Businessmen urge aid for Europeans to curb postwar instability
A Chamber of Commerce of the United States committee reports the U S must lead in settling Europe’s economic woes. They urge Germany to meet reparations, a united front among Allies, and U S participation in reparations work and new commissions. They warn of a fragile world economy and risk of renewed war if Germany evades payments.
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Washington
United States
Chamber of Commerce of the
Joseph H. Defrees
Chicago
Chamber
John H. Fahey
Boston
International Chamber of Commerce
Silas H. Strawn
Robert I. Lamont
American Steel Foundries Company
John J. O'Conner
James HU. Douglas, Jr
Germany
International Commission of Business
Reparations Commission
Rhine
France
FAST TRAIN IS WRECKED Butler lod Oct Three coaches
A fast train near Butler was wrecked with three coaches damaged as it derailed near the station. Local authorities reported injured passengers and investigation into the cause continues.
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Butler
Derailment Delays Twentieth Century Limited Train
The deluxe New York Central train derailed in the region near the second section of the Twentieth Century Limited club car. No fatalities or serious injuries reported though many passengers were shaken. the wreck delayed service about two hours. A broken drive wheel is suspected as the cause.
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Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Fire destroys Michigan Reformatory in Tonia
A blaze swept the Michigan Reformatory at Tonia Michigan on October 6 destroying the main building the general office building the warden residence and all prison blocks. All prisoners were released and gathered in the yards with trusties aiding firefighting efforts and no inmate unrest reported.
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Tonia, Mich
Michigan Reformatory
Roosevelt testifies in Burkett forgery trial
Mrs. Taith Carew Roosevelt widow of former president takes the stand in General Sessions as the trial of Mrs. Menma Richardson Burkett of Indiana proceeds. She says the colonel’s name on a note for 2008 is a forgery and is accompanied by cousin George F. Roosevelt who is also summoned to testify.
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New York
Berlin Waiters Strike Sparks Disorder in Public Rooms
Disturbances erupted as Berlin waiters on strike invaded dining rooms where strikebreakers labored smashing dishes and mirrors and dousing guests with soup. In Buenos Aires Col. Jorge Senoraus, Argentine Army chief of general staff, killed himself in his office.
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Berlin
Self
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Jorge Senoraus
Taft urges 18 additional district judges to ease crowded courts
Chief Justice Taft told the Senate Judiciary Committee that 18 new federal district judges are needed to relieve congested dockets. Attorney General Daugherty and a panel of federal judges supported the plan, which would place two new judges in each of the nine circuits. He noted Prohibition has expanded federal jurisdiction but is not the sole cause of busier courts.
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Washington
Taft
Senate Judiciary Committee
Daugherty
Leonard Wood retires to become Philippine governor general
Major General Leonard Wood retires after over thirty six years in the army to accept the post of governor general of the Philippine Islands. Secretary Weeks will name a vice governor and promote Brigadier General Charles Bailey to fill Wood’s vacancy. Wood began as a contract surgeon in 1885 during the Apache campaign and earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry.
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Cuba
Spain
Washington
Leonard Wood
Philippine Islands
Congress
Weeks
Charles J. Bailey
Second Coast Artillery District
Wood
Arizona
Mexico
Army Headquarters
First
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Rough Riders
United States
Philippines
Department of Mindanao
General credited with Plattsburg idea and World War I role
The text notes a commander in the southeastern department who served in France and was wounded there. He later led troops at Camp Funston Kansas to organize the Eighty ninth division. He joined a preparatory inspection trip to France during American mobilization and was injured by a bursting French gun. Gen Wood highly praises his Plattsburg idea development.
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Camp Funston
Kas
France
Wood
Plattsburg
GOP Chiefs Urge Harding Action On Legislation
Washington reports Republican leaders urge President Harding to travel to the capitol to press for solutions to stalled legislation. Mondell says the House is ready to adjourn, awaiting Senate action on House-passed measures.
