French Officers Lead Pole Forces to Victory on 500 Mile Front
Polish armistice delegates, once seen as begging for peace from the Russians, are guided by French strategists and push an offensive along nearly the entire 500 mile front from the Baltic to the Romanian frontier. Russian forces retreat ten to fifteen miles in places with some reports of routs as Bolshevik morale and artillery dwindles, while Danzig corridor and Warsaw’s eastern outskirts are expelled from Soviet control.
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Minsk
Baltic
Brody
Chelm
Danzig
Warsaw
Wegland
Ludendorff
State seeks rural Ohio county for health service demo
State health officials seek an Ohio county to develop and demonstrate a complete rural health system. The plan includes Red Cross and other agency support, strict disease control, school health, nursing, and infant mortality reduction with a six to twelve month demonstration. Counties must be rural, year round passable roads, cooperative, and near Columbus. eligible counties may submit claims.
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Ohio
State Department of Health
Red Cross
Ohio Public Association
Columbus
Ohio parties plot bold campaign blitz across state
State Democratic leaders meet in Columbus to plan an intensive fall speaking drive led by W. W. Durbin with figures like Secretary of War Baker and Senator Pomerene. Republican Harry Davis counters with plans to appoint George P. Clark as state executive chairman. English scientists test producing artificial rubber from coke oven gases.
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Columbus
W. W. Durbin
Ohio
Baker
Atlee Pomerene
Harmon
Buckeye
Cleveland
Harry L. Davis
Vic Donahey
Davis
Donahey
George P. Clark
Canton
Republican State Advisory Committee
Wrangel Front in South Russia Holds Long Arc
The report describes General Wrangel commanding forces in south Russia with a roughly 300 mile front. His line runs from a Black Sea port near Odessa up the Dnieper and toward Alenedorovsk, then circles toward Mariupol, sharing borders with Kuban and Don Cossacks. The objective is stated as Ekaterinoslav with allied arrangements along the Kuban and Don fronts.
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Baroy Eee
Bla Black Sea
Wrangel
Don Cossacks
Tsa
Governor warns public utility plan to curb rent profiteering
Springfield Illinois August 18 Governor F O Ludden says homes could be declared a public utility if landlords fail to act against rent profiteering He addressed a real estate committee opposing a special session to draft such a law Tenants groups from Chicago push for a rate setting body like a public utilities commission to oversee rents
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Springfield
Ill
F. O. Lowden
Illinois
Chicago
Public Utilities Commission
Court Matters of Recent Note
The common pleas court of Athens county grants a writ of partition in Herbert Hartman versus Bertha Piro. Josepp Randolph of Hockingport gets a one year ferry license renewal. Temporary alimony of 50 dollars awarded in Edith Bobo versus Harry Bobo and Olive North versus Fred North. Williams versus Georgia O Williams divorce case dismissed. Sheriff’s sale in Arthur A Campbell versus William Smith confirmed. Frances A Biehl against the city of Athens error proceeding dismissed.
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Common Pleas Court
Athens County
Herbert Hartman
Bertha Piro
Josepp ‘ Randolph
Hockingport
Edith Bobo
Harry Bobo
Olive North
Fred North
W. O. Williams
Georgia O. Williams
Arthur A. Campbell
William Smith
Frances A. Biehl
Athens
Parkersburg Jail Break Suspects Sought by Police
At 1 a m Tuesday Officers Chief Graham and two assistants chased three colored men who escaped from Parkersburg jail. They searched Grosvenor and Armitage with an automobile but found no trace. The escapees remained at large Wednesday morning.
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Graham
Parkersburg
Grosvenor and Armitage
Liberty
Rejected Suitor Kills Beauty of Italian Colony
In Lindhurst New Jersey on August 17 a rejected suitor shot and killed Mary Volito 19 the colony’s reigning beauty. A citizens posse formed to hunt the slayer. The suspect was said to be from Syracuse New York and police say they know the name.
Interest Renewed in League Says Cox
Columbus Aug 18 Governor James M Cox declared that the country shows renewed interest in the League of Nations after his first week of stump speaking He noted broad resentment at Senator Harding's proposal for a separate peace and called for continued international cooperation.
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Columbus
James M. Cox
League of Nations
Harding
Horr Wins National Checker Championship at Cedar Point
J F Horr of Buffalo defeated J F Bradford of Cleveland to win the national checker championship at Cedar Point. Horr claimed the gold medal and a cash prize of 290 dollars.
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Cedar Point
Buffalo
J. F. Bradford
Cleveland
Horr
Harding Glad the Women Are to Have Vote
Marion August 18 Sen Warren G Harding expressed gratification after learning from the United Press that Tennessee completed ratification of the woman suffrage amendment. He said he welcomed the completion and the participation of American women in the presidential elections and that the Republican party would value their confidence. Harding received the news in his office.
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Marion
Warren G. Harding
United Press
Tennessee
United States
Harding
Republican Party
Traction Men to Strike Over Wage Increase Threat
About 150 employees of the Toledo Bowling Green and Southern interurban line will meet late this week to decide on a strike after the road refused a forty per cent wage raise. Company officials and union leaders failed to reach agreement at a conference last night. the company offered ten per cent which was rejected by the men.
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Toldeo
Toledo
Bowling Green
Stores on strike in United States
Washington August 18 reports show a 50 percent drop in demand for infant carriages nationwide in recent months. The United States Chamber of Commerce cites a 35 percent birth-rate decline and housing shortages as factors, with domestic help hard to retain.
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Washington
United States
United States Chamber of Commerce
Evener Couple Found Guilty of Keeping Distillery
William and Laura Evener of Bailey Run were convicted of maintaining a place selling intoxicating liquor. They received $500 fines plus costs as Maj. Roush ordered, with witness testimony tying the pair to alcohol sales the night of August 7 linked to the Frank Courtney murder case.
