Wide Range of 1919-20 News Facts From Western Wire
Western Union digest reports Juan Larrazolo death in El Paso. Airplane accident kills W Radway in Daytona Beach. Fire destroys interior of Great Falls Steel Building with $280000 loss. Postmaster Samuel G Hudson dies at Lincoln aged 65. Japanese gain control of over 50000 acres in Baja California near Andrade. Montana bans sale of ripe olives and jarred preparations after botulism deaths. Nebraska Supreme Court hints at referendum on McKelvie code reform. Maj. Scanland guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Hutchings death. bail set, appeal allowed. National Education Association meets in Salt Lake City July 4–10. teacher shortage discussions loom. Three farmers killed near Ottawa when struck by two Rock Island trains. Senate probes U S Grain Corporation per Spokane grand jury. Bill to abolish postmaster general office introduced by Rep Igoe. About 14000 American soldiers in German territory under Marshal Foch. Mexican troops release rancher Peter Summers near Salina Cruz. Five million barrels of soft wheat flour to be sold on credit in Europe. loan authorization pending. Julius Barnes of the FEDC cites authorization needs.
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W. Radway
Sioux Falls
S. D
Daytona
Fla
Great Falls
Mont
Samuel G.hudson
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Nebraska
Wilson
California
United States
Andrade
Montana
State Board of Health
Java
Nebraska Supreme Court
Samuel R. McKelvie
F. M. Scanland
John M. Hutchings
Las Cruces
N. M
Supreme Court
National Education Association
Salt Lake City
Council of State
Tabernacle
Peter W. Summers
Salina Cruz
Mexico
Washington
Federal Grain Corporation
Europe
Congress
Julius Barnes
House Rules Committee
Japan orders 300 aircraft in France official claim
In Paris it was officially learned that Japan has placed orders for 300 aeroplanes in France. A Burmese reported finding a sapphire eight inches long and over five pounds in Mogok India, valued at 175000 to 250000 dollars. The Tokyo suffrage movement spreads nationwide and to Korea and Manchuria.
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Japan
France
Paris
Mogok
India
Tokyo
Korea
Manchuria
Dutch Guard Ex Prince and Gotha
A fragment lists a Dutch guard and an ex prince with reference to Gotha. No further context or dates are provided in readable text.
End of German counter revolution in sight
Washington reports a likely end to the German counter revolution as Germany’s upheaval unfolds. Berlin notes talks between Chancellor Kapp and President Ebert aim to stabilize government with a cabinet of experts and elections within two months, while Ebert may return to Berlin.
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Berlin
Germany
Ebert
Wolfgang Kapp
Stuttgart
Kapp
Frederich Ebert
Reichstag
National Assembly
Oil Lease Regulations Set Production Royalties
Washington reports the Interior Department issued regulations under the land leasing bill. Production royalties on government oil lands range from 3 4 to 12 percent under the relief section. Practically all withdrawn lands now operated under claim are subject to the assessment.
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Washington
Interior Department
Chicago Overdrinks Booze Allotment
Chicago faces a daily surplus of liquor as Capt. H E Howard of the city enforcement department says the legal limit is 8 000 pints of whisky while 100 000 pints are consumed daily, far exceeding the entitlement by 68 000 pints.
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Chicago
H. E. Howard
United States
Dity-Enforcement Department
Bavarian Monarchy Proclaimed in Munich
Telephonic message from Berlin reports the re establishment of the Bavarian monarchy with proclamation in Munich. The telegraph note to Temps confirms the royal act and signals a major political shift in Bavaria.
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Bavaria
Paris
Munich
Berlin
Temps
Typified Spirit of France in a Sunday Hike Encounter
In Boys' Life Lieut Belvin W Maynard recalls a Sunday hike in France where a wheelbarrow carrying wood for a poor, tired peasant woman becomes a moment of pride. She reveals three sons who died for France, and she treasures sacrifice over poverty, saying none can be poor with such spirit.
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France
Belvin W. Maynard
Limerick’s Tumultuous Story as a Battle Town
Limerick, mapped along the Shannon, earned fame as a fiercely contested town across eras. Danes Normans Celts and Britons fought for control while its river port held strategic value before the Norman waterfront castle became a relic.
