Coal conference of governors limits hours and wages
Des Moines reports fuel shortages escalate as Des Moines and Iowa plan to close schools and cut nonessential power. Operators offer 15 cent per ton wage rise and 20 percent over current day scale, while United Mine Workers call it inadequate. Governors discuss state action, martial law viability, and resumption of mining under Washington talks. 400 Kentucky miners return to work after a wage conference telegram.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Norv
Thomas I. Brewster
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Altho
Mhiners
Des Moines
W. L. Harding
H. M. Havner
State of
Iowa
Harding
Washington
J Capital
Garfield
Kentucky
Evansville
Ind
Henderson
W. D. Duncan
Chicago
Congress finishes important work under GOP control in 66th session
Washington Nov 20 President Wilson signed a bill to refund railroads 400 million advanced during federal control. GOP led sixty sixth congress closes with 10 appropriation bills totaling 3 billion and actions on woman suffrage amendments and prohibition enforcement.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Paris
Pershing
Senate
Colombia
United States
House
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
War Department
Palmer
Williams
Hatter
Wilson mum on treaty failure and Senate action
Washington officials say President Wilson will not comment on the Versailles treaty failure as senators Curtis Hitchcock and Underwood visited the White House. They described the vote as not fatal and noted talks on possible future negotiations and reservations among signatories.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
White House
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Underwood
Alabama
Tumulty
South Lawn
Hmit
LaFollette
McCumber
Shields
Tennessee
Forly
Lodge
Congress
Berlin labor delegation fate roils in doubt at Washington talk
Berlin reports uncertainty over whether Germany's labor delegation boarded at Gothenburg or was recalled to Berlin. The Boersen Zeitung criticizes entente ministers for excluding Germany from part of the labor issue judgment amid tensions and suspicions about sincerity of Paris and London.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Washington
Gothenburg
Boersen Zeitung
Paris
London
Lettish Troops Occupy Bausk Courland Front
Lettish forces after heavy fighting seize the town of Bausk in Courland about 25 miles southeast of Mitau. Enormous booty left by Germano Russian forces of Col Bermondt is captured. Surrounding Mitau reportedly progresses favorably.
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Associated Press
London
Bausk
Courland
Mitau
Col. Bermondt
Cairo Riots Leave Ten Dead and 120 Hurt
Cairo reports a day of riotous demonstrations ending with three police stations burned and prisoners released. British troops restored order as gunfire wounded many, with 10 killed and 120 injured, 90 of them by bullets. A second item notes Wm Braun of Dubuque fined 190 dollars in Chicago for attempting to sell Punch boards to merchants.
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Byue Associated Press
Cairo
Amobs
IOWAN
Chicago
Wm. Braun
Dubuque
Cokts
Rebels defeated at Vladivostok as chief held captive
Reports from Vladivostok say government forces defeated the revolutionaries under Gen. Gaida who was wounded and captured. The city fell under government control after dawn battles near the railroad station. Allied naval forces maintained neutrality as two U.S. cruisers patrolled the harbor.
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Associated Press
Mladivostok
Kolchak
Vladivostok
Gaida
Siberian
Guida
Po the Revolutionary Party
Staion
Revels
Svetlandskaia
Att Barrates Ui
Ogment
Altho
Svetlandskaai
Dai Je
Social Revolutionary
Zemstay
United States
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Rogers
Allied Military Council
Admiral Kolchak
Ural
Omsk
Lame Ship Hit by Rough Seas Distress Signal
A steam ship named Homan, 1,876 tons, sailing from New York to Marseilles with cargo, sent distress calls after steering gear failed. The vessel lay about 50 miles east of Sandy Hook as rough seas and high winds effected its position. The United States Shipping Board owned ship was aided by Coast Guard communications and naval services in case closer vessels did not respond.
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Associated Press
New York
Homan
Marseilles
Sandy Hook
United States Shipping Board
Naval Communnications Service
Coast Guard Cutter Service
D Culter
Brewers Seek Refuge in China Objection by Dr. Mary Stone
At the National Women's Christian Temperance Union meeting in St. Louis Dr. Mary Stone, head of the WCTU in China, urged opposition to American brewers seeking refuge in China. She warned that such moves threaten prohibition efforts and called for united action by prohibition forces worldwide.
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China
Mary Stone
Associated Pre
St. Louis
Nationa and
Situ Executive
Mogram
United States
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Lohina
Ista
National Women's Temperance Union
Stone
Shima Lei
Deportation Delays Highlighted by Immigration Officials
Immigration Commissioner Caminetti told the House Immigration Committee that more than 400 aliens recommended for deportation await action due to funds shortfalls. Officials said funds exist for transportation home but shortages of inspectors and deputy commissioners hinder prompt case completion, as hearings on naturalization questions begin in New York.
