Wilson Lets Senate Hear Peace Treaty Details In White House Talk
President Wilson met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the White House to discuss the peace treaty and league of nations. He said there are no reasonable objections to interpretations of US acceptance, provided they do not become part of formal ratification, warning that including them would delay ratification and shift language to the Senate.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Washington
White House
Wilson
League of Nations
United States
Senate
Council
League Council
House
Interpreters Fail to Channel Case in Flawless English
Milwaukee brief reports John Plazienne spoke in fluent English to a judge after nine language attempts. Detroit notes housewives face a cat food bottle shortage and bakers lack yeast. Harrisburg coverage covers Mexican officials complaining about flag design and details of League of Nations procedures and transcripts amid ongoing talks.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Plazienne
Plazienne
Daylight Saving Law Repeal Passes House Over Wilson Veto
The U S House approved repeal of the daylight saving law today by 223 to 101, sending the measure to the Senate. Supporters expect Senate victory and an end to the policy.
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House
Wilson
Washington
Senate
Yankee Cavalrymen Cross Border To Chase Bandits
American ingenuity foils Mexican desperadoes as eight cavalrymen cross into Mexico at 6 40 this morning pursuing the bandits who hold aviators Peterson and Davis for ransom. Davis and Peterson accompany the troops as guides while pilots assist as scouts near the Oneiga district south of Candelaria Texas.
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Candelaria
Tex
Eighth Cavalry
Peterson
Davis
Oneiga District
Marfa
P. Peterson
Paul H. Davis
U. S. Army
Matlack
8Th Cavalry
Passengers Panic as Cutter Rams Ferry at Portsmouth
Hundreds aboard the Portsmouth Norfolk ferry New York were thrown into a panic when a United States revenue cutter, at high speed up the Elizabeth River, rammed the vessel, plunging its prow into the hull. The cutter withdrew after the collision and passengers were discharged without injury.
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Portsmouth
New York
United States Revenue
Elizabeth River
Revenue
Brantford Acting Mayor Resigns Over Burlesque Camping
Brantford Ontario Acting Mayor Ryerson resigns after a burlesque show was allowed to camp in front of the city’s most influential church. The controversy centers on municipal approval and local church leadership facing public scrutiny.
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Brantford
Ryerson
Court Fines Widow In Restaurant Disorder Case
In New York on August 19 a judge fined Mrs. Lillian Tung Dong ten dollars for disorderly conduct in her husband s restaurant and ordered the husband to pay. Also in New York on August 19 Benjamin Steigman a high school teacher seeks a divorce after his wife Annette locked him up and hurled flour, causing him to be late to work. In Bessemer Alabama on August 19 Mrs W L Read arrested for robbing a mocking bird s nest requests trial by jury.
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New York
Aus
Lillian Tung Dong
Annette
Benjamin Steigman
Bessemer
Ala
W. L. Read
Reds Lose Ships in British Fight Hellingfors
Aug 19 report says Bolshevik battleship Andrea Percos ean, battle cruiser Petropav lovsk, a transport and a guard ship were sunk in a Gulf of Finland engagement with the British fleet. The British reportedly lost three motor boats and eight officers and three men killed.
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Hellingfors
Andrea Percosean
Petropavlovsk
Gulf of Finland
Sundy
Injured in Auto Collision In High Point
J. D. Lee, driver for the High Point steam laundry, was seriously hurt when his delivery wagon collided with a hire car at the corner of West C Green and Willowbrook. He was taken to a physician's office for treatment. extent of internal injuries undetermined. No injuries reported for the other vehicle.
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J. D. Lee
High Point Steam Laundry
West C Green
Willowbrook Streets
Lee
Germans Hit Poles Big Blow in Silesia
On August 19 hostilities erupted along the southeastern Silesian frontier. German forces attacked Polish lines and occupied several villages but were later driven back by Polish forces, with Poles capturing two villages on the German side.
