Wilson Calls For Voter Backing In St Louis Tour
President Wilson arrives in St Louis amid plans for two speeches as he intensifies a fighting rhetoric against treaty opponents. He aims to frame the ratification fight as America’s defense of world peace, using plain talk and frontier-style phrases to reach voters.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Wilson
Indianapolis
League
Richmond
Ind
Shantung
Britain
League of Nations Council
Japan
China
British Empire
America
League Council
League Assembly
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Prison for profiteers urged by grand jury
Cleveland report on food costs calls for jail terms for price gougers and tighter regulation of markets and storage. It pushes cash sales, federal oversight of storage, and limits on restaurant and milk distribution practices. A constitutional tax cut is urged to spur building and lower rents.
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Cleveland, O
Grand Jury
Wilsons Appeal to Lawlessness Provokes Senate Response
The President’s stance on inviting radicals and foreign officials sparks protests with claims of lawlessness and a quote “I am the state.” Senators Sherman Borah and Harding vow quick replies on the treaty as others refrain to avoid dispersing positions.
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United States
Sherman
Wilson Speaks From Red Throne At St Louis Luncheon
President Wilson spoke at a St Louis Chamber of Commerce luncheon to press ratification of the peace treaty without amendment. He described the treaty as a chart for a new world order to protect weak nations and prevent war, amid cheers and rebel yells.
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Hugh Baillie
United Press
ST. Louis, Mo
Wilson
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce
Wilson greeted by massive Missouri welcome in St Louis
President Wilson arrives in St Louis to a riotous crowd waving flags and cheering from sidewalks roofs and windows. Troops from Jefferson Barracks salute as Wilson and Mrs. Wilson enter the hotel for a rest before a chamber of commerce luncheon urging ratification of the peace treaty unamended.
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Hugh Baillie
ST Louis
President Wilson
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson Barracks
Woodrow
Trains Collide Near Toulouse Killing Twelve
Twelve people died and forty were injured when express trains from Paris and Bordeaux crashed near Toulouse France. The collision occurred today and disrupted intercity rail service across the region.
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Toulouse
France
Paris
Bordeaux
Two Runaway Teens Plan A Trip To The Movies
In Chicago two young runaways at the detention home said they would join the movies, declaring they did not need the authority of the adults around them. Their remark suggests a desire for independence and escape from supervision.
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Chicago
Dave Belasco
Jerseyville High to Open Monday September 8
The schools of Jerseyville will open Monday September 8. All beginners in the high school are urged to be present.
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Jerseyville
Full farm help demand is sharp in Lima
In Lima the federal employment bureau reports strong, persistent demand for farm labor. Farmers seek workers to meet seasonal needs, signaling tight labor markets and active recruitment in the region.
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Lima
Federal Employment Bureau
Dog to Become First with Cork Lex in Kansas City
Dr. Ralph Harding plans to make three legged dog Sister famous by crafting a cork lex to showcase the animal. The piece notes Sister’s imminent rise to canine notoriety in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City
Ralph Harding
Laws to curb profits considered after food investigation
Athens county prosecutor Bartels urged creation of a board to fix maximum profits from farm to consumer as a remedy for profiteering in essentials. The grand jury returned eleven indictments and examined sixty five witnesses amid broader state suggestions for new laws.
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Athens County
Bartels
Price
Ohio
Hamilton T. de Wees
Waterloo
Thomas Berge
Mma Bateman
Nelsonville
Carl Sharp
Athens
Neal Sharp
William H. Tracey
Glouster
Jasper Pyles
Kimberly
Strazisar
William H. Wilkes
Agnes Gaynor
New Marshfield
Edward 3. Hern
Charles Crooks
George Thompson
Gilouster
Clint Hook
Worstell
British interests report rare metals found in Spitzbergen
In addition to coal and iron, seventeen rare metals have been found in Spitzbergen by British interests, signaling potential new mineral wealth for exploration and extraction.
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Spitzbergen
Stark County Special Grand Jury Recommends Fair Profit Margins
After nine days and 85 witnesses, Stark County special grand jury reports to Judge Pontius no true bills. It urges establishing a fair profit margin by local bodies, cites lack of anti profiteering laws, and notes attempted bread and ice cream price fixing but insufficient for indictments.
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Canton
Ohio
Stark County
Pontius
Cleveland Milk Dilemma Nears Cooperative Solution
In Cleveland Ohio farmers and drovers back a Clover Meadow Creamery cooperative to resolve embargos. The receiver A L Bishop reports a plan to raise prices for farmers while keeping consumer prices low, with two cent then three cent monthly increases and a potential forty cent farmer price. The board approves early September raises and hints at expanding to other farm products.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Clover Meadow Creamery Company
A. L. Bishop
Bishop
Danish Sailor Heads Home Rich to Copenhagen
Christian W II, a Danish sailor who arrived in America seven years ago, sailed to Copenhagen with $750,000 earned in Alaska. He plans to marry Julia Lober, whom he met through a newspaper advertisement.
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New York
Christian Wii
America
Copenhagen
Alaska
Julia Lober
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