Week in Review Brings War Slacker, Train Crash and More
Brent Dow Allinson of Chicago is freed from Leavenworth where he served for dodging the draft. Pendleton jail escape suspects Neil Hart and Jim Owen are captured. An Oregon Short Line wreck near Downey injures eighteen as nine of twelve coaches overturn. El Dorado men are jailed for crude oil theft worth about $20,000. Actress Lottie Smith Rupp sues for divorce in Los Angeles. Earl Markham dies after rescuing two boys from a wreck. A Galveston guard officer shoots a veteran. Cutworms devastate Canastota crops with 40 percent damage. Tony Pizzo travels by bicycle from New York to Los Angeles, under Navy recall yet chained to his bike.
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Neil Hart
Jim Owen
Pendleton
Ore
T. D. Taylor
Oregon Short Line
Butte
Mont
Salt Lake
Downey
Eldorado
Kan
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Lottie Smith Rupp
Mary Pickford Fairbanks
Los Angeles
Albert G. Rupp
New York
Earl Markham
Edward Markham
Robert A. Robertson
Sioux Falls
Tony Pizzo
Zula
Denver
Pizzo
Navy
Suppression of Bolshevist Newspapers Ordered in Mexico
President de la Huerta orders suppression of Bolshevist newspapers in Mexico. Mexican embassy in Washington reports the directive and its potential impact on press freedom and public discourse in the region. Captain Rudolph W. Schroeder, holder of the world altitude record, will pilot the American army plane in the Gordon Bennett international cup race in France during the last week of September, per War Department notice.
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Mexico
de la Huerta
Washington
Rudolph W. Schroeder
France
War Department
Numerous World News Items From Early 20th Century Dispatches
A typhoon and floods devastate Luson Island leaving thousands homeless while Brigadier General Lucas escapes after kidnaping. Archbishop Mannix barred from England amid remarks. Lloyd George speaks in Parliament. Warsaw evacuees report about fifty American women and children leaving. In Havana a church bombing kills one woman and injures several. Canadian Critchley recruits war veterans to settle in Mexico with air squadrons. U S business leaders Fahey and Dennis meet the king at the Quirinal. Large funeral in Belfast for Seumas Nacergain. Wu Pei Fu forces near Peking. looting quiet. Marines stay as precaution. Fire destroys valuables at Appalachian Corp in New Orleans. Shamrock IV loses to Resolute for America’s Cup. cup stays with the U S. Denver Fire Chiefs elect John Heaty president. Philadelphia votes bounty on rats to curb plague. Auburn inmate Phillip Nisseman murdered by inmates. Zuni Indian Amesoli Patasoni leads U S Olympic distance hopes.
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Warsaw
St. Filipe’s Catholic
Havana
Critchley
Mexico
John H. Fahey
United States Chamber of Commerce
A. B. Dennis
Rome
Quirinal Palace
Italy
Old Castle Meath
Belfast
Seumas Nacergain
Irish Volunteers
Cardinal O'Connell
Boston
Nacergain
Kells
Wu Pei Fu
Peking
Tien Tsin
Tung Cho
John Heaty
Denver
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Toronto
Philadelphia
Phillip Nisseman
Auburn
N.Y
Amesoli Patasoni
Lawrence
Kan
United States
Antwerp
Get Help for Catarrh Before It Becomes Worse
A Cleveland era advertisement warns of a dangerous stage of catarrh leading to consumption. It urges readers to seek direct relief by using a product from a druggist and to write for free medical advice from the Medical Director at 104 Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Exper
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
In Ozark Trip a Motorist Quips on Local Landmarks
A group of city motorists touring the Ozarks jokes about the region naming it the Land of a Million Smiles and The Playground of America. Gap Johnson from Rumpus Ridge asks where the advertised wonders are, while locals discuss the era and peculiar fashion of the time.
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Ozarks
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
America
Heck
Kansas City Star
Reading present day effusions and the poet's dollars
A Boston Transcript observation notes that poets can earn from lines others cannot interpret. It also argues that a movement with millions of followers remains unharmed by the zeal of the foolish adherents.
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Boston Transcript
Mother Keeps Up With Fashion While Caring For Family
The article describes a traditional mother juggling family needs and the latest trends. Bob mocks his own purchase of lisle stockings with lace designs priced at eight dollars a pair, while mother quietly sews and repairs to keep appearances.
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Bob
Johnny
Sixty Year Old Apple Tree Reaches Across the Plains
A Missouri farmer in 1858 moved west following Greeley's advice and carried a tiny apple tree from his farm. The tree has thrived, growing large and producing apples every year in the orchard, a symbol of enduring luck and growth.
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Missouri
Greeley
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Fentern Newspaper Union News Service
Brent Dow Allinson
Chicago
Leavenworth
Luson
P. I
Lucas
Sinn Fenners
Daniel J. Mannix
Melbourne
Australia
England
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Appalachian Corporation
New Orleans
Sixal
Resolute
Shamrock IV
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Michigan
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