Happenings of the Past World News In Brief
Mustapha Kemal Pasha declares nationalist army retiring to prepared positions. Soviet envoy protests over not inviting Russia to the Pacific conference. Veterans urge universal disarmament views to be presented at Washington meeting. Sun Yat Sen’s government says China no longer represents China for the Far Eastern conference. British steamer General Turner sinks after collision. crew saved. Shima’s Siberia trip confirmed amid Far Eastern talks. France asks Britain to deny reinforcement into Upper Silesia before council. Amu Darya oil fields report fires and chaos in Mexico City. Soviet starvation fears due to Russia crop failure noted. Bergdoll woman testifies about aiding draft dodger. Campbell defends himself. Tax bill passes House. revenue aim set at 400 million. Ways and Means plans 1.4 billion in revenue next year. Withdrawal of American troops from Germany implied in Senate resolution. Berlin talks progress on a Germany peace treaty follow-up. Washington tight on details of negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
M. Kergentseff
Russia
Sweden
Seldon VL. Crosby
Washington
Fortney
House
PSO
Ways and Means Committee
Fordney
Melon
Germany
Borat
Hepuh- Hiean
Idlaho
Senare
Berlin
Loring
Diesel
American Commission
Foreign Office
Numerous World News Items Spark Grand Jury and Trials
The report covers boxing promoter Andres Bulsa challenging Jack Dempsey, a jail bid for A J C Thomson over a $1,187,000 shortage, White Sox players' alleged payments to throw the 1919 World Series, and related investigations. It also notes a fatal wreck near Scranton, a knife injury to a Brooklyn boy, the Bowdoin expedition departure, riots at a Pennsylvania prison, and political figures facing embezzlement charges.
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Andres Bulsa
Jack Dempsey
New York
A. J.C ‘Y Thomson
Austin
Minn
George A. Hormel Company
Thomson
Eddie Cicotte
Joe Jackson
Claude Williams
White Sox
Lackawanna
Delaware, Lackawana & Western
Glenburn
Scranton
Frank Farino
Brooklyn
Bill Burns
Burns
Fearful Standoff If Governor Faces Arrest
Springfield reports a looming arrest of Governor Small on embezzlement charges while he was Tallnais treasurer. Judge ES Smith may order Sheriff Plenry Mester to serve uplases to compel appearance, with State's Attorney Mortimer ready to argue. Governor Small remains defiant, awaiting court action amid unconfirmed troop-movement rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Stuiatla
ES. Smith
Plenry Mester
Tallnais
Smith
Mortimer
Small
Chicago
William Eeale Thompson
Fred Lundin
Sterling
Vernon Curtis
Grant Park
Demands Bergdoll Gold be Recovered
Washington reports the Bergdoll Investigation closed without statement from the committee on escape of draft dodger Grover Bergdoll. A demand arose to order the view property custodian to recover 105000 in gold allegedly buried, but action on the gold issue was postponed.
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Washington
Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Bruce R. Campbell
Abs
Fatima C. Bergdoll
Luhring
Indiana
Treasury
Soviet reconsiders admitting American journalists to Russia
Riga reports the Soviet government is re examining the issue of allowing American correspondents into Russia. Litvinoff, head of the Soviet foreign relations, telegraphed Danetskye, the Soviet minister here, with a decision likely to come soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reda
Riga
Russia
MM. Litvinoff
M. Danetskye
Famine in Russia Urges Immediate Outside Relief
Moscow wireless dispatch describes how famine in Russia drives mass migration as experts warn relief must arrive within months to avert further tragedy. Riga and Letvia report scenes of starving families and widespread hunger in the afflicted regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Letvia
Russia
Moscow
Tiere
Sardios
Famine and Pellagra Alarm in Southern Cotton Belt
President Harding orders an immediate inquiry by public health service and American Red Cross into a looming semi famine and Pellagra epidemic in the southern cotton belt. He urges full federal cooperation and possible special legislation if needed, citing collapsed markets and food shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
Public Health Service
American Red Cross
Congress
Health Service
Red Cross
Cumming
German War Casualties Revised Total Over Five Million
Berlin reports revised German World War I losses: 1,792,036 killed and 4,246,874 wounded from 1914 to 1918, with 200,000 still missing. Navy losses included: 34,256 killed and 31,085 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Japan's Attitude Shaping Armament Conference Path
Washington notes indicate official circles expect Japan to clearly define the scope of the disarmament conference within the next day or two. The move would clear the path for diplomatic exchanges designed to bring the conference into being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Bandits Stage Bold Hold-Up at Chicago Farm Branch
Five masked robbers assaulted ten employees at a Borden Farm Products branch in Chicago on Monday afternoon. Between $5,000 and $7,000 was stolen during the burglary. Two women were among the workers held at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandits
Chicago
Borden Farm Products Company
Brumfield Seen on Road in Auto Near Crater Lake
Roseburg Oregon officers broadcast telegrams Sunday night warning northeastern California police to watch for Dr R M Brumfield alleged murderer of Dennis Russell. A man identified by Dr Shoemaker and his father was seen Saturday about nine miles from Crater Lake boundary.
