Equal Suffrage Achieved in United States
Washington reports the United States has ratified the woman suffrage amendment after years of activism led by Lucretia Mott Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B Anthony and Alice Paul. States Washington and Tennessee ratified. Delaware and others debated. the movement built from 1848 Seneca Falls to a 1920 nationwide vote.
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Adams
Mass
Miss Anthony
Rochester
N. Y
Senate
Sargent
California
Congress
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Washington
National Woman's Party
Alice Paul
White House
Tennessee
United States
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Seneca Falls
Lucretia Coffin Mott
Nantucket
The
Friends
James Mott
Johnstown
N. ¥. She Married In 1840 Henry B. Stanton
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Susan
Anthony
Eliza
Interesting Briefs on Inventions and Global Marvels
A California inventor simplifies nut gathering with a new device. French wine regions boast unique, transport-unsafe varieties. In Japan, myths warn against killing animals. Columbia River moss bread from spruce moss is baked in pits by Indians. Holland plans iron and rolling mills after wartime shortages. Petroleum’s ancient use is noted, with Roman and Chinese ties. Lace origins traced to Egypt, not as later biblical lace. Gold deposits found across Sumatra, Celebes, and Dutch Borneo with 1914 concessions. Cyprus described as fertile despite rough terrain. Penn women outnumber several colleges, with about two thousand enrolled. Owens instrument enables hourly air pollution measurements. Persian houses favor secrecy with enclosed courts and gardens.
Brest-Litovsk Taken by Poles In Major Advance
Washington reports Brest-Litovsk occupied by Polish army after rapid Polish offensives linked to Weygand’s command staff. Polish forces push Bolsheviks back toward southern Russia while advancing east of Warsaw toward Brest-Litovsk as French and British officers coordinate.
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Brest-Litovsk
State Department
Berlin
Posen
Wreigel
Russia
Paris
Foreign Office
Warsaw
Fenech
Weygand
J. J. Fusserand
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Poland
Dandy
Reginald T. Tower
Danzig
Wolodawa
Pilsudski
Ivangorod
Chohn
Warsa
France
Germany
Rhine
Kaluszyn
Siedlce
Milliszee
Wiedawa
Bung River
French Troops Take Tarsus in Asia Minor Advance
Advices to the French mission report the capture of Tarsus on August 12 by French troops and express hope for relief of American workers besieged in Adana since June 20.
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Tarsus
Constaantinople
Asia Minor
Adana
Red Armies Execute Major Turning Move on Front
Red armies launch a massive turning movement aided by troops ferried by train and drive Polish forces backward along the front across the entire sector near Warsaw on August 24.
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Warsaw
Popocatepetl Volcano Shows Signs of Activity
Luminous smoke rises from Popocatepetl crater and ash falls on Ayotzingo in the State of Mexico signaling renewed volcanic activity. In Indiana, many mines shut as Frank Farrington of the Illinois Miners wires workers to stay on the job, warning a strike could trigger government auction.
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Mexico City
Popocatepetl
Ayotzingo
State of
Mexico
Indianapolis
Indiana
Frank Farrington
Illinois Militers
Explosion at Brunswick-Lulke-Collender plant kills one
An explosion in the fire department section of the Brunswick-Lulke-Collender plant in Muskegon Michigan injured eight others and killed one man. The blast also blew out one side of the building.
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Muskexon Mich
Brunswick-Lulke-Collender
Harding Schedule Held Up
A conference of Republican chiefs in Marion Ohio adjourned after hours without completing a speaking schedule for Senator Harding.
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Harding
Marion
Senator Harding
Thieves Grab $100000 From 13 Year Old at Chicago Station
A bag containing $100000 in currency was ripped from a 13 year old helper at Winds Central station in Pullman. The money was en route for payrolls and was seized by three men as the boy moved the pouch toward a post office cart. The car sped off toward Cottage Grove Avenue.
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Chicago
Winds Central
Pullman
Pulliman
Leo Wiggs
Langley Avenue
Ind
Wilgus
Cottagre Grove Avenue
Hunger strikers warned awaiting trial in Dublin castle
An official Dublin castle statement warns hunger striking prisoners will not be released unless acquitted and says the government bears no responsibility for consequences of the abstention. The new rule covers all awaiting trial on political murder charges or complicity, while 22 prisoners in Cork jail will be temporarily released for lesser offenses. Two occupants in Dorrygallon near Kanturk fired on soldiers. the soldiers returned fire, killing one attacker and seriously wounding the other.
