Boundary dispute put up to League
Geneva Aug 11 Chile fights League of Nations move to revise the 1904 Ancon pact between Bolivia and Chile. Bolivia requests League action while Chile protests the assembly agenda, contesting the League’s authority to revise the treaty and its peaceful record. The Chilean delegation protests the method of inscribing the issue on the agenda as the next step.
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Geneva
Chile
League of Nations
Bolivia
League
Secretariat
Roads seek two hundred million from Congress
Washington reports that Congress will be asked to appropriate 200 million dollars to finalize a settlement with the railroads, as disclosed by Director-General Davis to the Interstate Commerce Commission. Timnie Mercantile Co. installs a complete Delco lighting plant and wiring at Tinnie Mercantile Co. building. A flashlight is pitched as a necessity for car and home use. Roswell Auto Co. advertisement.
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Washington
Congress
Davis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tinnle- Mercantile Company
I. F. Woodhead
Timnie
Delco
Timnie Mercantile Co
Roswell Auto CO
Narrow escape from bad auto accident in Mis
Yesterday forenoon near Capitan in Lincoln county an auto party including Dr. S. M. Johnson, Harold P. Clarke and Mrs. Clarke escaped death by a hair. The car slid on a ten foot strip toward a perpendicular chasm, and only Clarke's Braking and Dr. Johnson's shift of weight kept it from tipping. All three were uninjured except Dr. Johnson with a severe bruise. The incident prompts calls for guard rails at dangerous highway points to prevent future tragedies.
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Capitan
Lincoln County
S. M. Johnson
Harold P. Clarke
Clarke
Dr. Johnson
New Mexico
State Highway Dept
Johnson
Washington
Santa Fe
State Highway Department
Glencoe
Ruidoso
Roswell
Conditions Improve Across Nation Say Business Groups
New York Aug 11 telegraphic reports from commercial groups nationwide indicate improving business conditions. Industry revival is expected to pick up by fall, while some observers think real progress may wait until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Press
Formal call for disarmament sent from Washington
Washington August 11 President Harding issued a formal call for the Washington disarmament and Pacific conference, outlining aims and procedures to begin negotiations on arms limits and pacific security. The move signals renewed diplomatic effort amid postwar tensions and regional concerns.
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Washington
Harding
Kidnapped Priest Found Dead Near San Francisco
In Colma California Father Patrick Heslin the kidnapped priest has been murdered. Six men unearthed his crumpled body from a crude grave in a cave along Salada Head cliffs thirty miles from San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Patrick Heslin
Colma, California
Salada Head Cliffs
Poison Olives Warned By Hygiene Expert
Dr. Rosenberger of Jefferson College warns that olives giving a rancid odor and clouded liquor indicate bacillus botulinus poisoning. Poisonous olives occur more in ripe fruits. experiments with animals are cited. American invasion of London described as visitors flood Strand and other venues amid summer crowds.
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Philadelphia
Randall C. Rosenberger
Jefferson College
Rosenberger
London
Strand
Roswell Ads Mention Mirror on Windshield and Local Notices
An Arkansas Roswell business ad suggests putting a mirror on windshields to warn of approaching cars. It also notes Cagle family return from six weeks in Arkansas and Texas health travel, plus local ads for Purity Creamery butter and Life Enterprise Rabbitry with phone numbers.
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Points
Arkansas
C. C. Cagle
Reese
Charles
Mineral Wells
Texas
Roswell
Life
Race for the Championship at Buffalo
Speed boats from the United States and Eastern Canada entered the international power boat regatta at Niagara River to contest the Fisher Allison trophy events for North America. Three major heats cover 60 miles for a $5,000 gold trophy and $1,000 prize, with a Riverside Park crowd of 200,000 expected. Names include Fisher of Indianapolis and Allison promoter, plus entrants from Buffalo Toronto Chicago and Detroit among others.
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Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Canada
North America
Niagara River
Buffalo Gaunch Club
American Power Boat Association
Riverside Park
Carl G. Fisher
Indianapolis
James A. Alison
Indianapolis Speedway
Buffalo Yacht Club
Conditions in Mexico improve, says U.S. observer
John B. Glenn, former American consul and Equitable Trust Co. representative in Mexico, reports better conditions there than since 1910 after returning from Mexico City. London Notes describe a dancing boom in London with dancers Pavlova Lopokova Tchernicheva Duncan among those attracting crowds.
