Tennessee Governor Certifies Suffrage Act Ratification
Governor Ruberts sent Tennessee's ratification of the federal suffrage amendment to Washington after an opinion from State Attorney General Thompson. Opponents seek to block proclamation via District of Columbia court action, while suffragists hail the move as 22,000,000 women gaining voting equality.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Washington
Colby
Truberts
Thompson
Lonsden
Tennessee Supreme Court
American Constitutional League
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Justice Lansden
Knoxville
Lansden
Utah Rules Coal and Passenger Rate Increases
The Utah Public Utilities Commission rejects the 25 percent interstate freight increase for coal and ore moving within Utah. A 20 percent passenger rate rise is also denied where current fares exceed four cents per mile. Other interstate changes apply to intrastate traffic in Utah, effective August 26.
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Salt Lake City
Interstate Commerce Commission
mountain-Pacific Territory
Utah
Public Utilities Commission
Mexico City Troops Close in on Bandit Chief Zamora
General Garcia says Pedro Zamora and his men who seized captives from Cuale in Jalisco on August 20 are rapidly deserting. Government forces pursue. he expects only 15 to 20 bandits left by month’s end. Several American and British subjects were among the captives.
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Mexico
Pedro Zamora
Cuale
Jaliscon
Eduardo (. Garcia
War Department
Registration riot in Nicaragua during voter registration
Chaos broke out at registration booths as crowds clashed with thugs during the voter registration period, with multiple deaths reported and thousands reportedly deprived of registration privileges. The melee occurred around early August, causing disruption in several towns.
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Nicaragua
Mannigila
Nieueie
Washington Electric Rail Board Finds Economic Principles Adequate
The board reports a satisfactory solution to the street railway problem through ordinary economic principles. President Wilson’s administration appeals the decision and the matter continues to stir in Washington.
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Electric Rail Board Reports
Washington
Wilsou Lo Veith
Cox Promises Proof in Ohio Address on GOP Gathering
A report from Dayton says Cox pledges to produce proof regarding Republican activities before departing to speak at a rally. The claim centers on alleged coordination within the party and a prior compilation tied to a campaign event.
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Cox
Dayton
Giayevner Cox
Woather
Bankruptcy Proceedings Resume After Liabilities Discussion
In a resumed session, receivers and attorney Robert J. Dodew addressed liabilities totaling S400. The hearing focused on Burioheharles Ponels and related claims as part of the ongoing bankruptcy case.
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Burioheharles Ponels
Robert J. Dodew
Poland Warned by United States on Frontier Policy
The United States formally asks Poland to declare it will abstain from territorial aggression against Russia and to stay within the lines set by the peace conference. State department officials say assurances have been received that Polish forces will not pursue offensive war while on a defensive mission. It is hoped Poland will withdraw to the agreed frontier once Russia is decisively routed.
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Wshington
Poland
United States
Russia
Warsaw
State Department
I T
Supreme Council
Zamora Offers to Surrender Blocked by Mexican Officials
The U S embassy in Mexico City said Mexico’s foreign office confirmed Zamora, the bandit leader who kidnapped several Americans and a British subject at Cuale Jaliso, had offered to surrender.
Bandit Releases Americans Held in Mexico City Case
Reports from Cuatalaska confirm that all Americans held against their will by Pedro Zamora at Coule Jalised were freed last week. Authorities say the bandit leader was responsible for the captivity and is now under investigation.
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Mexico
Two Victims Drowned After Auto Overturns in California
In Livermore California the bodies of N Bmuith of San Francisco and W J Vredenburgh of Freehold New Jersey were found drowned pinned under an overturned automobile in a water pool along the state highway.
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Auto
Livermore
Cal
Itusasell
Poles Bottling Up Bolshevik Forges Across Poland Front
Warsaw reports the Polish drive has encircled Soviet forces between Prussia and the Vistula. Prisoners and war materiel rise as one infantry division takes 5000 captives and 16 guns. Bolshevik retreat accelerates toward Grodno amid general collapse of discipline.
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Warsaw
Prussia
Vistula
Lemberg
Pilsudski
Zambroy
Mazowieck
Lomza
Narew
Bialystok
Grodno
Poland
First Wireless Message Reaches World From Lafayette Station
Secretary Daniels received the first wireless message sent from the Lafayette radio station at Bordeaux France. The signal, described as the first to be heard around the world, marks a major United States Navy project now under official test before transfer to France.
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Washington
Daniels
Lafayette
Bordeaux
France
United States Navy
Rrance
Egyptian independence talks with Britain begin in London
London reports outline negotiations on recognition of Egyptian independence by Great Britain. A final agreement will be signed by the Egyptian and British governments and then presented to the Egyptian assembly for ratification in the near future as world powers weigh the terms.
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London
Egype
Great Britain
Heyptein
Tietthat Paurthamert
Beypthin Assembly
Kidnapping tale unsettles readers in Mexico
Reports say Pedro Zamora released six Americans held in Jatlonco state but keeps one captive, W. A. Gardiner, superintendent of Kaperanan Mining, for ransom. Advices received Tuesday claim amounts are in pesos, with figures misprinted in places.
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Mexico City
Pedro Zamora
Jatlonco
W. A. Gardiner
Kaperanan Mining, Company
Johnson, Huntieh
Three Men Drown After High Speed Chase Into Chicago River
Three men died early Monday when a speeding machine they rode crashed through a fence and plunged into the Chicago River while being pursued by police. The incident occurred near the riverbank as the craft went out of control.
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Chicago
Dempsey to Meet Carpentier in New York Fight
World champion Jack Dempsey and French fighter Georges Carpentier will clash in New York in November or December. Announcement credited to Jack Kearns, Dempsey's promoter.
