Big Walkout Looms as Coal Miners Prepare for Strike
In Washington D C efforts by Secretary Wilson to avert a coal miners strike failed after a days long conference with miners and operators. Miners led by John J Lewis vowed to strike November 1 despite operators accepting the president's wage proposal. mediation failed and Wilson appealed for an agreed path to arbitration and restraint from price increases.
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Wrahington
Wilson
Secretary of Labor
Wipers
Wilken
Adt
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
American Wholesale Coal Association
Senate votes 14 reservations on peace treaty ratification
Washington report notes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee adopted 14 revised reservations to the peace treaty. Among them are a requirement that three great powers approve ratification and limits on Article 10, with proposals seen as breaking the league covenant’s boycott feature.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate
League of Oations
Cone
Wilden Bate
Chatraman Lotge
Hitchcock
Mitencock
Shantung
Peiwer
Kaiser Surrender Hinted As Peace Treaty Delayed
In the House of Commons Bonar Law states the German emperor’s surrender cannot be sought until all powers sign the peace treaty. A London Daily Mail article notes royalist intrigues among German factions. The government faces possible dissolution after a Commons defeat of 72 with 185 to 118 amid low turnout.
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Ailice Witt
Tondon
Fortuner
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Netherlands
London Daily Mail
London
Sugar price levels fixed by federal board in 10 and 11 cent ranges
Washington reports the sugar equalization board set 10 cents as a fair wholesale price and 11 cents as a fair retail price for sugar. The move follows Palmer’s notice that charges above 10 cents wholesale would violate the food control act. Retailers may charge 11 cents per pound under old controls, with expected retail rise not exceeding the wholesale increase.
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Washington
Palmer
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Sugar Equalization Board
Foresee Industrial War Signaled By Labor Leader
Washington observers view Samuel Gompers announcement of a forthcoming conference of 112 AFL affiliated unions as signaling a major upcoming industrial battle. reports indicate potential coordination with four railroad brotherhoods, farmers, and Canadian labor interests to push a common program.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Canada
Soviet order closes factories and forms women into medical corps
Reports from Petrograd say the central executive committee orders closure of all factories and sending workers to the front. Women will receive military training and be formed into a medical corps. An escaped Russian officer from Petrograd calls the situation there desperate.
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Helsingfors
Petrograd
Central Executive Committee
French Army Remobilization Nears Completion in Paris
Paris reports nearly finished remobilization of the French army with 101 000 officers and 4 322 000 men. In New York a tax move seeks to collect millions in inheritance duty while W Astor faces related estate issues. A flight from Bryan Ohio to New York covers 1046 miles in a single day.
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Paris
Astor
New York
W. Astor
Aew
Bryan
Ohio
Army Reduced 92 Per Cent
Washington reports the strength of the American army is now officially reduced by 92 percent, signaling a major downsizing. The notice notes changes in active personnel and reserve levels and outlines implications for national defense planning.
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Washington, D. C
National Nonpartisan League pushes bank reorganization in rally
Leaders told a large Scandinavian American audience that the bank must be reorganized to become the biggest bank in North Dakota, outlining plans at the first league mines meeting.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota Supreme Court
Scandinavian American Bank of Fargo and
State Bank Examiner
State Bank Board
Fargo
Nonpartisan League
League
North Dakota
Wilson peace offer dismissed by German emperor
Testimony before the war subcommittee says Berlin viewed President Wilson's peace proposal as worthless. The emperor did not seriously consider U S intervention, according to the evidence.
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Berlin
Wilson
United States
Air speed record set from Omaha to Des Moines
Lieutenant Pearson flew a Haviland 4 from Omaha to Des Moines in 151 minutes covering 118 miles at 139 miles per hour with a tail wind. officials consider it a possible record for the eastward flight.
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Des Moines
Pearson
Omaha
Pea
Governor Cornwell warns of renewed miners revolt in Guyan valley
Governor John J. Cornwell sent a message to United Mine Workers of America president John L. Lewis claiming a second armed invasion of the Guyan valley coal district was being planned by miners and that there was talk of seizing government control.
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Charleston
W. Va
John J. Cornwell
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Guyan Valley
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest relief for colds and grippe. It claims that taking a dose every two hours for up to three doses clears nasal congestion stops a runny nose and relieves fever sneezing and soreness at low cost. It emphasizes easy taste and that the medicine acts without resistance.
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Pape
Weighty Subject Discussion Ends With a Narrow Escape
A young man and a self serious damsel discussed art when a heavy picture toppled from its wall. The moment caused a near mishap as the frame fell and narrowly avoided harm, leaving them to ponder the subject’s impact and the fragility of displayed works.
Danderine Hair Remedy Promises Regrowth
An advertisement touts Danderine as a solution for hair loss and dandruff, claiming a small bottle works after several applications to stop shedding and improve scalp health. It also suggests hair becomes stronger, thicker, and shinier. A separate dialogue hints at marital strife and a potential divorce following a rumored kiss.
You Need a Medicine You Should Have the Best
A promotional excerpt touts Dr Kilmers Swamp Root as a kidney remedy with proven results. It cites a druggist endorsement and sworn statements claiming many customers benefit from the preparation.
Har humor and aviation quip headline in Rochester Herald
A witty Rochester Herald item notes a stage manager misunderstanding and a quip about aviation adding words to the language. It cites the Mullaney Brothers and frames the exchange as light banter in the paper.
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Mullaney Brothers
Rochester Herald
Nebraska in Brief Riot Bonds and civic changes noted
Special session actions in Omaha and Douglas County grant county commissioners power to issue bonds for court repairs and riot damage without a vote while city officials gain power to appoint police chiefs and raise salaries. Reports cover sugar prices, hog markets, farm shows, road work, Armistice Day plans, and a Notre Dame defeat to end with local civic and agricultural updates across Nebraska.
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Omaha
Douglas
Oimulin
Pottee
Heahe
Nebraska
Unteuker
Buffalo County
American Legion
Kitrney
Lincoln Boy Scouts
Harn
South Platte
City Commissioners of
Nebraska, Ly
Fremont
State Agricultural, College At Lincoln
Ative
Etty
Bugulo
Réarney
Ulysses
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Dealera
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Rede
Walter Briggs
Sevird County
Wey
Soate College of Agriculture
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Howard County
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State Teachers’ Association
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Rex Kendall
Gibbon
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Randall
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Henkleman
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Oyuit Chamber of Commerce
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