World News Snippets From Washington and Beyond
Washington plans three new air routes between New York Chicago and New York Atlanta and Pittsburgh Saint Louis. Mexico's president elect Obregon guarded against assassination. Wilson resists demand to reconvene joint scale committee for coal workers. U S notes Mexico over protection of Americans. Bolshevist strength in Poland halves after counter offensive with deser tions heavy. Fire Prevention Day urged by Wilson governors urged observance. Treasury tightens liquor still regulations to curb illicit distilling. Wisconsin race shock with Esch defeat. corn prospects for September 1 up to 3 131 000 000 bushels. Cox cancels all outdoor speeches. Harding returns home to Marion. Frank L Polk to join Stetson Jennings Russell in NY. Olive Thomas dies in Paris hospital from mercurial poisoning. Warren Delano killed at Barrytown NY railroad crossing.
Large gold transfer from New York subtreasury to assay building
Reports note nearly 900 million dollars in gold bars moved from the New York subtreasury to a nearby assay facility. The haul, mostly melted English sovereigns and French 20 franc pieces, is described as the largest single gold pile ever.
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New York
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Peasants Plan Congress Against the Reds in Siberia
Reports from Peking describe Kirghis peasant leaders in southern Siberia moving to convene a congress. Representatives from Semipalatinsk Akmolinsk and Turgai would draft a general program independent of the soviet government, to be held at Akmolisk or Semipalatinsk.
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Kirghis
Siberia
Semipalatinsk
Akrolinsk
Turgal
Altai Mountains
Mongolia
Urals
Akmolisk
Warsaw
Toles
Brest-Litovsk
Kovel
Liel-Koryta
Malorovpa
Mielniki
Lemberg
Burszenya Huynczowce
Nastraszyn
Green Sings at Meeting and His Wife’s Real Reason
In a neighborhood gathering, Mr. Green volunteers a song as the meeting ends. Nervous about his wife hearing him sing publicly for the first time, he explains he sang to give pleasure to other guests. She reveals she feared it was vengeance for a delayed dinner, prompting a witty exchange.
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Green
George
Mrs. Green
London
Ulster castle burned as curfew spreads across Ireland
Belfast reports Castle Lambert house in Athenry County Galway burned, likely by Sinn Feiners. Galway joins six Irish cities under curfew law along with Belfast Dublin Londonderry Cork and Limerick, plus several smaller towns and villages.
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Belfast
Castle Lamberthoue
Athenry
County Galway
Edward Carson
Galway
Dublin
Londonderry
Cork
Limerick
Profits Small in 1919 Said by T E Wilson
Thomas E Wilson of Chicago president of the Institute of American Meat Packers told the opening session in Atlantic City that none of the big five packers earned more than 14 cents profit per dollar of sales in 1919. He released profits and sales figures for 81 American corporations.
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N. J
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Institute of American Meat Packers
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Wilson
Mystery murder found behind Grant Works rear Cicero
Police discover a man's body behind barrels and rubbish at 1828 West Forty-ninth avenue Cicero after it lay in the rubbish heap about two days. The cause and details of death remain under investigation by Cicero authorities.
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Chicago
Cicero
Grant Works
West Forty-ninth Avenue
Senator Sherman Faces Rest or Blindness in Overwork Peak
Springfield Sept. 15 United States Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of this city declares he must choose between a year of rest from duties or the prospect of blindness due to extreme overwork. Specialists say no other remedy exists.
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Springfield
United States
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Jack Outs of Navy Heads for Western Grain Belt
A former sailor, now seeking work on a farm, recalls his wartime craft. He describes loading wheat into a ship’s hatch and straw spilling over the bow, calling it a thrashing machine, while joking about teaching the swab a lesson. The tale humorously contrasts naval life with farm labor.
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Navy
Children’s quip on demagogue stuns Senator Johnson
Senator Hiram Johnson recalls a child’s view of a demagogue. The tot answered that a demagogue is a vessel containing beer and other drinks, illustrating childlike literalism and humor in political dialogue.
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Hiram Johnson
A Breezy One Doctor and tightwad joke
A humorous exchange features a doctor suggesting a wife needs a change of air and a tightwad retorting with plans to buy her an electric fan. The joke plays on wordplay and domestic banter.
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