Bolsheviks Kill Yankee Red Cross Officer in Russia
Nov. 10 dispatch reports Capt. Emmet Kilpatrick of the American Red Cross killed during a Bolshevik cavalry raid at Salkovo station Sebastopol. Two other Americans, Stephen Venear and James Heddinger, escaped while distributing relief supplies. Maj. George H. Ryden said remaining Red Cross workers numbered about twenty and are stationed across southern Russia.
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London
Emmet Kilpatrick
American Red Cross
Russia
Salkovo
Sebastopol
Reuters, Ltd
Washington
State Department
Boumett Kilpatrick
C. Atechny
Mennonite Relief Society
Morel
Kilpatrick
Novo Raiders
France
Paris
Peace Commission
Constantinople
War Department
Lilda M. Kilpatrick
Camden
Ala
Stephen A. Venear
Albany
N. Y
James D. Heddinger
Baltimore
Venear
Heddinger
Steppes
Charles W. Brown
New York
Robert Clewell
Bellingham
Wash
Miller Davidson
Ashland
Wallace de Revere
Ossining
Lyle M. Foster
Chicago
Louis BE. Hendricks
Divernon
Donald F. Jacobson
Freeport
Elis A. Johnson
Springfield
Mass
Flavius J. Johnson
Joliet
Mont
Edward G. Lamb
St. Louis
John CD. MacNabb
George Hoyt Smith
Cleveland
Michael J. Stapleton
Meriden
Conn
Walter R. Thomas
Steamboat Springs
Coelo
Joseph A. Trower
Wilkinsburg
Milton Veldee
Bremerton
Wasah
Alonzo D. Whittle
New York City
Leon K. Wiese
Missoula
Theodora Sanders Ends Life In Dagger Attack
Chicago reports Miss Theodora Sanders aged twenty nine killed herself with a dagger. The incident occurred locally as authorities investigated the tragedy and examined surrounding circumstances.
Beautiful Texan engages to be married then dies by self harm
A Texan woman described as a beautiful brunette of American Mexican extraction stabbed herself to death in Fort Worth Texas in the Fort Dearborn hotel on the mezza nine floor in front of H H Garver a foreign trade representative who said he planned to end the engagement. Grief over the breakup motive was given to police.
Warship Offered To Colby For South America Visit
Secretaries Daniels and Colby discussed Colbys planned South American tour. The naval secretary formally offered the use of a warship for the trip, pending President Wilsons approval. Colby expects to depart within two weeks if approved.
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U. S
South America
O. K
Washington
Daniels
Colby
South American
Naval
Secretary of State
Wilson
Robins Added to Irish Board by Commission
The Ireland commission announced an expanded body increasing membership from five to seven and widening its inquiry. New members include Raymond Robins of Chicago and Alexander P. Moore, publisher of the Pittsburgh Leader, with hearings set to begin November 17.
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Washington
Commission On
Ireland
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Alexander P. Moore
The
Itteburgh Leader
Hodges Fiber Carpet plant closed after wage cut rejection
Springfield Massachusetts November 10 plant of Hodges Fiber Carpet Co. shuts down as 350 workers refuse a 15 percent wage cut, management says only way to operate. Hodges states factory will reopen when orders justify restoring old wages. Chicago November 10 reports IPC amendment to service order No 20 adds 25000 open top cars for non coal traffic.
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Springfield
Mass
Hodges Fiber Carpet Company
W. F. Hodges
Chicago
Washington Dispatches
Interstate Commerce Commission
Return of 9000 American War Dead to U S From France
Paris reports nearly 9000 U S soldiers’ bodies have been shipped home and turned over to relatives with 1800 more awaiting shipment at French ports. About 2000 men will work through winter to finish removals by next summer as operations move from France to Belgium.
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Paris
France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Luxemburg
America
Belgium
Guarded Bankers in New York City Amid Radical Threats
New York officials moved twenty five additional patrolmen to the financial district to guard banks stock exchange and brokerage firms after threats alleged at secret radical meetings. Detectives increased in Wall Street while Immigration Commissioner Wallis received word Bolshevist agitators head for America. Police also protected residences of Edith Vanderbilt Root and Elihu Root following bomb threats.
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New York
Lahey
Furight
Financial District
Wall Street
Wallis
Ellis Island
America
Root
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Eighty-first Street
Edith Vanderbilt
George W. Vanderbilt
Elihu Root
Untitled fragment hints at burglary inquiry at rich home
A garbled report indicates an AP telephonist note about police questioning a woman who asked if the Fandberts were home and noted they would likely be away, describing the incident as a planned action tied to a building.
Dutch guard cordon blocks Bolshevik Bolshevik border crossings
Holland has set a strict border cordon along the German frontier to prevent Bolshevik agents and Russians from entering. Heavy guards patrol recognized routes and frontier posts to deter illicit crossings. Surreptitious attempts risk being shot as police intensify checks.
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Holland
Hollandaries
America
Divorce for Consuelo Vanderbilt from Duke of Marlborough
London reports Consuelo Vanderbilt, the duchess of Marlborough, was awarded a divorce from the duke after desertion and misconduct accusations. The case, heard in twenty five minutes, noted the duke’s hotel stay with a woman in Paris. The decree becomes absolute after six months unless new proceedings arise.
