Armistice unlikely as peace terms await
Riga reports after a two hour meeting between M Dombski and Adolph Joffe that a halt in Russo Polish hostilities is unlikely until preliminary peace terms are agreed. Polish gains, defense lines, and closed door talks suggest a prolonged conference.
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Riga
M. Dombski
Adolph Joffe
Associated Press
M. Lados
Poland
M. Joffe
Imousine
Czar
Russia
Warsaw
War Office
Stripa
Sereth
Kobrin
Flercely
Nine Accused of Murder in Alabama Ledger
Nine men were arrested at Patton in Birmingham charged with complicity in the murder of Leon M. Adler, general manager of the Corona Canal Company. Brigadier General Steiner reported quiet mining fields in Alabama as national guardsmen patrol the area.
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Birmingham
Ala
Patton
Leon M. Adler
Corona Canal Company
R. EG. Steiner
Alabama
Three Killed at Crossing in Cumberland Area
In Cumberland Maryland a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck an automobile near Oakland killing Ruth Nicholson Havel Hiter and Emma Falk. Two others were injured. Strikers Accept Mediation Offer in Paris as Italian employers and workers seize factories accept Premier Giolitti's mediation bid.
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Crossing
Cumberland
Ruth Nicholson
Havel Hiter
Emma Falk
Baltimore
Paris
Preasier Giplitti
Due
Four Shot to Death at Hamford by Valnott
Four people including a father and a woman were shot dead at Hamford by Have lock Valnott who then killed himself. The attack followed a dispute over the rotation of a mill dam on his father's property. Temper on Premier Dead. Victoria, U. O.—Thos. Beiven, 84, money power of British Columbia, ify, Uoayven was born for and served two terms ay wayer of Vistuya.
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Halifax
N. 5
Hamford
Havelock Valnott
Velnott
Victoria
U. O
Thos
Beiven
Mney Prower
Columbia
Ify
Uoayven
Wayer
Vistuya
Happenings of the World Tersely Told
Washington reports an attempted violation of the American consulate in Genoa during a workman funeral. The Shipping Board ties up seven steel vessels totaling about 38,000 deadweight tons due to lower freight offerings. The Bureau of Mines warns against patent motor fuels misrepresented as approved. Census figures show Polk County Iowa at 154,029, up 29.5 percent. The American Shipbuilding Company is authorized to sell ten steel steamers of 8,700 DWT each for transfer to foreign registry. Palmer says amnesty for political prisoners will be considered case by case. General Federation of Women's Clubs supports home improvement activities. The U.S. government asks Mexico for full protection of Americans' lives and property.
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Genoa
Italy
State Department
Washington
Shipping Board
Washington Dispatch
The
American Shipbuilding Company
Shipping Board At
State Board of Health
Fivery Jack
Europe
Wall Street blast toll, deaths and investigations unfold
A massive explosion between the United States subtreasury and J P Morgan offices on Broad and Wall streets New York killed 87 or more and injured over 360. Debris and fires caused about 1 million dollars in damage as officials investigate. The incident follows other national tensions and labor actions amid a busy news landscape.
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United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
Broad and
Wall Streets
New York
Willian
Plynn
Bureau of Investigation
Denrerment of Justice
Wall Street
America
Prank Comerford
Climto
Bomb Explodes At Stock Exchange. Heavy Property Damage
A foreign A tithe bomb exploded in the stock exchange causing heavy property damage with no casualties reported. Explosives were found in a single house during a police search of nearby residences. Ongoing hostilities are noted between Lithuanians and Poles in the Warsaw statement. fighting continues in the Suwalki sector near the German border.
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Stock Exchange
Eaen
Warsaw
Suwhalki
Multiple Iowa events fill year with shocks and progress
An Iowa news roundup reports William Keenan of Carlisle killed by slate in a Butte mine while Arthur Jayne of Muscatine dies in Wyoming lightning. Other items note Waterloo cattle congress records, Allie Hageman injured in a rail collision near Glidden, farm sales near Hubbard, robberies, and the Iowa yearly meeting in Oskaloosa. Updates include crop yields near Rockwell City, rail accident complicities, suffrage ratification, and road information services for tourists.
