Veterans Urge Exclusion of Japanese Immigrants
The Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted a unanimous resolution urging exclusion of all Japanese immigrants and abrogation of the gentlemen's agreement, with amendments to citizenship rules. The document cites racial irritation and national scope, while President Wilson observed a parade with Pershing. Japan demands federal negotiation over California's land restrictions, awaiting formal issues after referendum passage.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Japan
J. W. Jones
Portland
Ore
Pacific Coast
General Cumming
Pubiic Health Service
R. G. Cholmeley-Jones
Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
A. W. Lamkin
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Pershing
Daniels
Dapin
United States
California
State Department
Stephens
Colby
Calfornia
Shidehara
Indicted in Oil Stock Fraud Case Listed
A federal indictment unsealed here charges the Pennsylvania Nantucket Oil and Gasoline Refining Corporation and nine individuals with conspiring to defraud investors of 120000. Defendants named include J M Stephens M DuBois M Watson Kenney Frank Wicks James Holland Frederick Rog ers Edward Gerard and M EB. The indictment was unsealed by Judge William B Sheppard in the federal district court at the request of U S District Attorney Shamons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pennsylvania-Nentnucky Oil and Gasoline Refining Corporation
J. M. Stephens
M. DuBois
M. Watson
Kenney
Frank Wicks
James GL
Holland
Frederick W. Rogers
Edward Gerard
M. EB
Willam B. Sheppard
Ariting
Federal District Court
United States District
Shamons
Two Die in Flaming Plane Near Cleveland Ohio
Air Mail pilot Walter Stevens and mechanic Russell Thomas, both from Cleveland, were burned alive when their plane caught fire at 500 feet above Permyberville Ohio, twenty five miles south of Toledo, at three in the morning.
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Cleveland, O
Air Mail
Walter Stevens
Russell Thomas
Cleveland
Pemyberville
Toledo
Poland to seek US mediation in Polish Lithuanian dispute
Washington reports indicate the United States may mediate between Poland and Lithuania as both nations accuse each other of invading and occupying territory. Warsaw’s note to Washington outlines Polish claims including Lithuanian cooperation with Soviet forces and occupation of Augustow and Sejny, with Poland demanding withdrawal beyond the agreed frontiers.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Lithuania
State Department of
Warsaw
Augustaw
Sejny
Supreme Council
Hosiery mill cuts wages to save operation
Herbert hosiery mills in Conshohocken Pa announce a ten percent wage reduction for about 200 workers to avoid closing the plant. Company head J. Herbert says without the cut work would have stopped. most workers are girls, some earning as much as 52 dollars weekly. Several nearby mills have closed due to canceled orders.
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Philadelphia
Herbert
Conshohocken
Conshohncken and
Norristown
Om Ders
Wilson cites 1919 profits of big meat packers at 14 cents
Thomas B. Wilson of Chicago president of the Institute of American Meat Packers tells Atlantic City audience that none of the big five packers earned more than 14 percent profit on each dollar of sales in 1919 while presenting profits and sales data of American corporations.
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Atlantic City
N. 1
The
Institute of American Meat Packers
Thomas B. Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
Marines Seize Oil for Navy at Mare Island Yard
In Martinez California on September 13 two thousand barrels of fuel oil were seized for the navy by Captain K. E. Beach commandant of Mare Island navy yard. The oil belonged to Shell Oil company and a Marine detachment seized it at the plant after failed price negotiations between the Navy Department and Shell Oil.
Sherman Faces Year of Rest or Blindness
United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Sherman fears blindness after overwork. Specialists say there is no other treatment and he must choose a year of rest to avoid permanent eye damage.
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Asness
Springfeld, I
United States
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Wall Street Explosion Suspect Anarchist Plot Claimed
New York on September 17 reports say about thirty people dead, five missing, over sixty wounded after a powerful TNT loaded bomb exploded between the United States subtreasury and J. P. Morgan & Co. The blast destroyed walls and sent shrapnel through nearby offices. Investigators, led by William J. Burns, say a truck carried the hundred pound device with iron window weights as projectiles, supporting a deliberate act.
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New York
United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
Broad and
Wall Streets
Morgan
William J. Burns
Dustice
Wall Street
Charles N. Norris
Department of Justice
House of Morgan
William Z. Burns
J.P. Morgan & Co
Dealign
Burns
Cured of Bolshevism Impresses German Workmen Arrival
Seventy German workmen from a company that emigrated to soviet Prussia two months ago arrived on the Rekina at Swinemunde. Their unanimous sentiment was that they are cured of bolshevism.
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Swinemunde
Prussia
Soviet Prussia
Peasant Congress Sought to Align With Soviet Government
Reports from Pekiog dated Sept 14 describe southern Siberia steppe peasant leaders planning a congress to draft a general program and alliance independent of the Soviet government. Provinces Sempatatinsk Akrolinsk Turgel would send reps. Akmolisk or Semipalatinsk may host. Bashkir government of Ufa districts proposed with Russian Tatars.
