British Cabinet Meeting Today Marks Final Step in National Negotiation
Senators sail for Europe to study League of Nations and attend inter allied parliament in Geneva. London reports Cabinet in extended session over Anglo French crisis with Baldwin Curzon to announce next move. focus on France, Germany, and the path to peace.
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New York
Europe
Robert M. LaFollette
Inter-Allied Parliamentary Union
Geneva
McKellar
Tennessee
McKinley
Ilinois
Robinson
Arkansas
Swanson
Virginia
John E. Baker
California
Gerry
Rhode Island
Stanley
Kentucky
Majestic
LaFollette
LaFolette
Basil Manley
Eanitarium
Michigan
Magnus Johnson
Minnesota
German
France
England
Switzerland
Genoa
League of Nations
Moscow
London
Baldwin
House of ‘Commons
Lord Curdgan
House of Lords
Germany
Seni
Italy
Lord Curzon
House of Commons
Lords
M. Poincare
Fts
Horne
Clement Montague Barlow
Robert 8. Horne
Britain
Great Britain
Robert
Debate Over Liquor Sales on Excursion Vessels
Detroit Aug 2 The federal government will discuss with Canadian officials a charge by Earl J. Davis US district attorney that passenger steamers with Canadian registry load crowds of Detroit residents, sail into Canadian waters and sell liquor to thirsty excursionists.
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Detroit
Mich
Canada
Earl J. Davis
United States
Eastern Michigan District
Tax Worries Drive Citizen to Take His Own Life
William Bossembarger, 67, of lowa city, worried over a pavement assessment on his property, shot himself last night in Lowalia.
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Lowality
Willian Bossembarger
Chicago Weather Forecast for Two Days
Chicago weather indications for the next twenty four hours show partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday. Cooler in the southeastern portion with unsettled weather Friday in the western and central portions.
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Chicago
Weather Summary From Local Observations
Local observations report the past 24 hours ending 7 am with measured temperatures and conditions. Readings show varied values across stations, with some reports of clouds and light rain in places and generally calm to moderate winds.
Three Men Die In Milwaukee Coke Gas Fire
Three workers Theomora Spencer Walter Goodwin and Kurt Martin died in a blaze at the Milwaukee Coke Gas benzol plant on Greenfield Avenue. Six others were missing as explosions and rapid flames swept the site, with fire boats aiding as winds fed the inferno. Governor Blaine urged action over assault claims in a separate Waupaca incident.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Greenfield Avenue
Milwaukee Coke Gas Company
Theomora Spencer
Walter Goodwin
Kurt Martin
Debates on War Debts and Trade Postwar Conditions
The article contrasts Ireland's capital debt of 1.4 billion pounds with Britain's larger postwar burden. It notes Ireland's taxation per head falling to half of Britain and Ireland's trade recovering with higher exports and imports. Britain struggles at about 70 percent of prewar trade as Sir Robert S. Horne, of the Lloyd George faction, urges enforcing Germany’s obligations.
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Great Britain
Robert S. Horne
Lloyd George
Germany
Oklahoma Heat Busters May Bring Relief From Drought
Oklahoma City reports relief from fierce heat as thunder showers affect the eastern region while cooler air moves in from the west. Winds have damaged more than half the corn crop as temperatures ranged from 108 to 111 degrees.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Open Winter Reappears in Butte as July Heat Fades
Butte Montana recorded a new August 1 low of around 40 degrees prompting residents to pull out overcoats. Miles City reported 48 degrees as the August 1 low. Topeka Kansas saw a US high of 110 degrees at Medicine Lodge with hot winds blamed for crop damage per the Weather Bureau chief.
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Butte
Mont
Miles City
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Kan
United States
Medicine Lodge
Kansas
Kanas
Flora
Ad signs bearing Stop and Danger Must go
Iowa county supervisors may remove advertising signs in roadways that confuse drivers. Attorney General Gibson said officials can order removal of STOP and DANGER signs placed to hinder motorists, some delaying motorists seeking road markers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Gibson
Denver Men Arrested for Bank Embezzlement
Denver. Lew P. Floyd and John Garrington Keller were arrested for embezzling $22,000 from the Hibernian Bank. They received four to ten years in prison.
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Denver
Colo
Lew P. Floyd
John Garrington Keller
Hibernian Bank
9 Story Fall Kills Irwin Nye Editor
Irwin Nye formerly of Janesville Wisconsin and former Chicago editor fell from a nineteenth floor hotel window in Chicago. He died from a fractured skull at age 55 leaving a widow two brothers in North Dakota and a daughter in Storm Lake Iowa with his brother Wallace a former mayor of Minneapolis.