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Harding
House
Washington
Capitol
Mondell
Senate
Thirty Escape Police Dragnet in $11 Billion Stock Swindle
Federal prosecutors report a massive blue sky stock fraud involving about forty indicted men facing embezzlement and conspiracy charges. Attorney General Davis says most fugitives fled to Mexico or Cuba as warrants issued. twelve captives were seized before a larger exodus followed grand jury action. Lawyers for corporations implicated also accused. another special grand jury may be convened.
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Nent
United States
Blue Sky
Davis
Mexico
Cuba
Yanks Take First Game of Series Giants Fall 0-3
New York October 6 Mays the Mys sie held the Giants to five hits as the Yankees beat the National champions 3 to 0 in the world series opener at the Polo Grounds. Ruth drove in the first run and Frisch was the lone Giant to threaten, while Douglas struggled with Mays underhand delivery amid sparse upper deck seating.
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Mays
Myssie
Ozark Hills
Old Missouri
Giants
Polo Grounds
Stout
Yankees
Frankie Frisch
Fordham Flash
Yanks
Maye
Shuffilin
Prt
Douglas
Ruth
Manhattan Island
Baroness and Son In Transit After Fraud Passport Charge
In San Antonio on October 6 Baroness Victoria Wolff von Totenwarth and her son Edwin Dathe, a former German army officer, arrested in Albuquerque on August 24 for entering the United States with fraudulent passports, were moved toward New York for deportation with 100 other aliens.
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San Antonio
Tex
Victoria Wolff von Totenwarth
Edwin Dathe
Albuquerque
N. Mex
United States
New York
Spanish Troops Occupy Atlaten in Moroccan Advance
Madrid reports Spanish forces have occupied Atlaten a key town about twenty five miles southwest of Nador in Morocco and continue their advance according to an official bulletin.
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Madrid
Morocco
Atlaten
Nador
Death of ruler denied in Tokyo
A Tokyo rumor claimed Emperor Yoshihito was dead but was refuted by a special imperial bulletin noting his prolonged illness. Officials said he has been seriously ill for over a year and unlikely to recover, with the bulletin marking a shift toward a more open imperial policy.
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Tokyo
Yoshihito
Imperial Household
Japan
Yankees Take Second World Series Game 3-0
The New York Yankees won the second game of the World Series this afternoon 3 to 0. Hoyt and Schang were the battery for the Yankees while Nehl and Smith teamed for the Giants.
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New York Yankees
Hoyt and Schang
Nehl and Smith
Giants
RUSSIAN FRONTIER SEARCHS SHOCK RELIEF COURIER
An American Relief Administration courier traveling from Petrograd to Riga via Keval Estonia was stopped by Soviet frontier authorities near Narva Estonia. The officer reported the seizure of some personal effects and the sealing of a pouch with Relief Administration correspondence after a struggle. The incident breaches the relief pact signed by Walter Lyman Brown and Maxim Litvinov and was reported to Col Haskell by Capt John Miller.
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Riga
Latvia
American Relief Administration
Relief Administration
Maxim Lit- Viney
Haskell
Moscow
John Miller
Rellief
Banks Seek Public's Views At Bankers Meeting
Public opinion dominates the second day of the American Bankers Association convention in Los Angeles. Leaders say prosperity, boosted by policy readjustments, can peak if grounded on sound reasoning and widespread informed opinion.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Money Men
America
American Bankers’ Association
Campaign in Canada Opens as Tariffs Drive Race
Ottawa Ont Oct 6 parties launch campaign for general election in early December on tariff questions. Parliament dissolved by Lord Byng. Liberal and Progressive favor tariff for revenue only. Premier Meighen campaigns to retain the protective tariff.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Lord Byng
Meighen
Harding Has No Envoys Says White House
Washington October 6 Secretary to the President George B Christian says President Harding has no personal representatives anywhere in response to reports in Excelsior from Mexico City that Elmer Dover of Tuccoma Washington arrived there as Harding's representative.
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Washington
Harding
George B. Christian
White House
Mexico City
Excelsior
Elmer Dover
Tuccoma, Wash
Six Tons of German Toys Arrive With Havel Land Cargo
New Orleans reports six tons of toys labeled made in Germany carried by steamship Havel land as it arrives to load cotton and grain for Germany. The shipment may be the first of several similar consignments expected to follow.
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New Orleans
Germany
Havelland
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