Governors Back Day Law After Stormy Governors Meet
West Baden Ind governors adopt a resolution pledging full cooperation with enforcement of prohibition laws after a stormy session. Louisiana’s Parker threatens resignation over memorial draft while Wisconsin’s Blaine denounces the round robin as hypocrisy and Klan influence dominates the debate.
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West Baden
Ind
Coolidge
Governors’ Conference
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Sweet
Colorado
J. J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Blaine
Parker
America
Pat M. Neff
Texas
Washington
Neff
Baxter
Germany Breaks Reparations Talks with France
Chancellor Stresemann states Germany will discontinue reparations payments to France. He warns the move signals a probable break with France, reflecting a policy aimed at extreme measures amid ongoing tensions.
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Germany
France
Berlin
Stresemmann
Rhine Republic proclaimed at Aix la Chapelle
Paris dispatch reports the Rhine Republic established with Coblenz Mayence Wiesbaden Montjoie Munchen Gladbach Erkelenz and the Belgian border zone under Rhineland government control as headquarters are declared in Aix la Chapelle.
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Rhine
Paris
Aix-la-Chapelle
le Journal
Coblenz
Mayence
Wiesbaden
Montjoie
Munchen-Gladbach
Erkelenz
Wurzelm
Rhineland
Funding Commission Reports Debts of Foreign Governments
The debt funding commission told Congress at a special meeting that future negotiations will involve debts of foreign governments totaling $5,970,117,27 with $1,083,457,478 in interest, bringing the overall indebtedness to $7,058,574,905 owed to the United States.
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Funding Commission
Congress Washington
Debt Funding Commission
United States
Wild Ducks Mistake Wet Read for Lake
Hundred wild ducks died after diving from a height onto a wet pavement mistaken for water near here. The broken moonlight lit the roadside scene as birds lay scattered along the road.
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Champaign
Racing Crash at State Fair Kills Boy In Texas
Edwin Thomas Adams Jr twelve of Waskom Texas died when a racing car leaped the fence at the Shreveport Louisiana state fair track injuring two white men and eight Black riders.
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Shreveport
Edwin Thomas Adams, Jr
Waskom
Tex
State Fair Track
Would Go South for Trade
Washington Senator Magnus Johnson argues that Europe’s lost markets should be rebuilt by extensive development of the American South field in an interview released here. He contends regional growth will offset trade losses and strengthen national output.
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Washington
Europe
Magnus Johnson
Washington backs Wood regime in Philippine governance
The Weel cablegram to Governor General Leonard Wood asserts U S support for his administration in Manila. It stresses cooperation among executive, legislative, and judicial branches and rejects legislative overreach while affirming the veto power over all legislation.
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Washington
Weel
Leonard Wood
United States
Congress
Authorities expose diploma rings alleging 15000 bogus doctors
William F. Sachs, a former Missouri school department examiner, told Howard Sidener that about 15,000 physicians in the United States are practicing under fake licenses forged by rings issuing high school and medical diplomas from St Louis and elsewhere.
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U. S
St. Louis
United States
William F. Sachs
Missouri School Department
Howard Sidener
New York Central Pays $23 Million to U.S.
One of the largest wartime settlements with a railroad was completed as the New York Central and four subsidiary lines paid the government 23 million dollars. The payment represents capital expenditures by the government for the railroad during wartime operation.
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N. Y. Central
U. S. Washington
New York Central
Senator Moses Calls Volstead Act a Jackass Law
Senator Moses of New Hampshire labeled the Volstead act a jackass statute after visiting the White House following a tour of twelve states in the East and Middle West.
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Moses
Washington
New Hampshire
White House
East
Middle West
Jury Trial Rights Upheld in Prohibition Injunction Case
Philadelphia judge rules that Congress by adopting the injunction on prohibition act provisions did not intend to destroy the right of jury trial. The decision rests with Federal Judge C L McKee and clarifies trial rights despite injunctions.
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Philadelphia
C. L. McKeehan
Congress
Colorado Woman Dies of Leprosy in Eaton
Mrs. Cora Emma Neill aged sixty five died at her Eaton home from leprosy, Weld County coroner Dr. W. H. Wood announced after an investigation, the Greeley area report states.
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Colorado
Greeley
Colo
Cora Emma Neill
Eaton
W. H. Wood
Weld County
Governors at White House call for state cooperation in Prohibition
President Coolidge told about thirty governors at the White House that enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act is a joint duty of states and nation. He urged state and local prosecutors to begin injunctions in federal name, and called for conferences of police and mayors to strengthen enforcement nationwide.
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Washington
Coolidge
White House
United States
Daughterty
Haynes
Vote Nov 6 on Alaska Territory division proposal
Juneau Alaska voters will decide Nov 5 on a proposal to divide the territory with the southern portion possibly becoming a state. Other cities will hold the same election date.
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Alaska
Juneau
Harding
Four Hundred Thousand Rail Workers Benefit From Board Decision
Four hundred thousand railroad workers on forty carriers and subsidiaries gain improved wages and working rules under a U S railroad labor board decision. The measure affects employees nationwide and outlines adjustments in compensation and work practices across the industry.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Political Rivals Clash in Mexico City Kill Five
Five people were killed and about twenty wounded in street clashes between rival political factions in Mexico City. Police and soldiers moved in to halt the violence and prevent wider disorder.
