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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1920

Page

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Wall Street Explosion Tied to Anarchists Plot Theory

New York Evening World prints a three page report arguing the Wall Street disaster last Septem ber was not anarchist or Internationale in origin but a revenge plot by other men or sympathizers within or allied to labor. It links graft, Brindell workers, and a time bomb wagon to the exchange annex and notes threats signed anarchist fighters. Mayor Hylan testifies before a joint legislative committee on building trust, reading a statement to deflect criticism of his administration.

New York New York Evening World Wall Street The Evening World Flynn Department of Justice Ioternationale Stock Exchange Annex Brindell Albert A. Volk Raymond Clark Hylan Joint Legislative Committee Samuel Untermyer

Prohibition Bureau Rules Against Hop and Malt Sales

Washington officials bar home brewing by restricting sale of hops and malt to bakers and confectioners. Enforcement notes secrecy around the ruling while officials confirm the instruction was issued.

Washington Prohibition Bureau

Woman Dies in Mystery in San Francisco Hotel

Police say Mrs Helen K Bunton died in a San Francisco hotel under mysterious circumstances. Chicago relatives were notified and detectives believe an overdose of opiates caused the death. Bunton was once married to Albert K Bunton of Chicago.

Helen K. Bunton San Francisco Chicago Navy

Navy must be built to deter Japan warns congressman

St Louis on November 12 Congressman L C Dyer warned that war between the United States and Japan is almost certain unless this nation builds and maintains a navy in the Pacific. His address stressed naval strength as key to potential peace.

St. Louis United States Japan Pacific L. C. Dyer

Cox Missing At Conference Hunts In Alabama Trip

French Lick Indiana November 12. Plans for the informal Democratic conference in this area were disrupted by Thomas Taggart who says Governor Cox of Ohio, late presidential aspirant Senator Val Harrison of Mississippi and Taggart will begin a two weeks hunting trip in Alabama immediately. Taggart left for Cox conferences but no details were released.

French Lick Ind Thomas Taggart United States Indiana Cox Ohio Val Harrison Mississippi Alabama Taggert

Unemployed Storm Berlin Factories Takeover

Three thousand unemployed men in Berlin stormed the Lion Metalworks driving out proprietors and engineers and put out furnace fires. Nearby a gas plant work force ousted the industrial council and formed a political soviet, per a dispatch from Berlin to Exchange Telegraph.

Berlin London Lion Exchange Telegraph Company Industrial Council

Pershing Lands Yankee Soldier

General says interests of nation will be safeguarded by great citizen army of veterans on Armistice Day anniversary. He honors the young Americans and allies who died for liberty, marking a new epoch and unity after World War I victory.

Washington

New York Clothing Makers Lock Shops Over Union Demands

The Clothing Manufacturers' Association of New York says shops will not reopen until Amalgamated Clothing Workers' members accept new working and wage terms. The group lists seven points including piecework, base rates from other markets, production records, individual standards, contractor changes, and hire and discipline freedoms. The move follows failed negotiations and aims to resume production while keeping pace with competing centers.

New York Clothing Manufacturers’ Association of New York Amalgamated Clothing Workers’ Union William Bandler Manufacturers’ Association

Juetment and Association Union Relationship Functioning

An unspecified report notes that the association and union maintain a functioning relationship as the basis for their collaboration. The wording implies progress or stability in their working ties without detailing events or names.

Juetment Ie Beth

Germany in League Plan Draws Worldwide Attention

Robert Cecil of the League 0 indicates Germany may join a league pushing for admission to Geneva. The proposal draws interest from nations at the assembly gate including Switzerland Scandinavia and several South American states.

Lord Robert Gf Robert Cecil League 0 Africa Diate Geneva Switzerland

Harding Delivers Armistice Message in Brownsville

President-elect Harding spoke from a stand on Fort Brown parade grounds in Brownsville after an escort of cavalry accompanied him through the city. Crowds from across the border gathered for a long program of parades and addresses before his Armistice Day speech, following a morning motor from Point Isabel and a round of golf with lunch at the country club.

Brownsville Mr. Harding Point Isabel

Miss Connell's East Side Milliner Halves Hat Sale

Half price sale on all ladies and children's hats including trimmed and untrimmed styles. Excludes new fur effects at Miss Connell's East Side Milliner.

East Side

Allies honor dead in France and Britain on Armistice anniversary

Paris observed the armistice anniversary with somber ceremonies for unidentified French soldiers, including a burial under the Arc de Triomphe and a Verdun memorial procession led by President Millerand. London held a field soldiers funeral in Westminster Abbey and a Whitehall cenotaph service with King George V, while women who lost relatives were honored with priority seats.

Pollu Arc de Triomphe Paris France Germany Verdun Millerand Joffre Petain London Great Britain Westminster Abbey Whitehall Queen Alexandra Queen Maud Norway Parliament Building George Canterbury Abbey

Mrs H N Dunning Speaks on China at Local Church

Mrs Effie O Laughlin Dunning gave a China talk at the A M E church under the Interchurch committee. Admission was 25 cents to fund a church plane. She described Shanghai life, 40 000 to 60 000 foreigners, and noted an American church's permanent formation with five hundred members in a local women’s club.

Washington Effie O’laughlin Dunning China A.M. E Women’s Interchurch Committee Pittsburg W. Bowers Methodist Church Sreeman Shanghai

Young Bank Teller Captured in $60,000 Bank Robbery

Francis Carey, a National City Bank of Ottawa teller, confessed to engineering the crime alone after a $60,000 cash heist. Police recovered no money from a time vault after an old alarm and a faulty vault torched open, officials hint his mind may be affected.

Ottawa Francis Carey National City Bank Matt Kerwin Utica Charles P. Taylor Carey

Ready to Forget Magistrate Punch Dialogue

A London Punch cartoon caption shows a magistrate asking a prisoner for a defense plan. The prisoner replies he is willing to drop the case, highlighting a humorous take on legal aid and self-representation.

London

Junior W. W. G. Meeting at Helen Burham Home

The Junior W. W. G. s will hold their program meeting Friday evening at the home of Helen Burham on South Iowa Ave 2302.

Helen Burham Iowa Ave

Cost of Farm Draft Horses Compared With Feed Prices

A five year study by the University of Illinois Bureau of Park Management estimates annual costs for working horses on Illinois farms. With 90c corn and 60c oats, hay at 25 per ton, and pasture rent at 15 per acre, the board per horse runs 117.35 dollars, minus 39 dollars for manure value leaves 78.35 dollars for feeding. The analysis argues price drops in hay and grain ease costs and keep farm power profitable.

Chicago Navy Bureau of Park Management University of Illinois Illinois

William Hohenzollern Renowned Refugee Turns Dutch Farmer

Two years after arriving at the Dutch frontier as a refugee emperor, William Hohenzollern now leads a quiet life in a Dutch village estate. Friends say he is content with country living and limited by Dutch government restrictions, with no surrender demands anticipated.

Doorn Holland William Hohenzollern Associated Press Willian

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