Tennessee ratifies woman suffrage as national law
Tennesseans vote 49 to 47 to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment. The House action follows Senate approval, with Speaker Walker switching to aye for reconsideration. National leaders praise the victory and vow continued effort toward nationwide ratification and the League of Women Voters formation.
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Tennessee
Shville. Tenn
House
Senate
Walker
Colby
Washington
Associated @ Tess
Raleigh
Associated Press
New York
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Woman Suffrage Association
National Suffrage Association
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Fed
National
League of Women Voters
Gold Flakes Found in Financial District Excavation
Engineers digging in Manhattan's financial district uncovered tiny gold flakes on soil dumped from the site near the sub-treasury building. Officials say the gold may originate from a canal once running through the area or from an old source near the excavation.
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Ated Press
Old-Timer McPhee Returns to Interior Alaska
W H Bill McPhee a Fairbanks landmark returns to the interior after years away and says he will stay in Alaska. He wandered from city to city until he tired of the outside and now plans to settle back in the state.
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Alaska
W. H
Bill) McPhee
Fairbanks
Bill
Empress of Canada Launched in Glasgow for Pacific Service
The steamship Empress of Canada weighing 22,000 tons was launched today at Glasgow for the Vancouver Japanese service. The vessel will be the largest on the Pacific and is slated to depart Liverpool next March on a world tour to the Pacific station.
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London
Assciated Press
Empress of Canada
Glasgow
Pacific
Liverpool
Koreans Plot to Embarrass Congressmen Reported in Seoul
Advices from Seoul claim widespread Korean plots to embarrass American congressmen visiting the Far East and to complicate U S relations with Japan. The Korean government states the situation is well in hand.
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TOKIO
Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Party of Amercan
Far East
Japan
America
Bank Troubles of Fairbanks Being Aired
R C Wood president of the First National Bank of Fairbanks remains jailed on a contempt charge in San Francisco. He had complied with a court order to deed all real and personal property to F C Noyes, receiver of the defunct Washington Alaska National Bank. Noyes refused the deed, citing the order required signing before Judge Bunnell of the federal court of Alaska.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
R. C. Wood
First National Bank of Fairbanks
F. C. Noyes
Washington- Alaska National Bank of Fairbanks
Noyes
Bunnell
Federal Court of Alaska
St. Louis Players Threaten Strike Over Mays Firing
Members of the St. Louis AL club threaten a league strike if Carl Mays is allowed to pitch after he threw the ball that killed Ray Chapman of the Cleveland team. The incident left Chapman with a fractured skull and stunned the baseball world.
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ST. Louis
Mays
Washington
Associated Press
Carl Mays
New York
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Chapman
Santel Retains Light-Heavyweight Title With Straight Falls
Ad Santel, holder of the world light-heavyweight wrestling title, defeated Jim Landos in straight falls to retain his championship in a clear victory last night.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Ad Santel
Jim Landos
Nominee for Congress Dies by Suicide in Missouri
St. Louis August 18 Otto Stifel Republican nominee for Congress in Missouri's eleventh district killed himself today according to Associated Press reports.
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ST. Louis
Associated Press
Otto Stifel
Trinee
Congress
Missouri
Lamping Injured in Auto Crash Near Olympia
George B. Lamping candidate for governor was injured when a dead tree fell on his car near Olympia. He sustained cuts bruises and possible internal injuries.
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Seattle
Associated Press
George B. Lamping
Olympia
Lamping
Ponzi Defense Hint Emerges In Major Swindle Case
Beloston August 18 AP Charles Ponzi under indictment for swindling thousands out of millions via mail fraud. His chief counsel said Ponzi was swindled of thousands when his notes were forged and raised.
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Beloston
Associated Press
Charles Ponzi
U. S
Ponzi
Captain Franz Wolke Frozen to Death in Open Boat
Captain Franz Wolke died February 21 off Baillie Island in British northwest territory after his open boat endured days of icy gales during a sealing trip. He formerly commanded the Rosie H. and owned the Gladiator schooner, both active in northern waters.
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Sociated Press
Franz Wolke
Baillie Island
British Northwest Territory
Wolke
Rosie H
Poles Hold Bolsheviks in Check and Capture Novo Minsk
Associated Press dispatch notes Polish forces holding Bolsheviks and seizing Novo Minsk while continuing advances. In the same report a California Republican pilgrimage to Yardings porch is announced to discuss Pacific coast politics and the Japanese question with the Republican nominee.
