Colorado Fuel & Iron to cut coal mine wages 39 percent
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company ordered a 39 percent wage reduction at 13 Colorado mines affecting about 3,500 workers in Las Animas and Huerfano counties. Fremont and Gunnison mines untouched. Company cites agreements from August and legal rulings as basis for cuts. Officials warn of a potential strike and temporary shutdowns if men walk out in solidarity.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Colorado Fuel &°Ock Co
Las Animas
Huerfano
Fremont
Gunnison
Fred Farrar
Fremont County
Gunnison County
Huérfano Counties
Colorado Industrial Commission
Industrial Commission
J. F. Welborn
Pueblo
Eastern Steel Mills
City in Brief Includes Local Visits And Health News
City in Brief reports residents visiting relatives in Dyersville Fort Dodge and Sioux City. It notes Mrs. Stevenson recovering after an operation in Chicago and Gladys Fell listed as a scarlet fever case. Local happenings include a theft from a car blanket, operations at St Francis hospital and several residents preparing winter travel or business in Milwaukee Detroit and California.
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J. G. Sibert
Sioux City
In V. Sibert
South Street
Sirs. E. F. Stevenson
Chicago
W. J. Becker
Lincoln Street
Ralph Seery
Commercial Street
St. Francis Hospital
J. M. Ross
New York City
Frederic Mills Ross
California
G. H. Edgington
Wisconsin
Fourth Street
George D. Miller
Bernbrook
Rochester
Minn
William Cavanaugh
Fourth Street West
England May Move to Strengthen Disarmament Plan
The analysis discusses the Hughes disarmament plan and possible British willingness to amend the program. It notes the potential for Japan and Britain to accept the Hughes plan unconditionally and the implications for Anglo Japanese alliance dynamics and naval balance among the three nations.
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Japan
Great Britain
Hughes
van York Evening Post, Inc
Fingerprint Photo Loss Hides Identity of Teacher Slayer
Des Moines reports a murder of Sara Barbara, a local schoolteacher, on June 2. Investigators rely on a fingerprint photo near the body, with John Pass, a local expert, comparing prints to a suspect after the negative vanished months ago.
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Des Moines
Sara Barbara Borate
Bruta
Deere
John Pass
Telephone Girl Is Victim of Attack in Des Moines
A 17 year old telephone operator was attacked by a young white man as she walked home from work around 9 last night. She was forced to accompany him to a shack near southeast Seventh Street and the Des Moines Union tracks under threat of death. Police earned their search for the man today.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Seventh Street
Strike Showdown in Kansas Fields Looms
In Pittsburg Kansas a coast to coast strike showdown unfolds as the International Mine Workers union orders all miners to return to the pits. The edict threatens revocation of local charters and suspension for noncompliance while union leaders and operators dispute the likely level of adherence. Officials of the Kansas district president’s administration have recently been deposed by John L. Lewis.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
International Mine Workers Union
Alexander M. Howat
Kansas District
John L. Lewis
International
Judge Holds Wife May Love Husband and a Few Others
Chicago dispatch reports Judge Joseph B. David presiding over the case of John L. Walter, who failed to prove damages of 5400 in his suit against Samuel Johnson for alleged alienation of his divorced wife. The jury verdict in the superior court found insufficient proof that Johnson’s attentions caused the wife to abandon affection for Walter, despite testimony of friendliness and flirtations in 1918.
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Chicago
John L. Walter
Samuel Johnson
Walter
Superior Court
Johnson
Waltere Hondoir
Joseph B. David
France
Success of Arms Parley Made Sure in Second Session
The arms limitation conference moves forward as Britain and Japan accept terms, with emphasis on battleship reductions guiding broader cuts in land forces. The day marks a contrast in rhetoric between British statesman Balfour and French Premier Briand, whose differing styles shape perceptions of progress.
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William Jennings Bryan
Washington, D. C
Great
Britain
Japan
Arthur Balour
France
Briand
Hughes
Great Britain
Balfour
Mr. Balfour
1922 400000 funds tied to highway dept air use
Officials say 400000 for 1922 would require state appropriation for a simpler amount. The bill assigns the money to each state highway department. Officers warn that planes could be repurposed for bombs and machine gun use in hours. Navy officials note air power has begun to alter naval warfare and observers see no plan to limit aircraft development.
