National transportation plan urged for railroads
The national transportation conference proposed private ownership and operation of railways in a few large systems under a federal board with rate making to ensure six percent returns. It urged remedial legislation this year, a $500 million rail reserve fund, and consolidation of lines under federal regulation to stabilize credit and support interstate commerce.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Transportation Board
House Commerce Committee
National Transportation Conference
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstace Commerce
Transportation Board
Wheeer
The
Wheeler
Rand
Paul M. Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
Emery R. Johnson
University of Pennsylvania
W. W. Salmon
General Railway Signal Company
Rochester
Alexander W. Smith
Atlanta
Als
Fires threaten towns as forest blazes spread in Idaho and Montana
An extended forest fire emergency affects northern Idaho and western central Montana with 2 600 acres ablaze in the Misdison forest. Tens of thousands of forest workers and volunteers battle flames near Thompson Falls Sanders county and several towns including Thompson Falls St. Regis Henderson and Marden while other fires threaten the Kanatas Pend d Oreille and Coeur d Alene forests.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Tve
Forestry Service
Timber Protective Associations
Idaho
Montana
Thompson Falls
St. Regis
Henderson
Marden
Lewistown
Sanders County
Forest Service
Misdizon Natoral Forest
Centre Montana
Kantaas
Pend
Reille
Idaho Panhandie
Mothe Couer d'Alene
Washington presses pace on peace treaty hearings
The senate foreign relations committee sped readings of the peace treaty to clear the way for open hearings and questioning of Secretary Lansing after Paris. President Wilson met with Republican senators for viewpoints and data on Paris papers and league documents. Vermont’s Page said his position remains unchanged while Shaniung’s settlement was not raised.
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Washington
United Press
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lansing
Pars
Wilson
Senate
Paris
McHetlar
Tennessee
Kenyon
Congress
Sterline
League of Nations
Page
Vermont
White House
British financier Sir Edward Holden dies in Scotland
Press Edward Hopkinson Holden managing director of the London City and Midland Bank United and a leading British financier died today in Scotland after a brief illness. He was part of the 1815 British deputation to the United States to float a 500 000 loan and favored adopting the US banking system as a model for Britain. Holden, made a baronet in 1919, was seventy one.
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Press Edward Hopkinson Holden
London City and Midland Bank
Great Britain
Scotland
Sir Edward Holden
United States
Edward
Taft Reservations At Attention In Shared Peace Talks
United Press correspondent L. Martin reports Taft and Wilson holding tense discussions as Senate members confer on domestic policy and international peace terms. The piece notes Taft’s stance aligning with the president on key provisions and hints at potential program changes.
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L . Martin
United Pre Stat
Weavhindas
Leven
Howard Taft
Tafts S
Wilson
Taft
Neamed
Sid Wiaen
Tranemy Ritz
Spencer Massour
Berger to Take Stand Tomorrow in War Allegiance Case
Attorney for Victor Berger states he will testify tomorrow in Milwaukee in a wartime allegiance dispute. The proceedings discuss Berger's views on loyalty to the United States during war and the balance with party obligations.
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Berger
Br United
Washington
D.C
iHean F
Harvard Professor Urges Cutting Street Railway Taxes
United Press reports Prof Charles J Bullock of Harvard University urged the federal electric railways commission to remove part of taxes on street railways by federal and municipal governments to ease railway companies facing financial strains as net incomes fall while taxes rise.
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United Press
Washington
Mooney trial judged flawed by federal inquiry
The government report by John E. Densmore alleges Mooney’s San Francisco bomb trial was a frameup aimed at discrediting labor unions. It cites dictaphone evidence and close review of testimony, with criticism of District Attorney Fickert and labor tensions influencing the case.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Connie TS
John E. Densmore
Ue Déjdirttment of Justice
Fickert
Frank Corman
Nesey Ug
Orman
Bre
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Washington
Tohn B
Densmore
Department of Labor
Hous
Wilson
Dictaphone Dmd Jr
Charles MO
Radio Rested in Business World? Ambiguous Text
Fragmentary OCR notes claim inexact events about the radio business world. The readable items reference a Washington DC connection and market issues but lack clear subjects or outcomes. No definite person, organization, place, or date is established.
Interned civilians freed under new policy proposal
The plan would release interned civilians not deemed guilty of advocating anarchist doctrines or seeking repatriation. It specifies those considered not a threat may be freed from confinement by order of the United States government.
Campaign to force U S intervention in Mexico
A U S press dispatch from New York cites Manuel Carpio of a Mexican Herald report alleging a worldwide drive by unAmerican influences to push United States intervention in Mexico. He claims four million Americans, led by Sam Gompers, vow to oppose intervention while Mexican papers warn of foreign machinations.
