14 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1920
Page
1
Six former American soldiers confessed involvement in thefts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the American Committee for Relief in the Near East. Investigators say charity war organizations and officers who worked temporarily with the Near East committee are linked to the looting amid riots near East Fun.
Senator Harding told California delegates the nation must support the Pacific coast states to ease difficulties from oriental immigration. He warned that dangers of racial conflict should be recognized and reduced to a minimum.
In the shop a strong push to move winter stock ahead of summer items. Bathing caps reduced from 50 cents to 29 cents and bathing shoes from 1.75 to 1.20. Bathing sponges cut to 13 cents. Ad emphasizes clear value and easy judging of prices.
Five states including South Carolina Louisiana New York Washington and Colorado vote in primaries today. Republicans and Democrats in New York Colorado and Washington vie for state and congressional tickets while South Carolina and Louisiana award Democratic primaries alone due to earlier selection issues.
The Republican majority in Maine rose from 63 000 to about 65 000 after last night’s results with minor remotes still being tallied. Margaret Dyer, Democrat and sole female candidate, loses probate register race in Hancock County. Democratic Chairman White says Maine victory cannot be judged, but many Parkhurst supporters may back the League of Nations in November.
Georges O T Summerlin, head of the American Embassy in Mexico City, is summoned to Washington for a State Department conference. It is believed the talks will address protection of American rights in agricultural areas and forests in Mexico.
Dispatches report Soviet defeats and counter revolution unrest reaching Petrograd and London. Foreign Office sources in Copenhagen note riots and disorder as authorities suppress anti-Bolshevik actions while reports claim drownings and others in hiding amid the turmoil across Berlin and Petrograd.
Weather report notes chilly blasts from the north lowering morning temperatures from 62 to 70 by evening. Almanac cites possible frosts around 42, with autumn not yet arrived though fall begins Sept 22. Local observer expects cool spell brief, while talk of straw hat demand and street repairs continues.
The Associated Press reports Chicago's strike by switchmen yard men and enginemen has been called off. Cardinal Urges Women to Vote appeals to enfranchised women to vote in the upcoming Presidential election as a duty to progress in the state. Charles Lenners of Graham North Carolina and Orzola Irene Perking of this city were brought back to Frederick for a police court hearing after Baltimore detectives intervened amid enticement charges and alleged underage involvement.
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