Immigration Bureau Reorganized to Improve Service
Washington Aug 17 The immigration bureau will be reorganized following an investigation that found utter disorganization across the office of Commissioner General Caminetti coastal stations and the field service. Assistant Secretary Post said the plan aims to restore manpower at Ellis Island and in the field to prewar levels, with details not disclosed.
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Washington
Immigration Bureau
Post
Labor Department
General Caminetti
Caminetti
Wilson
Immigration Service
Wallis
Ellis Island
Transfer of Lower California governorship in dispute
Arrangements for the transfer of the northern district of Lower California from Es teban Cantu to Gen. Luis M. Salazar near completion. Cantu, returning to the Mexican army, will visit Mexico City as guest of El Democrata editor Senor Robles, with Balazar and Robles praising Cantu.
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Lower
California
Erecial L
Balazar
Mexico City
Cantu
Vico Alessio Robles
el Democrata
M. Alessio Robles
Adolfo de la Huerta
Harding plans front porch campaign talk in Marion
Ohio August 17 A conference of Republican chiefs discussed shaping a front porch appearance for Senator Harding at Marion. Plans centered on a Labor Day reception and front porch speech with limited out of town invitations. No final decisions were reached as discussions continued among Hays and other leaders.
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Ent & Prp
Ohio
Senator Harding
Marion
H. Hays
Harding
Tien
League of Native Speech
Hays
Harry
Indiana
Harry Gherty
Iy Wallace
New 45
Nan Hays
Nov 401 ST 19 Ladies It tchen
Readable fragments indicate a small item about a 19th street ladies kitchen related notice. The text suggests a local event or group activity but lacks clear entities or dates to establish specifics.
Delegates Named for Precincts 17 and 18 in Democratic Convention
The Journal lists delegates for precinct 17 including F. M. Jones Lucius Harrison Augustine Padilla Geneveve Thomas Doran and others with alternates Antonio delaido Ortiz Geronimo Montoya Jose Herrera Pedro Sancheiro Gonzales and Rosen ia. Precinct 18 delegates include Walter Keele Jesus John Walker Ramon Trupez Juan Pedro Williams and several others with no alternates reported as frigates were not instructed.
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F. M. Jones
Lucius
O. Harrison
Augustine Pablo Padilla
Geneveve
Thomas Doran
Antonio Delaido Ortiz
Geronimo Fabian Montoya
Josefian Herrera
Pedro Sancheiro Gonzales
Rosen
Ard
Walter Keele
Jesusohn Walker
Ramon Trupez
Juan Pedro Williams
Rapp
James A
Antonio Fr. Martinez
Seligman
M. T. Dunlavey
Pastillo
Arthur Selieman
Jose
Abundio Armijo
James A. French
Joya
J. H. Walker
Hael
Weather forecast for Colorado and Australia like region
Forecast calls for showers on Wednesday and Thursday with warmer temperatures overall and cooler north portions. West and somewhat east portions may see showers. cool conditions trend into Thursday with potential east area showers. Local report notes yesterday's readings and wind speeds from the university data.
Robbery At Superior Court Room Safe In Los Angeles
Detectives, near the Los Angeles superior court, investigated a theft of about 22,000 from a safe in a courtroom last night. The money, bundles of 1,000 dollars, represented bail deposits. authorities questioned how the robbers gained entry and why more funds remained.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Superior Court
Clyde Johnson
Mulligan Cleared in Co L Charges by Pacific Coast League
Eddie Mulligan Salt Lake third baseman was cleared of all charges of irregularities connected with Pacific Coast league baseball games according to an announcement by League President W H McCarthy. Recent rains in Laguna district save the cotton crop per Universal. Roscoe FC of Colorado Springs chosen as principal of Kinet Side High School by Denver school board.
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San Francisco
Calif
Eddie Mulligan
Salt Lake
W. H. McCarthy
Mexico City
Laguna District
Universal
Denver
Colo
Roscoe FC
Colorado Springs
School Board of
Kinet Side High
Heavy Rainfall Reported in Phagetaff Arizona
The weather bureau in Phoenix reports very heavy rainfall at Phagetaff Arizona totaling 11.4 inches. No other parts of the state reported rain and initial advices indicate no damage from the storm.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Phagetaff
Weather Bureau
Plagstaff
Hailstorm Whites Ground in Flagstaff Arizona
Hail as large as marbles fell in Flagstapy at noon marking the heaviest storm of the summer. Ground was white to a depth of half an inch within five minutes.
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Ariz
Train derailment near Lorenzo reports no injuries
Five or six cars of Santa Fe train No. 15 derailed at Lorenzo early today, according to railroad offices. The Chicago to Lorenzo service left at 2 15 a.m. and consisted mainly of steel baggage and mail cars. reports say the derailment caused desoped condition but no injuries are reported.
