Happenings of Past Week Condensed News Items
A roundup reports Giolitti's crackdown on food and clothing profiteers with fines or prison terms, a League of Nations arbitration request over the Polish Lithuanian dispute, and 174 deaths in northern Italian earthquakes. Also noted are a Wall Street explosion likely an infernal machine with heavy casualties, a Texas murder linked to a statutory offense, labor secretary Wilson's pledge to meet miners, and elections in New York and Maine with varied outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giolitti
Imany
Council of the League of Nation
Paris
Rome
Italy
Ballintough
County Roscommon
Ireland
Ballinlough
Wall Street
Broad
Department of Justice
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan
Court House
Pierce
Atarillo
Texas
Albert
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
New York State
Kings County
John Damico
Nat Rubin
Great Northern Railway
Cloquet
District Court
Duluth
Minn
United States Railroad
W. J. Hines
Livyon HH. Wilson
Chicago
Charles Whitney & Co
Billings
Mont
Frederic H. Parkhurst
Maine
Berrtram G. MelIntire
Parkhurst
McIntire
Oscar Beasley Negra
Houston
Joe Snow
Brazoria
Angleton
Beasley
Snow
J.D. Shaffer
Common Pleas Court
Pittsburgh
Jacob Margolis
Polar voyage peril deepens as Maud wedged in Arctic ice
Sapt. Raul Amundsen individual in danger of losing the Maud off Cape Serge as Dr. James H. Condit arrives in Seattle from Nome. The report comes amid other items: plandemic fears, naval wireless progress, and a Seattle congress urging a national reclamation program with big funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raul Amundsen
Maud
Cape Serge
Siberian
Pole
James H. Condit
Presbyterian Missions
Alaska
Seattle
Victoria
Nome
United States
H.S. Cummings
United States Public Health Service
American Public Health Association
San Francisco
San Diego
Washington
Navy Department
Charles Ro Chirk
Pacific Coast
Naval Communication Service
Congress
Interior Department
Northwest Irrigation & Development Congress
Crisade
Ketchikan
Dale W. Hund
Hendrickson
Department of Justice
Centralia
Wash
Milwaukee
American
District No. 10
United Mine Workers of América
Seatlle
Yourd
Socialists Expelled Assembles In New York
Albany reports the New York state assembly expelled three of five Socialist members Waldman Chessens and Solomon by a 90 to 45 vote while permitting Dewitt and Orr to keep seats after a separate vote of 87 to 48. The expulsions followed debates over constitutionality and were spurred by a push from Rep. Gillett with amendments debated by Democrats and Republicans. Orr and Dewitt later announced they would not resign, while Wadman faced further resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York
Lous Wadinan
August Minessens
Charles Solomon
Kings County
Samuel A. Dewitt
Samuel Orr
Bronx
Wadmah
R. Gillett
Republcan
Columbia County
Judiciary Committee
House
Cuvillier
Waldman
Chessens
Solomon
Wells
Kings
Orr
Dewitt
Adier
Martin
Donohue
Socialist Party
Yinnn Dewitt
Pole Lettish Peace Meetings Abandoned
Warsaw reports peace talks between Lithuania and Poland have collapsed as the Polish delegation left Katowarya heading to Warsaw. Lithuania agreed to withdraw behind the Fech line but would not accept a similar Polish retreat. The League of Nations announced Poland would suspend hostilities immediately pending a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Lithuania
Poland
Katwarya
Fech Inc
Council of the
League of Nations
Conductor Sit Down in Buenos Aires Transit
Street car conductors in Buenos Aires may now sit while not collecting fares as hinged seats installed on car platforms are opened. The city fathers had required this equipment, and the guardsas are enjoying the novelty during rush hours with passengers standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Guardas
Peace Parleys Start as Lithuanians Accused of Aiding Russians
A two hour Polish peace mission talks with the Soviet delegation yielded little hope for a quick armistice as Lettish and Polish officials warned that Lithuanian reinforcements cast doubt on their peace intentions. Reports from Warsaw and Constantinople noted Bolshevik advances and Wrangel forces repelling Reds on separate fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
M. Dombski
Adolph Joffe
M. Lados
Poland
Russia
M. Merrinwich
Lettish
Joffre
Minsk
Co operative Stores and Banks Advocated
New York Sept 22 Transformations of company stores into cooperative institutions sharing profits were urged as labor stabilizers by Hymel Davies federal commissioner of conciliation before the senate reconstruction and production committee He said antipathy to company stores stems from earnings passed to bosses and that profit sharing would curb miner work habits The discussion linked to postal savings system and Davies urged a popular plan with the same rate as Liberty bonds and full 100 cent return with government deposits in postal savings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Italy
