23 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1920
Page
1
The Olympics closed with American athletes leading in points as the stadium events finished amid rain and sparse crowds. Final unofficial scores show the United States at 210 points, Finland second with 105, in a dominant performance across track and field.
Senator Harding held talks with Col. George Harvey regarding the League of Nations issue as he prepared a speech for Saturday. Details of the conference were not released.
The Associated Press reports in Nashville that an amended bill claims the Tennessee House defeated the Walker motion to reconsider and ratification proceeds without a quorum. Chief clerks of the House and Senate were included in a temporary injunction to keep state officers from testifying to Washington. No hearing date on the injunction is set.
Dayton Ohio Governor Cox plans to spotlight the Republican campaign fund and the League of Nations in speeches, aiming to fuel the controversy over charges that a minimum fund of fifteen million dollars is being amassed. Senate hearings continue as Senator Reed says no answer was received from Cox when asked for evidence supporting claims of a 716 million dollar fund.
The Mexican Foreign Office said it would release foreigners held by bandits after a formal communication from the U S government. The move includes Americans who were reported kidnapped in the Dallas area.
Lewistown August 24 Lynn B Rat 28 died at sister’s Lake Park home from overdose of medicinal tablets used as a whisky substitute. Doctor found three tablets in the deceased’s bed. nine tablets missing from the box. The deceased leaves a widow and child. A Lewistown druggist said he stopped selling the tablets after finding they were being misused as a substitute for whisky.
Cable report from Paris states German workers in Poland have formed a plot to block shipments. The Alliance describes a Soviet move to prevent landing of supplies for Poland, with claims from the city.
A fast Pennsylvania train struck a motor bus in Camden New Jersey killing two and injuring several passengers. The collision sent victims to nearby hospitals amid a list of fatalities and ongoing investigations by authorities.
Moslem authorities at Anatolia approve a proclamation declaring Bolshevism and tatamism identical and calling on the Moslem to accept Bolshevik tenets. The cable dispatch notes Constantinople reporting the stance amid Turkish factional tensions within the Bolshevik movement.
Rumors and reports from Warsaw indicate Soviet forces on the eve of a counteroffensive as Polish and Allied fronts report captured material in large quantities. Officials in Warsaw say Bolshevik wireless systems are malfunctioning while fronts across the Visula region see movement and traffic disruptions.
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