Attempt Made to Rob Bank in Washington
In Washington Aug. 18 a robber entered Muntry Trust on Pennsylvania Avenue, fired at a clerk, demanded 150000, and then shot himself in the jaw. He carried two money orders from Defiance and Toledo Ohio, gave name John Fetzer of Defiance, and claimed an uncle Charles R Fetzer would explain his motive. He came from New York and was a 34-year-old mechanic. Police said he has no known arrest record and bore a good reputation.
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Washington
Muntry Trust Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Defiance
Toledo
Ohio
John ¥. Fetzer
Charles R. Fetzer
New York
Detroit
Harper
Defince, O
John Fetzer
Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Williams
Mississippi
Ledge
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Williams
Marshall
Lodge
United States
League of Nations
France
World Service
Chicago Theatres Clash as Actors Strike Spreads
Chicago theaters may stay dark after a morning meeting extended the New York actors strike to more houses. Court and Cohen's Grand theatres close with plans for damages suits against strikers and an injunction to keep the company from joining the walkout.
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Chicago
Cohen
Grand Theatres
New York
Police officer kills resisting fugitive on Canadian dock
At Fort Menichol Ontario on August 13 Antoine Hervieux of Montreal a helmeman on the Athabasca was killed after firing twice through a cabin door at a crew member. Local constable William Fiareny disarmed Hervieux and was wounded when Hervieux fired. Fiareny fired back and killed Hervieux. An inquest was held today.
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Fort Menichol
Ont
Antoine Hervieux
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Athabasca
William Fiareay
Hervieux
Fiareny
Englewood Steamer Sinks Off English Coast
The U S steamer Englewood, 648 tons, built 1896, sailing from New York July 20 to Rotterdam, is reported sunk off the southwest coast of England near the Thames mouth. A wireless message from Englewood described the situation as critical and pleading for help. Owned by Portley Perry Co of New York, she formerly bore the name City of Englewood.
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England
Dover
Eng
Aziz
Englewood
New York
Rotterdam
City of
Portley-Perry Company of
Wilmington
Dela
Thames River
South End
Taylor County Men Appointed Delegates for Farmers Congress
Governor John J. Cornwell appoints Taylor County men as delegates to the Farmers National Congress. Delegates include T A Clark Barboursville CR Morris Barboursville S P Richmond Charleston William Keeley Charleston H B Seranage Grafton G F McClelland Grafton W B Ive Fairmont W G Whiten Muntington S Malcolm Kenova Dwight Sanderson Morgantown C V Hare Morgantown M F Sintonaker Philippi Ira C Green Philippi Walter McComas Wayne Charlie Riggs Wayne.
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Charleston
W. West Virginia
John J. Cornwell
Farmers’ National Congress
Hagerstown
T. A. Clark
Barboursville
CR. Morris
S. P. Richmond
William Keeley
H. B. Seranage
Grafton
G. F. McClelland
W. B Ive
Fairmont
W. G. Whiten
Muntington
S. Malcolm
Kenoves
Dwight Sanderson
Morgantown
C.V. Hare
M. F. Sintnaker
Philippi
Ira C. Green
Walter McComas
Wayne
Charlie Riggs
Moonshiners Sighted in West Virginia After Farley Killing
Information that Joe Martin Tom Mullins and Charles Sprey, believed to have shot deputy prohibition officer Will Farley to death, have joined the McCloud Gang, reached Charleston as authorities vow to trap the outlaw group in Logan mountains. Deputy squads, including Johnson Adkins and Ketchum, with twenty deputies from Huntington, tighten the chase near the Kentucky line amid showers and mild temperatures.
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Prohibition
Farley
Charleston
W. Va
Joe Martin
Tom Mullins
Charles Sprey
Will Farley
Logan County
McCloud
Prohibition Department
Mallahan
Logan Mountains
Johnson, Adkins and Ketchum
Huntington
Kentucky
Plumb Plan Opposed As Unfair By West Virginia Governor
Charleston W Va Aug 12 Governor Cornwell denounces the Plumb plan of government ownership as neither sane nor fair in reply to a Federation of Railway Employes communication. He warns that taxing shifts to farmers and homeowners would halt road and school construction, and he declares he is a laboring American, not a Bolshevik, urging the public to understand the plan’s costs and consequences.
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Charleston
W. Vas
Federation of Railway
Chesapeake ‘and Ohio System
Huntington
FB. T. Grenna
J. H. Williams
Cornwell
Russia
West Virginia
Cabell
Wayne
MelDowell
Mercer
Mingo
Tam
Bolshevik Armies Are Thrown Back Across Ukraine
A Moscow wireless report says Vianitka in the Ukraine near Kiev was abandoned by Bolshevik forces. Anti Bolshevik troops occupy Lutsk in Volhynia and Romanian and anti Bolshevik forces push Bolsheviks from the Dniester river line in northeast Bessarabia.
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Bessarabia
London
Vianitka
Ukraine
Kiev
Moscow
Volhynia
Lutsk
Kovel
Vinnitka
Dueister
Bulgars to Get Port on Mediterranean
Paris Aug 18 The Supreme Council says it plans to grant Bulgaria access to the Mediterranean through either Dedendateh or Cavallo. The chosen port area would be neutralized under a status akin to Danzig, incorporating Thrace lands Bulgaria received after the Balkan War including Dedendateh. A Bulgarian German-built railroad from central Bulgaria to Dedendateh is noted.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Bebo A
Bulgaria
Mediterranean Sea
Cavallo
Thrace
Ford Anarchist Libel Trial Closes Evidence in Mount Clemens
In Mount Clemens Mich Aug news nears end as Henry Ford libel suit against Chicago Daily Tribune moves to jury instructions. Alfred Lucking argues no anarchist label. Elliott G Stevenson counters. Large crowd attends as final arguments recount editorials calling Ford ignorant of fundamentals and his reading on the stand.
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Chicago
Mount Cleme
Henry Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
Alfred Lucking
Elliott G. Stevenson
Lucking
Stevenson
Ford
Tribune
United States
Tucker
Joseph M. Patterson
Mr. Stevenson
Detroit
Mount Clemens
Igne Z
Trolley Men Refuse Five Cent Wage Raise in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh, motormen and conductors of the Pittsburgh Railways Company rejected the five cent per hour War Labor Board raise. They demanded twelve cents more and plan a meeting to formally reject the award, arguing pay should mirror Chicago and other cities. The statement came from S. J. Ward of Division 85 Amalgamated Association.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Railways Company
National War Labor Board
S. J. Ward
Division 85
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
War Board
Ward
New York
Chicago
Strike Brings Starvation to Mine Folks
In Charleston West Virginia on August 13 thousands of miners and their families in the Logan Coal River and Cabin Creek fields face starvation within days due to freight and passenger train tie ups on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. About 300 mines on the C and O lines were closed, leaving around 1,000 miners unemployed as desperate conditions spread across a 125000 population area.
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Charleston
W. Va
Logan
Coal River
Cabin Creek
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Huntington Hinton
Chesapeake and Ohio
Jines
Ukrainian Forces Capture Bolshevik Town Dudno
The Ukrainian army reports the fortress of Dudno in southeastern Volhynia has fallen to Ukrainian forces from Bolshevik control. The border conflict section notes the claim follows official reports received today, marking a notable advance along that front.
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Vienna
Dudno
Volhynia
Viscount Grey Chosen to Represent Britain in Washington
London August 13 Viscount Grey former British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has agreed to represent the British government at Washington pending departure of the current envoy. The appointment signals continuity in diplomatic ties as Washington hosts pivotal discussions.
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London
Viscount Grey
Foreign Attaira
Washington
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