Tennessee ratification of federal suffrage amendment certified
Certification of Tennessee's ratification was mailed to Washington Tuesday night. Officials expected the proclamation making the amendment part of the U S Constitution within days, granting 22 million American women voting rights. The move followed an attorney general opinion upholding a Tennessee Supreme Court order that temporarily restrained the governor from acting.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Washington
State Colby
Roberts
Thompson
Lumsden
Tennesage Supreme Court
Debs Attacks League of Nations in Prison Statement
Eugene V. Debs, socialist candidate for president, now jailed in Atlanta, denounces the league of nations as a dishonest issue. He calls the coal shortage the main question and criticizes Republicans, Democrats, Wilson, and Gompers, labeling Palmer-Labor as a one campaign group and comparing Harding and Cox to two humpty-dumpties.
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Chicago
League of Nations
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Socialist National
Liwest
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Palmer-Labor Party
Harding
Cox
Bootlegging From Canada by Airplane
Chicago August 24. Prohibition commissioner Major A V Dalrymple cites aircraft smuggling as new Canada to U S method. Captain Joseph H Taylor of Indianapolis reported spotting a plane with twenty five cases of Canadian whisky, claiming regular trips from Canada. Dalrymple will seek an airplane agent to halt air smuggling.
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Chicago
Canada
A. V. Dalrymple
Joseph H. Taylor
Indianapolis
Dalrymple
Danzig Problem May Be Near Solution
London Aug. 24 Great Britain and France discussed a plan for settling the Danzig problem that would involve Allied military occupation of the city if approved. Military authorities reportedly agreed unloading ammunition there should not be attempted at present.
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London
Danzig
Great Britain
France
Booze Lovers Not Satisfied by Lollypops
Washington report cites Walter O. Hughes secretary of the National Confectioners Association stating candy has not replaced alcohol for drinkers under prohibition. He lists savings banks soft drink firms ice cream and moving picture theatres as sectors gaining profits since the ban.
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Washington
Walter O. Hughes
National Confectioners’ Association
State Department
Indiana coal miners win wage increase ending strike
A supplemental contract between Indiana coal operators and miners raises day wages for inside workers by 26 percent and monthly men by 1.50 a day. The deal becomes effective August 15 and ends a widespread idle period as mines were expected to resume normal operations soon.
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Terr Hauth
Ind
Indiana
United Mine Workers of America
District No. 11
Toilet Water Drink Leaves Man Helpless in City District
A stranger, befuddled after drinking toilet water with high alcohol content, could not walk or talk and was arrested at 1 am in the business district. He will be arraigned today.
Whiskey-Filled Egg Scare Spurs Prohibition Inspectors
At a West Virginia station on Monday eggs were found broken after whisky was poured into their shells and the openings sealed with cement. Prohibition inspectors reported four cases involved and filed the matter with the commissioner's office.
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Washington
West Virginia
Prohibition
Prohibition Commissioner's Office
Thieves Steal Sacramental Wine Then Sleep on Altar
In Middletown New York two burglars drank sacramental wine from a church cupboard and fell asleep on the altar steps. The sexton discovered them snoring and they were jailed.
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Middletown
N. Y
Broadway touch on Harding porch tour in Marion
A parade of theatre figures and a jazz orchestra visited Senator Harding in Marion Ohio on Tuesday pledging support for the Republican nominees. Charles Evans Hughes spoke with Harding and Harvey of New York while Al Jolson led performances. Harding urged high theatre standards and a shift away from one lead politics as Hughes warned against a trickster candidate. The event included stunts by famous actors and a chicken dinner at Dr C B Sawyer’s farm.
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Marion
Harding
Reasen
Hardings
Charles Evans Hughes
Senator Harding
George Harvey
New York
Hughes
Harding and
Henry Dixey
Blanche King
Leo Carillo
Zona Neef
Eugene O'Brien
Helen Moyer
Texas Guinan
Lew Cody
Margaret Mamara
al Jolson
Dr. C. BR
Sawyer
Cox
Senate
Britain accuses Bolshevik envoy Kameneff of bad faith
London dispatch reports M. Kameneff head of the Russian Soviet mission will leave England. The note from Alfred J. Balfour to Kameneff cites Lucerne communiqué terms on Poland as in fundamental contradiction with British, Italian views. Government seeks reply by Friday evening.
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Great Britain
Bolsheviks
London
M. Kampneff
England
Daily Herald
Lucerne
M. Kameneff
Alfred J. Balfour
Balfour
Italian Premiers, Says: “Mr. Balfour
Italy
Signor Ciolitti
Mr. Lloyd George
Soviet
Russia
M. Tohitcherin
Ponzi mix up at stage of passing lie
Boston Aug 24 A payment of less than six hundred fifty cents on the dollar to Ponzi creditors emerged from the receivers hearing as Ponzi claimed nearly four million in assets to cover seven million in liabilities Official estimates value his assets at about three million while he maintains solvency He admitted no stock of international postal coupons and refused to disclose income from Europe or other sources during the hearing
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Boston
Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
Robert G. Dodge
Edward A. Thornton
Mr. Coakley
Investora
Northland Pine Lumber yard fire threatens homes
A Tuesday night blaze at the Northland Pine Lumber company yard in Minneapolis endangered nearby residences. Authorities estimated the loss at more than 500000 dollars for the lumber firm.