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Calvin M. Urich
Nottingham
Department of Commerce
England
Kramer
Anti-Saloon League
Prohibition
Antti Saloon League
Washington
American Shipbuilding Company
Shipping Board
Merchant Marine
Burban of Internal Revenue
Varios
Williams
Bureau
Department
Federal Trade Commission
Pahner
Prince & Co
Boston
Commission
New York
Hymel Davies
United States Senate Committee On Reconstruction and Production
West
Davies
Senate Committee
Eugene Meyers, Jr
Floods Subside in Kiangsi After 20 Year Deluge
In Kiangsi Province near Nanchang floods that were described as worst in 20 years begin to ease. The disaster affected a wide area along the Kan river to Poyang lake with many districts starving and about 100 people dead or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanchange
Kiangsi
China
Nanchang
Kan River
Poyang Lake
Livestock Relief Plea To Federal Reserve Board
A committee of livestock producers from a Chicago conference urged the Federal Reserve Board to encourage banks in the reserve system to aid with financing to raise and market products. They warned of the destruction of the industry if loans are curtailed and called for action to prevent forced sale of young stock due to credit tightness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve System
Chicago
West
Harding
Producers’ Committee
Little Cowman
Frank J. Hagen
Salt Lake
Pacific Northwest
Hetle
G A R Opening Sees 1920 Reunion in Indianapolis
Indianapolis hosts the Grand Army of the Republic reunion with Major Jewett and Gov. Goodrich attending. About ten thousand veterans registered, current membership 103200, peak 394000 in 1890. Dr George T Harding and son arrive for the encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiannapolis
Daniel M. Tall
Columbus
Ohio
ALR
George T. Harding
Senator Harding
George T.harding, Jr
Colimbhus, Ohto
London Mayor MacSwiney Improves Slightly Despite Hunger
London reports indicate Lord Mayor MacSwiney is a little brighter, still conscious, and able to speak briefly with his wife, though no feeding is confirmed by the home office. Officials say nourishment without doctors' knowledge would be unlikely and earlier starvation effects remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
MacSwiney
France Sues Detroit Company Over $150,000 Claim
Notice of suit filed by the republic of France for 150000 against D K B Hokin president of Michigan Steel and Metal company a Detroit firm selling castings and metal supplies Officials would not discuss the matter but reports indicate a war contract may be involved
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Republic of France
Servey
D. KB. Hokin
Michigan Steel and Metal Company
Detroit Corporation
Uethon
Italians Organized to Aid GOP Campaign Nationwide
The Italian-American Republican League held a national conference in New York on September 22 urging a nationwide campaign among Italian Americans for the Republican nominees for president and vice president. It asked the Republican National Committee to provide speakers and read a message from Senator Medill McCormick of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Republican League
Republican National Committee
Medill McCormick
Ilinois
Drouth Stricken Farmers Of Montana To Be Released From Loans
Montana farmers hit by drought who borrowed for wartime seed grain will soon have mortgages canceled and notes forgiven. Federal Treasury and Agriculture officials will mail forms to affected growers, who must show yields of five bushels per acre or less to qualify. The move follows a rider to the last Congress’s agricultural appropriation. War memories linger as Montana plans stronger alfalfa weevil controls and stricter grain shipments to Idaho and Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Idaho
Utah
R. A. Cooley
State College
Bozeman
Drouth
Wil
Federal Treasury
Department of Agriculture
Treasury
Agricultural Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
War Office
Stripa
Sereth
Zaleszow
Bilala
Kamien
Olesko
Styre
Stockholkeys
Constantinople
Wrangel
Takimu
Indianapolis
France
Detroiter
Cairncross
J. C. van Hook
van Hook
Swan Lake
North Fork
South Fork
Swan River
Montana Flour Millers’ Association
Montana Trade Commission
Roote
Day
Jesse B. Roote
Butte
Second
Montana Infantry
United States District Attorney
Edward C. Day
National Capital
Siberia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!