Division on Upper Silesia Settlement Reached
Paris reports a compromise boundary proposed by Briand and Lloyd George to partition upper Silesia after plebiscite splits. The line roughly bisects the area west of the Visula river near Mess and along several towns, with Britain and Italy approving while France faces opposition. Germany and Poland are expected to accept the arrangement in principle.
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Paris
Briand
Lloyd. George
Upper Silesia
Mess
Vistula River
Giwits
Lost and Gross-Strehlitz
Rosenberg
Krewayberg
Heing
France
Germany
Poland
Idloud George
Lloyd George
Europe
Silesia
Prussia
Brive
British Empire
de Aased
Willis-Campbell anti beer bill passes Senate in push for conference
The Willis-Campbell anti beer bill cleared the Senate by a large margin and goes to conference with the House where an agreement is hoped for before the weekend. Treasury officials say medical beer regulations will not be issued until signature. The Senate then moves to the Capper Tinder bill banning grain ambling and may recess for four weeks or more unless President Harding requests action on railroad debt funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D.C
Senate
House
Treasury
Harding
White Mountains
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Bryce repeats charges of failure in world treaty ties
Williamstown Mass August statement by Viscount Bryce critiques the peace treaty and warns that failures to draw just boundaries and respect population wishes could fuel discontent. He repeats opposition to Austrian Tyrol being ceded to Italy and foresees minor states possibly arming while major powers pause to avoid war.
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Williamstown
Mass
Vircount Bryce
Tommaso Tittoni
Laly
Tyrol
Institute of Politics
Williame College
Versailies
Lord Bryce
Tittoni
Cord Bryce
Italy
Jealous Man Shoots Fiancee and Sister in Oneida
Syracuse dispatch says Frank Sager, 26, of Oneida, shot and killed Miss Mies Peart Hook and wounded her sister Bernice Hook before fatally shooting himself. Authorities believe jealousy prompted the double shooting as Sager was engaged to Bernice Hook.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Oneida
Frank Sager
Mies Peart Hook
Inter
Sager
Bernice Hook
No Reinforcements for Upper Silesia
Paris August The allied supreme council refused today to send reinforcements for the allied troops in Upper Silesia. The British delegation voted against the action after debate. Brigadier General Hon Allen commander of the American army of occupation was summoned to Paris to discuss American troops in Germany.
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Paris
Associated Press
Allied Supreme Council
Upper
Filesia
Hon. Allen
Lander
Supreme Council
Fal Allen
Harvey
Germany
Welcomed to Chattanooga at age seven
An unclear OCR item notes a arrival in Chattanooga involving a young person around August 9 and a distant place or group, mentioning a ceremonial start and a push toward a spectacle. The readable text references Tpit and Cunmia and a Seeeel contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khoracan
Individual Contract System Criticized in Massachusetts
Massachusetts state AFL branch condemns the individual contract system as a threat to native workers and teachers pay based on service rather than regular hours. It urges a federal law to curb usurious practices by banks and criticizes open shop policies affecting theaters and industry rehabilitation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kngnehl
Jodie
Massachuettts
American Federation of Labor
Lyne
Hanks
Veterans Bureau Director Nomination by Harding
Washington announces Charles R. Forbes of Washington state, head of the bureau of war risk insurance, was nominated to direct the new Veterans bureau created by the Sweet bill. The Sweet bill reorganizes government service to World War I veterans, with President Harding approving the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Forbes
Washington
Pres. Harding
Washington, D.C
Washington State
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Harding
Veterans’ Bureau
Mardng
Search for shotgun in Kennedy murder case
Los Angeles authorities press the shotgun link as crucial evidence in the Kennedy murder case. John Belton Kennedy was killed near a Beverly Glen summer cottage. Burch and Mrs Madelyane Cheneham refuse further questions. Obenchain detained as a witness. a hired car ties to Burch. two mysterious followers of Mrs Kennedy are under scrutiny.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wiuch John Belton Kennedy
Beverly Glen
Arthur Courtney Burch
Madelyane Cheneham
Kennedy
Sivin
Burch
Mee Obenchain
Hurch
John D. Kennedy
Hveband
Mra Obeachain
Mra. Kennedy
Believes Arthur C. Burch Not Connected With Kennedy Murder
Ladington Michigan report states Arthur C. Burch is believed innocent of involvement in the Kennedy murder in Tow Angeles last Friday. Burch’s wife Madalynne Obenchain and her ex husband Halldy Obenchain are also held. Mrs Burch says there was no romantic link with Burch and that prior marriage issues in Kansas and timing of a reunion influenced nothing.
