French Railroad Strike Grows Across Nation
Paris reports a widespread rail strike with 300000 affected as electricians and transit workers consider walkouts. Troops are deployed in Paris to avert disruption while talks among Briand and ministers hint at possible wage rise considerations. Train services stall and markets fear price spikes.
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Paris
St. Lazare
Poissy
Son Existee
Beache
S Ors
Briand
Gen. Tran
M. Millerand
M Barthet
Tours
Chateaucuu
Chalons
Corna
Germany Route to France Closed by French Strike
Berlin reports the direct Guan to France rail line shut due to a French strike. Germans and freight await at the frontier while Paris Berlin links via Lyons remains open but delayed five hours. Likely to be cut soon leaving only Basel Dijon as the rail connection.
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Berlin
Guan
France
Paris
Lyons
Germany
Wey
Bale d Dijon
Phrase “weaker sex” faces growing reader doubt
London Saturday Review notes the increasing doubt in readers when the phrase weaker sex is used. The piece argues language shifts reflect changing views on gender and propriety.
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London Saturday Review
Dr. Wm. O. Stillman Heads American Humane Society
Dr. William Oliver Stillman is identified as the president of the American Humane Society in a brief organizational note. The announcement highlights his leadership role and the society’s ongoing welfare mission.
Wedded Couple of Omaha Include Jap Leader
A brief Omaha notice states a wedding between a local resident and a Japanese partner, reflecting cultural union and community interest.
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Omaha
Snapshot of Aviator Ely Who Failed Chicago to New York Trip
Mr and Mrs Ely are described in a brief notice about an aviator who attempted a flight from Chicago to New York but did not complete the trip. The item notes the couple’s reaction and the public interest in the failed journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Baseball Scores Show Tight National League Action
The box scores reveal a pair of early games with Brooklyn defeating Boston 11 to 2 behind solid hitting by Frock and Rariden while Bergen and Miller contributed. In the Chicago game Parsons and Ferguson joined Rariden for a 4 run showing as Chicago fell short 9 to 2 with Allerts and Phelps standouts on defense.
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Allerts and
Phelps
Richie and
Archer
Out with water pail Creston school board targets old
In Pella Iowa Mrs Josephine Schipper and her parents visited Nellie Visser in Omaha. Nellie, who left farm life for work, was found with her husband at a restaurant after police search. The family returned home after learning she is of legal age.
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Nellie
Creston School Board Orders Open Water Pails Installed
Creston Iowa October 13 the school board voted to replace public drinking cups with open water pails in all public schools and will install sanitary tanks with closed tops and automatically closing faucets. Each pupil will draw their drink from an individual cup.
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Creston
Iowa
Fire-devastated towns in Minnesota and Ontario under martial law
Rainy River Ontario and Baudette Minnesota endure forest fires prompting martial law in Baudette with guards patrolling as refugees flood shelters. Reports say robbers and ghouls raid for valuables while a bank attempt ends in gunfire and several arrests.
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Rainy River
Ont
Baudelle
Minn
Fist National Bank
Baudette
Ott
Bemidji
Adolph Berg Under Arrest In Harlem Killing Case
Adolph Perg, 21, small in stature, is held on homicide charges in the death of Charlie Fisher after an alleged confrontation with prize fighter Biff Clark. Known as Pickles, he has a prior record including six months in the penitentiary and two years in Sing Sing for burglary. his brother confirmed the details.
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New York
Oeil
Adolph Perg
Charley Fisher
Miss Olga Hall Escapes Train After Railroad Accident
Olga Hall a school teacher in Farragut Iowa suffered a serious injury after stepping into a hole on a rural railroad track while walking to her school The approaching train forced a fall fracturing a bone and spraining her ankle The quick aid of nearby school children prevented further harm
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Farragut
Iowa
Olga Hall
Corn prize offered for best ten car sample of white corn
Mr Penningroth of Wellman offers a pure bred Chester White gilt as premium to the farmer in Washington county showing the best ten cent samples at the Iowa Corn Growers exposition in Des Moines from December 5 to 17. The gift, bred for spring farrow in 1911 and valued at 20 dollars, joins over 20 000 dollars in prizes at the event. information via M L Bowman Secretary Waterloo Iowa.
