Britain and Soviet Armies Weigh Poland Crisis Developments
Aug. 7 report from Correanpandent Larmieu outlines Britain's planned support to Poland with munitions and financial aid while seeking a peaceful Poland solution with Moscow. Admiralty warns of possible Russia blockade revival. Kameneff and Gregory Kassin allowed to stay in England despite war threats.
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Paris
Downing Street
Poland
Oshimet
Admiralty
Manl Y Westa
Russia
Elementa
Lloyd George
M. K.teneff
Erients
Moth Kameneff
Gregory Kassin
England
Chicago Heights braces for racial clash as tensions rise
Aug 7 report says Chicago Heights, with police aid from Chicago and militia, stays on edge over white and black tensions in its industrial district. Residents fear trouble from race-based housing tensions and past unrest, while some claim attackers were not arrested. A group of 13 black men bought firearms in Gary then returned, saying they needed weapons for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Heights
Gary
Aviator Reaches 19 071 Feet With Six Passengers
Lieut Harry L Weddington of Kelly Field set a passenger carrying altitude record at 19071 feet in a De Haviland 4 B while training air service mechanics He carried six passengers and nearly matched his own prior 19180 foot record with five passengers The ascent took 1 hour 27 minutes and the descent 23 minutes.
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San Antonio
Tex
Harry L. Weddington
Kellyfield
Air Service Mechanic School
de Haviland
Weddington
Bankers and professionals join North Dakota wheat harvest
In Bismarck on August 7 a mobilization of bankers lawyers doctors and merchants joined the harvest effort to relieve a labor shortage. They are assisting after hours with thousands of volunteers and students crossing the state by car to help harvest the bumper crop amid urgent appeals for 1000 more workers and more in nearby districts.
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Bismarck
N. D
Re-Mewal
Wemannoner
Anm
Treaty Signing Postponed Again In Paria
The signing of the Sevecs treaty with Torti representatives has been postponed and will not occur before next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Sevecs
International city and justice under treaty powers discussed
The article argues that a true international city is governed by treaty powers and reflects on how foreign residents face justice. It notes the American system with its courts and judges within U S law and compares local and foreign judicial authority in practice. The piece mentions a central tension between sovereignty and cross border governance in major cities.
Permanent Military Board For League
The League of Nations council in San Sebastian announced a permanent advisory committee on military naval and air affairs. The panel will study and report on military questions the council may act upon and will convene in September at Mruswela to address reparations and related issues. Gustav Ader, former Swiss president, is expected to participate in discussions.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Mruswela
Council of the
League of Nationa
Gustav Ader
Switzerland
Lant mi
Unemployment Feared by Lloyd George in Britain
London reports Premier Lloyd George warned in August that unemployment would be high in the coming winter. The government was considering precautionary measures.
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London
Loyd George
Caminne
Wes
Northwestern Hotel Men’s Association Meets in Milwaukees
Hotel industry leaders gather for the Northwestern Hotel Men’s Association annual convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin with talks planned by speakers including Mary Comuut and Neb among others. The agenda centers on topics of hotel management and industry interests for the day.
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Milwaukes
Wie
Aug. T
Northwestern
Mira
Mary Comuut
Nana
Neb
Ponzi to Open New York Office Amid Promises of Wealth
In New York on August 6, the Commonwealth Trading and Securities Co at 20 West Forty third Street readies to open Monday as the Charles Ponzi company, a $100,600,000 venture, claims control by Ponzi of Boston. A company officer defends Ponzi as honest and cultured, while officials decline formal comment on any alliance.
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New York
Common Wealth Trading and Securities Company
West Fortythird Street
Charles Pong
Pons
Ponzi
Boston
A. Meyers
Commonwealth Trading & Securities Company
Famillar
Meyers
Dean
Pong
Tumulty to Represent President in Dayton Acceptance
Washington reports Secretary Tumulty will represent President Wilson in Dayton for the acceptance speech ceremonies. He will confer with Governor Cox and the campaign manager, with the move expected to influence plans for campaign participation. The president has reviewed Cox speech sentiments and finds them in line with his beliefs.
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Washington
Tumulty
Wilson
Dayton
Cox
Illinois Mob Seeks Slayer of Two Youths
Settino De Sesnis, held in connection with the deaths of two youths found murdered near Royalton, was rescued by officials from a mob of about 200 men as they moved to seize him. He was taken to another town and the crowd dispersed after a county jail search.