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Poles
Silesia
Warsaw
Silesian
City Water Declared Free From Germs In High Point
State laboratory analysis shows High Point water safe for drinking, free of colon bacilli and typhoid germs. City officials received the report confirming the boil advisory can be lifted, ending weeks of boiling water after Mayor Stanton’s guidance.
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High Point
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Stanton
Many New Members Join the State Junior Order
Durham district deputy J DD Bobbitt reports the North Carolina Junior Order United American Mechanics will convene at Gastonia with membership rising by more than 11 784. The increase is the largest in the history of the state council.
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North Carolina
Gastonia
J. DD. Bobbitt
Durham
District Attorney Hammer to Lead City Profit Probe
The post office reports record orders for government groceries totaling 640 dollars and 250 dollars by press time as District Attorney W C Hammer is hourly expected to arrive to lead the fight against profiteers. He may be aided by revenue agents. Miss Mattie Kerr visits Lexington with Carl and James Kerr.
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W. C. Hammer
Hammer
High Point
Mattie Kerr
Lexington
Carl and
James Kerr
Local Washee Washee Man Refuses to Pay Taxes
Deputy J E Wagener used a seizure of two laundry machines to collect taxes from Lum Dean, a Chinese laundryman on North Main Street. Lum Dean spoke little English and believed Chinese men do not pay taxes in Winston Salem or Richmond.
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Lum Dean
Oriental
J. E. Wagener
North Main Street
Lum
Noah
Webster
Winston-Salem
Richmond
Marr Names Teachers For New School Term
Superintendent Marr confirms a full city school faculty with one primary departure lacking. He predicts a strong 1919 1826 term with ten high school specialists and a reforming curriculum to mold citizenship and patriotism. Enrolment expected to reach 3900, negro schools to see higher attendance with Ossie Davis citing 851 eligible children. Athletics headed by F M Waters to include basketball track and baseball.
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Marr
Ossie Davis
Negro Schools
First Reformed Church Gym Hut Receives Equipment
The project to equip the Y hut at the First Reformed church moved forward as a wrestling mat, two medicine balls, two punching bags and other apparatus were ordered. Indoor baseball gear and two volleyballs were added to the list along with shower baths to be installed soon.
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First Reformed Church
High Point
Guards fatally shoot man near Hanging Rock estate
Ashland guards shot and killed Charles Hammond of Hanging Rock Ohio as he approached the home of Mrs. Fetter after a demand letter threatened destruction. Hammond refused to halt and died at a hospital within an hour.
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Ashland
Ee Ang.a
Charles Hammond
Hanging Rock
Ohho
P. Fetter
John Co
Hammond
See The Enterprise parcel poe food order blank on Page 9
See The Enterprise notes a parcel order blank may be connected to a food order on Page 9. The item appears in a brief notice with minimal detail and no names or dates readily legible.
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Enterprise
Poe
American punitive expedition into Mexico details unclear
Secretary Baker cited dispatches from Marfa showing American troops moved on war department orders but withheld official word until border confirmation. The expedition aims to punish bandits who captured two American aviators, framed as a diplomatic hot trail action rather than a formal war.
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War Department
Mexico
Washington
Pershing
Villa
Juarez
Sovreignty
Ran
House orders FTC probe into rising shoe prices
The House adopted a resolution directing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the highest priced shoes and determine why costs have risen while lawmakers declined to participate in an inquiry on food matters.
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Ashing
Federal Trade Commission
House
Youth Stubs Toe Breaks Left Arm in Fall
Onslow Smith, while out walking, caught his foot in vines and fell breaking his left arm. He is in a hospital.
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Onslow Smith
Slow Guard Reorganizations Yield Few Enlistments
Washington August 18 only 32 3 enlistments reported to the militia bureau amid federal orders for states to reorganize their national guard. Twenty seven states have yet to form any authorized organization.
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Washington
Militia Bureau
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