King Powder blast at Kings Mills kills four workers
A ten ton blast at the King Powder Company plant in Kings Mills Ohio killed four workers and seriously injured a fifth. The explosion, heard fifteen miles away, destroyed three powder houses as guards had recently been withdrawn. Officers eyed a government probe while officials pledged full investigation. Names listed include King and Beckley family officers and local employees.
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King’s
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George G. King
A. M. Beckley
R. A. King
First National Bank
King
Kings Mills
Weather Summary and Temperatures Across Regions
Ohio expected showers with cooler Tuesday. Indiana showers Tuesday. south cooler. Kentucky and Tennessee scattered storms Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms forecast for several states with varied temperatures. Data includes city readings for Montreal Denver Jacksonville Phoenix Pittsburg Spokane Chattanooga Seattle Chicago Portland St Louis San Francisco Memphis Winnipeg Omaha Cincinnati and precipitation totals for the day.
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Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Montreal
Denver
Jacksonville
Phoenix
Pittsburg
Spokane
Chattanooga
Seattle
Chicago
Portland
Bt. Louis
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Memphis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Cincinnati
S.W
No Skirts in 1920 Fashion Move Advocates Trousers
A photograph shows young women embracing trousers as the future of fashion in about three years. They argue men's clothing is more comfortable and advocate the radical shift away from skirts.
meat producing animals decline since world war began
The food administration announces a world wide drop of 115 005 000 meat producing animals since prewar conditions. US herd gains contrast with global losses with cattle up 7 009 000 and sheep down 54 500 000 worldwide. US hogs rise 6 275 000 while exports surge to allies.
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Washington
Food Administration
United States
More Destroyers Planned as Navy Fights U Boats
Secretary Daniels meets with over twenty shipbuilders and industry reps to assess expanding destroyer production. Builders submit how to widen facilities and add ways while engine capacity limits delay progress. Navy will craft a plan to maximize U S destroyer output and protect cargo ships.
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Washington
Navy
Daniels
Indus
United States
War Toll Rises for British Mercantile Marine
London August 20 The war has claimed 6,672 officers and men of the British mercantile marine excluding Admiralty crews, a figure given in the House of Commons by Sir Albert Stanley President of the Board of Trade.
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Tile-Marine
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Commons
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Stanley
Fire wrecks sugar fleet at Brooklyn docks
A large blaze at the foot of Congress Street in Brooklyn damaged two steamships the Baron Jedburgh and the Christian Baros and ten smaller vessels loaded with sugar and glucose. The total loss reached about 1 000 000 dollars. Officials ruled out bombs and said spontaneous combustion caused the fire.
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Congress Street
Brooklyn
Baron Jedburgh
Christian Baros
Furness, Withy & Company
Wilson rejects Pope Benedicts peace plan
Washington reports President Wilson will reject Pope Benedict XVs peace proposals and push a firm, American led settlement. Officials cite unrest in Germany and Austro Hungari a aims as factors, with hopes for a peace that preserves quo ante and avoids a new long conflict.
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Wilson
Pope Benedict
Austro-Hungary
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New York
Italy
Switzerland
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London
New York Sends Off Fighting Sixty-Ninth to France
The Fighting Sixty-Ninth left Mineola for France as New York braced for the front. Fifth Avenue crowds waved flags of Ireland honoring Irish soldiers. A solemn mood prevailed with wives and mothers weeping near the armory where Chaplain blessed the troops. Private J. Meade earned praise for rescuing a child from the East River. Governor Whitman Major General O'Ryan and Mayor Mitchel attended to bid God speed.
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Mineola
Long Island
France
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J. Meade
East River
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O’ryan
Mitchel
Marion couple wed after 25 mph joyride in Ohio
Dora Patton widow and Claude C. Walters harness shop owner married today at noon in Marion Ohio. They sped along a smooth country road at twenty five miles an hour for the novelty of the occasion. Jeremiah Hutton of Larue witnessed the lighthearted ceremony as the couple joked about the elopement notion.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion, O
Dora Patton
Claude C. Walters
Jeremiah Hutton
Larue
Marion County
Train Barely Wrecks After Tie On Track
A tie fell on the roadbed and was tossed clear by the engine pilot ten miles south of Cleveland as Pennsylvania No. 605, traveling sixty miles an hour, intactly passed. The engine sustained only a broken pilot while no other damage occurred. The train was making up time between Cleveland and Columbus.
