President Wilson Urges Pay of Rail Bills and Expanded IC Powers
President Wilson proposes railroad legislation to enlarge Interstate Commerce Commission powers, include compulsory arbitration and military use of railroads, and adopt an eight hour day with enforcement and rate adjustments. The plan mirrors August address amid the nationwide rail strike and anticipates swift cabinet review and possible senate action.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Adamson
Interstate Commerce Commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Thoreness
United States
Saour
Gregory
Bleakley Reaches Congress By Aeroplane Ride
Representative-elect Bleakley of Franklin Pennsylvania flew to Washington in a U S Army piloted biplane taking about two hours with one stop near Baltimore He claimed to be the first to reach Congress by air The craft circled the Washington Monument before landing Also reported Bar variar explosion at Barakotva killed 341 and injured 667 in Petrograd via London on November 21.
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Washington, D. C
P. Bleakley
Franklin
Philadelphia
Washington
William C. Ocker
United States Army
Bleakley
Congress
Baltimore
Washington Monument
Petrograd
London
Bakaritva
Delivery Change Notice Acknowledgment
A note directs readers to call 3340 if the paper is not delivered by 6 o'clock and to request a copy of the paper, with after 6:30 p.m. telephone assistance at number 2.
Labor to Fight for Universal Eight Hour Day
Baltimore scene at AFL convention with Gompers and railway brotherhood leaders campaigning for an eight hour workday for all classes. They urge unity, rail union affiliation, and oppose compulsory arbitration, praising President Wilson while warning of press coercion and capitalist opposition. Local Waterloo Central Labor union backs nearer affiliate ties.
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Universal
Wilson
Gompers
Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood
Samuel A. Gomners
W.G. Lee
Great Brotherhoods
Lee
Brotherhoods
Federation
Congress
Merxico
Avery
Waterloo Central Labor Union
A. F. of
L. J
Waterloo
Railway Brotherhoods
Central Labor
Central Labor Union
Hughes Defeat Not Yet Conceded by Cham Wilcox
New York November 21 Republican National Committee Chairman William R Willcox denied reports that Charles Evans Hughes prepared a concession message to President Wilson. He said such talk is unfounded and that Republicans will not concede until the official count is known, noting lingering doubt in close states even after California results.
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New York
William R. Willcox
Republican National Committee
Charles Evang Hughes
Wilson
Willcox
Republican National
Lakewood
Hughes
California
Passengers Rescued From Stranded U S Ship Siberia
Fifty three passengers and crew of the American steamer Siberia were landed at Beal by the Kingsdown lifeboat after spending 24 hours on the vessel in peril amid the Goodwin Sands gale. Lifeboats from nearby stations failed to reach them. several lifeboat crewmen were injured and the boat narrowly avoided destruction. The Siberia remains aground.
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Dover
England
Goodwin Sands
Beal
Kingsdown
Siberia
Praise Papers for Barring Liquor Ads in Nation Wide Move
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union adopted a resolution praising newspapers and magazines that refuse liquor advertising. Delegates pledged to influence outlets to drop ads at contract expirations and to support constitutional prohibition. The group also backs equal rights, living wages, and equal pay for women, framing the ballot as a weapon for liquor control.
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Indianapolis
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Amone
WHS Pre
Spd
American and Mexican envoys clash over border rights
United States and Mexico exchange final conditions in Atlantic City talks as General Pershing readiness to pursue bandits beyond the border is affirmed. Lane outlines withdrawal terms while promising to guard the frontier and maintain dignity of both governments. Luis Cabrera and Mexican officials receive what is viewed as the last word from American commissioners.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ariisen
Carranza
Hfe
International Boarder
Lane
United States
Luis Cabrera
Aurelia Farmer Is Assassin's Victim
Cherokee reports a noon shooting west of Aurelia when Joe Pruitt a farmer four miles south of the town was fired upon by Jim Elmore as he hauled hay. Elmore fled but was captured in Cherokee after confessing. Pruitt died about three hours later.
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Joe Pruitt
Aurelia
Jim Elmore
Elmore
Pruitt
Huber
Galya
da County
Cherokee
City Goes Into the Coal Business in Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana November 81 The city under Mayor Gos Som entered the retail coal market lowering consumer cost to 2 75 a ton via the municipal market. City leases a mine and hires 200 teams to haul Indiana coal to residents while dealers ask 6 a ton for similar coal.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Gos Som
Indiana
Marer Gossom
May Put Foot Bone in Soldier's Jaw
Brownsville Texas November 21 Sergeant Fred Lippert of the First Illinois Cavalry may soon chew with a bone graft from his foot after a shattered jaw from an accidental shooting while on military police duty protecting a Mexican. Doctors at the army hospital consider removing a small bone from his foot for grafting to his jaw.
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Brownsville
Tex
Fred Lippert
Ilinois Cavalry
Lippert
Army Hospital
British steamer Sianiesa Prince shelled off French coast
A British steamship returning from Brest reported being fired upon by a German submarine about 200 miles at sea on November 4. Three shots were fired, two over the bow and a third that fell astern, no torpedoing attempted. The attack occurred in heavy seas. no craft sighted. The ship carried horses for the French government and had many Americans aboard.