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Dublin
Dublin Castle
Cork
MacSweeney
Dorrygallon
Kanturk
County Cork
Suffrage Amendment Defeated in North Carolina House
Raleigh Aug 21 The North Carolina house defeated ratification of the woman suffrage amendment by 71 to 0 after the senate had postponed action until the regular session next January effectively ending the qualification fight in the state for now.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Te St
Senate
House
General Strike Rock Slovak Neutra District
In Neutra district of Slovakia a general strike covering 97 000 workers was declared on August 24. Reports say the strike followed the shooting of a man by the military amid rising tensions and unrest.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Neutra
Slovakia
Ans Getion
Flying Finn Hannas Kolch Wins Olympic Marathon in Antwerp
Hannas Kolch, nicknamed the flying Finn, wins the Olympic marathon at the Antwerp stadium. He completes the 26 mile race in 2 hours 32 minutes 35 seconds to take the premier event.
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Antwerp
Hannas Kolchmainen
Foss Lands Olympic Pole Vault World Record in Antwerp
F k K Foss of Chicago A A won the Olympic pole vault final in Antwerp, vaulting 18 feet 5 3/4 inches to break the world record. The prior mark, 18 feet 3 1/4 inches, was set by Geddes in St. Louis. Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador, left for St. Louis to address the American Bar Association on August 23.
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Frank Lesle
Catt
National Association
St. Louis
League of Women Voters
Chicago
League of Women's Voters
International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Maud Wood Park
Richard Edwards
Indiana
Solon Jacobs
Alabama
Yank
Antwerp
F. K K. Foss
A. A
Geddes
Dark Harbor
Sir Auckland Geddes
American Bar Association
Fireman Saves Score of Lives in City Fire
San Francisco on August 21 Captain F and JT Courtney of the fire department rescued a score of persons including his wife from eight frame apartment buildings. The blaze caused about 200000 dollars in damage.
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San Francisco
F&f
Society Leader Ends Life in Oakland
Mrs. Alice May Bain wife of Robert B Bain a San Francisco coffee merchant committed suicide in Oakland. The society leader shot herself in the head ending her life.
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Oakland
Cal
Alice May Bain
Robert B. Bain
San Francisco
Tennessee Ratification Stalled by Legal Battle Over Suffrage
Tennessee’s ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment faces legal and legislative delays. A chancery court restraining order blocks certification as suffragists declare victory while opponents accuse the action of overreach. House quorum issues and arrests of absentees mark a tense session as votes proceed under injunction.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Colby
Washington
Walker
Decatur
Ala
House
Langford
Chancery Court
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Senate
Waller
T. K. Ridick
Joe Odle
Odle
Riddick
U. S. Socialists Endorse Third International With Reservations
Pittsburgh report says the Socialist party of the United States endorsed the third international with reservations after a New York convention referendum. It also voted against adopting the dictatorship of the proletariat as practiced in Russia in another referendum.
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Pittsburgh
Socialist Party of the United
Chicago Bandits Get $100000
A mail pouch containing 100000 dollars in currency was stolen from the Illinois Central railroad station platform at Pullman. The funds were intended for payroll use.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Pullman
Two Die In Airplane Crash Near San Antonio
San Antonio witnesses say a plane collapsed and fell in a cornfield killing Irving C. Stemson and Cadet Everett Ti Burson instantly. They were aboard the aircraft when the crash occurred on August 23.
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San Antonio
Tex
Trent
Irving C. Stemson
Cadet Everett Ti
Burson
Here
Army Deserter Sentenced to Four Years Hard Labor
New York August 21 Erwin R Bergdoll of Philadelphia was found guilty of desertion by evading the draft. He was sentenced at Governor's Island to four years hard labor.
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New York
Erwin R. Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Governor's Island
Ife
Illinois Coal Mines Closed After Five Day Strike Session
Almost one third of Illinois coal mines shut down as operators and miners fail to agree on a wage increase after a five day session. The strike ends without a settlement and production slows across the state.
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Illinois
Chicago
Otto Stifel Dies by Suicide in Valley Park
Otto Stifel a former brewer and Tepub Nean leader in the Eleventh district shot himself at his Valley Park home near St. Louis. He died at once and his death is recorded as self-inflicted violence.
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Otto Stifel
St. Louis
Millonaire
Eleventh District
Valley Park
Here
Jamaica Chicken Pox Threatens Prince Visit
Aug 20 Kingston Jamaica reports growing chicken pox cases across the island raise doubt about the Prince of Wales planned visit. Officials weigh public health concerns and potential impact on royal itinerary.
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Prince
Kingston
Jamaica
Prince of Wales
Wilson Improves Steadily as President Returns to Work
President Wilson, as described by Dr. Cary Grayson, is slowly but steadily improving. He weighs 179 pounds again, works three and a half hours daily, and performs executive duties with full concentration. He walks stairs daily, does twice daily exercise, reads, writes, and remains in good health for his age.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary S. Grayson
Grayson
Harding to Stay on Porch as Campaign Plan Remains
Senator Harding will continue to use the front porch campaign approach despite Democratic strategy. Harry M. Daugherty, Republican executive committee member, said no abandonment of the porch policy is planned, though some speeches may occur in other cities.
