Government wins antitrust suit against Reading and coal firms
The Supreme Court sustains the government over the Reading Company and affiliated coal companies, ordering dissolution under the commodities clause. Other items note river and harbors funding at 24 million, nominations for receivers of public moneys, motorized shifts in railroad leadership, and military and labor developments across Mexico, Cuba, Poland, and the United States.
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Washington
Reading Company
Supreme Court
Personal Enid Ada Read Dies in Chicago of Heart Disease
Personal Enid Ada Read died at her Chicago home from heart disease made worse by overwork during Liberty loan and Red Cross drives in the war. She was the daughter of Opie Read, the author and novelist.
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Enid Ada Read
Opie Read
Chicago
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Skeleton of Woman Found in Attic Linked to 20 Year Disappearance
A female skeleton found in an Indianapolis attic is believed to be Carrie T. Selwage, missing for 20 years. The report notes other incidents including a fatal train crash near Loxa Illinois, and a series of violent deaths and crimes across cities, with several named victims and suspects.
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Indianapolis
Carrie T. Selwage
Clark enters Democratic presidential race announced in New York
Former House Speaker Champ Clark announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination at a New York event. Mrs. Julia Sanders confirms. In Iowa four delegates receive no instructions at the Republican convention.
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Champ Clark
House of Representatives
New York
Julia Sanders
Iowa
Lowden
Des Moines
San Remo council adopts Franco British declaration on Germany
The supreme council at San Remo backs a Franco British declaration with a readied occupation clause if needed to enforce the Versailles terms. France keeps troops in Frankfurt until disarmament is verified and a German reparations sum is set by the allies.
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Supreme Council
San Remo
Germany
France
Trankfort
Millerand
San Reno
Armenia
United States
World War I Postwar Talks Split on Turkey and Germany
President Wilson aside, Allied leaders in San Remo set plans to carve Turkey into pieces Armenia Mesopotamia Cilicia Syria Palestine Georgia and Azerbeidjan while leaving Constantinople under Turkish sovereignty and international control of Dardanelles. Britain France and Italy seek penalties to enforce Germany disarmament and potential occupation. Senator Johnson wins Nebraska GOP primary with German support noted. Homer Cummings named temporary DNC chair. Beveridge eyed for Republican convention role.
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Wilson
United States
Johnson
Allied Supreme Council
San Remo
Turkey
Germany
Paris
Armenia
Mesopotamia
Cilicia
Syria
Palestine
Georgia
Azerbeidjan
Europe
Asia Minor
League of Nations
Great Britain
France
Italy
Dusmia
Adriatic
Supreme Council
Sweden
Norway
Amsterdam
Canada
Curzon
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Adrianople
Kirk-Kilise
Greece
Gallipoli
Aegean
Bulgaria
Dedengatch
Democratic National Executive Committee
Chicago
Homer 8. Cummings
San Francisco
E.G. Hoffman
Indiana
Martin
Republican National Committee
Albert J. Beveridge
Lodge
Borah
Allied leaders clash over Germany treaty enforcement
The article notes discord among allied premiers on enforcing the treaty with Germany. Lloyd George and Nitti push for economic pressure while Millerand argues for military action like the Ruhr measure as the only effective method.
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Germany
Berlin
Lloyd George
Nitti
Millerand
Ruhr
Provisional Siberia Republic May Ease Occupation
The proposal for an independent Siberia east of Lake Baikal could simplify conditions there and is believed to be recognized by the Soviet government in Moscow. If so, it would leave little excuse for further Japanese or foreign occupation of Siberian territory.
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Siberia
Lake Baikal
Moscow
Siberian
Wilson Treaty Faces Fresh Setbacks In Southern and Plains Primaries
The piece notes two major defeats for Wilson in last week’s primaries. In Nebraska Bryan won a delegates race aided by new Democratic women voters while Hitchcock clashed with Edwards on prohibition. In Georgia Palmer won the Wilson alignment, but Watson and Smith surged, signaling waning southern support for the treaty.
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Wilson
Nebraska
William Jennings Bryan
San Francisco
Hitchcock
Bryan
Edwards
Hitchecock
Whitchcock
Georgia
Palmer
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson
Watson
South
National board of railway labor ends outlaw strike rule
The new national board of railway labor adopted a rule preventing complaints from anyone impeding transportation, effectively dissolving the switchmen strike. Many leaders urged ending the strike, workers returned to old or new posts, and traffic improved in major cities though not fully restored. Elsewhere, unrest grew in Mexico with Carranza facing revolts as forces mass near the Chihuahua boundary. The Washington government watches without taking sides.
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National Board of Railway Labor
Chicago
New York
Jersey City
Butte
Mont
Stewart
Liggett
Western Department
Twentyfirst Infantry
Fort Wright
Wash
Fashion Craze Sparks Public Anger at Clothing Prices
The piece notes a nationwide craze less about profit and more about anger at clothing profiteers. It cites limited price reductions and warns faddish distortions may follow. It questions how living costs can drop amid production figures showing 40 percent excess against domestic needs.
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United States
Noted Bayonne Woman Credits Pinkham Medicine
Bayonne reader Susig Sacatansky recounts six months of illness preventing work due to back and leg pains and fatigue. After physician care and treatment, she regained health and now recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy supported by decades of popular use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bayonne
N. J
Susig Sacatansky
East 17Th St
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Pussyfoot") Johnson
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