World War I Era Dispatches From War Fronts
Reported advances near Alexandrovsk by Wrangel with Makno aid claim 20 000 Bolshevik prisoners and Donetz coal area control. Moscow dispatch notes Poland receiving allied munitions and equipment for a potential campaign as Britain disseminates notes on arms supply to Poland.
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Ebastopol
Wrangel
Alexandrovak
Maknow
Time
London
Moscow
Poland
England
Anti British Riot Disrupts Pilgrim Landing Celebration
Police were called to Carnegie Hall during the tercentenary celebration of the Pilgrim landing as a crowd forced entry. Intruders carried banners with anti Britain slogans and shouted Hurrah for America and Down With England creating confusion.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
America
England
Sir Horace Pleads With Sinn Feiners
London September 29 Sir Horace Plunkett advocate of dominion home rule for Ireland issued an appeal to the Sinn Feinners asking them to abandon the republican idea and accept his policy as the only solution of the Irish problem.
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London
Sir Hor* Plunkett
Howe
Ireland
Senator Harding Private Car Jumps Track Near Milwood WV
Senator Harding and Mrs. Harding survived a wreck when the private car Ideal jumped the track near Milwood West Virginia. The rear of the special ran over ties for 300 yards including a 160 foot trestle over a stream, both trucks gave way and the car skidded near an embankment. No injuries to the Senator or his wife were reported though they were severely shaken.
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Senator Harding
Milwood
West Virginia
Harding
Chief of Police of El Paso Faces Crime Charge
Chief J B Montgomery was indicted by a federal grand jury for buying selling and transporting a stolen automobile between states. A second suspect is unnamed. bond set at 2500 dollars. The stolen car from Phoenix collided on crossing tracks, injuring cars and track structures. The mayor and civil commission chair offered bond. Montgomery released after posting.
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EL Paso
J. BR
Montgomery
Federal Grand Jury
Charles Davis
Joe Breny
Phoenix
Arizona
Jazz music condemned as vile by Wyoming club speaker
Casper Wyoming September 29 Ann Faulkner Oberndorfer national music head for the General Federation of Women's Clubs addresses the Wyoming State Federation of Women's Clubs urging moral concern over jazz claiming it symbolizes degeneracy and threatens national culture. She traces jazz to voodoo rites and argues America must develop a national art born of wartime fire and renewed daily life. The address emphasizes music as a force shaping national character and calls for recognition of native folk material.
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Casper
Wyo
Ann Faulkner Oberndorfer
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Wyoming State Federation of Women's Clubs
America
Mise Oberndorfer
Canadian Steamer Strikes on Rocks
The Grand Trunk passenger steamer Prince Rupert struck a rock in Swanson's bay, British Columbia, while northbound. Passengers were transferred to the steamer Prince John. The Prince George suffered no serious damage.
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Vancouver
B. C
Grand Trunk
Prince Rupert
Swanson's Bay
British Columbia
Prince John
Prince George
Senator's Son-In-Law Sentenced to Life Prison Term
Gustaf Nelson, son-in-law of United States Senator Canute Nelson, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary after being convicted of murder in connection with the death of Joseph Middleton, a farm hand, in Alexandria Minnesota. Lord Mayor MacSwiney reportedly appears low and sleeping, according to a bulletin from the Irish Self-Determination League.
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Alexandria
Minn
Gustaf Nelson
United State
Canute Nelson
State
Joseph Middleton
Cox to Speak in Madison Square Garden October 22
York dispatch notes Governor Cox plans a Madison Square Garden speech on October 22 and a finale week tour through New York state as part of the Democratic campaign. He criticizes reliance on armed force and supports arbitration and embargo as war deterrents. The report references Roosevelt criticisms of the Hague tribunal and ongoing campaign travels.
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Colon Roosevelt
Hague Tribunal
Olean Ante
Officer of Torrey Rough Riders Dies In Denver Fall
William Abrams a blind newspaper peddler and officer in Torrey's Rough Riders dies after falling down an elevator shaft in Denver last Sunday. The Wyoming regiment recruited at Fort Russell served in the Spanish American war under Colonel Jay M. Torrey. Abrams joined at Fort Russell and was chosen for first lieutenant of a troop. He became a popular officer after losing his sight years earlier in a Colorado mining explosion.
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William Abrams
Denver
Torrey
Rough Riders
Wyoming
Mountain States
Fort D.A. Russell
Jay M. Torrey
Kobar
Missouri
Abrams
Fort Russell
Colorado
Death by False Teeth Strangulation in Missouri
Mo Repl. 20 K. B. Williams, 81, found dead in bed Wednesday with his dentures lodged in his throat. Coroner said death likely from strangulation as the teeth slipped during the incident.
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Jovlan
K. B. Williams
Hin
James
Weather Forecast for Wyoming Pleasant Days Ahead
Wyoming expects fair weather Thursday and likely Friday. Warmer conditions to the east with continued dry skies.