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Brumfield
Roseburg
Ore
California
R. M. Brimfield
Dennis Russel
Trumfield
Shoemaker
Major Shoemaker
Crater Lake Park
Whitmore of Minnesota Legion Pioneer to War Service
Horace Whitmore born 1873 in Dayton Ohio rose from Nebraska farm to University of Nebraska cadet battalion commandant and forged a lifelong friendship with Pershing. After a roundabout path through recruiting, he served as private in Battery B 151st Field Artillery in WWI and fought with the Rainbow Division in all its engagements. He later led Minnesota American Legion activities before resigning to direct a new auto accessory device firm.
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Horace QG. Whitmore
Pershing
University of Nebraska
Mr. Whitmore
General Pershing
C-In-C
Germany
Whitmore
Dayton
Nebraska
State University
Minneapolis
Wittmore
One Hundred
American Legion
Minnesota
Legion
Northwest
Born Under Lucky Star Veteran Seeks Work After 26 Wounds
William N. Hyens, an overseas veteran from Indianapolis, says he was born under a lucky star. He served as a private in the 22nd Infantry, First Division, and endured 26 wounds across Cantigny Soissons St Mihiel and Argonne. He remained on the field 86 hours before rescue and now works clerical duties to stay occupied and support marriage with government pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Hyens
Indianapolis
Ind
American Legion
Ile Anid
Vivans
Cantigny
Soissons
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Evans
Benefit Performance and the Bite Paradox
A humorous exchange in which an aged spectator watches a novice angler fail to catch a fish. The conversation ends with the veteran remarking that fish seem to bite for personal gain, a quip attributed to American Legion Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Légion Weekly
The Boss Claims Grandmother Wants Ride To Game
The O. B. declares a humorous excuse to avoid work. The line features a quip about Grandmother wanting to be taken to the game and to point out known players, reflecting a lighthearted wartime humor in American Legion Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B
American
Legion Weekly
Legion Chaplain Robb Elected Sheriff in Polk County
Rev W E Robb chaplain of the Iowa American Legion was elected sheriff of Polk County Des Moines. He rapidly increased arrests of bootleggers in first 60 days and demoted top Des Moines police officials amid a graft probe. Robb, a Drake University student and Army chaplain in WWI, wrote The Price of Our Heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Des Moines
Robb
Drake University
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
France
Towa
National drive seeks 300 graduate nurses for war veterans
Mrs. Mary A. Hickey of the U S Public Health Service and Springfield American Legion member announces a nationwide canvass to recruit 300 graduate nurses to staff two new veterans hospitals in Chelsea and Gulfport, as soon as 800 nurses are secured. Hickey’s WWI service spanned French and American units including Basu Elospital unit 87 at Toul and serving as chief nurse at Fort McHenry. She can be reached at Polyclinic Hospital New York for information. applications flow from the chief nurse at Polyclinic or the Surgeon General Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Hickey
U. S. Public Health Service
Springfield
Mass
American Legion
Chelsea
Gulfport
Seoon
Tuckey
Hickey
Basu Elospital Unit No
Toul
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Polyclinic
West Fiftieth Street
New York City
Polyclinic Hospital
UD. 5
Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
London’s Baden Grindle Seeks American Legion Membership
Baden Grindle of the London Rifle Brigade, ill in hospital, made a brass plate replica of the American Legion emblem and shared a Legion button with U S officials as he pursued citizenship. He hopes to join the American Legion once naturalized. He works at a Indianapolis studio while awaiting citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Atkins
London
Pertson
Tommy
Baden Grindle
London Rifle Brigade
Piccadilly Circus
Liverpool
American Legion
Grindle
Legion
the Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
Budweiser sobriety leads to a clearer head
A humorous note from the American Legion Weekly describes two buddies. one stops drinking Budweiser and jokes that his clearer head makes him a bud wiser. The playful quip highlights camaraderie and light self reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Weekly
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Lloyd's
Kustense
General Turner
Danube
Rotterdam
Callahra
Himime Matsu Shima
Foreign Ministry
Siberia
Far Eastern
Chita
de Se Aamire
Great Britaiin
Upper Silesia
Supreme Council
Mexico City
Rete Fatine
Emum C. Bergdall
Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland
Jerridall
Bruce Campbell
Governor's Sland
Emma €. Bergdoll
Soo
Grover C. Bergsdoll
Camp Pike
Ark
MacMillan Arctte
Bowdoin
Booth Bay
Maine
Baxter
Wiscasset
Sydney
N S
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburg
Cty
Len Small
Sangamon County Grand Jury
Hlinoeis
Baptist Young People’s Union
Palaeios
Gulf of Mexico
Green's Bayou
Patajos
Texas
Lee J. Rountree
Brazos County
Western
Montana
N.S. Poole
Townsend
Mont
Joseph M. Dixon
Poole
Company
Casper
Wyo
Idaho
West
Western Reclamation Association
Salt Lake City
Lydia Southard
Edward F. Meyer
W. A. Babcock
Twin Falls
Revenge
Senator Capper
Kansas
American Legion News Service
Lucky Star
Iowa
Yanks
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