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Chicago
Lorenzo
Miret
British labor leaders urged to leave France
Paris reports William Adamson labor member of parliament and Harry Gosling leader of English transport workers, both from the triple alliance of labor, have been ordered to depart France or face expulsion after arriving to meet French socialists.
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Paris
William Adamson
Labor
Harry Gosting
Einglish Transport Workers
Council of Action
Triple Alliance of Labor
France
Adamson
Gosling
Cork Mayor Deported From Ireland After Court Martial
Terrence Macsweeney lord mayor of Cork was deported to England aboard a destroyer after being found guilty of sedition by a court martial. He remained defiant and refused to eat aboard the ship.
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Cork
Ireland
Terrence Macsweeney
England
MacsSweeney
Mexican delegates head to Madrid via Mexico City trip
Mexican delegates to the seventh universal postal congress sail from Mexico City toward the border today on their way to Europe for the Madrid meeting next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tenas
Universal Postal Congress
Madrid
Spain
Mexico City
Eourope
Fourty Two Soft Drink Shops Arrested in Mont
Great Pass Montana August 17 authorities arrested forty two soft drink shop proprietors here today charged with selling liquor amid raids across the town.
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Great Pass
Mont
Six destroyers sail to the Mediterranean with St Louis next
Two destroyers the Fox and the Kane will sail from Philadelphia August 21 followed by the cruiser St Louis September 8 in a U S Navy move to Mediterranean waters as ordered by Washington.
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Washington, Ane
Mediterranean
Fox
Kane
Whiladelphia
St. Louis
European war orphans tally by Red Cross data
Paris reports that twelve million European children lost one or both parents during World War I. Russia tops at four million orphans, Germany has three million, and France about one million, per Red Cross compilations across eighteen nations.
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Paris
Eourope
American Red Cross
Hussia
Germany
France
Senator Harrison to Confer With Cox on Campaign Travel
Senator Harrison of Mississippi arrives to meet Governor Cox in Columbus to discuss the candidate's future speaking schedule and to outline a tentative Pacific coast tour in September.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harrison
Mississippi
Democratic
Cox
Secretary orders reduction in livestock commission rates
Washington Aug 17 Secretary Meredith ordered licensed commission men at the principal stock yards to stop charging the August 2 high rates and to revert to the July 1 rates. The order covers Chicago Kansas City Omaha and East St Louis stock yards. Extra actions to curb excess rates at exchanges without department representatives may follow.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Meredith
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Department of Agriculture
San Juan Basin Wealth Promises Prosperity for New Mexico
Sidney Weil told Albuquerque’s Chamber dinner that the San Juan basin holds vast coal, timber, gypsum, and agricultural wealth. He backed building a railroad to tap the resources and argued New Mexico could become one of the nation’s richest undeveloped states.
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Albuquerque
Chamber of Commerce
Moise Bergman
L. 8. Peters
M. L. Fox
M. K. Wylder
H. B. Watkins
New Mexico
San Juan Basin
Mr. Weil
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Weil
San Juan
Well
E. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern” Pacific
Phoenix
Ariz
San Juan Valley
Denver
Armor of mail order catalogues fails to save convict life
Sacramento Aug 1 Three thick mail order catalogues strapped around the body of George F. Davis a Folsom prison convict to turn bullets failed in an escape attempt He swam two thirds across the American river when a bullet pierced his heart He began a fifteen year burglary sentence last April.
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Sacramento
Calif
George F. Davis
Folsom
Eleventh Hour Stampede For Nomination Papers
Morning Journal Special L reports a rush of candidates filing last minute papers in Phoenix on August 17 for state and county offices. By night most U S Senate hopefuls had filed except W R Hamell of Tucson. Several Republican candidates also filed including Campbell for governor Hall for secretary of state Fairfield for state auditor Fstill for state treasurer and others.
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Phoenix
Ariz
United States
W. R. Hamedell
Tucson
T. CC. Branford
Ek. & Clark
Ralph Cameron
M. A. Smith
A. A. Worsley
FE. J. Flanigan
Supreme Court
Rudolph Kuehler
Thomas KE. Campbell
Ernest Hall
Charles W. Fairfield
J. W. Fstill
W. J. Galbraith
John }. White
Y. Melleren
John Ll. Gust
J. P. Begie
Joseph W. Smith
Grille Manager Cleared in Slaying Case
Milton W Armour, manager of a Omaha grill, was found justified in shooting Christian Van Knuth a real estate dealer who claimed to be a Danish count. Van Knuth died later in hospital after following Armour to his home during a near collision dispute.