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Houston
Texas
Mexico
John B. Glenn
The
Equitable Trust Co
Glenn
Mexico City
London
Pavlova
Lopokova
Tchernicheva
Paul Allan
Karsavina
Isadors Duncan
Notice to Mk Customers and Local Ads
Notice to Mk Customers announces milk deliveries twice daily and asks customers to phone 196 for morning pickup. Also includes two advertising lines for Goodyear tire and Michelin tube from Hall Bros. plus a brief society note about travel to Kansas on business and a Knights of Pythias event in New Mexico with meeting details.
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Plessy Phone
Clardy’s Dairy
Hall Bros
Brazil Names Nominations for League Court Judges
Geneva Aug 11 Through the Brazilian Legation at Berne the See has notified that Brazil has completed its panel of nominations for judges to the League of Nations International Court of Justice at The Hague. The death of Luiz Maria Drago has delayed sending the list to the League until a replacement is chosen. Brazil is the second nation to submit nominations after Siam.
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Geneva
Berne
Brazil
League
International Court of Justices
The
Hague
Luiz Maria Drago
International Court
Siam
Deny Attacks on Dr Ridley in Dallas Speech
Telegrams from Ku Klux Klan leader and from Dr Caleb A Ridley deny reports attacking the character of Dr Ridley. Newspapers had printed nothing on the alleged attacks until today. Dr Ridley is slated to speak at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas tonight.
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Dallas
Texas
Imperial Wizard Simmons
Ku Klux Klan
Caleb A. Ridley
Dr. Ridley
Fair Park Coliseum
Vampire woman blamed in Kennedy murder case
Los Angeles on August 11 the state prepared to indict Mrs. Obenchain for complicity in the murder of insurance broker J Belton Kennedy. The case centers on her alleged influence over Arthur C. Burch who is accused of shooting Kennedy after Kennedy refused marriage, and the state portrays Mrs Obenchain as a pregnant seductress driving the crime.
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Los Angeles
Obenchain
J. Belton Kennedy
Kennedy
Arthur C. Burch
Burch
Russians Exhibit Cheerful Art At London Whitchapel Gallery
Exiled Russian artists stage an art exhibition at Whitchapel Gallery in London's east end. The show receives favorable comments with praise for several striking works, avoided the gloom of their novelist peers, and features paintings described as cheerful. Nearby Frost's Cafe offers late night drinks after the show.
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London
Whitchapel Art Gallery
East End
Delegates Arrive for Disarmament Conference in Washington
Washington hosts 10 delegates for a world disarmament meeting with hotels pressed into use as headquarters. Officials debate etiquette and liquor permits for diplomats, while a security plan adds special constables to guard the event against old world feuds.
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Washington
United States
Dawes
Treasury Department
Crillon
Paris
Charles Lee Cook
State Department
Apilatis
Capitol Society
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Jon Iee State Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Electric wiring ad promises affordable lights and fixtures
An old advertisement claims customers can save by adding new fixtures or push button switches as they wire homes at about one per day. Charles T. Coz of 416 N Main Erie offers prices that make electricity seem affordable. Also promotes Kelley-Springfield and Federal tires with a Roswell Auto Co. ad.
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Chas. T
Kelley-Springfield
Federal Tires
Roswell Autg CO
King Protects Monkey That Killed Greek King
Washington dispatch reports John Poulos, an American Greek, claims King Alexander of Greece spared the monkey that bit him, a capuchin named Agterit. The creature allegedly lived in the palace, receiving a lavish cage and royal care after the king’s death and Constantine’s return.
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Washington
Alexander
Greece
John Poulos
Suez
Athens
Poutos
Poulos
Agterit
Constantine
Hall Bros Advertisement Promises Washing and Greasing Job
Hall Bros advertises a grantlest washing and greasing service claiming expert results. The fragment hints at a bold sales pitch but provides no verifiable details or scope beyond the claimed service.
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Hall Bros
Iltic
Doctor Nwearingia to Visit Roswell Monthly Schedule
An advertisement notes Dr. Nwearingia will be in the Roswell office from the fourth to the fifteenth of each month. The notice provides no further details on services or contact information.
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Dr. Nwearingia
Tia Roswell
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