Italians Fiume Plot Revealed by Avanti Report
A Paris press summary notes Avanti claims a conspiracy led by Orlando and D Annunzio plans to seize Fiume and Dalmatia. They would use Venosa Pola and Trieste as bases with about 100000 men and seek royal approval for a cabinet including Giardina and D Annunzio, or declare a radical democratic republic.
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Avanti
Orlando
Gabriele Tvannunzio
Thaon di Revel
Millo
Giardina
Supreme War Council
Cavigla
Badegno
Nava
The
Dalmatia
Ing
Venoa
Pola
Trieste
Milan
Bologna
Rome
D’annunzio
di Revel
Jugo-Stlavia
Many Die in China Wreck Near Harbin
Special dispatches from Harbin report 100 killed and many injured in a collision on the Chinese Eastern railway near Harbin. Victims were Russians from Vladivostok and surrounding areas. Messages received in Vladivostok on October 25 give the count as 100 dead.
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Tokyo
Harbin
Mancchurias
Vladivostok
US Cuba air line inaugurates Key West Havana service
Two heavy sea planes named Santa Maria and Pinta left New York carrying 11 passengers and mail sacks. The craft will start service between Key West and Havana on November 1, covering 90 miles in about 75 minutes and include a letter from President Wilson to Cuba's president.
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New York
Key West
Havana
Wilson
Cuba
Santa Maria
Airman Killed in Parachute Jump Accident
Private E R Moon died after a parachute jump from a plane failed near Aberdeen Maryland. He fell into Stetuia narrows of the Susquehanna River and his body was not recovered. Moon was an experienced parachutist.
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Aberdeen
E.R. Moon
Stetuia Narrows
Susquehanna River
Moon
Riots Terrify Athlone During Church Service
London report says Irish town Athlone faced mortar fire and bomb blasts from vehicles believed to be British troops.Hundreds of shots rang through St Marys church during Father Lemon’s sacramental blessing causing panic as worshippers packed the altar area.
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Dublin
Athlone
London
London Sunday Times
St. Mary's Church
Father Lemon
Siamese Prince in the U S to study American railroads
Prince Pura chatra of Kampengpetch, half brother to Siam’s King Rama VI, arrives in New York to study American railroads. He serves as commissioner general of the state railways and aims to keep lines up to date by adopting improvements seen in the United States. The prince presents as a regular railroad-minded official.
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Rama VI
America
New York
Prince Purachatra of
Kampengpetch
Rama VI of
Siam
United States
Eight bandits loot barber shop in St. Louis cash and jewelry heist
Eight bandits stormed a St. Louis barber shop forcing the barber and assistants to lie flat and then cropped the register. They escaped with a total of $1,745 in cash and jewelry.
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St. Louis
Chicago Chief deflects liquor charges at federal agents
Chicago police chief Garrity blamed U.S. officers for liquor shipments, accusing federal men of using the police in their probe. He pledged to show affidavits to Corporation Counsel and criticized Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly while insisting he will not share originals without guidance.
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Chicago
Garrity
United States
John J. Kelly
Ritelson
Kelly
Fitzpatrick, Miller
Mickey’ Frank
Tam
Corporation Counsel's Office
Aviator Brooks Arrested for Reckless Omaha Flying
W C Brooks of Blair Neb faces police court on reckless flying charges after his plane skimmed along Omaha buildings nearly touching their sides. He posted 1000 dollars bail and awaits trial.
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Omaha
Neb
West
W. C. Brooks
Blair
Settlement hoped for in coal strike talks at Downing Street
London reports two hour discussions among Premier Lloyd George Bonar Law and a miners delegation led by Robert Smillie. Government and owners would back output guarantees via joint committees to oversee equipment and conditions, signaling a possible peace within weeks and avoidance of a general strike.
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London
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Robert Smillie
Downing Street
Miners’ Federation
Fire injures J. J. Shuberme and disrupts Broadway
Fire in a New York theater injured J. J. Shuberme, a noted film magnate, with estimates of damage around 500 dollars. The blaze halted traffic on Broadway and nearby avenues for hours as Captain Ford of Engine Company No. 34 narrowly escaped injury.
