Cool Weather Patriots Say Congress Should Aid President
The story criticizes Republican leaders led by James R. Mann for resisting quick action on Wilson's agenda. It notes Democratic calls to resume full sessions, defend soldier aid, and push measures to curb living costs, with Cannon defending Democratic bills once passed.
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Washington, D. C
James R. Mann
Wilson
Congress
Illinois
Mann
Washington
Champ Clark
Wyoming
Mondell
House
Clark
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Sherley
Ferris Attacks Mondell Bill and Soldier Aid
Representative Scott Ferris, chair of the Democratic Congressional Committee, criticizes the Republican Congress for failing to pass legislation aiding four million discharged soldiers. He targets the Mondell bill, calling it a colonization plan benefiting few and urges funds to be equitably apportioned among states by soldier applicants.
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Special Service
Washington
Republican Congress
Scott Ferris
Democratic Congressional Committee
Republican Party
Congress
Ferris
Immigration push for Zionist emigration to Palestine from Chicago
Chicago faces a growing influx of Jewish emigrants organized by the Zionist Organization of America. The Chicago branch has issued English and Hebrew questionnaires covering nativity, family history, trade, planned emigration date, and available capital as the first party departs soon after the Zionist national convention in September.
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Chicago
America
Zionist Organization of America
The
Zionists
Palestine
Zionists Organization
Prisoner Began 20 Year Murder Sentence in McAlester
Sheriff Bob Duncan transported Jim Rogers to the state penitentiary in McAlester to begin a twenty year term for the murder of May Harrison. The killing occurred during a February 18, 1913 dance brawl near Knox after Rogers was convicted in 1915 and upheld on appeal.
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Bob Duncan
McAlester
Jim Rogers
Rogers
May Harrison
Knox
Criminal Court of Appeals
Higher
Kolchak and Forces Declared Outlaws by Soviet Decree
A Soviet decree from Moscow brands Admiral Kolchak and the Siberian cabinet as outlaws. It orders their immediate arrest, targeting Kolchak’s forces in Omsk and allied commanders. The notice is reported by Associated Press dispatches from London dated August 18.
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London
Admiral Kolchalk
Omsk
Moscow
Itching Skin Diseases and Blood Cleansing Remedy Ad
An advertisement extols S S S as a blood cleansing tonic for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims the remedy treats the condition by purifying the blood and offers written guidance from the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
Carnegie Sayings on Education and Democracy
A collection of Henry Carnegie quotes on progress through education. He emphasizes self-reliance for the submerged tenth, dignity in work, the value of poverty in shaping character, democracy at the polls, and independence without reliance on wealth. He credits his successes to his mother and wife.
Shantung Treaty Deal Warns of War, Writer Says
Thomas F. Milard, writer for the Chinese peace delegation, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington that experts at Versailles foresee war over Japan gaining control of Shantung. The Aug 18 briefing framed the issue as a pivotal clash in far eastern policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Japan
Shantung
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas F. Milard
Webb Post American Legion Organized in Roff
Former soldiers and Marines of Roff and nearby areas met August 10 at National Realty Co office to organize Webb Post American Legion. Fifteen men formed the post and each member was to recruit new members. The post aims to be Ponotoc County’s largest and invites all veterans to join. next meeting is September 6.
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Roff
National Realty Company
American Legion
Pontotoc County
Joseph Webb
Chateau Thierry
Who Owns River Beds of Kansas
Topeka Kans Aug 14 A district court in Pottawatomie county ruled the state law listing six Kansas streams as navigable is obsolete and Big Blue may not be navigable. The ruling affects ownership of islands and deserted river beds with land adjoining those waters. State Auditor Knapp has petitions for selling islands along the Missouri Arkansas and Kansas rivers. The six navigable rivers listed include the Kansas Big Blue Arkansas Neosho Republican and part of the Marias de Coyne through Linn county. A separate Aug 14 item notes a six hundred thousand dollar agricultural department request to aid living cost relief.
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Kans
Kansas
Pottawatomie County
Big Blue
Fred W. Knapp
Missouri River
Atchison
Arkansas
Arkansas City
Kansas River
St. Mary’s
Dickinson County
Blue Rapids
Marshall County
Neosho
Allen County
Republican River
Marias de Coyne
Linn County
Rich-Tone tonic offered with money back guarantee
A persuasive old advertisement promises a free trial of Rich-Tone tonic to restore energy appetite sleep and nerve calm with a money back guarantee. It cites a testimonial of recovery after illness and notes local availability through Gwin & Mays Drug Co.
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Gwin & Mays Drug Co
M. Timerlin
Durant
Oklahoma
Hunt
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Sherman
Texas
Jugo Slavs Send Note to Allied Peace Conference
Jugo Slavs in Paris issue a note to the peace conference opposing recognition of Archduke Joseph's regime in Hungary. They label him a Magyar chauvinist and warn his administration would restore Habsburg authority endangering Yugoslavia and other nations freed from Austro Hung ary.
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Archduke Joseph
Hungary
Archduke
Hapsburg
Jugo-Slavia
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