Polish Offense Advances as Reds Withdraw Near Warsaw
In the Aug 19 dispatch from Warsaw the Polish offensive drives back Soviet forces beyond Bug River. More than 10,000 soldiers, thirty cannons, 300 machine guns and supply carts were used. Plonsk Pultusk Wyskow fall as Bolshevik withdrawal and Polish advances press along the Warsaw front.
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Mora
Tfarsaw
Pied Plonsk
Pultusk Wyskow
Bolshe
Ila
Prus
Warsaw
Polish bid for peace at armistice talks hints at land return
In YSCOW on August 19 Danisevsky, chair of the Soviet armistice delegation, said Poland is ready to begin constructive peace work and modify its policies. He spoke at the opening of the Poland border conference, detailing shifts in Polish conduct.
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Yscow
Poland
Danisevsky
Operators And Miners Fail To Agree On Wage
Officials of the United Mine Workers of America ended their talks after failing to reach a wage deal with central field bituminous coal operators. No general work suspension will occur, said UMWA president John L. Lewis. The union planned separate meetings with operators in Ohio Indiana Illinois and western Pennsylvania to negotiate supplemental wage agreements.
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Cleveland, O
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
Ohio
Indiana
Iliness
Pennsylvania
Sophie 19th returns for ninth year as world butter cow
Sophie 19th a 15 year old Jersey cow from Hood farm Lowell Mass is crowned world champion butter cow by the American Jersey Cattle Club for the ninth time She has produced 116918 pounds of milk and 6353 pounds of butter fat in nine years averaging 12224 pounds of milk and 7 pounds of fat annually with a 693 pound lead over rival Holstein Tilly Alcartra of a southern California farm.
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New York
Sophie
Hood Farm
Lowell
Mass
American Jersey Cattle Club
Sophie 19Th
Tilly Alcartra
California
Ponzi Courthouse Hearing and Bail in Swindling Case
Charles Ponzi, once famed for his investment scheme, faced a federal commissioner on charges of mail fraud. He waived examination, was jailed on 25 900 dollars bond, and a September trial was set. Also arraigned was John Dendero on larceny charges linked to the Ponzi scheme as investigators tally liabilities at 4.3 million dollars for roughly 16 200 investors.
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
John &. Dendero
Securities Exchange Company
Dendero
United States
Governor Cox Attacks Selfish Interests In Indiana Campaign
Governor Cox accused GOP donors of contributing about 15.99 million dollars to the Republican campaign, calling it a base attempt to buy government. He urged league of nations, attacked Wall Street plans, pressed federal regulation of food and press issues, and praised Wilson’s France visit while denouncing Harding’s front porch campaign.
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LY Morning Journal
South Bend
Ind
Cox
Indiana
Ohio
America
League of Nations
Germany
Court House Square
Indiana Democratic Editors’ Association
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Senate
Tennessee
League
Mothers of America
France
Wilson
Benator Harding
Repub
Bolshevik Minister Arrives in East Prussia for Talks
The London Times reports Trotsky arrived Monday at Trosken on the Prussian frontier to discuss strategic questions with German staff officers. A pre conference occurred in Russia on August 32. German volunteers in Prussia form an army planning to move east and push into Poland in coordination with East Prussia.
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Otekky
Prussia
Don
London Times
Trotekky
Trosken
Bialystok
Russia
Wits
Polish Defeat At Minsk Conference Reported
Berlin quotes a Minsk source saying Polish forces agreed to accept a peace plan advanced by the Soviet Union. The arrangement includes disarmament of the Polish army and a lament over losses.
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Don
Minsk
Berlin
Weather Forecast for Porecast California
Weather note from Aug 19 indicates new Friday showers in southern districts with big showers Saturday. Friday and Saturday expect showers except extreme west, warmer temperatures in the central to eastern portions.
