Explosion Levels Oppau City Killing Up To Fifteen Hundred
A massive blast at the Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik plant in Oppau Germany wrecked the town. Estimates of the dead range from one thousand to fifteen hundred with nearly two thousand injured. French medical units and nearby towns rushed aid as rescue efforts faced widespread destruction and debris.
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Mavence
Germany
Associated Press
Badische Aniinfabrik Company
Oppau
Rhine
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Ceme
Oppauthera
Ovan
Pstorais
Endute
Jaborany No. 53
Fmé
Mayence
Ititm
Worms
Frankfort
Colonial Infantry
Madagascar Regiment
Kivigsbafon
Popa
Int
Dmg
Tess
Armed Mail Workers Cut Down Robberies
Washington dispatch reports that mail robberies dropped to one seventieth since the Post Office Department armed workers and offered a $5,000 reward for robbers. Postmaster General Hays notes the prior year thefts totaled $6,346,407 with $3,286,017 recovered, while since the order took effect losses run $85,580 with $78,555 recovered.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Hays
Powers File No Objections to Arms Agenda
Washington dispatch reports the State Department saying no indication the American program is unacceptable for the upcoming Conference on the Limitation of Armament. The text stresses elastic agenda, prior agreement, and consideration of invited powers' wishes, with naval arms limitation as the first item but subject to concurrent study.
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Tribune
Washington Burea
Washington
State Department
Department
Hughes
Harding
United States
Yap
Reds Reject Ultimatum of Poland and Riga Treaty
Berlin dispatch reports Moscow rejects Poland's demand to fulfill Riga Treaty terms by October 1. Likely break in relations could trigger further consequences as Moscow alleges Poland violations since treaty signing. Include hostages, refugees, and property as cited in Poland’s ultimatum. coal mine disaster note follows.
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Riga
Moscow
Spetal Cabte
TRE Tribune
New York Tribune
Berlin
Poland
Hard Blow In New Mexico Senate Race Stuns Democrats
Washington dispatch reports a New Mexico Senate race victory for Republican Bursum over Democrat opponent by about 7,000 votes. The result follows intra party splits, Fall opposition, and Democratic national pressure. Harding congratulated Bursum, while Senator Harrison accused the White House of prearranged use of a presidential letter.
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Carter
Washington
Harding
Vetera
New Mexico
Bursum
Fght
Senate
Fall
Northwest
Democratic Committee
Democratic National Committee
Republican Party
Republica
Wilson
McCormick
Hon. I. C. Bursum
Albuquerque
N.M
Warren G. Harding
Pat Harrizon
Mississippi
Harrison
Harding Signs Baseball For Mathewson Benefit
President Wilson signs a baseball for the Mathewson benefit game and pays tribute to Christy Mathewson. The ball includes signatures of Vice President Coolidge, Tuth, and George Kelley. Heydler arranged the purchase and possible New York visit is discussed.
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Matty
Tribune
Washington
Christy Mathewson
John A. Heydler
National League
White House
Heydler
Coolidge
Habe Tuth
Yankees
George Kelley
Giants
Red Cross Agent Barred From Russia
Riga Sept 21 The Soviet government refused to authorize Dr Edward W Ryan American Red Cross commissioner to the Baltic states entrance into Russia alleging he aided in provisioning General Yudenitchs anti Bolshevik army in 1919.
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Riga
Russia
Edward W. Ryan
American
Red Cross
Baltic States
Ryan
Yudenitch
Pershing Arrives in Paris to Celebrate Welcome Home
France greets General Pershing with a fervent welcome in Havre and Paris as he returns aboard the Paris. He will bestow the Medal of Honor posthumously on the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe and plans to visit cemeteries and the Rhine region, while denying reports he will select or escort the body home himself.
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Wilbur Forrest
Tribune
Spytieht
New York
Paris
France
General Pershing
Cape Hove
Havre
St. Lazare Ailroad
Pershing
Myron T. Herrick
United States
Hotel Crillon
Place de Val Concorde
Congress
Partu
Rhins
Ameri
Arlington
Jobless Loot Lofts London Shop Amid Unrest in London
Mob activity roiled London on Sept 21 with 800 men looting a Newington retail army goods store run by two Americans and seizing about $500 worth of boots, jerseys, shirts and blankets from government disposals. In Battersea 2000 protesters with red flags clashed with mounted police, arrests made. Clerkenwell court housed a crowd during a trial. Cabinet in Gairloch discussed unemployment, while Lloyd George faced pressure from Labour and Trades Union Congress to outline a national unemployment policy.
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The
Tribune
New York Tribune Inc
London
Newington
Battersea
Camdentown
Aldershot
Auld
Gilbert Serony
Southwestern
Clerkenwell Court
London Evening News
England
Bhenplaven
Menapiper
Gairloch
Lloyd George
Ireland
Labor Party
Trades Union Cengre
Last Week's Death Rate Here Lowest on Record
Health Commissioner Royal 5 reports New York City had the lowest weekly mortality in the department's history for the week ending September 17 with 967 deaths and a rate of 8.77 per thousand. In comparing past years, 1919 shows 9.04, 1918 10.05, and 1917 10.95 per thousand, while the first 28 weeks of this year average 14.7 per thousand versus 19.8 in 1920.
