General price drop forecast sparked by Ford cut
United Press reports Henry Ford cutting auto prices could trigger broad deflation in steel based goods. economists Lew and Roweche foresee lower prices across agricultural machinery stoves hardware and building materials. Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogues show 10 to 20 percent cuts on many items amid Ford price reductions. Retailers caution wages and costs will keep prewar levels from returning. Franklin auto maker trims Franklin models 17 to 21 percent.
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United Press
Washington
BD. C
Henry Ford
William M. Lew
Treasury Department
Lewis
Ford
Cleveland
E. R Fancher
Federal Reserve Bank
R. C. Roweche
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward & Co
O. W. Goess
Montgomery ‘Ward
R. J. Poole
City Council
Hotel la Salle
Poole
New York
Edward
Caldw Éil
John Wanamaker
Caldwell
Mr. Wanamaker
Franklin Auto
Syracuse
H. Fl
Franklin Manufacturing Company
Franklin
Prices and layoffs sweep through early industry
H H Franklin president endorses Henry Ford price cuts to return to prewar levels with no wage cuts at Franklin plant. 5200 workers employed, 2400 recent layoffs. Cotton prices expected to fall after Amoskeag 33 1 3 percent cut. Manchester plant employs 10 000 making 4 million yards weekly. Ford opposes tire price hikes citing downward trend without wage cuts.
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H. H. Franklin
Henry Ford
Franklin
Franko
Frankie
Boston
A Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
Manchester
Amoskeag
Theountry
Iis
Thousand League Friends to Be Asked to 016 Down
George White, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, announced plans to raise 500000 for a national “match the president” fund. A thousand League of Nations supporters would subscribe 500 each to back Cox Roosevelt and the league, with a public information drive and newspapers urged to aid.
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Chaiman White
Democratic National
Associated Press
New York
George White
Democratic National Committee
White
Friends
League of Nations
Wilson
Cox- Roosevelt
League
United States
Move by Japan to seek US commission on Japanese American issues
Tokyo reports a Cabinet plan to ask the United States to appoint a commission to settle Japanese American disputes and to sue California if anti Japanese legislation passes. Surprise arises in Washington as diplomats pursue understanding without U.S. influence on California votes. The talks involve Ambassador Shidehara and the Saghalien occupation discussion, with no intent to affect California’s outcome.
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Washington
California
Cabinet
Diplomatic Advisory Council
D. C
United States
State Department
Japan
Eijaro Shidehara
Department
Roland
Morris
Saghalien Island
Harding Seeks Human Welfare in American Business
From Marion Ohio Warren G Harding urges a moral awakening in business to serve human welfare. He casts business as a creative force tied to honest humane treatment and laws to protect workers. He warns against treating employees as mere commodities and insists prosperity depends on shared well being.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press Star
Marion
Warren G. Harding
Harding B
Harding
America
400th Magellan Anniversary Celebrations Planned
Nations and Britain, Spain, and Portugal will be invited to November December festivities marking the discovery of the straits of Magellan. Events center in Santiago and Punta Arenas with port improvements, lighthouses, a highway, and the Punta Arenas university cornerstone. Infant Don Fernando of Bavaria to represent Spain. warships to visit in December.
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Associated Press
Santiago—American
Great Britain
Spain
Portugal
Straits of Magellan
Santiago
Punta Arenas
Smith Channel
Natales
South Atlantic
Alfonso
Don Fernando
Bavary
Panama Canal
Ferdinand Magellan
Lawyers in Evening Dress Before Women Jury
Danville Indiana reporters describe etiquette issues as twelve women were impaneled for jury duty in Parks county court. Five jurors were excused after stating they were busy with canning, trust tasks, and other household duties.
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Associated Press
Danville
Rorkvile
Indiana
Parks County
Daniels
Borden Milk Company to Stop Buying Milk
Associated Press reports Borden Company orders milk condensers to cease purchases after Sept 30. Plants at Belvidere St Charles Orangeville NHnoly Orfordville Monticello Wis will close on Sept 1 with a posted price of 3.70 per hundred later cut to 3.35 for Sept 15 due to surplus of canned mint.
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Associated Press
Belvidere
Borden Company
St Charles
Orangeville
Nhnoly
Orfordville
Monticello
Wis
Bomb warning threat hits Superior on Tower Avenue
A note found in a mailbox warned that the Douglas county courthouse and every prominent business on Tower avenue would be blown up Saturday at 10:30. The alert, received in Superior Wisconsin, prompted police and bomb squad checks of key buildings downtown.
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Superior
Wis
Douglas County Court House
Tower Avenue
Man Held In Detroit Murder Not Eugene Leroy
Montevideo Morris Fox, held here until he proved he was not Eugene Leroy, wanted in connection with the murder of Mrs. Leroy in Detroit, was released today.
