War Flares Across Poland Ukraine Fronts At Riga Armistice Line
Russian Bolshevists and enemies confront along the river designated at the Riga peace conference. Lithuanians rise against Central Lithuania while thousands of Ukrainians are taken prisoner.
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Riga
Lithuania
Warsaw
Associated Press
Zeligouski
Balakovitch
Polesia
Permykin, Pavlenko
Petlura
Ukraine
Vilna
Whichas
Zbrues
Gacia
Galicia
Potlura
Poland
Treasury vetoes plan to post pone tax payments
War scenes of fighting across the Polish front and in Ukraine are reported as Bolshevists push into Galician and Polish areas. Washington denies any government move to defer December income and excess profits tax installments, citing risk to tax receipts and need to finance through treasury certificates. The situation is mirrored by a critical clash with Semenoff facing a deteriorating position near Lake Baikal.
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Washington
Treasury
Alleged Murderer of Society Girl Returned
Dennis Chester, once called the murder suspect of Florence Barton, a Kansas City society girl, was recaptured near Oconto Nebraska after a dramatic jail break on a Broken Bow train. He was brought to police headquarters amid a quiet crowd as detectives guarded him. authorities attempted to question him but he remained unresponsive.
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Kansas City
Dennis Chester
Florence Barton
Oconto
Broken Bow
Union Station
Chester
Barton
Two Held For Mail Theft In Council Bluffs Iowa
Federal officers report two arrests in the Burlington mail car robbery last Saturday night and the recovery of about eight thousand dollars. Fred E. Poffenberger is detained with his father Fred A. Poffenberger and Clyde R. Poffenberger implicated. About seven thousand dollars was recovered from Clyde and a thousand found buried in a cornfield near their home. The elder Poffenberger allegedly admitted receiving the money from his son. Portland bonds valued at fifty thousand dollars were among loot from the Council Bluffs train robbery.
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Uncil Bluffs
Iowa
Burlington
Fred E. Poffenberger
Poffenberger
Fred A. Poffenberger
Clyde R. Poffenberger
Diss
Clyde Poffenberger
Fred
Pred
Prom Portland Bank
Portland
Ore
Lumbermen's ‘Trust Company
Council Bluffs
Oteers
Death of Judge Henry G. Valston A longtime Montana official
Judge Henry G. Valston known as Yank Valston the 1890s Butte mayor and longtime Deer Lodge police judge died at his Deer Lodge home after heart trouble aged 77. A Montanan since 1865 he mined Reynolds Creek and later ran a livery stable in Deer Lodge and entered business in Butte before engaging in wholesale liquor and politics. Born in France his family moved here as children and he lived much of his life in Deer Lodge and Butte marking a notable era in Montana public life.
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Henry G. Valston
Butte
Deer Lodge
Valston
Montana
Reynolds Creek
Yank Valston
Jude
France
Judge Valston
Colorado
Nevaas
Idaho
British Columbia
William Owsley
Death by own action attributed to gas illness in France
GREAT FALLS Nov 21 Illness attributed to gas exposure received in France with the United States forces is listed as the cause of death by own action of August Anderson 25 at Hughesville near here. Anderson was found dead Saturday afternoon by boys playing nearby the top of his head blown off with a 38 caliber rifle.
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Great Falls
Ilness
France
United States
August Anderson
Hughesville
Here
Anderson
Tragedy in Padoue as Gas Tank Explodes
Two women and seven children died when a gas-oil tank exploded and set fire to a home in Padoue Quebec. The cause remains undetermined.
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Quebec
Padoue
Harding and Wife Enjoy One of Quietest Sundays
President-elect Harding rested and read on board the Parisiann as the ship moved toward Panama under a bright tropical sun. Mrs. Harding joined him on deck, appearing in good health, as the couple lounged in the promenade deck chairs sheltered from the sun amid calm seas. The Parisiann was expected to reach Cristobal by daybreak Tuesday.
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Setamship
Paris
Mina
Associated Press
Harding
Panama
Burglars Take 500-Pound Safe From Ding Family
In Portland on November 21 a 500 pound safe and a $1,000 cash box were stolen from the home of Ding Win Chinese. A trunk with contents emptied was also taken from Ding's daughter’s room. A neighbor reported seeing two men loading the trunk onto a car and leaving.
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Portland
Ore
Ding Win
Ding T
Ding
Weston Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Fire Death
In circuit court A J Weston was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the death of Robert Krug, a recluse. Krug was discovered dead amid the embers of his cabin on March 25, 1919.
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Benorere
Ser Tey
A.J. Weston
Robert Krug
Krug
Priest murdered priest murdered body found near road
In Galway on November 21 the body of Father Griffin a curate at Bushy Park was found 15 miles from the town after kidnapping by masked men. The body was laid uncoffined on the parish church altar as crowds gathered to mourn and pray for his soul and for those who killed him.
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Galway
Pather Griffin
Bushy Park
Mide Hight
Father Griffin
Father Grima
St. Joseph's Church
Griffin
Gritfin
Father Gunn
Ireland
Father O'Meehan
Grima
Wife's fears are well founded, husband dead
Ed ward A. Dailey, president of the Curry County Bank of Gold Beach Oregon, was found dead in a suburban street with a bullet wound in his head and a rifle beside him. His widow had recently told police she feared he might harm himself and alerted the station. Bailey was found shortly after the warning.
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Portland
Ore
Edward A. Dailey
Curery County Bank
Gold Beach
Bailey
Dublin violence at Croke Park football match shocks city
Witnesses describe Dublin crowd panicking as auxiliary police fire on spectators at Croke Park during a match between Tipperary and Dublin. Official counts vary with reports of about 10 killed and 30 or more injured as troops are readied and widespread fires break out in Dublin streets.
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Dublin
Ireland
Croke Park
Associated Press
He Ne
Shipping board vows crackdown on all guilty bribers
Guy D. Goff, general counsel and new board member, stated that every guilty person will be run to cover and that any who offered glittering bribes to the shipping board would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. He said the remark was general and not tied to any single case, intended to reassure the public that the board is alive to its obligations amid ongoing charges.
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Guy D. Goff
Shipping Board
Chicago Police Roundup Targets City Crime Wave
Chicago police arrested nearly one thousand criminals in the largest roundup in years. Chief Charles Fitzmorris launched the midnight drive as the second step in his campaign to rid Chicago of crime, following a sweeping police shakeup. Salons, pool halls, gambling dens, and disorderly venues were raided, with significant amounts of money seized.
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Chicago
Charles Fitzmorris
Orce
Cage
Hughes
Greek Government Issues Dispatch on Athens Attack
An Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph states the new Greek government has issued a notice regarding an attack threats. The report, dated Saturday, outlines official actions and potential security measures in response to the incident.
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Grepes
ONDON
Athens
Bled
Exchange
Pany
Application of 14 States with Relation to Article 10
The League of Nations and Article 10 are reviewed for fourteen state applications including Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Austria Bulgaria Albania Liechtenstein Armenia Ifraine Costa Rica and Germany subcommittees led by Poullet Nansen and Lord Beales assess whether each applicant meets de facto recognition stability self government and population and state conduct criteria under the covenant.
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Eva
Associated Press
League of Nations
Germany
Finland
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M. Poullet
Austria
Bulgaria
Albania
Lichtenhelm
Robert
Georg
Armenia
Costa
Rica
de Raot Nansen
Norway
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