Six More Die in Irish Riots in Cork and Mayo
Contention flares across Ireland with 150 armed assailants attacking a cork military forty resulting in the death of a driver and injuries to three soldiers. Constables Kenny and Crawford are shot in Mayo while a police motor car comes under fire. Reports tie the day to Sinn Fein rhetoric and a new fear of disorder in Ulster.
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Ireland
Mallow
Ballinderry
Kenny
Crawford
Roscommon
Ballaghadereen
Mayo
London
Sinn Fein
Carnarvon
Wales
Dublin
Get
Druweendra
Carrollan
All-Hallowes College
Major Smyth
Smyth
Royal Irish Constabulary
Ulster
Belfast
Boats Trapped in Yukon Ice Brace for Winter
In Dawson Yukon Territory the army dispatch steamer Jacobs and the steamer Washburn reached town after days of slush ice delays. Reports say all steamers held by low water and ice will stay winter bound, though crews are safe. Steamer Casea with two heavy freight barges lies aground on Reindeer island twenty miles south. Stewart River is ice free but jammed at the mouth, trapping boats upriver for the season.
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Dawson
Y. T
Army
Jacobs
Washburn
Yukon River
Casea
Reindeer Island
Stewart River
Spencer Matter Open In Wilson Peace Aid Debate
Washington reports the White House maintains that President Wilson has defeated Senator Spencer of Missouri in the dispute over what the president implied at the peace conference about sending American military aid to Europe.
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Washington
Wilson
Spencer
Missouri
Europe
White House
Senator Spencer Urged to Apologize to the President
Secretary Tumulty released a dictated statement demanding an apology from Senator Spencer. The White House declined to declare the controversy closed until Spencer issues a formal apology to the President.
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Spencer
Tumulty
Missouri
White House
Bank Robberies Hit Deer Trail Colorado Two Banks
Deer Trail Colorado October 18 Robbers broke into the Deer Trail State Bank and the First National Bank and carried off cash and securities totaling up to seventy five thousand dollars. The safes were blown open and investigators pursue leads.
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Deer Trail
Colo
Fire destroys over a hundred homes in Pine Bluff
A major blaze in Pine Bluff Arkansas on October 13 destroyed more than 100 houses in the Negro section and spread into the white area before containment. Approximately 500 residents were left homeless.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Kenosha Plants Cut Work During Slack Season
Kenosha sees large manufacturers dismiss hundreds of workers as they cut the weekly schedule to five eight hour days with no overtime. The move reduces workers wages by thousands of dollars in the slack season across nearly all plants.
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Kenosha
Father Kills His Two Baby Girls
Earl Roop of near Lansing confessed to chloroforming his two daughters aged two and three and burying them in the Red Cedar river. He surrendered at Mason after telling of the crime and is jailed on murder charges.
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Lansing, Mich
Earl Roop
Here
Silsbee
Red Cedar
Roop
Sheriff's Office
Mason
Sion
Unite to Fight Deportation Test Case Emerges
Radicals in the United States have united to test the deportees moved from Ellis Island to Boston. The case questions if immigration authorities can detain offenders indefinitely while admitting no transport means to effect deportations under the 1918 act. The suit cites Judge John G. Knox's Martin De Wal decision.
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New York
United States
Ellis Island
Boston
John G. Knox
Federal Court For
Southern District of
Martin de Wal
President Wilson Calls Scranton Conference for Anthracite Miners
President Wilson notified anthracite miner representatives that a joint conference with operators and miners will meet in Scranton on October 18 at 11 a.m. to adjust inequalities in the current wage agreement. He praises miners for prompt compliance with the coal commission award and urges fidelity to contracts in collective bargaining. A copy goes to the joint scale committee secretary.
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Washington
Wilson
Scranton
John Collins
Thomas Kennedy
Hazelton
C. J. Golden
Shamokin
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Anthracite Coal Commission
Anthracite
France calls for finance meet amid Brussels talks
Paris reports a proposed conference to coordinate allied financial support with Belgium and other nations. The initiative, linked to foreign affairs and a commission, aims to address France’s request after Karl Curzon’s delegation reply. British stance cited as a factor in planning.