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Mexico
Manuel Carpic
E! Herald
de Mexico
New York
Todas
Mitra
France
Congress
Carpio
Heaven
United Area
Germany
Pathe
Ruy Grande
North
State Department
Samus Gompers
Usi Ah
Gronna Opposed Bank Bill Delays Senate Action
Senator Gronna of North Dakota opposed the Edge bill in the Senate banking committee, delaying action on a measure to organize corporations to provide long term credits abroad for American interests. Edge argued the proposal would aid manufacturers and farmers and address reconstruction needs, while Gronna warned of motives to let American bankers move into foreign banking and control industries in devastated nations.
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Associated Press
Washington
BD. C
Gronna
North Dakota
Senate Banking Committee
Edge
Republican
News Jersey
Gronnawid
Neek
Federal Reserve Board
SREB
Leader of Bandits Wore Yank Uniform
Mrs. John Corren testified to the House War Investigating Committee about the Tampico murder of her husband by Mexican hands. Her 16 year old son Joseph Bowee witnessed the event as bandits demanded firearms and opened fire. the leader wore an American Army uniform.
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United Press
John Wo Correntujay
House
Ruter
Tampico
Joseph Bowee
Correll
Baptists
Anna
Scanning Woman's Death Case In Evansville Jury Meets
A 5 member jury in Floyd C Main's trial for the death of a woman found in an automobile with her husband will reconvene Thursday at 7 p m. Prosecutors say the woman killed herself while in the car. the defense maintains the husband was not responsible.
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Be United Presa Y
Evansville
Wis
Tne
Floyd C Main
Texdac
Congressman's Death Reported in Washington Office
An illness claims the life of a congressman while in his Washington office according to a brief release. The incident occurred in the capital as doctors attended to him during a routine medical visit.
Congress Asked for Funds to Fight Forest Fires
Secretary Liane requested a special appropriation of 590000 to combat forest fires in Montana Idaho and Washington with fires described as impossible to extinguish without a heavy rain. An emergency grant of 46000 from the land office field service was reallocated for fire fighting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Liane
Montana
Idaho
Tdaho
Secretars
Land Office
United States to Sign Eastern Treaties
The United States will sign treaties with Bulgaria and Turkey, announced from the State Department. The move signals US participation in terms imposed on allies, aligning with wartime powers, and may involve support for new or reorganized states, possibly including Armenia, under the League of Nations covenant.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Bulgaria
Turkey
State Department
Bul Karis
Ormany
Austria
Thoes
Taetras
Charky
Armenia
Gopher State session of charities and corrections set at Redwing
The Associated Press reports the state conference of charities and corrections will meet in Redwing from September 12 to 16. Officials including probate judges and county commissioners will gather to discuss welfare matters and related topics.
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Associated Press
St Paul
Minn
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Redwing
State Association of Probate Judges
County Commissiones J
Jawa
Hilfares
Parole Board Hears 45 Applications From State Prisons
The state board of control of Waspun heard forty five parole applications today. The board will meet tomorrow at the invit s chool for bore in Waukeshi.
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United Press
Madinon
State Board of Control of
Waspun
Tomottow
Waukeshi
Fragmented Teletype Clipping Hints at Conference Notes
A garbled loaned wire shows partial words about a conference and an exchange between figures named Wilson and Lansing. The legible bits mention an event, a date, and a presidential angle, but key details remain unreadable. The fragmentary text suggests a political or diplomatic context without clear outcomes.
Villa plan and anti American sentiment linked to Mexican campaigns
Washington reports indicate Francisco Villa sought to arrange a conference with Senator Dull and other U.S. figures after news of Juarez correspondence surfaced. Villa pressed for protection of American citizens during Carranza operations, while U.S. officials withheld formal comment on the telegrams and the Hunt–Villa talks.
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Villa
United Press
Washington
Francisco Villa
Dull New Mexico
Columbus Reid
Lowing
Mexico City
Juarez
Carranza
Minnesota to drop the Sixth Regiment in state force
A terse Associated Press report from St Paul notes Minnesota will reduce its state military to two infantry regiments plus an artillery unit and ambulance corps. The move would require converting one infantry regiment into cavalry and support units, altering the lineup for force fighting in France.
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Associated Press
St Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Sean
Minnesota Wruler
France
Troops Enter Strife Area Reported In Damaged Dispatch
Fragmentary text describes troops moving into a contested area with mentions of mines and a feared clash. The report lacks clear names, dates, or locations, providing only scattered references to military actions and a tense situation.
