World News Briefs From Across the Globe
A roundup reports the former German empress critically ill and ex crown prince Frederick summoned. Venizelos bids Greece farewell in exile as the premier notes Greece cannot sustain a standing army post armistice. Ireland sees letters intercepted by the British in Commons about Irish Republican Army plots. Washington notes Vanderlip to be questioned by Scotland Yard upon arrival. Lloyd George says a draft Russia trade pact will be prepared for submission. Obregon’s presidency in Mexico remains disputed while Harding may attend inauguration. Wrangel’s force reduced to twenty thousand in Constantinople. Irish restive actions and Greek post election tensions continue. US tax income rises despite a large loss in millionaires’ share. Trade policy between Britain and Russia debated. US stance distances from UK approach. Gulf Mobile and Northern gains four million in bonds. War Finance revival eyed to aid farmers. October prices drop, farm labor quits in Ohio, vacant farmhouses rise in Iowa/Illinois. Hawaii census shows over half its population is Japanese, with rising female Japanese populations on the Pacific Coast.
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England
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Pacific Coast States
Railroads to conform intra state fares to interstate schedules
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders New York railroads to set passenger and baggage rates for within state traffic to match advanced interstate tariffs. Similar actions are expected in over half the states. In other items, American warships aid Crimean refugees, Supreme Court denies Detroit streetcar injunction, treaty labor entry debated, and Navy Secretary vows to end hazing at the naval academy.
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Naval Academy
Notable deaths and events span US politics and crime
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge aged 82 dies in Boston where he had served as minister to France in 1892 93. Harding urges plain living and square deal in New Orleans before canal zone trip. Stock price records top 115000 while oil tanker losses hit three million dollars monthly. A guard kills and a man is fatally injured in a Chattanooga explosion while Kansas City offers a 5000 dollar reward for a murder suspect. Chicago reports one inch snowfall. Obregon denies oil settlement talks. Public notices show arson threats in Guthrie and a cotton pool in Greenville
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United States
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New Orleans
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Shipping Board
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New York
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Chattanooga
Tenn
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Kansas City
Law Enforcement Association
Dennis Chester
Florence Barton
Miss Barton
Chicago
Miler Roberts
College of Mines
University of Washington
Obregon
Mexico City
General Obregon
Congress
Sas City
W. P. Miller
Guthrie
Oklo
Greenville
S. C
Doctors Treat Colds With Calotab Liver Activation
Doctors find no cold or flu medicine is fully effective unless the liver is active. A single Calotab at bedtime purifies the system and clears symptoms by morning, with no nausea or loss of appetite. Calotabs are sold sealed for thirty five cents, with a money back guarantee.
Eatonic Promises Quick Relief Amid War Time Ads
An aged ad item touts Eatonic as a quick stomach aid promising relief for pains and acidity. It claims digestion improves after taking one after meals and markets a four unit box with druggist guarantee. The page also notes wartime restrictions and a court martial report.
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Eatonic
A. Percifield
Blue laws drive sparks national protest says Congress wary
Washington reports from North Carolina and other states show Anti-Saloon League and temperance groups pushing a national Sabbath law. North Carolina leaders endorse a bill to stop work and sports on Sundays. Wayne B Wheeler insists the campaign focuses on prohibition not cigarette smoking.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
North Carolina
AntiSaloon League
R. L. Davis
State Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Davis
South
Wayne B. Wheeler
Chicago Roundup Nets About 1000 Arrests
Nearly a thousand persons were under arrest as Chicago launches the second phase of Chief Charles Fitzmorris crackdown on crime. The midnight drive followed a sweeping shakeup in the police force, with most members reassigned to new positions.
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Chicago
Charles Fitzmorris
Fight With Blockaders Incites Police Action in Asheville
Edgar Phillips was shot in the chest during a Wheeler capture as deputies seized an automobile a truck 11 gallons of whiskey seven chickens three ducks a dressed hog and ten bushels of beans. Jake Buckner was arrested. The clash involved officers and alleged blockaders in North Carolina. D Annunzio vows to keep fighting over Adriatic claims at Fiume.
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Asheville
N. C
Edgar Phillips
Jake Buckner
Railroads in Dire Need Yet Aid Sought for Relief
Washington hears that the New England railroads receive urgent financial relief and fear many lines will be driven into receivership. Reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission note dire conditions for carriers and the need for federal support.
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Washington
Diamond Dyes Color Card Ad and Divorce Quip
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes for all fabrics and urges druggists to show the color card. A Yonkers Statesman anecdote then parodies a divorce motive with a neighbor quip about kissing his wife before a separation.
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Yonkers Statesman
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claim
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetable herbs. It urges readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents and notes availability in medium and large bottles at drug stores with a sworn purity statement included with each bottle.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Women split on party lines in Brown support
In Indianapolis News quotes two women debating party labels both praising Brown. One says she will vote for him despite being a Democrat and calls him a man. The other, a self described Demopublican, would vote for Brown if not for concerns about his family’s social pretensions.
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