Fantastical claim of Japanese smuggling into U S sparks diplomatic rebuttal
Congressman Albert Johnson asserted in Tacoma that thousands of Japanese are smuggled yearly into the United States. The Japanese foreign office rejected the claim as fantastic, noting only isolated singling cases and offering to assist in exposing any legitimate illicit network, while demanding names from Johnson.
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Tokio
Albert Johnson
Tacoma
Washington
United States
Japan
Naty Anit
America
Foreign Office
Johnson
Ifa
Regent Telegrams Call Ambassadors Back to Paris
Telegrams were sent to ambassadors including the American to return to Paris from vacations for a meeting of ambassadorial rounds as Polish attention influenced urgent gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Salvage and Abandon Camp Gordon Ordered
Washington reports instructions to salvage and abandon Camp Gordon Georgia as Irish Crown tribunals duties are absorbed by courts martial. The War Department announces binding of accused persons over to keep the peace under the new Irish bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Fretard
Southeastern Department
Don
Camp Gordon
War Department
Unanimous Vote Against Bolshevism at Genoa Socialist Congress
The Genoa socialist congress adopted its political program with a unanimous vote against Bolshevism. The decision was announced as the congress progressed, reflecting a strong anti Bolshevik stance within the party ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Bolshevism
Soclallat Congress
Warsaw Crisis and Polish Defenses Reported Demoralized
French and British experts warn Warsaw may need evacuation within two to three days as the Polish army retreats behind the Bug river. A Russian cavalry thrust advances toward Danzig corridor, with demoralization noted on the northern and central fronts.
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Paris
Warsaw
Bug
Allen- Jstolu
Miawa
Pomerania
Germany Declares It Will Not Halt Polish Warfront
London reports the Kuselan soviet refuses Britain's halt call and vows to block any entente troop passage through Germany. Dr Walter Simons warns Germany would fight to prevent such a violation. Poland braces under Bolshevik advance as Warsaw nears Moscow backed control and armistice talks stalled. A Soviet government claims control over Polish port cities.
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London
Britain
Poland
Warsi
Germany
Reichstag
Walter Simons
Simons
O Baranovitch
Warsaw
Moscow
Campaign Against Villa Cost 42000 Men
Mexico City report states the Carranza government incurred the cost of the campaign against General Villa. Colonel Benjamin Rivas, Villa's chief of staff, told The Excelsior correspondent that 42 000 men were involved over five years, reflecting the war effort's scale.
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Villa
Carranza
Mexico City
Benjamin Rivas
Atamt
The
Excelsior
Flour Prices Jump at Minneapolis Mills
Flour advanced sharply at principal mills in Minneapolis with quotations from 13.85 to 19.80 per barrel. The price jumps 95 cents to 1.20 in two days reflecting strong market demand.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Unemployment Expected in England This Winter
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that England faces heavy unemployment in the coming winter. The government is considering precautionary measures to address the anticipated job losses.
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England
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Roosevelt Ends Run as Secretary of the Navy in Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt finishes his term as assistant secretary of the navy in Washington after a day of clearing accumulated details from his recent visit to Maya.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
the Navy
Washington
Asalate
Navy
Maya
Railroads Ordered to File Quarterly Reports to ICC
Railroads must report quarterly to the Interstate Commerce Commission on total employment by class and services rendered as part of an order issued in Washington. The directive applies to railroads with operating revenues exceeding one million dollars.
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Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Nul
Interstate Commune Comminsion
Kosciuszko Air Squadron Sent to Aid Warsaw Defense
The Kosciuszko squadron, largely American airmen in the Polish army, is transferred from the southern front to defend Warsaw. The American consulate in Warsaw will close and Consul Rankin plans to depart as most records are removed.
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Kosciuszko
Warsaw
Deine
Rankin
Order Prepared to Abolish Army's Six Departments
The War Department has prepared an order to abolish the six army departments and establish nine corps areas under the Army Reorganization Act. Secretary Baker's approval is awaited. Major General Morrison commands the southeastern department at Charleston South Carolina, with boundaries not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
Baker
Charleston
5. C
Morrison
Rioting in Frankfort Leaves Several Dead and Wounded
Rioting in Frankfort ended with several fatalities and many injuries. Authorities report about 6 000 foreigners fled the town while 160th division troops arrived to restore order.
