Outlook for Business Is Bright in Gary Address
Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel told the American Iron and Steel Institute that business prospects are unusually bright in the US and abroad. He warned of possible showers but said the atmosphere shows no storms, and prices should settle toward a lower, fairer relative basis driven by supply and demand. He predicted rapid recovery in France and Belgium, praising their administrations and the grim yet persistent effort to rebuild.
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New York
United States
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
American Iron and Steel Institute
France
Belgium
Gary
Mr. Gary
Britain Hopes For Delay In Miner Strike
London reports a reprieve until next Wednesday as the Trades Union Congress set a parliamentary committee to decide aid measures for miners. Railway and transport workers reportedly suspend action to align with the coal workers.
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London
Triple Alliance
Trades Union Congress
Drades
Copscesis
Brines Sought in Murder of Dartmouth Student
A nationwide search is on for William P. Brines, a University of Pennsylvania freeman, charged by warrants with the murder of Elmer C. Drewes, a Dartmouth student and close friend of Brines. Authorities say they have substantial evidence linking Brines to Drewes death in Philadelphia, with a motive under investigation possibly tied to an automobile purchase dispute.
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Philadelphia
William P. Brines
Univerazity of Pennsylvania Freeman
Elmer C. Drewes
Dartmouth College
Brines
Drewes
Brig. Gen. John Biddle to retire on December first
Washington reports Brig. Gen. John Biddle will retire at his own request on December 1 after 42 years of active service. He commanded American troops in England during World War I and previously served as a lieutenant colonel in the engineer corps during the Spanish American War.
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Washington
John Biddle
England
War Department
General Biddle
General Bidle
Engineer Corps
Col J F MacDougall Dies at 101 in Texas
Col. J. F. MacDougall, a wealthy North Texas financier and Grayson county pioneer settler, died after a two week illness in Texas. He was born in Canada and moved to Texas in the early 1870s.
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Texas
Tex
J. F. MacDougall
North Texas
Grayson County
Col. MacDougall
Canada
Lienz Borough Proclaims Republic in Tyrol Step Toward Fusion
Vienna reports that the Lienz borough in eastern Tyrol declared itself a republic as a preliminary move toward potential fusion with Germany, marking a notable shift amid the regional crisis.
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Lienz
Tyrol
Vienna
Germany
Landis Offered Ten Year Baseball Commission Chair Role
Federal Judge K M Landis is reportedly offered the post of chairman of the baseball commission under the Lasker plan. Alfred Austrian proposed a ten year term at 25000 dollars annually, with two conditions: post election start and full legal authority to prosecute crooks. The plan calls for a nonfinancial, fully empowered commission to manage organized baseball with three members and time devoted to duties.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Baseball Commission
Lasker
Alfred Austrian
Charles A. Comiskey
Landis
Austrian
Three Baseball Figures Indicted in 1919 World Series Case
Chicago grand jury votes true bills against Hal Chase Abe Attell and Bil Burns in a sweeping baseball corruption case. Eight White Sox players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series also face renewed indictments. Witnesses include Ban Johnson and Joe Ge Deon.
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White Sox
Chicago Grand Jury
Roan Johnson
Chicago
Cook County
Hal Chase
Abe Attell
Bil Burns
Abe Attel
Montreal
Canada
Attell
California
Bill Burns
Texas
Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Eddie Cicotte
Claude Williams
Swede Risberg
George Weaver
Fred MccCullin
Joe Jackson
Chick” Gundil
Happy Fels
Ansonia Hotel
Broadway
Seventy-second Streets
New York
Burns
Rachel Brown
Sport” Sullivan
Boston
Ban Johnson
Johnson
St. Louis
Joe Pesch
Harvey Redmond
Tom Kearney
Grand Jury
Pesch
Redmond
Kearney
Health rules for planes under new U S quarantine
Washington reports G8 health measures restricting air travel from foreign countries starting November 1. Airplanes entering the United States must obtain bills of health from the American consul at Havana and undergo safe quarantine procedures. the first plane under the rule will land at Key West, Florida, from Cuba.
