Miners Strike Dire Threat to Nation's Fuel Supply
United Mine Workers refuse to rescind Friday midnight strike call as Washington moves to meet force with force. Government officials promise swift legal action to avert fuel famine and potential national disaster.
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Palmer vows prosecution for unlawful strike conspiracy
Attorney General Palmer announced that those responsible for the strike would be prosecuted for conspiracy. The statement signals federal action against organizers and participants, with authorities outlining intent to pursue legal charges.
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No More Wilson Bulletins From Washington Office
President Wilson's doctors say his improvement continues and he is eating sleeping and digesting well. They state daily bulletins are no longer necessary but the public will be advised promptly of any change in his condition.
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Washington
Ort
Wilson
Twenty Men Trapped in Burning Mine No 2
About noon a fire started in mine No 2 of the Youghlogheny and Ohio Coal Company when an electric fan caught fire. Twenty men are entombed. no explosion occurred. Rescue efforts are underway as fumes raise concern over possible deaths. the Columbus state mine car left on a special train with a clear right of way.
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Oet
Youghlogheny and Ohio Coal Company
Columbus
Diet
French women plan parallel elections and a Norman parliament
Paris reports that suffragists protest the government’s vote denial by planning national elections on the same day as men. If their candidates lose they will form a “normans parliament.”
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Paris
Delay in Turkey Blamed on U S Delay
London reports Austen Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, telling the commons the Turkish delay in peace affects Britain. He notes better revenue, doubts new taxation, and says the crisis is international, tied to U S decisions and the League of Nations.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Commons
Great Britain
Turkey
Iverlawly
United States
Chamberlain
Bomb plot unearthed in Red Raid
Cleveland Ohio Oct 20 seven persons six men and one woman charged by police with radical links in a national crackdown on revolutionists. An alleged bomb maker connected to a June 2 blast that damaged Mayor Harry L Davis home was sought along with others in simulated raids nationwide. Police seized high explosives a complete bomb incomplete devices pistols and ammunition.
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Cleveland
Harry L. Davis
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Davis
Theodore Lerowar
Steve Moteka
Helen
Chicago Police Seek Ringleader in Anarchist Raids
Chicago police and detectives comb the city for the ringleader of a gang of anarchists tied to bomb plots and a planned red terror campaign next month. Several members were already arrested in Cleveland as investigators confirm two months of work on the case and a tip from Chicago that the central station would be blown up accelerated raids.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Labor chiefs called to Capitol for pro labor meeting
Washington October 20 Chief leaders of major international unions and the American Federation of Labor were invited to meet December 13 to discuss safeguards for labor rights and freedoms. The group warned of grave dangers to the labor structure and planned to address anti strike legislation and collective bargaining.
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Daltonsled International
American Federation of Labor
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Labor
National Industrial Conference
Wilson
Belgium approves list of 1150 Germans to be prosecuted
Brussels reports the Belgian ministry approved a list of 1 150 Germans soldiers and civilians charged with war law violations during the German invasion. The list will be sent to the Paris peace conference for action.
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Brussels
Belgium
Paris
Agents On Trail Of Lid Lifters In Wartime Prohibition
Chicago inspectors and Internal Revenue agents began enforcing the wartime prohibition act after its senate passage. Saloons may sell beverages under 0.5 percent alcohol. manufacture or sale above that level faces penalties. Commissioner Roper urged citizen groups and officials to aid enforcement. the Justice Department will prosecute.
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Citizens and Welfare Societies
Chicago
Washington
Senate
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States
Hon
Internal Revenue
Roper
Internal Revenue Bureau
Department of Justice
Bureau
Federal Building
Citywide liquor sale arrests and seal enforcement
Inspectors will arrest liquor sellers citywide where sales are found in progress and seal stock suspected of being sold. If a second visit shows a broken seal, the law is violated and action will be taken against the dealer.