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Chicago, Ill
Irwin Nye
Janesville
Wis
Cooperstown
N. D
Storm Lake
Wallace
Minneapolis
U S Report Sends Cotton Market Soaring
New York August 2 The agricultural bureau reports a 67.2 condition for the cotton crop causing a sharp advance in futures. October about 22.50 cents and December 2.42 cents, up 122 to 140 points from the prior close as traders cover shorts and bet on further declines in crop quality.
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New York
Agricultural Bureau
Steel Age Talk From Bethlehem Steel Leader
Bethlehem Pa August 2 Eugene C Grace president Bethlehem Steel says future iron and steel output will exceed all historic production if current growth continues. In New York August 2 Elbert H Gary United States Steel chairman notes the economy shows no sign of slowing. Germany reports 37 430 farm cooperative societies with 4 652 125 members.
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Bethlehem, Pa
Eugene C Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Lehigh Valley
New York
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Mr Sary
Germany
Restful Night Indicates Harding Recovery Progress
President Harding enjoyed a restful night at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco and reported feeling easier. Official notes from Aug 2 say his temperature has stabilized near normal and doctors remain confident about his gradual recovery despite an expected lengthy convalescence.
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Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Calif
Harding
Sawyer
Only Two OL Refineries in Oklahoma Stop
Tulsa Okla Aug 2 Only two oil refineries in Oklahoma have suspended operations under the mid continent group agreement reached in Chicago on July 27 for a voluntary shut down. Cosden and Company in Tulsa and Marland Refining at Ponca City have closed, while Sapulpa Refining remains active on gasoline and fuel oil contracts. Producers and Refiners Corp with West Tulsa and Blackwell plants indicated they would run at full capacity per contracts.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Chicago
Cosden and Company
Marland Refining Company
Poncarity
Producers and Refiners Corporation
West Tulsa
Blackwell
McDowell
Sapulpa Refining Company
Sapulpa
Prohibition Increases Drunks in Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa August 2 A captain of police George Fallon says intoxication has risen rapidly since prohibition began in Sioux City He notes modern drinkers are harder to manage and more numerous Fallon estimates a 50 percent increase with many cases involving poisoned liquor leading to violent intoxication.
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Sioux City
Iowa
George Fallon
Fallon
Exeter Professor Will Speak at Iowa Summer Term
A. E. Morgan, professor of English at University College Exeter England, will be the commencement speaker at the close of Iowa’s second summer term. He will lecture on Literature and Industrialism on August 24 and give five lectures during the English conference from August 20 to 24 at Iowa City.
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Iowa Ciy
Iowa
A. E. Morga
University College
Exeter
England
University of Iowa
Morgan
Berlin Bank Cuts Gut in Mark Value
Berlin Aug 2 Reichstag bank here reduced the discount on bank notes and drafts to 30 percent. This policy move lowers liquidity in the German market and signals tighter monetary conditions for lenders and borrowers nationwide.
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Berlin
Reichstag Bank
Rancher Dead After Dispute Over Cattle
Leadville Colorado August 2. Joseph P Dunn 60 prominent rancher was shot to death by Thomas Waller 63 during a rifle exchange after a cattle dispute at Walker ranch near Malta three miles from Leadville. Waller claimed Dunn shot first then fired again as Walker fired three shots mortally wounding Dunn. Walker a Leadville agent for Texas Oil surrendered to the sheriff.
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Leadville
Colo
Joseph P. Dunn
Thomas Waller
Walker
Malta
Dunn
Catte
Walker Pasture
Walker Corral
The
Texas Oil Company
Mystery of rare Mimbres pottery perplexes researchers
Washington report on Dr. J Walter Fewkes return from New Mexico's Mimbres Valley notes the loss of the lost race behind the exquisite pottery. The bowls and figures show remarkable accuracy without apparent tools. Widespread commercial digs threaten ruins and artifacts, prompting collection efforts for the National Museum before supplies vanish.
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Washington
Mimbres Valley
New Mexico
J. Walter Fewkes
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution
North America
Fewkes
Scentista
Femkes
National Museum
Cardinal von Mauthaler urges Germans to curb illusions in U S
Cardinal Michael von Mauthaber the Munich archbishop returned from an American trip with a warning that hostility to Germans in the United States still lingers. He urged Germans to avoid public illusions about Americans and mend ties. Cardinal von Faulhaber added that Americans judge Germany by its future moral strength and recovery.
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Munich
United States
Michael von Mauthaber
America
Cardinal von Faulhaber
Germany
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Herge
Madison
Blaine
H. J. Severson
Waupaca
Severson
U. S
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