Pershing Refuses Testimony Before Paris Subcommittee
General Pershing declines to testify before a three member sub committee of the war expenditures panel in France. Representatives Johnson and Bland issue a joint statement lamenting military civil authority conflict and Bland calls Pershing's action indifference and contempt toward the people and their representatives during the war.
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Paris
General Pershing
Congressional Committee On War Expenditures
France
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Bland
War Department
Governor Hobby Calls for Armed Intervention in Mexico
At a dinner in El Paso Governor Hobby refined his call for armed intervention in Mexico noting Mexicans would welcome order and protection of lives and property. He argued intervention would enable Mexico to conduct business with other nations and help people earn a living. In Douglas a forged letter claimed bandit captor Jesus Renteria evaded a U S expeditionary force. officials regard it as fake and are investigating.
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Gy Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Hobby
Douglas, Ariz
Jesus Renteria
Peterson
Davis
Douglas Dispatch
Renteria
Navy Army Pay Hike Proposed by Rear Admiral Cowie
Washington proposes a 30 percent pay increase for all officers of the army navy and Marine Corps and 50 percent for enlisted men in a bill drafted by Rear Admiral Cowie former pay master general of the navy. He would also raise salaries 100 percent for the vice president cabinet officers and assistants and 50 percent for members of Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Cowie
Congress
Hog price slide in Chicago market today
A further drop in live hog prices of from one to one and a quarter dollars per hundred pounds occurred today in Chicago trading.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Brittany Coast Wreckage Covers Shores After Storm
Wreckage lines the Brittany coast for miles north and south after yesterday’s great storm at Locque. A lifeboat with debris from an American merchant ship washed ashore, but the boat’s name could not be read as the storm subsides today.
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Associated Press
L’orient
France
Brittany
Locque
Husband Arrested in Fatal Poisoning Case
Waxahachie Texas August 30 Charley Alverson was taken into custody today in connection with the death of his wife who died after taking a medicine dose she had been using.
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Associated Press
Waxahachie
Texas
Charley Alverson
Dominion lawmakers gather for short Ottawa session
Ottawa Ont Aug 30 The Dominion lawmakers return to Ottawa for a four to five week session beginning Monday The agenda includes ratification of the peace treaty and continuation of wartime measures The Prince of Wales will lay the foundation stone for the new Parliament building during a ceremony to open the session
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Ont
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Prince of Wales
Senate
Bailey Democrats Meet Plan Texas Reconstruction
Dallas meeting of the advisory committee of Bailey faction Democrats discussed party reconstruction and organization across Texas led by former Senator Bailey.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Bailey
Letter Carriers Push for Higher Wages Convention Opens
In Philadelphia on August 30 the National Association of Letter Carriers meets for its annual convention. Delegates from many locals will urge a wage increase arguing that the 25 percent raise last July does not cover current living costs and further gains are needed to prevent demoralization of the service.
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Philadelphia
National Association of Letter Carriers
German Army Prepares 40,000 Men for Russia Move
Paris report says a German force of about 40 000 with 300 plus aircraft is massed in Lithuania to march into Russia and aid Admiral Kolchak. Lithuanian sources claim talks of Germany Russia and Japan. Kronstadt fighting reported with casualties in streets near Petrograd.
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Paris
Lithuania
Russia
Admiral Kolchak
Germany
Japan
Peace Treaty Move to Austrian Delegation Tuesday
Paris reports that on August 30 the supreme council decided to hand the peace treaty to the Austrian delegation on Tuesday.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Uert
Slayer of Carmack found dead in creek
The body of Robin Cooper a Nashville lawyer who killed former Senator Carmack in 1908 was found in Richland creek about 100 yards below a bridge where his blood spattered automobile lay. Cooper's body bore bullet wounds and other injuries and his empty pocket book was discovered in the car.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Robin Cooper
Senator Carmack
Richland Creek
Cooper
Big Labor Day Fight Calendar
Fight fans await Labor Day cards nationwide with many regional bouts. Joe Lynch meets Pete Herman in Waterbury for the bantam title while Harry Greb faces Jeff Smith in Youngstown and other fights include Welling White in Chicago and Burns Sharkey in Detroit.
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New York
Joe Lynch
Jimmy Wilde
Waterbury
Laredo National Bank June 30 1919 Financial Statement
Condensed balance sheet for Laredo National Bank Laredo Texas shows Loans and Discounts 1 584 161.66 United States Bonds 288 200.00 U S Treasury Certificates 100 000.00 Other Bonds and Securities 20 668.4 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 9 000.00 Redemption Fund with U S Treasurer 10 000.00 Banking House Furniture and Fixtures 50 000.00 Interest earned not collected approximate Cash and Exchange 3 000 873.11 Liabilities 2 000 873.11 Signed by M W Brennan Asst Cashier A L Vidaurri Asst Cashier J R Fasnacht Asst Cashier.
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United States
U. S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
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