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Marion
Harding
Harry M. Daugherty
Republican Executive Committee
Emigrants in U S Seek Return to Europe Report
A Serbian official in Paris says over one million emigrants in the United States want to go home to Europe. He plans a commission to travel to America to organize repatriations of about 800000 Yugoslavs wishing to return to their homeland.
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Paris
United States
Europe
America
U. S. to Sell Hog Island Shipyard
The Shipping Board will soon call for bids to sell Hog Island shipyard in Philadelphia and will request offers for the government fleet of more than 1,200 vessels within a few days.
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Washington
Hog Island
Philadelphia
Shipping Board
Vatican warning to Melbourne archbishop over British politics
The consistory at Rome issued a strong exhortation to Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne urging moderation in his handling of British political questions. The directive came via a British official message from Rome.
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Mannix
Vatican
London
Rome
Daniel Mannix
Melbourne
Australia
Army lieutenant sets parachute world record at Carlstrom Field
Lieut Arthur G Hamilton of the army parachuted from 20 900 feet at Carlstrom field Arcadia Florida landing safely and officials claim a new world record The report also notes a Russia Italy trade exchange as the Pietro Calvi Vargo departs from Odessa with 90 000 poods of grain
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Arcadia
Fla
Arthur G. Hamilton
Army
Carlstrom Field
Moscow
Russia
Italy
Qudessa
Pietro Calvi Vargo
Yellow Fever Rise Reported in Vera Cruz
Yellow fever cases increased in Vera Cruz during the first half of the week with an average of five new cases daily. All patients are Spanish youths.
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Vera Cruz
Waterways Meeting Set For St. Lawrence Improvements
The International Joint Waterways Commission of Canada and the United States will meet in Montreal no later than October 15 to consider proposed improvements to the St. Lawrence River.
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Waterways
Montreal
International Joint Waterways Commission of Canada
United States
St. Lawrence River
Ohio Refuses Passenger and Milk Rate Hikes
The Ohio public utilities commission refused to permit steam lines in the state to raise passenger rates twenty percent milk rates and excess baggage charges twenty percent in Columbus on August twentieth.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Railroad Car Shortage Grows in North America
The August 1 period saw the U S and Canadian railroads face a tighter supply with 182,370 cars fewer than demand. The shortage edged up slightly from the prior week, signaling ongoing constraints in rail freight capacity affecting industries nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Americans Walk Out as Boxing Decisions Spark Protests
At Antwerp on Aug 25 American spectators, mainly officers, protested two boxing preliminaries ending in draws and decisions against U.S. fighters. The scene escalated to a walkout after Hebrants beat Vogel, while I de Gencor won a fast bout for the Americans.
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Sweden
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Olympic Committee
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Schiller
Los Angeles
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United States Navy
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Backman
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Paulist A. C
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Syracuse
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University of Missouri
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Talpale
A. R. Pope
University of Washington
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Navy
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Vogel
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I. de Gencor
Hotel Owner Burned to Death in Des Moines Fire
C M Lodge proprietor of a Concordia Kansas hotel perished in a Des Moines hotel fire that gutted his seventh floor room at the Fort Des Moines. Guests in adjoining rooms spotted the blaze after it started, origin undetermined.
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C. M. Lodge
Concordia
Kan
Fort Des Moines
Americans Move to Cities Tops Rural Population in 1920 Census
Washington reports that for the first time the 1920 census is expected to show more people living in cities and towns than in rural areas. Census officials say urban residence surpasses rural living in the new totals. Reds Flee Into Germany as Soviet units cross into East Prussia. Seven thousand Russian soldiers with equipment moved into Willenberg region, were disarmed and interned by German authorities.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Germany
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Willenberg
Poland Warned by U S Over Offensive Movement
Washington issues a caution to Poland not to let its forces in the current counter-offensive against the Bolsheviks advance beyond ethnographic boundaries.
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Washington
Poland
France Accepts German Envoy As Ambassador
Paris reports the ministry of foreign affairs has notified Germany that William Mayer Kaufheuren will be accepted as German ambassador to France. He previously served as German charge d affaires in Paris.
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France
Paris
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Germany
William Mayer Kaufheuren
Noted Kansas Doctor Dead
Topeka Kansas August 25 Dr H W Roby a pioneer Kansas physician author of medical works and said to have been one of the inventors of the Remington typewriter died at his home here
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Topeka
Kan
H. W. Roby
Kansas
Remington
Coal Output Reaches 1920 Peak in Week Ending Aug 14
Washington August 25. The Geological Survey reports that bituminous coal production peaked in 1920 during the week ending August 14 with 11,728,000 net tons mined.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Filial Love and Family Dinner Reflections
A family dinner yields stories of childhood feats and a boyish compliment about his mother’s cooking. Little John asks if he can speak as nicely about his mother in the future, while a glass dish of strawberries sits nearby.
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John
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