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Burch
Obenchain
Anreh
St. Sup
Oer Gare
Hie
Mihi
Latingtem
Rob Freight Train Heist Report From Cabden Raid
Masked men ambushed a freight train on the Fleetienter railroad near Cabden and fled with valuables. Police seek two suspects described as Fineoeton authorities. No injuries reported as investigation continues into the daytime incident.
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Deffel. SV
Fleetienter
Cabden
Congress Eyes Deep Cuts in Tax Burden for 1923
Washington lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee pushed to trim the fiscal year revenue needs by eliminating taxes on luxuries and cutting transport levies by 40 percent. They cited potential savings in freight and travel costs while arguing against retroactive taxes, with Democratic members voicing independent scrutiny and Texas Rep Ben Garswy urging broader back-tax collection beyond Mellon estimates.
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Washington, D. C
Whys and Means
Harding
Tisadeiw
Representative Ki
North Carolina
Ben Garswy
Texas
Kitchin
Mellon
Aheo
Case With Jewels Taken In Night Ride
A Chicago wholesale jeweler reported a briefcase with jewels worth 1000000 was stolen from under his pillow in a Pullman car on the Twentieth Century Limited traveling toward Chicago. A pillow was also removed from the tender while he slept. Police investigate the theft as the train neared the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thicago
Jewpie
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central
Yestentay
Manville man pleads guilty to murder charge
In Mistriet court, Roman Mosymowis pleaded guilty to a murder charge tied to a shooting after a wedding party. A hearing is scheduled for August 1 in the case involving De Nemekwe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uratral Falls
Roman Mosymowis
Mistriet
Pater de Nemekwe
Manville
Mongenewis
Sheriff prepares to arrest small contingent for embezzlement
Anxious authorities move to arrest a small faction including Mortimer and Mire on charges of embezzling state funds. Governor Simall and the state treasurer are referenced as part of the warrants process in a tense political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SMALL
Ange. Ae
Mortimer
Stariff
Gov
Simall
Mae
Treasster
Meteor Did Not Appear Over Vesatena Report
Reports from Professor W. M. Campbell director of the observers and from Rev Kirkart indicate observers failed to sight the meteor shower Sunday night. Authorities describe the evening as quiet with no notable celestial display reported.
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Vesatena
Cal
W. M. Campbell
Oheervstors
Mev
Rirkart
Wore
New York Church Displays Odd Secret Wood Carvings
St Thomas Episcopal Church in Fifth Avenue disclosed a collection of interior wood carvings depicting social and political symbols including a dollar sign above the brides entrance and figures such as Prohibition Bacchus, a bear with Soviet medicine, and heads of Woodrow Wilson and Lloyd George. The carvings, approved by Rector Rev. Dr Ernest M. Stites, were created to reflect modern history and societal issues.