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William Keenan
Carlisle
Butte
Mont
Waterloo
Allie Hageman
Glidden
August Hoelscher
Hubbard
Mr. Tighé
Ilinots Grove
Arthur Jayne
Musca- Une
Des Moines
Iowa
Moorcroft
Wyoming
John Swanson
Ryan
Society of Friends
United States
Oskraloosa
Iowa State College
Chester Place
Jess Q. Simms
Marshalltown
Vardy
Sims
James Harbour
August Sierck
Seaond
George Mikesell
Traynor
Mikesell
Harbour
Delpha Herbour
Allison
Wisconsin
Dog Moines Automobile Club
R. N. Holsayte
F. H. McBeath
B. J. Brownson
Des Molinos
G. N. McMillan
Sioux City
Anti-Saloon Leagues of America
Washington
Europe’s slow road to postwar recovery says Vanderlip
Frank Vanderlip argues Europe’s reconstruction is progressing slowly due to Versailles treaty flaws and divergent interpretations. He cites frontiers reshuffling, ruined railways, and cut Russian supplies as delaying factors plus inflation and excessive printing. He warns of future hardships for nations overspending and urges return to frugality and hard work.
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Europe
Frank Vanderlip
Germany
France
Italy
England
Lfe
Europe is a Country of Strikes
Miss Amy A Gordon national president of the W C T U arrives in Hyanst on a white ribbon tour of the British Isles and continent. She and Miss Julia F Dean returned two months early as strikes disrupt British shipping and rail travel. Europe’s good side is a growing taste for water and temperance optimism from Scotland’s towns approaching local option vote.
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Amy A. Gordon
Hyanston
Europe
Julia F. Dean
Union Signal
Gordon
British Isles
New York
Scandinavia
Holland
America
Scotland
Edinburgh
Waukegan
Chicago
Tino Seeks Restoration as Greek King
Former King Constantine of Greece asserts he never abdicated and remains the sovereign in the eyes of many Greeks. He denies involvement in Venizelos assassination attempt and hopes for a return to Athens with public support postwar. He criticizes Venizelos policy for Greece and envisions sharing duties if welcomed back.
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Constantine
Greece
Venizelos
Switzerland
Athens
Entente
M. Venizelos
Naval Attache named for London post in Niblack career
Rear Admiral Albert Parker Niblack, 61, former director of naval intelligence and Adriatic commander, named naval attache to the American embassy in London. A versatile career includes service in the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer rising, 1914 Mexican demonstrations, Alaska exploration, naval militia inspection, and roles at the Naval War College. He has previously served as naval attache in Berlin, Rome, Vienna and Buenos Aires.
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Albert Parker Niblack
Alaska
Naval War College
Naval Institute
British Columbia
Berlin
Rome
Vienna
Buenos Aires
Wash-day Warning: A Lady and a Washing Powder Pitch
A Reedy stranger pressures Mrs. Curfew about home washing and government inquiries. She retorts about privacy and assessor intrusiveness, while a traveling powder seller touts his product. Mrs. Curfew mocks the powder's claims and recalls a prior failed wash with an agent's product.
World’s Supply of Nitrates Estimated at 2,102,000 Tons
The article notes the world’s visible supply of Aly rates stands at 2,102,000 tons. It includes a vignette about Mabel recalling wedding plans and a joke comparing the groom to the Pink of perfection, then to a mere poppy after the baby arrived.
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Mabel
Ahe
Neptuns Laundry Misquote Sparks Confusion
A garbled OCR note from Neptuns Laundry includes phrases about washing and crossing lines, suggesting a misread or incomplete quotation. The fragmentary text hints at a discussion or joke, but no clear event, person, or place is verifiable from the readable portion.
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Cleves
William Henry Harrison
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Iava
Palmer
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Thomas G. Winters
Minneapolis
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International Car Exchange
St. Louis
Kershaw
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Aml
Judge Carpenter
Florence Welskopf
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An Wut
Amero Legion
Union Pacific
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Kan Voom
New York State Assembly
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Hartford
Conn
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United Association of Railroad Employees of America
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Austria
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British Admiralty
London
Brotherhood of Hailond Craftsmen
W. G. Lee
Cleveland
Garvin
Brooklyn
Ariz
Thomas E. Wisor
Institute of American Meat Packers
Atlantic City
Nlt
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Roosevelt
Taft
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Prepa Mea
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