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Illinois
Marion
Settino de Sesnis
Royalton
Gensely
de Sesna
W. W. Agitators Given Short Shift in Aberdeen
James Soward, an I W W organizer, was found guilty on a charges after a preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge McNaghten. He was arrested while preaching the I W W doctrine to a crowd near the Milwaukee station in Aberdeen. A companion of Howard demanded his release from county jail in a threatening tone but was shown out of town. The I W W wave appeared to subside after an escorting party formed with a 16 foot riding pole, while incoming wobblies moved on.
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Aberdeen
James Soward
McNaghten
Wobbiles
Milwaukee
Howard
Telephone Toll Calls Rise in Iowa City Rates
Des Moines reports toll charges for person to person calls will rise starting August 1 with small graduated increases. Station to station rates remain unchanged.
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Des Moines
Iowa Telephone Company
Child Swallows Half Safety Pin Near Anthon
Five year old Staymond Kissinger son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Kissinger living four miles south of Anthon swallowed the sharp pointed half of a medium safety pin Tuesday afternoon. He was rushed to St Joseph hospital at Sioux City where x ray treatment began.
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Anthon
Staymond Kissinger
Clyde Kissinger
St Joseph's Hospital
Sioux Clo
Barrymore Weds Mire Leonard M. Thomas in New York
John Barrymore, member of the Barrymore theatrical family, wed Mire Leonard M. Thomas, a New York society woman formerly known as Blanche Oelrichs, at the Carlton in New York.
Mason City Wrestler Wins World Light Heavyweight Title
Relmer Miler of Mason City defeated Carl Zoll of Green Bay to win the world light heavyweight wrestling championship. The match ended in straight falls in 16 and 18 minutes at Albert Lea, Illinois.
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Mason City
Relmer Miler
Carl Zoll
Green Bay
Wis
Albert Lea
Ilion
Plane Still Held Up After Radiator Repair Delays
In Cheyenne Wyoming on August 6 authorities report efforts to repair a leaky radiator on the United States mail plane that failed to depart yesterday for San Francisco from New York. The repairs are not complete and the plane is not yet ready for export or takeoff.
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Qchevyenne
Wyo
United Stake
Tts
San Francisco
New York
Plane Leaves for Reno on All-Metal Squadron Flight
The leading plane of the all metal squadron, on a New York to Ban Vronelweo aerial mapping route, departed Salt Lake City at 7 20 a m for Reno.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
New York
Reno
Galcac's Jewelled Cane Echoes Through Lenden Chronicle
From the Lenden Chronicle a tale recounts Galcac’s jeweled cane adorned with cublets diamonds emeralds and sapphires topped by a large gold knob containing a jewel. An admirer presented the knob to the cane during a public event amid whispers of vanity and marvel.
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Lenden Chronicle
Hate
Bandits Hold Up in Kansas City Robbery Spree
In Kansas City Missouri three bandits robbed a man of 104000 after stopping him in an automobile in a busy thoroughfare. Earlier two men held up a youthful messenger for Wilson and Company and took 279.
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J. H. Ross
Standard Oil
Kansas City
Hoss
Wilson and Company
Packera
Maxine Douglas Removed From Ship Stowaway Tale
In New York Aug 7 a young girl Maxine Syk es Douglas boarded the New Rochelle at Hoboken as a stowaway bound for near Paris to study. Lacking tickets or funds she forged travel papers and impressed stewards before officers refused her plea to stay. The ship halted at Quarantine and she was put ashore onto a police boat and returned to New York.
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New York
Maxine Sykex Douglas
New Rochelle
Paris
Miss Douglas
Hoboken
Maxine Sykes Douglas
Tommies Wreck Houses in Odor
In reprisal for attacks on police and British troops, about 200 soldiers near Tholles wreck houses in Doon and loot property. A Dublin patrol of 12 soldiers was ambushed. a lieutenant commanding the unit was wounded.
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Dublin
Tholles
Doon
Negroes Plan International Bill of Rights
Five hundred delegates in New York are drafting an international bill of rights for the black race at the Universal Negro Improvement Association convention. Leaders include a Haitian admiral, an Abyssinian prince, and Liberia's Shomrovia mayor. The group seeks 1,000,000 members and aims to unify 400,000,000 blacks, advocating African supremacy and removal of European colonial powers if necessary.
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New York
Universal Negro Improvement Association
Abyssinia
Shomrovia
Liberia
Africa
Binglish
Three Ship Companies Announce Amalgamation
The American ship and commerce corporation announced purchase and merger with the American Hawaiian Steamship Company the firm of Livermore Dearborn and Co and the Kerr Navigation Corporation. It also reached an agreement with the Hamburg-American line to reopen pre war routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Ship and Commerce Corting
W.arriman
Strabane Council Seeks Release of James Larkin
Dublin reports Strabane council has sent a petition to President Wilson requesting the release of James Larkin, an agitator detained in an American prison. The petition notes Larkin's ancestral ties to the area and seeks clemency or parole.
