Wilson letter to industrial conference urged united action
Washington October 29 a dispatch reports President Wilson dictated a letter from his sick bed urging unity in the nation’s industrial conference. The letter pleads for a joint program to raise productive capacity and cooperation between workers and employers, warning that failure would threaten national progress and the war effort. Labor delegates debated but continued talks as key leaders urged solidarity. The dispatch notes another item: US building and engineering contracts in early 1919 rose by fifty million dollars.
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Inga Pirlal
Fhiea
Wilson
User
Lane
Thesident
Mn Spargo
Naperation
Tin
Tal
Severanes
America
Woodrow Wilson
Samuel Gompera
The
American Federation
John Spargo
Harry A. Wheeler
Thes Capital Group
Aahey
Inference Hall
Sparzo
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Sea
Rome rocked by morning earthquake report
An earthquake struck Rome at 7:05 a m local time, shaking the city and waking residents. Initial reports mention tremor damage minimal with no major injuries or evacuations yet confirmed.
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Rome
Taft Proposals Made Public In League Treaty Debate
Public release reveals Senator McCumber and colleagues draft Taft reservations on the league of nations covenant. The text limits U S obligations against threats to territorial integrity and forbids use of military forces without congressional approval, while excluding self governing dominions from council representation and clarifying colonial questions under article fifteen.
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McCumber
Collaws
Taft
Kellews
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McNary
Colt
Shade Seland
League
Tal
United States
Congress
Senate
League of Nations
British Empire
France
Maly
Japan
Huy
Council
Cuonefor Assembly
Aid
President Wilson Sees Better Night Health Report
Washington Ont October 22 1919 physicians say President Wilson had one of the best nights since illness began with normal temperature digestion and respiration. Dr Hugh Young consulted on prostat ic complications and was summoned to review progress at the White House.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Grayeon
Hupfin
Hugh Young
Young
Nelsingfors
Krasnala Gorka
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Phy
Erny
Senate Appropriations Bill Advances With Small Changes
The Senate laid aside the peace treaty and considered a deficit appropriation bill carrying about 42 million dollars, with minor changes totaling roughly 2.828 million more than the prior Two-year bill. The session focused on adjustments and ongoing fiscal planning.
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Senate
Washington
Senator Capper Tells Senate High Cost of Living
Kansas Senator Capper urged remedies to raise farm production and ease the high cost of living. He blamed distribution flaws, foreign embargoes, and government guarantees for hurting farmers while costs for producers rise. He called for wider markets, propaganda limits, and credit and marketing reforms to relieve livestock and grain producers.
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Repiblican
Ant
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Wrrhington
Genit
Cappersid
Vielbly
Bur
Aericulligrak
Canner
Fivestock Pric
Cestalior
Grussels
Marechal Foch Hag
Europe
Anda
Ilveatick
Teii
Bulgarian and Belgian Cars Found Near US Flats
Fragmentary report notes Bulgarian and Belgian cars found near southern Arizona and southern California. The text implies these areas are the only U S flats where date trees have been paroled for commercial benefit.
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Arizona
California
United Flats
Transcontinental Air Derby Begins From California
Lieutenant Alexandar Peaygon Jr and Lieutenant Bar Manzelman started in the transcontinental air derby from Mineola, aiming to reach Mineola New York after flying from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They departed Cleveland after delays due to engine trouble and weather, with other pilots at control stations across the western states. Lieutenant Gish left San Francisco with Gryren C. Pomeroy for Mineola, after leaving Presidio at 7 24 30 a m.
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Bar Manzelman
Mineola
Nys
Atlantic
Vvjatore
Cleveland
Jere
Ruck
Worthington
Tuck
Omaha
Weatern
San Prancisca
Gish
Francisco
YB. Gish
Gryren C. Pomeroy
Presidio
Petarn
Matherfield
Sacramento
Army
Hunger in Moscow evokes brutal hunger across Germany
An eyewitness tale describes Moscow's starving residents and a German hunger crisis, detailing children begging for bread, a yellow stray dog with meat, and families mortally exhausted by hunger. The account contrasts famine’s impact on Russians with German observers recalling dire scenes and the city’s prolonged deprivation.
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Paris
Moscow
Russia
Momcow
Arnia
Aio Dion
Artillery at Riga Fires on Warships and City Damage
German artillery at Riga fired on harbor works and ships while British forces replied on Monday. Heavy bombardment damaged the city and civilians were killed or wounded. Reports from Stockholm and London note Bolshevik torpedo boats sunk near Koparin Bay and fighting around Petrograd continues with heavy casualties and strategic moves near Kronstadt. American Relief offices in Riga were destroyed by shelling. relief work resumes without interruption for feeding children.
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Riga
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Totllah
Ahipa
Tilgala
London
Auak
Koparin Bay
Gulf of Finland
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Admiralty
Standarlil
Yudevitch
Dulkove
Petrograd
Yudenlich
Gdofl
Lake Velpud
Yudenitch
Kronstadt
Tts
Ceneral Yardenltck
Moscow
Floss
Ilev
Orel
Lenskine
American Relief
Episcopal Church Split Fears Over Prayer Book Fight
Oct 2 reports rising tensions within the Protestant Episcopal Church as a general convention debates a prayer for the blessing of graves. Critics argue the prayer challenges church doctrine, while proponents call for social reform and worker rights. The debate signals fears of division amid broader calls for modernization.
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Pathe
Tustion C. B. Browstay
Connecticut
Michap Brewster
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