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Porecast. Ver
Calo
South Portion
Extreme
West
M Eosier
TacAL REPORT Weather Details From University Station
Forecasts show temperatures near 69 degrees at 6 PM yesterday with winds from the southwest and partly cloudy conditions. The report notes the day’s wind velocity and a mild afternoon before evening cooling.
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Tacal
Jon
Lambs Club Denies Whisky Sale In McGraw Scandal
New York August 19. An attorney for John d Methaw manager of the Giants denies he bought whisky at the Lambs club amid an investigation into events the night before John Slavin the actor was found injured on McGraws sidewalk. Fallon McGraws attorney says he might have had whisky but not bought it from the club.
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New York
John d. Methaw
New York Giants
Lambs Club
John ©. Slavin
McGraw
William J. Fallon
Rinehart Party Heads to Hopi Snake Dance
Mary Rieberts Rinehart of Pennsylvania arrives with a party of twenty eight for a day visit in Plagstaff Wlagstaff Arizona and will depart tomorrow for the Hopi Indian snake dance on the reservation near Hotevilla 13 miles northeast of here.
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Plagstaff
Wlagstaff
Ariz
Mary Rieberts Rinehart
Pennsylvania
Forday
Hotevilla
Here
Popocatepetl Volcano Shows Activity Near Mexico City
Smoke plumes rise from Popocatepetl as ashes fall on Ayotongo in the state of Mexico, signaling increased volcanic activity near Mexico City on August 19.
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Mexico City
Popocatepet
Ayoteingo
State of Mexico
Water shortage curbs California electric power use
San Francisco August 19. An acute water shortage prompts a state order to cut electric power use by twenty percent in northern and central California. The measure, effective soon, is issued by the state power administrator under the railroad commission. Private individuals are urged to minimize consumption.
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San Francisco
California
State Railroad Commission
Massachusetts civilian team wins Herrick trophy with world record
At Camp Perry on August 19 the Massachusetts civilian team won first in the Herrick trophy match and broke a world record with 1,735 points from 1,500 across 800 900 and 1,000 yard ranges. Capt. G L Watkyns of Pasadena set a second world record, scoring 224 of 225 in the team match. M Fody of Fort Clark led the presidents match with 296 of 300.
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Fey Morning Journal
Lescen
Perry
Massachusetts
G. L. Watkyns
Pasadena
Calif
M. Fody
United States Cavalry
Fort Clark
Texas
BR. W. Ballard
Douglas
Ariz
R. Stewart
Washington
Atherton
Chicago
I. M. Morris
New Mexico
Lee Wolfe
Columbus
Airplane Tourists Visit Durango on Western Trip
Durango Colorado August 19 Touring by airplane is the latest form of western vacation. Walter Ainslee Harold Park and J Beth are the tourists here after a flight from Glenwood Springs to the western slope and the Montezuma valley. They plan to visit Gallup and Albuquerque New Mexico before returning to Glenwood Springs.
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Morning Journal
Durango
Colo
Walter Ainslee
Harold Park
J Beth
Glenwood Springs
Montezuma Valley
Gallup
Albuquerque
N. M
Gienwood Springs
Legislation Suggested To Fix Contiguous Land Tax Rules
J A Van Houten urged a new plan to tax mining lands at the revenue commission hearing in Santa Fe. He proposed allocating coal lands to each producing mine based on three years production to last 25 50 years and taxing the land by proportional gross production. He argued a graduated income tax is fairer for those with greater means.
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Santa Fe
J. A. van Houten
St Louis, Rocky Mountain & Pacific Company
Revenue Commission
van Houten
Lax Commission
van Heuten
W. A. Hawkins
el Paso
Hawkins
United States Supreme Court
Charlies Springer
Supreme Court
Edgar L. Street
Santa Fe Water and Light Company
Tax Commission
Cuthberson
Herman Defends Bantam Title in Ten Round Bout
Pete Herman retained his bantamweight crown by defeating Roy Moore of Baltimore in a ten round match at Springs. Ring side critics gave their opinion on the bout held in Colorado Springs on August 1.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Pete Herman
Roy Moore
Baltimore
Ringside Critica
Union Pacific Plans 33 Mile Extension to Goshen Hole
Preparations begin to extend the Union Pacific line from Haig Nebraska 33 miles west into Wyoming's Goshen Hole district. The project aims to open a potential sugar beet and wheat producing area to railroad facilities and improved transport.