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Highway Department
Peat
Navy
China Opens Far East Discussions in Secret Session
A wartime conference in which China initiates Far East talks, while five powers hold a naval experts committee and a technical panel reviews the American armament reduction plan. Aircraft exclusion remains a key issue, with emphasis on preserving air navigation growth and experimental gov ernment work to support future transport via air routes.
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China
Far East
Naval Experts Committee
Five Powers
Pocahontas Legion Chief R. H. Patterson Dies in Fort Dodge
R H Patterson a 42 year old grain merchant and American Legion commander from Pocahontas died at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge after a brain hemorrhage. He was in Fort Dodge for Armistice Day festivities when found unconscious on a local street. Physicians denied foul play after a postmortem and said no pockets rifled and his car located where he left it Friday. He had been at a hotel Friday night and moved to the hospital Thursday night.
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Associated Press
Fort Dodge
R. H. Patterson
Pocahontas
American Legion
Mercy Hospital
Patterson
Irish Negotiations Held Up Pending Unionist Convention
London dispatch reports negotiations on the Irish question paused awaiting the Liverpool Unionist party convention results. If the hard line faction wins, Lloyd George and his ministry may resign. otherwise the liberal faction is seen as likely to prevail at the convention.
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Caitee Press
London
Liverpool
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Teamsters Back at Work to Arbitrate
Chicago November 16 Six thousand teamsters returned to work after leaders and employers reached a pact with U S officials to accept a three dollar four week wage reduction. The move ends a three day strike pending further arbitration of wage claims and conditions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Brown Mountain light not a myth
A National Geographic Society bulletin reports the Brown Mountain light near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, as a real electrical phenomenon. The glow, seen at the mountain crest and varying in color and behavior, is described as a silent, brush-like discharge akin to Andes lightning, with scientists noting potential atmospheric electricity origins.
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Washington, D. C
North Carolina
National Geographic Society
Washington, D
Brown
W. J. Humphreys
United States Weather, Bureau
Brown Mountain
Andes
South American
Iit
Lightning Ark on Chile’s Cordillera Real Astonishes Observers
Reports describe luminous electric discharges along the crest of Chile’s Cordillera Real where thunderstorms are rare. Observers note distant glimmers and powerful flashes from the mountain acting as a lightning rod, with similar displays seen in the Swiss Alps near the Jungfrau group.
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Cordillera Real
Chile
Meteorological and Geophysical Institute of
Cord Ittera
Swiss Alps
Bernese Oberland
Chaplin Denies He Will Wed Just Yet
Charlie Chaplin said he does not intend to marry now, despite admiring Claire Windsor and May Collins. He will remain focused on his work and remains single for the time being, denying plans for a Mrs Chaplin in the near future.
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Chaplin
United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Claire Windsor
May Collins
Charlie
Miss Windsor
Miss Collins
Charlie Chaplin
Traction Company Wins Second Damage Suit
The W. C. F. and N Railway Company won the second damage suit in municipal court this week. A jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the case of Grant Baldwin versus the W. C. F. N after two hours of deliberation at 2 p.m. The same attorneys appeared for both sides.
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Grant Baldwin
W., C. F. & N. Railway Company
Collision damages suit over street car and automobile
The trial of John n Myers as plaintiff and Pickett for defendants concluded today. The case sought 511.28 in damages from a collision at Fourth and Franklin streets caused by negligent ringing of a gong. Actual damages were 311.28 for the car and 200 for loss during repairs.
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Johnn Myers
Pickett
Fourth
Franklin Streets
Prosperity Champions Disarmament By Expert Babson
United Press report from Washington on November 16 cites W Babson, a financial expert, saying swift world gains stem from adopting the American disarmament program. He adds Hughes Program adoption could free about 200 million dollars for building, housing, and agricultural development, creating thousands of jobs.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
W. Babson
Hughes
Des Moines Debates Over State Highway Commission
Prominent citizens from across Iowa weigh public sentiment on road improvements in Des Moines. The state highway commission faces criticism for extravagance and administration, with county engineers and farm bureaus calling for change. legislators are debating pave plans as Congress allocates over $2 million for highway improvement and Towd’s share.
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Des Moines
State Highway Commission
L. EB
Bladine
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Minnesota
C. B. San
General Assembly
Joe Anderson
Winnebego County
Congress
Towd
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Gladys Fell
Health Department
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Sam Franks
J. Adam Bede
Pine City
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