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Mexico City
Mount Lassen Eruption Sends Smoke Skyward in Brief Burst
Mount Lassen emitted a brief eruption Sunday morning with smoke pouring from the peak for about half an hour. Clouds later concealed the cone and officials could not confirm if activity continued.
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Mount Lassen
Redding
Cal
Moorish War Ends in Madrid After 400 Years
General Primo de Rivera ends four centuries of guerrilla conflict and Moorish occupation in Madrid. Troops begin withdrawal as the long war concludes with a decisive move in Spain.
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Madrid
Primo de Rivera
Radical Supporter Faces Charges in AFL Delegate Case
Thomas Mathews, a delegate to the American Federation of Labor convention from Omaha, faces charges of conduct unbecoming an union member. He supported the cause of W. F. Dunne amid AFL affairs.
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Omaha
Neh
Thomas Mathews
American Federation of Labor
W. F. Dunne
United States Market Report for Week Ending October 20
Washington dispatch summarizes weekly price ranges across livestock and produce. Hogs to 7.75, beef steers to 11.40, cows 3.25 to 10.90, veal calves 8.25 to 12.50, lambs to 13.00, hay prices vary by region, potatoes and onions weaken, cabbages steady, eastern apples moderate, grain quotes for No 2 red and hard wheats, corn, oats, and dairy prices including butter and Wisconsin cheese varieties.
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Washington
Chicago
Timothy
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
York Imperials
Baldwins
Iowa
Wisconsin
Turkish Women Danced in Public for First Time
Emancipation proclamation proved true as Turkish women danced in public for the first time in history. A massive society affair hosted by the Turkish military commander drew society women who had shed the harem veils and delighted in the public invitation to dance.
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Constantinople
Masonic Official Resigns After Klan Debate in Alabama
Judge George Fleming Moore, former sovereign grand commander and inspector general of Scottish Rite Masons in Alabama, resigns from the supreme council after a debate over the Ku Klux Klan. He faced charges that his weekly journal The Fellowship Forum promoted Klan aims.
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Ku Klux Washington
George Fleming Moore
Supreme Council
Alabama
Ku Klux Klan
Moore
Fellowship Forum
Former Governor Lowden Declines British Ambassadorship
Ex Governor Frank O Lowden of Illinois turned down President Coolidge’s offer to serve as ambassador to Great Britain. Since George Harvey’s resignation Coolidge wants a prominent western figure for the post, a post never held by a westerner.
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St. James
Lowden Washington
Frank CO. Lowden
Illinois
Calvin Coolidge
Great Britain
George Harvey
Coolidge
Italians Win Battle in Tripoli Fight Ends With Heavy Rebel Losses
Italian columns in Tripoli attacked 1 500 rebels south of Mount Surata and scattered them. About 400 rebels were killed with many wounded and significant booty. Italian losses were ten dead and fifty wounded. Italian planes bombed rebel batteries.
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Tripoli
London
Mount Surata
Rome
Four Die as Schooner Bluefields Wrecks Off Pensacola
The American schooner Bluefields from Mobile perished off Pensacola bar after two hurricanes and a storm. Four men died, including First Mate Malachi Ebanks, in the wreck.
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Pensacola
Fla
Bluefields
Mobile
Pensacola Bar
Malachi Ebanks
Four Men Burned to Death in Steel Spill at Farrell
A crane operator was roasted to death in a steel cage and three other workers later died in hospital after a Kable spilled seventy tons of molten steel at Farrell steel plant. The incident occurred when the crane slipped causing molten metal to splash.
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Farrell
Hendersonville Merchant Praises Tanlac Buy Tanlac for Relief
W P F Penny a leading Hendersonville merchant testifies Tanlac restored his health after years of indigestion ulcers and stomach trouble requiring surgery. He says Tanlac reached the seat of troubles and gave normal strength. Tanlac sold by all druggists with 4 million bottles previously sold.
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W. PF. Penny
Hendersonville
N. C
Tanlac
Speak Your Mind With Careful Politeness in Speech
A short editorial urges thinking before speaking and choosing respectful, measured words. It emphasizes avoiding harsh tones and repeats etiquette for public discourse, advising restraint, clarity, and civility in conversations and debates.
Castoria Ends Teething Troubles in Gentle Way
A classic remedy advert claims Fletcher's Castoria has served as a pleasant harmless substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups for over 30 years. It contains no narcotics and bears the genuine signature on each package as physicians recommend.
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Fletcher
Feed the Brute and Vanity as Keys to Hearts
A sharp witticism pair explores how hunger and ego sway a man, noting that meals and vanity often open doors to influence. The lines hint at manipulation using appetite and self image to gain favor or control.
They Are Free From Habit Forming Drugs Says Doctor Hill
Buffalo chemist Doctor H M Hill asserts the product is free from habit forming drugs and valuable when used as directed. He notes relief for worn out feeling and recommends trying the drug store first with 60 cent boxes available by mail or at local druggists.
Advertisement fragment prompts frugal, cheerful household appeal
A fragment ad urges affordable perfumery for humanity and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for housekeeping. It hints at social mores with flirtatious dialogue and a general consumer angle about towels linen sheets and pillowcases.
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Department of Housekeeping
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