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Morning Journal
Omaha
Neb
Milton W. Armour
Christian van Knuth
van Knuth
Armour
Armour Residence
Amour
Eagles officers fined in federal liquor case
John A P Gilberg secretary and James Anderson chairman of the Biagies club local lodge pleaded guilty in federal court to manufacturing intoxicating liquor and were fined $1,000 each by Judge James D Eliott. A raid by Prohibition Agent R B Leady and U S Marshal William Hickey found liquor and paraphernalia.
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Y Morning Journal
Sioux Falls
Johna F P. Gilberg
James Anderson
Biagies Club
James D. Eliott
R. B. Leady
United States
William Hickey
North Carolina Senate Delays Woman Suffrage Ratification
The North Carolina senate votes 26 to 3 to postpone ratification of federal woman suffrage to the 1921 regular session after a day of bitter debate. Supporters blame weak kneed members as anti suffrage forces plan to push the issue in the November election.
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Senate
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Senate
Caneral Assembly
Warren
Neal
Seales
Woman says she shot husband unsure how or why
Mrs. Virginia Clark confessed to police that she shot her husband last Sunday in Mailand California. Detectives said her husband had four fatal wounds and she initially claimed he killed himself before changing her story to say she did not know how or why the shooting occurred.
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Morning Journal
Mailand
Calif
Virginia Clark
Clark
Hartford
Conn
Police and mob clash at Ramsgate docks
A mob confronted police in Ramsgate England as two German ships arrived for cargo. Docks were guarded with barbed wire and security measures. After midnight the crowd threw bottles and stones. several officers were injured in the ensuing clash.
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Ramsgate
England
Intrastate Rates May Rise in California Railroads and Boats
The California Railroad Commission authorized intrastate passenger rates to rise 20 percent and freight rates 25 percent. The decision aligns with an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling allowing similar interstate increases.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Io Railroad Commission
Interstate Ommerce Commission
Address Before Ohio Democrats
A senator is branded as reactionary after delivering an address before Ohio Democrats. The speech is denounced for proposing a separate peace with enemy forces, prompting sharp political backlash from opponents and allied groups alike.
Tennessee House Adjourns Before Suffrage Vote
The Tennessee house adjourned after three hours of debate delaying final action on the suffrage amendment. Opposition leaders argued a constitutional limit and possible need for a two thirds vote, while suffragists warned delay could end prospects. A final vote was anticipated the next day as Raleigh reports loomed over progress.
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JY Morning Journal
Pectal
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House
House
Senate
Congress
Walker
W. L. Frierson
United States
T Wan
North Carolina Senate
Raleigh
Tennessee
Florida
Vermont
Connecticut
Belgium Wins Over U S in Wrestling Match
Antwerp August 17 Leenden of Belgium defeated Rogers of the United States after a 25 minute Greco Roman preliminaries bout in which Rogers protested the decision claiming he was the aggressor. Lieut Beyman outpointed Humel in the 165 pound class.
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Erecial Lancee
Antwerp
Leenden
Belgium
Rogers
United
Aki
U. 8
H. I. Beyman
Humel
Ponzi Defense Outlined as Receivership Sought
In Boston on August 17 Charles Ponzi’s chief counsel Daniel Messaacs signaled Ponzi was swindled via forged notes as a federal court heard petitions for receivership of the Securities Exchange Company. Judge Morton reserved ruling while Governor Coolidge noted current laws may suffice. note holders report Ponzi liabilities of 3,349,031 dollars, including promised fifty percent profit.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Daniel Messaacs
Ponzi
Securities Exchange Company
Morton
Coolidge
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Pelletier
Allen
Cox Attacks Harding At Ohio Democratic Rally On League
Governor Cox denounces Warren G Harding as reactionary over a separate peace with Germany and defends the Democratic position on league of nations reservations as not unbending. He pledged entry on March 4 with limited reservations and assailed Republican claims of war risk.
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Morning Journal
Omeral Leage
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Harding
Germany
League of Nations
San Francisco
League
Congress
Warren G. Harding
Llanding
South Bend
Ind
State Democratic Editors Association
Zamora and followers given 30 days to abandon revolt
Thirty days will be given to the 409 followers of Pedro Zamora, an insurgent, to abandon a revolt started at Autlan, Jalisco, against the government of Provisional President de la Horta. General Calles said Zamora and his band will be declared outlaws if the movement is not abandoned within the period.
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Mexico City
Pedro Zamora
Autian
Jalisco
President de la Horta
Callee
Calles
Zamora
Name of Albuquerque banker James Baird Herndon and life notes
Interview in Greenton Missouri on January 28 1867 collects Herndons name hometown nickname origin banking career life regrets and wife meeting. He dreams of journalism congressman tenure and plans a hospital in Albuquerque for tuberculosis care. His hobby mentions young girls.
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James Baird Herndon
Greenton
Ennis
Texas
Albuquerque
Sidney M. Well
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