ASK HIGHER RAIL RATES IN STATES
Representatives of Warlowe State Commissione issue statement on action of Interstate Commerce Commission on rate raise. Washington Aug. 3. The report to state railroad commissions argues increases are needed and should apply intrastate rates by Sept 1, 1920. Three commissioners signed the report and describe varied views and majority decisions. Readjustment aims to implement freight and passenger rate increases by Sept. 1.
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Warlowe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Wiliam D. B. Ainey
Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania
Stuyn G. Dunn
Florida Railraul Commission
John A. Guther
Tawa Railroad Commission
Anf Fecrs
Patign
Queensberry Marquis Dead In South Africa Announcement
The ninth Marquis of Queensberry has died in Johannesburg Union of South Africa. He was briefly active in U.S. newspaper work about ten years ago and was a son of the famed sporting enthusiast who authored the Queensberry Rules.
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Johonesburg
Union of South Africa
L'Erey Sholto Doupging
Marquis of Queensberry
Unite States
Marquis of Queensbury Loxing
Reds Take Fortress Hrest Litovsk Captured
London reports the fortress of Hrest Litovsk, 119 miles east of Warsaw on the Poland boundary, has been captured by the Invasians according to a wireless dispatch from Berlin.
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London
Hrest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Poland
Tnvasians
Berlin
Crazed Porto Rican Killa Wife
Chicago report states Eugene Canterto a Porto Rican resident at 253 South Park Avenue shot and killed his wife Bodie in a jealous rage and then wounded himself with a self inflicted gunshot. The assailant was described as dying soon after.
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Chicago
Eugene Canterto
South Park Avenue
Bodie
Hela
Millionaire Lloyd and 19 Guilty of Sedition in Chicago
A Chicago court found William Bross Lloyd and 19 fellow advocates of a dictatorship of the proletariat guilty of sedition. Sentences ranged from one year to five years in prison with fines including $2000 for Lloyd and $1000 for several others, reflecting a broad range of penalties.
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Chicago
William Brosa Lloyd
Oscar Hebel
Lloyd
William Bross Lloyd
Winnetkamitl
Jack Carney
Polath
Mint
Truth
Ta FB
Katterfield
Dighton
Kashratns
Edgar Owens
Moline
L. K. Bughind
Niele War
Summer F. Wankin
Merrik A. Stollar
James A. Melesinger
Charies
Kriniheh
Sauel Ash
Perry Shipman
Resland
Ts Dr. Oseny T. Reown
Dedtth
Why Udwin Firth
Yndianapolis
Ind
Ds Kart PL Samberg
Ntely T. Christensen
John Vogel
Ciienge
Secret Japanese smuggling route exposed on Pacific coast
Tacoma reports Congressman Johnson chairing a House subcommittee on immigration and naturalization revealed a definite underground system moving thousands of Japanese into the United States yearly. The path begins at Yokohama, hops to Honolulu, then traverses the American Pacific to the Gulf of California with entry by sea or across the border, aided by bribes of Mexican guards.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Coast
United States
Johnson
Uie House
Sutcommtttee
Immigration and Naturale Mon
Northwest
Yokohama
Toms
Honolulu
Gunyinus
Gulf of California
Tere
Million Bales Cotton Prospects Up in July Report
Washington estimates show a potential yield increase from the crop condition assessment. July weather boosted the outlook, with forecasts rising from 70.7 percent to 74.1 percent. Initial estimates predicted 1.150 million bales from July 25 conditions and higher figures from June 3 assessments.
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Wuashligton
Ams
Endan
Ains
World Negro Meet Opens In New York
The Universal Negro Improvement Association begins its first convention in New York with plans to elect a world leader and provisional Africa president, adopt a charter and a bill of rights, and host delegates from across the world through August 31.
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New York
Universal Negro Improvement
Rochitlon
United States
Africa
Marcus Gatewey
Flour price drop widens to 50 cents in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on August 3 flour fell another 50 cents per barrel at principal mills. Family patent sacks quoted in carload lots ranged from 12.35 to 12.75 dollars. The decline follows a 40 cent drop last Saturday and compares with prices around 12 dollars per barrel on July 26.
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Mminneapolis
Minn
Roumania Threatens Soviet Union Over Warsaw Battle
A Vienna report says Roumania gave Soviet Russia a three day ultimatum to withdraw troops from Romanian lands, warning of general demobilization if not. British and Polish talks near Brest Litovsk linger with no contact between armistice delegates as fighting persists near Warsaw and along the Narev and Narew rivers.
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Vieono
Roumania
Russia
Belgrade
Trussia
Roumenta
Warsaw
London
Naresw
Moscow
Oulsneviki
Toles
Bielsk
Lemberg
le Lomza
Blalestik
Nirew
Nuretz
Nurzac
Brody
Bask
Chertkaf
Noth
Ting
British Foreign Office
Hialystok
Loniza
Bobi
Nareff
Balystok
Bialystok
Hiolsk
Belovezh Forest
Belohezh
Kuyrin
Census Record Shows Fast Growth in Woodriver Illinois
Washington reports Wood River in Madison County Illinois has a population of 3476 with an increase of 403.81 percent in recent years, the highest growth rate among U S towns to date in the four-year span.
