Cork Lord Mayor MacSwiney described critically ill
London dispatch reports Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney of Cork in a last stage of weakness after a hunger strike begun August 12. His wife and sister visited embassies to appeal for government intervention. An official statement cited fears of further police murders if released. Boston and New York figures urged action, while labor strikes showed mixed responses.
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London
MacSwiney
Cork
Mary
Mayor MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
Wilson
Brixton
Sean MacSwiney
Annie MaccSwiney
Miss MacSwinel
Veeck to name baseball board to lift betting
Chicago August 31 1920 President William Veeck of the Chicago National League club announced an independent investigation into claims that the Philadelphia Phillies' win was fixed. He cited telegrams from Detroit Cleveland and Chicago reporting bets and said he would appoint three Chicago writers to run the probe with detectives.
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Chicago
William Veeck
Chicago National League Baseball Club
Philadelphia
Veeck
Claude Hendrix
Fred Mitchell
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Alexander
Cubs
National League Baseball
Phil Hit
Detroit
Mich
Chicago Sharks
W. H. Brown
Tanner
Mitchell B. Stevens
Cleveland
Heydler
Wrigley
Tommy Ryan
Harry
Phillies
B. Stevens
G. R. Allen
Clinton
Ledbury Avenue
Mitchell
Lee Magee
J. H. Clinton
Chicago Sporting Editors
League
Baltic sails as guards guard New York pier
Police reserves and special guards surround the White Star Line piers as the Baltic sails at noon after Irish American women pickets and 4000 longshoremen protested British actions in Cork and the removal of Archbishop Mannix. Sir Thomas Lipton sails and receives a message from Sing Sing Prison promising open doors on return. A tug ferries Irish American women and the Baltic adds crewmen to fill gaps aboard.
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Boston
MacSwiney
James T.moriarity
Lloyd George
England
McSwiney
Cork
Loyal Coalition
Hylan
New York
Sinn Fein
Mannix
Baltic
Lipton
White Star Line
Terrence MacSwiney
Archbishop Mannix
Sir Thomas Lipton
Ogee
Sir Thomas
Sing Sing
Ming
America
Enter Pseudo Landlord as New Rent Profiteer
Police in Newark New Jersey on September 4th warned of a rent profiteer who collects deposits but rents nothing. Dozens of would be tenants reported paying $10 to $20 to a man posing as the landlord near new apartment buildings.
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Newark
N. J
Miners Strike Halts Digging of Hard Coal
Anthracite field completely shut down as workers strike over holiday season. About 150 collieries idle and roughly 135000 miners affected by the stoppage.
Union Opposes Strike and Counts on President in WilkesBarre
Union leaders oppose the strike and remain optimistic that a reopening of negotiations may occur after Labor Day. President Wilson referred the miners telegram to the Labor Secretary and the wage scale issue is under reconsideration. Wagon mine operators protested a federal order restricting open top cars, arguing loading delays are railroad driven.
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Wilkesbarre
Wilson
Washington
Labor Department
United Mineworkers
Anthracite Commission
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Autchinson, Potter and Woolley
Kentucky
RS Liveright
Clearfield
New York Central Railroad
J. F. Gordon
Madisonville
Reward Offered for Hatfield Killing Suspects
Advertisements in Williamson WV papers announce a $1000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those who shot and killed Anse E. Hatfield in Matewan on August 16. The reward is split $500 by the Mingo County Court and $500 by the State of West Virginia. Hatfield was ambushed while seated in front of a Matewan hotel. another man was injured.
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Williamson
W. Va
Anse E. Hatfield
Matewan
W.va
G. T. Blankenship
Mingo County
West Virginia
Hatfield
Straw gas from field waste could fuel autos study says
Gas from straw at Arlington Experimental Farm may power automobiles and lighting. Experts note the potential is not yet determined and plan a model plant to lower farmer costs. Distillation of straw gas was first achieved by George Harrison in 1914.