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Minneapolis
Northland Pine Lumber Company
North Dakota Rum Runners' New Paradise
Regina, Sasi, Aug. 24. Rum running runs riot on the Canadian border, Assistant Commissioner Tracy of the provincial police declared on return from an inspection along the international line. Whisky smuggling from Estevan to Minot has grown huge. Tracy said Minot holds enough whisky to float a ship and serves as a gearing station for an organized gang.
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Regina
Sasi
Tracy
Estevan
Sask
Minot
N. C
United States
Chicago Booze Raid Seizes $500000 Whisky Haul
Twelve men were arrested and liquor valued at about 500000 dollars seized by prohibition agents led by Major A V Dalrymple. The arrests occurred at Canal and Taylor streets as men removed liquor from a freight car, with identities kept confidential amid suspicions of an organized whisky ring.
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Chicago
A. V. Dalrymple
Canal
Taylor Streets
New Star Gundy in Its Purple Stripes
A new star in Cygnus, detected by Harvard and observed at Lick Observatory, reached magnitude 2.25 on Monday night. Dr. W W Campbell notes its position at right ascension twenty hours and declination fifty three degrees, about ten degrees northwest of Alpha Cygni, with violet edge absorption bands signaling a new star in this development stage.
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Lick Observatory
Calif
Harvard Observatory
W. W. Campbell
Campbell
Blaze in Tenement House Traps Families Injures Eight
Eight persons were injured in a fire that trapped more than twenty families in a five story East Side tenement early Tuesday. Firefighters and police prevented a heavier loss of life as flames swept the building and two men leaped from a third floor window. Heat forced water streams on victims crowded on fire escapes awaiting rescue.
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New York
Riots at Brixton Prison Amid Sinn Fein Demonstration
In London a crowd of several thousand near Brixton prison, where Lord Mayor McSweeney of Cork is confined, waved red banners and chanted Up Sinn Fein. Police faced a rush, injuries occurred, and arrests were made among the demonstrators.
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London
Brixton Prison
McSweeney
Cork
Sinn Fein
Riots Rage in Lisburn Belfast After Inspector Shot
Troops moved to quell a fresh outbreak in Lisburn where Police Inspector Swanzey was killed last Sunday. Rioting, looting, and arson spread with homes not flying the Union Jack burned and damage reaching nearly 2 million dollars. Clashes occurred in Bally Macarrett Bryson and Kilmorre n streets as police and later soldiers dispersed rioters.
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Lisburn
Belfast
Swanzey
Ligburn
Bally Macarrett
Montrose Street
Safe found from Princess Sophia wreck arrives for examination
The purser's safe from the steamship Princess Sophia, sunk in Lynn Canal in October 1918 with over 200 lives lost, was raised by divers and arrived in Juneau awaiting examination by the operating company officers. The safe is believed to hold a considerable sum.
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Juneau
Alaska
Lynn Canal
Seventy Thousand Reds Captured by Triumphant Poles
Polish troops report success in Salystok and Lomza areas with about 70 000 Bolsheviki prisoners taken and vast spoils described as great. Bolsheviki losses include several divisions shattered as Poles advance toward Suwalki and Grodno. red forces pressure along the Vistula border. Berlin says 12 000 Russian troops crossed into Germany under Polish pursuit.
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Washington
Salystok
Legation
Lomza
Warsaw
Bialystok
Lomga
Poland
Suwalki
Grodno
Bailystok
Cox Promises Proof On 15 Million Campaign Fund
Dayton Ohio August 24 Governor Cox says he will prove in his Pittsburg address next Thursday that Republicans are gathering a 15 million campaign fund. He also sent a telegram to Senator Kenyon pledging committee cooperation and material for the probe. He may testify in person if needed and expects to discuss league of nations and labor questions in Indiana addresses Wednesday.
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Dayton
Pittsburg
Cox
Kenyon Republican
Iowa
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Kenyon
Princeton
Eyanaville
Ind
League of Nationa
Labor
Plot to Murder Americans Nipped
The Korean government announced the arrest at Seoul of many Koreans suspected conspirators who allegedly planned to murder American congressmen with bombs upon arrival in Seoul. Revolvers and related literature were found, supporting the confessions. The plot aimed to cause international complications.
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Tokio
Seoul
Russians Launch Counter Offensive Reported by Berlin
A Berlin dispatch says the Russian northern army has begun a counter offensive with partial success. Poles are said to have been forced back in the corridor between Mlawa and Chosek, and a decisive battle is in progress near Neldenburg. In Danzig the railway workers union votes to halt all way supplies for Poland with only food and sanitary items authorized.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Berlin
Deutsch Allegemeine Zeitung
Mlawa
Chosek
Neldenburg
Railway Workers’ Union
Danzige
Poland
Zoppop
Woohenstein
Neusshrwasser
Minsk talks fail to quicken end of war says Times correspondent
London report says Minsk negotiations unlikely to end conflict soon. Polish delegates report faultless wireless and courier as best link, while Bolshevik forces retreating in the northwest cause concern. Anti Bolshevik moves rise in Russia as captive Soviet officer claims Moscow aims to seize Warsaw and set up Soviet rule.
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Foreign Office
Times
Lemburg
Russia
Minsk
Warsaw
Poland
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