World News Highlights From A 1920s Journal
Dr Lee Ben Clark aged 54 a noted Atlanta physician writer dies in Georgia. Former Senator Albert J Hopkins age 76 dies in Aurora Illinois once a Lorimer lieutenant. Mike Brady wins Western Open golf in Detroit. In a chaotic major league game the Cubs defeat the Phillies 26 to 23 in Chicago as fans shout touchdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Hopkins
Illinois
Natonal
Aurora
Lorimer
Cubs
Phillies
Chicago
Harding Daugherty Cummins discuss rail takeover plan
Washington talks cover government seizure of railroads in the present emergency. President Harding plans a September 18 trip to Cleveland to receive the thirty third Masonic degree. Senate considers a resolution to authorize immediate government control of coal mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Daugherty
Cummins
Iowa
Washington
Cleveland
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Illinois briefs detail fuel board picks and crime probes
Governor Small names Cook county and downstate fuel committee with Robert Medill to apportion mine output and hint at price fixing. Chicago prosecutors prepare to push 40 labor leaders and 880 murder cases to trial with new attorneys aiding Crowe. Peoria mystery diary may solve past killings, while other Illinois items cover sports, plowing contests, fishing preserves, and state health trends.
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Chicago
Small
Cook County
Downstate
Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
E. 8. Scott
Central Illinois Coal Operators’ Association
Springfield
Harry C. Luehrs
Ferdinand Kohl
Centralia
George M. Miley
Harrisburg
Ralph Pield
Peoria
Edward J. Coffey
East St. Louis
Crowe
John Schorr
Atwater Woods
Havana
Schorr
Arthur Smith
Marsha Frederick
Manita
Aurora
George Hilst
Green Valley
Aurora Central States Fair
Hilst
Johnny Hogan
W. D. Mowbrey
Bradford
G. Smith
Anchor
Illinois
Urbana
State Game and Fish Commissions
Salt Fork
Sidney
Geneseo
Harold Nelson
Frank Marrington
Illinois Miners’ Union
Beloit
Wis
Rock Island
State
Rock River
Galena
Gilena
Bust Fubuque
Elisabeth
Lake Matanzas
State Fish and Game Division
Ford Plans Mass Plant Closures Over Fuel Crisis
Henry Ford announces Ford Motor Co will idle its three U S plants on September 16 due to coal and fuel shortages. The move affects about 55 000 employees at Ford plants and up to 300 000 workers linked to Ford orders. Ford blames Wall Street financiers and public officials for the strike stalemate. He says resumption is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Wall Street
Ford Company
Dea
Gompers Affirms Labor Unity in Annual Message
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, expresses satisfaction at labor's resistance to wage cuts and anti union pressures after the armistice. He notes solidarity in industrial and political efforts and previews publication in the September American Federationist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
Aircraft Aids Bootleggers In NYC Import Trade
New York August 29 aircraft are being used extensively by bootleggers to bring liquor into New York City. Zone Chief John D Appleby said the prohibition department is seriously considering using airplanes and seaplanes to trail rum runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
John D. Appleby
New York State
New Jersey
Prohibition Department
Train collision kills five in Indiana drive
Five of J E Burris family members die when their car is struck by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train at Haulstadt near Princeton Indiana. Bur ris of Henderson Kentucky is named among the victims.
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Princeton
Ind
J. E. Burris
Henderson
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Haulstadt
Revenue receipts drop sharply in 1922 total
Washington reports total internal revenue from all sources for 1922 at 3.197 billion dollars, down 1.398 billion from the previous year, per Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. The decline signals reduced collections across categories and tax receipts overall.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Blair
Freedom from Laxatives
Ad directs Nujol as a non laxative lubricant to relieve constipation without griping. Claims physicians prescribe it and hospitals use it, presenting a natural, harmless alternative to pills and salts.
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Lee Ben Clark
Atlanta
Gate
Sporting Mike Brady
American Merchant Marine
Eee
Lieutenant Reeves
San Diego
Clarence William Green
Elsinore
Cal
Lake Elsinore
St. Joseph
Ford Tractor
Detroit, Mich
Sheffield Bank
Sheffield
L. B. Carhart
Ilinois
Thomas Cushing
Grundy County
Morris, Ill
George Oles
Youngstown
United States Steel Corporation
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Monowi
Neb
Sher
Jones County
Stamford
Geneva
Delavan Smith
The
Indianapolis News
Lake Forest, Ill
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Sayre
Norman Carmel
Northern Pacific
Wymer
Ellenburg
Wash
Los Angeles
Lueble Dragon of
St. Louis
National Auxiliary
Fannie R. Merrill
Samuel A. Merrill
Des Moines
Palo Alto
Edward J. Brundage
Marion
Ill
Herrin
Haskell
Okla
Ezra Dickey
A To
Chicago & Alton
Roadhouse
Marquette Road
Cottage Grove Avenue
Charles Lescault
Wartham
Key West
Adelia Lampe
Melstone
Mont
Harry Gaylord
August Detloff
Austin
Minn
John Wagner
Grand Meadow
Here
Grossemardein
Federated
Havre
France
Castle Fusano
Rome
Ostia
Batum
American Relief Organization
America
Moscow
Petrograd
Dublin
National Army
Bandon
Dunmanway
Ireland
Free State
Great Britain
Michael Collins
London
Munich
1 Mountain Scenic Railway
Sun Yat-Sen
South China
Shanghai
LD. Rawlings
Logan County
Coles County
Cook
Lawrence County
Vermilion County
Hancock County
Kanekakee County
Crawford County
McHenry County
St. Clair County
Ku Klux Klan
Browder
Len Small
Elbert 8
Congress
William Lorimer
Hopkins
Harry W. Mager
Fed- 1
Grand Jury
Mager
Benjamin N. Mitchell
Thomas J. O’brien
Prohibition
United Mine Workers
Junior Extension Department
Horticultural Department
University of Illinois
Galesburg
Moline
Decatur
Kewanee
East Moline
Board of Education
Tinois Real Estate Association
Macomb
Jacksonville
Murrayville
Plainfield
Sanford B.o"mann
Tennessee
Williamson County
National
Gompers
Colgate
Gartara
Phos
Sen
Eael
Adrian
Lil
Bea
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