Harding Calls Five Nations to Conference on Arms
Secretary Hughes, with President Harding's approval, invites Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and China to a conference on armament limitation and Pacific and Far Eastern questions. The aim is to reduce vast military spending and resolve underlying disputes to promote world peace and stability.
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Canadian Liquor Crosses Border After Ontario Ruling
Windsor Ontario reports a flood of Canadian liquor crossing into the United States following a court decision that the Ontario temperance act does not prohibit export of intoxicants to foreign countries. Officials expect increased shipments as border brewers and frontiersmen coordinate shipments and shipments surge.
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Tyrol Slide Kills 40 in Austrian Village
BERNE reports a Tyrolean slide in Klausun, Kisack Valley, killing forty and burying many as debris and floods destroyed fifteen houses in the village after a heavy rainstorm unleashed torrents from overflowing streams. Most of the population is reported displaced or missing.
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Ireland's Reply To Peace Plea Goes to London
Ireland's reply to British peace proposals was sent from Downing Street to Premier Lloyd George in Paris. Sinn Féin leaders anticipated a favorable response and planned another Dail Éireann session. Lloyd George was to speak in Parliament after cabinet talks, with further talks likely and no official rejection expected.
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Allies Break Again on New Silesia Line
Paris dispatch reports Britain France and Italy failing to settle Upper Silesia amid sharp clashes at breakfast as Lloyd George and Briand exchange proposals. Britain pulls most of its mission back to London while Irish issue compounds tensions. Briand insists on no major German gains. no clear path forward.
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Runaway Navy Balloon Returns Safely to Farm Field
A Navy observation balloon with two officers and an electrician broke loose at Lakehurst Naval Air Station and drifted seaward. After eight miles and a tense chase, strong winds carried it toward Clement farm. The crew managed to land the balloon safely in a field with minor damage and no injuries. An inquiry will examine how the incident occurred.
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Wood Accepts Governorship Of Philippines
General Leonard Wood accepted President Harding's invitation to become Governor General of the Philippines. He will stay at least a year, having obtained a year’s leave from the University of Pennsylvania. If required, he may extend his service as a public duty.
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President's Father Weds Nurse in Monroe Marriage
Dr. George Harding father of President and Miss Alice Severns married in Monroe Michigan after a hurried trip from Marion Ohio. The ceremony was performed by Rev Frank Knowles at his Presbyterian church home, license issued by Miss Byel Snyder. Harding described feeling unbearably lonesome and sought to avoid publicity.
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Rockefeller Party Off To Open Chinese School
John D Rockefeller and Dr George J Ceorge J Vice president of the Rockefeller fund, with Dr William H Weles and John Hopkins, depart for Vancouver to sail for China for the Peking Union Medical College opening on September 16. Rockefeller to speak at the ceremony and may tour China before returning in about three months.
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Smith may take field against Hylan in New York politics
Tammany split grows after the rejection of Judge Talley for the Court of General Sessions to succeed himself. Former Governor Alfred E. Smith could lead a revolt, opposing Murphy and Hylan with a potential rival ticket. Hearst and Murphy oppose Smith’s influence. Foley and others weigh a broader bid to topple the current leadership.
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Whispering Cabinet Helps Mayor Face Legislative Counsel
After two days before a legislative committee the Mayor deploys a four member whispering cabinet behind him. They hold folios and documents to aid memory and whisper guidance when he hesitates. The counsel complained, asking the Mayor to answer without their assistance.
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2000 Truck Drivers Set to Strike Today
The United States Trucking Company informed clients that service would be tied up by a strike at 6 o clock this evening. About 2000 drivers protested a $4 wage cut agreed last week, with executives blaming radical elements for the disruption and noting most drivers would prefer the new pay rate while a dissatisfied minority led the action.
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Slain priest found in sand grave near San Francisco
Mother Patrick Hoslin of Holy Angels Colma was buried under two feet of sand on a Pacific beach twenty miles south of San Francisco. Police hold unemployed baker William A Hightower for questioning after he led investigators to the grave and described a woman connected to the case. The body bore two bullet wounds. evidence at the scene included a rifle, revolver, and ruined skull fragments found in a room linked to the suspect. The motive and the woman’s identity remain under pursuit.
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Inability of Mayor to Give Official Duties Forces Brown to Call Craig
The Meyer committee adjourns part of the inquiry as Mayor Hy lan fails to supply requested fiscal details. Brown, counsel, says he must call Comptroller Craig for information on city finances. The Mayor’s examination will resume after Craig testifies with the aim of reducing government costs.
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