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Novo Minsk
San Francisco
Associated Press
California
Pacific Coast
Paris
Warsaw
France
Alaska Army to Maintain 890 Soldiers Under Bill
The army will keep 890 troops in Alaska under the postwar reorganization bill passed by the last Congress, officials announced today. The figure reflects the quota for Alaska as specified in the legislation.
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Alaska
Washington
Associated Press
Rioting in Abbadia Italy Leaves Seven Dead
A Rome dispatch reports serious rioting at Abbadia Italy where intoxicated miners clashed with a religious procession, causing seven deaths and several injuries.
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Italy
London
Associated Press
Rome
Abbadia
Vindictive Cruiser Vindicated as Ostend Port Reopens
The British cruiser Vindictive, sunk at the Ostend harbor entrance in 1918, has been refloated and the port is again open for traffic.
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London
Associated Press
Vindictive
Ostend Harbor
Democratic stance on League Nations called not unbending
Ohio Governor Cox attacks Senator Harding at the state convention denouncing his peace plan with Germany. He asserts the Democratic position on the League of Nations and reservations is not unbending. Police search for $200,000 railroad bonds missing from registered mail between Milwaukee and New York last month.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Ohio
Cox
Harding
Germany
League of Nations
New York
Milwaukee
Negro Progress Group Meets in New York Convention
The Universal Negro Improvement Society convenes in New York and will elect a president from 15 leaders on Thursday. The new head will occupy the Black House at Washington, and a provisional president for Africa will also be chosen.
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New York
Associated Press
Universal Negro Improvement Society
Washington
Africa
Fish quotations Seattle daily prices August 17 18
Prices at noon August 17 halibut 17%4c chickens 9c sable fish 5c red and ling cod 2c. Prices at noon August 18 halibut 21c chickens 8c sablefish 5c red and ling cod 2c.
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Seattle
The
Daily Times
Fire Damages Chilliwack Business District
A fire in Chilliwack British Columbia damaged the city business section causing estimated losses of 60 000 dollars. The blaze affected several storefronts and prompted evacuations and firefighting efforts by local crews. No injuries were reported.
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Chilliwack
B. C
Associated Press
Nome Planes Reach Dawson As Squad arrives
Two Nome planes Nos. 2 and 4 have reached Dawson and the remaining aircraft are expected later today.
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NOME
Dawson
Associated Press
Ten Die In Missouri Kansas Texas Rail Wreck
Ten persons are reported killed in a wreck on the Missouri Kansas Texas between Windsor and Calhoun, local reports say. The incident occurred near Chillicothe, Missouri, on August 18 as reported by the Associated Press.
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Chillicote
Associated Press
Missouri, Kansas& Texas
Windsor
Calhoun
Poles Hold Novo Minsk as Warsaw Holds Line in Poland
Warsaw reports say Polish forces under French guidance resist Bolshevik pressure and press the advance. Novo Minsk has fallen east of Warsaw, with Thorn serving as a base for counteroffensive actions. The Danzig corridor is cleared of Russian troops as Poles continue driving eastward.
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Paris
Associated Press
Poland
Thorn
Danzig
Bolsheviki Oppressed as Poles Seize Key Positions
Poles push back Bolsheviki and capture strategic positions amid burning booty. Trotsky calls for volunteers to bolster the southern front in Moscow. Russia to recognize Poland’s national existence and refrain from meddling in internal affairs. French troops clash with Kattowitz residents. eleven killed and many wounded as Upper Silesia miners strike in protest. Soviet envoy seeks clear British stance from Lloyd George on Wrangel.
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Bolsheviki
Paris
Associated Press
Berlin
Kattowitz
Upper Silesia
Prominent Tacoma Resident Dies
Tacoma resident John Bagley founder of the Tacoma Eastern railroad and prominent in lumber and financial circles died here yesterday.
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Tacoma
Associated Press
John Bagley
Tacoma Eastern Railroad
Dartmouth Tug Earl Thompson Sets New World Hurdle Mark
Earl Thompson of Dartmouth College won the final 100 yard hurdles at Antwerp on August 18, setting a world record of 144-5. Americans took second and third places. Thompson represented Canada.
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Antwerp
Associated Press
Earl Thompson
Dartmouth College
Thompson
Canada
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