Wilson Shows Signs Of Recovery Asks For Stenographer On Sunday
President Wilson remained in good spirits at the White House after a better night and improving appetite. Doctors continued cautious bedside care with Dr Grayson noting hopeful signs while emphasizing no movement from bed until the condition becomes decisively better. Sir Robert Borden, Canadian premier, sent a card of encouragement as visitors flocked to the executive office amid ongoing well wishes in the word.
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White House
Wilson
Cary T. Kraysorn
Thim
Lr. Grayson
Grayson
R. Stauth
Stirling Baffin
Fienyson
Sir Robert Borden
Railwaymen’s Union
Lloyd George
Andrew Bonar Law
Downing Street
Transport Workers* Federation
Arthur Henderson
John Robert Clynes
Thomas
Plan for $10 million Jewish relief group formed
New York plans to organize a reconstruction corporation capitalized at 310,000,900 to aid economic rehabilitation of Jews abroad. The joint distribution committee of the American fund for Jewish war sufferers authorized two initial steps: $200,000 for forming an express company to send packages to Poland and $200,000 for immediate food purchases abroad. Investigations show 3,060,000 Jews in eastern Europe face total or partial dependency next year.
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New York
Jersey
American Fund For
Europe
Polami
Two US Fliers Refused Safe Landing in Mexico
San Antonio reports that Lieut. Acwes and Lieut. Charles H. Unger of the Fifth Cavalry were forced to land their American patrol plane on Mexican soil near Pres He de Nocte Friday. Dispatches say all are unharmed and returning to Marfa, Texas.
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U. S
San Antonio
Tex
Acwes
Charles H. Unger
Fifth Cavalry
C. R. Colt
Boiling Field
Martin
Bustleton Field
M.S. Davis
Army Air Service
Washington
Howard Douglas
Bolling Field
Pennsylvania Field
Air Service
Cardinal O'Connell
Cardinal Mercier
United States
Ane
Belgium
Harry
Atlantic
Fanny
Chrievan Haner
Marty
Delegates Arrive for Wilson Labor Conference at Pan-American
Capital and labor groups gather in Washington for a round table conference convened by President Wilson at the Pan-American Building. The seating plan separates labor, railroad, employers, farmers, and the public with women aligned to the employers.
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Pan-American Building
Round Table Conference of Capital and Labor
Wilson
Washington
Pan-American
Lane
Labor
Tumulty
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
Employers
States Chamber of Commerce
Investment Bankers' Association of America
Farmers
National Industrial Conference
Gertrude Barnum
Berkeley
Calif
Ida M. Tarbell
New York
Carrie Chapman Cail
Bernard M. Baruch
John D. Rockefeller
Elbert H. Gary
Charles W. Bhliot
Gavin McNab
B. M. Jewell
Jones & Laughlin Works
Pittsburgh
Homestead
Steel Workers' ‘National Committee
Executive Council
National Capital
Congress Weighs Rest Break As Treaty Debate Rages
Congressional leaders plan a week of pressure in the Senate to dispose of treaty amendments including the Shantung amendment. Debates continue on enforcement of prohibition, rail regulation, and Mexican affairs as President Wilson’s illness may influence reservations and counsel needs.
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Senate
Hiram Johnson
Moses
United States
Great Briain
League of Nations
Wilson
McCumber
Lodge
Norris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
House Interstate Commerce Committees
Cummins
Senate Committee
Semp
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Naval Committee
Sims and Benson
Berlin recalls von der Goltz in Baltic evacuation order
Paris reports Germany recalls General von der Goltz commander of Baltic forces. Pay and supplies halted to troops, evacuation to be supervised by General von Eiberhard. An allied commission may verify withdrawal. a proclamation urged withdrawal from former Russian territory to avoid further measures.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Dupont
Interailiet
Berlin
von der Goltz
Baltic
Lithuania
Supreme Council
von Eiberhard
Basel
Jadwin Safe in Poland Arrives With British Companion
Brig. Gen. Jadwin and British Captain Bowe have safely reached the Polish border, confirming their progress in the wartime mission. The American engineer and the British officer traveled together, continuing efforts amid the evolving front.
