Motta Welcomes Delegates at League Assembly
Geneva Paul Hymans of Belgium was elected permanent president of the League of Nations at the opening session. Motta of Switzerland welcomed delegates and urged the United States to soon take its rightful place in the league. Lord Cecil urged adding Albania Bulgaria and Austria to the agenda, cautioning about precedent for Germany’s eligibility.
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Switzerland
United States
Robert Cecil
South Africa
Albania
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President Wilson Takes Charge At International Conference
Washington reports President Wilson has assumed personal direction of major American policies for the international communications conference now meeting. In Geneva the League of Nations Assembly opens with special prayer services across churches, drawing large delegate attendance.
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Wilson
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League of Nations Assembly
Thompson Accepts Five-Year U S Shipping Board Post
Mobile publisher Frederick I. Thompson of the Mobile Register and Mobile News Items has accepted a five year term on the United States Shipping Board, according to a statement.
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Frederick I. Thompson
Mobile Register
Mobile News
United States Shipping Board
D Annunzio Holds Hostile Tone Over Adriatic Talks
The Italian insurgent commander Gabrie D Annunzio at Fiume remains hostile to settling the Adriatic question with Jugo Slavia as Rapallo talks proceed, a session of the Fiume regency rectors announced.
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Fiume
Gabrie D’annunzio
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Rapallo
U S Vital to League Says Cuban Delegate
Aristides Aguero, head of Cuba's delegation to the Geneva assembly, tells The Esclair editor that United States cooperation is essential to the League of Nations succeeding in its mission.
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Paris
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League of Nations
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Geneva
Esclair
Record Number of New Missionaries Sent Abroad in 1920
The Methodist Episcopal Church dispatched 275 new missionaries during the fiscal year ending November 1, 1920, the largest annual total in its history.
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New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Raids Target 60 Dublin Houses Amid IRA Suspicion
In Dublin, military forces raided about 60 dwelling houses of Irish volunteers. Occupants were notified that authorities have full particulars of their association with the Republican army and told they would be arrested unless they ceased ties with that group.
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Dublin
Irish Volunteers
Republican Army
Tragedy in Catherine Theatre Fire Tramples Six Children
A clogged fur factory flue in Catherine Theatre on New York's East Side caused smoke to fill the motion picture house. The ensuing panic led to the trampling death of six children aged 2 to 10 years.
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New York
East Side
Redwood Giant Provides Timber for California Church
A colossal California redwood yielded 78 000 feet of timber and shingles used to build a complete church, showcasing the tree's immense size and utility.
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California
Drinkers Get Drunker Now New York
The piece notes drinkers in the United States are developing greater intoxication after the Volstead Act, yet fewer people are drinking overall. It highlights shifting patterns in alcohol consumption and social effects of Prohibition era enforcement.
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New York
United States
Sebastopol Falls to Reds Reported by Paris Courier
Reuter reports a Paris correspondent says Bolsheviks captured Sebastopol. In Tokyo a new religion Omo to kyo founded by a peasant woman gains army adherents amid claims of socialist and Bolshevist influence cloaked in loyalty to the imperial house.
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Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Observance for November 25
President Woodrow Wilson designates Thursday November 25 as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer. He urges Americans to pause from daily tasks, reflect on mercies, and renew devotion and service to God and country. The proclamation speaks of peace after war, justice, and national unity.
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Canal Is Self Sustaining in Panama Zone Record
The Panama Canal is fully self sustaining with a fiscal year profit of 2 387 599 after operating expenses of 6 544 727 and receipts of 8 935 871. The Canal Record notes profits would rise if measurement rules had not changed.
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Fifty Six States in League Sets World Reach
Geneva reports the League of Nations is expected to include 56 states at its initial session closing in December. The bloc would cover over 1.3 billion people, about three quarters of global population.
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League of Nations
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Poles Begin Offensive on Northeast Lithuanian Front
Kovyna dispatch reports strong Polish offensive launched on the northeast Lithuanian front, as aired by Berlingske Tidende. The move signals intensified hostilities in the region.
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Berlingske Tidende
Food Prices Reduced at City Hotels After Inquiry
In New York a group of the citys largest hotels announced an average 10 percent cut in food prices following conferences with federal food investigators.
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Cotton Mills Cut Wages In Riverside Dan River Mills
Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills, Inc. a $15 million textile company employing about six thousand workers, announces a 26 percent wage reduction effective November 29. The measure includes a bonus or economy dividend as part of the changes.
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Wage reductions spark mill shutdowns in North Carolina
Durham congress votes to remove a 10 percent wage increase granted last May and the industrial democracy congress orders mills closed during Thanksgiving week with operation to resume December 1 at the reduced scale. About 3,000 workers affected across the big company. Local reports cite robberies, accidents, and public proceedings in Guilford and surrounding areas.
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Record Verdicts and City Salary Increases Across North Carolina
A Winston-Salem verdict awards Elk Creek Lumber Co. $1,488,500 against W. J. Grandon and Grandon Lumber. City judgements total about $5,150 tied to abattoir damages. At district meeting, presiding elder salary raised to 3600 with rents from parsonages. Other notes cover prohibitions, shootings, assaults, tobacco market gains, and utility service concerns.
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