British halt Irish talks as De Valera presses independence
London reports Prime Minister Lloyd George cancelled plans for a September 20 Sinn Fein conference, replying to De Valera that recognizing an independent Ireland would end any chance of talks. The letter warned that negotiations would imply formal Irish sovereignty and severance from the empire, and that the government would not reconsider.
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London
Lloyd George
Sinn Fein
Inverness
Ramonn de Valera
de Valera
Ireland
Chicago records largest single income tax payment
A Chicago payment of 3 078 206.46 was made to John C Can non collector of internal revenue by an income tax expert from a Chicago corporation. It was the third quarter payment of the annual income tax for 1920. It stands as the largest single income tax payment in Chicago by any individual or corporation.
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Chicago
John C. Cannon
Internal Revenue
Air Gunner Scores 100 Percent in Sea War Test
Liene L T Kittredge of the Porte naval air service made a remarkable record with a machine gun while flying at B1 miles an hour, firing 194 shots at a tethered target towed by another aircraft without a miss. Lieut EP McKellar piloted.
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San Diego
Cal
L. T. Kittredge
Porte Naval Air Service
Lieut
Ep, McKellar
Kiitredge
Veteran Bureau fires doctor amid politics flap
Washington reports the Veterans Bureau dismissed Dr Haven Emerson, medical adviser, after he claimed in a speech at Columbus, Ohio, that the bureau was being made the football of politics. Acting Director Leon Fraser announced the action.
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Washington
Haven Emerson
Unfted States Veteran Bureau
Conmhue
Wee
Leon Fraser
Two Chicago Youths Admit Serious Incident
Harvey W. Church confessed to the fatal and serious harm of Bernard J. Daugherty and Carl J. Ausmus during a plan to steal a $5,400 Packard. Daugherty was found dead with a slashed throat in a canal near River Forest after being forced inside a Fulton street residence. Ausmus was killed inside the basement after being led from the parlor as the confession followed nine hours of questioning. Leon Parks also admitted aiding Church with a third suspect sought by police.
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Chicago
Harvey W. Church
Bernard J. Daugherty
Packard
Carl J. Ausmus
Daugherty
River Forest
Ausmus
Church
Fulton Street
Sge
Dougherty
Leon Parks
Parks
Flood Death Toll Reaches Nearly 200 in Texas Counties
Reports from central Texas describe torrential rains swelling rivers including the Colorado Brazos and San Gabriel. Flooded lowlands in Williamson and Milam counties saw the heaviest losses with more than 100 bodies recovered and widespread property damage anticipated as waters recede.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Colorado
Brazog
San Gabriel
Fife
Williamson
Mitam
Reds Capture Rebel Chiefs at Viadivostok Raid
A dispatch from Riga dated Sept reports a detachment raiding Imperatorskaya at Viadivostok captured officers of the Merkuloft government and the convoy cruiser Lieutenant Davidoff. Further reports note defeats of Semen loyalists near Cinokedoreka and Siverta in the anti-Bolshevik fight.
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Viadivostok
Riga
Moscow
Imperatorskaya
Merkuloft
Davidoff
Dimatch
Niketsk
Semen
Siverta
Cinokedoreka
Yankees Home From Rhine Returnees Arrive in New York
Four hundred twenty seven soldiers formerly with units of the American army of occupation in Germany arrived on the transport Cantigoy. The group forms part of postwar demobilization as troops return to the United States after service in Europe.
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Germany
New York
yFour Hundred
Unemployment Figures Cited Amid 1920 Debate
The article discusses unemployment estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Labor figures. It notes 5,785,000 fewer pay rolls since March 1920 and contrasts current unemployment with 1914 levels, urging careful interpretation and avoiding exaggeration while stressing that many unemployed are not the sole breadwinners.
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Washington
Miki
McConaldk
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
United States
Norway to Recognize Soviet Russia if Court Request
Norway plans recognition of the Soviet government as a de facto regime if a court case between agents of the two governments proceeds. The move appears in the preamble of a Russo-Norwegian commercial agreement bill noting an exchange of notes and Norway's promise to recognize under stated conditions.
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Christiania
Russia
Norway
Government collects over twelve million in taxes
Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair announced a special drive ending September 8 collected about 22 million dollars in delinquent and additional taxes. The effort involved 1,725 field collectors and focused on luxury taxes including cost of drinks theater admissions and transportation.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Blair
Senators Beat Mellon Tax Revision Plan
Westington Sept 13 The Senate r Tsmee committee votes unanimously for higher income tax exemptions for heads of families and for dependents. Provisions raise personal exemptions from 1000 to 230 for families with 5000 or less income and children and dependents exemptions from 209 to 400 each. Treasury Secretary Mellon’s tax recommendations are rejected. The committee sets 82 percent as the maximum individual income surtax rate, matching the House. Revisions take effect Jan 1, 1922. Senator LaFayette proposes a lower normal rate but the motion is defeated. he plans to renew as an amendment in the Senate.
