Mississippi Leaders Back Civic Venture Across Racial Lines
The leading white figures in Washington county Mississippi join a "venture in practical good citizenship" with backing from the mayor sheriff legislators pastors bankers and editors. The piece argues such a movement benefits the South and could curb northern anti Negro violence while stressing the value of affordable steel coal and food for national wealth and public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Miss
Mississippi
South
Balfour on War Powers and Economic Pressure in League
Mr Balfour explains that the League of Nations aims to stop war through economic pressure not force. He notes no nation is obliged to use force under the covenant and that economic boycott is the sanctioned remedy while war remains an extreme measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour
League of Nations
Switzerland
League
Mr. Balfour
Practical Good Citizenship in the South
A Greenville Mississippi chamber of commerce industrial welfare committee proclaims racial harmony as essential to prosperity. The document invites negroes to freely present suggestions and questions, signaling a progressive stance on race relations in the Greenville and Washington County area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
South
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Industrial Welfare Committee
Greenville
Miss
Washington County
Credit for Woman Suffrage Sparks Party Credit Debate
The piece notes suffragists from the Republican and Democratic camps claim credit for women voters while predicting divisions along party lines. It cites John Barton Payne praised by the New York Tribune as a prominent Chicago figure. It also mentions Gompers urging union scrutiny of candidates and a London dealer fined $276 for overcharging $3.87 on spats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barton Payne
New York Tribune
Chicago
Billy the Goat Causes Mayhem in Circus Ring
During a moving day performance Billy the goat acts out exploding chaos in the ring. He dodges the monkey, fights the ring master, and ends up on the lion’s cage before escaping as animals mock him. Tomorrow Billy spoils another performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Bily
Elphant
Mr. Billy
Billy Speils
Saalfield Publishing Co
Akron
Washington's Birthday Marked by National Enlistment Week
The notice proclaims the 188th anniversary of George Washington birth and starts a nationwide army recruiting drive. It also marks a national week of song to promote community singing across the United States during the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
United States Army
United States
Notable historical milestones from 1799 to 1916 in brief
Highlights include George Washington's death in 1799 and first official birthday salute in Philadelphia in 1788. Also listed are Sarah Adams born in England in 1848, an 1846 Austrian Poland revolt, 1870 Connecticut governor nominee James F. English, 1882 National Law and Order League in Boston, Nyassaland becomes British protectorate in 1893, and the 1916 Russian Duma opening by the Czar.
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George Washington
United States
Westmoreland County
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Philadelphia
Sarah Trower Adams
Bngsland
Austrian
Poland
James FH. English
Connecticut
National Law and Order League
Boston
Nyassaland
British Central Africa Protectorate
Rhine Provinces Open to Trade as Allied Forces Occupy
In 1919 the Rhine provinces in Germany were opened to commerce under Allied occupation. Concurrently sixty thousand Petrograd workers struck demanding an end to the civil war and political upheaval.
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Rhine
Germany
Petrograd
Notable birthdays of public figures mark anniversaries today
Births are reported for Lieutenant General Sir Robert Baden Powell founder of the boy scout movement born 68 years ago today. Clyde B. Aitchison chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission born at Clinton Iowa 45 years ago today. Kate Upson Clark author and lecturer born Camden Alabama 69 years ago today. Marguerite Clark film actress born Cincinnati 33 years. George W. Edmonds congressman born Pottsville Pennsylvania 56 years ago today. Dave Davenport Washington baseball pitcher born Alexandria Louisiana 29 years ago today.
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Robert Baden- Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Clyde B. Aitchison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clinton
Iowa
Kate Upson Clark
Camden
Ala
Marguerite Clark
Cincinnati
George W. Edmonds
Congress
Pennsylvania
Pottsville
Dave Davenport
Washington
Alexandria
Lodge Plans Move On Ratification Fight For Treaty
Senate leaders plan to resume discussion of the treaty next week after shaping reservations on Article 11 and the Monroe Doctrine. Senator Lodge argues most changes are unimportant while Senator Hitchcock condemns the approach. Article 10 remains pivotal and a rerun over Article 40 may be sought if current plans fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Lodge
Congress
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Lodge
Majority
Senate
D'Annunzio's Fiume role bars Adriatic settlement
Labor and socialist leaders press for a rapid Adriatic settlement to restore normal conditions. D'Annunzio's presence in Fiume is seen as the main obstacle to an accord acceptable to Jugo-Slavs. A day’s settlement hinges on his departure. Demobilization in Italy proceeds cautiously amid war fear and scarce jobs. Financiers signal no investment while the Adriatic issue stays unsettled.
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Adriatic
D'Annunizio
Fiume
D'Annunzio
Italy
Railroads at stake as Congress backs conference report
Representative Poul warned of a great financial disaster if railroads lose their rights without fair returns. Kitchin opposed tied to Gompers. The conference report passed 205 to 45 with a mix of party votes. Colorado delegation supported. Idaho and Nevada split on the matter.