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London
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
W. K. Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Onehess
Sir Edward Carson
Robert Bayford
Paris
U S Bar to League of Nations Cites Monroe Doctrine
Editorial notes that the United States cannot stay out of a world organization as Geneva prepares for the League of Nations. It cites Peru and Bolivia seeking League review of treaties with Chile, arguing a largely American issue discussed without U S participation would be problematic.
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U. S
Peru
Bolivia
Paris
League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Teilips
United States
Europe
Far East
Great Britain
France
Leon Bourgeois
League
Geneva Assembly
Chile
Absence of United States from League Threatens Monroe Doctrine
The speaker argues the United States faces no direct damage, but its nonparticipation in the league endangers an encroachment on the Monroe doctrine through a paradox where absence poses a greater threat than adhesion.
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United States
League
Premier Lloyd George Declares Ireland Under Threat
In a Guildhall speech London on November 10 Premier Lloyd George said the government has taken murder by the threat in Ireland. He urged not to focus on disturbances and warned of further powers if needed to disperse terrorists.
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London
Guildhall
Lioyd George
Ireland
Maj Robert McClaughry Dies Noted Chicago Criminologist
Maj Robert Wilson McClaughry, 81, long time Chicago police chief, former warden of Fort Leavenworth and Joliet prisons, renowned criminologist and “humane warden,” died at his home 5334 Magnolia Ave. His guiding rule to staff was to treat a prisoner as a man and make him one.
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Chicago
Robert Wilson McClaughry
Fort Leavenworth
Joliet
Magnolia Avenue
U S Cruiser Cleveland Goes Aground in Colombia Harbor
The protected cruiser Cleveland of the Latin American squadron is aground in Catagonia harbor Colombia. The ship is undamaged but cannot be hauled off the bar and equipment is being removed to lighten her. Mare Island yard commandant asked to send tugs.
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Washington
Cleveland
Catagonia
Colombia
Navy Department
Mare Island Navy Yard
Minor Leaguers Oppose Landis Pick in New Baseball Commission
Leaders of 21 minor leagues oppose Judge Landis as chairman of a proposed national commission. They claim he lacks baseball knowledge and allege War on Ban Johnson backers use Landis name. Major leaguers split. Chicago Boston New York to have three clubs, Detroit to gain a National league twelfth club, with Frank Navin continuing Detroit American role.
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Kansas City
Judge Landis
Ban Johnson
Chicago
Boston
New York
Johnson
Harry Sinclair
Detroit
Frank Navin
Cleveland
Gasoline Slumps in Britain After Sharp Increase
Washington reports British oil firms cite overproduction in the United States for a six cent per gallon drop in gas price in Great Britain after a 14 cent rise in August. The American chamber of commerce in London notes British consumers link the slump to a profiteering probe. It cites U S oil output of about 2.5 billion gallons in 1918 and under 4 billion in 1919.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
American Chamber of Commerce
London
Department of Commerce
Central Profiteering Committee
America
MISS THEODORA SANDERS CALLED MARRIED RUMOR SHOCKS LAREDO
MISS THEODORA SANDERS of Laredo Texas died by dagger in Chicago. Friends believed she was married to Garver in Chicago recently, a ceremony reported by newspapers. She lived with an aunt in Laredo. her Mexican family, including influential uncle Morris V Sanders, remains in Mexico City.
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Laredo
Tex
Theodora Sanders
Chicago
Garver
Mexico City
Morris V. Sanders
Honor Winning Boat Crew Welcomed Home in Gloucester
Gloucester Mass November 10 Trif ute to the crew of the schooner Esperanto winner of the race for the international championship of the North Atlantic fishing fleet paid by Governor Coolidge and local fishers at a banquet in the state armory. The silver cup emblematic of the championship the 4000 prize money and the cup for captain Marty Welch were among attractions for the homecoming celebration.
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Gloucester
Mass
Coolidge
State Armory
Marty” Welch
Graft Allegations Hit Shipping Board Officials
A House report alleges corruption by Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation employees and officials in buying supplies repairing ships and steering contracts for ship construction. A.M. Fisher and J.F. Richardson, former board staff, accuse executives while Chairman Benson declines to discuss the report until testifying before the committee.
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Washington
Nev
Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
House Committee On Shipping Board
A. M. Fisher
J. F. Richarson
Benson
The
Shipping Board
House
Eleven Arrests in Chicago Whisky Graft Case
Federal whisky inquiry widens as 50 secret warrants are issued and 11 men are arrested in Chicago. Principal targets include Mike de Pike Heitler Mannie Greenburg and Robert Perlman. others elude deputies and prohibition agents.
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Chicago
Mike de Pike
Heitler
Mannie Greenburg
Robert Perlman
D'Annunzio Seizes Scoglio Reef and Buccaria Attack
London reports from Rome say Gabriele d Annunzio has seized the reef of Scoglio and the San Marto channel near Veglia. He and his troops attacked the Junge Slavs at Buccaria, occupied the city, and took prisoners.
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San Marto Channel
Buccaria
London
Daily Express
Rome
Gabriele d’ Annunzio
Scoglio
San Marto
Veglia
d'Annunato
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