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Waishington
Arlington
Department of Agriculture
Arlington Station
George Harrison
Babe Ruth Day at Fenway Ends With Two Home Runs
Boston marked Babe Ruth Day as the longtime star hit two homers to celebrate. He now has 46 homers on the season after a third inning shot in the first game of a double header and another in the sixth inning of the second game, both into the right field stands.
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Boston
Fenway Park
New York
Mrs Flora Bush Killed by Car at Watch Hill Seashore
Mrs Flora Sheldon Bush wife of Prescott Bush of Columbus Ohio was struck and killed by an automobile at Watch Hill Westerly Rhode Island She and her husband had been staying at Marble Cliff They paused to talk with friends as another car driven by Herbert Davis of Mystic Connecticut approached and in the confusion she stepped in front of it and died instantly The authorities took no action against Davis The Bush family has spent many summers at Watch Hill
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Westerly
R. I
Flora Sheldon Bush
Prescott Bush
Columbus
Watch Hill
Bush
Buckeye Steel Casting Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Auto speeding fines in Municipal Court
Dr. Albert P. Hoffman of 51 West Corry street was fined 25 dollars and costs for auto speeding by Judge Samuel Bell yesterday. Robert J. Murphy of 728 Wells street was fined 10 dollars and costs and had his driving license suspended for ten days for a similar charge. Timotheus Thompson, broker of the Lyric Theater Building, was fined the costs and had his license suspended after claiming he parked on the left to avoid tipping the caretaker on Opera place origin.
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Albert P. Hoffman
West Corry Street
Samuel Bell
Robert J. Murphy
Wells Street
Opera Place
Septimus Thompson
Lyric Theater
Opera Plaice
Women to vote in all states except three
Washington and three states Louisiana New Jersey and Mississippi still bar women from voting in the upcoming general elections. Suffrage leaders say other states have already enacted or secured enabling legislation. Mississippi Attorney General Robertson cites four month prior registration as the obstacle. Party leaders report no replies from Louisiana and New Jersey officials, leaving those states' status in doubt.
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Washington
Louisiana
New Jersey
Mississippi
Robertson
National Women’s Party
Tennessee House Rejects Poll Tax for Women Voting
The Tennessee House rejected a bill requiring women to pay poll taxes to vote after the Senate had passed it. A copy of the House journal from last Tuesday notes an attempt to rescind ratification of the federal suffrage amendment. Governor Roberts sent the documents to Secretary of State Colby in Washington at the House's request. Opponents hoped certification would aid efforts to have the Supreme Court overturn Tennessee's ratification.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee
Senate
Tennessee House of Representatives’ Journal
Colby
Washington
Roberts
House
House Journal
State Department
United States Supreme Court
Cox Denounces Hays Quota Allegations at Milwaukee
Governor Cox charged Will Hays with lying under oath about a Republican campaign quota during a speech at the State Fair Grounds Milwaukee. He also urged Harding to clarify his League of Nations stance and attacked special interests funding the party.
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Milwaukee
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Cole
State Fair Grounds
Cox
Senate Committee
Hays
Marion
Harding
Republican Cadidate
Republican
Ways and Means Committee
Fair Grounds
League of Nations
Croww
Upham
Republican National
Peple
Senator Harding
Congress
Gov. Cox
Hague
Senate
Kenosha
Kenoshans
Champion of
Progress
Wisconsin
Ohio
League
Roosevelt
Immigrant Inflow Shaped U S Population Over Century
Washington reports thirty four million immigrants entered the United States in the past century, lifting population by about 97 million. The article traces decade by decade immigration shares, top contributing countries such as England Ireland Scotland Wales Germany and Italy, and notes shifts during World War I and after.
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Washington
United States
Unti
Immigration Bureau
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
France
Switzerland
Netherlands
British North America
Canada
Mexico
Belgium
Romania
Portugal
Greece
Turkey
Atlantic
Japan
Poland
Serbia
British Isles
Isles
Japanese and Notables Honor Visiting U. S. Congressmen in Tokyo
Tokyo hosts a lunch at the Imperial Hotel for visiting American congressmen with the entire cabinet and 600 attendees. Premier Hara and speakers Harris and Small stress friendship, frank talks, and ongoing cooperation between the United States and Japan amid past tensions. President Oku of the House of Representatives cites historic ties and hopes for lasting, peaceful relations.
