Inflation Is Cause Attack On Private Rights
Professor Irving Fisher of Yale told New York manufacturers in Brooklyn that high living costs stem mainly from gold inflation and credit inflation, which he links as inflation overall. He argues these forces, not local factors, drive the current price rises and urges understanding of currency history.
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New York
Irving Fisher
Yale University
New York Manufacturers’ Association
Brooklyn
Supreme Court Brief Challenges Postal Act Provisions
The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin of New York file a brief at the U S Supreme Court challenging sections of the postal appropriation act that require newspapers to publish stockholder and bondholder names and label paid political articles as advertisements. The case is set for oral argument on December 2. The newspapers argue these provisions violate the liberty of the 25 000 newspapers and periodicals nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Robert C. Morris
G. B. Plante
Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin of New York
Tor
United States
Taft Would Back One Term Limit for Presidency
Washington reports Taft favors a constitutional amendment to set a six year single term with no eligible succeeding or non consecutive term. President elect Wilson endorses the platform and both suggest pressure for early legislation in the next Congress.
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Washington
Taft
Wilson
Congress
To Open New Forest Reserves to Settlers
Agricultural lands in forest reserves totaling over 1,200,000 acres will be segregated and opened for homestead entry soon, announced by Director Graves of the forestry service after his western inspection tour. He has returned to Washington from months abroad.
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Washington
Graves
Forestry Service
West
Accidental Gun Discharge Fatal in McPherson Yard
A gun owned by hunters who drove into a yard in a motor car killed Shirley Arnold, 10, and fatally wounded Vincent Arnold, 7, as the children ran out to greet the strangers. The weapon discharged when the car stopped.
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McPherson
Kas
Shirley Arnold
Vincent Arnold
American Contingent Backbones Greek Saloniki Army
London dispatches report that the American troops serving with the Greek army at Saloniki form its backbone. Correspondents say the 30,000 American soldiers stiffened the line and strengthened the infantry, making the army more formidable.
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London
Saloniki
Morning Post
Turke
St Louis Debates Segregation Bill in House
A race segregation bill is before the St Louis house of delegates. The measure aims to create separate blocks for racial groups with restrictive mobility and residence. white and Black blocks would be defined and enforced.
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St. Louis
House of Delegates
Armory Guilding Burned
A fire destroyed the armory building described as a near fifty thousand dollar structure praised as the finest of its kind in the state. The blaze caused extensive damage to the historic facility and prompted emergency responses.
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Armory Guilding
Popular
Sy Acom
U. S. Treasurer Quits in Major Financial Transfer
President Taft accepts the resignation of Lee Mo Clung as United States treasurer. Carmi Thompson is expected to succeed him. The move triggers a nationwide counting of all money and securities in vaults, a transaction described as the greatest in world history. Clung had received $1,260,134,946.88 in receipts from his predecessor.
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Washington
Lee Mo Clung
United States
Taft
McClung
Carmi Thompson
Mo Clung
Mayflower Sinks on River Killing Eleven People
A steamboat named Mayflower sank in the Ottawa River near Barry's Bay Ontario injuring eleven and leaving little hope for more survivors. Dispatches confirm the disaster and fatalities among those aboard.
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Ottawa
Ont
Barry's Bay
New York
Vincent Astor
Vincent
Boise
Idaho
James H. Hawley
United States
Sweetser
K. I. Perky
President-Elect vows extra session for tariff revision
Wilson declares his Democratic sentiment unanimous and calls Congress to an extraordinary session by April 16. He argues prompt action on tariff revision will fulfill party pledges and reduce business uncertainty about legislative items.
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Bermuda
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Wilson
Democratic Party
Bermudian
Quebec Steamship Company
West Tenth Street
North River
Margaret Wilson
Sar Serosa
Cam
Itesiad Loca
Wilson to Call Extra Session as Peace Talks Drag
President elect Wilson announced plans for an extra congressional session by April 15 to push Democratic reforms, while Bermuda vacation plans and family details surfaced. Nezim Pasha reported Turkish gains at Tchatalja as peace talks stall, with fierce artillery and 8000 prisoners, and Allied armistice terms provoking Turkish demands for concessions.
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Constantinople
Nezim Pasha
Tchatalja
Hkeliest
Crete
Greece
Salonika
Ocrue
Bert Adrianople
Kirk
Raper Dinmeh
Uskub
Monastir
Scutari
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Turkey
Kavala
San Giovanni di Meduna
Balkan
Tar Case Defendant Guilty
Norfolk, O. Nov. 18 The jury in the case of Ernest Welch charged with tarring Miss Minnie Lavalley at West Clarke field Aug 30 returned a verdict of guilty of assault and battery Welch was the first of six men tried on a charge of riotous conspiracy
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Norfolk
Ernest Welch
Minnie Lavalley
West
Clarkefield
Welch
Socialist May Seek an Appeal
Socialist party figure Little and Palla of New York may appeal after a night in jail following a conviction for violating local laws. The case details remain unclear as the report notes ongoing legal action.
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Palla
N.Y
Lamm
eSeotady
Ex Gov William Larrabee dies at eighty in Iowa
Clermont Iowa November 19 Former Governor William Larrabee died Saturday at his home after a long illness of rheumatism He had served as Iowa's governor in earlier years and had been under nursing care.
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The
Commonwealth
Clermont
William Larrabee
Near Here
Scoffers Turned Converts to Healthful Postum Drink
A health gospel frames coffee and tea as harmful, noting that many scoffers later find relief by switching to Postum. A Oklahoma woman reports headaches from coffee vanished after using Postum, echoed by a landlady and her employer. A father also credited Postum with fewer headaches over years, while other testimonials describe improved appetite and stomach comfort.
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Postum
Somes
Patience is No Virtue in New York Pills Showdown
A fragmented OCR note references a boxed counterfeit SIDNEZ PILLS in New York, detailing a dubious product claim and warning of patient delays. The readable text hints at a public notice or consumer alert without clear authorities or dates.
Notable Exchange Sparks Confusion in Courtyard
Fragmentary dialogue portrays a tense moment as characters discuss a deceased man and a suspicious visitor. Names and roles blur amid innuendo and coded remarks about “rounder” behavior and a chicken intended for Sunday dinner.
Prison officials clash over permits for escaping prisoners
In New York two prison officials argue over restricting permits to visit prisoners. The first says stops are needed to prevent interference with escapes, the second questions the number calling 80 permits excessive and causing confusion.
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New York
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