British rail strike ends warlike standstill at Downing Street
London reports a truce after Premier Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law secure a wage settlement for rail workers. The accord guarantees no wage cuts before September 30 1920 and a temporary increase amid cost of living guarantees, with the workers resuming duties pending final terms.
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Britain
Lloyd George
Andrew Bower Law
Railwaye Men
Downing Street
Postwar unrest tied to living costs demands action
The board warns that current talk on industrial unrest highlights the cost of living as the most urgent postwar issue. It states this problem will persist in business and industrial adjustment unless its causes are understood and a national economic attitude is developed.
Safety education in the public schools tops eighth annual congress
Albert W. Whitney of the National Safety Council warns that US accidents kill 70 008 annually and cause about 2 000 000 serious non fatal injuries. He says accidents in factories and streets rival two European wars in impact and urges a psychological shift toward safety awareness.
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America
Albert W. Whitney
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United States
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Peoce
Federal Reserve Opposes Dollar Standard Plan
Washington on Oct 6 the Federal Reserve Board rejected standardizing the dollar arguing prices will not fall materially until production outpaces wartime credit expansion. The board dismissed proposals by Irving Fisher and others as insufficient to curb the high price levels.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Irving Fisher
Slight Improvement Seen For President Wilson
Washington Oct g Following a good night’s sleep President Wilson was pronounced slightly better by Admiral Grayson the personal physician He slept well and his appetite improved though he remained restive at restraints and continued to seek access to Secretary Tumulty and Senator Hitchcock The medical team will keep specialists on call and prayers for recovery flowed from churches nationwide
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Washington
Doctor Grayson
Wilson
Tamulty
Hitchcock
Senate
Grayson
Dercum
Germans Begin Dismantling Mayence Forts Under Occupation
The German forces under French occupation start dismantling all 12 ancient Rhine forts near Mayence to secure the Rhine crossing. The project, done under treaty provisions, will likely take over a year and uses extracted sand and gravel to improve local roads.
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Mayence
Rhine
Aviators Det. G Taylor and Lt. Betters Return Safely
Marfa Texas police report Det. G Taylor and Lt. Betters, two American aviators, who were lost in Mexico since Saturday morning, have returned unharmed.
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Det
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Betters
Mexico
Albert and Queen Visit Boston in Royal Tour to Niagara
King Albert of Belgium Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold arrive in Boston and are welcomed by civic and military leaders. They tour local points of interest then depart for Niagara Falls with planned stops toward Santa Barbara California on a long rail journey. The party enjoys their first American railroad experience and is officially greeted at South Station.
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Belgium
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Leopold
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Dagernor Coolidge
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Redington Fiske
Hunters Find Bank Loot Near Crescent City
Hunters recovered 50000 dollars in Liberty bonds securities and other papers in timber near Crescent City. The loot was taken by safe blowers from the Bank of that place on September 3.
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Crescent City, Ill
Bloomington
Crescent City
If Bank
President's Health Update Guides Treatment Guidance
The report centers on the president's condition and the advisory role for Doctor Craysop regarding treatment options. It notes expert consultation and emphasizes cautious, monitored care to ensure stability and recovery.
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Craysop
German Americans oppose peace treaty and League of Nations
Geneva reports from the Gazette de Lausanne say wealthy German Americans in America and Europe are trying to block the peace treaty and the League of Nations from being promulgated.
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United States
Europe
Geneva
Gazette de Lausanne
America
League of Nations
Whole family killed in interurban collision near Dannellsville
Springfield Oct 6 a family of five died when an interurban car struck an automobile carrying S Cret Jr his wife and three children. The coroner ruled the driver of the automobile at fault and said the interurban was traveling about 25 miles an hour.
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Dannellsville
Cret
Wyoming
Mexican Soldiers Awarded Medals in El Paso Salon
In an El Paso border ceremony at the Mexican customs house, Carranza garrison officers received 14 gold medals, 136 silver medals went to noncoms, and 300 bronze medals to enlisted men for defending Tepozan during Villa’s assault last June. The celebration included cheers, tequila, and a wave of returning troops. The Eighth Cavalry under Col George T Lonaghhome was en route from the Big Bend and expected at Fort Bliss today.
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Europe
Villa
Tuarez
Carranza
Nomecoms
Eighth Cavalry
George T. Lonaghome
Big Bend
Finley
Fort Bliss
Sox Lose Third Game of Series in Slugfest Slump
In a decisive fifth turn duel Cicotte nicknamed Boots struggles as Red Sox push ahead. The Red Sox seize the game turning the series edge in their favor with key hits and late runs.
