Earthquake Devastates Emilia Region Killing Count Climbs
Rome reports a new quake at 2 35 this morning in Emilia striking Reggio Ospedaletti Bussana Toano and Cavola. Officials say the toll surpasses 500 with over 20 000 left homeless as a wider area is hit by continuing aftershocks.
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Reggio
Ospedaletti
Bussana
Toano
Cavola
Emilia
Apennines
Ver Po
Piacenza
Parma
Modena
Bologna
Ferrara
Ravena
Forli
Epoca
Earthquake Death Toll Rises in Florence Area
As Italy grieves after Tuesday's quake the death toll climbs with 432 dead in Fivizzano and 124 in Vignatta, about 1,000 injured. Some 10,000 people are homeless across nearly 60 towns as Minister of Agriculture Signor Micheli tours mountains aiding victims.
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Florence
Associated Press
Fivizzano
Vignatta
Signor Micheli
Earthquake Rakes Fivizzano Italy Amidst Widespread Ruin
Report from Fivizzano describes torn houses and collapsed streets after Tuesday’s quake. Post Office family buried except one youth. Admiral Solari leads rescue with sailors and soldiers. A church's belfry remains while adjacent house buried. interior ruins starkly exposed. The town’s scene echoes Messina’s devastation.
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Fivizzano
Italy
Florence
Admiral Solari
Spezia
Riccati
Siriani
Messina
Armored Cruiser Pittsburg Grounds Off Libau in Baltic
The United States armored cruiser Pittsburg ran ashore three miles off Libau on the Courland coast in the Baltic Sea. Vice Admiral Huse reported from the ship that the vessel may be in a dangerous position with details scarce. The Frederick was ordered to assist after transferring passengers from the Olympia team.
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Pittsburg
Baltic Sea
Washington
Libau
Courland
Navy Department
Huse
Frederick
Antwerp
Theiser
Reval
State Department
Libau Harbor
Pean
London
United States
Harry McLee
American Board
D Annunzio Proclaims Fiume Free State
Gabriele D Annunzio declared Fiume an independent state after receiving private news from Paris he said forced action. He stated he could not wait until September 12 as previously planned.
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Fiume
Associated Press
Gabriele D’annunzio
D’annunzio
Paris
Polish Troops Drive Rivals Back Near Brest Litovsk
Warsaw reports Polish forces south of Brest Litovsk defeated Soviet troops between Kamionka Strumilova and Bysk. They crossed the Bug River, occupied Jaklanowka, and took about 200 prisoners. Bolshevik counterattacks near Bysk were repulsed. fighting continues toward Creddown and Rhatin. The Dnister front is calm.
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London
Brest Litovsk
Hrudieszow
Bug River
Moscow
Lesna
Lemberg
Wrangel
Russia
Sea of Azov
Bysk
Credrown
Rhatin
Dnister River
Greek Troops Land at Ismid Replacing British Forces
Five transports bring Greek troops to Ismid on the Gulf of Ismid fifty five miles southeast of Constantinople and take over from British forces, advices say received today.
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Constantinople
Associated Press
Ismid
Gulf of Ismid
Olive Thomas in Critical Condition After Poisoning
Paris report states actress Olive Thomas is gravely ill at the American hospital in Neuilly after ingesting a bichloride of mercury solution by mistake. Dr. Joseph Choate says recovery is hopeful but unreliable sources warn the condition remains extremely serious and could be fatal. Pickford, her husband, rushed to her aid upon return to the hotel.
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Paris
Olive Thomas
Neuilly
Joseph Choate
Miss Thomas
Choate
Exchange ads reveal trunk swap requests in classifieds
A short piece notes people offered ice boxes rocking chair a diamond and cash for a wardrobe trunk in an exchange ad. It suggests trying an Exchange ad in The C. T. to get a ready list of options.
