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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1920

Page

8

League council bids peace amid quarrels and hopes

Edward W. Pickard reports on the ninth session of the League of Nations council in Paris. Poland and Lithuania suspend hostilities pending settlement, with Paderewski and Lithuanian delegates shaking hands. The Finland Aland Islands dispute moves toward a commission as opponents warn the Lodge reservations could let the league interfere in domestic questions.

Edward W. Pickard Bellevery League of Nations League Council Paris Poland Lithuania Quinones de Leon France Keishiro Matsui Ignace Paderewski M. Woldemar Woldemar Sweden Finland Aland Islands League Iinland Aland Island Japan United States Lodge

Exclusion Debate Drives US Japan Treaty Endings

Pacific coast leaders push to end the current treaty with Japan to legalize exclusion amid mounting race tensions in California and across the West. Reports note Japan’s troop withdrawals in Siberia and tensions with Polish and Ukrainian fronts as Wrangel advances. Islamic tensions flare in Asia Minor while Ireland dissolves into guerrilla warfare with Sinn Fein attacks and police reprisals.

Harling Cox Hig Pacific Coast Japan California America Russia Khabarovsk Siberia Vladivostok Usuri

Iowa News Roundup From Across The State

Medical college graduates sit exams at the state house while a university dorm heating plant fire causes about 5000 in damage. Robbery, labor, and traffic deaths appear alongside census figures and farm news including a large cattle sale and historic veteran deaths. A statewide push lands in road funding disputes as multiple groups contest rail minimums on livestock.

State House University of Iowa Dick" Devaney Council Blufts Wabash Thomas Whistler Santa Fe Railroad Fort Madt- Rot Iowa State Highway Commission Nels Roland Poland H. Christianson Bureau of Census Ware Jasper County Cass Canty Mra L. D New Virginia John A. Witte Osage Iva'Smith Towa Charles W. Smith Boone Tia Mexico Hedrick Frances Acuna Lee Acuna Council Bluffs Rock Island M. A. Bush Fort Dodges Des Moines Grand Junction Craston Sabula Boris Antin Morris Wessel White and Blue Star Creamery George M. Waters Waterloo Sioux City Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Towa Co-operative Livestock Shippers Association Corn Belt Meat Producers Martin Star of Basex Iowa Co-operative Livestock Shippers Association

Washington’s Millionaire Colony Grows in Capital

The article notes Washington DC houses at least 150 residents with net worth of one million dollars or more based on tax data. It highlights a trend of wealthy Americans relocating for social opportunities, reflecting a rising concentration of affluence in the capital.

Washington District of Columbia National Capital

Treat in Store Prompting Court House Visit

A playful line from the Birmingham Age Herald shows a wife telling her son, Tommy, to be good and promises a reward from the bailiff. The boy asks what he will get, and she hints at going to the courthouse to hear his father cry out orders to court, alongside a German proverb about an old eagle and a young sparrow.

Tommy Biffkins Birmingham Age. Herald

Two Doughboys Share War Memories in Philadelphia Banquet

Franklin D'Olier of the American Legion spoke at a Philadelphia banquet where two doughboys traded memories. One said he brought back a cross from abroad. the other claimed to have brought back a trench wife, a nod to wartime stories amid the laughter and chatter.

Franklin D'Olier American Legion Philadelphia

Origin of Slang Traced to Gypsy Tongue

The article states slang originated from the gypsy tongue and was once a secret language of that race. It notes slang is not modern, being known in classical Greece and Rome.

Wall Street Reds New York Leoders Greece Rome

Memory Loss Mystery Shrouds Algus Case

A fragment hints at Algus suffering memory loss for two months. The remark questions how it began, suggesting a developing mystery around his condition and the timeline of events.

Algus

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