Bolshevik Defy Entente and War Loom in Europe
London reports the Russian soviet refuses Britain's demand for half of the Bolshevik advance in Poland and vows to press on to War Saw for loot. Rumanians concentrate troops on the Russo-Rumanian frontier as Moscow wires. The Herald says the North Sea squadron is to the Baltic base with orders to reimpose the blockade against Russia.
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London
Great Britain
Poland
London Times
Warsaw
Rumania
Moscow
the Herald
Laborites Organ
Baltic
Russia
Heroic Poles Stem Red Drive Near Warsaw
Bolshevik attacks along the Bug river are halted as Polish counter offensives gain momentum from Brest-Litovsk to the Bug confluence. Polish forces hold positions in Volhynia and along the upper Styr while enemy cavalry moves toward the Danzig corridor. Continued defense bolstered by patriotism and supplies. page four.
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Warsaw
Tageblatt
Anherzelle-Pultusk
Bug River
Brest-Litovsk
Ostrolenko
Lomaza
Galicia
Associated Press
Mursec
Narew
Grovyno
Naraw
Volhynia
Upper
Styr
Sochot
Pripet Marshes
Danzig-Salama- Warsaw
Thorn
Pomerania
Paris
Villa signs surrender with retirement move to private life
Francisco Villa agrees to retire to private life with a 60 man guard and pays his followers one year’s wages. Villa will reside at Hacienda de Canutillo in Durango while his senior officers total 260, with 558 non commissioned ranks. The forces include nine generals and numerous colonels majors captains and lieutenants.
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Villa
Janda Villa
Hacienda
de Canutillo
Durango
Ant Colone
Denver in Martial Law Talk as Mob Attacks City
Mayor Bailey and Governor Shoup discussed placing Denver under martial law at the state house after a violent mob wrecked street cars and targeted the Denver Post office and city buildings. A man identified as Blake was killed near the South Denver car barns and A. Smith died from injuries in hospital. About 500 strike-breakers were in the city as police struggled to control the unrest before dawn.
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Bailey
Shoup
State House
Denver Post
Blake
Denver
A. Smith
Harding campaign to tour with possible stops in New York and Chicago
Senator Harry New outlined a wide speaking tour for Harding with likely speeches in New York and Chicago and perhaps Denver or another western city. He said Harding would not abandon the front porch campaign for a longer barnstorming trip despite ongoing invitations from delegations.
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Chicago
New York
Denver
Harding
Harry §. New
Indiana
Senator New
Marion
Weekend Weather Forecast: Slightly Warm Friday and Saturday
The period promises generally fair conditions with little temperature change. No significant rain chance or major shifts expected, keeping daytime highs and overnight lows largely consistent across Friday and Saturday.
Cox says Taft may speak up on league of nations
Governor Cox expressed hope that former president Taft would urge Republicans to back senators favoring the league of nations. He noted Taft’s potential influence to keep him a Republican. Cox also discussed women’s suffrage in Tennessee and tentatively accepted a New Hampshire address.
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Taft
Senate
League of Nations
Cox
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Hampshire
Manchester
Tennessee
Tennesses
Abbie Scott Baker
National
Troops Ordered to Denver Strike Reinforcements Rumor Grounded
A Denver report claimed US troops at Fort D. A. Russell were sent to reinforce the city police during a strike. An inquiry at Fort Russell found the report groundless.
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Fort Russell
Denver
United States
Fort D. A. Russell
Colorado
Illinois Troops Ordered to Quell Mob in West Frankfort
Governor Lowden dispatched five companies of the 9th Illinois infantry under Major Wilbur D. Satterfield to West Frankfort to quell a mob that has seized control of the town. The mob, over 3,000 strong, threatens to drive out the foreign population after the murders of Amiel Calcaterra and Tony Hempel, with fires breaking out in Frankfort Heights and armed bands converging on the area.
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Illinois
West Frankfort
Springfield
Ill
Lowden
9Th
Illinois Infantry
Wilbur D. Satterfield
Mount Vernon
Effingham
Cairo
McLeanshoro
Salem
Germany vows to go to war to bar entente troops
Berlin declares it will fight to prevent Allied forces from moving through German territory to aid Poland. Foreign Minister Walter Simons warns Germany will use any weapons to remove such difficulties, seeking persuasion first to avoid war. A later report notes Bavarian transport workers urged to block entente troop movement by any means.
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Entente
Germany
Poland
Reichstag
Walter Simons
Dr. Simons
London
Simons
Bavaran Traffic Council
Polish situation sparks diplomacy with allies and US
Washington reports described the Polish situation as confusion and contention and states it has become a subject of diplomatic exchanges among allied governments and the United States. Officials noted the foreign legations in Warsaw may depart if needed with discussions centering on the Bolshevik threat.
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Poloh
United States
Washington
State Department
Rushing Cars to Beat Freight Rates Move
Seattle dispatch reports northern rail lines rush empty freight cars to Pacific northwest points to clear eastbound lumber congestion before rate increases take effect. Officials say current business could be handled, but three weeks ahead may not clear all new orders.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Northern Rial Lines
Race riots in West Frankfort prompt troops request
Governor Frank Holt received a telegram from West Frankfort stating that mobs were out of control and Italian residents were being attacked and their property destroyed. Mayor Lon Fox and Sheriff Robert Watkins asked for immediate troop deployment to restore order.
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Lon Fox
Robert Watkins
Franklin County
Leading Air Mail Scout Lands in Reno for Overnight Stay
Air mail plane piloted by B. Acosta touched down at Reno Municipal Field at 5 48 p m after a two hour fifty two minute flight from Hiko Nevada with Salt Lake City as the only prior stop. Acosta said the craft will stay in Reno until Saturday morning then depart non stop to San Francisco.
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Reno, Nevy
B. Aconta
Reno ‘Municipal
Hiko
Nevada
Salt Lake City
Reno
Acosta
Sam Pranciaco
Harding's Aid Given Suffrage
Senator Harding spoke to Spanish war veterans in Marion Ohio urging that peace and war questions be decided by American conscience not by foreign powers. He argued the United States should act on its own moral sense and avoid a foreign council invoking sons to battle. The address followed veterans’ demands and ended with campfire song and cheers.
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Marion
Council of Foreign Powers
Harding
America
Sons of America
Republic
United States
Mhree Aheera
Striking Tramway Men Attack Denver Post Plant
A mob of strikers and sympathizers damaged the Denver Post offices and plant after a street car confrontation. Presses, linotype machines, and engraving rooms were battered. windows shattered as rioters roamed the building. Police called for 2000 civilian volunteers. No injuries reported.
Two Killed in Denver Rioting and Heavily Hurt
Shots fired during Thursday night rioting left two men dead and three seriously wounded. Injured include A G Smith and Ralph W Darling of Denver shot through the lungs and Russell Willishaw of Salida shot through the neck. South Side car barns were set on fire but extinguished with limited damage.
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Denver
A. G. Smith
Ralph W. Darling
Russell Willishaw
Salida
Colo
Rioting Over Street Car Strike Racks Denver
Between 80 and 85 people including Chief Hamilton Armstrong and several officers were seriously injured in rioting tied to a street car strike. Five cars were wrecked and the Denver Post plant damaged as strikers and sympathizers clashed with strike breakers. a mob gathered in front of the Tramway building but committed no further violence. The unrest began when two strike breaker cars were halted by a motor truck and a 1,000-strong parade formed at City hall before spreading to the streets.
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Colo
Denver Post
Post
Bailey
Shoup
Hamilton Armstrong
Trades and Labor Assembly
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