Heavy fighting reported near Lemberg amid Polish front strain
Dispatches from Arsa w and London report Soviet counter moves near Lemberg and four villages east of Brest Litovsk with heavy fighting. Berlin notes Bolshevik advances as Paris questions Minsk for peace talks. US officials say Poland need not fully spell out anti Bolshevik aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemberg
London
Associated Press
Brest-Litovsk
Moscow
Lem
Berg
West Virginia guards disarmed after mine clashes
At Governor Cornwell's and the state police commander's request the Willis Branch Coal Company disarmed its guards and sent them away in an effort to end clashes between striking miners and private guards in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Associated Press
Cornwell
Willis Branch Coal Company
Rebels Clash With Federal Forces at Altar Sonora
A rebel band said to be from the United States clashed with Mexican federal forces at Altar Sonora. Two rebels died and six were wounded. The group described themselves as North American filibusterers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Associated Press
United States
Altar
Sonora
Midland Packing Company Promoted as $8 Million Corporation
Receivers report in U S court reveals Midland Packing Company of Sioux City Iowa worth about 8 million dollars and alleges stock sales irregularities and plant mismanagement after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Associated Press
Midland Packing Company
United States
Federal troops guard West Virginia mines at strike zone
A battalion from Camp Sherman Ohio arrived and federal troops were stationed in each mine within a 50 mile strike zone around Williamson West Virginia to protect operations during the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Eral
Camp Sherman
Washout on railway strands marooned passengers at Salida
Denver dispatch reports six hundred passengers on a Denver & Rio Grande train were stranded at Salida after seven miles of track and bridges were washed out by weekend storms. In Chicago a dry goods merchant H. B. Rhodes was shot and killed by an unidentified bandit who ordered him to stop the car. Rhodes refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Denver
Associated Press
Salida
Merchant
Last Mail Dates Set for Nome and Interior Points
The superintendent of mails announced Seattle departures for Bering Sea points on September 12 and the last direct interior mail via Yukon river steamers on September 15. This marks earlier-than-usual last departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Associated Press
Bering Sea Points
Interior Points
Yukon River
Argentine Head Has Many God Sons
In Buenos Aires a seventh son baptism highlighted a custom in which the president acts as godfather. The ceremony featured a senior Argentine army officer representing President Irigoyen, noting the president now has a growing line of god sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Associated Press
Argentina
Republic
Irigoyen
Men May Smoke in Venice Library
Venice California August 30 Associated Press report the Venice public library now allows men to smoke and go coatless while reading. After moving books to the former Venice Country Club building the library board decreed tobacco and shirtsleeves permitted on the verandas.
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Venice
Cal
Associated Press
Venice Public Library
Library Board
Venice Country Club
Liquor Group Aims to Fund Cox Propaganda and Volstead
Chairman Hays testified before the Senate campaign investigation committee that the Republican committee seeks broad small contributions to publicize Cox propaganda and back an amendment to the Volstead Act to permit beer and wine sales. He cited a July budget aiming to raise 3.79 million dollars with about 1.25 million for publicity.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Hays
Republican National Committee
Senate
Republican Committee
George T. Carroll
New Jersey Liquor Association
Cox
Volstad
Senator Reed
Missouri
Homer Cummings
White
Coolidge Blames Democrats for Missteps in San Francisco
Governor Coolidge told a Boston crowd that Democrats at San Francisco aimed to back the administration and repudiate its candidate but failed to achieve either goal. He warned the party’s disarray ruined any chance for a political shift and condemned their blunder.
