Dempsey Knocks Out Billy Miske in Third Round
Jack Dempsey defeated Billy Miske in Benton Harbor Michigan delivering a knockout 1 minute 13 seconds into the third round of a ten round bout. About 16 000 spectators and 15 000 paid attendees watched as Miske was overwhelmed by Dempsey's power with a final right to the chin ending the fight.
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Plane crash kills two near Forest Hills tennis match
Two military flyers Lieutenant Grear and Sergeant Saxe died when a navy seaplane crashed near the Forest Hills tennis ground during the national singles championship. Spectators, numbering about nine thousand, watched as the plane hovered then plummeted from 700 feet, spinning and wrecking the craft.
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Sayar
Mitchelfiel
Mineola
L. 1
Saxe
Forest Hills
Plang
Fire Devastates Houston Opera House In Klamath Falls
Believed to be 15 dead after a fire destroying the Houston opera house and adjacent buildings in Klamath Falls Oregon. Eight bodies recovered from a hotel ruin where Labor Day travelers had gathered, and authorities warn the toll may rise.
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Ore
Houston Opera House
Houston
Governor Cox Addresses Minnesota State Fair on Labor and League of Nations
Governor Cox spoke at the Minnesota state fair urging policy links between labor and agriculture, backing increased farm production and labor in collective bargaining. He pledged to push higher postal salaries, urged ratification of the peace treaty, and stressed world reconstruction under a definite plan for lasting peace and American welfare. The speech followed other Western tour events and receptions, noting that labor and agriculture are intertwined and vital to national recovery.
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Minneapolis
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America
French Take 2 Turkish Towns Constantinople
French troops take Constantinople and Marash in Asia Minor near Aleppo and Urfa, with Turkish nationalists reinforcing in the resistance. The fighting follows months of clashes between Turks and Armenians as French forces advance toward Urfa and other towns in the region.
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Alniad
Asia Minor
Aleppo
Marash
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Marsh
Urfa
Turkey
Dimbebir
Lloyd George fears hunger strike end may free MacSwiney
London dispatch quotes Prime Minister Lloyd George warning that guarantees to halt police killings in Trlenndl could lead to the release of Lord Mayor MacSwiney and other hunger strikers from prison. Other dispatches largely confirm the interview printed in the Times.
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Belgium
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Trlenndl
Prencier
Mac Swiney
Japanese Commerce Chambers Demand Fair US Shipping Rules
At a meeting in Tokyo on September 7, representatives of the empire's chambers of commerce adopted resolutions condemning American shipping legislation. They urged a policy of fairness and asserted that U S rules affect trade interests of other nations. The resolutions were sent to the United States.
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Coal land sale nets million to Pittsburgh Coal firm
Springfield I IL Sept 7 transfer of Pittsburgh Coal company lands in Sangamon Macorpia Montgomery and Bond counties to the Minola Coal and Coke company was announced. The consideration was said to be 1 000 000.
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Pittsburgh Coal Company
Sangamon
Xiacorpia
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Iminola Coal and Coke Company
September Snow Hits Illinois Train Route
Sept 7 report from Deratur notes a Whebaeh train forced to halt after encountering heavy snow and a snowstorm between Masex and Custer Park. Ground was covered and corn was riddled by the wintry conditions.
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Labor in Italy Talk Revolution Optimistic Officials Say
London dispatch reports Italian extremists advocate seizure of metal factories as a starting point for a general takeover. Moderates seek wage talks with no government interference. Workers hold factories, some shops reopen with prearranged deals. Paris dispatch says government remains hopeful, confident in workers’ good sense and employers’ conciliatory spirit. In Milan police repelled a theft attempt, while Viareggio parties reach an immediate working agreement.
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Merit Workers' Union
Italian Socialist Party of Milan
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Italy
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Rome
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Dispatch
Tome
Paris
Havas
Milan
Viareggio
Harding for Labor Promotes Arbitration and Mutual Understanding
Senator Harding on Labor Day pressed voluntary arbitration as the cure for labor troubles and urged joint committees of employers and employees to foster mutual understanding. He backed the Cummins Esch law restoring railways to private operation and criticized socialist plans for employee ownership. He cited his own experience as an employer, noting no trouble with workers despite higher paper prices.
