Harding pledge to aid veterans at American Legion convention
Kansas City hosts the American Legion annual convention with guests including Marshal Foch, General Pershing, General Diaz, General Jacques, Admiral Beatty, and Vice-President Coolidge. Coolidge vows Harding’s relief for incapacitated service members, claiming the president will sacrifice himself for veterans’ welfare. Delegates from across the nation arrive to attend three days of sessions.
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Kansas City
American Legion
Diaz
Italy
Jacques
Belgium
Marshal Foch
France
Admiral Beatty
England
John J. Pershing
Coolidge
Madame Schuman-Heinke
America
Harding
New England
San Francisco
Washington
Coolidge Arrives in Kansas City for Legion Convention
Vice President Coolidge reached Kansas City this morning to attend the American Legion convention. He comes as the personal guest of the organization and is expected to address attendees on the duties of citizens and veterans.
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Kansas City
Coolidge
American Legion
Soldiers' Bonus Fight Opens in Senate
Senator Harry S. New of Indiana opened the Republican fight for Senator Reed's soldiers' bonus amendment to the tax revision bill. New called the amendment unconstitutional while Reed argued it would tax excess corporate profits and direct the revenue to fund ex-service men’s bonus.
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Washington
Harry
New
Indiana
Reed
Continued Peace With Japan Seems Probable
The editor concludes the Far Eastern situation after four months of study finds probable continuing peace with Japan but urges American watchers to monitor new activities. The piece is the final in a six part series drawn from Fresno Morning Republican and Fresno Herald reporting from 1921.
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Japan
America
Fresno Morning Republican
Fresno Herald
Siberia
China
Philippines
Mary Garden Bets Short Skirts for American Girls
New York telegram reports Mary Garden director general of the Chicago Opera Company returning from Europe with bobbed hair and a firm belief that American girls should not follow Paris in longer skirts. She declares American girls have the prettiest feet and legs in the world and should keep short skirts.
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New York
Mary Garden
Chicago Opera Company
Europe
Sale of Beer Immediately Authorized for Hospitals and Sick
Washington October 31 internal revenue commissioner Blair announced after a conference with Prohibition Commissioner Haynes that beer can be sold immediately to be distributed to the sick under treasury rules. Stocks on hand in brewery warehouses may be sold now for this purpose.
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Washington, D.A
Prohibition Unit
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Blair
Prohibition
Haynes
Better Than Bobbed Brains
Baltimore October 31 Dr William W Guth president of Goudie College argues that judging a girl's fitness for business by hair length is misguided He says bobbed brains matter more than bobbed hair and praises the modern girl for seeking usefulness in the home community and business while acknowledging some vanity is natural
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Baltimore
William W. Guth
Goudie College of Baltimore
Guth
Is War Likely Between United States and Japan
The author weighs the possibility of war between the United States and Japan. He rejects anti Japanese sentiment while noting credit and discredit in Japan, calls for clear understanding of what a war would entail, and hints at ongoing discussion continued on page three.
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Japan
Defense in Arbuckle Case Outlined by Attorney
Chicago dispatch notes Roscoe Arbuckle's defense to manslaughter charge in the Virginia Rappe death will hinge on physiology. Attorney Charles S. Brennan, en route to San Francisco, says Arbuckle faces trial on November 7 and will claim Rappe suffered a permanent chronic malady diagnosed eight years ago.
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Chicago
Roscoe Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Charles S. Brennan
San Francisco
Arbuckle
Brennan
Chinese Delegation Arrives for Armament Conference
Washington October 21 The Chinese advance guard to the armament conference arrived last night to an ovation from a crowd at the station. The party numbers over 90 delegates and officials.
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Washington
China
German Captain Tauscher seeks return to United States
Washington Oct 31 The State Department asked the Department of Justice to rule on permitting Captain Hans Tauscher return to the United States He left for Germany in 1917 with former German Ambassador Von Bernstoff and faced indictment in San Francisco for violating American neutrality Tauscher wishes to become an American citizen to show his countrymen how Germany’s future should be shaped through good relations with the United States
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Tauscher
United States
Washington
State Department
Department of Justice
Hans Tauscher
Germany
von Bernstoff
Ment
San Francisco
Captain Tauscher
Thirty six dead in British Columbia cloudburst disaster
The Britannia Beach toll rose to 36 as floods and slides caused extensive destruction. Across British Columbia floods near Vancouver disrupted rail traffic, with property losses estimated in the millions and trains halted for days while repairs proceed.
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B.C. Cloudburst
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific
Here
Canada
Recovery at Britannia Beach speeds as 14 bodies found
Victoria report notes 14 of 36 known dead recovered at Britannia Beach late today. Gangs of men press on with the grim work while relief parties are to arrive tonight to relieve continuous crews that have worked since Saturday morning. Several relief funds have already been started to aid survivors and families.
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Victoria
B. C
Britannia Beach
Prince of Lopburi Heads to America for Tour
Victoria B C October 31 Prince of Lopburi brother of the Siam king sails into port today aboard the Empress of Russia with a large entourage en route to a continental tour He may visit Europe before returning to Bangkok via the Suez Canal
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Victoria
B. C
Prince of
Chairman George White Denies He Is to Resign
Chairman George White arrived in St. Louis to attend the Democratic National Committee meeting and denied reports of a resignation. He said he knew nothing definite would come before the gathering.
