Capital Cheers First Division Parade Through Washington
Washington observed a grand parade as the First Division returned from France led by General Pershing. Maj. Gen. Edward F. McGlachin headed the procession with former commanders Maj. Gen. William L. Siebert and Lieut. Gen. Robert L. Bullard. Tanks, guns, and French 5s accompanied infantry and machine guns in a five hour display of American war prowess.
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Washington
Pershing
Pennsylvania Avenue
France
Germany
War Department
Edward F. McGlachin
William L. Siebert
Robert L. Bullard
Packers Scout U S Control At Convention In Atlantic City
A delegation of about 200 leaders from the Institute of American Meat Packers arrived in Atlantic City for their annual convention. They doubted federal regulations will remedy current industry conditions and showed reluctance to discuss the high cost of living. More than half the delegates were from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Institute of American Meat Packers
Chicago
Inspector beaten by four Mexicans at Isleta ford
H. A. Gaines United States customs inspector was badly beaten and left for dead by a four man party of Mexicans who crossed the Rio Grande at the ford near Isleta Texas on September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isleta
Tex
H. A. Gaines
United States
Rio Grande
Ford
Gas Explosion Kills Autoist in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Illinois on September 16 a lit cigarette sparked a gas explosion as a garage worker finished fueling a car killing Roy Cass and injuring three others in the vehicle group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Roy Cass
Monarchists Riot in Vienna Backing Ex-Emperor Kurt
Monarchical agents from Switzerland arrived in Vienna and launched a violent press campaign for ex-Emperor Kurt. The Austrian monarchist party seeks support from Germany as it campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Switzerland
Kurt
Austria
Germany
Germany Loans Gold to London in Vast Transfer
Germany sends 4 500 000 pounds in gold to London, about 22 500 000 dollars, with reports that part of the shipment is en route to Canada to pay for foodstuffs. The transfer underscores wartime finance and international relief movements.
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Germany
London
Canada
Soldier dies after drinking poison misread as whisky
Indianapolis Sept 16 One soldier Oliver Enger aged nineteen is dead and five others remain in Fort Benjamin Harrison hospital after they drank poison believed to be whisky.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Oliver Enger
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Disloyalty case yields jail terms for three figures
Jaeckson Minn Sept Wi A C Townles president of the Nonpartisan Tenge and Joseph Gilbert were sentenced to three months in Dicksen county jail by Judge Woo Den for conspiracy to teach disloyalty. Judge Dean granted 60 days. Dean denounced Townley and the Nonpartisan league, praising the jury and denouncing league publicity.
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Townley
Nonpartisan League
Dean
Tedeue
George Hoke
Gilbert
Jackson County
Othe
Tenn
Nonpartisan League Publicity Bureau
Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm Extradition Sought by War Council
London reports the war council plans to demand extradition of ex Kaiser Wilhelm from the Netherlands. The Pall Mall Gazette says a formal request will be sent to Holland with possible protests from the Dutch, but officials expect acquiescence.
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London
Alled War Council
Pall Mall Gazette
Holland
Wilhelm
Senate Debates Germane Treaty Publicly
Senate discussion opens on the German treaty after a cable dispatch to Chairman Lodge of the Foreign Relations Committee. It marks the first full public airing of the document in the chamber.
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Washington
Tro
Uyp
Lodge
Foreign Reelations
Senate
Mackensen Held in Saloniki
Former Field Marshal von Mackensen is reportedly interned in Saloniki after arriving in the Greek city last Wednesday, with State Department dispatches confirming his presence. German smugglers fail to move $5,000,000 in marks into Switzerland as a government plane intercepts the express and arrests the smugglers near Nuremberg.
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Washington
Seope
von Mackensen
Saloniki
State Department
Berlin
Sept. T
Switzerland
Nuremberg
Navy Welfare Work Stays, Y M C A May Continue
Acting Secretary Roosevelt opposes the discontinuation of Y M C A welfare work in the navy while the War Department proceeds with ending the program. This develops as Navy and War Department clash over the welfare initiative.
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Navy
Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
British War Stores Put Up For Public Auction
Washington Sept 18 The British government offers at public sale through auctions or private bids a vast collection of war stores and general property accumulated during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Honorary Fellowship for U S Army Surgeon General Ireland
Washington reports the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh awarded an honorary fellowship to Maj. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland the surgeon general of the United States Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Washington
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Merrite W. Ireland
United States Army
Seventeen Alien Prisoners Escape Fort Douglas Tunnel
Seventeen enemy alien prisoners at Fort Douglas war prison barracks in Salt Lake City escaped through a tunnel under the wire enclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
War Prison
Fort Douglas
No School in Stockton Township as Teachers Strike Begins
Linton Indiana September 17 95 Stockton township Greene county schools did not open due to a dispute between township trustee James T Roach and a teachers union.
