Prohibition Policy Shifts and Civil Affairs Across Nation
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer says wholesale liquor permits will be tightly restricted. President Wilson travels in a carriage for the first time since illness, with Secret Service escort. Railroads face new loading rules for livestock and freight, while Pilgrim tercentenary plans gain federal support. Wage board hearings begin for navy yard workers with an average rise sought. Von Steuben sale announced for a world cruise exhibit. Western briefings cover IWW arrests, Fort Coquitlam fire losses, Japanese smuggling claims, lumber yard fires, gasoline price rise, and distribution rules.
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Washington
Kramer
Wilson
White House
Rock Creek Park
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Plymouth Rock
Samuel McCall
Richard Hooker
Massachusetts
George Foster Peabody
New York
Navy Yard
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Trades Board
von Steuben
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Fred Egena
Benson
Shipping Board
Eggena
Western
Great Northern
Jackson Ke, Reynolds
First National Bank of New York
Seattle
Industrial Workers of the World
Spokane
Fort Coquitlam
Ane Ted
Canadian Pacific Railway
Albert Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Tacoma
Edward Yenlan
Missoula
Ben Henderson
Pablo
Standard Oil Company
Pacific Coast
Unrest and Amnesties Across Europe Amid War Aftermath
Premier Lloyd George warns of heavy unemployment this coming winter as precautionary measures are studied. Germany grants pardons for Kapp revolution participants under a Reichstag amnesty bill, with leaders and minor criminals excluded. Count de Salvatierra dies from Valencia wounds. Marquise de Lejares killed. countess gravely injured in Madrid. Canadian Pacific telegraphers win wage increases. Morse workers gain raises. Irish coercion bill enables imprisonment transfers within the UK. International anarchist Jaumuyska arrested in Chicago with documents. fire devastates Wolsey business block in South Dakota. Ponzi plans a new company after declaring gains. Debs’ prison correspondence grows. Mrs. Schultz released after magistrate’s dismissal. Tennessee to vote on suffrage amendment. Lenox baths robbery nets $10,000. 25 Americans in Moscow seek repatriation aid.
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House of Commons
Kapp
Germany
Reichstag
Count de Salvatierra
Barcelona
Madrid
Spain
Valencia
Marquise de Lejares
Countess de Salvatierra
Jose Maestre Laborde
Canadian Pacific Railway
Board of Conciliation
Morse
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Wolsey
S.D
Sioux Falls
Midway Hotel
Milton A. Dodge
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Ponzi
Boston
West Frankfort
Carbondale
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Debs
Schultz
Toledo
Ohio
Ruth Jackson
New York
Arenas
Joseph Schwab
Lenox Turkish Baths
Moscow
Russia
State Department
State Department Through the Charge D’affaires
Stockholm
United States
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Armistice terms eyed as Russia and Poland negotiate
London and Paris report outline of Soviet demands for Poland including demobilization of the Polish army to 50 000 troops, transfer of arms, and a neutral zone. Russia would withdraw after Polish demobilization, with frontier adjustments and land grants for Polish families. Bolsheviks push toward Warsaw as Polish defenses regroup and prepare for a major clash with advancing Soviet forces.
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London
Leo Kameneff
Lloyd George
Russia
Poland
Ukraine
Volkovisk
Bialystok
Pranevo
Rrussia
Baltic
Earl Curzon
American Cyclists Fail to Win at Antwerp Velodrome
American cyclists did not place in yesterday's Olympic velodrome events in Antwerp. Georges of Belgium won the 50 kilometer race in 1 16 43 with Alden of England second and Kelaar of Holland third. The velodrome resembled a wartime hospital after the events with several spills and A White of England struck in the pursuit race, leaving him unconscious for two hours.
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Georges
Belgium
Alden
England
Kelaar
Hollard
A. White
Outlines U S Russian Policy on Poland and Bolshevik threat
The United States declared support for Poland’s territorial integrity and independence while opposing any plan that would recognizing or aiding a dismemberment of Russia. Secretary Colby emphasized preserving non Bolshevik governance and avoiding consolidation of power by a brutal regime. The note signals U S unity with Britain and France to prevent Polish absorption into Soviet Russia.
