Jury verdict on strike death in Pennsylvania riot
Coroner's jury in Pittsburg finds Fannie Setlens and Joseph Strazelecki died from gunshot wounds by unknown assailants during a riot while deputies fired on striking miners at Allegheny Coal and Coke Company West Natrona. The verdict condemns foreign agitators and commends Sheriff Haddock for protecting property.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Fannie Setlens
United Mine Workers
Joseph Strazelecki
Allegheny Coal and Coke Company
West Natrona
William Haddock
Allegheny County
W Goroner
C. Jamison
Senate Labor Investigating Committee
Washington
Mine Workers’ Union
Sellens
Department of Labor
Meat storage allowed under food control rules says AG letter
A Mitchell Valmer the Attorney General states storage of meats is permissible under the food control net and not hoarding. He told former Governor Stubbs Kansas the Justice Department has no intent to prosecute such cases. Palmer noted packers curb livestock buying to avoid possible prosecution for large meat inventories. He emphasized no plan to construe normal storage as hoarding if not excessive or unreasonable.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Valmer
W. R. Stubbs
Kansas
Department of Justice
Palmer
Wilson replies to Fium plan opposes annexation stance
President Wilson’s response to new dis position proposals for Fium shows he still favors internalization rather than annexation to Italy. The press notes he does not demand a plebiscite in the buffer state after 15 years and would accept Austria’s eastern frontier correction in favor of Italy within Albania.
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Rome
Wilson
Fium
Italy
Austria
Albania
Court of Appeals upholds $16000 death verdict in Becker case
In Kentucky, the Court of Appeals rules the $16000 award for Florence Becker's death is not excessive. The administrator sued Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railway and Southern Railway after Becker was killed in a collision between a Southern locomotive and a street car. In Washington, news says Mexican revolutionary leaders have accepted Francisco Villa as their chief, sending men, munitions and money, Felix Diaz excluded.
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Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Florence Becker
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railway Company
Southern Railway Company
Washington
Mexico
Felix Diaz
Francisco Villa
Villa
Prince of Wales to Leave Ottawa for Washington
Official announcement states the Prince of Wales will depart Ottawa for Washington on November 1 to begin a new leg of his travel. The visit follows prior engagements in Canada and signals ongoing imperial ties and diplomatic duties.
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Victoria
B. C
Prince of Wales
Ottawa
Washington
Wilson cancels nationwide tour for rest due to illness
President Wilson, aboard the President’s Special in Kansas City, is returning to Washington with nervous exhaustion and intestinal disorders. Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his physician, ordered the cancellation of all remaining engagements and planned rest at the White House or a secluded retreat to recover strength.
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Special
Kansas City
Wilson
Caryn Grayson
Washington
Stretgath
Grayson
Paris
Joseph P. ‘Tuimulty
Cary T. Grayson
White House
Burleson Resigns as Postmaster General
Albert S Burleson has tendered resignation as Postmaster General after an attack by Samuel Gompers. The president delayed acceptance, while Burleson stated he preferred to leave rather than endure interference with his affairs. The resignation remains with President Wilson.
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Austin
Texas
Albert S. Burleson
Wilson
Burkeson
Burleson
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Supreme Court urged to expedite beer case appeals
Government asks Washington to speed consideration of appeals from federal court decrees in Baltimore and Madison upholding 24 per cent beer production under the food control act. Dozens of cases await the Court's decision, with other federal courts having ruled previously.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Baltimore
Mad
United States
Gompers Defines Steel Strike Demands in Senate Hearing
Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, testifies as labor’s second witness in the Senate Labor Committee inquiry into the nationwide steel strike. He frames the issue as workers’ right to be heard to organize and influence labor conditions, drawing on his steel industry organizing work.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Senate Labor Committee
Gompers
Grave situation as marines land to pressure Italian retreat
A dispatch from Spalato says American marines landed from a torpedo boat destroyer to force Italy to evacuate Trau in Dalmatia. Italians left after locals fired on them and Yugoslav troops took over, while Paris reports Wilson's reply to neutralization and intlization proposals remains undisclosed. Rome notes high gravity and doubts on solving the Fi um e crisis with force or concessions.
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Copenhagen
Trau
Dalmatia
Spalato
Rail road Administration limits coal and ore shipments during steel strike
Washington reports the Railroad Administration will issue permits to move coal and iron ore to steel mills, capping shipments to mill consumption during the strike. Regional directors will manage permits to prevent terminal congestion and avoid tying up rail equipment, mirroring the wheat movement plan.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Trial of Foster Suggested in Washington
Representative Julius Kahn urged Attorney General Palmer to consider legal action against William S. Foster a steel strikers leader as an accessory to murders. The suggestion stemmed from a book on syndicalism bearing Foster as an author and its alleged advocacy of direct action in labor disputes amid riot deaths.