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Harding
Baseball scores from Monday in Major Leagues
Results show the American League games with Chicago 66 over Detroit 24 and New York 6 over Philadelphia 9, while Washington 65 defeated Boston 64 and Cleveland 16 over St Louis 24. In the National League Chicago 61 beat Pittsburgh 212 and Boston 10 over New York 5.
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Airplane crash near Kalama kills woman
Mrs Lea H Bence wife of a Cen tralia physician died from injuries after an airplane she rode as a passenger crashed into a tree north of Kalama Washington The pilots Gay D Cooper Cen tration and F F Barnes Lakeview were injured The wreck occurred in dense fog in wooded country A nearby rancher carried the woman through the woods to a neighbor then to the home town where she died
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Lea H. Bence
Centralia
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Gay D. Cooper
F. F. Barnes
Lakeview
Greeks Press Turkish Nationalists in Asia Minor
Constantinople reports further Greek advances in Asia Minor as Turkish nationalists retreat from Kutayah and Afiom Karablagar. Greeks enter Kutayah’s vicinity and take control of Afion Karablagar after nationalist forces withdraw.
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Asia Minor
Kutayah
Drussal
Afiom-Karablagar
Lithuanians and Poles Confer as Bolsheviks Back Lithuanians
Paris reports say hostilities between Poland and Lithuania nearly ended and peace talks to open at Mariampol. Poland protests to the League of Nations over Lithuanian attacks near Suwalki, with Bolshevik support noted. Lithuanian army about 80,600 men.
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Kovno
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League of Nations
Suwalki
Angustowo
Bnut
Koviet
Udthuacln
Lulthunaiia
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Augustowo
Slatyn
Foles
East Prussia
Russia
Rovn
Toles
Grodno-Vilna
Prussia
Proclamation Stands Says Colby Receives Notice
Secretary Colby will receive the formal notice from Governor Roberts on Saturday asserting Tennessee’s ratification of the woman suffrage amendment. The department argues the Tennessee action followed Calby’s proclamation too late and that a house vote alone cannot reverse actions by both legislative branches. Colby will rely on the governor’s message to show the legislature had ratified.
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Roberts
Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee
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Mes Gage
Red Flag Stirs Union at Decatur Coal Mine
Decatur Illinois September 7 miners hail a red flag hoisted over a local coal mine. Miner officials condemn the act as an assault on the union, accusing unidentified parties of the provocation.
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Decatur
Iil
Onion Nore
Eight Die In Denver Interurban Crash In Globeville
Eight persons were killed and more than fifty injured in the crash of electric interurban cars in Globeville, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. The accident occurred as cars collided on the line causing widespread wreckage and emergency response.Authorities opened inquiries to determine the cause amid chaotic scenes and damage to several blocks.
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Denver
Gaya
Colo
Globeville
Thig City
Wealth in West Canada Wheat Yields Draw Boston Banker’s Praise
A Boston banker returning from the Canadian West lauds vast wheat fields and the country’s postwar recovery. He notes excellent yields, potential exports up to two hundred million bushels, and rising farm wealth. He credits favorable weather and broad agricultural growth including dairying, with government support driving prosperity across western Canada.
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Canada
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Wall Street Journal
Canadian Rockies
Camada
Dominion
Great Northwestern
Western
Canaan
Zig Zag Against Germans and Latest Styles Jokes
A Civil War era joke shows a medical officer advising a Black soldier to zig zag to dodge German bullets. The tale ends with the soldier joking about being zigged. The piece also mentions William Dean Howells and a minister making light of the latest styles in church sermon.
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Moses
Cap'n
American Legion Weekly
Wiliam Dean Howells
Gold
Thia
Cross TP Right The Original Cross Examination Quote
The mournful philosopher notes the original cross examination as a third degree procedure Eve used on Adam when he stayed up with a pick friend. Hubby asks about Parisian fashion with no stockings while Wybat comments on the cost.
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