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United Press
Montevideo
Morris Fox
Eugene Leroy
Leroy
Detroit
Man Dies After Tree Crush in Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls Minnesota reports Christian Zorn died after being crushed beneath a tree he felled. He struggled for hours to free himself before help arrived and he passed away shortly after.
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United Press
Fergus Falls
Minn
Christian Zorn
Illinois Best Paying Business Is Closed
Springfield officials shut down a crossing shack run by a magistrate and a constable after motorists failed to stop as required by law. The state utilities commission later ruled the stop order at the Poren crossing unnecessary, despite the improvised setup having no facilities.
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United Press
Springfield
Hollinois
Poren
State Public Utilities Commission
Education 15 Hit by the War
Philander P. Claxton warns U S schools suffer war conditions with 3 000 000 pupils lacking accommodations 76 000 elementary and 15 000 high school teachers and inadequate salaries across cities across nations Great Britain France Germany Argentina Brazil and the United States face varying crises in staffing housing and pay as he calls for major reform and higher teacher pay to avert a crisis in public education.
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Harold D. Jacobs
United Press
New York
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Argentina
Brazil
Philander P. Claxton
Washington
Badger Husbandman Named U S Commissioner to South America
Marinette Wisconsin report notes Buller, former Marinette county agricultural school director and later with the UW animal husbandry extension, named United States commissioner to South America for promoting American cattle interests. A Michigan Agricultural College alumnus, he originated a cooperative scheme to supply settlers with cattle, led Wisconsin's pure bull campaign, and taught agriculture in a Chilean school.
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Associated Press
Marinette
Wis
Buller
Marinette County
Hunger strike in Cork lord mayor MacSwiney's status unchanged
The forty second day of Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork without food continues with no apparent change in his condition. A bulletin from the Irish self-determination league notes he slept briefly but suffered severe head pains and weakness this morning.
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Associated Press
London
MacSwiney
Cork
Irish Self-Determination League
Home Office
Watch used as security in court bail jumps
Kenosha man A Koshek was accused of stealing a watch and using it as security for his court appearance. He failed to appear, voiding the bond and the owner to recover the watch. The city faces a forfeited bond incident and insurance of the watch.
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United Press
Kenosha
A. Koshek
Kenosha Ie
Injured by Autos in Local Traffic Mishap
Two small boys were seriously injured last night when struck by automobiles in the city. Three other persons were injured in auto accidents here yesterday, prompting warnings for careful driving and pedestrian attention.
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United Press
Milsranker
Rationing for Hard Coal Ordered in Boston Area
Rationing of hard coal for domestic use was ordered today by authorities in Boston to relieve the scarcity affecting the state. The measure aims to distribute coal more evenly amid shortages and applies to households across the region with priority given to essential needs.
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Associated Press
Boston
Police crack down on alleged Communist Party members
Chicago police obtained a list of 1 000 members in a nationwide sweep by the United Press service. The raid targeted radical groups tied to bomb squad operations as New York officials probe a recent blast. A deportation warrant for Zalletkas was sought as authorities seek federal authentication for the investigation.
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United Presa
Chicago
ComMunist Labor Party
Pater | Zahetakas
Campany
New York
Federal
Authenties
Zalletskas
OAS COUNTRY NEEDS REBIRTH IN MICHIGAN MEETING
In Sagimw Mich Republican leaders rally behind Charles Townsend urging rebirth of honesty and patriotism. Townsend criticizes Democratic administration and league covenant while praising Harding and Coolidge amid contests for attorney general nomination. Otto Kahn also attends as a notable supporter.
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Associated Press
United States
Charles BE. Townsend
Michigan
League of Nations Covenant
Townsend
Harding
Coolidge
Four Story Store and Stock Destroyed by Fire
Fire swept the V. Tausche Hardware company building in La Crosse last night, destroying a four story store and stock with an estimated loss of $100,000. The blaze started in the basement and rapidly spread through an elevator shaft to all floors.
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Associated Press
la Crosse
Wil
V. Tausche Hardware Company
Centenarian John Mullan Dies at 108 in Ireland
Belfast reports the death of John Mullan aged 108, living with his brother Henry aged 102 at Doneydale near Dunganndy. The siblings held a rare record for aging brothers, marking a notable end to their lineage.
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Associated
Belfast
Ireland
John Mullan
Henry
Doneydale
Dunganndy
Millerand Elected President of France by National Assembly
Alexandre Millerand was elected president of France by the national assembly, succeeding Deschanel who resigned. Millerand won 623 votes with a total count including 695, Delory 69, scattered 20, and blank 108. he was proclaimed at 4:67 o clock by Leon Bourgeois. A veteran figure since 1886, he rose from radical socialist ties to cabinet roles and wartime leadership as war minister, later premier and foreign affairs head.