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C. T
Workmen Aim at Socialization of All Industry
London dispatch reports Italian metal workers have occupied major plants as the General Confederation of Labor plans a Milan meeting on Friday. The movement seeks socialization of industry, possibly extending socialist principles to other sectors and overriding wage claims if decisions are made.
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Labor Federation
London
Milan
The
Herald
Organ of Labor
General Confederation of Labor
Federation of Metal Workers
Confederation of Labor
Italy
Italy Aims to Stay Neutral and Maintain Order
Reports from Rome indicate the government will remain neutral while ensuring order as metal workers occupy plants in major industrial centers. Delegates from workers and employers discuss settlement, with leaders noting the movement lacks broad party support. Some plants consider forming worker cooperatives and arbitration would set rents. instances of grain hoarding and bread concerns surface alongside armed workers and camouflaged wooden weapons at Sesto Giovanni.
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Rome
Italy
Sesto Giovanni
Workers Seize Factories as Italy Braces for Labor Meet
Milan reports mass representation as 100 labor chambers and 50 federations of trades, totaling about 2.5 million workers, prepare to convene Friday under the General Federation of Labor to decide policy on Italy’s labor situation. Incidents erupt. Automaker Signor Agnelli walks, seized by workers. Bautieri jokes about waiting for a streetcar after long motor use.
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Federations of Trades
General Federation of Labor
Italy
Railway Men's Union
Federation of Seamen
Federation of Port Laborers
Federation of Post and Telegraph Employees and Associations of
Signor Agnelli
Signor Bautieri
Signor Banatieri
Mourners at Striker Funeral Spark Shootings in Trieste
At Trieste the funeral of a strike victim sparked street clashes between Nationalists and Socialists. Two policemen were killed and about twenty people wounded as intermittent fire continued with troops deployed and machine guns in posts along the streets.
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Striker
Triest
Associated Press
Mayor MacSwiney Nearing Grave In Hunger Strike
Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork, imprisoned in Brixton and on a hunger strike since August 12, showed a very bad night and dizziness. He also had numbness in limbs and signs of skin wasting, with doctors and a league bulletin warning of grave condition and possible end.
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London
MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton
Irish Self-Determination League
Patrick McSwiney
The
League
Annie MacSwiney
Ireland
Annie
Shadowing Gat Leads to Hoard of German Dyes Recovered
Federal agents tracing a Hoboken warehouse robbery shadowed a river street house. A dye theft totaling 6 000 pounds was recovered in Paterson and Brooklyn, with 17 men arrested including Christian Miller Richard O Connor and Joseph Hoskins. The cases involve a Brooklyn dye firm and charges of conspiracy to receive stolen goods.
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N. J
Department of Justice Bureau
State Department
Hoboken
Germany
Department of Justice
River Street
Paterson
Brooklyn
Christian Miller
Richard O’connor
Joseph Hoskins
Scranton Joe
Jacob Widder
George Davis
Brooklyn Dye and Chemical Company
United States
Adolph Widder
Samuel Weiss
Chicago
Babe Ruth Hits 47th Home Run in Cleveland Game
Babe Ruth knocked his 47th homer of the season in the first New York Cleveland game here today in the third inning with no runners on base. The long drive came during the Cleveland matchup at the ballpark.
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Cleveland. O
Babe” Ruth
New York
Plans to raise funds in 54 cities shocks Senate probe
Testimony in Chicago reveals a substitute for Form 101 aimed at expanding campaigns to 54 cities. Officials say local chairs were chosen independently with no central quota. witnesses call the fundraising plan a long familiar stock method.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cox
Republican National Committee
Senate Committee
Harry M. Blair
Fred W. Upham
National Republican
Blair
National Executive Committee
Cook County
Henry
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Indiana
Owen
Spencer
Reed
International Committee of the Y. M. C. A
Kenyon
Kelly
Pomerene
National Committee
Bertha Baur
Ways and Means
Illinois
Baur
John H. Gary
Mrs. Baur
Harding Returns to Marion After Three-Day Campaign Swing
Senator Harding returns to Marion after a three day campaign trip that included speeches in Janesville Wisconsin and Rochester Indiana and a large reception with General John J Pershing on the Chicago Marion train. Plans for further front porch events and an October speaking schedule are announced with possible New York visit. Negro delegations from Philadelphia Indianapolis Columbus expected to hear him tomorrow.