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George White
ST. Louis
Democratic National Committee
White
Brumfield Sentenced to Hang in January 1922
Roseburg Oregon October 31 The court this afternoon sentenced Dr. R M Brumfield convicted of the murder of Dennis Russell to be hanged by the neck until dead on January 13 1922 Brumfield will be taken to the penitentiary at Salem later today
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Roseburg
Ore
R. M. Brumfield
Dennis Russell
Brumfield
Salem
Airplanes Collide Kills Lieutenant in Navy Collision
SAN DIEGO Cal Oct 31 Lieut Winthrope Blackweld was killed this afternoon and Lieut D W Tomlinson was seriously injured when two navy planes collided during training flights at the base in California.
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San Diego
Cal
Winthrope Blackweld
D. W. Tomlinson
Navy
Dispersal of Philadelphia Radical Demonstration
Police broke up a Philadelphia meeting after speakers urged Italian radicals in the United States to tear down the jail housing Sacco and Vanzetti if they are executed. The rally named prominent financiers who would pay the price.
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Philadelphia
United States
Sacco
Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti Convicted in Paymaster Killing
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomea Vanzetti were convicted July 14 in Dedham Massachusetts of first degree murder for the paymaster and guard killed in the April 1920 Brraintree payroll robbery. The trial focused on identity and alibis, with radicals linked to the defendants. An Italian consul observed, noting government interest and radical fundraising.
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Dedham
Magss
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomea Vanzetti
Braintree
Sacco
Vazetti
Italy
M. A. Ferrante
Boston
Three Seattle Citizens Killed in Auto Accident
SEATTLE Oct 31 Four people died yesterday afternoon when a car was struck by a train at Roy Pierce county The victims were identified as F W Beaver his wife and child of Seattle and Mrs Shively of Tacoma The latter is Mrs Beavers mother
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Seattle
Roy
Pierce County
Yest
F. W. Beaver
Shively
Tacoma
Yukon River Ice Flows Force Rescue Of Woodsman
Yukon River between Selkirk and Dawson runs heavily with ice. Fred Johnson, a woodsman, was rescued from a raft of wood opposite the city after he could not land due to ice flues. William Moore, a government officer, went out in a canoe to assist.
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Dawson
Y. T
Yukon
Selkirk
Fred Johnson
William Moore
Former President Wilson Recovers From Illness
Former President Woodrow Wilson has practically recovered from a seizure of indigestion that kept him in bed after he was unable to meet Marshal Foch on Saturday. His physician advised rest as a precaution.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Marshal Foch
Wilson
Harding Opposes Immediate Rhine Troop Withdrawal
Washington report states President Harding, in a conference with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Porter, expressed opposition to providing for an immediate withdrawal of American troops on the Rhine.
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Washington
Harding
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rhine
Greece’s War Premier Visits U.S. Amid Assassination Plot
Greece’s wartime prime minister travels to the United States as authorities thwarted an assassination plot aimed at harming the visiting leader. The plot’s discovery prompts heightened security and widespread political reactions across international circles.
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Greece
United States
Non Partisans of North Dakota Lose Out in Recall
Fargo edition reports the recall of Governor Lynn J. Frazier and other officials is conceded. Coalition candidates Nes tos for governor Johnson for attorney general and Kitchen for agriculture and labor win. Independent and Non-Partisan factions credit turnout, noting strong non partisan sentiment remains.
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North Dakota
Fargo
N. di
Lynn J. Frazier
William Lemke
Genes
John N. Hagan
Agriculture and Labor
Fargo Courier News
R. A. Nestos
Sveibjorn Johnson
Joseph A. Kitchen
Nestos
ALC
Townley
Irish War Is Now Probable
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that Irish talks broke down and he may seek legislation to place the Ulster Parliament in a stronger position. He warned the Irish situation could not be settled without danger and dishonor and said Crown forces would be reinforced.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Dominons
House of Commons
Germany Granted Fifteen Days Extension to Pay
Paris dispatch reports the Reparations Commission has granted Germany a fifteen day extension from November 15 on the first installment of half a billion gold marks and on the second billion of her reparations payment.
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Germany
Paris
Greek Royalists Suspected In Plot Against Venezelos
Federal agents in Chicago report a plot to assassinate former Greek premier Venezelos while his bride departed for California. Officials keep details secret but suspect Greek royalists as the plotters. Venezelos arrived in New York on a Cunard liner amid large crowds.
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Chicago
the Herald and Examiner
Federal Secret Service
Venezelos
Greece
California
Euleutherios Venezelos
Cunard
New York City
Isa
Union clash halts WV coal field drive in bid to restrain
Federal Judge Anderson issued an injunction ordering United Mine Workers to stop efforts to unionize the Williamson coal field in West Virginia. He found the action aimed at restraining trade and tied the union to a conspiracy with operators to cripple nonunion mines. He exempted peaceful organizing.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
United Mine Workers
Williamson
West Virginia
Civen
Move to dissolve injunction in Chicago federal court
In Charleston West Virginia on October 31 counsel for the United Mine Workers announced he would immediately ask the Federal Circuit Court at Chicago to dissolve Judge Andersons injunction governing the case.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Federal Circuit Court At
Chicago
Anderson
Famous Arctic Explorer And Author Passes Away
In Edinburgh Scotland on an October afternoon William Shiers Brice a renowned Arctic explorer and author died suddenly. Brice was known for his field explorations and literary works detailing polar expeditions and survival in extreme conditions. He led multiple notable polar journeys inspiring future explorers and readers worldwide.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
William Shiers Brice
Lobster For His Last Meal Condemned Man
In Caen France two condemned men faced execution. One refused a standard last meal and demanded American lobster, insisting on the American lobster or nothing despite prior indigestion fears from heavy meals. The guard offered alternatives, but the prisoner persisted with the unusual choice.
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Caen
France
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