Inside Look at Ponzi Schemes and Rail Transport News
The piece discusses the hidden mechanics of Ponzi schemes and the lure of doubling money, notes Villa’s surrender delays in Mexico, and cites the Illinois farmers’ and Kansas industrial relations findings on car shortages. It highlights upcoming rail rate changes aimed at reviving the weakened transportation system and hints at railroad financial realities.
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Illinois Farmers’ Association
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Cox Defends Campaign Funds In West Virginia Speech
Governor Cox challenged Governor Cox argued that Republicans raise campaign funds through many small contributions and deny any effort to buy the Presidency. He dismissed Democratic plans for large sums and warned editors against sensational stories about money. The piece critiques Cox’s framing and urges focus on real issues.
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Govermor Cox
West Virginia
San Francisco
National Committee
Cox
Nearing Warsa w The fight for Warsaw draws near the city
Reports from the front describe the Second phase of the Argonne battle as lines approach Warsaw within reach of heavy artillery. Trains behind the lines reveal glare from cannonading. Soviet plans reportedly include proclaiming a Polish soviet on capture. Kansas National Guardsmen depart Fort Riley for training, reflecting shifts in citizen soldiery and long-standing changes in guard discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
France
Wilhelm
Paris
Kansas National Guardsmen
Fort Riley
Enorgh Ito
Kansas National Guard
Editorial Conte n Jazz Wane and Popurity in America
Emporia Gazette riffs on jazz decline with France Assey and musicians preferring straight music. It imagines a post jazz age where swing and improvisation fade from dances to theatre bands, affecting young Knights, boat rides, and social tunes like Annie Laurie. The piece treats jazz as a perverted taste needing suppression.
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France
Assey
America
Taiz
Signal Corps
Rathley
Annie Laurie
Emporia Gazette
James Wilson Longest Serving Cabinet Man Dies At 85
James Wilson former U S Secretary of Agriculture turns 85 today and set the record for the longest tenure of any cabinet official. He served from March 5 1897 through March 5 1913 under McKinley Roosevelt and Taft spending sixteen years at the helm of the department. A native Scotsman who became a great American, he spent his declining years on his Iowa home farm reflecting on a long career in farming teaching and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wilson
United States
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Acs
Iowa
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Vermont marks Bennington battle anniversary holiday
Vermont observes a holiday today in celebration of the Bennington battle anniversary. In Duluth a golden jubilee festival begins marking the city’s 50th anniversary. James Wilson, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, celebrates his 15th birthday today amid a nationwide convention in St. Louis. The Asheville event opens.
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Vermont
Bennington
Duluth
James Wilson
United States
Canada
St. Louis
Asheville
Today’s anniversaries span wars and births across centuries
A roll of anniversaries notes New Brunswick separating from Nova Scotia in 1784, Detroit surrender to the British in 1812, educator Sarah Porter’s birth in Farmington Connecticut, 1813, Queen Caroline's sympathy address in 1820, French repulse at Pfalzburg in 1870, Henry Stanley describing Livingstone in 1872, Emil Hodel executed in Berlin in 1878, and the first British expeditionary force landing in France in 1914.
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New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Hui
Detroit
Sarah Porter
Farmington
Caroline
London
Pfalsburg
Henry M. Stanley
Livingstone
British Association
Brighton
Emil Hodel
Berlin
France
Today’s Birthdays From Prominent Stateside Figures
Sir Joseph Pope born in Charlottetown P E I 66 years ago today. Dennis J Dougherty head of Philadelphia archdiocese born in Girardville Pa 55 years ago today. George Wingfield Nevada mining man and ex senate appointee born Fort Smith Ark 44 years ago today. Lerkie Craig former North Carolina governor born Bertie County NC 60 years ago today. Alonzo A Stegz longtime University of Chicago athletics director born West Orange NJ 58 years ago today.
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Joseph Pope
Canada
Charlottetown
P. BE. I
Dennis J. Dougherty
Archdiocese of
Philadelphia
Girardville
George Wingfield
Nevada
United States Senate
Fort Smith
Ark
Lerkie Craig
North Carolina
Bertie County
N. C
Talay
Alonzo A. Stegz
University of Chicago
West Orange
N. J
London treaty sparks imperial tension a year on
One year after London announced a treaty between England and Persia, Britain recalls troops to quell unrest in Londonderry as authorities confront renewed turmoil and calls for order amid regional strife.
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London
England
Persis
Lordonderry
Officers to Organize National WWI Veterans Group
Detroit announces plans for a national officers convention opening September 7. Delegates from U S cities, Cuba, Canal Zone, Hawaii and Alaska expected. Membership open to World War I veterans in Army Navy and Marine Corps. Admiral Sims invited as a principal speaker. Entertainment includes boat rides ball banquet and smoker in Canada.
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Detroit
Mich
United States
Cuba
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Alaska
Y Sems
Navy
Marine Corps
Arong
Admiral Sims
Canada
Winnipeg visitor aids armoured workers dream
Ene land's greatest employer of one armed men, W H Dunk ley of London, visited Winnipeg to report his factory now employs three hundred one armed men. He finds crippled soldiers trained can perform nearly two handed work and aims to bring workers from Londons slums to Canadian farms via a trellrsinery survey in Canada.