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Boston
Associated Press
San Francisco
Coolidge
State Constabulary to Police Denver City
Aug 30. A state constabulary will be organized to take over policing of Denver after federal troops are withdrawn following the street car strike and rioting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Associated Press
Fifth Annual California Dahlia Show Opens September 24
California Dahlias will be displayed in large numbers at the fifth annual California Dahlia Society show in San Francisco. The event, labeled the largest ever held here, welcomes both amateur and professional growers with separate classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Associated Press
California
California Dahlia Society
Japanese immigration question talks in California
Ambassador Shidehara and Secretary Colby conferred on the California Japanese immigration issue after a letter from Governor Stephens. Colby expressed hope for a satisfactory settlement for California, Japan, and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Shidehara
Colby
California
Stephens
State Department
Japan
United States
Many Arrests Over Whiskey and Drugs Raid Sweep
A week of liquor and narcotics raids across Colorado Wyoming and Montana led to 75 arrests. Authorities seized liquor and narcotics valued at about $60 000 and seized numerous stills in the sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Associated Press
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Grand Jury Indicts 42 Steamship Firms for Sherman Law Violations
A federal grand jury indicted 42 steamship companies and freight brokers on conspiracy in restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman Act. The case targets virtually all trans Atlantic lines. The report notes President Wilson approved the anthracite commission majority finding a 20 percent wage increase for miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Federal Grand
Washington
Wilson
Anthracite Commission
Death of Cork Lord Mayor from hunger strike near Brixton
The body of Lord Mayor of Cork is found hanging from a tree after being seized by 30 masked men from a jail night raid. The arrest followed a still raid in which two officers were shot. The event unfolds amid hunger strike themes and prison tensions.
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Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Megro Chandler
Chandler
Geneva
King George
Lloyd George
Lucerne
Cork
Brixton
Indictments Returned Against Denver Rioters
A special grand jury investigating streetcar riots returned twelve indictments charging participants with intent to kill malicious mischief and robbery. Thirty three persons are involved in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Associated Press
Aasanty
Lodge Declares League a Total Failure
Senator Lodge said in an address that the league with all members except one has failed and accomplished nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge Claims League
Boston
Associated Press
Senator Lodge
League
Washington Wheat Damaged by Storm Reported
A violent rainstorm near Walla Walla caused extensive wheat damage and wrecked several small bridges, with losses running into thousands of dollars. The Aug 30 AP dispatch notes the severe weather disrupted rural roads and grain fields.
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Washington
Walla Walla
Associated Press
Arakan Steamer Aground in Fog Off Point Reyes
The Dutch steamer Arakan with 70 crew members ran ashore in fog near Point Reyes and is buckling in the hold. A life saving crew is standing by and efforts are underway to lighten the cargo. The ship reports no danger to itself despite the peril.
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San Francisco
Associated Press
Point Reyes
Arakan
War Veterans to Teach in Ontario Schools
Two hundred war veterans, trained at public expense, will become teachers when Ontario schools open next month. The education department supports ex soldiers entering the teaching profession as the male teacher pool dwindles in public schools across the province.
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Toronto
Ont
Associated Press
Ontario
Education Department
Lord Mayor MacSweeney Hunger Strike Worsens
The hunger strike of Lord Mayor MacSweeney has progressed to a point where food would no longer save his life. Medical reports say his condition is unchanged but deteriorating, with a possible death at any moment. The situation is tied to Allied and Irish political tensions in Dublin and Cork.
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London
Associated Press
MacSweeney
MacSawneey
Peasant Uprisings Overthrow Soviets in Siberia
Western Siberian peasants have toppled soviets in key towns and isolated upsurges since spring appear to culminate in a general rebellion. The insurgent movement is reported spreading across the region.
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Harbin
Associated Press
Conditions at Irkutsk Reported Unbearable by Exile
Aug 30 dispatch from Harbin quotes a former Kolchak officer who escaped Irkutsk. He says Bolsheviks seize most edible food and the intelligentsia live in constant terror of persecution, describing ghastly conditions.
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Kio
Associated Press
Kokusai News Agency
Harbin
Kolchak
Irkutsk
Auto race crash in Santa Rosa kills three
Three people die when a racing car veers off the Santa Rosa track and crashes into a tree during a Saturday event. Victims include drivers Earle Beattie and Delbert Agler from Hanford California and a young spectator.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Associated Press
Earle Beattie
Delbert Agler
Hanford
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