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Frankfort
Population of One Third of US Cities Census Figures
The census bureau released population data for about one third of US cities and incorporated places in 1910. Of the 4,078 places listed, the population of 1,??? has been published, revealing early 20th century urban sizes.
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Washington
United States
Woman Candidate for Congress Likely Nominated in Oklahoma
In Muskogee Oklahoma Mias Alice Robertson Republican candidate for Congress in the second district appears to have won the nomination according to incomplete and unofficial returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Oklahoma
Muskoges
Okla
Mias
Alice Robertson
Number of Liquor Prescriptions to Be Had in Kentucky Unlimited
A United States judge delivered a ruling in Lexington stating no limit can be placed on the number of liquor prescriptions a physician may issue. The decision was issued from the federal court office, indicating unrestricted physician authority in prescribing liquor.
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Kentucky
Lexington
United States
A. Mod
National Debt Declines in July Totals Shown
Treasury statement shows the gross national debt fell by a large amount in July. Public debt stands at 24,229,017,018 with the month’s reduction noted.
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Washington
Treasury
Increase in Freight Rates Hits Steel Makers
Increases in freight rates approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission will cost steel manufacturers over 4 million dollars annually in materials. The impact was intimated in Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Interstate Commerce Commission
Speculation Triggers Wheat Price Jump of Fifteen Cents
Chicago notes wheat prices rising sharply on speculative buying with a brief, intense surge of demand driving the advance.
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Chicago
British Cable Ship Colonia Won’t Enter U S Waters
The British cable ship Colonia, chartered to lay the South American cable from Miami to Barbados, will not enter American waters until permission is granted by the U S State Department in Washington.
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Colonia
L. Fla
Miami
Barbadoes
British West Indies
State Department
Washington
Kansas saves over half a million on state school books
Manhattan Kansas is told that more than 500000 has been saved by the people of Kansas to date by state publication of school books. Tom McNeal a member of the state textbook commission spoke to students at Kansas State Agricultural College.
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People of
Kansas
Manhattan
Kan
Tom McNeal
State Textbook Commission
Kansas State Agricultural College
Australian Premier Attacks Archbishop Mannix Over Poland Aid
The Australian premier denounces Archbishop Mannix amid reports he opposes Britain’s plan to mobilize two divisions to aid Poland. His remarks cite Mannix’s stance on transportation and revictualing, as critics say allied papers note U S troops involvement and growing negotiations with France and Britain.
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Paris
Great Britain
Melbourne
Australia
Poland
Hughes
Daniel
J. Mannix
United States
France
Ireland
President Orders Doctor Grayson to Take Needed Vacation
Washington dispatch reports Doctor Cary T. Grayson, Wilson’s physician, began a vacation by presidential direction. The president noted the marked improvement, saying it unnecessary to place him under another physician.
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Doctor Grayson
Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Wilson
Grayson
Gompers Says O'Connor Speak Personal View on Trade Report
President Gompers of the AFL declares that a report by W. Connor of the International Longshoremen's Union reflects his personal view. He notes commercial traffic through the Panama Canal hit a record in the year ending June 99, with 2478 vessels and tolls over 8.8 million dollars.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Marion
T .Hrough
Panama Canal
W. Connor
Herding
National Woman's Party petitions Governor Cox for aid
Abbie Scott Baker, political chair of the National Woman's Party, asks Governor Cox for help to secure ratification of the woman suffrage amendment in Tennessee. She warns that without intensified efforts, Tennessee's legislature may reject ratification.
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National Woman's Party
Cox
Dayton
Tennessee
Abbie Scott Baker
Ntional Woman's Party
Aim
Harding Announces Eight More Front Porch Speech Dates
Eight additional dates for Senator Harding's front porch speeches were announced in Marlon Ohio. The announcement includes a list of delegations seeking appointments, though some details were not yet allocated. The confirmed dates span August to September 26, with many on the waiting list expected to receive slots within the period.
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Harding
Marlon
France poised to send stern note to Germany claims
Milani Florida and Aurelio Hevia, leaders of the Roosevelt Memorial Association in Cuba, report France will act if needed to enforce the Versailles treaty provisions in eastern Europe and along the Rhine. They carry a $100000 Cuban gift for the Roosevelt Memorial amid claims of Soviet plotting to redraw Polish boundaries.
