Bolshevik Ousts Reported in Polish Front Towns
AP dispatches from Warsaw report Bolsheviks ousted from several towns northeast of Lemberg as heavy fighting continues on the southern front. London confirms capture of Miwa Pultusk and occupation of Siedlce, as Jewish populations reportedly set up Soviet governments along routes back to Warsaw. War Dept reviews Polish minister Lubomirsky’s request for U S war material purchases. Baris notes French satisfaction at accord between Paris and Washington on the Russ Polish situation.
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Warsaw
Associated Press
Lemburg
WAR Department
Washington
Prince Lubomirsky
United States
U. S
Baris
Freak Election Bets Across Arizona In Patagonian Bet
In Patagonia Arizona two residents wager a trip in a peanut cart from Patagonia to Nogales depending on the Harding Cox result. If Harding wins Kent Taylor will push the druggist over the dry mountain road and buy him a drink in Mexico. If Cox wins Dr H J Chenette will receive the same treatment from the druggist.
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Nogales
Ariz
Associated Press
Arizona
Harding-Cox
Favo
Patagonia
H. J. Chenette
Kent Taylor
Sonora
Harding
Taylor
Mexico
United States
Cox
Explosives Placed Under Rails Disrupt Denver Car Service
An explosion damaged tracks on the Stout street car line in Denver. No injuries reported. Police blame the blast on striking workers or their sympathizers, crippling car service.
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Denver
Associated Press
Stout Street
Record barley harvest on hottest day in Northern California
In Yuba City California on August 13 the De Witt Brothers harvested 3 000 sacks of barley in ten hours using a traction outfit. The thermometer reached 110 degrees in the shade making it the hottest day yet this year. This appears to be a Northern California grain field record.
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Yuba City
Cal
Associated Press
Marcuse
de Witt Brothers
California
Col Dodds Arrested in Turbines and Ammunition Case
Customs officers in Calexico arrested Colonel W. J. Dodds a businessman linked to the capture of Carlos Ortiz a Mexican driver of a car loaded with turbines and ammunition Ortiz provided information leading to Dodds arrest amid the serious charge reported by the Associated Press on August 13.
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Calexico
Associated Press
W. J. Dodds
Carlos Ortiz
Ortiz
Dobbs
Suffrage Wins Initial Battle in Two States
In Nashville Tennessee the senate passed the woman suffrage ratification resolution 25 to 4 with a minority report tabled 23 to 10, signaling early strength for ratification. In Raleigh North Carolina the senate constitutional amendment committee reported ratification 7 to 1, after Governor Bickett urged the legislature to ratify.
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Nashville
Tenn
Associated Press
Senate
Raleigh
N. C
Senate Constitutional Amendment Committee
Bickett
North Carolina
Utah Democrats Adopt Advisory Platform Draft Plan
Salt Lake City Utah August 13 The advisory committee plan to frame the state platform has been adopted by the Democratic party A committee of thirteen precursors is named to gather suggestions from all sources and draft a tentative platform for submission to the resolutions committee at the state convention.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Associated Press
Advisory Committee
Democratic Party
Resolutions Committee
Fear Attacks Prompt Saghalien Garrison Expansion
The Saghalien civil administration chief in Tok io asks for a stronger guard at the garrison amid fears of Partizan attacks. Residents grow anxious and local finance and industry seek protection after recent developments on the islands.
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Tokio
Associated Press
Partizans
South Saghalien
Islands
Noted musician and explorer Charles Taylor dies at 84
Charles Taylor, 84, recorded hundreds of songs of Peru’s Indians and Zuni of New Mexico and Arizona. The noted musician, composer, writer, explorer and humanitarian died in San Francisco, with friends said to include Liszt, Jenny Lind, Dom Pedro of Brazil, and Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
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San Francisco
Cal
Associated Press
Charles Taylor
Peru
New Mexico
Arizona
Liszt
Jenny Lind
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Harding addresses Ohio editors on past lessons and policy
Senator Harding told the Ohio Republican Editorial Association that the nation must remember past lessons while pursuing future progress. He urged a forest policy to ensure sufficient print paper and pulp and called for an editorial policy that is patriotic rather than partisan.
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Marion
Associated Press
Harding
Ohio Republican Editorial Association
Greek Premier Venizelos Attacked and Wounded on Train
Paris dispatch reports Greek Premier Venizelos was attacked and wounded as he boarded a train for Naples now Neice. Two assailants fired revolvers and were arrested. Venezuelan suspects were pulled from a hostile crowd with difficulty and severely manhandled.
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Venezuela
Sacramento Fire Destroys Four Buildings
Sacramento fire today destroyed a rooming house and three other buildings causing about 300000 dollars in damage. The blaze began in the rooming house and spread to adjacent structures in the city. Firefighters battled the flames but the losses were extensive.
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Sacramento
Associated Press
Army Airships Arrive Safe at Hazleton
After days of delay for repairs the army planes from New York to Nome resumed their flight with Hazleton as the next stop. The first craft landed at 12:10 today followed by the others, all arriving safely.
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Hazelton
Army
New York
Nome
Hazleton
Associated Press
Profiteers in Coal Arrests in Tennessee Rise in Warrants
Knoxville report states nine more warrants issued for profiteering in coal. Tax numbers will exceed a hundred before the probe ends. Local officials coordinate with AP for ongoing arrests and investigations.
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Tennessee
Romanian Prince Arrives in San Francisco on World Tour
Crown Prince Carol of Rumania lands in San Francisco escorted by Samuel Hill of Seattle who bore a message from King Albert of Belgium as part of his worldwide tour.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Crown Prince
Carol of
Rumania
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Albert
Belgium
Rodgers Shipbuilding Co Disincorporates in Seattle
The David Rodgers Shipbuilding and Drydock Company with $2,000,000 capital stock disincorporated in Seattle in the superior court yesterday following stockholder approval at a June 1 meeting.
