Mexico rebel forces seize San Cristobal in Chiapas
Rebel forces led by Gen. Felipe Pineda take the town of San Cristobal in Chiapas, Mexico, as the Mexican secretary of war says the movement will be subdued soon. Bolsheviks plan a general offensive against Poland after mobilization. The report notes Korea and Japan police casualties amid ongoing unrest. American gold and silver production tallies and a migratory bird act suit against Bernard Baruch are also reported.
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Geological Survey
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Department of Justice
Bernard M. Baruch
Wilson
War Industries
Washington anti-saloon league to impeach judges
A Washington committee drafts a resolution to warn federal judges to enforce prohibition laws or face impeachment. President Wilson and premiers are urged by Albania to compel Serbia to withdraw troops from Albanian territory. Alabama, uncertain. Suffrage advances pass Connecticut ratification. Asheville envoy John V. Jordan returns home. State department says his Brest dance trouble is unrelated.
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Asheville
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Readjusting values and a deadly Wall Street blast shock nation
Vice Governor Platt warned in Charleston that prices must readjust, while a mysterious Wall Street explosion in New York killed scores and injured hundreds. Other items note violence in Alabama, a gubernatorial and federal judicial reshuffle, and campaigns against radicalism amid national unrest.
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Charleston
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Wall Street
New York
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L. M. Adler
Corona Coal Company
Yatton
Patton Junction
Ala
Earl Edger
Brown
Adler
Kilby
Corona
Alabama
Enterrise
John D. Martin
Southern League
Memphis
Tenn
Baseball League
St Louis
United Spanish War Veterans of America
United States
Lawrence ¥. Sherman
Springfield
J. Haskell Roe, Jr
Tigerville
S. C
Southern Railway
Greenville
S.C
al Alvarez
Frank Quigley
Los Angeles
Cal) Y.M.C. A
Charge of propaganda made Questionnaires submitted to textile men
Chattanooga Tenn officials report the southwestern division of the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers warned the Southern Drygoods Association to curb policy. Questionnaires show most makers get orders at satisfactory prices, old orders filled, and output overproduction in knitting. They accuse the Federal Reserve Board of pushing liquidation and deflation through propaganda.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Drygoods Association
Federal Reserve Board
Red Journalist Arrested After Wall Street Blast Link
Alexander J Brailov sky, a Russian journalist, was arrested in New York after police traced an anonymous tip placing him in the financial district shortly after the Wall Street explosion. He is charged as an undesirable alien and will be turned over to Justice Department agents as movements are checked. He was captured in a small East Seventh Street stationery store behind a printing shop that publishes The Russky Goles, authorities say.
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New York
Alexander J. Brailovsky
Financial District
Wall Street
Department of Justice
Bratlovsky
East Seventh Street
Russky Goles
Russian Voice
Vets to Camp Not Planned for Confederate Reunion
Houston veterans heading to the Confederate reunion October 5 to 8 will be housed in schools and public buildings rather than camped out. The change follows the quartermaster general’s refusal to lend equipment beyond tents. A July Congress resolution provides tents but no other gear.
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Houston
Texas
Tulsa
Memphis
Quartermaster General
Army
Congress
Millerand Refuses Post After Deschanel Resignation
Paris premier Millerand declines the vacant presidency after Deschanel's resignation. He names Raoul Peret and Charles C. A. Jonnart as sole possible candidates and urges them to resolve the dispute between themselves. Both men reply by letter that he remains the only candidate to be considered.
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Millerand
Paris
Deschanel
Raoul Peret
Chamber of Deputies
Charles C. A. Jonnart
Vatican
Employees Walk Out at Chesapeake & Ohio Terminals in Newport News
Three hundred workers from the car men’s union carpenters electricians and coal pier staff walked out in Newport News Virginia protesting C and O Terminal back pay owed from railroad labor board July. Government expenditures in August totaled 47 571 062 million dollars vs 306 501 839 in July a decrease of 450 million.
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Newport News
Chesapeake & Ohio Terminals
Railroad Labor Board
Carmen’s Union
Washington
Would Reject Packer's Plan Washington
The Department of Justice would reject the five packers plan for disposing of their stockyard ownership as recommended by the Federal Trade Commission in a special report.
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Washington
de Tment of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Polish Delegation Arrives in London for Peace Conference
The Polish peace commission led by M. Dombski reached London in preparation for its conference, per dispatches from Riga.
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London
M. Dombski
Riga
Reds Held In Genes. Genoa. Eighteen Reds Arrested In Stock Exchange Bomb Case
Eighteen Reds were held in Genoa in connection with a bomb explosion at the stock exchange on Friday. Investigators suspect Reds due to the bomb's scientific construction and timed fuse left behind.
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Genoa
Stock Exchange
Attorney General Rules Absent Voters Law Won't Affect Registration
In Raleigh a ruling states residents must register in person at the precinct registrar. registration cannot be delegated. The opinion answers Miss Minnie Bagwell’s query about one person registering another for elections, clarifying registration cannot be done for someone else, though casting ballots remains unaffected. Census figures show population changes across North Carolina counties and towns, with notable increases in Johnston and Forsyth, and declines in Pamlico. Fire losses in August are light overall, Winston-Salem reports a minimal $10 fire, while Wilmington suffered a $40,000 freight barge fire. A possible bureau shake-up aims to strengthen prohibition enforcement, moving Frank L. Boyd to New York. The combined Juvenile Courts act allows towns over 25,000 to join counties for a unified juvenile court system. early data indicate about 4,404 children under protection by July 1, 1920.
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Raleigh
Minnie Bagwell
League of Women Voters
James S. Manning
North Carolina
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
Winston-Salem
State Insurance Department
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Wiliams
Frank L. Boyd
New York
North Carolina to open voter registration books for elections
The State Board of Elections announced that enrollment books will open September 30 in 1,564 precincts and close October 20. An estimated 100,000 new voters, including women, are expected to enroll this four year period. The board will mail circulars to county registers of deeds about free poll books from the Secretary of State for regular elections and available at cost for local registrations. Some private buyers have purchased books from the state for resale at a profit, the secretary noted.
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North Carolina
State Board of Elections
Secretary of State
State Department
W. F. Beasley
Valuable Acquisition From North Carolina Historical Society
The History of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Field Artillery from the Historical Committee features a finely printed two hundred page volume with appendices. It includes facsimiles of company and battery sketches, an appreciation by Lieutenant Jacques J. L. Poppel, and a roster of the 113th FA by state and foreign counties, offering notable archival value.
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Jacques J.L. Poppel
George Granam
Population counts roll in for North Carolina counties and towns
Census Bureau data show Onslow County at 14 103 with a 578 rise, Perquimins 11 137 up 85, Pender 14 788 down 3, and Cherokee County at 15 242 up 1 106. Incorporated towns list Jacksonville 656 and Richlands 548 along with Andrews 1 634 Culberson 190 Barble 166 Murphy 1 314 among others.
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Census Bureau
North Carolina
Onslow County
Jacksonville
Richlands
Lansboro
Perquimins
Hartford
Winfall
Pender County
Atkinson
Burgaw
Cherokee County
Andrews
Culberson
Barble
Murphy
Walker Gone to Washington and Conflicting Suffrage Stance
Seth M. Walker speaker of the Tennessee House, who opposed ratification of the 19th amendment, travels to Washington to urge withdrawal of the suffrage proclamation. Tennessee legislators claim legal ratification is unsettled, risking contests after the November election amid national guard strength notes and college enrollment updates.
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