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Cicotte
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Reds Take Lead With 2-0 Victory In World Series Game Four
Cincinnati reds beat the White Sox 2 to 0 to move within two games of winning the world championship. Pitchers Jimmy Ring and Eddie Cicotte dominated. Rings’s fast work and Cicotte’s errors in the fifth inning decided the game before rain halted a postponed fifth.
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Eddie Cicottee
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Reds
Cincinnati
Cleotte
White Sox
Ringgot
Baseball report details 1919 Black Sox scandal game
Summary of a Chicago versus Cincinnati game with lines showing Jackson and Risberg among batters. Notes include double plays Gandil to Collins to Gandil and Cicotte pitching. Fielding and baserunning details list Beere, Ring, and Schalk with umpires Halin, Rigler, Evans, and Quigley.
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Felsch
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Ooff
Ring
Schalk
Cicotte
iJackson
Cincinnati
Chicago
Haliln
Rigler
Evana
Quigley
Argentine Students Strike Sparks Mendoza Unrest
Buenos Aires reports the national council of education urges government to dispatch troops to Mendoza to shield teachers and students who have not joined the sympathy strike over dismissals. Allegations of threats persist as one student is wounded.
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Buenos Aires
National Council of Education
Mendoza
Yale Official and Mrs Stokes Plan World Voyage
Rev Anson Phelps Stokes Jr Yale secretary and Mrs Stokes will sail from Lenox Massachusetts on December 20 for a round the world trip visiting China Africa and London where they will meet Mrs Anson Phelps Stokes and their children Mr Stokes visits China for Yale University purposes plus Iowa reports a shortfall of about 1000 teachers impacting the state's schools says Superintendent P B McClenahanDes Moines October 6.
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Lenox
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Sall
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Africa
London
Anson Phelps Stokes
Yale University
Indiana Harbor Calmed After Riots Amid Rain and Militia
Heavy rain cooled tensions in Indiana Harbor after Saturday riots near Toland Steel. About 800 workers gathered at the Civile club and pledged to return to work with militia protection, while 12 Indiana militia companies stood watch ahead of the plant.
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Toland Steel Company
Civile Club
William N. Lauerman
Shipping to Great Britain Resumes After Rail Strike
Shipping to Great Britain resumes as the end of the rail strike ends restrictions. Trade channels reopen and transportation limits are lifted, signaling normalized logistics for imports and exports.
Two Negroes Lynched in Georgia After Deputy Shootings
A mob burned two Black men in Georgia after they were accused of shooting deputy sheriffs. The incident occurred amid nationwide tensions as a rail strike in England ended and the shipping board embargo to Britain eased.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
Great Britain
England
Lynching at Lincolnton Ends in Burned Bodies
Special to Evening Journal reports Jack Gordon and Will Brown two Black men lynched by a mob in Lincolnton Georgia. The victims were accused of shooting deputy sheriffs and were killed and burned by the mob.
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Evening Journal
Lincolnton
Jack Gordon
Will Brown
Reds pound White Sox to take World Series lead
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox 5 to 0 in the fifth game. Williams and Schalk were the Chicago battery while Eller and Ruridén worked for Cincinnati. Final box score shows Reds offense with a five run output to blank Chicago.
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Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox
Williams
Schalk
Battery
Eller
Ruridén
Cincinnati
New York City Employees Win General Pay Increase
New York announces a general pay raise for city workers earning $2,600 or less annually. Street cleaners receive a flat $900 boost, while other staff below $2,000 gain percentage raises of 20 percent for under $1,200, 15 percent from $1,200 to $1,900, and 10 percent from $1,900 to $2,600.
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New York
Blaze Rages In Homestake Mine Rescue Aid Arrives
A fire at the Homestake gold mine on the 00 foot level continues out of control after several days. A rescue car from the United States Bureau of Mines arrived in the Black Hills to assist in extinguishing the blaze.
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Homestake
United States Bureau of Mines
Black Hills
Portrait of Clemenceau Gifted to Colonel House
In Paris at the Hotel Crillon Colonel House awaits departure for America. A life size painting of Premier Clemenceau stands boxed in his apartments, a gift from the Tiger, who is especially fond of House.
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Self
Paris
Colonel House
Hotel Critlon
America
Premier Clemenceau
Food and mall blockade planned for Fiume
An official statement from Rome on October 6 announced that the food and mall blockade of Fiume is to be effected.
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