Gore Trounced in Primary Fight for Democratic Nomination
Oklahoma City reports showing 1,138 of 2,700 precincts counted place Democrat Scott Ferris ahead of U S Senator Thomas P Gore by 61,697 to 33,572. Gore supporters expect rural districts to narrow the margin as more results come in.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Scott Ferris
Ferris
Gore
League Council Seeks Global Balance Sheet Ahead of Brussels
Representatives from all nations at the international financial conference in Brussels on September 24 will present a balance sheet outlining each nation's actual financial situation. The League of Nations council also urged all countries to refrain from issuing more paper money to protect foreign credit.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Brussels
Council of the
League of Nations
Prohibition Figures Aimed to Influence Ratification Efforts
Report notes 54 million gallons of whiskey in bonded warehouses and promised increases. Governor Cox pledges extra steps to secure woman suffrage ratification as John Kramer outlines federal prohibition aims. Mention of Tennessee and non-beverage use tied to quantities, with Mrs Abbey Scott Baker present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dayton
Tennessee
United States
Abbey Scott Baker
Rged
National Woman’s Party
New Freight and Passenger Rates Set to Go Into Effect
Washington announces higher fares and freight rates authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission will take effect August 26. Railroad executives previously stated passenger increases would apply concurrently with freight rate hikes in the near term.
Harding Seeks Greater Influence on Tennessee Assembly
Senator Harding pledged more influence to push ratification of the woman suffrage amendment by Tennessee's legislature. He sent encouraging telegrams to Republican and suffrage leaders in Nashville and to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
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Marion
Tennessee
Harding
Nashville
Carrie Chapman Catt
Secretary Denounces Charge About Japanese Smuggling Link
In San Francisco the secretary of the Japanese Association of America rebuked Rep Albert Johnson for claiming Pacific coast groups aided Japanese smuggling. K Kanzaki of the association called the charge astounding and baseless, labeling it groundless.
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Jap Association of America
San Francisco
Albert Johnson
House
Naturalization
Tacoma
Wash
Pacific
United States
K. Kanzaki
Japanese Association of America
Defenses of Brest Litovak Taken By Reds Not City
The French foreign office confirms Russian gains in Brest Litovak defenses but says the city, over three miles away, has not fallen. The First Polish Army defending Warcow retreats between the Big and Nerew rivers, while the Fourth Polish Army in the Brest Litovak district also withdraws.
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Brest-Litvek
Iteels
Iieet
Foreign Office
Brest- Litovak
Warcow
Big
Nerew
Brea Ustovak
Huerta Declares Vacancy in Northern California Governorship
A proclamation from Mexico City announced by Eduardo Ruiz in Los Angeles says the governorship of the northern district of Lower California is vacant. Ruiz distributed copies to newsmen.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Lower Calfornia
Mexico City
Eduardo Ruls
Ruiz
Peace keynote Cox speech of acceptance and protest
Cox rails at Congress for failing to pass constructive laws and for enforcing prohibition less strictly. He calls for repeal of war taxes criminal prosecutions of profiteers and pushes for railroad supervision, a national budget system, and woman suffrage.
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Cox
Congress
America
League of Nations
League
Proteus
Creane
Tillphte Inn
Cox speech at Dayton notification ceremonies outlines League and policy
Governor James M. Cox presents a platform urging League of Nations entry with clarified covenant interpretations and non alliance aims. He calls for tax reform, anti profiteering measures, farm support, municipal markets, and fiscal restraint while backing child welfare, prohibition, woman suffrage, and federalism within a peacetime economy.
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James M. Cox
Dayton
Republican Plan for Separate Peace Sparks Heated Critique
Governor Cox denounces a Republican proposal for a separate peace as bungling diplomacy and dishonesty. He warns the move would ruin relations with allied nations and mark a disheartening breach in civilization since Austria-Hungary made peace with Germany.
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Republican Proposal
Frese Bungling
Democra
Cox
Germany
Cox Calls for Straight Acting and Talking in Address
Governor Cox urged "straight thinking, straight talking and straight acting" amid a heated campaign. He promised strict law enforcement, avoided details on the prohibition amendment, and discussed a 3,000 word address amid a 10,000 word total.