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Woodriver
Madison County
United States
Washington
TiInois
Cennis Bureau
Propaganda alleged to spur clothing price rise
Washington August 3 Howard E Figg special assistant to the attorney general in enforcing the Lever law against profiteering charged that manufacturers and jobbers of wearing apparel are waging a carefully planned propaganda campaign to stampede retailers and the public into renewed fictitious demand for clothing and force prices higher hesaid the department of justice is aware of several phases of this campaign and will seek personal responsibility before applying penalties he cited mill closings as a tactic to justify market conditions and warned retailers of threats to curtailment and higher prices if they resist current orders
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Washington
Howard E. Figg
Igher
Department of Justice
Gaid
Mr. Figg
Figs
Figg
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results show Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2 and New York and Cincinnati games with 2 for Cincinnati. American League scores include New York 7 Chicago 6 and Detroit 5 2, with Cleveland 2 and Washington games. St. Louis 10 Philadelphia noted.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Cincinnnti
AL Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
D. St. Louis
Cincinnati
Louis
No Hope for Truce in Baranovitchi Talks
Warsaw reports dampened optimism as Polish and Soviet emissaries negotiate a 40 hour cease fire. Diplomats fear Soviet terms will be too harsh for Poland. Polish delegates bring a portable wireless set for contact with Warsaw.
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Paris
Warsaw
Danbt
Baranovitchi
Lkely
Envoys Arrive at Baranovitchi for Armistice Talks
Paris reports Polish plenipotentiaries and their French counterparts have arrived at Baranovitchi, 200 miles east of Warsaw, to negotiate an armistice with representatives of the Russian Bolshevik government.
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Paris
Baranoystchi
Warsaw
Famine Talk Misleads Public on Coal Shortage Says Ford Scandal Cited
Washington reports George H. Cushing of the American Wholesale association says coal famine fears are engineered to mislead the public. He cites Ford’s Detroit factory agents bidding against each other for 100 cars of coal and notes utilities hoarding to meet future needs. He argues there is no real shortage in mines or production, only distribution and demand manipulation.
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Washington
George H. Cushing
American Wholesale Association
Ford
Cushing
Henry Ford
Detroit
Canassorkation
Tyne
Tooth Falls Into Lung Death Case Against Brooklyn Dentist
George R. Minns sues Dr. Victor W. Crossman for $10,000 claiming the death of Mia Camm Minns after a tooth fell into her lung. A second suit for $50,000 seeks damages as administrator of the wife’s estate.
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New York
Mia
Camm Minns
George R. Minns
Victor W. Crossman
Brooklyn
Minns
Elwall's Son to Share Estate in New York
Attorneys report Joseph I Elwall leaves one quarter of his fortune from stock market and race track to Richard Derby Elwell, sixteen, ignored by his father for ten years. The agreement comes from the boy and the murdered man’s parents shaping the estate split.
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Elwall
New York
Joseph I. EL Well
Richard Derby EL Well
Vast Western Canada harvests spark field labor boom
Reports from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta show yields rivaling 1915 records with widespread optimism. Labor shortages loom as Manitoba seeks 10000 harvest hands at wages of 5 to 6 per day while Saskatchewan asks 15000 workers and Alberta needs 5000. Officials expect northern movement from neighboring states to fill gaps aided by government employment offices and rail dispatch options.
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Canada
Mami
Toba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Kanees
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wenall
Central States
Winnipeg
Boundary Points
Chicago
Detroit
Mieh
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Joranti
Neh
Des Moines
Watertown
St. Paul
No Mercy for the Flirt at Piping Rock Sermon
Cortlandt Blecker spoke on the modern girl at Piping Rock. A dream of a modern woman visiting St Peter ends with a moral: her virtue remains unspotted but she is condemned to the fate she told of her lovers. The tale mocks flirtations and fragile reputations.
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Dream
St. Peter's Handa
Cortlandt Blecker
Piping Rock
St. Peter
Eatonic Proves Best by Decade of Relief Says Mrs Doyen
Historic testimonial from Mrs Dello M Doyen praising Eatonic after ten years of stomach trouble. She claims relief from one box and urges readers to try it. Over four million users reportedly found benefits, with a money back guarantee.
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Eatonic
Dello M. Doyen
Ady
Fat Man's Lesson Hint From Sunday's Class
A storyteller recalls a Sunday-school scene where a corpulent man delivers a lesson on future life. In closing, he asks what would happen if he had led a bad life, and a boy replies with a blunt line about "the fat would be in the bre."
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Idie
Bank Cashier Under Scrutiny By Expert Auditor
The firm’s head summoned an expert accountant to review the cashier’s conduct. The auditor asked if any evidence of dishonesty had been found, noting a puzzling pattern of the cashier carrying a different umbrella each rainy day.
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Exj
Fewer men protest soda water name despite the taste
A humorous note argues that people object less to the beverage itself when not deterred by the unappealing name soda water. It suggests branding affects public reaction and the stigma around the drink.
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Minneapolia
Soviet
Saya
Vienna
Kebryp
Brest-Litovsk
Warl Stadelk
Lolsheviki
Dathy Mall
Berth
Lolssheviki
Illinois
H. C. L. Propaganda
U. & Attorney
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