Polish Forces Stand Against Bolshevik Advance In Europe
Washington weighs the red advance on Poland with Britain and France ready to aid if needed. Polish troops, aided by Allied material, face a numerically superior Bolshevik foe as strategists defend imperial aims and regional stability.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Warsaw
Moscow
League of Nations
Poland
Armenia
Mustapha Xemal Pasha
Persia
Mesopotamia
India
Britain
France
Denikine
Kolchak
Paris
Teast
Russia
Central
Europe
Soviet Russia
Brusiloff
Lenine
Trotzky
American Legion to Aid Medal Distribution Plans
The American Legion will assist in distributing victory medals issued by the War Department. Press dispatches published nationwide on July 5 outline regional plans and national headquarters in Lexion announcing the effort today.
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Associated Tess
Tedianepairs
Tike Amerian
War Department
Lexion National
Hené
Candidates Asked to Stand on Farming Problems
The national board of farm organizations plans to press Warren G Harding and James M Cox for written statements on agricultural policy. The 2,000,000-farmer body will send a committee to each candidate, seeking stands on farming issues before the conventions. The group aims to organize grain marketing for stable farm prices and consumer benefit, while funding a Washington temple of agriculture.
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Ational Board of Farm Organizations
Harding
Cox
Associated Press
Chicago
Warren G. Harding
James M. Cox
National Board of Farm Organizations
Tne National Board
C. 8. Barrett
Ward
Kansas City
Maurice Meauliffe
Char
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National Board of Farmers Organizations
Temple of Agriculture
Washington
Federated Groups
Lake steamship merger eyed in Milwaukee report
Unofficial dispatches from Chicago and Michigan indicate a $10,000,000 merger of five Milwaukee based lake steamship lines. The deal would place Milwaukee as the headquarters of the largest steamship company on Lake Michigan with fifteen vessels under its flag moving trade along Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Muskegon Grand Haven and other ports. E J Seymour of Evanston confirmed negotiations but said details are not public.
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Associated Press
Milveaukee
Lake Steamship Companies
Milwaukee
Chicago
Michigan
Northern Michigan Transportation Company
Goodrich Transit Company
Chicago, Racine, &Milwaukee Line
Wisconsin Transit Company
Milwaukee Terminal Company
Great Lake
Detroit
Cleveland
Muskegon
Grand Haven
South Haven
Sturgeon Bay
Manitawot
Lake Michigan
Out House
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Etails
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Watkins Colvin Attack Harding Over Prohibition Stand
Prohibition party figures Aaron Watkins and D Leigh Colvin of Germantown Ohio condemn Senator Harding for his acceptance speech stance on prohibition. Colvin says Harding’s repeal emphasis would render his position unacceptable and calls for law enforcement support.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Aaron & Watkins
Germantown
Onio
D. Leigh Colvin
Prohibition Party
Prohibition
Senator Harding
Harding
Cumak
Colvin
Tardieu Sees Germany Favored in Spa Decisions
Paris reports from United Press indicate Andre Tardieu argues Spa decisions deny allied declarations. He states impunity for treaty nonexecution favors Germany, jeopardizing future conferences and Geneva talks. The Turkish peace delegation heads for Paris to sign the peace treaty.
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Tardieu
Germany
United Press
Paris
Andre Tardieu
T'illustration
Spa
Tandea
France
Geneva
Constantinople
Easing of Pressure on Foreign Exchange
Early afternoon saw relief in exchange rates after a swift drop in German marks. Sterling fell 2.74 cents to 3.3, the white franc declined 26 centimes to 12 1/2, and Berlin expanse at .0221 reached its lowest point since the recent sharp movement.
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United Press
New York
Wall Street
Lloyd Georges
House of Commons
Berlin
Noiseless airliner to be launched in Milwaukee
Announcement from Wilsaubkee describes a new noiseless airliner designed for both passenger and freight use. The craft aims for a government contract to shuttle between Chicago and New York with a 3,600 pound payload and overnight service, departing Chicago at 7 PM and arriving in New York the next morning.
