Ratify Pact Urged by Peace League After Meeting
The League to Enforce Peace, led by William H Taft, calls for swift ratification of the peace treaty once the Senate reconvenes on December 1. The statement decries the defeat of ratification, stresses public demand for peace and a League of Nations, and urges senators to harmonize differences to honor Americans who died for peace.
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League
Executive Committee
William H. Taft
Edward A. Filene
Henry W. Taft
Herbert S. Houston
Oscar S. Straus
Herbert C. Hoover
League of Nations
America
League of Nationel
Europe
Washington
Senate urged to ratify treaty with bipartisan compromise
The speaker calls upon the Senate to overcome prejudice and partisanship and adopt a ratification resolution that will allow other treaty signatories to acquiesce in the terms of our ratification.
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Senate
Spring Suits to Cost More Says Boston Clothiers
Boston retailers told the commission on necessaries of life that spring suits will rise in price due to federal excess profits taxes and higher labor costs. They claimed some firms are operating at a net loss and warned wholesale prices could jump from 27 to 36 dollars next spring.
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Boston
Navy
Commission On Necessaries of Life
Socialists Attack Noske Rule in Berlin Protests
Independent socialists held 60 meetings across Berlin to denounce reprisal and condemn the so called murderers organization that has replaced the government according to Georg Ledebour a party leader.
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Berlin
Georg Ledebour
Kentucky Is Day By 10 717 Official Vote Count
Official count released from Frankfort shows Kentucky voters cast ballots on November 4 with a total of 10 717 more than expected. County and state totals are reported, detailing the statewide turnout and leading candidates across major parties.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Kentucky Votes Dry by 10717 in Statewide Election
Frankfort Kentucky officials completed the official count of the November 4 election showing the prohibition amendment to the state constitution passed by a margin of 10717 votes.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
U S Troops Will Guard the Rhine in Postwar Role
American peace delegates say U S troops will remain in Coblenz and guard the Rhine despite the Senate's failure to ratify the German peace treaty. Washington notes the U S remains allied and postponement does not sever ties with the associated powers. The German mission to sign the protocol and exchange ratifications is seen as linked to Senate adjournment events.
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Paris
Coblenz
Germany
United States Senate
United States
Herr von Simson
Senate
SUE TV
Supreme Council
Religion Dead in Europe Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton Says
The article quotes Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton saying religion appears to be declining in Europe. The piece discusses religious trends abroad and contrasts them with attitudes in New York.
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Europe
Joseph Fort Newton
Gack
Reverend Newton Returns to Lead City Church
The former City Temple pastor Rev Dr Joseph Fort Newton arrives on the Adriatic after leaving Cedar Rapids three years ago for London's Church of the Divine Paternity. He cites remarks by the bishop of Westminster claiming many young army volunteers lack Christian religious knowledge.
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Joseph Fort Newton
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London
Cedar Rapids
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Newton
Miners’ Wage Deal Likely If Operators Accept Plan
Kansas City Missouri November 25 Secretary of Labor Wilson’s compromise proposal of a 31.61 percent wage advance for bituminous coal miners will be accepted by Southwest operators, announced Harry N. Taylor president of the National Coal Association.
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Southwest
Kansas City
Wilson
Harry N. Taylor
Spy convictions upheld by Supreme Court review decline
Washington reports that Frank Shaffer's espionage act conviction was sustained as the Supreme Court declined to review the case. The decision leaves the conviction in effect.
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Supreme Court
Frank Shaffer
Washington State
Washington
One-Barefoot Mismatch In Town Rubber Stocking Mix Up
A Chicago Tribune blurb notes a hurried day ending with a wardrobe mishap as a person, rushing to town, leaves wearing one black stocking and one black shoe. The phone interrupts, the hat is grabbed, and the situation worsens in the dentist chair revealing a chaotic fashion error.
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Chicago Tribune
Character and Work in Raphael and Michelangelo
The passage argues that Raphael’s works reveal his personal aura, unlike Michelangelo whose fame clouds interpretation. It notes a distinct, almost whispered claim of authorship in each creator’s art and extends the idea to Dante’s verse, suggesting insight through the authors’ character.
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Raphael
Michelangelo
Dante
Hermon Cleinase
Congressmen Influence Immigration Admittance Cited
New York November 25 The congressional inquiry into the immigration service reported that many passengers connected to congressmen were admitted after perfunctory exams or released on appeals backed by lawmakers. Acting Commissioner Byron H Ali testified that memoranda noting a congressman’s interest were used and that some inspectors passed a woman passenger for a U S senator.
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Congressional
Immigration Service
Congress
Congressimen
Byron H. Ali
Representative Box
Texas
Adriatic
United States
Uhl
Washington
Albert Jenson
Mexico
Kansas Asks for Troops From U S Army
Governor Allen of Kansas telephoned Chicago headquarters to have a force ready to be rusted to the coal fields if trouble arises. Chief of staff Civciga Nox announced the request after Colonel Helmick said the governor planned a personal probe of iron conditions in the coal region.