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Dublin
Aus
Strabane Council
Wilsen
James Larkin
Bank Heist in Caledonia Ends With Cash Stolen
Two armed men robbed the Caledonia bank late Thursday and escaped with about 42.10 dollars after forcing cashier L. B. Coghill into the vault.
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Caledonia
Bank of
L. B. Coghill
Marcus Defeats Lemare In Fat Game At Marcus
Marcus defeated LaMare 8 to 1 in a Friday game at Marcus. Maller pitched well allowing five scattered hits while Lemare struggled on base paths. Marcus scored eight runs, with one unearned in the error plagued contest.
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Marcus
Mareua
LaMare
Maller
Althowsh LeMar
Ladlare
Kidnap Suspect Under Pressured Interrogation in Blakely Case
Frantic Friday night in Philadelphia after four year old Blakely Coughlin was abducted. August Pasquale known as the crank faced intensive questioning, with police pressing him to name the kidnapper and promising immunity if Blakely is returned within 24 hours. A woman linked to Pasquale was questioned but cleared. investigators persist in tracking down the kidnapper and any accomplices.
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Philydetpna
Deerrlaton Oike
Bickely Coughtin
Pasquale
Ita
Harrisburg
Souder
Blakely
Pasquale Quale
Coughlin
Swedeville
Whs
Beginning of End in Gay Tia Juana
In Tia Juana on Aug 7 officials report a looming shutdown as the Mexican federal government and Lower California authorities move to restrict foreign influence. Gambling dens and liquor dealers fear confiscation of stocks and loss of American-run concessions, signaling the beginning of an end per local observers.
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Tia Juanes
Mia Juana
Oasis
Mecca
de la Huerta
Mexicali
Cantu
Gas leak hunt ends with damaging blast at Blenkiron home
Mitchell 8- Aug 7. John Smith of Mitvenell Gas Company used a lit match to locate a gas leak in the Blenkiron basement. The resulting explosion hurled Smith, broke every window, blew out doors, toppled porch pillars, and shattered most dishes. He escaped with a singed head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
John Smith
Mitvenell Gas Company
Charles Bienkiron
Smith
Blenkiron
Dlenkiron House
Steamer Adriatic Arrives With Gold Bullion
The steamer Adriatic arrived from Southampton and Cherbourg today carrying gold bullion valued at 7,401,000 dollars. The shipment reached New York amid customs and security arrangements as authorities noted the significance of the loaded cargo.
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New York
Southampton
Cherbourg
Auto bandits rob messenger in Kansas City
Kansas City observers report three armed robbers held up Help Williams a 71 year old messenger for Wilson & Company on Teeth and Minnesota avenue Kansas City obtaining $1 70 in currency. The bandits escaped.
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Kansas City
Aug
Williams
Messenner
Wilson & Company
Teeth
Minnesota Avenue
Kanone City
Kansas
Service. Prom browning's Mageaine.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a service or promotion related to Browning's Magazine with garbled lines about a mother and a bond or debt. No clear people, places, or events are extractable from the readable fragments.
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Prom Browning
Solemn vow adopted by International Bible Students convention
In Scranton Pennsylvania on August 7 1900 delegates from the United States and other nations pledge conduct toward the opposite sex that mirrors public behavior in private with stringent limits. Persons may avoid being alone with the opposite sex except in specific family and close relations.
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Scranton
Aue
United States
International Bible Students Association
Fire destroys Wolsey Midway Hotel and businesses
A blaze at the Midway hotel in Wolsey, eight miles west of Huron, caused about 100000 in damage to the hotel, telephone building, general store, barber shop, pool hall, and a real estate office. The hotel alone suffered about 20000 in losses. the cause remains unknown with little insurance coverage reported.
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Huron, &. D
Midway
Wolney
Huron
Fire Claims Mother and Daughter in Farmhouse Blaze
York Nebraska August seventh a blaze that destroyed a farmhouse near Gresham killed Mrs Louis Wagner and her daughter Mota sixteen. The fire, caused by a kerosene stove explosion, left the mother dead soon after and the girl burned to death inside the house.