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Limerick
Ireland
River
Shannon
Radium Therapy Advances in Pittsburgh Lab
A Pittsburgh laboratory installs a refined apparatus to collect purify and tube radium emanation from radium salts. The system replaces liquid air with chemical purification methods seen as more reliable for large scale therapeutic use.
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Pittsburg
Playing Safe in daylight lovers scene discussion
Mr Hardiface protests daylight affection to avoid a concealed camera snap. Miss Manchester recalls a previous kiss under electric light, noting the risk of daytime exposure.
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Mr. Hardiface
Miss Manchester
Unnamed Patient Quieted by Stage Money Ritual
Brevity from a Birmingham Age-Herald item notes a peculiar case where an unfortunate patient is appeased by paying him 30000 dollars in stage money every Saturday night. The exchange centers on a claim that the man believes he is a motion-picture comedian and poses little trouble when compensated in this theatrical fashion.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
The Poor Married Hick Joke Excerpt
A Florida Times Union joke about a husband who shifts from vanity to craving cold sweetness after marriage, illustrating a humorous contrast in his susceptibility.
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Florida Times- Union
Not Use. Leader Panel Sees Deaf Opponent
A Pittsburgh Leader exchange questions whether a man slamming the nation should be answered. The other replies that talking back is futile because the man is deaf, and even if he could hear he would not listen.
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Pittshburgh
Edison Wins Patent for Incandescent Lamp in 1880
In 1880 on January 27 the patent for an incandescent lamp was granted to Thomas Alva Edison marking a milestone in electric lighting.
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Thomas Alva Edison
Metal markets report with Colorado settlement prices
Bar silver trading at 1.21 dollars per ounce. Copper priced at 19 20 cents per pound. Lead set at 9.25 dollars. Spelter at 8.72 dollars. Tungsten quoted per unit between 6.50 and 12.00 dollars.
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Colorado
Eastern Livestock Prices from Chicago Market Report
Hogs show ranges from 12.50 to 15.65 with top at 15.65 and sow categories noted. Cattle prices cover beef steers from 9.75 to 16.00, cows and heifers, veal calves, and feeder stock with multiple grade distinctions. Sheep and lamb values appear with lambs 17.25 to 20.00 and ewes 11.00 to 14.255.
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Denver
Colo
Lima
Chicago
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Juan Larrazolo
O. A. Larrazolo
New Mexico
el Paso
Rock Island
Ottawa
Senate
United States Grain Corporation
Spokane, Wash
Postoffice
Igoe
Missouri
War Department
Marshal Foch
Special Trade Union Congress
London
Scully
House of Lords
Egyptian Legislative Assembly
Said Zagloul Pasha
Egypt
Sudan
Cairo
Frederick Wilhelm
W. la Croix
Wilhelm
Royal Telegraph Department of
Sweden
America
Falkenburg
President Deschanel
Elysee Palace
Poincare
M. Deschanel
Union Station
Chicago Air Board
William J. H. Strong
American Association of Engineers
Albert Blumberg
Blumberg
Harris C. Fahnestock
New York
James A. Foley
Clintor
Dannemora
Antonio Lopez Gutiierrez
Honduras
Gutierrez
Bertrand
Charles Diamond
Catholic Herald
Viscount French
Old Bailey Court
Western
Union News Service
Clovis
Pecos Valley
Beck
Salt River
Lehi
Arizona
Board of Supervisors
Maricopa County
Elizabethtown
Rito de Los Frijoles
Santa
Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Eastern
Santa Fé
Prescott & Phoenix
Bernalillo County
McMasters and
Baker
Grand Jury
Boras Leasing Company
Bisbee
Ariz
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Southwest News
Dresden
Cassel
And
Gotha
Holland
Hesse
von Schoeler
Reichswehr
Dortmund
Westphalia
Bochum
Essen
Frankfort-on-Main
Hanover
Chemnitz
Saxony
Edison
F. O. B.enver
South Park
Charles Friend & Co., Inc
Ais
Eeesereeenselle
Metal Markets
Eastern Livestock Markets
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