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U. P
Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
North Platte Valley
Haig, Neb
Goshen Hole
Wyoming
Thomas E Watson released after hotel disturbance
In Buford Georgia on August 19 Thomas E Watson former populist presidential candidate and Democratic senatorial hopeful, and companion E H Miller were released from Gwinnett county jail after a disturbance at a hotel. Watson denied indecency claims, Miller faced concealed weapons charges, and Bond was set at 500 and 1000 dollars respectively.
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Laan Buford
Thomas E. Watson
United States
Georgia
E. H. Miller
Gwinett County
Watson
Miller
Winder
Buford
Minnesota Daily Star Debuts as Independent Daily
The Minnesota Daily Star begins publication as a fourth evening paper owned by 20,000 stockholders. Herbert E. Gaston serves as president and editor, with about 59 percent of stockholders city residents and around 50 percent farmers, many from the nonpartisan league, plus several labor unions holding blocks.
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Minneapolis
Fan Drops Dead as Babe Poles a Homer
New York Aug 19 Ruth hit his forty third home run of the day when Theodore Sturm a fan suffered a heart attack and died minutes after being removed from the grandstand at the ballpark in a morning Journal Special.
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Babe
New York
Ruth
Theodore Sturm
Forest Fires Rage Across Three Western States
Forest fires worsened in Montana Idaho and California with winds fanning flames beyond control. In Idaho the Selway Kaniksu and Bt Joe forests suffer major damage including Otter Creek fire at about 4999 acres. California districts in Stanislaus Tuolumne and Calaveras counties request aid from distant Stockton to battle the fires.
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Montana
Idaho
California
Selway
Flathead Forest
Otter Creek
Selway Forest
Stanislaus
Tuolumne
Calaveras
Stockton
Tennessee House Consider Ratification After Grand Jury Probe
Forty seven Tennessee house members signed a pledge to re consider ratification of suffrage Speaker Seth Walker led anti suffrage forces and switched his vote to aye A grand jury probe into alleged improper lobbying and bribery in the ratification debate was launched with affidavits published by the Nashville press. A witness from Washington DC was summoned as investigators urged indictments if laws against lobbying were violated.
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Morning Journal
Nashville
Tenn
Aus
Tennessee House
Seth Walker
Walker
Nashville Tennesseean
Nashville Pannar
C. O. Wallace
Lewisburg
H. T. Burn
J. D. B. Debow
Davidson County Criminal Court
J. T. Eichelberger
Washington, D. C
Representative Unit
Eufrace
Burn
Senate
J. Hanover
Murray
Purn
San Francisco Machinists oppose intervention in Russia Poland war
San Francisco Lodge 68 of the International Association of Machinists adopts a resolution opposing any American intervention against Russia in the war with Poland. The vote is unanimous and the measure also commits members to aid in manufacturing or handling materials intended for use against that ally.
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Lodge
San Francisco
Calif
Russia
Poland
Lodge 68
International Association of Machinists
Albuquerque Citizens Record of an Interview with Bernard Shandon Rodey
A readable fragment recounts an interview with Bernard Shandon Rodey from County Mayo born 1858 who became an attorney. He cites long experience as a stenographer in court and expresses a wish to stay in the same profession if living anew. He plans to come west and would endow the state university with a million dollars. His hobby is billiards.
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Bernard Shandon Rodey
Barney
County
Mayo
Attorne
Professon
Albuquerque
State University
James W. Leech
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