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Westington
Senate
R Tmsmee
Secretary of the Treasury
Melon
House
McNon
LaFayette
Igter
Deportation Considered for Four War Law Prisoners
Washington reports that commutation of sentences for four federal prisoners convicted under war laws is being considered if they agree to deportation to Soviet Russia. The four, Jacob Abrams Samuel Lipman Hyman Lackowsky and Mollie Stiemer, were paid for activities against the draft act. The men are in Austria and Stiemer in Missouri. If approved, their sentences would end upon departure and they would not be pardoned. returning to the United States would reimpose imprisonment.
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Washington
Russia
la Onderstood
Jacob Abrams
Sam‘uel Lipman
Hyman Lackowsky
Mollie Stiemer
Ausaia
Jefferson City
Agen
Seized after gun battle in Illinois chase ends arrests
Miles Comet a Pekin man and three youths Edward S Hayes Maurice Thompson and Charles Johnson were captured after a gun fight near Troy Grove Illinois as deputies pursued Comet over the alleged theft of a touring car. The group claimed they were invited for a ride. Also noted is the passing of former bicycle star Herbert J Batzow known as Count DeButts whose funeral was held in Chicago.
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Ottawa
Pekin
Vaid
Troy
Grove
Here
Cornfeld
la Salle County
Edwards. Hayes
Waterloo
Maurice Thompson
North Waterion
Charles Johnson
New York
Comak
Chicago
Herbert J. Batzow
Batsow
Elke Clu
Aveties
Lamont Heads Bankers Committees to Liquidate Mexico Debt
Washington announces plan for financial rehabilitation of Mexico and liquidation of external debt by an international bankers committee led by Thomas W. Lamont of J P Morgan & Co. Lamont to discuss Mexican obligations in Mexico City with the backing of the State Department and other nations finance interests.
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Thomas W. Lamont
Washington
Mexico
International Bankers
4. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Mr. Lamont
Manuel Telex
Tne International Committee of Bankers
Merxico
International Committee
Mexico City
Department of State
Lamont
Morgan and Speyer
Obregon
Elmer Dover
Seattle
Waeh
Pastor Shot at Convention in New Orleans
At the national Baptist convention of negroes in New Orleans, Janie Miller and Rev. C. J. W. Boyd were shot, with Miller detained as the husband of the wounded woman. Five bullets were fired, all aimed at Miller's wife, while Boyd was hit by a stray.
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New Orleans
Janie Miller
New Orlean
C. J. W. Boyd
Nashville
Tenn
National Baptist Convention of Negroes
David Miller
Miller
Boyd
Baptist Training School
Oil Blasts Kill Eight in Philadelphia
Eight men are reported dead after a series of oil blasts in Philadelphia. Officials say rescues continue as investigators search for the cause and confirm victims.
Notable World and Local Events Hit Headlines
Mrs Maria Chiven aged 105 dies in Pueblo Colorado. Washington dispatch reports a recruitment drive suppression. Berlin strikes end as electricians settle. Roumanian frontier tensions rise with casualties and destruction in Rousseville. Representative Samuel M Taylor of Arkansas dies in Washington. Sinking of a Norwegian coast fishing vessel after mine, seven dead. Senate finance committee finalizes tax revision for one year. Fatty Arbuckle faces two charges over Virginia Rappe death. Polish cabinet warns prison and death for food smuggling. Belfast riot violence with shootings and projectiles in Vero Street. Oscar Garson elected national commander in chief of United Spanish War Veterans. John Bassett Moore elected judge of international court at Geneva. Two would‑be bandits killed by federal agents near Fort Worth. Internal revenue notes potential 200 gallon home production under new tax rule.
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Maria Chivén
Pueblo
Colo
Washington
Berlin
Riga
Bengarabia
Roumaniany Frontier Zone
Rousseuvile
Ala
Samuel M. Taylor
Arkansas
Haugesund
Whet
Norway
Senate Finance Committee
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
San Francisco
Peragns
Poland
Warsaw
Gary
Ind
Belfast
Veroatreet
Oscar H. Garson
Department of Diinois
Thea United
Minneapolis
Minn
John Bassett
Moore
United States
International Court of Justice
Assembly of the League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
Texas & Pacific
Fort Worth
Tex
Internal Revenue
Lela Mii Cai
Four track workers killed as train hits crew in Fort Plain
Four section hands die when an eastbound New York Central train strikes a mixing gang at Fort Plain New York. Foreman Hiram Crouse and Edward Nelliston among the injured, others unnamed. Investigation and relief efforts follow the Sept. 15 incident.
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Fort Plein
N. Y
New York Central
Deeg
Hiram Crouse
Edward Nelliston
Germans Build Big Airship for 500 Passengers
London dispatch reports Germany constructing a 500 passenger airship with a promenade deck spanning its length. The craft is intended for passenger traffic between Germany, America and Portugal.
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Passeiegers
Germany
America
London
Iy Bulling
Berlin
Portugal
Market Wheat and Flour Prices From Chicago Report
Open market quotes show high and low bids for spring and winter wheats. Patent and soft winter varieties range from about 6.70 to 8.00 per unit with mixed feeds and clover products listed. prices reflect warehouse delivery and market activity in Chicago.
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Chicago
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Pickens Neagle
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