Admiral Beatty Visits New York as Legion Guest
Admiral Earl Beatty of the British Navy arrives in New York escorted by American destroyers. Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth fire a 19 gun salute as the liner passes quarantine. He and Lady Beatty will be greeted by the American Legion and officials, then ride to city hall for welcome remarks before touring and preparing to meet President Harding in Washington.
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Wresel New York
der Aquilania Uy
Ambrose Ngbisei
Earl Beatty
American Legion
Forts Hamilton
Wadsworth
Grand Fleet
Lady Beatty
Navy
Vigilant
Battery
Gov. .Miller
Hylan
New York
Marshall Field
Chicago
Admiral Beatty
Washington
Harding
Kansas City
Bestig
Russian-born Otto Struve Joins Chicago Yerkes Staff
Dr Otto Struve 24 is brought to Chicago to join the University of Chicago astronomical staff at Yerkes Observatory Williams Bay Wisconsin He comes from a lineage of scientists his great grandfather founded Pulkova Observatory for the czar He was found chopping wood in Constantinople by Edwin B Frost after service with General Wrangel's army in Russia prior to his defeat The story notes his selection to work in the United States as a rising astronomer
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Associated Press
Chicago
Russia
Otto Struve
University of Chicago
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Pulkova
Telegraph briefs from multiple cities
Paris reports Upper Silesia split between Germany and Poland by League of Nations council. San Francisco says Roscoe Ar buckle’s Volstead Act case hearings extended a week. London notes cabinet ministers, including the premier, killed in Lisbon unrest. March 1 says Col Coelho leads a Portugal revolution. Chicago records stay of execution for Frank Ligreni pending sanity hearing. Illinois Manufacturers’ Association invites Lloyd George to its December meeting. Constantinople reports aid appeal for thousands of Russian refugees.
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Paris
Upper Silesia
Germany
Poland
League of Mations
San Francisco
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
London
Lisbon
Col. Coelho
Portugal
Brumfield Slashes Throat in Cell Suicide Attempt
Convicted murderer M. Brumfield was found unconscious in his cell last night with his throat cut. Prison officials believe he attempted suicide after his July 13 murder of Dennis Russell, whose hermit laborer body was decapitated and burned.
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Br United Press
M. Brumfield
Frison
Brumfield
Dennis Russell
W C T U Plans Tobacco Crusade Across Iowa
The Ames chapter announces a statewide campaign against tobacco with Ida Rise Smith of Cedar Rapids named president for the year. Other officers include Ella M. Hill of Des Moines as vice president and Carrie Ballinger of Council Bluffs as recording secretary. Oskaloosa will host next year’s convention.
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Assoc
Pastor Preaches Sermon in Color at New York Church
New York reports Rev. William Norman Guthrie of St. Mark's Church tested a color lighting system to shape congregation mood. He described varying effects from dim purples to warm ambers, noting times when lighting distracted or faded into greens and blues. A reporter even donated a dollar out of impulse, illustrating the color experiment's impact.
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New York
William Norman Guthhrie
St. Mark's Church
Guthrie
Paul
Mr. Guthrie
Publishers Resolution Compromise at Press Congress
Honolulu reports the Press Congress of the World adopts a compromise on open sessions at the armaments conference. It urges press access as far as business allows, amid opposition led by Col Edward Frederick Lawson. E T Williams re-elected president of the journalism school at Missouri.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Press Congress of the World
Edward Frederick Lawson
London
Dailyelegraph
E. T. Willams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Press Congress
Track Hidden Four Students Die in Railroad Crossing Crash
Four university students were killed when a car collided with a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train at a crossing near Milford Ti. The car was obscured by box cars on a siding. One student was seriously injured and hospitalized. The victims named are Thomas Manilow Harold Skinner Stanwood Johnston and Herschel Hopkins.
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Associated Press
Milford
Louis Roberts
Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Roberts
Princeton
N. J
Thomas Manilow
Harold Skinner
Oak Park
Stanwood Johnston
Minneapolis
Herschel Hopkins
Oregon
Chisago
Minister Charged With Murder Sees Daughter in Court
Ruth Stephenson Gussman, daughter of Rev Edwin R. Stephenson, entered Birmingham courtroom after a recess in the murder case of Father James E. Corte. The girl, whose desertion and marriage to Pedro Gussman sparked the tragedy, embraced her parents in a crowded scene as reporters captured a tense reconciliation.