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Linton
Ind
Stockton Township
Greene County
James T. Roach
Plan to Cancel Strikes in U S May Put President in AF of L
A leaked League of ALF of L proposal urges making the US president a member of the American Federation of Labor and to cancel all strikes. The plan, rooted in a six month truce idea, would empower the president to suspend strikes during national emergencies and allow broad control over unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
American Foderation of Labor
Gomperg
American Federation of Labor
League of Alf. of L
John J. Pierce
Tsadore Epstein
James P. Totland
State Federation of
Iabor
Tho Tand
Messrs. Epstein
Perce
Compaltioe
Ettieivtis
Tromp
Erial
Unuion
A. Hoor L
A.B. of Ly
Ple
Boston Police Defiant Amid Strike Threats and Reinstatement Fight
Boston reports show police union leader John Melanis declaring the force will stay undaunted in their bid for union recognition as Commissioner Curtis vows to replace deserters. Seven thousand troops patrol the city as new police units guard streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Remaan
Curtis
John P. MeIanis
MeIanis
Strugele
Dicht
America Federation of Liber
Peri Hal
Alleged Swindlers Indicted by September Grand Jury
Chicago report states Charles Wu, French and 24 others, a noted swindling ring, were indicted by the September grand jury. Included is a former Pennsylvania state senator among the accused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Wu
Iis
de Luxe
Iowa Carpenters' Strike Ends After Ten Days
Davenport reports the TACC union carpenters ended their ten day strike that shut building operations in Davenport Rock Island Moline and East Moline. The halt disrupted construction across the Quad Cities area and concluded Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Carpenters
Davenport
Tacc Union Carpenters
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Bank Bandits Nabbed After Running Firefight
In St Paul Minnesota police detectives cornered three bank bandits after a running gun battle that erupted during a Mendota State Bank robbery. All three suspects were captured.
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St. Paul
Minn
Mendota State Bank
Here
Tremors Cause Widespread Collapse in Alicante
Earthquakes in southern Spain bring severe damage to Alicante a Mediterranean port city of about 50 000 residents whole streets collapse as buildings cave in in the aftermath reported from Madrid on September 18.
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Madrid
Spain
Alicante
Mediterranean
Grants to Hospitals From British Red Cross Surplus
London authority announces grants totaling about 4.5 million dollars from the British Red Cross society surplus to hospitals and other institutions across England and Wales. Guardian bodies will distribute funds to support medical care and related services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Wales
British Sked Cross Society
Roumanians Meeting Brightens Entente Ties
Paris reports a brighter outlook between Roumania and the entente after a cordial meeting between Stephen Pichon the French foreign minister and Nicholas Misu.
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Paris
Roumania
Entente
Stephen Pichon
Nicholas Misu
Sergeant William Sandlin Hero of World War I
Sergeant William Sandlin of Lexington Kentucky emerged as a top war hero with 24 German kills in a single day near Bois de Ferger France on September 20. He captured six machine guns and escaped unharmed, earning the Medal of Honor the Medaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre with palm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Hves
Lexington
Willan Sandlin
Bois de Ferger
France
Sandlin
Army Mobilizes 385-Car Train for Corpus Christi Relief
A 385 car train loaded with army motor trucks, food and shelter supplies heads to the Corpus Christi area after a report of about 500 dead. Col. Porter leads relief with Col. Hilgard to assist if needed. Marines and officers promise full aid to marooned districts.
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San Antonio
Tex
Corpus Christi
Joseph T. Dickman
Southern Department
Strickken
Europe
J. A. Porter
Bay District
Dickman
M. R. Hilgard
Is-Sur-Tille
France
Porter
Bay
Two More U S Flyers Missing On Border Patrol
San Antonio report says two American army aviators Lieutenant L S Andrews and B M Perkins are missing after a border patrol. Army headquarters expresses anxiety and fears they were wrecked in a storm or blown across the border and captured by bandits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Army
L. S. Andrews
8. M. Perkins
Tts
German Army Threatens Polish Frontier in Silesia
A dispatch from Sosnowiec in the government of Totekow reports a German army of about 200,000 troops is concentrated on the Silesian frontier awaiting orders to advance. The note suggests impending action against Poland amid War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silesia
France
Sosnowie
Totekow
Poland
Another Victory for Russ by Kolchak Forces
London dispatch confirms another major victory by Admiral Kolchak's forces with Treuter's correspondent reporting eight Reds killed and many prisoners taken as Wolchak collects bodies.