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London Times
Washington
The
Public Ledger
Warcsair
Jadwin
Bowe
Dearborn-O'Malley gang robs army cars in France
Paris reports an American court martial to try the Dearborn O Malley gang, accused of stealing hundreds of U S Army vehicles, shipping them to Luxembourg, and selling them to German crooks. The gang allegedly operated under American military police garb, with four men arrested at Ligny after a pursuit and later rearrested at Chalins.
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London Times
Washington Post
Publie Ledger Co
Paris
Brest
Dearborn-O'Malley
France
Luxembourg
Germany
Toul
Ligny
Chalins
Turkish cabinet resignation accepted by the sultan
Constantinople October 5 reports the Turkish cabinet led by Damad Ferid Pasha grand vizier and minister of foreign affairs has resigned and the sultan has accepted the move. The news highlights a political shift in the Ottoman capital during the postwar era.
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Constantinople
Preass
Damad Ferid Pasha
Japan Gains More in Shantung Under Treaty Says King
San Francisco report quotes H C King president of the Chinese National Welfare Society stating the peace treaty grants Japan sovereignty and possession rights in Shantung greater than Germany held. Japan claims to return leased territory to China but retains a permanent, exclusive hold and a concession at the port of Tsingtau.
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San Francisco
Japan
Shantung
Germany
United States Senate
H.C. King
Chinese National Welfare Society
America
Lgw
China
Tsingtau
Man Charged in Slaying After Cottonfield Fight
Frank Hicks, a man of this city, is charged with murder in the death of Clinton Lea who was killed in a Wednesday morning fight. Officials say Hicks confessed, claiming a "Paul Revere" summons brought him to battle while unloading cotton at a gin.
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Frank Hicks
Elaine
Clinton Lea
Hicks
Paul Revere
British strike ends Col. T F Dodd honors king
An exhaustively titled report notes the British strike ending with Col. T. F. Dodd and the Khled Church honoring the king. An air wreck near Philadelphia injured Albert and three other D. C. fliers who attend Mass in Boston with Cardinal Mercier.
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Col
T. F. Dodd
Khled
King
Philadelphia
Albert
Cardinal Mercier
D. C
Boston
South Carolina Officer Shot and Lynch Mob Hunts Negro
Long report details the killing of two plain clothes SC officers by a Black shooter during a raid on a gambling house, with posses scouring the area for the suspect while noting the suspect remained at large. The piece also covers a massive UK railway settlement ending a ten day stoppage and a fatal airfield accident near Philadelphia involving Col. Townsend Dodd and other Washington aviators as they prepared for a transcontinental race.
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South Carolina
Posses
Hunt Negro Union
Greenville
D. C
J. L Kitchin
A. M. Blair
Joe Turner
Townsend F. Dodd
Langley Field
Virginia
Rustleton Field
Philadelphia
Washington
Col. Dodd
de Haviland
New York
Bustleton Field
Maj
Davis
Hazelhurst Field
Capt
Douglas
Dare Devil
Bolling Field
Army Air Service
France
American Expeditionary Forces
Air Service
Forst Army
Pershing
Mexico
Firat
Mass uprising plot urged by Arkansas whites and Negroes
Investigators disclosed a plan by the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America to slaughter whites in Phillips county Arkansas with a nationwide scope. A 31-name list, Paul Revere couriers, and a large canebrake search were cited as elements of a broader conspiracy linked to Elaine and Hoop Spur.
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Paul Reveres
Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America
Washington, D. C
Winchester
Ark
Paul Revere
Hoop Spur
Helena
W. A. Adkins
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Charles Pratt
Elaine
Adkins
Branch Normal School
Pinebluff
Hollis
South
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Poland
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Turkish Ministry
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Frederick, Md
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Fort Myer
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Fuller
Postello
GO. & Bratton
Little Rock
Lake View
Robert L. Hill
Union
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William Z. Foster
National Strike Committee
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G. Rubin
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