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Washington
William 8. Foster
Steel Strikers’ Organization Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Julius Kahn
California
Kahn
Foster
Old Warship to Be Target for Coast Batteries
Washington reports that an old coast defense battleship, likely the Iowa, Indiana, or Massachusetts class, recently decommissioned, will be sunk as a target. The coast artillery corps won approval from Secretary Daniels to use the vessel with airplanes acting as spotters for long range firing.
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Washington
Iowa
Massachusetts
Navy
Coast Artillery Corps
Nhaniels
Bandits Net At Least 70000 From Bank Heist
Five men cracked the Bank of Mulliken near Lansing Michigan and took at least 10000 in cash and between 50000 and 60000 in Liberty bonds. Officials say no trace of the bandits has been found after reviewing records.
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Lansing
Mich
Bank of
Lenine Reported Assassinated In Circulation
A Paris report circulating here claimed Russian Bolshevik premier Vladimir Lenine had been assassinated. The item notes Lenine’s assassination as a developing international news event with uncertain confirmation.
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Lenine
Paris
Nicolas Lenine
Next War Predicted By Major General Glenn at Camp Sherman
Major General E. I. Glenn, commander at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe Ohio, warned that political intrigues in Europe fueling past wars would trigger the next one. He criticized the League of Nations Covenant and France's postwar demands while noting iron ore in French territory and predicting rapid French recovery. His 500-person audience heard cautions against U S financial reliance on France and a shrug at butter states.
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Chillicothe, O
E. I. Glenn
Sherman
Germany
France
Europe
United States
Brokers employ guards to curb Wall Street thefts
In New York brokers, surety firms, stock exchange houses and banks form an alliance after losses exceeding 750000 due to messenger thefts and hold ups. Firms now hire special guards and the police assign additional plain clothes officers to the Wall Street area.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
City Police Department
Rockefeller gifts $20 million to U S medical education
The General Education Board announced John D. Rockefeller gives 20 million dollars to improve medical education in the United States. The gift’s income will be used now and the principal distributed within fifty years.
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Medical Education
New York
John D. Rockefeller
United States
General Education Board
Prices Fall on Groceries and Meats in Fair Price Lists
New York prices in semi weekly Fair Price Committee lists show groceries down about 15 percent from January 1, while meat prices have declined 8 to 10 percent. Arthur Williams, Federal Food Administrator, announced.
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New York
Fair Price” Committee
Arthur Williams
Britain Reinstates War Measures to Curb Hoarding
London reports the blood Controller seeks an order reviving wartime food controls. It would ban hoarding beyond a week’s supply and ration meals at public eating houses, with sugar milk and butter restricted except for children under 10. Government hints at suspending coal transport during strikes to secure supplies.
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London
Cascarets advertise gentle laxative relief
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that removes liver and bowel poisons to relieve head dizziness coated tongue bad breath and sour stomach. It claims Cascarets work overnight without giprodding like salts oils calomel or harsh pills.
Footpad Confronts Smith Over Stolen Money
A brief street encounter shows a footpad threatening imprisonment over a sum, demanding more cash while Smith asserts the amount is enough to convict. The thief reluctantly returns what he has, admitting it won't keep him free.
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Smith
Bayer Aspirin Advertises Genuine Tablets for Colds Pain
Bayer promotes genuine Aspirin tablets sold in a Bayer package with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The name Bayer signifies authentic Aspirin prescribed by doctors for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes contain 12 tablets and cost only a few cents. Aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacture.
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Bayer
Jones buys cornet for son amid peace on Earth remarks
In a seasonal quip, Jones dismisses the traditional call for universal peace and goodwill as he reveals he has bought a cornet for his son. The exchange highlights a lighthearted take on holiday virtue and parental gifts.
Great Convenience in Crockery Dilemma
Mrs Flat dweller laments broken crockery and lack of disposal options. Mr Flatdweller proposes a cheeky solution to mail shards via parcels post to a fictitious address in the first zone. The exchange turns on a mockingly practical but impractical plan.
Lift off Corns With Your Fingers
Advertising copy promises painless corn and callus removal with Freezone. It claims that applying a few drops instantly stops pain and allows removal of the corn or callus, root and all, without pain. The tiny bottle is sold at drug stores.
Popularity Worth While Quote by Lord Mansfield
A concise reflection on popularity noting it follows virtue and noble means, not the other way around. The quote attributes popularity to justice in pursuing noble ends and to the discernment of time. Lord Mansfield emphasizes that popularity accompanies virtuous conduct and ethical actions.
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Lord Mansfield
The Most Dangerous of All Diseases
A warning advertisement extols kidneys as vital to health and urges immediate action when signs appear. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as an old world remedy claimed to cleanse the system and relieve distress, promising money back if relief is not achieved. The copy stresses authenticity of the imported brand and urges purchase at drug stores.
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Haarlem
Olland
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