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London
Admiral Kolchak
Treuter
Wolchak
Big Five Packers Evidence to Be Shown Grand Jury
Albany Sept 19 Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer said evidence will warrant and sustain the indictment of the Big Five packing combination and will be presented to the grand jury in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
A. Mitchell Palmer
State funds rise on Bourne inheritance tax payment
Albany reports treasury funds increased by 31 000 to 31,000, representing the inheritance tax payment to the state comptroller’s office on the estate of Frederick G. Bourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
State Comptroller’s Office
Frederick G. Bourne
O K s Soldier s Bonus Bill Passed by Senate
St Paul Minn September 18 The state senate unanimously passed a bill granting loans of fifteen dollars for each month of service to soldiers sailors and marines who served in the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. K
St. Paul
Minn
State Senate
Baltimore dinner honors Cardinal Mercer leaders from city and nation
In Baltimore on September 17 Cardinal Gibbons hosted a dinner at the archiepiscopal residence in honor of Cardinal Mercer. The guest list included prominent Baltimore and Washington figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batimore Hotors Mercier
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Mercer
Washington
Marshal Foch Seeks Son's Body in Belgian Ardennes
Paris announces Marshal Foch has asked the Belgian government to conduct a search for the body of his son killed in August 1914 in the Belgian Ardennes during world war fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marshal Foch
Belgian Ardennes
Pershing Receives Formal Thanks From Congress
General John J. Pershing in the House chamber receives congressional thanks for the American expeditionary forces in Europe. The ceremony includes tributes from Speaker Gillett and Senator Cummins, with Pershing outlining unity, courage, and the army’s achievements and thanking the Navy, wounded, widows, and allies.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
General Pershing
Congress
France
Senator Cummins
Gillett
Europe
Pershing
England
Republic
Iowa News Highlights From 1919 1920 Official Register Findings
Iowa records note a 40 acre corn sale at Herman Eick farm near Waverly at 56 dollars per acre. Des Moines headlines include moving picture houses in Boone facing court action for law violations and a Des Moines county good roads bond wave surpassing 20 million dollars.
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Iowa
Herman Eick
Waverly
Boone
Donald Cullins
Sioux City
St. Mihiel
Iowa Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
Susanne Sunier
Iowa City
The
State University
Byron Seymour
Ames
Martin Luther
Strawberry Point
G. M.dodge
Lamont
Luther
P. EB. McClenahan
Universal Foundry Company Incorporated
Cedar Rapids
Messrs. Ross, Willis and Beals
Quincy
Ill
Farm Bureau of
Buchanan County
Independence Commercial Club
Plainfield
Harold Roach
Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works
Dubuque
Fort Des Moines
United States
Mollie Russell
Medical and Hospital Division
Army
Michigan
Miss Russell
New York
Des Moines
Clay
Kossuth
Linn
Palo Alto
Buchanan
Sioux
Scott
Johnson
O’brien
Marshall
Black Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Woodbury
Benton
Polk
Osceola
Dickinson
Floyd
Greene
Lyon
Emmet
Hancock
Plymouth
Clinton
Des Moines Hibernians
Iowa City Commercial Club
Towa
E. G. Moon
Davenport
le Claire Rapids
Moon
Thomas Howard
Ted Welch
Clarinda
Red Oak
State
Knoxville
State Board of Control
Hunger Threatens Poland as Morgenthau Reports
Henry Morgenthau Jr head of the American Commission in Poland warns hundreds of thousands are hungry and half clothed and fears thousands may die. He voiced concern during the commission’s work in Poland since late in duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tienry Morgenthau
American Commission
Poland
Steel fab ricators approve Gary stand at meeting
In New York on Sept 20 the Steel Fabricators of the United States with almost 100 leading producers adopted resolutions backing the stance taken by 15 EH Gary of the Steel Corporation.
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Gary
New York
United States
EH. Gary
The
Steel Corporation
World altitude record broken at Roosevelt Field
Rolind Rohifs, test pilot for Curtis Aircraft and Motor Company, climbed to 4 610 feet in a Curtis triplane setting a new world altitude record at Roosevelt Field on September 20.
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Noosevelt Field
Rolind Rohifs
Curtis Airplane and Motor Company
Curtis
Rebels Reach Honduran Capital After Revolution
General Gutierrez, a leading figure in the Honduras revolution, has arrived in the capital and telegraphed that the uprising has triumphed. The report comes from San Juan del Sur Nicaragua dated Sept 20.
