Escaped killer among week’s dramatic world events
A list of events includes William Kunnecke escaping a Sioux Falls state penitentiary sentence for murder and a Saskatoon fire killing six children. Other items cover Pacific Fleet review plans, May McKee facing a rattlesnake, and naval policy shifts.
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William Kunnecke
Sioux Falls
S. D
Jenson
Sask
Wilson
Seattle
May McKee
May
J. R. McKee
San Francisco
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Eugene Scott
Omaha
Scott
Harry J. Hilles
Nebraska
Hiles
European and world news round up across several fronts
A wide ranging dispatch notes a Toulouse train collision with thirteen dead and forty injured, royal plans for America by Sept 20 to 24, new diamond fields in the Gold Coast, a botched assassination bid on the Egyptian premier, Bolsheviks gaining in Russia, Joachim of Prussia buying Villa Favorita in Italy, and a US loan to Estonia. It also covers trials in Paris, signals over the Mexican border, troops shipping from Siberia, Warsaw's bare legs, Queen Maude piloting a seaplane, an aeroplane funeral in Toronto, and various other incidents including a bank robbery, old age records, an altitude aviation record, and government actions on pork seizures and Roosevelt memorial planning.
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Warsaw
Queen Maude
Norway
Christiania
Olaf
First National Bank
Marissa
Ill
John Shell
United States
Lexington
McCook Aviation Field
Maj
R. W. Schroeder
William R. Day
United States Supreme Court
State of Ohio
Columbus Packing Company
Franklin County
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
National Memorial Committee
William Boyce Thompson
New York
Germany
Tarleton Winchester
United States Shipping Board
Arizona and New Mexico Coming Events Report
Southwest News notes Arizona State Fair dates and a proposed landing field near Nogales for army aviators. It reports mines activity at Swansea near Bouse and a 100 ton milling plant for Poca hontas at Mayer, plus convict labor for a highway through Apache County. It covers lead silver strikes near Wickenburg, a merger of East Vaughn and Vaughn school districts, rising auto licenses, a child’s accidental death near Las Vegas New Mexico, and mining updates at Twins near Kingman. It mentions a county fair plan in Lincoln County and European rug trade plans by Indian trader L H McAdams.
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Elaterio Rodriguez, Jr
L. Rodriguez
Las Vegas
N. M
Twins
Dassell Mining Company
Kingman
Ariz
Purdy Wilcox and Goodwin
Wickenburg
Pinos Altos
Bear Creek
Powers
Lincoln County
Gallup
H. McAdams
Galup
Europe
Ireland
Scotland
England
France
McAdams
Southwest
Pershing Hailed Home as World's Greatest Democracy Victory
General John J. Pershing returned to America to a vast welcome, cheered by crowds from the Battery to City Hall. Secretary Baker and lawmakers praised him as the mastermind of the decisive World War I victory, with Pershing expressing pride in the American doughboy and the national character that forged victory.
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New York
America
General Pershing
Meuse
Argonne
Baker
Senate
House
Pershing
Desertion of Mexican soldiers after skirmish near Algodones
Thirty Mexican soldiers garrisoned at Algodones in Lower California deserted after a pitched battle with loyal troops. The deserters, members of Governor Cantu's army, opened a brawl in a saloon and fled toward Sonora when outnumbered.
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el Centro
Calif
Algondones
California
Cantu
Sonora
Washington crop forecast for 1919 wheat total
The crop estimate bureau of the Department of Agriculture forecasts Washington 1919 harvest of spring and winter wheat at 923,023,000 bushels based on reports through September 1.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Senate Passes Dry Bill Without Record Vote
Washington The Senate passed the prohibition enforcement measure largely as reported by the committee and sent it to conference to reconcile amendments. The Panama Canal Zone liquor and drug ban was added by Senate amendment, and the House has not acted on the bill yet.
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Kansas
M. W. Watson
Wilson
John J. Pershing
Washington
Senate
Alaska
House
Mondell
Congress
White House
House Committee On Appropriations
Representative Gould
New York
Committee
Panama Canal Zone
House to Stay in Europe on Wilson Request
London reports Col. E. M. House will postpone his return to America indefinitely and travel to Paris. The allied mandate commission will resume sittings as U S Senate position on mandates under the league remains unsettled, hindering progress.
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London
Wilson
Col. E. M. House
America
Paris
Allied Mandate Commission
United States Senate
League of Nations
Powder Sold U. S. Worthless in War Munitions Probe
Two hundred thousand pounds of gunpowder made in the United States were sold to England then Russia and finally resold to the United States and proved useless. The finding opened a House committee inquiry into munition finances tied to Russian loans, but the session was brief and data collection continues.
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Washington
England
Russia
United States
House
Planes in Mission Use Could Aid Africa Disciples Boat Fleet
A Congo mission letter to a motor company requests flying boats to supplement launches for communications among stations. The mission covers about 500 miles east to west and 200 north to south, with extensive waterways and river steamers. Landing pads may be found in inland towns with clear streets at least 100 feet wide.
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Africa
Congo
Disciples of Christ
Coquilhartville
Belgian Congo
New York Evening Sun
Don’t Be Discouraged
A reflective note urges resilience amid present doubts. It cautions that tomorrow’s promising ideas are sometimes discarded in today’s waste basket, reminding readers to persevere past discouragement.
No money in the number of times a man was a millionaire
A reflective remark notes that wealth measured by past wealth or repeated wealth counts offers no financial value today. The saying critiques chasing former riches rather than current earnings.
Jealousy Story Highlights Domestic Science Talk
Dr Mary Dorgan Lockwood calls jealousy a horrible force in a Chicago lecture on domestic science. A tale follows of a cook and a jealous parlor maid whose overheard remark leads to an accidental hairburning, illustrating jealousy’s consequences.
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Mary Dorgan Lockwood
Chicago
Honors Even in Army Talk at Social Tea
Mrs Godspur boasts of her son a first lieutenant while Mrs Clipping probes about France. A reply notes Henry, the private son, spent 18 months in France. The mock debate on insignia contrasts gold service stripes with silver in army uniforms.
Such Is Human Nature Flattery And Abuse Echo In Memory
A reflective aphorism contrasts how praise fades quickly while insult lingers, suggesting human memory preserves abuse longer than flattery. No people, places, or events are named beyond the general observation of social behavior.
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Houston
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Toulouse
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Prince Leopold
Amsterdam
British Geological Survey
Gold Coast
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Castagnola
Italy
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Georges Gaston Quien
Edith Cavell
Mexican War Department
Thomas
Vladivostok
Manila
Nagasaki
Toronto
Ont
Leonard Allen
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Harry Smith
Royal Air Force
Frederick Ekichenhauer, Jr
Frederick Eichenhauer
Hillside
N. J
Southwest News
New Mexico
Arizona
Arizona State Fair
Douglas
W. E. Karns
Karns Bros. Inc
Nogales
Swansea Mines Company
Bouse
W. H. Skinner
Pocahontas Mining Company
Mayer, Ariz
Superior
Apache Caton
Yuma
Phoenix
Mulford Winsor
Magdalena
East Vaughn
Santa Fé
Vaughn
el Paso & Southwestern
J. H. Wagner
J. H. Wagner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mit Sims
Gila County
Apache
Cochise
Coconino
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
Maricopa
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Navajo
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
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Grandville Ave
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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