Mandamus Fight Over Canvassing Board Returns
In Asheville North Carolina November 22 judges hear arguments on whether Buncombe County canvassing board proclaimed the congressional vote on November 9 and if county precincts could issue supplemental returns after election night. Attorneys for Britt contend a proclamation was made November 7 and that precincts had no power to report supplemental returns. Judge Adams questions the exact sequence of events and the board’s authority.
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Asheville
N. C
Buncombe
J. J. Britt
Mr. Britt
New Battle Opens on Macedonian Front
German and Bulgarian forces resist French and Serbian advances as a new Macedonian front battle forms near Monastir at Samegovo and along the Cerna river bend. West Wallachia appears lost to the Central Powers while Romanian forces face uncertain safety near Craiva. Franco-Belgian front remains comparatively quiet with minor artillery activity.
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West Wallachia
Orsova
Craiva
Monastir
Paris
Samegovo
Cerna
London
Railroads and Justice Near Supreme Court Test of Adamson Act
Negotiations between the railroad companies and the justice department aim to ask the Supreme Court to rule on the Adamson act's constitutionality before it takes effect on January 1. Counsel for Pennsylvania New York Central and Burlington contend, with a possible Kansas City hearing on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe test case. Other suits may be dropped.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Burlington
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Kansas City
Argentina ships sold as foreign demand grows
Buenos Aires reports rapid shrinkage of the Argentina merchant marine with freighters passenger boats and fishing fleet sold to European buyers. The Riv er Plate lines have already parted with passenger and cargo steamers and two more launches are sold for 100000 pounds sterling to European firms. Modern tugs valued at 36000 pounds are also disclosed as disposed.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
River Platte
Adamson Eight Hour Law Deemed Unconstitutional
Kansas City Missouri November 22 The Adamson eight hour day act was ruled unconstitutional by Judge W C Hook in US District Court The decision notes the suit seeks to enjoin enforcement and outlines appeal pathways The court finds the law cannot be sustained and orders cooperation with the Justice Department to lodge an appeal to the Supreme Court by December 4 with a continuation on page eight
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Kansas City, Mo
W. C. Hook
United States District Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Laughs Best Again Bet Returns In New Bern Tale
New Bern news reports J Curtiss Bagg bet on Hughes election then paid off by wheelbarrow ride and cigar for a friend. He later lost the wager and accepted defeat amid cheering crowds. Norfolk Southern Railway officials praised New Bern progress during a visit before continuing to Pine Town and Norfolk.
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New Bern
J. Curtiss Bagg
John L
Duffy's Drug Store
Norfolk Southern Railway Co
Goldeboro
Pinetown
Norfolk
Farmers take day off from meetings in Florida barbecue trip
Delegates to the National Farmers' Union convention in Patalka Florida traveled fifty miles up the St. Johns river to attend a barbecue. No business sessions will be held today.
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Tional Farmers’ Union
St. John’s River
End Came With Great Suddenness In Austria
Vienna reports the death of the emperor after a brief illness shock ending in silence. The populace was unaware of his condition as the Kaiser was informed privately and his passing was announced without public emotion.
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Austria
Vienna
Kaiser
London
Francis Joseph
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
William
Grman
First Official Announcement of Francis Joseph Death
Paris dispatch says the Austrian embassy announced the death of Emperor Francis Joseph. This marks the first official word of the monarch's death to reach observers.
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Paris
Havas
Madrid
Spain
Francis Joseph
Paris Reacts To Emperor Francis Joseph Death
Paris reports acknowledge the emperor’s reported death though no official confirmation arrived. News editions sold fast as the public discusses the monarch’s role, with belief that the war’s course remains unaffected and the emperor acted mainly as a figurehead.
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Paris
Francis Joseph
Noted Episcopal Bishop Dies After Long Service
The Rt. Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh bishop of the Diocese of Kansas in the Protestant Episcopal Church died at his home after more than forty years of service. Ill health due to hardening of the arteries forced withdrawal from active duties last year and his condition had been critical for months. A large obituary note follows, with ads and contest material interwoven in the page.
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Frank R. Millspaugh
Diocese of
Kansas
Protestant Episcopal Church
Temperance Head Pours 1500 Bottles Of Wine
London reports Rosalind Countess of Carlisle, president of the British Women's Temperance Association, poured 1500 bottles of old wine into a ground hole at Castle Howard to protest alcohol. Critics say the wine could aid convalescing soldiers in military hospitals, despite her lifelong abstinence.
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London
Rosalind Countess of
Carlisle
British Women’s Temperance Association
Castle Howard
Yorkshire
Hotel Men Gather for the National Exposition
More than 10 000 hotel men from nearly every state attend the National hotel men's exposition at the Grand Central Palace New York. The event opens with a keynote on hotel management and standards as delegates visit booths and discuss industry issues.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Norfolk yards to be navy construction center
Norfolk Virginia November 22 The Norfolk navy yards are slated to become a major construction center for the Navy under tentative plans presented to the House Naval Affairs Committee by Rear Admiral Harris chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. The plan envisions about 15 million dollars in ultimate expenditure on the yards.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yards
Harris
Bureau of Yards and Docks
House Naval Affairs Committee
Fitzgerald to Lead Embargo Proposal at Coming Session
Representative Fitzgerald Democrat and chairman of the House appropriations committee announced he will push an embargo on foodstuffs in the new session. He cites domestic distress and Britain’s blacklist of American goods as reasons while noting President Wilson and cabinet reportedly oppose the move.
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Washington
Fitzgerald
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Great Britain
America
Wilson
British Hospital Ship Brittanic Sunk With Loss of Lives
A British official report states the hospital ship Brittanic was torpedoed and sunk, with about fifty lives lost. The White Star liner Brittan ic was serving wounded soldiers for the Entente and was sunk, announced from Athens via London.
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London
Athens
Greece
New Bern Sees Sharp Drop in Prohibition Era Crime
New Bern reports a 75 percent decrease in law breaking since Virginia prohibition began. Despite shipments of whiskey from Baltimore and Washington, traffic has risen with Christmas volume, yet per man limits curb drunkenness. Rail traffic increases worry officials but railheads welcome busy freight and passenger movement.
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New Bern
Virginia
Norfolk
Baltimore
Washington
D. C
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