Russia and Poland Seek Armistice Endgame in War
A wireless Moscow dispatch says the Soviet army will begin immediate negotiations with Poland for an armistice and peace. Telegrams from George Tchitcherin to Polish Foreign Minister Prince Sapieha order the talks, signaling a potential pacification after the rapid Soviet advance toward Warsaw.
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London
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Moscow
George Tchitcherin
Prince Sapieha
Warsaw
Red Army
Europe
Butte Aims to Grow as Industrial Center and Rail Hub
Vice President Adams and railroad officials lauded Butte as a future industrial city and distributing point for Montana agriculture. Chamber plans include expanding commerce, beautifying the city, attracting industries, and promoting tourism through Yellowstone Park. P. J. Wills outlined new chamber quarters and community projects to showcase Butte’s products and people.
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Adams
Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Pp. L. Wills
Mr. Wills
Young man confesses to murder tied to father’s hanging
Arnell Love a 22 year old farmer from Ceylon Ontario confessed during evangelistic services to murdering his mother because she reprimanded him for keeping bad company He said he struck her with a stick of wood and hid the body in the cellar His father Henry Love was hanged at Owen Sound Ontario seven years earlier for the same crime authorities are investigating the confession.
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Toronto
Arnell Love
Ceylon
Ontario
Love
Henry Love
Owen Sound
Texan Charged With Uxoricide Shoots Boy
Patrick J. Reany a Dallas plumbing contractor is under arrest in Detroit after shooting bellboy Charles Watkins in Reanys hotel room. Watkins may die from wounds as authorities report Reany faces prior bail related to a February hotel death of his wife deemed poisoning.
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Detroit
Mich
Patrick J. Reany
Dallas
Texas
Reany
Charles Watkins
Watkins
Lightning strikes during game kill player in Willacoochee
In Willacoochee Georgia during a local baseball game lightning struck near home plate killing one player and injuring five others. Authorities investigated the incident and the scene was secured as emergency responders tended to the wounded and the fallen player. The names of the deceased and injured were not released in the report.
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Willacoochee
Arrest of Beckham Bates Tied to Whitesburg Murder Case
Louisville July 24 Beckham Bates 19 recently enlisted arrested at Camp Zachary Taylor amid claims he killed Elijah Sergent at Whitesburg Ky His brother Uriah was sentenced to life and Robert held for trial The case involves a love affair between Uriah and Edith Sergent daughter a marriage license had been issued but later revoked Sergent vanished December 24 1919 and his body was found a week later in the mountains.
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Louisville
Beckham Bates
Camp Zachary Taylor
Elijah Sergent
Whitesburg
Uriah
Robert
Sergent
Edith
Suffrage Picket Sued For Divorce In Kansas
Mrs Effie W Main a Kansas suffrage activist named in Washington wire reports as among women arrested for White House picketing is defendant in a divorce suit in Pera district court. Her husband William W Main a truck farmer near Topeka claims neglect of home due to her political activities.
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Pera
Kan
Effie W. Main
Kansas
Washington
White House
William W. Main
Topeka
Portlands Unite All Rail Terminals Scheme Proposed
A sweeping plan to merge all rail terminals in Portland Seattle and Vancouver and to electrify links between the cities is presented to the Portland city council by A P Gillies a New York engineer. Financiers promise 150000000 in bonds if all assets licenses and concessions are offered and municipal approvals secured. The system would use water power from nearby mountains and unite Northwest lines under a single electric operation at Portland union station.
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Portland
Ore
Seattle
Vancouver
British Columbia
A. P. Gillies
New York
Wall Street
Gillies
Northwest
Union Station
Carolina Orator Headlines Montana Bankers' Session
At the Montana Bankers association convention in Butte on August 6 and 7, Dr. W. D. Daniel of Clemson College will speak on Forces That Build Communities. The program includes addresses by Cornelius F. Kelley of Anaconda Copper, J. Bruce Kremer of Daly Bank, and leaders from Citizens' State Bank, First National Lewistown, and The Banking Corporation Helena. The agenda covers mining and agriculture, education, credit, and organized business with reports, elections, and committee announcements.
