Shipping board expands freight and passenger rates on all coasts
The Shipping Board allowed Great Lakes Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico steamship lines to raise freight rates 30 to 40 percent and passenger charges 20 to 40 percent. New schedules require one day’s notice with many lines already filing for effective Thursday. Increases vary by route from New York to the Canal Zone and Puerto Rico, with Norfolk and New Orleans areas also seeing substantial boosts.
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Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
The
Shipping Board
Dvodard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Lake
Great Lukea
Ner
New York
Canal Zona
Virgin Istanas
Forto Rico
Raica
Norfolk
Atlantic
Om Pasaenger
Bataveen Norfolk
Ant New Cieana
Bopween Neve Fleana
Border
Purpose, Board
Norfolk Lantic Secdge
Paris
Orleans
New Orleans
Rates Increase On Freight And Passenger Charges
Rates effective Thursday authorize steamboat lines to raise freight by 20 to 46 percent and passenger fares by 20 to 33 and one third percent. The New York boat stateroom rises to 1 56 2 from 2 10 8, with passenger fare to New York moving to 1.24 from 1.03. Discussions with the New England Steamship Co and the New Haven Hartford railroad failed to reach a new agreement.
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New England Steamship Company
Bridgeport
New York
Shipping Board
Th. MG Medderly
New England Stearship Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Allroad
Cox Promises to Prove Charge of 15 Million Fund
Governor Cox vows to prove charges that Republicans raised a 15 million campaign fund. He plans to speak in Pittsburgh and Evansville and Princeton, sending leads to Senator Kenyon and offering to testify if needed. His aides say he has documentary material and will address labor topics in Evansville and Princeton.
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G.O.P
Pittsburgh
Senate
Dayton
Pittsburgh West
Democratic Central
Prio
Princeton
Swansville
Indiana
Wintsburgh
Kenyon
Graam
Senatec
Republican
Iowa
Renata
Aubpost
Flv
Trailsend
Vanaville
Evansville
Evanaville
League of Naw
Ic Wis
Princetoft
Actors with Band On Harding's Lawn
Marion Ohio hosted about twenty actors and actresses with a band on Harding's front porch to pledge support for the Republican nominee. Senator Harding received the delegation with a short speech urging citizens to play their part and endorse change. Charles Evans Hughes, former GOP nominee, also visited and spoke praising Harding's qualifications.
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Broadway
Senate
Harding
Hardings
Charles Evens Hughes
Warding
Perth
Americans Win Five Boxing Bouts at Olympic Trials
In Antwerp finals American boxers Edward Kagan Yale light heavyweight Samney Mosbers New York lightweight and F Genero New York flyweight triumphed. Kagan defeated Norwegian Sorsdal and Mosbers beat Johansson of Denmark as fans cheered. Rawson beat Petersen for the only knockout. other bouts featured Walker South Africa and Minteah of France prevailing. In swimming Howell Oakland placed third in the 400 meter breaststroke while Ble Dermott U.S. Navy won in tennis, Raymond South Africa defeated Kumagae Japan. Continuous coverage continues on page trade.
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Associated Press
Antwers
Edward Kagan
Yale University
Samnety Mosbers
New York
F. Ne Genero
Pauliet
de Genero
Petersen
Raymond
South Africa
Kumagae
Japan
Tennessee Seals Approval On Women’s Vote In Coup
A writ of supersede issued by Tennessee Chief Justice lifts a temporary injunction, as opponents rail against the decisive action labeling it high handed. They threaten to seek an injunction against Colby.
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Tennessee
Colby
Suffrage Proclamation Expected Within 48 Hours
Washington reports the State Department is poised to issue the proclamation ratifying the Federal suffrage amendment, pending official notification from Tennessee Governor Roberts. Dispatches from Nashville indicate the proclamation was mailed today and expected within 24 hours.
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State Department
Secretary of State College
Roberts
Tennessee
Nashville
Tennessee ratifies federal suffrage amendment
Certification of Tennessee’s ratification was mailed to Washington to take effect upon receipt by the secretary of state. Officials expect the formal proclamation soon placing 22,000,000 American women on equal footing with men in the ballot, after Governor Raburn acted on the attorney general’s opinion regarding certiorari and supersedeas.
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Nashville
Tenna
Tennessee
Mall
Washington
Colby
Rabe
Thampsoman
Britain Seeks Damages Over U S Detained German Liners
Washington Aug 4 Great Britain has begun diplomatic talks with the United States over costs incurred by the detention of seven former German liners in American ports. The ships were later delivered to Britain, while British crews operated in New York. The discussions cover demurrage charges and the ultimate ownership per Allied shipping rulings. The State Department has asked for a detailed explanation from the Shipping Board on how American ownership was established, delaying delivery.
