League of Nations to convene in Geneva next November
The first official meeting of the league of nations will be held in Geneva next November. Far and Near East questions to be debated at the Paris talks will be decided by the league’s representatives. Allied forces report destruction of Dar danelles fortifications per peace terms and Bolshevik advances and setbacks across Europe are described by officials.
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League of ‘Nations
Geneva
Far
Near Easts
Spa
League
Democrats Meet in San Francisco National Convention
Delegates at the San Francisco convention lauded President Wilson with repeated cheers and a portrait display. Vice Chairman Kremer attempted to restore order amid interruptions as attendees denounced the Republican party and voiced strong party support for Wilson.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Democracy
Wilson
White House
Kremer
Republican Party
Cummings Roasts Republicans At Democratic Convention
The Democratic National Convention hears Homer Cummings deliver a pointed keynote while delegates hush for his long address. Administration forces gain control with Senator Glass named resolutions chair and Senator Robinson chosen permanent chair, as Wilson recovery telegram hails leadership and unity.
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Mr. Cummings
Chicago
Ireland
Armenia
Mexico
Democrats Make Good Progress At National Convention
At San Francisco the Democratic national convention moved into business after preliminaries. Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas was chosen permanent chairman, with reforms allowing women on the national committee and flexible unit rules. A policy speech by Robinson drew uproarious approval as he attacked Republican leadership and defended Article X of the league covenant.
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Chicago
Carter Glass
Robinson
Arkansas
Glass
Resolutions Committee
Patrick Quinn
Rhode Island
Thomas Walsh
Montana
Wilson
San Francisco
Joseph T. ‘Robinson
Reed
Senator Reed
Missouri
Eiven
Palmer
Cox
Cummings
National Committee
Republican Party
Senate
Political clash over Chicago platform and Cummings remarks
The chairman urged silence as Mr. Cummings attacked the Chicago platform calling it evasive. A shout greeted the counterattack and the moment followed his further remark about the scene.
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Cummings
Chicago
Dardanelles Fortifications Destroyed Under Peace Terms
Allied forces announce completion of destruction of all fortifications along the Dardanelles in line with the peace treaty. In Philadelphia a drying machine explosion at Valeweld Tire and Rubber kills two: W. C. Walsh and J. A. Maney.
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Philadelphia
W. C. Walsh
Valeweld Tire and Rubber Company
J. A. Maney
Chicago-Daniel Wright Surrenders on 21-Year Murder Charge
Daniel Wright, 47, surrendered to Sheriff Frank Cooper in Richland County Louisiana to face a murder charge in the killing of Hattie Strogier in Rayville Louisiana twenty one years ago.
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Sweetheart
Chicago
Daniel Wright
Frank Cooper
Richland County
Hattie Strogier
Rayville
Sell Bogue Tickets at Frisco Auditorium
Four thousand bo gus tickets to the Auditorium were printed and sold to the public at prices from fifty to one hundred dollars, according to a report received by the national committee.
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Frisco
San Francisco
National Committee
Bank charter granted for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Washington reports treasury approval for The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Co operative National Bank of Cleveland Ohio with one million dollar capital. The bank will open immediately using a Cleveland building ready for occupancy and plans to lend to workers and farmers rather than speculators and manipulators.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Co-operative National Bank of Cleveland
Cleveland
Plumb Plan League
Packers Meet in September at Atlantic City
Chicago meat packers from across the country will gather in Atlantic City on September 13 14 and 15. The meeting will discuss industry problems and is announced by Thomas E. Wilson president of the packers association.
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Chicago
Atlantic City
Thomas E. Wilson
Mystery in Hotel Fires in Boston
A fifth hotel blaze within a week broke out at the Hotel Essex, with authorities unsure of origin as the city kept hotels under heightened watch for further fires. Local investigators and hotel managers coordinate to trace causes and prevent further incidents.
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Boston
Essex
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A young man in town seeks a minister for marriage but dislikes the nearby justice of the peace suggestion. A bystander teases that the upcoming event will end all peace for him, implying trouble ahead.
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