Senate Rejects Moses Amendment On Peace Treaty
Washington October 30 The senate defeated the Moses Amendment to the peace treaty 36 to 47 and also rejected the Johnson substitute 29 to 43 which sought to equalize voting power of the United States and Britain. A separate vote 57 to 27 tabled Senator Sherman’s amendment to insert a deity reference in the preamble.
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Washington
Moses
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
League of Nations
Johnson
United States
Great Britain
Shermen
Illinois
Bolsheviks Reinforce Petrograd Front Near Gatchina
Advices report fresh bolshevik reinforcements over the past two days defending Petrograd enabling a stronger pressure on General Yudenitch who retreated to Gatchina after fierce fighting. A severe battle continued between Gatchina and Kesnoye-Selo with bolshevik armored cars and trains in support. The soviet thrust aimed at the Estonian front was checked.
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Petrograd
Geneva Yudenitch
Gatchina
Kesnoye-Selo
Despondent Wisconsin Woman Takes Own Life
Racine Wisconsin on October 30 Mrs John Beyer aged thirty seven reportedly hanged herself at her home amid despair over living conditions authorities said.
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Racine, Wis
John Beyer
Officials Confer On War Fuel Plan In White House
Federal Fuel Administrator Harry A. Garfield met with Secretary Tumulty at the White House over the threatened miners strike. Garfield, still acting as fuel administrator, said he would not discuss the talk but noted he remained in touch with the situation and believed a settlement would prevent a walkout.
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Washington
Puet
Harry A. Garfield
Tumulty
White House
Wiliams College
Doctor Garfield
Chicago bandits rob Quality Pants payroll in Milwaukee Ave shop
Samuel Davis and Benjamin Cochro of the Quality Pants shop on Milwaukee avenue were shot by a band of about 90 robbers who entered the store and escaped with around 8,000 dollars in payroll money. A driver described as a black man operated a large car.
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Chicago
Samuel Davis
Benjamin Cochro
Quality
Milwaukee Avenue
Bandito
Price Fix Aimed at Halting Profit Seekers
Government acts to curb profiteering with an executive order restoring the maximum coal price to be issued today signaling a move to stabilize markets and curb price gouging as miners and consumers await the measure.
Curtailment plans to curb coal use for equal distribution
Washington officials move to curb coal consumption by 50 percent to ensure even national distribution as a coal strike looms on November 1. President Wilson to issue an executive order restoring maximum coal prices. The cabinet plans to restrain profiteering and the Railroad Administration will seize coal in transit if needed to keep railroads operating.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Kane
Railroad Administration
Turks Want U S Control
Unfavorable criticism arises in Constantinople over dispatches claiming the United States will not accept Armenian or Turkish mandates. Valet notes President Wilson's illness hinders plans while the U S is urged to help maintain territorial integrity. It is observed no American official has yet spoken on the Turkish mandate.
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Constantinople
Get
United States
Valet
Wilson
Plot to kidnap Edsel Ford revealed by detective
Toledo private detective Floyd Gray testified about a plot to kidnap Edsel Ford son of Henry Ford. He described conspirators planning a cement vault under a Mount Clemens Michigan house to imprison Ford with two weeks of provisions and a demand of 200000 dollars. refusal would have left Ford to die underground.
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Floyd Gray
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Mount Clemena
Mich
Young Ford
Gray
Nine die and forty hurt in California train wreck
Nine persons were killed and forty injured when the San Joaquin Valley flyer Southern Pacific train No. 30 was wrecked two and a half miles west of Acton. The engine two baggage cars and five coaches went into the ditch in the crash reported from Los Angeles.
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Acton
Eight Die in Lake Ontario Tragedy Near Rochester
At daybreak two bodies washed ashore wearing life preservers bearing the Homer Warren of Toronto as investigators recovered the wreck of the steam barge with eight crew members lost. The shore lay strewn with debris and wreckage.
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Rochester
N. Y
Lake Ontario
Toronto
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