Compromise Indicated In Coal Strike News
Reports from anthracite fields say a compromise to end the coal strike is in sight. Predictions point to a five percent wage rise or a partial check-off. President Lewis warns families relying on anthracite coal against using bituminous coal, calling it a risk of wholesale asphyxiation.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Washington
Lewis
United Milne Workers
American Federationist
American Federation of Labor
New Narcotic Law Proposed in Olympia
Late yesterday a bill was introduced in the State Legislature making it a crime to make sell or give liquor or narcotics to minors with punishments ranging from one to twenty years. The capital is deserted as legislators left for the weekend. Most expect the session to run past Christmas.
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Olympia
Wash
Izzy and Moe Are Out Now
New York Nov 14 Iazy Einstein and Moe Smith famous dry sleuths are among 100 prohibition agents who have been politely discharged by John Foster Prohibition Administrator This leaves only 25 in this district Economy is said to be the reason for the polite discharges.
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New York
Iazy Einstein
Moe Smith
Prohibition
John Foster
Twenty-Two Dead in Warsaw Riga Express Collision
Berlin dispatch reports twenty-two killed and twenty injured when the Warsaw Riga express was telescoped by a freight train near Dunshberg Russia. An error by a switch man caused the crash.
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Berlin
Dunshberg
Russia
K. K. K. Organizer May Face Immigration Decision
Major Luther Powell of Portland Oregon, organizer of the Ku Klux Klan, appealed to Canada’s government after being barred from entry. Ottawa said the immigration act has no specific provision to reject him as undesirable, though the matter remains under review.
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Ottawa
Navy
Luther Powell
Portland
Ore
Canada
Three Men Entombed in Mine by Delayed Shot
CALGARY November 14 Three men were entombed last night by an explosion in a coal mine shaft near Drumheller. The blast is blamed on a delayed shot. One injured man was rescued. Excavation and retimbering are required before a search for the missing workers can begin.
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Calgary
Drumheller
Hartley Must Submit Appointees to Senate
Olympia, Washington reports the Attorney General changed his stance and advised Gov. Hartley to submit the names of his appointees for Senate confirmation. Hartley had planned to delay until the next regular session and pension year.
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Hartley
Senate
Olympia
Wash
Attorney General
Confident Mrs. Mitchell Stands By Col. During Court Martial
Mrs. William Mitchell, wife of the colonel facing court martial charges, remains constantly beside him in Washington hearings. She expresses confidence he will be exonerated after the evidence is presented.
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William Mitchell
Washington
Firemen Save Newly Born Baby Girl in Oakland
In Oakland California on November 14 firemen with a pulmotor resuscitated a newborn girl who had ceased breathing. After 15 minutes of work she revived and two and a half hours later she cried out. The baby was born to Mrs Lena Davies and the father called the fire department when breathing stopped.
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Oakland
Cal
Lena Davies
NO BAN PLACED ON XMAS TREES
The United States Forest Service stated that Yuletide joy outweighs cutting small growth for Christmas trees. Officials noted the yearly cut for toothpicks exceeds that for Christmas trees.
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Washington
United States Forest Service
Yuletide
Forest Service
Langley Must Go to Prison in Conspiracy Case
Congressmen John W. Langley of Kentucky and Milton Lipzchutz of Philadelphia must serve two years in federal prison and pay a ten thousand dollar fine for conspiring to withdraw 1400 cases of bounded whiskey from a government warehouse as ruled by the Court of Appeals in Cincinnati Ohio on November 14.
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Cincinnati
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Milton Lipzchutz
Philadelphia
Federal Penitentiary
Court of Appeals
Highway Fight Started Arrests of Taxi Drivers
Seattle November 14 Arrest of 20 taxi drivers opened the fight by the Highway Patrol to enforce state laws requiring bonds of 2500 dollars to safeguard passengers in case of accidents.
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Seattle
Highway Patrol
Deportation Is New Remedy for Illegal Entry Says Court
In a ruling from St. Louis on November 14, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that deportation rather than imprisonment is the remedy for illegal entry into the United States in the Stefan Flora case, a Canadian defendant.