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Versailles
Alexandre Millerand
France
National Assembly
Traut Deschanel
M. Millerand
Gustave Delory
Lille
Dunard
Mf. Millerand
Leon Bourgeois
Senate
Alexandre MiHerand
Wildeck- Rousseau
M. Miserand
Viviani
Clemenceau
Tiger
Deschanel
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Poincare
M. Miller
M. F Patncary
Pilgrim documents found at Leyden revealed
Leyden Holland news reports three old documents in the Leyden archives tied to the Pilgrim Fathers. A contract signed by John Robinson as leader, the preserved signature, a Bradford letter before his departure, and a document about Robinson’s wife. Dr Eckhof includes facsimiles and commentary on the papers.
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Associated Press
Leyden
Holland
Newght
Pilgrim Fathers
Exalcher
John Robinson
Pilgrims
Robinson
William Bradford
Massachusetts Day Colony
Eckhof
Tridget White
Democrats name candidate for lieutenant governor
Milwaukee reports ongoing interest in the Democratic party central state committee meeting to back a lieutenant governor candidate. Irregularities in petition signing kept no primary candidate. Milwaukee’s Frederick Hunt and George E Morton and Sheboygan’s Edward Bowler are mentioned as possible picks.
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United Frons
Milwaukee
New Central State Committee
Democratic Party
Hare
Leutenantt
Frederick Hunt
George E. Morton
Edward Bowler
Sheboygan
Milwaukee Road Veterans to Meet in Milwaukee
Veteran employees from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul system gather in Milwaukee for the fifth annual convention of the Veteran Employes Association of the Milwaukee Road. Delegates arrive from across the railroad system for the two day meeting.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Milwauk & St. Paul
Veteran Employes’ Association of the
Milwaukee Road
Portland millers cut flour price in first market shift
Portland Oregon millers reduced patent flour prices by 85 cents a barrel to 31.26 a barrel, effective today. It marks the first move in the flour market since last July, signaling a new trend in local grain pricing.
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Portland
Ore
Associated Press
Obregon to Visit Texas for State Fair Exhibits
Mexican president elect Alvaro Obregon plans a Texas October visit to promote Mexican industrial and commercial interests at the Texas State Fair in Dallas. Secretary Stratton announced the plan as officials and experts arrived to prepare Mexican exhibits. provisional president de la Huerta may also attend.
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United Press
Doalias
Tex
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Texas
Stratton
Dallas
de la Huerta
Bomb with fuse lit found at transit station
New York police stopped a dynamite bomb with a lighted fuse found in a washroom at Reid Avenue station of the Brooklyn Rapids Transit elevated line. Policeman Michael SantineHo extinguished the fuse and dumped the device in water. The tube reportedly contained enough dynamite to blow up the neighborhood. Mrs Catherine Heenan the ticket agent described a man who had threatened her over union participation days earlier.
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United Press
New York
Reid Avenue
Brooklyn Rapids
Michael SantineHo
Catherine Heenan
Henry Duane
S Aid
Federal Tax Criticized as Cause of High Prices at Cotton Manufacturers Meet
Speakers at the semiannual session of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers blasted federal taxation as fueling high prices. Theodore H. Price proposed an employer tax, while William E. Cornwall urged a broad gross sales tax. Cornwall argued excess profits and income taxes drain progress, calling for a fair simple system.
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Associated Press
Maplewood
N. H
Theodore H. Price
Commerce and Finance of
New York
Claxton Testimony On School Life Editorial Bias
Washington reports show United States Commissioner of Education P P Claxton testifying before the senate campaign investigating committee. He said School Life aimed to present both sides on educational questions and printed letters from Cox Harding Roosevelt and others. Kenyon pressed on editorial intent and other bureau publications amid claims of propaganda for League of Nations and political advocacy.
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United Press
Washington
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee Today
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Cox
Bureau
Publicaon
Kenyon
Claxton
Harding
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Fess
Republican Congressional Committee
American Federation of Labor and
League of Women
Re Publicia
Reeg
League of Nations
Great Lakes
Baker
Daniels
Two bandits rob mail truck outside South Bend station
Two bandits held up a U S mail truck driver near New York Central station in South Bend Indiana early today and seized two locked pouches with registered mail. The sacks allegedly contained about 6000 dollars in value.
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Urited Press
South Bend
Ind
United States
New York Central
Oshkosh Day Attracts Record Crowd At Fair
Oshkosh Day drew a turnout rivaling the best in Winnebago county fair history with estimates near 30,000 attendees. E E Beals, veteran official, put total at 30,000 while noting 23,000 on grounds in afternoon and 7,000 more in the evening. Weather was favorable and crowds filled grandstands, parking lots, and tents, stressing need for a larger grandstand and keenly felt supply shortages at food and refreshment booths.
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Oshkosh
E. E Bears
Mr. Beals
Ladies of
English Lutheran Church
Company B
Wisconsin National Guard
Guard Company
Weiner
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