Parents blame children death on rat poison
In Newport, a chemist analyzes stomach contents amid theories that rat poison caused the deaths of Shirley 4 and Carl 2 after they ingested poison while at play. Doctors consider strychnine poisoning possible. post mortems and family statements prompt intense neighborhood concern.
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Shirley
Carl
Carl Williams
Second Street
Newport
G. F. Sauter
M. J. Sauter
Sauter
Walter B. Hughs
Soroner
B. Simonson
Cincinnati
Simonson
Stanley
George P. Sauter
Aca Williams
Preacher Ends Life By Cutting Throat In Illness
In Findlay on September 15 the Rev. F. E. Lilley aged 40 pastor of the First United Brethren Church killed himself by cutting his throat with a razor. His wife found the body in their home study. Relatives said ill health prompted the act. He was secretary of the Sandusky Conference of his church, which closed its 1920 session in Toledo last Sunday.
Wife of Lexington Merchant Killed In Auto Accident
Mrs Henry Simpson wife of a prominent Lexington merchant died instantly when an interurban car crashed into the automobile she rode four miles from Lexington on the Frankfort pike. The county saw a second fatal interurban accident in as many days with two men killed and two seriously injured on the Nicholasville pike.
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Lexington
Henry Simpson
Frankfort Pike
Nicholasville Pike
Army Planes Scour The Nevada Desert For Lost Aviator
Air mail officials in Reno appealed to air mail headquarters to dispatch a forest patrol or army plane to search the Nevada desert for John L. Eaton, a trans continental air mail aviator who has been missing since 10 am yesterday.
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San Francisco
Reno
Air Mail
Forest Patrol
Army
John L. Eaton
Trans-Continental Air Mail
Nevada Desert
Albania Urges World Powers to Force Serbian Withdrawal
Albanian government appeals to President Wilson and British and French premiers to compel Serbia to pull troops from Albanian soil. Commissioner Chekrezi in Washington cites advancing Serbian forces near Mati and village destruction as risking Balkan peace.
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Washington
Wilson
Lloyd George
Millerand
Serbia
C. A. Chekrezi
United State
M. Konitza
Paris
Chekrezi
Balkans
Mati
Albania
Russian Soviet report notes heavy fighting with Poles near Brest Litovsk and Kovel
The Moscow press dispatch says battles rage north of Kobryn and east of Brest Litovsk with Soviet forces clashing against Polish units in Volhynia. It also reports the capture of Rohatyń and repulsed attacks in Verkhne Tokmak with Wrangel forces aided by armored trains.
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London
Brest-Litovsk
Kovel
Volhynia
Moscow
Kobryn
Brest-Litovsk High Road
Rohatyn
Lemberg
Crimea
Verkhne- Tokmak
Wrangel
Lithuanians and Poles resume fighting near Suwalki
Polish official statement says hostilities renewed in the Suwalki sector near the German border. Poles report capture of Kovel in Volhynia with 3,000 prisoners, 36 guns, and war matériel including locomotives planes and 300 cars, cutting Bolshevik rail links. Lithuanian assault forced Polish withdrawal from Seyny and Lithuanians push toward Augustow.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Suwalki
Kovel
Volhynia
Pinsk
Seyny
Augustowo
Lithuanian proposal to curb Poland fight sent to League
The Lithuanian Government received a suggestion from the Supreme Council to suspend fighting with Poland and refer the dispute to the League of Nations Executive Council. Lithuania has shown little faith in the League, delaying any reply. Andre Lewicki seeks peace talks between Soviet Russia and Petlura, but the Ukrainian Soviet Government controls Ukraine from Kharkov and would consider the proposal during the Riga peace talks.
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Riga
Associated Press
Supreme Council
Lithuania
Poland
Executive Council
League of Nations
Andre Lewicki
Petlura
Russia
Pet
Nation to form nonpartisan Ireland inquiry panel
Oswald Garrison Villard announces a Committee of One Hundred with about 100 prominent Americans to examine Irish atrocity charges. Sessions planned in Washington in October with invited officials, plus Mrs MacSwiney to testify. The move seeks neutral mediation to avert U S British war and protect Anglo American relations.
