Texans Split Over Lorena Riot Sealed by Grand Jury
In Waco district court Judge R Lo Monroe ordered a grand jury to probe the Lorena riot after ten people were shot following a Ku Klux Klan parade. Citizens blame Sheriff Buchanan and Deputy Burton while Governor Neff offered state aid, which was declined.
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Waco
Tex
R. Lo Monroe
Ku Knux
Lorena
Tierey
Neff
Tilerey
Buchanan
Sherif Burton
Ku Klux Klan
Taft Takes Judicial Oath as Chief Justice
The U.S. Supreme Court reconvened for the fall term with William Howard Taft sworn in as chief justice. Justice McKenna administered the oath in a ceremony marked by the court’s traditional rites.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
United States
United States Supreme Court
McKenna
Harding Asks Help For Idle Nation Leaders
President Harding urged governors and mayors across the United States to assist in addressing widespread idleness and unemployment. The appeal called for coordinated action from local leaders to stimulate work and economic recovery nationwide.
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Washington
Community Machinery Proposed For Economic Correction
A statement outlines organizing a community mechanism to correct economic conditions along lines developed by the unemployment committee. The plan aims to unite local efforts under a coordinated program to address economic distress and foster employment opportunities.
Caruso Memorial Fund Formed For Scholarships And Prizes
A national committee was formed to raise a one million dollar fund for Caruso Memorial scholarships and prizes. Dr Antonio Stella serves as temporary chairman of the Caruso American Memorial Foundation.
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National Committee For
New York
Karive Caruso
Antonio Stella
Caruso American Memorial Foundation
Miners Idle in Kanens Field Protest Leaders Imprisoned
Vitisborg Kao notes that four miners from the Kanens field stayed idle in protest over the imprisonment of Alexander Howat and August Dorchy who hold the roles of district president and vice president.
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Vitisborg
Kao
Kanens Field
Alexander Howat
August Dorchy
Railmen Count Strike Vote In Major Railroad Unions
Chicago October 4 representatives of the four big railway brotherhoods led by Warren S Stone count strike ballots of engineers firemen conductors and switchmen. The task is large and may extend to week’s end with unions reporting overwhelming majorities in favor of a strike awaiting the joint count to guide policy.
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Chicago
Warren S.stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mr. Stone
Sinn Fein Delegation Heads to London Conference
Dublin reports that the Sinn Fein delegation to the London conference starting October 11 will depart next Monday. Desmond Fitzgerald says Kemom de Valera will not accompany the group to London for the talks on the Irish settlement.
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Sinn Fein
Dublin
London
Kemon de Valera
Desmond Fitzgerald
Spies in Steel Unions Tied to 1919 Strike Inquiry Report
New York Oct 4 Interchurch World Movement commission releases a supplementary report on the 1919 steel strike detailing undercover men employed by United States Steel and other firms. It cites affidavits, court documents, and interviews showing spies inside unions and efforts to influence elections and mediate with steel interests.
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Steel Corporation
New York
Commission of Inquiry
Interchurch World Mogement
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsby
Chicago-Gary
Ohio
Washington
Ote
Steel Strike National Committee
Olan
Chica
Dyubious
Chicago
Wheeling
Former Army Lieutenant Seeks Pardon for Captain Killing
Calder Perry, a 25 year old ex lieutenant imprisoned for killing his captain, asks the War department for clemency. He claims he did not know killing was wrong before his military service and credits his upbringing and wartime training for shaping his actions. He states he learned only during incarceration that murder is wrong.
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Washington
Calder Perry
Regular Army
War Department
Shell Creek
East
Tennessee
Espionage Report Targets Interchurch Movement in 1920 Era
A sanitized summary notes an unnamed undercover source accused the Interchurch movement of Red Scare ties and alleged espionage against commission investigators in Pittsburgh and New York. Documents claim anonymous reports were sent to United States Steel after an interview with EK Al Gary and a letter from Ralph M Easley urged ousting clergy.
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Interchurch
Pittsburg
Wnd
New York
United Statee Steel Corporation
EK. al. Gary
L W. W
Reda
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. Family Size Shrinks Across Decades
Census data show U S families shrinking from 5 in 1880 to 4 in 1920. Average members per family fall from 4.9 in 18 to 4 in 1920, while total population stands at 120 105 710 620 in 1920 with 24 301 676 families and 20 607 204 dwellings.
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Washington
United States
British Losing Grip on India
A Daily Herald dispatch reports grave Indian unrest after Gandhi's declaration. It cites calls for imprisonment and Muslim and Hindu refusals to serve under British rule, with large meetings nationwide and a 10 000-strong Cawnpore demonstration adopting a militant resolution.