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Pennsylvania
Senate debates heavier war tax on profits and incomes
In Washington on August 20 the Senate opened the third week of debate over a 2 billion war tax bill. Senators Johnson Pomerene Hollis and Jones urged higher rates on war profits and income surtaxes with LaFollette expected to push for taxing all war income. The Finance Committee opposed cloture. final action on key disputes unlikely before next week.
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California
Pomerene
Ohio
Hollis
New Hampshire
Jones
New Mexico
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King
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Great Britain
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Indiana
Two Burned to Death in Airplane Blaze at Aviation Field
In Buffalo on August 20 Charles A. Wall Jr. and Richard H. Mead died when an airplane they were testing smoke bombs in caught fire and crashed. Wall, a civil engineer in aviation training, and Mead, an aviation instructor, had been in Buffalo after moving from Mineola Long Island.
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Long Island
Cadet Aviator Hayes Dies at Wilbur Wright Field
Dayton report says cadet Eugene W. Hayes fell to his death at Wilbur Wright field during training. First known fatality at the aviation training facility, with details censored by officials.
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Eugene W. Hayes
Wilbur Wright Field
Italians claim major advance and 7500 prisoners on Isonzo front
Rome reports a brilliant opening in a 37 mile Italian offensive from Tolmino to the Adriatic with 7500 prisoners taken and a new Isonzo crossing. Austrians suffer heavy losses as Italian infantry and aircraft engage along the Julien Alps front and beyond.
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Magnate Testifies at Missouri Coal Hearing on High Prices
William S. Scott of the Missouri and Illinois Company testifies that coal men aim to profit in war and peace, claiming no limit to fair profits. He cites a $6 a ton price for six inch Carterville lump and says demand allows charging what the market bears, despite production cost under $2. Miners return to work with union not recognized. large corporations are said to be the holdouts.
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William S. Scott
Missouri and Illinois Company
Belleville
Ill
Missouri
Gose
Carterville
Wilson names Lovett to Priority Transportation post
President Wilson formalized the War Industries Board official Robert S. Lovett as Director of Priority Transportation and issued a related order directing rail and steamship lines to give bituminous coal shipments to the Northwest priority over other freight. The move aligns with plans to appoint a coal administrator with production and distribution control and price powers under the food control act.
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Priority of Transportation
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Robert S. Lovett
War Industries Board
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David Wing
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Judge Lovett
Union Pacific
Fifty Coal Firms Sign Agreements With Miners
More than fifty coal companies employing 3 600 of the 18 000 miners in the Tennessee Kentucky coal fields have signed an agreement with the miners. The Burns Blue Gem Coal Com-
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Commercial Tribune
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee-Kentucky
Burns Blue
Gem Coal Com
Illinois May Set Coal Price At Pit Mouth
Fuel Controller Carter conducted a coal hearing in Chicago and gathered information to justify fixing a state price at the pit mouth. Reports of a possible federal decision on coal stirred hopes of a federal ruling to clear the situation. Governor Lowden expressed willingness to cooperate with the federal government, suggesting Illinois may delay action if federal action is imminent. Michigan coal operators joined Illinois in defiance of state coal control.
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Illinois
Carter
Wilson
Middle West
Lowden
Michigan
Cleveland Bankers Plan Large Airplane Plant
In Cleveland on August 20 a new corporation to manufacture airplanes on a large scale was announced by local bankers tied to Glenn L. Martin. Martin is expected to take active management, with authorized capital of 2.5 million dollars and 2 million to be issued immediately.
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Cleveland
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Mary Led The Pursuit Got Back Her Jewelry
In Cleveland on Aug 20 Mary Sheehan from Ashtabula was robbed at the interurban station when two thieves took a $150 diamond sunburst and $15 from her purse. She seized a policeman and led the pursuit. both suspects were caught and she recovered the jewelry.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Ashtabula
Mary Sheehan
Mary
Betty Blythe Dies Widow of Gypsy King and Heiress
Betty Blythe aged 92 daughter of David Blythe died in Chirnside Scotland She had waived her claim to the gypsy throne in favor of her sister Esther Fan who was Queen of the gypsies for many years
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London
Betty Blythe
David Blythe
Chirnside
Scotland
Esther Fan
Russians’ New Stand on Galician Frontier
Petrograd reports a reinforced Russian line along the Zbrucz River in Galicia. Troops are pushing forward, occupying western villages and hills west of the river to gain control near the Dneister, signaling a potential new offensive.
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