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Broadway
New York
J. J
Atrical
Fuinas
Ford
Enel Pany No. 34
Editor Bighead Dead Missoula 24 Dr KK Craighead
Former University of Maine and Tulane University head Dr KK D Craighead died in Missoula after suffering an attack. The obituary notes his longtime leadership in higher education and his tenure at major universities.
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Bighead
Missoula
KK. D. Craighead
The
New Northweal
University of Mar
Tulaversity
New Orleans
Mexico City Banker Says Do Not Seek Loan Now
Obregon admitted he was in the United States, floating a suggestion that Mexico should decline a loan at this time. He argued conditions must improve and people return to normal activities before seeking external credit.
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Obregon
Fed
Economie Condi
Mexico City
Rand
Man in Coffin Chooses Final Act in Winsted Cemetery
Dennis Kennedy, seventy two, prepared his own coffin on a family lot in Winsted Conn and shot himself through the heart. Found by caretakers after being dead several hours the coroner reports. A chalk inscription on the headstone reads Be good to your mother and I would rather than see my wife Two words erased Kennedy had planned the details meticulously leaving five children.
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Winsted
Conn
Dennis Kennely
Severty
Kennedy
Dennis
Prohibition Probe Targets Warburton Aide in West
Special agents from the Internal Revenue Service arrived in San Francisco to assist in cleaning up the federal end of the whisky bootlegging probe. Charges were filed against Mrs Gladys Kimball Warburton former acting prohibition director and a government shutdown order set to remove Miss Gertrude Quinn a clerk. Myers plans a first hand study in Los Angeles as the investigation widens to southern California.
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San Francisco
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
E. ©. Yellowley
Prohibition
California
Los Angeles
Internal Revenue
Paul F. Myers
Warburton
Treasury Department
Gladys Kimball Warburton
Act Incumbency
Lorin A. Handrey
Gertrude Quinn
Myers
Coal supply adequate in Chicago amid mild fall weather
Chicago reports coal supply reached normal levels due to unusually mild weather. Experts say city has at least a zero day supply on hand and warn the possibility of a winter famine remains remote.
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Chicago
South Dakota Miner Held After Explosive Find
Carmela Cacci a thirty five year old Terry South Dakota miner is held by authorities after officers found 100 pounds of giant powder dynamite detonating caps and fuses at his home in Deadwood near here on October 25 pending further investigation.
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Carmela Cacci
Deadwood
Terry
Here
Subariies
Farmers organize Clark county vigilance committee
About 100 farmers in Clark county form a vigilante committee to aid officials in catching thieves who have been pillaging farms stock pens and stables in Springfield Ohio.
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Springfield
Clark County Vigilance Committee
Vienna fund drive aims to aid Austrian science institute
In Chicago a group led by a fund promoter from Austria promises to start a campaign to raise money for an Austrian scientific institution. The organizer pledges to mobilize support and funds through local contributions. The effort highlights ongoing cross continental philanthropy in science.
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Karl Beck
Chicago
Drive
U.S
Vienna
Noted Actress Julia Arthur Returns to Stage Amid Bankruptcy
Boston. Julia Arthur once famed tragedienne and wife of Benjamin P. Cheney resumes acting this fall after retirement. While she reenters theater, an auction displays furniture and art from her Calf Island home as financial disaster rooted in 1917 when Cheney pledged his estate to protect creditors after multiple suits and attachments were filed.
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Boston
Julia Arthur
Benjamin Pierce Cheney
Calf Island
Benjamin P. Cheney
Boston Society
Women form demands for rights at Washington conferences
Washington events begin with the National Women's party and delegates from many nations. Militant leader Pethwick Lawrence arrives as plans aim to remove sex disqualifications, grant women voting domicile choices, equal parental control, property rights, and push universal peace.
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Washington
National Women's Party
Pethwick Lawrence
Great Britain
Alice Paul
Women's Party
Paul
Dublin Raid Injures Two as Black and Tans Strike
In Dublin on October 25 two people were seriously wounded during a raid by Black and Tans aimed at seizing republican army generals. A general escaped through a back door as British officers moved in rapidly from multiple directions. Four Black and Tans entering a supper house fired on a man named McCormick, wounding him in the stomach. The Canadian man’s body was described but not finished in the text.
