Polish Bolshhevist Front Holds Warsaw Line in Aug 1914
Polish Bolshevist battle line across 700 kilometers from the Romanian frontier to the Prussian border, with Poles delaying and retaking towns near Warsaw. Paris reports Russians advancing toward the capital, while Polish detachments claim victories near Plonsk Nowe Miasto and Radzymin, as cavalry units aid the defense.
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Associated Press
Poland
Warsaw
Vistula
Rypin
Plonsk
Miasto
Nasielsk
Radzymin
Lublin
Bug River
Sokal
Kamionka-Strumilovo
Kamin
Seill
Paris
Thorn
Nurew River
Cork Mayor Faces Sedition Charge Amid Riots
In Cork on August 19, Terence MacIword and 10 men refused food in a military barracks, joining a hunger strike with other prisoners. The lord mayor Terence MacSweney and other corporation members are to be tried for sedition. Street fighting reported in Limerick on August 15 left one constable dead. In Trailee Dublin, four constables were shot at, with two wounded, and military stores burned.
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Cork
Ireland
Terence MacIword
Terence MacSweney
Limerick
Dublin
Trailee
Premier Venizelos Condition Satisfactory After Attack
Paris Aug 15 The general condition of Premier Venizelos of Greece who was attacked by two men and injured last Thursday is reported to be satisfactory.
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Paris
Venizelos
Greece
Livingston 1920 Population Count Reportedly Shows 6326
Fragmentary census note lists Livingston population as 6326 for 1920 with scattered ward figures and resident counts. The readable bits include Clyde Park area and Ward three note, but details are incomplete.
Ware Department Equips Rifle Club in Billings
A large shipment of United States army gear valued at 750 dollars arrived for the Yellows Rifle Club. An outdoor range has been secured and a tournament will be held soon. The equipment includes Springfield rifles .22 caliber rifles 2000 rounds of ammunition and targets.
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Billings
United States Army
Yellows
Rifle Club
Passenger Train Wreck Wounds Fifteen in Vandalia Crash
Aug 15 report from Vandalia says a Pennsylvania passenger train from St Louis to Pittsburgh derailed when a washout collapsed track. Five coaches left the rails, injuring fifteen passengers. Emergency crews transported the injured as crews investigated the washout cause.
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Jhcatur
St. Louis
Pittsburg
New York Woman Sets Record With 87 Loop-the-Loops
Aug 15 reports Laura Bromwell completes seven loops in a two mile airplane drop to claim a World record for women. Her maid requests a powder puff after landing as observers debate counts, noting weather hid early turns and that a prior French flyer held 25 loops.
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New York
Laura Bromwell
Rcord
Campaign fund attacked by Roosevelt campaign claim
Roosevelt charges that the presidential fund of 30 million dollars is unprecedented and promotes publicity and travel to spread ideas. The piece labels Elina Root as a dictator and notes a Progressive Republican territory in South Dakota being invaded by the vice presidential candidate.
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South Dakota
Roosevelt Rests for Western Trip in 1915 Campaign
Franklin D. Roosevelt, then Democratic vice presidential nominee, rested in St. Paul before heading to Fargo, Billings, Butte, and Anaconda for campaign events. Reports note his voice remains strong after strenuous travel as he criticizes Republican tariffs and comments on the League of Nations and global policy.
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ST. Paul
Sioux Falls
Franklin D. “Roosevelt
Tarif
Tate
Harding
Wes
Elhu Root
Saghalen Island Flood Toll Reaches Twenty Seven Dead
Tokio dispatch reports Saghalen Island floods on Aug. 12 destroyed crops and 200 houses. The disaster left 27 dead and 400 crowns in losses as waters inundated coastal areas. Recovery teams continue assessing damage and assisting residents.
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Tokio
Saghalen Island
Safety contest in Butte mines celebrates accident record
The Emma team won the safety first contest as Emma and representatives from Emma were to receive a prize at today's field day at the gardens. Cornelius F. Kelley, president of Anaconda Copper Mining, announced the drive has cut mine accidents by at least two thirds under safety engineer John L. Boardman. Butte mines show lower accident rates than most metal mining districts. The rulebook kept even the slightest scratch as a mark.
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Alice
Maine
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
John L. Boardman
Butte
Big Oil Strike in Winnett Fields
Aug 15 Winnett reports Frantz corporation well No 2 blasting oil and shale skyward and flowing at 1200 barrels daily with some estimates near 2000. Oil men describe the strike as potentially the biggest in the world, as crews rush to contain the irrepressible flow and store the rising output while assessing long term implications.
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Standard
Winnett
Frantz Corporation
Até
Frantz
Sidenness
Wwe Frants
Father
Bonar Law to Address Irish Policy in Commons
London dispatch in the Times says Andrew Bonar Law will present a government statement on Irish policy in the House of Commons today. The Dublin report hopes the message will seek peace while reflecting Ireland's demand for full self government.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Dublin
London Times
Soviet Plans to Strike From Poland and Rule Danzig
Moscow officials tell AP of a Bolshevik bid to ally with Germany against France and then Britain and America. They promise a Polish conquest within three weeks, occupy the sea corridor, and create a 10 kilometer neutral zone around Danzig. A note to Berlin will demand troop transport rights. refusal means a revolution in Germany.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Gerany
Poland
Danzig
Kolno
Dlottonen
East Prussia
Associated Press
Russia
England
America
Danzie
Chicago Labor Body Shifts Funds to Bismarck Bank
The Chicago federation of labor votes to move its funds from local banks to the non partisan League Bank in Bismarck North Dakota and urges other AFL bodies to follow. A resolution praises the Russian soviet government for quelling the Polish revolt and warns of a general strike if the US offers aid to Poland.
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Chicago Labor Body
Bismarck U. L. Bank
Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Non-Partian League
Bismarck
N. D
American Federation of Labor
Carl ‘Thomp
Northwest
Wall Street
Chicago Federation of Labor Today
United States
Stary
Poland
Boston Seeks Truth Behind Ponzi Backers
August 15 Boston crowds discuss who backed Ponzi as federal and state authorities near a hearing on appointing receivers for the Securities Exchange Company. Receivers would review Ponzi accounts after thousands invested for promised 0 percent returns in three months.
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Federal Court of
Securities Exchange “Company
Edw Kuditor
Ponai
Fedral Cours
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League of Nations
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