11 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1920
Page
1
Fredericktown Savings Institution flags 92 years of banking experience. It touts careful prompt service and intelligent attention to detail. Cites strong bank correspondents and connections at leading commercial centers. Assets listed at 2,900,000.00.
Paris reports the French foreign minister announced recognition of General Baron Peter Wrangel as head of the de facto government of south Russia. France says this move aims to bolster resistance to Bolsheviks, citing Wrangel’s debt guarantees and opposition to a democratic regime. Representatives of Georgia and Azerbaijan criticized the stance as disappointing toward independent Baltic states. A British destroyer carried two Russian Mission members toward Moscow to press for Soviet acceptance of British terms. Nebraska tractors go up for sale after official tests to verify ratings.
A late August dispatch from London cites French and British officials detailing Polish Soviet armistice terms. It outlines demobilization plans, troop withdrawals, and territorial considerations, including a potential reduction of Polish forces and a Russian troop redeployment toward Ukraine.
Prohibitionists from across the county gathered in Germantown for the notification ceremonies for Dr Aaron S Watkins for president and De Leigh Colvin as running mate. A parade was held at three this afternoon followed by an eight o'clock ceremony tonight.
Florence August 14 1939 Associated Press reports 32 dead and several wounded in a munitions depot explosion. A man described as a “navrant hands” makes money on a farm in Independence Kansas was seen with a pocket mirror and found to the girl. The girl is identified as a 19 year old Oklahoma schoolteacher.
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