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Britain
United States
Shipping Board
War Department
Dogland
America
New York
Bern
Cunard Line
Great Britain
Lotha
Wilson
State Department
Patriotic Sons Urge Living Wage for Connecticut Teachers
The Patriotic Order Sons of America closed its annual convention at Colonial Hall with a reception and dance. National Secretary Hermon A. Miller urged paying teachers a living wage, saying schools deserve the best teachers and noting the debt owed to educators cannot be repaid in dollars alone.
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Connecticut
The
Patriotic Order, Sons of America
Colonial Hall
National Secrs
Dary Hermon A. Miller
Easton
Newspaper Circulation Notice Appears in Post Papers
Public notice from Bridgeport papers urges readers to contact Circulation at Barnum 6100 if their newspaper delivery fails. Details indicate standard publication house procedures for missed deliveries across Telegram Evening Post and Sunday Post editions.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Evening Post
Sunday Post
German President calls for fight against Poles in East Prussia
Polish embassy in Warsaw received a note dated August 23 reporting that East Prussia’s president urged Germans to oppose Poles. Dispatches describe German forces attacking French troops in upper Silesia, burning Interallied offices, and Poles fleeing upper Silesia with French and Italian reinforcements arriving.
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Minorety of Foreign Affairs
Warsaw
Siener
Eady Prussia
Foreign Ministry
Vu U
Germiny
Upper Silesia
Hatewice
Interallied Commission
Aty
Poles Recapture Two Towns as Reds Cross Prussian Line
War office report from Warsaw says Lomza and Bialystok have been retaken by Polish forces. Bolsheviks cross frontier. 18th and 38th divisions crushed. 34th captured. Over 40,000 prisoners reported by the 5th Polish Army. Suwalki and Grodno cleared of Bolsheviks amidst panic. Peasants aid cleanup as detachments retreat toward East Prussia.
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Lomza
Bialystok
War Office
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Star of the Ath
Melona
Alstrista
Poland
Suwalki
Grodno
East Prussia
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Brugsia
Retreating Bolshevists Halted by Polish Rapid Advance
Paris dispatch reports Polish forces under President Pilsudski reaching Bialystok as Bolshevik troops retreat northward. French military observers foresee a double Polish move toward Grodno and southeast to pressure remaining Bolsheviks along the Bug river. Potential danger looms for Polish lines if Bolsheviks press a counteroffensive.
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Bug River
Up Rebels Cry Sparks Disorder Near Brixton Prison
In London on August 21 crowds gathered near Brixton prison to protest and demand clemency for Irish hunger strikers. Lord Mayor MacSweeney led a square with several thousand shouting up Sinn Fein up Rebels as police guarded the prison approach. Several injuries were reported and arrests made among the demonstrators.
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Sinn Fein
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John Redmond
King George
Trish
Italy’s Giolitti Says War Entry Was Premature
Lucerne August 24. Premier Giolitti of Italy argues Italy entered World War too soon and should have joined with America. He rejects German sympathy charges, praises American aid, backs parliamentary control on treaties, and calls for reclaiming profits for the state. He notes accord with Lloyd George on peace and insists Fiume remain Italian. He dismisses D Annunzio and plans further talks with Millerand.
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Italy
America
D'Annunzio
Lucerne
Switzerland
Associated Pres
Giolitt
Rome
Liard-George
Grill
Tog
Amerita
Masthen
Kitchener
Accusationa
Alan
Lloyd George
Lloyd-George
Gioltti
Fiume
Gabrielle D'Annunzio
Glolitth
Millerand
Aix
McLean to preside at Republican State convention
United States Senator George C. McLean of Connecticut will serve as temporary chairman for the Republican State convention to be held September 9. The announcement came via J Henry Roraback, chairman of the Republican Central Committee, from Hartford on August 24.
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Hartford
United States
George C. McLean
Iconnecticut
J. Henry Roraback
Republican Central Committee
Wrangel Ant i Jew Says Max Nordau
In a contested dispatch Nordau denounces General Wrangel s anti Jewish scheme. He condemns the plan in the name of the Jewish race and urges American Jewry and the U S administration to prevent murder. The piece links Wrangel to past regimes and dismisses Bolshevik and nihilist claims as unfounded.
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Max Nordau
Ed Paris
Dr. XM
French losses in Asia Minor said higher than bulletins
New York Aug 24 Fersis Balderson of St Paul Minnesota recently returned from service overseas with Near East Relief declares that French losses in enforcing authority over the mandatory areas in Asia Minor are much larger than official bulletins admit.
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Balderson
St. Pal
Minn
Asia Minor
Minsk Meeting Offers Little Hope for Peace
London dispatch reports slim prospects for peace from Minsk talks as Polish advances push Bolshevik forces back. Warsaw notes: two Minsk delegates aware of military positions, Bolshevik ministers claim limited communication with Minsk by courier, and Polish courier crossings remain contentious. News from Lemberg cited as positive amidst Bolshevik shifts eastward and ongoing resistance.
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