Harding Voices Enduring US Britain Friendship at Yorktown
President Harding declared a lasting friendship between the United States and Great Britain during a Yorktown ceremony marking Cornwallis surrender. Cabinet members and diplomatic guests heard his call for essential cooperation among nations to preserve civilization and peace for all time.
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Great Britain
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Cornwallis
Britain
Guardsmen Stay Home From Arlington Unknown Soldier Honors
New York and Pennsylvania National Guard units drawn for the Unknown Soldier ceremony at Arlington were dropped from the program due to limited Congress funds. Revised plan involves troops from the District of Columbia National Guard and federal commands at nearby Virginia and Maryland stations.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Arlington Armistice Day
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District of Columbia
National Guard
Virginia
Maryland
Paris Decorates Pershing for War Service
Paris, in a formal ceremony, honors General John J. Pershing with a city decoration. The event highlights Pershing’s leadership during World War I and underscores Franco American military ties.
Attack Briand Trip Plan Sparks Chamber Debate
In Paris the opposition assailed Premier Briand over a trip plan to Washington for the armaments conference. Briand, guest at a reception of the Anglo American Press Association, urged that peace and world stability require restraint and sincerity.
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Briand
Washington
Chamber of Deputies
Briend
Anglo-America@n press association
Senator Moses Pushes Sales Tax Vote in Senate
Senator Moses of New Hampshire urges Senate allies to adopt a sales tax levy, arguing the measure would aid welfare and prosperity. He critiques the Kenyon Capper bloc and labels the tax plan a worn Wellsire reworked to resemble modern revenue needs, warning of rich suffering and strategized opposition.
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Kenyon Anh Capper
Senate Agricultural Bloc
Treasury
Bombs Hit American Embassy in Paris Injuring Aide
Paris October bombs exploded in ambassador Myron T Herricks residence injuring a valet. Threats to attack the embassy followed protests over the Sacco and Vanzetti murder conviction in Massachusetts. Police and foreign affairs officials investigated as damage spread through the building.
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Myrone T. Herrick
France
Ambassador Herrick
Massachusetts
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Crillon
General Pershing
United States
Nichole Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Frederick A. Parmettiar
Braintree
Mass
Prench
State Department
Washington
Dedham
Oet
Niccola Sacco
Draintree
Statue unveiling honors Stonewall Jackson in Charlottesville
Charlottesville marked October 20 with the unveiling of an equestrian statue commemorating Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. The ceremony drew locals and veterans, highlighting a historical tribute in the city.
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Charlottesville
Stonewall Jackson
Chicago Klan Center claims 20000 members in city scope
Imperial Kleagle Edwards Young Clarke announced Chicago hosts the largest local Klan organization with about 20,000 members. He disputed congressionally raised figures on new member donations, insisting most funds funded salaries and propaganda. Clarke pressed for resignation due to poor health.
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Atlanta
Ki-Klux Klan
Chicago
Ekdwarl Young Clarke
Imperil Kkleagle
Propaganda Department
Klan
Clarke
Rule of Rail Board Final Forces Arbitration in Transport Act
Judge R M Barton chairing the United States Railway Labor Board announced compulsory arbitration under the transportation act for rail unions and roads. If deadlock occurs, issues go to the board with final and binding decisions. He said enforcement is required and warned against strikes or evading conference terms. The first hearing targets Pennsylvania Railroad for missing shop representative elections. Barton said the board seeks a peaceful solution and will demand a showdown if needed.
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R. M. Barton
United States Railway Labor Board
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Labor Board
Burton
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abeMort
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Shor Board
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Ian Berton
Stone Leaves for Chicago to Face Railway Board
Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, departs for Chicago to answer a summons by the railway labor board. He notes Washington hopes to avert a strike if union members agree to the full price.
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Caustier’y
Warren S. Stone
Erand
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chicago
Railway Labor Board
Astounding Russian Deaths Claim High Toll Since 1914
Captain Emmett Kilpatrick recounts nine months in Soviet prisons after capture in 1920 while doing Red Cross work. He estimates as many as 200 million dead in famine, executions, and war since 1914, cites Lenin and Trotzky governing via the extraordinary commission, and reports vast espionage and executions in Moscow and beyond.
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New York
Soviet Russia
Emmett Kilpatrick
Uniontown
Ala
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Kilpatrick
Hard Labbor
Russia
United States
Captain Kilpatrick
Lenin and Trotzky
Cost of Living Drops 18.1 Percent in 32 Cities
Washington reports a 1.7 percent fall May to September and 18.0 percent from May to September across 32 cities. Notable declines include Portland Maine 3.8 percent and Seattle 2.6 percent, while September costs run 23 percent above yearly average with food up 14.1 percent and housing up 6.0 percent.
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Biew of Valor
Vortland
Jacksonville
Fila
Kosten
Cincinnati
Denver
Houston
Memphis
Sen Francisco
Seattle
Frel
Miguel Lanes
New High Mark in Gasoline Consumption in August
Washington reports a record gasoline consumption in August with 308 million gallons used. August daily production averaged 9,921,000 gallons, up 385,000 from July, while stocks on August 31 stood around 645 million gallons, down 116 million from July.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Britain Plans Navy Bases in Singapore and Bermuda
The Daily Sketch reports Britain will spend 5,000,000 to convert Singapore into a first class naval station with a smaller base in Australia. If approved at the Washington conference, the plan could be terminated. It also notes Bermuda could become a first class base, implying cooperation with the United States.
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The
Daily Sketch
Britain
Ooo
Singapore
Hase
Australia
Bermudas
United States
Final Peace Step by U S and Berlin Treaty
Washington Oct 20 The exchange of ratifications of the Berlin treaty will establish peace between the United States and Germany. After ratifications by the German Austrian and Hungarian senates the state department will proceed with final formalities. Diplomatic officers are not expected to be appointed for several weeks.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Senate
State Department
Bank Closure Shocks Maquoketa Bank Community
Iowa Examiner closes the Jackson State Savings Bank in Maquoketa Illinois a city staple noted as one of its strongest financial institutions The examiner G A West took action and speculation says the bank was over loaned with no official report yet issued
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G. A. West
JSON State Savings Bank
Ef Xaminer
Unfair List Resolutions At Chicago City Convention
The Tiinota State Federation of Labor adopted the unfair list resolutions at its thirty ninth annual convention in Aurora on October 20. The resolutions criticized Mayor Thompson and the Chicago city administration, drawing wild acclaim with little dissent.
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Thompson
Chicago
Tiinota State Federation of Labor
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