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Paris
Ie Kedleston
Brrt
Celal
France
Aod
Lene
Brussels
Garding
Karl Curzon
Egesting
Acit Parisien
Gertan
Necting. Croix
Belgium
Man o' War Defeats Sir Barton at Windsor in 2 03
Man o War defeats Sir Barton on the Windsor Track by eight lengths in a 2 03 mile quarter race. Clarence Kummer rides Man o War to lead from the start as more than 25 000 spectators witness the event, the winner's final appearance on the track.
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Man O' War
America
Sir Barton
Tory Ted
Philadelphia
Windsor
Clarence Kummer
Man O’ War
Kummer
Riddle
Frankie Keough
Earl Sande
Sir Burton
J. K. L. Ross
Ross
Sande
Keough
Cleveland Wins World Series 1920 in Seventh Game
Cleveland Indians defeat Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 0 in game seven to clinch the World Series title. Stanley Coveleskie pitched a complete game shutout for his third win of the series, allowing 15 hits across his three starts. Jim Jamieson and Joe Gardner contributed key hits as Cleveland captures the championship.
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Cleveland
Get
Brooklyn
Stanley Coveleskie
Indians
Coveleskie
Dodgers
Burleigh Grins
al Mamaux
Grimes
Gardner
Johnston
Sewell
Wheat
Miller
Jamieson
Konetchy
Wamby
Speaker
Jaumieson
O'Neill
Tie
Covey
Koneteky
Smith
Kilduff
Ko Aetchy
Lamar
Myers
Koney
French Boxer Wins by Knockout in Jersey City Bout
Georges Carpentier defeated Battling Levinsky in the fourth round at Jersey City, landing rapid rights and lefts that dazed Levinsky before a finishing right cross. The crowd booed as Levinsky slumped against the ropes, with experts noting Carpentier’s dominance and Levinsky’s exposed stance.
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Jersey City Ball Park
N. JL
Chorges Carpentier
Paris Bowevards
Levinsky
Carpentier
Francois Descamps
Georges
Lyda Hellam Chiropractor Ad Near Farmer's Union
Local chiropractor Lyda Hellam advertises services at 20bwd-fr-tt near the Farmer's Union, with contact by phone 6589 and location described as Black Southwest carrier square.
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Lyda Hellam
Black
Carrier Square
Farmer's Union
Women Willing as Jurors in New Jersey Panel
Newark report says newly enfranchised women show greater willingness to serve than men. Sergeant at arms John E. Gallagher notes only one of 12 summoned women objected, later consenting when told she was not too young. The panel will hear a suit between a dressmaker and a pattern manufacturer.
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Newark
N. J
Wome
John E. Gallagher
Orange District Court
Fire destroys St. Louis Car plant in northern city
Fire believed caused by crossed lighting wires in the milling department swept the plant of the St. Louis Car company in the northern end of the city. Loss estimated around 600000 dollars. Three principal one story buildings and lumber yard material destroyed. two buildings badly damaged and two saved.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Car Company
Wilsons Register To Vote In New Jersey District Race
Trenton October reports that Mrs Wilson and likely Mrs Browne plan to vote by mail. The article notes Wilsons registration and expectations of Mrs Wilson casting her first ballot by mail as in the presidential practice.
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Trenton
Get
Fire destroys half of Lowell in Bisbee suburb
In Bisbee Arizona on October 13 a major blaze swept through Lowell destroying about half the town. Fire Chief Wilson estimated the loss at a quarter of a million dollars across a dozen or more business places.
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Lowell
Bisbee
Ariz
Wilson
Bomb hits train carrying Prince Regent Alexander of Serbia
An assassination attempt occurred on a tour in Bosnia when a bomb was thrown under the prince regent's train returning from Sarajevo. Two coaches were wrecked but the prince escaped unharmed. An inquiry yielded no results and Sarajevo's mayor and municipal council resigned.
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Brussels
Alexander of
Serbia
Bosnia
Sarajevo
Kiev Lost to Reds as Bolshevist Forces Retreat
War report from Warsaw on October 13 says Ukrainian insurgents occupy Kiev after Bolshevist defenders abandon the city. Paris dispatch on October 18 notes France and Britain have sent a joint note to Poland urging moderation on frontier questions.
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Warsaw
Poland
Kiev
Paris
France
Great Britain
Armenians in New Turkish War Reported Near Frivan
Armenia has plunged into new warfare against bands of Turks and Tartars. General Sebov commands about 84,000 troops, largely conscripted since last spring. They range in age from 17 to 45 years as the struggle over conflicting Armenian and Moslem interests continues.
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Frivan
Armenia
Sebov
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