Farmers Resist Law Limiting Sowing Rights Across States
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes safety rhetoric varies by view and urges against overreach in farm policy. It compares pre revolutionary France restrictions to modern debates, warning that farmers in Indiana Ohio and Illinois plan to challenge laws at the next legislative session and protest any moves to hinder their right to sow and plant crops on their land.
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Cinnati. Enquirer
Ohio
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Enquirer
France
Indiana
Illinois
Stricken Japan Faces Monstrous Earthquake Tragedy
The account laments Japan’s devastating earthquake and fires, describing urban collapse, chaos, and the universality of nature’s force. It notes wrecked water systems and futile firefighting, while urging humanitarian relief and the hope that Americans and Japanese may move toward mutual respect.
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Ture
Japan
Corn and Corners Sparks Midwestern Driver Alarm
In parts of the Middle West growers plant tall crops at field corners near crossroads. Indiana enacts a law banning such plantings to keep highway views clear and reduce accidents. Farmers protest as they see it as an intrusion on rights, with a bold champion emerging in the Cin-
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Middle West
Indiana
Cin
New York Political Scene Sees Court of Appeals Vacancy Rally
In New York politics a state convention is planned this fall to nominate a candidate for a court of appeals vacancy caused by a Democrat’s death. Republicans may endorse the Democratic nominee to support a non-partisan judiciary, while them plan to skip a statewide convention. Governor Smith is praised for repeal of the prohibition law, and Local option enforcement becomes the fall focus for Anti-Saloon League candidates for the lower house.
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New York State
New York
Court of Appeals
Republican State Committee
Smith
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Anderson
Dity
The Convention City Race
Cleveland remains in the race for the republican national convention while withdrawing from the democratic bid. Harding’s death shifts Ohio support toward Cleveland as New York and San Francisco pursue conventions, with Chicago lingering as a perennial contender and McAdoo supporters weighing St Louis as an alternative.
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Cleveland
Harding
Ohio
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
McAdoo
Tammany Hall
St. Louis
Various Nations in Talks and Tensions Amid Global Precarity
A collage of foreign policy observations notes Mussolini and Italy grappling with wartime blame and punishment fits. France pursues disarmament stalls, Greece seeks scapegoats for emergencies, and Philippines finances are seen as civilizational progress markers. The Soviet Union remains meddlesome while Russia resists isolation. IWWs gain sympathy among war prisoners, Ford faces critique, and Ruhr rhetoric hints at perpetual motion in diplomacy.
Tokyo in Flames After Massive Earthquake and Wave
The dispatches describe a severe earthquake near Tokio with collapsed railway stations and widespread fires. Refugees flee as water systems fail and major buildings burn in Asakusa, Kanda, Hongo, Fukagawa, and Shitaya. Yokohama coastal wave reported, with damaged western shores. Tokio, once Yedo, a dense railway hub with growing modern districts and fires spurring urban improvements.
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Radio Corporation of America
Tomioka
Associated Press
Radio Corporation
Sendai
Tokio
Asakusa
Kanda
Hongo
Fukagawa
Shitaya
Matuzakaya Department Store
Ueno
Manheibashi
Kaijo
Peers Club
Pleet Ordered to Japan After Earthquake Relief
Washington reports that after talks with President Coolidge the navy department ordered the Asiatic fleet commander to rush vessels to Yokohama to aid quake sufferers. Admiral Anderson to deploy ships quickly with American hospital support and Red Cross coordination, as officials seek reliable dispatches.
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Japan
Associated Press
Washington
President Coolidge
Navy Department
Yokohama
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Port Arthur
Eberle
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Navy
State Department
Phillips
American Red Cross
Tokio Fire Devastates City After Earthquake
A refugee report from Tomioka to RCA describes fires breaking out at multiple docks in Tokyo, with Mitsukoshi store, Metropolitan Palace, board's building, and Imperial theater burning to the ground. Flames spread from Senju to Shinagawa as bridges fail and traffic halts. death and injury totals are unknown.
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San Francisco
Cal
Radio Corporation of America
Tomioka
Japan
Tokio
Mitsukoshi
Metropolitan Palace Board
Imperial Theater
Senju
Shinagawa
President Coolidge Sends Sympathy to Japan
President Coolidge issued a message to Emperor Yoshihito conveying heartfelt sympathy from himself and the American people for the earthquake disaster in Japan. He offered to provide any possible assistance to alleviate the suffering and expressed sincere desire to help.
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Associated Press
Washington
President Coolidge
Yoshihito
Japan
VESSELS IN HARBOR AND RED CROSS AID OFFER
In San Francisco harbor two major liners the President Pierce and the Korea Maru are believed anchored en route to the city with arrivals due September 18 and 20. The American Red Cross offered Japan aid for earthquake relief via chairman John Barton Payne, possibly as financial advances to the Japanese Red Cross.
