Ruth Law Sets New Long Flight Record in Curtiss Biplane
Ruth Law, flying a Curtiss biplane, set a new American nonstop distance record of about 832 miles from Chicago to Governor's Island, with stops at Hornell and Binghamton. She completed the nine hour one minute flight in deteriorating icy winds, greeted by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, and faced exposure to the elements during a grueling journey that surpassed Victor Carlstrom's prior 590 mile mark by 308 miles.
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Ruth Law
Chicago
Governor’s Island
Hornell
Binghamton
N. Y
Miss Law
Leonard Wood
Hinghamton
Victor Carlstrom
Erie
James S. Stevens
Aero Club of America
Stevens
Iowa Students Celebrate Ames Defeat by Plot
Iowa City reports a student celebration after the Iowa eleven beat Ames Saturday. Over 1,500 students joined revelry. stores were entered, wagons burned, and candy stores looted. Police used revolvers. arrests sparse as officials consider billing suspects. Two players injured including Harry Hunzelman with a serious ankle fracture.
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University of Iowa
Iowa Eleven
Ames
Iowa
Jawa River
Harry Hunzelman
Marengo
Potts
University Hospital
Homer Scott
Idahro
Jenty IH
Hawkeye Eleven
Gotterdammerung Provokes Uproar at Toscanini Concert
In Rome, Toscanini led Wagner’s Gotterdammerung funeral march but listeners shouted protests against Wagner and Germany, forcing the concert from continuing. The uproar echoed through the Paris-Rome audience as the performance ended abruptly amid cries honoring Padua’s victims.
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Paris
Wagner
Toscanini
Gotterdammerung
Padua
Germany
Soldiers Rally for Thanksgiving Ice Cream Fund
Black Hawk county civilians boost a fund to treat soldiers at the Mexican border with ice cream on Thanksgiving. Aiming for a modest target, contributions come from the Iowa Separator plant workers and Rotary Club, with early gifts already surpassing the goal. Funds will go to the three militia companies, with excess usable for other treats and nuts.
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Black Hawk County
Tyne
Rotary Club
E.L. Johnson
Brownsville
Iowa
Fire Wipes Out New Hartford High School Building
The New Hartford high school was destroyed by a fire around noon, 12:20 p m. today, burning the 1897 two story 40 by 80 foot structure with basement. Loss is about 15000 with 4000 insurance. Cause suspected spontaneous combustion in coal bin. no injuries. Pupils displaced but classes to resume in churches and halls soon.
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New Hartford
Twenty bombs found aboard American Sarnia on voyage
Twenty exploded bombs were found in the Agar cargo of the Sarnia when it arrived at Cherbourg from New York on September 2. The ship had caught fire at sea, extinguished with no serious damage, and sugar formed the bulk of the cargo for the French government, unloaded at Havre and Cherbourg. The vessel, formerly a Hamburg American liner, was now under American registry.
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Sarnia
Cherbourg
France
Webrante
American Line
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Avondale
Havre
Hamburg
J. H. Winchester & Co
Hudson Bay Company
A. H. Lamborn & Co
Brotherhood Leaders Confer With President At White House
Four railway brotherhood chiefs met with President Wilson in Washington to discuss the 8 hour day fight and potential cooperation with the American Federation of Labor. The leaders said they came to pay respects but planned to confer with the president in the afternoon.
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White House
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Brotherhoods
American Federation of Labor
New York Women Plan Record Suffrage Campaign
Albany Nov 20 Plans for the greatest campaign for equal suffrage that this country has ever witnessed will be perfected during the week as the forty eighth annual convention of the New York State Woman's Suffrage party opens tomorrow. The event runs through Friday with an efficiency session on Thursday focusing on campaigning problems.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Woman's Suffrage Party
Arrest of Hugo Siewert Over Grain Trade Conspiracy
Nov. 20 report from Danzig states Hugo Siewert, director of the imperial distribution office, is charged with infringing war regulations affecting the grain trade. He allegedly conspired with prominent figures to rent eastern provinces to buy barley and edit or din and ship to Berlin for sale at arbitrary prices. Multiple arrests have occurred and more are expected.
Red Cross Calls for Soldiers Christmas Gift Boxes
Washington announces a nationwide drive to collect Christmas boxes for 54,000 regulars stationed in Mexico and along the border, with letters sent to 750 Red Cross chapters across the United States.
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RED Cross
Washington, D. C
Mexico
United States
Noted Mason U C Blake Dies in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids obituary reports U C Blake aged 71 a lawyer founder of the Scottish Rite lodge in Cedar Rapids thirty third degree Mason secretary of the Cedar Rapids Baseball Association and longtime city resident died last evening of tuberculosis.