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Dublin
McCormick
Wilson Asked to Interfere in Alabama Mine Strike
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, telegrammed President Wilson urging DOJ action to enforce collective bargaining in Alabama where a six month strike continues. He claims Alabama authorities aid operators and have deployed eleven militia companies to suppress miners' free assembly.
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Indianapolis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Wilson
Department of Justice
Alabama
Lutheran convention avoids stand against military training
The United Lutheran church convention refused to approve a declaration opposing military training in public schools. The matter was referred to the executive board for action after a committee reported opposition, saying the question concerns military training in public grammar and high schools.
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Washington
United Lutheran Church Convention
Executive Board
74Year-Old Man Held in Muskegon Slaying
William Bishop, 74, jailed on murder charge in the death of 21 year old Charles Tamlin Stanard Oil engineer. Tamlin clashed with Charles Ringgold at a dance and on returning home Bishop allegedly started the fight stabbing Tamlin through the heart. Police say Bishop has confessed.
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Muskegon, Mich
William Bishop
Charles Tamlin
Stanard
Tamlin
Charles Ringgold
Bishop
Jamba
Kaiser Buys German Goods in Exile at Doorn
The former German emperor continues to purchase German-made goods for himself and his Doorn hospital memorial, sending furniture from Berlin despite two years in Holland. Dutch traders and workers allegedly charge him high prices in retaliation for his exile.
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Amerongen
Holland
Germany
Doorn
Berlin
William
Jones Family Wintering in Constantine Michigan
Nate Jones left Saturday evening for Constantine Michigan to spend the winter with his son Charles. His son Fred and Arlo accompanied him. Mr Jones health is considerably improved.
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Nate Jones
Constantine, Mich
Charles
Fred
Arlo
Mr. Jones
Finally Passes Days Before the End
A political development reports passage of key legislation just days ahead of a scheduled deadline. Leaders from involved offices announce the vote as a milestone, with supporters praising timely action and opponents voicing concerns about implementation and funding.
Longest on Record Medical World Reports Unparalleled Case
Terrence Mac Swiney lord mayor of Cork died at Brixton prison after a seventy four day hunger strike. Reported earlier as possibly lasting several days longer the end came unexpectedly and a physician warned the end was near.
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London
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton Prison
Medical World
Urge for Lakes to Sea Waterway Grows in Detroit Hearing
Detroit witnesses at an international waterway hearing urged a deep waterway linking the Atlantic with the Great Lakes. Manufacturers and shippers argued the Middle West would gain by turning Great Lakes cities into ocean ports and reducing freight congestion and costs.
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Detroit
Mich
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Middle West
International Joint Waterway Commission
Subtreasury Closures Ordered by Secretary Houston
Secretary Houston issued orders closing the Boston subtreasury and discontinuing the assistant treasurer's office. The national act requires all subtreasuries to be discontinued by July 1, 1921, including Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco and Cincinnati.
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Washington
Houston
Boston
Treasury
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Carnegie Estate Appraised Shows Multi Million Value
Pittsburgh reports the appraisal of Andrew Carnegie estate with a gross value of 26,208,024 and a net value of 23,247,161. Mrs Carnegie’s share is estimated at 11,338,847 reflecting major gifts made during his life.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie
Immigrants Arrive Piling Into New York Port
Seven trans Atlantic liners docked in New York on Saturday bringing 11 285 passengers with 7 860 traveling in steerage.
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New York
Port
Actor Oliver Byron Dies
Oliver Proud Byron veteran American stage actor died at his Long Beach New York home after a career featuring performances with Edwin Booth John Wilkes Booth Joseph Jefferson Laura Keene and Mrs Scott Siddons in notable theatrical circles.
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Long Beach
N. Y
Oliver Proud Byron
Edwin Booth
John Wilkes Booth
Joseph Jefferson
Laura Keene
Scott Siddons
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