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Royal
Cops Land
New York City
Health Department
Balloon Race Victory By Swiss Pilot In Bennett Cup
The James Gordon Bennett International Cup started last Sunday from Brussels. Paul Armbuster of Switzerland landed at Lambay Island off County Dublin after a 750 kilometer flight, likely winning. English balloon Margaret finished second at 675 kilometers, with American Ralph Upson third in a Belgian‑supplied craft.
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Brussels
Paul Armbuster
Lambay Island
County Dublin
Ireland
Margaret
Ralph Upson
de Muyster
Russians to send delegation to arms council in Washington
Paris reports a Russian Constituent Assembly mission led by Nicolai Avskentieff and Paul Milukof to attend a Washington conference on Far Eastern questions and armament limits. They aim to speak for anti-Bolshevik groups, anticipate hearings, and review Siberia and Japanese troop presence. Charles R Crane is to confer with prominent Russians in Paris.
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Paris
Associated Press
Washington
Constituent Assembly
Nicolai Avskentieff
Paul Milukof
Europe
Avskenticf
Milukoff
Paria
Pasanae
Shanter Auier
Ien
Charles R. Crane
Chine
Russia
London
Milukof
Crane
Siberia
Bolshevist Party
United States
Assembly
Proclamation by Mayor Hylan Attacks City Newspapers
The 1921 NY mayor urges full printing of his proclamation and condemns some papers for alleged bias against police and the city. He cites a Bryant Park hear riot, crime waves, and immigration of thieves, urging merchants to see through hostile reporting and defend New York’s image.
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The
New York Tribune
New York
John F. Hylan
New York City
Hylan
Bryant Park
Merchant
City Treats Guests Rough At Municipal Lodging House
Edwin Brown reports New York Municipal Lodging House at 492 East Twenty-fifth Street houses 800 to 1000 beds but shelters only a minority of unemployed locals. Reporters describe overcrowding, poor ventilation, bad food, and regressive rules that favor New York residents over transients. A night’s undercover stay confirms harsh conditions and limited chance for non residents to stay beyond one night.
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Municipal Lodging
Edwin Brown
Denver
Tribune
New York
East Twenty-fifth Street
Brown
Bowery
Municipal Lodging House
Blackwell's
Randall’s Island
Cimax Beiulacius
All-American Food Train Sends Aid to Moscow
Riga reports the first all-American relief train of fortyt cars bound for Moscow with 1800 tons of balanced rations for about one million Russian children. Colonel William N Haskell of the American Relief Administration studies the plan to avoid large bulk shipments to prevent contraband or loss if withdrawal becomes necessary.
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Haskell
Russia
Riga
Associated Press
American Relief Administration
Moscow
William N. Haskell
Relief Administration
West-Pocket Hylan Club seeks members in court cellar
A poster in the County Courthouse basement invites signups for the Hylan Non-Partisan League with HQ at 418 St. Nicholas Ave. The pledge commits to supporting John F. Hylan’s reelection in New York City. Only one signature appears: Stephen Shepard of Farmingdale, Nassau County.
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John F. Hylan
City of
New York
Stephen Shepard
Farmingdale
Long Island
County of
Nassau
Sullivan Begins Fifth English Channel Attempt From Dover
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Mass started his fifth attempt to swim the English Channel from Dover. The weather was fine and the sea smooth as he reported at six o clock he was six miles out. His prior attempt on September 9 reached eight miles from the French coast before a twelve and a half hour swim was abandoned due to rough weather.
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Henry Sullivan
Dover
England
Associated Press
Lowell
Mass
Sullivan
Private Pier Guards Testify on Police Pull for Pay Raise
Anthony F. Vachris, former police lieutenant now head of a private detective agency, testified that police noncooperation cost him a pier guarding contract with the Italian Line at West Fifty seventh Street. He said officials refused to support his guards, forcing him to lose the job for lack of pull with the Police Department. He described Justice Henry’s recall and a scheme where protection favored men connected to the police chiefs. The hearing also covered a proposed $5 million police budget increase and a history of disciplinary actions across administrations.
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Meyer Legislative Committee
Anthony F. Vachris
West Fifty-seventh Street
Dominick Henry
Adam Cross
Devery
Cross
Vachris Richard B Enright
Police
Allan A. Ryan
Enright
Elon R. Brown
Ryan
Arthur Woods
Brown
Woods
Patient
Vachris
Ni River
West
Steamship Company
Vachrie
Gomminner Enright
Nce
Daly
Henry
Francia Gilbert
Areamahi
Fiat
Dyick Henry
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Alsace-Lorraine
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Marshal Foch
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John P. Sinnot
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