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Dempsey
Carpentier
Chicago
Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Fght
New York
Jack Kearns
Denoeer
Utah boy murder shocks Utah community
Ogden report details that 14 year old Raymond Clough killed his father James A. Clough 47, with a 38 caliber revolver at 2 a.m. while his mother Ollie Clough 40 allegedly urged the crime. Police say the mother, once institutionalized in Texas, aided the son and later confessed with him.
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Clough
Texas
Tacoma case seeks damages over alleged unjust imprisonment
Dr. Allen Kay of Minnesota sues Dr. W N Keller superintendent of the Western Washington State hospital for the insane for 25000 dollars claiming unjust imprisonment.
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Tacoma
Allen Kay
Minnesota
W. N. Keller
Western
Washington State Hospital For
Carrie Catt urges women to join major parties
Carrie Chapman Catt argues in an interview that women who now have the vote should align with the two major parties rather than form a new party. She spoke on Wednesday about national suffrage unity and political strategy.
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Carrie
Chattanooga
Lena
Carrie Chapman Catt
Strike clash in Chicago leaves one wounded amid arrests
About 100 armed railroad workers and roughly as many strikers clashed in Chicago during an early morning riot. Seven men from Chicago were arrested, and one person was wounded in the melee.
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Chicago
Besieged French Defeat Turks Near Adine Paris
The government in Adine Asia Minor reports the Turkish siege ended after two months. The relief of the garrison is described as virtually complete with eight American relief workers among the forces.
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Paris
Adine
Asia Minot
Mexico Recovers Loot From Carranza Flight
Ten million pesos of eleven million carried off during Carranza flight have been recovered, treasury department says in a recent statement. The recovery centers on funds seized during the turmoil surrounding Carranza's departure.
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Mexico
Carranza
Carranzn
Treasury Depertaent
Women Secure Constitutional Status of Suffrage
Washington notes report Secretary Colby quietly signed the proclamation declaring the woman suffrage amendment part of the Constitution. Tennessee’s final approval reached Colby after 8 a.m. and a mass meeting of suffrage supporters joined in quiet jubilation. The amendment is now the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution.
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Washington
Colby
United States
Roberts
Tennessee
Veteran agriculturist James Wilson dies in Trier Iowa
James Tama Jim Wilson longtime Iowa farmer and national agricultural authority dies August 26 at his Trier home aged 86. He served as secretary of agriculture under McKinley Roosevelt and Taft for twelve years after holding posts as regent of Iowa State University director of the state experiment station and professor of agriculture at Iowa State College. Born 1835 in Ayrshire Scotland he began farming in 1861 and served in the Iowa state legislature and Congress.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
James
Tama Jim") Wilson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Trier
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
United States
Aryshire
Scotland
Treat
Congress
Iowa State University
State Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Sugar profits outlined in tariff commission report
Washington reports that refined sugar production costs doubled from 1914 to 1919, per the U S tariff commission’s August 26 official industry view. The report notes consumer price increases closely track production costs and refinery profits averaged 40 cents per hundred pounds in 1914, 18 cents in 1918 and 6 cents in 1919.
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Washington
United States Tariff Commission
IIT
Wrangel Says Bolsheviks Must End Civil War If Free
General Baron Wrangel declared that the Russian civil war would cease immediately if the Ukrainian people could organize a government according to their wishes. Wrangel, recognized as head of the south Russian government by France, spoke here.
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Sebastopoll
Russia
Baron Wrangel
France
Accused Bride Released in Westminster Case
A Denver man released on Thursday faced no criminal charges after a five day illness. An autopsy ruled the death of Thompson, a Westminster farmer, as due to natural causes following his demise.
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Denver
Colo
Mre
Virwaila
Hompson
Ieventold Bride
Thompson
Westminster
King George V known for varied sports tastes
The article notes King George V had no early cricket passion but was a top shot in bloom, an avid yachtsman, horseman, wood skater and keen angler. He enjoyed a game of Lebula.
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Wolf
King George V
Brighter Side and Economic Pains Mentioned in Elusive Phrase
A fragmented passage mentions stress on living costs and health concerns in a clipped, unclear context. Names and places are not identifiable, but the text hints at economic strain and personal wellbeing as themes.
Dream Hat Style Urges Women Toward Ideal Accessory
A columnist muses on the elusive dream hat that defines a woman’s charm and confidence. The piece likens the hat to a life altering treasure found in time and place, noting color, line, and provocation as essential, while promising the quest continues until the right hat appears.
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London Daily Mail
Archery in Scotland From William the Lion to Royal Company
Archery history in Scotland traces from a 12th century act requiring weapon ownership to the Royal Company of Archers founded by 1670. James VI’s era, Leith Links 1677 parade, 1764 royal charter by Queen Anne, with Sir Walter Scott among members.
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Scotland
William the Lion
Royal Company of Archers
James the First
Ella Majesty's Company of Archers
Leith Links
Sir Walter Scott
Longevity Of Common Animals And Humans
The text compares lifespans of species from sparrows forty years to tortoises 400 plus, with horses around twenty seven, cats about thirteen, an elephant near a century but mature by twenty five, and birds like eagles and crows reaching one hundred while wrens live about three, noting toads may live very long but unproven.
Do Dogs Think as They Sleep Turn Patterns Observed
The Loulaville Courier Journal notes differences in sleep behavior between two dogs. One dog circles six times before lying down, then repeats movements before settling. The other dog sleeps quickly, then turns over several times, waking briefly each time.
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Selentiat
O Tian
Les
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Defining Fossils in Historical Geology and Paleontology
A science writer proposes a precise definition of fossils as objects indicating former existence of an organism buried and preserved by geological causes before historic time. The idea contrasts with vague uses and notes that some remains may not be truly petrified.
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Ife
Arctic
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