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United Press
Birmingham
Ala
Ruth Stephenson Gussman
Pedro
Gussman
Porto Rico
James E. Corte
Edwin R. Stephenson
Attor
The
Birmingham Post
Stephenson
Iim
Ruth
Moonshine rage in Chicago belts two killed two wounded
A white man armed with a long knife struck in Chicago's black belt killing two people and injuring a third. A separate incident left a cabaret guard stabbed as police rushed to quell race riot fear.
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Chicago
Delsy Jackson
Louise Franklin
Mannie Williams
Miss Jackson
Susanne
Thvo
Kansas City
United Press
Kan
Argentine
Germ of Pernicious Anemia Isolated by UC Scientist
Pasadena reports that Dr. Philip Rantjen, ex UC bacteriology professor, has isolated the germ causing pernicious anemia and developed an antitoxine and serum. The American Association for the Advancement of Science elected him to membership in recognition of the discovery.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Philip Rantjen
University of California
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Rantjen
Taper Felony Charge Against U. S. Judge
Charge against Federal Judge Page Morris of Minnesota was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor after he appeared before Justice Thompson in Pasadena. He was accused of failing to aid Elizabeth Holmes after an auto collision, with reckless driving substituted as the new charge.
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United Press
Pasadena
Cal
Page Morris
Minnesota
Elizabeth Holmes
Morris
Curtis and Wadsworth Assigned to Fill Knox Vacancies
Senator Curtis of Kansas was named chairman of the senate rules committee and Senator Wadsworth of New York named to the foreign relations committee to fill vacancies caused by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania's death after a meeting of the Republican committee on committees in Washington on October 71.
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United Press
Washington
DB. C
Curtis
Kansas
Senate Rules Committee
Wadsworth
New York
Foreign Relations Committee
Knox
Pennsylvania
Republican Committee On Committees
Walcott Town Establishes First Sunday School
Davenport Illinois Oct 21 Walcott a churchless town 12 miles west of Davenport opens its first Sunday school with 26 pupils. Citizens, long opposed to churches, organized the Camp run program led by Mrs. R J Parish five girls with prior Sunday school experience head the effort amid a community famed for wealth, peace and a new auditorium.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Walcott
United States
R. J. Parish
Unions Threaten Strike as Labor Board Delays Plan
Chicago and St Louis rail leaders meet to forge fast strike plans after the labor board conference yields no concrete settlement. Union heads condemn the board for offering only vague arguments while vowing not to postpone the walkout. Executive meetings and state officials monitor possible action by the 11 standard unions as the railway labor crisis deepens.
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Labor Board
R. x. Barton
Jabor
Washington
Maintenance of Way Organization
B. M. Jewell
German scientist links cancer to earthworm larvae
New York reports Dr. Franz Hopsch of Berlin University claims cancer originates from an earthworm larva found in frogs fed with flies and lettuce. Dr. H A Haubold in New York supports experiments aiming to prevent cancer, noting the discovery is a significant if uncertain step toward understanding and potential future cures.
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Ey United Press
New York
Franz Hopsch
Berlin University
H. A. Haubold
Herlin
Harbord
Kopseh
Berlin
School Board Delays Map Purchases Amid Europe Turmoil
The district will postpone buying wall maps for west schools, favoring durable pins and ribbon to depict boundary changes. Superintendent H. D. Lee argues using up-to-date maps is less practical than illustrating old and new borders, as Europe faces mounting tensions and shifting allegiances.
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Europe
H. D. Lee
Mr. Lee
America
Germany
League of Mations
Police guard embassy in Paris as Sacco Vanzetti protests loom
Paris reports one thousand police will guard the American embassy and Ambassador Herrick to prevent a Communist march and demonstration demanding Sacco and Vanzetti’s release. Steel blinds drawn, guards posted, and threats noted as protests continue from Brussels to London.
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United Press
Paris
Thousa
Herrick
United States
Sacco
Vizetti
Massachusetts
Sa Wagram
Eithe
Passport Office
Repairtions Commission
Brussels
Sacco A Vanzetti
Harvey
London
Vanzetti
Mssachusetts
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Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Warren S. Stone
Locomotive Engineers
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Order of Railway Conductors
W. 3. Garter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
P. ©. Cashen
Switchmen's Union of America
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Negro District
M. E. Grady
Mattie Bailey
Western Roads
South Western Roads
St. Wis
Cleveland, O
Ave’ Brotherhood
United States Railroad Labor Board
Railroad Brotherhood
Lee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
W. 3. Carter
Brotherhood of Tiremen and Enginemen
L. BE. Sheppard
Cleveland
T. C. Cashen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
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