Declared Syrian Republic Leader Proclaims President Near Damascus
Paris dispatches report Bakri, a bandit chieftain, named president of the Syrian republic with headquarters at Homs. He commands about 4,000 men south of Damascus as fresh French forces dig in around the city. A pitched battle rages near Damascus as Druse fighters bolster the assault and French troops defend machine gun posts.
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Mediterranean Sea
Alexandra
Egypt
Beirut
Syria
Paris
Cairo
la Liberte
Bakri
Homs
Damascus
la Presse
Gamelin
Rail workers press for restoration of wartime wages
The Western Joint Association of General Chairmen of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railroad Conductors launch a drive to restore wartime wage levels for 200 000 yard and train service employees. They seek a 12 percent cut reversal from 1921, with proposed annual costs over 25 million dollars. Proposals go to the southern association in Washington and the eastern association in Cleveland.
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The
Associated Press
Chicago
Transportation Brotherhoods
Western Joint Association of General
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of Railroad Conductors
United States Railroad Labor Board
Western Group
Southern Association
Washington
Eastern Association
Cleveland
Fresh Air at Night Affects Health, Dr Griswold Says
Des Moines report quotes Dr Don Griswold, state health commissioner, noting most diseases occur in November through March due to cold air and altered habits. He cites restricted sleeping windows, tight clothing, and poor eating as weakening resistance, with July to September showing fewer fatalities. He urges fresh air at night to prevent respiratory illness.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Don Griswold
Mr. Griswo
Red Cross Roll Call Emphasizes National and Local Role
The American Red Cross 1926 membership drive explains how fifty cents of every dollar stays locally for county service and the rest supports national disaster relief, veterans care, and cross‑country operations. President Coolidge notes it as an intimate part of national life and a semi official government agent.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington
Army
Navy
United States
Coolidge
American National Red Cross
War Department
Congress of the United States
The
Senator Hiram Johnson Moves WIage Amendment Plan
Senator Hiram Johnson of California will introduce a resolution in the coming session of Congress proposing a constitutional amendment to grant states power to legislate wages for women.
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Hirram
Phoenix
Ariz
Hiram Johnson
California
Congress
Johnston Captures Mexican Tennis Championship Title
William M. Johnston won the men's singles crown at the Mexican national championships in Mexico City defeating Howard Kinsey in the final 6-3 6-0 6-4.
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Mexico City
Mex
William M. Johnston
Mexico
Howard Kinsey
Clinton Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Booze
Edward W. Voeipel a Clinton Ja. resident pleaded guilty to a prohibition charge and received a $5000 fine and a one year Morriston jail sentence. His son Lyman drew three months, James Riley three months each, and Harlan H Reed a $100 fine after a nolo contendere plea. A rubbing alcohol conversion scheme on Riley’s Fulton IL farm led to $20000 in alcohol seized during February raid.
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Clinton
Associated Press
Freeport
Ill
Edward W. Voeipel
Morrison, I
Lyman
James Riley
Fulton
Harlan H. Reed
Chicago
Reed
Fred L. Andrews
Riley
Child Dies In House Fire In Ottumwa Iowa
Edna May Cadwallader six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs FE Cadwallader perished when their home burned in Ottumwa Iowa The family in the unheated second floor slept as smoke and flames trapped them Neighbors and fire crews fought to reach the blaze but the building could not be saved
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Ottumwa
Edna May Cadwallader
FE. M. Cadwallader
Edna May
South Side
Central Station
Doe with horns shot in Berkeley sent to UC museum
In Berkeley on November 4 a doe with horns was shot and given to the University of California Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Prof. J Grinnell noted the animal was sterile, which likely caused the unusual horn growth.
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Berkeley
Calif
Museum of Vertebrae Zoology
University of California
J. Grinnell
Zoology Department
Wheeler seeks dismissal of court action in DC case
Senator Burton K. Wheeler asks the District of Columbia Supreme Court to drop indictments accusing him of conspiring to defraud the federal government over oil land permits in Montana. Key grounds are double jeopardy after an earlier acquittal and lack of DC jurisdiction.
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Senate
Daugherty
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Wee
Districts of Columbia
Department of Interior
Gordon Campbell
James A. MacGowan
United States
Toole County
Booth
Campbell
Wheeler
MacGowan
Seed corn damage feared from extreme cold in Iowa
Iowa State College expert Professor H. D. Hughes warns seed corn suffers from last fortnight’s extreme cold and high moisture. He says corn testing 10 to 20 percent moisture will lose value if stored poorly. only 10 to 15 percent moisture survives zero weather. Farmers should test moisture before selecting seed.
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Associated Press
Ames
H. D. Hughes
Farm Crops Department
Iowa State College
Hughes
Civil Aeronautics Bureau Urged in Committee Report
Washington November 5 The committee on civil aviation urges creation of a bureau of civil aeronautics within commerce to regulate promote all civil and commercial flying. It calls for sustained government aid and a clear legal status to spur U S aviation growth and notes postwar plant reductions and capacity limits. The panel also recommends using military and air mail fields for civilian work and shifting air mail to private operation.
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Washington
Bureau of Civil Aeronautics
Department of Commerce
United States
Committee On Civil Aviation
Department
American Engineering Council
J. H. Walter Drake
Europe
Congress
Post Office Department
Anti-Saloon League Opens Convention in Chicago Temple
The Anti-Saloon League begins a five day convention in Chicago Temple to review prohibition progress and strategy. Wayne B Wheeler predicts a new crusade against organized evil as public opinion strengthens for prohibition.