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Cox
Cand
Dem Committee Chairman Praises Governor Cox at Ceremony
The Democratic chairman opened the notification ceremony with a brief address calling himself the happiest man alive. He noted eight years as a Democrat and praised Governor Cox as the presidential nominee. Rev. William A. Hale delivered an invocation appealing for peace.
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Democratic Committee
Save
White
Democrat’ Sational Committee
Cox
Cox Accepts Democratic Nomination at Dayton Rally
Governor James M. Cox accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at Dayton Ohio’s Fair Grounds before a vast crowd estimated between 30000 and 75000. Cox and running mate Franklin D Roosevelt led a sun drenched parade as bands marched and the governor pledged the league of nations and world peace through its adoption.
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Fair Grounds
Dayton
League of Nations and Progress
James M. Cox
Cox
Robinson
Arkansas
San Francisco
Montgomery County
Fir Grounds
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ohio
League of Nations
Democratic rally praise and rain dampen governor address
The governor's address at a Democratic rally praised progress and decried Republican plans. He backed woman suffrage and equal rights, urged tax reduction, and condemned Senator Harding's party stance. Rain cooled crowds as Marion marchers arrived with banners.
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League
Harding
Doner
Cotton crop report shows record high value and exports
The 1914 15 cotton crop valuation reached 2 616 044 620 dollars with average middling price about 0 84 per pound and a total export movement of 6 360 008 bales. Germany and Austria imported 457 000 bales as nations return to American markets after 1914.
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New Orleans
United States
H. G. Heater
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Hester
Germany
Austria
Jones Shipping Supremacy Bill Denounced in English Press
London reports the Jones bill dubbed America s bid for shipping supremacy is denounced by a Sunday Observer shipping expert as retaliation and discriminatory.
Vacation Conferences to Be Held at Paris to Educate the Educated
Vacation conferences at the Sorbonne will educate the educated public of France and foreign countries. They are to be delivered from July to October 30 and will especially benefit visiting American students of hot sexes.
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Paris
Perle
Sorbonne
France
Warsaw Evacuation Ordered by Polish Government
A Berlin dispatch reports the Polish government and allied representatives order the immediate evacuation of Warsaw. The plan involves retreating the government to Cracow and relocating to safer territory as World War II operations unfold.
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London
Warsaw
Berlin
Cracow
Republicans and Democrats Vie for Gore Senate Seat
In Oklahoma City two Democrats and fourteen Republicans contest the United States senate seat held by Thomas P. Gore who is running for reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Oklahoma City
United States Senate
Thomas P. Gore
Ohio Five Presidential Nominees From Cleveland Tickets
Cleveland, Ohio reports five nominees on five tickets for the presidency and vice presidency. Three are editors or publishers, one heads a book publishing house, and a clergyman is involved. Two candidates for president are from Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Amalgamation of All Steel Works in Japan Studied
Japanese government weighs a nationwide merger of all steel works to improve trade conditions. Authorities investigate responsibilities and consider a coordinated consolidation across the steel industry in Tokyo and related agencies.
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Japan
Tokyo
Tennessee Legislature Called for Extra Session in August
Governor Roberts urged an extra session of the Tennessee Legislature to convene at noon on Monday August 9. Among 189 proposed actions, the first aimed to ratify the federal suffrage amendment, the second to fix the legal status of women, and the third to set voting qualifications including poll tax and registration timing.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roberts
Tennessee
Villa to Be Guarded for Life by Fifty Followers
Report states Francisco Villa will receive a large estate at Canute tile in Durango where 50 trusted followers will guard him for life at government expense. Villa’s surrender is estimated to cost the Mexican government about 2 million dollars.
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Villa
San Pedro
Coahuta
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Canutile
Durango
Tennessee Coal Profiteer Held in Bond to Federal Grand Jury
John L. Boyd of Tennessee was held to a federal grand jury in Knoxville on charges of selling coal at 7.60 to 8.60 per ton. He was bound over in $2,000 bond by U. S. Commissioner J. Pike Powers. Prosecutors presented evidence from Proctor Coal Company records showing low production costs and sales margins over four dollars per ton.
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Tennessee
Federal
Knoxville
Tenn
John L. Boyd
United States
J. Pike Powers
Proctor Coal Company
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Canto
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