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Seattle
Associated Press
David Rodgers Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Diamonds Intercepted Linked to Russian Royal Jewels
The department of justice disclosed evidence of a courier network moving over a hundred diamonds claimed as part of the Russian royal jewels from Sweden to New York. A Swedish sailor allegedly carried 131 diamonds seized in New York on June 22, plus Communist literature. Martens denied knowledge of the diamonds and said he had direct contact with Russia for 18 months.
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Washington
Associated Press
Martens
Soviet Russia
United States
Sweden
New York
Department of Justice
Executive Committee
The
Third International
Russia
Two Officers Die in Airplane Crash and Cork Lord Mayor Arrested
Washington August 13 Captain Thomas L Edwards of Baker City Oregon and Lieutenant James G Bowen of Baltimore were killed in an airplane accident at Taiti August 9 according to the marine corps. Cork August 13 the lord mayor and ten associates were arrested by soldiers during a Sinn Fein court session and taken to military barracks.
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Cork
Washington
Associated Press
Thomas L. Edwards
Baker City
Oreg
James G. Bowen
Baltimore
Taiti
Marine Corps
Sinn Fein
Ahern Is Dismissed From Olympic Team
Dan Ahearn of the Illinois Athletic Club, holder of the world record hop skip and jump, is dismissed from the Olympic team on charges of insubordination for failing to keep the 10 o'clock curfew. He will be sent back to America on the first transport.
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Antwerp
Associated Press
Dan Ahearn
Illinois Athletic Club
Ahern
America
Body of Maj. Gorgas Arrives in New York
Simplicity marked the return of Major General Gorgas whose body arrived in New York after his death in London last month. The casket was met at Hoboken by a guard of honor and will lie in state at Pennsylvania Station before departure for Washington.
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New York
Associated Press
United States
Gorgas
London
Hoboken
Will le
Pennsylvania
Washington
Shortage of Section Hands Slows Rocky Mountain Rail Work
Missoula Mont Aug 13 Officials of the Northern Pacific report maintenance work on the Rocky Mountain division is slowed by a severe shortage of section hands. Gangs in the division are 400 men short of their usual strength, hindering progress and delaying schedules.
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Missoula
Mont
Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Northern Pacific Railroad
California Admission Day Regatta Planned in Golden Gate
A rowing regatta for California Admission Day is being arranged for September 9 in San Francisco. Pacific coast clubs including Oregon and British Columbia crews will be invited, with San Diego and San Francisco clubs also expected to participate. James Cronin, secretary of the Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen, announced the plan.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
California
Pacific Coast
James Cronin
Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Oregon
British Columbia
San Diego
Cal
Irish Missionaries on Way to China
Twelve Catholic priests from the Chinese Mission Society depart Ireland and travel toward Han Yeng in China to join a plan to place 1,000 priests there within ten years. The group has preached in America for about two years and includes Revered Fathers Dolan Ranaghan McHugh O Doherty Quinlan Leonard Crossin Tierney O Flynn McGuinness Dawson and Ferguson.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Han Yeng
Shanghai
China
Chinese Mission Society
Ireland
America
Dolan
Ranaghan
McHugh
O'Doherty
Quinlan
Leonard
Crossin
Tierney
O’flynn McGuinness
Dawson
Ferguson
Grounded steamer Montara abandoned near Louisburg
Halifax Aug 13 The American steamer Mon tara grounded near Louisburg and has been abandoned by the crew who landed safely.
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Halifax
Associated Press
Louisburg
Fish quotations update from Ketchikan and Seattle markets
Prices August 12 show halibut firsts at 9c and seconds at 5c in Ketchikan. Seattle midday quotes list halibut at 17c, chickens at 10c, sable fish at 5c, and red and ling cod at 2c.
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Ketchikan
The
Daily Times
Seattle
Ponzi Scheme Arrests Frighten Thousands of Investors
Boston reports forty thousand investors entrusted 15 to 20 million dollars to Charles Ponzi in a money making scheme USPS says impossible to fulfill. Ponzi arrested for mail fraud with $25 000 bail set for August 19. He is rearrested on state larceny warrant released on $10 000 bond. Raymond Meyers and Charles Myers of Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company held on conspiracy to defraud after investigation into Ponzi methodes.
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Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
Boston
Associated Press
Raymond
Charles Meyers
Old Colony Foreign Exchange Company
Governor Cantu Open to Ending Rebellion If Allowed to Stay
Gov Cantu of Lower California signals willingness to abandon his rebellion if he may keep the office until December 1 reports from Mexico City. The proposition is not expected to be considered as a rebellion against his rebellion has erupted at Ensenada per Eduardo Ruiz the Mexican federal government representative.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Cantu
California
Los Angeles
Ensenada
Eduardo Ruiz
Roosevelt to stump for Republican ticket in early September
Chicago August 13 The Associated Press reports Senator New announced Theodore Roosevelt will campaign for Harding and Coolidge, taking the stump early in September. He will cover roughly the same route as Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Associated Press
New
Theodore Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidge
Frank D. Roosevelt
Arrested youth not Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Oneonta New York August 13 The man arrested here yesterday is not Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the draft evader as officials from the department of justice announced after visiting the prisoner.
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Oneonta
N. Y
Associated Press
Grover Cleveland
Department of Justice
Idaho Adopts Plan for Conserving Fish
Pocatello Idaho August 13 saving the fish is the basis of a new plan by state game commissioner George Isaacs and district game warden Will Hayes. The plan calls for building small dams at convenient points in shallow streams to create deeper water behind logs and gravel, providing safe harbors for fingerlings facing predators.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Associated Press
George Isaacs
Will Hayes
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