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New York
Oswald Garrison Villard
the Nation
Ireland
Sinn Fein
One Hundred
United States
Great Britain
Washington
de Valera
MacSwiney
Cork
Villard
Committee of One Hundred
Congress
Ashurst
Arizona
Spencer
Missouri
Walsh
Massachusetts
Newark
N. J
Jersey City
Vicksburg
Miss
Milwaukee
St. Joseph
Cambridge
Mass
Toledo
Omaha
Amidon
North Dakota
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
A. P. Moore
Pittsburg
William Randolph Hearst
Jane Addams
Chicago
Hunger strike leader MacSwiney in worsening condition
A London bulletin from the Irish Self-Determination League reports Lord Mayor MacSwiney in greater pain and weakness after 34 days on strike. Mrs MacSwiney notes his eyes dull, head and body pains. she says nourishment is not being given and he remains determined to persevere for Ireland’s freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Irish Self-Determination League
Annie MacSwiney
Ireland
McKinley Memorial Trustees Meet in Canton
Trustees of the McKinley National Memorial Association met in Canton to visit the tomb of former President McKinley, discuss preservation and condition of the memorial, and dine with Judge and Mrs. Ralph Ambler at Associate Justice William R. Day’s chambers.
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Canton
McKinley
Ralph Ambler
The
McKinley National Memorial Association
William R. Day
Despondent Man Ends Life by Gas in Room
George W. Haslan a 63 year old laborer of 416 Richmond Street turned on a gas jet after placing a rubber hose in his mouth last night. Michael Shadrick and wife on the same floor detected the odor and forced open his door finding him dead in bed. Coroner Bauer ordered removal to the morgue.
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George W. Haslan
Richmond Street
Michael Shadrick
Haslan
Walter Haslan
Bauer
Canned Foods Blamed For Home Breakups
Washington report on a address by Agnes Mahoney of the Industrial Survey and Research Bureau linking ready cooked tin can foods and corner delicatessen stores to broken homes. She urged better household cleanliness and meal preparation to improve marital happiness.
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Washington
Agnes V. Mahoney
Industrial Survey and Research Bureau of Washington
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Anti-Saloon League to threaten impeachment of federal judges
A committee was formed at the Anti-Saloon League conference in Washington to draft a resolution warning Federal Judges to strictly enforce prohibition laws or face impeachment. Attendees criticized judges for lenient penalties and accused some of coddling bootleggers, with attacks also aimed at the Internal Revenue Bureau.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League
League
P. “A. Baker
Wayne B. Wheeler
Internal Revenue Bureau
Federal
Atticus Webb
Texas League
Webb
Baker
Welsh Hit by Auto While Returning Home
Thomas Welsh aged 37 of Third and Sycamore streets was struck at Seventh and Sycamore by a car driven by Charles Duwel of Bruce street Northside. He suffered a probable skull fracture and was taken to General Hospital where doctors said he might die. Police called the accident unavoidable.
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Thomas Welsh
Third
Sycamore
Seventh
Sycamore Streets
Charles Duwel
Bruce Street
Northside
John J. Vogelpohl Company
Welsh
General Hospital
John McCormack to Quit Australia Over Audience Row
Australian engagements canceled by the singer John McCormack and he leaves for London to escape disruption after part of the audience rose and sang the British anthem and shouted that he was a Sinn Feiner.
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John McCormack
Australia
London
Exchange Telegraph
Melbourne
McCormack
Committee formed to study cooperative grain marketing plan
The American Farm Bureau Federation announced the Committee of Seventeen appointed by President J. R. Howard to design a plan for cooperative marketing of the American grain crop. It will study cooperative grain elevator associations in the Middle West and Western Canada, with an estimated two years before action.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. R. Howard
Middle West
Canada
Tobacco export abroad checked by conditions
Louisvill e reporter G. O. Tuck describes European tobacco trade constraints from a wide European tour. He cites turmoil abroad unfavourable exchange rates shipping conditions labor unrest and the resumption of European tobacco production as main factors limiting exports.