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New York
Ang
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church
Fifth Aenue
Metropolitan Art Museum
Bacchus
Fran Win
Trotsky
Woolworth
Alvellensa
Woodrow Wilson
King George
England
Albert
Belgium
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Pershing
Maralal Yo
Firnest M. Stites
St. Thomas
Athyrs Ie
Mystified crew recounts chaotic bay accident aftermath
A court of inquiry was convened after a fatal mishap involving aviators and a motorboat on the river. The crew claimed they fired on a vessel until about 1 o clock this morning, with limited sighting of a boat by one member. Investigators probe camouflage on the water and actions of those in the launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Kxque
Avy Point
Fey
Fred
Third Case Disposed Of In Pawtucket Court
Joseph Bourget fined 500 dollars and to serve prison time after a guilty plea in municipal court in St Johnsbury. The case involved three Pawtucket rim rim inmates. Companion Benkosky received a similar sentence. A chauffeur and another offender faced fines and liquor seizures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johnsbury
Pawtucket
Rim Rimners
Joseph Bourget
Onother
Benkosky
Savage
Milk Train Derailment Delays Key Runs Near Middlebury
Middlebury Aug three milk cars on train No 3c known as the wild train derailed five miles south of here. One car left the track and dragged another. The track was torn up and several rails broken. A work train and crew were dispatched. Boston milk train arrived late. southbound express also delayed.
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Middlebury
Reine Werr
Boston
Decision on Points Awarded in March Bout in New Orleans
A boxing match in New Orleans ended with Frankie Masee over KO Brown by decision on points after seven rounds. Referees Keiston and others oversaw the bout with contested rounds and a late round KO threat.
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Brees
St. Larula
Frankie Masee
Yort Wayne
Ted
Flywright
Keiston
KO Brown
New Orleans
Tufts Couldn't Explain $4,000 In Deposits At Hearing
Middlesex District Attorney Nathan A Tufts testified before the full Supreme Court bench in proceedings to remove him for alleged misuse of office. He detailed restitution expenditures linked to stolen autos and admitted four deposits of $1,000 or more he cannot explain, citing his stenographer's records for details.
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Boston
Nathan A. Tufts
Middlesex County
Supreme Court
Allen
Tufte
Taft
Tufte i
Valera Receives Released Irishmen at Mansion House
All members of the Irish republican parliament released from prison were received by Eamon De Valera at the Mansion House. The meeting, informal in tone, discussed the possibility of a joint statement on conditions at the Biliminiar internment camp, where released members voiced complaints. John J McKeown’s release was greeted with relief across newspapers, marking a rare moment of visible written sentiment.
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Dublin
Angt
Associated Press
Lrieh Wiblican
Maimen de Valera
Magsion House
Itill
John J McKeown
Uoday
Burglar Tries Merloro Brothers Store on Main Street
A burglar entered the Merloro Brothers Bottling Works on North Main Street Sunday night by breaking a padlock and removing a screen. He moved through the bottling area, opened the money drawer, and rummaged for valuables, but left with only a few cigars and tobacco and a drink of whistle. He escaped through a door rather than retracing his path.
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Tarre
Morth Main Street
Apona
Quiet Wedding Unites Ethel May and Arthur Grant in Local Ceremony
A quiet wedding was held Monday afternoon at the Sawyer home on Rim Street. Ethel May, daughter of A J F Asthe, married Arthur Grant of New London in a ceremony conducted by Rev Frank L Gand of the Congregational Church. Only immediate family and close friends attended, with a small reception of wafers, cake, and ice cream. The couple plans a short trip through the White Mountains before returning to reside in the city. The bride, educated at Spaulding High School and Storrs College, is a former employee at Northampton. The groom is a salesman for automobile Hippites and well known locally.
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R. Sawyer
Rim Street
Ethel May
A. JF. Asthe
New Lam
Frank L. Gandspeed
Congregational Church
Sawyer
White Mountains
Spaulting High Schol
Stirths College
Northampton
Gree A
Mentpetier
Beating Up Weigebor Man Put In Jail
Fragmentary OCR notes report a man from Oman being jailed after several days awaiting the outcome of a trial by jury. The text is incomplete but indicates police action and a court process pending a jury verdict. Named individuals or organizations are unclear due to garbled source.