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Wyoming
Largest wireless plant in world dedicated by Germans
Auign Germany September 29 the completed wireless sending plant, claimed largest in the world, was dedicated in a ceremony attended by invited officials led by Big Loring Drexel and other American military members. Officials praised the makers for the plant’s ingenuity as a new service opened. Towers achieving a 12 000 mile sending radius and a capacity of 16 words were described in the event.
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Auign
Germany
Big Loring Drexel
United States
Taerlin
American Miliian
Seiseal the
Waternao
America
Confessions Link White Sox Bribery to 1919 World Series
The grand jury heard claims that players including Cicotte Gandil and Williams accepted bribes from gamblers Brown and Sullivan to throw the 1919 World Series. Williams said he received 10000 dollars and paid 5000 to Jackson. Felach claimed 5000 found in his locker. McGraw Heydler and Magee testimony detailed prior gambling suspicions and attempted bribes involving Chase Zimmerman and Kauff.
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Claude Williams
Santa Tok
Brown
Sullivan
Williams
Felsch
Eddie Cicotte
Jor Jackson
West Side
Chick” Gandil
Jackson
Felach
Warner Hotel
Abe Attell
Gandil
Felech
White Sox
Cicotte
Jo Heydler
Jobo McGraw
New York Giants
Lee Magee
Hal Chase
Heinie Zimmerman
McGraw
Fred Toney
New York
Benny Kauff
Weydler
Herdier
Magee
Chase
Zimmerman
Benny Kaul
Chass
Heydler
Comiskey
William Week
Ohio
Cincinnati
Heston
Art
Roush
Pers
Othanas
Hs Ae
Revenue agents on trail of 1919 World Series payoff
Investigators will pursue prosecutions after evidence shows Chicago White Sox players who were paid for throwing the 1919 World Series did not return income tax forms. Deputy Commissioner George Newton stated the inquiry will review 1919 tax returns and possible evasion of the income tax law.
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Ashington
Chicago White Sox
International Ue Bureau
George Newton
Newton
Brooklyn Champs Alleged 10 Have Been Approached
New York authorities opened a probe into reports that the same gamblers who influenced the 1919 World Series planned a crooked series for 1920. Brooklyn Nationals players were allegedly to be bribed to lose to Cleveland. Attorney Lewis of Kings County summoned the team to appear Friday and sought Chicago evidence.
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York
Chicago Grand Jury
New York
Brooklyn Nationals
Cleveland I
Lewis
King’s County
Chicago
Indictments Over 1919 World Series Fixing
Chicago reports eight players were bribed in the 1919 World Series with sums from 5 000 to 10 000 dollars each. Comiskey estimated the eight had a cash value of 230 000 dollars before the expose. Details include salaries above 5 000 and up to 16 000, with players such as Gandil implicated. The DA and Mr Lewis vow full investigation and prosecution if facts prove wrongdoing.
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Nhicago
Cicotte
Jackson
Sams
Cleotte
Comiskey
Gandil
Mr. Lewis
Char Ebbits
Lyn Club
Galbraith Named National Commander of American Legion
J W Galbraith Jr of Cincinnati was unanimously elected national commander at the Legion's second annual convention in Cleveland Sept 29. He defeated Handford McNider of Iowa and J F J Herbert of Massachusetts for the post.
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Cleveland
J. W. Galbraith, Jr
Cincinnati
American Legion
Galbraith
Handford McNider
Iowa
J. F. J. Herbert
Massachusetts
Volstead Renominated by Republicans in Seventh District
Willmar Minn September 22 Representative A J Volstead of Granite Falls author of the prohibition enforcement act was named on the republican ticket for congressman from the seventh district.
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Willmar
Mienn
A. J. Volstead
Granite Falls
American government cites reports of Japanese discrimination at Kobe
A Washington dispatch notes the American government has reliable reports of discrimination by Japanese authorities at Kobe against U S shipments to the Far East. The note cites a letter from Secretary Alexander to Chairman Benson of the Shipping Board and mentions direct action as a solution. Widens to trade tensions as talks with Japan continue.
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Japan
U.S
Kobe
Far East
Alexander
Benson
Shipping Board
Alexanders
China
Republicans Forecast Big Congressional Gains
The Republican national committees headquarters issued a statement via John Adame, chaired from Chicago opt. 29, projecting 23 Senate seats favoring the GOP with a net gain of eight and a fighting chance for two more. They expect to elect 23 House seats as of November, signaling solid gains amid ongoing party competition.
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Hmicago
Republican National Committees
John T Adame
Cou Wihioe
Harry
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Sinn
Manet Grand Jury
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Lee
Vasp
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Tdeal
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Ivleh Self-Determination League
MacSwiney
Cox
Empire State
Torrey Rough Riders
Grand Jury
Brooklyn Champs
Comiskey Bagk
Mikado
Beattle
Nallone
Abe
Afpublican Committee
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