Antis Plan to Follow Up Wilson
President Wilson plans four speeches in thirty cities on a West to Pacific coast tour starting next Wednesday with a return September 30. Republican senators debate adding opposition speakers while House members urge him to stay in Washington on domestic matters.
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Wilson
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McCormick
Illinois
Middle West
Plain States
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Nevada
Utah
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Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisville
General Pershing
McKinley and Glenn Address Camp Point on War's End and League
Congressman William B. McKinley argues the war ended and warns against the Shantung Clause in the League of Nations as Japan would control Chinese rail routes and coal. General E. F. Glenn doubts the league’s effectiveness, urging focus on education, nurses, and citizenship. The event included a Temple choir concert and readings, with upcoming acts by Cy De Vry and the Schubert quintet.
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Shantung
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Camp Point
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E. F. Glenn
United States Senate
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League of Nations
Congress
Germany
Senate
Japan
China
Illinois
Ican
League
Glenn, Who Commended the 83Rd
Camp
Sherman
Europe
Temple Choir
William Sterling Battis
Cy de Vry
Lincoln Park
Chicago
City meat profits criticized by western stockmen
Washington Aug 30 western stockmen urged the Senate agriculture committee to curb meat production to lower prices. George T. Donaldson, president of the Kansas State Live Stock association, said retail margins were excessive with beef forequarters selling to retailers at eight cents a pound and to consumers at 32 cents. He opposed the Kenyon Kendrick bills and questioned the federal trade commission report.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Kenyon-Kendrick
George T. Donaldson
Kansas State Live Stock Association
J. H. Mercer
Donaldson
Kenyon
Iowa
Federal Trade Commission
Hogs Drop Yet Retail Beef Prices Stay High Chicago
In Chicago on Friday live hogs fell about 50 cents from Thursday and dressed beef prices were down two dollars per hundred pounds in wholesale markets. Retail prices for beef pork and mutton remained high despite a slight hog price dip, with a persistent bearish market tone and seasonal grass fed cattle arrivals contributing to price dynamics.
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Chicago
H. H. Swift
Swift & Co
Wholesale sheep costs decline noted in week
Mutton and lamb wholesale prices have fallen about 120 dollars per hundred in the last week. Retailers likely reflect these lower costs to consumers as prices ease across markets.
Belgian Relief Fund Goes For Education
Brussels August 20 The Belgian government accepts Herbert Hoover’s proposal to devote about 26 million dollars of the Belgian relief commission assets to a foundation for higher education of children of workers and people of limited means.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Herbert Hoover
Inter-Allied Relief Organization
Belgian Relief Commission
Bolshevik Capture Seizes Two Towns in Soviet Report
Tondon Aug 29 Reds take Kuptansk and Pavlovak in speedy advance from Kharkov and Voronezh rail and river routes. Soviet government statement says towns 61 miles east-southeast of Kharkov and 90 miles south-southeast of Voronezh are now under Bolshevik control.
Palmer confirmed as attorney general in Senate vote
Washington Aug 30 The Senate in an execution style session lasting two and a half hours confirmed the nomination of A Mitchell Palmer to be attorney general without a record vote.
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Palmer
Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Governors Rally To Curb The Cost Of Living
Washington August 30 Governors Gardner Milliken Burnquist Campbell Sproul Cooper and Montana Lt Gov McDowell meeting with Attorney General Palmer and President Wilson pledged full state cooperation to lower prices. They urged nationwide production of essentials, economy in purchasing, and joint federal state action to stop profiteering, hoping results within ninety days.
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Gardner
Missouri
Milliken
Maine
Burnquist
Minnesota
Campbell
Arizona
Sproul
Pennsylvania
Cooper
South Carolina
McDowell
Montana
National Conference of Governors
Palmer
White House
Wilson
Committee of Governors
Recognition of Peru de facto government by United States
Washington reports that on Friday August 30 the state department announced recognition of the de facto government of Peru. Secretary Lansing instructed the American legation at Lima to advise the minister of foreign affairs that the United States recognizes President Leguia as head of the de facto government of Peru.
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Peru
Washington
State Department
Lansing
Lima
Plane flight near house ends in fine in Missouri
Charles H. Levy was fined 25 dollars and costs in Dodson justice court for flying his airplane within ten feet of a farmer's house and disturbing the peace. Fred Hoonanan, the farmer complainant, said the flight scared his family and frightened stock. Levy plans to appeal.