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York
Neb
Louis Wagner
Mota
Gresham
Wagher
Indignation Meeting Among U S Olympic Team on Board
On August 6 in Antwerp the American Olympic team held an indignation meeting aboard the Princess Mateika. Athletes demanded better steamer accommodations and clearer plans for travel home after landing in New York. A committee was appointed to confer with officials on futures arrangements and transport.
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U. S
Princess Matolku
Wester
Antwerp
New York
Mateika
River Scheldt
Norrow
Train Kills Woman and Injures Daughter Near Clarence
Mrs. Elbert Miller, 65, was killed and her daughter Mrs. Charles Dixler was seriously injured when the automobile they rode in was struck by a fast westbound Northwestern passenger train about four o'clock Friday afternoon, one mile east of Clarence, Iowa. The car was dragged by the locomotive after being struck in the center.
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Cedar Rapids
Elbert Miller
Charles Dixler
Northwestern
Clarence
Mra
Miller
Dixler
Farma
Strikers Plea With U S Board Fails To Reach Hearing
On August 1 the U S Board of Review failed to hear a delegation of striking railway employees led by John Grunu, head of the Chicago yardmen's association, seeking to return to work. Board members were absent and the group was told to file a formal application for consideration.
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U. S
John Grunnu
Chicago Yardmen's Association
Cowan Park Hair Affair Reveals Hidden Bald Patch
A beach scene in Cowan Park ends in surprise as a summer attraction loses his long silky locks to a rogue wave. The crowd watches a shiny bald head emerge when the toupee floats away toward Monolulu.
Western League Trade Brings Walter Robertson to City
Ike Walter, outfielder, and Gene Robertson, infielder from the Columbus Ameri can Association team, join the local Western league club. Baseman Kruger is sent to Columbus as part of the deal announced tonight.
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Jopin
Ike Walter
Gene Robertson
Columbus American Association
Sec
Kruger
Columbus
Major McIntyre Reappointed to Insular Affairs Post
The War Department announced the reappointment of Major General Frank McIntyre as chief of insular affairs. The decision confirms his leadership role in managing U.S. territories and overseas possessions.
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Major McIntyre
Washington
Roger T Bmaj
Frank McIntyre
West Frankfort Riots Claim Three Lives and Trigger Martial Law
In West Frankfort a mob violence outbreak leaves three dead and about fifty wounded as fires raze buildings. Military police reinforce the town, with 600 additional militiamen called in while foreigners flee and vigilante actions target Sicilians amid ongoing tense threats.
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United News
West Frankfort
Littl
Wilbur Satterfield
Wee
Frankfort
Royalton
Wolficra
Toney Hemphill
Amiel Calenterra
Charles Tracato
Selin Desantis
Marion
West Prank riot spurs anti Italian backlash in Benton
Citizens in Benton and surrounding areas continue to fear further violence after a Thursday night riot targeting Italian residents. Authorities, including Major W B Scatterfield and Sheriff Robert Watkins, report ongoing tension, with Italian-owned pool rooms and clubs in Main Street destroyed or burned. The double murder discovered near Williamsow county escalates fears of organized crime and extortion against Sicilian workers in Franklin mining districts.
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Benton
West Prankfurt
Hoth
W. B. Scatterfield
Mount Vernon
Abe Milkin
Robert 8. Watkin
Franklin County
Giacomo Bernardino
Main Street
Lallan Club
West Pine
Fourth Street
Royalton
Williameon
Destroyers Guard Mannix Landing in Ireland and Australia
London reports destroyers on guard to prevent any attempt to land Archbishop Mannix in Ireland or Australia and to stop Sinn Fein plans to remove him at sea before Liverpool landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Archbishop Mannix
Australia
Irtimnd
Sinn Fein
Baltic
Liverpool
Plane sails for Reno after early morning takeoff
Galt Lake City Utah August 7 The second all metal hull mono plane of the air corps squadron left at 6 41 this morning for Reno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galt Lake City
Umh
Reno
Marriage Bonds Tie Notable New York Pair Across Cities
John Barry, son of the famous Harrymore theatrical family, wed Leonard M. Thomas, a New York debutante, in a ceremony today. Mrs. Thomas was formerly Miss Danohe Celrioha, noted socially in Newport and New York.
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New York
John Barrymore
Harrymore
Leonard M. Thomas
Ait
Carleton
Mra Thoman Wis
Danohe Celrioha
Newport
New
Court halts $1,000 bill raise amid gas tax dispute
Unclear court order pauses a proposed increase to a gas tax bill valued at roughly 1,000 dollars. State officials indicate plans to proceed despite the pause while litigation continues.
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Zoll
Eroom
Maxine
Larkin
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