Irish Note Stirs Irish Question Discussion at Paris
Report to Washington details a June Paris exchange between President Wilson, Frank P. Walsh and Edward F. Dunne over Irish nationalists seeking a hearing. Wilson refused, citing Walsh and Dunne speeches as impeding self determination. Norris opened Senate remarks, noting Japan’s secret treaties.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Wilson
Frank P. Walsh
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Irish National Bureau
Walsh
Dunne
Ireland
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
St. Louis
Japan
American Peace Commission
America
de Valera
Mr. Walsh
Eamonn de Valera
House of Commons
House of Lords
Colonel Touse
Lloyd George
DeValera
Plot to kill President Carranza uncovered in Mexico City
Mexico City papers report Gen Barragan, chief of staff, uncovers a secret society plotting to assassinate President Iranga. Mexican officials in El Paso say no official confirmation was received.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mexico City
Barragan
Iranga
Pershing Accused of Personal Advertising Machine
Washington, Sept. 7. Representative Shall, Republican, Minnesota, argued against permanent rank for General Pershing. He claimed Pershing built a personal advertising machine abroad and that his fame came from misinformation and hypocrisy. Shall charged Pershing with political aspirations and seeking congressional endorsement for use in his campaign.
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Washington
General Pershing
Shall
Minnesota
Wrshing
Congress
Retirement of Two U S Civil Service Board Members
Charles M Galloway and Herman W Craven Republican members of the U S civil service commission say they were ousted for resisting turning the commission into an adjunct of the post office department. They were asked to resign before President Wilson’s March peace conference return. New members Martin Morrison Indiana and George Wales Vermont appointed.
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Ashington
Civil Service Commission
Charles M. Galloway
Herman W. Craven
Post Office Department
White House
Martin
A. Morrison
Indiana
Georgge R. Wales
Vermont
Norris Uses Allegory to Describe Shantung Dispute in Senate
Senator Norris presents a parable on Shantung in the Senate, depicting Bill Kaiser as Germany and Miss Columbia as the United States. He argues China should resent the seizure of Shantung, warning that the peace conference dynamics and Japan’s influence threaten Chinese trade and sovereignty.
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Norris
Nebraska
Senate
China
Shantung
Germany
Bill Kaiser
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
John Bull
French
Italiano
Pres
Columba
John Chinaman
Columbia
United States
Monument Cornerstone Laid For Lafayette Memorial In Bordeaux
A distinguished French and American delegation, led by President Poincare and including Clemenceau, Foch, and Ambassador Wallace, gathered at Pointe De Grave near Bordeaux to lay the cornerstone of a monument commemorating America’s entry into World War I. The site marks Lafayette’s 1777 voyage and the May 1917 landing of American troops in France, with sculptor Barthelem y set to finish drawings as construction starts.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
Alliance
France
Poincare
Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
United States
Wallace
Andrew T. Long
John H. MacFadden
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Maurice Damour
Gaston Menier
Damour
Menier
Lafayette
Wilson
Barthelemy
Americans face formal release oath for Tampico travel
Washington reports Carranza regime requires Americans heading to the Tampico oil region to sign a formal release of responsibility for safety. Refusal blocks passport visas, creating a rare international law dilemma. Officials and workers must swear they travel at their own risk and renounce future claims. Three robberies in the region netted $59,060 in Mexican gold, with attacks in a zone controlled by Carranza troops.
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Washington
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Tampico
Tampico Oil
State Department
Mummy Crime Fossil Unearthed in Jackson Yard
In Jackson Michigan a police find unearths a petrified eight foot tall figure claimed as a 12 foot 7 inch mummy. Officials tied the discovery to a former inmate Jimmy Leathers who made plaster dummies years ago and may have created the artifact before his release. Scientists converged to inspect the odd find.
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Jackson
Mich
Jimmy Leathers
Jackson Union
Uman
Jimmy
Oscar Neirman
Nierman
Paris Strike Shuts Music Halls And Picture Houses
Paris faces a wide lockout as 20 music halls and 350 picture houses close after failed talks with actors and theater workers unions. Legitimate theatres have not closed yet. managers will decide Monday on sympathy closures affecting about 10,000 workers, potentially rising to 15,000.
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Associated Press
Paris
Federation of Actors
Corn Belt Land Boom Provokes Warnings
Washington dispatch reports the department of agriculture warning Iowa and other corn belt farmers about speculative land booms. Prices for farm land have surged rapidly, and the department cautions that serious consequences may follow as normal conditions return.
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Corn Belt
Washington
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Department
Millions To Join Welcome For Pershing
New York plans to fete General Pershing from Monday to Thursday with harbor escorts, a Battery arrival, and a three day program. Officials, aides, and tens of thousands of school children will participate in parades, receptions, dinners, and concerts in venues from Hoboken to Fifth Avenue and Central Park.