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ST. Louis
United Staes
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Stefan Flora
Engineer Charged in Jersey City Train Tragedy
A warrant charges Timothy Carroll, engineer of the train that struck the express near Palms borough, killing 10 people last Thursday. Bail is set at $5,000.
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Jersey City
N. J
Timothy Carroll
Palmsboro
Two Men Killed by Explosion on French Submarine
Toulon France November 14 Two crewmen were killed and four injured yesterday afternoon when an explosion occurred in the accumulator room of a French submarine the incident reported from Toulon today.
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Toulon
France
Rescue hopes fade for M-1 submarine crew
The 63 men aboard the submarine monitor M-1 are deemed doomed after discovery at about 225 feet off Start Point near the Orkney Islands. The vessel, one of the World War II era subs sunk by German U boats, is reported lying with other wrecks.
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Plymouth
Eng
Start Point
Orkney Islands
Portland Man Named Chairman of Expo Advisory Board
Portland Oregon November 14 Mayor George L. Baker has been chosen as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Pacific Northwest Commercial and Industrial Exposition to be held in New York City from May 10 to May 23 Details of the Exposition will be forwarded next week over Oregon Washington Montana Idaho and Alaska
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Portland
Ore
George L. Baker
New York City
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idano
Alaska
Eggs and Live Chickens Taken As Currency In Armenia
In Karakala deep in the Armenian mountains eggs form currency as ruble equivalents and one dozen seges equal 50 cents. American eggs are rejected as illegal tender. Dorothy Stratton of New York City overseeing Near East Relief at Karakala says live chickens are accepted as currency worth one and a half rubles.
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Erivan
Armenia
Karakala
Armenian Mountains
Dorothy Stratton
New York City
Seattle to Enforce Halibut Closed Season Across Vessels
A Seattle dispatch reports that every government vessel in the North Pacific will enforce the halibut closed season from November 16 to February 1. President Coolidge has approved seizing all halibut caught during this period.
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Seattle
Seattle Daily Times
Washington
North Pacific
Coolidge
Wyoming cold freezes man victim in western wasteland
Cheyenne Nov 14 Bitterly cold weather in Western Wyoming claimed its first victim of the season yesterday Frank Foster a prominent stockman was frozen to death while walking for help after his automobile overturned in the waste country
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Frank Foster
Ohio Potatoes Threatened As Harvest Delays Hit Prices
Ohio farmers pay laborers one dollar an hour to dig potatoes as rain and snow delay harvest. Only two weeks remain before the freeze up, while retail prices are expected to rise to three dollars per bushel.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Police Officers Acquitted in Abduction Case
Vancouver jury after three hours acquits H. O. McDonald Point Grey Police Commissioner Chief of Police John Murdock and Sergeant Perk Y Kirkham of complicity in the abduction of Wong Foon Sing. Sing and Nora Smith later acquitted of murder.
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Vancouver
B.cc
H. O. McDonald
Point Grey
John Murdock
Perk Y. Kirkham
Wong Foon Sing
Nora Smith
Wheeler Indictment Plea Set In DC Court
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana seeks dismissal of a DC indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the federal government over oil prospecting permits. The move rests on double jeopardy and lack of DC jurisdiction, with arguments to continue late this month.
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Washington
Burton WK. Wheeler
Montana
Daugherty
District of Columbia Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Thomas J. Walsh
Wheeler
Charles A. Douglas
Robert F. Stewart
William A. Leahy
Department of Justice
Senator Wheeler
Edwin
Booth
Department of the Interior
Gordon Campbell
James A. MacGowan
United States
Toole County
Campbell
MacGowan
Steamer Yukon Heads North From Seattle
Steamer Yukon sailed at 9 30 this morning for Alaskan ports with a good list of passengers. On board for Juneau were Nina and Katherine McClelland, Mrs L D Henderson and daughter, Mrs J H Hart and baby, Mrs Martha Perry, Thomas F Claggett, Mrs M Fadin, H V Williamson, H W Bullaine, and B F Davis.
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Seattle
Yukon
Seattle quietly marks 74th birthday with cake
Seattle observed its 74th birthday quietly on a Sunday. The Historical Society stood out, honoring the occasion with a cake that carried 74 candles.
