northern Evangelical synod convention in kford Illinois on October 20.
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Lutheran Synods
Kford, Ir
Illinois
1016 Evangelical Synod
Germans Arrive In Brazil Amid Wartime Transit
A Dutch liner arrives in Rio de Janeiro on October 20 with 406 former officers and soldiers among its passengers. The group, traveling from Germany, includes personnel who had served in Brazil and Argentina.
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Brazil
Janeiro
Argentina
Gary Anarchy Hotbed In Gary As Army Cracks Down
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and Col. Mapes condemn Gary as a hot bed of anarchy and warn that published evidence could end the steel strike. Raiders sweep red-haired houses and poolrooms. 18 arrested, 16 jailed as aliens with deportation planned to Indianapolis.
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Chicago
Leonard Wood
Central Department
United States Army
Gary
Mapes
Indianapolis
Cabinet to Run the U S in President Wilson's Illness
The cabinet met and prepared to assume many executive duties during President Wilson's illness. The president's condition was unchanged aside from a restless night caused by prostate swelling, signaling a prolonged sickness and cabinet oversight of government operations.
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Washington
Wilson
King Albert of Belgium Tours Yosemite Valley
King Albert of Belgium and the royal party spent Wednesday in Yosemite National Park Cal. He had visited incognito as crown prince years earlier and now showed his wife Queen Elizabeth and son Prince Leopold the sites and memories of the park.
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Yosemite Valley
Cal
Albert
Belgium
King Albert
Yosemite
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Leopold
Irish Political Prisoners to Be Freed at Mountjoy
Dublin reports that all Irish political prisoners in Mount Joy Prison will be released immediately following their hunger strike. The lord mayor was informed of the decision and confirmed as the outcome.
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Dublin
Mount Joy Prison
War Dept to Auction $500000 Leather in Chicago
The War Department announced an auction sale of about 500000 dollars worth of leather to be held November 14 at the zone surplus property officer’s office in Chicago.
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U. S
Washington
War Department
Zone Surplus Property Officer
Chicago
2 Air Racers Killed in Transcontinental Derby Crash
Salt Lake City report states Lieut. French Kirby and Lieut. Stanley C. Miller died when their plane No. 44 crashed at Castle Rock Utah during the westbound transcontinental air derby. Kirby died instantly. Miller died hours later after engine failure and a sharp bank.
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Salt Lake City
French Kirby
Stanley C. Miller
Castle Rock
Utah
Kirby
Rigby Ranch
Miller
Evanston
Wyo
Fierce Fight at Petrograd Forces Close on Petrograd
General Yudenitch reports capture of Krasno Selo and Gat china south of Petrograd as antibolshevik forces press toward the city. Soviet defenders fight desperately while Krondstadt capitulates to British naval forces, signaling a turning point in the siege.
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London
Yudenitch
Krasno Selo
Gatchina
Petrograd
Helsingfors
Russia
Krondstadt
Senate Votes to Ratify Shantung Settlement Amid Party Split
The Senate approved the Shantung settlement by 55 to 35 with 14 Republicans breaking ranks. The roll call showed 32 Republicans in favor and 41 against including 14 defectors who still sought a reservation disapproving the award.
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Washington
Senate
Shantung
Foreign Relations Committee
China
Lodge
America
United States
British Empire
Ball
Delaware
Borah
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Calder
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Fall
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Harding
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Ransdell
Robinson
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Simmons
Smith
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Swanson
Virginia
Thomas
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Trammell
Underwood
Walsh
Williams
Walcott
Edge
Martin
Elkins
West Virginia
Fernard
Sugar rationing planned for New York City
New York on October 18 text reports Arthur Williams federal food administrator for New York is finalizing sugar rationing plans. Each customer will be limited to one pound and many restaurants already use war era sugar envelopes rather than open bowls.
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New York
Arthur wWillams
Austrian Convict Held for Deportation in Wilson Threat Case
Leavenworth Kansas October 18 Frank Geizler an Austrian was re arrested by the chief of police upon release from the federal prison He is held for deportation Geizler was convicted in North Dakota in 1917 of threatening the life of President Wilson
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Wilson
Leavenworth
Kan
Frank Geizler
Geizler
North Dakota
Flyer crosses Alps toward Melbourne from Issy
Lieutenant Poulet the French aviator who started from Issy Les Moulineaux Tuesday on a flight to Melbourne Australia arrived at Rome at the aviation field of Centocelle en route.
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Alps
Paris
Poulet
Issy-Les-Moulineaux
Melbourne
Australia
Rome
Centocelle
Sugar Ration for Gotham Announced
New York October 20 Arthur Williams federal food administrator for war announces sugar rationing for Gotham city as part of home front measures.
Captain Smith Out of Race After Plane Burns
Captain L. H. Smith, leader of the westbound flyers in the transcontinental air derby, was eliminated when his De Havilland 4 plane was destroyed by fire at Curtiss control station in Buffalo. The blaze started from a gasoline torch used to repair a leaky radiator.
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Buffalo
N. Y
L. H. Smith
Curtiss
Lettish Troops Cross Duna River at Riga
Lettish forces have crossed the Duna at Riga and are developing operations favorably, according to a Libau dispatch cited by the Lettish press bureau in Copenhagen.
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Duna River
Copenhagen
Riga
Libau
Lettish
Bolsheviks Retreat as Kolchak Forces Advance in Siberia
A wireless message from the Kolchak government at Omsk dated October 18 reports a general Bolshevik retreat before Admiral Kolchak's armies in western Siberia.
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London
Admiral Kolchak
New One Piece Dresses Set Fashion Tone for Fall
A fashion writer notes the rise of practical one piece dresses in serge duvetyn and tricolette with hip trimming and innovative cuts. Fringe and plaited details appear on duvetyn gowns while velvet gowns gain value, with Parisian plaiting trends influencing American designs.
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Paris
Waistline Fashions Highlight Flounced Skirts In Blue Serge
Vintage description notes blue serge frocks featuring raised waistlines and flounced skirts. The piece emphasizes structured silhouettes and decorative hems.
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REDS
Thomas Fitzgerald
Ustria
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Gary Anarchy
Wood
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King Sees National Park
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ARMY
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Arthur Williams
Lyons
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