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General Pershing
Washington
American Expeditionary Forces
Leviathan
Hoboken
Thomas R. Marshall
Newton D. Baker
Pershing
Fifth Avenue
Harbor
Hoboken Pier
City Hall
Central Park
The
Elk's Club
Carnegie Hall
George Washington Association
First Division
110Th Street
Washington Square
Civil War Veterans Arrive In Columbus
Civil War veterans descend on Columbus for the 58th national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. State and city leaders greet them with religious services in Memorial hall and a welcome program led by Gov. James M. Cox and Mayor George J. Karb. The parade on Wednesday marks a historic invitation to veterans of other wars to join.
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Columbus
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Memorial Hall
James M. Cox
George J. Karb
Occasional Showers Predicted For Week
Weather predictions for the week beginning Monday show occasional showers in the Great Lakes region with temperatures above normal early, then near normal later. Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys also expect showers with fair weather overall, warmer first half then near normal temperatures.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri
Opens Large Store To Sell Goods At Cost
CHICAGO, Sept. 7 Col George Fabyan a Geneva Illinois resident has announced plans to open a large store in the Fox river valley near Riverbank Villa on the Geneva outskirts. The store will sell food and clothing to consumers at cost using surplus army foods and other necessities. He will also buy supplies confiscated by the government to aid in the fight on the high cost of living.
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Chicago
George Fabyan
Geneva
Til
Fox River Valley
Riverbank Villa
Miners Move To Force Union In Kanawha Valley
Armed deputy sheriffs pursue a 1200 strong march of miners from Oak Grove toward Madison to press unionization in the Guyan coal field. Gov Cornwall considers federal troop aid as miners idle in lines above Cedar Grove and operators stockpile machine guns in Logan. Frank Keeney and Fred Mooney lead efforts to halt the march and preserve union charter.
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Huntington
W. Va
Kanawha County
Guyan Valley
Danville
Boone County
Madison
Logan
Logan County
Don Chafin
Charleston
Oak Grove
Guyan
Peytonia
United States
Osborn
Frank Keeney
Mine Workers’ Organization
Cornwall
Baker
Kanawha
Gov. Cornwall
Miners Coxey's Army Begins Southward March
About fifty insurgent miners started from Springfield on Saturday morning and reached Auburn, sixteen miles away, by nightfall. They spoke at a public meeting in Auburn’s square after passing through Chatham. Attempts to sleep in miners' hall were refused, and the marchers planned to camp by the road overnight before resuming in the morning.
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Springfield
Ill
Auburn
Chatham
Hoover Sails After Receiving Thanks From Lloyd George
Herbert Hoover director general of the inter-allied relief organization sailed today aboard the Aquitania bound for the United States. Premier Lloyd George sent a message expressing warm thanks and appreciation for Hoover’s work for the allied powers.
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London
Spet
Herbert Hoover
Inter-Allied Relief Organization
Baker
Robert Taft
Aquitania
United States
Lloyd George
Hoover
Austrian Cabinet Backs Peace Terms Acceptance
Berne reports the Austrian cabinet after full discussion has unanimously decided to recommend to the general assembly its acceptance of the peace treaty. The Prague dispatch conveying the decision was received today.
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Associated Press
Berne
General Assembly
Prague
President Wildean Handshakemarks White Negro Pickaninny
President Wilson exchanges greetings with a crowd in St Joseph Mo on Sept 6 as his special train stops briefly en route from Kansas City to Des Moines. He shakes hands with railroad workers and lifts children to the rail including a tiny black pickaninny and its mother while a youngster presents Mrs Wilson with sweet peas.
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Wildson
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Des Moines
Grayson
Pickanniny
Senate Debates Edge Bill to Stabilize Foreign Exchange
The Senate examined the Edge export finance bill aimed at stabilizing foreign exchange and expanding credits abroad to boost American commerce. Amendments require American citizens on boards, foreign-only banking operations, limits on cross holdings, and prohibition on using funds for broad trade competition.
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Washington
Senate
Edge
Republican
New Jersey
Federal Reserve Board
Glass
Smoot
McCormick
Ilinois
Gronna
Actors Strike Ends In Victory For All
New York theatergoers rejoiced as five houses reopened after a 30 day strike between thespians and managers. The Actors Equity and Chorus Equity unions claimed victory for recognition, while managers hailed an open shop provision and fidelity league approval.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Chorus Equity Association
Actors’ Fidelity League
Italians Win Suffrage Right In Chamber Vote
Rome Sept 6 the chamber of deputies approved granting Italians the right to vote by a 174 to 55 vote. The decision marks a milestone in Italy's political development and expands the franchise nationwide.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Wilson Addresses Des Moines on American Doctrine and Peace
President Wilson spoke in Des Moines Coliseum explaining the German treaty and League of Nations covenant as an American document promoting democracy and peace. He warned against Bolshevism, urged U S leadership, and linked ratification to participation in international labor talks and railway policy. The speech framed America as pivotal in ending forceful rule and guiding a global order.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wilson
Kansas City
Coliseum
J. B. Weaver
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
United States
Europa
America
Conference of Labor and Capital
Washington
Fathers of the Republic
League of Nothing
League
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