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Milwaukee
Associated Press
Wilsaubkee
America
Chicago
New York
Chirago
o'Cink
Leach Plans Return to Shoot Canadian Falls in Barrel
Boboy Leach, who previously shot the Canadian fall in a steel barrel in 7311, intends to attempt it again soon. He tentatively set the date for August 19 or 25.
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WLI
United Press
Siaxara Poila
Boboy Leach
French German Clash in Berlin Front of Katzerhaus
French German clash erupts as soldiers and civilians clash outside the Katzerhaus hotel in Berlin. Shots exchanged but no injuries reported. Authorities seek calm amid tensions in the city.
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United Press
Katzerhaus Hotel
Earthquake Shocks Milwaukee Man After Wife Desertion
Clarence Miller, once a WPA worker, says Los Angeles quakes proved rough for him. He fled to Milwaukee then was arrested on wife desertion charge on arrival, held on a $500 bond.
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United Press
Clarence Miller
Los Angeles
Calif
Miller
A. W. A Oy
California
Milwaukee
Coal Mine Strike Grips Illinois With Daily Wage Demands
Washington asks mediation to end wage dispute as 20,000 day workers in Illinois coal fields strike. Miners seek raises from 5.50 to 7.50 daily. many mines shut while a few stay open. Posts from Belleville to Chicago warn of fuel shortages and potential national impact.
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Springfield
Auburn
Athens
Uxhorn
Washington
Chicago
Belleville
Itl
Ilynois
Grand jury to hear 60 railroad officials on Grunay strike case
Sixty railroad officials and union leaders were ordered to appear before a federal grand jury in Chicago to testify about the unauthorized railroad strikes last April led by John Grunay, president of the Chicago Yard Men's association. Grunay and 27 others face Lever Act charges for disrupting food and fuel movement. Maj. F. L. Hume arrived from Washington and questioned union heads amid the probe.
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Chicago
Federal
Grand Jury
Charien F. Clyne
John Grunay
Chicago Yard Men's Association
Grunay
New High Record for U S Exports in Fiscal Year
Exports from the United States for the year ending June 30 reached a new high of 211600000 dollars, while imports records were broken and the net trade balance stood at 2872000000 in favor of the country, down from just over 4000000000 the prior year.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
League Expected to Back Suffrage in Tennessee Session
Associated Press dispatch reports Governor Cox and suffrage leaders pushing for ratification at the August 9 Tennessee special session. Senator Harding’s stance on the league of nations dominates campaign discussion as Republicans rally behind immediate peace and unity within the party.
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Associatede Press
United Press
Columb
James M Coa
Tennessee
Marion
Harding
League of Nations
Taft
Ust
Mansfield
Raymond Crippar Volced Tress Stam
Warren G. Herding
League
Republicana
Raymond Robins
Chicago
Bull Moose
Republican Party
Johnson and Borah
Waltertown
Toledo
Hay
Lodge
Hale
Frelinghuyeen
West
Matronalt
Shelby
Montana
Sand J Harding
Biggest Whisky Seizure Reported by Federal Agents
Federal agents seized liquor valued at 267560 dollars on a railway siding at Tanr Onie marking the largest whisky seizure in this section of the state. The operation underscored a crackdown on illegal liquor shipments and involved agents from the Toledo district.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Tanr. Onie
Adrianople City in Flames Reported by Air Patrol
Airplanes over Adrianople reported the city burning today, signaling a major blaze during ongoing operations in the region. Details on causes and casualties were not provided in the brief dispatch.
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Associated Press
Constantinogic
Adrianople
Resolute Defeats Shamrock in Fourth America Cup Race
Aboard the U S Destroyer Goldsborough Resolute beat Shamrock by 23 seconds at the finish continuing their lead in the series. The race featured shifting winds from eight to fifte en knots with Resolute staying ahead through the first and second legs and taking the final mark before Shamrock.