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Washington
Key Weat
Fla
Cuba
Havana
McGraw Paid Slavin Settlement Report
It was reported that John J. McGraw of the Giants paid actor Slavin a settlement of about 1000 to end any causes arising from the August 8 incident on Broadway. Slavin suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized, with life in doubt for weeks.
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John J. McGraw
The
Giants
Slavin
Mc@ra
Slavin W
New York
John
Submarine activity and naval patrols amid Bolshevik advances
In the Black Sea region near Novorossiysk and Trebizond, Bolshevik gunboats and two Reds submarines are reported. British destroyers and eleven U S destroyers will monitor the area to deter piracy while Rear Admiral McCully observes. On land, Wrangel’s anti Bolshevik forces push northeast, with deserters Budenny and Semenoff signaling unity.
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Constantinople
Elena
Zikit
Kozems
Black Sea
Novorissisk
Trebizond
Nikalaiev
United States
Newton A. McCully
Sebastopol
Se Oce
Wrangel
Dnieper
Ekaterinostavy
Siellikove
Budenny
Semenoff
Siberia
Mukden
Declines in Shoe Prices Forecast by Wholesalers
St. Louis delegates at a Western Association of Shoe Wholesalers conference predicted continued declines in shoe prices. The meeting discussed market conditions and the impact on retailers and consumers.
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St. Louis
Western Association of Shoe Wholesalers
Authorities clash over Chicago bootleg records
Chief Garrity refuses federal demand for all police records on the bootleg probe. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Kelly threatens subpoenas for Garrity and Mayor Thompson and possible contempt citations. Kelly says the showdown will end only when city hall complies.
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Chicago
Garrity
United States
John J. Kelly
Police Department
District Attorney’s Office
Kelly
Corporation Counsel
Theovernment
Mr. Kelly
Postal Telegraphers Threaten National Walkout
Chicago telegraphers threaten a nationwide walkout after two men were discharged for protesting a wage cut and the abolition of the excess general offices bonus. J W Whalen of New York issued an order cited as the cause. Strikers say the company is three days behind in sending messages.
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Chicago
J. W. Whalen
Triffle
New York
Mexico Will Not Pay All Foreign Claims
Mexico City reports Assistant Secretary Hidalgo rejects paying many foreign claims from revolutions and unrest, saying Mexico will not submit to external trampling and prefers resistance. He debated Senator Fall of New Mexico over whether such claims deserve a hearing on U S recognition of the republic.
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Mexico City
Fall
Mexico
Belgium
Hidalgo
New Mexico
United States
Farmer Killed as Auto Hit by Freight Train
W H Burmester, a farmer near Hampton, was killed instantly and Frank Labie injured when the automobile they rode in was struck by a Rock Island freight two miles north of Hampton, Oct 28.
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Hampton, Ta
W. H. Burmester
Here
Frank Labie
Rock Island
Mills Slash Wages in Fall River Plants
In Fall River Massachusetts wage cuts were announced at the Anawan and Erco cotton mills following a 20 percent reduction already accepted by Massasoit workers. The mills say workers agreed to the new scale to avoid a shutdown and the cuts take effect Monday.
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Fall River
Mass
Anawan
Ereo
Massasoit
Erco
Branting Cabinet Resigns After Short-Lived Term
Stockholm reports the Branting cabinet led by Premier Hijalmar Branting has resigned. Formed March 10 and reorganized July 1, it succeeds Premier Eden's ministry.
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Branting
Stockholm
Hijalmar Branting
Eden
Five of seven named to new shipping board
Washington reports five of the seven members of the new shipping board created by the merchants marine act were appointed by President Wilson. Admiral William S. Benson was reappointed chairman. Other appointees include Frederick J. Thompson Gavin McNab Martin J. Gillen and Theodore Marburg with two further seats still unsettled.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Merchant Marine Act
Wilson
William &. Benson
Frederick J. Thompson
Mobile
Ala
Gavin McNab
San Francisco
Martin J. Gillen
Wisconsin
Theodore Marburg
Baltimore
White House
Marburg
Argentina United States Trade Treaty Signed in Washington
Secretary of State Colby and Ambassador L Breton signed a treaty granting reciprocal privileges to commercial travelers for both nations. The accord formalizes mutual rights and access under the new agreement.