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Pekiog
Nrrghts
Siberia
Sempatatinsk
Akrolinsk
Turgel
Altai Mountains
Mongolia
Urals
Akmolisk
Semipalatinsk
Ufa
Ural Mountains
Warsaw
Brest-Litovsk
Koyel
Liel-Koryta
Maloroypa
Mielniki
Typhoon Rips Luzon Islands Cities and Farmlands
Advices report a large loss from the August typhoon and floods in northern Luzon, with Manila as the largest city. Several towns were largely destroyed, many inhabitants drowned, and fields of rice and tobacco suffered heavy damage.
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Manila
Luzon Island
Milwaukee Divorce Severs Ties of Millionaire Clubman
Mrs Mona Schlesinger aged twenty three wins a divorce from Henry J Schlesinger forty two a Milwaukee millionaire. The case ends uncontested with a cash and bonds settlement of 800000 dollars. Custody of their three year old son Robert goes to the husband.
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Milwaukee
Mona Schlesinger
Henry J. Schlesinger
Corgeman
Miner Shot in Battle at Mulga Mines in Alabama
A miner was shot in the abdomen and several others were wounded during a fight at the Mulga mines in Jefferson county Alabama. Reports indicate this occurred amid ongoing clashes since a general strike call in the Alabama coalfields. One death has resulted in related dynamite and pistol battles.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Alabama
Connecticut ratifies woman suffrage in state congress
Connecticut becomes the thirty seventh state to ratify the nineteenth amendment. The House split yeas 216 to 11 in support. the Senate approved with no opposition. Governor Holcomb had called a special session, but lawmakers moved ahead despite his stance.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
House
Yeas
Bays
Senate
Brooks
Tlatcomah
Colby
Marcus H. Holcomb
Republican House
King
Walsh
Washington
Misa Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Tennessee
Maryland
Seven Die In Auto Wreck Near Dobbs Ferry
Seven people died and another was dying after a touring car plummeted 20 feet during a heavy rain near Dobbs Ferry. The victims include Dr George H McGuire and his wife Florence, their two children May and George, guests John and Mrs Hawley, Mrs Hawley, Edward Mulrooney, andFrancis McGuire survived unconscious after being thrown from the vehicle.
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New York
Edward Mulrooney
Cantaln Mulrooney
Doctor McGuire
Francis
Dobbs Ferry Hospital
Mob Kills Man Over Alleged Insult Near Hartford
Sept. 15 Montgomery Alabama Alto Windham a white man was fatally harmed by a mob near Hartford after alleged remarks to a white woman. A husband summoned neighbors who demanded safety promises before Windham was taken to a swamp and killed.
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Hartford
Montgomery
Aln
Alto
Windham
Man Garroted Behind Grant Works in Cicero
Police discover a man’s body behind barrels and rubble at 1828 West Forty-ninth avenue Cicero. The victim appears garroted and had lay in the debris about two days before being found by investigating officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cicero
Grant Works
West Forty-ninth Avenue
Ulster Castles Burned in Ireland Curfew Ordered
Belfast reports Castle Lambert house in Athenry County Galway burned, presumably by Sinn Fein. Galway placed under curfew, joining other Irish cities including Belfast Dublin Londonderry Cork and Limerick plus numerous towns and villages under the measure.
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Belfast
Castle Lamberthoue
Athenry
County
Galway
Sir Edward Carson
Dublin
Londonderry
Cork
Limerick
Woken Hear Me Suffering Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy
A Harrington Maine letter from a reader reports chronic pelvic pain and fatigue eased by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The testimonial claims improved regularity, less pain, and regained ability to work, endorsing the product and inviting further inquiries.
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Arrington
Lydia
Pinkham
Mia
Minis Mirog
Harrington
Mitchell
Lydia E. Pinkham
Patchwork of Feuds and a Henge Calamity
A lighthearted dialogue depicts a troubled marriage between a man and his wife. The couple quarrels, then humorously notes he is currently “at work on one of his eyes” at a henge, implying a repair effort or surreal mischief. The exchange ends with a question about reconciliation.
Freezone lifts corns without pain for quick relief
Advertisement claims Freezone instantly relieves aching corns when dropped on the spot and later removes them with fingers. A druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents to remove hard and soft corns and calluses between toes without soreness. Also includes an unrelated quirky line about a comet and the dog star.
H CATARRH MEDICINE PROMISES COLD RELIEF
An old advertisement asserts H Hall’s Catarrh Medicine builds the system and purifies the blood to prevent colds and acute catarrh. It claims internal action through the blood reduces inflammation and restores normal mucous surfaces. Circulars free from B J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. unrelated note about galvanic battery and town charm.
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Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
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