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U. S
Tokyo
Imperial Hotel
Takashi Hara
Wilson
Edward Bell
Small
Japan
United States
America
Oku
House of Representatives
Shimonoseki
First Kidnaping Policy Issued for Oil King’s Daughters
In Muskogee Oklahoma on September 4 1913 the first kidnaping policy issued by an American Insurance Company was delivered to B Frank Wood president of an oil company. The $15 000 policy covers his three daughters with $6000 each.
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Muskogee
B. Frank Wood
Latvia and Soviet Russia sign peace treaty in Paris
The Latvian Constitutional Assembly announced in Paris that the peace treaty with Soviet Russia was signed. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the signing occurred on August 11.
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Paris
Latvian Constitutional Assembly
Russia
Foreign Ministry
Romania ratifies Versailles treaty in Bucharest
In Bucharest Romania the government reports that Romania has ratified the Versailles treaty, confirming acceptance of key terms and obligations outlined after World War I.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Swedish Choral Club Honored by King Gustav
Twelve members of the Swedish Choral Club of Chicago arrived in New York after a two months tour of Sweden. The chorus of ninety visited thirty two Swedish cities and was decorated by King Gustav at a Royal Palace concert. Professors Hillberg and Thilblad accompanying the party were also decorated.
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Chicago
New York
Swedish Choral Club of
Stockholm
Sweden
Charles Peterson
Gustav
Royal Palace
J. F. Hillberg
Jamestown
N. Y
Ernst Thilblad
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kan
America
Germany Asks Delay in Sp a Reparations Conference
Germany asks allies to postpone the Spa conference to Geneva starting September 24. German officials cite need for the same financial experts at both Geneva and Brussels meetings, delaying proceedings and signaling ongoing negotiation burdens among the Allies.
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Geneva
Germany
Spa
Brus
Harding Denounces Populist Campaign Tactics
Marion Ohio September 4 Senator Harding told a military band that he favors a campaign built on construction not abuse and will not drag the nation into a mire. He urged tolerance for differing views and pledged to serve America first while preparing his Labor Day address.
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Associated Press
Marion
Harding
William J. Burke
Pennsylvania
Order of Railway Conductors
Daniel Winters
Pittsburg
National Window Glass Workers
Coolidge
Winters
Samuel Gompers
Senator Harding
America
Poindexter predicts Republican Senate gains after tour
Senator Miles Poindexter, head of the Republican Senatorial Committee, returned to Washington to say Republicans will increase the Senate majority after the November election. He forecast gains in Idaho, Colorado, and in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Kentucky, and urged that voters can decide control with their choices.
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Poindexter
Senate
Washington
Miles Poindexter
Republican Senatorial Committee
Idaho
Colorado
Arizona
California
Nevada
Oregon
Kentucky
Clark to Serve as Mediator in Fremont Row
Chairman George H. Clark of the Republican State Executive Committee will travel to Fremont Friday to straighten out a fight over control of the Sandusky County Republican organization, as decided by the State Campaign Committee.
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Columbus
George H. Clark
Republican State Executive Committee
Fremont
Sandusky County
State Campaign
Hughes to Speak at New Jersey GOP Convention in Trenton
Charles Evans Hughes will headline the Republican State Convention in Trenton on September 18 marking the first in a planned series of campaign speeches. The announcement came from Republican national headquarters in New York.
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New York
Charles Evans Hughes
New Jersey
Trenton
Republican National
Hughes
Theft Suspect Shot During Toledo Gunfight
In Toledo Ohio William Edward 22 is expected to die in a hospital after a pistol exchange with detectives who confronted him and companion Theodore Hartman over auto theft. The officers said they were fired on as they accosted the pair last night.
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Toledo
Wiliam Edward
Edward
Theodore Hartman
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