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Ansas City
Charles H. Levy
Dodson
Fred Hoonanan
S. I. Farmer
Levy
Dramatic finish in deputies debate on treaty approval
Paris August 29 The bitter debate over the peace treaty ends with over twenty deputies abstaining from speaking as Premier Clemenceau’s government appears emboldened. Andre Tardieu says discussion will move to conclude in about an hour and a half. Jean Bon’s attack elevates tensions before adjournment until Tuesday. Rene Viviani and Louis Barthou will speak. Viviani predicts ratification by Thursday or Friday.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Thomas
War Council
Clemenceau
Andre Tardieu
Rene Viviani
Louis Barthou
M. Viviani
National Socialist and Communist Gather in Chicago
Socialist Regulars and rump forces converge in Chicago as the national socialist convention and a communist left wing gathering prepare to meet. Policy shifts, ballot action, and possible tactical debate loom, with Adolph Germer projecting about 100000 members despite losses from expulsions and secession.
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Chicago
National Socialist Convention
National Socialist Party
Adolph Germer
Pugilist Dies From Blow in Prize Fight
Frank Heifling of Wilkesbarre Pa died in Atlantic City hospital from injuries in a Thursday night prize fight. Opponent W O Circus of Pittsburgh held without bail. Referee Sam Lewis posted 1000 bail. Circus landed a short right hook in the eighth round that struck Heifling's jaw. ten count followed as spectators believed a knockout.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Frank Heiflin
Wilkesbarre
W. O. Circus
Pittsburgh
Sam Lewis
Heifling
Lewis
Castle Sells Player To The Chicago Cubs
Rockford Aug 30 manager John F Castle of the Rockford Three Eye league club wired president Ira Bell from Terre Haute that he had sold Walter Diver short stop to the Chicago Cubs. Diver is 20 and this is his first season in any league.
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Rockford
John F. Castle
Ira Bell
Terre Haute
Ind
Walter Diver
Chicago Cubs
Diver
Bryan outlines dual plan for running roads
William Jennings Bryan told the House interstate commerce committee that private railroad ownership is indefensible and urged a federal skeleton trunk line system with state and private carriers. He favored government ownership over private monopoly, arguing nationalization is preferable to magnate control.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
House Interstate Commerce
Bryan
S. Davies Warfild
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Kansas Corn Crop Near Low Production
Topeka reports a Kansas corn crop forecast of 56,445,000 bushels from 4,190,000 acres at 13.7 bushels per acre. Condition is 43.3 percent, down from 79.7 earlier, marking the fifth smallest yield in 45 years though still about 12 million bushels above last year. Wheat outlook unchanged at 149,000,000 bushels.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Lafollette Attacks Oil Land Leasing Bill on Floor
Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin continued his opposition to the oil land leasing bill, speaking twelve hours over three days and delaying final action. He accused national newspapers of being controlled and said they once named him for exclusion from columns.
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Washington
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Poland Sends Envoys To All Except Soviet
Warsaw reports the Polish foreign minister will send representatives to all Russian governments except Moscow. High commissioners will be seated at Omsk for Admiral Kolchak’s government and at Denikin’s headquarter. Delegates will also go to Armenia Georgia Estonia Livonia and Azerbaijan and Persia.
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Moscow
Omsk
Admiral Kolchak
Denikine
Russia
Armenia
Georgia
Esthenia
Livonia
Azerbaijan
Persia
Trains on Coast Run as Strikers Yield
Engineers on Southern Pacific Santa Fe and Salt Lake lines begin returning to work as the government pressure and local authorities provide protection. Union leaders predict most strikers will resume by morning, easing the two day transport paralysis in central California.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Salt Lake
Hines
United States
Walton
California
Fresno
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
San Bernardino
San Francisco
Barstow
Raiload
Brotherhood of Railway Triinmen
M. E
Brotherhoods
Whitney
Brotherhood
Pacific Electric
Bolshevik Devastation Reported in Turkestan Areas
Refugees from Turkestan say Bolshevik forces wrecked cotton plantations and left the population destitute. Over 200 delegates attended Siberian Cossacks fifth extraordinary congress approving mobilization to 65 and placing them under Admiral Kolchak. Carpathian Russians in Sparta form volunteer corps with other Siberian forces. Czecho-Slovaks join.
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Omsk
Russian Telegraphic Agency
Turkestan
Ansell Blames Baker and Crowder in Army Probes
Samuel T. Ansell, former acting judge advocate general, told a Senate military subcommittee that probes into military justice were biased by packed bodies of inquiry and biased recommendations. He accused Secretary Baker and Judge Advocate General Crowder of peddling unfair practices and precluding independent review.
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Bimer
Coleneral Crowder Briday
Samuel T. Ansell
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Senate
Mas
Ansel
American Bar Association Committee
Chamberlain
Army Tribunal
Kernan
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