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Seattle
The
Historical Society
Orphan Girl Babies Are in Big Demand
Seattle reports a 75 person waiting list for orphan babies in Washington. Amanda Gordon, state superintendent of the Pacific Coast Rescue Protective Society, notes girl babies are more in demand than boys.
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Seattle
Washington
Amanda Gordon
Pacific Coast Rescue Protective Society
Industrial employment climbs 2 percent in October
The Labor Department reports a steady rise in industrial employment for October, up 2 percent from September, continuing an upward trend over prior months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Civil War in China Is Off Indefinitely
Tokyo report says Marshal Chantsolin orders Feng Tieng troops to Manchuria and the Foreign Office states the move postpones the civil war in China indefinitely.
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China
Tokyo
Chantsolin
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Rudy Valentino Divorce Case Reported in Paris Filing
New York Nov 14 Mrs Valentino via her mother confirms she seeks a divorce from Rudolph Valentino. The action was filed in Paris on grounds he would not live with her.
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New York
Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Paris
Huge Sun Spot Tied to Quakes Says Argentine Astronomer
In Buenos Aires on November 14 Prof. Martin Gil an Argentine astronomer says a massive sun spot measuring about 62 000 by 27 000 miles may largely cause the violent earthquakes reported across Central Orient as its electromagnetic activity peaks.
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Buenos Aires
Martin Gil
Orient
Huskies Meet Bears On Grid This Afternoon
Bulletin from Berkeley reports Captain Tesreau of the Washington Huskies demanded a harder ball delaying kickoff from the California bench. The forecast calls for cool, clear, dry conditions. California is listed as a 10 to 7 favorite at home. A Washington win would crown them coast champions. losses could leave a multi-team tie with Stanford and USC depending on next week results.
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Tesreau
University of Washington
California
Cal
University of Washington Huskies
California Bears
Washington
Huskies
Bears
Stanford
Trojans
Oregon
Beara
Governor Hartley Telexes Coach Bagshaw From Berkeley
Gov Hartley sent a message to Coach Bagshaw in Berkeley noting that Washington will be on the sidelines regardless of the outcome and praising the home folks admiration. The telegraph was reported from Olympia on November 14.
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Olympia
Wash
State of Washington
Gov. Hartley
Bagshaw
Berkeley
Yale-Princeton Clash Draws 78,000 Fans in New Haven
A colorful throng of seventy eight thousand witnessed the Yale Princeton football game in New Haven today. Yale entered as the pre game favorite.
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New Haven
Conn
Princeton
Yale
Dartmouth Chicago Tilt Seen To Challenge Maroons Passing Tactics
A large, heavy field is expected to hamper Dartmouth in passing as Chicago meets the Maroons in the afternoon game. About one hundred thousand spectators sought the $4,000 seats for the event in Chicago.
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Chicago
Maroons
Dartmouth
Football Finals Highlight Rivalry Scores This Afternoon
Finals report shows Princeton ahead of Yale 25 to 12 and Colgate defeating Syracuse 19 to 6. Harvard shuts out Brown 3 to 0 while Cornell dominates Canisius 32 to 0. Army loses to Columbia 7 to 21. Michigan and Ohio State tied 10 to 10. Wisconsin beats Michigan State 21 to 10 and Illinois defeats Wabash 21 to 0. Nebraska and Kansas Aggies both held scoreless in their games.
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Yale
Pittsburgh
Penn C. Colgate
Syracuse
Harvard
Brown
Cornell
Canisius
Columbia
Army
Michigan
Ohio
Nebraska
Kansas Aggies
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Illinois
Wabash
Manila Quake Center Near Samar Island Mild Damage Reported
The earthquake's center lay just south of Samar island in the Philippines. The island felt the tremor though damage was slight and limited.
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Manila
Samar
Philippines
Vancouver Furs Embargo on Grain from Prairies
Harbor and railway officials in Vancouver conferred on embargoed shipments of wheat from the Prairie Provinces due to damp wheat piling up on sidings as grain is dried in elevators. Weather blamed for the delay. lifting hoped within a week. About 15 percent of prairie grain arrives here, the rest goes to the Great Lakes.
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Vancouver
B. C
Prairie Provinces
Great Lakes
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