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Far East
Yokohama
President Pierce
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
U. S. Red Cross
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American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
Japan
Red Cross
Tokio
Japanese Red Cross
Yokohama in Flames After Earthquake Hits City
San Francisco dispatch reports Yokohama nearly all afire after a severe earthquake. Numerous casualties noted as lines to Japan fail and traffic diverts via Shanghai and Manila. Wireless and cable links disrupted around Guam to Bonin islands. efforts to reach Tokyo continue.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Iwaki
Radio Corporation of America
Japan
Shanghai
Manila
Guam
Bonin Islands
United States
Tomioka
Tokio
Postal Telegraph Company
The
Yokohama Port and Perry’s Welcome Scene
Yokohama on Tokio bay is among Japan’s oldest ports. Expansion in 1901 united Kanagawa with Yokohama. Perry’s 1853 visit linked Japan to modern civilization. the city grew as Japan’s chief trade entry and the capital Tokio’s port, 18 miles away. The harbor features two 12,000 foot breakwaters and a hillside view known as The Bluff with Fuji visible on clear days.
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Yokohama
Tokio Bay
Kanagawa
Commodore Perry
Tokio
John Bulls Mad Bull in Uncle Sam's China Shop
A Kalamazoo man in a New York cafe proclaims himself an altruist and cosmopolite. A nearby brawl erupts as locals confront the cosmopolite, who shouts Kalamazoo and is joined by his townsman to repel attackers. The tale ends with a jab at Lloyd George and Mussolini.
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Uncle Sam
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New York
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Lloyd George
Birkenhead
Corfu
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Port of Yokohama Heights and Trade Seismic Event Report
The article describes Yokohama port with a 650 foot wide entrance and 1300 acre area, noting extensive drydocks on the water front. It cites 1919 foreign trade totals of yen 689,430,636 in imports and yen 1,019,309,690 in exports, explains yen value, and reports a severe earthquake detected by Georgetown University and Chicago weather bureau seismographs lasting from about 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. distant roughly 6,000 miles away.
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Georgetown University
Washington
D. C
Chicago Weather Bureau
Earthquake Strikes Osaka Causing Widespread Alarm
A six minute plus earthquake shock at noon in Osaka disrupted telegraph and phone links with Touiie. Tremors centered likely in Zu peninsula were felt across Tokyo Yokohama and Yokosuka. Seismograph readings extended nearly ninety minutes with aftershocks at 2 25 p m. Rail damage reported on Tokaido line and Mount Fuji area bears the brunt of violence.
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Japan
Tokio
Yokohama
Yokosuka
Zu Peninsula
Tokaido
Mount Fuji
Public 19 Asked to Express View in Coal Talks
Governors Pinchot urged miners and operators to compromise as suspension orders halt anthracite region. He said negotiations continue, urging public input and a possible wage increase with a temporary price rise to prevent a costly, prolonged strike that endangers public welfare.
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Pinchot
Harrisburg
Five thousand Italian troops landed on Corfu
Five thousand Italian troops were landed on Corfu, dispatched from fifteen naval vessels, according to an Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Corfu
Athens
New Timed Stoves Hit Market With Auto Shutoff
Stoves allowing user programmed start times and automatic shutoff when meals are ready are now available. The devices also keep heat at serving temperature until needed.
Italy Has Thousands Of Movie Halls And Theaters
Italy operates about 2 206 motion picture theaters and over 4 000 privately owned halls where films are intermittently shown. This reflects a large private sector for film exhibition amid cultural demand.
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Italy
Montana officials push drive on bootleggers and gamblers
A countywide crackdown expands with numerous August liquor prosecutions and eight gambling arrests. N J Sero leads citizen evidence gathering, claiming over 100 cases secured before state prosecutions. Citizens pressure Sheriff Duggan to act, vowing to seek removal if duties are neglected.
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Committee of Citizens
Duggan
FP. H. Sarles
Montana
Silver Bow
Z Colon O'Farrell
F. H. Sarles
B. H. Lingenfelter
John McBarron
E. 8. Shields
John Callow
Charles F. Wolfe
Sarles
Butte
Boy shot in leg while crossing vacant lot near home
Benny Nordstrom, 12, was struck in the right thigh by a stray bullet about 9 PM while walking with friend Andy Bocklund across a vacant lot near 2127 Fir Street. Doctors said the wound is serious only if infection develops. deputies investigate a second shot fired seconds earlier, but no suspect seen.
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Benny Nordstrom
Andy Nordstrom
Fir Street
Andy Bocklund
Vir Street
Gordon McPherson
Bill Curran
Jerry Kelly
Nordstrom
Markham Leaves for East on Business Trip
Joel L. Markham business manager of the Standard and Mrs. Markham departed for New York and other large Eastern cities for a several week trip to conduct business and confer with associates on current operations.
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The
Standard
Mrs. Markham
New York
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