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U. 8
Goldsborough
Viaco Wireless
Unitec
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Shiburgok LV
America’s Yachting
CSS
United Press
Resolute
Odita
Shamrock LV
Poatan
Tega Ader
Adama
Shamrock
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Revolute
aArtims
Esate
Aouth
Opposition to Rate Hikes Backed by Railroads
Washington dispatch reports railroads petitioning the Interstate Commerce Commission for higher passenger, freight, baggage and Pullman rates to fund a 600 million dollar wage award. Opponents plan hearings to show the rises unnecessary and may mobilize organized labor, farmers and shippers to challenge the 20 percent passenger, 59 percent Pullman, and about 40 percent milk transport increases. Estimated impact would be a six to ten billion dollar burden on consumers.
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Washington, D. C
Rairoads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rilrond
Cheros
United Commercial Travellers
National Grange
Yachts Clash in Squall Near Finish Line
In a sudden squall around 4 p.m. the yachts Shamrock and Resolute battled spray and wind as both held for the finish. Shamrock failed to set its top sail while Resolute began to gain, and at 4:22 p.m. Resolute broke out a ballooner and surged past Shamrock a half mile from the line.
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Shamrock
Resolute
Resnlute
Shamrrock
Trifle
Iena Shamrock
Armed farmers close in on suspect in Michigan farm murder
A mob of 300 armed farmers and state police searched rural Michigan for an unidentified man linked to the killing of 13 year old Benice Kigkexa. The girl was strangled and her head crushed with a rock while fetching water for her brother. A confessed escapee from Jackson prison was detained for inquiry, while a Lansing man held for questioning could not explain his Thursday movements.
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Porernie
Mich
Cotmtry
Bentrice
Kigkexa
Throwen
Lansing
Jackson
Father and son tried for family mistreatment
Frances Sheiladen 17 testifies that after the trial of her father James C Clayton and Roy Clayton the son, she will lead authorities to a burial ground on the farm containing 26 bodies. She claims her father caused fatal harm to Ed Liewzke and two babies. She says other neighbor bodies are buried on the same farm amid disappearances.
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Steele
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Frances Sheiladen
Sheldon
Liewzke
James C. Clayton
Theather
Roy Clayton
Rena
Leaders vow to carry out Spa agreements at summit
The presidents of the various communal states met at Merlin and unanimously resolved to make every effort to execute the Spa treaty terms with the allies. The republic's economy minister Sendz announced the administration will work to the utmost to implement the Spa agreements.
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Py Associated Press
Merlin
Crrmun
Todas
Lenin
Spa
Cronomiy Cmunel
Sendz
Winnebago County Grows by Census Count
Census figures show Winnebago County增加 population by 1,731 persons, a 2.5 percent rise since 1910. The report from the Bureau of the Census notes the county’s growth and forecasts weather remarks for the region with cooler conditions.
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Traocmted Press
Washington, D. C
Winnebaro County
Peerfus Bureau
West Needs Way Through Lakes Urged by Congress
A telegram from Senator Poindexter urged a direct Atlantic to Great Lakes waterway to move western products, citing expanded prosperity and reduced farm and lumber disruptions. Detroit hosts the Great Lakes St. Lawrence tidewater congress with pledges of support from midwestern and southern cities and business groups.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Great Lakes
Miles Feindexter
Washington
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Middlewest
Middle West
Hoover
Moore
May Ration Gasoline Rumored by Refiners
United Press report claims major refiners consider nationwide gasoline rationing to cap prices and curb consumption. Officials say plan envisions voluntary dealer quotas with no government enforcement, as California already faces rationing and gasoline sells for 32 to 39 cents a gallon.
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Taiph F. Couch
United Press Star
Wrehington
D. C
United States
Anast Resort
Querail
Itents & Ration
T. Hanes
Midwest Geming
Fen
C. G. Sheffield
Standard of) Company
New Jersey
Jdeniers
California
Harding Urges Ratification of Suffrage Amendment
Senator Harding appeals to Tennessee lawmakers urging ratification of the suffrage amendment. He says it would be personally fraught with responsibility if Republicans vote against the measure and expresses hope the legislature will act.
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Associated Presa
Marion
Tennessee
Flarding
John C. Houk
Senate
United Press
Marios
Harding
Obsey Houk
Toe Tennesses Legislatiré
Winretng
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