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W. D. Daniel
Clemson College
South Carolina
Montana Bankers’ Association
Butte
A. J’. Hibbard
Helena
George D. Wolfe
Mountain View Methodist Church
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
C. I. Richardson
Citizens’ State Bank
J. Bruce Kremer
Daly Bank and Trust Company
W. J. Johnson
First National Bank
Lewistown
R. A. Young
Federal Reserve Bank
Minneapolis
F. N. Shepherd
Chamber of Commerce of
United States of America
Great Lakes Tidewater Association
Iits
Montana
George L. Ramsey
Great Lakes-Tidewater Association
D. W. Daniel
EF. C. Elliott
University of Montana
H. 8. Magraw
J. T. Jaffray
State Bank
ABA
Major Sharp Shot by Subordinate at Ravalli Missoula
Major Theodore Sharp superintendent of the Flathead Indian reservation was fatally shot this morning by N. J. Perkins sub-agent in front of Beckwith Mercantile at Ravalli. Perkins fled to his home at St Ignatius changed clothes and telephoned Missoula to surrender. Bad blood between the two officers dates back, with Sharp accusing Perkins of sympathy with a liquor ring on the reservation.
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Standard
Missoula
Theodore Sharp
Flathead Indian Reservation
N. J. Perkins
Major Sharp
Perkins
Beckwith
Ravalli
Sam Pierre
St. Ignatius
Sharp
Bituminous coal output tops weekly total in July
Washington reports 14,969,000 tons of bituminous coal produced in the week ending July 17, the largest since the railroad switchmen strike began in March. Shipments to the lakes totaled 603,808 tons, with season-to-date at 6,288,000 tons, while rail moves to New England via Hudson gateways reached 6,154 cars.
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Washington
Geological Survey
New England
Hudson River
Bozeman names Mayo Story queen of 1920 Roundup
Miss Mayo Story daughter of Nelson and Ellen Story Jr long identified with Montana cattle ranching, chosen queen of Bozeman Roundup to be held August 5 to 7 at the mammoth arena. She will head the parade and participate in the festival. an accomplished athlete and equestrienne, student at Monticello Seminary, Illinois.
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The
Standard
Bozeman
Miss Mayo Story
Nelson Story Jr
Nelson
Ellen Story
Montana
Mammoth Arena
Miss Story
West
Monticello Seminary
Illinois
Still Guard Role New to Dairy Maid
Spokane officials detained W. M. Pollo and Tom Hughes on liquor law violations while Lena Wingard, claimed to guard the still to protect cows from mash, is held for investigation. The whiskey operation near Marshall yielded 25 gallon daily capacity with about 100 pints of moonshine and 15 barrels of mash seized.
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Spokane
Wash
W. M. Pollo
Tom Hughes
Lena Wingard
Marshall
Fire sinks Alaska fishing ship Redwood near Bristol Bay
The Pacific American steamship Redwood arrived at Bellingham with Captain Haskell and Mate A. Anderson aboard. The vessel Charles E. Moody, torched by fire at Bristol Bay on June 28, burned for two days, broke in two, and sank. The Moody, of 2,000 tons gross, belonged to Northwestern Fisheries of Seattle.
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Bellingham, Wack
Pacific American
Redwood
Alaska
Haskell
A. Anderson
Charles E. Moody
Bristol Bay
Northwestern Fisheries of
Seattle
Butte Leaders Tout Growth and Development Plans
H M Adams of Union Pacific says expansion funds will be spent in Butte, while P L Wills of the chamber calls citizen attitudes a key asset. Paul Gow notes the chamber’s live potential for development, and Dr VO Witherspoon ranks Montana ahead in agriculture. Lang praises transcontinental ties, Chapman lauds civic spirit, and Mayor Stixiden highlights Columbia Gardens as a model of a beautiful city. Bacorn stresses underutilized facilities.
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H. M. Adams
Union Pacific
Butte
W. T. St Xiden
Columbia Gardens
City
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United States Railway Labor Board
Chicago
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G. W. Hagger
R. M. Barton
William M. Park
A. A. Wharton
Albert Phillips
J. Foster
J. M. Elliott
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A.C. M. Company
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the Banking Corporation
American Bankers’ Association
Guy E. Bowerman
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Mou Mayo
Dairy Maid
P. L. Wills
Paul Gow
Thie Chhamber
Dr. VO. Witherspoon Montan
of the Union
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B. Chapman
K. W. Bacorn
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