Gang of youths blamed for Barre fire incident
Deputy Fire Marshal A G Prebie and Fire Chief John Heney concluded the South Barre Granite Co fire was caused by youths smoking or using matches in a shed. Four boys admitted Sunday activity. police may pursue charges. Preble tied past fires to arson cases, noting improved containment and ongoing investigations into incendiary acts nearby.
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A. G. Prebie
John Heney
South Barre Granite Co, Inc
Caroleas
Preble
Uxd
Barre
Chass
Marshal Preble
Cirrensboro
Hardwick
Burlington
Harding's Home After Vacation
President and Mrs Harding returned to Washington after an eleven day absence largely spent on vacation in the White Mountains. The Mayflower arrived up the Potomac ahead of schedule and was at the capital by 9:90 o'clock.
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Washington, DCL
Harding
Washington
White Mountains
Potomac
Fire at Rutland destroys multiple wooden buildings
A blaze in Rutland yesterday gutted a line of wooden structures near the Impression district. It burned through a tempment bath house housing 20 families and the Hatland Wel 00 workshop, inflicting extensive damage to a Miller Auto Sales garage and a Moon touring car undergoing repairs. Firefighting teams arrived as flames soared, a concrete wall protecting adjacent properties. Insurance covered 30 percent of stock and tools worth $4,008.
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Rutland
Aug
Imainess
Esse
Miller Auto Sales Cos
John
Willard
Fincry Holmes
Jhowrge Ryan
Mpaire
Morin teen freed after three minutes in school case
A 15 year old Morin youth was charged with breaking into an abandoned Pine Street school and exposing a danger. The case, alleged to have occurred two years prior, was defended by lawyer Holert 5 with state prosecutors Albert WW Parntam leading the State’s case. A Boston detective C. Brown testified as the sole witness amid unclear proceedings.
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Mwa Morin
Morin
Allnrmey Holert
Piers
Albert WW. Parntam
Gertting C. Brown
Boeton
Traction Co Case Set Ahead In Foreclosure Fight
A Montpelier Barre and Berlin meeting on the Traction Co dispute yielded joint proposals rejecting franchise modification and street work relief while offering eight cent zone fares. Attorneys warned bond-holders may foreclose if assessments resume, and Barre Barre Montpelier Berlin officials pressed for keeping branch lines and restoring a thirty minute schedule with limited fare increases to sustain the system.
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Stanley
Wilson
Mont
Barre
A. C. Shurtleff
Shurtleff
R. L. Dana
The
Traction Co
American Trust Co
Boston
Montpelier
Cared Diretion Co
John W. Gordon
Bowett
Washington Etrent
Seminary Hill
Berlin
Washington
Ite
Mssenimenta
Intercity Park
Secret ballot ordered for railroad shop employees
Chicago on August 2 the railroad labor board directed a secret ballot among shop employees of the Vania railroad to select a negotiator for working agreements with officials. The board expected the opinion to guide negotiations, but no move to comply with its decision was anticipated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vania Railroad
Poss
Railroad Labor Board Today
Teania
Negotiations Open Over Egyptian Cotton Future
Negotiations between American and British interests on the future of Egyptian cotton have begun to bear fruit. The talks, brokered from Alexandria via Central News, progress despite limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loman
Associated Preve
Amt
Britiely
Alesandris
O-Dar
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Oneida, N.Y
Chattanooga
Massachusetts A. P. of L
Veteran's Bureau
Sweet Bill
Arthur C. Burch
Calden
Erie County, WY
Freak
Sttarro
Paul Reghini
Congress
State
Mester
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Structure
Bulleta
Rutland R. R
Tufts
Ide Valera
John J. McKeown
Grant—Castle
C. R. Sawyer
Batre
Weigebor
Oman
Bern
South Barre Granite Co
Bianchi
Hardings
Rutland Welding Cos
Railroad Labor Board
Pennsylvania
R. R
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