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U. S. Army
Chicago
Witch
Central Department of the Army
Kansas
Helmick
Cn Irons
The Way to Wealth by Benjamin Franklin
A fragment reflecting on wealth and frugality. It argues that luxuries drain fortunes and force the genteel to borrow from those they once scorned, while thrift preserves standing and independence as Poor Richard advised.
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Richard Saye
Benjamin Franklin
Brains and Looks Whimsical Courtroom Note
A misquoted brain specialist admonishes a mother about her children’s sleep and appearance. The stray dialogue references proper bedtimes and the impact on their brains and looks, though the text appears garbled.
Maynard Plans One Stop Transcontinental Flight
Lieut Belvin W Maynard, a winner in the army transcontinental race, will leave Minesla for Cal Tex Wednesday or Thursday, rest in Cal Tex overnight, then push to San Diego the next day. He will fly a specially designed De Havilland four, capable of 150 mph.
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San Diego
Cal
Maynard
Supreme Court Recess To Rule On Wartime Prohibition Act
Washington reports the Supreme Court recessed until December 8 to issue a decision on the constitutionality of the wartime prohibition act. The case centers on the legality of the dry law during wartime.
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Balti more Sails With Ericsson Remains to Sweden
The Balti more sails from New York on Ave 24 1800 carrying Capt John Ericsson's remains to his native land. Ericsson's son died March 8 1789 exactly twenty seven years after the Met rinac departed Norfolk for Hampton Roads. Brick Ron's service to the United States was the invention and construction of the ship renamer which saved the navy by stopping the ironclad Merrimac. The battle was a draw but pivotal in naval history.
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John Ericsson
United States
Baltimore
New York
Sweden
Ericcsson
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Brick Ron
Vast inward eye in Wordsworths solitude meditation
A brief reflective note on the inner gaze as a guiding force within solitude. References a Wordsworthian sense of inward observation shaping thought and emotion, implying a deep contemplative mood.
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Ewaily
Wordsworth
German Smuggling Blooms Through Western Gap
Berlin reports a large smuggling operation since spring through a westward穴 gap. Goods valued at 17 billion marks entered Germany, with 48 million marks of foods seized. Smuggled foodstuffs and cigarettes each valued around 4 billion marks are cited. Government weighs a possible export duty up to 50 percent due to the weak mark.
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Berlin
Germany
Herr Wissel
Brotherhood and railroad agree on eight hour day
Washington reports a new wage and working agreement between the railroad administration and officials of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Railway Track Laborers. The eight hour base day is established for track laborers with time and a half pay after that hour and most other employees receive time and a half overtime after ten hours.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
St Paul Maids Get Cars From Wealthy Wives
In St Paul Minnesota twenty four girls from affluent districts have been promised improved living quarters by the wives of wealthy men and access to their automobiles once or twice weekly, marking a notable perk within the exclusive circle.
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St. Paul, Mion. Ney
St. Paul
Lectures on India at Baptist Church by Rev. John A. Howard
Rev. John A. Howard returns from six years in India to present three illustrated lectures at the Baptist church. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 7:00 pm feature color slides and accounts of widows burning, jungles, tiger hunts, and India's mountains. Fellow parishioners are invited to attend all three evenings.
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John A. Howard
India
The
Baptist Church
Howard
M. R. Regan
North India
Soloson
Jungles
Shawn
Calcutta
Kohli
Bengal
Midnapore
Contai
Mr. Howard
Trains Crash on Bridge and Coal Crisis Bets Forth Action
Incident reports trains wrecking on a Fort Madison bridge as Mexican affairs and a national fuel crisis draw attention. Officials in Washington discuss drastic coal curtailment and immediate steps, with Attorney General Palmer asserting cabinet action is near.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Palmer
Engineer Drowns as Santa Fe Train Falls in Mississippi
A Santa Fe passenger train derailed into the Mississippi River near Ft. Madison Iowa injuring more than thirty people and leaving Engineer Joseph Spring missing. Authorities believe he drowned in the wreck as the engine and cars plunged into the river.
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Evening Journal
FT. Madison
Iowa
Joseph Spring
Santa Fe
Mississippi River
Mexican revolutionary commander shot by Carranza forces
General Angeles, a Mexican revolutionary leader, was executed today by a Carranza firing squad in Chihuahua City, El Paso dispatch reports.
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Evening Journal
EL Paso
Texas
Ien
Vial Angeles
Lemier
Carranza
Chihuahua City
Mount Ayr Methodists Turn Timber into Food Wood Supply
When the Mount Ayr Methodist church faced coal shortages and an oil strike, the pastor and board bought timber nearby. They organized a chopping bee with preachers veterans and church members, felling over 100 trees and storing 25 cords of wood behind the church by sunset.
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Mount Ayr
W Pers
Soldiers II Divorce In Fort Dodge Harbor War Connection
Fort Dodge, Nov 26 reports show divorces and other actions forming a large share of November term petitions. Judge McCall links rising separations to wartime separations and infidelity claims by soldiers wives across seven counties. Clerk Lindquist notes court proceedings steadily increasing this year as a new record is set.
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Fort Dodge
BE. M. McCail
Quist
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