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William
Laura Evener
Bailey Run
Roush
Evener Place
Frank Courtney
Charles Courtney
Evener
Frank Evener
Logan
New Straitsville
William Nye
Frank Byener
Bartels
Eveners
Robert Sharp
Courtney
Sharp
J. J. Woolley
Coal Operators and Miners Near Wage Boost
Day men reportedly offered a $1.75 daily wage increase while tonnage workers seek $2 more. Joint talks in Cleveland adjourned with no statement issued. Tonight's final session was planned as the coal operators and miners conference continued.
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Cleveland
Coal Operators
Tennessee Ratifies Susan B Anthony Suffrage Amendment
Nashville Tenn Aug 18 Tennessee becomes the last state to ratify the Susan B Anthony constitutional amendment completing the suffrage ratification with a 49 to 47 vote after dramatic debate in the Tennessee House Speaker Walker briefly changed his vote to allow a reconsideration leading to a final 60 to 46 tally. Women will vote in November unless courts block the amendment.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Terin
United States
Tennessee House
Senate
Walker
Packi
Doria Bes
H Howe
State Rulings Decline to Match Rail Rate Hikes
Washington officials said intrastate rate agencies refused to raise rates to interstate levels as the Interstate Commerce Commission pushes higher railroad charges. Commission officials affirmed federal authority over state actions when discrimination is shown, though proof is complex and lengthy.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eee
Commission
Campaign expense report shows Republican governor bid fades
Columbus Aug 18 McCulloch Canton spent 4 to run for governor with no contributions disclosed. Expenditures included 4000 to the sixteenth district McCulloch campaign club. Other candidates listed unopposed for Democratic nominations and filing fees. Wanamaker spent 614.95 and refused contributions. New Zealand has 20 societies protecting native game birds and introducing others.
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Columbus
McCulloch
Canton
Coleman Avery
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Hugh L. Nichols
Batavia
John G. Price
Dan
B. Cull
Cleveland
Secretary of State
R. M. Wanamaker
Akron
New Zealand
Grimm Fined on Drunken Charge
Jerry Grimm of Sugar Creek was found guilty of drunkenness by Justice Pearl Helwig and fined five dollars plus costs totaling nine dollars and sixty cents. Ethel Cline testified Grimm was intoxicated and caused a disturbance at a show and belched in her face. Charges against Everett Dishong Harley Delong and Andy Lauderbath were dismissed for lack of witnesses.
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Jerry Grimm
Sugar Creek
Pearl Helwig
Ethel Cline
Pe ‘Grimm
Everett Dishong
Harley Delong
Andy Lauderbath
Reds Admit It Moscow Report Confirms Russian Breach
Moscow acknowledged that the enemy broke through Russian lines to the north, amid Polish claims of Russian withdrawal from the Danzig corridor. The official statement noted a breakthrough, signaling a shift in the northern front they faced.
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Moscow
London
Danzig
Stampede Over Sugar Sale Dampens Brooklyn Event
Peddlers selling sugar at 19 cents a pound drew a crowd of women buyers in Brooklyn's eastern district. The rush required police reserves to restore order as shop prices hovered higher.
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New York
Brooklyn
Chapman Body Arrives in Cleveland from Newark
A large crowd gathered at the station in Cleveland as the body of Ray Chapman former Indians shortstop arrived at 10 o clock from Newark Mrs Ray Chapman and Tris Speaker manager of the Indians accompanied the cortege.
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Cleveland
Ray Chapman
Cleveland Indians
Newark
Tris Speaker
Indians
Anti Reds Dominant in South Russia Lead
In South Russia a noted anti red leadership boosts local stability amid ongoing unrest. The move signals a shift in regional power as authorities push for order and counter anti government activity.
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Russia
Suffrage Supporter Hobson Sees Historic 25 Years Ahead
Mrs. Hobson, 84, urges voting and praises the original form of the suffrage amendment as written by Susan B Anthony. She condemns Harding as obstructionist and backs Governor Cox for November. She predicts defining global changes in the next quarter century and notes her strong health.
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State Street
Fort
Hobson
Aig
Busan B. Anthony
National Congress
National Congress, Mrs. Hobson
Jon Harding Wan N
Ates
Cox
Ohio Railroads Ordered to Supply Cars for Road Work
The Public Utilities Commission in Columbus issued an order directing railroads to supply cars for road materials and equipment without regard to distribution quotas. State highway commissioner A. R. Taylor will certify needed cars and shipment points, addressing delays that have held up about half of the state road program due to transportation shortfalls.
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Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
A. R. Taylor
Utilities Commission
Taylor
Missouri Kansas Texas Train Wreck Kills Several
Clinton Missouri report says a Missouri Kansas and Texas train wreck between Clinton and Sedalia caused several instant deaths and injuries.
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Clinton
Sedalia
Minsk Talks Open Amid Polish-Russian Negotiations
A Minsk session opened last night with Russian and Polish delegates exchanging credentials. Washington reports progress on legal guarantees for Poland’s borders and a push to define wartime and political interchanges as front lines shift near the Vistula. Dissension grows as Britain and Belgium weigh aid to Poland with fronts reopening and labor leaders expelled from France amid talks of a united action council.
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London
Minsk
Poland
the Times
Brussels
Bebgians
France
William Adamson
Harry Gosling
Council of Action
England
Russia
Adamson
Gopling
Paris
Gilly
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Seale
Miles
Uslara
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Domare
Grimm
Baron Wrangel
Advange
Colby
Pellaham
Fedice
Platovek Caren
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