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Lemion
India
Daily Herald
Mahatma Ghandi
Ali Brothers
Herald
Inia
Cawnpore
Public Works Plan Discussed At National Conference
The national conference on unemployment considers a federal bond fund to aid municipal public works in low job years. Loans would require proof of need and project soundness with favorable terms. City officials in Boston and Cleveland implement emergency relief as Hoover notes bankers and mayors urged action.
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Washington
Wet
Boston
Cleveland
Hoover
Tortland
Oregon
Milwaukee
Sipreies
Henry EB. Robinson
Los Angeles
American Bankers’ Association
Transportation plan to seek $500 million railroad refund
Secretary Hoover says the president's unemployment conference wants city views before constructive plans. The transportation committee will propose measures, consult rail executives, and push for a $500 million railroad refund unless funds are limited to maintenance and repair. Carter of the Locomotive Firemen opposes without strict maintenance provisions. Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commission backs him.
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Transportation Committee
W. &. Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Carter
Edgar K. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Scranton Man Wins Short Reprieve From Chair
Floyd E. Smith, sentenced to death for the murder of his child, received a letter from a local newsman protesting innocence and detailing the child's death. The letter was unsealed after Smith’s death sentence and referred to a lawyer who contacted Governor Sproul, who granted a six day reprieve.
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Scranton
Floyd E. Smith
Smith
Sproul
Japan’s growth a problem for arms conference
Tokyo reports the Asahi Shimbun says Japan will press at Washington for limits on armaments and questions on parliament while stressing the need to broaden economic opportunities for its growing civilian population.
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Tokyo
Japan
Washington
Asahi Shimbun
Famine Plague Drives Refugees to Astrakhan Docks
Famine refugees crowd Astrakhan’s wharves seeking transport to Iulin and Don regions for food. Bitter autumn rains and early winter grip the city as bread and meat prices soar to 3000 rubles per pound. Death shadows the emigrants as weak eaters suffer fatal reactions to their first meals.
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Astrakhan
Get
Russia
Trans-Caspian Plains
Iulin
Don
Astraklian
Volga
President Allows Congress to Set Sales Tax Policy
President Harding declined to actively assist either side in the sales tax dispute. Senate Finance Chairman Penrose and Secretary Mellon urged presidential input, while advocates feared his stance would sway Republican senators. The president signaled he would let Congress resolve the issue without his direct involvement.
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Washington
Phan Te Nioek
Fort
Penrose
Harding
Senate Finance Committee
O the
Treasury Mellon
Senate
Congress
Payne named chairman of American Red Cross central committee
John Barton Payne, former secretary of the interior and chairman of the Shipping Board, was announced as chairman of the central committee of the American Red Cross at the White House. The appointment highlights Payne's leadership role in the organization.
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Central Committee of the American Red Cross
Washington
Qet
John Berton Payne
Secratory of the Interior
The
Shipping Board
Grain dealers meet to preserve middlemen role
Chicago reports the National Grain Dealers association convenes for a three day session at the Hotel Sherman with about 1,200 members. Secretary Charles Quinn says they will form an action plan to resist efforts to eliminate middlemen and anticipate a possible anti middleman campaign next March. President Joseph P. Griffin of the Chicago board of trade addresses the gathering.
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Chicago
National Grain Dealers’ Association
Hotel Sherman
Charles Quinn
Quinn
Joseph P. Griffin
Chicago Board of Trade
Judge Landis and Robinson Expect Close World Series Battles
Commissioner K M Landis and Brooklyn Nationals manager William Robinson believe the World Series will be close after attending the first game between the Yankees and the Red Sox at the Polo Grounds. Landis predicted a nine game series as the teams appear evenly matched.
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New York
K. M. Landis
William Robinson
Brooklyn Nationals
Chicago
Polo Grounds
Yankees
Red Sox
Wrangel Army Reported Moving Toward Albania Frontier
London dispatch cites Bari reports that several train loads of Wrangel anti-Bolshevik troops traveled through Ruensa Dalmatia toward the Albanian frontier. The telegram notes many casualties from a railway accident near Kagusa.
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London
England
Dimputes
London Times
Bari
Italy
Wrangel
Ruensa
Dalmatia
Kagusa
Ancient Mummy Found Buried in Danish Field
Archaeologists uncovered a mummified woman dating about 3000 years, buried in a field in the Jutland district of Denmark. The discovery sheds light on prehistoric burial practices in northern Europe.
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Jutland
Denmark
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Peerade
America
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Caruso
Warren S. Stone
DE Valera
Interchurch Commission
Bares
Slayer
U. S
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Emer
Floyd Smith
Zeluan
Melilla
Moroccco
John Barton Payne
K. M. Landis and Robertson
Albania
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