President Wilson Praised in Portland Amid Extensive Welcome
President Wilson drew large crowds in Portland including a hotel luncheon and a 50 mile Columbia Highway drive. Oregon Republicans and Democrats united for the reception while some hecklers were arrested. The visit underscored strong support for League of Nations and a desire to end treaty controversy with a constructive program.
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Olcott
Baker
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Crown Point
Wilso
Gresham Fair Grounds
C. S. Tackson
Oregon Journal
Great Numbers
Storm toll rises in Corpus Christi as 4,000 homeless
Hurricane strikes Corpus Christi with estimated 100 plus dead, 4,000 homeless, and $4,000,000 in damages. Mayor Boone pleads for two National Guard units and aid while rescue efforts save survivors from Nueces Bay and North Beach. Municipal water and lights are out. morgue set in the courthouse.
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Gordon Boone
Hobby
Austin
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Neuces Bay
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Rosa
Baker
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Doran
Jacob
Mitchell
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British Lift Export Ban on American Cotton
Washington reports the ban on re exporting American cotton from England has been abolished British firms may now export American cotton and cotton products to Germany The State Department advised the change today in a note from London
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Washington
State Department
England
Germany
Allies Quit Fiume DAnnunzio Rules With Mutineers
Paris reports 2600 Italian troops in Fiume with British and French forces withdrawing at DAnnunzio request. Badoglio given full powers to act, while mutiny and sedition claims surface as tension rises between Nitti government and DAnnunzio. Continued on page fifteen.
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London
Rome
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Nitti
Resina
D’annunzio
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Robilant
6Th Army Corps
Witti
D’'Annunzio
6Th Artillery
New Allied Note Demands German Baltic Troop Withdrawal
The Supreme Council will issue another note to Germany demanding withdrawal of troops from the Baltic provinces. It rejects Germanys claim of non responsibility for Von Der Goltz actions and calls for German forces to depart forbidden territory. No time limit or text of the note is released.
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Edwin L. James
New York Times Co
New York Times
Paris
Supreme Council
Germany
Baltic
von der Goltz
Marshal Foch
Delay Final Fight on Peace Treaty Delays in Senate
Washington in September 15 reports the peace treaty with Germany was brought to the Senate after 67 days. Senator Lodge pressed for debate and final ratification while Senators Jones and Overman defended the League and opposed delaying actions. The session paused as debates and amendments were planned, with a schedule shifting around holidays and Pershing’s reception.
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Georgia
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Bank Robbery in Busy Bronx Noon Hour. $7,800 Seized
Six armed men in a black touring car robbed the Bronx Borough Bank at 218th Street and White Plains Avenue at noon, taking about $7,500 in cash and a $1,000 deposit, while the time lock thwarted access to $20,000 in a hidden compartment. Police chased the car but the suspects eluded capture as investigators released a broad alert for six men in a Hudson area vehicle.
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William F. Cash
Kartsdale
George H. Durkhardt
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Germano
Boston Post Road
Cash
Burkhardt
Harry Duane
Eighth Branch Detective Bureau
Faurot
Detective Bureau
Seventh Avenue
147Th Street
Harlem Hat Riot Ends in Fatal Clash
A race fight sparked by straw hats near 135th Street and Lenox Avenue left one man dead and several wounded. Police used reserves from four stations to separate rioters, with Corporal Amanda Hayes fighting for his life after being struck and shot. The dead man was Ephraim Gethers, 120 West 136th Street, with others injured including William Harrison and EJen Williams.
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Hayes
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Ephraim Gethers
West 136Th Street
Samuel Battle
United States
William Harrison
West Fiftyth Street
Ilem
Ejen Williams
S. S. Imperator
Pier 4
Hoboken
Harlem
John Shields
Boston Recruits New Police Force Faces Labor Clash
Boston police chief Edwin A. Curtis refused to reinstate striking officers, saying law and office duties require dismissal. Labor leaders consider mandamus suits as city begins recruiting replacements while Wilson’s industrial conference looms. The Central Labor Union and AFL pressed for restored jobs and protest plans.
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Boston
Edwin A. Curtis
Organized Labor
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M. J. O'Donnell
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Calvin Coolidge
Washington
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New England
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Guy Oyster
Gompers
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O’donnell
John F. McInnes
Policemen’s Union
O'Donnell
Pittsburgh
Fitzpatrick
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
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Cummins
Senator Cummins
Pacific Coast
Mooney
Debs
Townley Gets Jail Stay After Disloyalty Conviction
A. C. Townley president of the National Non-Partisan League and Joseph Gilbert former manager were sentenced to three months in Jackson County Jail for conspiracy to teach disloyalty in their campaign. Judge E C Dean granted a sixty day stay on bail. He denounced the league as built on falsehood.
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Jackson, Minn
A. C. Townley
National Non-Partisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Jackson County
E. C. Dean
Gilbert
Non-Partisan League
Dean
Non- Partisan League
Proposal to Defer Steel Strike Vote At Pittsburgh
Macon citizens press Civil Service Commission to dissolve police and fire unions, with threats from Firemen’s Union and hooting at the commissioners. Over 200 discharged soldiers offer emergency service as police or firemen gather at armories while Warren McWilliams, new chief, backs the commission’s move.
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Macon
City Civil Service Commission
Warren McWilliams
Civil Service Commission
Gompers Non-committal as Pittsburgh decision hinges on reports
Samuel Gompers remains noncommittal on the outcome in Pittsburgh. He states the union’s next move rests on reports due to be released tomorrow, guiding the labor leadership’s stance and potential actions.
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