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Anti-Saloon League
Chicago Temple
Chicago
Saloon League
Congress
League
Christian Church
Wayne B. Wheeler
Supposed Victim of Foul Play Allegedly Alive in Natchez Mystery
In a Natchez Mississippi report a supposed victim of the Tensas stamp auto-date case is believed alive as Florence McCurley, a 17 year old nursing student missing since October 6, is identified as the likely white girl. The case previously misidentified a missing woman named Cora McKnight and involved a jail sentence for selling liquor. A ring from the body was matched to McCurley’s friends as the search continues.
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Associated Press
Natchez, Miss
Tensas
Florence McCurley
Cora McKnight
Miss McCurley
Natchez
Washta Murder Mystery Deepens in Iowa
Sioux City dispatch reports the Washta murder of Morris Hardy 25 ex convict deepening as a post mortem is planned. Robert Jones of Chicago linked to the crime may be released. Edward Flickinger son of a local farmer was arrested. Hardy's father from Centerview Missouri expected to arrive with new letters from a young man suggesting a new motive beyond jealousy of Miss Gertrude Weaver.
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Ageosintead Press
Sioux City
Journal
Cherokee
Morris Hardy
Washta
Robert Jones
Chicago
Edward Flickinger
Frank Flickinger
P. Hardy
Centerview
Hardy
Gertrude Weaver
Francis X Bushman Becomes Grandfather in Hollywood
Hollywood reports actor Francis X Bushman is now a grandfather after his son Ralph Bushman and wife welcomed a daughter. The parents named Mrs. Danti Bushman as the grandmother and confirmed the birth in Hollywood.
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Francis X. Bushman
Associated Press
Hollywood
Galif
Ralph Bushman
Bushman
Waseatrice
Hammer Murder Caps Newark Gold Beater Case
William J. Clark was beaten to death at his Newark area garage with a hammer. His widow admitted a $2,000 elopement fund and described plans with Joseph H. Cowen, an unemployed iron worker, who is jailed in Hillside on suspicion. Cowen had prior legal trouble and may be held until tomorrow. Police seek prints as suspects enter a funeral marked by Ku Klux Klan associations.
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Newark
N. J
William J. Clark
Hillside
Clark
Cowen
New Jersey
Young Clark
Lea to introduce bill to remove postmasters from politics
Representative Clarence Lea of California plans a bill in the next Congress to make postmaster appointments permanent and end patronage. He says remnants of the patronage system persist despite prior attempts to curb them. Lea will depart for Washington on Friday.
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Associated Press
Santa Rosa
Calif
Clarence F. Lea
California
Lea
Washington
Former Brewers Now Serve as U S Prohibition Agents
Former brew masters in the Pittsburgh district now act as prohibition agents at near beer plants to detect illegal beer. Frederick C. Baird, prohibition administrator, assigns brewmaster dry agents to test barrels hauled to loading platforms for violations of the legal alcohol content.
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U.S. Prohibition
Pittsburgh
Frederick C. Baird
Chestnut Delicacy Faces Extinction in America
Ithaca Oct 29 Chestnut as an American delicacy is facing extinction say Cornell University plant pathologists and foresters. A windborne blight spreading for the last 20 years is incurable and has decimated chestnut trees. The disease was first found in a Brooklyn park in 1904.
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Ithacany
Cornell University
Brooklyn
Tax cut limit set by Ways and Means Committee
The Ways and Means Committee tentatively fixed a $390 million total tax reduction for the next five years after reviewing government expense estimates with Budget Director Lord. Some members favored more, but Lord warned of likely Treasury surplus under $300 million. Chairman Green said the limit could be exceeded slightly if needed for broader tax reform and an early decision on income schedules was anticipated.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Mellon
Director Lord
Lord
Treasury
Green
Offer $1000 for Andersons body in Michigan
Muskegon Michigan November 5 a man named George Rollins of Atlanta offers $1000 for the body of George Dutch Anderson the nationally hunted gunman who killed four people and is suspected in others Chief Hansen would sell the body and give the money to Detective Hammond’s widow but a state law would bar the sale Police also received a letter signed Gary Ing claiming to be Anderson saying he is alive and not in Michigan on Saturday
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Associated Press
Muskegon, Mich
George “Dutch” Anderson
George W. Rollins
Atlanta
Rollins
Hansen
Charles Hammond
Anderson
Gary
Ing
Michigan
Iowa Florists Convene at Ames for 23rd Annual Meeting
Iowa florists gather at Iowa State College for their twenty third annual convention. A two day short course debuts with a flower show featuring chrysanthemums roses carnations and potted cyclamens. Speakers include Dr C A Shull George Asmus H B Dorner G H Pring and more. E C Volz handles arrangements as officers are elected for the coming year.
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Ames
Iowa
Towa Florists
Iowa State College
National Organization, Florists
C. A. Shull
University of Chicago
George Asmus
Chicago
Ill
H. B. Dorner
University of Ilinois
G. H. Pring
Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis
Society of Iowa Florists
O. H. Elmer
H. H. Knight
University of Illinois
Herman Schiller
Chicago, Ill
BE. C. Volz
E. C. Volz
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