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Poul
North Carolina
Kitchin
Gompers
Esch
Colorado
Christopherson
Johnson
South Dakota
Candy
Smith
French
Idaho
Evans
Montana
Riddick
Nebraska
Nevada
Mondell
Wyoming
Census Bureau outlines speed of 1920 tally and publication plan
The article notes the 1920 census will reveal populations in stages, starting with larger cities then counties and states, with totals for the United States. It compares pace with the 1910 census, reporting Washington and Cincinnati reached 52 days, and describes process to verify counts and allow protests before final figures are issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
United States
Washington City
Cincinnati
Census Bureau
Olives distributed with Richelieu label in several towns
No. 3 shipments from a Chicago firm carried no packer name. Bottles hold six ounces, No. 40 size. Distributions list towns including Nebraska Richelieu brand Wa hoo with 12 bottles and Kansas Richelieu brand Pitts- with further details incomplete.
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Chicago
Nebraska
Richelieu
Wahoo
Kansas
Richelieu Brand
Pitts
Unclear OCR Town List with Place Names and Numbers
Fragmentary dataset of place names and numbers including Durg Holton Wichita Des Milage and city names such as Sioux City Waterloo Batavia Spencer Boone Ida Grove Dennison and Montana entries with various brands and figures. The readable items resemble a list rather than a coherent news item.
Land dispute targets Salt Creek Producers in Utah case
A filed complaint claims Joseph H Lobell Frederick Lobell and associated oil interests never held full land rights. seeks court orders to relinquish land and transfer control to plaintiffs. It also asks to bar Salt Creek Producers from dismissing title lawsuits. Lands listed include multiple placer claims in township 40 range 79 west with various fractional interests.
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Salt Creek Producers Association
Lobell
New York Oil Company
Parkman Oil Company
C. L. Rigdon
D. J. Howell
Township
Jeneau
Shail
Poly
Mmana
Columbus
Boston
Oil Placer Mining
Shale
Hidden Whiskey Cache Found Beneath Old Cash House
In Butte Montana February 24 workmen wrecking the old Cash House uncovered a basement cache of twenty two quarts of high grade whiskey seventy dollars in currency and four fifty in silver. Building inspector Billings says the basement once served as a dance hall and the first floor as a saloon and lunch counter with a rooming house above. The stash likely dates back ten to fifteen years and was hidden between floor joists by a lunch room employee.
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Butth
Mont
Billings
YWCA Aids Armenian Girls Returned to Constantinople
Thirteen hundred Armenian girls forced from their homes by Turks last war are being aided by the YWCA reconstruction effort in Turkey. A service center offers shelter social life and classes while industrial training is planned. Miss Margaret White leads the Turkish relief work aided by four YWCA secretaries.
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Constantinople
War Work Council
The
Young Women's Chrristian Association
Turkey
Margaret White
Y. W. CG. A. Work i
Near East
Chamber Campaign Teams Plan Drive Coverage
The Chamber of Commerce membership teams met yesterday afternoon to finalize plans for a drive starting Tuesday morning. Each member will devote two hours daily for three days, districts assigned for thorough coverage, with I. B. Henderson Jr as major of one army and Charles McGonagle leading the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
I. B. Henderson, Jr
Charles McGonagle
City Council Honors Holiday. Meeting Postponed
The city council will not hold its regular weekly meeting Monday as the day is celebrated as a holiday for Washington's Birthday. The occupational tax ordinance will be considered for final reading next week instead of tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baron Morris Defends Labor Governance Debate
Baron Morris former Newfoundland prime minister urged in London that labor can govern, denouncing reports that labor is unfit to govern. Speaking at the London Commercial Club, he warned such claims would aid Bolshevism and asserted workers and industrials alike can govern with wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baron Morris
Newfoundland
Winston Churchill
Lord Morris
London Commercial Club
Montana Labor Supply May Meet Demand This Year
Helena Mont Feb 24 For the first time since 1915 the common labor supply may equal the demand in Montana this year according to reports by state officials through commercial clubs If crops are heavy there may be a slight deficit but normal crops will leave enough men for land work railway labor and similar employment without drawing on extra state sources For four years the demand has far exceeded the supply
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Foley’s Remedies Ad Sellout Slip for Health Products
A fragmented ad urges readers to mail in a slip to Foley & Co. for Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets claiming relief for coughs, colds, rheumatism, kidney and bladder issues, and digestion. It notes wide use and mentions Englishmen backing a U.S. ambassador post amid health claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Foley
Germans vow to remember after grand schemes fall
The passage notes a German statement of never forgetting in response to bold plans and a dramatic collapse, reflecting a generation shaped by the high aims and subsequent downfall.
Germany Surrenders Navy, Hints at War Crime Concerns
The writer suggests Germany values war criminals over their navy, noting they surrendered the fleet quickly to rid themselves of a costly luxury, implying a preference to shed both naval power and moral burden.
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Germany
Bleacher Prices Rise Amid Ticket Cost Climb
Baseball fans react to a price hike announced this year affecting bleacher seats as part of an overall rise in tickets. The move signals higher costs for fans in the stands and could affect attendance at upcoming games.
Pioneer Grocerteria Ad Promises Low Prices
A feature from 700 West 24th Street highlights a local store pledge to reduce living costs with cuts across meat and grocery departments. It lists assorted Swift Armour Cudahy Empson brands, canned goods, coffees, cereals, baking items, and household staples.
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West 24Th Street
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White House
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Schillng’s
J. M. Coffee
Paxton
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Crisco
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