Roosevelt Tour in Montana Focuses on League and Prohibition
Franklin D Roosevelt spoke in Billings and in other Montana cities arguing a Democratic ticket stance against Republican leaders at Chicago. He said the eighteenth amendment is here, opposed raids on prohibition, and called for support of the League of Nations based on Monroe Doctrine principles. He contrasted Democratic progressivism with Republican reaction and praised Wilson as a global statesman.
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Roosevelt
League of Nations
Billings
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Republican Party
Wilson
Dakota Line
Flathead forest fires threaten vast timber areas
MISSOULA Mont Aug 17 Large stretches of the Flathead forest in northwestern Montana are under threat from four major fires burning uncontrolled as hundreds of firefighters battle to contain them. The fires spread across Pend Oreille and nearby regions in Idaho and Montana with thousands of acres reported burned and lines still breaking down.
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Missoula
Mont
Flathead Forest
Montana
Uistriet
Forest Service
Trout Creek
Pend Ostyle Forest
Idaho
Faye
Porte Scaotenal
Einthend Forest
Catholic Educational Association Opens in Helena
Delegates from across the state gathered in Helena for the Catholic Educational association opening. Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena delivered the opening address after mass at the cathedral, with Monsignor Victor Day celebrating. University of Montana Chancellor B C Elliott was among today's speakers.
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Helena
Catholic Educational Association
John P. Carroll
Victor Day
B.C. Elliott
University of Montana
Gompers Strongly Opposes Soviet Labor Ties
Washington reports AFL officials state American organized labor remains unalterably opposed to the Soviet system. They cite the Montreal convention where the executive council condemned Bolshevism as a vile doctrine and Gompers’s anti Soviet stance. A French labor appeal against action toward the Soviets was noted as being prepared for the U S.
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Universal Service
Washington
American Federation of Labor
United States
America
Fedal
Montreal
Unneil
British Labor Leaders Ordered Out of France
Paris Aug 17 William Adamson labor member of the British parliament and Harry Gosling leader of the English transport workers representing the British Council of Action of the Triple Alliance of Labor have been requested to leave France. They arrived today and conferred with French socialists.
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Paris
Willam Adamson
Labor
Harry Gosling
English Transport Workers
Council of Action
Triple Alliance of Labor
France
Adamson
Gosling
Suffrage Vote Delayed in Tennessee House Debate Ends in Adjournment
Nashville August 17. Tennessee House adjourned after three hours delaying final action on the suffrage amendment. Opponents won a motion to adjourn 63 to 44 with supporters predicting action tomorrow. Key speeches cited constitutional questions and opinions of federal and state officials as debate continued.
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Nashville
Tenn
House of the
Tennessee
Tomorow
House
Senate
Congress
W.L. Frierson
Jerald
United States
Thompson
Tenns
Mrs William Dorval Killed In Auto Smash
Missoula August 17 Mrs William Dorval wife of a Milwaukee railroad telegraph operator at Roland Mont was killed tonight when the automobile in which she rode with her husband sister and father overturned on a grade east of Saltese The other occupants were injured Dudly injured
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Missoula
William Dorval
Milwaukee Railroad
Roland, Mont
Saltese
Mystery in Deaths of Overseas Veterans in Arizona Street Cabin
Two World War veterans, Al Kerrigan and James McAlena, were found dying in a rear-room of a house at 326 South Arizona Street. Autopsies suggested possible cocaine poisoning. no alcohol traces found in their organs. Blood samples and stomach contents were analyzed as coroner plans an inquest for Saturday.
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al Kerrigan
James McAlena
McAlena
Kerrigan
South
Arizona Street
The
World War Veterans
James Williams
McAlene
P. HL. McCarthy
M. H. Gleason
C. B. Emery
J. J. Kelly
Holland
Harry Meyers
Williams
Fire of unknown origin destroys 40 acres wheat in Washington
Walla Walla, Wash. Aug. 17 Forty acres of standing wheat burned on the W. L. Russel ranch near here last night with the origin undetermined. Four large tractors dragged a gang plow around the field to prevent further damage, saving several hundred acres averaging 40 to 45 bushels per acre.
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Walla Walla, Wash
W. L. Russel
Pressure Against Warsaw Eases as Polish Army Advances
Polish communique reports relief of Russian pressure on Warsaw after General Pilsudski directed a counter stroke. Right wing of Fourth Army breaks resistance near Sildelie, taking 220 runners, one cannon, and 14 machine guns as Soviets pull back along the Vistula. French say Polish counter offensives widen from Thorn to the southern front. Allied officers note Soviet hold at Warsaw gates broken and Polish gains along Narew and Bug forks.
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Pole Fourth Army
Kok
Warsaw
Pilsudski
Vistula
Maciejowic
Kol
Sildelie
V Cie
Radzymin
Associated Press
Wrangethow
Tov
Bug
Hrubieszowa
Odawa
Owen Moore Injured in Airplane Crash in London
American silent film star Owen Moore was injured in a plane crash on takeoff for Paris in London. Moore, ex husband of Mary Pickford, sustained injuries as the aircraft collapsed to the ground during departure.
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Owen Moore
Universal Service
Special Cable Dispatch
London
Paris
Mary Pickford
Harding Speaks on Labor Front Porch Plans Formed
Marion August session of Republican chiefs sought a Harding speaking schedule for labor issues. They planned front porch appearances with two confirmed dates including September 4. Henry Wallace Idaho publisher and Wil Hayes outlined invitations and a desire to address workers in central labor union events.
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Marion
Harding
Nulks
Wil H. Hays
Thousands of Foreigners in Russia Await Exit Talks
The Associated Press reports about a thousand foreigners in Moscow including 85 Americans hoping for government action to allow departure before winter. Many refugees, held as hostages by Bolshevists, await Soviet permission as Washington faces a tough stance.
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Terori
Finland
Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Pinland
Vladivostok
Washington
Bolshevist
Bolshevist Foreign Office
United States
Bose
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American Red Cross
Atbume
Catholic Educational Association Meets
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