Illinois Army Vet Wins National Legion Command Unanimously
Alvin M. Owsley of Denton Texas was installed as national commander of the American Legion for the coming year after leading in votes with 574 to 251 for Deegan 205 for Thompson and 12 for McCormick. He pledged to push four goals rehabilitation hospitalization adjusted compensation and Americanization.
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New Orleans
Alvin, M. Owsley
Denton
Tex
American Legion Hall
Owsley
Legion
Texas
Camp Bowie
Hlinois
William F. Deegan
New York
Joseph Thompson
Pennsylvania
John M. McCormick
Colorado
Illinois
Deegan
Thompson
McCormick
Lasker Warns AG Ruling Will Ruin US Passenger Shipping
A. D. Lasker, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, declares Attorney General Daugherty's policy banning liquor on all American ships spells ruin for American passenger shipping. His remarks were seen as a direct challenge during the Audit Bureau of Circulations convention in Chicago.
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Chicago
A. D. Lasker
United States Shipping Herd
Audit’ Bureau of Circulations
Daugherty
Old Saying Is Reversed at Calhoun Rescue Tragedy
The body of W. RE Calhoun was recovered from a government irrigation ditch two miles below where Calhoun jumped in to rescue a game dog that could not swim. Calhoun had killed a duck and the dog, attempting to retrieve it, was swept away by the canal current while the dog reached safety.
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Scott’s Bluff
Neb
W. “Re. Calhoun
Calhoun
Man Parachutes to Safety in Dayton Flight Crash
Lieut. Harold R. Barris who won the Detroit commercial plane event last week escaped death by leaping with a parachute from his wobbling monoplane at 2 000 feet above North Dayton. The plane crashed in a backyard while Barris landed several blocks away.
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Dayton
Harold R. Barris
Detroit
Harris
Reid May Never Act Again
Los Angeles headlines report Wallace Reid a screen idol may never act again after a paralytic stroke. The piece notes industry gossip about his condition and Paramount Pictures involvement.
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Screen Idol
Los Angeles
Los’Angeles
Cal
Wallace
Paramount
Lloyd George quits as coalition ends in Britain
London reports the resignation of Prime Minister David Lloyd George and the entire coalition cabinet accepted by King George. Andrew Bonar Law, Conservative leader, forms a new government after a Tory meeting and a resolution for Conservative autonomy. Lloyd George resignation announced at 6 08 PM.
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London
David Lloyd George
King George
Andrew Bonar Law
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Chamberlain
City of Honolulu Sinks After Sea Fire
The liner City of Honolulu is sunk at the bottom of the Pacific after a coast guard shelling with two pounders. Destroyed on orders from the United States Shipping Board, she drifted into the regular steamer lane and became a navigation menace.
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San Francisco
City of Honolulu
Pacific
Coast Guard
Shawnee
United States Shipping Board
Record Made in Coal Mining In New York
During the first three days of this week 102,427 cars were loaded with bituminous coal the largest number loaded during any corresponding period since the miners strike began April 1, according to reports from rail carriers by the car service division of the American Railway association three days last week.
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New York
Car Service Division
American Railway Association
President Harding Affirms Prohibition Stance
President Harding told delegates from Allied Christian societies at the White House that the nation would never depart from the Eighteenth amendment, expressing firm support for ongoing prohibition.
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Washington
Harding
Conference of Allied Christian Societies
White House
Poincare Urges Keeping American Troops on Rhine
Paris reports Premier Poincare met Ambassador Myron T. Herrick at Quai d Orsay and urged the envoy to press the State Department to maintain American troops on the Rhine.
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Paris
Poincare
Myron ‘T. Herrick
Quai d’Orsay
State Department
Rhine
Farmer Finds Pot of Gold Near Somerset Kentucky
A farmer on Dave Jones’s farm near Somerset Kentucky uncovered an early date pot of English gold coins. The hoard is valued at about 48000 dollars and will be held by state officials for one year.
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Somerset
Dave Jones
Twelve hour day unrest hinted in early notice
Fragmentary OCR hints at a Washington notice from October concerning work period limits and related tensions. No clear names, places, or events are fully readable, but the document appears to discuss extended day limits and labor topics.
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Washington
Blaze Kills Many as Maniac Sets Fires in Tenement
New York reports a five story Lexington Avenue tenement fire killing fifteen, most victims children. Fire Marshal Brophy cites evidence of a baby carriage start and links it to a monthly pattern of 22 related arsons by the same marauder.