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Associated Presey
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
House Immigration Committee
Caminetti
Labor Department
Department of Ji
New York
Mis Island
North Dakota mine dispute likely to reach high court
The North Dakota lignite dispute between Gov. Lynn J. Frazier and mine operators may be aired in the state supreme court. District Judge W L Neussle criticized the governor and ordered officials to return to Washburn Lignite Co property, suggesting the high court decide on the injunction to avoid civil conflict.
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Associated Press
Kismarck
N.1
North Dakota
State Supreme Court
Lynn J. Frazier
W. L. Neussle
Washburn Lignite Co
Wilton
N. 2
Neessle
Trade future hinges on treaty outcome in Paris talks
Washington discussions note the German peace treaty delay may push Paris talks to restore full diplomatic and trade ties. Spain acts as intermediary while a reparations commission shapes terms. U.S. consuls stay out until formal peace is signed, with Senate divisions over separate peace risks.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Germpy
Ily
Askied Island
Paris
Germany
Senate
Congress
Exhlest
Spain
State Department
Taeken
Knox
Pennsylvania
War Department
Wilson
Baker
Camp Taylor
Hitchcock
Wrong body in coffin shocks ceremony confusion
A garbled report notes a coffin carried with an escort killed later in an automobile crash in Chicago. Officials misidentified the body believed to be the Raehin ofiger, causing confusion at the station and among the committee handling the affair.
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Avnousateul Tre Tein
Wis
Daient
Edaddt
Collins
Raehin
Chicago
Y M C A Plans Far Reaching Expansion
The Associated Press reports the Y M C A unveils its largest expansion program at the international convention. The plan includes creating associations in 260 industrial centers and at railroad terminals, expanding to colleges and universities and urban African American communities in major cities.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Wis
Young Men's Christian Association
Foruieth
Decorations of Allies Given American World War Fighters
The adjutant general reports 15 384 American officers and enlisted men were decorated by allied powers for World War I service. France awarded the Legion of Honor cross of war and other honors totaling over 11 thousand, Britain 42 medals, Belgium 630, Greece, Czechoslovakia, and Japan contributed further recognitions.
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Associated Ress
Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
P. CL. Harris
France
Legion of Honor
Great Britain
Iely
Belgium
Greeca Y
Ceooh-Sloyakig
Japan
Wartime Prohibition Act Case Reaches Supreme Court
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the wartime prohibition act with appeals from Kentucky and New York rulings. An early opinion was anticipated as the constitutional amendment nears effect, after the government moved to advance the hearing.
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Associated Press
Washington, DC
Supreme Court
Kentucky
New York
Actuary Finds Life Expectancy Tied to Weight and Region
H W Ratholph of Indianapolis tells the American Institute of Actuaries that thin people live longer than fat, moderate alcohol use is unlikely to shorten life, and the Middle West is the healthiest region while the South is the least healthy.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American Institute of Actuaries
H. W. Ratholph
Indianapolis
Middle West
United States
South
Holland rejects military link with Belgium
Dutch premier Jankheer Ruijs De Beeren brouck told the second chamber the government supports the league of nations and rejects any unilateral alliance with another power. In Paris Bela Kun extradition requests surface as Romanian authorities seek action over alleged irregularities in 1924 related to a workers' silk fund.
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Holland
Associated Press
the Hague
Bela
Paris
Bucharest
Bela Kun
Hungary
Wilson to Form New Industrial Conference Dec 1 inDC
President Wilson creates a 16 member industrial conference to continue the national effort on labor relations. The roster includes Secretary of Labor Wilson and former cabinet members, governors and business leaders. the group aims to forge fair standards without favoring any single group. The panel meets December 1 in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Wilson
National Industrial Conference
United States
Thomas W. Gregory
George W. Wickersham
Herbert Hoover
Oscar
Chicago
Owen D. Young
New York City
J. J. Waters
Manhattan
Kan
Stanley King
Boston
Industrial’ Conference
Tamm
Sam
Standard
Washington, D. C
Labor
Interior Lane
Miners Split as Firms End Union Dues Deductions
West Virginia coal strike heat rises as New River field miners who had returned to work are said to be leaving the mines in response to employers abolishing the check off system. The move stops automatic collection of union dues from wages, triggering discontent among workers.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
New River Fields
New River
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