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Honduras
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
General Gutierrez
Esthenians Open Peace Talks With Bolsheviks
Helsingfors dispatch says Esthenian parliamentaries crossed lines and began peace negotiations with the Russian Bolsheviks in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Helsingfors
Man Kills Wife and Stepson Then Ends His Life
Mystic Iowa September 20. Robert Kelly shot and killed his wife and stepson Jacob Cross eighteen before taking his own life. Cross had just returned from Navy service.
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Chicago
James Kolurik
South
Wood Street
Self
Mystic
Robert Kelly
Jacob Cross
Young Cross
Navy
Wilson Defends League Covenant In Oakland Speech
President Wilson, fatigued but confident after two hectic days in California, says Britain cannot outvote the United States in the League and that the covenant does not compel U S troops abroad. He cites a strong role for the league in restoring Shantung to China and rejects Ireland obligations to Britain.
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Oakland
Cal
San Francisco
Wilson
San Diego
Oakland Auditorium
League of Nations Organization
Great Britain
United States
Shantung
China
Ireland
Mr. Wilson
League of Nations
League
Council
British Empire
Congress
Shangtung
Ancient Honduran City Copan Ruins Overview
Copan is an ancient ruined city in northwestern Honduras beside the Copan River. The extensive remains extend about two miles along the river with stone buildings and a temple over 600 feet long adorned by sculptured figures. The site, named for a nearby modern town, was a fierce Indian stronghold later taken by Spaniards led by Hermando de Chaves in 1530.
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Copan
Honduras
Hermando de Chaves
Favors Shaped Image Overshadows True Character
The statement notes people chase a favorable impression more than the genuine self. It compares this to seeking a flattering photograph while ignoring the true features of the subject.
Miner s Inch Water Measure
A miner s inch is a unit of water used in irrigation and varies by state. In Arizona it equals one fortieth of a cubic foot per second.
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Arizona
Making Billiard Balls Through Drying and Turning
The article notes billiard balls shrink as they dry. Balls are rough turned and kept in a warm room for long periods, sometimes two years, then turned again after shrinking.
The Other Way Round Stingsby Jest Quip Debate
Merrington quotes Jest as wise words while Stingsby counters with more earnest folly. the exchange highlights contrasting wit and folly in dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrington
Stingsby
Johnson Hits Wet Weather in Lincoln Address
Senator Hiram Johnson spoke to about 3200 people in Lincoln Nebraska on a rainy day urging caution on the League of Nations and the peace treaty. He argued against unreserved acceptance and noted bipartisan attendance with Democratic and Republican leaders on stage. He planned a stop in Duluth after Lincoln.
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Lincoln, Neb
Hiram Johnson
League of Nations
Chicago
Wilson
Omaha
Johnson
Nebraska
League
William J. Clinton
Carrington
Californian
America
Senate
Washington
Senator Johnson
Lincoln
Duluth
Minn
Human Nature and Morality Beyond Self
Jonathan Brierley argues that morality grounded only in human nature fails to reach the true self. He contends humans are possessed by something beyond themselves, a force guiding ethical understanding and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Brierley
Free Lunch Dish Touted As Seasonal Treat
A light note from the Boston Transcript parodies a “seasonable dish” described as crab au gratis, suggesting a whimsical free meal idea in household hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Roquefort Cheese From Roquefort Village France
Roquefort cheese is imported from the village of Roquefort in Averyron France. It is made from goat and sheep milk and aged in the rocky Larac cliffs caves. The cheese production is large while the village population is about 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roquefort
Averyron
France
Larac
A Lot of Em Its a queer world and friends on vacation
A light dialogue notes that many good friends are away on vacations and not missed, reflecting on social distances and the oddities of life in a quiet, informal tone. The piece emphasizes personal observations over strong events or names.
Wives for Colonists Arrive in Virginia Colony
On August 21, 1621, London sent eleven marriageable women and one widow to Virginia aboard a cargo consignment. Each maid priced at 120 pounds of the finest leaf tobacco, with no discount noted for the widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Colony
Virginia
Indies
Specimens of Skeeters on Display at Army Museum
Specimens of all species of mosquitoes found in army camps will be displayed at the Army Medical Museum in Washington D.C. The exhibit aims to illustrate the diversity of mosquitoes encountered in military depots and camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Medical Museum
Washington, D
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Joseph Gilbert
Kaiser
Mackensen
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