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Poland
Russia
Colby
Wilson
United States
Supreme Council
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Prussia
England
France
Great Britain
Lloyd George
D’Olier Honors Martyrs at Centralia Cemetery
National Legion Commander Frank L. O’Her led about two hundred veterans in Centralia Washington to honor four men slain by the T W W on Armistice Day. He stood at Mountain View cemetery pledging reverence and remembrance for the murdered members.
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Wash
American Legion
Legion
Franklin @OHer
Mountain View
Two Children Die After Eating Ground Cherries
Paseo Washington August 11 two children are dead and another is in a precarious condition after eating ground cherries last Sunday. The dead are Clifford Mitchell six son of Mr and Mrs C H Mitchell and Ray Hampton son of Mr and Mrs P H Hampton. Mildred four and a half year old sister of Mitchell is seriously ill and death is expected.
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Paseo, Wash
Clifford Mitchell
C. H. Mitchell
Ray Hampton
P. H. Hampton
Mildred
Mitchell
Five German Warships Arrive in New York Harbor as Exhibits
Five ships formerly in the German navy arrive in New York to serve as exhibits before being sunk. Ostfriesland leads the procession up the Hudson, with Frankfurt and three destroyers towed after a month from British ports. Crew details vary from 400 aboard Ostfriesland to 50–100 on others. Public inspection planned for two weeks.
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New York
New York Harbor
Frankfurt
Ostfriesland
Scapa Mow
United States
Hudson
Ancres
J. F. Hellweg
Hellweg
Scapa Flow
Turkey signs peace treaty with entente powers
Sevres France August 11 Turkey, last state still at war with the entente, signed the treaty yesterday and is now at peace. Serbia and Hedjaz refused to sign. Premier Venizelos signed the three documents amid a tense ceremony, while Turkish delegates avoided eye contact as guards stood at the exit.
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France
Turkey
Serbia
Hedjaz
Venizelos
Asia Minor
Millerand
Montana News Roundup Includes Livestock Market Boost and Health Reports
Montana livestock is improving with better market readiness as state officials report cattle in strong condition and shipments expected mid month. The American Legion coordinates with hospitals to aid disabled servicemen, while naturalization efforts rise among Northern Pacific workers. Two new cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever are noted, with verification pending for Musselshell and Ravalli counties.
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Patis
Warsaw
Miawa
Danzig
Travbin
Bug
Orchiazidion
Vistula
Vierprz
Charles L. Sheridan
Helena
American Legion
National Americanism Commission
Colt
Americanism Commission
Glon
Montana
F E. A. Phillips
Montana State Livestock Commission
Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Meagher County
Rocky Mountain
Board of Health
Musselshell County
Ravalli County
American Miss America Wins Harmsworth Trophy Race
In Cowes England on August 11 the American speed boat Miss America captured the Harmsworth trophy race. It finished well ahead of the field with an average speed of 51.45 knots over 30 miles and a fastest lap of 56.63 knots. Miss America is owned by Garfield A. Wood of Detroit representing the Detroit Yacht Club.
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Cowes
Eng
Mixa America
Carfield A. Wood of
Detroit
Detroit Yacht Club
Fire Destroys Block in Wolsey Nebraska Sioux Falls
Fire leveled an entire business block in Wolsey South Dakota, 100 miles northwest of Sioux Falls. Origin unknown, starting in the Midway hotel and spreading rapidly. Nearby towns rushed equipment but low water pressure hampered efforts. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Sioux Falls
Wolsey
Here
Midway Hotel
Suffs Lack Three Votes In Tennessee Ratification Poll
The National Woman's party announced that a Tennessee legislature poll shows two votes short in the House and one in the Senate for ratification of the federal suffrage amendment.
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Washington
National Woman's Party
Tennessee
House
Senate
Slayer Hangs Self in Great Falls Jail
John Bicorich, held for the murder of Matt Dalich, was found dead in his Great Falls county jail cell. Sheriff Burns reported Bicorich hanged himself with a blanket-rope, leaving a note asking for forgiveness and stating he was “going to meet Matt.” The death occurred after Dalich died from a shotgun wound the previous night.
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Burns
John Bicorich
Bicorich
Matt Dalich
Richerich
Matt
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