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Winnipeg
Man
Eneland
W. H. Dunkley
London
Canada
Better Lake Front Project Starts in Chicago
First construction work on upgrading Chicago downtown lake front rail access has begun. The overall improvement is valued at 1300000000 dollars with the Tiiisis Central Railroad’s share estimated at 88006000. Traveling in Eastern Siberia, soups are carried loose in sacks and frozen solid, preserving for an indefinite period.
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Lake Front
Chicago
Tiiisis Central Railroad
Siberian
Illinois farmers expose car idle crisis and transport fault
Aug 16 Chicago dispatch reports the first farmers survey in Illinois by the Illinois Agricultural Association. D F Thompson says 9,294 cars listed in 494 stations across 46 counties, with 938 cars unmoved for seven days. Findings challenge car shortage claims and urge findings on deeper transport inefficiency.
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Chicago
Ilinois Agvicultural Association
D. ©. Thompson
Clinvis
Thompson
State Farm — Bureau
Grundy County
Christian County
Clarksdale
Willeys
Bristol
Kendall County
Dakota
Stephenson County
Toledo
New York
Fidelity
Low Point
Illinois
Resignations Grow in Royal Irish Constabulary
Dublin reports resignation from the Royal Irish Constabulary rises to about two hundred in two months. Replacements are largely English recruits and service men drawn by pay of £3 10s weekly. Attacks and fear drive resignations. outsiders and soldiers assigned to police duty are nicknamed the Black and Tans.
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Dublin
Royal Irish Constabulary
England
Channel
Brooke thanks electors in Kansas district primary
Mr. Brooke expresses gratitude to voters in the 5th district for his primary win, notes he ran without pledges to any faction, and pledges to serve the Republicans and the people of Kansas. He thanks the Journal-World for its support and seeks continued party backing in November.
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Brooke
Journal-World
Commonwealth of Kansas
L, Brooke
Kansas man named to livestock losses committee
J H Mer cer of Topeka Kansas secretary of the Kansas Live Stock Association is named to the advisory committee for a nationwide effort to cut avoidable losses in livestock. The move accompanies a push by the National Live Stock Exchange to assemble producers railroads and packers under a plan to reduce bruising and shrink meat losses in commerce. Losses last year tied to bruising and mishandling reached about 15 million dollars in value across livestock and meat. The campaign will sweep all regions to improve handling and shipping of meat animals.
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Chicago
J. H. Mercer
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Live Stock Association
Everett C. Brown
National Live Stock Exchange
Institute of American Meat Packers
United States
Harding to speak at Minnesota state fair
Marion Ohio Aug 16 definite announcement was made that Senator Harding would speak on Wednesday September 8 at the Minnesota state fair. He plans no other speeches on the trip and held a conference with Former Senator John W Weeks of Massachusetts on the railroad campaign. The talk will cover policy questions. His next front porch speech will be next Thursday to Ohio legislature members. He will address a lumbermen's picnic Wednesday at the park.
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Marion
Ohio
Harding
Minnesota
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Consider Cosl Wages Cleveland Aug 16
The joint state committee of miners and operators in the central competitive bituminous coal district reopened wage discussions at 10 o clock. Miners plan to present a proposition for increased wages. John J. Lewis spoke for the miners. In Ottawa the dominion board granted increases in through rates to U S roads in Canada, excluding coal and coke. A separate note mentions two captured German guns displayed at Buckingham Palace by royal order.
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Cleveland
Joint State Committee of
Wilson
John J. Lewis
International Mine Workers
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Board of the Railroad Administration
United States
Inte Commerce Commission
Ington
Buckingham Palace
George
McCamish Ruling Goes to Courts
The Kansas Industrial Court challenge moves to the Kansas Supreme Court as Judge McCamish upholds the nullity argument over the title. Attorney General Hopkins and the Industrial Court’s counsel express confidence the law will withstand the high court review. A parallel case from Alexander Howat is cited. German agents for the Far East arrive in Kobe with 51 officials to join consulates in Yokohama and Tokyo.
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Tpeka
Kan
W. H. McCamish
Kansas Industrial Relations Court Act
W. L. Huggins
R. J. Hopkins
Wyandotte
Supreme Court
High Court
Alexander Howat
Kansas Miners’ Union
Crawford County District Court
Iis
State Utilities Commission
Trowat
McCamish
Eny
Fred S. Jacko
Industrial Court
Orient Kobe
Japan
Far East
Germany
Yokohama
Tokio
Japan replies to U S note on Saghalin occupation
Washington reports Japan’s response to the American protest over occupying Saghalin. The note and original American reply may be released next week. Also an ad notes Shimmions Bros. for plumbing and electrical troubles with Photo 161.
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Fapan
U. S
Washington
Japan
Saghalin
State Department
Shimmions Bros
Photie
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Everett
Boaryd
Irish Police
Royal Constabulary
City Drug Store
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Drs. Welch & Welch
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Shimmons
Tuy
Henna
Hester & Roberts
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Palmer Tire CO
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