War Veterans Day Parade and Luncheon Highlight Community Effort
The article describes a commemorative day in Thomasville with a luncheon at the Commercial Association rooms for ex-service men. A parade led by local band members proceeded to the park for ceremonies featuring prayers, speeches by Judge Merrill, Hon. H. H. Merrill, and Dr. C K Wall. The event included athletic demonstrations, a tug of war, and an evening YMCA gathering with a Legion Post dance. Special credit is given to Miss Mamie Merrill and Mr. Tom Mitchell for organizing and coordinating the program.
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Commercial Association
Jannson
Moultrie
Ahigetras
Clark
Meir
America
W .M. Harris
Merrill
Merill
C. K. Wall
Ie Park
Milton
Broad Street
Ito
Mercial Association
Legion Post
Mamie Merrill
Tom Mitchell
Graint
Mitchell
Children Crushed in Movie Panic on New York’s East Side
Police seek stricter enforcement of the city ordinance barring ticket sales to minors without a parent or guardian after a false fire alarm caused a deadly crush on the lower East Side. Six children died in the panic and several others were injured.
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New York East Side
New York
Lower East Side
Tragedy at Catharine Theatre. six children die in panic
A fire scare at the Catharine theatre in New York after a smoke-filled furnace flue caused a mass scramble. Six children aged two to ten were trampled to death and twelve more were seriously injured as patrons fled the three hundred-seat venue. Propr proprietors Bernard Weinberg and Max Schwartz and janitor A Toland were questioned by authorities amid claims a front exit may have been locked.
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New York
Catharine Theatre
East Side
Pietro
Camillo Bruillo
Bowery
Camille
Bernard Weinberg
Max Schwartz
Weinberg and Schwartz
A. Toland
Bolsheviks seize Sebastopol and Crimean gains reported
Paris reports Sebastopol fallen to Bolsheviks with control over the Crimean peninsula. Wrangel and staff reportedly captured or killed. Melting diplomatic channels indicate the Soviet position in the Black Sea region strengthens as Turkish Nationalists and Bolsheviks reshape the area.
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Paris
Sebastopol
Talen
Foreign Office
Crimean Peninsula
Gen. Wrangell
M. Martel
Constantinople
Crimean Isthmus
Wrangel
Ertum
Czardom
Immigration reform plans to be discussed by House committee
Washington D C November 15 Plans for framing legislation restricting immigration and naturalization of aliens will be discussed today by the House immigration committee. Chairman Johnston said the first session of the committee would be executive.
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Washington, D. C
House Immigration Committee
Johnston
Arrests in Misdemeanor Manslaughter Charge
In the furnace investigation, individuals were arrested on a misdemeanor resulting in manslaughter charge for admitting children to a theatre unaccompanied by parents or guardians.
Bells in Geneva mark opening of League of Nations
Geneva reports the first League of Nations assembly opened with church bells ringing and flags from many nations, though Germany Austria and Turkey were absent. Delegates from 41 countries gathered as US observers attended, while Belgium’s Paul Hymans was elected assembly president. Aristides Aguero urged US participation for global justice.
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Geneva
League OF Nations Assembly
Assembly
The
League of Nations
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Assembly of the League
Council of the League
United States
Finance’ Commission
Commission On Economics
Paul Hymans
Belgium
Paris
Aristides Aguero
Eclair
League
Harding Seeks Fresh Attempt To Reach Brownsville
Point Isabel November 15 President elect Harding faced one of the worst storms in the area as he planned a second attempt to reach Brownsville to end his Texas visit in comfort. A prior attempt ended after a harsh four hour wind swept retreat to the camp.
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Point Isabel
Harding
Brownsville
Texas
Melon Growers to Meet in Thomasville Monday
The Thomasville Commercial Association rooms host a meeting of melon growers from Thomas Mitchell and Decatur counties to form a permanent Melon Growers' Association. The goal is to plan marketing for the 1921 melon crop and ensure fair profits for producers.
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Thomasville
Thomas County
Commercial Association
Melon Growers’ Association
Thomas
Mitchell
Decatur
Farmer
Venizelos Claimed Victory In Greek Elections
Athens reports Premier Venizelos claimed victory in Greece elections held yesterday though returns were sparse. The campaign centered on King Constantine's return, which Venizelos opposed. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from London notes results so far show Venizelos and most of his cabinet defeated except one member.
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Athens
Greece
Venizelos
Constantine
London
Cotton Mills Cut Work Week To Three Days Inaugurated
In Biddford Missouri on November 15 Pep perell and York cotton mills employing about six thousand workers started a three day work week to last until further notice. The article also includes an unrelated line urging attendance at a meeting.
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Biddford
Pepperell and York
Memorial Exercises for Dead Heroes at Laurel Hill
Sunday services at Laurel Hill Cemetery honored Thomas county veterans of the Great War. Rev Seals led invocation and L S Moore delivered the memorial address to a small crowd of ex service men and townspeople, with wreaths placed on graves of Barter, Fleming, Gribben, Moller, and Patten as stories of sacrifice were remembered.
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Laurel Hill
Seals
L. S. Moore
Rien
L. 8. Moore
Thomas County
France
Siberia
Thomasville
Barter
Clay Fleming
Henry Gribben
Lewis Albert Moller
Charles Hansell Patten
Italian Press Backs Pact With Jugoslavia
Rome reports Italian newspapers accept the treaty with Jugoslavia regarding the Adriatic Dalmatia, noting broad public relief despite sorrow among Italians at renouncing Dalmatia. The peace is regarded as a step toward stability.
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Rome
Italy
Slavia
Japanese Premier Attacked Plan to Exclude Japan
An unnamed Japanese premier condemned a treaty plan aimed at excluding Japan from America, calling it humiliating yet claiming dignity for an old victorious nation. The remarks were delivered amid a heated diplomatic climate and renewed calls for mutual respect in postwar negotiations.
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Mabe
America
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