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Harding
Minnesota
State Fairgrounds
Janesville
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Rochester
Ind
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Twin Cities
John J. Pershing
Chicago
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Ohio
Washington
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Pershing
Perching
Senator Harding
New York
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Columbus
Chicago Business leaders to hear Harding in Marion
About seven hundred Chicago business representatives will travel on special trains to Marion Ohio to hear Senator Harding discuss business conditions in an address scheduled for Saturday morning amid announced plans connected to the event.
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Chicago
Marion
Harding
Morneafford
Only 48 Survivors of Sherman's Brigade Attend 54th Reunion
In Mansfield Ohio today, only forty eight members of the Sherman Brigade of 1861 attended the fifty fourth annual reunion. The brigade once totaled about 2600 men. Elected officers include Charles Walters of Lima as President Henry Belsing of Crestline A J Mumper of Perrysville and John Sours of Akron as Vice Presidents.
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Mansfield, CO
Brgade
Charles Walters
Lima
Henry Belsing
Crestline
A. J. Mumper
Perrysville
John Sours
Akron
Bank Robbery Near Canton Shocks Village
Six armed bandits held up the First National Bank of Louisville eight miles east of Canton at noon. They forced two girl tellers to surrender about 1500 dollars, ignored the open vault, and left several hundred dollars on the counters. A customer entering during the robbery was locked in the vault.
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First National Bank of
Louisville
Here
Harding Wins Strong Welcome in Minnesota for Change
In Minnesota Senator Harding drew a warm, orderly reception at the State Fair and in Minneapolis and St Paul. Voters, eager for normalcy and economic relief, hailed Harding as a dignified figure from solid Republican stock and a possible change in government.
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Lawrence
ST. Paul
Minn
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Cox
Warren Harding
George Washington
National Republican Committee
Gox
State Fair Board
Minneapolis
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Harding
Mr. Harding
White House
United States
Cox Pledges Irish Cause Drive to League if Elected
Cox pledges to present the Irish cause to the League of Nations if elected. He cites alleged Republican fund charges and slush fund testimony while touring Montana. He vows further revelations on big business conspired to buy the Presidency and outlines league benefits for copper rich regions.
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League of Nations
Butte
Mont
Ohio
Montana
Helena
Anaconda
League
Court House Lawn
Ireland
Chicago
Will H. Hays
Upham
Henry M. Blair
Hays
Dudley S. Blossom
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Georgia
Blair
Senate Committee
Hamilton F. Kean
Atlanta
Harding
Owen accuses New York banks of driving depression
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma told a Delaware audience that New York banks raised call loan rates to 30 percent last November and consistently 15 to 20 percent for eight months. He blamed the banks for draining capital from Federal Reserve sources and depressing stock and bond values to hurt the Democratic administration ahead of the Harding vote.
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Delaware
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
New York
Wilson
Harding
Federal Reserve Banks
Owens
Democratic critique of Harding on farm loan act stance
The Democratic National Committee condemned Senator Harding for supporting a farm loan act he once attack ed, saying a Republican Congress blocked continuance and courts ruled the act unconstitutional. Senator Pat Harrison led the response, accusing Harding of bold hypocrisy.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
Harding
St. Paul
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Cn Jardine
Warren Delano Killed in Barrytown Train Accident
Warren Delano of New York and Barrytown, uncle of Franklin D Roosevelt, was killed at Barrytown station when his horse Bell bolted onto the tracks as an express train approached. The incident occurred near Poughkeepsie, New York, shortly before deadline on Sept. 9.
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N. Y
Warren Delano
New York
Barrytown
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York Central Railroad
Here
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