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Washington
Colby
United States
L. Breton
Argentina
Cotton Fire Destroys Earle Compress Plant
A large blaze at the Earle Compress Company plant in Earle Arkansas destroyed the facility and about 5,600 bales of cotton. The fire started nearly simultaneously in several sections of the building causing extensive damage.
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Earle Compress Company
Earle
Ark
Earle, Ark
Compress
French miners demand five franc daily wage rise
Paris reports French coal miners following English action demand an immediate five franc per day wage increase. They threaten to strike if the demand is not met promptly.
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Paris
England
Pope Offered Asylum In United States
The Giornale D Italia reports financial stress at the Vatican after war eroded income in Bavaria Austria Belgium and France. It says Mgr Cerretti sought loans and that Knights of Columbus offered substantial funds and promised asylum in America if Italy faced crisis.
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Rome
Vatican
Bavaria
Austria
Belgium
France
Benedict
Spain
Latin America
United States
Giornale D
Cardinal Gibbons
Holy See
Mgr. Cerretti
Knights of Columbus
Knights
Italy
America
Pius
Vivita Vecchia
Wine Poured Into Sewer After Raid on City Restaurant
Detectives Charles Bean and William Thorpe raided Antonio Costalzo’s Italian restaurant at 736 South State Street. They found 800 barrels of wine and 500 barrels of mash and ordered the wine poured into the sewers. They opened all the barrels and poured it into the gutters.
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Chicago
Charles Bean
William Thorpe
Antonio Costalzo
South State Street
U S Army Frees Journalist in Havana Release
Havana reports Fabio Fiol Ya the Dominican journalist freed provisionally by American military authorities in Santo Domingo after charges over published articles. A cablegram bearing Flolla's signature confirms the provisional liberty.
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U. S. Army
Havana
Cuba
Fabio Fiol Ya
Santo Domingo
Flolla
Inauguration of William J. Hutchins at Berea College
William J. Hutchins was inaugurated today as president before a large Berea crowd. More than 2,100 students, out of 2,500 last year, came from the southern mountains, highlighting the regional reach of Berea College in Kentucky.
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Berea
Berea College
William J. Hutchins
Lost Soldier Boy Found in Knoxville Hospital
John P Beaderstadt of Searsboro, a World War I veteran who went missing after Camp Dodge, has been located in a Knoxville government hospital. He has lost speech, suffers a mental shock, and recently regained use of his legs. He served in France including Aisne and Marne sectors and returned home June 11 this year.
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John F. Baderstadt
Searsboro
Knoxville Grinnell
John P. Beaderstadt
Camp Dodge
Government Hospital
Knoxville
Benderstadt
C. W. Ramseyer
Government
Ramseyer
France
Aisne
Marne
Ladies Aid Halloween Meeting at Methodist Church
The Ladies Aid society held its regular monthly meeting Friday afternoon with many members and friends attending despite bad weather. The room featured oak leaves jack o lanterns and black cats. Miss Opal White performed piano solos while Miss Lorene Hillhouse and Miss Hazel Kracaw gave readings. A grand match game followed with Mrs. Torrey as the winner. Refreshments and jack o lantern favors completed the event organized by chairs Mrs Wright and Mrs Frank E Stewart and a committee of twenty five.
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Ladies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Opal White
Lorene Hillhouse
Hazel Kracaw
Torrey
Wright
Frank E. Stewart
Navy begins oil well sinking in California ag reserve lands
The navy starts sinking wells in California agricultural reserve lands to source oil for ships. In line with the Treaty, German fortifications around Mainz are being demolished, now used as headquarters by the French Army of Occupation. Marshal Foch warned he would visit the United States as the European military situation stabilizes. From September 25 to June 1, Dawson Alaska remains cut off from the outside world.
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California
Mayence
Marshal Foch
Knights of Colubus Ooas
Europe
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Swede
Risberg
M’graw
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U. 6
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Thompson
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