This Little Pig Needs Parachute Chicago Hog Prices Rise
Chicago hog prices hit a new record with live hogs at 235.5 per hundredweight, up from 23 yesterday. Declining arrivals behind the surge in lard and pork cost.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Death of Mrs Skinner at 83 Algoma Street
Mrs Ella Skinner wife of M F Skinner died at home after a several weeks illness from brain hemorrhage. She and her husband moved from Waupaca to Oshkosh six years ago and were known in the city. She leaves a husband a son and a daughter and five sisters. Services will be held Thursday at Spikes McDonald parlors and at St Stark’s Episcopal church in Waupaca where she was a devoted member.
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Waupece
Skinner
Oshkosh
Wapapaca
Skiney W. Hall
George H. Skinner
Farmers’ State Bank
Warpaca
George H. Calkins
Waupaca
A. EH. Lea
FY. Holcomb
Madison
Birx_ Ono Koch
E. G. Barnum
Milwaukee
Joseph Yanda
Boyd
Wis
Rebekah Lodge
Woman's Relief Corps
Twentieth Century Club
Trinity Episcopal Church
Spikes & McDonald
Wisconsin railroad commission schedules heavy hearing calendar
Madison reports the Wisconsin railroad commission has a heavy calendar of hearings through July and August with fifty four formal cases planned for July and similar volume expected in August. The Madison city request to review the Madison Railways six rent order will be heard Monday morning. The Chippewa Falls power rate hearing and the Racine Wisconson Gis and Bleevice filing for higher rates are also noted with dates in August.
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United Press
Madison
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
City of
Madison Railways Company
Ant
Chippewa
Stephenson Estate Valued At Seven Million
Inventories filed by appraisers place the Stephenson estate at about seven million dollars. The total value covers the entire estate for inheritance tax purposes with a later hearing planned. Over 150 800 dollars is noted as the state tax payment due, with further details to be determined at the hearing.
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Associated Press Marinette
Stephenson Tagrthys
Preacher Seeks Divorce in Court Case
A former pastor of an Episcopal church sought a divorce in Dowas county court. The case involved Margore Varies nan and other listed parties as the matter moved toward settlement or decree.
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Ted Preewey
Margore
Awi
AdRwe
State spending figures discussed in irregular note
An irregular note outlines State expenditures and entries in a ledger, mentioning millions and specific sums such as 7.0608 and 1600. It references institutions and terms like University and states a formal accounting tone without clear context. The fragment mentions a vector, serum, and presidential or administrative phrases tied to budget items.
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Waworsa
Bulgarian Envoys Depart for Peace Conference
The Bulgarian peace conference delegation left Sofia for Paris yesterday. Prime Minister and officials delayed the trip, indicating readiness for talks that could shape postwar settlements.
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Sofia
Ted Pres
Paris
Death by Herd Attack Amid Catue Incident
Ludwig Vimerics was killed today after being mauled by a herd of cattle in Bangor. His dog attempted to intervene, but the attack proved fatal.
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Br United Press
Bangor
Ludwig Vimerics
Henry Ford Libel Trial Ends Eight Day Hearing
Henry Ford testified in his libel suit against The Chicago Daily Tribune. The defense questioned his statements while Ford recalled Dodge Brothers litigation and the 1918 distribution of $52.3 million in surplus dividends. He discussed expansion aims, employment, and price reductions to raise production.
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Associated Press
Mount Clemens
Henry Ford
Edsel
Ford
Chicago Daily Tribune
Ellett G. Stevenson
The
Tribune
Alfred Lucking
Mich
Elizote G. Stevenson
Lucking
Stevenson
Dodge Brothers
Wis
Hall
F. L. Klingensmith
Ford Motor Company
PW. Wi- Hams
Tridise
Detroit
Klingensmith
Villa Was To Be Used As Pawn In Mexico
Mexico City reports the government will publish captured correspondence from the Villa Angles raid. The letters allegedly show former Arizona Governor George W. P. Bunt signaling to Villa that Senator Fall and other Americans planned a visit to discuss expansion in his campaign in Chihuahua.
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Villa
Mexico
United Press
Mexico City
Villa-Angeles
Paris Honors Soldier Murdered in Berlin
Paris honors Serjeant Minnhem of the French army murdered in Berlin. His burial took place today at Pere Lachaise Cemetery with great crowds and in the presence of President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau. The ceremony recalled the soldier’s memory and sacrifice.
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Paris
Serjeant Minnhem
Freer Army
Berlin
Pere la Chars- Cemetery
Whch
Poincare
Clemenceau
Plebiscite on League Report Sparks Missouri Debate
Jefferson City dispatch notes a petition circulating in Me-Petition urging constitution changes for the league of nations. The Republican county committee indicated it would back the more stringent plan, amid a fast unfolding regional political dispute.
Rules of air roads code proposed after blimp disaster
Senate members Sherman and THinels today introduced a bill outlining a general code of navigation rules for air travel following the Chicago blimp disaster.
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Rules OF Air Roads
Washington
Senate
Sherman
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