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Washington County
PF. E. Penningroth
Wellman
Iowa Corn Growers’ Association
Coliseum
Des Moines
M. L. Bowman
Waterloo
Iowa
Men Cannot Guess Next Season's Women Shoes
A man cannot predict the size of women hats sleeves or skirts next season yet bets that fashion centers cannot make big shoes for women popular.
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Atchison Globe
Two Local Teens Admit Stolen Whisky Drinking
Loran Hathway age fourteen and Henry Webber age seventeen testified before Judge Gifford in Logansport Indiana municipal court that with Charles Murray they consumed twelve pints of whisky stolen from a local saloon between Saturday night and Sunday noon. The pair received three months in jail.
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Logansport
Ind
Loran Hathway
Henry Webber
Gifford
Charles Murray
Storm Lake to Be Summer Resort in Iowa
Storm Lake boosters push to develop the lake as a summer resort. The Storm Lake Commercial Club is studying the project and will issue a definite announcement soon. The city, nearly as large as Okoboji and as large as Clear Lake, aims to join Iowa’s noted resort lakes.
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Storm Lake
Iowa
Okoboji
Clear Lake
Snake Bite May Prove Fatal Near Ricardo New Mexico
Anderson Indiana reports Albert Morris who left two years ago for Ricardo New Mexico is near death after a rattlesnake bite. He was crossing the plains when bitten and could not obtain medical help until the poison had spread through his system.
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Anderson
Ind
Albert Morris
Ricardo
N. M
Anti-Saloon League Campaign in Fort Dodge Churches
In Fort Dodge Iowa on October 13 the current saloon consent expires July 1 1914 and the Iowa State Anti Saloon League struck first by occupying pulpits in most city churches. A men’s gathering at the new Christian church organized to oppose petition drives to extend saloon life.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Iowa State Anti-Saloon League
New Christian Church
Foley's Honey and Yar Household Remedy Advertisement
For more than three decades Foley's Honey and Yar has been a household favorite for coughs colds and throat chest or lung ailments. Contains no opiates. Lemmons's rmacy Mcklhinney Drug Co.
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Foley
Lemmons
Rmacy
Mcklhinney Drug Co
Captain’s hot water friction joke on steamship voyage
A Philadelphia Times tale describes a captain proving ship speed by dumping hot galley water from a drainpipe into the sea. A Yankee observer jokes the friction could wear the ocean out, while a flirtatious passenger questions the speed.
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Cap
Philadia
TIZ Foot Remedy Promises Quick Pain Relief
Bold claims that TIZ relieves sore feet immediately and combats corns bunions and raw spots. Advertisement notes it is not a powder, cleanses pores, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold at druggists for 25 cents or from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago Illinois.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
World famous rifle shot praises Foley Kidney Pills
A Lincoln Kl resident famed for a 100 pigeons consecutive shot championship endorses Foley Kidney Pills. He reports relief from kidney and bladder trouble after taking three bottles, noting improved health and no morning headaches. Lemiman's Pharmacy and McElhiny Drug Co. are cited.
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Lincoln
Lemiman
McElhinney Drug Co
Closing Out Sale Auction of Farm near Washington
Public auction at the old Wooley farm one mile northeast of Washington and ½ mile east of Button Factory on October 26, 1919 at 11 a m. Items include seven mares and colts, cattle, sows, chickens, hay, farm machinery, and miscellaneous goods with cash or 7 percent interest. Lunch by Pleasant Plains Missionary ladies. Auctioneers Howard L. McCleery and Chas Brown. Clerk J. B. Crayne.
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Washington
Button Factory
Wooley
Peter Schuttler
Pleasant Plains
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DR. WM. 0. Stillman
American Humane Society
MR. and
Mrs. Ely
Creston School Board
The
Mies
Pella
Josephine
Schipper
American Press Association
Adolph Berg
Boy
Indiana
Rattler
Sore Peet
Codantihi
Uae
Capt. Bogardus
Peek Bros
Howard L. McCleery
Chas, Brown
J. B. Crayne
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