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Louisville
G. O. Tuck
Europe
Harding Urges New War Plan as Primary Turmoil Grows
In Marion Ohio on September 15 Senator Harding urged a new approach to war prevention over the League of Nations. He addressed Republican women’s groups and clubs and argued that the League would not secure peace, but expose soldiers to overseas risks. He spoke after meeting Dr Newell Dwight Hillis who later defended Harding’s stance citing constitutional principles.
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Thompson
Illinois
Harding
Marion
League of Nations
Harding and Coolidge
Geneva
Ray F Zucker
New York City
Hillis
Columbus
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Cox
Germany
Sidney Smith
United States
Ohio
Washington
Western Washington Hording Sentiment Favors Harding in 1920
Seattle dispatch reports Western Washington favors Republican ticket in 1920. Voters see little difference between Cox and Harding, with Harding expected to win the state's seven electoral votes. Labor and radical factions lean away from Cox while conservatives stay wary. No decisive issue frames the race here.
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Seattle
Wash
Maine
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Wilson
Harding
Cox
Debs
Christiansen
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Madel
Burleson
Palmer
Feelin
Tie
McAdoo
Oregon
Cox Sees World Court Plan as League Proof in Utah
Governor Cox argues that the proposed international court aligns with the League of Nations and exposes Harding as flipflopping on the league. He criticizes Republican leaders and big business while touring Utah towns and delivering speeches in Salt Lake City and Ogden.
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Cox
Root
League
Harding
Salt Lake City
Utah
League of Nations
Paris
Ohio
Great Mormon Tabernacle
Ogden
Republican League
Elihu Root
Commission
Council of the
International Court
Chicago Wards Rally Behind Mayors Ticket In Primary
Early returns show Len Small and Frank Smith leading Republican tickets with Mayor Thompson's backing. Cook County favors Thompson faction over Lowden aligned rivals for governor and senator, while Democratic results in Cook County show Lewis leading for governor and Burke leading for senator.
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Chicago
Len Small
Kankakee
Frank Smith
Aledo
United States
William Hale Thompson
Illinois
Cook County
Thompson
Oglesby
William B. McKinley
Lowden
McKinley
James Hamilton Lewis
Barratt O’hara
Maclay Hoyne
Michael L. Lgoe
Robert E. Burke
Peter A. Waller
Kewanee
Carlstrom
Small
Woodruff
Chiperfield
Smith
Lewis
O'Hara
Burke
Waller
Peters
Lowdon
Louisiana results hint run off for Senate nominee
Complete city and county returns show a likely run off in the Democratic primary for the U S Senate. Jared Y. Sanders of Bogalusa and Edwin S. Broussard of New Iberia appear within a thousand votes. Major McShane leads Behrman for New Orleans mayor but Behrman demands full precinct checks. In Sixth District, Amos L. Ponder leads Favrot with uncertainty pending final box counts. J B Aswell appears set for the Highth nomination while John N. Sandlin is noted in the mud.
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New Orleans
Jared Y. Sanders
Bogalusa
Edwin S. Broussard
Martin Behrman
Behrman
McShane
Amos L. Ponder
Baton Rouge
George K. Favrot
J. B. Aswell
Natchitoches
Te Returns
Jobn N. Sandlin
Minden
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Newport Boy and Girl
Rake Wiloon
Serb
Herge
Lefts
Alan
Mac Swiney
Hearst
Malone
McKinley Trustees
Tello Women League
Newell D. Hillis
Prohibition
Columbus O
Aaron S. Watkins
Germania
Hays
William H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Lawrence
David Lawrence
Court of International Justice
Mr. Harding
Johnson
Pocatello
Idaho
Logan
Brigham
Tabernacle
Elko
Sparks
Innemucea
Lovelock
Nev
California
Senator Harding
Senate
Smoot
Senator
Michael Fennessy
Fennessy
Res
John Coyne
Coyne
Joseph G. Cannon
Eighteenth
E. B. Cooley
Louisiana
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