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New York
Lexington Avenue
Tenth Street
Thomas P. Brophy
West One Hundred and Ninth Street
Columbus Avenue
Belleyvue
Illinois Autoists Die in Train Collision Near Wagone r
Five people were killed when a car they rode in was struck by a central winds train at Wag comer near Litchfield Illinois. The dead include Miss Lucile Scott of Raymond and Miss Ruth Boyd age nineteen, and H Jay Neefe age thirty one with wife and infant. At Bement Oct 23 a Wabash passenger train killed O R Ferguson his wife and baby. two other children badly injured.
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Litchfield
Winds Central
Waggoner
Lucile Scott
Raymond
Ruth Boyd
H. Jay Neefe
Hillsboro
Bement
O. R. Perguson
Waninsend
U S Cruiser at Vladivostok Arrives to Aid Refugees
Moscow reports the Russian foreign office blames Japan for Vladivostok chaos after the American consul requested troops from the Far Eastern Republic and naval protection. The cruiser Sacramento has arrived ready to evacuate American and European refugees.
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Sacramento
Moscow
Vladivostook
Russian Foreign Office
Chita
Far Eastern
Tobacco smoke linked to memory loss in mice
Professor Mercklen told the Academy of Medicine that nonsmokers in tobacco smoke filled air eventually suffer memory loss. Experiments with mice showed a few hours of smoke saturated air caused them to forget tricks learned earlier and reduced their activity.
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Paris
Mercklen
The
Academy of Medicine
Train Wreck Kills 40 Near Laurubanya
London dispatch reports 40 persons killed and 85 injured in a railway collision near Laurubanya. The collision drew attention as diplomats in Berlin discussed the incident and ongoing State Department affairs.
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London
Central
Bucharest
Laurubanya
U S Market Report October 13 U S market prices recapped
For the week ending October 13 and October 18 quotes cover hay feed grain and dairy items. No. 1 timothy prices in various cities range from 16.50 to 22.40 while bran midlings and linseed meal cap feed costs. Chicago cash grain shows No 2 red winter wheat at 1 19 and corn around 74 cents. Dairy butter at 44 5 is reported with cheese prices varying in Wisconsin markets. Fruit veg and live stock prices from Chicago include potatoes cabbage apples grapes and beef and lamb figures.
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Washington
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
Minneapolis
Prairie
Iowa
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Michigan
Hoss
Plot Aimed Train Wreck Near Williamsport
Conductor Frank W. Holbust of Detroit charged deliberate wreck of a Wabash passenger train near Williamsport Indiana. Three people were killed and six injured as spikes loosened and rail stayed in place while wiring remained unchanged. Authorities probe a possible plot behind the derailment.
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Indiana
Williamsport
Ind
Frank W. Holbust
Detroit
Holbust
Agreement for Rail Merger Reached by Bankers Leaders
A tentative consolidation deal was reported among the Northern Pacific Great Northern and Chicago Burlington Quincy railways. Legal advisers will immediately prepare detailed proposals for submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission on November 17.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
J. P. Morgan & Coy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dr Lyman Abbott Dies at Age 86 in New York
Dr Lyman Abbott editor in chief of Outlook for about forty years died in New York. A clergyman lawyer and author he was pastor of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn and successor of Henry Ward Beecher. He would have reached eighty seven next December.
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New York
Lyman Abbott
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth
Brooklyn
World-wide Prohibition Lesson on Isaiah 61 1-9
Historic lesson discusses Messiah's twofold program from Isaiah 61 with emphasis on grace and judgment. It outlines blessings of Messiah's kingdom, including comfort for mourners, beauty for ashes, and priests of the Lord, while noting future restoration of Israel and Gentile service.
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Messiah
The
God
Jesus
Israel
Jerusalem
Judah
False Prophets Fearlessly Challenged in Public Discourses
A compact note quotes John 4 urging discernment of spirits against false prophets. The piece highlights the need to test teachings to determine if they are from God, noting a proliferation of misleading voices in the world.
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John
Jerry Mayfield’s self improvement fuels an electric leap
In Stockhood company lore, Jerry Mayfield, once seen as a low performer, begins studying history astronomy and the Stockwood line. His hidden drive earns him a promotion to assistant to the advertising manager after a pivotal moment at a company picnic reveals his life changing questionnaire quest. He vows to educate himself further to answer his son Harold’s endless questions about the company’s goods.
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Fucre
Jerry
Stockwood
Edison
Mayfield
Mildred
Harold
Vinegar from Apple Parings Method
Instructions describe making vinegar from apple parings. Pour clear water over the parings, stir and let stand overnight. In the morning press, strain and add.
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U. S. Shipping Board
Man
Margaret Sanger
United States
Conservative Party
Honolulu
Yanks
France
Herrick
New York Tenement
Maniac
U.S
Vladivostok
Academy ™ of
American Diplomats Center
Berlin
Kk. OW. B. Coleman
Minn
Latvia
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Burlington
Institute’ of
Newapap
Messiah's Ministry
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