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New York
Brest
Furness, Withy & Co
Nowanmore Erlla
London
Joseph T. Grew
United States
Membe
Guration
Antwerpen
Their secret annual 1000 gift comes on time
Washington D C two New York women known for secrecy have sent their secret annual gift arrives on time. The sisters, who for 20 years have paid an unknown debt of gratitude, have contributed 26000 in total. Since the last payment one sister died, the survivor sent 590 for her.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Boat Load of Christmas Trees On Way to Chicago
Mrs Barbara Behnenemann loaded a schooner with spruce pine and arbor in Schoolcraft county Michigan and plans her third trip to furnish Christmas trees for Chicago yuletide. Mineman has become the fairy to the children of the city.
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Chicago
Barbara Behnenemann
Schoolcraft County
Mich
Holiday
Mineman
Germany may evacuate Belgium. 300,000 Belgian men at risk
Washington Nov 21 Military men say a reported German order deporting 300000 Belgian men could signal an early German withdrawal from Belgium. The plan would remove 40 men of military age first, to prevent them from aiding the Allies after any withdrawal.
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Washington, D
Belgium
Generous Response to Soldier's Fund for Christmas
A community fund grows to provide a Christmas treat for soldiers overseas or stationed nearby. Citizens emphasize gratitude, with plans for homemade candy boxes and five to ten pound assortments. Funds exceed initial goal. late contributions will be credited to the Christmas distribution.
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Ithek Yawk County
Mexican Boretow
Areke Trase
Teutons Conquer Large Province in Roumania Warfront
London reports bold Teutonic strokes have seized a large northwestern Wallachian area from Roumanians with a Roumanian retirement toward Willlash near Criova. German forces press southward toward Jiul valley and Craiova line, threatening Orsova and eastern routes. Russian troops bolster Roumanian defense north of Campulung as German columns gain ground in Ait valley and Rothenthorn Pass subregions.
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London
Wallachia
Petrograd
Willlash
Criova
Jiut
Orovosca
Orsova
Jiul Valey
Teutonic Treops
Cralo
Craiova
Bucharest
Jiul Valley
Berlin
Ait Valley
Rothen_thorm Pass
von Palkeohayn
Allies Fire On German Positions Around Ancre
Berlin reports heavy Allied shelling of German positions on both sides of the Ancre and in the St. Pierre Vaast wood. The war office also notes renewed activity in Champagne as weather data is listed by Buchanan Optical Co.
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Berlin
Ancre
St. Pierre Vaast
War Office
Champagne
Deutschland Starts Again for Bremen
The Deutschland begins its return voyage from New London heading to Bremen. The submarine departed shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, marking the ship's latest phase in its voyage.
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Deutschland
Bremen
New London
Republicans See Small Chance of California Split
San Francisco Nov. 91 Republicans surveyed unofficial county canvasses from 50 of 58 counties and projected California could not split its electoral vote. They predicted a William Howard Taft style plurality for Wilson with no major discrepancies from eight counties yet to file returns. Secretary S J McAfee cautioned figures are not final but close to final totals.
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San Francisco
Gal
California
Altho
Wiigon
S.J. McAfee
Repub-ican
Emperor Francis Joseph In Critical Health in Vienna
Vienna dispatch reports the health of Emperor Francis Joseph deteriorating with a restricted inflammatory area in the right lung and unchanged catarrhal symptoms. Temperature 38, heart action good, breathing regular, apnethy smaller. He stayed out of bed all Monday and received visitors in the evening.
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Amsterdam
London
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Miss Rankin Faces Fan Mail and Offers for Photo
Missoula reports Montana’s new congresswoman Jeannette Rankin faced a flood of publicity offers. A toothpaste firm offered $5,000 for her pictured teeth, an auto concern proposed a new car, and a motion picture sharpshooter hunkered down for winter as Rankin sheltered behind locked doors with her brother guarding the gate. A Charleston item notes mail order delays, recalling a 1886 drum head order that finally arrived 30 years later.
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Missoula
Mont
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Harvard
Macedonian Front Advances By Allied Forces
Reports from Reuters Saloni say Serbian troops have taken several villages in Macedonia, capturing many prisoners as they pursue defeated German and Bulgarian units. Paris dispatch notes Allied troops entered Monastir with Bulgarians retreating, despite weather hindering pursuit.
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London
Nav
Reuters Saloni
Omy
Paris
Monastir
Petit Journal
Adyares Buard
Unly Am
Borth
Tepoichunt Heights
Klenao
Kahardlachani
Petrograd
Roumania
Finliash
Russian War Department
Orient
War Office
RUSS
Berlin
Campulurg
Teutonic
Cartavya
Moglenica
President Opposed to Embargo on Foodstuffs
Washington report says President Wilson will not urge an embargo on food exports in his congressional address despite petitions. Investigations into food prices are under way with Attorney General Gregory and federal attorneys involved. A Seattle to Yokohama liner Sado Maru reported a dangerous fire in hold No 1, damaging cargo and alarming passengers.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
White House
Gregory
Federalttorneys
Seattle
Wash
Pon Yufen Kaisha
Sado Mart
Yokohama
Merchants Exchange
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Standard Oil Company
Germany
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Colton
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Pho Fund
Bowen
Thas Ben
Teutong
Ferdinand
von Falkenhayn
Allies
Buchanan Optical Co
Ipm
Isiala
State Committee
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W. Va
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Matthews
Tarboro
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New York Musical Supply House
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Entente
Campulung
Falkenhayn
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