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Cedar Rapids
U. C. Blake
Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge
Serbs Claim Lead Role in Monastir Capture by Allies
London reports Serbian forces receive primary credit for the fall of Monastir as Allied units press toward Voilep and Newotin. Dispatches say German Bulgarian retreat from Monastir toward Prilep continues, with villagers taken as prisoners and the city largely destroyed by bombardment.
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London
Moawnir
Wie
Serbling
Hil Ttr
Drllep
Voilep
Vaing Monastir
Newotin
Vard
Uny
Cerna
Sidoniki
Eleiriv
Cty
Presa
Rome
Great Awakening in India Sparks War Impact Talk
India’s new viceroy Lord Chelmsford told an AP correspondent that the war has offered India a chance to prove its practical importance to the empire and to advance political and economic development. He praised Indian loyalty, urged open inquiry, and stated India has nothing to conceal. The interview addressed conflicting Indian opinions and rising expectations amid wartime changes.
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India
Lord Chelmsford
Associated Press
Todia
Fac
Alwass
Perha
Germany to Free Lithuania Report Details
Dispatches from Switzerland report Poland style moves toward Lithuanian independence with a German empire status, naming Princes Binet Priedt rich as sovereign. A Lithuanian army under Field Marshal von Hindenburg is expected, with estimates of a rising levy similar to Bavaria or Saxony.
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Skaut
Lithuania
Switzerland
Binet Priedtrich
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Saxony
Poland
von Hindenburg
Lahn den
Germans Check Somme Drive Says Berlin
British attacks on the Somme front between Serre and Beaucourt and south of Miraumont failed, with German reports noting losses for the attackers. Grindcourt’s western sector held by German forces as war updates say the great thrust has stalled and both sides limited to local actions.
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Sayville
L. I
Somme
Serre
Beaucourt
Miraumont
War Office
Grindcourt
Overseas Navy Agency
Entente
Gutter in Sight Prices Talk on Polley Market
Chicago broker notes ongoing demand for polley amid market steadiness. McNeill of Chicago Rutter & Hee says prices will hold with advances in some grain rates as buyers remain active and future supply concerns loom.
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Ala
Chicago
Holland Protest Over Belgium Tensions Raised
Partial OCR text notes Holland protest against Belgium tensions and a Belgian public issue. The fragment mentions the Dutch representation and concerns raised by a Belgian entity, indicating diplomatic friction and a formal complaint or statement.
American steamer stranded off Dover seeks aid
Wireless reports to the Associated Press say the American steamship Sit arving? is stranded on the Fast Goodwin sands near Dover and pleading for help. Siberia officers say boat launches are impossible due to the heavy seas.
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Prasst
Goodwin Sands
Dover
Siberia
Gist of War News From World Fronts
Reports say Barrail’s artillery captured Monastir and the Entente military writs debate likely follow up actions. Greece’s situation worsens as entente demand the withdrawal of central powers’ forces by Wednesday per Athens dispatch.
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Entente
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Groace
Unions Urge Congress Action on Housing Credit Plan
Baltimore Md Nov 20 Congress urged to pass a law letting money in bank deposits be loaned to municipalities to build model homes. The AFL convention resolution proposes government credit for long term, low interest loans so people can own homes. It also calls unions to make injunction issues a top political priority until a nationwide statute protects civil rights in trade disputes.
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Congress
American Federation For Labor Convention
PIGOT
Labor
Organized Labor
Two Dead and Twenty Hurt in Tug Rambler Explosion
An explosion on the tug Rambler, likely from a defective boiler, killed at least two men the captain and engineer and injured around twenty others near the Brooklyn waterfront. The bodies of two fireman and deckhand were believed trapped in the tug as she sank at her pier.
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Brooklyn
Jare
Adidell
Open Night Citizenship Classes Proposed for County Schools
Washington reports a nationwide push to hold alien instruction in county school houses at night. The plan targets immigrant adults seeking citizenship and calls on county superintendents to assess the advisability of offering these classes and to support the effort with available resources.
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Washington
Onatiratinarion
United States
Monastir Falls to Allies in Great Macedonian Battle
Allied forces won a decisive victory on the Macedonian front from the Gerna to Lake Presba as Monastir fell after two furious engagements south and east of the city. French troops occupied Monastir, with Serbians advancing along the Cerna river andBulgarian and German forces retreating, while Entente forces seized the road to Prilep and pursued retreating Teutons.
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